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U.S. President James Buchanan regularly bought slaves with his own money in Washington, D.C. and quietly freed them in Pennsylvania
Apr 25, 2017 Goran Blazeski
James Buchanan was the fifteenth President of the United States, serving from 1857 to 1861. Many historians consider his presidency a failure since his efforts to maintain peace between the North and the South were fruitless and he is best-remembered as the only president from Pennsylvania and the only one who remained single for his entire presidency.
Born into a wealthy family on April 23, 1791, in Cove Gap, Pennsylvania, Buchanan attended Dickinson College and graduated in 1809. He started his long political career in 1814 when he was 23-years-old and was elected as a member of the Federalist Party to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
James Buchanan, 15th President of the United States
Six years later, Buchanan was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives and served five consecutive terms until 1831. The next year, President Andrew Jackson appointed Buchanan the U.S. ambassador to Russia and when he returned to the United States, where he won a seat in Senate as a Democrat.
He resigned from the Senate in 1845 to serve as James K. Polk's secretary of state, and in 1853, President Franklin Pierce made him minister to England. After years of serving the country in many different positions, Buchanan finally got the Democratic nomination for President and successfully defeated John C. Fremont, thus becoming the 15th president of the United States.
Inauguration of James Buchanan, March 4th, 1857, from a photograph by John Wood: Buchanan's inauguration was the first one to be recorded in photographs
United States' pro-slavery and antislavery factions at the time were the main issue which Buchanan faced at the beginning of his presidency. He endorsed the southern position and believed that slavery was a matter for each state to decide if they would allow it.
It seems that Buchanan morally opposed to slavery and he tried to show that he was against slavery. He regularly bought slaves with his money in Washington D.C and took them back to Pennsylvania to set them free. However, he never confronted the issue during his presidency and his efforts to restore peace and harmony in the United States eventually led to civil war.
Shortly after his inauguration, the new president faced the first problem when the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its Dred Scott decision, essentially stating that the Congress had no constitutional power to exclude slavery in the territories, indicating that African-Americans were not citizens and had no right to sue for their freedom. Reportedly, Buchanan influenced the court's ruling and angered the Northerners who protested against the Dred Scott decision.
President Buchanan and his Cabinet From left to right: Jacob Thompson, Lewis Cass, John B. Floyd, James Buchanan, Howell Cobb, Isaac Toucey, Joseph Holt and Jeremiah S. Black, (c. 1859)
Buchanan in his later years
Buchanan even deepened the crisis when he accepted and supported the Lecompton Constitution written by proslavery supporters. According to the Lecompton Constitution, Kansas would have secured the continuation of slavery and would have become a slave state but the Senate blocked it, and Kansas joined the Union as a free state.
In the next period of Buchanan's presidency, the crises continued to escalate, and the country was about to be torn apart. The president believed that the states didn't have the right to secede, but on the other hand, he also claimed that there was nothing that the Federal Government could do to prevent it.
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As the Civil War approached, it was clear that Buchanan would not seek reelection as he didn't manage to prevent the secession and he only deepened the slavery crises. Upon leaving Washington, he reportedly told Lincoln, "Sir, if you are as happy in entering the White House as I shall feel on returning to Wheatland, you are a happy man indeed."
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Lauda backs Vettel to win this year's Formula One title
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London, Aug 20(ANI): Austrian Formula One legend Niki Lauda insists that Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel will put his blunders behind him to win this year's championship.
Lauda rates Vettel as 2010's most outstanding driver, but after a series of crashes, the German is currently third behind team-mate Mark Webber and McLaren's Lewis Hamilton.
"Webber has surely had a cheerful summer break and Vettel will be fretting for a while. That is something he has to go through, but he is young enough to put things like this behind him quickly," The Sun quoted Lauda, as saying.
"I am not sure if this is any consolation for him, but the championship is getting more and more exciting with every race. And I think millions of fans are interested to see if after so many unhappy situations he can still win the title," he added.
The 61-year-old also believes that Red Bull will consolidate their lead at the top of the constructors' table.
"We have seen very often that there is an outstandingly fast car that doesn't make it to the chequered flag too often. And until the Hungarian Grand Prix that was the case with Red Bull," Lauda said.
"They have the fastest car and I always believed it is only a matter of time before they will prevail and internally come to terms with errors of the human and technical kind," he added. (ANI)
Anand, Krishnan to welcome Queen's Baton Relay in Chennai
New Delhi, Aug.20 (ANI): Some of the top names in India sports will welcome the Queen's Baton Relay for the XIX Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi, which reaches Chennai on August 20 from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Among those who will participate in the relay include current and four time world chess champion Vishwanathan Anand, tennis legend Ramesh Krishnan, former Asian Games 800m gold medalist Shiny Wilson, squash ace Joshna Chinappa and former Indian hockey captain Mohammad Riaz.
Also to be seen with the baton will be hockey player Vijay Philips, Arjuna and Dronacharya Awardee G. Sreedharan, athlete Gyaneshwaran and former champion swimmers Sebastian Xavier and Wilson Cherian.
Hundreds of sportspersons and sports lovers are also expected to participate in the event.
The baton will travel to Puducherry on August 21 before touching Thanjavur, Rameshwaram, Madurai and Kanyakumari, then reaching Kerala on August 26 before coming back to Tamil Nadu to visit Wellington and Ootacamund before it heads for Karnataka on September 1.
The Chennai leg would mark the 56th day of the 100 day relay. The South India leg of the relay commenced last week in Hyderabad and travelled through Andhra Pradesh, touching Vishakapatnam, Vijaywada and Tirupati before moving on to Port Blair in the Andaman Islands.
The Queen's Baton Relay has seen widespread participation from former and current athletes and sportspersons apart from a lot of enthusiasm from all walks of society including the youth, students, celebrities and the political spectrum. (ANI)
Premier League football star in police probe following sex assault at party claim
London, Aug 20 (ANI): The mansion of Bolton Wanderers star Jlloyd Samuel, in Lymm in Cheshire, has been searched by the police after a woman claimed she was sexually assaulted at his party.
Police has arrested a 28-year-old man from the Nottingham area in this connection.
The detectives are expected to question Samuel as he was hosting the party, The Sun reports.
Twenty-nine-year-old Samuel threw a party at his luxury 600,000 pounds home following Wanderers' Premier League season opener against Fulham, which ended 0-0.
A number of his team-mates along with their friends attended the Saturday night party, to celebrate the beginning of the new season and Bolton"s opening drawn game against Fulham.
On Tuesday the 30-year-old woman approached the police to file her complaint. (ANI)
Berbatov aims to create 'beautiful art' on football pitch
London, Aug 20(ANI): Manchester United striker Dimitar Berbatov, who scored in the club's first two competitive games this season, has promised to create "beautiful art" on the football pitch.
Berbatov had scored through a delicate lob in the Community Shield win over Chelsea, followed by a well-taken effort in United's opening Premier League tie against Newcastle.
"Football is like art and my aim is to create beautiful things on the pitch to help the team be successful," The Daily Express quoted Berbatov, as saying.
"Our aim is to win the title back and I know we have the players to do it. The manager has said it could be my season, but I want this to be our season."
"We are all looking forward to the challenge. We want to win every competition we are in and it is important we entertain the fans as well. For me, that is what football is all about," he added.
The 29-year-old further admitted that competition to be Wayne Rooney's partner has stiffened following the arrival of Mexican striker Javier Hernandez, and the return from injury of Michael Owen and Federico Macheda.
"There is great competition for places in every game, which makes you more motivated to produce your best every day and show the boss you want to keep developing. That helps you improve as a player and ultimately helps the team," Berbatov said.
"When you come to play with the best, you have to work hard to be on their level. And when you make that step, you start to grow up on and off the pitch."
"Whenever you hear anyone say 'Manchester United' you immediately think of the biggest team in the world and when you have the chance to see what it is like on the inside, you feel very lucky to be part of it," he added. (ANI)
Corruption allegations against CWG organizers should be probed: Fennell
New Delhi, Aug.19 (ANI): Commonwealth Games Federation chief Mike Fennell said on Thursday that all allegations of corruption against the Commonwealth Games organisers should be probed.
Fennell said this today in a news conference, as he wrapped up a two-day inspection of the venues and identified some areas of concern which he felt needed to be addressed immediately.
He told reporters today that the CGF has left it on the Indian authorities to investigate the charges of financial irregularities that have rocked the Organising Committee (OC).
Fennell, however, expressed his 'happiness' with the overall preparations but wanted the organisers to speed up work on finer details like landscaping and cleaning.
"The intention and objective of this visit was to take a further look at the venues. There has been reporting of corruption. It has been of great concern for the CGF," said Fennell
"From the CGF's point of view, we have not been associated with any corruption anywhere and we feel it needs to be thoroughly investigated by the Indian authorities. We have encouraged all government authorities to conduct inquiry," he said. (ANI)
Tejaswini Sawant : Tejaswini Sawant won Gold at World Championships
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Tejaswini Sawant on Sunday became the first Indian woman shooter to clinch a gold medal at the World Championship by finishing on top with a world-record equalling score in the 50m Rifle Prone event in Munich, Germany.
Sawant shot a score of 597 (100,100,100,99,99,99), equalling the 1998 record set by Marina Bobkova of Russia.
The 29-year-old Commonwealth Games gold medallist was level with Poland's Ewa Joanna Nowakowska in the final score but managed to clinch the top honours with a better perfect score tally.
Kazakhstan's Olga Dovgun settled for the bronze with a score of 596.
About Tejaswini Sawant (from wiki)
Tejaswini Sawant (Marathi: तेजस्विनी सावंत) (born: 12 September 1980) is an Indian shooter from the Maharashtrian city of Kolhapur. In 2006, she won gold medals in Women's 10m Air Rifle singles and Women's 10m Air Rifle Pairs (with Avneet Kaur Sidhu) events at the Commonwealth Games at Melbourne. In 2010 she became the World Champion in the 50m Rifle Prone event in Munich, Germany. She was selected to represent India at Commonwealth Games ahead of Asian Games gold medallist Anjali Ved Pathak Bhagwat and world record holder Suma Shirur after winning 5 gold medals, 6 silver medals and 5 bronze medals at the national championships. She has also represented India at the 9th South Asian Sports Federation Games in 2004 in Islamabad where she helped India win gold medal.
Sawant won a bronze medal in 50 metre rifle three positions at the 2009 ISSF World Cup in Munich. On 8 August 2010, she became the first Indian woman shooter to win a gold medal at the World Championships with a world-record equalling score in the 50m Rifle Prone event in Munich, Germany.
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According to some reports, it has been determined that HashFlare responsibility to maintain the equipment's at datacenters is far-fetched and they aren't making enough profits. A few alternatives were presented to HashFlare, however at this time, they are declining such alternatives and have halted all operations since they were unable to meet clients, investors' expectations as the "threshold for payments has been lower than the maintenance fees for the mining equipment". Apparently this case has been ongoing for about 28 days in a row, which ultimately resulted the company to call it quits, for now. This could be the end for many mining contracts, despite the investments that has been involved in such operations.
All SHA-256 mining hardware and other associated contracts have been placed on hold. Sadly, this could also mean that for those whom have invested in this particular cloud mining company will not be getting their money back in the near future and although the contracts are suspended for the time being. In addition to that, no further alternatives have been implemented nor accepted by HashFlare. If the cryptocurrency markets proves to stabilize in the upcoming weeks, HashFlare could announce for presuming operations back to normal.
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Mother of black and white twins says people don't believe they are both hers
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A mother who gave birth to twins with different skin colours has spoken of the disbelief she faces about whether the twin boys are both hers.
Daniel and David Omirin were born just minutes apart. Despite parents Stacy, 30, and Babajide, 38, both being black, baby David has pale, white skin and golden hair.
His brother Daniel, on the other hand, has black skin and dark, curly hair – just like his parents and older sister Demilade, four.
The twins' difference in skin tone is because little David has albinism, which means his skin and hair lack pigmentation due to a congenital absence of melanin.
Unsurprisingly, the twins attract attention every time they go out, with their mum saying they are treated like celebrities.
Daniel and David Omirin were born just minutes apart – but with different skin colours [Getty]
But Stacy, a clothes designer, also says the twins' different appearance causes people to question whether they are both hers.
"I have to answer questions all the time when we are out," she says.
"People say 'excuse me madam, which one of the kids is yours?'
"I just say both of them are mine and people look at me as if I am joking."
Stacy says even she was taken by surprise when the brothers were born.
"When the doctor told me my kids are not identical I didn't know what to expect," she says.
"But then I saw they had different colour hair and skin and I couldn't believe it, so I'm not surprised other people are shocked too."
Daniel and his fair-skinned brother David were born on 26 February in Lagos, Nigeria, by caesarean section.
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Recalling the moment she first caught a glimpse of her unique babies, Stacy, who had no idea they had different skin colours until they were born, said: "It was a massive surprise.
"Daniel came first, and then the nurse said the second baby has golden hair.
"I thought, how can this be possible. I looked down and saw David, he was completely white.
"I called my husband in and he couldn't believe what he saw either.
"It felt like we had been given a miracle."
Stacy said the doctors and nurses had "never seen anything like it" and flocked to her bedside to take photographs of the newborns.
After four days in hospital the twins were discharged home, where other members of the family were also stunned after meeting them.
"They are special to everyone and I love them," Stacy says of her boys.
"It feels special to be their mother because they are a special kind of twins.
"I believe I am blessed and I am so proud of them."
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David was born with a condition called oculocutaneous albinism, which affects one in 20,000 births each year.
While there are no figures available for how many sets of twins are born where only one has albinism, other cases have been reported in the Netherlands and Mozambique.
Incidences of oculocutaneous albinism are rare in African countries and Stacy believes David could be one of the only albino babies in Lagos.
The mum of three revealed that she has recently been contacted by a UK-based modelling agency who have got in touch regarding potential photoshoots.
Plans are at an early stage but a possible trip to England has already been discussed
In the meantime the unique family are looking forward to spending Christmas together at home in Lagos.
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Eduard Shevardnadze (Georgian: ედუარდ შევარდნაძე ; born 25 January 1927 / 28 is written in papers) is a former Soviet, and later, Georgian statesman from the height to the end of the Cold War. He served as President of Georgia from 1995 to 2003, and as First Secretary of the Georgian Communist Party (GPC, the de facto leader of Soviet Georgia), from 1972 to 1985. Shevardnadze was responsible for many top decisions on Soviet foreign policy in the Gorbachev Era. He was forced to retire in 2003 as a consequence of the bloodless Rose Revolution.
Shevardnadze's political career started in the late-1940s as a leading member of his local Komsomol organisation. He was later appointed its Second Secretary, and even First Secretary. His rise up the Georgian Soviet hierarchy continued until 1961 when he was demoted after he insulted a senior official. After spending two years in obscurity Shevardnadze's returned as a First Secretary of a Tbilisi city district, and was able, to charge the Tbilisi First Secretary at the time for corruption. His anti-corruption work quickly garnered the interest of the Soviet government, and Shevardnadze was appointed to First Deputy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Georgian SSR. He would later become the head of the internal affairs ministry and was successfully able to charge First Secretary (leader of Soviet Georgia) Vasil Mzhavanadze for corruption charges.
As First Secretary, Shevardandze started several economic reforms which would spur economic growth in the republic, an uncommon site in the Soviet Union because the country was experiencing a nationwide economic stagnation. Shevardnadze anti-corruption continued until he resigned from his office as First Secretary. Mikhail Gorbachev appointed Shevardnadze to the post of Minister of Foreign Affairs. From there one, with the exception of a brief period between 1990 and 1991, Shevardnadze would be second most important person in Soviet foreign policy, surpassed only by Gorbachev in importance.
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It is a web-based environment, provides to Enroll as a Health provider, manage provider profile information, submit and retrieve transactions. It automates a Claim Submission, Claims Processing, Prior Authorization, Referrals, Pre-Admission Screening, Creating Remittance Advices and Generating Daily Claim Processing Reports.
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Progress City USA, located in Decatur, Illinois is an outdoor convention center and is a division of Richland Community College.

The  facility was built as a semi-permanent home for the Farm Progress Show from 2005 to 2025.  Progress City USA hosts the Farm Progress Show during odd number years but is utilized as a site for a variety of outdoor events and conventions throughout the year.

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 List of convention centers in the United States

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"We rise by lifting others"
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LISA BALLO
There are people who discover their destiny early on and follow it throughout their lives. Lisa Ballo is one such person. Practicing yoga and consciously pursuing personal growth for 30 years, she took trainings and classes and attended retreats whenever she could. But the dream was not to open a studio. It was simply to connect inward.
And then one day, she knew she had to make a change. Realizing her fast-paced career in advertising was no longer grabbing her heart, she had a revelation that she was to bring mindfulness practices to everyone – the busy executive, addicted adult, aging senior, those with special needs and children in schools.
After seeing how stressed out everyone was, Lisa realized that what was most needed was a mobile mind-body well-being program that could go wherever it was needed. This program, she envisioned as a way to help bring light and love into their lives through a mix of life coaching, yoga therapy, mindfulness meditation, breathwork and movement.
And thus, Belightful, Lisa's dream was born where she helps people achieve balance and realize their true self. That it is not a traditional studio fits perfectly with Lisa's life path. One of four siblings who have all been entrepreneurs, and the daughter of true artists, Lisa was raised to follow her own rhythm and carve a life path using her talent. She leads by example and empowers others to do the same.
Belightful was inspired by Lisa's love of travel, and appreciation of art and creativity. Her years in the advertising business working with nationally recognized organizations from Sony to the NFL gave her the kind of experience that helped her constantly reimagine ways to bring mentoring, yoga, mindfulness and dynamic movement to new audiences through innovative, intimate, engaging programs. As a conduit of collaboration, Lisa excels at meeting organizations unique desires and pairing them with the best teachers to meet the students' needs.
Lisa says, "As my body grew stronger, I noticed that I was also more flexible in other areas of life, which helped me through the pressures and responsibilities life inevitably brings." This mindset is extremely important when working with groups that live every day with challenges, be they physical, mental or emotional. For Lisa, meditation and movement has been a refuge and a path to internal calm. She seeks to bring this to everyone who needs it. As an experienced life coach, yoga therapist, movement and meditation instructor, Lisa is trained in and incorporates many styles from traditional Ashtanga yoga to somatic movement therapies including Feldenkrais and authentic movement depending on each individuals uniqueness and what resonates in the moment.
Lisa is a leader in bringing these practices to children as it's a tool she wishes she had at a younger age. She is a forerunner in providing yoga as a yearlong curriculum in schools and specializes in making it impactful and accessible to children of all abilities including those on the autism spectrum to those suffering emotionally.
Lisa has been revolutionary in merging yoga into healthcare settings. She gained invaluable experience providing yoga therapy for two years at Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit with patients in their rooms in the oncology, hematology, and nephrology unit and for those with behavioral health challenges. And during the coronavirus pandemic, she provided provided inpatient TV segments and helped establish the electronic medical record for yoga therapy for the hospital. She currently supports the Michigan Heart team at St. Joe's Mercy Intensive Cardiac Rehab unit instructing healthy-mindset workshops and yoga therapy session for their outpatients.
Lisa provides life coaching services, professional growth trainings, workshops and presentation designed to support individuals to break past barriers and step into their greatness.
Contact Lisa for her professional bio and to arrange a training, life guidance sessions, or comprehensive health and well-being program for yourself, a business or organizaiton.
We continue to believe that supporting a wellness culture for our employees, by offering programs like Belightful Yoga at the workplace, make a difference for our employees in their stress level and productivity. This impacts employee retention and ultimately, affects our bottom line which doesn't hurt either!
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Long-time Laker and future Hall of Fame center Shaquille O'Neal decided to retire on Wednesday, and he did it in a unique fashion. He posted a video of himself via webcam on his Twitter feed, with only three words "I'm retiring video," a link, and the hashtag #ShaqRetires. During the video, O'Neal thanked his over 3.8 million Twitter followers, saying, "We did it, 19 years, baby. I want to thank you very much. That's why I'm telling you first that I'm about to retire."
Shaq didn't leave Los Angeles on the best of terms after the 2004 season, as the feud between Shaq and Kobe Bryant eventually turned into an either/or situation for the Lakers. He played seven more years in the NBA, winning a title with Miami, and ended his career with the Celtics this season, though injuries limited his playing time.
But with Shaq, it's easy to forget the unhappy ending and remember the joyous times as well. The three championships, the (criminally low) one MVP award, the monstrous dunks, the boyish sense of humor all immediately spring to the front of my mind when thinking of The Diesel, or whatever name he liked to be called at the time. I like to remember this Shaq, after the Lakers beat the Kings in the 2002 Western Conference Finals:
Yes, Shaquille O'Neal was amazingly fun to watch and root for, for both his Laker and non-Laker years. Thanks for everything, Shaq.
For more news and information on the Lakers, be sure to read the SB Nation blog Silver Screen and Roll.
Shaquille O'Neal Retires After 19 NBA Seasons
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Q: Statement of Urysohn's lemma According to Wikipedia, Urysohn's lemma states that:

"a topological space is normal if and only if any two disjoint closed subsets can be separated by a function"

But, aren't we missing something?
shouldn't it say that

Let $X$ be a topological space in which one-point sets are closed. Then, X is normal if and only if any two disjoint closed subsets can be separated by a function?

because by definition normal spaces defined for $X$ in which singletons are closed?

A: Different authors define "normal" in different ways.  Some authors define normal to include the condition that points are closed, and others define it to only mean that disjoint closed subsets have disjoint neighborhoods.  In particular, the Wikipedia article in question uses the latter definition, as evidenced by the following quote from later in the article:

A normal space is a topological space in which any two disjoint closed sets can be separated by neighbourhoods.

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Inside the Galaxy: How Samsung is losing its lead in key global markets
Samsung is still dominant in the U.S., but it is steadily losing ground in other regions to Chinese rivals.
Harish Jonnalagadda and Shruti Shekar
Source: Apoorva Bhardwaj / Android Central
Samsung makes many of the best Android phones, and with over 300 million sales a year, it is the largest smartphone maker in the world. While Samsung's lead may have been unassailable a few years ago, that's not the case in 2021. Missteps with the Galaxy S series and slowing demand for flagships in general have eroded profits from Samsung's mobile division in recent quarters, and it is facing an increased challenge from Chinese rivals.
Although Samsung is in a dominant position in North America, that's not true in other markets. Chinese brands in recent years — including Xiaomi and BBK Electronics — owned OPPO and Vivo — have managed to dethrone Samsung in key regions, including China, India, and even Europe. As a result, Samsung's position as the world's largest smartphone manufacturer is under threat.
The latest data from Counterpoint Research bears this out: Samsung sold 57.9 million phones in Q2 2021, with a global market share of 18%. Xiaomi came in second with 52.5 million sales and a 16% market share, but when it comes to annual growth, Samsung is at a meager 8%, while Xiaomi stands at 82%.
So let's take a detailed look at how Samsung is faring in key global markets and if it can manage to hold on to its position as the leading phone maker in the coming quarters.
In North America, the smartphone market share is predominantly split between Samsung and its biggest competitor Apple. Per Q1 2021 market share data from Counterpoint Research, Apple's share of the market was at 55%, while Samsung accounted for 28%.
Overall, Samsung doesn't prioritize one region over another, IDC's research director on worldwide device trackers, Nabila Popal, said in an interview. "As a company, you want to have large centers, and you will always focus on driving share. (Samsung) measures their own performance based on volume share versus value share," she said. "For them, any region is important where they can drive quality."
Among Android device makers, Samsung is virtually unchallenged in North America.
Popal noted that while there is quarterly seasonality, Samsung has still remained strongly at number two, and overall, North America represents a large volume globally. "Between the U.S. and Canada, it's about 11% of global markets. It's relevant, and to be a global player, you cannot ignore a market like the U.S.," she said. Compared to other regions, North America operates a bit differently, and Samsung's strategy specifically is that the volume of smartphone sales is structured and goes through telecom operators, Popal explained.
While unlocked phones are on the rise, an overwhelming majority of phones sales are through carriers, and Samsung was able to strike key carrier partnerships a decade ago. Even now, Samsung is one of the best choices for Android users looking for a 5G-enabled phone that works seamlessly across the three major U.S. carriers.
Neil Shah, vice-president of research at Counterpoint Research, said in an interview that in North America, the bulk of Samsung's sales come from the S and Note series "though it is doubling down with 5G A-series to capture the LG mobile market share after its exit." LG's official exit in April 2021 will allow Samsung to "increase its share further in North America, Korea, and Latin America," Shah added.
With LG out of the picture, Samsung doesn't have much in the way of competition in North America — at least in terms of Android phone makers. Lenovo-owned Motorola and HMD Global's Nokia have a foothold in the budget segment, and there's a new entrant in this category: OnePlus. With the Nord N series selling over 1 million units in the last two quarters, OnePlus has posted a sales uptick of 428%, and now that it is fully integrated into OPPO, it is ideally poised to take advantage of LG's exit. But it will be several years before OnePlus can get anywhere near Samsung in North America.
The Asian smartphone industry is heavily influenced by Chinese manufacturers, and Samsung has seen its market share in this region erode over the last five years. For instance, Samsung's market share in China has been under 1% for some time now, and in India, the brand is in danger of losing out on its second position to Vivo and Realme.
The dominance by brands like Xiaomi, Realme, Vivo, and OPPO is because of their focus on the budget segment. Popal says that 87% of smartphones in APeJC (Asia Pacific excluding Japan and China) retail for under $400, with the sub-$200 accounting for 67%. In the first half of 2021, the market share for Chinese brands in the sub-$400 segment is at 67% in the region, while Samsung stands at 20%.
As is increasingly becoming the case in other regions, Xiaomi is in the overall lead in Asia. "Over the years, Xiaomi's share has grown from 17% in 2018 to 21.5% in 2021H1, closely narrowing the gap to leader Samsung, whose share now is 22.3% in 2021H1 (from 27% in 2018)," said Popal.
To get a better understanding of the figures, we're going to break this section down into key regions — China, India, Southeast Asia, Korea, and Japan — and find out how Samsung is doing in each market.
Source: Counterpoint Research
The Chinese market is dominated by BBK's Vivo and OPPO, which accounted for 23% and 21% of the 74.9 million shipments in Q2 2021. Xiaomi came in third with a 17% share and a YoY growth of 70%, with the Mi 11 and Mi 11 Ultra allowing the brand to close the gap to BBK.
Popal pointed out that the top eight brands in China account for 97% of the market, with the Chinese brands' share of that amounting for 83%. With a share of under 1%, Samsung doesn't make it into the list. Samsung was the largest phone brand in China back in 2013 with a market share of 20%, but its dominance in the country has steadily declined following the entry of Huawei, Lenovo, Xiaomi, OPPO, and Vivo.
The domestic players offered better value for money — undercutting Samsung significantly in the budget and even premium segments — and introduced new features like retractable cameras and bezel-less designs, allowing them to seize the momentum. "It has been hard for the global leader to compete in that market due to intense competition from local Chinese players with their strong product portfolio, extremely competitive pricing, more localized services ecosystem and better channel relationships," said Popal.
Another factor that played a role is the Chinese government; Popal states that the local players had the backing of the government, while Samsung did not. Samsung's market share was already down to 3% by 2016, and the Note 7 debacle sealed its fate in China. As a result, Samsung shuttered its last phone manufacturing factory in China a few years ago in favor of new facilities in Vietnam and India as it shifted focus to these markets.
Xiaomi overtook Samsung to become India's largest handset brand in Q4 2017, and it hasn't relinquished that lead to date. India is a key region for Samsung's global ambitions; it is the third-largest smartphone market in the world, and following the downturn in China, Samsung redoubled its efforts in India.
A bulk of the sales momentum in India is focused on the budget segment, and Samsung offers a slate of phones tailored for this category — including several models sold exclusively in the country. The Galaxy M series has been particularly lucrative for the brand. IDC's Associate Research Manager Upasana Joshi points out that Samsung is also one of very few brands that still make feature phones, and this continues to be a differentiator for the brand — particularly against its Chinese rivals.
The South Korean brand's Galaxy J series fared well in India in years past — in spite of offering underwhelming hardware — and Samsung was able to burnish sales in the entry-level and budget categories with the recent strategy shift in the Galaxy A series. It consolidated the Galaxy J, Galaxy C, and Galaxy On offerings into the Galaxy A series, and launched the Galaxy F and M series for an e-commerce push.
Realme and Vivo could knock Samsung from second place in India.
Samsung has a vast distribution and retailer network in India, and it has relied on this model to drive a majority of its sales. But sales from this channel have decreased in recent quarters, so the brand has started being more aggressive with the e-commerce segment to position itself as an alternative to Xiaomi and Realme. And that has paid off; Joshi notes that Samsung is now the second-largest brand in the online segment. Joshi also says that as Samsung is considered a lifestyle brand — owing to the fact that it sells everything from TVs to washing machines and refrigerators — resulting in better "brand awareness, stickiness and loyalty."
While Samsung noticed a decent uptick in sales, it isn't growing as fast as its Chinese rivals. According to IDC, Samsung sold 5.5 million phones in India in Q2 2021, accumulating a market share of 16.3%. Xiaomi, meanwhile, accounted for 9.5 million sales with a market share of 29.2%. While Samsung managed to hold on to second position for the last four years, it may not retain its standing as BBK-owned Vivo and Realme continue to see heady gains. Samsung posted a 15% growth from 2020 while Xiaomi's sales grew by 84%, Vivo by 57%, and Realme by a staggering 174.9%.
Southeast Asia is another market that is turning into a key battleground for phone makers. Data from Q1 2021 from Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, and the Philippines see OPPO in the overall lead with a 22% market share, followed by Samsung with 19% and Vivo at 16%.
OPPO's push into the mid-range with the Reno series and its budget-focused A series allowed the brand to maintain its lead, while Samsung's Galaxy A series was its biggest sales driver in the region. As for individual markets, Thailand saw an 18% YoY increase in sales in Q1 2021, with OPPO holding on to the top spot with a share of 22%. Samsung is in second with a 20% share, followed closely by Vivo at 19%.
Samsung has an overwhelming majority in Vietnam with a 37% market share in Q2 2021, followed by Xiaomi at 17% and OPPO with 16%. However, Samsung's fortunes in Vietnam are heavily reliant on its budget portfolio, with the likes of the Galaxy A02s, A12, and M31 making up a bulk of its sales in the country.
Samsung's strong budget portfolio combined with an extensive retail presence in the region should allow it to hold steady in Southeast Asia. Still, with e-commerce on the rise and the likes of Realme making inroads, it needs to shore up its online strategy.
Samsung is dominant in its home country, with the brand controlling the smartphone segment with a market share of over 70%. The brand is virtually unchallenged when it comes to Android, with LG a distant third at less than 6%. Apple is in second with a 22% share, and with LG exiting the handset business, Samsung will be able to extend its lead in Korea, says Popal:
Although Samsung already has majority lead commanding over 70% share of the market, with LG's exit, Samsung will definitely benefit in the $400 segment where LG has some share and where Xiaomi is almost negligible.
With Xiaomi starting to get aggressive in the low to mid-range tiers in Korea, Popal says that Samsung will face increased rivalry in the sub-$400 segment in its home country.
Source: IDC
Much like China, Samsung doesn't have a strong presence in Japan. According to IDC's figures for Q4 2020, Apple has an overwhelming majority with a 52.6% share, followed by Sharp at 12.4% and Kyocera at 7%. Samsung is fourth with a 6.8% market share.
Samsung's lackluster sales in the country could be attributable to the tensions between South Korea and Japan. To counter this, Samsung even removed its logo from phones back in 2015 and rebranded devices to the Galaxy label, but that didn't lead to any meaningful uptick in sales figures.
Unlike North America, where Samsung faces strong competition from Apple, its market share in the Latin America region is strong and at number one, Popal said. The company stands at 40% market share in the region, followed by Lenovo hovering between 15 and 20%, and Xiaomi in third place with just under 10%.
Popal said that with Huawei exiting the market, Samsung has found a huge opportunity and has strongly benefited from it. "Especially in LatAM, Huawei had a large share, and with them exiting the Chinese brand Xiaomi has increased their focus in that region, but Samsung has benefited," she said.
Huawei's exit occurred shortly after the former U.S. President Donald Trump placed sanctions on software from specific China-based companies that posed a national security threat in the U.S. Losing access to Android, Google Mobile Services, and the Play Store meant Huawei was no longer a viable option. "The U.S. sanctions impacted (Huawei's) access to components and access to Google Mobile Services," she said, adding that no matter how great the device is, it's worthless if Google pulls its services and Android stops working.
Latin America is a market where Samsung doesn't have much competition. Of the Chinese contingent, only Xiaomi and Lenovo (via Motorola) have an established presence in the region, and that's not going to change in the foreseeable future. Furthermore, the lack of local manufacturing in countries like Brazil has inhibited Xiaomi's efforts to scale up effectively. Samsung already accounts for four out of ten phones sold in Latin America, and that momentum isn't likely to abate anytime soon.
Similar to Latin America, Counterpoint Research's Shah noted that Huawei's exit would be beneficial to Samsung in Europe. However, in Q2 2021, Xiaomi overtook Samsung to become the top smartphone vendor in the region, according to new data from Strategy Analytics.
Smartphone shipments of Xiaomi grew 67.1% year over year to reach 12.7 million units. Samsung, which up until recently held the top spot, shipped 12 million phones in Q2 2021, down 7% compared to the same period a year ago. Apple stays in the third spot with a 19.2% market share.
"Europe is the next big battleground between Samsung and Chinese brands, which are making inroads fast in Eastern Europe and some Western European markets such as Spain, Italy, Portugal, and the Nordics," Shah said. "An aggressive sub-$150 5G A-Series portfolio will help Samsung retain its market share in coming quarters."
Popal noted similarly that Samsung will face more competition in the low-end with the rising growth of Chinese smartphone vendors. She noted that competition with China-based companies intensified in 2017, around the time that Samsung's A series was launched in the region, though the launch of those phones was very successful for Samsung.
"(Samsung) was facing a strong threat in the mid-to-low end due to the massive rise of the Chinese brands in the years prior. With Samsung's launch of the A series, phones with high specs and low prices, it was an excellent move. (Samsung) really strengthened their position in the low-to-mid end, and secured their position as market leaders in the volume gain," she said.
While Samsung is positioning affordable Galaxy A devices with 5G — like the A52 5G — to maintain its momentum in the region, recent launches like the OnePlus Nord 2 and Reno 6 Pro offer more exciting designs and better cameras.
With a year-on-year growth of 35%, MEA (Middle East and Africa) is a fast-growing market. The latest numbers from Counterpoint Research put Samsung in the lead with a market share of 16%, but as is the case elsewhere, that lead is down from 20% a year ago.
Xiaomi is in third with a share of 11%, but it's the Transsion-owned brands that are making huge gains in this region. We haven't really talked about Transsion Holdings a lot on this site, but it is a Chinese conglomerate similar to BBK that counts Tecno, Itel, and Infinix as its brands. The three brands cumulatively hold a market share of 32% in the region, doubling their growth over the last 12 months. Tecno leads the fray with a 13% share, followed by Itel with 10% and Infinix with 9%.
Huawei had a decent chunk of market share in the Middle East at 8.2%, but that is now at 2.2%. As you can guess by now, Xiaomi, OPPO, and Vivo were the key beneficiaries of Huawei's troubles. Samsung, for its part, has focused on the $100 to $200 segment in the Middle East, and that seems to have paid dividends for the manufacturer. According to IDC's Senior Research Manager Ramazan Yavuz, Samsung's market share in this entry-level segment is over 50% — its highest in any region.
Samsung is now looking to boost its distributor network in the Middle East and incentivize carrier partnerships to boost sales via this channel, says Yavuz.
As for Africa, the region is dominated by Transsion. According to Yavuz, the conglomerate was able to localize the distribution and pricing strategies to meet the local demand, and its initial focus on the African market allowed it to build an early lead. For Samsung to catch up to Transsion, it needs to increase pricing flexibility, launch new product variants to address more segments of the consumer base, and increase visibility in the offline retail sector, notes Yavuz.
Strategy Analytics Analyst Abhilash Kumar also notes that Samsung should focus on a local retail and distribution network to boost sales in Africa. "Tying up with local retailers/distributors to build own hardware and service ecosystem and improve after-sales services will help Samsung."
While Samsung is still in the lead in Middle East and Africa, it is facing increased competition, and it will be a tough undertaking to maintain the top spot.
Can Samsung hold on to its global lead?
While Samsung relied on the flagship Galaxy S and Note series, its momentum in recent years has been on the back of the Galaxy A series. The series was introduced in 2014 and was aimed at the mid-range segment, with Samsung offering features from its flagship Galaxy S series at a more affordable price point. However, the focus shifted three years ago as Samsung folded its entry-level and budget Galaxy J and C offerings into the Galaxy A series, creating a portfolio of devices starting out at $100 and going all the way up to $600.
The shift in strategy and renewed focus on the budget and mid-tier segments has worked out particularly well for Samsung, with models in the Galaxy A series racking up millions of sales in North America and other key markets. I wrote a few months ago that the Galaxy A series is more important to Samsung than its flagship Galaxy S series, and the numbers back that up. The Galaxy A21 was the best-selling Samsung phone globally in Q3 2020, and the Galaxy A10, A10s, A10e, A20, A21, A51, and other budget-focused models have dominated global sales charts while sales of the Galaxy S series plateaued.
Samsung is beset on all sides, but it can weather the challenge from Chinese rivals — for now.
Even though Samsung sought to course-correct with the Galaxy S21 — launching the phone for $200 less than its predecessor — it hasn't been able to make much headway, with the series selling less than its predecessor. With the gains made by the Galaxy A series, Samsung was able to hold on to its crown. That said, the South Korean manufacturer has seen its growth steadily decline over the last four quarters. While some of that is attributable to the pandemic, Xiaomi and Vivo have seen 80% and 50% increases, respectively, during the same window.
That said, it will be a while before brands like Xiaomi can dethrone Samsung globally. "Unlike Huawei – who had a major share in many international regions like Western Europe, MEA and Latin America – Xiaomi is still working on growing its position in those regions," said Popal. "Its growth in Western Europe will be key to sustaining its growth as that's a carrier focused market, a channel that Xiaomi traditionally has not been a key player in. However, the brand is working hard to build relationships with carriers in Western Europe and across other channels, and is focusing heavily to build a strong momentum to grow in that region."
Samsung is still the leading Android maker in terms of revenue, and its global presence and strong carrier partnerships ensure that isn't going to change soon. While Samsung's Chinese rivals built their businesses by focusing on the budget and mid-range segments, they're increasingly turning to the premium category. The latest Android flagships — including the OnePlus 9 Pro, Find X3 Pro, and Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra — outmatch the Galaxy S21 series in key areas. But these phones are still not available in all global markets, and that puts Samsung at a distinct advantage.
For its part, Samsung is making a clever bet on foldables going mainstream, and the Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Z Flip 3 herald a new direction for the manufacturer. With Huawei's continued woes, Samsung is the only brand that has consumer-ready flagships available for sale, and with this category set to take off in the coming years, it has an early lead that cannot be challenged by its Chinese rivals.
Harish Jonnalagadda
Harish Jonnalagadda is the Asia Editor at Android Central. A reformed hardware modder, he now spends his time writing about India's technology revolution. Previously, he used to ponder the meaning of life at IBM. Contact him on Twitter at @chunkynerd.
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Shruti Shekar is Android Central's senior technology and telecom reporter and also the second Canadian on the team. She was born in India, brought up in Singapore, but now lives in Toronto and couldn't be happier. She started her journalism career as a political reporter in Ottawa, Canada's capital, and then made her foray into tech journalism at MobileSyrup and most recently at Yahoo Finance Canada. When work isn't on her mind, she loves working out, reading thrillers, watching the Raptors, and planning what she's going to eat the next day.


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Daniel originally joined Social Deviant in October 2017 as an associate creative director, and has since applied his creative talents to a range of clients, including Red Wing Shoes, The Disney Channel, MillerCoors, Catalina, and the agency's most recent new business win, Columbia College Chicago.
Prior to Social Deviant, Daniel helped open the Detroit office for Huge, where he worked on Fiat Chrysler, Chase Private Client, Maserati, Meijer, and Nokia Health as a sr. copywriter. In that same role at Geometry Global, his client remit included Mondelez, Colgate-Palmolive, E&J Gallo Winery and GlaxoSmithKline. While at ARC/Leo Burnett Worldwide, Daniel served such clients as Procter & Gamble and Kellogg. Daniel began his ad career at Walgreens as a digital copywriter.
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Six of the Best Business Books for the Summer: Part 2
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If you've got plans to read this summer, we've got some great suggestions for you.
Whether you're relaxing in a lakeside Airbnb rental or headed to the beach for a few hours of relaxation, spending some time reading through the six books we've recommended in our two-part series will strengthen your resolve as an employee and expand the dreams you have of moving up in your own company, making a lateral move or starting your own business.
In our first post, we highlighted books that provided specific steps you can take and traits you can adopt to achieve your short- and long-term goals.
In this post, we're focusing on three unique but powerful books that address customer service, resilience and a case study in a wildly successful product.
"Hug Your Haters: How to Embrace Complaints and Keep Your Customers" by Jay Baer
We live in a world where one ill-timed mistake can turn into a viral sensation that creates hordes of haters. Businesses need to be experts in turning their most critical customers into their happiest using popular social media channels, personal interaction and genuine interest in individuals.
Baer's book provides businesses with the tools they need to leverage public interactions in a way that turns the tide of public opinions and wins faithful followers one by one.
Need more convincing? According to Baer, 80 percent of companies say they have good customer service while only 8 percent of their customers say they do.
The book provides advice on multiple customer- and press-related matters, Entrepreneur contributor John Rampton pointed out.
"The book also covers how to embrace complaints, turn bad news into great news, and transform haters into ambassadors for a brand," Rampton wrote.
"Hug Your Haters" is available on Amazon for $16.72 and has an average rating of 4.4 stars from more than 125 reviews.
"Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience, and Finding Joy," by Sheryl Sandberg and Adam Grant
Hardship is a given inside and outside of the business world; it's an axiom that Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg knows well.
Her husband passed away unexpectedly during a vacation in 2015. The loss was gut-wrenching for Sandberg and her children.
In an interview with CNN's Jake Tapper, Sandberg talked about the loss:
"Going through this … it's the unimaginable. Those early days … months, weeks, I felt like there was this void closing in on me. The grief. I couldn't breathe. And I didn't know what to do. I turned to my friend Adam and I said, 'How do I get my kids through this?' Because I was so worried their childhoods were going to be wiped away."
In "Option B", Sandberg talks about the power of resiliency and how it can be used in business to overcome disaster and find success. The book is a poignant and invaluable resource for those who've been met with unexpected loss and need a sympathetic and influential voice to help them bounce back.
The book gets an average rating of 4.5 stars on Amazon and is $14.68 in its hardcover version.
"The One Device: The Secret History of the iPhone," by Brian Merchant
Merchant dives into the history of the iPhone, taking you from planning meetings for multi-touch screens before the phone was even developed to the marketing and launch of Apple's most profitable device in its history.
The book touches on various vignettes from the phone's history, walking you through the stages of development and providing insight into the ideas and strategies that made the phone an international icon.
Serving as a case study for idea development and implementation, the book is a fascinating read for a variety of situations:
You're in the middle of a project and need some inspiration to get to the next stage.
You have an idea, but you aren't sure how to make it a reality.
You're in on the planning stages of a new initiative at work and you want insight into how to adapt and succeed.
Merchant's book gets an average of four stars from nearly 100 reviews on Amazon and is available in hardback for $17.67.
Wrapping It Up: Plenty of Material for Personal and Business Growth
Succeeding in business is just as much about what you learn after school as what you learn in school.
The six books we've recommended are among the best that have been released over the past two years. They provide real-life examples of individuals who relied on their determination and focus to overcome difficulty and achieve the dream or standard of excellence to which they aspired.
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Summer is nearly upon us.
And with summer comes vacation plans that include a few hours here and there for reading. Even if you aren't heading out of town between June and September, a few hours on the beach every so often is the perfect time to read through some excellent business books.
Over the course of the next two posts, we'll provide you with a list of the year's newest and most popular business books, titles which can inspire you and provide insight into how you can strengthen your business acumen.
"Your Best Year Ever: A Five-Step Plan for Achieving Your Most Important Goals" by Michael Hyatt
Hyatt is a business vet and a productivity guru whose new book is a great way to renew your vigor for the goals you set at the beginning of the year.
Here's how the book's website describes the type of person who could benefit from Hyatt's newest tome:
"We all want to live a life that matters. We all want to reach our full potential. But too often we find ourselves overwhelmed by the day-to-day. Our big goals get pushed to the back burner—and then, more often than not, they get forgotten."
What's interesting about this particular tome is that Hyatt offers packages for individuals and businesses that serve as a multi-week course focused on the principles the book lays out.
The hardcover version of the book goers for $15.13 on Amazon.com and has an average rating of 4.8 stars from more than 250 Amazon customer reviews.
"Rise and Grind: Outperform, Outwork and Outhustle Your Way to a More Successful and Rewarding Life" by Daymond John
Daymond John, he of Shark Tank fame, was part of the founding team of FUBU, the international clothing brand made famous in the '90s. John took out a $100,000 mortgage on his home to launch the business. He split his home in half and used one part of it to live and the other part of it to produce clothing.
If there's anyone who knows how to grind his way to success, it's John. His book focuses on how you can draw on the methods he used in his own life to implement and accomplish the business goals you've set for yourself. Here's how Business Insider's Richard Feloni and Shana Lebowitz describe the book:
"He's drawing from his own career and those of fellow entrepreneurs to compile the rituals, habits, and best practices for sustained success, whether you're leading your own company or not."
John's book is available on Amazon for $15.04 in hardcover. It gets an average of 4.5 stars from more than 400 reviews.
"The CEO Next Door: The 4 Behaviors that Transform People into World-Class Leaders" by Elena Botelho and Kim Powell
Botelho and Powell gathered up data from thousands of CEOs and those aspiring to executive positions to compile a list of four common behaviors that make people succeed.
Both women have the credentials and expertise to back up their observations, too. Botelho is a Wharton grad and Powell received her MBA from the Kellogg School of Management.
Their book has drawn high praise from thought leaders. Here's what author Daniel H. Pink said in his recommendation about the sources used for the book:
"They may not all come from fancy schools, but they do know how to make smart decisions, adapt to changed circumstances, and work honestly and directly with customers and employees. Whether you're running a large organization, or simply have your eye on the corner office, this book should be your guide."
This book is an excellent choice if you're working from the bottom up or you're in mid-management and want to find the edge you need to ascend.
"The CEO Next Door" hardcover is available on Amazon for $16.30. It gets an average rating of 4.7 stars from 27 reviews at the time of publishing.
Part 2: Three More Business Books for the Summer
In our second post on the best business reads for the summer, we review three books that delve into personal experience or product development and mine some of the important principles that worked well for the authors or the products they researched.
It's important to keep in mind that these success narratives aren't hard and fast rules from which you can't waver; contextualize the principles into your own workplace situation.
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Q: How to make two Tasks run with an even distribution of cpu time They start out even, but eventually the processTasks never gets hits.
Originally I had this as two threads when the tasks were simple. Someone suggested async/await tasks and being new to c# I had no reason to doubt them.
Task monitorTasks= new Task (monitor.start );
Task processTasks= new Task( () => processor.process(ref param, param2) );

monitorTasks.Start();
processTasks.Start();

await processTasks;

Have I executed this wrong? Is my problem inevitable while running two tasks? Should they be threads? How to avoid.
edit
To clarify. The tasks are never intended to end. They will always be processing and monitoring while triggering events that notify watchers of monitor outputs or processor outputs.

A: If you await on a Task.WhenAll then it will wait until all tasks have been processed
await Task.WhenAll(monitorTasks, processTasks)

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.threading.tasks.task.whenall(v=vs.110).aspx

A: Task.WaitAll blocks the current thread until everything has completed.
Task.WhenAll returns a task which represents the action of waiting until everything has completed.

Task.WhenAll Method

Creates a task that will complete when all of the Task objects in an
  enumerable collection have completed.

Task.WaitAll Method

Waits for all of the provided Task objects to complete execution.

If you want to block wait on started tasks (which is seemingly what you want)
Task monitorTasks= new Task (monitor.start );
Task processTasks= new Task( () => processor.process(ref param, param2) );

monitorTasks.Start();
processTasks.Start();

Task.WaitAll(new Task[]{monitorTasks,processTasks})

If you are using async await, see Asynchronous programming with async and await
Then you could do something like this
var task1 = DoWorkAsync();
var task2 = DoMoreWorkAsync();

await Task.WhenAll(task1, task2);

A: I couldn't get tasks to run evenly.
The monitor task was getting constantly flooded whereas the processor task was getting tasks less frequently, which is when I suspect the monitor task took over.
Since no one could help me,
My solution was to turn them back into threads and set the priority of the threads.Lower than normal for the monitor task, and higher than normal for the processor task.
This seems to have solved my problem.


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Udi Bar-David & Hanna Khoury
Rajna Swaminathan & Anu Yadav
Keisha Hutchins
Rajna Swaminathan / RAJAS & Anu Yadav: Storytellers
Sunday, February 19, 2017 @ 7:00PM
Ibrahim Theater @ International House Philadelphia (3701 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia)
Accomplished mridangam (South Indian percussion) artist and composer Rajna Swaminathan joins forces with acclaimed playwright/actor Anu Yadav to debut their compelling political and personal performance, Storytellers, against the current backdrop of racially charged conflict and other 'isms' plaguing our society. Swaminathan brings her ensemble RAJAS, comprised of contemporary musicians with roots in the Indian classical perspective and jazz/creative music scenes. The "Vedantic" term rajas refers to the complex and multi-faceted inner human energy that compels us to act, to pursue our passions, to create, and to preserve ourselves. The collective improvisations set forth by RAJAS serve to illustrate the imagined landscape of Yadav's dramatized writings, while Yadav's voice becomes part of the fabric of the music as it is structured and guided by Swaminathan. Building on their prior collaborative work for Yadav's solo work, Meena's Dream, the two artists reflect on their standpoint as South Asian Americans to combine musical improvisation with community-engaged theater that acknowledges our differences, transcends boundaries, and addresses the urgent need for compassion and humanity in these times.
Join Swaminathan and Yadav for a FREE interactive workshop on Saturday, February 18. Blending music, movement, and theater, the artists guide participants through an exploration of how to build community, collaboration, and courage through listening across differences. Space is limited, so RSVP here to reserve your place. Presented in collaboration with the Asian Arts Initiative.
Photo by Jaimie Milner.
Rajna Swaminathan is an accomplished mrudangam (South Indian percussion) artist, a protégé of mrudangam legend Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman. She has performed with several renowned Indian classical musicians, most notably mentor and vocalist T.M. Krishna. Over the past few years, she has been studying and collaborating with eminent musicians in New York's jazz and creative music scene, including Vijay Iyer, Steve Coleman, Miles Okazaki, and Amir ElSaffar. Rajna leads the ensemble RAJAS, which collectively explores new textural and improvisational horizons at the nexus of Indian classical and creative music traditions. She is also a composer-performer for dance and theater works. She has toured widely with the acclaimed company Ragamala Dance, and has collaborated with playwright Anu Yadav. Rajna regularly teaches workshops on the South Indian rhythmic perspective, most prominently at the Banff International Workshop for Jazz and Creative Music, and the Percussive Arts Society International Convention. Rajna holds degrees in Anthropology and French from the University of Maryland, College Park. She is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Music at Harvard University. www.rajnaswaminathan.com
RAJAS is a project that brings together contemporary musicians from the Indian classical and jazz/creative music scenes in New York City. The Vedantic term "rajas" refers to the inner human energy that compels us to act, to pursue our passions, to create, and to preserve ourselves. Spearheaded by mrudangam artist Rajna Swaminathan, the project provides a forum to collectively contemplate new possibilities for musical concepts and sensibilities stemming from the Indian classical idiom.
Photo by Jati Lindsay.
Anu Yadav is a critically acclaimed actress, writer, educator, and producer dedicated to untold stories, social justice, deep laughter and connection. She tours her solo plays 'Capers, Meena's Dream, and founded Classlines a storytelling project on wealth and poverty. She has performed at the Kennedy Center, Shakespeare Theatre Company, Studio Safdar in Delhi, and Beijing's National Academy of Dramatic Arts, among others. Her work was covered by MTV, the Washington Post, WAMU-FM, and the documentaries Walk with Me, Chocolate City. She is a 2016 DC Artist Fellow, a graduate of Bryn Mawr College and holds an M.F.A. in Performance from University of Maryland, College Park. She is currently at work on ISM: A TRAGICOMEDY, and recently partnered with the Institute for Policy Studies as a Catalyst Grant recipient. www.anuyadav.com