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https://newmilfordrecycling.com/most-famous-landmarks-in-japan/ | 2024-04-21T12:09:42 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817765.59/warc/CC-MAIN-20240421101951-20240421131951-00292.warc.gz | 0.862279 | 1,233 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__23300564 | en | Japan is a land of captivating contrasts, where ancient traditions seamlessly blend with cutting-edge technology. From the serene tranquility of historic temples to the bustling energy of modern cities, this East Asian nation has it all. In this blog, we’ll take you on a virtual tour of the “Most Famous Landmarks in Japan,” where we’ll explore iconic places that define the essence of this incredible country.
1. Mount Fuji – Japan’s Majestic Icon
Our journey begins with a towering symbol of Japan’s natural beauty: Mount Fuji, or Fuji-san as it’s affectionately known. This volcanic giant stands as the country’s highest peak and is an iconic sight on the horizon. Whether you’re an avid hiker or simply seek its awe-inspiring presence, Mount Fuji is a must-see landmark.
2. Kyoto’s Historic Monuments – A Step Back in Time
Now, let’s transport ourselves to Kyoto, a city that’s like a living museum. Explore the Kinkaku-ji, or the Golden Pavilion, where the entire structure is adorned in shimmering gold leaf. Ginkaku-ji, the Silver Pavilion, offers a tranquil escape with its exquisite Zen garden. Wander through the historic district of Gion, where geisha culture thrives, and be swept away by Kyoto’s rich history.
3. The Great Buddha of Kamakura – A Bronze Giant
Our next stop takes us to Kamakura, home to the Great Buddha, or Daibutsu. This colossal bronze statue stands in serenity and is one of Japan’s most iconic sculptures. It’s a testament to the country’s deep-rooted spiritual traditions and craftsmanship.
4. Hiroshima Peace Memorial – A Testament to Resilience
Hiroshima’s Peace Memorial, often called the Atomic Bomb Dome, is a poignant reminder of the horrors of war and the strength of the human spirit. This UNESCO World Heritage Site stands as a symbol of peace and hope, urging us to remember the past and strive for a better future.
5. Himeji Castle – The White Heron Castle
Known as the White Heron Castle due to its stunning white façade, Himeji Castle is a pristine example of Japanese castle architecture. It’s one of the best-preserved castles in the country, offering a glimpse into Japan’s feudal history.
6. Tokyo Tower – A Modern Marvel
From the old to the new, Tokyo Tower dominates the city skyline. With its striking red and white colors, this modern marvel not only provides stunning city views but also serves as a communication tower. It’s a must-visit for anyone exploring Japan’s vibrant capital.
7. Arashiyama Bamboo Grove – A Natural Wonder
Nature enthusiasts, don’t miss the Arashiyama Bamboo Grove in Kyoto. Stroll through towering bamboo stalks, creating an otherworldly atmosphere that’s as beautiful as it is unique.
8. Meiji Shrine – A Tranquil Oasis in Tokyo
For a serene escape from the bustling city of Tokyo, head to Meiji Shrine, dedicated to Emperor Meiji and Empress Shoken. It’s a place of calm and reflection amid the urban hustle and bustle.
9. Nikko Toshogu Shrine – Ornate Opulence
In Nikko, you’ll find the lavishly adorned Nikko Toshogu Shrine, a tribute to Tokugawa Ieyasu, the shogunate founder. Its intricate design and rich history make it a marvel to explore.
10. Nara’s Historic Monuments – A Deer Haven
Nara boasts historic treasures like Todai-ji Temple, home to the Great Buddha, and Nara Park, where friendly deer roam freely. Kasuga Taisha Shrine with its hanging lanterns is another gem in this historic city.
11. Miyajima Island – A Floating Shrine
Miyajima Island in Hiroshima Bay is famous for the “floating” Itsukushima Shrine. The sight of this torii gate seeming to rise from the water is mesmerizing, and the island’s natural beauty is equally captivating.
12. Matsushima Bay – Pine-Covered Isles
Matsushima Bay is renowned for its scenic beauty and countless pine-covered islets. It’s no wonder this spot is considered one of Japan’s most beautiful destinations.
13. Shirakawa-go and Gokayama – Thatched-Roof Charms
In central Japan, you’ll find the historic villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama. These picturesque places are known for their unique thatched-roof farmhouses, which have earned them UNESCO World Heritage status.
14. Kumano Kodo – Ancient Pilgrimage Routes
The Kumano Kodo is a network of ancient pilgrimage routes in the Kii Peninsula, where cultural and natural beauty blend seamlessly. These paths offer a chance to explore Japan’s spiritual heritage while surrounded by lush forests.
15. Sapporo Clock Tower – Timeless Charm
Our last stop brings us to the Sapporo Clock Tower in Hokkaido. This historic building is a symbol of the city’s enduring charm and offers a glimpse into its past.
These famous landmarks are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to Japan’s rich tapestry of culture and history. From the natural grandeur of Mount Fuji to the serene shrines of Kyoto and the modern marvels of Tokyo, Japan’s landmarks provide a captivating look into a country that beautifully balances tradition and innovation. Make these sites a part of your travel itinerary to embark on a memorable journey through Japan’s diverse landscapes and heritage. | journalism_and_media_communication |
https://www.courtneycollinsfineart.com/blog/33-artist-feature-robert-osborn/ | 2023-02-06T02:22:10 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-06/segments/1674764500303.56/warc/CC-MAIN-20230206015710-20230206045710-00221.warc.gz | 0.978836 | 722 | CC-MAIN-2023-06 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-06__0__86501404 | en | Osborn has been a photographer for almost half of a century. Growing up in the beautiful country of California, he photographed the raw beauty of his surroundings.
“In California,” said Osborn, “everywhere you look is a photograph.”
The accessibility to beautiful scenery caused Osborn to explore the breathtaking lanscapes of California and capture images of Yosemite, the Redwoods, sand dunes, and more. Quickly, Osborn developed a professional skill, and subsequently, a career.
Photography gave Osborn many opportunities to work with publications, photograph beautiful locations, and keep a camera in his hands at all times.
Eventually, Osborn’s time in California came to an end, and for the last 20 years, he has called the big sky state his home.
“When I first moved to Montana, I was still a scenic photographer,” said Osborn, “And I love most things about Montana, but it’s just not as photographable as California.”
The stretched out landscape of Montana proved itself a much more difficult subject than the large granite walls Osborn could find in California. Because of this, he spent much time traveling around Montana, searching for subjects in places like Yellowstone, but never ended up finding much that he was satisfied with. “A few years went by,” said Osborn, “and it was very frustrating. I couldn’t find any good photographs.”
Eventually everything changed for Osborn when he randomly met a stranger, and asked to take her photograph. She gave him permission, and he snapped the shot. Little did he know that this was the beginning of a new artistic journey for Osborn. Shortly after photographing the stranger, Osborn transitioned from scenic photography to portrait photography.
“With portraits,” said Osborn, “I have found that a perfectly beautiful scene like Half Dome in Yosemite can't even compete with the depth of human emotion in a single photo.”
Osborn’s portrait photography career has given him the opportunity to meet and befriend many people who he wouldn’t otherwise encounter. Osborn considers it an honor that he has been able to photograph many Native Americans, street people, and cowboys. All the while paying respect to their person and culture. Osborn beams as he talks about his subjects who are not only the ones who keep his gallery full of unique portraits, but because they are often dear friends with stories that inspire him.
“When I look at this portrait,” said Osborn, “I see dignity and pride. I see sorrow, for everything their people have lost over the last couple of hundred years. I see distrust of this white guy… And I want every bit of it to show in the picture.”
Osborn has been doing just that for over a decade now and his portraits have been featured in many publications, galleries, and photo books. Recently he has published a beautiful article in the renowned magazine, “Cowboys and Indians.”
“At 83 years old I have found myself thinking a lot about life, legacy, art and creativity,” said Osborn, “I am amazed and surprised that I love this photographic process more than ever.”
Please join us at Courtney Collins Fine Art Gallery in Big Sky, MT,
August 13 at 5 - 7 p.m. to hear more from Robert Osborn. | journalism_and_media_communication |
http://energetica.uk.com/news-and-events/Enjoy-a-Wild-Summer-with-Energetica | 2017-10-18T01:56:06 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-43/segments/1508187822668.19/warc/CC-MAIN-20171018013719-20171018033719-00891.warc.gz | 0.921649 | 819 | CC-MAIN-2017-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-43__0__230800934 | en | Fifth annual Summer Festival promises fun for all of the family.
The Energetica Summer Festival is returning for a fifth year, celebrating the North East’s idyllic natural environment and the array of wildlife that call it home.
Running from May to August, the festival will showcase the 30-mile corridor which stretches from the north of Aberdeen to Peterhead, through a diverse range of mainly free events.
This year’s Summer Festival has an ever-growing line-up of fun and interactive events to choose from; Brush up on your bushcraft skills at Haddo House, marvel at the wildlife that take up residence at the natural arches of the Bullers of Buchan, or celebrate the Year of History, Heritage and Archaeology on a themed walk with a knowledgeable Countryside Ranger.
Energetica’s fantastic mix of returning events teamed with new additions promises something for all, including a new Blackdog Community Gala Day with owners of the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC), Vattenfall. Together with friends from Aberdeen Science Centre, East Grampian Coastal Partnership and Aberdeen International Youth Festival, the Fun Day is sure to be a highlight.
Energetica development manager, James Welsh, said: “Now in its fifth year, we’re excited to deliver another Summer Festival alongside our partners and supporting organisations. It’s a chance to showcase the bountiful wildlife and selfie-worthy backdrops we have to boast about in the North East of Scotland.
“We were thrilled with the progress of previous festivals, which are testament to the expert staff and volunteers who work hard to organise individual events, as well as a clear appetite from participants to explore our stunning natural and built environment.
“The corridor really does have the full lifestyle and leisure offering; improving infrastructure, digital connectivity, quality new housing and modern business space make it a great place to live, visit, work and invest. The summer festival captures the essence of this.”
Adam Ezzamel, project director for the EOWDC at Vattenfall, said: “We have been working collaboratively with the local community and some key organisations such as Energetica to plan Blackdog’s first community gala day. This joint event will bring local communities, industry, councils and educational organisations together to host a family friendly celebration while showcasing the EOWDC’s partnerships and innovations in a fun and engaging way.
"The EOWDC is a key part of Energetica and through our long-term commitment to the North East we are pleased to support a scheme which places the region at the forefront of clean, sustainable energy and innovation."
Nikki Morris-Laing, marketing director of VisitAberdeenshire added: “Aberdeen is known for being an energy hub, but the region has so much more to offer, and the Energetica Summer Festival helps to highlight the rich cultural offering we have here in the North East of Scotland. From wildlife experts hosting dolphin watch sessions, to stunning walking and cycling paths, it’s fantastic to see locals and visitors alike experiencing our countryside and attractions set against a spectacular backdrop.”
The majority of events are free to attend but booking is essential and places are limited. For full details of the various events on offer and how to sign up, go to www.energetica.uk.com/festival2017.
Energetica, Scotland’s Energy Corridor, is a long-term economic development initiative that aims to create a world-class development cluster, to help attract and retain talent of all ages to this region. Energetica comprises a stunning coastal setting and improving infrastructure, and seeks to integrate two key components; sustainable economic growth and quality of life.
To find out more about Scotland’s Energy Corridor visit energetica.uk.com or follow @energetica_UK on Twitter. | journalism_and_media_communication |
https://athletics-africa.com/s/news/africa/kenya/ | 2016-09-28T00:00:11 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-40/segments/1474738661289.41/warc/CC-MAIN-20160924173741-00048-ip-10-143-35-109.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.869886 | 887 | CC-MAIN-2016-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2016-40__0__129569200 | en | Cote d’Ivoire’s Murielle Ahoure tops 100m field, Kenyans Hellen Obiri and Kipyegon Bett record victories at the 2016 IAAF World Challenge meeting in Beijing’s national stadium on Wednesday.
Ethiopian Mosinet Geremew and Kenyan Peres Jepchirchir powered to impressive victories, beating hot and humid conditions, at the ninth TCS World 10K in Bengaluru on Sunday.
An eagerly anticipated face-off between world champions Peres Jepchirchir and Agnes Tirop is expected to steal the spotlight at the 9th TCS World 10K in Bengaluru, India on Sunday May 15.
African star athletes Vivian Cheruiyot (Kenya), Almaz Ayana (Ethiopia) and Eunice Sum (Kenya) are eagerly anticipating their outdoor season opener at the Doha Diamond League today.
Top Kenyan stars Asbel Kiprop and Ezekiel Kemboi are aiming to kick off their Olympic year in grand style as they open their outdoor season on Friday in Doha.
Kenya’s Violah Jepchumba and Ali Kaya of Turkey cruised to dominating victories at the third edition of the Vodafone Istanbul Half Marathon, an IAAF Bronze Label Road Race, on Sunday.
Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge produced a #oneinamillion performance to smash the men’s course record & become the second fastest marathon runner in history at the London Marathon on Sunday.
World champions Almaz Ayana and Vivian Cheruiyot will meet in a scintillating 3000m clash at the Doha 2016 meeting, the opening event of the 14-meeting IAAF Diamond League series, on Friday 6 May.
Robert Chemosin won the Vienna City Marathon, clocking a fine 2:09:48 in very windy conditions while Shuko Genemo ran 2:24:31 to take the women’s title on Sunday.
Kenyan Richard Mengich returns with biggest career win in Berlin, clocking a personal best of 59:58 to take the 2016 Berlin Half Marathon on Sunday 3 April.
Kenya’s Geoffrey Kipsang Kamworor won the men’s race at the IAAF/Cardiff University World Half Marathon Championships in Cardiff, Wales on Saturday March 26.
Kenya’s Peres Jepchirchir took the gold medal in the women’s race at the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships – Cardiff 2016 in Cardiff, Wales on Saturday March 26, 2016.
Kenya’s Solomon Kirwa Yego clocked a world-leading time of 58:44, and Ethiopia’s Worknesh Degefa ran 1:07:08 to win at the 42nd Roma-Ostia Half Marathon on Sunday.
Kenyan athletes won every available title at the 4th edition of the African Cross Country Championship in Yaoundé, Cameroon on Saturday 12 March, 2016.
Kenyan reigning Olympic champion, David Rudisha, began the 2016 Olympic year with a win in the men’s 800m at the IAAF World Challenge meeting in Melbourne on Saturday.
Kenya’s Levy Matebo Omari will take his bow at the 2016 Vienna City Marathon on 10 April and will be the fastest man in the field at the IAAF Gold Label Road Race.
Kenyans Eliud Kipchoge and Mary Keitany, the world’s best Male and Female marathoners for 2015, earned $1 Million total prize purse for winning the Abbott World Marathon Major Series IX.
East Africans dominate the maiden edition of the Access Bank Lagos City Marathon with Kenyan Abraham Kiptum and Ethiopian Halima Hussen taking top honours in Lagos.
Kenyan former World marathon record-holder Wilson Kipsang will clash with his African compatriots at the 2016 Ras Al Khaimah (RAK) Half Marathon in the United Arab Emirates on February 12.
IAAF Ethics Commission provisionally suspends Isaiah Kiplagat, David Okeyo and Joseph Kinyua from any IAAF or Athletics Kenya position “in the interests of the integrity of the sport” | journalism_and_media_communication |
https://felixanirah.com/felix-anirah-foundation-rotary-renovated-maternity-wards-central-hospital-sapele/ | 2024-03-01T20:21:38 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947475701.61/warc/CC-MAIN-20240301193300-20240301223300-00861.warc.gz | 0.962633 | 384 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__52558279 | en | Felix Anirah Foundation in conjunction with Rotary Club International, Sapele Metropolitan renovated the Maternity and Female Orthopedic Wards of the Central Hospital Sapele.
While commissioning the projects, on November 10th, 2016, the District Governor of Rotary Club International, District 9140, Rotarian Akabom Enebong commended Chief Felix Anirah, the President/CEO of the Felix Anirah Foundation for collaborating with Rotary in serving humanity.
The DG also stated that by this gesture, Felix Anirah Foundation has put smile on the faces of the less privilege especially nursing mothers who were beneficiaries of his gifts items and the hospital equipment donated to the hospital.
Rotarian Enebong also added that Rotary is an organization of business men and women, professionals and community leaders with the mission of serving others, promoting integrity and caring for the needy in the society.
He assured Felix Anirah Foundation of Rotary Club’s continues support toward achieving greater feats to the benefit of humanity and urged him to maintain the tempo.
In his response Chief Felix Anirah thanked Almighty God for his grace and mercies upon his family and the foundation, adding that the wealth God has giving to him, is to serve God and put smiles on the faces of the less privilege.
According to him, “how do you share wealth and love, rather than making people happy? A lonely wealthy man is not a wealthy man.”
On his part, the President of the Rotary Club of Sapele Metropolitan, Rotarian Tony Uba also commended the Anirah foundation for the laudable projects.
The high light of the ceremony was the official induction of Chief and Chief Mrs. Felix Anirah as an honorary member of the Rotary Club at a reception held at the Sapele Athletic Club. | journalism_and_media_communication |
https://littlebeachboutique.com/products/brighton-and-sussex-calendar-2022 | 2022-01-26T09:26:00 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-05/segments/1642320304928.27/warc/CC-MAIN-20220126071320-20220126101320-00223.warc.gz | 0.96348 | 137 | CC-MAIN-2022-05 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-05__0__50350256 | en | Brighton and Sussex Calendar 2022
Our first calendar, 'Silence and Sunshine, Sea and Hill' features photos Suzanne has taken in and around Brighton over the last year and on walks during lockdown.
All profits will be going to local domestic abuse charity, Rise, who offered a lifeline to people throughout lockdown and over their 26 year history.
Although they lost a substantial amount of funding in April 2021, they continue to offer vital services to woman and children.
Including the seafront and the south downs, these images portray the changing moods and landscape at different times of the year, which offered solace and sanctuary to so many people during such a turbulent time. | journalism_and_media_communication |
https://rickypaquette.com/album/just-along-for-the-ride/ | 2023-10-01T15:29:09 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510903.85/warc/CC-MAIN-20231001141548-20231001171548-00115.warc.gz | 0.873683 | 184 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__101374834 | en | Cette publication est également disponible en : Français
Cutting his teeth on 70s Rock and Roll was uncommon for a teen in the 2000’s. It’s no surprise that we recognize part of that spirit in Ricky Paquette’s debut single Just Along For the Ride. 12 string acoustics, old guitars and a bottle of whisky are definitely part of the recipe. If every picture tells a story, imagine Rod Stewart, Blackberry Smoke, The Rolling Stones and Chris Stapleton in the same frame, driving their tour bus down south to California on a hot summer day. Co-written and produced by Gordie Johnson from Big Sugar, Just Along For the Ride is an anthem for the young, the wild and the free in a country-rock sound that will keep you foot stomping all night long. Are you along for the ride? | journalism_and_media_communication |
https://www.bcc.wa.edu.au/bcc-student-wins-state-advertising-competition/ | 2019-06-19T00:59:25 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-26/segments/1560627998879.63/warc/CC-MAIN-20190619003600-20190619025454-00076.warc.gz | 0.965788 | 143 | CC-MAIN-2019-26 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-26__0__163991819 | en | Congratulations to Year 10 design student, Fatima Sultani, who recently won the secondary category in the ‘2018 Design an Ad’ competition run by The West Australian.
This annual competition gives primary and secondary students in WA a chance to work with a real advertising brief from one of eight participating organisations.
Fatima designed a colourful advertisement to promote ‘The Awesome International Arts Festival for Bright Young Things’. She won $100 and her advertisement was featured in the August 28 edition of ED! Magazine, an insert in The West Australian newspaper.
There were almost 1,000 entries in this years’ competition and winning ads were chosen based on visual appeal, originality and creative concepts. | journalism_and_media_communication |
http://columbialibertarians.blogspot.co.uk/ | 2016-07-01T06:05:36 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783400572.45/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155000-00016-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.930002 | 195 | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2016-26__0__4797089 | en | Gary Johnson Nominated as Libertarian Party Candidate
America deserves better than Trump or Clinton. The leader we need and deserve is Gary Johnson, a statesman with clear principles and political stances.
As Governor of New Mexico, Johnson presided over one of the most successful administrations in the state's history, improving services while simultaneously cutting taxes and spending. A defender of personal and economic liberties, Johnson attracts people from the left and right, pledging to uphold a woman's right to choose, drug law reform, and economic freedom, while cutting big government.
He is the only candidate who can put people ahead of politics and bridge the political divide. He's neither Left nor Right. He is simply right, and he deserves to be our next President.
To learn more and hear Johnson's speech, please click the following link: http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/29/politics/libertarian-party-nominee-vote/index.html | journalism_and_media_communication |
http://www.camdenharbourinn.com/about/in-the-press/ | 2017-03-01T19:54:17 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-09/segments/1487501174276.22/warc/CC-MAIN-20170219104614-00034-ip-10-171-10-108.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.927968 | 1,021 | CC-MAIN-2017-09 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-09__0__45663888 | en | The historic Camden Harbour Inn is no stranger to press coverage. With our stunning location, luxury accommodations and award winning fine dining restaurant, we are frequently featured in articles and top hotel and restaurant lists in local, national, and worldwide periodicals. Here on our press page you’ll have access to the latest articles and features, as well as information about awards, accolades, and upcoming events.
We are thankful for the many awards, nominations, accolades, beautiful reviews and write-ups we received since we opened up our doors in the spring of 2007. After a 2 million dollar renovation, many soft refurbishments, more renovations and our ongoing commitment to improve every single aspect of our business every single day, Camden Harbour Inn and Natalie’s are now considered among the finest lodging and dining facilities in the USA.
Publications we’ve been featured in:
Accolades for Camden Harbour Inn
Erin Ovalle from MaineLife talks to Camden Harbour Inn co-owner, Raymond Brunyanszki, about how he fell in love with the historic inn and the Maine coast. Watch the video here.
Natalie's very own Executive Chef Shelby Stevens was invited to cook at a Women In White dinner hosted by the world's most famous chef Jacques Pépin and his talented daughter and cookbook writer Claudine Pepin. Read the full article here. Event on September 24, 2016.
Conde Nast Traveler touts that lobster and experiential travel unite at the must-try, two-night “Lobster Like a Maine Native” package at Camden Harbour Inn. Stay at the inn and eat at the award-winning Natalie's. Read the full article here. - Conde Nast Traveler September 12, 2016
Harper's Bazaar features Executive Chefs Chris Long and Shelby Stevens and Beverage Manager Trevin Hutchins of Natalie's Restaurant at Camden Harbour Inn for their elevated iterations on lobster and cocktail pairings du jour. Get the recipes here. Harper's Bazaar September 2, 2016.
Trevin Hutchins, Bar Manager of both Natalie's at Camden Harbour Inn and our sister property with Tempo Dulu restaurant at Danforth Inn made the Top 50 list of Best Frozen Cocktails in Country by Food Network. September 2016
People come from all over the world to enjoy New England's dazzling autumn landscape.Boston Globe recommends to stay at Camden Harbour Inn and to dine at Natalie's when spending time in Camden. Read the full article here -Boston Globe September 2, 2016.
The New York Times Travel names Camden Harbour Inn as one of the top destinations to spend a three-day weekend getaway this summer.
The Sentinel & Enterprise features Camden Harbour Inn as one of the most luxurious, yet comfortable inn's in the state. Whether you are from away, or from Maine, find out why this is the ultimate destination.
MSN Lifestyle compiles a list of the best hotel in every state and the Camden Harbour Inn is Maine's premier hospitality experience for 2016.
Travel + Leisure Magazine names the Camden Harbour Inn the 7th coziest place to stay in America in 2015. From the ideal location to genuine hospitality, find out what makes the inn so special.
It's no surprise to us that New England is home to three of the top coziest boutique hotels in the U.S. and that the Camden Harbour Inn made the list! Learn more about what makes the inn so special and find out which other New England hotels are in the top ten.
Camden Harbour Inn was named Top 100 Best Hotels In The World Overall by the readers of Travel + Leisure in 2015.
Natalie’s Executive Chefs Pig Trotter makes the cover of Maine Magazine, the food edition of Maine. Natalie’s at Camden Harbour Inn is included in the list of 50 best restaurants in Maine; “when asked to name my most memorable meal of 2012, Geoffroy Deconinck’s lavish, globally inspired tasting menu at Natalie’s was the clear choice” Joe Ricchio – Maine Magazine March 2013
ABC Channel 5 Chronicle features the luxurious suites at Camden Harbour Inn in Camden Maine including an interview with owner Raymond Brunyanszki.
Natalie's at Camden Harbour Inn was featured as New England's most Romantic Restaurant.
Eater includes Natalie's at Camden Harbour Inn in the list of 18 Essential Restaurants in Maine to dine at in 2013. -Eater Maine January 2013.
Winter in Camden Maine is beautiful with many things to do including a boutique ski resort just minutes from downtown Camden and all restaurants and most shops and galleries open. Boston Globe recommends to stay at Camden Harbour Inn and to dine at Natalie's when spending time in Camden. Read the full article here -Boston Globe December 30, 2012.
Wall Street Journal features Camden Harbour Inn as one of the favorite places to celebrate Thanksgiving. Read the full article here. By Wall Street Journal November 2012. | journalism_and_media_communication |
https://maximumsecurity.com/2013/09/23/fall-season-rise-in-natural-disasters-2/ | 2022-05-23T15:36:56 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662558030.43/warc/CC-MAIN-20220523132100-20220523162100-00739.warc.gz | 0.966352 | 495 | CC-MAIN-2022-21 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-21__0__271571050 | en | Fall is officially here! (The first day was yesterday, September 22nd, to be exact), but did you know that with the season change, also comes a spike in natural disasters – specifically tornados and fires?
Spring is our primary tornado season here in the U.S., but fall is considered to be our “secondary tornado season”. Tornado Expert Dr. Greg Forbes says that, “In many ways, this is the counterpart to spring…When enough warm, moist air accompanies these weather systems, the unstable conditions yield severe thunderstorms and sometimes tornadoes.”
Fire season usually peaks in September/October and this year is no exception, with temperatures being so high, fire predictions are going strong into fall. As you can see in the map graphic produced by the National Interagency Coordination Center, the California wildfire predictions are above normal for September. In fact, just this past August, California had its fifth-largest fire in California history. The Rim fire scorched more than 213,000 acres since it began on August 17 and is still expected to take another 2-3 weeks for full containment.
With all that being said, fall is a lovely time of year so don’t be discouraged; the point is simply to not let your guard down, and instead be prepared. If you don’t have a fire-proof, bolted down safe already, educate yourself about the natural disaster risks in your area and choose a safe that will provide above and beyond protection for the valuables you hold near and dear.
Take it from an AMSEC safe customer, Toby Striegel, who was hit this past year with a tornado and the only thing to survive unaffected, was his AMSEC safe. Toby recalls, “When I would show off my new safe to friends and family that came to visit, I would always joke and say that after having it bolted down to the concrete slab in my closet, it would probably be the only thing left standing if a tornado hit my house. I never imagined how right I would turn out to be.”
The investment is worth the prevention of heartache down the road from a natural disaster that we all think will never happen to us. Take it from Toby and bolt it down, lock it up, and rest assured. Interested in safes like Toby’s? Visit our AMSEC collection.
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http://radio21.tv/radio-fun-facts/ | 2019-02-15T23:08:04 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-09/segments/1550247479627.17/warc/CC-MAIN-20190215224408-20190216010408-00272.warc.gz | 0.976451 | 354 | CC-MAIN-2019-09 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-09__0__36401464 | en | The radio has been part of our lives for at least a century now. In a similar way that millennials got so hooked with TV series and the other perks of the online world, previous generations enjoyed listening to programs and music on the radio. However, there are little known facts about the radio. So, here is a list of some interesting facts about the radio:
- Guglielmo Marconi- He was known as “the father of the radio”. However, he was only able to successfully transmit radio signals, no voice transmission. It was only in the early 1900s that a successful voice transmission experiment took place.
- Nikola Tesla- This genius already had a basic radio design in 1892, but Marconi claimed the first radio patent. Although Tesla tried to prove that he created the first radio, it was only in 1943 that he was finally given credit after Marconi’s patents were considered invalid.
- Amplitude Modulation (AM)- The first radio broadcastings were done through the amplitude modulation (AM) radio waves. The antennas that transmit a wavelength the size of a football field consumed up to as much as 50,000 watts.
- 15-second long commercials- You might haven’t noticed that majority of the radio commercials are just 15 seconds long. This has been proven effective to reach ample amount of audience.
- KKDA- This is considered to be first the commercial radio station in the world which is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The station aired the first commercial in 1920.
- 1939- This was the year that FM Radio first made its appearance.
- 44,000- This is the number of active radio stations across the globe, according to a UNESCO report. | journalism_and_media_communication |
http://what-is-this-i-dont-even.tumblr.com/post/18561696333/assassins-creed-iii-box-art-officially-released-by-ubiso | 2014-10-21T15:08:55 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-42/segments/1413507444493.40/warc/CC-MAIN-20141017005724-00229-ip-10-16-133-185.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.956541 | 125 | CC-MAIN-2014-42 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2014-42__0__136476355 | en | Assassin’s Creed III Box Art Officially Released By Ubisoft
Ubisoft decided to get ahead of all the Assassin’s III leaks by officially releasing the box art for the game before their upcoming press event next week. Details on the game are still sparse, but this does confirm the game will be set during the American Revolution. Assassin’s Creed III is also Game Informers April cover story, which means you can expect more details on the game when that issue hits. I for one am very excited about the possibility of being able to tomahawk red coats and then dive into a hay pile. | journalism_and_media_communication |
https://rainbowsandrollercoasters.com/2017/03/16/a-rant-about-remedies/ | 2023-03-30T01:55:58 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-14/segments/1679296949093.14/warc/CC-MAIN-20230330004340-20230330034340-00694.warc.gz | 0.964418 | 529 | CC-MAIN-2023-14 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-14__0__188235127 | en | There is a time and place for remedies – But remedies can not cure cancer!
I use remedies, nutrition and alternative medicine for my own healing and health. They help nourish, soothe and calm my body, mind and spirit. For a cancer patient, they also provide provide comfort and hope that you are doing all you can to make your body as strong and full of vitality as possible to face the rigours of surgery, chemotherapy and radiation. But these treatments and options can not cure cancer!
We considered alternative therapies but we knew the facts. My late husband Mick was diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer (glioblastoma multiform GBM) for which is there is no cure. Many famous people have died from this brain cancer in the past few years. To list a few
- Chris O’Brien at age 57 (an Australian head and neck surgeon. A Professor of Surgery. Director of the Sydney Head and Neck Cancer Institute)
- Matt Price at age 46 (prominent Australian newspaper columnist)
- Andrew Ollie at age 47 (prominent Australian radio and television presenter)
- Stan Zemanek at age 60 (prominent Australian radio broadcaster)
- Beau Biden at age 46 (the son of U.S. Vice President Joe Biden)
- Ted Kennedy at age 77 (the fourth longest serving senator in United States history)
(As an aside Mick was only 39 when he died)
All of these people had greater networks and connections than my husband and I did. If there was an amazing healer in the amazon rainforest or an alternative therapy that could combat the horrible fatal disease of GBM than these people would have found it. But sadly they didn’t.
Throughout the course of Mick’s illness, dear friends and acquaintances offered the details of healers and alternative medicines that he might like to try.We understood that it was a demonstration of their love and their way of trying to help us. It took effort on our part to listen and say thank you and explain that he would stick with the traditional treatment plan.
There are many new trials for brain cancer treatment and more and more funding for research into brain cancer cures is raised each year. It is my belief that these are the best options and hope to cure brain cancer.
To donate to brain cancer research in Australia click here Cure Brain Cancer Foundation
You might like to learn more about brain cancer through this article:
The Brain Tumour That Killed Beau Biden
And this article is thought provoking too – consider it when you consider remedies
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https://www.ecompath.com/articles/tiktok-social-native | 2024-04-24T07:08:31 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296819067.85/warc/CC-MAIN-20240424045636-20240424075636-00014.warc.gz | 0.944464 | 3,926 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__72772050 | en | Do you, as a user or marketer, get the chance entirely to digest TikTok’s full potential these days? If you have been on your phone recently, then you’ve probably found yourself covered in TikTok-related videos for some time now. What people are currently seeing, as it happens, is TikTok’s golden age, which is taking the world by storm.
This is why you need to get on TikTok Now! It’s not too late to start things out just yet. Are you hoping to grow your following? Looking for tips and tricks to get more views and followers, or maybe find a social proof way to kickstart your brand visibility.
To help answer some qualms of yours. In this article, we’ll give you a hook for a strategy, winning practices, and ways you can leverage your content in the algorithm: most importantly, to your audience’s interest.
Table of Contents
What is TikTok?
Content creators, meanwhile, prefer to post on TikTok (30%), followed by Instagram (22%) and YouTube (22%). Of course, like its predecessors— Dubsmash, Musically, and Vine: There are plenty of instances of what users can do, i.e., people lip-syncing to scenes, reaction videos, dancing, educational content, doing art, business promotion, and many more.
The world-famous Tiktok app recently moved to the number one spot among the most downloaded apps worldwide in 2021 and is still enduring popularity to this day without any signs of stopping. TikTok is a short-form media platform for creating, sharing, and discovering short clips up to 90 seconds long, made by over 1 billion active users worldwide. Due to the “short nature of contents,” it, later on, gained international appeal, becoming the hub for viral trends and serving as a creative space for people to grow and interact.
TikTok is the most popular Gen Z’s and Millenials. Still, it would be a mistake to write TikTok off as only that since the older generations are closely following behind the statistics with growing numbers as we speak.
The social native mindset
Bite-sized video content is driving an immense amount of growth online. TikTok users spend more and more of their valuable time on the platform for one simple reason: they love what they can do and see inside the app. When content creators make videos themselves, it sparks conversation, attention or catches the emotion or interest of their audience.
Now, in the talks of user-generated content and engagement. Knowing its billions of users, the app’s social natives are best at doing that part.
To be entertained—that’s the one. People are looking in TikTok to have fun. To last in the world of TikTok, you need an in-depth understanding of the platform’s potential, particularly how you can establish a connection with young and old audiences. There’s a lot of content on TikTok. If you want to strike a chord with your audience, you need to be unique or give a refreshing take on your content style. If you offer something new, then it will get noticed.
Why is TikTok popular?
Remember Dubsmash and Vine? Musical.ly? Back then, people were quick to jump on their platform due to the new concept of “short video clips”. One would even go as far as to say these three acted as a catalyst that completely transforms how people look at entertainment forever. All went smoothly at some point until Vine closed its doors by 2017 while ByteDance acquired Musically in the same year. And soon, Reddit will close Dubsmash for good in 2022.
People were left with one question: How did TikTok grow to be so big, yet the other three failed? For one, Tiktok perfectly calibrated its interface model to fit the whirlwind interest shift of the modern world and seamlessly combined the best of what these worlds had to offer. At the same time, find a solution to what most social media platforms fail to see.
To understand that statement, we have to fall back to the psychology of things, specifically, into the paradox of choice.
Where more and more options are easily placed in front of us, there is a high tendency of getting overwhelmed with many choices, and rather than being satisfied and happy with the many options to choose from. It’s quite the opposite; actually, people lead the moment feeling less happy and less satisfied. Consequently, with everything all at once, it’s near impossible for people to make up their minds. Thus, putting an individual in the state of “analysis paralysis”
Tiktok made the wise decision to transform this modern world mishap strategically to their short-form video format. And that addresses the sustained attention span problem of people these days. Most importantly, the paradox of choice isn’t anywhere near causing a problem on TikTok, thanks to the “For You” page that lets the algorithm decide the type of content for you based on two things: preference and your watching pattern. All that’s left for its users to do is consume and scroll all the way.
The steady stream of short, engaging videos makes for an instant dopamine hit. It’s almost hypnotic, and before you know it, you’ll keep watching and creating videos on TikTok all day long.
What should you post on TikTok?
The exposure you can get in TikTok indeed can be next-level above other social media platforms. And while the growing number of users may sound intimidating, and you may feel like there is no more space in TikTok or too old to get the TikTok fun for yourself— that is certainly not the case. In fact, all you need to bring to the party is a TikTok ready personality, and you are set! It’s new enough to get in the Millenials and Gen-Z on board and relatively simple for older generations to ride in.
The great thing about TikTok is you can create your content and post anything and everything you want. It’s a great avenue to show your creativity to the world. Once there, you can post anything you want.
TikTok opens your exposure to an audience much more expansive than you could ever imagine. If you’re a business owner, you could get creative marketing your product/service to your audience. Other times you want to get on a comedy skit, dance to what’s the viral song of the week, or react to viral videos. Maybe some education videos along the way— then you can do that! There’s no stopping you from posting on TikTok. Even TikTok users can engage in the app with another user: duet, stitch, or go live! The sky is only your limit.
How to get more followers on TikTok
“Growing your social media following doesn’t just happen overnight”. That’s what you always hear every time you hop on to any social media outlet but let me tell you this, that rule does not apply to TikTok at all.
Before we go on and talk about growing your followers in TikTok, let’s first understand the list of things you should do for that to happen:
1. Who is your target audience? When your content aligns with a user’s views and beliefs— they become your audience.
Narrowing down your niche gives you higher engagement potential than hitting content that targets a broad audience.
Ask yourself, “Who will watch my videos?” or “Who do I want to dedicate my content to?” It’s important to know the answers to these questions in making your TikTok Video.
2. Get creative with TikTok’s new features: Post content regularly Now that you’ve got your audience in mind, it’s important to create valuable content that serves the purpose of these goals. You need to post a lot. About 3-5 videos to make your account seem more official.
Many users end up going viral on TikTok because of one video, and they follow through with that sudden burst of engagement by uploading a steady flow of content.
Anytime TikTok comes out with a brand-new feature, use it. In that way, TikTok will push your content out in the algorithm, which will help you reach more people.
3. Reel in number of users by participating in TikTok trends What runs on TikTok? Trends. TikTok users love to see and jive into new trends. Trends are a big deal on TikTok — and they’re not just for individual content creators. Try to create videos that make sense for you, and through creativity, ramp it up with a bit of twist. That way, you can easily set yourself apart from the rest. By participating in TikTok trends, you get the chance to showcase your creativity and content to the sea of potential viewers.
Creating videos around these trends is also a proven way to jump-start your presence on the platform without breaking so much sweat.
4. Pay close attention to #hashtags and your caption Have you ever noticed how a social media challenge becomes a viral hit? That’s because content creators start something with a good hashtag and unique caption.
Engagement comes from everyday people like you and me. People who feature relevant hashtags and compelling captions in their video, either by explaining or showcasing their talent, can launch that video onto a viral circuit. For inspiration, head over to the discover page on your app to see what hashtags are trending and what you can use on your feed.
TikTok Influencer tip: Don’t forget to use the #ForYou #ForYouPage hashtag. This would likely increase your chances of slating your videos to the user’s landing page—A personalized video feed seen explicitly upon opening the app.
5. Post your content at ideal times You must find the best time to post on the platform based on your audience as trends and user performance patterns regularly change on TikTok. It would be best if you outlined a posting schedule that fits your unique audience.
Posting at the right time guarantees to help improve the performance of your content with active user engagement on your posts. Use the TikTok analytics to your advantage and find out the best time to post on TikTok. Here is how to navigate through it: Head over to the Analytics section and click the Followers tab. Scroll down to Top Territories. This section of the Followers tab will pull in your audience demographics to help you identify your follower’s location and time zones.
How can TikTok be used in business?
Truly, living up to the “next big thing” hype cemented TikTok in the world of pop culture. And as the key destination for marketing your business.
And in 2021, many small businesses did explode from promoting their product in TikTok. Take it from Shannon Schutt of Clear Mind Jewellery, based in Peterborough, Ontario, who uses TikTok to give people a behind-the-scenes view of her business. She lets her audience see the entire process of her jewelry making, she said. “By being authentic and approachable in how we show behind-the-scenes work, we have been able to have some very successful TikToks that have moved followers onto other platforms or driven them to request quotes.”
Jason McCarthy of DigiNo seems to get the right idea making interesting educational videos on TikTok offering a far different service than others—an online education company. “These facts were designed to give viewers a subtle bit of brain satisfaction, but also leave them wanting more. For a small online teacher recruitment business, the best way to advertise the job is to show the job.” told McCarthy
What this meant for your business: It all starts with the right video with the right content. If your first plan didn’t work for your business, try another one. Do research, develop a strategy, get up your feet and create content with a different formula. And top it off with the most important one—Be informative, upbeat, and entertaining. The most successful videos make someone feel something good, whether that’s by giving them knowledge, a smile, or a laugh.
Is TikTok good for eCommerce?
Tiktok is growing exponentially before our very eyes. And it’s only a matter of time before it falls in the ear of the eCommerce world; should I say it already did as ByteDance, is already in the steps of taking its aim for eCommerce sectors.
Since Tiktok is one of the world’s most sought-after video platforms with millions of daily users worldwide, this gives a fantastic chance for sellers to introduce their product to their target audience with ease. As of late, Tiktok has made it easier than ever to create your brand content and turn user engagement into sales conversions. Currently, TikTok is testing and introducing more eCommerce features making it easier for sellers to promote their products to billions of users.
What is TikTok eCommerce?
At its core, TikTok aims to inspire creativity and bring a sense of delight to its users. However, it has become more than for entertainment purposes. For other reasons, the app has made a more profound impact on the business side of things. The rising popularity of TikTok presents a whole new range of marketing opportunities. And as part of its ongoing growth and push to implement more monetization opportunities. TikTok has been steadily partnering with many leading eCommerce platforms, which can help facilitate increased advertiser activity while also providing more revenue potential for individual creators through brand partnerships.
TikTok marketing has boasted tons of success with the practice of using TikTok to promote a brand, product, or service. It can include different tactics, like TikTok advertising, influencer marketing, and creating organic viral content. TikTok is expanding its investment in e-commerce. TikTok For a Business allows an account to add a Shopping tab to their TikTok profiles and sync their product catalogs to the app to create mini-storefronts. Later this year, it also introduced fuller solutions for TikTok commerce, including ad products and a TikTok Shopping API.
How to boost eCommerce with Tiktok?
Your product may be remarkable or trailblazing, but no one cares about your product unless— of course, you market it right. Another thing, it is only normal for people to end up with the” what’s in it for me” and “how genuine is your product” question before considering that what you offer is worth their money.
In that case, strike while the iron is hot! You want to be ready to stake your genuine and back up this potential consumer’s question with what really is your brand’s intention. Begin to grow your brand’s power through your story. Humanize your business. In that way, you are urging your audience to take action.
Your action steps
After reading through the testaments and eCommerce potential of TikTok, the best step forward is to bring in a presence directed to your brand. Learn the following action you could take:
Master the art of brand storytelling: What’s the inspiration behind your business? Why should a customer care? How to use your product?. Be clear about what customers can expect with your brand. In answering this question, you can build a story that connects your business to your audience.
Learn to optimize your TikTok profile. As obvious as it is, many sellers tend to overlook their profile, especially their bio.
Don’t make ADS! People are quick to learn that you are selling things. If that happens, 99% you’ll be passed on as desperate and lose any chance of making sales. Captivate your audience, be more creative, more authentic, create content that truly speaks to people.
In a world where consumers are becoming increasingly skeptical of their purchases. Get real with a clean, unedited video finish of your business behind-the-scenes. PRO TIP: If you are starting out: Be organic with your growth. Post content daily because that gives users the feel of your business as official.
Test new marketing channels and ideas and be on your foot for recent TikTok trends. Jumping into a stitch format type of content now and then is one of the perfect ways to get your product up in people’s attention. Stay dedicated to your agenda but have a little time for a variety: transform and reimagine. Those keys compel your audience to participate rather than observe your brand.
Use popular and relevant hashtags. See to it that you treat hashtags the same way you make sure to embed high-volume keywords in your product. After all, they are the little things that can pull your content into people’s TikTok feeds.
User engagement is less on weekends, especially on Saturday: If you’re trying to use TikTok for your business, it would be best to keep in mind that posting on Saturdays doesn’t generate the same performance or engagement as the other days.
Partner with an Influencer to market your product. TikTok influencer marketing can be a big part of making a massive impact on the success of your business. Influencers have a lot of following behind them. Use the power of word-of-mouth to easily increase your product engagement by tenfold.
Don’t pay to advertise if you’re just a startup. Avoid rushing things out. Grow your roots first before. Let’s be real—If you’re just a nobody in TikTok, no one will give your ADS a chance. Hold the thought of spending, and once you are already known as an established business. That’s the best time to advertise using TikTok’s new campaign options.
Of course, being a massive sensation on TikTok has some luck involved (that’s the algorithm for you), but there’s also a lot of well-informed strategies that play behind the part of landing you in people’s attention. TikTok is full of surprises, but there are some best practices you can try and work out. So if something doesn’t go well with you, bear in mind that you can try a million different types of videos before you find the one that really resonates with your audience.
At this point, it’s worth mentioning that Tiktok users love the celebration of positivity and affirmation. Integrate well within TikTok by creating that kind of content for your audience. The case of TikTok’s algorithm can go second. | journalism_and_media_communication |
https://www.reconstruction.go.jp/2020portal/eng/initiative/transmission-info/material-pr/index.html | 2022-01-27T23:09:24 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-05/segments/1642320305317.17/warc/CC-MAIN-20220127223432-20220128013432-00135.warc.gz | 0.95663 | 462 | CC-MAIN-2022-05 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-05__0__257494784 | en | Spreading Awareness of Affected Areas: Promoting Foods and Flowers
On the occasion of various related events, the Reconstruction Agency has introduced quality products from the affected areas, such as foods and flowers, and provided information about their safety.
World Press Briefing (October 2019)
At the World Press Briefing reception held in October 2019, we provided dishes and sake made from ingredients produced locally in the disaster-affected areas and decorated the venue using flowers from these areas. Participants experienced the excellent quality of locally grown products firsthand, while the domestic and foreign media were briefed on the progress of preparations for the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020.
We also publicized the safety of Japanese food products and the reconstruction process of affected areas from the attending State Minister for Reconstruction and through information display panels. For example, Japan has the strictest standard in the world for radioactive substances and no products have gone over the limit in recent years.
Opening Ceremony at the Japan National Stadium (December 2019)
At the Opening Ceremony for the Japan National Stadium in December 2019, we promoted the safety and quality of products from the disaster-affected areas by hosting a “Reconstruction Soup Bar,” which provided warm soup made from ingredients produced in these areas, and opened a “Reconstruction Flower Photo Spot” using flowers from the affected areas.
We received great feedback, including: “I haven’t been there since I volunteered, but I want to go there again” and “I want to know more about the affected areas.” The event drew people of different ages and was very successful, with all 600 sets of soup distributed and more than 700 people enjoying our photo spot.
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As Fukushima recovers from the Great East Japan Earthquake and the nuclear disaster, it is still suffering from damage caused by negative reputation. The prices of agricultural products remain lower than before the earthquake and tourist arrivals have not recovered because many people are uneasy about Fukushima, even though it is safe. This led us to create games and manga (comics) to spread awareness about radiation and the facts about the current situation in Fukushima Prefecture. We hope you feel encouraged to learn the facts about Fukushima Prefecture, too. | journalism_and_media_communication |
https://www.innovez-one.com/artificial-intelligence-for-a-more-efficient-port-operation/innovez-one-decarbonisation/ | 2024-02-22T10:49:24 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947473738.92/warc/CC-MAIN-20240222093910-20240222123910-00113.warc.gz | 0.933787 | 323 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__28582185 | en | Innovez One to advance digitalisation of Johor Port with AI-powered system
Partnership will leverage artificial intelligence to boost operational efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions at key Malaysian port. Singapore, 12 December 2023 – Johor Port Berhad, a major trade hub in Southern Malaysia, has announced an agreement with Innovez One, a leading provider of Port Management Information systems, to accelerate the digitalisation and boost […]
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The year 2023 has been defined by the promise, and perceived threat, of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Industries across the globe have had to approach and assess the potential impacts of this transformative technology, including the potential automation of several roles in our economy. The port sector also faces this challenge. In a highly competitive environment, […]
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As artificial intelligence (AI) is expanding into more sectors across the economy, Grant Ingram, CEO of Innovez One for the UK and EMEA, considers its potential applications for ports – and why it is essential that algorithms are trained judiciously. Artificial intelligence is regularly making headlines for enabling breakthroughs in sectors as varied as medicine, […]
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https://fionazerbst.wordpress.com/2011/09/08/adam-zagajewski-praise-poem/ | 2018-04-19T23:07:28 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-17/segments/1524125937074.8/warc/CC-MAIN-20180419223925-20180420003925-00252.warc.gz | 0.928668 | 509 | CC-MAIN-2018-17 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-17__0__212710552 | en | Polish poet Adam Zagajewski – one of my favourite poets, whose New and Selected Poems I revisit often – probably didn’t expect to become a ‘9/11’ poet. But on the eve of the 10th anniversary of 9/11 (or close enough thereto), it’s interesting to think that a poem written a year and a half before the attacks has become ‘the most memorable verse statement on the tragedy’, as The Daily Beast puts it.
Of course, Zagajewski was thinking back to Stalin’s purges and the Holocaust – those hauntings that have been all but forgotten by younger generations, except as paragraphs in history books. You can read more about Zagajewski’s inspiration here:
And the poem itself? It’s a lyric with a light touch, but one that recalls ‘earth’s scars’ with a sense of sorrow and weariness.
I like Mexican poet José Emilio Pacheco’s definition of poetry as ‘el museo de un segundo’ – the instant museum (or the museum of a second, an instant). A poem can offer an impression and a memory in a handful of words – sometimes the very same words. And therein lies part of its power. And why poems written about one catastrophe can speak to people who experience another, different kind of catastrophe.
Try to praise the mutilated world.
Remember June’s long days,
and wild strawberries, drops of wine, the dew.
The nettles that methodically overgrow
the abandoned homesteads of exiles.
You must praise the mutilated world.
You watched the stylish yachts and ships;
one of them had a long trip ahead of it,
while salty oblivion awaited others.
You’ve seen the refugees heading nowhere,
you’ve heard the executioners sing joyfully.
You should praise the mutilated world.
Remember the moments when we were together
in a white room and the curtain fluttered.
Return in thought to the concert where music flared.
You gathered acorns in the park in autumn
and leaves eddied over the earth’s scars.
Praise the mutilated world
and the gray feather a thrush lost,
and the gentle light that strays and vanishes
Translated from Polish by Clare Cavanagh | journalism_and_media_communication |
https://www.therecoveryclub.org/men-get-eating-disorders-too | 2024-02-22T09:52:51 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947473738.92/warc/CC-MAIN-20240222093910-20240222123910-00345.warc.gz | 0.983679 | 1,069 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__1554174 | en | We Need To Start Talking About Male Eating Disorders
Back in 2018, I was diagnosed with an eating disorder. I suffered for a long time without understanding what was really going on. In an attempt to try and figure out what the suffering I was experiencing actually was, I searched the internet for experiences of eating disorders. I vaguely knew what they were, although I didn’t know enough to figure out that is what I was suffering with.
When I searched through Instagram, YouTube and more, I noticed a recurring pattern. Although there were many women speaking of their experiences with eating disorders, there were very few men – if any at all. In my uneducated and misled realisation, I told myself I wasn’t suffering with an eating disorder. The proof was very clearly in front of me. Men don’t suffer with these issues, as shown by my search results. My obsession over calories must’ve been something else. My anxiety around food was just ‘normal’. My daily cycle of restriction, purging and bingeing was just my life, not the result of an illness I needed help with.
This piece isn’t an attack on the women who do speak on these issues. Every story shared is invaluable in dismantling the idea that we can’t talk about these issues. Although for some reason, there is a stereotype that those with eating disorders are: 1) Women and 2) Extremely underweight. Pair this stereotype with the fact that I did not see men talking about these issues, I sadly believed that I was not suffering with the issues that I very much was. This was largely due to me believing in a stereotype that I did not fit into. I didn’t get help as early as I should have done and I suffered needlessly as a result.
So, how many men actually do suffer from eating disorders then? Previous research has suggested up to a quarter of patients with eating disorders are men. Knowing this, there should be no reason why so few men are speaking about these issues publicly. However, when you consider other factors particularly related to men and masculinity, it starts to make more sense.
Men need to have hard minds, free of suffering. To match this, men must have a hard body.
Where there is undoubtedly a pressure on women to be smaller, there is a similar pressure on men to be bigger. Men need to have hard minds, free of suffering. To match this, men must have a hard body. Hard arms, shoulders, chest, abs, everything. I never really considered this too much until one day I walked into a health food shop to buy some protein powder. I train quite frequently in a manner that I would class as healthy and beneficial to my life. As a result, I use protein powder in order to maintain my training and feel good as a result. Not for the sake of ‘bulking up’, just to feel good.
Regardless, I took my protein powder to the till and I was asked for my ID. I thought this was strange and asked the person behind the till why that was.
They told me that young boys have been found to be abusing it. With this in mind, they had to ID those who buy it. It didn’t really click why straight away. In my view, that pressure to be strapped with muscle is one that is just inherent of the male experience.
However, that view is one based on disordered attitudes around food and exercise. A 2015 BBC News article stated that one in ten men found in the gym suffer with Muscle Dysmorphia. This has been rather crudely termed as ‘Bigorexia’. This is a condition where men mistakenly believe they are smaller than they are which causes great distress. An article from the Guardian just a few months back highlighted these struggles even more starkly. The piece discusses a study showing that boys as young as 6 years old show that they are internalizing the desire to be more muscle bound. Six. Years. Old.
You may notice that none of these issues are centred around making yourself as small or as light as possible. Rather, they are all fuelled by a desire to be larger, harder and stronger. Don’t get me wrong, I think exercise is great. However, it should not be used as a way to hide disordered attitudes around eating and exercise which significantly effect men. The protein powder story is just one way of how men have found themselves in a disordered relationship with food and exercise. There are a range of other signs of this: increased use of steroids, gruelling exercise routines, increased substance use and more.
As I said in the beginning, I feel stereotypes are toxic especially regarding eating disorders. The stereotypes of those with an eating disorder being both only women and underweight is harmful to many. Although I am talking about men in this instance and the desire to be bigger, these stereotypes also affect many others. I just wanted to share my experience as a male and what I see in myself and other men when it comes to disordered attitudes around food and exercise.
Connor is a Psychology graduate and mental health campaigner. You can find him on Instagram @recoveryconnor | journalism_and_media_communication |
http://annmorgan.me/about.html | 2017-10-21T00:55:26 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-43/segments/1508187824537.24/warc/CC-MAIN-20171021005202-20171021025202-00245.warc.gz | 0.978279 | 210 | CC-MAIN-2017-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-43__0__208129484 | en | I'm a freelance writer and editor. My book Reading the World: Confessions of a Literary Explorer, inspired by my year-long journey through a book from every country, was published in the UK by Harvill Secker on February 5, 2015 and as The World Between Two Covers: Reading the Globe in the US by Liveright/Norton in May 2015.
My next book is a novel, a literary psychological drama called Beside Myself. It was published worldwide in English by Bloomsbury in January 2016 and has so far been bought by publishers in eight other language territories.
When I'm not writing, I can often be found performing with some of London’s professional choirs.
I graduated from Cambridge University with a first-class degree in English literature and went on to do a master's in creative writing at UEA. I also have training in sub-editing from the London College of Communication and a postgraduate diploma with distinction from the London School of Journalism.
© Ann Morgan 2015 | journalism_and_media_communication |
https://www.nijobs.com/careeradvice/jobs-in-data-protection-rise | 2018-10-16T11:56:51 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-43/segments/1539583510749.55/warc/CC-MAIN-20181016113811-20181016135311-00112.warc.gz | 0.959851 | 292 | CC-MAIN-2018-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-43__0__169955927 | en | Jobs in Data Protection and Cybersecurity have increased as businesses across Northern Ireland prepare for the introduction of new tougher data protection legislation according to latest NIJobs.com Jobs Report with Ulster Bank.
The number of roles in this sector increased by 78% compared to the previous year.
The new data protection law, which comes into effect on 25th May 2018, known as GDPR will give people more control over their data and aligns data protection policies across the EU.
Sam McIlveen, General Manager of NIJobs.com gives further insight from the latest report;
“Many businesses are working hard to prepare for this more robust law and NIJobs.com has seen considerable demand for staff with experience in data protection. If companies break GDPR regulations, then the penalties are severe. They can be fined up to 4% of their global annual turnover.
“Given the size of the fines a business could incur, we would expect this would continue to be an area of growth for recruitment. These types of jobs along with their niche expertise are here to stay.”
“Running alongside the data protection jobs we are also experiencing a rise in cybersecurity jobs again due to the new GDPR legislation. Data Protection and Cybersecurity go hand in hand. Not only do people have to know how their data is being used by businesses but they also need to be confident that their data is stored securely.” | journalism_and_media_communication |
https://www.playon.tv/blog?p=20 | 2016-05-05T21:53:37 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-18/segments/1461861623301.66/warc/CC-MAIN-20160428164023-00163-ip-10-239-7-51.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.944397 | 382 | CC-MAIN-2016-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2016-18__0__31432851 | en | On average, a one-hour primetime show has 18 minutes of advertisements. 18 minutes. The average American watches 34 hours of TV a week. That is 612 minutes of advertisements a week. Multiply that by a full year of TV watching and that equals around 31,824 minutes, or 22 days, of advertisements.
We want to give you your 22 days back.
Starting today, if you are a PlayOn/PlayLater bundle user, you have a really cool new feature to play around with called AdSkipper. AdSkipper gives you the ability to instantly skip the commercials on any stream recorded from ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC. Simply record the show on your PC via PlayLater, then stream through PlayOn onto your Roku, Chromecast or mobile device. When you play, AdSkipper gives you the option to instantly skip all commercials in the recorded program.
How this feature came about is a pretty cool story. In 2013, the Ninth Circuit court of appeals ruled skipping commercials is not a form of copyright infringement in the case of FOX v. Dish, making it legal for any video recorder to give its users the ability to skip commercials. Since the ruling, we are the first media streaming software to bring ad skipping to its users.
As most of you know, we’ve been at this for a long time. PlayOn was one of the earliest products in the market in 2003. For the past 11 years, we have been adapting and innovating in an industry with a continually evolving legal landscape, bringing you the most up-to-date features that new technologies can legally offer. AdSkipper brings us one-step closer to fulfilling this mission of revolutionizing TV to be user-centric and on-demand.
We hope you enjoy this new feature and do something extra special with your newfound 22 days. | journalism_and_media_communication |
https://werdmvmntstudios.com/section/404134-Portraits%20of%20Resolution%20Project.html | 2023-03-20T09:22:23 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-14/segments/1679296943471.24/warc/CC-MAIN-20230320083513-20230320113513-00550.warc.gz | 0.914356 | 122 | CC-MAIN-2023-14 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-14__0__90740323 | en | Portraits of Resolution Project
The Portraits of Resolution Project is an ongoing project geared towards engaging community members in discussing how incarceration affects them, their families, and the community. In fall of 2014, William Estrada, Erica Brooks and Anthony Marcos Rea set up a mobile photo studio in front of the Cook County Court House on 2600 South California in the Little Village neighborhood.
I continue to engage the community in various spaces in Chicago as a way to engage in discussions about how incarceration affects our communities and how we might imagine a world without prisons.
This Project was partially funded by 96 Acres. | journalism_and_media_communication |
https://onelofajourney.com/2017/12/01/kratom-everything-you-wanted-to-know-about-kratom/ | 2017-12-17T13:55:29 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-51/segments/1512948596051.82/warc/CC-MAIN-20171217132751-20171217154751-00727.warc.gz | 0.961379 | 1,809 | CC-MAIN-2017-51 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-51__0__9759574 | en | Kratom: Everything you Wanted to Know about Kratom
My experience with Kratom
Several months ago, I tried kratom for the first time (read about it here). My experience with kratom allowed me to drink a tolerable tea that provided several hours of pain relief. Unfortunately, the strain I selected provided psychotropic symptoms that disallowed me from using it on a daily basis.
While I continued to research the benefits of kratom, I stopped using it on a daily basis due to a lack of knowledge.
Fast forward to a couple months ago…
I spoke with The Kratom Konnection who sells high quality kratom product. I was able to ask about its use for pain relief. This company prides itself on selling only the highest quality, fresh product to ensure that the primary alkaloids do not deteriorate. I was educated on the different strains and what each strain is used to assist. Being unaware of the numerous number of strains available, I was quite intrigued to learn that many can be used on a daily basis, as heavy psychotropic side effects are not commonly experienced.
The following four strains were sampled:
- White Maeng Da
- Red Hulu
- Red Borneo
What was immediately noticeable was the quality of the powder – it was fresh! Since it was fresher than the prior product I tried, I decided to take a smaller amount. Good call on my part because the fresher the powder, the stronger the potency
While my experience with kratom has been positive due to slowly titrating to an appropriate dose, there has been much negative publicity around kratom in recent weeks after the FDA released a statement indicating kratom was just as dangerous as opioids.
In writing this article, I read through the FDA’s comments and was surprised any attention was being paid to it. This is not a new development – the FDA Commissioner, Scott Gottlieb, together with the establishment have been strong opponents for quite some time. Whether the concern is legitimate or coming from a fear that pharmaceutical companies will lose a substantial chunk of profit, has yet to be determined. The statements creating a fuss are from Scott Gottlieb, M.D., in which he stated that kratom “has similar effects to narcotics like opioids and carries similar risks of abuse, addiction, and in some cases, death.”
What is Kratom?
Kratom is a herbal product derived from the leaves from the kratom tree (Mitragyna speciosa). It is native to Thailand, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea. Over the last decade, this herbal pain reliever’s popularity has increased exponentially due to user claims of its therapeutic effects in treating pain, anxiety, depression, and opioid withdrawal.
Kratom is included in a newly-defined class of drug called New Psychoactive Substances, so-named by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. In the 2013 World Drug Report, kratom is on this list along with khat (another plant, this one from East Africa), Salvia divinorum (a plant that is widely available in the US), and synthetics ketamine, mephedrone and others.
Because of its similarities to opiates without the same narcotic side effects, this herbal supplement is heavily promoted as a legal, undetectable, safe drug that can be used to come off stronger drugs. It is not yet illegal in the US but the breakdown products of kratom can be detected with some drug tests which is good to be aware. While it has been used for many years in Southeast Asia as an anti-diarrheal medicine, a painkiller and a recreational drug, it is still relatively new to the United States and Europe.
Although the FDA has taken a clear-cut position in opposition to kratom, the American Kratom Association (AKA) has been working to educate and raise awareness of kratom’s beneficial uses, when taken appropriately. The AKA holds that kratom does not cause the same lethal respiratory depressing effects as narcotic-like opioids. “In stark contract, among millions of users of kratom in America, probably dating back to the 1990s and earlier, there has not been a single documented actual kratom-caused overdose death.” In response to a handful of recent alleged kratom overdoses, the AKA has said, “[t]he handful of possible kratom-associated deaths in the United States involved people taking multiple drugs, with apparent causes of death varying widely.”
The main issue causing concerns appears to be lack of education. It has different effects on the user based on the dosage amounts — in low doses, it’s a stimulant and in high doses it acts like a sedative. There are three (3) cases in which it has been ruled as the cause of death:
- Guy Garcia, 2013, acute mitragynine toxicity
- Christopher Waldron, 2017, thyroid and heart condition, muscle relaxer, prescription antidepressant and Kratom
- Sergeant Matthew Dana, 2017, hemorrhagic pulmonary edema due to Kratom overdose, accidental.
As with any herbal supplement, care has to be taken.
Recent news reports may be cause for pause, but keep in mind it is always more salacious to cover negative experiences, such as death. Calls to U.S. poison control centers about kratom increased 10-fold from 2010 to 2015, according to the FDA. Gottlieb said the agency also is aware of 36 deaths associated with kratom products. The deaths were not all ruled as kratom-overdoses, as many individuals had multiple narcotics in their system.
Nonetheless, the positive attributes and benefits of this herbal supplement should be receiving more press. Apart from assisting addicts to come off heavy narcotics, kratom has been used by many chronic pain sufferers as a non-opiate alternative for relief.
In a prior interview, Tim Davis, of Baltimore, Md., spent the day with WUSA-9 and shared his experience with kratom. Prior to trying it, kratom has assisted him get off prescription pain pills used to treat his back pain.
“Me being a father, I have a job, I have so much stuff that I need to do. I gotta get up you know. My kids want to play I can’t be in pain in bed, I was like hey, do I take these pain pills and be a better person,” said Davis.
Davis said the first time he took Kratom it “took all the pain away, it took all the feelings from the pills away.”
Last year, the Drug Enforcement Administration had planned to ban the plant by adding it to a list of illegal drugs that includes marijuana, heroin and LSD. The DEA slowly backed away from that plan last October after a flood of public complaints including a letter signed by 62 members of Congress and a protest at the White House organized by the AKA.
The group has said categorizing kratom as an illegal substance would stymie medical research into its potential therapeutic uses. The DEA said last October it would delay a decision until the FDA issued a recommendation.
As pointed out by Herman, too much of a good thing is not always good.
“I don’t know anything that can’t be dangerous but historically it has not been,” Herman said
While kratom is beneficial when used appropriately, it has to be taken in small doses until one’s tolerance is determined. If one takes too much, or too much too quickly, there may be some unpleasant side effects.
Reported side effects:
- Sensitivity to sunburn
- Dry mouth
- Increased urination
- Loss of appetite
- Psychotic symptoms
Currently, the AKA has initiated a formal dispute resolution petition with the US Department of Health and Human Services alleging that the FDA advisory is based on “weak scientific basis” and seeking to have it overturned.
“For years, the FDA has published scientifically inaccurate information on the health effects of consuming kratom, directly influencing regulatory actions by the DEA [Drug Enforcement Administration], states, and various local government entities. AKA believes the FDA health advisory on kratom will lead to more state and local bans, all based on discredited, incomplete, and mischaracterized scientific claims,” the statement reads.
At the end of the day, when you deal with chronic pain on a daily basis, you will try anything that promises to help. I am not a doctor and can only share my experience with you. While I have reacted well to it, you should contact your physician before starting this or any other health regime.
If you have tried kratom, I would love to hear from you! Please share your experiences below. | journalism_and_media_communication |
https://andersnelsson.com/links/ | 2022-10-05T21:55:40 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-40/segments/1664030337668.62/warc/CC-MAIN-20221005203530-20221005233530-00157.warc.gz | 0.971447 | 1,230 | CC-MAIN-2022-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-40__0__236189009 | en | I was introduced to this site by Alan Merrill who co-wrote “I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll” and when I visited Tokyo for a Bruce Lee event some years ago I was able to meet up with Hitomi who owns the site. She came to the studio where Mike Remedios of sixties Hong Kong band The Mystics was re-recording the English versions of the Bruce Lee film themes he had recorded back in the ’70s. She is one of the most knowledgeable people I have ever met when it comes to bands from all over the world, especially bands from the sixties. Her site is a fountain of information about bands from all over the world, including many from Hong Kong and Singapore and there are links to many other interesting sites.
(COMPOSERS AND AUTHORS SOCIETY OF HONG KONG LIMITED) The acronym CASH always brings smiles around the world…..much more direct and funky than PRS, STIM, JASRAC or BMI! The annual dinner, usually held in late October, is a great reunion of old friends…..some of whom literally only meet once a year at this gathering. CASH, working closely with the world body CISAC has been instrumental in helping other societies to be set up around Asia, including China.
RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG
Before this government radio station got into TV production it was called RHK and my “history” with them goes back to the late 50s when I entered junior DJ contest, winning several times and developing a serious addiction for doing “live” radio. I have been the “standby guy” for many years and ended up hosting a Country music show for 8 years after agreeing to stand in for a “few weeks”! Mostly I sit in for HK’s favourite old Uncle Ray, usually when he takes his annual vacation – which often coincides with Christmas. I have also acted in various programmes produced by the TV department, including some madcap English lessons.
You can find a lot of info about old Hong Kong vinyl on this site.
I suppose everyone thinks their alma mater is special, but the fact is that Hong Kong itself is a very special place in this world of ours and therefore an extraordinary school in this former British Colony is bound to stand out. King George the Vth School has alumni all over the world, probably more so than many other schools because a large number of families living in Hong Kong during the Colonial period were here on contracts and moved on to other countries or colonies when the time was up. I have met many former pupils who speak fondly of their childhoods here and many express a longing to come back. Reunions are held all over the world – the next official Hong Kong reunion is slated for the Autumn of 2007, to coincide with the tenth anniversary of Hong Kong’s handover to China. In December 2004 an impromptu reunion was held when the China Coast Community home needed money and some friends and I put together a fundraising event in the school assembly hall, starring Gerry &The Pacemakers who were in town for some corporate events.
ASIA TELEVISION LIMITED
ATV evolved from Hong Kong’s first TV station, Rediffusion Televison….or RTV. My earliest memories of watching TV in Hong Kong probably date from the late fifties and I have vague recollections of watching a programme called Tugboat Annie in black and white at a friend’s house after school. In the early sixties I appeared with my band The Kontinentals on various shows on the Chinese channel and in the late sixties RTV had a popular music programme called Soundbeat on which I appeared regularly. From the 1980s onwards I have appeared in several hundred drama episodes, starting with the highly rated Hong Kong Gentlemen. The most recent acting job for ATV was in 2000 in Divine Retribution, with Adam Cheng and Lau Ching Wan. This was a collaboration between the station and a mainland Chinese production company and the series was very popular in China judging by the fact that when I travel on the Mainland I am often hailed by my name from the series! The series was a reunion of sorts for me and producer/director/writer Wai Ka Fai, who wrote the script for Soldier Of Fortune, the first drama series I appeared in on TVB in the early ’80s.
TELEVISION BROADCASTS LTD
Probably better known as just ‘TVB’ this was Hong Kong’s first full-colour, wireless commercial TV station. Prior to its launch in 1967 RTV had a monopoly but found it tough to compete as it was still broadcasting in black and white. I was lucky enough to work for TVB right from the beginning, hosting a weekly half-hour show called Get Set Go on the English-language Pearl Channel, consisting of music clips from music shows on the Cantonese-language Jade Channel, including Enjoy Yourself Tonight and The Star Show. Was I perhaps Hong Kong’s first ever VJ? Almost 40 years later I have hosted a series called My Story on TVB-Q, part of the Super Sun satellite channel which TVB co-owns……and presented and interviewed some of the same artists I featured on Get Set Go, including Teddy Robin.
HONG KONG FILM NET
Hong Kong movie reviews and information.
HONG KONG MUSIC – WHO’S WHO
A Who’s Who listing of the Hong Kong Music Industry on the Internet. I have reconnected with a lot of old friends through this very comprehensive and useful site. Good job, Ray Chu!
HONG KONG UNDERGROUND
My friend Chris B runs the coolest Underground music scene in town known as Underground. Find out who’s playing where & when. | journalism_and_media_communication |
http://danielleinma.tumblr.com/ | 2014-10-21T02:10:19 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-42/segments/1413507443869.1/warc/CC-MAIN-20141017005723-00007-ip-10-16-133-185.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.93029 | 109 | CC-MAIN-2014-42 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2014-42__0__198574646 | en | April 10, 1947: Jackie Robinson Signs with the Brooklyn Dodgers
On this day in 1947, Baseball Hall of Famer Jackie Robinson was signed to play for the Brooklyn Dodgers, becoming the first African American to play for Major League Baseball. He smashed records and knocked down major social barriers on his way to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962.
Test your knowledge of Jackie Robinson and his contributions off the field with PBS Black Culture Connection’s Jackie Robinson quiz.
Photo Credit: National Baseball Hall of Fame Library, Cooperstown, NY. | journalism_and_media_communication |
https://haskinlawgroup.com/blog/arguing-gender-bias-of-dui-test-wins-case/ | 2023-12-07T19:44:12 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100686.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20231207185656-20231207215656-00523.warc.gz | 0.957396 | 1,325 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__226384961 | en | By TASGOLA KARLA BRUNER
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Lisa Bufton of Woodstock was acquitted in a DUI case last month.
Two glasses of merlot put a Cherokee County woman in the middle of a dispute over how to accurately measure whether females are legally intoxicated.
The jury in Lisa Bufton’s drunken driving case acquitted her last month after her attorney argued the breath analysis instrument used by Georgia law enforcement personnel gives falsely high readings when used on women. The Cherokee County jurors said the Intoxilyzer 5000 should be “further evaluated for gender bias.”
Bufton’s lawyer, Atlanta attorney Billy Spruell, said the Intoxilyzer 5000 is calibrated to men’s physiology and the way men’s bodies metabolize alcohol. Women metabolize alcohol in a different way, he argued.
But the machine’s manufacturer says the instrument’s readings for women are accurate.
Bufton, 38, of Woodstock was charged with driving under the influence when she was stopped by a Cherokee County sheriff’s deputy last May after leaving a dinner party with her husband. Bufton said she drank two glasses of wine during a five-hour period that evening. Over the same period, she drank glasses of water and ate a full dinner. The Intoxilyzer 5000 measured her alcohol level at 0.093 grams per 210 liters of breath. Georgia defines intoxication at 0.08 or above.
“I knew I was innocent,” said Bufton.
She said she didn’t know she could have asked the deputy to take her to a hospital for a blood alcohol test.
The gender-bias defense is “ridiculous,” said Tom Myers, regional sales manager at CMI Inc., the Kentucky-based company that manufactures the instrument for about half of the United States. “The instrument doesn’t care if it’s a man or a woman.”
Jim Panter, a Georgia Bureau of Investigation chemist, agreed.
“Women are registering higher because they are higher, because of the way they distribute alcohol,” he said. “The differences in the way alcohol is treated in males and females is due to the fact that females tend to have more fat tissue. Therefore, with the same weight, they put more alcohol in the blood than males do.”
Battling over formula
In court, Tennessee chemist James Woodford testified that women given measured amounts of alcohol register higher on breath tests with the Intoxilyzer 5000 than they are supposed to according to a standard weight-versus-drinks chart.
“If you take a man and woman and they’re both the same size, give them the same amount of alcohol and you test them on a man’s scale, [the woman] is going to be too high,” said attorney Spruell.
Woodford said, “Fat tissue plays a small part, but it doesn’t account for the high margin of difference between what equal-sized women and men who drink same amount register with the Intoxilyzer 5000.”
Woodford said the design of the Intoxilyzer 5000 and interpretation of its printouts are based on a 1930s formula that considers men’s metabolism. He said extensive tests weren’t done on women because of fear that heavy doses of alcohol would damage their reproductive health.
Cherokee County Solicitor General David Cannon Jr. criticized Woodford’s study for involving fewer than 10 people. He also criticized Woodford for not supporting his findings with blood tests from his subjects.
“I think he misled the jury,” Cannon said.
Woodford said women’s differences should be considered when analyzing their breath, but Panter, who trains law enforcement personnel to use the Intoxilyzer 5000, disagreed.
“The purpose of the instrument is to tell you the alcohol concentration in a person’s system, and it’s doing that by measuring alcohol in your breath,” he said.
“If your breath has alcohol concentration of 0.08, the law says you shouldn’t be driving a car. Whether you’re male or female, you’re going to be impaired to a certain degree at that level.”
Spreading the word
The gender-bias defense is not new in Georgia, Panter said. But he called the Bufton decision the first successful use of it he has seen in his 20-plus-year career.
“Usually the jury has the common sense to realize the argument is bogus,” he said.
The gender-bias argument has received some recent press in national law magazines, where it has been called a novel DUI defense. The success of a few DUI attorneys in Georgia has caught the attention of their colleagues, more of whom are expected to begin using the defense.
At their quarterly meeting in June, DUI attorneys will learn how.
Now that she has been acquitted, Bufton plans to set up a Web site to tell women about the gender-bias defense.
Although she spent about $9,000 on her case, she said she isn’t bitter about the experience because she sees herself as an “instrument” to make sure DUI tests aren’t biased against women.
She calls her case a “waste of taxpayers’ money.”
Spruell said not every woman who has been accused of driving under the influence of alcohol is a candidate for the gender-bias argument. He said the women need close to a 0.08 reading.
But he wants all women to be aware of it.
“Women are going to have to get used to the idea that if you don’t stand up for yourself, hell, the men aren’t going to stand up for you,” he said.
Bufton can be reached by e-mail at [email protected]
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https://helloapplied.com/westfield-shops-at-the-oculus/ | 2023-12-02T14:08:22 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100427.59/warc/CC-MAIN-20231202140407-20231202170407-00603.warc.gz | 0.968136 | 284 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__4684298 | en | Bringing an Energetic New Feel to the Westfield Shops at the Oculus
Westfield Shops at the Oculus
The objective of this campaign was to bring an energetic feel to the Westfield Shops at the Oculus in New York City and welcome people back to the site after COVID restrictions were lifted.
The “But First” campaign featured a series of ads highlighting the many different ways people can enjoy the Westfield Shops at the Oculus. The ads featured real people in everyday situations, such as rushing to a meeting, exploring the city, or heading home from work. The ads all began with the tagline “But first,” followed by a suggestion for something to do at the Westfield Shops at the Oculus, such as getting a coffee, having lunch, or shopping for a new outfit.
The “But First” campaign also creates a sense of place. The ads don’t just promote the Westfield Shops at the Oculus as a place to shop but as a place to relax, socialize, and enjoy the city. This is particularly important in a post-COVID world, where people are looking for places to connect with others and feel safe and comfortable.
The “But First” campaign successfully achieved its objective of bringing new energy to the Westfield Shops at the Oculus and welcoming people back to the site. | journalism_and_media_communication |
http://www.pinpointmounts.com/Is-Your-Cellphone-Popular_b_37.html | 2022-01-20T21:00:07 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-05/segments/1642320302622.39/warc/CC-MAIN-20220120190514-20220120220514-00187.warc.gz | 0.971926 | 325 | CC-MAIN-2022-05 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-05__0__145247249 | en | Cellphones and smartphones have quickly become their own forms of status symbolism. In our society, it seems that the type of phone we have and the brand name will give a hint to our socioeconomic status or our personality or just our taste in design.
Of course, there also is the "cool factor." But if a phone is cool because we don't have it, does it mean it is cool if most everyone around us has it? OK, we'll let you be the judge.
However, for the sake of you who think you are alone with your phone (whether it's a smart or "dumb," a k a cell, phone), check out some information about shipments by tech survey firm IDC. At the end of 2013, Samsung was the most popular brand of both cell phones and smartphones in the world, with 29 percent of the smartphone market and 23 percent of the overall cellphone market (which counts al mobile phones). Apple, which makes only smartphones, is second in the smartphone market with 18 percent, and ranks third in the overall market at a little more than 10 percent. Nokia, the No. 2 mobile brand, is still second overall at 13 percent of market share, but its share has dropped more than 25 percent over the previous year, while Apple's share grew by 7 percent.
Rounding out the top five cellphone brands are LG and Huawei, which account for about 7.5 percent of the market combined. Overall, the latest report shows that Google's Android is the world's top operating system with about 53 percent of the market, with Apple's iOS assuming about 41 percent. | journalism_and_media_communication |
https://www.techhacker.co.in/iphone-x-best-selling-smartphone-in-1st-quarter-research/ | 2018-11-14T07:44:40 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-47/segments/1542039741660.40/warc/CC-MAIN-20181114062005-20181114084005-00212.warc.gz | 0.973523 | 433 | CC-MAIN-2018-47 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-47__0__94520428 | en | Apple announced record profits during the first three months of 2018 with CEO Tim Cook claiming Apple iPhone was the bestseller in most markets. Now, Strategy Analytics confirms that iPhone X was the best-selling smartphone model in the first quarter of 2018.
In a new analyst report, Strategy Analytics says Apple sold 16 million units of iPhone X during the quarter, making it the best selling smartphone model during the first quarter. The iPhone X was followed by the iPhone 8 with 12.5 million units sold during the quarter. The third most popular smartphone was the iPhone 8 Plus with shipments in the tune of 8.3 million units. During the earnings call, Apple confirmed that it 52 million iPhones during the quarter but did not divulge shipment details of individual models.
The report from Strategy Analytics contradicts analyst reports over the past few weeks that iPhone X is not getting huge demand from consumers and Apple is even planning to curb production of the device altogether. However, the iPhones continue to remain the best-selling smartphone models with the iPhone 7 taking the fourth spot with 5.6 million units sold during the quarter.
Xiaomi’s entry-level Redmi 5A took the fifth spot with sales crossing 5.4 million units during the three month period. The six best smartphone in terms of sales was the Galaxy S9, which was launched in late February and went on sale in March. The top-six most popular smartphone models together accounted for 1 in 7 of all smartphones shipped during the quarter.
While all seems well with Apple and demand for iPhone X, the overall smartphone market does not seem to be doing that well after all. According to Strategy Analytics, the global smartphone shipments reached 345 million units during the first quarter. The smartphone market contracted by 2 percent from the same period last year.
According to IDC, the worldwide smartphone market declined 3.9 percent during the first quarter of 2018. It estimates a total of 334.3 million units shipped during the quarter when compared to 344.4 million units shipped during the same period last year. The decline was mainly led by tepid demand in China while the smartphone sales remained flat in India. | journalism_and_media_communication |
http://www.melaniec.net/news | 2014-03-07T18:06:49 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-10/segments/1393999650252/warc/CC-MAIN-20140305060730-00093-ip-10-183-142-35.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.940075 | 471 | CC-MAIN-2014-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2014-10__0__146947460 | en | 10 February 2014
After a tremendous start to the year with a sold out birthday concert at Shepherd's Bush Empire, Melanie will be back on stage soon! Later this week Melanie will be flying over to the other side of the world to perform as part of the 'British & Irish Invasion' at the 'Party at the Mission' in Greenmeadows, New Zealand. Alongside Ronan Keating, Sharon Corr, Billy Ocean and Leo Sayer, Melanie will perform a selection of songs with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra. For more info and to purchase tickets, see missionconcert.co.nz.
After appearing on Jools Holland's tour last year and his special Hootenanny show, Melanie will also join Jools on tour again across the UK from April onwards. Performing at a selection of dates across the country, fans can expect Melanie to perform a handful of songs with Jools and his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra. If you didn't attend any of the shows last year, here's one of the songs Melanie performed during Hootenanny:
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For the full selection of dates, head over to joolsholland.com now.
21 January 2014
For those of you who couldn't attend Melanie's birthday bash or were simply too late to buy one of those much wanted T-shirts, our special Sporty's Forty merchandise is now available for purchase through our online store at https://www.backstreet-merch.com/stores/melaniec/
Which tee is your favourite?
30 December 2013
After touring the UK with Jools earlier this year, Melanie will now appear on his annual New Year's Eve celebration on BBC2. Starting at 11:30pm on the 31st of December, Jools will reflect on 2013 and celebrate the New Year with a selection of special guests including Emeli Sande, Ray Davies, Rudimental and Melanie.
Melanie will perform a couple of songs, including a Stevie Wonder classic and one of her own hit singles.
Alongside appearing on Jools' Annual Hootenanny, Melanie will also go back on the road with Jools in the UK in 2014. For a full overview of the dates, check out www.joolsholland.com | journalism_and_media_communication |
http://www.fjfao.gov.cn/English/faoinaction/DiscoveryTrips/201708/t20170822_1590029.htm | 2018-08-17T12:52:15 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221212323.62/warc/CC-MAIN-20180817123838-20180817143838-00705.warc.gz | 0.94166 | 596 | CC-MAIN-2018-34 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-34__0__198929051 | en | Media Delegation from BRICS and Other Countries Visits Fujian
A delegation of 15 correspondents from BRICS and other countries took a trip to Fujian from July 24 to 28. The trip is an effort initiated by Fujian Foreign Affairs Office in cooperation with the Information Department of Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the lead up to the upcoming BRICS Summit in Xiamen.
On July 24, Mr. Chen Chuxin, Vice President of Fujian People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, met with the delegation and briefed the journalists on Fujian, the preparation for the Xiamen Summit, and its endeavor to integrate itself into the Belt and Road Initiative by advancing the building of the core area of the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road. He pointed out that Fujian features a high level of opening-up, multiple preferential policies granted by the central government, strong and sustained economic growth, and favorable eco-environment. He hoped that this trip could update them on Fujian’s socio-economic developments and cultural diversity, and help increase the understanding of Fujian in their homeland.
In Fuzhou, the journalists exchanged views with government officials on boosting cooperation in trade, investment, industrial capacity between Fujian and BRICS as well as other countries within the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative. They were also shown around the Three Lanes and Seven Alleys, a living fossil of the ancient Chinese Li-Fang (alley and lane) street system, relishing in the long history and exquisite traditional arts of the city.
In Quanzhou, the starting point of the ancient Maritime Silk Road, the group toured Jinjiang City Exhibition Hall, Anta Sports Products Limited, Kaiyuan Temple, and Jiuri Mountain, getting a first-hand experience of the openness, inclusiveness, and diverse cultures of the port city and its booming private economy.
In Zhangzhou, they were impressed by the thriving high-tech and food industries after visiting Kehua Technology Co., Ltd, Eastern Technology Group, Fujian Zishan Group and Fuzhen Metal Packaging Co., Ltd.
In Xiamen, the host city of the Summit, they toured Xiamen City Planning Exhibition Hall, Meitu Inc, Xiamen Shipbuilding Industry and Gulangyu Islet, a newly designated UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site, catching a glimpse of the city’s history and culture and its flourishing tourism, shipbuilding and creative industries.
The delegation consists of reporters from TV stations, newspapers, magazines and radio stations of 13 countries. The journalists expressed that the five-day trip is a fruitful one which offers them a close view of Fujian’s development and deepens their understanding about the new opportunities the Belt and Road Initiative has brought to the world. Some 20 reports on the trip have by far been published in English, French and Arabic on the mainstream media platforms in their country. | journalism_and_media_communication |
https://astorianamaste.com/online-gaming-and-environmental-awareness-how-games-promote-conservation/ | 2024-03-02T14:40:36 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947475825.14/warc/CC-MAIN-20240302120344-20240302150344-00515.warc.gz | 0.882956 | 611 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__45930745 | en | In the ever-evolving landscape of online gaming, the concept of loot boxes has emerged as a captivating and controversial element. Delving into the psychology behind these virtual treasure troves provides a fascinating insight into the mechanisms that drive player engagement and spending habits.
The Allure of the Unknown
Unwrapping the Excitement
Loot boxes function as digital mysteries, concealing coveted in-game kaisar888 items behind a veil of uncertainty. This unpredictability triggers a psychological response akin to unwrapping a gift. The anticipation, coupled with the prospect of acquiring rare or exclusive content, creates a sense of excitement that keeps players coming back for more.
Dopamine Rush: The Reward System
The psychology of loot boxes is intricately linked to the brain’s reward system. Each box opened, regardless of its contents, releases a burst of dopamine – the neurotransmitter associated with pleasure and reinforcement. This neurochemical reward reinforces the behavior of engaging with loot boxes, fostering a cycle of anticipation, opening, and satisfaction.
Skinner Box Mechanism
Pavlovian Conditioning in Gaming
Loot boxes draw inspiration from the Skinner Box, a psychological experiment demonstrating the principles of operant conditioning. In the gaming context, the randomness of rewards conditions players to associate the act of opening loot boxes with positive outcomes, much like Pavlov’s dogs associating a bell with food. This conditioning amplifies the allure of loot boxes, making them a compelling aspect of the gaming experience.
FOMO and Social Influence
Fear of Missing Out (FOMO)
Loot boxes often feature limited-time offers and exclusive items, triggering the Fear of Missing Out (FOMO) phenomenon. Players are driven by a sense of urgency to participate in these events, heightening the appeal of loot box openings. The fear of being left behind motivates players to engage, creating a sense of community participation.
Social Validation through Rarity
The rarity of items within loot boxes adds a social dimension to their appeal. Owning exclusive or rare items becomes a status symbol within the gaming community, fostering a desire for social validation. This social influence drives players to invest in loot boxes not just for personal enjoyment but to showcase their in-game achievements to peers.
Ethical Concerns and Regulation
Balancing Entertainment and Exploitation
While the psychology behind loot boxes provides insights into player engagement, it also raises ethical concerns. Critics argue that the random nature of rewards exploits psychological vulnerabilities, leading to excessive spending. The gaming industry faces increasing calls for ethical regulations to ensure a balance between player enjoyment and protecting consumers from potential harm.
Understanding the psychology of loot boxes unveils the intricate web of emotions, from excitement and anticipation to social validation. As online games continue to evolve, developers must navigate the fine line between providing an engaging experience and safeguarding players from potential exploitation. In this dynamic landscape, the psychology behind loot boxes remains a key factor influencing player behavior and shaping the future of online gaming. | journalism_and_media_communication |
https://www.streamtvinsider.com/video/endeavor-merges-ufc-wwe-21b-opens-streaming-opportunities | 2024-04-22T06:58:41 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296818081.81/warc/CC-MAIN-20240422051258-20240422081258-00043.warc.gz | 0.941065 | 659 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__130720194 | en | Endeavor Group Holdings, owner of mixed martial arts company UFC, has inked an agreement to acquire World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and plans to merge the two sports brands into a single, publicly listed company that’s worth $21.4 billion.
According to Endeavor, the combined company will boast global reach with omnichannel distribution. The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2023, with UFC valued at $12.1 billion and WWE at $9.3 billion.
“This is a rare opportunity to create a global live sports and entertainment pureplay built for where the industry is headed,” stated Endeavor CEO Ariel Emanuel. In 2016, Endeavor (then WME-IMG) bought UFC for about $4 billion.
The yet-to-be-named new company, to which UFC and WWE will each contribute contribute cash so it holds approximately $150 million at closing, will be listed on the NYSE under the ticker symbol “TKO.” Endeavor will hold 51% controlling interest in the company, while existing WWE shareholders will hold a 49% interest. Emanuel will run the company while continuing to serve as Endeavor CEO.
“The new company will be well positioned to maximize the value of our combined media rights, enhance sponsorship monetization, develop new forms of content and pursue other strategic mergers and acquisitions to further bolster our strong stable of brands,” said WWE Executive Chairman Vince McMahon in a statement.
In terms of sports streaming opportunities, WWE President Nick Khan told Axios on Monday a combined rights deal hinges on whether the companies renew their existing linear and streaming agreements.
WWE has a linear rights deal with NBCUniversal and Fox that expires next year as well as a streaming deal with Peacock that lasts through 2026. UFC, on the other hand, has a five-year TV contract with ESPN that expires in 2025. UFC events also stream on ESPN+, though subscribers must pay extra to watch live pay-per-view events.
Khan didn’t speak of UFC’s negotiation plans, but he said to Axios, "the most important thing is that NBC and Fox, from a WWE point of view, feel respected in the process. So we're going to enter those conversations with them.”
He added NBCU and Fox have the right of first refusal, meaning they have priority in renewing their agreements with WWE, before WWE can seek a deal with a third party.
With Endeavor at the helm, UFC and WWE expect the new company to deliver around $50-$100 million in annual run rate cost synergies. Endeavor also has some sports streaming experience through its subsidiary Endeavor Streaming, which in the past year helped U.K. soccer club Tottenham Hotspur and the Professional Triathletes Organization launch their respective direct-to-consumer streaming services.
In an investor presentation supporting the deal, Endeavor cited third party market data projecting global live sports revenue will reach $74 billion by 2025. Ampere Analysis recently predicted SVOD services will increase their sports streaming spend by 64% this year to $8.5 billion. | journalism_and_media_communication |
https://veningasmuler.wordpress.com/2019/07/24/who-are-we-a-rejected-op-ed/ | 2022-08-10T14:04:49 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571190.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20220810131127-20220810161127-00249.warc.gz | 0.959261 | 1,268 | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-33__0__175084321 | en | It’s been almost three years since I wrote my first blog here. Many classes taught, research projects started (some finished, some not!), and one baby later–here we are for a second go. I submitted a simpler version of this commentary to the Austin American-Statesman this week, but it wasn’t published. So why not make it a blog?
Reverberations continue from President Trump’s July 14 tweet calling for four Democratic congresswomen of color to “go back” to the “totally broken and crime infested places from which they came.” At a rally in North Carolina last week, Trump’s supporters chanted “send her back,” after the President criticized Somali-born American citizen, Rep. Ilhan Omar. Trump attempted to disavow the chant by saying that he tried to stop it. The video of the rally, however, clearly shows otherwise. Before the rally, Trump tweeted “Our Country is Free, Beautiful and Very Successful. If you hate our Country, or if you are not happy here, you can leave!”
We’re so used to hearing President Trump utter offensive speech, that I fear most of us with the privilege to do so will forget about this latest episode. Representatives Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and Ayanna Pressley obviously will not forget about it. Neither will Americans of color, women, and other minorities who are inspired by their leadership and their courage, nor will those for whom the words “go back” feel personally violent and exclusionary.
As the Statesman’s Juan Castillo pointed out in a column last week, Trump’s call for these public servants to “go back” evokes painful memories—and current realities—of racism and xenophobia experienced by Mexican Americans in Texas. In reality, the only group of Americans who have authority to ask others to “go back” are indigenous peoples. As Democratic representative Deb Haaland aptly wrote, “My Pueblo ancestors, despite being targeted at every juncture — despite facing famine and drought — still inhabit this country today. But indigenous people aren’t asking anyone to go back to where they came from.”
At the center of this latest debacle, and current debates about immigration—is the question of who “we” are as a nation. This tiny word, “we” has a history of bringing people together to unify, but it has—and continues to—divide and exclude. Where there is a “we,” after all, there is a “they,” and where there is an “us,” there is a “them.”
At various points in our history, Germans, Irish, Catholics, Chinese, Jews, Japanese, and Muslims have all found themselves among the many communities which have been excluded from the “we.” The traumas of slavery and segregation linger, and as author Michelle Alexander reminds us, the “new Jim Crow,” mass incarceration–which disproportionately punishes African Americans–attests to the fact that white America still maintains a hold on who can be a part of the “we.”
Not only is this racism and nativism contrary to American democracy, it also flies in the face of the Gospel of Jesus, which Trump and most of his supporters claim to follow—including the 69% of white evangelical Protestants who approve of the President’s performance. Jesus, a Middle Eastern person of color—and a refugee—taught a message of hospitality and welcome that ran counter to the oppressive political system of the Roman Empire. His own Jewish tradition taught that “You shall not deprive a resident alien . . . of justice” and that “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”
I suspect that Jesus and his contemporary followers would find little room in Donald Trump’s version of the “we.” In fact, I’m fairly certain the President would feel threatened by the brown-skinned Jewish Palestinian prophet who called for a community that sought to bring people in rather than send them out. Christians and Christianity have all too often failed to live up to this inclusive vision by using their (our) texts and traditions to foster subtle and overt anti-Judaism, homophobia, misogyny, and racism. Unfortunately, Trump and some members of his evangelical base also reject legitimate criticism of Israel as antisemitism, claiming that they are defending Jews.
This support is, in reality, anti-Jewish, as it relies on a Christian Zionist theology that ultimately regards Jews as pawns in the fulfillment of biblical prophecy. And it makes invisible the injustices of the occupation of Palestinian lives and land—practices deemed illegal by international law. Just this week, Israel illegally demolished dozens of Palestinian homes in a Palestinian-controlled neighborhood of East Jerusalem. Yet Trump’s appeal to his base, and the theology that supports it, equates criticism of these injustices with antisemitism. We all—Jews, Palestinians, Christians, and Americans—lose in the end when just criticism of power is silenced.
At its best, however, Christianity repudiates these and other attitudes and practices that diminish human worth, including what evangelical scholar Jim Wallis calls America’s “original sins” of slavery and racism, and what a 2018 pastoral letter by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops calls the “evil of racism” that persist in the U.S. today.
In that letter, the Bishops encourage their readers to take seriously the words of Pope Francis that no one should “think that this invitation is not meant for him or her.” As Americans, our invitation is to speak out against those who seek to make our “we” narrow and exclusive, and to speak for a vision that is pluralistic, expansive, and strong enough for critique. Contrary to what Trump tells us, only then will we be a truly free, beautiful, and successful nation. | journalism_and_media_communication |
http://tauntonrotary.com/general/dorset-and-somerset-air-ambulance | 2017-04-23T09:48:09 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-17/segments/1492917118519.29/warc/CC-MAIN-20170423031158-00603-ip-10-145-167-34.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.940327 | 211 | CC-MAIN-2017-17 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-17__0__305468417 | en | New Helicopter for Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance
The Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance received a cheque for £4,500 donated from the Rotary Club of Taunton. Speaking on behalf of the Club, President Elect Ian Ramus praised the work of the Charity: “The work of the Air Ambulance is a critical service, especially in our rural community and we were delighted to be able to make a donation.”
At the end of this year, Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance will be replacing its EC135 helicopter with an AgustaWestland 169. The larger and more powerful aircraft will enable the Critical Care Team to have better access to treat patients during flight and to also conduct night operations.
President Rachel Davies said that the Club was now much better informed after a talk from Debbie Birtwisle, Fundraising Co-ordinator.
For more information about Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance please visit www.dsairambulance.org.uk | journalism_and_media_communication |
https://aderdh.wordpress.com/2013/02/17/dreams-quote/ | 2018-06-24T02:53:21 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-26/segments/1529267866191.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20180624024705-20180624044705-00082.warc.gz | 0.933633 | 113 | CC-MAIN-2018-26 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-26__0__19387104 | en | “So many of our dreams at first seem impossible, then they seem improbable, and then, when we summon the will, they soon become inevitable” —Christopher Reeve , From speech at Democratic National Convention, August 1996—
I think, turning ‘impossible’ into ‘improbable’ is the hardest one. But now I understand that the second step is harder than the first one. It’s harder to turn ‘improbable’ into ‘inevitable’.
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https://www.chargeprop.co.za/2016/08/14/africa-must-grab-construction-opportunities-now/ | 2022-05-27T06:39:54 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662636717.74/warc/CC-MAIN-20220527050925-20220527080925-00028.warc.gz | 0.915159 | 252 | CC-MAIN-2022-21 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-21__0__80675418 | en | Johannesburg – The future of Africa will be unbuilt without the right transformation and if mind-sets and the general attitude do not change, according to Frans Pienaar, chair of Inyatsi Construction.
An unbuilt future means people focus on the present without considering the importance of a sustainable future in the construction industry, he explains. This includes exploring trends and innovative ways to stay relevant in the industry.
Pienaar warns that countries such as China and India will grab development opportunities if roleplayers on the continent do not act to ensure control of the future of Africa.
“While we wait and fight internally about smaller and sometimes petty issues, the rest of the world takes what is theirs for the taking, including development opportunities and investments in infrastructure, such as educational and development infrastructure,” says Pienaar.
“Foreign direct investment will go to countries that embrace investment and actively seek investment, which makes it good business for the funding agencies. While Africa focuses on internal problems and issues, these opportunities will pass us by.”
According to Pienaar, a special kind of transformation is needed in construction to prevent an unbuilt future.
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http://reallyrealistic.co.uk/tag/british-ice-hockey/ | 2018-05-25T22:13:47 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-22/segments/1526794867220.74/warc/CC-MAIN-20180525215613-20180525235613-00464.warc.gz | 0.849751 | 627 | CC-MAIN-2018-22 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-22__0__132648384 | en | Solway Sharks breezed to the top of NIHL North Moralee D1 after an impressive four-point weekend.
Sharks won 3-1 at home to Billingham Stars and followed up with a 9-2 victory at Whitley Warriors – Richard Bentham bagged a hat-trick at Hillheads.
Stars completed a miserable weekend with a 5-2 defeat at Blackburn Hawks – Patrik Nyman (2) topped the scoring for the home side.
Richard Slater’s second goal of the game just three minutes from time secured a 5-5 draw for Solihull Barons at Telford Tigers NIHL.
Lloyd Gibson hit a hat-trick for Sutton Sting in their 4-4 draw at Deeside Dragons.
In Laidler D2, Brian Worrall’s late empty-netter capped a 5-3 win for Altrincham Aces at Hull Jets and he repeated the feat in a 4-2 home victory against Nottingham Lions.
Invicta Dynamos made the perfect start to the new NIHL1 South season with victories in both the league and cup.
Dynamos won 2-0 in the D1S Cup in a bad-tempered clash at Chelmsford Chieftains and followed up with an 11-0 league success at home to Bracknell Hornets.
Chieftains, who won four trophies last season, also failed to kick their league campaign off with a win as they were held 4-4 atMK Thunder.
Ryan Webb scored the winner for Wightlink Raiders in their 4-3 win at Oxford City Stars.
The Hornets hosted MK Thunder in the first game in the Berks, Bucks & Oxon Cup with the visitors recording a 3-0 victory.
In D2S, Peterborough Islanders won 5-1 at home to Chelmsford Warriors and Lee Valley Lions drew 3-3 with Slough Jets.
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NIHL North Moralee D1
Blackburn Hawks 5-2 Billingham Stars
Deeside Dragons 4-4 Sutton Sting
Solway Sharks 3-1 Billingham Stars
Telford Tigers NIHL 5-5 Solihull Barons
Whitley Warriors 2-9 Solway Sharks
NIHL North Laidler D2
Altrincham Aces 4-2 Nottingham Lions
Hull Jets 3-5 Altrincham Aces
Invicta Dynamos 11-0 Bracknell Hornets
MK Thunder 4-4 Chelmsford Chieftains
Oxford City Stars 3-4 Wightlink Raiders
NIHL1 South Cup
Chelmsford Chieftains 0-2 Invicta Dynamos
NIHL1 South Berks, Bucks & Oxon Cup
Bracknell Hornets 0-3 MK Thunder
Lee Valley Lions 3-3 Slough Jets
Peterborough Islanders 5-1 Chelmsford Warriors | journalism_and_media_communication |
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After endless amount of hard work my team and I came together at the NOMO SOHO hotel on June 4th to celebrate and do a virtual premiere of my film PEACE- a love story film that dives into the complexities of a down-low queer relationship and really questions what it means to be at peace. This was a world broadcast that had people tune in from places such as New York City, London, Ghana, Morocco, Colombia, D.C, Los Angeles and the list goes on. It was so amazing to have the support of all different walks of life and super excited for people to continue to follow my journey of artistry.
Photography by Alex Phillips | journalism_and_media_communication |
http://rockll.com/ | 2013-12-09T06:32:37 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-48/segments/1386163922753/warc/CC-MAIN-20131204133202-00018-ip-10-33-133-15.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.937316 | 256 | CC-MAIN-2013-48 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2013-48__0__55273260 | en | NewsCHAMPIONSHIP RINGS PRESENTED TO ROCKLEDGE ALL STARS
On December 19th Championship rings were presented to the coaches and players and also to the City of Rockledge for display along with the Championship Trophy. Mayor Price accepted the ring on behalf of the City Council then assisted President Finney in presenting rings to the coaches and players.
On behalf of the City Council, Chairman Blake expressed the Council's pride, along with the rest of the community, in the accomplishment of these young men and thanked them for putting Rockledge on the map in such a positive light.
ROCKLEDGE ALL-STARS WORLD CHAMPIONS
The Rockledge All-Stars are champions of the 2012 Junior League Baseball World Series after defeating Aruba 12-10 in eight innings at Heritage Park in Taylor Michigan.
Playing for the new Junior League Baseball World Champion Rockledge All-Stars were Drew Parrish; Kevin Clanton; Mason Studstill; Mike Hall; Gavin Spinneweber; Trevor Payne; Kasim Nabhan; Blake Beyel; Justin Robedeau; Brady Martello; and Jackson Parker. Rockledge was managed by David Clanton. Team coaches were Robbie Robedeau, Tom Hall, Shane Parker and Dino Martello. | journalism_and_media_communication |
http://www.dolcedolce.com/ | 2015-04-26T15:37:30 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-18/segments/1429246654687.23/warc/CC-MAIN-20150417045734-00312-ip-10-235-10-82.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.951897 | 483 | CC-MAIN-2015-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2015-18__0__80074181 | en | Click the topmost title to open and scroll
Skimping on sleep could be why you can’t seem to lose weight. Brain-training experts Joy Martina, Ph.D. and Roy Martina, M.D have created a detailed guide to sleep and healthy weight loss called Sleep Your Fat Away.
According to the doctors, “A Mayo Clinic study found that women who slept less than six hours or more than nine hours per night were more likely to gain 11 pounds than women who slept seven hours per night; meanwhile, researchers at the Harvard-affiliated General Hospital for Children determined that children who are sleep-deprived were about 2 1/2 times more likely to be obese than kids who consistently got enough sleep. In fact, sleep deprivation leads to weight gain by triggering unhealthy nutritional choices.
If you sleep around about five hours or less every night, then you have a 50 percent likelihood of being obese. Lack of sleep raises the release of the hormone ghrelin, the hunger hormone. Ghrelin in the brain triggers the craving for carbohydrates and particularly sugars. Also the longer you are awake the more you tend to snack and consume in calories.”
The couple, who are married describe themselves as “health food lovers, exercise maniacs and happiness addicts” who never go to bed angry or stressed.”
Here the Martina’s tips for getting a good night’s sleep:
Turn your bedroom into a sanctuary and sleep haven (tips include make it as dark as you can and keep it slightly cool).
Reduce your amount of light exposure at least half an hour before you go to bed. Turn off the TV, mobile phones, computers, and anything that excites the brain.
Avoid caffeine late in the day, ideally starting after lunch.
Don’t indulge in high sugary foods and drinks before bed.
Do eat foods containing tryptophan, the natural sleep inducer (the list includes beans, whole grains, eggs, sunflower and sesame seeds, unsweetened soy milk and relaxing herbal teas).
They also point out, “Benefits of a good night’s sleep include increased concentration and attention, enhanced decision-making, lower stress levels, less anger and impulsiveness, reduced mood swings and reduced cravings for sugary foods.” | journalism_and_media_communication |
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The Jamboree finally achieved a remarkable pace as it was inaugurated yesterday, on 21st January 2023 at the National Scout Training Center, Mouchak, Gazipur. The chief guest Hon’ble Education Minister of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, Dr. Dipu Moni, stated in her speech that “Scouts will act as the main force in creating a smart Bangladesh.” She also added that “The work of the Scouts always fascinates us. Their work in disaster gives us courage. Scouts are the best kids in the country.”
The Hon’ble President of Bangladesh Scouts Md. Abul Kalam Azad presided over the opening ceremony. The Chief National Commissioner of Bangladesh Scouts Dr. Mozammel Haque Khan, Jose Rizal Pangilinan, the Regional Director of the Asia Pacific Region, and other representatives were present in the opening ceremony.
The Magazine of the 32nd Asia Pacific and 11th National Scout Jamboree was officially unveiled by the Chief Guest. Later, scouts handed over the Jamboree flag to the Chief Guest. The ceremony ended with a cultural program and fireworks that surprised the participants. | journalism_and_media_communication |
https://kishwear.com/about/ | 2020-07-09T01:18:06 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-29/segments/1593655897844.44/warc/CC-MAIN-20200709002952-20200709032952-00060.warc.gz | 0.971611 | 162 | CC-MAIN-2020-29 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-29__0__183942606 | en | KISHWEAR is the bold new address for men's style
KISH RAVEENDRAN, is a Canadian fashion model, stylist, blogger, and entrepreneur behind KISHWEAR.
A fashion forward enthusiast for as long as he can remember, KISHWEAR is Kish’s dream of launching a special collection of jewellery and accessories for sophisticated men, which draws on his Sri Lankan, Omani, and French roots.
KISHWEAR is not just about style nor is it meant for every man. It is a way of living and interacting with the world for men not afraid to stand apart. It is for those men who are unapologetic about wearing their fashion on their sleeves.
Are you willing to become one of these men, today? | journalism_and_media_communication |
http://www.raviprakashnxt.com/print06.html | 2017-04-27T11:00:55 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-17/segments/1492917122159.33/warc/CC-MAIN-20170423031202-00465-ip-10-145-167-34.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.927558 | 456 | CC-MAIN-2017-17 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-17__0__139563226 | en | Washington, Jul 2
Dish Network, a leader in international programming, Thursday introduced TV9 Telugu, a 24-hour news channel focused on enlightening and entertaining the Telugu speaking community, in the US.
Dish Network is proud to offer more Telugu programming than any other pay-TV provider," said Chris Kuelling, vice president of International Programming for DISH Network, the only satellite TV provider to carry the channel in the US.
The addition of TV9 Telugu exemplifies our continuing commitment to offering the most diverse programming options at the best value to our customers, he said in an announcement from Englewood, Colorado.
"The channel will provide an instant connection with the Telugu community residing in the US on Dish Network," said Ravi Prakash, founder and CEO of Hyderabad based Associated Broadcasting Corporation, Ltd., TV9 Telugu's holding company.
Since its launch, TV9 Telugu has maintained its channel leadership in Andhra Pradesh, and has since expanded its presence to various regions of India, currently totaling nine channels.
TV9 Telugu is the most viewed news channel in Telugu, featuring live news, current affairs and various entertainment shows, said Ramesh Annamreddy, managing partner and CEO of Sneha Media & Entertainment, widely regarded as among the pioneers of the Telugu Television in the US
TV9 Telugu is not merely a news channel, but a sustained and determined effort to exemplify the human values and ethics of the Telugu-speaking people across the world, hoping to attain a better society.
Available on Dish Network Ch. 702, TV9 Telugu offers extensive coverage of all aspects of day-to-day Telugu life, from political news and current affairs to fashion trends and live events.
The channel is available to Dish Network customers a la carte for $9.99 per month, as an add-on to any South Asian channel or package for $4.99 per month, or as part of the four-channel Telugu Pack for $29.99 per month.
The leader in international programming, Dish Network currently offers more than 170 international channels in more than 28 languages, the most of any other pay-TV provider | journalism_and_media_communication |
https://royaebtehaj.com/1177-days | 2024-02-26T04:55:18 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947474650.85/warc/CC-MAIN-20240226030734-20240226060734-00662.warc.gz | 0.953431 | 196 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__60729164 | en | Internet censorship from the Iranian government on one side and restrictions on travel imposed by the U.S. government on the other side caused a separation, which defined my experience as an immigrant. Ever since moving to the United States, my only way to connect with my loved ones was digital due to the travel ban. Throughout our 1177 day separation, I regularly talked to my family on Facetime. Unfortunately, instead of their faces, I occasionally saw beautiful, chaotic glitches caused by network malfunctions. As a result of the government’s internet filtering systems in Iran, my family has to use censorship circumvention tools (VPN) to communicate with me. Sometimes the outcome is magnificent imagery based on the failure of their attempt to bypass the censorship.
In this installation, I intended to captivate the viewer through the beauty of colors, but I also aimed to observe something beyond the visuals. For me, network glitches remind ears are eavesdropping and eyes are monitoring our data. | journalism_and_media_communication |
http://www.lotterytrac.com/lotto-jackpots-boosted-ahead-moon-festival/ | 2019-04-25T15:43:29 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-18/segments/1555578727587.83/warc/CC-MAIN-20190425154024-20190425180024-00278.warc.gz | 0.973224 | 384 | CC-MAIN-2019-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-18__0__143105980 | en | An additional amount of NT$200 million was added to the super lotto jackpot offered by Taiwan Lottery Co. The step was taken by the lottery provider to boost the sales of tickets ahead of the Moon Festival. Apart from that, another extra amount of NT$100 million was added to the big lotto jackpot.
Its raining money
Moon Festival is among the three most important traditional festivals of China. It is also known as the Mid-Autumn Festival as it falls in the middle of autumn. It lasts for three months. The other two prominent festivals are the Lunar New Year Festival and the Dragon Boat Festival. The Moon Festival also marks the harvest season in the region. As it is believed to be an auspicious period, people usually buy lottery tickets during this time to try their luck. The additional amount added to the jackpot only prompted people to spend some more on the tickets.
About the festival
As the name signifies, an important aspect of the festival revolves around worshipping the moon. For centuries, the Chinese have considered the Moon to be sacred and believe it to impart rejuvenating qualities in humans. To celebrate the harvest season, offerings are made to honour moon and thank it for successful crop reaping. Mooncakes are offered by families to their neighbours and friends to spread the joy of having an abundance of rice and wheat. It also symbolises unity and harmony in the society. Lion and dragon dance too represent the joy of people during the festival.
It is also considered to be an ideal time by the Chinese to celebrate marriages. Young men and women are encouraged to find romantic partners for themselves during this time through several match-making practices. According to one of the rituals, women are supposed to throw their scarves or handkerchiefs in a crowd of people. Any gentleman who finds it and gets it back to her is given a chance to know the woman better. | journalism_and_media_communication |
https://warrenferster.com/2019/07/11/pros-cite-source-diversity-as-key-to-satcom-resiliency/ | 2022-08-13T05:53:56 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571909.51/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813051311-20220813081311-00390.warc.gz | 0.949228 | 430 | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-33__0__61770270 | en | By Warren Ferster
ARLINGTON, Va. — Access to satellites operating in different orbits and bandwidths will help keep the U.S. military connected in an increasingly contested environment where information can be the difference between victory and defeat, industry and defense officials said.
Communications satellites, both government and commercially operated, are subject to an growing array of jamming and even kinetic threats from near-peer U.S. adversaries, these officials said. In this environment, diversification promotes resiliency while complicating any adversary’s service disruption plans.
“We need diversity – we need a wide range of diversity,” said Kimberly Morris, satellite communications operations division head at the U.S. Naval Network Warfare Command.
Speaking June 26 here at the 4th annual Milsatcom USA conference sponsored by the SMi Group, Morris said that diversity includes satellites operating in medium Earth orbit (MEO) and low Earth orbit (LEO) as well as in traditional geostationary orbits. Use of different frequencies also is critical, she said.
“What I’m trying to do is put our adversaries on the horns of a dilemma,” Morris said. “You go after our [military-owned] systems, I’ve got something else that I can get to. Historically, with a lot of the weapon systems that are brought to bear in the modern age, it’s not the primary system that has been a hero, it’s the secondary system, because the enemy puts so much effort into taking out that primary system.”
Peter Hoene, president and chief executive of Reston, Va.-based SES Government Solutions, the U.S. government services arm of satellite operator SES, said that just between SES and its top competitors, there are some 150 commercial satellites in geostationary orbit. This gives the military options in case signals from the U.S. Air Force’s workhorse Wideband Global Satcom satellites are jammed, thus complicating the targeting calculus of any adversary, he said. | journalism_and_media_communication |
http://12talk2.com/ | 2017-02-22T22:01:51 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-09/segments/1487501171053.19/warc/CC-MAIN-20170219104611-00112-ip-10-171-10-108.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.906552 | 144 | CC-MAIN-2017-09 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-09__0__68129162 | en | 12Talk2.com is the home base for Rabbi David Kaufman's webpages. David Kaufman is the Rabbi of Temple B'nai Jeshurun, a Reform Jewish congregation in Des Moines, Iowa. If you're interested in learning more from Rabbi Kaufman or Temple B'nai Jeshurun, please visit TempleB'naiJeshurun.org.
Rabbi Kaufman's New Show, "The Whole Megillah" airs live every Tuesday from 1:00-2:00 pm Central Time.
Recordings of the show may be found on Youtube and by Podcast on Libsyn which can be found by following the Understanding the World "UTW" links at the top of this page. | journalism_and_media_communication |
https://thedebtist.com/2018/05/25/frugal-challenge-avoid-shopping-for-clothes-for-an-entire-year-reap-the-benefits/ | 2023-12-09T01:51:41 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100781.60/warc/CC-MAIN-20231209004202-20231209034202-00238.warc.gz | 0.975291 | 736 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__247144877 | en | This post may contain affiliate links. Please see my disclosure to learn more.
I love promoting clothing brands that embrace slow fashion, which is to say that they make an effort to create products via ethical ways and/or with sustainable resources. Despite that fact, my closet is actually pretty sparse, according to some people’s standards. That wasn’t always the case. My closet used to be a monstrous mess. So much so, in fact, that there were clothes that I wouldn’t see for months, tucked away under piles of even more clothes, most of which I hardly wore. It took over a year of constant de-cluttering and re-assessing and letting go and organizing before I was able to get to a point of peaceful reconciliation with my never-ending closet. And still, I feel I have too much.
- Curating Closets: Letting Go of Trends
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In the early stages of creating a curated closet, what I found most difficult was that for every hour it took me to de-clutter would be a two minute moment where I would feel the urge to buy something new and add it to the collection. At some point, I realized that this habit of shopping “just because I felt like it” was not only counter-productive, but also extremely wasteful and unnecessary. So along with my purging of excess clothing came this challenge for myself to nix the act of shopping all-together.
In all honesty, it began as a frugal challenged fired by the awareness of how much clothing is being deposited at our landfills. I figured that the benefits of abstaining from the addictive act of buying more clothing are multi-fold. Firstly, I save money. I used to work at a retail store in my late teens and early twenties and I distinctly remember walking out with a handful of clothes every week. I’d consider it good if I was able to limit myself to one item per week, a thought that makes me woozy now. Secondly, I am no longer fueling the industry of fast fashion. And lastly, I am ending the ridiculous cycle of buying and de-cluttering. Eventually, I pared down my closet in such a way that de-cluttering does not have to take up my free time every weekend.
This year alone, I have only made two purchases: A pair of sneakers and overalls, both from Eileen Fisher, both made on the same day. Prior to those purchases, I have not allowed myself an article of clothing for 8 months. Just recently (during Fashion Revolution Week 2018, in fact!), I have made the decision to not shop again for an entire year, in an attempt to model the curbing of the excessive demand for more clothing to be produced. Also, it will continue to help us in our efforts to do just as well this year with student debt as last year. The funny thing is, the more I challenge myself to not buy clothes, the easier it becomes to not buy other things too. The habit has spread to other aspects, and it really teaches one to make do without, and to be completely satisfied and proud of that decision. Plus, the results are undeniable. Next month is my birthday and two weeks after will be Mike’s birthday. Sometime in between, we will exit the $500,000s and enter the $400,000s with the student debt! I definitely wouldn’t trade this feeling for a trendy wardrobe. | journalism_and_media_communication |
https://thevintageboxbeirut.com/product/mariah-carey-fantasy/ | 2021-09-24T02:27:22 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-39/segments/1631780057496.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20210924020020-20210924050020-00254.warc.gz | 0.99033 | 191 | CC-MAIN-2021-39 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-39__0__63622757 | en | Fantasy was released on September 12, 1995 by Columbia Records as the lead single for her fifth studio album, Daydream (1995). The song was written by Carey and Dave Hall, both serving as primary producers alongside Sean Combs. The song heavily samples Tom Tom Club‘s 1981 song “Genius of Love,” and incorporates various other beats and grooves arranged by the former.
Carey described how the idea to sample the song became a reality:
I was listening to the radio and heard ‘Genius of Love’, and I hadn’t heard it in a long time. It reminded me of growing up and listening to the radio and that feeling the song gave me seemed to go with the melody and basic idea I had for “Fantasy.” I initially told Dave about the idea, and we did it. We called up the Tom Tom Club and they were really into it. | journalism_and_media_communication |
https://www.featuresiphone5g.com/2023/01/14/xiaomi-extends-2-year-warranty-to-select-redmi-and-poco-users-offers-upgrade-option-for-mi-11-ultra-users/ | 2024-04-24T21:47:10 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296819971.86/warc/CC-MAIN-20240424205851-20240424235851-00594.warc.gz | 0.942496 | 222 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__41437574 | en | Confirming earlier reports, Xiaomi has officially announced that it will provide a 2-year warranty to users of Redmi Note 10 Pro, Redmi Note 10 Pro Max, and POCO X3 Pro smartphones. This extended warranty will be valid from the date of purchase.
In a video announcement, Murali Krishnan B, President of Xiaomi India, stated that certain batches of these devices did not meet Xiaomi’s quality standards. As a result, the company is offering the extended warranty as a gesture of goodwill to ensure customer satisfaction.
Additionally, Xiaomi has introduced an upgrade option exclusively for Mi 11 Ultra users. Users who own a Mi 11 Ultra and wish to upgrade to a new Xiaomi device within 9 months of their purchase can avail themselves of this option. The details and terms of the upgrade program will be announced by Xiaomi in the near future.
These initiatives by Xiaomi exemplify the company’s commitment to customer satisfaction and after-sales support. By extending the warranty period and offering upgrade options, Xiaomi aims to ensure that users have a positive ownership experience with their devices. | journalism_and_media_communication |
http://glcateachlearn.org/category/town-hallswebinars/ | 2019-08-18T00:45:54 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027313536.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20190818002820-20190818024820-00108.warc.gz | 0.933128 | 158 | CC-MAIN-2019-35 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-35__0__233494234 | en | You will find the slide deck for the Syllabus Design Webinar here. You will find a recording of the webinar (corrected to excise the audio issues) here.
On May 3, 2017, the GLCA Consortium for Teaching and Learning hosted a video-conference “Town Hall” on the topic of “Free Speech on Campuses,” an issue that has generated substantial controversy over the past few years. Taking part in the conversation were faculty from 10 GLCA campuses: Albion, Allegheny, Antioch,… Read More
On May 3, 2017, participants from 8 GLCA colleges gathered in a virtual town hall discussion to discuss the topic of free speech on campus. You’ll find an edited version of that conversation here. | journalism_and_media_communication |
http://blog.zamanzar.com/india-property-expo-in-dubai-seals-rs-6533-cr-deal/ | 2017-03-29T03:10:59 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-13/segments/1490218190181.34/warc/CC-MAIN-20170322212950-00030-ip-10-233-31-227.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.967237 | 521 | CC-MAIN-2017-13 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-13__0__212332076 | en | The 12th India Realty Expo 2009 held in Dubai saw 106 flats worth Rs 65.33 crore being booked, a senior real estate industry official said. “106 flats worth Rs 65.33 crore were booked (during the expo),” Maharashtra Chamber of Housing Industry (MCHI), CEO, Zubin Mehta, said in a press release issued here. “Around 86 flats worth Rs 80.18 crore are in the pipeline when the NRIs come down to India in July-August on their annual vacation,” Mehta added. MCHI is a leading body of real estate builders and developers. The expo evoked an encouraging response with 2,700 NRIs visiting the exhibition in three days during June 4-6, the release said.
“The softening of real estate prices and home loan interest in India were the key reasons that attracted a large number of NRIs during the expo,” Mehta said. Fifteen leading developers and builders showcased their properties at the realty expo. Home finance institutions which participated in the expo included HDFC, DHFL and Bank of Baroda, the release said. “Majority of the walk-ins was Mumbai-specific and this reflected into an opportunity for the developers to close a few deals during the expo itself,” MCHI’s Co-ordinator and Co-Chairman, International Exhibitions, J S Augustine, said. That the expo took place in Dubai when the first signs of an economic revival globally were being witnessed also made a positive impact, he said.
The exhibition, which was inaugurated by Consul (Commerce) to the Consulate General of India, Dubai, Partha Roy, aimed to provide a one-stop solution to all the needs of NRIs intending to purchase a property in India, the release said. MCHI’s President, Pravin Doshi, describing the response as “encouraging”, said that “this encouraging response denotes the demand and popularity of housing in India by NRIs in the Middle-East.” The 15 developers who participated in the expo were Ajmera Builders, Mayfair Group, Akar Creations, Better Homes, Everest Developers, Hiranandani Constructions, Marathon Group, Nahar Group, Nirmal Lifestyle, Nyati Group, Our Town, Pathy Housing, Pranjee Group, Rustomjee and Total Environment.
Source: Indian Realty News | journalism_and_media_communication |
http://www.irenebutter.com/neverabystander | 2019-09-22T16:06:29 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-39/segments/1568514575596.77/warc/CC-MAIN-20190922160018-20190922182018-00502.warc.gz | 0.954741 | 107 | CC-MAIN-2019-39 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-39__0__38059000 | en | Never a Bystander (film)
Never a Bystander, a documentary by Evelyn Neuhaus, tells the story of Irene’s life, from early childhood to present time, as told in her school talks. It premiered at the Michigan Theater as part of the Jewish Film Festival in 2014.
Never a Bystander was awarded as a runner-up for the Special Jury Award at the 2015 San Diego Jewish Film Festival.
The DVD can be ordered at the Never a Bystander website. | journalism_and_media_communication |
https://www.eurolatamlex.com/publications/news/14-theresa-may-splits-cabinet-to-consider-customs-options.html | 2023-12-04T13:14:37 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100529.8/warc/CC-MAIN-20231204115419-20231204145419-00352.warc.gz | 0.952691 | 794 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__3145101 | en | Theresa May has divided her top team of ministers into two working groups to hammer out their differences on Brexit.
The cabinet is split over how to manage customs arrangements with the EU.
Brexiteers such as Boris Johnson are against Mrs May's preferred option of a "customs partnership", which is backed by Remain-voting ministers.
Mr Johnson's preferred model relies on technology to minimise customs checks. The EU has expressed doubts about whether either option would work.
The prime minister has said further work is needed to come up with a solution that will deliver on her promise of frictionless trade without the need for a hard border between Northern Ireland and the Republic.
She is under pressure to find a solution to present to the EU at the next round of Brexit talks, with just five months left to get an agreement on post-Brexit trade, so it can be ratified before Britain leaves in March next year.
Mr Johnson and Chancellor Philip Hammond - who are thought to have been at loggerheads over the customs issue - will not play a role in either of the two working groups.
Brexiteer and Environment Secretary Michael Gove and Remainer and Northern Ireland Secretary Karen Bradley will sit in different groups
One group - Brexiteers Michael Gove and Liam Fox and Remain-backing Cabinet Office minister David Lidington - will consider a "customs partnership" whereby the UK would collect tariffs on behalf of the EU - but without the need for new border checks.
Downing Street said this group would be discussing how to make trade deals with non-EU countries - something Brexiteers say would be impossible under this option.
The other group - Remain-backing Business Secretary Greg Clark, Brexit Secretary David Davis and Remain-voting Northern Ireland Secretary Karen Bradley - will look at "maximum facilitation" - a solution based on using technology to minimise the need for customs checks after Brexit.
The members of this group will be looking at how to avoid the return of a hard Irish border.
The work was being carried out "as a priority," the prime minister's official spokesman said.
The next meeting of the cabinet's Brexit sub-committee is on Tuesday.
All EU members are part of the customs union which means there are no tariffs on goods transported between member states.
Labour is in favour of setting up a new customs union with the EU after Brexit, something it says is backed by the trade unions and industry body the CBI.
The customs partnership proposal
The UK would collect tariffs set by the EU customs union on goods coming into the UK on behalf of the EU.
If those goods didn't leave the UK and UK tariffs on them were lower, companies could then claim back the difference.
The customs partnership is thought to be the prime minister's preferred option but Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has described it as "crazy"and said it would create "a whole new web of bureaucracy".
The 'max-fac' option
The maximum facilitation proposal - also known as "max-fac" - would employ new technologies and trusted trader schemes to remove the need for physical customs checks.
Trusted trader schemes would enable companies to pay duties every few months rather than every time they crossed the border.
Considering this option will be Remainers Business Secretary Greg Clark and Northern Ireland Secretary Karen Bradley and the pro-Leave Brexit Secretary David Davis.
The EU customs union explained
The customs union ensures EU member states all charge the same import duties to countries outside the EU.
It allows member states to trade freely with each other, without burdensome customs checks at borders, but it limits their freedom to strike their own trade deals.
The UK government has said it wants to leave the EU customs union in order to strike its own trade deals with other countries.
Ministers are under pressure to have made progress on the issue before next month's EU summit. | journalism_and_media_communication |
http://blog.beverlys.com/2010/12/hgtv-partners-with-etsycom.html | 2024-04-19T21:45:09 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817455.17/warc/CC-MAIN-20240419203449-20240419233449-00751.warc.gz | 0.930757 | 118 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__188571906 | en | December 7, 2010
HGTV partners with Etsy.com
Home & Garden Television (HGTV) has announced that it is partnering with handmade marketplace Etsy to produce holiday content that features creative handmade products sold on http://www.etsy.com/. Unfamiliar with Etsy? Check it out and do a search for polymer clay to look at all the ideas from around the world working with polymer clay. You can search for literally any craft. HGTV says it will be featuring Etsy sellers for gift and DIY decorating ideas on the Handmade Holidays section of their website. | journalism_and_media_communication |
https://uraniumspotlight.buzzsprout.com/ | 2024-04-17T03:21:58 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817128.7/warc/CC-MAIN-20240417013540-20240417043540-00383.warc.gz | 0.876674 | 133 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__11223992 | en | In a world transitioning towards cleaner and greener energy solutions, one element takes center stage: uranium.
Uranium Spotlight is your weekly podcast dedicated to unraveling the enigmatic world of uranium and its pivotal role in the global energy landscape.
As uranium supply tightens and nuclear demand soars, the stage is set for a monumental shift in uranium prices. But what factors will drive this change? Join us weekly as we embark on an informative journey, to explore the events and news shaping the uranium market.
The information presented here is not investment advice. Instead, our goal is to offer an unbiased and comprehensive review of recent events that could impact uranium prices. | journalism_and_media_communication |
https://hero-ventures.com/pressdome/ | 2024-02-26T03:53:25 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947474650.85/warc/CC-MAIN-20240226030734-20240226060734-00594.warc.gz | 0.918166 | 927 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__164236047 | en | HERO VENTURES & MARVEL ENTERTAINMENT UNVEIL INNOVATIVE DOME DESIGN FOR “THE MARVEL EXPERIENCE” LAUNCHING IN 2014
First-Look Of “The Marvel Experience” 2-Acre Custom Mobile Dome Complex
January 9, 2014, Los Angeles, CA – Today, Hero Ventures released a first-look rendering of the highly anticipated design of The Marvel Experience domed complex set to tour the country in 2014.
Canvassing a 2-acre footprint of more than 80,000 square feet, this state-of-the-art, custom built multi-Dome complex will represent the first time a venue of this type, size and scope will be utilized for a mobile tour. From the outside, The Marvel Experience resembles a temporary S.H.I.E.L.D. installation or “Mobile Command Center,” with the facility’s apex towering more than six stories high. Inside, a maze of connected Domes will lead guests through an array of interactive games and original animated short films including the first- ever traveling motion-based ride, where guests become immersed in this original adventure only found in The Marvel Experience. This unique, themed entertainment experience is scheduled to visit select US and Canadian markets for weeks at a time in each city and is designed to engage audiences through compelling family entertainment with a production value consistent with the iconic nature of the Marvel Super Heroes.
The touring experience was designed in concert with a team of industry renowned all-stars and award winners including one of the motion picture industry’s most noted concept artists, Aaron Sims, who art directed the illustration. Sims, who will also be offering up his unparalleled vision for the Tour’s character and environment animation is no stranger to the Marvel Universe. He has brought Marvel characters to life through his work on numerous feature films including, Marvel’s The Incredible Hulk, Sony’s The Amazing Spider-Man, and Fox’s X-Men: First Class. Sims is one of the Industry’s most prolific special effects artists having worked with Steven Spielberg on A.I. and War of the Worlds, Michael Bay’s Transformers and many other visually spectacular films.
“The Marvel Experience and our innovative Dome environment is the future of themed entertainment. Aaron and our entire team have done a masterful job in setting the table for us with their magnificent designs and creativity for this dynamic experience,” said Rick Licht, Hero Ventures’ CEO. Executive Producer Michael Cohl added, “This Marvel experience employs new technology and new concepts that we think will make this one of the most exciting shows ever produced. It will be a truly unique experience.”
“The Domes are central to the singular story line that pulses through The Marvel Experience and are enhanced by state-of-the-art design applications and graphic elements,” said Doug Schaer, COO of Hero Ventures. “The interior will feature an exaggerated comic-style utilizing projected high-tech imagery, amazing fabricated set pieces and virtual simulations to advance the story. Our guests will be interacting directly with multiple Marvel Super Heroes, as well as members of S.H.I.E.L.D., as they take their place in the Marvel Universe”.
“We are excited to collaborate with Hero Ventures to bring our millions of Marvel fans an exciting new way to interact with and experience their favorite characters, in a never-before- seen environment,” said Marvel’s Sean Haran, Vice President of Business Development. “Hero Ventures brings a refreshing and magical approach to showcase our characters in a way that is sure to be a thrilling and unforgettable experience in a uniquely iconic venue.”
ABOUT HERO VENTURES
Hero Ventures, LLC develops and produces live entertainment experiences that delight and surprise consumers through innovative technology. The Company has brought together the best creative and business minds in animation, interactive technology and the live event space to create unparalleled productions to share in new and unprecedented ways with audiences around the world. For more information visit www.hero-ventures.com.
Marvel Entertainment, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, is one of the world’s most prominent character-based entertainment companies, built on a proven library of over 8,000 characters featured in a variety of media over seventy years. Marvel utilizes its character franchises in entertainment, licensing and publishing. For more information visit www.marvel.com. | journalism_and_media_communication |
http://peterlockley.com/About/1/www.facebook.com/peterlockleyphotography | 2017-08-21T00:32:32 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886107065.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20170821003037-20170821023037-00007.warc.gz | 0.966396 | 114 | CC-MAIN-2017-34 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-34__0__121779245 | en | Bio Peter Lockley is a sports and portrait photographer who works with editorial and corporate clients to create dynamic and story telling images. Peter began his career at the University of Colorado, majoring in journalism and fine art. After graduating in 2003, he spent five years as the chief sports photographer for the Washington Times, covering four major sports teams and five local colleges. He has since gone on to work with clients like ESPN the Magazine, the Colorado Rockies, the NCAA, and the Colorado Symphony. Peter currently lives in Denver, Colorado, with his wife Emily and son Graham. | journalism_and_media_communication |
http://www.clearpathentertainment.com/old/ | 2018-08-21T18:20:43 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221218391.84/warc/CC-MAIN-20180821171406-20180821191406-00150.warc.gz | 0.96177 | 198 | CC-MAIN-2018-34 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-34__0__115275789 | en | © Clearpath Entertainment. All Rights Reserved.
In Memory of Gail Zappa
We are truly saddened by the passing of Gail Zappa. She was a steadfast guardian of the great Zappa legacy who dedicated her life to protecting and continuing all that Frank Zappa had to give to the world even long after his own passing. She was a living lexicon of Frank's views on life, staunch belief in and defense of First Amendment principles, and freedom of expression across all art forms. Above all though, she was a mother to four of the most creative and expressive people we have ever met, some of whom we have the privilege of calling friends since the 2010 dedication of Frank's bust here in Baltimore. Our thoughts and sympathies are with Moon, Dweezil, Ahmet and Diva. Your mom was fervidly one of a kind.
Sean Brescia & Jeanette Garcia Polasky, Co-founders, Frank Zappa Day Festival | journalism_and_media_communication |
http://buybaddebts.com/what-you-need/8-ar-news/24-irs-now-hiring-telephone-collection-agencies | 2024-03-04T17:58:18 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947476464.74/warc/CC-MAIN-20240304165127-20240304195127-00763.warc.gz | 0.932523 | 216 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__53491024 | en | WASHINGTON, D.C. (WSYR-TV/ABC News) - After years of saying they won’t call you to demand payments like scammers, the IRS is now hiring debt collectors to call and demand payments.
For many, the news comes just as people were becoming wary of crooks claiming to be from the IRS.
Now, actual debt collectors on the IRS’ payroll will be calling if you haven’t paid what you owe.
But some worry that people will not be able to tell the difference between a legitimate collector and a scammer.
The IRS says it has no choice because a new law called the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act requires the agency to hire debt collectors to help pay for new roads.
The IRS says it will mail taxpayers two written notices before a debt collector will call.
If you get a call before receiving such a notice, it’s likely a scam.
In addition, the real debt collectors will never demand payment by wire or debit card, or threaten arrest. | journalism_and_media_communication |
https://today24news.com/sports/asia-cup-final-highlights-videos-of-india-vs-sri-lanka-on-hot-demand-251189/comment-page-1 | 2022-08-09T21:00:53 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571086.77/warc/CC-MAIN-20220809185452-20220809215452-00637.warc.gz | 0.967664 | 245 | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-33__0__2053730 | en | India wins the Asia Cup 2010 by defeating the Sri Lanka by 81 runs in the Final match on Thursday, June 24, 2010 at Dambulla. In the day and night match India won the toss and elected to bat. India scored 268/6 (50.0 Ovs). Sri Lanka started chasing the target of 225 runs.
India have won the Asia Cup after 15 years and they came from behind to defeat Sri Lanka in the finals after loosing the last ODI match. India have won the last Asia Cup in 1995 at Sharjah and it was MS Dhoni’s fourth win in seven tournament finals.
For India, Dinesh Karthik scored 66 runs to take India to a respectable score of 268. If Sri Lanka thought that the score could be chased, they were in for a surprise by the Indian bowlers who bowled with determination. Ashish Nehra took 4 wickets for 40 runs off 9 overs, and Zaheer Khana and Ravindra Jadeja took 2 wickets each to bowl out the Sri Lankans for 187 runs in 44.4 overs.
Man of the match – Karthik
Man of the series – Shahid Afridi | journalism_and_media_communication |
http://www.euromedanet.gr/content/display?prnbr=62026 | 2021-10-18T18:03:49 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-43/segments/1634323585204.68/warc/CC-MAIN-20211018155442-20211018185442-00475.warc.gz | 0.956412 | 163 | CC-MAIN-2021-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-43__0__177522853 | en | The kick-off event of the Lebanese Information Point was celebrated on 8 June 2005 in Beirut, Lebanon, in the hotel Riviera. Apart from the Lebanese scientific community and the representatives of the EU delegation in Beirut, representatives from the projects consortia in Spain, France, Algeria and Greece participated in the event. In the second part of the event, Professor Sarkis gave a clear description of the FP6 and its possibilities for the Lebanese researchers. The event was a big success covered by the local media and the Lebanese scientific community showed a genuine interest in the services provided by the new InP and in the opportunities offered in the frame of the EU FPs.
For more information about the Lebanese InP kick-off, please refer to the agenda and the photos attached in the Events section of our site. | journalism_and_media_communication |
https://support.archiware.com/support/index.php?/Knowledgebase/Article/View/285/0/p5--lto-7-or-lto-7-type-m-m8-media | 2021-04-16T11:30:43 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-17/segments/1618038056325.1/warc/CC-MAIN-20210416100222-20210416130222-00367.warc.gz | 0.94236 | 529 | CC-MAIN-2021-17 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-17__0__149913087 | en | P5 & LTO-7 or 'LTO-7 Type M' (M8) media
Posted by Andre Kuehnemund on 10 May 2019 19:09
Due to the limited availability of LTO-8 media, we have been getting a lot of inquiries about using LTO-7 tapes with LTO-8 tape drives. As most of you probably know by now, LTO-8 drives can format LTO-7 tapes as either 'LTO-7' or 'LTO-7 Type M' media. |
A LTO-7 media has a native capacity of 6TB, whereas a 'LTO-7 Type M (M8)' tape has a native capacity of 9TB.
Sounds great, right? 50 percent more capacity for the same price. Are there any drawbacks? Does P5 support this new format?
As far as P5 and LTO-7 Type M media goes, here's the deal...
- P5 itself cannot label an LTO-7 tape as Type M by itself. However...
- P5 will work with Type M media and use their full 9TB capacity IF they were purchased pre-labeled as 'Type M' or were labeled as 'Type M' media outside of P5.
- P5 can only label LTO-7 tapes as LTO-7 media.
- A blank LTO-7 tape will be formatted as Type M media IF it is blank (i.e. has never been used) AND a "M8" barcode label has been affixed to the tape prior to labeling it.
- A tape that had been labeled as LTO-7 media previously cannot be relabeled as 'Type M' media. It will forever be a LTO-7 media.
- Likewise, any tape that has been labeled as 'Type M' media cannot be relabeled as LTO-7 media.
Finally, please keep in mind that when LTO-9 comes out, LTO-7 'Type M' media will no longer be supported. Only LTO-8 drives will be able to read (and write) 'Type M' media. LTO-9 tape drives, however, will be able to read regular LTO-7 media.
For more information on the Type M format, please see here: https://www.lto.org/technology/typem/
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http://ski-usa-accommodations.com/ski-resorts/New-York/Belleayre-Mountain.asp | 2019-03-18T16:46:03 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-13/segments/1552912201455.20/warc/CC-MAIN-20190318152343-20190318174343-00067.warc.gz | 0.953422 | 169 | CC-MAIN-2019-13 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-13__0__91156097 | en | About Belleayre Mountain
Belleayre Mountain, New York's Winter Snow Park, is owned by the State of New York and operated by the Department of Environmental Conservation. It is located in the heart of the Catskill Mountain Forest Preserve on land designated as "forever wild." Having the highest skiing elevation in the region, and a perfect northeastern exposure, Belleayre boasts the best possible natural snow coverage. With 96% snowmaking, state-of-the-art grooming and its expert veteran staff, the resort is often the first Catskills' area to open and the last one to close. Belleayre, New York's Winter Snow Park has something for everyone: Ski Magazine has selected Belleayre among its top ten choices in the east having "best snow, best value, best weather and best access" | journalism_and_media_communication |
https://cassrunsboston17.com/history-of-the-boston-marathon/ | 2023-02-07T02:48:00 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-06/segments/1674764500368.7/warc/CC-MAIN-20230207004322-20230207034322-00351.warc.gz | 0.964306 | 724 | CC-MAIN-2023-06 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-06__0__249361727 | en | The Boston Marathon is one of the most iconic and celebrated sporting events in the world, and its history is rich with tradition. From its humble beginnings as a 25-mile footrace in 1897, the Boston Marathon has grown to become one of the most prestigious and challenging marathons in the world, drawing thousands of participants each year. In this article, we’ll explore how the Boston Marathon has evolved over the years to become the global phenomenon it is today.
🏃The Early Years of the Boston Marathon
The Boston Marathon was first to run in 1897 with 15 participants and was won by John J. McDermott of New York City. The race was originally held on Patriots’ Day, a holiday celebrating American Revolution battles fought in Massachusetts, and ran from Ashland to Hopkinton before ending in downtown Boston at what was then known as Exeter Street. In 1924, it was officially recognized as a 26-mile race by the International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF).
🏃How the Boston Marathon Became a Major Sporting Event
In 1966, women were allowed to compete in the marathon for the first time after Kathrine Switzer entered as “K.V. Switzer” and became one of only two women to finish that year’s race. This event marked an important milestone in gender equality and opened up opportunities for women runners all over the world. The race also gained international recognition when it hosted its first foreign winner in 1973 – Japan’s Toshihiko Seko – who also set a new course record that year. By 1975, more than 7,000 runners participated in what had become an iconic sporting event for both amateur and professional athletes alike.
🏃Famous Runners Who Have Competed in The Boston Marathon
Since its inception, some of the world’s most famous athletes have competed at this historic event including Bill Rodgers (four-time winner), Joan Benoit Samuelson (first female winner), Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot (five-time winner), and Gezahegne Abera (two-time winner). Other notable participants include Arnold Schwarzenegger (1992), Lance Armstrong (2000), and Carmen DeOliveira (2002). Famous athletes from all over the world have made their mark on this legendary course.
🏃How Technology Has Changed The Experience Of The Boston Marathon
Since its establishment over 120 years ago, technology has played an integral role in enhancing both spectator experience and participant performance at this historical event. Race organizers now use advanced timing systems with computerized chip timing to provide instantaneous results as well as live video feeds that allow viewers around the globe to watch real-time action from anywhere on earth. GPS tracking devices are used to monitor runner speed while sophisticated hydration systems are employed to help keep competitors hydrated throughout their grueling journey towards victory lane.
🏃Recent Developments In The History Of The Boston Marathon
In recent years, new records have been set at every edition of this historic event thanks to advances in technology and training techniques that enable runners to push their physical limits further than ever before. Furthermore, stricter safety regulations have been introduced by way of increased medical staff presence along with new rules such as mandatory identification before entering into certain areas along the course route; these changes ensure that all runners remain safe throughout their journey towards glory. So while much has changed since 1897 when John J McDermott first crossed Exeter Street with his victory laurels; one thing remains constant: The spirit of competition still burns brightly within each runner who takes part! | journalism_and_media_communication |
https://www.jcdecaux-belux.com/nl/news/united-nations-and-jcdecaux-launch-global-road-safety-campaign-address-first-cause-mortality?overridden_route_name=entity.node.canonical&base_route_name=entity.node.canonical&page_manager_page=node&page_manager_page_variant=node-panels_variant-0&page_manager_page_variant_weight=0 | 2023-12-08T21:54:30 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100779.51/warc/CC-MAIN-20231208212357-20231209002357-00717.warc.gz | 0.933069 | 1,635 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__7221280 | en | The United Nations Secretary-General's Special Envoy for Road Safety, Mr Jean Todt, and Jean-Charles Decaux, co-CEO of JCDecaux, launched today a new UN Global Road Safety campaign to address road traffic crashes, which are the leading cause of death for people aged 5 to 29 around the world.
Road traffic crashes kill 1.35 million people every year and injure over 50 million, often for life. Developing countries account for 93% of the victims. The most vulnerable road users (pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists) and the poor are disproportionately affected worldwide.
Over the next two years, the campaign will appear on billboards and in public areas in 80 countries worldwide thanks to a global partnership with JCDecaux. Displayed in about 1,000 cities, the campaign will be translated into 30 languages.
Contributing to the European Mobility Week
The campaign was launched today in Brussels during the European Mobility Week (16-22 September), with the participation of Adina Vălean, European Commissioner for Transport. On this occasion, the campaign is on display in the streets of Brussels and at Brussels Airport, as well as in the streets of Liège, Antwerp and Lier.
The Special Envoy declared: “Road safety is not high enough on the political agenda in most countries. While we know the remedies to road crashes, action is lagging behind. With this campaign, together with the celebrities that are joining us, and our partners JCDecaux and Saatchi & Saatchi, we are trying to revert this and mobilize the political will that is needed to increase actions and financing to save millions of lives, in line with the objectives of the Decade of Action for Road Safety.”
Speaking at the press conference of the launch, EU Commissioner for Transport Adina Vãlean said: “During this year’s European Mobility Week, around 3,000 cities from 50 countries will be encouraging their citizens to try out more sustainable ways of moving around. Walking and cycling are two such options. But sustainability must go hand-in-hand with safety, and sadly vulnerable road users are still over-represented in road fatality statistics: in the EU, pedestrians account for around 18% of fatalities, and cyclists for 9%. I welcome this global campaign to turn this around – to help us learn from each other, raise awareness of how to keep all road-users safe, and – ultimately – to save lives”.
Jean-Charles Decaux, co-CEO of JCDecaux said: “We are very proud to partner with the United Nations and Jean Todt, the United Nations Secretary-General's Special Envoy for Road Safety, to launch this international road safety campaign that’s relevant to everyone. No matter how we travel, this important cause affects us all, from pedestrians, cyclists, motorcyclists and drivers to people using new forms of mobility or making shared trips. We can all play a part in reducing the terrible consequences faced by so many families around the world. This campaign underlines how our sustainable media can use its power and mass reach to raise awareness of the safety rules that must be respected at all times and the care that must be taken, in order to ensure a safe and pleasant public space for us all.”
Under the motto #MakeaSafetyStatement, the campaign gathers celebrities to encourage road users to adopt simple and effective rules to stay safe on the road.
The first participating celebrities include:
- Naomi Campbell, supermodel
- Ousmane Dembélé, football icon
- Patrick Dempsey, actor
- Novak Djokovic, tennis legend
- Didier Drogba, football legend
- Michael Fassbender, actor
- Julie Gayet, actress
- Charles Leclerc, F1 driver
- Marc Márquez, motorcycle racer
- Kylie Minogue, musician
- Youssou N’Dour, musician
- Mick Schumacher, F1 driver
- Michelle Yeoh, Oscar-winning actress & UNDP Goodwill ambassador
They #MakeaSafetyStatement to:
- wear a seat belt
- drive slow
- wear a helmet
- not text and drive
- not drive under the influence
- not drive tired
and call on fans, followers and the public to adopt the same habits.
Note to editors
About some of the main causes of road crashes
- The death risk for pedestrians hit by car fronts rises rapidly as vehicle speed increases (4.5 times from 50 km/h to 65 km/h).
- In Europe, some 30% of road fatalities (19,800 in 2021) are caused by excessive or inappropriate speed.
Driving under the influence
- Driving under the influence of alcohol and any psychoactive substance or drug increases the risk of a crash.
- A 2022 study by U.S. highway safety regulators (NHTSA) found that more than half the people injured or killed in traffic crashes had one or more drugs, or alcohol, in their bloodstreams.
- Drivers using mobile phones are approximately 4 times more likely to be involved in a crash
- Texting is the most alarming distraction. Sending or reading a text takes eyes off the road for 5 seconds. At 55 mph, that's like driving the length of an entire football field with eyes closed.
- In the U.S., distracted driving is estimated to play a role in 25%-30% of fatal crashes, according to the National Distracted Driving Coalition (NDDC).
About the Special Envoy
UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, appointed in 2015 Jean Todt as his Special Envoy for Road Safety. He was reconfirmed in this role by António Guterres, in 2017 and in 2021. In 2018, together with 14 UN organizations, the Special Envoy launched the UN Road Safety Fund (UNRSF). The Special Envoy contributes, among other things, to mobilize sustained political commitment to make road safety a priority; to advocate and raise awareness of UN legal instruments on road safety; to share established good practices in this area; to striving to generate adequate funding through strategic partnerships between the public, private and non-governmental sectors. Special Envoy brochure and Twitter account.
The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) is the custodian of the United Nations road safety legal instruments, applicable worldwide, which offer countries a basis to legislate to increase the safety of roads, vehicles and traffic.
It hosts the only permanent United Nations intergovernmental forum on road safety (Working Party on Road Traffic Safety) and the World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations. UNECE also hosts the secretariats of the Special Envoy for Road Safety and of the UN Road Safety Fund.
JCDecaux – a French family-owned company founded in 1964 and the No.1 outdoor advertising company worldwide – is committed to improve the quality of life for people wherever they live, work and travel by offering innovative, sustainable street furniture and services that are meeting citizens’ expectations and financed by brands and their advertisement. With a presence in more than 80 countries, JCDecaux is the only company in the world to operate exclusively in the outdoor advertising sector and to develop all of its activities: street furniture, transport advertising and billboards. For almost 60 years, the products and services offered to cities by JCDecaux have been considered the benchmark for quality, aesthetics and functionality. As a sustainable media in contact with more than 850 million people every day and true to its mission of improving the quality of life for all citizens, JCDecaux enhances and promotes responsible outdoor advertising and places social and environmental quality at the core of its solutions and its business. Since 2023, JCDecaux is an official partner of the UN Joint SDG Fund, supporting the Sustainable Development Goals across its Group. | journalism_and_media_communication |
http://www.teamstrongheart.com/matthew-liebsch.html | 2017-04-26T15:33:33 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-17/segments/1492917121453.27/warc/CC-MAIN-20170423031201-00107-ip-10-145-167-34.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.911144 | 720 | CC-MAIN-2017-17 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-17__0__253428033 | en | Elite Skier Matthew Liebsch of Orono, MN will represent TEAM STRONG HEART® in pursuit of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Liebsch is a 28-year-old elite level cross country skier bidding for a spot on the 2014 US Olympic Ski Team. He began skiing at age 16 and is a three-time Vasaloppet USA Champion in 2009, 2010, 2011, American Birkebiner Champion in 2009, World Cup Athlete, and was recently honored as Outside Magazine’s “Real Fittest Athlete 2011”.
"I am excited to announce I will be representing TEAM STRONG HEART® as I compete and race towards the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia," said Liebsch, "TEAM STRONG HEART® will help me pursue my Olympic dream and together we will raise awareness and support for Camp Odayin; a camp for children with heart disease." "We are thrilled to help support Matthew’s tremendous journey to the 2014 Olympics as well as his desire to share our mission as the newest member of TEAM STRONG HEART®," said Bernie Kaeferlein, President of SILENT SPORTS FOUNDATION®.
Visit Matt's website to read his blog, learn more, and view photos.
Matt Liebsch and his headgear sponsor SILENT SPORTS FOUNDATION (a non-profit 501(c)(3) tax-deductible charity organization) would like to acknowledge the tremendous support from Matt's friends, families, employer, and corporate sponsors including GEAR WEST, FISCHER, SWIX, FIX STUDIO, CASCO, and TEAM BIRKIE. Matt is hopeful that more supporters will help him through the mission of SILENT SPORTS FOUNDATION and share his tremendous journey to the 2014 Winter Olympics while raising awareness and support for CAMP ODAYIN, a camp for children with heart disease.
Donate to support Matt Liebsch and TEAM STRONG HEART's mission!
- VIsit Matt's blog for the most recent updates: http://mattliebsch.com/
- Read about Matt Liebsch's impressive race to the finish line in the Tour de Twin Cities at www.mattliebsch.com!
- 10th Annual City of Lakes Loppet race, February 4-5: Matt finished 1st becoming the only person to win the race for 4 consecutive years. Visit www.cityoflakesloppet.com for more info and results.
- Mayor's Challenge in Minneapolis, MN on January 21-22: Matt finished 1st in both the 15k Freestyle & 10k Classic! Visit www.fasterskier.com.
- Congrats to Matt Liebsch who placed 2nd in the Men's 15k Freestyle at the US Cross Country Ski Championships! Click here for more info.
- SuperTour - Yellowstone Ski Festival on November 29, 2011: Matt finished in 6th place! Visit www.yellowstoneskifestival.com for more info.
- U.S. Cross Country Ski Championships in Rumford, Maine on January 5, 2012: Matt finished in 2nd place! Visit www.uscrosscountryskichampionships2012.org or click here to read his press release.
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https://studylegalenglish.com/guest_blog_post/3-reasons-why-tv-and-radio-are-great-for-learning-english/ | 2023-01-29T02:03:32 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-06/segments/1674764499697.75/warc/CC-MAIN-20230129012420-20230129042420-00720.warc.gz | 0.962818 | 384 | CC-MAIN-2023-06 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-06__0__60858145 | en | There are two very effective secondary methods (different methods explained in my first blog post) of studying English for me: listening to UK talk radio and watching UK TV. In this blog post I explain why.
Real English As Spoken Today
Forget outdated textbooks with grammar, phrases and idioms which native people never use anymore! Listen to current radio and TV shows because you can listen to contemporary English as its spoken by native speakers: it is what English is nowadays and by listening you can speak like this too.
Different Types of English
People are always complaining that they can’t understand particular accents. So why not train yourself to understand different types? With TV and radio you can listen to all types of English: from BBC English on the BBC TV channels to American English on Channel 5 and something in between on ITV. In the case of UK radio, you can listen to different English accents because not only can you listen to UK talk show radio presenters, but you can also listen to their listeners – who call in and make comments. The listeners are not necessarily native English speakers, they live all over the UK and even abroad. So it is an extremely wide spectrum of English which will help you to understand people from all over the world.
Broaden Your Perspective
Learning a language is also about learning a culture and understanding the world in another way. When you listen to radio and TV shows, along with studying English you become aware of what is going on in the UK and in the world. Sometimes events are explained differently from what your own government and media says. It is always good to learn various opinions over an issue, assess them and reach your own conclusions. If you work in international business this will help you with your international relations too.
Next week I’ll be dealing with how to overcome technical issues when listening to radio and TV. Stay tuned! | journalism_and_media_communication |
https://www.middleforkwillamette.org/event/wild-scenic-film-festival/ | 2024-03-05T11:44:11 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707948234904.99/warc/CC-MAIN-20240305092259-20240305122259-00311.warc.gz | 0.953409 | 165 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__57964393 | en | - This event has passed.
Wild & Scenic Film Festival
November 14, 2019 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
One of the largest environmental film festivals in North America is coming to Eugene! The Wild & Scenic Film Festival works with environmental groups across the globe to host the film festival as a way to outreach into their communities and bring together a diverse audience. The goal is to use film to inspire people to help the lands and rivers that surround us. We are very excited to be co-hosting this event along with our partners in the Upper Willamette Stewardship Network. Tickets are on sale now and we will be announcing our film selections soon! Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door. For more information visit www.upperwillamette.org. | journalism_and_media_communication |
http://www.manchesteririshfestival.com/content/welcome-2009-irish-festival | 2013-05-18T19:03:05 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696382705/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092622-00058-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.931156 | 545 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2013-20__0__118326456 | en | The 2010 Manchester Irish Festival will run from
Friday 5th March - Sunday 21st March 2010
For all press/media enquiries email [email protected]
or text 079 125 129 77
Manchester will celebrate its fourteenth Irish festival with a two week extravaganza featuring two hundred events, staged at thirty two different venues throughout Greater Manchester.
Lawrence Hennigan the marketing executive of the Manchester Irish Festival website said “The festival will feature Art, Culture, Comedy, Community, Dance, Music, Sport and Theatre events, making it one of Europe's biggest Irish Festivals. We have tried to include something for everyone to enjoy in the community and a warm Irish welcome awaits all our visitors.”
The official dates for this years celebration is Friday 6 March to Saturday 21 March, but there are also a number of pre and post festival events from February through to April.
Festival highlights include the award winning 'Young, Gifted & Green' show at the Gorton Monastery on Saturday 7 March, the annual St Patrick’s festival parade on Sunday 15 March in the city centre and a whole host of St Patrick’s day celebrations leading up to the feast day on the 17 March. Some of the major Irish stars appearing at this years festival include Declan Nearney, Brendan Shine, Riverdance, Brendan O’Carroll, Ed Byrne, James Cannon (son of Dubliners Sean Cannon) and the Sinners, Shkayla and Toss the Feathers.
Levenshulme which is home to the biggest Irish community outside of London will be staging its own two week Guinness sponsored Tradfest (6-21 March) to coincide with the festival and the 250th anniversary of Ireland's favourite black stout.
The official pre-launch for this event is on Thursday 26 February with the very best of the UK and Irelands traditional musicians. Just over two hundred and fifty hours of Irish Culture, Film, Dance, Music, Theatre and fun will take over the village's pubs clubs and parks.
Highlights include a five day St Patrick's weekend tradfest party starting on Friday 13 March and running through to Tuesday 17 March with its own outdoor Funfair and tradfest. Most of the tradfest events are free admission but a special anniversary two week Guinness tradfest pass will cost just £17:59 to mark the date of the opening of the first Guinness factory in Dublin. The pass will give visitors free entry to all of the major tradfest concerts and gain guaranteed admission even on St Patrick’s night itself in the village. The pass can be purchased on www.m19bar.com | journalism_and_media_communication |
https://greysanatomy.fandom.com/wiki/Katie_Bryce | 2018-12-15T02:09:43 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-51/segments/1544376826686.8/warc/CC-MAIN-20181215014028-20181215040028-00349.warc.gz | 0.986608 | 527 | CC-MAIN-2018-51 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-51__0__250093244 | en | Katie Bryce was Meredith Grey's first patient, diagnosed with an aneurysm. She returned ten years later with a repeat aneurysm.
Katie competes in pageants and her talent is rhythmic gymnastics. She seems to be quite good at it as she was ranked highly in her pageant.
Katie, while competing in a pageant, fell, hit her head, and sprained her ankle. She told Meredith about it as she was pushed around the hospital when Meredith got lost.
Katie was later brought to the hospital after having multiple seizures. The cause of the seizures was a mystery, so Derek recruited the interns to help him figure out the cause. Cristina and Meredith paired up to find the solution. While they were going over research and discussing various options, Meredith had an epiphany. She remembered Katie telling her about her previous fall. She believed that fall had burst an aneurysm. Derek had doubts, but agreed to check. He ran a scan and found out that Meredith was correct. Katie was bleeding into her brain, which caused the seizures. Meredith scrubbed in with him and they operated. ("A Hard Day's Night")
Ten years after her first surgery, Katie returned to the hospital after passing out at work with transient weakness and headaches. She was upset because she asked for Dr. Shepherd and got Amelia instead of Derek. A CT showed a new aneurysm, much larger and more dangerous than the first one. Her surgery went well despite the danger and she had no neuro deficits. Afterward, she asked Meredith what happened to Derek and Meredith just said it was a long story and told Katie to take care of her brain. ("My Next Life")
She is a gymnastics coach. Two of her students are olympic qualifiers. ("My Next Life")
Notes and TriviaEdit
- She was 15 at the time of her first aneurysm and 25 at her second.
- Her hospital room number was 3604.
- In The Spokane Teen Miss pageant, Katie was in the top ten after the first two rounds.
- She disliked the idea of her head being shaved for her surgery.
- Her CT was among the scans Derek showed Meredith when he proposed to her.
- Her pageants got her a scholarship to UW.
- Her first appearance was in A Hard Day's Night and her second appearance was in My Next Life, which makes a 255 episode gap between her two appearances, the longest gap between two appearances in all three shows. The record was later broken by Olive Warner. | journalism_and_media_communication |
https://www.skiweltcup-garmisch.com/media | 2021-09-26T02:35:08 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-39/segments/1631780057796.87/warc/CC-MAIN-20210926022920-20210926052920-00299.warc.gz | 0.779017 | 83 | CC-MAIN-2021-39 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-39__0__72965733 | en | Infront Italy holds the international multimedia rights to this event. International television and radio networks, production and internet companies need to send the accreditation request directly to Infront Italy for approval.
Infront Italy S.r.L
TV & Media Rights
Via Deruta 20, 20132 Milano, Italy
Tel. +39 348 283 7477
Fax +39. 02. 28 900 439 | journalism_and_media_communication |
https://esg.outlookindia.com/ | 2023-10-01T08:16:52 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510810.46/warc/CC-MAIN-20231001073649-20231001103649-00117.warc.gz | 0.883926 | 386 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__41075276 | en | The emerging Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) movement presents challenges as well as opportunities for corporates. To delve into these issues in detail, the Outlook Media Group is organising Outlook ESG Bharat Summit 2022, which will be a confluence of key stakeholders of ESG.
Comprising keynote addresses, fireside chats and panel discussions, the Summit seeks to bring together policy makers, thought leaders and industry captains from India and abroad to deliberate on ESG development.
The Summit will also introduce global thought leaders to Indian practitioners to promote knowledge sharing. The networking interface between Indian and global leaders also opens possibilities of collaboration in this once-in-a-year opportunity for networking.
A key highlight of the Summit will be the launch of the first edition of ESG Bharat Preparedness Report. An ESG Bharat Trade Exhibition will be also held alongside the Summit.
The Summit will not only celebrate India Inc’s ESG achievements, but also lay down the road ahead and conclude with a Gala VIP Dinner
A confluence of Indian and global stakeholders of ESG
Sectoral roundtables on the outcomes of the ESG Preparedness Report
India’s first exclusive annual survey to capture the corporate pulse around ESG, identify drivers for ESG, map alignment with evolving ESG regime, document good ESG practices and share knowledge
It will be a knowledge repository of print, web, roundtables, videos, and summit.
CEOs’ Voices and Company Case Studies on ESG
Editor, Outlook Business
Director, Brand & Marketing, Outlook
Consulting Editor (Sustainability), Outlook Business
Principal Correspondent, Outlook Business
Senior Assistant Editor, Outlook Business
NB: Price is in US dollars. Price displayed excludes sales tax. | journalism_and_media_communication |
http://jonfreer.blogspot.com/2011/09/ | 2017-04-26T17:28:13 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-17/segments/1492917121528.59/warc/CC-MAIN-20170423031201-00001-ip-10-145-167-34.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.943938 | 174 | CC-MAIN-2017-17 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-17__0__80953936 | en | 23 September 2011
Even though it's still warm by the UK standards I am used to and the sun is still shining, the drop in temperature has been noticeable. It is the dawn of Autumn, but I'm not expecting conkers, frost and leaves falling off the trees just yet in BCN.
20 September 2011
18 September 2011
So it is Catalan book week (Setmana del Llibre en Català). I think it will be a while before I'm reading novels in Catalan, as I am still getting to grips with Castellano ('Spanish'). That said, I was impressed to see this huge book sculpture on Gran Via at Passeig de Gracia. The sculpture is is entitled Homenatge al llibre (Homage to the book) and was the work of Catalan artist and poet Joan Brossa. | journalism_and_media_communication |
https://www.cs.iastate.edu/tavanapong-and-sukul-awarded-nsf-grant-develop-computer-science-tools-test-effectiveness-online | 2019-05-19T13:28:58 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-22/segments/1558232254882.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20190519121502-20190519143502-00358.warc.gz | 0.940643 | 356 | CC-MAIN-2019-22 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-22__0__137489033 | en | Co-PI's Wallapak Tavanapong and Adisak Sukul, faculty with the Department of Computer Science, are part of the ISU interdisciplinary team which was awarded $529,776 from NSF to develop computer science tools to test the effectiveness of online campaign advertising. The research team also includes two faculty members from the Department of Political Science, David Peterson, and Olga Chyzh. Chyzh also has a split faculty assignment with the Department of Statistics.
Election campaigns serve an extremely important role in our democracy. The messages sent to voters help to define what elections will be about and how voters will ultimately choose. Two new advertising technologies -- the use of large amounts of data about individual voters and new online advertising platforms such as YouTube -- have the potential to revolutionize how campaigns are able to craft specific messages to appeal to individual voters. To date, however, there is no systematic evidence about the accuracy or effectiveness of targeting via online video advertising. This project will be the first to test how effectively campaigns can target voters with online advertising. The PIs will develop new computer science tools to capture and code the content of online advertising. This will allow the PIs to test a series of hypotheses about the effectiveness of targeting, the strategies used in online advertising, and the abilities of the rival campaigns to respond to one another. The interdisciplinary team will make its tools and data freely available to the research community, train students in both political science and computer science, and create mechanisms for real time tracking of advertising, which will be shared with leading media outlets.
For additional information about the award, please go to: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1729775 | journalism_and_media_communication |
https://breathefreely.org/our-initiatives/reduce-store-marketing/ | 2024-04-13T02:17:27 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816535.76/warc/CC-MAIN-20240413021024-20240413051024-00140.warc.gz | 0.943961 | 224 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__143999794 | en | You may not have seen all the tobacco marketing in the stores, but your kids have. Tobacco marketing refers to the posters and signs inside and outside stores, as well as the colorful, well-lit displays of tobacco products behind the counter in most convenience stores, gas stations, pharmacies and grocery stores.
Did you know???
- The average age of a new smoker is 13 years old
- Everyday in NYS the tobacco industry spends over half a million dollars to market its products
- The 2012 Surgron Generals report found that the tobacco company’s marketing efforts “consistently and coherently points to the intentional marketing of tobacco products to youth as being a cause of young people’s tobacco use.”
- Where there are more tobacco retailers near schools, students are more likely to smoke
Communities across the nation have worked to reduce the tobacco industry’s presence in retail stores by reducing the number of tobacco retailers, restricting tobacco retailing within proximity of schools, prohibit the sale of tobacco in pharmacies, and restricting the redemption of coupons or multi-pack discounts. | journalism_and_media_communication |
https://www.3dtvreviewer.co.uk/dtg-announces-3d-tv-standard-for-the-uk/2010/01/26/ | 2018-07-15T20:56:34 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-30/segments/1531676588972.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20180715203335-20180715223335-00408.warc.gz | 0.953553 | 259 | CC-MAIN-2018-30 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-30__0__143378576 | en | Digital TV Group (DTG) has announced that they will “lead the development of a UK standard for 3DTV products and services”.
Simon Gauntlett, Technology Director at the DTG, made the announcement at the DTG’s 3DTV Seminar.
In 2009 the DTG launched the UK’s first industry consultation on 3DTV to gain members’ views on the technological feasibility and viability of the technology, and the role in which the DTG should play in its development.
Simon Gauntlett said: “The DTG has been at the heart of every development in UK digital television since its inception more than a decade ago.
Since the launch of our consultation, 3D has evolved from an emerging technology limited to cinema into a compelling home entertainment proposition—with broadcasters set to launch 3D services as early as this year and technical standards approved for 3-D Blu-ray and HDMI—what is currently missing is a standard for delivering 3D to the home via broadcast or IP delivery.
Our 3D consultation revealed members had concerns over uncertainties over standards for 3D and clearly told us the DTG should assume a leadership role in developing an approved, open standard for broadcast 3D.” | journalism_and_media_communication |
http://www.kysoccer.net/blogs/blog/?BlogAlias=parents_blog&BlogPostYear=2014&BlogPostMonth=06&BlogPostDay=09&BlogPostAlias=it%E2%80%99s_hot_out_there | 2018-04-22T12:39:10 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-17/segments/1524125945596.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20180422115536-20180422135536-00035.warc.gz | 0.962495 | 2,468 | CC-MAIN-2018-17 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-17__0__211095844 | en | Monday, June 09, 2014
Summer has become the season for training, tournaments and games for youth sports. It’s the one season where coaches can have players for large blocks of time and schedule competitive tournaments without having to work around school commitments. It’s a perfect time for everyone involved to get serious about their sport. The downside? It’s summer, and the temperatures combined with the humidity make for some dangerous conditions for young athletes. The statistics aren’t good when it comes to heatstroke injuries and death over the last decade. Heatstroke is the third biggest cause of deaths among high school athletes. We parents need to be sure that our kids play and train safely when the heat index rises.
Heat-related illness in youth players has increased 133 percent from 1997 to 2006. Young athletes account for 47.6 percent of heat-related injuries, the highest group rate. Boys are more likely to sustain these injuries. From 1997 to 2006, 31 football players died of heat-stroke injuries and 64.7 percent were either overweight or obese, a strong contributing factor in the deaths. Although the grueling training that football players go through can lead to dehydration and heat stroke, we parents shouldn’t just assume that heavy exertion is the only thing to fear. Two out of three kids arrive at practices already dehydrated. Even kids playing outside don’t take water breaks often enough and need parents to monitor and insist upon water intake. Overall, the prevention of heat-related illness and death relies on three important factors: 1) Proper hydration; 2) Early identification of heat-related conditions; 3) Proper management and treatment of symptoms.
Before practices or games even begin, players need to hydrate. Gatorade has created products that address the before, during and after of hydration needs, but in reality kids just require sufficient water intake. In the hour before practice, kids should consume proper fluids, which can include sports drinks but need only be as simple as water — drinking at minimum 4 ounces, but 8 ounces would be best. Purchasing a 16-ounce water bottle with ounce lines on the side helps us and our kids know if enough fluids are being consumed. They should be drinking on the way to practice, while the coach is talking, and have their bottle refilled as practice begins. Iced water may taste good, but can cause cramping, so mildly chilled water is a better alternative. We often think about kids losing water during exertion, but most of us can lose as much as two cups of water just being out in the sun and humid weather. Keeping the car air conditioned if possible will help reduce volume lost through normal sweating. Players who lose just 1-to-2 percent of their body weight in during exertion can suffer serious physiological function effects.
Hydration needs to be seriously considered during all practices. Water breaks need to be taken every 20 to 30 minutes. Coaches need to be sure that players replace sufficiently, so watch that kids drink. Thirst is not a good indicator of how dehydrated a child is getting. By the time we experience thirst, we are already well on our way to having serious heat-caused problems. Therefore, even if kids say they aren’t thirsty, they need to drink 4 to 8 oz. during each break. Soccer players naturally have great pride in their endurance of field play. Players go up to 45 minutes without a major break, so they develop a tough guy/gal attitude. However, during times of high heat and humidity, 45 minutes is too long to go without water. Many leagues and tournaments that play during the summer have mandated breaks after 20 to 25 minutes, which most medical personnel say is perfect. Five minutes to rehydrate and cool down can be vital to keeping players healthy on the field.
Hydration doesn’t have to be just pouring fluid down the throats of players. External hydration can be just as important. Here’s the circumstance where ice water can be their friend. Teams should keep a cooler filled with iced wet cloths that players can apply to the back of their necks, their wrists, and their temples to chill themselves down. Having some icy water to pour over their heads and necks can really help lower body temperature, which helps retain fluids. During heat-illness episodes, one of the serious complications is a sudden and severe increase in temperature of 102 to 106 degrees, which can cause seizures, brain damage and death. Ice water will quickly reduce temperatures to a safer level so should always be on hand in case of an emergency.
As important as maintaining hydration before and during exercise is replenishing after exercise. Many adults and young athletes may feel that once they finish the “heavy lifting” they are out of danger of dehydration and heat-related illness, but in fact the stresses of fluid loss and exertion can play out slowly and be just as dangerous 30 minutes to an hour after activity. Therefore, be sure that kids drink at least 8 ounces of fluid following a game and continue to drink for the rest of the day, especially with a high heat index. Most health professionals say we should be drinking half a gallon a day for normal intake. That’s equal to eight 8-ounce glasses of water a day. Another rule is to intake half your body weight in ounces per day. If you weigh 90 pounds, you’ll need a minimum of 45 ounces of water a day. Add another 32 ounces if you do strenuous exercise no matter your weight or size. You can over-hydrate, but that’s really rare so you shouldn’t worry about that. It’s more likely that players will under-hydrate.
The warning signs of heat-related illness come on rapidly and must be dealt with quickly. You need to keep in mind that thirst and dry-mouth come later in the process, so no one should wait until they experience these symptoms. The spectrum of symptoms have two tiers. In the first tier, the symptoms, once recognized and attended to, can result in a cautious return to play. In the second tier, the symptoms require removal from play and often immediate medical attention. In the first tier, muscle cramps are the first serious indication of dehydration. We often see players go down with cramps, which can usually be alleviated on the field with stretching and muscle massage. But the cause of the cramps has to be attended to as well. Players should immediately hydrate, and can usually do so while the cramps are being worked out. Coaches need to watch for flushed faces which are a major indicator of early dehydration. All players will sweat during exercise and particularly during exercise in the heat, but if that sweating continues profusely during a break after being wiped and cooled down, a player should probably sit until the sweating can be controlled. Naturally, any player complaining of thirst or dry mouth should be taken off the field for a break. Players who complain of light-headedness need to sit down and hydrate. When the symptoms progress to the second tier, things take a more serious turn. Fainting, severe dizziness, nausea and vomiting, loss of coordination, abnormally high body temperature and profuse sweating are all symptoms of second tier heat illness. Teams should have an instant thermometer available to take the player’s temperature which can climb to over 104 degrees rapidly if not cooled immediately. The shift from first tier to second tier symptoms can occur in literally a few minutes, so adults need to be watchful of anyone experiencing first tier symptoms. Players should be immediately evaluated and removed from play for the rest of the day. If symptoms persist or worsen, immediate medical care is necessary. It’s always better to err on the side of caution since a kid with second tier conditions can slip quickly into a possible dangerous and fatal medical state.
Most symptoms can be dealt with through simple interventions. Shade with trees, a tent, even an umbrella, should always be available to help a player cool down. Those water bottle fans that spray water while they rotate are actually quite effective in helping to bring temperature down. Ice water cloths and ice water splashes are important to have on hand. Potable water should always be available and used during regular breaks no more than 20 to 30 minutes apart. We stop games for lightning strikes, and we should be just as diligent to the dangers of a high heat index which measures the relationship between heat and humidity. A heat index over 90 indicates activity should be done with extreme caution, an index over 103 means there is danger, and an index over 125 means extreme danger. Experts say that indices over 103 should be considered unhealthy and people should seek cool shelter and refrain from any unnecessary activity. While humid Southern states have higher, consistent heat indices during the summer, “dry heat” states like Nevada can reach a dangerous heat index. For example a temperature of 96 with just 45% humidity qualifies as 104 heat index. Scheduling games in the early morning or early evening hours when the sun is at its lowest point and temperatures are cooler helps alleviate some of the danger. If a club is running a camp, having lunch and indoor chalk board work during the hottest time of day can insure some safety from heat exhaustion and stroke for campers. Coaches should be responsible for keeping track of the heat index, making sure all players are taking appropriate breaks with water and shade, having players remove all unnecessary equipment, and monitoring players’ exercise so that those with less conditioning don’t overdo it. Players should wear light-colored, loose-fitting clothing that can easily allow for evaporation and have water with them at all times. Changing sweaty clothing can be helpful as well.
Studies have shown that flavored waters are consumed more readily and at greater volume than plain water, hence the popularity of sports drinks. But many of these have high sugar content that can actually end up upsetting the stomach, leaching water into the bowels, and causing diarrhea. Therefore parents might want to consider using the flavoring drops from MiO, Dasani and Crystal Light. These contain no sugars, require just a few drops per 16 ounces, and provide a great variety of flavors that kids enjoy. Putting 1/4 teaspoon of salt in 16 ounces of water actually provides the same electrolyte replacement that sports drinks offer at lower cost and without the sugar. The amount of potassium sports drinks provide is negligible. Avocado, bananas, and many citrus fruits can serve as great potassium sources. Whatever we parents can do to insure that our kids drink enough on hot, humid days we should.
Coaches, parents, and players need to take heat seriously rather than just a hardship to be stoically borne. Heat-illness can be dangerous, even deadly, so we need to be watchful for its appearance and diligent in its treatment. It’s better to err to the side of over-caution, than to let symptoms become so serious that they can’t be easily treated. Heat-induced problems come on and progress quickly, often not allowing for time to “wait and see.” Children who take any diuretic medications, have heart arrhythmias, or have any acute medical conditions such as a cold or the flu should either proceed cautiously or not at all when the heat index is above 80. As parents, we can’t be shy about insisting on appropriate water and shade breaks, and we need to be sure our kids have water available at all times. Any child exhibiting serious symptoms of heat-illnesses should be immediately removed from activity, cooled down and hydrated. If the child is disoriented, vomiting, complaining of headaches, or unusually flushed he or she should probably be taken for a medical evaluation or at a minimum placed in an air condition environment and observed. Heat-related deaths are on the rise in the general population and among athletes in particular. When we complain that it’s hot, we need to remember that our active kids, whether at practice or just out in the backyard, can be seriously affected by the heat. | journalism_and_media_communication |
https://matthewblunderfield.com/About | 2024-02-23T12:33:33 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947474412.46/warc/CC-MAIN-20240223121413-20240223151413-00127.warc.gz | 0.947897 | 304 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__19600098 | en | Matthew Blunderfield is a photographer and host of the podcast Scaffold.
He teaches architecture at the Royal College of Art, and is a producer at The Architecture Foundation.
Matthew’s photography has been published in the Architect’s Journal, Superposition Magazine and the Architectural Review, and has recently featured in At Home in London: The Mansion Block, a book-length study co-published by the Architecture Foundation and MACK.
Scaffold is an ongoing interview project that maps the shifting contours of contemporary architecture. The project began independately in 2018, and became a part of the Architecture Foundation’s audio programme in 2021. With over 90 conversations recorded to date, it features emerging and established voices in the fields of architecture, art and design, and has been celebrated by Dezeen as one of the “best pieces of new architectural media.”
At the RCA Matthew teaches an M.Arch design studio with Cathy Hawley focused on the adaptive reuse of buildings and urban surfaces, with an interest in establishing new frameworks of pleasure and comfort in the context of climate breakdown. He has previously taught undergraduate and masters studios at the Kingston School of Art.
Born and raised in Vancouver, Matthew studied English Literature at the University of British Columbia and Architecture at the University of Toronto, before completing his RIBA Part III qualification from the Bartlett, UCL. He lives in London.
email: m.blndrfld (@) gmail.com | journalism_and_media_communication |
http://www.alindstromphoto.com/about.html | 2013-12-10T04:58:41 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-48/segments/1386164009403/warc/CC-MAIN-20131204133329-00073-ip-10-33-133-15.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.980096 | 160 | CC-MAIN-2013-48 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2013-48__0__165788194 | en | Thanks for stopping by Adam Lindstrom Photography.
Years ago, I thought photography would simply be a hobby, documenting travels, sharing them with friends and family. But, an untamed desire to pursue photography did not dissipate as the years passed. In fact, my passion for it grew - the challenge never ends - the challenge to create an image that tells a story. This keeps me constantly inspired.
I’ve recently discovered many of these images from my own story, and generations before me. And everyone should have their moments preserved. My promise is to provide you with those images for you and your family - for you to look at one day, and have all of those memories come rushing back to you as if you were in it that very moment.
© Adam Lindstrom Photography | journalism_and_media_communication |
http://www.israelbonds.com/about/from-the-ceo.aspx | 2014-12-18T15:20:52 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-52/segments/1418802767247.82/warc/CC-MAIN-20141217075247-00068-ip-10-231-17-201.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.933943 | 350 | CC-MAIN-2014-52 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2014-52__0__160141491 | en | By Israel (Izzy) Tapoohi
President & CEO
The success of the Israel Bonds international delegation to Paris and Israel, held September 7 – 14, can be measured by the fact that Israel’s foremost leaders – President Rivlin, Prime Minister Netanyahu, Finance Minister Lapid and Defense Minister Ya’alon – all arranged their schedules specifically to meet with us. The meetings underscored the continued close connection between the highest levels of Israel’s government and the Bonds organization.
Delegates took pride in the words of President Rivlin, who praised our organization’s “unique role in the growth of Israel and its transformation from an agricultural country to a modern global economy.”
Moreover, Prime Minister Netanyahu thanked the Bonds delegation for “your vote of confidence in our country (and) for your support, the backing you provide, and your acts of goodwill.” The prime minister stressed the importance of maintaining a strong economy in light of geopolitical events.
Finance Minister Lapid highlighted our organization’s close ties with Israel, declaring, “These are times when we need our family more than ever, and you are family.”
The confidence Israel’s top echelon expressed in the Bonds enterprise will be our impetus as we move into the final quarter of the 2014 sales effort. Israel faces economic challenge in the aftermath of Operation Protective Edge, and we must ensure the continued flow of capital through the sale of Israel bonds. This includes not only increasing the number of bonds sold, but increasing the number of investors as well.
I hope you will join with us as we look to strengthen Israel’s economy and show determined support during these uncertain times. | journalism_and_media_communication |
https://michalis.co/2018/04/30/echo-chambers-work-covered-on-lemonde/ | 2023-05-28T21:57:14 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-23/segments/1685224644571.22/warc/CC-MAIN-20230528214404-20230529004404-00284.warc.gz | 0.939452 | 149 | CC-MAIN-2023-23 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-23__0__268053605 | en | Kiran, Gianmarco, Aris and I attended the Web Conference in Lyon last week, where we presented our tutorial (link) on polarization on social media, as well as our recent, large-scale study on echo chamber on Twitter (link).
The tutorial was a particularly good opportunity to present a large number of works from the related literature of various disciplines and discuss with the audience. Part of the discussion was reported on Lemonde by William Audureau, who covered the conference for the newspaper.
Link to the Le Monde article: here (in French).
Link to tutorial material: here.
Link to Aalto press release: here.
Link to University of Helsinki‘s post: here. | journalism_and_media_communication |
https://www.dcu-eross.com/activities/webinars-2022-23-sem-2/ | 2024-03-05T07:58:46 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707948223038.94/warc/CC-MAIN-20240305060427-20240305090427-00286.warc.gz | 0.944235 | 6,239 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__73550197 | en | EROSS PUBLIC WEBINAR SERIES - SEMESTER 2 - 2022/23
Wednesday January 25th, 2023
Decaying Dicks and Putrid Pussies: Zombie Sex Toys and Pleasure
Dr Caroline West, University of Galway (Ireland)
The zombie is generally asexual in mainstream depictions, with the rare exception of zombie porn. However, recently there has been a steady a rise in the popularity of zombie sex toys. These sex toys proclaim to resemble ‘realistic’ zombie genitalia and receive reviews such as this intriguing example: ‘for those of you out there with secret zombie sex fantasies, this is for you! Finally, a zombie cock that won’t rot and fall off’. This presentation will look at the phenomenon of these toys and how they fit into explorations of abject sexuality, where disgust is a turn on instead of a turn off. If decay is a selling point instead of a disgust elicitor, how does this impact our comprehension of sex and our understanding of necrophilia? When pustules and rotting testicles are the selling points of dildos, and grey, rotting flesh is used as the skin tone for vagina replicas, what does this say about the nature of taboo sex? This presentation will explore this intersection of horror and pleasure, and asks how the sexualised zombie can contribute to our understanding of zombiism, necrophilia, and desire.
Zombiism interrogates borders that are geo-political or economical, but we cannot build a complete theory of zombiism without looking at sexual borders and how the zombie sex toy challenges notions of sexual pleasure, masturbation, and fear. This presentation situates sex firmly within zombie semiotics and explore what this transgressive sexual activity means for zombie studies.
Dr. Caroline West is an outreach coordinator with Active* Consent, based at NUI Galway, Ireland. She completed her PhD at Dublin City University on the experiences of women working in the American pornography industry in 2020. This thesis also looked at fan interactions, stigma, violence, and feminist discourses on pornography. Additionally, she holds an MA in Sexuality Studies. Caroline is the host of the Glow West podcast which focuses on sexual wellness, and is a relationship columnist with the Irish Independent. She is also the sex and relationship expert for Bumble Ireland. Caroline has been a media commentator about consent, pornography, feminism, and sexual wellness since 2016.
Wednesday February 1st, 2023 *
Archives and the Afterlives of Citizenship: A Case Study
Aaron Benedetti, University of California, Davis (USA)
(* this event will take place at 15h00 Irish Time)
Diana Wakimoto defines grassroots counterarchives as recordkeeping organizations that are managed by the same groups whose histories these organizations seek to preserve. These counterarchives exist in contrast to institutional archives, which are managed by the state and its bureaucracies. In this talk, I consider the relationship of queer and trans counterarchives to those slippery, contestable, deeply inconsistent concepts of “community” and “citizenship” by way of a case study of the Lavender Library, Archives, and Cultural Exchange (LLACE) in Sacramento, California, USA. I draw on my experiences as a volunteer at LLACE since late 2019 and as organizer of an oral history project at LLACE since summer 2022. LLACE is an example of a grassroots counterarchive: it is volunteer-managed and donation-supported, and it provides and preserves textual and video materials for a primarily queer and trans population of local patrons. LLACE’s circulation materials include many texts that state-funded libraries would tag as obscene (for example, pornography) or too specialized for “general” circulation (for example, self-published writing by local queer/trans writers). In the neoliberal world of nonprofit fundraising, LLACE advertises itself as a local resource and supportive space for queer and trans people, especially for queer and trans people of color and Black and indigenous queer and trans people. In many ways, this is true, since LLACE is one of very few non-state-administered spaces through which people can move without the need for payment. But LLACE also relies on appeals to neoliberal notions of diversity and identity, some of which contribute to the marginalization and disenfranchisement of those very populations LLACE intends to serve. As such, the accessibility of LLACE’s resources is paradoxically conditioned on the organization’s capacity to reproduce parts of the political and economic logic that undermines American notions of citizenship and political community. LLACE’s capacity to frame itself as a “good” nonprofit organization allows the library to steal resources from an economy that is increasingly inhospitable to racialized queer and trans populations; simultaneously, LLACE’s reproduction of neoliberal rhetorics of identity also reshapes the library’s relation to its “own” community and constituents. I interpret my experiences as a volunteer in conjunction with certain oral history interviews to understand how donors, patrons, volunteers, and other locals narrate their relationship to the library, its materials, its history, and its activities “in the community.” What are the commitments and detachments that sustain or compel volunteers in their ongoing labor at LLACE? In what ways are patrons and donors committed to and detached from LLACE’s mission and materials? I argue that close attention to this grassroots counterarchive provides insight into American neoliberalisms, minoritized gender and sexual “community,” and the distinct constellation of attachments and detachments that mark, to borrow a phrase from Eva Cherniavsky, the afterlives of American citizenship.
Aaron Benedetti (he/him) is a doctoral candidate in cultural studies with an emphasis in feminist theory and research at the University of California, Davis (USA). His dissertation explores the political currency of archives in contemporary US queer communities by placing feminist information studies and critical archival studies in conversation with American studies, queer politics and history, and theories of temporality. At UC Davis, he works alternately as an instructor and teaching assistant in the Departments of English, American Studies, and Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies.
Wednesday February 8th, 2023
Interview: My Name is Philippa (Mercier Press, 2021)
Philippa Ryder, author (Ireland)
This webinar will consist in an interview of Philippa Ryder on her debut memoir My Name is Philippa (Mercier Press, 2021). Philippa Ryder, a feminist, LGBTQ+ activist, career civil servant, COO of Under The Rainbow and inspiring Trans woman, has spent 20 plus years working in the field for the LGBTQ+ community, working with TENI (Transgender Equality Network Ireland) in their early days and acting as a committee member for TGEU (Transgender Europe).
Wednesday February 15th, 2023 *
Porn Panic Politics in Canada: The Return of the Sex Crisis
Dr Rebecca Sullivan, The University of Calgary (Canada)
(* this event will take place at 15h00 Irish Time)
In 1992, feminist activist and journalist Susan Cole released Pornography and the Sex Crisis in Canada. It charted a decade or so of hotly contested porn debates between competing feminist organizations across the country and related public policy responses. At the time, the focus was on sexually explicit media and the overbearing provincial censor boards that were powerful at the time. Commercialized sexual services remained largely criminalized, although closely linked in the public discourse. A Parliamentary Committee on Pornography and Prostitution was formulated in 1983 (The Fraser Committee), followed one year later by the Committee on Sexual Offences Against Children and Youth (The Badgley Committee).
Also during the eighties, police assaults on queer public spaces precipitated protests and a growing alliance between queer, trans, and sex worker populations. Feminist groups were largely (but certainly not completely) absent from this movement, more invested in what they considered the twinned issues of sexually explicit media and sexual violence against women. By the mid-nineties, the sex crisis sputtered to an end, as policing consensual sexual acts could no longer rely on moralizing sex panics to justify their abuses. However, the threat of resumption hung overhead the country as the legal and regulatory frameworks remained largely in place but unenforced.
By the 2010s, the storm clouds of sex panic gathered again. After a landmark Supreme Court ruling against all prostitution laws, the ruling Conservative government introduced even more draconian measures to prevent consensual adult sex work in 2014. In 2016, the House of Commons Standing Committee on Health held hearings to promote the scientifically baseless claim that “online violent and degrading sexually explicit material” was a public health crisis. In the midst of the COVID pandemic the same MP who instigated these hearings now called for an investigation by the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics on “Ensuring the Protection of Privacy and Reputation on Platforms such as Pornhub.” He also introduced Bill C-302, “An Act to amend the Criminal Code (pornographic material)” to make acts that were already illegal even more illegal because porn.
Why are we back here in the throes of moralizing sex panics, consuming public resources to support political overreach which, as the Supreme Court has already ruled multiple times, violate the Charter rights of Canadians? How have alliances shifted over the decades to bring feminist activists into the fold of sexual rights activism, and advanced sex worker advocacy to the centre of the movement? Utilizing the responsibilization framework I developed for my analysis of Canada’s crisis approach to reproductive politics, I consider the return of the sex crisis through the lens of bodily autonomy, sexual citizenship, and the politicization of public health.
Dr. Rebecca Sullivan is a professor at the University of Calgary, specializing in feminist media and cultural studies. She is the (co-)author/editor of eight books including Becoming Biosubjects: Bodies. Systems. Technologies (2011); Bonnie Sherr Klein’s Not a Love Story: A Film About Pornography (2014); and Pornography: Stuctures, Agency and Performance (2015), and a member of the Editorial Board for the Journal of Porn Studies. Dr. Sullivan is past president of the Canadian Communication Association and past Chair of the Sexuality Studies Association. She is currently working on The Legacy of Studio D for Feminist Media Arts Activism, funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Insight Grant Program.
Wednesday February 22nd, 2023
'You know what it is? They never felt these fabrics before.': Black Masculinity, Hybridity
Dr Ashley Morgan, Cardiff Metropolitan University (UK)
This presentation explores hybrid dress and embodiment of SoundCloud Rappers. SoundCloud rappers wear clothes usually associated with hybrid masculinity, such as fluffy pink hoodies, silk scarves and frilly shirts. In contrast, rappers usually embody an idealized heteronormative masculinity, played out through manly affect, which is often expressed through baggy sports clothing and oversized gold jewellery. Despite black masculinity being historically defined through stylish, interesting and ostentatious clothes, these looks have been rejected by traditional rappers for fear of the feminization of the male body through hybrid masculinity. The transformation in cultural production through participatory culture, allowing for different male identities to be expressed, has had little impact on black masculinity in hip hop. Using the concept of the dandy, this article examines the ways in which certain SoundCloud rappers embraced ostentation and hybridity in clothing, despite a significant backlash from their peers. Arguably, SoundCloud rappers have pushed the boundaries of clothing for a new generation of queer Black rappers, such as Youngthug, and Lil Nas X, arguably, paving the way for looks which are ‘beyond belief’.
Dr Ashley Morgan is a senior lecturer at Cardiff Metropolitan University. She has published on male geek identity, sexual asceticism as a viable form of male sexual behaviour and the presence of mediated toxic masculinity. She is especially interested in the intersections between masculine identity and clothing and has published on hybrid masculinity, men in skirts and the relationship between hegemonic masculinity and men’s suits. Her forthcoming research includes depressed affect and men's clothing, Punk, Running and Ageing, Punk as a form of Collective Practice and qualitative research with Dr Mo Malik on Male Pattern Baldness. She is an award-winning running punk.
Wednesday March 8th, 2023
Mapping Transnormativity: Body Mapping as Method
Matt Kennedy, University College Dublin (Ireland)
Body mapping is an arts-based research method ideal for studying the intersections of contextual factors that influence experiences of embodiment and in the case of this research project visually depict lived experiences of transition. There is increased interest in knowledge generated through trans people’s embodied experience and its relevance to understanding stigma, discrimination and subjectivity as examined through qualitative methods, primarily interviews. Such complex experiences cannot be fully conveyed via textual data alone, and visual methodologies yield critical, engaging and reflexive media for researchers and participants to generate evidence that other methods cannot. This project on transnormativity and the everyday lifeworlds of young trans men in Ireland used body mapping to generate visual and textual data to capture trans men’s embodied experiences to understand transnormativity as an ideology alongside interviews and focus groups. The production of body maps in this project enabled participants to express and symbolise emotions and represent stories about their experiences of the world, their lives, and their bodies via visual representation, producing an image depicting embodied experience at the intersection of multiple forms of marginalisation. This presentation will bring members of the session through the planning, delivery and outcomes of the body mapping workshops in order to explore the contributions of body mapping as a method to this specific research project and its significance in visually capturing the nuances of transness and transition. In addition, this presentation will demonstrate the capacity for body maps to communicate research findings and the significance of arts-based methods in participatory research.
Matt Kennedy (he/him) is an Irish Research Council Scholar and doctoral candidate in the area of trans studies in the School of Social Policy, Social Work and Social Justice at University College Dublin, a writer and a boxer. He is currently employed in Belong To, Ireland’s National LGBTQ+ youth organisation as the policy and research officer as well as completing his PhD on transnormativity. His research areas and interests include trans studies, queer studies, autoethnography, disciplinarity, abolition, feminist theory, gender studies, archival studies, youth studies, sport and masculinities. His writing can be found in The Bulletin of Applied Transgender Studies, Irish University Review and Fruit Journal.
Wednesday March 15th, 2023
The Queer Home on Celluloid: Greek Cinema and the Public/Private Boundary
Dr Phevos Kallitsis, University of Portsmouth (UK)
The paper aims to discuss through content analysis of the films that constitute the New Greek Queer cinema of the 90s the residential home as an important site for ‘queer politics’ of identity, based on the way it manages the public/private boundary. Taking inspiration from the rise of the New Queer cinema as defined by Rich (1992, 2013), a group of Greek auteurs, many of them after studying and working abroad, brought forward the queer subject in a rather conservative society, aiming simultaneously to move forward from the depressing cursed gay man, the dangerous margin and the historical perspective. In the mid-90s, Greek filmmakers deal with contemporary issues, raise issues of class, immigration and alternative identities, and make references to global trends, while, at the same time, placing their main characters in the contemporary Greek urban and rural space. National cinematic productions provide a reflection of social issues, regardless of the aims of the creators and this paper aims to focus on the development of a queer identity in a country, which always dreamed of belonging to the west, despite its clear geographical position within and cultural links to the east. The paper studies the way the private space of gay, lesbian and trans characters is presented and maps how these representations reveal the way the public/private boundary is managed and creates relationships with the world. These representations reveal stereotypes and cultural assumptions, while at the same time bring those subjects to the attentions of the public.
Dr Phevos Kallitsis is an architect (National Technical University of Athens) and Senior Lecturer at the University of Portsmouth. He teaches architecture and interior design. His research focuses on cinematic representation and urban spaces. His publications have explored horror films and the notion of safety in the city, gendered and queer approaches on urban space and the meaning of home for people with dementia. He has worked as an architect, cinema critic and set designer for theatre productions and TV.
Wednesday 22nd March 2023
“She is incapable of leaving” – Perceiving Consent, Vulnerability, and Strategy in ‘Battered’ and ‘Prostituted’ Women
Victoria Holt, University of Roehampton London, England
Over the years, understandings of domestic abuse and sex work have altered the words we call on to define it. The phrase ‘battered woman’ was premised on notions of learned helplessness, a psychological condition where women perceived their circumstances as unchangeable and therefore tolerated the abuse. But now we know that women in abusive or violent relationships do have agency and regularly show resistance – at times violent, but often not. Regardless of how resistance manifests, ultimately resistance is a survival strategy for those living with violence, and this includes, at times, strategic passivity and placation. For many women, leaving an abusive partner may increase their risk of femicide, meaning that it is often safest for them to stay: staying then, is an act of resistance to keep themselves alive. Battered woman as a term, is thus no longer appropriate. But why then, is the term prostituted woman acceptable to the same feminists who acknowledge the agency of abuse survivors? Their argument is that sex worker implies that having sex for money is a job, with freely given consent, and they argue that for those who are trafficked or pimped this term is inappropriate. Prostituted woman is far more apt because they are being prostituted. Staying in an abusive relationship may mean living with violence and degradation, but leaving comes with its own risks. It’s no different in the sex industry where continuing sex working is a reflection of limited livelihood options and scarce economic resources. Many of the participants in this paper utilised sex work as resistance against abuse, against poverty, and as a strategy against further risk of harm.
Using the term ‘prostituted woman’ to highlight harm being done undermines the agency that women show when they exercise self-determination, capacity and awareness of income generation for survival. This is especially the case for migrant or coerced sex workers as it forgets the whole social, economic and political context which renders someone vulnerable in the first place. Drawing on data from my PhD research, this presentation will show how agency, strategy, and resistance are present, even in cases of coercive, abusive or trafficked sex workers, if actually, they are strategically working in a way to minimize harm to themselves and others. Simply because they are not actively exiting does not mean that they are consenting to sex work any more than a woman is consenting to being abused simply because she is not moving out. Based on findings from qualitative interviews with sex workers who experienced domestic abuse, I show how, when dominant voices refer to women as prostituted, they are constructed as ‘vulnerable’, and this justifies a range of coercive consequences as shown in my analysis, such as others disciplining them, using stigmatising labelling or even intrusive and destabilising rescue missions.
Victoria Holt is a PhD scholar at the University of Roehampton, and a research assistant at the University of Sheffield, with experience working in frontline women’s services. Her thesis explores sex workers’ experiences of domestic and familial abuse, and she is especially interested in constructions of identity and vulnerability, maternal bonds and knowledge production, as well as abolitionist and community based interventions and support. As a research assistant she is working with Dr Laura Connelly on a project titled 'Equality and Inclusion: Promoting responsible academic engagement with sex workers.' This project aims to explore how academics can operate in a more ethical and responsible way with sex workers, from the perspective of sex workers. It is a project that is informed by a ‘scholar-activist’ approach: an approach orientated around how academics can best work in service to the communities in which they research. Her wider research is focused more broadly on queer intimate partner violence, family violence, the sex industry, feminism, carceralism and police perpetrated violence. She is co-convener of the British Sociological Association’s Violence Against Women and Girls Study Group and she sits on the board for the Sex Work Research Hub. Her work has been published in The Lancet, International Journal of Gender, Sexuality and Law as well as mainstream publications such as The Independent, The Quietus and Novara Media. Her interests are reflected in the activism work she does away from her thesis. She works closely with the Sex Worker Advocacy and Resistance Movement (SWARM), Decrim Now and The English Collective of Prostitutes.
Wednesday March 29th, 2023
Subverting Space and Time in Queer Collage
Emilio Williams, Georgia State University (USA)
This research in progress positions gay collage as weapon to queer heteronormative notions of space and time. Since at least the 1920’s, North Atlantic men who loved other men juxtaposed images to represent and re-imagine queer locations and chronologies. Visuals from highly-gendered male and female magazines and ads leapfrogged from popular press to scrapbook collections to vernacular, pioneering forms of postmodernist/pop collage.
The survey ranges from the interwar period to the mid 50’s, including surviving relics from the Harlem Renaissance, never before published work by outsider artists, photograph by key gay photographers in American popular magazines, as well as examples from the private work of artists such Cecil Beaton and Jess. The presentation makes new connections between how queer collage, photography and photomontage cross-pollinated in motifs and composition in the aftermath of modernism. Riffing on theories of the ridiculous, by Stefan Brecht and Charles Ludlam, these queer works deploy a stance pregnant with humorous and critical connotations. They also toy with “queer goading,” a rebellious stance of doubling down in sexual and/or gender performative excesses. Some of the queer discourses deployed in these early vernacular collages endured the golden age of pop art, the AIDS crisis, and continue to live, well and fine, in the work of contemporary queer collage artists.
Emilio Williams is a bilingual (Spanish/English) award-winning writer and educator. His critically acclaimed plays have been produced in Argentina, Estonia, France, Mexico, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States. His experimental prose has appeared most recently in Brevity Magazine, Writing Disorder, Hinterland Magazine, Imagined Theatres, and the anthology Beyond Queer Words 2021. Emilio has lectured around the world, and taught at several U.S. universities, including DePaul University, Columbia College Chicago, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and Georgia State University. He holds a BA in Film and Video and an MFA in Writing. His research interest involves how to queer the form in which new knowledge is developed and shared.
Wednesday April 5th, 2023 *
The Fiction of Power: Mobilized Dissident Identities Revealing Sexual Neoliberal Urban Fantasies in Quito - Ecuador and Beyond
Ignacio Espinosa, Universidad Internacional del Ecuador (Ecuador)
(* this event will take place at 12h00 pm Irish Time)
The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted and reinforced existing urban inequities. Many of these inequities have been presented by local and national governments as “inevitable” realities, justified by “realistic” public policies that respond to urban imaginaries, including: 1) “the pedestrian” and his mobility; 2) the #StayAtHome imperative and single-family housing; and 3) cleanliness and health. At the same time, citizens’ demands for their collective rights have been catalogued as unrealistic fantasies and rejected by state, economic, and media powers. This text explores some of the urban imaginaries that the Quito municipal government and the national Ecuadorian government have presented as reality in order to apply their “realistic” measures during the quarantine and isolation. Thanks to the protests and resistance of sexual dissidents, many fantasies and fictions that shore up the current urban-economic model, presented to us as “rational” and “sensible,” have come to light.
During the quarantine, certain limitations of the municipal urban imaginary of “the pedestrian” were confirmed. Pedestrian crossing signs reflect that “the pedestrian” is imagined as “neutral”—a facile representation of a man on foot (Fig. 1), ignoring the differentiated mobilities of female or feminized pedestrians. Similarly, in an ableist (or disabling) urban model (Fernández, 2018) such as ours, depicting this imaginary “pedestrian” ignores the reality of pedestrian mobility with objects like wheelchairs or canes; it excludes mobility with objects related to jobs as caretakers and domestic workers, such as baby strollers or shopping bags from the supermarket (Jirón, 2018; Soto, 2018).
Whereas in Quito new measures called “peak and plate” were applied to restrict automobility in accordance with the vehicle’s license plate number, in Bogotá, “peak and gender” was enacted. It is useful to look at the cases of other nearby Andean capitals to deepen learning processes. “Peak and gender” (Alcaldía de Bogotá, 2020) was based on the fictitious imaginary that if pedestrians are not men, they must be women.
#StayAtHome and single-family housing
As with the concept of “the pedestrian,” the #StayAtHome imaginary promoted by local and national governments was also fictitiously conceptualized as being “universal,” clearly based on realities of cities in the Global North, where the COVID-19 pandemic arrived earlier. In the first place, “staying” at home is a fictitious assumption. Just as the ease, speed, and comfort of mobility are privileges not granted to everyone, depending on their economic class, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, immigration status or nationality, age, functional diversity, among others, the decision not to move/ go out is also a privilege (Crosswell, 2010).
A second myth of the city’s #StayAtHome measure relates to architectonic and urban typologies. Both the national and municipal governments positioned an urban imaginary of “home” (Figs. 2 and 3) based on a spacious suburban home located low-density population areas, with a lawn outside and all the basic services.
A third fiction of the city’s #StayAtHome measure is the urban imaginary of housing as being single-family and a unitary indicator of “the family” (Figs. 3 and 4).
Another urban imaginary promoted by the Municipality of Quito and the national government during the quarantine concerns cleanliness and health. The message was to wash your hands continuously to avoid the spread of the COVID-19 virus and protect your health (Figs. 5 and 6). Nevertheless, this message presented neutrally as obvious and rational is in reality fictitious in some neighborhoods, for example Rancho los Pinos in the south of Quito, which does not have an adequate potable water system (El Comercio, 2020). How do you take your HIV pill and wash our hands without water at home?
During the pandemic, another kind of cleanliness was intensified—social cleanliness. Urban sanitizing for the sake of tourism (Andrade, 2006) was in place before the pandemic, especially in areas like La Mariscal and Centro Histórico, where police frequently controls, chases down, and expels people catalogued as “unacceptable,” “suspicious,” or “pathologized.”
Several trans persons and sex workers organized themselves collectively through the Puente Solidario (Solidarity Bridge), an initiative of the Transgender Project (Almeida, 2020), to demand aid and support from the Pichincha Province government. They also successfully self-organized donations from citizens to be able to distribute food kits among their networks and neighborhoods. Some cis-heterosexual neighbors were able to see, with surprise, that through community organization it was possible to demand rights.
Ignacio Espinosa / Iggi, is a marica activist, artist and professor from Quito - Ecuador. He has a B.F.A. in Architecture from the Savannah College of Art and Design and a MSc in Urban Development Planning from The Bartlett - UCL. Ignacio has studied and worked on the issue of sexuality and the intersectional Right to the City. He is currently a professor in the architecture and urbanism faculty at Universidad Internacional del Ecuador, where he teaches an Urban Planning and Design Workshop, a posthumanist landscape course, and a class on Intersecting the Right to the City and Spatial Justice. The latter focuses on Marxist, decolonial, feminist, “queer” and posthumanist approaches to urbanism in Ecuadorian and South American urban spatial production. Ignacio militates in a local marica collective and co-founded SinVergüenza, a night-time marica space in Quito - Ecuador. | journalism_and_media_communication |
https://blaisekal.com/biden-administration-finalizes-rule-curbing-use-of-short-term-health-plans/ | 2024-04-21T23:36:15 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296818067.32/warc/CC-MAIN-20240421225303-20240422015303-00238.warc.gz | 0.968238 | 903 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__167772136 | en | The Biden administration announced on Thursday that it had finalized a new regulation that curbs the use of short-term health insurance plans that do not comply with the Affordable Care Act, reversing a move by the Trump administration to give consumers more access to cheaper but skimpier plans.
Under the new rule, the short-term plans will be able to last for only 90 days, with an option for a one-month extension.
In 2018, the Trump administration issued a rule allowing the plans to last for just under a year, with the option of renewing them for a total duration of up to three years. Previously, under an Obama-era policy, the plans were required to last for less than three months.
The plans, often with lower premiums than those found on the Affordable Care Act’s marketplaces, do not have to cover people with pre-existing conditions. They are also free from the health law’s requirement that plans offer a minimum set of benefits, like prescription drug coverage and maternity care.
Democrats deride the so-called short-term, limited-duration plans as “junk” insurance, and the Obama-era policy was meant to ensure that healthy consumers could not use that option to sidestep the Affordable Care Act’s marketplaces, leaving a sicker pool of customers enrolling in the comprehensive plans offered under the health law.
The White House cast the new rule as a way to fortify the marketplaces. In a briefing with reporters on Wednesday, Neera Tanden, President Biden’s domestic policy adviser, said that 45 million Americans were now covered through the marketplaces or the expansion of Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. More than 20 million people signed up for plans on the marketplaces during the most recent open enrollment period.
“President Biden is not taking his foot off the gas,” Ms. Tanden said.
Supporters of the short-term plans have said that the less expensive options are well suited for people who are unable to afford a marketplace plan. Brian Blase, who worked on the 2018 rule as a White House official under President Donald J. Trump, said the plans were also ideal for contract and self-employed workers, including those with incomes too high to qualify for more generous subsidies on the Affordable Care Act’s marketplaces.
Mr. Blase said the new rule could cause insurers offering marketplace plans to face less competition. Sick consumers buying a three-month plan could also lose coverage without a better immediate option, he added.
“Nobody benefits,” he said.
But critics of the short-term plans have warned that insurers can mislead consumers who enroll in them, including people who might be eligible for free coverage through the marketplaces. The new regulation requires insurers to provide a disclaimer explaining what the short-term plans cover.
In its announcement on Thursday, the White House cited a man in Montana who accumulated over $40,000 in health costs because his cancer was considered a pre-existing condition, and a woman in Pennsylvania who underwent an amputation and received roughly $20,000 in bills that her plan would not cover.
Sabrina Corlette, a research professor at Georgetown University’s Center on Health Insurance Reforms, said the plans often showed up prominently when consumers searched online for health insurance, with deceptive advertising.
“Often the marketing materials say they cover hospitalizations and prescription drugs,” she said. “To the average consumer it looks like a real health insurance plan.”
Georgetown researchers last year conducted a so-called secret shopper study, calling 20 sales representatives to ask about health plans for people who had lost Medicaid coverage and were eligible for free marketplace plans. They found that none of the representatives mentioned the availability of the free plans. The brokers often used aggressive and misleading tactics to sell short-term plans without providing written plan information, the researchers found.
Ms. Corlette said that brokers typically received higher commissions for selling short-term plans than they did for more comprehensive options.
As a consumer, she said, “you have to be so savvy and careful.”
After the Trump administration issued its rule in 2018, some states moved on their own to limit the sale of short-term plans. Democratic lawmakers urged the Biden administration to reverse the regulation, and the administration issued a proposed rule to do so last summer. | journalism_and_media_communication |
https://pearllemonaccountants.com/buy-to-let-tax-rule-changes-landlords/ | 2024-02-27T16:44:16 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947474676.79/warc/CC-MAIN-20240227153053-20240227183053-00416.warc.gz | 0.971136 | 1,213 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__14490162 | en | 2021 Buy to Let Tax Rule Changes Landlords Need to Know
Do you own – or are you considering investing in – a buy to let property?
In 2021, there are several new buy-to-let tax changes that landlords should be aware of. Some of them are minor, while others may have you rethinking your plans, especially if you haven’t made an investment yet.
Here’s a rundown of what’s been announced – and what to look out for this year – from buy-to-let tax relief to regulatory changes outside of tax.
Buy to Let Mortgages and Tax Relief
Not exactly new, but 2021 is the first full year in which you won’t be able to deduct mortgage interest from rental income. Landlords, will instead get a 20% tax credit on mortgage interest payments.
Landlords used to be able to deduct mortgage interest payments from rental income, but the government announced in 2015 that this would be phased out.
In 2017-18, the amount of tax relief you can claim was reduced to 75%. Then it dropped to only 25% in 2019-20. It’s completely vanished now.
This has been replaced by a 20% tax credit, which isn’t as beneficial for higher-rate and additional-rate taxpayers.
To help mitigate the effect of the new rules, an increasing number of landlords are forming a limited liability company (LLC) when purchasing a new rental property. This is because, rather than the higher individual income tax rates, you will be subject to Corporation Tax rates of 19%.
According to research from estate agent Hamptons, a total of 41,700 new buy-to-let limited companies were formed in 2020, up 23% from 2019. So, should you decide to do so, you’ll be far from alone!
Buy to Let Tax Rates in 2021
For 2020-21, the government increased the capital gains tax exemption. It increased in value from £12,000 to £12,300.
As a result, if you sell a second property, you can earn more money tax-free. However, landlords pay a higher capital gains tax rate: 18% for basic-rate taxpayers and 28% for higher and additional-rate taxpayers.
Capital Gains Tax and Buy to Let Properties
Following a review of the system, a Capital Gains Tax freeze could result in a higher tax burden for landlords when it comes time to sell a property.
The Office for Tax Simplification had previously recommended that the Capital Gains Tax on property be overhauled, which would include lowering the capital gains tax-free allowance and raising capital gains tax to match income tax rates.
While this hasn’t happened yet, it’s something to keep an eye on once the pandemic chaos has passed.
Restricted Private Residence Relief
Since the rules changed in April 2020, this (2021) is the first full year that Private Residence Relief has been restricted.
Private Residence Relief was previously available if you lived in your property before renting it out to tenants. This meant you wouldn’t have to pay any Capital Gains Tax for the time you lived there, plus an additional 18 months after you left. However, under the new rules, this time limit has been reduced to nine months.
Furthermore, the £40,000 lettings relief (which you can get if you rent out a home that was previously your primary residence) will only apply to landlords who share an occupancy with their tenants.
2021 Buy to Let Income Tax Rates
So, what are the rates and bands for individual income tax in 2020-21? The amount you can earn before you have to pay income tax is known as your personal allowance. This is currently £12,500, which is the same as last year.
Last year, the higher rate threshold for rental income was raised to £50,000, at which point you begin paying the higher rate of tax (40%) on your profits. The threshold for the additional rate (45%) remains at £150,000.
The End of the Stamp Duty Holiday
The stamp duty holiday was supposed to end on March 30th, but it was extended until June 30th, 2021.
This will then taper off until the end of September, only applying to the first £250,000.
Home buyers in England and Northern Ireland haven’t had to pay stamp duty on the first £500,000 of their property since July 2020, saving them up to £15,000 on properties at the top end of the threshold.
Landlords and second-home buyers benefited from the suspension as well, but they still had to pay the 3% investor stamp duty surcharge under the old rules.
Furthermore, new HMRC data shows that the housing market is doing well, with a 48.5 percent increase in residential transactions in February 2021 compared to the previous year.
Keep in mind that these rules change often. There are a number of proposals on hold that may affect the buy to let property niche, but as COVID-19 recedes you can expect that they will be revisited and implemented over the next year. That’s why however many buy to let properties you own, it will pay to have an accountant on your side, who can keep up with these changes for you.
It’s just as important to consult with one before you invest in a buy to let, as in addition to helping make sure you get the financial side of things right we can also help you ensure you are getting the most from your property. For example, those buying in an area that could be considered a holiday spot may want to consider a holiday let set up instead, which can, in some cases, be more beneficial from a tax and finances point of view.
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https://www.mauj.com/apps/uc-news-cricket-hot-news/ | 2024-02-21T07:59:54 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947473401.5/warc/CC-MAIN-20240221070402-20240221100402-00748.warc.gz | 0.903199 | 393 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__170935707 | en | UC News – personalize your News feed!rnAvailable in Hindi and English, more languages are coming soon.rnUC News allows you to get breaking News & daily trending stories on entertainment, business, and technology, LIVE Cricket, etc. With UC News, you can explore and discover events around the world as they happen. We bring you millions of stories from more than 100+ top media in the world. Youu00e2u0080u0099re definitely going to find what you love here. Its clean and smooth UI also offers you a brand-new reading experience.rnrnPeople choose UC News because: rn- Its Smart rnWith millions of stories in UC News, it can learn what you like to read and present you the News that best matches your preference based on machine learning technology. The more you read, the better recommendation you get.rnrn- It curates the most trending NewsrnIt selects the most relevant Indian and English news, discussion topics, current trends and local updates happening in India and around the world from Facebook and Twitter. Always stay in trends.rnrn- Its a News encyclopediarnWe collect millions of stories and curate 20+ popular channels for you. Many topics such as Offbeat, Fashion, Travel are carefully selected from local Indian websites and Newspapers to satisfy your daily needs.rnrn- Its more than a normal News apprnWith our professional Cricket editor team, UC News also provides you real-time Cricket Match Scores, so that you wonu00e2u0080u0099t miss out on wonderful matches.rnrn- It loads fast and saves your datarnUC News does its best to give you comfortable and fast reading experience plus saving your data all the time.rnrn- Its easy to share with friendrnWith UC News, you can easily share interesting stories with your friends on social media, Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter, Email and SMS. | journalism_and_media_communication |
https://mcleodglaziers.co.uk/community/spreading-a-little-happiness-to-eastern-europe/ | 2024-02-26T08:56:06 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947474653.81/warc/CC-MAIN-20240226062606-20240226092606-00381.warc.gz | 0.954094 | 487 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__122194379 | en | Rotary has been operating the Shoebox Scheme for 25 years and have delivered more than 1 million boxes to communities in need, across Eastern Europe.
This Christmas, boxes will be sent and distributed across Ukraine, Moldova and Romania to communities and families in need.
The relationship between McLeods, Meldrum and the Rotary Club came about due to a family connection.
McLeods employee, Kirsty Robertson’s father, Jimmy, is a long-standing member of The Rotary Club of Perth.
Jimmy originally gave Kirsty three boxes and asked if she would be able to fill them through friends and colleagues at work.
McLeods and Meldrum took this on as a personal challenge and we asked all of our team to donate items for the shoeboxes. In total 30 shoeboxes were filled to the brim with toys, clothes and household items.
Jimmy Robertson said, “I’m just so chuffed that it’s been such a success. I never expected to receive anything like this. It’s way beyond my expectations and it’s a real credit to all the staff at McLeods & Meldrum”.
The Rotary Club of Perth, President, Gordon Hay also welcomed the generous donation with open arms, “A big thanks to all the staff – tremendous effort, absolutely exceptional – it will do a power of good in Eastern Europe”.
Club President, Gordon continued, “Donations this year are even more important than usual. Due to the COVID outbreak less people have been able to donate in person in shops or to the club directly, so donations are even more appreciated this year”.
Derek Petterson, CEO of McLeods & Meldrum concluded, “We are absolutely delighted to take part in this year’s Shoebox Appeal and we know just how important all of our donations will be to families and communities across Eastern Europe, especially at this Festive time of year. I am very proud of our team for coming together and producing such a fantastic effort”.
Picture from left to right: Jimmy Robertson, Rotary Club of Perth, Derek Petterson, CEO McLeods & Meldrum, Gordon Hay, Rotary Club of Perth President and Kirsty Robertson, Business Development at McLeods | journalism_and_media_communication |
http://onbooksandlaws.com/how-have-the-10-years-of-the-progressive-constitution-impacted-the-lives-of-women-in-kenya/ | 2021-05-06T13:41:11 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-21/segments/1620243988753.97/warc/CC-MAIN-20210506114045-20210506144045-00019.warc.gz | 0.958727 | 2,032 | CC-MAIN-2021-21 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-21__0__161635557 | en | Image source: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-46507685
“I raise up my voice not so that I can shout- but so that those without a voice can be heard…We cannot all succeed when half of us are held back.”Malala Yousafzai
The global women’s movement, universally known as the feminist movement is arguably the most conspicuous voice among the marginalized groups worldwide. To this extent, women have even been dubbed the winners of the ‘Oppression Olympics’ as the vocalization of their rights tend to overshadow the plights of the other marginalized groups. Women in Kenya have, since the 1980’s, participated in the feminist movement in a bid to secure their rights despite the gender-retrogressive provisions of the former Constitution. The dawn of the new century found Kenyan women at the peak of this movement and the 2010 promulgation of the new Constitution acted as a catalyst for the inclusion of women in public spaces, dismantling of patriarchal structures and general gender mainstreaming processes in Kenya. In light of the Constitution’s tenth anniversary, this article is a reflection of how far the Kenyan women’s movement has come since the pre-2010 period, the saving grace that was the 2010 Constitution and whether or not the gender equality promise of this law has been fulfilled.
The former constitutional dispensation was, to say the least, blind to the plight of women. This situation was coupled with patriarchal political structures that did not acknowledge the gender disparity that existed in the society at the time. The previous Constitution ignored sex discrimination in its anti-discriminatory clause and banned the enactment of any law that was ‘discriminatory’ in the sense that it addressed the issues of a particular group. This amounted to a classic example of dejure discrimination, i.e., discrimination perpetuated by the law. For instance, the laws on citizenship prejudiced against women in that it allowed men to pass their Kenyan citizenship to their foreign wives and children but denied women the same right. Further, the laws on marriage and inheritance were bias against women. In addition, there existed a plethora of legislations that out rightly perpetuating gender discrimination. However, the onset of the 1975-1985 UN Decade for Women which culminated in Nairobi and the eventual Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, catapulted the struggle for equality for women in Kenya. In addition, the coming into force of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) and subsequently the Maputo Protocol, gave the momentum for the fight for the rights of women in Kenya.
Towards the end of the 1990’s, women in parliament begun to table gender responsive bills and debates before parliament. However, these continued to bear negative outcomes due to the low number of female parliamentarians which remained below 4%. However, some of these progressive gender bills saw the light of day. The beginning of the 21st century saw the enactment of several legislations such as the Children Act in 2001 which contains provisions protecting the girl child against derogatory cultural practices such as early marriages and female circumcision. The Sexual Offences Act of 2006 was also enacted to protect women and girls from sexual violence and bring perpetrators to book; and the Employment Act of 2007 which contains provisions prohibiting any kind of discrimination in the workplace. These laws were evident of the continued activism of women both in parliament and civil society.
The promulgation of the 2010 Constitution marked the onset of a series of gender-responsive laws as it is centered on the principle of equality. Right from the preamble, the Constitution recognizes the principle of equality as one of the national values. The equality clause, Article 27, acknowledges the right of equal treatment of men and women in all spheres of life. Further, it lists sex, pregnancy and marital status as prohibited grounds of discrimination. This clause concludes by mandating the state to take legislative and other measures to ensure the execution of these gender equality provisions including the two-thirds gender principle. This principle requires elective and appointive bodies to adhere to the two-third gender threshold in their membership composition. In addition, throughout the Constitution, there are provisions that are aimed at the furtherance of gender parity in specific areas such as the public service, devolution, family, parliament, constitutional commissions, and political parties, among others.
To complement the constitutional provisions on gender, several policies and legislations have been instituted to further the gender agenda. After 2010, a plethora of laws promoting women rights have been enacted to execute the constitutional provisions and to reverse some of the inequalities historically affecting women. These include the Prohibition of Female Genital Mutilation Act of 2011 which specifically protects the girl child from the practice of genital mutilation and The Citizenship and Immigration Act of 2011, now allowing women the same rights to women to pass their citizenship to their spouses and children. Further, in the area of family law, The Matrimonial Property Act of 2013 and The Marriage Act of 2014 emphasize the equality of the parties of a marriage before, during and after the resolution of the marriage. Another major gain for women under the Matrimonial Property Act was the inclusion of non-monetary contribution in the computation of the aggregate contribution to the marriage in the event of divorce. The Protection Against Domestic Violence Act, 2015 is also one of the statutory instruments enacted to provide relief for the victims of domestic violence which is one of the plights that disproportionately affects women in Kenya. Similarly, a number of policies and institutions were deployed to respond to the gender issue and imbalances that existed. These include National Policy on Gender, Equality and Development, the National Land Policy, the National Policy for the Eradication of Female Genital Mutilation, the National Reproductive and Health Policy, the Gender Policy in education, the Gender Directorate in the Ministry of Devolution and Planning under the presidency and the National Gender and Equality Commission.
Notably, since the promulgation of the Constitution, the number of women in politics, power and decision-making in Kenya has risen. This is attributed to the two-third gender principle in the Constitution as well as the subsequent legislations furthering this rule like the Elections Act and The Political Parties Act of 2011. Also, there is a number of special seats reserved for women in the National Assembly, the Senate and other positions. The first general elections under the umbrella of the new Constitution were held in 2013. During these elections, more women entered the National Assembly although only 16 women were elected to serve constituencies compared to the 290 available seats. On the other hand, no women were directly elected in the Senate although several women contested for the positions. However, 18 women entered the Senate through proportional representation by way of women-only party lists. The County Assemblies attained the set threshold of affirmative action as out of the 1450 county assembly members, 76 were women. In addition, the number of women in top positions in ministries, constitutional commissions, the judiciary and Non-Governmental Organizations increased significantly. The next general elections in 2017 saw the increase of women in elective posts. For instance, the first three women were elected as governors and three others as senators.
Undoubtedly, the women movement has largely benefited from the gender responsive provisions of the 2010 Constitution. The decade has been fruitful with regards to the laws, policies and institutions that have been put in place to ensure the protection of the rights of women and the reversal of the historic gender inequalities. However, despite these advances in gender mainstreaming, the situation of women in Kenya still has a long way to go to attain effective equality, especially among women from marginalized groups and economically challenged backgrounds. This can be attributed to the problematic implementation process of these gender progressive laws. The first impediment to the full implementation of these provisions is the retrogressive implementation of some of the laws by the judiciary. For instance, in the constitutional reference by the Attorney General in 2012 filed for an Advisory Opinion from the Supreme Court (the highest ranking Court in Kenya) on whether or not the two-third gender rule should be actualized immediately or progressively. The Court ruled in favour of the later, disregarding the fact that the principle was set up as an affirmative action to reverse the discrimination of women in the leadership and decision making sphere and therefore called for immediate execution.
Further, the application of the principle was also challenged in the case of the Federation of Women Lawyers in Kenya (FIDA-K) & 5 others v AG & Another where the proposed composition of the Supreme Court judges was challenged with regards to the adherence to two-thirds gender principle. This Petition was dismissed on grounds that the state had not yet developed the machinery for the implementation of the two-third gender rule and it was therefore beyond the purview of the judiciary. In addition, the existence of other systems of law which co-exist with formal law such customary law, has slowed down the full realization of the rights of women in Kenya. For example, the practice of Female Genital Mutilation persists in some communities despite the existence of the Anti-FGM Act, the Children Act and the Prohibition of Domestic Violence Act which categorically prohibits the practice of this act. Other challenges to implementation include the lack of political goodwill, inadequate budgetary allocation towards implementation programmes and lack of coordination among the various stakeholders.
All in all, women in Kenya have come a long way in terms of the legal recognition of their rights and the enactment of legislation and development of policies that ensure these rights are upheld. The promulgation of the Constitution in 2010 has seen the increase in the participation and representation of women in public spaces and the establishment of gender sensitive private law systems in the last ten years. However, these laws have experienced challenges in implementation which is a backward step in the journey towards gender mainstreaming in the country. As we reflect upon these developments, it is high time that better implementation strategies are developed so that the constitutional dream of gender parity becomes a reality.
First published on The Youth Café website | journalism_and_media_communication |
https://kimdmoore.com/leaders-embrace-diversity-equity-and-inclusion/ | 2022-06-25T17:52:53 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-27/segments/1656103036077.8/warc/CC-MAIN-20220625160220-20220625190220-00727.warc.gz | 0.956265 | 731 | CC-MAIN-2022-27 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-27__0__32615116 | en | For as long as I can recall, our nation has been confronted with the topic of racial and social justice. However, over the last 18 months, it has moved to the forefront of our conversation. As a result, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) have become a hot topic, and headlines in local and national news outlets have chronicled our nation’s challenges with DEI.
Unfortunately, as a result, there has been a tremendous amount of misinformation and misconception about DEI. As families, friends, neighbors, and colleagues have discussed and debated the topic, their understanding of DEI often reflects the radio or television station they frequently listen to or watch.
Now, I’m not bashing television, radio, or news outlets. In fact, following the news is one of my favorite activities. As a result, there are times I’ve been called a news junkie by people in my family.
As I read, watch, and listen to my favorite news outlets, I have noticed that they skip over explaining the definition of DEI in their reporting. So, as a scientist, I wondered if it was just my news outlets or a trend. Well, after some research guess what I found out?
That’s right; it is a trend! But, unfortunately, regardless of where you get your news, the conversation typically does not include a definition of DEI. As an educator and scientist, I struggle with the lack of clarity around this topic.
Why? Because we must have a common understanding of any topic before we can address an issue. Without common knowledge, we end up talking “at” each other instead of “to” each other. Therefore, if we want to address a concern, we must start with a clear understanding of the issue.
So what does DEI mean? Let me break the terms down into three simple questions:
- Diversity asks: Who is in the room?
- Equity asks: Who is trying to get into the room but can’t?
- Inclusion asks: Have everyone’s ideas been heard?
Now, I know you think it can’t be that simple, right? Well, it is!
Let’s review the standard definition of each term according to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary:
- Diversity: the state of having people who are different races or who have different cultures in a group or organization
- Equity: fairness or justice in the way people are treated
- Inclusion: the act or practice of including and accommodating people who have historically been excluded (as because of their race, gender, sexuality, or ability)
I hope you see the alignment between the three questions and the definitions.
As the leader of your organization, it’s your responsibility to position your organization for success. So, before you jump into a discussion embracing DEI, ensure everyone is on the same page.
“Good leadership requires you to surround yourself with people of diverse perspectives who can disagree with you without fear of retaliation.”– Doris Kearns Goodwin
Starting with a shared understanding will help to avoid misunderstanding and confusion. While it might sound a bit silly and like a waste of time, the rewards you and your organization will reap are well worth your time and effort.
Are you embracing diversity, equity, and inclusion?
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http://www.americancosmeticdentistry.org/teeth/veneers-popular-cosmetic-dentistry/ | 2023-12-10T20:39:05 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679102637.84/warc/CC-MAIN-20231210190744-20231210220744-00529.warc.gz | 0.965008 | 1,093 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__170304113 | en | It stands to reason that everyone can agree nobody expected 2020 to turn out the way it did. Everyone had to embrace the unexpected just to get by on a daily basis. With COVID-19 on the minds of everyone, the majority of businesses moved to online meetings. Suddenly, everyone was faced with seeing every dimple, wrinkle, scar, or sagging piece of tissue their faces had to offer while viewing them on online media platforms such as Zoom. The concerns about the appearance of body parts did not stop with people viewing their facial features on a daily basis on Zoom. People have also experienced a close-up look at their teeth and gums on a daily basis for the past year. Any misshapen tooth, misalignment, crack or chip has been broadcast for all to see. As a result, people quickly started to visit cosmetic dentists to order full porcelain veneers in their pursuit of a perfect smile. Some market reports show that, before the global pandemic, the worldwide cosmetic dentistry market size was estimated to be around 6.9-billion dollars. Now that the world is entering the post-pandemic phase, the global market is expected to be around 19.5-billion dollars.
Veneers – Info to Know about its Popularity
The word “veneers” might create the image of someone with a blindingly white smile that is full of teeth with no imperfections. However, updates in technology means people can keep imperfections they are fond of, like a snaggle tooth, while still getting the protection they need thanks to the low-maintenance upkeep of veneers. The results of these new, modern veneers essentially enhance what is already present in the mouth when it comes to the look of the teeth.
The desire for a perfect, yet natural in appearance, smile is not specific to the United States. Dr. Lisa Creaven, a practicing doctor in Ireland, has also seen this specific demand grow in popularity. In a recent interview, she said, “What I see is a huge change and move toward individuality that I couldn’t be happier about. That old-school version of ear-to-ear veneers is outdated, and in the UK we are seeing a lot of people having that work removed and going back to a more natural, bespoke look”.
These shifts in popularity coincide with the trends seen by the larger beauty industry. As a whole, the beauty industry has been moving away from dated, past definitions of beauty and embracing ideas of individuality. Even acne is now seen as something less detrimental to beauty than it once was. Overall, the more unique a person looks, the better suited they are for the current beauty scene.
These new trends are being combined with new procedures that can enhance the appearance of the teeth without getting rid of the features that gives a person an authentic and individual look. In addition, a cosmetic dentistry procedure like veneers can greatly increase the self-confidence of a person. “This trend towards authenticity and embracing imperfections seems like a healthy shift towards self-acceptance,” according to Dr. Logan Jones, NYC-based psychologist and founder of Clarity Therapy NYC. Dr. Jones recently shared his thoughts in an interview. “It’s important to celebrate and embrace the things that make us unique. Even if someone’s smile doesn’t initially fit into what is conventionally marketed to us as attractive, there is beauty to be found in each of us.”
Veneers – Looking to Recapture their Youth
Michael Apa, DDS, is a top New York City-based aesthetic dentist with additional offices in Los Angeles and Dubai. He told InStyle, “What you’re really going for when you’re doing someone’s teeth well, is recapturing their youth. A lot of people in their 50s will say, ‘I used to have beautiful teeth,’ and they’ll literally say, ‘I lost my smile.’ I’ve heard that phrase 500 times. If you look at the facial structure and the asymmetries, and you build the teeth parallel or harmonious to those asymmetries, it makes the smile asymmetrical, but it’s symmetrical to the big picture. That’s when people, in my opinion, look beautiful, harmonious and refreshed”. Basically, with the right doctor and the help of Internet research, patients can easily find the right fit for their medical needs and they can also achieve a bright, attractive and natural-looking smile by visiting an experienced and board-certified cosmetic dentist.
Cosmetic Dentistry – Bringing Smiles to the World
The most obvious “plus” for getting a smile makeover is that everyone could use a smile these days. And with COVID-19 vaccine numbers increasing by the day, it seems like smiles are on their way for a comeback. “Smiling is welcoming and makes people feel safe and loved, which in turn naturally draws people to us,” says Dr. Jones. “Smiling represents joy and love and we could all do a little more to bring love, and hope, and joy in today’s dark world.” | journalism_and_media_communication |
https://www.harrisonslandscaping.com.au/blog/harrisons-is-on-grand-designs-australia | 2024-03-04T14:07:23 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947476452.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20240304133241-20240304163241-00305.warc.gz | 0.930873 | 110 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__117338902 | en | A project we’ve been working on in Hunters Hill over the last 12 months was featured on Grand Designs Australia. This house is one of the most beautiful homes we’ve been lucky enough to work on. While the gardens that surround the home are simply incredible it’s the rooftop garden that really makes this project so special.
Here’s a link to watch the episode – click here
To view some more photos, visit Arkefield’s website, the architects who designed this incredible home – click here. | journalism_and_media_communication |
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- a new chamber opera -
music by Leanna Kirchoff
libretto by Rachel J. Peters
Saturday, October 19, 2019
124 Bank Street Theatre, New York, NY
Free and Open to the Public
The development of FRIDAY AFTER FRIDAY received funding from OPERA America's Opera Grants for Female Composers program, supported by the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation.
FRIDAY AFTER FRIDAY is a one-act collage chamber opera amplifying the voices of Syrian women at the epicenter of the ongoing war. An all-female ensemble plays a multitude of characters with narratives illuminating a range of political and personal perspectives, charting the role of women as an active galvanized force within the conflict. The libretto draws from numerous sources: memoirs of Syrian and Western-born female embedded journalists, documentaries, and interviews with a variety of Syrian citizens. | journalism_and_media_communication |
http://www.fullcourtpass.com/2010_06_01_archive.html | 2017-04-27T05:08:24 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-17/segments/1492917121869.65/warc/CC-MAIN-20170423031201-00457-ip-10-145-167-34.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.970954 | 131 | CC-MAIN-2017-17 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-17__0__248161629 | en | The run-up to the hearings has brought no surprises or revelations which would derail the nomination, and even the expected Republican opposition has been rather muted.
It certainly appears that Kagan's ascension to the Court would not change voting patterns among the Justices, and if she votes as retiring Justice Stevens voted this year, the outcome of cases would be the same. I suspect the real fight will come when a vacancy among the conservative members of the Court arises, because replacing a conservative with a more liberal vote will change the direction of the Court.
Documentary material related to the nomination has been posted by the Judiciary Committee. It is available here. | journalism_and_media_communication |
http://www.buildingtheblackpress.com/blog/a-mural-for-for-820-south-michigan | 2020-04-02T09:15:22 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-16/segments/1585370506870.41/warc/CC-MAIN-20200402080824-20200402110824-00073.warc.gz | 0.95669 | 335 | CC-MAIN-2020-16 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-16__0__203606853 | en | Will the old Johnson Publishing headquarters at 820 South Michigan be getting a make-over?
Columbia College, which now owns the building, recently announced plans for a "Big Walls" event as part of the Manifest urban arts festival. Now entering its 16th year, Manifest showcases some of the best new art and design talent coming out of Columbia. Its an eclectic assortment of gallery exhibitions, live performances, fashion shows, literary readings, and other creative endeavours, with three outdoor stages featuring student bands and DJ sets throughout the day to keep the party going. Chi-town favorites including Twin Peaks and Chance the Rapper have previously graced the Manifest stage, and back in the day Manifest played host to artists such as Lupe Fiasco and Common. For full listings and events happening this year, CLICK HERE.
The "Big Wall" event, set to run between the 1st and 13th May, will lead to the creation of 20 brand new street murals on Columbia buildings and other spaces within the Wabash Arts Corridor. Its not yet been confirmed whether 820 South Michigan is one of the buildings scheduled to undergo a street-art facelift, although Columbia has confirmed they are partnering with Chicago Loop Alliance to create an alleyway site next to the building which will showcase alumni work.
We have already seen how mural artists have transformed black media buildings such as the offices of the New York Amsterdam News in Harlem. Will the Johnson building be next on the list? If 820 South Michigan is to be a mural site, it is hard to envision a mural which doesn't explicitly reference the company's rich history. More news as and when we get it. | journalism_and_media_communication |
http://904magazine.com/heres-every-new-emoji-available-on-your-iphone-and-how-to-get-them/ | 2018-01-24T01:20:22 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-05/segments/1516084892892.86/warc/CC-MAIN-20180124010853-20180124030853-00585.warc.gz | 0.892647 | 281 | CC-MAIN-2018-05 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-05__0__162793865 | en | Apple launched the iOS 10.2 software update yesterday, and with it came a whole heap of fresh new emoji including rashers of bacon, a gorilla, and yes, finally, an avocado.
The new iPhone emoji keyboard will also now feature new professions, like teacher, astronaut, scientist, and firefighter, for instance, as well as updated people and facial expressions like a pregnant woman, and a queazy, green smiley depicting illness. Meanwhile, fans of emoji sexting will be pleased to see the peach remains very much butt-like.
One of our early favorites sees a regular smiley given a Pinocchio-like nose to a slightly disturbing effect, but cute ones like an owl, a butterfly and a fox help brighten things up again.
Check out the new emoji above, then here’s how to download and install the update:
1. Back up your iPhone before installing the new software. To do this, navigate to Settings > iCloud > Backup > Back Up Now. You can also connect your iPhone to iTunes on your computer via its charging cable to manually back up your phone.
2.After backing up, open Settings.
3. Tap General.
4. Choose the Software Update option.
5. Make sure your iPhone is connected to Wi-Fi.
6. Tap the Download and Install button to begin the process. | journalism_and_media_communication |
https://www.fhcann.com/news-events/exchange-club-donates-to-lazarus-house/ | 2023-06-04T16:56:09 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-23/segments/1685224650201.19/warc/CC-MAIN-20230604161111-20230604191111-00243.warc.gz | 0.918286 | 200 | CC-MAIN-2023-23 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-23__0__91166336 | en | Board members of the Exchange Club of Lawrence and the Andovers present a symbolic check along with a packet of 25 Thanksgiving grocery gift cards valued at $3,100 recently to Lazarus House Ministries. From left are Exchange Club board member Frank Cann, Lazarus House Executive Director Jeff Hassel, Exchange Club board member and project coordinator Rick Blain and Exchange Club board member Al Pappalardo.
The Lazarus House has traditionally given turkeys to the needy for Thanksgiving. But due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the organization has been forced to shrink its corps of volunteers, making grocery gift cards a more manageable way to help people prepare for the holiday.
Full Article: https://www.eagletribune.com/news/merrimack_valley/exchange-club-donates-to-lazarus-house/article_767089a6-84fa-55bc-bdef-1ece187d6d5d.html | journalism_and_media_communication |
https://www.doddlawfirmct.com/2019/10/08/vaping-injuries/ | 2022-08-17T03:56:46 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572833.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817032054-20220817062054-00493.warc.gz | 0.935054 | 131 | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-33__0__120925309 | en | Nationwide, some users of e-cigarettes have started to develop severe lung injuries likely related to substances inhaled while vaping. Doctors and health officials are unsure of exactly what is causing this increase in lung injuries but suspect that added chemicals found in vaping cartridges might be responsible. In Connecticut, over a dozen people have been hospitalized with serious lung injuries related to the use of e-cigarettes. Connecticut health officials have recommended that e-cigarettes users stop vaping until the cause of these illnesses can be determined.
Under Connecticut law, manufacturers, distributors and sellers of e-cigarettes would be strictly liable for injuries caused by these products under the Connecticut Product Liability Act . | journalism_and_media_communication |
https://allergyandasthmawellness.com/asthma/asthma-facts-and-figures/ | 2024-04-15T11:38:55 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816977.38/warc/CC-MAIN-20240415111434-20240415141434-00660.warc.gz | 0.944931 | 842 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__191965340 | en | Asthma 101: Learn About Asthma!
Over 235 million people worldwide have asthma, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). That number includes 25 million Americans, making it one of our country’s most common chronic diseases. Here, we offer some facts and figures to help you better understand this chronic condition.
What is asthma?
Asthma is a condition that causes swelling of the airways, which narrows the passage through which air moves from the nose and mouth to the lungs. Allergens or other irritants can trigger it, and symptoms include wheezing, coughing, tightness in the chest, and trouble breathing. There is no cure for asthma, but our physicians can help patients manage asthma with the proper treatment.
How common is asthma?
Numbers like 25 million are hard to digest and don’t tell the whole story, so let’s look at it some other ways. Research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) indicates that 1 in 13 people have asthma. That includes 7.7 percent of adults and 8.4 percent of children, and the numbers have increased since the early 1980s.
Who is most affected by asthma?
Asthma affects more children than adults, and about 6.2 million children under 18 have asthma. That’s 1 in 12 children, which makes it unsurprising that asthma is the top reason for missed school days. Moreover, it’s the leading chronic disease in children. It’s more common in boys than girls but, interestingly, more common in women than men.
How serious is asthma?
Asthma can be extremely serious- even deadly. 10 Americans die every day from asthma: in 2017, 3,564 people died from asthma. Adults are four times more likely to die from asthma than children, and women are more likely to die of it than men. However, boys are more likely than girls to die of asthma.
What are the statistics on medical care for asthma?
Most deaths from asthma could have been avoided with proper asthma treatment. Still, more than 11.4 million people report asthma episodes or attacks annually, including more than 3 million children. This condition accounts for 9.8 million doctor’s office visits, nearly 200,000 inpatient hospital stays, and 1.8 million emergency room visits yearly. It’s the third-ranking cause of hospitalization in those younger than 15 years of age.
Does asthma vary according to ethnicity?
Asthma affects people of color African-American, Hispanic, and Indigenous people in the United States have the highest asthma rates, deaths, and hospitalizations. However, while Puerto Ricans are more likely to have asthma than any other ethnic group, African Americans are three times more likely than people of different races to be hospitalized or die from asthma. In addition, African-American children have the highest prevalence of asthma, and Black children under the age of 4 have the highest number of emergency room and urgent care visits of any group.
Why is asthma more common in some groups than others?
Racial and ethnic disparities in asthma frequency and severity have to do with many factors. These include:
- Structural determinants: segregation, discriminatory policies, and systemic racism
- Social determinants: education, environment, employment, socioeconomic status, social support, and access to healthcare
- Biological determinants: ancestry and genetic makeup
- Behavioral determinants: adherence to medicines and the use of tobacco
How can asthma be controlled?
Your doctor will develop a plan based on factors like your age, symptoms, triggers, and the severity of your asthma. Prevention and long-term control can keep asthma attacks at bay.
Board-certified allergists are specialists in diagnosing and treating asthma and will give you the education, tools, and confidence you need to manage your condition. Allergy & Asthma Specialists, all our physicians are board-certified in allergy, asthma, and immunology and can help you identify triggers and learn to control your symptoms. Call (866) 966-0583 or schedule an appointment online. | journalism_and_media_communication |
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