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http://www.usenetlearningcenter.com/how-to-create-the-ultimate-home-theater-setup-for-two-hundred-dollars/ | 2019-05-27T06:20:51 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-22/segments/1558232261326.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20190527045622-20190527071622-00301.warc.gz | 0.917117 | 755 | CC-MAIN-2019-22 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-22__0__46276423 | en | Since there are so many ways to consume content online today, many of us have vast stores of content on our computers or mobile devices that we would love to be able to watch and or listen to from the comfort of our own living rooms with the benefit of a gigantically large and super sharp HD television – if you haven’t got one of these yet, don’t fret and save your pennies because the prices for high performance, high quality, high definition televisions are steadily on the decline. For now, we are going to show you how to bring the joy of the home theater experience to your living room without breaking the bank. We are going to show you how you can create the ultimate home theater experience for two hundred dollars. When we are done, you will be able to invite all your friends over and stream all your favorite content from the comfort of your favorite recliner
What You Will Need To Get Started
- A Windows or Mac based personal computer
- An Apple TV 2 – Model MC572LL/A (Must be Apple TV 2, Apple TV 3 will not work)
- Seas0nPass (Needed to Jailbreak the Apple TV 2)
- Nito Installer (Used to install XBMC 12.2 frodo on the Apple TV 2)
- A Micro USB Cable (Can’t be longer than a meter)
- A little bit of patience
Getting Your Apple TV 2
We are assuming for the sake of this project that you own a personal computer, that said we did say it would cost roughly $200. You are going to need the two hundred dollars to get a second generation Apple TV (Apple TV 2). Apple no longer sells these as they now have a third generation Apple TV available. To date, there is no hack available for us to customize the Apple TV 3. You can get an Apple TV 2 for somewhere between $150-$200 on ebay. The Apple TV 2 can be bought as is and not jailbroken. There is no reason to spend the extra money and buy an Apple TV 2 that is already jailbroken because chances are, we will have to jailbreak it again to get the most up to date version of Xbox Media Console (XBMC) running our Apple. TV 2. The Apple TV 2 outputs 720P video, don’t buy the Apple TV if it says it supports 1080P video – this is the Apple TV 3.
JailBreaking Your Apple TV 2
In our next upcoming article, we will show you how successfully jailbreak your Apple TV 2. Jailbreaking our Apple TV 2 will allow us to install our own custom software on the box. In our next article, we will take you step by step through the jailbreak process with a simple how-to guide and video.
Installing Xbox Media Console (XBMC)
Once your Apple TV 2 has been jailbroken, we can then upload our own custom software to it. The software we will install on our Apple TV 2 is an open source media management and media playback system known as Xbox Media Console or XBMC for short. XBMC will allow you to playback content from all over the web as well as everything in your own personal content library. Following our article on how to jailbreak your Apple TV 2, we will publish an article explaining to you exactly how to go about installing XBMC on your Apple TV 2.
Once you have gotten XBMC up and running on your TV and you are streaming your whole content library flawlessly, you will wonder how you ever got along without it Stay tuned for the next article in our home theater series, How to jailbreak your Apple TV 2. | journalism_and_media_communication |
https://peabodyenergy.investorroom.com/2014-07-29-Peabody-Urges-Withdrawal-Of-Power-Plant-Carbon-Proposal-As-Adverse-To-Human-Health-Calls-For-Broad-Technology-Deployment | 2021-05-16T05:00:28 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-21/segments/1620243989690.55/warc/CC-MAIN-20210516044552-20210516074552-00396.warc.gz | 0.941649 | 1,001 | CC-MAIN-2021-21 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-21__0__92290380 | en | Peabody Urges Withdrawal Of Power Plant Carbon Proposal As Adverse To Human Health; Calls For Broad Technology Deployment
ST. LOUIS, July 29, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Peabody Energy (NYSE: BTU) today called for withdrawal of the proposed carbon rule for existing power plants and greater deployment of technology as the long-term solution to improve emissions, during testimony at a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) hearing in Washington, D.C. Peabody is also offering testimony in Denver.
"Using coal for electricity enables people to live longer and better and drives the lowest U.S. electricity costs for any major fuel," said Fredrick D. Palmer, Senior Vice President of Government Relations for Peabody Energy, at the Washington, D.C. hearing. "This proposal would endanger human health and welfare by making electricity – one of life's necessities – scarce and expensive."
"The real endangerment finding is the harm the Administration's rule will have on Americans – particularly the poor, the working class, the elderly, minorities, small businesses, manufacturing, those grappling with health care or healthy food costs, and a fledgling economy that should be growing jobs at far faster rates," Palmer said.
Access to clean, affordable energy is essential at a time when a record 115 million Americans qualify for energy assistance and 48 million Americans live in poverty.
"We are opposed to any proposal that would punish electricity consumers, harm America's poor and have no material benefit under climate theory. The EPA's proposal is also questionable from a legal standpoint and faces enormous opposition from Congress, states, business, industry, labor and others."
Among the issues outlined in Peabody's testimony:
- EPA lauds California as an energy model, yet California has exacerbated energy inequality and turned away business based on high renewable mandates and energy taxes. California power prices are 40% higher than the U.S. average, businesses are exiting at a 3:1 ratio, and 700,000 manufacturing jobs have been lost since 2000.
- EPA's proposal is symbolic at best and would have no significant emissions benefit under climate theory. Even an entire shut down of America's coal fleet – which is not proposed – would result in a 1/20th of one degree temperature change.
- The proposal is outside the bounds of law and, if finalized, is likely to be heavily litigated.
Widespread opposition is evident by actions in the U.S. House of Representatives, opposition in the U.S. Senate and state legislative actions.
- In mid-July, the U.S. House Appropriations Committee passed a spending bill prohibiting EPA from using funds for carbon standards.
- In March, the U.S. House passed Whitfield-Manchin to repeal the proposed new source rule and stop related rule actions without Congressional approval.
- Forty-one Republican Senators have asked EPA to withdraw the rule, and seven Democratic Senators have written the president about new plant standards.
- Over 20 states passed legislation or resolutions stating greenhouse gas emissions can only be regulated on a plant-by-plant basis "inside the fence."
- Citizen and business groups are aligning in opposition, led by the Partnership for a Better Energy Future, a business coalition representing 80% of the U.S. economy.
"Everyone deserves access to low-cost electricity, and everyone seeks emission improvements," said Palmer. "Technology, not caps and taxes, is the key to long-term improvement in carbon emissions."
Peabody proposes a better path that calls for investing in efficiency improvements; deploying advanced supercritical coal plants and supporting greater research and development toward next generation technologies, including carbon capture and storage. U.S. coal used for electricity has tripled since 1970 as key emissions rates have declined 90 percent, Palmer said. "Greater deployment of advanced technologies will continue this progress," Palmer said.
"More and more nations are pushing back against harmful carbon policies," Palmer said.
Australia's Prime Minister called the former carbon tax a "useless, destructive tax, which damaged jobs, hurt families' cost of living and didn't actually help the environment." Japan has stepped up support for coal-fueled power plants both domestically and overseas, and Europe's renewable strategy is being pared back as the continent is threatened by Russia's energy security challenge.
"We must reject the Administration's harmful carbon proposal and put in place a technology path for long-term improvement in carbon emissions. This is a far better path for a clean, secure energy future," Palmer said.
To read the full testimony click here.
Peabody Energy is the world's largest private-sector coal company and a global leader in sustainable mining, energy access and clean coal solutions. For further information, visit PeabodyEnergy.com and AdvancedEnergyforLife.com.
SOURCE Peabody Energy | journalism_and_media_communication |
https://courtneygibsonsinger.wordpress.com/ | 2017-02-23T18:22:35 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-09/segments/1487501171209.83/warc/CC-MAIN-20170219104611-00372-ip-10-171-10-108.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.971234 | 516 | CC-MAIN-2017-09 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-09__0__77291258 | en | Well it’s official, The Saturdays have not only topped the Scottish Charts, but have notched up their first No 1 in the Official UK Singles Chart. Their song, “What About Us” featuring rapper Sean Paul, is the band’s first worldwide single as the girls try to crack Europe and most importantly, America. Over the last few moths the group have been in Los Angeles filming their music video and promoting the single – all of which has been followed by the cameras of E! as part of their reality show Chasing The Saturdays. The show is on every Sunday at 10pm on E!
Last week’s number one, “Just Give Me A Reason”, by Pink and F.U.N.’s lead singer, Nate Ruess, has shifted down a spot to second following The Saturday’s new entry this week. As I mentioned last week, Pink is on her sixth world tour and is coming to the UK this April. Tickets are on still on sale!
Returning to third position is Mr Justin Timberlake with his hit “Mirrors”. The singer released the song’s music video this week and hinted that it was in fact dedicated to his wife, Jessica Biel, as he describes the song being about ‘someone that you feel is your other half’. Timberlake has also secured his third Official UK Number Album in a row with ‘The 20/20 Experience’.
Indie band Bastille have also moved up a position with their song “Pompeii”, claiming the fourth spot. This has allowed Bruno Mars’ ballad, “When I Was Your Man” to enter back into the Top 5 after seven weeks in the charts. Don’t forget…Tickets for his UK arena tour are on sale now!
Slowly making her way up the charts is Disney’s Bridgit Mendler, whose debut single, “Ready Or Not”, placed sixth this week. Next up, our British boys, One Direction, are still sitting nicely in the Top 10 in the seventh spot with their charity single, “One Way Or Another (Tennage Kicks)”. The band also won two Kid’s Choice Award’s this week, one for ‘Favorite Music Group’ and the other for ‘Favorite Song’. The boys are currently on the UK leg of their worldwide arena tour. | journalism_and_media_communication |
https://www.communitymoneyadvice.com/news-media/cma-news/cma-launch-new-debt-advice-model-cma-connect | 2023-12-03T20:26:25 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100508.53/warc/CC-MAIN-20231203193127-20231203223127-00815.warc.gz | 0.9412 | 214 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__266052647 | en | CMA launch new debt advice model: CMA Connect
In 1997 Heather Keates and her team of volunteers opened the Community Debt Advice Centre in Burgess Hill. Clients flooded in. 23 years later and the vision Heather was given has blossomed into the national network of CMA Debt Advice Centres we see today. Now, on 1st July, CMA launch the CMA Connect Centre model, and the CMA Hub Advice option for debt advice centres. Over the years CMA has taken many steps forward in service provision: an Adviceline; a comprehensive training programme; Catalyst casework software; and more, but Connect is arguably the most radical; a whole new operating model, which we believe is set to allow many more churches and agencies to engage with debt advice. Against a background of profound need, this has to be worth a celebration. In addition the launch is being supported by a national press release.
Download the press release
You can listen to the UCB interview with our CEO Heather Keates about debt and our new Connect service here: | journalism_and_media_communication |
http://blog.totallynotmalware.net/?p=83 | 2021-10-18T21:29:15 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-43/segments/1634323585209.43/warc/CC-MAIN-20211018190451-20211018220451-00447.warc.gz | 0.959712 | 633 | CC-MAIN-2021-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-43__0__289990059 | en | Please consider supporting my writing on Patreon.
So you’ve learned how to document a demonstration without getting anyone into trouble, but now you’ve got a ton of footage and aren’t sure what to do with it. Chances are, if you’re a journalist being paid to cover the protests, your mind is already made up. If you’re not, there are some things to keep in mind. Chances are, if you’ve followed the instructions from my previous post, your photos and/or video footage are “safe” to post to social media. However, if you’ve captured images of someone being arrested or injured by police, you may want to check a few things before posting those images publicly.
Being arrested or subject to police violence can be a deeply traumatic, deeply vulnerable experience. As such, it is entirely possible that people subject to these indignities may not want to have that experience broadcast for public consumption. Additionally, if someone is taken into custody, it is preferable that their loved ones not find out by seeing their image plastered across social media.
Aside from the above, there is one other excellent reason to tread carefully when posting footage of someone’s arrest or brutalization: opposing counsel. In cases of both arrest and injury, the specter of litigation looms. With an arrest, a person may very well be facing charges. In cases of police repression, the affected party may either be brought up on charges later, or may want to file a lawsuit against the police department.
In any of these scenarios, it is best to offer footage to the person featured, rather than posting it publicly where anyone can see it. In the event of a pending court case, this may involve getting the footage to an incarcerated person’s attorney, or perhaps just finding a secure means of giving the data to the person it concerns, thus allowing them to review it (and ideally get legal counsel) before releasing it to the population at large. Even in the absence of a pending court case, reaching out and offering the content to the person(s) depicted, rather than posting it of your own volition, is likely the best course of action.
There are many means by which you can transfer the images you’ve captured; the best is to put the data onto a thumb drive, and hand it directly to the person you’d like to receive it. Second best is to physically mail a thumb drive, using tamper-evident packaging. In both cases, if for a court case, it is possible that you can get reimbursement from the attorney to whom you are supplying the data. Failing the ability to physically transfer data, you can also resort to email, but should avoid this if possible.
It is very true that it may be difficult to find the person whose arrest or brutalization you’ve captured, but it is absolutely worth the effort. The photos you snap, and video you record, and your discretion in keeping them private, may be the difference between jail and freedom for someone else. | journalism_and_media_communication |
http://unitedwaycv.org/2252 | 2017-06-26T12:19:03 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128320736.82/warc/CC-MAIN-20170626115614-20170626135614-00056.warc.gz | 0.959224 | 472 | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-26__0__104193121 | en | Hi, my name is Heather. I’m a journalism student at Lynchburg College originally from Northern Virginia. I recently met with United Way and they asked me if I would be interested in running a blog for them. Instantly I was excited, not only because I get to do something I’m passionate about, but also because I get to go out and meet all of these amazing non-profits which United Way works with. Recently, I met with CASA a.k.a. Court Appointed Special Advocates and here are some things you should know about them…
10 reasons to know about Court Appointed Special Advocates:
- The CASA program is one of a kind
- They’re helping benefit the community one child at a time
- They train volunteers to be superheros
- The CASA program in Lynchburg, Va. served over 298 kids with 104 volunteers last year alone
- They are a national non-profit but specifically serve the Lynchburg, Bedford and Campbell Counties
- Kids without a CASA volunteer are more likely to stay in the foster care program for longer
- There are typically 50 to 60 kids on the waiting list
- If left on the waiting list for too long the kids get sent back into the system
- Their highest demographic are children is under the age of 5
- They have an upcoming Superhero race on November 5 in Downtown Lynchburg
One of CASA’s mottos is “the constant omits the chaos.” Their volunteers act as this constant for the children within the program. While many are struggling with balancing their overly hectic school life along with their court appointments, bouncing foster families, meetings with their families, etc. The CASA advocate is there to benefit the child.
Goals of a CASA Volunteer:
- Find a stable home for child whether it be with parents, family member, or adopted
- Focus on one childs case at a time
- Be a stability for the child
- Give recommendations to judges
- Be the voice of the child
In the future, I look forward to getting to work with the other non-profits which United Way is partnered with.
This post was written by Guest Blogger, Heather MacNeil with Lynchburg College. | journalism_and_media_communication |
https://centerforethicsandwriting.org/2023/11/10/a-reading-and-workshop-with-sally-wen-mao/ | 2023-12-01T00:59:21 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100258.29/warc/CC-MAIN-20231130225634-20231201015634-00832.warc.gz | 0.923204 | 227 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__173564327 | en | Photo by Noah Bility
On Thursday, December 7 at 10:30am, Sally Wen Mao will give a reading and lead a workshop for students in Weis Cinema. Among the wider student body, students from Professor Jenny Xie‘s class Contemporary Asian American and Asian Diasporic Poetics will be present.
Sally Wen Mao is the author of the poetry collection The Kingdom of Surfaces (Graywolf Press, August 2023), and the debut fiction collection Ninetails (Penguin Books, May 2024). She is also the author of two previous poetry collections, Oculus (Graywolf Press, 2019), a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, and Mad Honey Symposium (Alice James Books, 2014). Her work has appeared in The Paris Review, Granta, Poetry, A Public Space, Harpers Bazaar, The Washington Post, Guernica, and others. The recipient of two Pushcart Prizes and a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship, she was recently a Cullman Fellow at the New York Public Library and a Shearing Fellow at the Black Mountain Institute. | journalism_and_media_communication |
http://www.spagirlguides.com/joya-spa-at-montelucia-resort-spa-5886/ | 2024-03-05T15:17:00 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707948235171.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20240305124045-20240305154045-00431.warc.gz | 0.959241 | 1,272 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__87147637 | en | Joya. Even the name (pronounced joy-ah) elicits a peaceful easy feelin’. But as the new kid on the resort spa block, did it live up to its name and budding reputation? Oh yah. Did it ever.
I visited the spa mid-summer with my spa-savvy sister-in-law in tow. A high-powered admin assistant, she was as fried and frazzled as I was, and we agreed to leave our worries in the resort parking deck and squeeze every inch of relaxation out of this splendid day. And that, it turns out, was way beyond easy.
Joya Spa is a magnificent two-storied respite in the aptly named town of Paradise Valley. Home to the super rich and other acclaimed spas such as Camelback Inn and Sanctuary, PV sets the perfect backdrop for the Omni Scottsdale at Montelucia with its scenic manicured landscapes dotted with ancient saguaro cactus and Camelback Mountain vistas in the distance. We arrived on a blinding sunny morning when the temperature was making the climb to its average summer sweet spot of about 105 degrees. Eager for a dose of AC, we hustled through the enchanting little garden area that guards the spa’s gigantic aged wooden doors and slipped into the spa. Not only were we immediately enveloped in the cool of the dimly lit reception area but completely transported by the exotic, other worldly atmosphere of the Moroccan decor and Moorish architecture. After checking in, we were led up the dramatic staircase that lines the circular wall to the second floor.
Aesthetically, the spa is stunning. But not in an over-the-top Vegas way. More in a mindful, no-details-spared way. Striking artwork welcomes you at the top of the stairs and orchestras of flickering flameless candles beckon you along. As you make your way deeper into the spa, the light softens and it’s as if you’re entering the belly of some palatial hideaway. We were led along the hallway to our first stop — a domed room where we each picked a stone from a central pedestal and placed it on an alter to clarify our intention for the visit. Then, off to another dramatic alcove centered by an amethyst-colored crystal pedestal illuminated by twinkling fiber optic lights above. Finally, we were shown around the spacious women’s lounge.
We changed and met back in the women’s waiting area, a warmly colored room lined with couches and puffy throw pillows. After a few sips of hot tea, my sis was whisked away for her Cherry Harvest Festival body treatment and I was off to my custom massage. My therapist led me to the treatment room where I was left to settle into the massage bed, which was draped in exquisitely soft linens. The warmly appointed, dimly lit room was elegant yet simple and white-glove spotless. My therapist, though she seemed young, was skilled at seeking out my rough spots.
Afterward, drowsy from the massage, I plodded into the women’s quiet room — a room lined along one side with beds separated by breezy curtains. The “whisper room” as it’s called doesn’t even have a hint of music and I promptly fell into a trance-like sleep (the kind of sleep where you’re thankful for the privacy curtain … drool, ewww). I awoke just in time for my next treat — the spa’s signature Hammam service.
There’s something to be said for discovering the amenities of a spa on your own. However, the Hammam ritual is possibly the best introduction to a spa’s heart that I’ve ever experienced. The treatment started in a wet room where the therapist gave me a brisk scrub using a traditional Turkish black soap and rough cloth. Then — and this made me a little nervous — she grabbed one of several large buckets of warm water to rinse away the soapy residue. Oh man, who knew having a bucket of warm water poured over you would feel so amazing. After I was all rinsed and squeaky clean, she led me the few steps to the neighboring Hammam — a moderately heated room with a reclining bench of tiny pearlescent tiles. She instructed me to relax here for about 10 minutes and then head to the steam, cool off under the cold plunge, hot tub, sauna and finally bring my body temp down with one more cold plunge. I followed her instructions to the tee, enjoying the details of each station — the extremely steamy steam room, the intimidating though completely refreshing cold plunge shower, the beautifully tiled hot tub and the spacious sauna. You can use all but the wet room and Hammam on your own but the full ritual is a must if you visit Joya. I absolutely insist.
My sis and I spent the rest of the day paddling around the rooftop pool, lounging on the cushy chairs and nibbling on the complimentary fresh fruit and tea. We ordered a flatbread pizza from the spa menu (complete with cocktails if that’s your thing) and gobbled down the healthy version of ‘za with creamy fresh-made mozzarella and roasted tomatoes. The day was completely enjoyable, down to the tiniest detail.
And yes, I’ve left many a detail about Joya Spa out only so you’ll have a few surprises along the way during your visit. But after looking back on the overall experience, I keep coming back to one memory from that day that defined it for me. I was in the pool with my chin rested on my folded arms on the ledge facing Camelback Mountain. The sun was beginning to set and a ripple of clouds was beginning to form in the distance, casting intricate shadows on the craggy mountain backdrop. I remember taking a few deep breaths and being overcome by a feeling of peace, of appreciation, of unadulterated Joy. Joy-ahhh. A fitting name for a magical place. | journalism_and_media_communication |
https://mahina-accelerator.com/tag/marketing/ | 2023-02-08T00:45:18 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-06/segments/1674764500664.85/warc/CC-MAIN-20230207233330-20230208023330-00788.warc.gz | 0.989004 | 304 | CC-MAIN-2023-06 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-06__0__223875577 | en | When I started my Instagram account “Aktien für Frauen” (English: Stocks for Women) in July 2019, I was actually just looking for an exchange with other women on the topics finance and investing. I was frustrated by the fact that there were almost only male accounts, blogs or podcasts that never really appealed to me as a woman, because I am simply a different target group and want to be addressed differently. It is clear that there are also wonderful synergies between male and female investors, but I would still have been happy to be perceived differently.
It seemed to be the same for thousands of other women, because within a very short time my Instagram account exploded and I was able to welcome the first 10,000 followers after half a year. Today, we are 25,000 people on my account and I still can’t quite believe it when several thousand interested people watch my stories every day or put their trust in me and ask me for advice. I am all the more proud of the fact that my community consists of almost 80% women who want to take their finances into their own hands. That was my dream, which came true with a lot of work and strategy: to take away women’s fear of money and the stock market and get them to take care of their retirement planning and asset accumulation themselves.
I would like to tell you in this blog article how exactly I managed to do that and which cornerstones you need for your Instagram success. | journalism_and_media_communication |
https://www.cardinalcu.com/5-things-to-do-before-making-a-big-purchase/ | 2024-02-24T09:19:35 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947474526.76/warc/CC-MAIN-20240224080616-20240224110616-00216.warc.gz | 0.950079 | 660 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__38539638 | en | Nearly 18 million Americans will buy a new vehicle this year. Over half of all Americans plan to buy a house in the next five years.
As more consumers make major purchases, the demand for affordable loans will rise. How can consumers take action to save on financing costs and find the most affordable loan?
According to a recent survey, many Ohioans planning to purchase a car or home have taken steps to prepare. Fifty percent of respondents indicated they would use money from savings for a down payment on a car, and 62 percent on a house.
While the current market offers favorable rates, MyFICO.com says the best options are usually only available to borrowers with “tier one” credit, which generally requires a credit score ranging from 760 to 850. Consumers outside of tier one may find themselves paying more than necessary for their loans.
According to Barry Shaner, CEO of Toledo-based Directions Credit Union, consumers need to pay attention to more than just the monthly payment and interest rate of a loan.
“It is important to consider the overall costs of a loan,” he explains. “Ask questions before signing on the dotted line, and if something does not seem right, it may be best to walk away.”
Shaner suggests consumers ask questions about taxes, fees, insurance requirement, and closing costs before signing any loan documents.
The Financial Five…
BEFORE MAKING A LARGE PURCHASE:
CHECK YOUR CREDIT HISTORY.
Your credit union can provide you with a copy of your credit report. You can also get a report each year for free at www.AnnualCreditReport.com. Check your report for inaccuracies, and look for areas to improve. If you have existing balances, consider paying them down to lessen your debt-to-income ratio, a big factor in your credit score.
SHOP AROUND FOR THE BEST FINANCING DEAL.
Consider the entire financing package when shopping for a loan. Calculate the cost of the loan through its entire term and include up-front charges, taxes, and fees. You may find a low-interest loan without fees costs less than a zero-percent-interest loan with fees.
PUT MONEY DOWN.
If possible, take the time to save up for a down payment. The more money you put down, the less you have to finance, saving you thousands of dollars in interest charges. This can also allow you to pay for any loan costs up front, rather than rolling them into your monthly payment.
ADJUST YOUR MONTHLY BUDGET.
Adding a new loan payment can put a dent in your monthly budget. Bills that you typically paid in the middle of the month might need to be moved, possibly subjecting you to late fees. Try budgeting an estimated mortgage or car payment a couple of months in advance to avoid the shock.
The more you ask, the better informed you are. Sit down with a at your credit union and ask: how much house/car can I afford? What fees/charges are avoidable? What interest rate can I expect to pay? How much should I put down? In the end, how much will the loan cost me? | journalism_and_media_communication |
https://blog.estrelaconsulting.com/super-bowl-lviii-college | 2024-02-21T14:00:36 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947473518.6/warc/CC-MAIN-20240221134259-20240221164259-00816.warc.gz | 0.96362 | 726 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__150516765 | en | As the anticipation builds for the biggest sporting event of the year, football fans across the globe are gearing up for Super Bowl Sunday. The clash between the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers promises to be an electrifying spectacle, with each team boasting a roster of talented athletes ready to battle it out on the gridiron. But have you ever wondered where these players honed their skills before making it to the NFL? Let's take a closer look at where the current players on the Chiefs and the 49ers went to college, and uncover some intriguing insights along the way.
Kansas City Chiefs:
The Kansas City Chiefs, led by star quarterback Patrick Mahomes, have a diverse roster representing various collegiate programs from around the country. Mahomes himself attended Texas Tech University, where he showcased his exceptional talent and became a top prospect in the NFL draft. Joining him are standout players like Travis Kelce (University of Cincinnati), and Chris Jones (Mississippi State).
A quick scan of the Chiefs' roster reveals a mix of powerhouse programs and lesser-known schools. While schools like the University of Florida and Oklahoma are well-represented on the team, there are also players who hail from schools associated less often with the NFL such as the University of South Dakota (Jack Cochrane and Chris Oladokun) and Samford (Montrell Washington).
San Francisco 49ers:
On the other side of the field, the San Francisco 49ers boast a roster filled with skilled athletes who cut their teeth at some of the most prestigious college football programs in the country. From Ohio State University to Notre Dame, the 49ers' lineup is stacked with players who excelled at the highest levels of collegiate competition.
However, like their counterparts in Kansas City, the 49ers also feature players who hail from institutions less frequently associated with NFL standouts. In fact, 49ers offensive tackle Sebastian Gutierrez played for Minot State University in North Dakota...a program that has sent just 3 players to the NFL in its history.
Now, let's delve into some interesting trends and insights regarding the colleges represented in Super Bowl LVIII. According to a thorough analysis of the rosters, several schools stand out for producing multiple players participating in the big game.
Unsurprisingly, traditional football powerhouses like Michigan, Ohio State and Oregon are well-represented, with each school contributing multiple players to the Super Bowl rosters. These programs have long been known for churning out NFL-caliber talent, and their continued success on the collegiate level translates into a pipeline of skilled players making an impact at the professional level.
However, it's the less common NFL-standout schools that often provide some of the most compelling stories in the world of football. This year you'll see players hailing from Fordham (Nick Zakelj), Ball State (Nic Jones and Willie Snead) and Central Arkansas University (George Odum). Whether it's a player defying the odds to make an NFL roster, or a late-round draft pick exceeding expectations, these underdog narratives capture the hearts of fans everywhere.
As the countdown to kickoff continues, fans can take pride in knowing that the players on the field come from a wide array of collegiate backgrounds, each with its own unique story to tell. So whether you're rooting for the Chiefs, the 49ers, or simply looking forward to a thrilling game of football, take a moment to appreciate the journey that brought these athletes to the pinnacle of their sport. After all, in the world of football, anything is possible, and the Super Bowl is where dreams are made. | journalism_and_media_communication |
https://www.scruffydogltd.com/the-evolution-of-theme-park-storytelling-from-rides-to-immersive-experiences/ | 2024-03-05T15:10:23 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707948235171.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20240305124045-20240305154045-00386.warc.gz | 0.958148 | 697 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__167078095 | en | Theme parks have come a long way since their inception in the early 20th century. What started out as simple rides and attractions have evolved into immersive experiences that transport visitors to entirely different worlds. The evolution of theme park storytelling is a fascinating journey that has seen attractions go beyond just making people scream to provide unforgettable, narrative-led experiences. In this post, we take a closer look at how theme park storytelling has changed over the years and what the future holds.
The Inception of Theme Park Storytelling
Theme park storytelling has its beginnings in simple rides such as carousels and roundabouts. It wasn’t until Disney introduced its first theme park, Disneyland Park, in 1955, that the more robust ideas of storytelling within a theme park setting were born. From the start, Disney’s aim was to transport visitors to a different world through its rides and attractions, such as Pirates of the Caribbean and the Haunted Mansion, which told stories through their visuals and audio. This concept was a game-changer in the industry, and theme parks around the world began to follow suit by creating similarly immersive experiences.
Early Years (1990s – 2000s)
The 1990s and the early 2000s saw the emergence of the themed ‘lands’ in parks. For example, visitors of Disney’s Magic Kingdom could explore different lands, each offering a unique experience. In some cases, entire rides were developed based on a popular movie or TV series. Universal Studios took this concept to a new level with the creation of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, which set a new benchmark for immersive storytelling experiences.
As technology continued to advance, theme parks were able to take their storytelling experiences to new heights. One of the most significant advancements was the use of virtual reality technology. For example, Six Flags introduced VR technology into its roller coasters, giving riders the sensation of flying through a different world. As technology continues to improve, visitors can expect even richer, more realistic, and immersive experiences.
In recent years, the line between the real world and the storytelling experience has become so blurred that it’s hard to tell where one begins and the other ends. For example, visitors to Disney’s Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge can explore a planet and interact with the characters and the environment as if they were in a movie. This level of interactivity creates an entirely new level of immersion that takes theme park storytelling to new heights.
The evolution of theme park storytelling has come a long way since its inception, with immersive experiences becoming the industry standard. Attractions have gone beyond just being rides and developed into complete worlds that visitors can explore. However, the journey is far from over. As technology continues to advance, so will the limits of theme park storytelling. Visitors can expect even more impressive experiences that push the boundaries of what is possible. Theme parks are no longer just a place for thrills and excitement; they are an opportunity for visitors to immerse themselves in completely different worlds.
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https://wholeearthsea.com/en-ca/blog/ranking-milk-based-on-sustainability/ | 2022-09-27T00:47:23 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-40/segments/1664030334974.57/warc/CC-MAIN-20220927002241-20220927032241-00607.warc.gz | 0.94163 | 2,122 | CC-MAIN-2022-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-40__0__295082261 | en | Ranking Milk Based on Sustainability
There’s been a lot of talk in recent years about the environmental impact of almond milk, leading a few folks to switch to dairy or other plant-based milks. Is the concern over almond production hyperbolic or based on fact? And is dairy really as bad for the planet (not to mention cows) as it seems? Here are the different types of dairy and plant-based milks ranked from least sustainable to most sustainable.
Least sustainable – cow’s milk/dairy
No big surprise here. A glass of cow’s milk is responsible for almost three times more greenhouse gas emissions than any plant-based milk, according to a 2018 study by researchers at the University of Oxford, UK. Dairy also requires nine times more land than any plant-based milk, which makes sense when you think that land often has to be cleared to grow the plant crops that feed the cows, in addition to land used to house the cows as they excrete methane (a greenhouse gas).
Coconut milk – an environmental nightmare
Coconut milk has become more popular in the last couple of years, but as coconuts only grow in a handful of tropical climates such as in the Philippines, Indonesia, and India, demand has rapidly caught up to supply. To grow more and more coconuts, palm plantations are being extended at breakneck speed, resulting in massive deforestation (which is bad for biodiversity and disastrous for climate change). The labour conditions on coconut palm groves are also often very poor, with workers exploited for little pay. And, of course, all that coconut milk then has to be shipped around the world, with a hefty dose of carbon emissions associated with transport.
If you do buy coconut milk, check that it’s Fair Trade and comes from a sustainable source that is not associated with deforestation. Consider buying concentrated coconut products packaged at source, which helps keep cash in the local economy, and reduces transport emissions.
Rice milk – little nutrition and not the best for water and emissions
I’ve never been a fan of rice milk, mainly because I think it lacks flavour and nutrition. The Oxford study shows that rice milk is also one of the worst offenders for greenhouse gas emissions, producing more than any other plant milk studied, in addition to being a water hog. Those rice paddies might look idyllic, but they’re teeming with methane-producing bacteria and are often heavily polluted with fertilizers.
Rice milk is widely available and inexpensive, though, and is still better than dairy in terms of the environmental impact. You can minimize the negatives of rice milk by choosing organic varieties produced in a sustainable way.
Almond milk – bad for bees, water hungry, but better than dairy
Every plant milk has its pros and cons, but nothing has caused quite as much debate as almond milk in recent years.
Most almonds used to make almond milk are grown in California, where the industrialized almond industry relies on massive amounts of water (five litres per almond!) and the hard labour of bees. Indeed, bees work so hard to pollinate almond trees that an investigation found that the almond industry was responsible for the deaths of 50 billion bees in just a few months in the winter of 2018–19. This amounted to more than a third of commercial bee colonies in the United States.
Almond milk does, however, have the lowest associated greenhouse gas emissions of the plant milks tested in the 2018 Oxford Study, and the almond trees themselves act as carbon sinks, helping mop up carbon dioxide.
Hazelnut milk – nutritious, delicious, and locally grown!
Hazelnut trees are wind pollinated, meaning no bees are needed. They thrive on rain and sequester carbon, creating a net benefit for the climate. They also grow in the Pacific Northwest, so if that’s where you live, they’re local superstars!
Hazelnut milk also provides a decent amount of protein and healthy fats, as well as other nutrients, all without the downsides of almonds. The only problem is that hazelnut milk can be a bit costly as it isn’t widely available yet.
Hemp milk – eco friendly, but hard to find
Hemp is one of the most environmentally friendly crops in the world, actually helping remediate soil and isolate carbon. And hemp seeds are rich in protein and healthy omega-3 fatty acids, making for a nutritious plant-based milk. Again, the downside is that hemp milk can be hard to find and relatively expensive compared to soy milk, which has a similar protein profile.
Oat milk vs. soy milk– it’s a tie!
When it comes to environmental impact, oat milk and soy milk are both winners. They each use very little water, have only slightly higher greenhouse gas emissions than almond milk, and don’t have the same negative impacts on bees and cows.
Oat milk is an especially good choice for Canadians as oats grow well in Canada, meaning that oats aren’t usually associated with deforestation and some locally made oat milk is available. Buying local helps cut greenhouse gas emissions even further, and also helps support food security. And, happily, plenty of oats are already grown worldwide; it’s just that most go towards feeding livestock such as cows. As such, switching existing global oat production to feed humans instead of cattle, might actually reduce the amount of land and other inputs needed.
The downside of oat milk is that it’s not as rich in protein as some of the other types of milk. Unfortunately, most oat milk is made with oats from monoculture operations where crops are sprayed with pesticides right before harvest, meaning that glyphosate (a recognized carcinogen) is often present in conventionally grown oats, and even in some organic oats that have been contaminated. Look for a brand that is certified glyphosate free. The growing fondness for oat milk likely means many brands will begin to certify their oats with robust third-party testing.
Soy milk – joint winner!
Soy offers the closest protein profile to cow’s milk, but is far more sustainable, making it the go-to plant-based milk for anyone concerned with health and the environment. This is according to the 2018 Oxford study.
For a while, soy fell out of favour, partly based on misguided ideas about hormonal effects in males. Meta-analyses have, however, found “no effects of soy protein or isoflavone intake on testosterone, sex hormone-binding globulin, free testosterone, or the free androgen index.”
The other concern often raised over soy is its contribution to deforestation. The truth is that, yes, there has been rampant deforestation in the Amazon related to soy farms, but the soybeans grown on those farms are almost exclusively fed to, you guessed it, cows. Indeed, “80% of Amazon soy is destined for animal feed,” according to the Yale School of the Environment. So, if you’re looking for sustainably sourced soy milk, choose organic soy made from beans grown in the US or Canada. And, of course, cut out the beef and dairy!
In summary, whichever milk you consume in lieu of dairy is going to be better in terms of sustainability. Kicking the cow’s milk habit is by far the best way to address most of the environmental impact of milk consumption. If you live in Canada, oat, soy, and hemp are arguably your best options, while those living in more tropical climates might want to favour organically, sustainably sourced coconut milk.
To further cut down transportation costs and greenhouse gas emissions, you can have a go at making your own plant-based milk at home. No need to ship all that water, just ship the oats, nuts, beans, or seeds and add water at home! Remember, though, that homemade milk won’t be fortified with vitamins and minerals like store-bought milk, so you’ll want to make sure you’re getting your vitamin B12, vitamin D, calcium, and other nutrients elsewhere.
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(8) Yale School of the Environment. Soy Agriculture in the Amazon Basin. Available from: https://globalforestatlas.yale.edu/amazon/land-use/soy | journalism_and_media_communication |
https://www.landmarkstore.in/index.php/2019/12/06/fifa-2020-elevate-your-gaming-experience-by-playing-it-your-way/ | 2020-08-04T08:09:00 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-34/segments/1596439735867.23/warc/CC-MAIN-20200804073038-20200804103038-00086.warc.gz | 0.953184 | 553 | CC-MAIN-2020-34 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-34__0__104069410 | en | Powered by Frostbite™, EA SPORTS™ brings to you the latest version of FIFA online video games with FIFA 20. So, what’s new with FIFA 20? Well, it is the first time when two sides of the world’s most-loved game come to life at the same time – the prestige of the professional stage and an all-new authentic street football. What’s even newer is that in FIFA 20 you get to show off your own style of playing where Decisive Moments feature gives you more control over the situations that determine the outcome of a match. You also get to build your team, pick your gear, and express yourself on the streets and football playgrounds around the world.
Since the last couple of years, FIFA has shown significant improvements in the graphics aspect, the characters, the fields, and the stadium audiences. A true FIFA fanatic can clearly see the subtle changes that have been made since ’93. This time, it is not just the graphics that has changed. The ball control within the game has also improved significantly. A crucial defence has also been added and it has been more in focus with this year’s release. The newly added Agile Jockey move allows defenders to move while waiting for an opportunity to tackle.
The newest and perhaps the most talked-about addition to the game is Volta. It brings the player an authentic street football experience with 3 different modes to play. The matches are fast paced, filled with all kinds of tricks and fancy legwork. You can control an entire team or be in control of your character. Did you know in this series, you can play at 17 locations across the world?
Other additions to the game include customising appearances and transferring your negotiations, besides the King of the Hill and Mystery ball challenges that maintain the fun essence of the game. Another exciting new feature is FUT Friendlies, which allows you to play games with your squad on the same console/pc in different match modes. But overall, adding concise ball-playing is quite possibly one of the biggest highlights of the game along with Volta. The new Ball Physics System elevate gameplay in FIFA 20 to a new level of realism, offering new shot trajectories, more realistic tackle interactions and physics-driven behaviour.
To conclude, FIFA 20 did it again in terms of responsiveness in the overall game design, maintains the engagement and entertainment, while bringing to you a whole new array of entertainment at the same time. The ultimate football gaming/simulation experience has just been redefined as it does every year and it is about time you see it for yourself!
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https://www.hotelcosmos.ru/eng/hotel/news/98/31843/ | 2020-01-18T06:49:18 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-05/segments/1579250592261.1/warc/CC-MAIN-20200118052321-20200118080321-00539.warc.gz | 0.909333 | 331 | CC-MAIN-2020-05 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-05__0__37326955 | en | 20 October 2017
On October 25-27, Pavilion №75 at VDNKh will host the international exhibition of professional equipment and technologies for tele-, radio- and internet broadcasting and cinema production - NATEXPO.
The organizers are: ExpoNAT, JSC and the Tele- and Radio Service, Electronic Mass Media and Internet Technologies Development Fund. The expo is supported by the Federal Agency for Printed Media and Mass Communications in partnership with the USA National Association of Broadcasters (NAB USA).
NATEXPO has been held since 2004 and for 13 years now has been gathering manufacturers of professional broadcasting hard- and software and representatives of related industries.
The expo will include thematic sections devoted to filming and sound-recording equipment, systems of cable TV, IPTV and HDTV, mobile, digital and satellite TV, media-measuring tools. Visual effects and 3D graphics technologies will also be presented.
The expo will be interesting for professional and experts of the industry, specialists in mass media, advertising, marketing and for all who want to know more about development of the TV-, radio- and Internet-broadcasting.
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Airport «Vnukovo»: 40 km
Metro st. «VDNH»(«ВДНХ»): 200 m
From the city centre (Red Square): 9 km | journalism_and_media_communication |
https://gombesafari.com/tanzania/ | 2023-06-03T05:14:51 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-23/segments/1685224649105.40/warc/CC-MAIN-20230603032950-20230603062950-00365.warc.gz | 0.892965 | 393 | CC-MAIN-2023-23 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-23__0__296273328 | en | Serengeti, Ngorongoro, Kilimanjaro, Zanzibar, The names roll off the tongue like a roster call of Africa’s most alluring destinations, all packed into one country. Resonating with hints of the wild and exotic, these four alone are reason enough to justify packing your bag and heading off to Tanzania. But the list isn’t finished. Bagamoyo, Tabora, Ujiji – stops on the 19th-century caravan routes into the heart of what was then an unknown continent.
Mafia and Pangani – once famed ports of call for merchant ships from the Orient. Kilwa – linchpin of a far-flung Indian Ocean trading network. Kigoma, Kalema, Kipili, Kasanga – bustling outposts along the remote Lake Tanganyika shoreline. Selous – Africa’s largest protected area. Ruaha and Katavi – insider tips for serious safari-goers. Mahale and Gombe – prime destinations for seeing chimpanzees in the wild.
Throughout, Tanzania offers travelers an array of options, set against the backdrop of a cultural mosaic in which over 100 ethnic groups amicably rub shoulders.
While most visitors head straight for the famed northern wildlife-watching circuit, followed by time relaxing on Zanzibar’s beaches, Tanzania has much more to offer anyone with the time and inclination to head off the beaten path.
Follow the coastline south into a Swahili culture whose rhythms have remained in many ways unchanged over the centuries. Journey through rolling hill country along the Tanzania highway, detouring to Ruaha National Park. Admire ancient rock paintings around Kolo village.
Explore the Lake Victoria shoreline, with its small fishing villages and tranquil islands. Experience the seldom-visited wilderness of Katavi, teeming with buffaloes and hippos. | journalism_and_media_communication |
https://www.petarmor.com/vested-interest/ | 2018-03-17T23:54:02 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-13/segments/1521257645405.20/warc/CC-MAIN-20180317233618-20180318013618-00572.warc.gz | 0.95228 | 258 | CC-MAIN-2018-13 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-13__0__20584799 | en | VESTED INTEREST IN K9s, Inc.
From sniffing bombs to tracking criminals, police K-9 units provide an invaluable service to their community and deserve the same kind of protection as their human counterparts. Unfortunately, many police departments don’t have the budget to properly uniform these dogs with protective vests, which cost $1,050 each.
That’s where we come in: PetArmor has partnered with Vested Interest in K-9s, Inc. to donate custom-fit bullet- and stab-protective vests to police departments in need.
“Police K-9 units provide an invaluable service to their community and deserve the same kind of protection as their human counterparts,” said Sandy Marcal, founder of Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. “Thanks to PetArmor, many more dogs will be protected from harm while they protect their neighborhoods and towns.”
PetArmor’s initial donation benefits dogs in Texas, Florida and Maryland where police departments have requested assistance in vesting their police dogs.
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https://babydestination.com/sridevi | 2022-01-25T07:27:57 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-05/segments/1642320304798.1/warc/CC-MAIN-20220125070039-20220125100039-00362.warc.gz | 0.971893 | 1,074 | CC-MAIN-2022-05 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-05__0__48052799 | en | Ye Lamhe , ye pal hum har pal yaad karenge.. ye mausam chale gaye toh hum fariyad karenge..
Those big beautiful expressive eyes and that mischievous smile sent arrows through hearts and set the screen on fire! Sridevi was truly Bollywood’s first female superstar, her name being a sure shot guarantee for a film’s success. In an industry dominated by male superstars, Sridevi had an impressive career for more than five decades. Sadly, on Saturday night Sridevi passed away after a sudden cardiac arrest. She had no history of heart ailments which makes this an even bigger tragedy.
Sridevi was visiting Dubai with hubby producer Boney Kapoor and their daughter Khushi Kapoor for Mohit Marwah’s wedding festivities. Her second daughter Jahnvi wasn’t in attendance due to her work commitments in Mumbai. The sad news of Sridevi’s demise has come as a big shock to the entire Bollywood and television fraternity and her numerous fans. Many of her co-stars and fellow actors took to Twitter to express their grief, shock and condolences.
Rajnikanth tweeted his condolences saying “I’m shocked and very disturbed. I’ve lost a dear friend and the industry has lost a true legend. My heart goes out to her family and friends. I feel the pain with them #RIPSridev … you will be missed.”
Kamal Haasan too expressed his sorrow saying that “Have witnessed Sridevi’s life from an adolescent teenager to the magnificent lady she became. Her stardom was well deserved. Many happy moments with her flash through my mind including the last time I met her. Sadma’s lullaby haunts me now. We’ll miss her.”
Rishi Kapoor tweeted saying “Woken up by this tragic news. Absolute shock. Sad. Heartfelt condolences to Boney and their two daughters!”
Karan Johar took to his Instagram account and shared a picture of Sridevi expressing his grief over the legendary actor’s demise. The ace director wrote,
“I danced to Hawa Hawaii when I was in school…..I have seen every film of hers multiple times….I met her with shaking hands and feet on the sets of my father’s film GUMRAH….and felt I had arrived when she called me for the first time …..every time I met her I had a star-struck moment and a fanboy vibe….I don’t think I can believe it…perhaps I don’t think I want to believe that she is no more… she is a huge reason I love the movies….I feel like Indian cinema just lost its smile….the heavens are fortunate they just inherited a gift of life…..heartbroken.”
Sridevi was fond of dancing from a very early age. She began her career as a child actor at the age of 4 in the Tamil movie Thunaivan playing the role of young Lord Muruga. After this, there was no looking back for this legend! Besides many Tamil and Telugu movies, she also made a huge impact on Bollywood! Sadma, Chalbaaz and Mr. India were some of the fabulous movies which fans have really loved during her heydays! But she unleashed a new vigor on screen with her recent movies like English Vinglish and MOM.
Sridevi’s superb performance in English Vinglish and her depiction of the typical Indian housewife had a huge connect with every Indian woman. She brought the character of ‘Shashi’ alive on screen! With a couple of more movies in the pipeline and her daughter’s debut around the corner – Sridevi had still so much to offer and look forward to! It was only on Wednesday that we got to see the poster of Sridevi’s daughter Janhvi Kapoor and Shahid Kapoor’s brother Ishaan Khatter’s Bollywood debut, Dhadak.
But life is so uncertain and we don’t really know what will happen tomorrow. In her last moments, Sridevi dressed like a queen and now she will meet her maker wrapped in white. What will live on is her grace and dignity and the respect and love she still commands in the hearts of her fans. As her mother, she was fiercely protective of her daughters and kept them away from the media glare.
Sridevi’s ultimate dance performances, her amazing acting performances, her comic timing, her beauty – will be remembered by forever. There is so much can be written about Sridevi – but right now we should all pray that her daughters, her family and friends get the strength to deal with this irreparable loss.
Sridevi, you will be missed, by all of us. May your soul rest in peace.
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- Census Projects
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The first Census of Marine Life reported its findings of its ten-year investigation of diversity, distribution, and abundance of marine life on October 4, 2010. Those results and a decade of resources can be found on this website. The following is an outline of what you might find and where. Should you have any further questions or need additional information, please feel free to contact Darlene Crist or Kristen Yarincik.
About the Census -- a summary of how the Census was structured, its scientific framework, sponsors, and links to learn more.
2010 Release of Census Results – a detailed account of the news conference in London on October 4, 2010 to unveil the Census findings.
Science books – links to a number of books that describe the Census findings.
Scientific papers – links to more than 2,600 peer reviewed scientific papers can be found on this searchable database http://db.coml.org/comlrefbase/, as well as specific references at the PLoS One Collection http://www.ploscollections.org/static/comlCollections.action, and Special Issue Journals http://www.coml.org/scientific-papers.
Video and image galleries- The Census created a wide selection of videos, many of which are available for use by the media. Census scientists and photographers also contributed images which can be viewed in a flash gallery. Some images are available for download at http://www.flickr.com/photos/55038698@N03/sets/Census in the News 2010 | 2009 | 2008 Short news stories about the activities of Census projects and researchers.
Media Contact List - Contact information for interviews, access to Census researchers, and further information about the Census.
Press Releases - Download PDF versions of Census press releases from 2003-2010.
FAQ - Answers to frequently asked questions about the Census.
Census Perspectives - Interviews with researchers, speeches, essays, and films about the Census.
News Coverage Archive - Selected articles from the world press highlighting Census research.
Reports Archive -- Download PDF versions of the annual Highlights Reports, Draft Plan, and Project Annual Reports.
Census in the Arts -- Artwork inspired by the research of Census scientists.
Maps and Visualizations -- Maps and diagrams illustrating Census research and data. | journalism_and_media_communication |
https://www.ashlei.net/about | 2023-03-25T13:12:58 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-14/segments/1679296945333.53/warc/CC-MAIN-20230325130029-20230325160029-00014.warc.gz | 0.960538 | 383 | CC-MAIN-2023-14 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-14__0__102707735 | en | Whether it’s speaking about politics or HBCU news on the radio, engaging a crowd as an exciting event emcee, or empowering teens as they struggle with self-confidence, the one constant theme is Ashlei’s unmistakable voice.
And she uses her voice to Inform, Inspire, and Empower.
A news reporter-turned-communications guru, Ashlei has more than 15 years of media experience spanning government to non-profits to television and radio. A former spokeswoman for UNCF and media relations manager for the 2020 Census, she currently works in communications for an industry-leading public health research consulting firm.
You may have also seen Ashlei on TV One’s top-rated show, “Fatal Attraction,” of which she’s offered commentary on criminal cases for the past six seasons. She’s also appeared on CNN, Oxygen, ID and the Weather Channel, after hosting several entertainment talk shows across New York City. And in case her voice sounds familiar, Ashlei lends her talents to businesses and brands as a voice artist, event emcee, panel moderator, and motivational youth speaker.
She was recently featured in DC Government's PSA on paid family leave, and as narrator for “Adulting As a Millennial…uncut,” an audiobook by acclaimed mental health therapist and life coach Asha Tarry.
And she's most excited about the newest venture God has assigned to her voice: Ashlei provides news to listeners on gospel stations across several states, including Tuesdays and Thursdays on Columbia, SC's top inspiration channel, WFMV, at 4:35pm and 6:35pm ET and on Fort Wayne, IN's Rhythm & Praise at 11:40AM and 1:40PM ET. | journalism_and_media_communication |
https://circle.org/the-great-schmooze/ | 2020-06-04T01:19:11 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-24/segments/1590347436828.65/warc/CC-MAIN-20200604001115-20200604031115-00090.warc.gz | 0.936099 | 322 | CC-MAIN-2020-24 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-24__0__167577224 | en | Connect, Share, Imagine, Laugh!
As the Coronavirus requires us to stay apart, the Workers Circle has created a program called the Great Schmooze to help our members connect by phone, while staying safe at home!
There’s nothing like stories to bring us all closer together (even through social distancing!) and remind us of the things that matter. That’s what the Great Schmooze is all about – building community by connecting with each other and sharing our stories.
The Great Schmooze will bring us together, over the phone and online, across the generations, bridging our physical distance with the warmth of human community.
In the coming weeks, we will be training students, members, and friends to make calls and reach out to members who have let us know they’d like to receive a call and to share some stories. We’ll soon launch the Great Schmooze private Facebook page where people will have the chance to connect and share stories with each other. We will share the stories that make us laugh, that bring us joy, and inspire us all. And, of course, we’ll kvetch a little! We’ll be featuring “guest schmoozers,” noted celebrities, artists, writers, elected officials and more on Facebook live so stay tuned!
Want to learn more? Drop a line to [email protected].
This program is free, but if you are able, please donate to support our administration of this program. | journalism_and_media_communication |
https://www.pierschbacherfuneralhome.com/obituaries/delaney-mcroberts | 2023-12-04T12:38:55 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100529.8/warc/CC-MAIN-20231204115419-20231204145419-00088.warc.gz | 0.973161 | 592 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__28284147 | en | With deepest sorrow, the family of Delaney Grace McRoberts announces that Delaney, age 24, ran out of time in her battle with cancer on April 18, 2023, in the presence of her family at her home in Des Moines.
Services for Delaney will be held on Saturday, April 29, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. at the Celebrate Community Church in Knoxville, Iowa. Family will receive friends on Friday, April 28, 2023, from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. also at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorials will be designated at a later date to several of many organizations and causes that deeply touched Delaney during her journey.
Delaney battled cancer fiercely and with never-ending grace for the past fifteen months. Her family thanks all of the doctors, nurses, and those who have prayed for her and supported her. A very special thanks to Dr. Richard Deming and nurse navigator, Deana Kerkove, whom Delaney adored and who provided support, guidance, and most of all, love throughout her fight.
Delaney Grace McRoberts was born February 11, 1999, to Steve and Colette McRoberts. Delaney grew up in her beloved hometown of Knoxville, Iowa. She was a talented dancer on her high school dance team. She graduated from Knoxville High School in 2017.
Delaney met her soulmate, Joe Mitchell, while working at Fareway during her junior year of high school. While Joe was working up the courage to ask Delaney out, she took the first step and asked him to be her co-ed partner for the spring show dance. And so, their storybook love story began. Joe proposed on June 30, 2022, at Grey’s Lake Park. Delaney was excited to be the wife of a Des Moines fireman.
Delaney received a degree in Early Childhood Education from UNI. Working with kids was her true calling. She was to begin her dream job of teaching kindergarten, but began her fight against cancer instead. Throughout numerous appointments, chemotherapy and immunotherapy sessions, and hospitalizations, Delaney remained focused on her family’s well-being and welfare.
Those left behind to honor Delaney include her fiancé, soulmate, and the love of her life, Joe Mitchell; mother, Colette McRoberts; father, Steve (Lynnette) McRoberts; brother, Connor McRoberts; sister and best friend, Hallie McRoberts; stepbrothers, Dylan and Kody Kramer; grandmother, Betty McRoberts; bonus parents and family, Jim and Sharon Mitchell; along with many loving aunts, uncles, and cousins.
Delaney was preceded in death by her grandparents, Carl and Ruth Schwanebeck; grandfather, Robert McRoberts; uncle, Kevin Daugherty; and cousin, Joe Schwanebeck. | journalism_and_media_communication |
https://mediasex2020.univ-lille.fr/?page_id=454&lang=en | 2023-09-30T04:01:12 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510575.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20230930014147-20230930044147-00750.warc.gz | 0.960839 | 237 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__119012429 | en | “The visibily of homosexuality in public space as an issue of HIV/AIDS prevention”
Over the past decade, HIV/AIDS prevention has diversified with the discovery of new biomedical strategies, including pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), which involves taking antiretroviral therapy by HIV-negative people. Legal since January 2016 in France, it is recommended for people at high risk of HIV infection, especially men who have sex with men (MSM). At the end of 2016, the diversification of prevention was for the first time the subject of the French state communication campaign targeting MSM in the public sphere and featuring male couples. This has been the subject of controversy, in the legacy of moral debates and homophobic rhetoric generated by the PACS and the so-called “Marriage for all” law. As public communication can be considered as a reservoir of meaning, the appropriation of prevention strategies seems complex in this context. Based on the analysis of the content of the four posters making up the 2016 campaign as well as nineteen general press articles, this communication proposes to examine the visibility of homosexuality in the public space as a prevention issue. | journalism_and_media_communication |
https://anthropologyandgerontology.com/time-is-no-longer-a-river-reflections-on-life-death-and-youth-in-the-digital-age/ | 2023-12-05T05:18:17 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100545.7/warc/CC-MAIN-20231205041842-20231205071842-00302.warc.gz | 0.93825 | 1,627 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__89517806 | en | In a recent editorial about how our “overdocumented lives” are making it more difficult to let go of the past, Susanna Schrobsdorff writes:
Most of us type more than we talk these days. And the more we live in this parallel digital world, the blurrier the line gets between present and past. Because when nothing is lost, nothing is past. Even if you want it to be. Unbidden, Facebook’s Memories function has started posting photos of a meal you ate seven years ago with people who may not even be alive anymore. And those images sit in your feed along with photos of the mimosa brunch you’re having on vacation right this very second. Time is no longer a river; it’s a looping series of digital paths.
While human beings have long found diverse means of organizing and traversing the flow of time, Schrobsdorff’s observation raises interesting questions for anthropologists today: How are “digital paths” and practices changing the way people navigate and experience the life course? How is the contemporary obsession with documentation and digital connection altering our relationship to time, memory, and even death? How might digital technologies and social media be reconfiguring the experiential boundaries between life and death, and reshaping practices of mourning and memorialization? Finally, how might the youth, the most avid users of such technologies be particularly affected by these developments?
These are questions I am just beginning to explore in my new research on death in the digital age. For instance, I have come across very moving examples of bereaved children using online memorials to communicate with a deceased parent even months and years after the death occurred. As one ten year-old girl posted several months after her father’s death, “Hi Daddy! It’s me again! I miss you so much! Tell God I say Thank you for taking care of u for us!” Two years later she began another post with, “Dear Daddy, I got into the spelling bee and made it to the second round.”
This girl’s appropriation of social media for the purpose of mourning and memorialization is becoming increasingly common among youth. Some observers interpret it as evidence that digital technologies are playing a key role in “democratizing” the mourning and memorialization process. Others suggest that online memorialization among the youth is generating new intergenerational conflicts about who has the authority to mourn, memorialize, and even communicate with the deceased. Indeed, a number of scholars studying “virtual mourning,” have observed that messages posted on online memorials typically take the form of a letter or message written directly to the deceased. This has led them to conclude that in the digital age, biological death is less and less congruent with social death. The deceased are often kept alive, or at least in circulation through the postings of online friends and others, and in many cases, as Lim has found, “the dead are either assigned, or else presumed to have active social roles” (Lim 2013).
“…perhaps these ongoing and prolonged attempts to communicate with the dead could be conceptualized as a digital drying of the bones. Perhaps, they reflect not only a desire to maintain connections with the dead, but also provide the bereaved with a way to ferry the deceased to the other side.”
This raises further questions for anthropologists about the functions that online mourning and memorialization serve. Are such practices providing young people with a way to transcend the embarrassment of grief and more effectively cope with loss? Or alternatively, as Hartman has proposed, does cybermourning recharge “the libidinal cathexis to the object” launching it “into ever-new iterations such that the ego is no longer impelled to give up the object”(Hartman 2012:463- 465)? Could the current popular fascination with the “Walking Dead” be reflective of a digital society where the dead do not so much disappear, as linger on in varying states of animation?
It might be tempting to conclude that in a society of networked selves and hyper-connectivity, the human fear of disconnection has become exacerbated. After all, “nomophobia”- the fear of being separated from one’s cell phone is now recognized as a legitimate disorder among younger generations. And a recent report by CNN found that teens currently spend about nine hours a day on social media and check their Facebook pages approximately 100 times!
And yet it is also clear that the attempt to maintain connections with the deceased is as old as humanity itself. As such, anthropologists might also consider how digital technologies are providing the bereaved with new means for pursuing a very old desire- continuing bonds with the deceased.
From my vantage point, examples of online memorialization by children are interesting not only because they suggest that the digital age is enabling bereaved children and youth to play a much more active role mourning but also because these examples suggest fascinating parallels with many other ethnographic contexts where extended mortuary processes and the double burials are the norm. As Robert Hertz noted long ago, “We cannot bring ourselves to consider the deceased as dead straight away: he is too much a part of our substance, we have put too much of ourselves into him, and participation in the same social life creates ties which are not to be severed in one day” (Hertz 2004:209-210). Considered from this perspective then, perhaps these ongoing and prolonged attempts to communicate with the dead could be conceptualized as a digital drying of the bones. Perhaps, they reflect not only a desire to maintain connections with the dead, but also provide the bereaved with a way to ferry the deceased to the other side. Perhaps writing and posting messages to the deceased does provide contemporary Americans with a ritual means through which the deceased are rendered dead, and ultimately incorporated into a collective world of ancestors.
To be honest, I am not sure what to make of all of this yet. But I do know that if time is no longer a river but rather a looping series of digital paths, as Schrobsdorff suggests, then anthropologists should be actively considering what the entailments of this change are. How is the digital age shaping the way youth navigate the life course and deal with matters of life and death?
Durkheim, Emile. (1912) 1995. The Elementary Forms of Religious Life, translated by Karen Fields. New York: Free Press.
Hartman, Stephen. 2012. “Cybermourning: Grief in Flux From Object Loss to Collective Immortality.” Psychoanalytic Inquiry, 32: 454-467.
Hertz, Robert. 2004. “A Contribution to the Study of the Collective Representation of Death” In Death, Mourning, and Burial: A Cross-Cultural Reader edited by Antonius Robben pp.197-212. Malden MA: Blackwell Publishing.
Lim, Ming. 2013. “The Digital Consumption of Death: Reflections on virtual mourning practices on social networking sites.” In The Routledge Companion to Digital Consumption edited by Russell Belk pp.396 -403. Hoboken: Taylor and Francis.
Schrobsdorff, Susanna. February 2016. “In our overdocumented lives, letting go has gotten a lot harder.” Time Magazine. 59. http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/03/health/teens-tweens-media-screen-use-report
Jenny Huberman is an Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. She is the author of Ambivalent Encounters: Childhood, Tourism, and Social Change in Banaras, India. Her current research explores how experiences of loss, mourning, and memorialization are changing in the digital age. | journalism_and_media_communication |
http://caesarsmeansbusiness.com/celine-dion-announces-her-return-to-the-colosseum-at-caesars-palace/ | 2018-03-19T10:40:07 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-13/segments/1521257646875.28/warc/CC-MAIN-20180319101207-20180319121207-00166.warc.gz | 0.949113 | 714 | CC-MAIN-2018-13 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-13__0__147475365 | en | Celine’s Las Vegas Show to Resume August 27, 2015
Tickets for 40 performances on sale Saturday, March 28 at 10 a.m.
LAS VEGAS (March 25, 2015) – Celine Dion announced today that she will return to The Colosseum at Caesars Palace on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2015 to resume her Las Vegas show, Celine. The residency, which is presented jointly by AEG Live and Caesars Entertainment, has been on hiatus since August 2014 when Celine put her show business activities on hold to focus on her husband Rene, their family, and associated health issues.
“I am excited to finally tell my fans I am coming back to Caesars Palace, “says Celine. “It was Rene’s wish that I come back. While my family will always be my priority, my fans are just as important to me. I look forward to performing again for all of you starting August 27th, and more importantly having Rene there with me. Thank you for giving me this time I needed to spend with my family.”
The news of Celine’s return comes on the 12-year anniversary of her first performance in The Colosseum, when she opened the venue on March 25, 2003.
Since then, Celine has performed 927 shows in The Colosseum at Caesars Palace.
Tickets for 40 performances scheduled from Aug. 27, 2015 through Jan. 17, 2016 will go on sale to the public beginning Saturday, March 28 at 10 a.m. The show dates are:
Aug.: 27, 29, 30
Sept.: 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 11, 12, 29, 30
Oct.: 2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 10
Nov.: 3, 4, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14, 17, 18, 20, 21
Dec.: 30, 31
Jan.: 2, 6, 9, 10, 12, 13, 16, 17
Tickets may be purchased in person at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace Box Office, by calling 866-320-9763, or online at thecolosseum.com or axs.com. Orders are subject to additional service charges and fees. Ticket prices are $250/$175/$140/$95/$55 (prices include 10% Live Entertainment Tax). For groups of 10 or more, call 866-574-3851. All shows are scheduled for 7:30 p.m.
Celine at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace is a glamorous show featuring Celine’s biggest hits directed by famed Grammy Awards producer Ken Ehrlich. For additional show and ticket information, visit celineinvegas.com.
Celine, one of the most immediately recognized, widely respected and successful performers in pop music history, has sold almost 250 million records during her over 30-year career. She has earned five Grammy Awards, two Academy Awards, seven American Music Awards, 20 Juno Awards (Canada) and an astonishing 40 Felix Award (Quebec). In 2004, Celine received the Diamond award at the World Music Awards recognizing her status as the best-selling female artist of all time. In 2007 she was honored with the Legend Award at World Music Awards in recognition of her global success and outstanding contribution to the music industry. | journalism_and_media_communication |
https://sop-writer.in/canada-to-provide-extensions-on-expiring-post-graduate-work-permits-for-thousands-of-international-students/ | 2024-03-02T23:19:57 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947476137.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20240302215752-20240303005752-00357.warc.gz | 0.97053 | 491 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__165416583 | en | On 17 March 2023, an announcement was made by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) that an additional 18-month work permit will be made available to international students whose post-graduation work permits (PGWPs) are expiring in 2023.
The provision is applicable to students whose PGWPs have already expired as well. As per IRCC, “Those whose work permits have expired will have the option to restore their status, even if they are past the 90-day restoration period, and will receive an interim work authorization while they wait for their new work permit application to be processed.”
Typically, students who finish study programmes lasting eight months or more are eligible for PGWPs that permit work periods ranging from eight months to three years, based on the programme’s duration.
Know about Canada Work Permit Guidelines.
A comparable extension was implemented for students with permits expiring in 2022, leading to the recent decision. IRCC has scheduled a “facilitative process” through its online services on 6 April 2023, enabling students to apply for the extension.
In a news release accompanying the announcement, IRCC stated, “Talented and skilled international graduates play a crucial role in addressing Canada’s labor shortage, and those who are nearing the end of their PGWP are already well-integrated into the Canadian labor market. The extra work permit will permit qualified candidates to continue contributing to the Canadian economy while gaining valuable work experience and preparing for the chance to apply for permanent residence.”
The release from IRCC also establishes a clear connection between the PGWP as an opportunity for gaining work experience in Canada and the transition to permanent residency for foreign graduates. According to the department, there were over 157,000 foreign students who received permanent residency status in 2021 (a record number), followed by an additional 95,000 in 2022.
IRCC further states that as of the end of 2022, “Over 286,000 international graduates were in Canada with valid post-graduation work permits. Roughly 127,000 PGWPs are set to expire in 2023, though around 67,000 PGWP holders have already applied for permanent residency and will not need to extend their work permit via this program.” These statistics imply that roughly 60,000 students with expiring PGWPs will qualify for the extension that was recently announced. | journalism_and_media_communication |
http://sinoeuropetrucking.com/news/show-50.html | 2022-12-07T02:40:21 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-49/segments/1669446711126.30/warc/CC-MAIN-20221207021130-20221207051130-00491.warc.gz | 0.938729 | 400 | CC-MAIN-2022-49 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-49__0__164060439 | en | The first TIR multimodal transport operation from India to Afghanistan via the Iranian port of Chabahar was completed last week.
The operation, which shipped production line parts from the Iranian port of Chabahar to its final destination in Afghanistan, took seven days, five days by sea and two days by road. By comparison, the traditional route from the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas takes three to four days longer. It was also the first TIR multimodal operation to start in India and be carried by an Indian TIR licensee.
TIR facilitates seamless multimodal transport
With TIR and its IT tools, the risk management process can be done up front. Therefore, at all ports including Chabahar, containers do not need to be checked out of the box.
Cargoes departing from Afghanistan can now reach their destinations safely and reliably 20 percent faster, allowing carriers in and out of the region to benefit from reduced land and sea travel times.
"This is the first TIR multimodal operation from India via the Chabahar Corridor and is an exciting development that demonstrates the vast potential of TIR multimodal transport to carriers and transport companies around the world," said IRU Secretary General Umberto de Pretto.
Chabahar - Important trade gateway for TIR in and out of India
Besides connecting Iran to Afghanistan, Central Asia, Russia and Europe, Chabahar is Iran's only port with direct access to the Indian Ocean.
This TIR transport operation is based on the Chabhar Transit Agreement signed between Iran and India and represents the first step towards the full start-up of the Indo-Iran-Afghanistan Corridor.
Mr. Umberto de Breto concluded, "Given the current impact of the Novel Coronavirus 2019 outbreak, it is particularly important to open up new corridors. Opening up new, faster and safer routes will help ensure a steady flow of goods to those in need." | journalism_and_media_communication |
https://clamskclblog.wordpress.com/2016/09/28/review-estuary-2016/ | 2017-07-26T22:30:29 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-30/segments/1500549426639.7/warc/CC-MAIN-20170726222036-20170727002036-00713.warc.gz | 0.948847 | 1,120 | CC-MAIN-2017-30 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-30__0__129559237 | en | The provocative works of the poet, performer and artist Caroline Bergvall have long intrigued and challenged medievalists – so when a handful of us CLAMS Anglo-Saxonists were invited to view a one-off performance of Bergvall’s newest work, Raga Dawn, we jumped at the chance.
‘Dawn’ by name, dawn by nature – the piece, to be performed at twelve locations on the old troubadour route from Morocco to southern Spain and through Europe in 2017, takes place outdoors at the rising of day. For us, that meant a 4am start, a big flask of coffee and a McDonald’s breakfast as we set out on a journey from South London and out towards Essex, our final destination being the landing platform at the Grade II listed Tilbury Cruise Terminal.
What’s the significance of Tilbury? Today it’s a working-class port town which never quite recovered from the devastating mass unemployment of the 1970s and 80s. But former centuries told quite a different story – the town’s position at the mouth of the Thames and its deep-water port meant it was historically an important location for trade and defence. Bede mentions in his Ecclesiastical History that St Cedd established a missionary church at ‘Tilaburg’ with the aim of converting the East Saxons to Christianity. It was here that Elizabeth I delivered her famous ‘heart and stomach of a king’ speech to assembled troops in advance of the anticipated invasion of the Spanish Armada. Here, too, the HMT Empire Windrush brought one of the first groups of West Indian immigrants to the UK after World War II.
Raga Dawn, performed by Bergvall and soprano Peyee Chen, was part of Estuary 16, the first biennial festival celebrating the cultural and historical importance of Tilbury and its neighbouring estuary towns of Gravesend, Canvey Island and Southend-on-Sea.
Via a spellbinding hour of layered spoken and sung voices in multiple languages, electronic sounds, yogic breathing and linguistic play, Bergvall’s work – performed under a blanket of shifting grey clouds – voices anxieties concerning forced human migration and issues of language, displacement and belonging. Performed as night turns to day, on the brink of the Essex marshlands, and exploring multilingualism and transnationalism via the use of minority languages (Punjabi and Romansch), Raga Dawn rejects the Anglocentric and instead gives centre-stage to all things liminal.
By looking to medieval lyric poetry for inspiration, Bergvall finds apt meeting points between east and west, the past and the present, and the spoken and written word. The history of troubadour love poetry reveals it to be transnational and nomadic, starting in the Middle East and moving across Spain and to Italy through the 11th, 12th, 13th and 14th centuries. The form translates and transforms itself through various times and places, becoming a shared tradition which denies a standardised or hierarchical linguistic culture. There was certainly the feeling amongst the rapt audience that we are being reconnected – in Bergvall’s words – to time, place, and to each other. It was an enormously profound and unique experience.
When the performance finished we flocked back inside the ferry terminal to partake in a Sikh breakfast of bombay potatoes and chapatis, prepared by the Essex Cultural Diversity Project – a welcome way to warm up after our hour by the water but also, undoubtedly, an important part of the transnational community-building experience.
By then it was half past 8 in the morning and the day was far from over – Tilbury Cruise Terminal was abuzz with visitors enjoying sound, film and photography installations as well as talks, poetry readings and films that explored the region’s complex connections with its own history and the wider world.
Waterborne was a particular highlight – a poignant audio piece experienced on board a working Thames boat, the Avante. French and Mottershead’s work is part of a wider project – Afterlife – in which the listener hears a detailed description of the decay of the human body in a variety of environments – woodland, water, in a museum and at home. Looking out across the Thames and hearing a visceral description of tissues and bones dissolving in the water over centuries, one expects to feel chilled but is instead strangely soothed by the deeply humanising shared experience that transgresses periodisation.
Also on display was Chloe Dewe Mathews newest project Thames Log. The photographer has spent five years documenting rituals, both habitual and ceremonial, enacted along the banks of the Thames. Surprising and moving moments come to light in this exhibition, including pentecostal baptism and the scattering of human ashes. We were especially intrigued by the way that Dewe Mathews displayed metadata about the photograph alongside the image itself, recording these watery rituals both quantitatively and visually.
The estuary was an unexpected but fitting location for thinking through our relationships with history, the environment and each other, and a (very) long but enjoyable and enriching day was had by all.
Beth Whalley is a PhD Candidate in the English and Geography Departments at King’s College London. Funded by the Rick Trainor Scholarship and the Canal and Rivers Trust, Beth’s research explores the semiotics of water across times and places. | journalism_and_media_communication |
http://doahsdeer.xanga.com/762425353/all-oreos-is-local/ | 2013-05-22T00:01:14 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700871976/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516104111-00081-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.9433 | 329 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2013-20__0__146585720 | en | Monday, 07 May 2012
Former Speaker of the House, Tip O'Neill once famously explained "All politics is local." The same, apparently, is true of Oreos. You see, Kraft Foods, who now own the Oreo brand, is determined to expand Oreos' global popularity. But the iconic cookie has not always sold well internationally. According to Sanjay Khosha, Kraft's president of developing markets, as reported by the San Francisco Chronicle, for many years, Oreos were "spectacularly underperforming" in international markets. The cookie was too sweet, for example, in China, too bitter in India.
The San Francisco Chronicle is reporting that Kraft has responded by developing local Oreos, designed to satisfy local palates. Green tea Oreos in China. Banana and dulce de leche Oreos in Argentina. Mango and orange Oreos. Chocolate and peanut Oreos. On and on. All Oreos is local.
For my own local palate, I'm holding out hope for Hydrox-flavored Oreos. Hydrox was the original creme-filled chocolate sandwich cookie (Hydrox debuted in 1908, Oreo not until 1912). Unfortunately, Hydrox lost the chocolate cookie-and-cream war. And, as is often the case (think Betamax and VHS) the superior product disappeared from the market. Not only was Hydrox better-tasting than Oreo, but it held up better when dunked in a glass of milk. Which is, after all, the whole point.
Don't be fooled by "look-alikes." | journalism_and_media_communication |
https://roobackpacks.com/blogs/news/senate-dems-request-health-panel-hearing-on-school-shootings | 2022-05-26T19:48:10 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662625600.87/warc/CC-MAIN-20220526193923-20220526223923-00466.warc.gz | 0.979361 | 309 | CC-MAIN-2022-21 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-21__0__251591405 | en | Senate Democrats want the chamber's health committee to hold a hearing on the causes and remedies of mass shootings, including school shootings.
Nine Democrats, as well as Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders
(Vt.), sent a letter
last week to Sens. Lamar Alexander
(R-Tenn.) and Patty Murray
(D-Wash.), the top members on the panel, requesting they schedule a hearing in the wake of the Parkland, Fla., shooting, in which 17 people were killed.
"As senators, it is our responsibility to address gun violence like the public health crisis that it is, investigate the causes of these deadly acts of violence and hatred, and make policy changes to ensure that they no longer happen," they wrote.
They added "we request that you hold a hearing as soon as possible to examine the causes and remedies for mass shootings, including school shootings, across the country."
The proposed hearing, according to the senators, would include testimony from survivors of gun violence and those who have been affected by it, as well as experts on public health research.
The letter comes after thousands protested in Washington, D.C., and throughout the United States on Saturday as part of March for Our Lives, which was organized by survivors of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting.
"The shooting was a sober reminder that mass shootings, including school shootings, and gun violence more broadly, are persistent threats that affect children, teachers, and families across this country," the senators added in the letter. | journalism_and_media_communication |
https://mkram.ru:443/en/2021/05/24/exhibition-arkady-shaikhet-time-witness-photos-1924-1940-6/ | 2021-09-24T11:07:24 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-39/segments/1631780057524.58/warc/CC-MAIN-20210924110455-20210924140455-00548.warc.gz | 0.962078 | 991 | CC-MAIN-2021-39 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-39__0__251355052 | en | June 3 at 4 pm within the framework of the International Platonov Festival of Arts in the exhibition hall of the Voronezh Regional Art Museum. I.N. Kramskoy, the opening of the exhibition “Arkady Shaikhet. Time Witness. Photos 1924-1940 “.
Arkady Shaikhet (born in 1898) arrived in Moscow in 1922, already possessing photographic skills, which he managed to acquire in his native Nikolaev. In Moscow, Shaikhet got a job as a retoucher at the Rembrandt photo studio, whose owner soon began to trust him with photographing clients. At the same time, on the advice of a distant relative (experienced journalist Dmitry Brazul), Shaikhet tried his hand at photographing, his pictures regularly appear in Rabochaya Gazeta.
Acquaintance with the chief editor of the magazine “Ogonyok” Mikhail Koltsov became a turning point in the life and work of Shaikhet: in 1925 he became the chief photographer of the most popular illustrated magazine in the country. The topics of his magazine reports are very different: the fight against illiteracy and the NEP, the anniversary of Lenin’s death and the anniversary of the Bolshoi Theater, automobile plants and metallurgical plants, the life of street children and parades on Red Square.
In 1927, Shaikhet, arrested on a false denunciation, spent several months in Butyrka prison, and through Koltsov’s efforts he was released (he was rehabilitated posthumously in 2006).
Arkady Shaikhet was one of the authors (along with Alexander Rodchenko, Boris Ignatovich, Georgy Petrusov, Mikhail Prekhner) who laid the foundations of Soviet visual culture. In 1931-1932. the Russian Association of Proletarian Photographers (ROPF) was formed, Arkady Shaikhet took an active part in its work. The photographers who were part of the ROPF argued with the members of the October group, one of the leaders of which was Alexander Rodchenko. Despite the differences in views, the photographers of these groups constantly interacted, used each other’s experience in their work and were sincere in defending their own opinions.
In 1938, Arkady Shaikhet was fired from Ogonyok; he was no longer published in the magazines Sovetskoe foto and USSR in Construction.
The Great Patriotic War, Shaikhet passed from the first day until the Victory as a correspondent for the newspapers “Front illustration” and “Pravda”; after demobilization, he hoped to return to the editorial office of Ogonyok, but this was prevented by a large-scale anti-Semitic propaganda campaign.
Shaikhet has always been distinguished by a fanatical attitude to work, incredible scrupulousness, the ability to grasp the essence of the moment and build an ideal composition. There was no opportunity for the photographer to refuse the editorial assignment or delay its completion. On November 18, 1959, he died of his fourth heart attack while shooting for the magazine “Young Technician”.
At the exhibition “Arkady Shaikhet. Time Witness. Photos 1924-1940 ”presents photographs taken in different parts of the USSR.
Pre-war photographs, carefully attributed by MAMM employees, provide an opportunity to get acquainted with Soviet visual culture.
The Multimedia Art Museum, Moscow (MAMM) is a museum and exhibition complex, the first museum in Russia specializing in photography, video and media art. Founded in 1996. The museum has hosted exhibitions of such photographers as Georgy Petrusov, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Annie Leibovitz and many others. Repeated participant of the Platonov Arts Festival.
On the opening day, admission to the exhibition is free.
At both festival exhibitions “Arkady Shaikhet. Time Witness. Photos 1924-1940 “and” Jack of Diamonds. Emanations of isms ”- a single ticket is valid.
Full – 200 rubles
Preferential (pupils, students, pensioners) – 160 rubles.
Purchase of tickets at the ticket office of the museum (CASH PAYMENT ONLY).
Purchase of electronic tickets on the website of the Platonov Festival.
Visitors need a mask.
Exhibition opening hours:
During the festival – daily from 10:00 to 19:00
The ticket office stops working 45 minutes before the museum closes.
From June 21 – according to the usual schedule of the Museum. I.N. Kramskoy
The exhibition will run until July 25, 2021. | journalism_and_media_communication |
https://www.new-jersey-online-casinos.com/the-history-of-gambling-in-atlantic-city/ | 2020-07-03T19:03:54 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-29/segments/1593655882934.6/warc/CC-MAIN-20200703184459-20200703214459-00201.warc.gz | 0.981735 | 1,342 | CC-MAIN-2020-29 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-29__0__247716370 | en | Atlantic City is a small resort city on New Jersey’s Atlantic coast, with a population of around 40,000. Despite that, it’s a city that is known all around the world, primarily for one reason – gambling. Along with Las Vegas it would become the premier location for players, boasting a huge range of casinos and attracting people from far and wide.
Already blessed with beautiful beaches, the influx of casino players would see major hotels and nightclubs pitch up in the city, transforming the nightlife, and the city in general. All of this combined to make Atlantic City a must-see place for people seeking thrills.
The early days
While gambling is synonymous with Atlantic City, it wasn’t always like that. In fact, it took until the mid to late 70s before gambling was accepted in the area. In 1974, a vote went against legalising gambling, although it was close and pressure was building by big money businessmen for the decision to change.
Two years later, a new vote would see casinos allowed in New Jersey, but restricted to Atlantic City, and in America at the time the only other legal casinos were in Nevada – on the other side of the country. So, for many people Atlantic City became the go-to place to get all your casino excitement.
Over the next few years some of the biggest casinos in the city would be built, and in 1978 the first casino was officially open. Singer Steve Lawrence would throw the first dice at the Resorts Casino Hotel, and gambling in Atlantic City had begun.
Revenues begin to soar
It didn’t take long for locals and tourists to realise the potential of the city, and in 1981 revenues would top $1bn for the first time, and they would continue to rise every year for 26 years!
As the revenues, and in turn profits rose, the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority was created, with the sole purpose to use casino money to make public improvements and housing. Over the years, billions of dollars would be spent and hundreds of projects across the state would benefit.
Despite the money going around, Elsinore’s Atlantis Casino Hotel became the first one to close in 1989, after filing for bankruptcy. Other casinos manage to emerge from similar experiences, but that doesn’t stop the popularity and appeal of Atlantic City from increasing during this period.
The city had transformed to take on all types of entertainment over this period. As well as the casinos clubs, there would be big names from the music industry performing, and huge boxing bouts. ‘Iron’ Mike Tyson made several defences of his heavyweight title as sports fans would descend on the East Coast.
As mentioned, a significant reason for the major early success was the fact that nowhere else on the East Coast could offer gambling facilities, but over the years more states legalised it and so competition increased significantly.
It began in the 90s, two casinos opened in Connecticut, while Pennsylvania, New York and Delaware would all expand and grow their gaming industries. It was similar across all other areas of the country. To compound it, Vegas was in the middle of a major makeover, and it began to wrestle the number one mantle back from Atlantic City with new hotels, casinos and improvements all over Nevada.
With the competition, Atlantic City inevitably lost some customers, as people wouldn’t feel the need to travel across the country for their fun. However, it was still going strong in the mid-90s, with a whopping 50,000 employees, and revenues would still be rising through the billions.
Hard times hit Atlantic City
Although revenues would continue to rise until they hit a peak in 2007, the first signs of trouble began in the early 2000s. New Jersey was suffering economic hardship, with higher unemployment, and a surge in crime, which started to take the gloss off the city for the visitors.
Revenues would then peak at $5.2bn, but then the recession hit. The whole country would suffer, which meant casinos everywhere would suffer, particularly Atlantic City. With less disposable income, less punters would take to the casinos when travel and hotel costs were added into the mix.
As numbers were falling, it called on the casino to offer more inventive ways to attract players, especially the high rollers. They were considered essential in the tough times and the casinos would go to some lengths to entice the players. It could be as simple as free rooms, meals, and in some cases, it would be negotiating specific deals.
For Don Johnson, a high roller, that deal included a payback percentage on some of his losses, and specific rules for his blackjack games, and what a good deal that would turn out to be for him.
In 2010, he would take around $15m from three casinos in the city, all within a few weeks of each other, decimating their profits in the process and attracting worldwide attention. That included winning $1.2m in the space of three hands at the Tropicana, before ending his 12-hour gaming spree up a massive $6m. A further $5m would come from the Borgata casino, with $4m from Caesars. Not bad!
A few years later, New Jersey was hit by the devastating Hurricane Sandy, which killed 37 people. It also caused $30bn worth of damages and so had a major impact on the casino industry. Obviously, people were escaping the area and Governor Chris Christie ordered that all casinos in Atlantic City would be shut as President Obama made an emergency declaration for New Jersey.
The casinos were shut for several days, and November 2012 saw a 28% drop in revenue, which was the biggest monthly drop in 34 years. These factors meant that tourism to the city would drop year on year, and four of the city’s 11 casinos would announce closure, plans to close or bankruptcy in 2014.
What does the future hold?
At its pomp, Atlantic City would rival Vegas, for the entertainment, the nightlife and the easy way of life. However, over the last decade the two have drifted apart at a significant rate.
Sure, you can still enjoy a great range of casinos in the city, and the history and glamour that was once attached to the area means that it will always attract some gamblers. However, as the buildings get older and the competition improves it makes it harder for Atlantic City to stand out in a competitive market. Keep an eye on the blog for more articles on the history of gambling around the world. | journalism_and_media_communication |
https://www.galaxymobile.jp/tokyo2020/en/ | 2021-10-17T00:51:24 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-43/segments/1634323585045.2/warc/CC-MAIN-20211016231019-20211017021019-00133.warc.gz | 0.90746 | 1,227 | CC-MAIN-2021-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-43__0__29077916 | en | Since the Olympic Winter Games Nagano 1998, Samsung has supported the Olympics with innovative mobile technology as the official Worldwide Olympic Partner in Wireless Communications Equipment.
Just as new records are created when limits are pushed, Samsung is continually challenging the possibilities of Olympic Games marketing by believing that a valuable change begins when crossing barriers.
Samsung's innovative mobile technologies have transformed the way the Olympic Games community, athletes, and fans around the world communicate and share with each other.
Samsung will continue to serve as the official Worldwide Olympic Partner and provide wireless communication and computing equipment support for the Olympic Games until 2028.
Samsung will work to make history at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.
Team Galaxy for Tokyo 2020 is a diverse group of world-class athletes that defy barriers and unite us together to celebrate the Olympic and Paralympic spirit. With your support, Team Galaxy will continue to create new possibilities for our future, and change the way fans around the world experience Tokyo 2020 with Galaxy.
Samsung builds a convenient mobile environment for everyone to use during the Olympic Games. Samsung provides Galaxy Note8 Olympic Games Edition smartphones to the International Olympic Committee (IOC), who encourages athletes to capture and share moments of Olympic Games excitement. They also choose 1,500 people to spread hope and enthusiasm to the world during the Torch Relay. In cooperation with the PyeongChang Organising Committee for the Olympic Winter Games 2018(POCOG), the "THE OFFICIAL OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES PYEONGCHANG 2018 APP" is released and downloaded by 1.28 million fans worldwide. The app provides real-time game-related news such as game records, player stats , medal standings, and Olympic Games updates.
Combining design, function, and innovation is Samsung’s specialty. The Galaxy S7 Edge perfectly showcases this with cutting-edge technology and improved functionality, encased in an aesthetically breathtaking package. For the first time, Samsung specifically designs a smartphone for the Olympic Games. Its exterior accents and interface are designed with the five colors of the Olympic rings, and the Olympic emblem appears on the rear exterior. Galaxy S7 Edge Olympic Games Edition phones are provided to all Olympic Games athletes, making it one of the most visible products at the Olympic Games Rio 2016. Following the success of the Olympic Games Edition phone among the athletes, the device is released in Japan, Korea, United States, China, Germany, and Brazil.
People start editing photos and watching media more on their smartphones. The demand for bigger screens rise and Samsung is there to fill the need. Galaxy Note3 is a true multimedia powerhouse. It's the first phone with USB 3.0 for fast transfers, a 13-megapixel camera with the ability to record 4K video at 30 frames per second, and has Wi-Fi and Bluetooth for wireless functionality. The Olympic Winter Games Sochi 2014 is the first year Samsung supplies phones to all athletes. The phone's flip cover, which features the athlete's national flag, is waved enthusiastically during the Opening Ceremony.
Galaxy S3 products are frequently used by celebrities associated with the city's Olympic Games. In an unexpected product placement, actor Rowan Atkinson uses a Samsung smartphone to take and share photos during the Opening Ceremony, pushing Samsung awareness even higher. Combined with the 360-degree marketing effort, Galaxy S3 marks the point where Samsung shifts from being just another mobile manufacturer to being a market leader in technology and sales. As user satisfaction increases, the Galaxy S3 bests its competitors and achieves top rankings from prominent technology magazines.
At this point, the smartphone revolution is truly underway, and Samsung is positioned for success. The Omnia II, the predecessor of the Galaxy series, is provided to the Olympic family. It comes equipped with Windows Mobile OS and sports a 3.7-inch AMOLED display along with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and GPS. Facial recognition, geotagging, and uploading to cloud are also possible at this time.
As China pulls out all the stops for the Olympic Games Beijing 2008, Samsung provides the SGH-i688, an early version of the smartphone. The innovative push-to-talk (PTT) feature is groundbreaking for the Olympic family as well as for consumers. The shift from one-to-one devices to one-to-many devices streamlines the organizers' communication and coordination of events allowing for a better Olympic Games experience for everyone.
The evolution of technology continues. The D600 dramatically improves multimedia capabilities with its two-inch screen, stereo speakers, and MP3 Player. Samsung provides Olympic Games Officials with D600 phones capable of advanced graphics and video and preinstalled with WOW software. The introduction of the WOW platform following the Athens prototype version sets the stage for more innovation to come in hardware and software.
Samsung provides SGH-i530 for the Olympic Games in Athens in 2004. The SGH-i530 uses Palm OS and features a large touchscreen interface with advanced graphics. An early version of Samsung’s Wireless Olympic Works (WOW) service comes preinstalled and provides the organizers with real-time event information for event management.
For the first time, Samsung produces an Olympic Games Edition phone featuring memorable ringtones, setting the "Olympic Games Edition" standard. At 128 x 128 pixels, the display of SCH-T300 is more than double the size of the previous Olympic Games edition. As one of the first Internet-enabled phones, it has a built-in web browser and a dedicated Internet button.
In two years, Samsung rapidly expands its technology and manufacturing capabilities in the wireless sector. Sales of the SGH-600 reaches one million units, with an additional two million units to be exported. The SGH-600 gains a competitive edge with its black on green display, ability to store up to 100 phone numbers, voice recording, and calendar features.
Samsung becomes the official Worldwide Olympic Partner in Wireless Communications Equipment. Samsung provides N206 phones to the Olympic Games organizers and officials.
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https://wordinternationalireland.com/irreplaceable-film-showing/ | 2023-06-02T11:53:45 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-23/segments/1685224648635.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20230602104352-20230602134352-00066.warc.gz | 0.885594 | 156 | CC-MAIN-2023-23 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-23__0__38103530 | en | WHEN: May 9, 2015 at 6:00pm
WHERE: WORD International Ministries Ireland (WIN Dublin Church)
Unit G5 Chapelizod Industrial Estate, Dublin 20
Reflecting on some of the important public debate about the importance of family, and what exactly does that mean, Focus on the Family Ireland presents the film, “Irreplaceable”.
More information on the film showing at www.family.ie/latest-news/irreplaceable-the-film/
This is part of our awareness campaign in relation to the upcoming same-sex marriage referendum this month.
Please support, come and bring your friends. God bless you!
For inquiries, please contact Pastor Manny De Leon 086 3470794. | journalism_and_media_communication |
https://ottexec.com/ottmagsum15execinsights/ | 2022-08-13T15:20:27 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571959.66/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813142020-20220813172020-00004.warc.gz | 0.945172 | 897 | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-33__0__182945445 | en | William "Bill" Mobley is the CEO of FreeCast, the company behind the world's largest online media guide, Rabbit TV, which aggregates and organizes millions of hours of web-based entertainment content, both free and premium, together into one interface for easy access. Rabbit TV Plus is one of the top 5 fastest-growing paid subscription services, delivering a next generation TV experience to nearly 4 million subscribers less than two years after its launch. With the release of the all-new Rabbit TV Plus, an international expansion in progress, and the upcoming launch of Select TV, Bill's company is poised to continue shaking up the television industry.
The Evolution of OTT
EXECUTIVE INSIGHTS by Bill Mobley
Over-the-top video has come a long way. I know, because I’ve been in the business from the start. As the founder of MegaMedia Networks, my company pioneered the no-download on-page web video, delivering over 800,000 point to point streams a day, almost a decade before YouTube or Netflix would do the same. Today, web video is bigger than ever. In fact, just about everything is available online. In 2013, KPMG did a study that revealed over 70% of the top box office movies and over 87% of the year’s top television titles were all available online in one form or another. For the top movies and TV shows from the year prior to the study, those percentages were 100% and 96%. The bottom line is this: everything that you can watch with a pay-TV subscription is or will be available to watch on the Internet within a year or less.
Streaming media is superseding linear cable and satellite TV delivery systems, present tense, and these numbers make that clear. These statistics are two years old, and it was happening then. And anyone who’s been following knows that that trend towards web-based video has only accelerated since then. Cord-cutting has exploded, as the MSOs hemorrhage video subscribers. In fact, there’s only one reason why every household in the country isn’t getting their TV from the web: right now it’s a cumbersome experience to do so.
Amazon, Netflix, Hulu, and even more familiar names in the media industry like CBS and HBO all have streaming media products, and there are hundreds more; too many to be listed, with more joining the fray every month. What you end up with is gazillions of unique offerings. While they all have great libraries of content, they’re currently siloed, forcing consumers to go to each one individually: log in to each one, search each one, manage and pay for each one. It’s a time consuming hassle that consumers just don’t have time for. And because these video providers are direct competitors, they are not collectively about to make it any easier on their mutual customers. It’s simply not in their interest to direct you to content that you might want to watch, and that surely exists out there somewhere, if it isn’t in their own library. That’s precisely the problem. But while you can’t really blame a company for not directing their own users to the competition, this current state of affairs creates an entirely new opportunity in the OTT space that often goes unnoticed.
What consumers want and need is, believe it or not, exactly what these content providers want and need as well: impartial cross-platform content discovery. In other words, a virtual MSO. A single agnostic platform that can bring content from competing online video sources together, the same way that a cable TV subscription makes it easy for consumers to enjoy content from multiple competing cable and broadcast networks. The media buzzes about every new SVOD player that jumps into an increasingly crowded space, but they’re missing an entire half of the equation that ultimately defines the future landscape of the television industry: the business not of selling access to content, but of organizing the existing pieces of content and content sources, and thereby making over-the-top TV a viable option for mainstream consumers.
It’s simply not in their interest to direct you to content that you might want to watch, and that surely exists out there somewhere, if it isn’t in their own library. That’s precisely the problem. | journalism_and_media_communication |
https://www.fountainhousebx.org/blog/fountain-housedhc-one-four-5k-huge-success | 2020-06-07T09:25:49 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-24/segments/1590348526471.98/warc/CC-MAIN-20200607075929-20200607105929-00452.warc.gz | 0.967381 | 438 | CC-MAIN-2020-24 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-24__0__126231165 | en | More than 500 people— including Fountain House members, staff, and community members— spent Saturday morning in Riverside Park to raise awareness about the connection between mental and physical health. The second annual walk/run has a dual purpose of fighting stigma while promoting the importance of physical fitness for people with mental illness.
“The One-in-Four 5K is an important way for people with mental illness to strengthen their minds and their bodies,” said Paul, a member who has become an avid runner since joining Fountain House one year ago. “When I first came to Fountain House, I was overweight, depressed and lethargic,” he said. Through his work in the Wellness Program, Paul has lost 60 pounds, and devoted himself to healthier living. He is an avid runner and is coordinating a running group at Fountain House.
Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer attended the event to cheer on runners and walkers. According to the World Health Organization, one in four people will experience a mental health condition in their lifetime. Those with a serious mental illness such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and major depression have a life expectancy that is 25 years less than the general population. All proceeds from the One-in-Four 5K help Fountain House sustain a wellness program to help end the negative health trends that people with mental illness face every day.
Through fitness, nutrition and health education, Fountain House members gain energy and motivation, lose weight and improve their overall wellness and quality of life. The wellness program’s key objectives are to increase physical activity and introduce stress reduction techniques through yoga and meditation classes. Members learn how to incorporate healthy food into their diets as well as how to improve their overall wellness.
“We created our wellness program to reverse the terrible trend of early death among people living with serious mental illness. Physical activity is an important component of the program, and we’ve worked hard to get people moving, regardless of their fitness level,” says Fountain House President Kenn Dudek.
To keep the enthusiasm for the One-in-Four 5K going and growing, tag and share photos of the walk/race on Facebook. | journalism_and_media_communication |
http://www.ncedsv.org/domestic-violence-awareness-month-dvam/ | 2017-09-26T19:45:14 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-39/segments/1505818696681.94/warc/CC-MAIN-20170926193955-20170926213955-00351.warc.gz | 0.837487 | 337 | CC-MAIN-2017-39 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-39__0__238847495 | en | October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM). Domestic violence thrives when we are silent; but if we take a stand and work together, we can end domestic violence.
Join NCEDSV & NNEDV October 15 – 21, 2017 for the National Week of Action!
10/15/2017: Conversation Sunday – use our talking points to start conversations about domestic violence with friends, family members, neighbors, or colleagues.
10/16/2017: Media Monday – download our new Tech Safety App (now available in Spanish!) or share our #31n31 campaign this year on social media.
- 2016 #31n31: 31 Ways to Challenge Myths about Domestic Violence
- 2015 #31n31: 31 Survivors’ and Advocates’ Stories
- 2014 #31n31: 31 Ways VAWA, FVPSA, and VOCA have Made a Difference in Survivors’ Lives
- 2013 #31n31: 31 Ways to Get Involved and Help End Domestic Violence
10/17/2017: Twitter Chat Tuesday – join our bilingual (English & Spanish) Twitter chat from 2-3 PM (ET). Details to come!
10/19/2017: #PurpleThursday – wear purple and show your support for survivors and for ending domestic violence! Sign up here.
10/21/2017: Shout-Out Saturday – celebrate the people you admire who speak out for survivors and use their voices to make a difference.
*Resources brought to you by http://nnedv.org/pages/5858-week-of-action-2017.html | journalism_and_media_communication |
http://www.aegiseurope.eu/news/position-paper-aegis-europe-supports-joint-declaration-calling-for-an-ambitious-eu-industrial-strategy | 2019-10-14T03:32:45 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-43/segments/1570986649035.4/warc/CC-MAIN-20191014025508-20191014052508-00480.warc.gz | 0.947272 | 751 | CC-MAIN-2019-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-43__0__153784190 | en | Brussels, Thursday 16 February 2017 – AEGIS Europe today added its support to the chorus of European industries, which have signed up to a “Joint Declaration for an ambitious EU industrial strategy,” sent to policy-makers across Europe.
“European industry has presented a clear message to policy-makers. In the EU, we are lucky to have world-class companies, which are global leaders in R&D, and responsible for the maintenance of a strong European industrial base,” pointed out Mr Nitzschke, spokesperson for AEGIS Europe.
“European manufacturers, both large and small, are becoming increasingly alarmed at the erosion of the EU’s industrial base, which threatens to destroy the very foundation on which our economy is built,” stated Mr Nitzschke.
AEGIS Europe, an alliance representing around 30 European manufacturing industries, joined with 91 other European associations calling on policy-makers to meet the objective of increasing the share of industry in European GDP to 20% by 2020.
“The members of AEGIS Europe are fully committed to these targets and call for immediate action by the EU and its Member States to prevent any further destruction of Europe’s manufacturing base,” emphasised Mr Nitzschke.
"The 20% target was set in 2014, but instead of moving towards this goal, the EU has allowed industrial manufacturing to decrease in nearly all of its Member States. Today manufacturing has reached a record low of only a 15.3% share of total output," Mr Nitzschke explained.
“European manufacturing sectors are not only the backbone of the entire economy, employing over 34 million people, they also support indirect value chains of tens of millions more jobs,” pointed out Mr Nitzschke. “Europe needs manufacturing if it is to compete in the global economy,” he added.
“Policy-makers should be very alarmed about the increasing number of entire sectors moving to Asia, including high-tech industries where labour costs are not decisive,“ said Mr Nitzschke.
“Europe simply cannot create sustainable growth on the basis of unbalanced imports, for example with China where the trade deficit has reached a massive €180BN Euros per year. We are setting the benchmark in the EU on environmental, health and safety standards. Yet, the EU is allowing domestic manufacturing to be replaced by imports, which do not come close to meeting these standards. At the same time investments and jobs are being lost in the European economy every single day,” Mr Nitzschke pointed out.
“It is essential that we have fair competition and fight for the application of free and fair international trade rules,” stressed Mr Nitzschke. “That is why so many European industries have lent their support to the Joint Declaration, which must be seen as an urgent call to action to support jobs and growth in European industry,” he concluded.
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About AEGIS Europe
AEGIS Europe brings together nearly 30 European associations representing a broad variety of industries including traditional industries, consumer branches, SMEs and renewable energy sectors, accounting for more than €500 billion in annual turnover and millions of jobs across the EU. This industry alliance, made up of leaders in sustainable manufacturing and social and environmental responsibility, is committed to European manufacturing as the fundamental driver of innovation, growth and jobs in Europe.
For more information, visit www.aegiseurope.eu. | journalism_and_media_communication |
http://www.portal.environment.arizona.edu/ | 2017-11-20T13:24:54 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-47/segments/1510934806066.5/warc/CC-MAIN-20171120130647-20171120150647-00316.warc.gz | 0.95167 | 292 | CC-MAIN-2017-47 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-47__0__213357394 | en | Groundwater recharge in the Western U.S. will change as the climate warms—the dry southern regions will have less and the northern regions will have more, a University of Arizona-led research team reports. The new study covers the entire U.S. West, from the High Plains states to the Pacific coast, and provides the first detailed look at how groundwater recharge may change as the climate changes, said senior author Thomas Meixner, UA professor and associate department head of hydrology and atmospheric sciences.
October precipitation was below average to record driest in Arizona, with the driest conditions occurring in the southwestern corner of the state, and temperatures were above average to much-above average. However, the current forecast also suggests this will remain a weak La Niña event, for which correlations to below-average winter precipitation in the Southwest are not as evident.
The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at the UA is bringing concepts taught in the classroom to the community, applying scientific research to real-world problems.
One of the nation's most successful partnerships between farm and urban water agencies has lately run into serious turbulence, potentially threatening an important Colorado River water-sharing deal. Robert Glennon, a law professor at the UA who specializes in water issues, said the best way to preserve farms and farm communities is to improve water conservation. The saved water can be used to grow more valuable crops, sold to other farmers or to urban areas. | journalism_and_media_communication |
https://mint.bankofgreece.gr/en/coins/2012/10-years-euro-rolls/ | 2024-04-15T18:16:50 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817014.15/warc/CC-MAIN-20240415174104-20240415204104-00011.warc.gz | 0.96777 | 192 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__144180021 | en | 10 YEARS EURO Rolls
Euro-area citizens and residents have selected the winning design of a new euro coin (€2) issued in January 2012 to commemorate 10 years of euro banknotes and coins. Close to 35.000 people voted in an online competition from a choice of five designs that had been pre-selected by a professional jury following a design competition among citizens from the whole euro area. The new commemorative 2-euro coin will be issued by all euro-area Member States. It is estimated that some 90 million of these coins will be put into circulation. The winning design symbolizes the way in which the euro has become a true global player in the last ten years and its importance in ordinary people’s lives (represented by the people in the design), trade (the ship), industry (the factory) and energy (wind power stations).
Learn about the Numismatic Programme 2012Download the pdf file | journalism_and_media_communication |
http://jsc-moscow-jewelry-factory-lucas.tumblr.com/ | 2014-10-20T17:54:20 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-42/segments/1413507443062.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20141017005723-00097-ip-10-16-133-185.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.960033 | 424 | CC-MAIN-2014-42 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2014-42__0__24052102 | en | During a meeting Friday with North Korean Vice Marshal Choe Ryong-hae, Chinese President Xi Jinping was unequivocal in his view that Pyongyang must participate in denuclearization talks. But was North Korea really listening?
“China has a very clear position concerning the issue that all the parties involved should stick to the objective of denuclearization, safeguard the peace and stability on the peninsula, and resolve disputes through dialogue and consultation,” Xi stressed.
He called on all parties concerned to remain calm and with restraint, ease the situation and restart the process of the six-party talks, in a bid to achieve denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula and safeguard peace and stability in Northeast Asia.
Choe Ryong Hae conveyed greetings sent by Kim Jong Un to Xi Jinping. Xi Jinping expressed deep thanks for this and asked Choe Ryong Hae to convey his cordial greetings to Kim Jong Un…Xi Jinping expressed deep thanks once again to Kim Jong Un for dispatching Choe Ryong Hae as his special envoy and conveying his personal letter.
This was hardly the first time that China has publicly expressed its frustration with North Korea’s nuclear program. Beijing voted in favor of imposing United Nations sanctions on Pyongyang following its troublesome ally’s nuclear tests in 2009 and earlier this year. And Xi himself said in April that, “No one should be allowed to throw a region and even the whole world into chaos for selfish gains.”
Although this week’s meeting between presidents Barack Obama and Xi Jinping is still a couple days away, China’s new leader won some measure of respect simply by agreeing to a more informal, freewheeling format, White House officials said. At a private estate in California, the two leaders are expected to spend several hours of largely unscripted time together over two days. The agenda is not particularly detailed, the officials said, and the White House hopes a candid conversation will result. (via White House Likes Flexibility of China’s Xi - China Real Time Report - WSJ) | journalism_and_media_communication |
https://luvyt.com/black-diamond-engagement-ring-guide/ | 2022-10-04T20:57:24 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-40/segments/1664030337524.47/warc/CC-MAIN-20221004184523-20221004214523-00685.warc.gz | 0.924839 | 1,250 | CC-MAIN-2022-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-40__0__163088472 | en | Breaking the shackles of the stereotypical society, black diamonds are now becoming the modern sensation. With the evolution of the thought process, there has been a vivid change in the taste and preferences of the public. Colorless transparent diamonds which have been in very high demand for centuries are now closely followed up by the eccentric beauty of the captivating black diamonds. Grading itself slightly lower on the scale of purity, black diamonds are the second most popular diamond choice among the public.
Black diamonds have a long history attached to them. Presently considered as the “Fancy Black”, the black diamonds were once considered to be an outskirt in the society bringing about death and misfortune. Being held within the lower stratum based on its historical background, black diamonds have now come along a long way.
Black diamonds have regained their virtue since the late 20th century. when jewelers started looking at it as a valuable asset that can set new standards within the industry. The dramatic outlooks of the black diamond owing to the inclusions have since then started becoming a fashion statement. A magnificent piece of dazzling dark-colored black diamond with a set of small beads of transparent white diamond-paved along its edges makes the ring look absolutely stunning.
Over the recent years, the trend of black diamond rings has been coping up in the fashion industry. The exposure of the sanctimonious altruistic engagement rings with black diamond accents is now being popularized by movies and celebrities. The dramatic appearance of the Black Diamond engagement ring in the popular Hollywood movie Sex in the City 2 has been a major turn up for the industry of black diamond.
Overview of Black Diamond
It is a very common question that comes to mind while thinking of black diamond as the color. Setting itself at par from the transparent white diamond, black diamonds have been formed in a very similar manner as that of the transparent diamonds. However, the only striking difference between the two is the presence of inclusions in black diamonds which imparts the dark color to the diamond.
Inclusions play a very important major dynamic role in imparting the dark color to the diamond. Although inclusions maybe sometimes considered as interior imperfections as it lowers the grade of diamond on the scale of purity, such inclusions play a significant role in making the diamond look black. Inclusions of large quantities of minute mineral particles such as pyrite, graphite, or even hematite during the process of crystallization have resulted in the black color in the diamond. Black diamonds also include several fractures which can also impart the color black to the stone and sometimes it is also because of the process of graphitization.
These additional inclusions lower the grade of the diamond imparting a strong dark color to the crystal. Diamonds are generally the hardest stone available and the durability of diamonds is extremely high. But as compared to the transparent diamonds, the black diamonds are slightly fragile although their durability as compared to other gemstones is way more committed. As a result of which black diamond although it may appear bigger in size as compared to the transparent diamond but will still be comparatively cheaper than pure transparent diamonds. Therefore, if you have a clutch on your budget black diamond makes a perfect choice in that case.
Also Read: All About Black Diamond Ring
Black Diamond as Engagement Rings
Black Diamonds make a perfect engagement ring if you want to set the bar thus by bringing about a revolution in the common thought process of the masses. The dark emphasizing black color of the diamond with delicate fractures and inclusions in it making it slightly fragile is a brilliant option for an engagement ring.
Black diamonds are very hard to handle. The delicate gemstone is tedious to cut, shape, design, and polish making the ring look an absolute wonder when adorned. A black diamond engagement ring with small transparent pure diamonds encircling the astounding beauty will make the ring highly praiseworthy.
Paved Black Diamond Engagement Ring
Paved black diamond engagement rings make a brilliant option owing to their spectacular look. The stunning art of the metalwork with dramatic diamond setting paved along the sides of the metal surrounding the large piece of black diamond looks marvelous.
Milgrained Black Diamond Engagement Ring
A black diamond engagement ring in the shape of a migraine is also a very popular and common design. Very similar to that of a paved engagement ring, 14 accents of transparent diamonds are mounted on the metal surrounding the black diamond giving a high appreciable visual appearance. The contrast between the black and the small transparent diamonds looks stunning on the engagement ring.
Shank Halo Black Diamond Engagement Ring
An endorsing circular piece of black diamond situated at the center with its edges surrounded by small beads of transparent diamonds makes the ring a piece of art. Commonly used 0.16 carats of small transparent diamonds that surround the striking black diamond, the contrast between the two gives a jaw-dropping look.
Tapered Halo Black Diamond Engagement Ring
The petite halo design consisting of 0.32 carats of transparent diamonds encircling the centerpiece of black diamond giving a distinct vibrant contrasting look to the ring is an absolute beauty. The diamonds have been aligned in such a manner that it provides a prominent feature to the ring.
Raised Black Diamond Engagement Ring
The accentuated feature of black diamond placed slightly in an angular manner giving an appearance of raised gemstone placed on the metal surrounded by small paved transparent diamonds makes the engagement ring look extremely beautiful.
There is a huge variety of options that is available for you to choose from among the black diamond engagement rings. Therefore, if you are wondering to make a bold decision by choosing a black diamond as your engagement ring, have a holistic approach towards the availability of choices.
Also Read: Trending Styles Of Diamond Earrings
Black diamond engagement rings look an absolute eloquent beauty when coupled with accentuated small transparent diamonds. The black diamonds which are now being progressively becoming a fashion statement make an extraordinary engagement ring. The classy edgy eccentric color of black diamond makes a bold dynamic icon as an engagement ring. So, this festive season if you want to make your bold statement opt for the gorgeous black diamond engagement ring. | journalism_and_media_communication |
http://www.guy-kfir.com/item/86-bringing-big-data-to-life | 2014-12-20T02:55:09 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-52/segments/1418802769328.92/warc/CC-MAIN-20141217075249-00132-ip-10-231-17-201.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.934162 | 1,018 | CC-MAIN-2014-52 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2014-52__0__50848865 | en | A sunny Friday afternoon in the heart of Madrid’s Salamanca district. As you are walking down Maria de Molina Street, you feel hungry. Instinctively, you tweet “I’m starving!” and, instantly, you receive a €5 voucher for a veggie sandwich in a friendly place, within a five minute walk.
Behind the scenes your tweet was captured by sophisticated algorithms. Then, by integrating your credit transactions, social media activity, and your location (given away by your phone’s GPS) you were identified as a 29-year old vegetarian, with a craving for healthy food, who appreciates a friendly atmosphere and would pay up to €5 for a snack. After scanning the nearby cafes, the algorithm found the perfect match for you.
Our digital life
Data that is too big or too fast to process in typical systems is called Big Data. With nearly 6 billion people, i.e. 87% of the world population, using mobile phones and 2 billion using the Internet, anything from transactions, through social media, to search queries or even medical records is being tracked. While living our life, each one of us is leaving behind his/her own digital trail.
Furthermore, millions of networked street sensors, smart phones, or industrial equipment that measures and communicates location/ movement/ temperature etc., generate unprecedented amounts of data and rapidy fomulating our digital universe.
Among the most stunning data visualzation maps (above) that illustrate the global use of social media, Eric Fischer compared Flickr and Twitter usage. The color white indicates where people used both, blue is Twitter, and orange is Flickr.
How big is Big?
1.8 zettabytes of data, equivalent to 200 billion HD movies (that would take 47 million years to watch), was generated in 2011 and this figure is more than doubling every two years, IDC reports. The Economist reports that this industry is worth more than $100 billion and is growing at almost 10% a year.
Big Data is a disruptive trend
Companies are making every effort to build a customer-centric business. If only they could collect their customer data, mine it and transform it into actionable insights they could improve their bottom line. This ability will soon become vital for their growth and will drive their competitive advantage.
Companies will use Big Data for informed decision making, predictive analytics, sentiment analysis, or micro-segmentation.
A pioneer in that area is Wal-Mart’s customer tracking system that captures a total of 24 terabytes of transaction information from each of its 2,900 retail outlets, and analyzes sales, pricing, demographics and even weather info to customize the most efficient product selections and to determine the timing for discounts at particular stores.
Amazon exploits Big Data analytics to feed its recommendation engine (“you may also like”) and LinkedIn for its “People you may know” feature.
Another use of Big Data is sentiment analysis, i.e. detecting consumer attitudes towards brands, companies, or individuals. Start-ups such as Datasift or Gnip already analyze Google search queries, Facebook posts and Twitter messages to measure the public sentiment in real-time.
Global Pulse is a UN organization that analyzes social networks and text messages in the Third World countries to predict job losses or disease outbreaks in certain regions. Big data analysis, thus, serves them as a digital warning that signals where to send assistance programs.
Governments may use Big Data to combine different databases and improve public service. A Mckinsey report estimates that the EU public sector could save up to €300 billion in administrative costs by using big data.
Government agencies, such the NYPD, analyze historical arrest patterns and combine them with variables such as paydays, sporting events, weather and holidays in order to predict the places where a crime could occur and deploy in advance.
The Challenges of Big Data
There are technical challenges, privacy and security concerns, and a lack of talent in the Big Data arena.
Some of the technical challenges are related to capturing and analyzing different types of data (structured and unstructured), integrating different databases together and ensuring that out of the vast amount of data only the relevant one will be transferred to the decision makers so they can extract actionable insights from it.
Governments will need to create policies related to privacy, security and intellectual property as not many people are happy with the idea that their every move is digitized and analyzed, while companies want to make sure their data collecting is legal and not compromising them.
Finally, a lack of talent is another challenge. According to McKinsey, in the next 5 years in the US there will be a shortage of 140,000 to 190,000 people with analytical skills and 1.5 million managers and analysts skilled enough to make decisions based on the Big Data input.
Tell me what you think about Big Data and how will it affect our lives?
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http://www.ladiesoutlaughing.ca/lol/home.html | 2013-06-19T11:51:41 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708739983/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516125219-00026-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.958156 | 229 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2013-20__0__161826934 | en | Laughter is the best medicine and that was certainly true at the sixth annual Ladies Out Laughing Comedy Night. The tremendously successful evening raised an incredible $60,000. Women’s chuckles have raised more than $175,000 for cancer since Ladies Out Laughing began in 2008. Net proceeds in 2013 will go toward four worthy charities that support the battle against cancer.
The sold out show this year was hosted by funny lady Laurie Elliott, along with comics Trevor Boris and Terry McGurrin. Elliott, voted Funniest Female Stand Up at The 2010 Canadian Comedy Awards, has participated in Ladies Out Laughing since the beginning. This was Trevor Boris' second appearance, and Terry McGurrin's premiere at the event.
We are thrilled with the community's enthusiasm for Ladies Out Laughing, and we are so incredibly grateful to the many businesses, individuals and volunteers who have contributed to the success of our 2013 event.
Thank you all for supporting Ladies Out Laughing 2013, and hope to see everyone out again next year - stay tuned for 2014 details!
Click here to view all the fabulous photos of the evening. | journalism_and_media_communication |
https://julieann.toomey.org/nature-walks | 2023-06-10T14:37:21 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-23/segments/1685224657720.82/warc/CC-MAIN-20230610131939-20230610161939-00118.warc.gz | 0.955301 | 1,483 | CC-MAIN-2023-23 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-23__0__276202257 | en | As someone who has struggled with mental health issues, I know firsthand how challenging it can be to manage symptoms like anxiety and depression. While there are many different strategies that can be effective, one that has consistently helped me is taking nature walks.
Research has shown that spending time in nature can have a range of mental health benefits. For example, a study by Harvard Health found that just 20 minutes of connecting with nature can help lower stress hormone levels. Similarly, a review of multiple studies published in the journal Sustainability found that nature walks can be effective for reducing symptoms of depression and anxiety.
Personally, I find that taking a nature walk is a great way to clear my mind and reduce feelings of stress and anxiety. Whether I’m walking through a local park or hiking in the wilderness, being surrounded by nature helps me feel more grounded and connected to the world around me. If you’re looking for a simple yet effective way to manage your mental health, I highly recommend giving nature walks a try.
The Benefits of Nature Walks for Mental Health
Nature walks have been shown to have numerous benefits for mental health. In this section, I will discuss three of the most significant benefits: reducing stress and anxiety, increasing happiness and well-being, and boosting cognitive function.
Reducing Stress and Anxiety
Nature walks can help reduce stress and anxiety. Studies have shown that spending time in nature can lower cortisol levels, a hormone associated with stress. Additionally, being in nature can help promote relaxation and calmness, which can reduce feelings of anxiety.
One study found that people who took a 90-minute nature walk had lower activity in the prefrontal cortex, a brain region associated with rumination and negative thinking, compared to those who took a walk in an urban environment. This suggests that nature walks can help quiet the mind and reduce negative thoughts.
Increasing Happiness and Well-being
Nature walks can also increase happiness and well-being. A study conducted in Japan found that people who spent time in nature had lower levels of depression, anxiety, and anger, and higher levels of vitality and life satisfaction.
Another study found that people who walked in nature had greater feelings of awe, which has been linked to increased well-being. Additionally, being in nature can help people feel more connected to the world around them, which can increase feelings of purpose and meaning in life.
Boosting Cognitive Function
Nature walks can also boost cognitive function. Research has shown that spending time in nature can improve attention and working memory. One study found that people who took a nature walk performed better on a cognitive task than those who took a walk in an urban environment.
Additionally, being in nature can help improve creativity. One study found that people who spent four days in nature without electronic devices had a 50% increase in creativity compared to those who stayed in an urban environment.
How to Incorporate Nature Walks into Your Mental Health Management Routine
Finding the Right Location
I find that finding the perfect location for nature walks is crucial for me to get the most benefits. It is important to choose a location that is easily accessible, safe, and comfortable. Whether it’s a nearby park, a hiking trail, or a beach, make sure it’s a place that you enjoy and feel at ease.
Preparing for Your Walk
Before going on a nature walk, I always make sure to prepare myself mentally and physically. It’s important to dress appropriately for the weather and wear comfortable shoes. I also bring a water bottle, sunscreen, and insect repellent. I like to listen to calming music or a podcast to help me relax and clear my mind.
Making It a Regular Habit
Incorporating nature walks into my mental health management routine has been a game-changer for me. I try to make it a regular habit by scheduling it into my calendar and treating it like any other important appointment. I find that going on a nature walk at least once a week helps me feel more grounded and centered.
Overall, nature walks have been a great addition to my mental health management routine. By finding the right location, preparing for the walk, and making it a regular habit, I have been able to reap the benefits of spending time in nature.
Other Mental Health Management Techniques to Use in Conjunction with Nature Walks
Mindfulness and Meditation
I find that practicing mindfulness and meditation in conjunction with nature walks can be especially helpful for managing my mental health. By focusing on my breath and being present in the moment, I can quiet my mind and reduce feelings of anxiety and stress. One technique I like to use is to focus on the sounds and sensations of nature around me while I walk. This helps me stay present and engaged in the moment.
I’ve got a whole blog post on mindfulness that you should check out!
Therapy and Counseling
In addition to nature walks, I have found that therapy and counseling can be incredibly helpful for managing my mental health. Talking to a trained professional can provide a safe and supportive environment to explore my thoughts and feelings. I have found that therapy has helped me gain insight into my patterns of thinking and behavior, and has given me tools to better manage my mental health.
Exercise and Physical Activity
Incorporating regular exercise and physical activity into my routine has also been an important part of managing my mental health. Exercise has been shown to release endorphins, which can improve mood and reduce feelings of anxiety and depression. I like to mix up my routine with a variety of activities, such as yoga, hiking, and strength training. By incorporating nature walks into my exercise routine, I can reap the benefits of both physical activity and being in nature.
Overall, I find that using a combination of techniques, such as mindfulness and meditation, therapy and counseling, and exercise and physical activity, in conjunction with nature walks can be an effective way to manage my mental health. By finding what works best for me and incorporating these techniques into my routine, I am better able to maintain my overall well-being.
Nature walks are a simple and effective way to manage mental health. Studies have shown that spending just 20 minutes in nature can help lower stress hormone levels, reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression, and improve focus and creativity. Walking in natural environments has also been linked to improved attention, better mood, and reduced risk of psychiatric disorders.
While more research is needed to fully understand the benefits of nature walks, the evidence so far suggests that spending time in nature can be a powerful tool for mental health management. Incorporating nature walks into your routine can be as easy as taking a stroll through a local park or hiking in a nearby forest.
It’s important to note that nature walks should not be seen as a replacement for professional mental health treatment. If you are struggling with mental health issues, it’s important to seek help from a qualified healthcare professional. However, nature walks can be a helpful addition to your mental health management plan.
Overall, nature walks are a simple and accessible way to improve mental health. Whether you’re looking to reduce stress, boost creativity, or simply enjoy the beauty of nature, incorporating nature walks into your routine can have a positive impact on your mental wellbeing. | journalism_and_media_communication |
https://www.zirango.in/blog/jeff-bezos-and-his-company-amazon | 2024-04-19T03:01:08 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817253.5/warc/CC-MAIN-20240419013002-20240419043002-00089.warc.gz | 0.973718 | 504 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__24511877 | en | Jeff Bezos and his company, Amazon, have become synonymous with online shopping. Even if you have never gone onto Amazon to shop (and hit that magical US$125 to enjoy free shipping), chances are you would know people who have. Amazon appeared at the most opportune of times to attain an iron grip on a new age of shoppers, and is in the process, making its founder a very wealthy man.
According to Bloomberg, Jeff Bezos has now overtaken Zara founder Amancio Ortega and philanthropist and business magnet Warren Buffett as the second richest person in the world. Ex-CEO of Microsoft Bill Gates is of course still sitting at the top of the ranks. And as with any successful entrepreneur, Jeff Bezos has his fair share of advice that he shares during interviews or at conferences. Here are some which may prove useful to any aspiring entrepreneur.
In a session with students at his Bezos Center of Innovation, he told them: “Without a willingness to fail, you cannot innovate because most innovations won’t work.” Being someone who is often described as a great innovator, Jeff Bezos didn’t get Amazon to where it is today by doing the same things. After enjoying much success with its e-book reader, the Kindle, Amazon made the decision to dabble with smartphones next. This turned out to be not so smart a move, and their smartphones ended up joining Amazon’s expanding list of spectacular failures. Even then, Bezos remains undeterred and continues to pour in billions of dollars into projects that can potentially turn out to be failures, and this has helped immensely with Amazon’s creation of products and services that actually work.
Where most people would simply be comfortable using whatever is around them, Jeff Bezos thinks that that’s exactly where you should start for your next big idea. Much like how Elon Musk and his team took apart a Mercedes Benz car before creating Tesla, Jeff Bezos shares the same sentiments. But this isn’t just about taking things apart to know how they are built and what goes into the product, it is also about recognising business opportunities in areas that current products and services fail to fulfil. With the internet, Jeff Bezos saw an opportunity to take advantage of the 2300% growth of the world wide web by breaking down the very traditional business of goods delivery. Out came Amazon, which soon become the world’s largest bookstore. And the rest, as they say, was history. | journalism_and_media_communication |
https://www.corporatemapping.ca/british-columbians-shortchanged-billions-from-fossil-fuel-industry-revenues/ | 2023-12-11T00:25:05 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679102697.89/warc/CC-MAIN-20231210221943-20231211011943-00223.warc.gz | 0.949886 | 1,473 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__73996728 | en | Earlier this year, Premier John Horgan announced that the British Columbia government was prepared to offer billions of dollars in tax breaks to Royal Dutch Shell should the global fossil fuel giant build a massive liquefied natural gas plant on our province’s north coast.
Absent from the news then, however, was any mention of how the public is being shortchanged billions of dollars in revenues from the fossil fuel industry regardless of whether Shell proceeds with its LNG Canada project or not.
Happily picking up where the previous BC government left off, the current government allows Shell and its competitors to dramatically reduce the royalties they pay on natural gas and other hydrocarbons they drill and frack from the ground in BC’s northeast quarter.
Now, in an ominous development, our government says we are not even entitled to know how much the government actually subsidizes individual energy companies.
In mid-March, the government passed an amendment to the Petroleum and Natural Gas Act. Ministry of Finance officials say the new “confidentiality” provision prevents them from disclosing what individual fossil fuel companies pay in royalties.
If this stands, British Columbians of all political leanings ought to worry.
Why? Because you and I and everyone else in the province own our natural resources, including natural gas. We are entitled to a share of their value and the royalties paid by fossil fuel companies reflect that reality. For that reason, all British Columbians deserve transparency about how royalty fees are calculated and what is actually paid.
Companies like Shell gain access to our fossil fuel resources when our government sells them “subsurface rights”. After those sales, companies may produce natural gas and other fossil fuels by drilling and fracking them from the ground. But once they do so, they must pay royalties on what they extract. Those royalties then help the provincial government pay for a very tiny portion of our health, education and other public service costs.
I say tiny because the public benefits derived from those royalties are dropping faster than a stone through water.
In fiscal year 2008, according to the “upstream development division” of BC’s Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, British Columbians received $1.16 billion in royalty revenues. By 2017, however, revenues had fallen nearly 90 per cent to $147 million. Yet over that same time, natural gas production shot up 72 per cent and production of gas liquids such as condensate entered the stratosphere, climbing by 250 per cent. Virtually all of the increased output was piped east to Alberta’s oil sands industry.
Now, the government that provided those generous subsidies says the public is not entitled to know what individual companies pay in royalties.
Is our government afraid to let us know? You be the judge.
Every time Shell or its competitors drill deep or horizontal wells in BC – even though such wells are standard industry practice – our government grants them credits allowing them to claim back part of the costs of doing so. The credits translate into far lower royalty payments on the natural gas and gas liquids those companies produce.
In each of the last 10 years, Shell and others used those credits to reduce their royalties by a massive amount. In the last six years in particular, the write-downs were never less than 60 per cent and as high as 73 per cent. What this means is that collectively over the past decade British Columbians lost nearly $5 billion in additional royalty revenues.
And the subsidy train has only just pulled out of the station.
In a startling disclosure last November, BC Energy Minister Michelle Mungall said the current value of outstanding credits is $3.2 billion – a whopping $1.1 billion more than the previous year. That eyebrow-raising jump in the credit account is two times greater than the previous record for an annual increase. Yet when asked to elaborate on the unprecedented increase, Mungall’s communication’s director, David Haslam, declined to provide any concrete explanation.
That $3.2 billion and growing pile of credits represents money that you and I will never see.
But if we want to know what individual companies have stockpiled as credits, what they claim as credits each year or what they pay in net royalties we can forget it.
In February, I filed a Freedom of Information request with the Ministry of Finance asking for copies of all royalty invoices. My request was denied. This “sensitive” information could not be disclosed because it would be “harmful” to business interests.
I then asked for just a simple list of what individual fossil fuel companies paid in total annual royalties. This too was denied. David Currie, head of the Ministry’s communications department, not only said that the information was “proprietary” but that the amended Petroleum and Natural Gas Act expressly forbid the government from releasing it.
This is astonishing. For decades our government has sung a far different tune when it comes to BC’s publicly owned forest resources. Any one of us can use a government-maintained database to determine exactly what companies pay for the trees they log in publicly owned forests. That’s information on a renewable resource that actually benefits our climate.
I did such a search recently and learned that Canfor Corporation – a sizeable chunk of which is owned by BC billionaire Jimmy Pattison – paid $7.3 million last year in stumpage fees for nearly 410,000 cubic metres of trees that the company logged on just a portion of the public forests in which it operates. Is this a fair return? That’s a reasonable question, one we can happily debate precisely because we have access to the data.
That we are apparently forbidden from accessing similar information on fossil fuel companies that exploit non-renewable resources whose uses have dire consequences for our planet is a travesty.
And it will be even more of a travesty in the event Premier Horgan’s promised subsidies help give birth to a massive, new LNG plant in our province.
If we fear the public returns and consequences are bad now, just think how much worse they will be if LNG one day sends gas-drilling and fracking into the stratosphere.
Author: Ben Parfitt
Ben is the resource policy analyst with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives – BC Office. He has received numerous awards for his investigative journalism, is a co-author and author of two books on forestry, and is a long-established researcher and policy analyst specializing in natural resource management and environmental issues. Reports and analysis for the CCPA–BC include Fracking, First Nations and Water: Respecting Indigenous rights and better protecting our shared resources (June 2017); A Dam Big Problem: Regulatory breakdown as fracking companies in BC’s northeast build dozens of unauthorized dams (May 2017); From disenfranchised to revitalized: Ten proposals to set our forests and BC’s rural communities on a new course (March 2016); Counting Every Drop: The case for water use reporting in BC (June 2013); and Fracking Up Our Water, Hydro Power and Climate: BC’s reckless pursuit of shale gas (November 2011). | journalism_and_media_communication |
https://www.cliflix.com/evolution-of-innovation-a-comprehensive-history-of-the-iphone/ | 2023-12-02T11:48:19 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100399.81/warc/CC-MAIN-20231202105028-20231202135028-00712.warc.gz | 0.910009 | 884 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__265477998 | en | The iPhone, a revolutionary device that redefined the way we communicate, work, and play, has a storied history filled with groundbreaking innovations and technological advancements. From its humble beginnings to its current status as one of the most iconic consumer electronics products in the world, the iPhone’s journey has been nothing short of remarkable. In this article, we’ll take a deep dive into the history of the iPhone, exploring its evolution from the original iPhone to the latest iterations.
The Birth of the iPhone
The story of the iPhone began in 2007 when Apple’s co-founder and then-CEO, Steve Jobs, took the stage at Macworld Expo. Jobs introduced the world to the first iPhone, a device that combined a phone, an iPod, and an internet communication device into a single sleek package. This game-changing product was an instant success, setting the stage for a mobile revolution.
iPhone Generations: An Evolutionary Timeline
- iPhone (2007): The original iPhone featured a 3.5-inch display, a 2-megapixel camera, and 4GB or 8GB of storage. It ran on the first version of iOS, then called iPhone OS, and introduced the multi-touch interface, which is now a standard in the industry.
- iPhone 3G (2008): The iPhone 3G brought 3G network connectivity, GPS, and the App Store, allowing users to download and install third-party applications. It was a major step forward in terms of speed and functionality.
- iPhone 3GS (2009): The “S” stood for speed, and the iPhone 3GS delivered just that with a faster processor and improved camera. It also introduced video recording.
- iPhone 4 (2010): The iPhone 4 marked a design overhaul with its glass front and back, Retina display, and a front-facing camera for FaceTime calls. It was a major leap in both aesthetics and hardware.
- iPhone 4S (2011): The iPhone 4S introduced Siri, Apple’s voice-controlled virtual assistant, and featured an upgraded camera. It was known for its improved performance.
- iPhone 5 (2012): The iPhone 5 featured a larger 4-inch screen, a thinner design, and faster LTE connectivity. It was a significant departure in terms of form factor.
- iPhone 5C and 5S (2013): Apple introduced two models—the colorful iPhone 5C and the premium iPhone 5S. The latter introduced the Touch ID fingerprint sensor and a 64-bit processor, setting new standards for security and performance.
- iPhone 6 and 6 Plus (2014): Apple went big with these models, offering larger 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch displays. These phones also marked the arrival of Apple Pay and optical image stabilization in the Plus model.
- iPhone 6S and 6S Plus (2015): The 6S series brought 3D Touch, Live Photos, and improved camera technology. It continued the trend of iterative design improvements.
- iPhone SE (2016): The iPhone SE combined the compact form factor of the iPhone 5 with the hardware of the iPhone 6S, offering a budget-friendly alternative.
The Modern Era
From 2017 onwards, the iPhone continued to evolve with each new generation, introducing features like Face ID, wireless charging, and advanced camera systems. The iPhone X, released in 2017, marked a significant design shift with its edge-to-edge OLED display. Subsequent models, including the iPhone XS, iPhone 11, and iPhone 12, built upon this foundation, further enhancing performance and camera capabilities.
The Future of iPhone
As of my last knowledge update in September 2021, the latest model is the iPhone 13. Apple continues to innovate with each new iteration, focusing on performance, camera enhancements, and software improvements. With the iPhone 15 and beyond, we can expect even more groundbreaking features and technologies that will shape the future of mobile communication and computing.
The iPhone’s history is a testament to Apple’s commitment to innovation, design excellence, and user experience. From its inception in 2007 to its current status as a global cultural icon, the iPhone has transformed the way we live and work. As we eagerly anticipate the next chapter in the iPhone story, one thing is certain: the legacy of innovation and excellence will continue to define this iconic device. | journalism_and_media_communication |
http://www.trinityjc.org/2011/05/24/disaster-strikes-how-to-help/ | 2017-11-24T07:24:52 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-47/segments/1510934807146.16/warc/CC-MAIN-20171124070019-20171124090019-00666.warc.gz | 0.969025 | 513 | CC-MAIN-2017-47 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-47__0__49087110 | en | From the Missouri District (LCMS) office:
By now many of you have some information regarding the devastating tornado that struck Joplin, Mo., Sunday evening. The reports I have received indicate that up to 75% of the city of 50,000 has sustained some damage with much of the damage catastrophic. As of 7:00 a.m. Monday, the media was reporting 89 confirmed deaths and it is anticipated that that number will increase as search and rescue efforts continue.
Immanuel Lutheran Church is the only LCMS congregation in Joplin. The principal, Jeremy Schamber, reports that the school is damaged and at this time is unsafe to enter. It appears that the church did not sustain significant damage. The parsonage received structural damage including the loss of its roof.
The pastor of Immanuel, Rev. Gregory Mech, and his wife are uninjured. Likewise, the principal of the school and the DCE are both safe. Jason Glaskey, DCE, just sent a message via Facebook that all of Immanuel’s staff are now safe and accounted for. The homes of three of the Christian Day School teachers were destroyed. The brother of one of the teachers was killed.
Only approved emergency responders are permitted to enter Joplin. We have no information regarding specific needs and ask that all desiring to provide assistance please wait for a list of needs to be published. We will provide a list once that it has been developed. In the meantime, even for those with insurance, there will be immediate need for cash assistance. You can send cash assistance to:
The Missouri District Disaster Fund
The Missouri District – LCMS
660 Mason Ridge Center Dr. – Suite 100
St. Louis, MO 63141
We give thanks and praise to God for the countless lives that were spared. We pray God’s comfort and blessings upon all of the families that mourn the death of loved ones. We ask God to bless the ministry to the injured and upon all the recovery efforts. Please keep all the residents of Joplin in your prayers.
Through this disaster in Joplin we are once again reminded how temporary this world is. Thanks be to God that through faith in His Son Jesus Christ, all who believe in Him have His promise of a life that will never end. As the Scriptures teach, “For me to live is Christ and to die is gain.”
—-Rev. Ray Mirly, President, Missouri District of The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod | journalism_and_media_communication |
https://www.dorsetmuseum.org/event/joanna-quinn-in-conversation-with-tracy-chevalier/ | 2024-04-18T01:22:26 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817184.35/warc/CC-MAIN-20240417235906-20240418025906-00701.warc.gz | 0.968267 | 430 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__95167542 | en | Joanna Quinn in conversation with Tracy Chevalier
23 March 2023, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Spend an evening with Joanna Quinn and best-selling author Tracy Chevalier as they discuss Quinn’s debut novel, The Whalebone Theatre, a brilliant coming-of-age story set in Dorset before and during World War II. The novel was dubbed ‘the Book of the Summer’ by the Sunday Times in 2022.
The novel centres around Cristabel Seagrave, an unwanted orphan who grows into an unmarriageable young woman, with no place for her in a traditional English manor. But from the day that a whale washes up on the beach at the Chilcombe estate in Dorset, and twelve-year-old Cristabel plants her flag and claims it as her own, she is determined to do things differently.
With her step-parents blithely distracted by their endless party guests, Cristabel and her siblings bring a homegrown theatre to life, providing their own kind of education. As the children grow to adulthood and war arrives, they find themselves drawn into the conflict, with each finding different dramatic roles to play…
Joanna Quinn was born in London and grew up in Dorset, where her debut novel The Whalebone Theatre is set. Joanna has worked in journalism and the charity sector. She is also a short story writer, published by The White Review and Comma Press among others. She lives in a village near the sea in Dorset.
Tracy Chevalier is the author of 10 novels, including the international bestseller Girl with a Pearl Earring and Remarkable Creatures, about the Dorset fossil hunter Mary Anning. Tracy grew up in Washington DC and moved to the UK in the 1980s. She and her husband divide their time between London and the Piddle Valley. She is a Trustee of the Dorset Museum and the British Library, and a Patron of the Dorchester Literature Festival and the Lyme Regis Museum. | journalism_and_media_communication |
http://www.dpjju.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=477:hiv-man-arrested-for-child-sexual-abuse-&catid=1 | 2017-04-26T23:28:51 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-17/segments/1492917121752.57/warc/CC-MAIN-20170423031201-00270-ip-10-145-167-34.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.985456 | 571 | CC-MAIN-2017-17 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-17__0__126391666 | en | HIV+ man arrested for child sexual abuse
The writer has posted comments on this articleTNN | Jan 20, 2012, 01.28AM IST
GURGAON: The manager of a city-based NGO was arrested on Thursday for allegedly sexually abusing two minor girls, who were inmates of the childcare centre.
One of the victims is HIV positive. Shockingly, the main accused Ankur Gupta (42) is also HIV positive. Police here said that his mother, who has also been named in the FIR, would soon be arrested.
Gupta, manager of Drone Foundation, had been absconding since Tuesday night after police raided the NGO's premises and rescued the 14 kids, including eight girls. Police have recorded the statements of the two victims (aged 9 and 12).
Sources said the victims' medical reports confirmed sexual abuse. While the 12-year-old girl is HIV positive, the nine-year-old is not and no infection was detected at the time of the medical test. Investigators said the child would be subjected to subsequent tests over the next few months to find out whether she has contracted the virus.
Cops said Gupta was nabbed from IFFCO Chowk between 4.30pm and 5pm when he was about to board a bus to Jaipur.
"He was hiding behind bushes close to the bus stop and when the bus arrived, he hurriedly tried to board it," said Arvind Dahiya, SHO of Bhondsi police station. He will be produced before a city court on Friday.
DCP (south) Hamid Akhtar said, "We are investigating the role of Ankur's mother Sunita Gupta. Most likely, she would also be arrested on Friday." Sunita is the president of Drone Foundation.
These two victims had earlier filed a complaint with National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) that they were being sexually abused by Gupta. After the police raid on Tuesday night, the eight girls residing at the Drone Foundation were transferred to Naz Foundation in Delhi. The Gurgaon administration reportedly plans to shift the boys to a protection home in Rewari.
A team of officials from state's health department and State AIDS Control Society from Panchkula is also here to investigate the case.
Sunita, however, claimed that her son is innocent and is being framed as a part of conspiracy by a former employee of the NGO.
She alleged that the employee's 14-year-old son and other two inmates had sexually abused the girls sometime back. Consequently, they were thrown out of the home along with the employee. "To take revenge, this employee informed the child right activists," she alleged.
Sunita said that she had given information to police about her son's whereabouts on Wednesday night. | journalism_and_media_communication |
https://gsi-insurance.com/drink-driving-a-big-problem-during-summer-months/ | 2023-05-29T16:11:00 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-23/segments/1685224644867.89/warc/CC-MAIN-20230529141542-20230529171542-00550.warc.gz | 0.975962 | 420 | CC-MAIN-2023-23 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-23__0__41690828 | en | The number of people killed or injured in drink-driving related incidents typically goes up at this time of year, a local authority has warned.
According to Wokingham Borough Council, many people believe the number of casualties reaches its highest level during the Christmas party season.
However, the authority said it actually hits a peak throughout the summer months. As a result, it has launched a campaign to highlight the dangers of drink-driving.
Posters and leaflets are being distributed to pubs and sports and social clubs in the region to push the message that drivers could still be intoxicated if they take to the road the morning after having a few drinks.
Julie Pillai, road safety officer at Wokingham Borough Council, commented: “With the longer summer evenings and the prospect of barbeques, garden parties, weddings and family gatherings, it’s all too easy to forget how many glasses of wine or beer have been topped up during the day.”
Ms Pillai acknowledged that people often “do the right thing” by ensuring someone in their party stays sober and acts as a designated driver, or perhaps arrange an alternative means of getting home from a night out.
However, she said many individuals do not realise how long it can take for alcohol to clear their system and are therefore getting behind the wheel while they are over the legal limit.
Wokingham Borough Council added that it takes an hour for the body to break down one unit of alcohol, which means a person who drinks three large glasses up until midnight should not drive until 13:00 the next day.
A similar publicity drive is currently being run by Sussex Police, which has urged people not to drive if they are unsure about whether they might be over the limit the morning after having a few drinks.
Chief Inspector Phil Nicholas said there is no “hard and fast” rule on how much a person can drink and still be within the legal threshold. This, he stated, means not driving even after having just one drink is the “only safe option”. | journalism_and_media_communication |
https://www.cleansweepfrederiksted.org/news-1/epa-honors-virgin-islands-environmental-champions | 2023-03-28T16:32:40 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-14/segments/1679296948867.32/warc/CC-MAIN-20230328135732-20230328165732-00726.warc.gz | 0.933341 | 346 | CC-MAIN-2023-14 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-14__0__138740356 | en | EPA Honors Virgin Islands Environmental Champions
Fri May 13 2016 04:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
The EPA honored just two organizations, including Clean Sweep Frederiksted, in the U.S. Virgin Islands with the Environmental Champion Awards.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has honored two organizations from the U.S. Virgin Islands with Environmental Champion Awards for their achievements in protecting public health and the environment. EPA Regional Administrator Judith A. Enck was joined by Murray Fisher, founder of the New York Harbor School, to present the awards to this year’s recipients at a ceremony at the EPA’s offices in Manhattan. The awards are presented annually.
“It is a privilege for EPA to be able to recognize the dedication and accomplishments of these environmental trailblazers,” said Enck. “These individuals and organizations from the U.S. Virgin Islands are an inspiration, encouraging us to do our best to protect the environment every day.”
The Environmental Champion Award winners from the U.S. Virgin Islands are:
Clean Sweep Frederiksted
Clean Sweep Frederiksted is a grassroots initiative with the mission to support the economic development and revitalization of the Frederiksted Historic District through targeted litter cleanups. The organization has developed a program called Adopt‐a‐Spot, where individuals, schools, businesses, civic groups, or churches commit to keeping a specific area clear of litter. They also transformed Cruzan rum barrels into trash receptacles that are painted by local volunteers. To date, volunteers have donated over 4,000 hours of service valued at over $95,000. | journalism_and_media_communication |
https://www.davidek.net/zanimivosti/elephants-touching-story | 2023-11-29T12:44:35 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100081.47/warc/CC-MAIN-20231129105306-20231129135306-00009.warc.gz | 0.985282 | 442 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__152218269 | en | An amazing occurrence happened in South Africa when 31 elephants made a “Journey To Pay their Respect.
How did they know? Something that is greater and deeper than human intelligence informed them that their hero– he man who had saved their lives and many other animals–had made his transition from this earthly world.
Lawrence Anthony (1950–2012), a legend in South Africa and author of 3 books including the bestseller “The Elephant Whisperer,” bravely rescued wildlife and rehabilitated elephants all over the globe from human atrocities, including the courageous rescue of Baghdad Zoo animals during the US invasion in 2003.
On March 7, 2012 Lawrence Anthony died. Two days after his passing, the wild elephants showed up at his home led by two large matriarchs. Separate wild herds arrived in droves to say goodbye to their beloved man-friend’. A total of 31 elephants had patiently walked over 12 miles to reach his South African House.
Witnessing this spectacle, humans were obviously in awe not only because of the supreme intelligence and precise timing that these elephants sensed about Lawrence’s passing, but also because of the profound memory and emotion the beloved animals evoked in such an organized way. Walking slowly – for days – they made their way in a solemn one-by-one queue from their habitat in the wild bush to his house.
Lawrence’s wife, Francoise, was especially touched, knowing that the elephants had not been to his house prior to that day for well over 3 years! But yet they knew where they were going and they seemed to know why they were going to Lawrence’s home. The elephants obviously wanted to pay their deep respects, honoring their human friend who had saved their lives–so much respect that they stayed for 2 days 2 nights without eating anything.
After honoring Lawrence Anthony in the only way they could–in this touching and memorable tribute to the man who had saved them and many other animals around the world–these sentient creatures had proven they are wiser and more compassionate than the human race will ever be or ever realize. Then one morning, they left, making their long journey back home..." | journalism_and_media_communication |
https://sussexfieldnotes.wordpress.com/about/ | 2018-04-27T04:41:18 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-17/segments/1524125949036.99/warc/CC-MAIN-20180427041028-20180427061028-00327.warc.gz | 0.963934 | 979 | CC-MAIN-2018-17 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-17__0__97617399 | en | Sussex Field Notes is a blog written and compiled by Sophie May Lewis, a naturalist and writer from West Sussex.
In November 2016 Sussex Field Notes became the new combined home of my previous blogs, “SophiEco Wild” and “The Oak By The Rife Local Patch” which included posts from The Cutty Garden Allotment.
Please read on to find out more about myself, and the blog.
Sussex girl through-and-through I draw inspiration from the landscape and nature around my home, as well as the layers of history and stories that weave through it.
There is more to every landscape than the ‘urban jungle’ or ‘green and pleasant land’ that meets the eye. If you listen or look carefully, it isn’t hard to find the undercurrents of times and lives that have passed before, that have shaped and continue to shape the story and pattern of our countryside and towns.
Connecting people with nature, of all ages and backgrounds, is something I have always thought to be very important. I consider an appreciation of the wonderful wildlife of our own ‘backyards and local patch’ to be vital to this connection, due to the accessibility, and capacity to create a sense of ownership, empowerment and passion for its protection, that being close to our homes and everyday life brings.
I am a strong believer of the benefits of green space and nature in our lives, both personal and within the wider community, and in terms of physical and mental wellbeing.
I write both prose and poetry, sharing many of my musings via my blogs and social media. I also enjoy photography, and like to explore new angles of familiar subjects. Butterflies and flowers, trees and signposts, gardens and animals, landscapes and wildlife, and rural heritage; all of these appear under the focus of my camera lens or the scribbling of my pen.
I am known to spend hours in second hand bookshops sniffing out volumes of old sussex writings, or to pull into a lay-by to soak up a view, photograph a sunset, or identify roadkill a few yards behind! My favourite bird, if you can have one, must be the wren. I often declare that all my work would be better if t could be written whilst walking.
In 2009 ago I began my first blog, and discovered the joy of sharing my experiences of the world, and my passions with readers across the world. I have received comments on my posts from as far as America and Romania,as well as here in the UK. During this time I have developed my own writing ‘voice’, and continue to learn how to connect with my audience and express myself through crafted words. It often seems to be the posts about place, and our relationship with landscape and the environment, as well as those celebrating the wonder and beauty of nature, which most seem to strike a cord with readers.
Primarily nature writing, themes also occasionally wander off into family history, art, politics, culture, food, farming and other inspirations.
SophiEco Wild evolved into Sussex Field Notes and now also features guides and prompts to help readers engage and support nature in their own lives. The conversation continues on Twitter and the Facebook page.
In the early days of December 2014, I invited the world to ‘go for a walk’ together via a new blog, “The Oak By The Rife”. I have used this blog to record my experiences and discoveries of nature, within the set parameters of a 2mile radius of my front door. Together, you (the readers of the blog) and I have explored the patch in it’s naked winter form,welcomed back spring migrants who’s arrival sends our spirits soaring almost as high as the skylark song, and we have wallowed in the sluggish haze of summer days. I look forward to completing the year’s cycle with the joys of harvest and the preparations of the land for winter, before seeing what thrills and simple beauties the next seasons bring.
‘The Oak By The Rife’ was chosen as the BBC Wildlife Magazine’s ‘Blog of the week” on their social media platforms, in August 2015.
In February 2016, the Oak By The Rife patch blog saw the addition of a new section, following my adventures on the patch within the patch: my allotment, known as The Cutty Garden.
In November 2016 Sussex Field Notes became the new combined home of my previous blogs, “SophiEco Wild” and “The Oak By The Rife Local Patch”, including posts from The Cutty Garden Allotment. | journalism_and_media_communication |
https://thrivecos.com/news/gvx-breaks-ground/ | 2023-12-01T16:28:54 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100290.24/warc/CC-MAIN-20231201151933-20231201181933-00224.warc.gz | 0.9504 | 148 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__189185577 | en | February 13, 2020
GVX Breaks Ground
Construction is expected to begin this year on 16 of the 26 buildings planned for Grandview Crossing, on the north side of Dublin Road east of Grandview Avenue. The 56-acre site, a former landfill, has been targeted for development for almost 20 years.
Almost two decades after developers first targeted the site, construction has begun to convert a former Grandview-area landfill into a 56-acre development featuring offices, shops, restaurants, apartments, a senior center and a hotel.
Work started this week on an office building and two apartment buildings, the first structures in the long-awaited Grandview Crossing development, on the north side of Dublin Road east of Grandview Avenue. | journalism_and_media_communication |
https://equalityms.org/quick-update-announcement/ | 2019-06-15T22:54:44 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-26/segments/1560627997501.61/warc/CC-MAIN-20190615222657-20190616004556-00029.warc.gz | 0.974385 | 263 | CC-MAIN-2019-26 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-26__0__83087569 | en | Guess what, guys! The author of Ideal Global Equality (that’s me) is about to get his first paper published. Woooo! I just want to take the time to thank you for taking interest in my blog. Seeing the traffic and interactions here has inspired me to work harder towards my goal.
My paper or article, if everything goes well, will be appearing in my local newspaper. They liked it so much they might take me on as a part time writer. They love my views about equality and want to see more. I’ll have to share a snippet of the paper when it comes out but for now I’ll briefly tell you what my article’s about.
In my article I stress the importance of teaching inequality in elementary school as a means of combating a host of different social problems, one of them being bullying. I believe children who are aware of inequality are less prone to make fun of others for being less fortunate.
I think it’ll be a cool read for those interested. It took me weeks to write, as there’s a lot of research involved. Once again I just want to say thank you for taking interest in this here blog. Together we can make a big change in the world. Bye for now! | journalism_and_media_communication |
https://websecuremedia.com/enterprise-management/business-intelligence/data-is-pure-gold-in-the-right-hands/ | 2020-07-08T08:44:17 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-29/segments/1593655896905.46/warc/CC-MAIN-20200708062424-20200708092424-00546.warc.gz | 0.957996 | 1,064 | CC-MAIN-2020-29 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-29__0__108598428 | en | In this e-guide:
In this e-guide find out how a group of Dutch banks are getting together to pool their data resources in the fight against money laundering.
Banks across the world are failing to stop money laundering, a massive proportion of which is associated with organised crime, and with regulators beginning to hand out large fines, banks now see investment in anti-money laundering a necessity. ING, one of the banks in the project, was fined €775m last year after the regulator said the bank failed to prevent the laundering of hundreds of millions of euros between 2010 and 2016.
The vast number of transactions being processed by the five Dutch banks can give great insights about the behavior of people initiating them. Together, the five banks involved handle 9.8 billion payment transactions every year, or 27 million transactions each day.
Applying technology like machine learning to transaction data could significantly increase the proportion of money laundering activity that is detected and blocked, which as a percentage is currently in the low single digits.
It is projects like this that are driving demand for data science skills. To this end a Dutch initiative is trying to put the country on the AI map. Read more about it in this e-guide and find out how the UAE is going about establishing itself as an AI hub of expertise in preparation for future economic benefit.
ABN Amro investigation lends weight to anti-money laundering collaboration by Dutch banks
Dutch bank ABN Amro is being investigated by regulators for allegedly failing to properly monitor and report potential money laundering activity.
Regulators are clamping down on banks that have inadequate technology and processes in place to spot money laundering activity, much of which is linked to terrorism and organised crime.
The criminal investigation by the Dutch public prosecution department was announced in a statement from the bank.
“The Dutch public prosecutor informed ABN Amro that the bank is the subject of an investigation relating to requirements under the act on the prevention of money laundering and financing of terrorism,” the statement said. “ABN Amro will cooperate fully with the investigation.”
Currently, only a small percentage of money laundering activity is spotted. With regulators clamping down on banks failing to prevent it, IT departments will play an important role in ensuring banks comply with strict regulation and avoid heavy fines. Tech startups are also building businesses around this problem.
ING was fined €775m in 2018 after the regulator said the bank had failed to prevent the laundering of hundreds of millions of euros between 2010 and 2016.
Bambos Tsiattalou, founding partner at specialist criminal and civil litigation firm Stokoe Partnership Solicitors, said: “ABN Amro’s failings to prevent money laundering over a long period of time highlights a systemic problem within the banking sector. Such organisations must adopt a more risk-based approach towards anti-money laundering, in particular how they conduct due diligence.”
According to the Dutch banking association, NVB, about €16bn of criminal money is circulating in the Netherlands, most of which is connected to the drugs trade.
Banks in the Netherlands – ABN Amro among them – recently announced a collaboration that will see them work together to improve their ability to spot suspicious transaction activity that could be linked to money laundering.
ING, Rabobank, Triodos Bank, ABN Amro and Volksbank are to set up an organisation that will monitor their combined transactions, with the aim of improving their chances of identifying and stopping money laundering.
The banks, which between them handle 9.8 billion payment transactions every year, plan to jointly set up a standalone operation that will combine huge volumes of transaction data with their vast IT expertise to focus on anti-money laundering (AML).
The group of banks involved could expand beyond five if the project is successful. There are options for banks as startups focus on an area where regulations are getting tighter and the risk of heavy fines is forcing banks to invest in anti-money laundering products and services. Tech startup Comply Advantage provides ondemand cloud services to banks, via Amazon Web Services (AWS), including transaction monitoring.
Luke Mawbey, vice-president of engineering at the company, said financial services companies need to understand who they are doing business with. He said the company works with large banks across the world.
“The reason we exist is because the problem with money laundering and terrorism financing is so badly addressed. About $2tn is currently laundered every year – less than 3% is detected and a small part of this prevented,” said Mawbey. “This cannot be considered a success – it needs to be approached in a different way.”
The traditional way of collecting data to spot money laundering is intensely manual, including analysts reading articles and updating profiles, and doesn’t use modern computing techniques, said Mawbey.
A large proportion of the checks being made by human operators are based on false positives. This is very expensive with a very small success rate. Today, machine learning and natural language processing not only replaces the manual work, but far exceeds it in terms of capacity. Machines can read many more articles than humans and can automate anti-money laundering processes. | journalism_and_media_communication |
https://onmybrightside.com/2018/07/06/people-like-hannah/ | 2018-10-21T12:39:26 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-43/segments/1539583514005.65/warc/CC-MAIN-20181021115035-20181021140535-00108.warc.gz | 0.974563 | 1,039 | CC-MAIN-2018-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-43__0__184432896 | en | I scrolled through the news on my phone, with one eye still shut from sleep. This is how I begin my daily routine; alarm goes off, responsible fiancé kisses me on the forehead and jumps out of bed to feed the animals, and I lie quietly in denial for a few moments, hoping that the five minute snooze button on my phone will somehow cause me to feel as though I’ve slept an extra two hours.
This morning, like most mornings, was no different in the news department. The main headline on CBC seldom related to happenings in Canada, but rather to whatever shocking statement the president of the country just south of me had proudly spewed from his lips the day before. This morning’s news was just as upsetting as any other, with Trump openly mocking the #Metoo movement at a rally in Montana.
I rubbed my closed eye, managing to open both of them, and let out a sigh as I swung my feet out of bed.
I should have been shocked, given that a world leader had mocked a movement that supported women coming out against years of oppression and sexual assault, but what was most disturbing, was that this had become so everyday; so terrifyingly normal that there was little to say about it.
Since before the 2016 election, the world was well aware of the sexism that Trump so proudly displayed. When the “grab ’em by the pussy” video leaked, many people were sure that a man who displayed such a callous attitude towards respect for women would surely lose the election. The results of that fateful night would prove to be not only disturbing for women, but for anyone who Trump didn’t see as a loyal, white, bow-down-to-me-and-follow-me-blindly-American.
And perhaps this is the biggest problem. In my lifetime, I have never seen the world so divided. Trump supporters will seemingly defend their leader to the death, regardless of whatever sexist, racist statements he makes. As women, we are still fighting for equality; to dismantle the expectations thrust upon us from birth based on our gender, and to be seen for who we are as people and not what our genitals dictate we must be. Yet now, in 2018, looking at a picture of a woman at a Trump rally proudly wearing a shirt that states “Trump can grab my (arrow pointing to her genitals)”, I wonder how equality will ever come to fruition when so many women happily support a man who sees them as nothing more than mindless objects.
That is why, while scrolling through Netflix on a lazy afternoon, I am eternally grateful that I stumbled upon Hannah Gadsby’s stand-up special, “Nanette“. What starts off as comedy turns into something that can only be described as relentlessly empowering. Hannah is raw as she delivers the most honest and compelling monologue I have ever seen, and what began with chuckling out loud, finished with me standing on my feet, eagerly hoping that the delivery of her words wouldn’t come to an end. As she walked off stage to the sound of thunderous applause, I stood there, mystified, and I did the only logical thing I could think of; I watched it again.
Hannah gave me hope. Here was a women who laid everything on the table, some of it deeply personal; and where others may have hid meekly, here was Hannah, shouting from the rooftop. She delivered powerful examples of sexism that still very much exist today; examples that no one could argue were the result of simply “being too sensitive”.
In this world of seemingly voluntary submissiveness, we need people like Hannah. We need people like Hannah to remind us to get angry, to speak up, to not sit there and smile as a world leader excitedly shakes hands with murderous dictators and treats women as though they are nothing more than silent beings, existing only for his pleasure.
I don’t care if you identify as Democrat or Republican. I don’t care if you have one God, ten God’s, or no God’s at all. I don’t care if you live in the United States, Canada, or anywhere else in the world. I care that by blindly supporting the Republican Party, you are in turn, supporting the oppression of an entire sex; and if you don’t think the leader of the U.S.A. and his policies will have an effect on the entire world – then you haven’t done your due diligence.
Hannah, after watching Nanette, I experienced something that I haven’t felt in a long time, the hope that the world will continue forward in the fight for equality, and not plummet backwards in these trying times.
I am quite sure, Hannah, that given the strength and clarity you displayed during your Netflix special, that you do not need us.
But please know that we need you.
We need so many more people like you. | journalism_and_media_communication |
https://brygada-ukr.livejournal.com/32791.html | 2020-03-31T11:07:47 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-16/segments/1585370500426.22/warc/CC-MAIN-20200331084941-20200331114941-00089.warc.gz | 0.824926 | 990 | CC-MAIN-2020-16 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-16__0__160306549 | en | Зрозуміло, що МИ ГОТОВІ ДОПОМОГАТИ СБУ В ЙОГО ВАЖЛИВИХ І СКЛАДНИХ ЗАДАЧАХ на укріплення безпеки Краю і міжнародної.
Саме в Краю переховувалося керівництво банди, яка збиралася поцупити ЧВЕРТЬ МІЛЛІАРДА ДОЛЛАРІВ в американців, британців, звичайних громадян, залізши їм в компютери і спиздивши паролі. Але встигли стирити лише 70 мілліонів долларів, які будуть повернені постаждалим
New details emerged on Friday relating to the Zeus financial cybercrime ring busted last week by authorities.
On Thursday, said the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Security Service of Ukraine (known as the SBU) "detained five individuals who were key subjects responsible for this overarching scheme."
The scheme allegedly involved using the Zeus (aka Zbot) financial malware toolkit to infect PCs with malware, steal people's passwords and banking details, and then their money.
Palo Alto Networks rethinks the firewall to accurately identify and control applications
Revising original estimates that the cybercrime ring netted $3 million, the FBI revealed that the ring attempted to steal $220 million in total, with direct losses to victims' bank accounts totaling $70 million.
"We believe we have disrupted a highly organized criminal network, which has used sophisticated methods to siphon large amounts of cash from many innocent peoples' accounts," according to a statement from deputy chief inspector Terry Wilson of the Metropolitan Police Central e-Crime Unit.
The FBI said its investigation, code-named Operation Trident Breach, "began in May 2009, when FBI agents in Omaha, Nebraska, were alerted to automated clearing house (ACH) batch payments to 46 separate bank accounts throughout the United States."
The operation then expanded to include law enforcement agencies in the United States, United Kingdom, the Netherlands, as well as Ukraine. "During this investigation, the FBI worked closely with our overseas counterparts to identify subjects who were instrumental in the development and control of the malicious software, those who facilitated the use of malware, and those who saw a means to make quick, easy money -- the mules," said the assistant director of the FBI's cyber division, Gordon M. Snow, in a statement.
The so-called "money mules" operated as intermediaries between the Zeus cybercrime ring's masterminds and people's bank accounts. Using stolen credentials, the mules would withdraw cash from within the same country as the banking customer's account, to reduce the chance that the account would be frozen due to suspected fraud.
According to a statement from FBI director Robert S. Mueller III, "no one country, no one company, and no one agency can stop cybercrime." Indeed, cybercrime knows no borders, and furthermore the world lacks any kind of international cybercrime treaty. Accordingly, U.S. law enforcement agencies increasingly must build ties with their counterparts abroad, to successfully investigate and pursue criminals in other jurisdictions who operate online. | journalism_and_media_communication |
http://www.mybrothersandiband.com/about | 2017-11-18T21:22:50 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-47/segments/1510934805049.34/warc/CC-MAIN-20171118210145-20171118230145-00351.warc.gz | 0.961444 | 953 | CC-MAIN-2017-47 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-47__0__69903068 | en | You could call them "Northwest soul." You could call them "indie-pop." What it boils down to is that My Brothers and I bring a wide range of influences to their music, creating sounds that are melodic, soulful, and danceable on their debut full-length LP, Don’t Dream Alone. This eleven-track collection is comprised of warm vocal harmonies, luscious grooves, and undeniable melodies.
“We're influenced by pop, hip-hop, the blues, Motown, funk, and soul -- but we wouldn't place ourselves under a single umbrella,” says bassist Erik Wurgler. “This album has soul. We're influenced by modern artists and the classics. Our songs fit into the current musical landscape but with throwback vibes.”
Comprised of brothers David (lead vocals), Erik (bass/vocals), and Scott Wurgler (drums), as well as childhood friends Jordan Roach (guitar) and Johnny Iliyn (keys/vocals), the quintet follows up their debut, digital-only EP, Live Sessions, with Don’t Dream Alone, set for release September 18th on Portland indie label Expunged Records. Recorded at Miracle Lake Studios with Skyler Norwood at the helm (who’s produced Blind Pilot, Priory and Horsefeathers), the album brings the energy that floods their live performance.
“We did record two songs from our live EP — “Nowhere to Run” and “Fly Away” — on this record. But, in the studio you focus on every detail, so those songs really developed into something special on this record,” recalls Wurgler. “Overall, we think a studio recording is always going to be more precise than a live recording. The challenge is to bring and capture the same energy from a live recording in the studio - and Skyler did an amazing job of that.”
Titled Don’t Dream Alone, the album represents the idea of dreaming unselfishly. “People dream for themselves everyday,” comments lead singer David Wurgler, “but when you dream with or for other people amazing things can happen.” Don’t Dream Alone is the dream - and voice - of five individuals, rather than one driving songwriter in the band, working as a true collective to create each song.
“I think the best part of being a band is that you collaborate. This album is a combination of how these songs sounded in all of our heads, so naturally some ideas stayed while others had to be left behind. But we are all absolutely amazed by the final product; it's something we're all very proud of," says Scott Wurgler, drummer and eldest brother.
Driven by the mighty, yet soothing soul voice of David Wurgler, it’s no wonder that when people first listen to My Brothers and I, they’re drawn in by his silky, alluring call. “The vocals and harmonies are the highlights of this record,” states Erik. “Unleashing David in the vocal booth was special. This was David's first time ever recording in a studio. Multiple times he would do something with his voice and we'd look at each other in awe.”
Album highlights include the bright album opener “Dream,” the upbeat love song “Maddy Brown,” the late-night, dark soul of “Na Na Na,” the subtle funk of “Stay Here,” and the sparse and haunting album closer, “Scars.” Singing “Somebody scared of the light, now that’s a tragedy”, the affecting number really drives the album home, leaving you with a feeling of warmth, while opening up your mind and getting you to really think about what you’ve just experienced.
“Being scared of the light could mean a lot of things,” says David Wurgler. “It can represent being scared of change, taking risks, or stepping outside your comfort zone, even if it is for the best. But those are all things we need to do in order to live a purposeful life.”
My Brothers and I have stepped outside their comfort zone with Don’t Dream Alone, pushing themselves to bring out their best, working hard to create an album that will resonate with listeners of multiple genres. This is a record for music fans, by music fans. | journalism_and_media_communication |
https://kalamazoo.michfb.com/Counties/Common/State/FB-sponsoring-DC-Honor-Flight-for-member-WWII-Korea-vets.aspx | 2021-05-06T06:03:59 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-21/segments/1620243988741.20/warc/CC-MAIN-20210506053729-20210506083729-00226.warc.gz | 0.948594 | 476 | CC-MAIN-2021-21 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-21__0__112271122 | en | The Michigan Farm Bureau Family of Companies is partnering with Talons Out Honor Flight to give Farm Bureau members who are veterans of World War II or the Korean War an opportunity to visit their respective war memorial in Washington D.C. and return to a welcome-home celebration May 9, 2020.
The Family of Companies’ $25,000 pledge will allow for 24 veterans and 24 guardians to attend — two veteran-guardian pairs per district.
“This truly is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for our members who’ve served their country overseas in some of the most horrible conflicts of the 20th century,” said MFB President Carl Bednarski. “The Honor Flight is about commemorating them and their service, and our priority is on honoring the most senior of our member-veterans.
“As younger men and women, they were fortunate to survive wars halfway across the globe — then returned home to work the land and help build the greatest agricultural industry the world has ever known.”
All participating veterans must be accompanied by an able-bodied guardian, responsible for physically assisting veterans prior to and during the flights to and from D.C., and during visits to memorials and Arlington National Cemetery — an active, 18-hour day. (See preliminary agenda here.)
Guardians may not be spouses or significant others and must be between 18 to 70 years of age. To make the most of this rare opportunity, county Farm Bureaus are encouraged to find guardians who are also veterans themselves.
If a district has more than two nominees, they will be selected based on the order applications were received. County Farm Bureaus can sponsor additional veterans and guardians at a cost of $500 per person (totaling $1,000 per vet-guardian pair).
Separate application forms for veterans and guardians are under development and will soon be made available to county Farm Bureau offices.
Farm Bureau members who served in WWII or Korea are encouraged to apply directly to their county Farm Bureau. The county Farm Bureau must submit completed applications to [email protected] by 4:30 p.m. Jan. 31.
For more information, contact Nicole Guilford (517-679-5665) or Jeremy C. Nagel (517-323-6585). | journalism_and_media_communication |
http://kerryinwriterland.com/how-to-improve-your-sleep-and-why-this-is-important/ | 2018-01-24T09:08:18 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-05/segments/1516084893629.85/warc/CC-MAIN-20180124090112-20180124110112-00589.warc.gz | 0.968703 | 897 | CC-MAIN-2018-05 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-05__0__131679624 | en | I recently wrote a series of health related articles for a company’s blog. Due to issues with the website and lack of funding to get the new company off the ground, these articles have not been published. Although I was paid for the work I did I think it’s a shame for my blog posts not to be published or read by anyone. So here is the second one in the series…
How to improve your sleep and why this is important
Many people struggle to sleep well at some point in their life – whether you find it hard to fall asleep at night or difficult to stay asleep this can severely affect your health. Often people don’t know why they aren’t sleeping well, and even if they do they don’t know how to improve their sleep.
So what are the potential consequences of lack of sleep? Most of us have experienced feeling grumpy and irritable, and difficulty concentrating as a consequence of a poor night’s sleep. With more and more sleepless nights it will become more difficult to concentrate and make decisions. Furthermore you’re putting yourself at risk of injury at home, at work or on the road due to fatigue. Prolonged lack of sleep can also affect your immune system so you’re less able to fend of bugs. Furthermore lack of sleep can leave you prone to serious medical conditions such as heart disease, high blood pressure, obesity and diabetes. And it’s not just your physical health – chronic sleep debt is also linked to mental health issues such as depression and anxiety.
It is important to address the cause of your insomnia. Several types of drugs may contribute to sleep problems including antidepressants, some asthma drugs, heart drugs and some antibiotics. If you have started taking a new drug and noticed that your sleep is suffering it is worth consulting your doctor to find out if an alternative is available. Although alcohol makes us very sleepy, drinking makes our sleep shallower so you will still feel tired the next day and increase your sleep debt despite having slept for several hours. It is well known that caffeine can be linked to lack of sleep, particularly if you are drinking more than one or two cups of coffee or tea per day, or drinking caffeinated drinks too late on in the day. Asthma can also be linked to insomnia as symptoms often become worse at night, making it difficult to sleep. Mental health issues such as stress, anxiety and depression are also common causes of insomnia. Eating patterns are also important – hunger can keep you awake but simultaneously eating a large meal too close to bedtime can make it difficult to fall asleep.
If you have had difficulty sleeping for a long period of time, it is important to keep sleep debt in mind. That is, once you start sleeping more it will take a while to catch up on lost sleep and see the effects of sleeping well. A regular bedtime routine will help you wind down and prepare for bed, and your body will learn that this routine means it’s time to sleep. Decide what time you need to go to bed based on what time you need to get up (most adults require 7-9 hours of sleep per night). It is important to go to bed at the same time every night if you are trying to combat insomnia. Taking a warm bath, practising light yoga stretches, meditation or reading a book can help you to wind down before bed. Ensure that your bedroom is tidy and at a comfortable temperature.
Ensure that your curtains or blinds aren’t letting in too much light, and invest in some earplugs if noise wakes you up at night. Avoid doing any work in your bedroom as you want your brain to associate this room with sleep and relaxation only. Regular exercise can help people to sleep better; however do not exercise within the last four hours before you go to sleep as this will have the opposite effect. Ensure that you do not drink any caffeinated drinks during the evening or late afternoon, and try to cut down on overall caffeine consumption.
If stress is keeping you awake at night, you may have to tackle this head on. Come up with a plan on how to tackle whatever you are stressed about, so that you can sleep easy. Sleeping pills can help people to sleep more over short period of time, however if taken for long periods they can have the opposite effect, so it may be best to avoid them if possible. | journalism_and_media_communication |
https://www.europetothepeople.eu/eu-crisis.html | 2023-03-20T15:11:03 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-14/segments/1679296943484.34/warc/CC-MAIN-20230320144934-20230320174934-00390.warc.gz | 0.953603 | 678 | CC-MAIN-2023-14 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-14__0__47880042 | en | How to interpret the current rise of Eurosceptic opinions and parties? Multiple factors are at play:
- The economic crisis reinforces the effect of inequalities and fuels a widespread crisis of confidence in political institutions and elites, not only at a European level, but also at national levels.
- Purely national factors play a role as well, particularly in the case of the UK whose European commitment has always been minimal and ambiguous.
- However, the rise of Euroscepticism is also linked specifically to the EU. Citizens see it as an institutional body that weakens national democracies and divests them of their power to control decisions. As competences are transferred to the EU level, people are motivated to resist.
The last point raises the question of the democratisation of European institutions. Today citizens are not able to regain at a European level the democratic influence they are losing at a national level.
Citizens’ democratic influence relies on the people’s ability to impose constraining popular mandates on decision makers.
At the Member States level, elections can result in national popular mandates because of a direct link between elections and decisions:
- Political parties, which are structured at the national level, compete to promote national platforms and leaders.
- The leader and political agenda of the executive power reflect the outcome of the election.
However, at European level, there is no European popular mandate:
- The national executives represented in the EU Council are elected on the basis of national mandates. Once they negotiate in Brussels, they enter into a diplomatic logic, seeking compromises that facilitate convergence among Member States but tend to disconnect them from their nation’s citizens. Their national mandate is either diluted in a depoliticised European majority or affirmed but isolated. In both cases, ‘Brussels’ seems to decide against national democracies.
- Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) are directly elected, but on the basis of national campaigns led by national parties on national issues (for or against the national government). Here too the gap between the national nature of the elections and the European nature of the decisions leads to a dilution of popular mandates, as decisions are reached through unholy alliances and back-room deals. MEPs have the choice between defending a European mainstream that is out of touch with its citizens or embodying a purely national popular mandate that condemns them to political irrelevance in Brussels.
- As for the European Commission, it is appointed by governments and the Parliament. Thus, its link with voters is even more indirect, making it appear completely undemocratic.
The main cause of Europe’s democratic crisis is, therefore, citizens’ very indirect influence at a EU level, which prevents the emergence of any European popular mandate and, therefore, of a genuine European democracy.
In order to respond to this crisis, we advance three key proposals for the radical democratisation of the EU:
1) The direct election of the European Commission by the European People;
2) The creation of a European Citizens' Assembly, whose members would be drawn by lot and would have the power to block proposals contrary to the general interest;
3) The establishment of a European referendum on popular initiative, allowing all citizens of the Union to express themselves simultaneously on a legislative issue. | journalism_and_media_communication |
http://www.albertbaronian.com/exhibitions/joshua-smith/ | 2018-05-24T19:27:24 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-22/segments/1526794866772.91/warc/CC-MAIN-20180524190036-20180524210036-00072.warc.gz | 0.966108 | 91 | CC-MAIN-2018-22 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-22__0__193152112 | en | 8 June 2018 — 14 July 2018
Rue Isidore Verheyden 2
Albert Baronian is pleased to announce a new exhibition of paintings by
Los Angeles-based artist, Joshua Smith.
While the artist has worked across various media and formats, including painting, photography, and speaking and organizing projects, this show will focus entirely on the signature monochrome paintings which he first began producing in New York in 2009.
Download Press Release | journalism_and_media_communication |
https://www.masssheriffs.org/post/sheriff-spotlight-wcso-organic-farm-program | 2023-12-10T16:10:39 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679102612.80/warc/CC-MAIN-20231210155147-20231210185147-00416.warc.gz | 0.93214 | 627 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__21867401 | en | Updated: Nov 29
With over ten years of dedicated service, the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office Organic Farm Program has been an innovative way to inspire incarcerated individuals and serve the community.
At its core, the program is all about giving back—thousands of pounds of fresh, organic produce have been distributed to more than 50 community organizations including senior centers, veteran groups, and food pantries.
“The Sheriff’s Office’s Organic Farm is a tremendously positive program,” said Worcester County Sheriff Lew Evangelidis. “The farm allows our office to give back to the communities we work to keep safe every day.”
The 15-acre farm in West Boylston produces roughly 500 pounds of fresh produce daily and approximately 40,000 pounds in a growing season. This program continues to expand, now growing fruit such as cantaloupe. As autumn approaches, the farm is also gearing up to offer pumpkins to the community, with an estimated one to two dump truckloads of pumpkins expected.
This generous outreach extends not only to external organizations but also to the inmate population within the correctional facility. Thousands of pounds of produce have been processed and prepared by the Sheriff’s Office’s kitchen, helping to feed the inmate population.
“I’ve been told repeatedly by recipients that these fresh organic vegetables are like nature’s medicine,” said Sheriff Evangelidis. “In addition to community distributions, we’re fortunate enough to use some of the produce we harvest in our kitchens inside the jail. This allows our culinary team to prepare healthy meals for the inmate populations while also saving our organization and taxpayers tens of thousands of dollars in food costs.”
A fundamental aspect of the organic farm program is the active involvement of the incarcerated individuals. Over the past decade, low-risk offenders residing in the jail’s work release building have been given the opportunity to participate.
“Working on the farm program and knowing that I am able to use my time to give back to the community is truly a gift,” said Justin, an inmate in the Work Release Program at the Worcester House of Correction. “The Farm gives my time incarcerated meaning and purpose, and I am grateful each and every day for the opportunity.”
These individuals typically dedicate 10 to 25 hours a week to various farming activities, including planting, harvesting, and maintenance. In addition to the tangible benefits of cultivating crops, participants earn “good time” credits each month, incentivizing positive behavior and contributing to their rehabilitation.
“The integration of the work release program teaches select incarcerated individuals a structured lifestyle, the importance of constructive community involvement, and the dignity that comes along with a steady job or purpose,” said Sheriff Evangelidis.
The Worcester County Sheriff’s Office organic farm program exemplifies how correctional institutions can positively impact their communities and offer inmates opportunities for personal transformation. As the program continues to grow, it simultaneously cultivates hope and a path toward a brighter future among its participants. | journalism_and_media_communication |
https://tailfeatherphotography.com/stacey/ | 2021-03-08T19:17:51 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-10/segments/1614178385389.83/warc/CC-MAIN-20210308174330-20210308204330-00278.warc.gz | 0.969081 | 299 | CC-MAIN-2021-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-10__0__190756649 | en | Why the name “Tailfeather Photography?”
Every October my family spends time together in rural South Dakota hunting pheasants. Since 1998 I have followed those hunters through the fields shooting pheasants in my own way, through the lens of my camera. It was during one of those hunts out in the middle of a cornfield that I decided to take my photography down this path: opening a studio and pursuing my passion full-time. I could argue that fate chose this path for me long before that moment; as a senior in high school I convinced the shop teacher to let me pursue photography and darkroom film development during senior shop. I didn’t swing a hammer the entire year, but I did use up a lot of film. High school led to a bachelor’s degree in English, a stint in journalism and now my own studio.
I offer studio and location sessions in and around Northeast South Dakota for families, children, high school seniors and weddings. I also photograph school portraits every fall and many different sports and events throughout the year.
I have been a proud member of the Professional Photographers of America for over ten years and became a Certified Professional Photographer in 2015. I currently serve on the South Dakota Professional Photographers of America affiliate board of directors and am the current secretary.
Give me a call, stop by, send me a message or find me on Facebook – I’d love to hear from you! | journalism_and_media_communication |
https://www.lrnz.it/blog/2018/11/7/lrnz-la-visione-rinascimentale-di-un-artista-contemporaneo-lucca-comics-amp-games-2018-exhibition | 2019-10-19T14:31:51 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-43/segments/1570986696339.42/warc/CC-MAIN-20191019141654-20191019165154-00150.warc.gz | 0.887336 | 805 | CC-MAIN-2019-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-43__0__43221097 | en | I had the immense luck and honour to have my work featured as the main exhibition in “Lucca Comics & Games 2018”, the most important comic book event in Italy and the biggest in Europe for tickets sold. This is one of the most important acknowledgement a comic book artist can achieve in Italy and I still can’t believe it really happened to me.
I had the opportunity to put around 250 pieces on display, ranging from the very first self published comics from 1998 to my latest works. In particular, seeing those tiny bits of paper from my teenage hanging in that museum, the one that hosted some of the greatest artists in the world, really moved me as I perfectly remember the day I did those: back then I definitely wasn’t hoping for such an incredible destination.
The exhibition included a special performance area where I signed the official poster(s) I made for Lucca Comics & Games 2018 using an axidraw cnc plotter. This was very fun as I never saw any of those posters before: they are generative, one of a kind prints, I will soon make a in depth case study about it. Every time I got a poster to sign I was shocked. I was way more excited to sign those poster than the attendees waiting for my signature. I must admit that I was often tempted to keep the best ones for me, but I managed to resist.
Anyway: my weird idea of printing and giving away thousands of illustration I never saw, hundred of unique signatures I made without touching the drawing itself, preserving a full digital to analog pipeline where every single piece is an original, one of a kind piece of art is finally accomplished.
Moreover: my axidraw plotter was connected as an audio feed via piezo electric mics to a monomachine: the mono processed the sound coming from the two axidraw brushless motors generating an eerie and futuristic soundscape for the exhibition in realtime, with no chance of hearing the same sound twice.
The exhibition was curated by Guido Martini and the text was written by Adriano Ercolani.
I’m at a loss for words when it comes to thank the incredible “Lucca Comics & Games” team as they did a tremendous job on setting up my exhibition and making my dreams come true: a unique and perfect mix of world class professional excellence and unrelenting kindness.
From the official webiste:
“Lucca Comics & Games è onorata di ospitare nelle sale del Palazzo Ducale le opere di Lorenzo Ceccotti, in arte LRNZ.
Dal collettivo dei Superamici a “Golem”, da “Astrogamma” a “Monolith”, senza tralasciare illustrazioni, copertine e il poster di Lucca Comics & Games 2018. Dotato di un segno riconoscibile e accattivante, rimarrete stupiti dalla varietà delle opere esposte.
Una vera e propria full immersion all'interno del mondo distopico dell'autore romano.
Luogo: Palazzo Ducale - Lucca
Data: dal 13 ottobre al 4 novembre 2018
Inaugurazione: sabato 13 ottobre
Orari: dal 13 al 29 ottobre, lunedì al venerdì ore 15.00-19.00, sabato e domenica ore 10.00-13.00 e 15.00-19.00 / dal 30 ottobre al 3 novembre, ore 9.00-21.00 / 4 novembre, ore 9.00-19.00” | journalism_and_media_communication |
http://crokepark.ie/media/latest-news/2013/best-seats-for-the-croke-park-classic-on-sale-1-de | 2015-11-28T05:53:04 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-48/segments/1448398451648.66/warc/CC-MAIN-20151124205411-00285-ip-10-71-132-137.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.964605 | 711 | CC-MAIN-2015-48 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2015-48__0__111992506 | en | Best Seats for the Croke Park Classic On Sale 1 December
29th November 2013
The Americans are coming and some of the best seats for the Croke Park Classic are going on sale on 1 December.
The game, which takes place on 30th August next year, will see the University of Central Florida take on Penn State in their first game of the 2014 American college football season. It is set to be an amazing event spectacle in one of Europe’s greatest sporting arenas.
Heading into the final weekend of games state side, the University of Central Florida (UCF) needed just need one win to clinch share of The American Conference title. The Knights have had just one loss this season and continue to rise in the ratings poll ranking #17 going into their final games. This is the highest ranking ever for the UCF Knights at this stage of the season.
The share of the Conference title for the Black and Gold, would qualify the Knights to compete in their first-ever BCS Bowl Game in January. Central Florida continues to do what is needed to win each week, defeating Temple University in Philadelphia on 16 November with a dramatic 4th quarter comeback and near-magical winning touchdown pass and catch from juniors Blake Bortles to J.J. Worton. The acrobatic one-handed grab in the end zone is one of the most amazing ever seen in college football!
Coach O’Leary has his squad playing at its highest level ever. He took over the program ten years ago and has rebuilt it from the ground up. The Knights’ two signature victories of the season were against previously undefeated and #8 ranked Louisville, which followed on the heels of their win in Beaver Stadium in September over the Penn State Nittany Lions. Coach O’Leary has his team headed toward their most outstanding season in history.
UCF and Penn State will open their 2014 campaigns August 30 when they meet in the inaugural Croke Park Classic in Dublin, led by two of the most highly regarded college coaches. George O’Leary and Bill O’Brien have previously worked on the same staff at Georgia Tech.
Coach Bill O’Brien got his Penn State team back on track earlier this month by dominating the Purdue University Boilermakers in front of over 96,000 fans at home in Happy Valley. PSU, playing in the Big 10 Conference currently has a record of 6-5, including their four-overtime cliff hanger win over Michigan in mid-October. Their final game is against Wisconsin on 30 November, as the young squad focuses on finishing strong.
So not only will the 2014 Croke Park Classic feature the O’Leary-O’Brien matchup, but also the on-field passing combinations of Hackenberg to Robinson for Penn State vs Bortles to Worton for Central Florida. It’s shaping up to be a great battle of these two giants of American College Football in Dublin next year. This big season opener will also be the first time that UCF and Penn State have played outside the United States guaranteed to bring huge fanfare and significant travelling support.
For a unique Christmas gift, sports fans can pick up tickets from ticketmaster.ie with prices starting from €20. Check out www.crokeparkclassic.ie and follow the event on twitter @CrokePkClassic and facebook.com/crokeparkclassic for news and updates.
Photo credit: Mark Selders | journalism_and_media_communication |
https://mdtcro.com/roche-obtains-ce-mark-for-ventana-pd-l1-assay-as-cdx-for-libtayo/ | 2024-04-14T20:36:40 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816893.9/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414192536-20240414222536-00424.warc.gz | 0.908691 | 671 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__58814089 | en | In a landmark announcement, Roche has revealed that its Ventana PD-L1 (SP263) Assay has received CE IVD approval, setting a new standard in the personalized treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). This cutting-edge diagnostic test now stands as a beacon of hope for patients with locally advanced and metastatic NSCLC, identifying those who are eligible for treatment with the groundbreaking immunotherapy, Libtayo (cemiplimab).
Bridging the Gap in Lung Cancer Treatment
Lung cancer remains the most prevalent and lethal cancer worldwide, with NSCLC accounting for up to 85% of all cases. The challenge of treating this disease lies in its late diagnosis, often at a stage where traditional therapies have limited efficacy. However, the advent of immunotherapy has introduced a new horizon of treatment options, necessitating precise diagnostic tools to identify suitable candidates.
The Role of Ventana PD-L1 (SP263) Assay
The Ventana PD-L1 (SP263) Assay is at the forefront of this medical evolution, designed to detect the expression of the PD-L1 protein on tumor and immune cells. The expression level of PD-L1 has been closely linked to the efficacy of PD-1/PD-L1 immunotherapy drugs, making it a critical factor in tailoring treatment plans for individual patients. The assay’s approval is based on the results of the Phase III EMPOWER-Lung 1 study, which underscored the potential of Libtayo monotherapy in improving patient outcomes.
Expanding Treatment Options with “Roche PD-L1”
With this CE mark approval, the Ventana PD-L1 SP263 Assay (Roche PD-L1) is the only CE IVD product in the market with NSCLC indications for four different immunotherapy drugs, thereby broadening the spectrum of treatment options available to oncologists and their patients. This development is a testament to Roche’s commitment to advancing personalized medicine and improving access to life-saving treatments.
Jill German, Head of Pathology Lab at Roche Diagnostics, highlighted the significance of this breakthrough: “With our companion diagnostics, we can ensure each patient receives the most appropriate targeted treatment. This approval not only broadens the treatment landscape for advanced lung cancer patients but also marks a pivotal step in our journey towards personalizing healthcare.”
A Step Towards Personalized Healthcare
The CE mark for the Ventana PD-L1 (SP263) Assay represents more than just a regulatory milestone; it signifies a shift towards a future where cancer treatment is tailored to the individual, maximizing efficacy while minimizing unnecessary exposure to potentially ineffective therapies. As the global medical community continues to make strides in the fight against lung cancer, the role of precise, reliable diagnostics will only become more crucial.
In embracing these advancements, we inch closer to a world where lung cancer, once a formidable foe, becomes a manageable condition, with patients receiving treatments designed for their specific biological makeup. The journey towards personalized healthcare is long and fraught with challenges, but with innovations like the Ventana PD-L1 (SP263) Assay, the path becomes clearer, offering new hope to those battling lung cancer. | journalism_and_media_communication |
https://draftprospectshockey.com/draftpro-2021-hlinka-gretzky-review-russian-champions/ | 2022-07-03T00:33:28 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-27/segments/1656104205534.63/warc/CC-MAIN-20220702222819-20220703012819-00281.warc.gz | 0.984959 | 2,537 | CC-MAIN-2022-27 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-27__0__273862487 | en | By Samuel Dummer
When it comes to the 2021 Hlinka Gretzky Cup, the Russians can call themselves numero uno, Champions, чемпион. However it is written, it means the same thing. It means they won.
This round…well sort of.
While the legitimacy of the win could be questioned as Canada, the tournaments perennial powerhouse team, chose to abstain and follow local health guidelines, the Russians went with their best foot forward, their best snipers locked and loaded.
With the performance of some of the youngsters on the “Red Machine” put forth, there is no telling the damage they could have done to Canada’s assumptively strong team.
As usual, the Russians played a fast and creative hockey game. After steamrolling the Slovakian team in an exhibition game, Russia started their first recorded game against Switzerland dragging their feet. While the beginning of the first period was filled with missed passes and blown tires, the Russian team was able to put their heads down (metaphorically of course) and pull their game back into focus. After dusting off the Swiss team with a 5-2 win, they continued on their path of ice-level domination.
After scoring thirty-five goals in just five games, it’s safe to say that the Russians had no difficulties putting the puck in the net. While their defense could have been better, they were easily able to outscore the opposition. With such high-flying, high-scoring games like these, it is easy to see the excitement building around the young Russian prospects.
They looked heavily to one of the younger players at the tournament and he rose to the occasion with a record-breaking performance. Goaltending remained solid throughout the tournament. The defense limited opportunities and weren’t afraid to grind it out when needed, and the Russians showed why they could’ve been in a class of their own. By the time of the final buzzer, ending the weekend, the Russian team and put on a clinic and become the directors of the Hlinka showcase. They finished their time with nothing more left to show.
From game 1, players such as Matvei Michkov, Ivan Miroshnichenko, and Aleksandr Perevalov were hot names on the Russian roster. They were visibly able to control the play, once settled in, and had the same smooth skating style regularly found in many young Russians. Follow those names with the fortifying presence of goaltender Sergi Ivanov and it’s clear to see that these players came to the tournament with the thoughts of becoming professionals strong in their minds. NHL scouts were watching, and the players demanded their attention.
Matvei Michkov, what left is there to be said about this kid? At only 16, Michkov has taken the hockey world by storm. His 13pts in only 5 games was not only incredible, but also record-breaking. The record was previously held by Canadian Cole Perfetti as he was able to put up 12 pts in 2019-2020. He looked at that stat-line, pulled on his skates, and told his coach to hold his non-alcoholic beer. He had a purpose and a record to break, and he did so as an underaged player at the tournament.
When thinking of ages, the difference between 16- and 17-year-old players may not seem like much. But, to put things in perspective, Michkov stands at 5’10 and 159Lbs whereas a player such as Liam Ohgren of Sweden is 6’1” and 187lbs. That’s a weight difference of almost 30lbs. Now, if you will, imagine being Michkov flying through the neutral zone with the puck on his stick, only to run into the shoulder of that guy. I wouldn’t want to be on the receiving end of that. For some players, that may be enough to keep them from the game. For Michkov, it’s an excuse to keep getting better, even if it is just to avoid being hit.
Michkov has been a point producer everywhere he’s played. At 13 he scored 30 points in only 8 games in the U15’s followed by 35 in 8 games at 14 in the U16’s of the Team Center Tournament. Not to mention his 109pts in 25 games for the Lokomotiv-2004 Yaroslavl U16 team in 2019-2020. It is safe to say, that this kid knows how to score. Whether he was finishing it off himself with his deadly accurate laser beam, or dishing it off to a teammate with his tape-to-tape passes, Michkov proved to be more than most teams can handle. His skating strides seem effortless, his shot is a cannon coming off of his stick, and his hands are silky smooth. His offensive IQ is unquestionable and anyone trying to tag him up on the ice needs to be in constant motion, with their head on a swivel. Michkov has a sneaky habit of finding himself in open space.
Michkov should undoubtedly be picked up by an NHL team first or second overall in 2023. Even with his small stature, his point totals are just too out of this world to pass up. With the likes of Brayden Point and Mitch Marner showing the world that size isn’t everything, Michkov’s chances are higher than ever at being a top prospect.
Ivan Miroshnichenko was the captain of this year’s “Red Machine” Russian team. Miroshnichenko didn’t disappoint. While his 9pts wasn’t quite the record-breaking numbers of his fellow teammate, it was still a scoring pace of almost 2 pts per game.
The Russian team did not take it easy on anybody. They had no issues running up the scoreboards in every game, and Miroshnichenko had no issues being part of the reason why. His killer instinct, to go along with his talent, 6’1” 185Lbs frame, and the ability to work with the skilled players around him, make him a valuable asset to the Russian team. He has worn the “C” or an “A” for his country on more than one occasion, which shows his coach’s strong conviction in his play and leadership.
Speaking with scouts in chat groups today showed that the coaches may just have picked the right guy for the job. “Miroshnichenko is a smart, all-around player who understands the game well and is always in position, both on offense and defense. He had good offensive instincts throughout the tournament and was able to contribute both goals and assists across multiple lines” says scout David Cheung.
The coach’s willingness to move him around the lineup, as well as his ability to produce while playing away from his team’s top goal scorers, should only further show his team-first mentality and focus on the game.
Cheung was extremely impressed by the player, “Every day, every game, he gives 100% effort. He finishes hits, wins icing races, and is willing to sacrifice the body to block shots.”
The young captain is on the right path. With a little more finish in his game, Miroshnichenko can be making teams across the NHL think about how they’re going to fit his long name on the back of their jerseys.
Aleksandr Perevalov “He is a left-winger with unbelievable speed. Able to easily get a breakaway or back off the defenders and create time and space for both himself and his teammates” are the first words I heard about the player from fellow writer and scout Jonah Fleisher. Perevalov’s history seems to back up the claims.
At 6’0 and 185lbs, Perevalov has the frame of an athlete. His fast tempo play shows his desire to have the puck and quickly move it up the ice. Because of this game style, Perevalov has been able to produce throughout his young career. In the 2019-2020 season, Perevalov was able to put up 57pts in only 21 games for his Lokomotiv U16 team. Pervalov followed it up with 11pts in only 6 games the following season. This was more than enough to garner a call-up to the MHL where he was able to put up 6pts over 17 games in his first ride with the Jr team.
Perevalov’s 5pt finish in this tournament put him at a 1 points-per-game (ppg) average. When held up against the high-scoring games of the Russians and the high production of some of his teammates, this may not seem overly impressive. This could be true, but the success of his teammates should not be a knock on his own production. Averaging a point-per-game at the international level is nothing to scoff at. Sometimes, when a team is dominating to such a degree, it can easily be overlooked that they are playing against some of the best players of their age bracket. In the world.
Perevalov may still have a little more to prove but has nonetheless garnered plenty of attention. His dynamic and relentless play will keep the interest of scouts throughout the year. Fleisher made sure to finish, “He also has a tireless motor and is always moving his feet in the offensive zone, looking for places to get open and places to get the puck to shoot from.
Sergei Ivanov the “built-tough” goaltender, is built more like a racing jockey than the goaltenders of today. Ivanov shows that size isn’t everything and plays like a wall across the goal-line. At 5’11” and only 157lbs, Ivanov is small, there is no doubt about that. You may think that his thin frame would leave too much of the net exposed. His small size should lead to getting lit up like Chevy Chase on the cover of “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation.” But his stats say otherwise.
In 22 games across the seasons of 2018-2020, Ivanov averaged a save percentage (Sv%) of .967. When bumped up to the Jr. A level of the MHL in Russia, Ivanov’s save percentage was still a more than respectable .921 and a goals-against-average (GAA) of 3.24. All outstanding numbers to be throwing up for a kid of his size. It makes you think of a young Patrick Roy.
Ivanov finished the Hlinka with 3.00 GAA and a Sv% of .911, going 3-0-0 and ultimately winning the cup. As a goalie, he did everything you could have asked of him. He was sharp in his blue paint, used angles to his advantage to limit scoring chances, and had quick reflexes on shots from in tight.
“He was a star from his beginning to end and really solidified the crease” says DraftPro scout Matt Morrison. “He plays a composed game for a small-statured goalie… He has a lightning-quick glove hand and is athletic side-to-side.”
The Russians came to the Hlinka tournament ready for action. It didn’t take long for them to settle into their surroundings and blow the doors off the competition. Without Canada in the picture, there wasn’t much resistance left for the remaining teams to hold them off. There’s not even a guarantee that they could have held back that team and we will never know.
Think what you will about the tournament this year. Put an Asterix on it due to Covid, or because Canada didn’t participate if you like. No matter your feelings of the circumstance, Russia took full advantage and showed what a winning attitude does.
They are a highly talented team who wins, and even turns the knife if they have the opportunity.
Photos: HockeySlovakia & Jan Beneš | journalism_and_media_communication |
https://prideradiostl.iheart.com/content/2020-03-30-jimmie-allen-pays-tribute-to-joe-diffie-kobe-bryant-during-instagram-live/ | 2021-01-27T01:46:45 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-04/segments/1610704804187.81/warc/CC-MAIN-20210126233034-20210127023034-00773.warc.gz | 0.985205 | 803 | CC-MAIN-2021-04 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-04__0__194040595 | en | Jimmie took over the official iHeartCountry Instagram account to go live and play a few songs for fans. With his acoustic guitar, he performed a cover of Darius Rucker's "Don't Think I Don't Think About It" and his hit song "Make Me Want To," and towards the end of the latter, Allen added a break down while singing Diffie's name. He then talked about meeting Joe for the first time and revealed the valued advice he received from the late star. He recalled:
"Shout out to Joe Diffie's family, and make sure y'all keep them in your prayers. He's a cool dude, man. I remember the first time I met him, I was like, 'You're Joe Diffie!' We opened up for him. He was like, 'Yes I am.' I said, 'Dude, love your music.' And he's super cool, man. He gave me so much advice and just like, 'Look, Jimmy, keep doing what you're doing.' He said, 'It's going to be people that like your music and people that don't. The cool thing is, man,' he said, 'there's somebody out there that needs to hear what you have to say from your point of view.' And, it meant a lot. The last show we played together was in November, we did the Carolina Country Music Cruise. So, cool dude. Love that guy. But, definitely keep his family in your prayers."
Jimmie also talked about Kobe Bryant, and getting to talk to the late basketball legend a few times. Before playing his song "Why Things Happen," Allen said, "I wrote this song with my buddies, Brandon Day, Cary Barlow and Tate Howell. Tate's the bass player in my band — cool dude, great songwriter. We wrote this today after Kobe died. I met him a bunch of times, and we hung out before and had a bunch of conversations, and every time I hung out with Kobe, I left more motivated and inspired. So many people asked me where my motivation comes from and how do you, through different ups and downs in your life, how do you stay motivated? And there's so many people that overcame so much stuff, and for me, Kobe's whole Mamba Mentality thing meant finding the silver lining in every situation. Like even in the midst of all the social distancing and stuff right now — I hate saying that phrase, social distancing, we need to come up with a new word for that by the way — it's finding the silver lining in everything. Like right now, use this as an opportunity to get that family time. And people always ask for, I wish I had more family time. I know a lot of people have different side businesses and different ideas they want to work on — now's the time to do it. So, I wrote this song when you don't quite understand everything that's going on, a song called 'Why Things Happen.'"
Jimmie ended his Instagram Live takeover by performing his song "Best Shot," and shared a touching sentiment of gratitude in this extremely difficult time in the world. He explained:
"All of our healthcare workers cause that are still going to work and treating sick people to try to find a solution to this current situation, thank you. Everyone else out there that's still going to work, you know, the Walmart employees, the Target employees, grocery store employees, thank you guys so much because they're just as important, because that's where we go to get our food and get everything we need for our daily lives. So, everyone out there that's still going to work, thank you so much. Appreciate it."
He added, "If you know any local stores out there, they're having a hard time right now. So, shop local as much as you can."
Photo: Getty Images | journalism_and_media_communication |
http://tinaengland.blogspot.com/2007/01/contract-of-heart.html | 2020-08-03T09:23:18 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-34/segments/1596439735792.85/warc/CC-MAIN-20200803083123-20200803113123-00132.warc.gz | 0.991408 | 782 | CC-MAIN-2020-34 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-34__0__146526168 | en | One of the great American journalists of World War 2 was Ernie Pyle. He was a down to earth kind of guy, who was more at home living with the troops than with the officers. He was a great fan of the Infantry, and wasn't ashamed to admit his prejudice. He felt that the Infantry had the hardest, dirtiest and most thankless job in all the armed forces. He spent a lot of time in foxholes, in dangerous conditions, hungry, cold and filthy. He took the time to get to know the soldiers, and they loved him for it.
His column mentioned the soldiers he met by name, and gave little snippets of personal information about each man. During the war, mail often was lost or delayed for weeks, and so Ernie's columns were a lifeline for families back home. If they read about their soldier in his column, that meant he was alive and safe, even if they hadn't had a letter for months. His columns didn't white wash the dangers of war, but they somehow managed to reassure people. They made everyone feel that this war, although difficult and dangerous, could be won. It was finite.
Ernie lent an even touch of humor and humanity to all that he wrote about. He was a shrewd observer, and wrote clear and accessible prose. He was a humble man, perhaps to a fault. He wrote constantly about his own fears and lack of courage in the face of danger, while admiring others around him for their bravery. He was always on the lookout for the amusing, strange or humanising story that would bring understanding to the reader. In 1944 he won a Pulitzer for his work, yet I think he probably got more of a thrill from the recognition of the troops.
By 1945, Ernie was worn out. He had been covering the war since the Blitz, with few trips home. Four long years overseas. He wanted to go home. Yet he was persuaded to take a final trip to the Pacific Theatre, to cover the American landings in Okinawa. He didn't feel right about the trip, but he went. It seems quite ironic that his last column, printed posthumously, should have been a tribute to fellow journalist Fred Painton, who had died on Guam. On April 18th 1945, Ernie was killed by a Japanese machine gunner on the island of Ie Shima.
Reading Ernie's columns, and the columns of other wartime journalists, is like reading someones diary. It's a true reflection of the time, written then and there, as it happened. The only frustration is that the columns were censored to remove any sensitive material. Still, if I wanted access to any relevant army column maneuverings, or amphibious assaults, all I have to do is cross reference the date, place and a few other facts and voila! A complete picture. I read the columns for a more intimate glimpse of the time, an idea of what was in the minds of the people who lived through the war. Sometimes, it's a humbling experience. The people who bore the brunt of the war did so with uncommon courage and determination, no matter what side they were on. Sometimes, it's an uncomfortable experience, as I gain knowledge of the prejudices that ran through all societies in the 1940's.
Of all the journalists, I like Ernie the best. He isn't afraid to put his soul down on paper, and to expose his feelings for all to see. In doing this, he reached out and touched the souls of his readers. He had established the truest contract a writer can establish with a reader, the contract of the heart. He deserves to be remembered and read for a very long time. I know I will constantly read and re-read his columns as I work, both as a writer and a historian. | journalism_and_media_communication |
https://archiv.harun-farocki-institut.org/en/bibliografie/ | 2023-12-04T19:43:44 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100534.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20231204182901-20231204212901-00357.warc.gz | 0.916673 | 222 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__144840733 | en | The database contains entries to all film and television works as well as the installations and radio works of Harun Farocki (in German and English) as well as a complete bibliography of his writings (in German).
Catalogue raisonné: Volker Pantenburg in collaboration with Wolfgang Schmidt
Bibliography: Volker Pantenburg in collaboration with Holger Glinka
Editor of the database: Michael Baute and Pascal Maslon
Programming: Erik Stein
Supplements and corrections are always welcome. [email protected]
The creation of the catalogue raisonné and the bibliography was made possible through the support of the Stiftung Kunstfonds. The database was realized within the framework of "Archive außer sich," a project of Arsenal – Institute for Film and Video Art in cooperation with Haus der Kulturen der Welt as part of "The New Alphabet," a HKW project supported by the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media due to a ruling of the German Bundestag. | journalism_and_media_communication |
https://apdjhb.co.za/vusi-mos | 2023-12-07T22:52:31 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100705.19/warc/CC-MAIN-20231207221604-20231208011604-00162.warc.gz | 0.982397 | 588 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__26419019 | en | Mr. Vusumuzi Mosomi's life took an unexpected turn during his seventh-grade year at Enxiweni Primary School in Tembisa. A playful day turned into a nightmare when he suddenly collapsed while playing with his friends. Rushed to the hospital, he was admitted for an entire week, only to receive a life-altering diagnosis: epilepsy. This vicious form of epilepsy led to frequent hospitalizations, disrupting his education and leaving him uncertain about the future.
As time passed, Mr. Mosomi's condition worsened, impacting both his mobility and speech. Despite various medical interventions, including stays at Weskopies Hospital and the Tswelopele Centre for the frail, there seemed to be no improvement in his condition. It was during this challenging period that Mr. Mosomi's mother learned about the Association for the Physically Disabled (APD) and its services. Determined to find assistance, she reached out to the APD office in Tembisa in March of 2014.
The APD staff promptly responded to their plea for help. The supervisor visited Mr. Mosomi's home for a comprehensive assessment, and it was clear that he needed extensive care. A compassionate caregiver was assigned to assist him, as he was already bedridden at that point. Through two months of dedicated and gentle exercises, bathing, and training, a glimmer of hope emerged. Mr. Mosomi's strength began to return, and with the aid of a caregiver, he could use a walker to move around.
However, just as progress was being made, a setback occurred. Mr. Mosomi fell ill, and his mother rushed him back to Tswelopele for immediate medical attention. After his recovery, they returned home, and once again, APD stepped in to support them. This time, it was in June of 2018. Remarkably, Mr. Mosomi's determination shone through, and his improvement was swift. By the end of October, he could sit up in bed unassisted, and by November, he was walking with the aid of a caregiver.
The ongoing support from APD continues to make a significant impact in Mr. Mosomi's life. His journey of recovery and resilience stands as a testament to the transformative power of the Home-Based Care (HBC) program. Mr. Mosomi's remarkable progress inspires us all, reinforcing the vital role that APD plays in enhancing the lives of individuals with disabilities and their families. In the face of adversity, his unwavering resilience has become a beacon of hope for others facing similar challenges.
Join us in celebrating Mr. Vusumuzi Mosomi's indomitable spirit and his remarkable journey toward triumph. Through his story, we are reminded that with compassion, support, and a community that believes in the potential of every individual, the human spirit can overcome even the greatest obstacles. | journalism_and_media_communication |
https://www.nationaltransport.ie/news/new-bus-schedules-for-dublin-area-to-take-effect-from-next-week/ | 2024-04-25T07:50:19 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712297290384.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20240425063334-20240425093334-00025.warc.gz | 0.961504 | 446 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__73790967 | en | The National Transport Authority (NTA) has announced that subsidised bus services in the Dublin area are to move to new schedules on a phased basis starting next week.
Revised Monday-Friday timetables for Dublin Bus will come into effect on Monday January 18th, while those for Go-Ahead Ireland will come into effect from Monday 25th January. Under the revised timetables, services will run at approximately 80% of current weekday levels. The operating hours of services will remain as they are currently.
The revised schedules reflect reduced demand levels under the current Covid restrictions and will ensure service continuity and resilience for essential workers and carers who must travel.
Passenger numbers on bus services in the Dublin area are down by almost 80%, compared to the same period in 2020.
NTA and the transport operators are confident that the Level 5 requirement to operate each service at 25% passenger capacity will continue to be met under the new timetables.
With these new schedules the operators will be in a position to ensure the ongoing reliable continuity of services in the context of high national rates of Covid.
Public transport services were first reduced in April 2020, during the first wave of the Covid outbreak and were largely restored to normal levels in June. The new schedules are broadly in line with those of April last.
Full details will be available at company websites in the coming days:
No changes are proposed to Bus Éireann schedules at this time, although the company and the NTA will continue to monitor the situation.
No changes are proposed to schedules for Go-Ahead Ireland commuter services along the Kildare corridor.
No major changes are proposed for Luas, although there will be some reduction in peak services.
No changes are proposed for Local Link services in rural areas.
A revised Iarnród Éireann schedule was announced last week and took effect on Monday.
NTA continues to advise customers that under Level 5 restrictions, people should stay at home where possible and that public transport is for essential workers and essential purposes only.
Passengers are required to wear face coverings at all times.
NTA strongly encourages people to walk or cycle where possible. | journalism_and_media_communication |
https://pair.app/press | 2019-10-17T14:11:09 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-43/segments/1570986675316.51/warc/CC-MAIN-20191017122657-20191017150157-00481.warc.gz | 0.948934 | 476 | CC-MAIN-2019-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-43__0__192760872 | en | sTARTUP DAILY - OCTOBER 29, 2018
“We decided that we could make a difference with Pair, essentially by creating a dating platform where people are able to meet each other in a respectful environment where bad behaviour is not tolerated.”
SBS - THE FEED - OCTOBER 4, 2018
Like Uber, you can rate your date based on the accuracy of their profile and how safe you found them. So, the more polite and respectful you are, the higher your score.
SMARTCOMPANY - OCTOBER 4, 2018
From rating plates to rating dates: Why the founders of Eatability are pouring $2 million into new dating app Pair
The app functions off a feedback and rating system, allowing members to give each other a thumbs up or down based on three areas: behaviour, safety and profile accuracy.
The AGE - OCTOBER 3, 2018
Pair, which launched in the App store last week, is focused on user feedback, verification and a dedicated virtual "matching assistant".
GLOBAL DATING INSIGHTS - OCTOBER 3, 2018
Pair has now been available on the App Store for just over a week and is focused on an authentic user experience. Each new signup verifies themselves with a mobile number and a selfie to limit the possibility of fake profiles.
KISS 106.5 FM SYDNEY - SEPTEMBER 20, 2018
“I like it because it encourages people to treat the other person nicely…. You can then rate them and give them a review,” said Jackie O.
STARTUP SODA - September 19, 2018
The duo behind Eatability, the highly successful website which was the first to allow people to rate Australian restaurants a decade ago, is bringing rating to dating in a bid to tackle online harassment head on. Their dating app, Pair, launched today for iPhone, is designed to bring respect and honesty back to dating.
The Sydney Morning Herald - September 18, 2018
Now, my fantasy app has become a reality, with the release this month of Pair. Billed as a "new dating app for iPhone designed to bring respect and honesty to dating", Pair is the brainchild of husband and wife team Celeste and Hui Ong, founders of Eatability. | journalism_and_media_communication |
https://news.himaa.org.au/congratulations-to-him-interchange/ | 2023-10-03T17:37:02 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233511170.92/warc/CC-MAIN-20231003160453-20231003190453-00534.warc.gz | 0.909669 | 678 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__36073000 | en | Congratulations to all members of the HIM-Interchange (HIM-I) Editorial Subcommittee, led by HIM-I Editor Joanne Fitzgerald, for their outstanding achievement in transitioning HIM-I from its paper-base to an online journal format. Since its creation in 2011 as HIMAA’s professional practice journal, HIM-I has been a valued ‘go-to’ read of HIMAA members because of the quality and relevance of its content. The online HIM-I will now provide you – the members – and HIM-I’s external subscribers with easy and immediate access.
This transition has been a lengthy journey involving countless hours of voluntary work over several years.
An online version of HIM-I was approved by the Editorial Board some years ago. The HIM-I Editorial Subcommittee – a subcommittee of the Editorial Board – manages the full production and publication of HIM-I and has undertaken extensive planning. In the meantime, the HIMAA Board of Directors gave approval for this strategic move and the previous CEO Mark Upton, current CEO Jae Redden, and the team at HIMAA Office – especially HIMAA’s ICT Manager, Pat Verma – have provided invaluable input and support.
HIMAA’s research journal, Health Information Management Journal (HIMJ), has been published in online format for several years and is widely recognised and read internationally. Now that HIM-I, HIMAA’s professional practice journal, is also published online, both of HIMAA’s journals are readily accessible to a dispersed Australian and global health information management readership. The journals are a credit to HIMAA as a leading professional organisation, the member-volunteers who work on them, and the authors who contribute. The journals are exceptional member assets for the entire HIMAA membership.
The HIM-I Editorial Subcommittee comprises the following members. Details include their home state/territory HIMAA Branch.
Joanne Fitzgerald, Independent Hospital Pricing Authority. NSW. (Member of the Editorial Board)
Dr Stella Rowlands, Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service. QLD. (Member of the Editorial Board)
Jennie Shepheard, Shepheard Health Management Consultants. VIC. (Member of the Editorial Board)
Chair, HIM-I Editorial Subcommittee:
Maryann Wood, Queensland University of Technology. QLD.
Emma Barker, La Trobe University. (VIC)
Kym Campradt, Lorica Health. (QLD)
Patsy Catterson, Ballarat Health Service. (VIC)
Naomi Johnson, ACHA Hospitals. (SA)
Danica Jong, West Moreton Hospital and Health Service. (QLD)
Carol Loggie, University of Wollongong. (NSW)
Nina Palibrk, Catholic Negotiating Alliance. (QLD)
Julie Price, Australian Institute of Health & Welfare. (TAS)
Dwayne Richards, BreastScreen. (VIC)
Very special thanks to each of them – from all of us as HIMAA members and HIM-Interchange readers!
Dr Kerin Robinson
Editor in Chief, HIM-Interchange
Editor in Chief, HIMJ. | journalism_and_media_communication |
http://dondiebel.com/Looking_out_for_lifes.shtml | 2019-02-18T20:36:34 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-09/segments/1550247488374.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20190218200135-20190218222135-00195.warc.gz | 0.971716 | 968 | CC-MAIN-2019-09 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-09__0__170893894 | en | Looking out for lifesavers
By JEAN HELLER, Times Staff Writer
Trooper Deborah Hawkins stopped along the Howard Frankland Bridge in 1997 and got out of her car to divert traffic around a motorist changing a tire.
A 19-year-old driver in a Ford Bronco slammed into the trooper's car, pinning Hawkins against the bridge's concrete wall. For weeks, she didn't know whether she would walk again. Eventually, she returned to work for the Florida Highway Patrol, but not to patrol duty.
On Monday, more than five years later, a new state law aimed at protecting emergency workers took effect. It's called the Move Over Law.
When any emergency vehicle -- police car, ambulance, fire equipment -- is parked on or beside a road with its visible signals active, all traffic must vacate the lane next to those vehicles. For example, you must move over if you approach a police car that has pulled over a speeder, or if you approach any emergency vehicle at an accident scene.
Also, you must drive 20 mph below the posted limit if the limit is 25 mph or higher.
If the speed limit is 20 mph or less, or if the emergency situation is on a two-lane road with no spare lane to use, traffic must slow to 5 mph unless otherwise directed by a law enforcement officer.
Obeying the new law is going to take some effort by motorists. Not obeying it will cost a minimum of $30.
Police and fire-rescue personnel say it's about time for such a law.
"It should have happened years ago," said Sgt. Greg Tita, spokesman for the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office.
The International Association of Firefighters estimates that dozens of fire-rescue personnel are killed or seriously injured each year in this country when they are hit by passing vehicles.
"Easily, it happens dozens of times a year, and that's probably being conservative," said association spokesman George Burke. "It doesn't even begin to cover the number of times our people have to dive out of the way. Our response to the new law is, "Bravo."'
A fatal accident involving emergency personnel occurred just this past month in Florida.
On June 8, Oviedo firefighter Shane Kelly, 26, and N. Donald Diebel Jr., a Winter Park obstetrician, were working in the median of Florida's Turnpike near Wildwood to free a couple from an overturned pickup truck.
The group was struck by a semitrailer truck. Kelly and Diebel were killed, and four other rescue workers were injured.
Capt. Bill Wade of Tampa Fire-Rescue said he hopes motorists understand that the new law isn't meant to hassle them.
"We hope drivers understand the spirit of the law," Wade said. "If you see an emergency vehicle on the side of the road with its emergency lights on, it means there is activity there: firefighters, police officers, paramedics, walking in the area. It's their goal to help people and go home at the end of their shifts alive and well."
The law takes into consideration that there will be occasions, even on interstates, when traffic conditions make it impossible to leave a vacant lane between traffic and an accident.
"I'm sure law enforcement people will be looking for people who overtly keep up their speed or don't move over when they can," Wade said.
The principal sponsor of the legislation that became the Move Over Law was state Sen. Victor Crist, R-Tampa, chairman of the Senate Criminal Justice Committee.
"I got tired of reading over the years about all the mishaps involving good people just trying to help others and getting killed for their efforts," Crist said. "I started looking at what to do about it."
Crist thought he was developing "an innocent little law."
"But it took three tries to get the Legislature to pass it," he said.
"It's a shame that we have to do this, that people don't use common sense and courtesy. But 20 years ago we had to do this to get people to quit passing stopped school buses, and 30 or 40 years ago, we had to put penalties on people caught speeding through school crossings during school hours."
The Move Over Law does not contain any additional penalties for injuring or killing an emergency worker, but other laws cover that area, including vehicular homicide, Crist said.
-- Times researcher Caryn Baird contributed to this report.
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http://clementinececil.blogspot.com/2016/05/my-stubborn-tongue.html | 2019-04-19T06:55:03 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-18/segments/1555578527148.46/warc/CC-MAIN-20190419061412-20190419083412-00491.warc.gz | 0.983537 | 1,100 | CC-MAIN-2019-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-18__0__162027856 | en | This week Anna Fishbeyn came to Pushkin House with a performance that rocked the rafters of our 1703 abode: My Stubborn Tongue. Through acting and singing, with a piano accompaniment, Anna recounts the experience of moving to the U.S. as a 9 year-old child as part of the Jackson-Vanick agreement between the U.S. and Russia, when Russian Jews were, effectively, traded for grain. As she says: “America wanted the Russian Jews to demonstrate to the world how oppressive the Soviet Union was, and Russia needed grain, Russia was starving.” Against this bleak backdrop of human trading, Anna with great humour and insight recounts the ups and downs of being a Russian immigrant with an accent in the US at a time when people with accents were treated as second class citizens (as is still the case in some places). Anna watched her mother continue to be mistreated in department stores and restaurants simply because of her accent, and her family was repeatedly told to go back to Russia during their early years in the U.S.
Anna decided to train her accent out of her tongue and to become as American as possible. She changed her name to Annie and spoke flawless English. But her roots were betrayed when her friends would come to her house to be fed Salat Olivye and encouraged to participate in the family’s regular after-dinner performances as her father played the balalaika and her mother sang opera. Her mother and grandmother had drummed into her head that kissing led to sex and sex could lead to only one thing - marriage. So when Anna started to date, she didn’t simply open up about her origins - she “forced her culture” on her dates: she would turn the subject to Anti-Semitism and Stalin before the bra could be removed, and perhaps sing some Russian laments. This was in order to check whether the boy in question was willing to take this stuff on.
As an immigrant, Anna needed to convey to the person she may be about to become intimate with, something of herself, what she had escaped, her background - that even if her family chose to leave that culture, part of it stayed with them. She does an impression of the guy’s response upon hearing about her Russian childhood, ‘Um I can understand that’ he says, desperately trying and desperately keen to get her bra off, ‘Actually I can’t understand that because I grew up in California, and it was pretty sunny, you know like the S.U.N,” pointing at the sky, “and Vitamin D gives you endorphins.” Touchingly, at Thanksgiving, the toasts are all to America; and the family attempts to feed Anna’s American friend the delicacy of cow’s brains as well as the turkey.
I identified with this behaviour with boys - even though I never emigrated to Russia, I immersed myself in Russia over the years when most of my friends were rooting their lives and careers in the UK. It was hard for me to reconcile these parts of myself when visiting home from Russia, or even for the first years after my return when I was still traveling there a lot. On dates with ‘suitable’ English boys, I would rabbit on about Russia and use Russian words when nervous - I wanted to see if they would take it on, but also, for me, it was a safety mechanism to hide behind. And anyway, deep, dark intense subjects are a good precursor to sex, aren’t they?
|Anna Fishbeyn performing in 'My Stubborn Tongue'|
Having passed entirely convincingly as an American for many years, Anna decided to embrace her Russianness. She reverted to Anna (the Russian pronounced more like Honor) and began having to explain herself at parties. She was stunned by how little people knew about Russia. She said she originally wrote the play for her grandmother who came to the U.S., and never learned English. “My grandmother used to say, ‘We suffered in Russia and we suffered in America, what is the point of life?’” says Anna, “I wrote the play as an ode to my grandmother, an attempt to make sense of her suffering, of immigrant suffering.” But Anna also concedes that she wrote it for herself, to reconcile the disparate parts of personality. She does this literally also - this is a one-woman show and she plays several parts: her mother, grandmother, aunt, father, several non-plussed American boys, an Estee-Lauder saleslady, her ex-fiancé and his mother, and herself.
Her director is an American-Romanian, Adrian Roman, who saw his own story in Anna’s when he first saw the performance. In this sense, hers is a story anyone who has emigrated or lived abroad and embedded themselves deep into another culture, can identify with. Many people who come through the doors of Pushkin House - whether it is Russians now living in London, or other foreign nationals who have lived a long time in Russia - have a misplaced or split identity syndrome, confused cultural references and a desire to piece it all together. Anna Fishbeyn performs this reconciliation in her play: watching her perform was healing and exhilarating. | journalism_and_media_communication |
http://nikekyrie2irvingshoes.com/summer-skin-care-tips-factors-protection-ritual/ | 2019-11-19T12:59:56 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-47/segments/1573496670151.97/warc/CC-MAIN-20191119121339-20191119145339-00397.warc.gz | 0.950711 | 843 | CC-MAIN-2019-47 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-47__0__83851048 | en | The signs of summer are everywhere. From beautiful flowering foliage to families strolling, ice cream in hand, along the promenade, we’re all just happy to finally feel some sun that actually warms our bones!
However, when the winter coats are packed away, the SPF should come out to play, because the sun’s intense rays mean business, especially when it comes to our skin. If you aren’t protecting your skin then you’re going to put it at risk for anything from accelerated aging to an increased risk of skin cancer.
In this article we’ll talk about all the ways the sun can affect your skin and exactly what you can do about it so you can get out there and enjoy all this happy, bright season has to offer!
Factors that can influence your skin during summer
During the warmer months, when the temperatures begin to soar, you’ll find yourself sweating a lot more than usual.
While sweating is a completely natural process and excellent for detoxifying the body, it can also contribute to clogged pores, which then results in acne breakouts. Whether it’s one pesky pimple or a whole bunch of them, no one really wants to deal with acne, especially during this fun season when you may find yourself going out more often than during the chilly months.
However, and this may come as a surprise, sweating can also be a good thing for your acne! Sweating helps to detoxify the system, flushing toxins out of the body that may lead to blemishes. You have to be sure to keep your skin clean though after a sweat fest, so always be sure to cleanse or spritzsome of our toner to keep your skin clean and your pores open after an intense gym sesh or day out at the beach.
Of course, many people do suffer from acne when it starts to heat up and while the reason isn’t totally clear, it seems to be due to an increase in sebum production in the summertime. Our sebum also takes on a slightly different compositionduring summer to help keep our bodies cool. Sebum is what contributes to that gorgeous, dewy glow and can be a godsend for ladies suffering from dry skin, however too much sebum can throw the balance off and tip the scale in the other direction, meaning breakouts.
While there’s no denying that soaking up the rays feels like pure bliss, especially when you have a sparkling pool or shimmering ocean to cool off in as you please, it’s important to remember that overexposure to the sun may quickly change the bronzed goddess glow you were going for to that of a freshly cooked lobster, never a good look!
Too much sun exposure will not only result in a painful, blistering sunburn, it also significantly increases your risk of extrinsic aging in the skin. In fact, uv rays are responsible for a scary 80% of extrinsic skin aging. This results in a loss of skin elasticity meaning saggier skin with more lines and wrinkles. So while your sunkissed glow is sexy in your twenties, 15-20 years from now any damage that occurred will manifest as uv skin damage. What’s really alarming is that the sun will continue to damage your skin and increase your risk of skin cancer hours after you head indoors!
Uv rays break down collagen and elastin, two structural proteins responsible for keeping the skin firm, taut and plump.
UV rays also reduce the amount of Vitamin A in the skin, a vitamin that is absolutely essential for skin health. Vitamin A helps to encourage healthy cell production and plays a role in keeping the skin’s barrier function strong. A damaged barrier function means more pollutants can sneak their way into your skin and really speed up the aging process. Vitamin A helps to lock moisture into the skin cells, however uv rays deplete this vitamin, which in turn means more water may be lost through the pores, resulting a dry complexion that, once again, ages much faster than a healthy one. | journalism_and_media_communication |
https://www.intelligencebank.com/news-resources/manage-videos-dam/ | 2022-09-27T08:54:18 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-40/segments/1664030334992.20/warc/CC-MAIN-20220927064738-20220927094738-00406.warc.gz | 0.926804 | 685 | CC-MAIN-2022-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-40__0__280172246 | en | How to Manage Videos in Your DAM
How to Manage Videos in a Digital Asset Management System
It’s no secret that video is taking a more prominent place in the marketing mix. For social media or even on websites and internal comms, it’s simply a more engaging and effective way to tell a story. (See video below). While it’s been easier than ever to create video assets and the cost of production is coming down, putting in place content governance around your video files is a job for your digital asset management system. Also known as a media asset management library.
Video asset uploads into a DAM system
Video files are generally bigger than images, audio files or word documents. That’s why having bulk upload is important (so you can upload a bunch of video files with drag and drop from your desktop into your DAM) and open another tab while they are processing.
Video metadata, facial recognition and keyword tagging
When uploading video content into your DAM, you will need to tag the video asset with metadata. You can do this manually, and automatically some camera and date data will automatically populate in the metadata fields. You also may choose to add custom metadata such as product, geography or even brand name. With AI video tagging, this can be used as well but depending on the content of the video this can be less useful than AI on images as typically it’s what is said in the transcription vs what is seen frame by frame that is the crux of the communication.
Video proofing and annotations
When you manage creative video production from within your DAM, you can cut your time to market in half – literally. With video proofing, side-by-side comparisons, @mentions and video markups and annotations, you can collaborate on video creative during the production process faster than ever before.
Video closed captions and transcriptions
When a video is uploaded to your DAM, automatically you can add closed captions to the video, edit them by time code and download a transcription into an SRT file. This not only helps you comply to WCAG 2 – Ac1.2.2 accessibility standards, but having closed captions is invaluable for social media marketing.
Video cropping, transformations and presets
Most video editing software is hard to use by people who don’t use it every day. That’s why at IntelligenceBank, you can easily shorten videos by time code (ie just download the sections you want), download different formats and sizes on the fly such as automatically convert a large .mov or a smaller .mp4. Or do this in bulk according to a preset you define for a certain ad type.
Headless dam video streaming
DAM is going headless and so are videos. Instead of storing videos once in your digital asset management software, downloading them, and then re-uploading them on your website or other platforms, from your DAM system, you can embed links that essentially serves the video via a CDN (content delivery network) from your DAM into third-party platforms which means when you add a new version, it will update everywhere; it will download quickly when people from around the world try to access it; and you can track impressions of the file regardless of where it is hosted to see how it’s performing for a better ROI. | journalism_and_media_communication |
http://www.strategicstudies.org/reports/Iraq/Apr1403.htm | 2018-01-19T00:04:52 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-05/segments/1516084887660.30/warc/CC-MAIN-20180118230513-20180119010513-00032.warc.gz | 0.966905 | 3,474 | CC-MAIN-2018-05 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-05__0__161710699 | en | Iraq War 2003: Background & Lessons
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April 14, 2003
Threat of Emplaced WMD Detonation Not Yet Ruled Out in Iraq; Prospect of Attack on Israel Also Not Yet Totally Negated
Exclusive. Analysis. By Gregory R. Copley, GIS Editor. The threat continues to exist of the triggered explosion of some kind of mass weapon — possibly even including a nuclear weapon — in a major Iraqi city, with the greatest probability that it could occur in Baghdad. GIS analysts believe that the plans made by the Administration of Iraqi Pres. Saddam Hussein in the latter part of 2002 to come forward with a “surprise weapon” to use against advancing Coalition forces in Iraq were not yet to be considered infeasible or to have been overtaken by events.
As well, the possibility of an Iraqi strike against Israeli targets could equally not yet be seen to have been totally obviated by Coalition military successes against Iraqi forces inside Iraq. Iraqi strategic weapons assets remained outside the purview of Coalition forces by continuing to be based inside Syrian territory.
[See Defense & Foreign Affairs Daily, March 31, 2003: Iraq Signifies Readiness to Engage Israel; Tests SSM Deployments in Western Desert.]
Iraqi officials had delivered messages to key Persian Gulf leaders during late October and early November 2002, attempting to coerce regional support in the face of a then-possible US-led military attack on Iraq. In these messages, Pres. Saddam had stated that Iraq would use a “surprise weapon” against Israel, reducing such a threat. Senior Arab officials who dealt with the Iraqi emissaries, as well as Arab leaders, considered these ultimatums to be very credible and serious.
[See Defense & Foreign Affairs Daily, November 8, 2002: Iraqi War Planning and Strategy Show Detailed Preparations for a Geographically Wide and Multi-Layered Conflict.]
The November 8, 2002, report noted:
With the confrontation with the US imminent, the Iraqis have developed two master contingency plans:
1. Assertive or offensive strategy intended to flare-up a regional, anti-Israel jihad in cooperation with PLO Chairman Yasir Arafat, as well as Syria, Iran, and ultimately all Arab states, thus making it impossible for the US to concentrate on Iraq alone; and
2. An enduring or defensive strategy aimed to ensure Saddam Hussein’s survival while ensnaring the US in heavy attrition and killing of Iraqi Arab civilians to the point of making the war futile and unpopular to the US public as well as the entire Muslim world. The intentional demonstration of heavy carnage to the Iraqi civilian population is an integral part of Saddam’s contingency plans.
That report continued:
Some time before mid-September 2002, an Iraqi brigadier-general at the General Staff warned Arab colleagues about Iraq’s military posture and preparations for the forthcoming war with the US and Israel. He noted “Iraq’s tremendous supply of surface-to-surface missile warheads” filled with weapons of mass destruction. “Inspection teams destroyed only a small number of them,” he gloated. Iraq’s ballistic missiles and warheads “are controlled by the Surface-to-Surface Missile Command based in al-Taji, north of Baghdad,” the General explained. Since there was no effective Western or Israeli attempt to destroy Special Unit 223 since mid-July 2002, in mid-September 2002 Iraq activated and deployed all four missile units: Special Units 222, 223, 224, and 225. The General stated: “They are deployed in various locations in Iraq, permitting them to hit predetermined targets and carry out direct orders from Saddam himself.” This strategic effort is supervised and coordinated by Abd-al-Tawwab al-Mulla Huwaysh — Iraq’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Military Industrialization — who gets his instructions directly from Saddam Hussein in person.
The events of the night of March 27-28, 2003 — in which Iraqi Scud-level SSM forces moved out of safe-haven in Syria, back into Iraq, and set up and and tested firing positions against Israel — demonstrated that the Iraqi SSM forces had remained intact, along with the Iraqi WMD resources, out of the reach of Coalition forces. It also demonstrated that there was a sufficient coterie of Iraqi technicians capable of deploying and firing the systems at that time. Clearly, with each passing day, the levels of loyalty which could be commanded by Pres. Saddam are declining, as rank-and-file forces desert their posts and blend back into civil society in Iraq.
Even this was foreseen by Pres. Saddam, who made his position “clear” when he delivered an Æsopean message to Iraqis and Islamists on Islamic New Year.
[See Defense & Foreign Affairs Daily, March 11, 2003: Saddam Delivers Islamist Message to Prepare for His Possible Disappearance During Conflict.]
In the March 11, 2003, report by Senior GIS Analyst Yossef Bodansky, it was noted:
Iraqi Pres. Saddam Hussein, in his Islamic New Year message, appeared to set the stage for his “disappearance” at the onset of the anticipated US-led war against Iraq, by setting the message in a parallel with the Hejira of the Prophet.
On March 5, 2003, Saddam Hussein delivered a message to the Iraqi people on the advent of the Islamic New Year. Significantly, the speech was read on Iraqi TV and radio by an announcer, and not Saddam himself as has been customary for such speeches. His latest message was an Islamist speech of the kind Osama bin Laden would have delivered. Therefore, the key to understanding Saddam’s message is in the Islamic metaphors which Saddam used.
The timing and occasion of Pres. Saddam’s speech were not accidental. The Islamic New Year is celebrated on the anniversary (by lunar calendar) of Prophet Mohammed’s forced migration — the Hejira — from Mecca to Medina. It was in Medina that Mohammed built his forces and consolidated his base, and then returned triumphantly to Mecca, thus starting the ascent of Islam.
In the first part of his March 5, 2003, message, Pres. Saddam delved on the relevance of the lessons to be learned from Mohammed's experience. He emphasized that present-day Iraqis “also feel the determination of early believers ... not to relinquish their faith” not only in word but also in action, for, like their historic predecessors, “they had rejected despotism and pruned the path of faith as their own course”. Mohammed’s original followers, Saddam declared, “fixed landmarks for all coming generation until faith and Islam have assumed their current status”. Saddam stressed that this legacy is “what early believers wished for us and aspired for so that we can be on the right infallible path, the path of faith with all the implying sincerity, zeal and the requirements of jihad”.
Saddam then went to great length articulating the lessons of Mohammed's Hejira. Prophet Mohammed and his followers “left behind their homes, families and possessions”. They were forced into leaving Mecca “haunted by the devil and tyranny”, which included the people of Mecca who had succumbed to “the influential tyrants and those who were driven away by their superiority in number”. Mohammed elected to migrate not only in order to save his followers, Saddam stressed, but primarily in order to “to establish a capital for true Muslims and a center for their faith”. He found this refuge in Medina.
In that same message on March 5, 2003, Pres. Saddam inextricably bound the Iraqi cause with the Palestinian cause.
There is no compelling reason why Saddam — having so clearly identified the course of the war, his need to go into hiding, and the need to link his actions with those of the Prophet Mohammed and Palestine — would have changed his action when all that he had foreseen had come to pass. Indeed, the clearly-foreseen Coalition short-term success literally adds to the prospect that Saddam Hussein would continue, with some urgency, to pursue the options open to him if he was to fulfill his own perception of his historic destiny, which was to be seen historically as a modern version of Salah ud-Din (Saladin), who successfully defeated the medieval Crusaders.
Given that background, Saddam’s options are strongly suggested to include, as a priority:
1. A major “spectacular” and cataclysmic event, inside Iraq, designed to make the Coalition’s task of reconstruction and control of the country as difficult as possible. Virtually the only option reliably available would be the detonation of a pre-emplaced weapon of mass destruction (WMD) device, and ideally a nuclear weapon but possibly another improvised device which would destroy the bulk of a major city, causing major casualties among the local and invading populace alike.
2. A major strike at Israel, using the Scud-level weapons currently still just inside Syrian territory. These weapons remain intact, and their deployment was tested, as noted above, on March 27-28, 2003.
The second option requires the active consent and possible support of Syria. The US military leadership has already acknowledged the Syrian involvement in supporting Iraq in the war, and in facilitating the exist of Iraqi leaders. The US was also aware of the March 27-28, 2003, SSM deployments. Australian, British and US special forces deployments in the Iraqi western desert — the Syrian Desert of Iraq’s al-Anbar region — have thus far succeeded in suppressing any strategic SSM firings against Israel. Nonetheless, if Saddam is to achieve the historic status he has sought, it would be necessary for him to attempt the Syrian-linked action against Israel.
In line with this, despite US warnings to the Syrian leadership, the Syrian Administration of Pres. Bashar al-Asad seems prepared to risk active engagement in the conflict, and this could signify a willingness to work with the remaining Iraqi SSM elements to start the war against Israel. Pres. Bashar has been constantly advised by his senior staff that it would be necessary for him to get into a war with Israel if he was to consolidate his control over Syria. Such a joint action with Iraq and Israel would possibly start such a war. However, this eventuality was also clearly foreseen by the US Bush Administration, which was why it took such strong efforts to utilize special forces units in the Iraqi west to prevent such firings, well outside the area of view of the “embedded journalists” who have been covering the rest of the war.
It is possible, then, that US/Coalition forces would engage the Iraqi SSM assets inside Syria, if there was evidence that they were on the move, back into Iraq, to start firings against Israel. This would significantly widen the scope of the conflict, actively embracing Syria. It was possible that the United Kingdom Government of Prime Minister Tony Blair would opt out of this phase of the war, given the ruling British Labour Party’s support for Syria and Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasir Arafat, but the US and Australian special forces, backed by US and Australian airpower (the Royal Australian Air Force has a squadron of F/A-18 Hornet fighters in the conflict) would be able to handle the task, possibly preventing Saddam and Bashar from widening the war to include Israel.
At that point, the question of Iranian actions would arise. Already, the Iranian clerical leadership is sufficiently concerned about the rapid and clear Coalition military success that it has attempted to “muddy the waters” by assassinating a key Iraqi Shi’a cleric, Hojjat ol-Islam Abdul Majid al-Khoei, inside the famous and venerated Imam Ali Mosque in an-Najaf on April 10, 2003.
[See Defense & Foreign Affairs Daily, April 11, 2003: Leading Iraqi Hojjat ol-Islam Hacked to Death in Najaf, Reportedly by Iranian Agents.]
Iran’s options now center — as they do for the Iranian client-state, Syria, as well as for Iraq — around widening the war to include Israel. Given any semblance of success — from a perceptional standpoint — by Iraqi and Syrian forces in widening the war by missile attacks on Israel, Iranian surrogate forces in Lebanon, the HizbAllah forces and those, possibly, of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC: Pasdaran) could well be tasked with initiating their own missile strikes against Israel.
The US willingness to expand the war to include Syria has now become evident from statements and attitudes ascribed to senior Bush Administration officials. However, it was not clear, as of April 13, 2003, that the Syrian leadership had “taken aboard” that prospect, possibly because of the belief that such an action would in some respects split the Coalition, because of the British ruling Labour Party’s ongoing friendship with the Bashar al-Asad Administration and the Palestinian cause. However, the movement of a Libyan Air Force Il-76 transport aircraft from Libya to Syria and return on April 9-10, 2003, has been noted with concern by Washington officials.
[See Defense & Foreign Affairs Daily, April 11, 2003: Libyan Aircraft Collects “VIP Group” From Syria; Flies Back to Libya.]
GIS/Defense & Foreign Affairs Daily sources, who first noted the movement of the aircraft from Okba bin Nafa [formerly Wheelus Field], just outside of Tripoli, now report that the aircraft had gone to the main Damascus airfield in Syria to collect the Iraqi cargo of vehicles and people.
Syria’s high level of complicity with Iraq in preparing for the current conflict with the US-led Coalition goes back, in direct physical terms, to the second half of 2002. GIS/Defense & Foreign Affairs Daily noted the movement of Iraqi WMD, laboratories, matériel, national treasures and gold reserves to Syria in a special report, Iraq Moves WMD Matériel to Syrian Safe-Havens, dated October 28, 2002. That report noted:
[T]he Iraqi Government and Armed Forces have moved substantial caches of chemical weapons and related materials to safe-havens across the border into Syria, to avoid any chance of discovery by United Nations (UN) inspectors.
Iraq moved stockpiles of chemical weapons and nuclear matériel as well as key production machinery and key experts to the Hsishi compound near Kamishli [al-Qamishli], in Syria, along with strategic weapons, ammunition, military fuels and other defense matériel, gold reserves, national archival records and national art treasures. It is believed that the moves took place in late August and early September 2002.
It is also understood that some of the matériel, production machinery and experts moved into Hsishi compound were from the al-Qaim facility, which had been based near the H-3 base area in Western Iraq. The al-Qaim facility had been involved, before 1991, almost exclusively in uranium enrichment for nuclear weapons, but since it was reconstituted after the bombings of the 1991 Gulf War it was engaged in chemical and biological weapons development work, along with some nuclear-related activity. It is believed that some of the warhead materials for the chemical and biological weapons were at the al-Qaim facility, and that this is now in Hsishi.
The move reflects the earlier breakthroughs in strategic relations between Iraq and Syria, given the fact that Syria is strategically dependent on Iran, which has traditional rivalries and hostility with Iraq. The movement of Iraqi strategic combat matériel into Syria is the first tangible evidence of the accords which have been struck between Baghdad, Tehran and Damascus in the escalation of the war against Israel and the US. The evidence provided a pointed reminder to those US White House security policy officials who had decried suggestions by some other White House staffers that Iran could be persuaded to help the US in its war against Iraqi Pres. Saddam Hussein.
The evidence of long-term planning by Iraqi and Syrian officials for the way in which the current war has played out points to the fact that Saddam Hussein will, if at all possible, attempt to play the two large gestures open to him: the instigation of highly-symbolic attacks on Israel, and the creation of a massive catastrophe inside Iraq. If either or both of these were to be prosecuted with any degree of success — or success as perceived by the Arab “street” — he would then almost certainly begin the process of attempting a guerilla campaign of long duration inside Iraq. It remains to be seen whether he has missed his window to achieve either of these gestures. | journalism_and_media_communication |
https://brynturnbull.com/blog | 2019-07-20T03:11:38 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-30/segments/1563195526408.59/warc/CC-MAIN-20190720024812-20190720050812-00345.warc.gz | 0.959721 | 194 | CC-MAIN-2019-30 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-30__0__193241471 | en | I was thrilled to receive an advanced copy of The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna, Juliet Grames’ debut novel published by Ecco Press. It’s a beautifully written novel, with well developed characters and a lively, lilting narrative voice reminiscent of Louis de Bernieres. It’s a story about truth and memory – and about the truth (or lack thereof) in memory; a family saga, a story about sisters. Early on in the novel, Grames observes that “Modernity has stripped some of the magic out of the ways we live and die” – with this debut novel, she has brought some of the magic back.
Last week, I was interviewed by the fabulous Louise Claire Johnson on The Word Weaver Podcast! We had a long conversation about everything literary, including my time writing at the University of St. Andrews and my work-in-progress, People Like Us. Check it out here! | journalism_and_media_communication |
http://www.emulsionthemovie.co.uk/?post_type=news&p=669 | 2020-04-04T20:26:34 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-16/segments/1585370525223.55/warc/CC-MAIN-20200404200523-20200404230523-00546.warc.gz | 0.896039 | 109 | CC-MAIN-2020-16 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-16__0__214715835 | en | It’s official: British actor Sam Heughan star of Emulsion has been tapped to star in Ron Moore’s upcoming Starz drama series Outlander.
The premium cable network confirmed the casting, which leaked via Twitter over the Fourth of July holiday weekend. Heughan will star as Jamie Fraser in the network’s adaptation of Diana Gabaldon’s internationally best-selling books. Starz greenlit the drama series earlier this year for a 2014 premiere. Production will begin in the fall in Scotland. | journalism_and_media_communication |
https://smith1004.beautybyaseel.com/11.html | 2021-10-26T06:11:45 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-43/segments/1634323587799.46/warc/CC-MAIN-20211026042101-20211026072101-00156.warc.gz | 0.919004 | 1,227 | CC-MAIN-2021-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-43__0__261932565 | en | The FDA has the authority to regulate all tobacco merchandise, together with e-cigarettes. The FDA is engaged on a number of choices to stop youth entry to e-cigarettes, similar to current laws to raise the minimal age for the sale of tobacco merchandise. On May 15, 2019 a federal judge sided with the American Lung Association and our partners on this lawsuit. The choose concluded that FDA acted unlawfully by delaying requiring e-cigarettes and different newly deemed tobacco products to go through a pre-market review process. The judge subsequently dominated that the submitting deadline for all premarket evaluate functions is May 12, 2020.
The FDA deeming regulation established a federal minimum age of 18 for the sale of all tobacco products, together with e-cigarettes. Retailers must check photograph IDs of everybody under age 27 who makes an attempt to purchase tobacco products, including e-cigarettes.Pennsylvania is the only state that does not have a legislation proscribing youth entry to e-cigarettes. States have the flexibility to control the time, place and method of tobacco advertising, together with e-cigarettes. For instance, California and Delaware prohibit web sites and on-line and mobile functions directed at minors from advertising or promoting e-cigarettes. California also prohibits ads of tobacco merchandise, including e-cigarettes, on any outdoor billboard positioned inside 1,000 feet of a faculty or public playground.
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Since 2016 the US Food and Drug Administration regulated e-cigarettes underneath the classification of tobacco products and labeled them as electronic nicotine supply systems. A 2018 report commissioned by the US FDA decided to make use of the time period e-cigarettes, indicating that for some use e-liquids containing no nicotine. BLOW began promoting e-hookahs, an electronic model of the hookah, in 2014.
E-cigarettes, vapes, vape or hookah pens, e-pipes, and different vaping products are battery-powered gadgets that enable users to inhale, or vape, aerosolized liquid (e-juice). Beginning August 1, 2019, Minnesota legislation prohibits the usage of these products indoors where cigarette use is prohibited, together with bars and restaurants.
Any product that does not submit an software by this deadline have to be faraway from the market, which if correctly enforced, could lead a considerably smaller marketplace. Electronic cigarettes, or e-cigarettes, embrace e-pens, e-pipes, e-hookah, and e-cigars are known collectively as ENDS— electronic nicotine delivery methods. According to the FDA, e-cigarettes are gadgets that permit users to inhale an aerosol containing nicotine or other substances. | journalism_and_media_communication |
http://sri-lanka.cricketcircle.com/pakistan-in-sri-lanka-2009-odi-series.php | 2021-12-03T00:50:05 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-49/segments/1637964362571.17/warc/CC-MAIN-20211203000401-20211203030401-00153.warc.gz | 0.919672 | 966 | CC-MAIN-2021-49 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-49__0__49006786 | en | Pakistan in Sri Lanka One Day International - ODI Series Live Coverage
Pakistan vs Sri Lanka Fourth ODI: Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 7 August 2009
Sri Lanka skittled in Colombo (SRL 3:1|5)
Aug 7, 2009Umar Akmal hit a maiden century and Rao Iftikhar Anjum took his first five-wicket haul Friday to lead Pakistan to it's first win on tour after losing 2-0 in the three-Test series and now trailing 3-1 in the five-match ODI series.Umar Akmal's 102 came off just 72 deliveries and carried the tourists to a challenging total of 321 for five in their 50 overs. Captain Younus Khan scored 89 and Umar's brother Kamran Akmal made 57.
In reply, Sri Lanka came up 146 runs short. Tharanga top scored with 80 while 7 batsmen failed to reach double figures.
Pakistan 321 for 5 (Umar 102*, Younis 89, Kamran 57) beat Sri Lanka 175 (Tharanga 80, Anjum 5-31) by 146 runs.
Pakistan vs Sri Lanka Third ODI: Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla, Sri Lanka, 3 August 2009
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Aug 3, 2009Former Sri Lankan cricket captain Mahela Jayawardene hit his first one-day century (123) in two years to give his team an unbeatable 3-nil lead in their 5-match series against Pakistan.
Jayawardene and Upul Tharanga (76) put on an opening stand of 202, a first-wicket record for ODIs between the countries.Sri Lanka won the third match by six wickets with 21 balls to spare after Pakistan had scored 288/8. Captain Younis Khan made 44 and Kamran Akmal added 45, while Shahid Afridi smashed 32. Umar Akmal was the leading scorer with 66.
Sri Lanka 289/4 (Jayawardene 123, Tharanga 76) beat Pakistan 288/8 (Umar Akmal 66, Kamran Akmal 45) by six wickets
Pakistan vs Sri Lanka Second ODI: Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla, Sri Lanka, 1 August 2009
Sri Lanka take 2-0 lead (SRL 2:0|5)
Aug 1, 2009Sri Lanka have taken a 2-0 lead in the one-day series with Pakistan after a six-wicket victory. An unbeaten 95-run partnership between Chamara Kapugedera and Thilan Samaraweera took Sri Lanka to victory with more than six overs to spare.
Earlier, put into bat by the Sri Lankans, Pakistan were dismissed for 168 in 47 overs. Number 10 Mohammad Aamer was the top scorer with 24 not out. Thilan Thushara took 3 wickets for 33.
Sri Lanka 169/4 (Kapugedera 67*, Samaraweera 38*) beat Pakistan 168 (Aamer 24, Thushara 3-33, Muralitharan 2-41) by six wickets
Pakistan vs Sri Lanka First ODI: Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla, Sri Lanka, 30 July 2009
Sri Lanka down Pakistan in first ODI (SRL 1:0|5)
July 30, 2009Left-armer Thushara (3-29) and Kulasekera (2-30) made Pakistan struggle against Sri Lanka's 232/9 and bowled them out for 196 in 44.4 overs in the first ODI at Dambulla.
Gul top-scored for Pakistan with 33 off 21 balls. Earlier, the hosts had collapsed to 131/6 by the 34th over before a late surge led by all-rounder Angelo Mathews (43). The last four Sri Lankan wickets added 101 runs. Pakistan captain Younus Khan had won the toss and elected to field in overcast conditions.
Sri Lanka 232/9 (Mathews 43, Murali 32, Aamer 3-45) beat Pakistan 196 (Gul 33, Thushara 3-29) by 36 runs
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June 24, 2009Pakistan Cricket Team will tour to Sri Lanka in June after the World Twenty20 2009 to play three match Test Series, five ODI (One Day Internationals) and one Twenty20 international. | journalism_and_media_communication |
https://www.root4soccer.com/passion-of-mls-fan-culture/ | 2024-02-28T13:17:40 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947474715.58/warc/CC-MAIN-20240228112121-20240228142121-00116.warc.gz | 0.96284 | 1,199 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__15977433 | en | In just a few decades, Major League Soccer (MLS) has transformed from a fledgling league to a thriving hub of soccer enthusiasm in North America. But what truly stands out, beyond the incredible athletes and nail-biting matches, is the blossoming fan culture that has given the league its heart and soul. Supporters' sections echoing with rhythmic chants, seas of scarves waved in unison, and citywide celebrations – these are the hallmarks of a league that's found its voice. Dive into the world of MLS fandom, as we explore how its unique culture came to be and why it continues to captivate the continent.
The Early Days
When MLS first started, fan culture in North American soccer was still in its infancy. With the sport struggling to gain mainstream recognition and a lack of top-flight teams, soccer fans in the US and Canada didn't have the same level of attachment to a specific club as fans of other sports. This meant that MLS teams had to focus on providing affordable family entertainment rather than creating a deep connection with their fan base.
The Power of Supporters Groups
However, as the years went by, dedicated supporters groups began to emerge across the league. These groups, such as the Empire Supporters Club in New York and the Screaming Eagles in D.C. United, played a crucial role in cultivating a passionate fan culture. They brought their own traditions, songs, and rituals to the stadiums, creating a sense of belonging and unity among fans.
These supporters groups became the heartbeat of MLS fan culture, driving the atmosphere at matches and creating an experience that was unique to soccer. They chanted, sang, and waved flags for 90 minutes straight, turning the stands into a sea of color and noise. The energy and passion they brought to the games were infectious, and other fans couldn't help but be drawn into the excitement.
A Cultural Connection
One of the key reasons for the rise of fan culture in MLS is the league's focus on connecting with the local community and culture. Unlike some European leagues, where clubs have deep historical roots, MLS teams are relatively new and have had to work harder to establish themselves as an integral part of their respective cities. This has led to a greater emphasis on community engagement and creating a cultural connection with fans.
Teams like Atlanta United, LAFC, and Minnesota United have embraced this approach, positioning themselves as more than just sports teams. They have become symbols of their cities, representing the values, traditions, and creative spirit of the local culture. By plugging into the community and aligning themselves with the local lifestyle, these clubs have been able to build a strong and loyal fan base.
The Power of the Matchday Experience
Another factor that has contributed to the growth of fan culture in MLS is the unique matchday experience. While MLS may not have the same level of talent as some of the top European leagues, it makes up for it with an electrifying atmosphere in the stadiums. From the coordinated choreographies to the passionate chants and the constant drumming, the matchday experience in MLS is like no other.
Fans are encouraged to stand, sing, and cheer for the full 90 minutes, creating a wall of sound that engulfs the stadium. Tifos, large banners, and smoke bombs add a visual spectacle to the games, further enhancing the fan experience. The supporters groups lead the way, setting the tone for the entire stadium and creating an environment that is both intimidating for the opposition and exhilarating for the home team.
The Influence of Social Media
In today's digital age, social media has played a significant role in the growth of fan culture in MLS. Supporters groups and individual fans now have a platform to share their passion and connect with like-minded individuals. They can organize meetups, plan tifo displays, and coordinate chants through online forums and social media groups.
Social media has also allowed MLS teams to engage with their fans on a more personal level. They can share behind-the-scenes content, interact with fans, and provide updates on upcoming events and matches. This level of accessibility and interaction has helped to strengthen the bond between fans and their clubs, further fueling the growth of fan culture in MLS.
The Impact on MLS
The rise of fan culture in MLS has had a profound impact on the league. It has created a unique and vibrant atmosphere at matches, making MLS games a must-see experience for both hardcore fans and casual spectators. The passionate support from the stands has also had a positive effect on the players, motivating them to perform at their best and creating a home-field advantage for the home team.
Moreover, fan culture has helped to establish a sense of identity and pride for MLS clubs. Supporters groups create a sense of community and belonging among fans, allowing them to connect with something larger than themselves. This has led to increased loyalty and dedication among fans, with many considering their MLS team to be an integral part of their lives.
From a marketing perspective, fan culture has provided MLS teams with a unique selling point. The passionate and dedicated fan base has attracted sponsors and partners, who recognize the value of aligning their brand with the excitement and energy of MLS matches. This has led to increased revenue and investment in the league, allowing for further growth and development.
Fan culture in MLS has come a long way since the early days of the league. Through the dedication and passion of supporters groups, the focus on community engagement, and the creation of a unique matchday experience, MLS has cultivated a fan culture that is unrivaled in North American sports. The impact of fan culture can be seen in the electrifying atmosphere at matches, the sense of identity and pride among fans, and the increased interest and investment in the league. As MLS continues to grow, fan culture will undoubtedly play a crucial role in shaping the future of the league and further establishing soccer as a major sport in North America. | journalism_and_media_communication |
https://www.michaelkellydewitt.net/aftershock-2014-a-note-from-the-artist | 2019-09-19T19:34:15 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-39/segments/1568514573570.6/warc/CC-MAIN-20190919183843-20190919205843-00314.warc.gz | 0.949748 | 156 | CC-MAIN-2019-39 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-39__0__96649391 | en | Standing on a hill in khaki pants and a button down seersucker shirt amid a thick haze of smoke and punk regalia, I realized just how out of place I was. I had a grand total of zero experience shooting concert photography, very little music photography experience, and only the most fleeting of experiences with the punk scene. How had I even gotten in the door?
Some of my Aftershock, 2014 photos reflect that inexperience. In retrospect, there are some things (certain focal lengths and apertures, various shooting angles and locales) that I wish I had done differently. But the best of my images from this event – rough edges and all – capture a degree of action and drama that I feel reflects well of the work and the subjects captured. | journalism_and_media_communication |
https://ordostore.co.uk/navigating-the-world-of-information-with-ordo-news-ordonews-com/ | 2023-12-04T13:31:07 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100529.8/warc/CC-MAIN-20231204115419-20231204145419-00395.warc.gz | 0.889558 | 627 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__186365117 | en | In an age where information is abundant but trust is scarce, finding a reliable source of news and insights becomes paramount. ORDO News (ordonews.com) emerges as a beacon of credibility, integrity, and comprehensive reporting in the ever-evolving digital news landscape. Let’s embark on a journey to explore what sets ORDO News apart and why it’s your go-to destination for quality journalism.
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https://njgambling.org/new-jersey-online-casinos/ | 2023-10-04T07:19:38 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233511361.38/warc/CC-MAIN-20231004052258-20231004082258-00731.warc.gz | 0.977839 | 594 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__184506000 | en | Atlantic City: Are New Jersey Online Casinos Legal?
The web sites hosted by casinos in Atlantic City have become increasingly popular. However, there have been in the past a number of debates and laws that have sought to prohibit the activities of these sites.
A Potential Spanner in the Works
The Federal Wire Act could be seen as a law that would potentially affect the online casinos in New Jersey. However in 2011 the US Justice Department determined that it only prohibited sports betting online. It would therefore not affect online casino games. This is great news for those who were worried about the potential for these games to be outlawed. However, there are still several legal debates that could contradict this.
Questions of Legality
Jennifer Beck, a state senator has given an argument for why New Jersey voters cannot approve the legalization of online gambling. According to her there are a number of court decisions that have potentially unfortunate consequences for those who enjoy the online casinos that Atlantic City has to offer. These decisions have stated that when online betting does occur it is taking place both at the location that is hosting the website and the location where the gambler is accessing the site. If these decisions were held up in court then it could mean that casino sites in their current form are breaking the law.
However in contrast to this, John Wefing, a constitutional scholar has offered a counterargument to Beck’s opinion. He has stated that a constitutional amendment will not be needed for the authorization of online casino games. The reason for this is that when a game is played the wager is treated as a contract. This contract is recognized by the law. Therefore when a player starts a bet they are entering into a legal agreement with the casino that is hosting the website. No matter which side of the argument it is clear that this kind of online betting is becoming more and more popular.
New legislation was drafted in 2013 in response to these debates. It was approved overwhelmingly that year and has a number of implications that have now become law. No business other than that of Atlantic City located casinos can facilitate or advertise online gambling. The legislature legalizes gambling from online casino sites for 10 years. This is a trial period. The revenue from these sites are subject to the imposition of a 15% tax. This is higher than the usual 8% that is imposed on casinos.
It remains to be seen what the future will bring for this form of betting. In the year 2023 the 10 year trial run of the casino sites will run out and will need to be renewed. Whether this renewal will take place remains to be seen. The New Jersey Casino Expansion Amendment of 2016 could have expanded the number of N.J. Casinos outside of Atlantic City. However, this could also have potentially bankrupted many of the casinos within this city. If the bill had passed it seems certain that were would be many more gambling sites operating within Jersey. | journalism_and_media_communication |
https://retailinsite.net/rediscovering-seaport-village-ports-efforts-to-upgrade-popular-attraction-nets-honor/ | 2023-12-09T17:54:38 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100942.92/warc/CC-MAIN-20231209170619-20231209200619-00502.warc.gz | 0.959374 | 459 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__273630621 | en | Photo credit: port ofsandiego.org
The team behind the revitalization of Seaport Village has received an award from the Downtown San Diego Partnership, according to a Thursday news release.
The Port of San Diego received the Economic Prosperity Award as part of the Partnership’s “Create the Future” honors program, during a recent ceremony at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront.
Development/design partners Protea Properties and SLP Urban Planning also were honored.
According to a Port news release, “the successful repositioning and revitalization of Seaport Village is a result of the shared vision and collaboration efforts among the Port, Protea and SLP Urban Planning.”
Located on Harbor Drive in downtown San Diego, the popular shopping and sight-seeing spot first opened in 1980.
Officials said that the Port, which took ownership of Seaport Village in 2018, has made almost $8 million in operational and financial investments to transform the waterfront attraction.
“Thanks to our revitalization efforts at Seaport Village, San Diegans are rediscovering our waterfront hub and taking notice of its forward evolution – it’s always been beloved by tourists, and now it’s becoming a San Diego hotspot as well,” said Dan Malcolm, chair of the Port’s board. “It’s also attracting the attention of major regional players in the food and beverage space.”
According to Port officials, Seaport Village has gone from 20 vacancies to just four – achieved in coordination with a leasing broker, Retail Insite – and is operating at 94% occupancy.
Stacey Pennington, president of SLP Urban Planning, said her company was “delighted” to be recognized by the Downtown San Diego Partnership, adding that “we couldn’t have asked for better partners in the conceptualization and execution of a vision and strategic plan …”
Jeffrey Essakow, president and CEO of Protea Property Management, said with Seaport Village, “We aim to tell the story of a great public space that serves visitors and is also built around the needs and desires of a community.” | journalism_and_media_communication |
https://abundanthousinglaeducationfund.org/roadmap/ | 2021-10-25T12:42:05 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-43/segments/1634323587711.69/warc/CC-MAIN-20211025123123-20211025153123-00404.warc.gz | 0.957211 | 897 | CC-MAIN-2021-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-43__0__236820715 | en | In California, housing affordability and homelessness were already in crisis despite robust economic times. Today, the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting economic recession are primed to make these problems much worse.
Homelessness has been increasing in Los Angeles at a disturbing pace. 66,000 people are homeless in L.A. County, according to pre-pandemic data. In both 2019 and 2020, the number of our unhoused neighborhoods increased 12%. Despite historic funding for supportive housing through Measures H and HHH, upstream factors pushed more and more people into homelessness, faster than they could be housed.
Sadly, we are on a trajectory for this crisis to get much worse. The economy is in a deep recession due to the pandemic, causing high unemployment (over 20% in L.A. County) and income uncertainty. Meanwhile, renters’ protections are beginning to expire, and stimulus money from the federal government is barely keeping people afloat. To make matters worse, local governments are facing severe budget deficits and are cutting funding for affordable housing. In Santa Monica, the housing trust fund was completely gutted to address the budget deficit.
These factors are likely to make our region’s already-serious problems with housing costs, housing insecurity, displacement, and homelessness far worse.
A different approach is needed in order to solve this historic problem. California needs a substantial commitment to funding affordable housing, not only with the current housing affordability crisis, but also to protect and house California residents through into the future. L.A. County alone has an affordable housing shortage of over 700,000 homes, and producing each unit can cost upwards of $500,000.
Abundant Housing LA is calling for California and the federal government to jointly provide $100 billion in annual funding to address housing needs. The state can generate up to $25 billion in new funding sources, including mortgage income tax deduction reform, repealing Proposition 13, and congestion pricing. Additionally, expanded federal aid for affordable housing can support California’s ambitious efforts to permanently solve its housing crisis. Federal spending of $10-20 billion per year would provide another major funding source necessary to achieving enough affordable housing for our state.
Additionally, California could charter a public bank, as proposed in Assembly Bill 310. This bank would have the ability to lend to municipalities and housing nonprofits, as well as to purchase municipal debt. The state holds over $100 billion in cash deposits, which could be leveraged for hundreds of billions of dollars’ worth of public investments. This could act as a supplementary source of funding for a large-scale investment in housing.
This November, voters will have the opportunity to support two ballot measures that will generate significant new funding for affordable housing. Proposition 15 would create a “split roll” system for property taxation, in which commercial properties are taxed at their fair market value. Measure J would amend the Los Angeles County Charter to permanently allocate 10% of the county budget (roughly $1 billion) to fund alternatives to incarceration and community investment (including capital funding for affordable housing and housing vouchers). Abundant Housing LA strongly supports both Proposition 15 and Measure J.
Together, these state and federal public investments would support the production and preservation of millions of units of affordable housing, including community land trusts and mixed-income cooperative housing (a successful model in much of Europe). These investments could also fully fund Housing Choice Vouchers, a crucial tool for ensuring housing stability and access for lower-income households.
This extraordinary and worthwhile public investment, would not fully meet housing needs at all income levels. Market-rate housing produced by the private sector will still, therefore, play an important role in fully addressing California’s need for housing. Market-rate housing production will increase the total number of available homes, which will address housing scarcity, increase housing choice, and reduce rents overall.
Additionally, an ambitious commitment to affordable housing investment must be paired with zoning and land use reforms, especially in major metropolitan areas. No amount of funding for housing will be adequate if our society doesn’t legalize new, denser homes by ending exclusionary zoning, which would also address the racist history of land use in our region which perpetuates de facto segregation to this day.
With a transformative and bold effort, it is possible to permanently solve our state’s housing crisis. Will we have the courage and ambition to make it a reality? | journalism_and_media_communication |
http://www.nestrealty.com/nest_report/apple-store-to-open-in-charlottesvilles-barracks-road-shopping-center/ | 2013-05-25T04:28:10 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368705502703/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516115822-00008-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.957627 | 599 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2013-20__0__19288748 | en | CORRECTION: OK, so this was a false alarm. We were told by a reliable source and by employees at the Hallmark store that a real Apple store was coming. Here’s what’s really coming: PeachMac. We apologize for the frenzy that we may have caused Darn.
We’ve been hearing rumors for a few days that an Apple Store is coming to Charlottesville and we confirmed this today. Though the timeframe hasn’t been confirmed, Apple will be opening its first Charlottesville store in Barracks Road Shopping Center in the space where Hallmark currently resides.
This is pretty big news for Charlottesville. As recently as just a few years ago, one of the biggest complaints about Charlottesville from residents was the lack of shopping options. Locals would have to trek to Tyson’s Corner or Short Pump to get their shopping fix. But how things have changed in the past year.
The Shops at Stonefield has been the biggest change to the Charlottesville shopping landscape of late. Trader Joe’s and the Regal Stadium 14 cinemas have been the most popular additions to open to date. However, Williams Sonoma, Pottery Barn, and Brooks Brothers are slated to open their doors in 2013. Just up Route 29, Stein Mart and Homegoods are the new additions to the newly-revamped Shopper’s World.
We also have an impending influx of grocery stores that will make Charlottesville a very competitive market. The addition of Trader Joe’s was much needed. The Fresh Market is planning to open in Albemarle Square Shopping Center in 2013 (in the space of the old Circuit City). Wegman’s is still also planning to open a Charlottesville along 5th Street.
So, what does all of this mean? It probably means a lot more than just improved shopping options. The fact that these national retailers have decided to invest in Charlottesville is a great thing. As residents, we know this is a great place to live. Not only does Charlottesville offer amazing natural beauty and culture, but it does have a nice, thriving economy. These recent announcements and additions will help the economic strength of Charlottesville.
We can only hope that this influx of investments will eventually lead to more employers relocating or expanding their businesses to Charlottesville. In the mean time, let’s rejoice that you’ll be able to get your hair cut at Staples Barbershop, grab a coffee at Greenberry’s, and walk around the corner to grab your new iMac. (Now figuring out where to park is another issue, but we’ll worry about that later).
One final note: Apple has done some spectacular things with its stores. For example, their New York stores on Fifth Avenue and Grand Central Station are both pretty amazing. It will be interesting to see if they someone integrate a bit of Charlottesville history into this store. We’ll see… | journalism_and_media_communication |
https://www.thefinanciermagazine.com/post/bank-of-america-coronavirus-will-not-lead-to-any-layoffs-in-2020 | 2023-12-02T01:45:24 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100309.57/warc/CC-MAIN-20231202010506-20231202040506-00432.warc.gz | 0.959159 | 1,097 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__50761429 | en | By Barbara Booth
In response to the coronavirus outbreak, thousands of companies across the U.S. are announcing layoffs and hiring freezes.
But Bank of America claims they hired more than 2,000 new employees in March alone and raised their U.S. minimum hourly wage to $20.
The company’s vice chairman, Anne Finucane, says, “we won’t be doing any layoffs or job reductions in 2020.”
Companies right now are facing unprecedented challenges in responding to the novel coronavirus outbreak. While many across the U.S. are announcing layoffs and hiring freezes, Bank of America claims they hired more than 2,000 new employees in March alone and will not be doing any layoffs or job reductions in 2020 as a result of the pandemic. They also raised their U.S. minimum hourly wage to $20.
CNBC spoke with Bank of America vice chairman Anne Finucane this week on how the company protects the well-being of its more than 200,000 employees while also maintaining business continuity and protecting the bottom line.
What is the bank doing to help employees get through this difficult time? Our 208,000 teammates around the world are our No. 1 priority and are critical to our path forward. It’s because of their continued focus to making financial lives better that we can keep the wheels turning and be there for our millions of clients. That’s why we won’t be doing any layoffs or job reductions in 2020 as a result of coronavirus. In fact, during March alone, we welcomed more than 2,000 new teammates to our company in the U.S. in consumer and operations functions.
We are also protecting critical benefits, like 40-hour workweeks, paid sick leave and paid time off, and providing access and special allowances for child- and elder care. At our financial centers across the U.S., eligible employees will continue to be paid for their regular, full weekly schedule, even if their hours are reduced. They will also receive a special supplemental payment of $200 per pay period [every two weeks]. And at our U.S. call centers and operations centers nationwide, those teammates who continue going into the office and working overtime will receive double the hourly base pay rate when they work more than 40 hours a week. This quarter we also raised our U.S. minimum hourly wage to $20.
We also recognize that with school closures, work-from-home mandates and other added strains, supporting the emotional wellness and mental health of our teammates and their families is critical. That’s why all our teammates and members of their households have access to confidential counseling services to help navigate through this period of uncertainty. As our CEO Brian Moynihan has said: “This is a health and humanitarian crisis. We need to take care of our people, customers and clients.”
The coronavirus pandemic and its impact on the markets is causing fear and anxiety across the world. What is Bank of America doing to calm clients’ fears? For us, people always come first – whether that’s our employees, community members or our clients. So for clients, that means providing access to the important services they use every day and being there to help those who are impacted by coronavirus.
Last week, for example, we announced additional support for our 66 million consumer and small business clients to help mitigate hardships during this time. From deferring payments on small business or auto loans, mortgages and home equity to pausing all foreclosure sales, evictions and repossessions. Now that the new legislation has passed, once the rules are written, we will also work to implement the small business lending program.
For example, we have announced a $100 million commitment to help address the extraordinary challenges communities around the world are facing from the coronavirus pandemic. Recognizing that we serve and are a member of a broader global community, we need to work together — both public and private sectors — to devote the necessary resources and support to help clients and small businesses experiencing financial hardship during this unprecedented time.
To add to the solutions across our company and help communities during these times, last week we committed $250 million in capital and $10 million in philanthropic grants to community development financial institutions (CDFIs), which will expand access to capital to more small businesses and not-for-profits.
Bank of America has always been very community-minded. Are you currently introducing any programs to help communities or small businesses that are straining under the impact of COVID-19?
We committed $100 million to help increase medical response capacity, address food insecurity and provide assistance to the world’s most vulnerable populations. The majority of these funds will be distributed on the ground in local communities, focused on both immediate needs facing communities and providing ongoing support in the months ahead. Our in-market teams across the U.S. and internationally, are currently assessing local needs and deploying the funds to our partner organizations to maximize the impact of our support. We’re also increasing funding to several national and global organizations who are on the front lines, tackling the most pressing issues in neighborhoods around the world.
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http://ubiq.co/blog/write-blog-post-people-love-read/ | 2018-07-18T03:17:58 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-30/segments/1531676590046.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20180718021906-20180718041906-00186.warc.gz | 0.936953 | 1,440 | CC-MAIN-2018-30 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-30__0__271424716 | en | You’ve worked really hard to come up with a blog topic you’re passionate about, spent a lot of time doing research and crafting high quality content, only to discover that only 11 people read your post. What gives?
It’s one thing to write in-depth content to share your ideas and opinions about a topic, and a totally different thing to write a blog post that engages your readers and keeps them coming back for more.
Here are 7 steps to write a blog post that people will love reading:
1. Pick a topic your audience cares about
Originally, people used blogging as a platform to express their personal thoughts and opinions.
Today, if you want to attract readers, you need to write about topics that they care about, not only what you’re interested in.
The first step is to clearly understand your audience. Ask yourself:
- Who they are (gender, age, demographic, industry)
- What they do for a living
- What problems do they face?
If you’re having trouble finding out the above information, you can add a chat widget like Zopim or Olark on your blog and chat with visitors to know them better and understand what interests them the most.
Once you know your audience, you can easily come up with topics that engages them. It will enable you to write in-depth articles about specific topics that are important to your readers, instead of settling for generic stuff.
Position your blog as the solution to your readers’ problems.
2. Write a killer headline
Did you know that sites like Upworthy write 25 different headlines for each blog post, before deciding which one to publish.
Headlines are the most important aspect of your blog post. They appear as the page title as well H1 heading on your blog that make it easy for readers to understand the blog topic.
They also help Google understand what your post is about and rank it for many relevant keywords.
Headlines are also the most prominently visible part of your blog post. They appear as titles in search engine results as well as social media posts, and entice readers to click-through to your blog.
An interesting headline can drive tons of readers to your blog. So spend a lot of time writing a variety of headlines. You can also use blog title generators like Portent or one by Hubspot to generate post titles based on your blog topic.
Use a free tool like Google Analytics to monitor the traffic (from search, social media, email) to each blog post. This will help you quickly find out which headlines are click-worthy so you can create more such blog titles.
3. Nail the intro
Once you’ve attracted visitors to your blog, you need to make them stay and read your post. The first few lines of your article are essential in persuading people to read your post and get them interested. It should engage them immediately and make them curious to find out more.
Typically, what I do, is make the reader aware of the problem (like I’ve done in this post)
Here are some of the things you can do to create an interesting intro for your blog post:
- Start with a story that’s relevant to your post topic
- Provide a single ‘wow’ fact (e.g With 2 billion users, Facebook is the …). Don’t overwhelm your readers with too many numbers
- Describe the problem your readers face, one that your blog post solves
You can start with a simple intro that gets you going with the rest of the post. Once you finish writing, you can revisit and refine your intro to make it more engaging. You can also write your post first, and then write an introduction that suites your content.
Read your intro and ask yourself, “Will this compel my readers to go further?”
4. Find your voice
Every person has a unique writing style and that’s what creates a truly memorable reading experience. Discover your writing style. Do you like to write short and crisp posts or long-form in-depth articles? Do you like to write personal opinions or strictly fact-based articles? Do you like to use flowery sentences or prefer business language?
There’s no right answer here. The key is to be yourself. I like writing crisp articles with a conversational tone and pepper them with examples & personal experiences. Once, I tried writing like business leaders, with lots of stats and figures, and it became dull and boring, because it wasn’t natural.
Write your own way, one that feels easy and right, and you’ll watch the words flow. No matter how you write, here are some ways to make it more consumable:
- Use quotes in between paragraphs, to break the monotony and inspire readers
- Use bullet points. This makes it easy for your readers to take away actionable learnings from your post
- Use sub headings. No matter how compelling your content, most people won’t read your article completely. They’ll simply scan it and pick up a few key ideas before moving on, or sharing it.
Sub headings divide your text into easily digestible elements and make it easy for readers to scan the key points. They also work great for SEO, you can use relevant keywords in your subheadings so that your post ranks well for more search terms.
- Use short paragraphs of 2-3 sentences. They’re easy to read and understand.
5. Leave your readers wanting for more
Just like every great novel, make sure your blog posts leave your readers wanting more.
It’s not really helpful to flood your readers with all your knowledge about the topic. They are less likely to retain the information you provided and will have no reason to return to your blog.
You can cover a topic over a series of articles, and invite readers for the next week’s post. At the end of every post, you can also give a brief hint of what they can look forward to in your next article.
You can also provide links to related content throughout your posts. There are many WordPress plugins that you can use to automatically display related posts at the end of your articles.
Either way, ensure that you add a newsletter subscription form with a call-to-action, at the end of your articles, that invites readers to sign up for your latest blog posts. This will enable you to stay in touch with your readers and be on top of their minds.
With so many new blogs being launched everyday, it’s essential to make yours stand apart from the crowd, entice people to read your content and return for more. However, it’s not about writing in-depth content or having a fabulous writing style. The key is to package your blog posts in an easy-to-consume format that enable readers to quickly see the value in your content. | journalism_and_media_communication |
https://www.simonkeith.com/about/ | 2024-04-22T21:59:05 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296818374.84/warc/CC-MAIN-20240422211055-20240423001055-00746.warc.gz | 0.969298 | 735 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__153445415 | en | Simon Keith is the first person in the world to play a professional sport after undergoing a heart transplant, having received the heart of 17-year-old welsh boy in 1986. Their story has been well chronicled including an ESPN E:60 feature, “A Change of Heart”.
Simon Keith is not just a former professional soccer player and one of the longest-living organ transplant recipients in the world, Simon is world renown speaker, having shared his remarkable story at the Whitehouse, as well as the British and Canadian Parliaments, and with audiences around the world. Captivating audiences with his incredible story, Simon challenges people to find their “moments of truth” and dares them to live.
After receiving the gift of life at just age 21, and in the middle of a remarkable soccer career, Simon resumed his soccer career at the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV), playing two seasons with the Rebels and garnering many honors, including being named Student-Athlete of Year for the Conference as well as being voted as the USA’s Most Courageous Athlete. After his senior season, Simon was named the Most Valuable Player at the Senior Bowl and was drafted #1 overall into the Major Indoor Soccer League. Simon was drafted #1 overall into the USA’s Major Indoor Soccer League just three years after his surgery.
In 2011, he founded The Simon Keith Foundation, an organization dedicated to increasing organ donor awareness and supporting and educating transplant recipients. In 2018 The Simon Keith Foundation sponsored every child in the USA and Canada to attend the Transplant Games in their country.
His autobiography, Heart for the Game, details his unique life-journey, and he directs the proceeds from his book sales toward providing athletic training for other transplant recipients who undertake an active and healthy lifestyle.
In addition to his philanthropic efforts and professional soccer career, Simon is a successful entrepreneur who successfully built and sold 4 different companies over a span of 15 years. Most recently Simon served as the Chief Operating Officer for the Nevada Donor Network, a federally designated not-for-profit Organ Procurement Organization, leading the organization from a ranking of 53rd (out of 58) in the USA in 2011 to #1 in the USA from 2015-2019 (and the world) in terms of number of organ donors & organs recovered for transplant per capita.
Now one of the longest living organ transplant recipients in history, Simon has signed a major movie deal about his life with Kennedy Marshall Entertainment and the legendary movie producer Frank Marshall (Jurassic World, Jurassic World; The Fallen Kingdom, The Jason Bourne movies: Identity, Supremacy, Ultimatum, Legacy, Jason Bourne, Sully, Back to the Future 1, 2 and 3 , Raider of the Lost Ark, and many, many more).
In 2018 Simon fell ill, as his heart and kidneys began to fail. (Heart transplants average longevity is just 10 years). In an astounding twist of fate, in March 2019, Simon underwent a second heart transplant, as well as kidney transplant. Against all odds, due to a complicated immune system, Simon stood less than a 1.75% chance of ever receiving the critical lifesaving gifts needed to save his life and continue this already, remarkable, story.
Simon belongs to the Greater Victoria Sports Hall of Fame and the Southern Nevada Sports Hall of Fame, and in 2015 was named Canada’s Humanitarian of the Year.
In addition to Simon sharing his incredible story, Simon is considered an expert in leadership development, organizational culture, and entrepreneurship. | journalism_and_media_communication |
https://pollaktutors.com/news-detail.asp?id=3 | 2023-12-03T18:24:05 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100508.42/warc/CC-MAIN-20231203161435-20231203191435-00863.warc.gz | 0.942141 | 559 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__129767840 | en | In a significant move, the College Board has unveiled a series of changes to the Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) that aim to provide a more equitable and relevant assessment for high school students across the United States. The revisions, set to take effect in the 2024-2025 academic year, come after extensive research and feedback from educators, students, and college admission officers. Here's a breakdown of the key changes:
One of the most notable changes is the elimination of the optional essay section. While the essay portion had been a component of the SAT for years, its relevance to college admissions has been questioned. This decision comes as part of an effort to streamline the exam and focus on areas that more accurately reflect a student's readiness for college-level coursework.
The revised SAT will feature content that aligns more closely with what students are learning in high school. This shift intends to emphasize the mastery of core concepts and skills that are essential for success in college and beyond. The changes will also ensure that the test remains a relevant and accurate measure of a student's academic abilities.
To adapt to the evolving technological landscape, the College Board is working toward offering a digital version of the SAT in addition to the traditional paper-and-pencil format. This digital option aims to provide a more interactive and efficient testing experience for students, complete with tools such as highlighting and on-screen calculators.
Access and Equity Enhancements
Recognizing the importance of equitable access to standardized testing, the College Board is planning to expand fee waivers for eligible students, ensuring that financial constraints do not hinder their ability to take the SAT. Additionally, efforts will be made to offer the digital version of the test in schools that might not have the necessary technological resources.
Score Reporting Changes
The new SAT score reporting system will provide colleges with a more comprehensive view of an applicant's performance. Instead of the current format that displays individual test scores, the revised report will present an overall "College Readiness Indicator" that encompasses a student's academic achievements, extracurricular activities, and other relevant factors.
Implications for Students and Colleges
These changes reflect the College Board's commitment to continually improve the SAT to meet the evolving needs of students and colleges. As students prepare for these revisions, educators and test preparation services are expected to adjust their strategies to align with the new content and format. Colleges, on the other hand, will need to adapt their admission criteria to accommodate the adjusted score reporting system.
Overall, the updated SAT aims to provide a more accurate representation of a student's preparedness for higher education while addressing concerns about access and equity. As the changes roll out, students and educators will undoubtedly be closely monitoring the impact of these revisions on the college admissions landscape. | journalism_and_media_communication |
https://help-freefilmers.network/ | 2024-04-13T16:27:25 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816820.63/warc/CC-MAIN-20240413144933-20240413174933-00417.warc.gz | 0.956792 | 418 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__27522941 | en | Freefilmers is a collective of filmmakers and artists, originally from Mariupol, Ukraine. For the past five years, we have been working with topics of urban transformations in East Ukraine and its multicultural vibes. We have also researched the working-class creativity and industrial past and present of post-socialist cities.
Our current projects focus on memories and archives beyond official historical narratives and gender violence in patriarchal capitalist society. We have always stuck to an anti-capitalist agenda and intersectional feminism, and our goal was to create a different form of filmmaking, based on cooperation and an ethical approach.
On 24 February, Russia started a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Many cities where we used to work have been destroyed by ruscist shelling and air raids. Mariupol, Severodonetsk, Lysychansk, Nova Kakhovka are all occupied as of December, 16th. Many of us have lost our homes and tools of work. Many of us have lost our friends and relatives. It is true that the loss of human life is enormous, and thousands of civilian deaths have been confirmed.
So currently the most important sequence on our timeline is not about movies, but about building a network of solidarity and support for Ukrainians who are suffering from and fighting against Russian imperialist aggression.
Now the Freefilmers are based in different parts of the world, but we are working together on recreating our home and making the whole planet a place free of violence and aggression. This should be the last imperialist colonial war. Ukraine happens to be at its centre, but it concerns every single person on the planet whose values are freedom and equality.
We don’t need producers and directors from the Global North to come to Ukraine now and hire us as fixers for their revealing feature-length movies about the war. We don’t want our stories to be re-told to the whole world while we are struggling to protect our basic rights.
Help us to survive, and we will make our own films about what we have had to live through. | journalism_and_media_communication |
http://svcmusic.org/a-review-of-candlelight-christmas/ | 2017-12-17T23:34:29 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-51/segments/1512948599156.77/warc/CC-MAIN-20171217230057-20171218012057-00609.warc.gz | 0.964311 | 614 | CC-MAIN-2017-51 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-51__0__93700550 | en | Audience members were delighted as the Susquehanna Valley Chorale rang in the holiday season with the annual “Candlelight Christmas” performance. Rich voices filled the Zion Lutheran Church as the audience joined the Chorale in heartwarming carols. Candles creating a serene atmosphere were juxtaposed with bells ringing loud and clear through the sanctuary.
When asked for reactions to the concert, several audience members readily provided their input.”The concert was absolutely beautiful. Loved the brass with the choir, and, of course, the bells and harp. Lovely beginning for Christmas.”
A first-time attendee said, “This was our first SVC event. We heard about it from a family member of one of the choir members. We want to make it a yearly event to attend. My wife and I wanted to tell you how much we thoroughly enjoyed yesterday’s concert. It is by far and away the most dramatic experience one can ever imagine. ABSOLUTELY GLORIOUS!”
Another sampling of the many positive comments heard about the concert was, “I just wanted to express how much I enjoyed the SVC concert Saturday evening. It really put me in the holiday spirit. I can only imagine how much work you all put into preparing such an outstanding performance.”
And, high praise continued as an audience member singled out the conductor of the Chorale by saying,”The SVC concert was spectacular on Sunday. Please tell Bill [Payn] it was better than any Broadway show or TV special I’ve ever seen. What talent!”
For this concert, as with every one, the Chorale and conductor spend numerous hours of diligent work to practice and perfect each musical piece. For “Candlelight Christmas”, the Chorale then joined the Commonwealth Brass Ensemble, harpist Elizabeth Asmus, flutist Amy Kenny, and organist David Cover, to play the entire performance together, synchronizing and polishing all aspects of the music, before presenting it to audiences. The culmination of this detailed preparation results in appreciative audience comments as “This must be what Heaven sounds like at Christmas!”
The SVC would like to thank the sponsors, underwriters, subscribers, audience members and volunteers for making this year’s “Candlelight Christmas” performance possible. Please join us at our next performance in March. The SVC will present Voices of Light, a combination of music and film featuring the 1928 silent film The Passion of Joan of Arc with a score by composer Richard Einhorn, on Saturday, March 11 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, March 12 at 2 p.m. at the Campus Theatre in downtown Lewisburg. Tickets may be ordered online, www.svcmusic.org, or by phone, 570-547-0455. Order early to reserve your place as seating is limited. | journalism_and_media_communication |
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