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BIDEN WINS
By Payton Saso
THE OVERWHELMING UNCERTAINTIES
As four years of uncertainty may be coming to a close, there is not the expected sigh of relief we could hope for. As election day takes way, it is hard to ignore all the uncertainties that still loom over America.
The nation we are living in is something many young voters have not seen before. As big cities board up businesses in preparation for the salient threat of riots and protests following election results, COVID-19 cases are on the rise and the fear amongst Americans is palpable.
Reuters analysis of state and county reports showed that COVID cases have risen 18% and deaths have risen 3%. While 3% may not seem exponential, "Nationally, nearly 5,800 people died of the virus in the seven days ended Nov. 1," they reported.
The election follows the week in which Amy Coney Barrett [ACB] was confirmed to serve her life-long term on the Supreme Court, making some voters even more concerned regarding the outcome of the election and the fate of their human rights.
In its first hearing since ACB was confirmed, the Court will start its hearings in a case regarding the Catholic Social Services in Pennsylvania. The case follows the suing of the City of Philadelphia by the CSS for not allowing children to be placed in foster care with organizations like the CSS who exclude same-sex couples from being fosters, according to the local news stations NBC 10 Philadelphia.
Originally facing the Supreme Court's docket when the late Justice Ginsburg still served, the new outcome of the case is truly up in the air. With the addition of ACB, who is conservatively Catholic, it is unclear whether she will side with the Archdiocese of Philadelphia in their claims that their First Amendment rights are being violated.
It is clear that how ACB votes on this case, will set the precedent for her term and quite frankly how she will vote if President Trump objects to the outcome of the election.
Which is an evident possibility, seeing that the G.O.P. in Texas has already attempted to get 127,000 votes from Harris County. The county, which is largely Democratic, instilled drive-through ballot drop locations throughout by Harris County clerk, Chris Hollins, the New York Times stated.
Though the case was rejected by the Texas Supreme Court, those in the lawsuit claimed that the locations were illegal and favored Democrats. However, it seems that this is a tactic of voter suppression in hopes to throw out Democratic votes.
Similarly in Pennsylvania, the Supreme Court ruled last month to reject "Republican request for a stay on a Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision that would allow ballots to be counted up to three days after Election Day," Politico reported.
This attempted block is another attempt to threaten the validity of mail-in votes to which President Trump has been very vocal about opposing. The use of these absentee ballots; however, are just to yield some relief on the growing pandemic numbers to ease traffic at the polls today.
As of 12:17 EST, the US Elections Project gathered data that 100,611,070 Americans have voted early. With a mass number of votes already cast, it is clear this election will be historical in every way.
BIDEN CAMPAIGN WON'T STOP
Regularly dressed to the nines with his signature Aviator sunglasses, Biden has had to add another signature accessory to this fit, a mask. But that hasn't stopped him from emanating the vibe of the cool Uncle Joe. His recent Twitter post for one of his campaign videos shows that.
Using the iconic Eminem song "Lose Yourself" from the "Eight Mile" soundtrack, the black and white video was Tweeted alongside the words by Biden, " We have one shot. One Opportunity. One moment. Don't miss the chance — vote."
Appealing to those of all ages, "Lose Yourself" has become a song of triumph relished by sports teams, boxers and just the average joe in need of a confidence boots. The Grammy Award winning song was licensed to the Biden-Harris campaign which, Variety says, is a song rarely allowed by Eminem to be used.
It is no surprise that Eminem is one of the celebrities endorsing the Biden-Harris ticket. In 2017, he rapped a freestyle for the BET Awards that tore into Trump as president and as a human. He then released an album entitled "Revival" that year in which he continued to criticize Trump more. His song "Framed" on the track led the Secret Service to investigate the rapper.
While the Secret Service would not confirm this, "documents obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request confirmed that they did," Rolling Stone claimed.
However, "One Shot," regardless of the artist's own personal hits at the President, encompasses the feeling of the American people in this time. The video depicts everyday people, our essential workers, nurses, doctors, those waiting in the long lines of the polls, and every other demographic Biden says he will work for.
The power and importance of this election reigns true with the words 'we only got one shot' to make a promising change in America.
TRUMP PROMOTES THE AMERICAN DREAM
With the final push for votes occurring, both candidates are Tweeting out new campaign videos in hopes to still appeal to undecided voters.
President Trump Tweeted today a video that appeals to the masses who are patriotic and believe American is the greatest country. Playing to the idea of the American Dream, which he has made a prominent stance on, the video shows masses of Americans rallying together waving Trump flags and signs.
The images of American Flag sliced into images of the Armed Forces cheering and standing at attention, are overlaid with the words of President Trump. "America is the place where anything can happen. America is the place anyone can rise," Trump asserts.
The immensely patriotic video comes the day after President Trump announced his American Dream Plan. "President Trump recently released the American Dream Plan to reaffirm his commitment to fight for Hispanic prosperity and opportunity for all to achieve the American Dream," The White House announced.
This final appeal to voters goes along with Trump's campaign slogan, "Make America Great Again" where he says he will create a country completely independent of China, create job opportunities and create an environment where the American Dream can be accomplished.
This video is in contrast to his opponent's, Joe Biden, recent campaign video by using B-roll and music that is simple and might appeal to older voters, while Biden's campaign used music and video editing that might appeal better to younger voters.
Regardless of who the candidates are trying to appeal to, hopefully these campaign videos help some undecided voters to choose who they believe is best for our country.
ELECTION PREDICTIONS
The results of this election are being awaited anxiously by Americans everywhere. Because of so many people using mail-in ballots, the final results may take longer than usual to be confirmed. Many predictions have been made about who the winner may be.
Primary Model predicts that Trump will take the win and gives him a 91% chance of doing so. They predict Trump will get 362 electoral votes while Biden will only get 176. Since Primary Model was created in 1996, they have correctly predicted all but one presidential election.
It is predicted that voter turnout will surge this year. "The intensity of the electorate is without recent precedent," Tom Bonier, the CEO of TargetSmart, a Democratic political-data firm, said in The Atlantic. It was predicted last year that 150 million Americans would vote this fall.
A historian and professor at American University, Allan Litchman, has predicted every presidential election correctly since 1984. Litchman explained on Fox News his prediction model called "The 13 Keys to the White House." He explained Trump was in the lead to win until the coronavirus pandemic hit America.
"My prediction is that Donald Trump will become the first sitting president since George H. W. Bush in 1992 to lose a reelection bid, and Joe Biden will become the next president of the United States," said Litchman.
Henry Olson also gave his prediction in The Washington Post. He predicted that Biden would win the popular vote with 52.5% of votes. He believes Biden will conclude with 350 electoral college votes while Trump will conclude with only 188.
AFTER ELECTION NIGHT
It is no surprise that results for this election are taking longer to finalize. With more early and mail-in votes due to the pandemic, some states are still counting ballots on November 4.
As of 3 pm on November 4, Biden is in the lead with 237 electoral college votes compared to the 213 Trump has. Six states are still undecided including Alaska, Nevada, Michigan, Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Georgia. Michigan and Nevada are currently leaning blue while the other remaining states lean red.
President Donald Trump seems dissatisfied with the fact that ballots are still being counted. "We are up BIG, but they are trying to STEAL the Election. We will never let them do it. Votes cannot be cast after the Polls are closed!" tweeted Trump at 12:49 am on November 4.
He also tweeted, "They are finding Biden votes all over the place — in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Michigan. So bad for our Country!" The Trump campaign has also filed a lawsuit to stop vote counting in Michigan.
Candidate Joe Biden has been more positive on his Twitter account. At 1:03 am on November 4 he tweeted, "We feel good about where we are. We believe we are on track to win this election."
THE WAIT FOR A WINNER
As of Friday morning, Biden has taken over Georgia and Pennsylvania. Georgia is 99% reporting and Biden is winning with just over 1,000 votes. Pennsylvania is 98% reporting and Biden has a slightly greater advantage than in Georgia.
The last time a Democrat won Georgia was almost 30 years ago when Bill Clinton won over his opponent George H.W. Bush in 1992. Georgia's secretary of state, Brad Raffensperger, has already announced there would be a recount due to the small margin.
Nevada is at 84% reporting and Biden remains in the lead. Trump is leading in North Carolina and Alaska.
The Trump campaign continues to protest the results. They plan to sue in Nevada and claim that votes are being counted for people that have moved or died. According to Daily Mail, Trump plans to sue every battleground state that Biden has won.
This election is being compared to the 2000 election where George W. Bush and Al Gore had an incredibly tight race. This election lead to the supreme court decision to stop the recount known as Bush v. Gore. Bush ended up winning Florida by only 537 votes. In 2000 the winner wasn't determined until December 12th and Americans everywhere are strapping in for what could be another long battle for the election results.
Joe Biden has passed 270 votes as of Saturday morning. Vice Presidential candidate Kamala Harris posted on her Twitter in celebration.
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Eric Clapton × Pedrito Martinez – My Father's Eyes
Today sees widely respected Latin percussionist Pedrito Martinez release a reimagined duet version of Eric Clapton's "My Father's Eyes" – featuring a collaborative performance with the guitar legend himself. Having the opportunity to work closely with Eric Clapton is the fulfillment of a longtime dream for Pedrito that had its roots at New York City's Guantanamera restaurant, where Pedrito's group got started, and where Eric was a frequent guest.
Inspired by getting to know one another, Pedrito had the idea in early 2019 to put together a re-imagined version of Clapton's deeply personal song "My Father's Eyes" and send it to the three-time inducted Rock & Roll Hall of Fame member for his thoughts. . Upon receiving the initial recording, Eric Clapton invited the innovative Cuban percussionist to London last year to work together , where he added his own vocals and guitar to My Father's Eyes and additional guitar contributions to two more tracks that will also be included in Pedrito's upcoming album, Acertijos, expected to be released in early 2021.
"Pedrito is a genius…working with him has been a revelation to me." – Wynton Marsalis
"…dizzying rhythmic webs, songs within songs, and the thrill of real Cuban rumba transformed into something as hip and irresistible as great pop." – Larry Blumenfeld, Wall Street Journal
This entry was posted in Uncategorized and tagged 360 Magazine, artists, Celebrities, collab, cuban, Eamonn Burke, Eric Clapton, Hall of Fame, Latin, legends, music, musicians, my fathers eyes, New Release, New Song, new york city, pedrito Martinez, percussion, rock, rock and roll, Vaughn Lowery, Wall Street journal on 08/21/2020 by 360coordinator.
Violence Spikes in Major Cities
By Eamonn Burke
Last month, 65 people were shot in New York City and 87 in Chicago over the course of the 4th of July weekend. Six children were killed that weekend as well. The holiday may have been a peak in homicides, but numbers of shootings and deaths have been trending upward as the nation handles a pandemic and a historic recession. The amount of shootings in NYC from January to July exceeded the total for the entire year of 2019. Other major cities are experiencing high rates of gun violence as well, such as Philadelphia, where more than 240 people have been killed this year and which now has the 2nd highest homicide rate in the nation. Chicago saw a violent July, with 584 shootings and 105 deaths. Even smaller cities like Pheonix and Omaha are seeing rises.
As a whole, homicides are up 24% in the nation since last year. Data shows homicides and shootings trending upward sharply since late May in major cities across the US. However, as a national study shows, gun violence was creeping upward even before the pandemic began.
President Trump blames the rise in violent crime to "radical" Democratic politicians , such as Major Bill DeBlasio, despite signs that this is a bipartisan issue. DeBlasio himself blames the shootings on the virus, among other factors such as the BLM protests and faults in the criminal justice system that have recently been exposed. The Council on Criminal Justice also concluded that the virus is the root issue, and that it must be stopped first in order to reduce homicides. A chart of homicides in Chicago does in fact show a major spike after the beginning of the protests, and the BLM protests in 2014 and 2015 had a similar effect on gun violence. However, further analysis of police data instead points to a decrease in gun-related arrests as a potential cause, as well as the increase in gun purchases in recent months.
Police say that many of these crimes are gang related, and a shortage of staff due to the virus have made it harder to crack down on crime. DeBlasio was adamant about getting back on top of the gun crisis through the courts: "Our courts not only need to reopen, they need to reopen as fully and as quickly as possible." Chief administrative judge Lawrence Marks fired back, saying the blame of courts was "false, misleading and irresponsible."
A strange finding amongst this gun crisis is that rates of other crimes such as burglaries have not followed the same trend, and have even decreased in some cases. As this is extremely odd, it's possible that it's a matter of what is getting reported given the complications of COVID-19 and the BLM protests on policing.
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Facebook Ad Boycott
The social media platform Facebook is making policy changes after Unilever has removed ads from the site, as well as Twitter. They join a group of corporations such as Honda, Verizon, Ford, Clorox, and Denny's, who have come together to boycott the site, as called for by the NAACP and the Anti-Defamation League as a way to pressure tech conglomerates to make change. Some companies are pulling ads indefinitely, and some have pledged to pull them for the month of July.
These new policies involve designating posts that are in violation of existing policies but still "newsworthy". Twitter has already adopted this method, allowing them to label some of President Trump's tweets as violations. Facebook claims that it allocates a large budget to keeping content safe and removing hate speech using AI that is 90% effective, and also that the company never makes policy changes based on money. However, a group called Stop Hate For Profit, who called for the boycott, want to see more change:
"We have been down this road before with Facebook. They have made apologies in the past. They have taken meager steps after each catastrophe where their platform played a part. But this has to end now."
Unilever supplied upwards of $42 million dollars of revenue for Facebook in 2019, so it is no doubt that their absence will be damaging. Facebook is also a huge source of profit for the companies themselves, so it is an impactful decision to stopping putting ads on the site. Shares of Facebook and Twitter have already gone down more than 7% as of Friday. Other massive companies like Procter and Gamble have pledged to do the same in the face of discriminatory content.
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Molly Tuttle × New Album
Compass Records is proud to announce an extraordinary new album from award-winning songwriter-guitarist Molly Tuttle. …but i'd rather be with you arrives everywhere on Friday, August 28. A collection of 10 striking covers recorded during quarantine, …but i'd rather be with you is heralded by her timely version of The National's epic song "Fake Empire." Tuttle made a compelling companion video that fiercely challenges the song's fear of indifference and portrays a society that can no longer afford to be apathetic to the realities of our time. Both are available today.
"I am a huge fan of The National," Tuttle says. "THE BOXER is probably my favorite album by them. This song has a super cool four-over-three polyrhythm throughout. The piano part is super fun on guitar if you can train your thumb to play in three and your index and middle fingers to play in four!" Watch Tuttle's cover of "Fake Empire" by The National HERE.
"We created the Fake Empire video by projecting footage of activism in mid 20th century America onto me while I played the song," Tuttle continues. "We contrasted that footage with forest fires, stars and dreamlike images. We wanted to leave the meaning of the video somewhat up to interpretation, just like the lyrics of the song. Matt Berninger commented that the song is about 'where you can't deal with the reality of what's really going on, so let's just pretend that the world's full of bluebirds and ice skating.' Right now a lot of people in our country are waking up to the realities of police brutality, racism, and bigotry all around us. I hope that people, like myself, who have the privilege to turn a blind eye to these injustices, can maintain this awareness and action to create a better society."
In March 2020, the Nashville-based Tuttle experienced the devastating tornado that tore through much of East Nashville, followed by the global pandemic. While sheltering at home, she found solace by revisiting favorite songs in an attempt to "remind myself why I love music." An idea for an album emerged, to be recorded with Los Angeles-based producer Tony Berg (Phoebe Bridgers, Andrew Bird), despite being over two thousand miles apart.
Tuttle taught herself how to use Pro Tools and then recorded and engineered all of her parts alone at home before sending them to Berg in Los Angeles. The renowned producer enlisted a number of legendary session musicians – including drummer Matt Chamberlain and keyboardist Patrick Warren – to add instrumentation from their respective home studios, with guest vocals contributed by Dawes' Taylor Goldsmith and Old Crow Medicine Show's Ketch Secor. "This is how the astronauts do it!" Tuttle recalls Berg saying as they sent the files back and forth.
The result is a surprising and inventive collection of songs that cross the musical spectrum and the decades, from iconic artists spanning FKA Twigs to Cat Stevens, Rancid to Karen Dalton, all united by Tuttle's clear, true voice, astonishing range, and incredible musicianship. With its remarkable scope and adventurous creativity, …but i'd rather be with you presents a further progression of Tuttle's distinctive talent and musical ambition while hinting towards what is yet to come.
"I have been working on writing for another original album and am still planning to record that this year," Tuttle says, "but in the meantime I wanted to share these covers that have lifted my spirits, in hopes that you'll find some much-needed joy as well."
A virtuosic, award-winning guitarist with a gift for insightful songwriting, Molly Tuttle has garnered worldwide applause for her amazing flatpicking guitar technique and confessional songwriting. Since moving to Nashville in 2015, the native Californian has been welcomed into folk music, bluegrass, Americana, and traditional country communities – even as her own music pushes against the limits of those genres. A series of awards and accolades followed, including two consecutive International Bluegrass Music Awards as "Guitar Player of the Year" – the first female artist to achieve that historic honor.
Crowned "Instrumentalist of the Year" at the 2018 Americana Music Awards on the strength of her acclaimed RISE EP, Tuttle affirmed her signature sound with last year's boundary-breaking debut album, WHEN YOU'RE READY.
Produced by Ryan Hewitt (The Avett Brothers, The Lumineers), the album was hailed by NPR for its "handsomely crafted melodies that gently insinuate themselves into the memory," noting, "Tuttle applies remarkable precision to her pursuit of clarity. That's even a central theme of her lyrics: consciously reckoning with indecision or intuition, honestly acknowledging incompatibility, cultivating intimacy based on people seeing each other for who they are."
"The bluegrass virtuoso's first solo album blends emotional preparedness and long-demonstrated knowhow," wrote the Wall Street Journal, while American Songwriter raved, "The production, playing and songwriting coalesce into a striking statement that shows an already developed artist well on her way to the next level of her still nascent career."
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How Big Tech Is Destroying Our Press
Ahead of today's House Judiciary Hearing, the Save Journalism Project held a press call with Rep. Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11); journalists Laura Bassett, laid off by HuffPost; and John Stanton, laid off by BuzzFeed; and Neil Chase, CEO of CalMatters and former executive editor of The Mercury News and East Bay Times.
The monopolistic power of big tech companies like Google, Facebook, and Apple is destroying the economic model of the entire journalism industry, whether its traditional circulation newspapers or digital news outlet.
This week's hearing on how digital platforms affect news organizations marks the much-needed return of congressional antitrust scrutiny to big tech companies, which have gained a monopolistic position that lets them dominate the digital advertising marketplace and distribute massive amounts of content from news publishers on their platforms without paying to produce the content.
Rep. Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11) said, "I don't think there's anything more important right now than this issue. Being from the Bay Area, I have been to every big tech company. After meeting with them, I think it's time to make it easier for licensing like the music and movie industries have done. We are members of Congress, you are journalists, and we have to keep an appropriate Constitutional distance, but there are policy proposals in our legislation that protect the freedom of the press and are necessary to keep the industry alive. When I was first elected to the Concord City Council there was a reporter who was consistently in the front row keeping officials accountable. His presence made local government work, and it is vital that we protect the journalism industry to make sure leaders are kept accountable and communities are informed."
Laura Bassett, a reporter who was laid off by HuffPost, commented, "In the first few months of 2019, I was one of about 2,400 journalists and media staffers who lost our jobs. Even though I was aware the cuts were coming, it was still shocking to be laid off after nearly a decade in my newsroom. The reason for the mass layoffs, I found out, was that Big Tech companies like Google and Facebook are dominating the digital ad market, swallowing about 60 percent of all revenue and making it difficult for journalism to survive. News publishers are being forced to give a cut of their ad revenue to these companies- revenue that would otherwise go to hiring journalists. Because a well-funded news media is vital to a healthy democracy, the public needs to be aware of Big Tech's death grip on publishers. At the House Judiciary Hearing today, lawmakers in Congress need to address this bipartisan issue and find legislative solutions that regulate tech giants and restore fairness to the digital ad market. Journalists are taught not to be the story, but as Big Tech's digital ad monopoly benefits off of our revenue streams, it's incumbent upon us to fight for the future of our industry. One or two companies should not have the power to cripple the free press."
"After 20 years of covering Congress and the White House for BuzzFeed, I found out layoffs were coming in a tweet from the Wall Street Journal," said John Stanton, former Buzzfeed Washington Bureau Chief before being laid off. "Despite the great work my colleagues and I were doing for the publication, there simply wasn't enough money. Because stories that lead to changes in state and federal law, jailing of criminals and exposing wrongdoing — cost money. Money that is increasingly gobbled up by Google and Facebook. To try to survive, slashes had to be made. To entire desks. The reason advertising revenue has fallen so steeply is that Google and Facebook dominate the digital ad market, consuming more than 60 percent of all revenue. And their share is growing, because they devour nine out of every ten new dollars that are spent on digital advertising. Big Tech's monopoly has a death grip on publishers. Congress needs to be discussing how to regulate this imbalance and restore competitive fairness in the digital market."
Neil Chase, CEO of CalMatters and former executive editor of The Mercury News and East Bay Times, added, "We all believe journalism is central to democracy. Newspapers have experienced a decline not in the past five years, not in the past ten or fifteen years, but in the past seventy-five years. Newspapers have been declining since World War II. The problem is that we are essentially sitting on a 200 year-old product, but are trying to compete with new and changing technologies. Newspapers have maintained a monopoly for over 200 years. This is how people historically gained all their information; how they found where to buy clothing, where to buy their groceries, and where they got their news. With the change in how society works, all we have is the news. In order to solve this problem, we need a multi-pronged approach. We need to engage in philanthropy, which my company is already focused on this aspect. We need newspapers with benevolent leaders, not the leaders that we have at some major news organizations now. We need support from legislators. And, we need people paying for the news. We need a lot of support from a lot of different places in order to make this work."
This entry was posted in Uncategorized and tagged 360 Magazine, Alejandra Villagra, Apple, Buzzfeed, CalMatters, Facebook, google, Huffington Post, John Stanton, journalism, Laura Basset, layoffs, Mark DeSaulnier, media, Neil Chase, press, Save Journalism Project, tech, The Mercury News, Vaughn Lowery, Wall Street journal on 06/12/2019 by wp360mag.
Free Philie
"Real 40 Year-Old Virgin "Bachelor" continues search for his one true love in America this Spring, 2019"
In this day and age it seems that romance has become an Instagram ideal; everyone striving to become the illusive "#goals" that are seen in the media. Since the birth of dating app Tinder in 2012, the dating world has been changed forever and social media has taken a strong hold over how we interact with others. Some may think real romance is a thing of the past or something that can only be seen on ABC's The Bachelor. Shows that have fallen under the large umbrella of the Bachelor Nation have gained notoriety over the years for their strict formula of creating "true love." Just last week football player Colton Underwood ended his search for love, seemingly as well as his reputation of being a virgin.
Philipp Hebestreit, a German 40 year-old "real-virgin bachelor," hopes to follow in Colton's footsteps by taking his search for love to the states. He launched his initial campaign "Free Philie" ten years ago, making headlines in his attempts to enlist the public in his search for the one. To launch his search in America Hebestreit will begin his search in New York City's Time Square district later this month.
"My parents are my inspiration and the reason I began this campaign to find my one true love," said Hebestreit. "They have been deeply in love for several decades and it's the kind of everlasting love you just don't see anymore."
"Most Romantic Man in the World…" – Marie Claire
"Free Philie," one of the largest searches for love in the word, began in 2008 with a lonely plea on Hebestreit's personal blog. His post garnered the attention of a multitude of women and sparked his curiosity in expanding his search even further. He then took to the streets of several German cities with flyers and large posters. His efforts became even more elaborate with newspaper advertisements, recorded video messages, bulletins and cars equipped with "Free Philie" flags.
He began going even bigger with his attempts and traveling further in order to reach a wider audience. He donned a full body shield in Hamburg, sent out thousands of messages in bottles into the North Sea, advertised on electric boats in the canals of Amsterdam, placed speaking stands in London's Piccadilly Circus, placed an inflatable Frog at the Eiffel Tower, and even more international exploits for love. Philipp Hebestreit has spread his "love art" as far as Austria, Switzerland, Norway and Italy.
"A phenomenon that is conquering the hearts of women around the world…" – Wall Street Journal
Hebestreit is one of the very few virgin men turning to the public in order to enter his first relationship. This aspect of his sexuality is what drew most of the attention to his search as Philip is amongst just 10% of European men of his age to remain virginal. Those choosing celibacy often keep this fact to themselves to avoid social backlash. As for Philip, he tackles this topic with pride sparking public discussion. It is through his "Free Philie" campaign that Philip has attempted to tackle the belief that male virginity in the Western world should be something to be ashamed of.
By bringing attention to the conversation of virginity, "Free Philie" gained international attention in the form of letters, packages, texts and emails from celebrities and other public figures from over 100 countries. He received gifts such as lingerie and nude photos to a "Medal of Knightliness," and a 5 foot teddy bear that caused his P.O. box to be terminated.
While stateside, ten years after the campaign's inception, Philip will begin in New York City and continue his travels with teasers on his whereabouts on his "Free Philie" social media accounts.
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Kandace Springs
"Prince's protoge spreads her wings on breathtakingly eclectic second album
An accomplished pianist with a sensuous, smoky voice"
"the soulful pianist and vocalist is self-assured, distinctive and strikingly contemporary."
Singer and pianist Kandace Springs has released her remarkable second album Indigo (Blue Note), a 13-track LP of originals and choice covers that showcases the full breadth of Kandace's artistry from smoldering R&B (People Make the World Go Round , 6 8) to gorgeous jazz ballads (Unsophisticated, featuring Roy Hargrove) to the pop songcraft of "Breakdown" and Don't Need The Real Thing. All but two tracks are produced by drummer/producer Karriem Riggins (Common, Erykah Badu) with additional production by Jamie Hartman (Rag'n'Bone Man), Jimmy Hogarth (Amy Winehouse, Corinne Bailey Rae), Jimmy Harry (Madonna, P!nk), and Evan Rogers and Carl Sturken (Rihanna). Indigo is available on vinyl, CD, download, and streaming services.
For Kandace it boils down to a question that connects past to present: "What would Nina Simone do if she had the technology of today? You could never put Nina in a boxߞshe would do a blues followed a classical piece, a jazz standard and then a Beatles cover. This LP took a lot of inspiration from that it's a mix of everything that I am." Indigo offers a fairly plausible answer to that impossible query: songs that swirl classical composition with quiet-storm cool, jazz poise with hip-hop swing, tropical warmth with soulful depth, and earthen groove with airy psych.
Given that diverse palette, Karriem was exactly the right person to work with Kandace to catalyze the best parts of various interests into something new. "I love crossing genres and the direction on Indigo was to marry all the different things to tell her story", says Karriem, who tracked his drums at various studios while on the road with Diana Krall, and chopped and reassembled his and Kandace's recordings into what you hear. "It sounds organic because everything was built around the songwriting. She says so much on the piano, and her voice is amazing it's the focal point of the whole sound."
Kandace will embark on a U.S. headline tour beginning September 28 that includes album release shows in Los Angeles (Troubadour, October 1), New York (Sony Hall, October 28), and a hometown Nashville show (City Winery, November 4), followed by performances in Europe and Asia. See below for a full list of tour dates and visit kandacesprings.com for ticket info.
Kandace Springs ߝ Tour Dates:
September 28 Musical Instrument Museum Phoenix, AZ
September 29 Voodoo Room @ House of Blues San Diego, CA
September 30 – The Parish @ House of Blues Anaheim, CA
October 1 The Troubadour Los Angeles, CA
October 2 Swedish American Hall San Francisco, CA
October 4 The Jack London Revue Portland, OR
October 5 Benaroya Hall Seattle, WA
October 7 – Vancouver International Jazz Festival Vancouver, BC
October 24 City Winery Boston, MA
October 25 Daryl's House Club Pawling, NY
October 27 – Iron Horse Music Hall Northampton, MA
October 28 – Sony Hall New York, NY
October 29 World Cafe Live Philadelphia, PA
October 30 The Hamilton Washington, DC
November 2 Stage Door Theater Charlotte, NC
November 3 City Winery Atlanta, GA
November 4 City Winery Nashville, TN
November 13 Forum Leverkusen Leverkusen, Germany **with WDR Big Band**
November 16 New Morning Paris, France
November 17 Queen Elizabeth Hall London, England
November 19 Paradiso Amsterdam, Netherlands
November 20 Quasimodo Berlin, Germany
November 27 Tokyo International Forum Tokyo, Japan
November 28 Sankei Hall Breeze Osaka, Japan
December 1 Blue Note Beijing Beijing, China
Prince once said that Kandace "has a voice that could melt snow." The music icon heard her cover of Sam Smith's "Stay With Me" online in 2014 and invited her to perform with him at Paisley Park for the 30th anniversary of Purple Rain, becoming a mentor to the young singer and pianist. Kandace's 2014 self-titled EP turned even more heads and led to performances on Letterman, Kimmel and Fallon, as well as the Afropunk and Bonnaroo festivals. Okay player called her as "a vocal force to be reckoned with" and Afropunk dubbed her "a versatile and vital artist"
Kandace draws much of her musical inspiration from her father, Scat Springs, a respected session singer in Nashville. It was due to him that Kandace grew up surrounded by music, and he encouraged her to take piano lessons after he watched her peck out melodies on the instrument when she was 10. Yet as a girl, she was equally interested in other creative outlets, especially visual art and, more unexpectedly, automobiles. "My dad gave me a Matchbox car, and my mom gave me a Barbie," she says. "I drew a mustache on the Barbie and never played with it again, and I still have the Matchbox car." (Her obsession with cars, which she collects, rebuilds, and resells, continues to this day.)
Something deeper in the young musician was sparked when she heard Norah Jonesߣ 2002 Blue Note debut, Come Away With Me. "The last song on the record is ߢThe Nearness of Youߣ and that song really inspired me to learn to play piano and sing. It was just so soulful, simple and stripped down. That really moved me and touched me. It's when I realized, This is what I wanna do."
Kandace began gigging around Nashville, and eventually an early demo she recorded caught the ears of Evan Rogers and Carl Sturken, the production team who have written hits for Shakira, Christina Aguilera, and Kelly Clarkson, and are best known for discovering Rihanna as a teen and signing her to their production company SRP. Rogers flew to Nashville with an offer to sign Kandace. Still only 17 years old at the time she and her family decided that it wasn't the right time to pursue a recording career, instead taking a job at a downtown Nashville hotel where she valet parked cars by day and sang and played piano in the lounge at night.
A few years later, Kandace was talking about going to automotive design school, but her mother suggested that she get back in touch with Rogers and Sturken. She instead moved to New York and started working seriously on new songs and demo recordings. She eventually landed an audition with Blue Note President Don Was at the Capitol Records Tower in Los Angeles, winning him over with a stunning performance of Bonnie Raitts "I Can't Make You Love Me" (the original of which he had coincidentally produced).
If you listen closely to Indigo, you'll hear a nod to Prince in the lyrics of "Fix Me" but the best tribute she could pay to him, Ms. Simone, and the humble legacy of the man who introduced her to music, her father, is by, as Karriem words it, "creating something that adds to the art form." With Indigo, an album that couldn't have been made by anyone but her, Kandace Springs does exactly that.
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BRAVO x SERHANT
BRAVO MEDIA CLOSES THE DEAL IN NEW SERIES "SELL IT LIKE SERHANT" PREMIERING WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11 AT 10PM ET/PT
'MILLION DOLLAR LISTING' STAR RYAN SERHANT PUTS HIS SALES SKILLS TO THE ULTIMATE TEST
Bravo Media is stepping up its sales game with top New York City realtor Ryan Serhant in the new docu-series "Sell It Like Serhant," premiering Wednesday, April 11 at 10pm ET/PT. It doesn't matter what you're selling – if you know your client and your product, a good salesperson can sell anything to anyone, and no one exemplifies this better than Ryan Serhant, the leader of one of the top real estate teams in the United States. In this new series, Ryan answers the call of struggling salespeople across multiple industries who are on the brink of losing their jobs and are desperate for his expertise. With some tough love and humor, Ryan will give under–performing employees a head-to-toe business overhaul and turn them into sales machines.
In each episode, Ryan takes a deep dive into each protégé's world, using every trick in the book to become their bootcamp instructor, friend, teacher and even customer, to help them reach their full potential. Ryan goes all in, often hilariously so, as he learns the ropes of different industries that are somewhat foreign to a "Million Dollar" broker – from learning to sell services in a waxing salon, to learning the world of high stakes hot tub sales, he will push his students, and himself, to the limit. As he tries their products and tests their sales skills, he gets to the root of what's troubling each salesperson, breaking them down and building them back up with expert knowledge and newfound confidence. Ultimately, employees will be put to the test each week when he or she will showcase their new skills in full view of their bosses and hopefully prove they can "Sell it Like Serhant."
Meet Ryan Serhant
Ryan Serhant's first day in the real estate business was on September 15, 2008, the day Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy in the wake of the subprime mortgage collapse. While the real estate sector has slowly recovered, Serhant has become one of the most successful brokers in the world, with agents under his leadership in New York City, Los Angeles, Miami and the Hamptons. Ryan is known to audiences all over the world as one of the stars of Bravo's Million Dollar Listing: New York. Serhant is recognized as a real estate powerhouse. His team at Nest Seekers International sold just under $1B in real estate in 2017 and consistently ranks in the top five real estate teams nationwide in the Wall Street Journal Real Trends annual review, with Serhant consistently the youngest team leader in the top ten. As a real estate expert he is a frequent contributor to CNN, CNBC, The Today Show and Bloomberg TV, and is often quoted in The New York Times, Forbes, and the Wall Street Journal. He is the real estate correspondent for Daily Mail TV, a nationally syndicated television show and he recently launched his own vlog. Serhant is an active supporter of nonprofit organizations including DKMS, Operation Smile, Save the Children, Make a Wish, the Human Rights Campaign, Ronald McDonald House, Habitat for Humanity, Pink Agenda and UNICEF, among others. After graduating Hamilton College in 2006 with twin degrees in English literature and theatre, Serhant headed to New York City to pursue an acting career before becoming a successful real estate broker. He currently lives in New York City with his wife Emilia.
"Sell It Like Serhant" is produced by World of Wonder with Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato, Tom Campbell and Danielle King serving as Executive Producers along with Ryan Serhant and Rob Bola as Co-Executive Producers.
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Beth Ditto x I'm Alive
Beth Ditto's compelling version of "I'm Alive" is out today and available for download and streaming HERE. View the static video HERE. Max Factor has licensed the track for an international advertising campaign that will begin airing in the U.K. in February. Written by Tommy James, "I'm Alive" was first recorded in 1968 by R&B legend Johnny Thunder.
"Being alive is radical right now! So let's live!" said Beth Ditto, who adds she was drawn to the song's simple, elemental joy, which feels defiant in the darkness of the current social and political landscape.
Ditto will kick off her first tour of 2018 on March 7 in her home state of Arkansas, performing at Revolution Music Room in Little Rock. Tickets are on sale now for the North American run, which includes shows at New York's Brooklyn Steel (March 14), The Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles, CA (March 23) and Wonder Ballroom in Portland, OR (March 27). See below for itinerary or visit www.bethditto.com.
Hailed by NPR as the "force-of-nature performer best known for fronting the pop-punk group Gossip," Ditto recently released her debut solo album, Fake Sugar (Virgin Records). The official video for "Fire," which has over two million views, can be seen HERE. Other clips include "We Could Run" and the animated lyric video for "In And Out."
In a four-star live review The Guardian said, "Ditto has said this is her southern record, and opener Oh My God kicks in with a funk-rock beat as she channels the mid-80s power vocals of Bonnie Tyler, complete with a front-of-stage electric fan to give her the perfect windswept look. On In and Out and Fake Sugar, she closes her eyes and draws out the tender trill in her voice, giving her the air of a heartbroken Nashville queen. And like Dolly Parton, Ditto alternates between infectiously warm, wisecracking comic and soul-baring torch singer."
The Wall Street Journal included Fake Sugarin its round-up of "The Best Music of 2017" and observed, "Great pop for grownups is a rare commodity…Beth Ditto delivers." The New York Times praised Ditto as a"powerhouse singer" and noted that the album's songs"have stomp and girl-group melodies, Southernisms in their lyrics and garage-rock swagger." Paperchristened Ditto "rock's homecoming queen" while People highlighted Fake Sugar as one of its "Picks," observing, "Whether it's a glittering stomper ('Oo La La') or stripped-down Stevie Nicks homage (the title track), Ditto shines throughout…"
In addition to releasing six acclaimed albums with the Gossip, Ditto has recorded with such artists as Blondie and disco legend Cerrone, collaborated with Jean Paul Gaultier on her eponymous plus-sized luxury clothing line, modeled for Marc Jacobs. She appears in the new Gus Van Sant film, Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far On Foot, which premieres at the Sundance Film Festival today.
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The Red Army at War
Rare Photographs from Wartime Archives
The Red Army at War - Rare Photographs from Wartime Archives
What was life in the Red Army like for the ordinary soldier during the Great Patriotic War, the fight between the Soviet Union and Germany on the Eastern Front? How far is the common perception of Red Army heroism and sacrifice borne out by historical reality? And what was the daily experience of the individual soldier caught up in this immense and ruthless conflict? The 160 contemporary photographs from the Russian archives that have been selected for this book give a striking insight into all sides of wartime service for the Soviet soldier. The whole range of military experience is portrayed here, from recruitment and the rigours of training to transport, marching and the ordeal of combat.
Artem Drabkin is the creator of the website I Remember which is devoted to recording the oral history of the soldiers and airmen who fought on the Eastern Front. His archive of memoirs and eyewitness accounts is a valuable source for researchers who are studying the Soviet side of the fighting, and it is a fascinating record of the experience of warfare. Among the many publications derived from his work are Tank Rider, Red Road From Stalingrad, T-34 in Action, Red Partisan, Escape From Auschwitz, Barbarossa and the Retreat to Moscow: Recollections of Soviet Fighter Pilots on the Eastern Front, Bomber Pilot on the Eastern Front and Guns Against the Reich.
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Home Entertainment Amber Heard abandoned: 'Me Too' activist drops support for Johnny Depp's ex
Amber Heard abandoned: 'Me Too' activist drops support for Johnny Depp's ex
Catherine Armecin
Amber Heard lost key support in her battle against Johnny Depp after Me Too activist Amanda de Cadenet decided not to testify on her behalf against Depp.
Amber Heard turned to Amanda de Cadenet, a Me Too activist when her marriage with Johnny Depp crumbled. De Cadenet was among the first who supported Heard.
However, she had a change of heart.
Amber Heard lost activist's support
Amanda de Cadenet released a statement saying that she won't be supporting Amber Heard for Johnny Depp's case against The Sun.
Depp sued the outlet for calling him "wife-beater" after Heard alleged that he was abusive and violent. Heard is part of the legal case to support the tabloid.
The Me Too activist was initially expected to testify against Depp. However, she decided not to do it anymore.
"I recently acknowledged that I will not [be] testifying (sic) in Johnny Depp's upcoming defamation case against the Sun. I also acknowledged that new facts have come to my attention which has changed my perspective on this matter," de Cadenet said per Daily Mail.
Why did de Cadenet's mind change?
De Cadenet confessed she changed her mind after hearing Amber Heard's' abusive language towards Depp in a leaked recording.
"When the first audiotape was released, and I heard Amber being verbally abusive to Johnny, I was horrified," de Cadenet said.
She added that the recording disturbed her. She also contacted Heard's lawyer to reach out to her.
"I texted Robbie Kaplan, Amber's attorney, and let her know I needed to speak with her urgently. When we spoke, I told her I was appalled and shocked to hear how Amber was speaking to Johnny and that it was not ok with me."
Heard told de Cadenet that Depp's camp edited the recording. The Girlgaze founder was hoping that the Aquaman actress would "take accountability for her behavior, but she did not."
De Cadenet had a painful realization
De Cadenet has not spoken to Heard after she confronted her. The activist supporting abused women also came into a painful realization.
"I have not spoken with Amber since this exchange and have come to the very painful realization that someone who I advocated for and believed so wholeheartedly, was not entirely forthcoming with me," she added.
Perez Hilton apologized to Depp
Perez Hilton apologized to Johnny Depp earlier this year for believing in Amber Heard. According to the American blogger, he regretted his decision to support Heard.
Hilton said that abused women don't lie; that's why he immediately believed the actress. Additionally, he realized that he should have listened to Depp's exes because abusers usually have a history of abuse in their past relationships.
Both Vanessa Paradis and Winona Ryder insisted that they didn't experience what Heard claimed against Depp. They said Depp was gentle, sensitive, and loving.
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How Does A Venue Operate?
What is a Venue?
A venue is a place where musical events take place. It aims to produce and present live music to the audience. For a venue to operate, communication and coordination are the keys, and multiple positions in the music industry work together to make the show happen. The venue undertakes many tasks such as booking, sponsorship, marketing, and ticketing before the show day. It is also responsible for the stage setup, security, and reception on the show day.
Venue Operation
A local venue is really an office building and there is more than just touring involved. The artist is making money not only from touring but also from sponsorships. It takes a lot of coordination because of conflicts of interest. Issues such as where to put and where not to put the sponsor product, capacity, lighting, and what kind of sound is going to be brought in should be considered even just for VIP meet and greets that take twenty-five minutes. No matter what is happening, a lot of people have to work together to make it happen and all that has to be communicated to the venue. Even the small things matter at a venue like a towel being next to the shower so that the crew does not have to find someone after a long and exhausting day at work.
The venue crew works on non-show days as well. They handle emails and meetings, logistics, planning, and coordinating; they have to deal with curveballs, politics of the city to pull permits and wait for a tour to decide what they want to do. For most of the time, if the venue in question is the second stop on the tour, they might get last-minute requests because the tour would realize that they need something right after the first show. So, it is a lot of tracking different expenses.
The Goal of the Venue
The main goal of aproviding a once-in-a-lifetime experience to the concert goers. The show must go as exactly as the production wants it to go. In order to achieve this, it is necessary to meet all the needs of the tour and to establish good relations with the tour crew, artists, and promoters. At the same time, ensuring the safety of the guests, taking precautions for fire and possible disaster situations, dealing with bureaucracy, and getting the necessary permissions are amongst the responsibilities of the venue.
Who is the Venue's Client?
The promoter/booking agent purchases the tour and puts up the money for the band to play at a specific show or the specific venue. Even though the venue is doing all the work on behalf of the tour, the promoter is the person who pays the fee for the tour to come into the building. Therefore, the venue's client at the end of the day is the promoter.
Positions at a Venue
Just like touring, when the venue gets bigger, the jobs become more important and specific. There is a front house manager and a back house manager in the venue. The front-of-house manager deals with security, ticketing and box office, ingress and egress, and set-up which are all the operational aspects of the show. A back-of-house manager, on the other hand, manages everything from the backstage like artists and production. There are usually two to three dedicated full-time employees that are responsible for these jobs.
A venue is split into two overarching departments: Facilities Department and Live Department. The people working at the facilities department are physically doing the work on the day of the show and implementing it which is quite like what a touring act does. The facilities department includes
The live department does a lot of the planning and the promotion of the show, tracking the show and everything that goes along with that. They deal with
Artist Relations
Co-working Between the Local Crew and the Tour Crew
In order to make a show happen as smoothly as possible, members of both the venue crew and the tour crew need to be specialists in their own area so that all the questions that might occur are answered without wasting time. there is a lot to do in one day and there is a large expense associated with the work on that day, everyone has to hold their end of the bargain because one mistake could cost you thousands of dollars.
For these reasons, everyone on both sides of the crew should notify their top-level person in case of any need, and these top-level persons on both ends should work hand in hand with each other. For instance, the backline technicians of the artist tell the tour production manager what they need, and the tour production manager contacts the venue production manager. The venue's production manager leads the local union to provide what is needed. Thereafter, the backline technicians work hand in hand with the local union's head to get things done.
It is worth noting that every venue is a building, and every building is different, so adjustments are being made accordingly. There are capacities of what can be done and what cannot be done in a venue. Plus, each venue's staffing might differ. It is highly important to be respectful as a touring act to the local crew -vice versa- and try to be flexible if possible.
When it comes to designing a show, a big part of the production aspect is how many tickets are available. That has to be the very first thing that is figured out to be announced. After determining whether the stage placement will be 360 (which is a full circular stage where the artist is in the middle and the people are around) or 180 and after the sightlines are determined, the capacity is going to be figured out to know how many tickets are going to be sold and the next step is scaling the ticket prices. Some of the factors that affect ticket prices are the popularity of the artist, the prestige of the venue, and the economic heft of the city where the concert takes place.
If the day of the show the tickets are not sold out and the front row is empty, the event manager has to dress the house which is bringing people from the back to the front so that the show looks better for both the artist and the crowd.
Some situations might occur when the show is not sold-out, but it is sold-out. This might sound confusing but when a show goes under a contract, the capacity of the event is limited on the contract. However, if the venue can expand more than this limit; and the limit is sold out but there are still a few tickets left, it is still a sold-out show because the capacity is sold out. This mostly has to do with deal memos, and there are other facts like once the show is sold out, the artist collects a larger percentage of the ticket revenue.
Even though all the tickets are sold out, the venue has to make a drop count which is the percentage of how many people actually showed up to the show. A lot of things about the show depend on the drop count because there might be some artists that would not go to the stage until the drop count is at a certain amount which is usually 80 percent. Some factors might affect the ticket sales at the end of the day because if the show starts before the late-arriving crowd comes, they might want a refund for they missed the show despite the fact that the show started at the ticket time.
Never say no to an opportunity. It takes a lot of information and a lot of experience to get to the level of being able to be whatever you want to be in the music industry.
Everybody that is on the bus has a very important role and you are not there to waste anybody's time. So, if you are going on a tour and you "fake it till you make it", and you cannot do whatever you are supposed to do, you are done in this industry because touring is a small world.
Going on tour might be a big jump and maybe you have some skills that you are trying to develop. You can join a local venue's crew and give yourself a start. Because at the end of the day when it comes to making a show happen, a local venue crew is just as important as the touring act.
For every person that tours, there is a counterpart that works at a venue, and they communicate with each other, which means they have to speak the same language. The venue is a great way to take all your passion and skills and exercise what it takes to do touring. It is a great transition because you can learn very specific tasks and see how other people do them; moreover, you make connections. Sometimes you try and fail but eventually, you are learning on the spot, and you can take all those experiences and go on tour.
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240€ from Costa: After all, who gets them?
As you may have already seen in the news, or read on the Internet, there is a new aid package for 2022, now about to reach the Portuguese account, but this time, compared to €125, the range is much more limited. It's very likely that this time you won't get anything.
That is, only those who are in difficulty will receive the new help for this Christmas season. Let's see who more concretely?
Therefore, the new extraordinary support already announced by the Portuguese government reaches the accounts of some of the Portuguese more or less 2 months after the first support of €125. However, as we said above, the number of Portuguese receiving the new support is not the same. This time, there will only be a few "lucky ones".
Who will receive the €240?
Well, it's simple, we are talking about families with less income. That is, families covered by the special electricity tariff, or who are already receiving supplements such as the following:
Solidarity Supplement for the elderly; Social Insertion Income; Social disability pension from the special disability protection regime; Complement of social provision for inclusion; Social unemployment benefit; Old Age Social Pension; Who received two extraordinary installments of 60 euros.
Meanwhile, this money will start to be paid in 2022, most likely before Christmas, with a deadline until the end of the month. Getting paid by Social Security.
Also, what do you think about all this? Did you receive support of €125? Or did this little treat never reach your account? And these €240? Will it be a repeat of history? Do you think these supports make sense, or is the problem at the root and is it not with band aids that the thing can be resolved? Share your opinion with us in the comments box below.
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Q: Render partial view on the server or send json data and render template on the client I was wondering what would be a good approach (or recommended approach) to render partial views in a web application.
I have a requirement where I need to load data into an already rendered page using AJAX, sort of like a "Load more..." link at the end of the page which grabs more information from the server and renders it to the bottom of the page.
The two options I am playing with at the moment for the AJAX response are

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*Return a JSON representation of the data, and use a client side template library, (e.g. jQuery templates) or just plain javascript to turn the JSON into HTML and append to the bottom of the page

*Render the partial view on the server (in my case using grails' render template:'tmplt_name') and send it across the wire and just append the result to the bottom of the page

Are there other ways to do this? If not, given the above options which would be better in terms of maintenance, performance and testability? One thing I am certain about is that the JSON route will (in most cases) use up less bandwidth than sending html across the wire.

A: This is actually a really interesting question, because it exposes some interesting design decisions.
I prefer rendering partial templates because it gives my applications the ability to change with time. If I need to change from a <table> to a <div> with a chart, it's easy to encapsulate that in a template. With that in mind, I view almost every page as a aggregate of many small templates, which could change. Grails 2.0 default scaffolding has moved towards this type of approach, and it's a good idea.
The question as to whether they should be client-side templates or server-side is the crux of the issue.
Server side templates keep your markup cleaner on initial page load. Even if you use something like Mustache of ICanHazJS, you kinda sorta need to have an empty element in the page (something with your template), style it appropriately, and work with it in Javascript in order to get update your info.
Drawbacks

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*"chatty" applications

*larger envelopes across the wire (responses include HTML, which may be considered static)

*slower UI response time

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*Good for people with lots of server side language experience

*Maybe easier to manipulate or modify in a server-side environment (e.g. return a page embedded with multiple templates, which are programmatically loaded and included)

*Keeps most of the application stuff "in one place"

Client-side templates can really reduce server-load, however. They make an application "less -chatty", in that potentially you could minimize the number of calls back to the server by sending larger collections of JSON back (in the same number of bytes, or fewer, that would be taken up by HTML in a server-side template scheme). They also make UI experience really fast for users, as clicking an "update" link doesn't have to do an AJAX round trip. Some have said:

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  the future of web apps: requests are handled by functions, logic is always asynchronous, and HTML is never generated on the server.

Drawbacks

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*Not great for SEO (un-semantic extraneous UI elements on initial page load)

*Requires some Javascript foo (to manipulate elements)

Benefits
 - Responsive
 - Smaller envelopes
Trends seem to be moving towards client side templates, especially with the power exposed by HTML5 additions (like <canvas>)...but if leveraging them requires you to rely on technologies you're not extremely familiar with, and you feel more comfortable with Grails partials, it may be worthwhile to start with those and investigate refactoring towards client side templates based on performance and other concerns later.

A: in my view the second option rendering partial is better because if you get a json data you are supposed to manipulate it like set style, create elements, set values and similar thing as per the need just after you get ajax response in javascript but if you render partial, you can design your view in that partial before and keep ready and just import using ajax call so there is no responsibility of handling the response data.

A: I would say it depends on how much data you're sending across the wire as you put it. If you're implementing a "load more" feature then it seems like you wouldn't want to take 5 seconds to load something. Google images is a good example of how quick that feature should be. If you know you'll never have that much data then rendering the partial on the server  might be cleaner, but if you're requirements change then it's a hassle to go back to the first approach. So in short, I'd say the first approach allows for more disaster control as far as how long a load more takes to load a large amount of data. I'd say it's also general good practice to take load off server when you can, even if it's a little inconvenient on the client side for the developer.

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Muncie, Indiana, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Our Address for service is! PHILLIPS ORMONDE FITZPATRICK Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys 3V 1 ~lins Street XWLBOhVhE, Australia 3000 d6inp~et ,e SpeciXication for the inventlin entitledt MONOPOLE/L-SHXLED PARASITIC ELEMENTS FOR CIRCULARLY/ELIPTICALLY POLARIZED WAVE TRANSCEIVING The following statement Is a full description of this Invention, including the best method of performing it known to applicant(s): 0804N 1A- MONOPOLE/L-SHAPED PARASITIC ELEMENTS FOR CIRCULARLY/ELLIPTICALLY POLARIZED WAVE TRANSCEIVING Field of the Invention This invention relates to antennas and more particularly it relates to antennas having substantially greater bandwidth and low angle gain of the type for the generation of circularly polarized annular radiation patterns.
Description of the Prior Art In order to receive various electromagnetic waves such as broadcasted communicating waves of radio, television, telephone, etc., with high accuracy on a moving vehicle or vessel, such as an automobile, Ship or aircraft, an antenna ,4 structure is required for the transmission and reception of such waves between the vehicle and a transceiving station.
including microwave, radio, citizen's band, etc. In recent ,o times the transceiving function has been greatly enhanced by 0o 0 artificial satellites, both active and passive, and their roles have substantially facilitated communication as well as navigation.
I 2 vehicle body. The conventional vertical whip antenna typically is a monopole of about 3 to 3 meters in length.
It is readily used because it is easy to construct and install on vehicles. The quarter-wave length element is mechanically mounted to a part of the vehicle body, as the roof, hood or trunk. Although widely utilized, its resulting radiation pattern is not always readily predictable.
Although high frequency antenna structures have found rather wide use in military and industrial applications, the use of high frequency antennas in consumer applications has been far more limited, despite the fact that a great many consumers use high frequency radio communications every day. For example, cellular car radio telephones, w' ,ch are becoming more and more popular and pervasive, could benefit from a low-profile, high frequency antenna radiating device if such a device could be conveniently housed on or in a motor vehicle and if it could provide sufficient bandwidth omi-directivity, low profile and, at the same time, be capable of effectively receiving and launching circular or elliptical polarized electromagnetic waves. A rather basic form of antenna device proposed for motorized vehicles has been a helical structure, a wire conductor wound in the shape of a screw thread and used in conjunction with a ground plane. Although such antennas are relatively advantageous in handling high frequencies and provide proper field characteristics, such coiled antenna structures are *highly prone to disruption, rupture or dislodgement due to misalignment and disorientation of the helical element that is usually brought on by the constant pounding and vibrations associated with vehicles and vessels on land and water.
Summary of the Invention a There is a need for an antenna of simplistic design and low cost that can withstand substantial jarring and vibrations without disorientation and that tan operate at the same time over a broadband of frequencies and provide a low profile radiation pattern.
I. 3 An object of the present invention is to provide a sturdy antenna device having a low angle gain and broadband characteristics.
Another object of the present invention is to provide an antennc structure of novel design that can be easily manufactured and mass produced.
Another object of the present invention is to provide an antenna that can launch and receive circularly or elliptically polarized electromagnetic signals omnidirectionally.
A further object of this invention is to provide an improved transmitting and receiving antenna exhibiting a low azimuth plane gain and capable of radiating and receiving elliptically and circularly polarized wave energy omnidirectionally.
Another object of the subject invention is to provide an antenna that is suitable for installing on automobiles, trucks, tractor-trailer cabs, buses, fire trucks and other emergency vehicles including ambulances, as well as other motor craft types including marine crafts, such as boats and the like.
Still yet another object of the subject invention is 0 to provide an improved antenna structure for mobile vehicles while eliminating fading loss of reception and any other undesirable disruptions upon a change in direction often associated with conventional mobile antennas.
Still another object of the subject invention is to provide an antenna structure having a stable, long range pattern for mobile communication and navigation. These together with other objects and advantages which will become subsequently apparent reside in the details of construction and operations as more fully hereinafter described and Sclaimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof.
Frem a broad apee-t, 4tehe-g-e-g tn9 -eb joots ar achieved in a combination of a source of)ljea-1- oaarized electromagnetic wave ener a plurality of L-shaped condugct iv nna elements positioned to couple f to cr i j ii i- One aspect of the present invention provides an antenna structure capable of radiating and receiving circularly polarized electromagnetic waves comprising means for transceiving a first linearly-polarized radiated field, a plurality of L-shaped conductive elements disposed about said transceiving means, each L-shaped conductive element having an arm spaced from and extending substantially parallel to a ground plane and positioned orthogonal to the first linearly-polarized radiated field, each L-shaped conductive element being positioned to receive the field from the transceiving means and to reradiate a second linearly-polarized radiated field normal to said first field and in phase quadrature with said first field to afford in combination with each other 15 a circularly polarized radiation pattern.
Another aspect of the present invention provides an antenna structure comprising a ground plane, a source of linear oolarized electromagnetic waves situatc adjacent s aid ground plane, and a plurality of L-shaped antenna elements spaced from and positioned to receive said electromagnetic waves from said source, one arm of each L-shaped antenna element being connected to said gr:i.und S plane and the other arm of each L-shaped antenna element being equiangularly disposed about said source and 25 positioned normal to the linear polarized electromagnetic waves.
From a broad aspect, the foregoing objects are achieved in a combination of a source of linearly polarized electromagnetic wave energy and a plurality of L-shaped conductive antenna elements positioned to couple orthogonally to said source to provide reradiated polarization in phase quadrature and thereby afford circular polarization radiation in the far field. An important aspect of the subject invention is the particular geometry and arrangement of conducting and reradiating elements. In a preferred embodiment, the circular arrangement of the horizontal arms 39 -38 a rZw MIN 11 0 l-l- 4 polarizatien in phase quadrae -u-rand therebyaf-e-e4--E-u.-ipolarization radiation in the far field. important aspect of the subject iny s the particular geometry and arranet- conducting and reradiating elements. In p-a- "t I. t h t circu!a- a ieme-f---fth- -4- 4 -a-m-'s of the L-shaped elements are found to act as parasitic radiating antenna devices to provide a highly desirable radiation pattern having a low angle gain of circularly/elliptically polarized wave energy. The monopole portion of the antenna includes a ground plane dielectrically spaced from the monopole but so arranged as to be coupled therewith. It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the antenna structure here disclosed may be readily coupled to means for generating or receiving signals by conventional external circuits, Thus, a transmitter means may be readily applied to the antenna structure, the transmitter means comprising a means for generating a carrier radio frequency signal, and modulating said generated frequency with intelligence. The modulated radio frequency signal is fed to the antenna str\cture, the So feeder device being properly matched to the antenna and the q signal radiated or propagated into space by the antenna Sstructure.
In accordance with the subject invention, the source of radiation is provided by a monopole structure situated above a ground plane to afford a first linearly-polarized Sradiated field. The antenna structure herein disclosed comprises means for transceiving a first linearly-polarized radiated field, and a plurality of L-shaped conductive s*30 elements disposed about said transceiving means, each conductive element thereof having an arm spaced from and extending substantially parallel to a ground plane, each S element being positioned orthogonal to thc first S linearly-polarized radiated field whereby the energy therefrom is coupled int- each arm to reradiate a second linearly-polarized radiated field normal to said field and in phase quadrature with said first field to afford in combination with each other a circularly/elliptically polarized radiation pattern.
o *T^ In the preferred embodiment, the subject invention comprises a ground plane, a source of linearly polarized wave energy field situated adjacent thereto, and a plurality of conductive elements such as dipoles that are equally spaced from one another and are disposed equiangularly about said source, said plurality of conductive elements being formed in a circular arrangement, each element being so disposed as to fall on the circumference of the circular arrangement, each element lying in a common plane orthogonal to the linearly-polarized wave energy field provided by said source. The subject invention substantially overcomes the shortcomings of the prio: art in offering a rugged antenna without significant sacrifice in bandwidth, impedance 15 and radiation pattern, one having substantial low angle gain and efficiency. A close examination of the structural features of the subject invention as disclosed more fully hereinafter will reveal that the subject invention may be fabricated quickly, without difficulty and at nominal costs.
Brief Description of the Drawings The following description refers in more detail to the various features of the antennae structure of the present invention. To facilitate an understanding of the invention, reference is made in the description to the accompanying drawings where the antennae structure is illustrited in a preferred embodiment. It is to be understood that the antennae structure of the present invention is not limited to the preferred embodiment as illustrated in the drawings.
9 Sy" -4ac 5 ni-n n-eem:-ies a g-eo---pl-en, a source of linearly polarized wave energy field situate adjacent thereto, and a plurality of conductive ele ts such as dipoles that are equally spaced from one ano er and are disposed equiangularly about said source, sa plurality of conductive elements being formed i 1 a circular arrangement, each element being so disp ed as to fall on the circumference of the circular arr gement, each element lying in a common plane orthogonal the linearly-polarized wave energy field provided said source. The subject invention dubstantially ov comes the shortcomings of the prior art in offering rugged antenna without significant sacrifice in bandwi impedance, and radiation pattern, one having subs ntial low angle gain and efficiency. A close examin ion of the structural features of the subject invention as disclosed more fully hereinafter will reveal that ,/the subject invention may be fabricated quickly, wi4iout difficulty and at nominal costs.
Brief Descriptien of the Dr-ewings Fig. 1 is a schematic drawing showing the antenna of the subject invention; Fig. 2 is a top plane view of the antenna of the subject invention; Fig. 3 is a representative view in cross-section of the antenna of the subject invention; and Fig. 4 is a typical elevation radiation of the subject invention with a rotating linear source showing a peak of about 40 degrees above the horizon.
-4 that are mounted to the ground plane 11 at their ends 13 by conventional means such as thread screws or rivets. It is noted that the ends 13 extend upwardly and away from the ground plane 11 in the form of an inverted L, with one branch or arm 14 extending vertically from the ground plane 11 and the other arm 15 extending parallel and spaced from the ground plane 11. It should also be noted that the direction of each arm 15 is uniform and curves substantially in a circular arrangement. A mCnopole 20 extends from the ground plane 11, is orthogonal to said plane, and is insulated therefrom. The monopole 20, in a preferred embodiment of the subject invention, may be a quarter-wavelength radiator. As known, when such a vertical quarter-wavelength radiator is positioned with its base portion at or just above the ground plane, it can be considered to be imaged in the ground plane itself so that its radiation properties may be analyzed as if it were a half-wave dipole in free space. More importantly, when such a monopole element is fed at its base portion its radiation resistance and input impedance are just half the values for the half-wave dipole, its directivity is twice as great, and its polarization is linear. As is known, the particular type of antenna structure used determines the initial polarization of electromagnetic waves. For example, dipole antennas render symmetrical radiation patterns when fed at their centers and give rise to linearly polarized waves, that is, the electric vector has a particular direction in space for all values of z, the direction of polarization. When the electric E-vector is vertical the wave is referred to as being vertically polarized and if the electric E-vector lies in a horizontal plane, the wave is referred to as being horizontally polarized. It is common practice to describe polarization in terms of the E-vector, and in the design of any antenna, it is important that the type of polarizAtion desired be considered for a large number of applications since reception and transmission is best when there is a matching of the electromagnetic directional or orientational characteristics.
IC- i Unar3*un~e~ XI_ 7 In the field of communication and navigation circularly and elliptically polarized electromagnetic waves are widely used. A circularly polarized wave results when two linearly polarized waves are combined, provided the linearly ,.;'arized waves are launched in the same direction and are at right angles to each other and their phase angles differ by 90 degrees or M/2 radians. In circular polarization the E-vector rotates with time about the z-axis so that the wave advances in a helical fashion. When the phase difference between the two linearly polarized components are equal in amplitude conditions are such that circular polarization is formed. However, if there are different amplitudes for the linearly polarized waves elliptical polarization is produced, the right-hand or left-hand rotation of the combination depending upon whether the phase difference is plus or minus.
.o The L-shaped conductive elements 12 of the subject invention serve as parasitic reradiating elements to provide a horizontally-polarized component. To establish circular polarization the vertical and horizontal fields should be in phase quadrature and this particular phase difference, in accordance with the subject invention, is achieved by the monopole element being allowed to directly launch a vertical field component and reradiating a horizontal component to the field from the reactance of the plurality of L-shaped conductive elements that sre associated in equiangular arrangement about the monopole element. Thus, the first of the orthogonal polarized vectors is a vertically-polarized vector as launched by the monopole element itself 4nd the second of the orthogonal polarized vectors is a summation of the horizontally-polarized vector that is produced by reradiation from the L-shaped conductive elements and the vertically-polarized vector which achieve together and in phase quadrature a circularly polarized radiation pattern.
horizontal component to be in phase quadrature to an initial, vertically-polarized electromagnetic wave energy radiated by the one-quarter wavelength monopole and in proper phase as compared to the opposite L-shaped conductive element the horizontal arm thereof) to afford the elliptically and/or circularly polarized radiation pattern.
0~ 9 they are equally spaced from one another and are oriented to fall on or define the circumference of a suzeat circle as viewed from above. The arms extend outwardly from the vertical arms of the L-slaped element, the plurality ©o conductive elements beinq curved to conform to the great circle and are equiangularly disposed around a center point or axis thereof that serves as the launching site of the initial linear-polarized wave energy. The arms themselves may be round in cross-sectional geometry, or they may bae of any other shape, and as square or rectangular.
Although the ground plane is shown to be planar or flat-like in form, it is understood that it may be curved as, for example, it could be domed upwardly. In one embodiment the ground plane may take the form of a truncated cone in which the L-shaped conductive elements are equally placed and equiangularly disposed about the central axis of o" the cone. Thus, the coLical qround plane could be ireadily 04 employed in the fashion of a disc-cone antenna to provide 2 the peak of the vertical polarization closer to the horizon, «20 in which case the L-shaped element would be spaced closer to initial radiating source by about 0.5 7. In such a 00 00 I o configuration the antenna structure would provide an elliptically polarized pattern similar to that of o discone radiation pattern.
0 It will be noted that the monopole 12 is couplo- t, S coaxial cable 17 which in turn serves to supply means i r generating signals by a conventional circuit 16.
It is understood that although the means for supplying 0 o the linearly polarized wave energy is preferable a monopole, it can be appreciated that other sources of such energy may also be utilized. For example, a waveguide provided tith an equal distribution of longitudinal slots would radiato a horizontally-polarized wave ener-y and, thus, be an initial source of linearly-polarized wave energy.
-(-XIDY^LI~U :-_~C-iil 10 configured in other shapes, if desired, such as square, rectangular or other polyconal forms. Further, the L-shaped conductive elements surrounding the monopole could be positioed at midpoints or corners of such polygonal forms or could, if desired, as well be symmetrically arranged thereon. Further, although the upper L-shaped conductor elements are shown generally as curved members, that is having curved arms that coincide with arcs of a circle about the monopole, such arms need not be curved, they may be linear or unbent and equally disposed from the monopole. Further, the antenna input impedance may be increased by using a folded monopole, if desired. It will also be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the entire antenna device once mounted to a vehicle would be subjected to substantial vibrations as well as exposure to atmospheric elements, wind, rain, sleet and snow, and, therefore, needs to be readily housed or covered with a protective radome, as for example ABS resin or the like, and the interior ot the housing, in accordance with standard 4 '20 practice, may be filled with a conventional foam or Scombination of foams to render the antenna structure more celiable and ruqged, and, therefore, not to cause disruption and misalignment of said structure. However, any of these changes or modifications are included in the teaching of the disclosure and it is intended that the invention be limited only by the scope of the claims appended hereto.
1. An antenna structure capable of radiating and receiving circularly polarized electromagnetic waves comprising means for transceiving a first linearly-polarized radiated field, a plurality of L-shaped conductive elements disposed about said transceiving means, each L-shaped conductive element having an arm spaced from and extending substantially parallel to a ground plane and positioned orthogonal to the first linearly-polarized radiated field, each L-shaped conductive element being positioned to receive the field from the transceiving means and to reradiate a second linearly-polarized radiated field normal to said first field and in phase quadrature with said first field to afford in combination with each other a circularly polarized radiation pattern. S 2. An antenna structure as recited in claim 1 wherein 0. said transceiving means is a monopole. 3, An antenna strucure as recited in claim 2 wherein the monopole is one-quarter of the wavelength of the frequency used by the antenna.
4. An antenna Structure as recited in claim 3 wherein the plurality of L-shaped conductive elements is spaced 25 from the monopole by about 0.3X. An antenna structure as -ecited in claim 1 wherein i: the length of each arm positior I parallel to the ground plane is about 0.4X.
6. An antenna structure as recited in claii 1 which further includes means for connecting said transceiving means and said ground plane to an external circuit.
7. An antenna structure as recited in claim 6 in which said connecting means comprises a coaxial cable having an inner conductor and an outer conductor coaxially positioned around said inner conductor, tnd wherein said inner conductor is connected to said transceiving means and said outer conductor is connected to said ground plane.
8. An antenna structure comprising a ground plane, a source of linear polarized electromagnetic waves situated s .1 *3 1 I adjacent said ground plane, and a plurality of L-shaped antenna elements spaced from and positioned to receive said electromagnetic waves from said source, one arm of each L-shaped antenna element being connected to said ground plane and the other arm of each L-shaped antenna element being equiangularly disposed about said source and positioned normal to the linear polarized electromagnetic waves.