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Celebrate Cinco de Mayo With This Playlist Featuring Mexican and Mexican-American BMI Songwriters
Posted in News on May 3, 2013
Jenni Rivera singing Mexico's national anthem in September 2010.
Often mistaken for Mexico's Independence Day, which takes place on September 16 and is known as "El Grito," Cinco de Mayo is actually the commemoration of the historic Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862, when the Mexican Army under General Ignacio Zaragoza Seguin defeated the much larger and better-equipped French army under Napoleon III. The victory, although small in the grand scheme of expelling the French from Mexico in the 1800s - for which the U.S. proved to be a key ally - was significant in boosting morale for Mexico's army and restoring faith to its people.
Contrary to popular belief, the holiday did not originate in Mexico; it originated in the Western part of the United States in the 1860s among Mexican-American communities as a way to celebrate the Mexican resistance to the French invasion. Through the years, marketers have found a way to capitalize on Cinco de Mayo, by heavily associating their brands - particularly beer - with the holiday, which today celebrates Mexican culture and heritage. Although it is not a national holiday in Mexico, Cinco de Mayo is celebrated in the state of Puebla, and in different parts of the world.
So as you kick back on a sunny rooftop and sip those ice-cold margaritas and micheladas, remember to also focus on the music with this carefully curated Cinco de Mayo playlist, featuring some of BMI's proudly Mexican and Mexican-American acts, such as Jenni Rivera, La Santa Cecilia, Carla Morrison, Banda el Recodo, Horacio Palencia, Espinoza Paz and more. ¡Salud!
SOURCENews TAGS Latin Regional Mexican Atlanta Austin Chicago London Los Angeles Mexico Nashville New York Puerto Rico Banda el Recodo La Santa Cecilia Carla Morrison Horacio Palencia Espinoza Paz Jenni Rivera
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Top 5 out-of-home advertising trends
While printed signs still dominate, growth in digital out-of-home inventory lets advertisers be more timely, creative and targeted, Geopath's CEO Kym Frank says.
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By Dianna Christe
The static billboards of the past are increasingly being replaced by dynamic digital signs that update in real time and are activated by mobile devices or connected cars, pointing to how the integration of digital technology with out-of-home (OOH) advertising unlocks interesting opportunities for marketers.
Delta Airlines and Equinox Fitness showcased how digital is changing billboard advertising with a campaign this summer that used real-time flight data to encourage international travelers arriving at Los Angeles International Airport to "sweat away" their jet lag. Dynamic opportunities like this are helping drive channel growth, as OOH ad spend rose 1.2% last year compared to 2016, accounting for $7.7 billion, according to the Outdoor Advertising Association of America (OAAA). By 2021, a MAGNA Intelligence study predicts OOH spend will reach $33 billion.
Other changes are also evident as OOH advertising evolves. Trade organization Traffic Audit Bureau for Media Measurement, which has audited the circulation of OOH media in the U.S. since 1933, changed its name to Geopath in 2016 and is now embracing data, technology and media research to measure and analyze how consumers engage with OOH ads. In an interview with Marketing Dive, Geopath CEO Kym Frank discussed some of the changes taking place in the space and highlighted key trends impacting marketers.
Dynamic creative and custom triggers
While printed signs still dominate, digital OOH inventory is taking new shape and presenting advertisers with the potential to deliver more dynamic creative and custom triggers. Jukeboxes in bars, large format digital signs lining highways, digital bus shelters and signage in malls and restaurants across America are spurring marketers to experiment with the channel. In the past, such deployments were often considered experimental or a one-off test, but nowadays dynamic creative in OOH is becoming more scalable, Frank said.
For instance, advertisers can now change the creative based on the speed of traffic going past a digital billboard. If traffic is flowing at 60 miles an hour, drivers may only have time to read 10 words or so on a billboard. But if traffic is congested or at a standstill, drivers may be able to read up to 150 words. Messaging and creative can be instantly adjusted to match these conditions and better capture consumers' attention.
"Digital is allowing advertisers to be more reactive and serve dynamic creative often based on custom triggers," Frank said.
Integration of mobile into OOH
Advertisers can also dynamically trigger ads based on the types of mobile devices near the OOH channel, meaning an iPhone owner might see a different ad than an Android user. Advertisers are also geofencing their digital billboards so after drivers who have seen the ad leave the area, they can be retargeted with a personalized ad on their mobile device. For example, if searches for flu medication are peaking in the area, a billboard ad for a pharmacy might adjust the creative to promote certain products at the pharmacy and then the retailer can send passersby an offer.
"Advertisers are getting very creative in how to use the medium, now we are seeing weather triggers, search query triggers, and even messaging based on what is currently playing on a radio station served to a billboard as you drive by," Frank said.
Data improves measurement
The OOH industry has made big investments in measurement systems to glean the kinds of metrics typically associated with digital channels, according to Frank. As a result, brands now have the ability to look at who has been exposed to an ad campaign on a digital billboard and track the behavior of the consumer afterward. While in the past marketers would have had to survey people and ask if they recalled seeing a billboard, now marketers know what consumers passed OOH ads and whether the marketing message contributed to an online search or purchase.
"This is a massive technology data ecosystem that we didn't have access to 10 years ago and suddenly we have so many new toys to play with as an industry."
Kym Frank
CEO, Geopath
Using data from connected cars, marketers can also perform more granular segmentation and targeting of audiences.
"So rather than just looking at standard demographics, we can now look at people in the market for a new car or people who are planning to go to a college or university within the next year," Frank said.
The rise of automation
Automation and programmatic trading have reached the OOH industry. The buying and selling of OOH ad space was once a cumbersome process that involved negotiating pricing between the advertiser or the agency and the media seller and sending the creative off to a printer. Someone would then have to go out, take a photo of the unit and send that to the advertiser. These days, the process has become far more automated and efficient.
Some programmatic platforms allow advertisers to buy both mobile ads and OOH units directly through the same interface, enabling more integrated location-based strategies. With automated platforms, it's also easier for advertisers to upload files and for installers to snap digital photos during installation to deliver proof of deployment to the advertiser and agency in real time.
Digital OOH units can also be tracked throughout the day, similar to any other digital ad, delivering analytics results much faster than traditional methods allowed.
"This applies to anything from roadside billboards to jukeboxes in a bar," Frank said. "It spans the gamut of sizing."
Smart cities stimulate growth
Cities are becoming more connected than ever before, offering interactive digital kiosks with maps, free Wi-Fi and local destinations. These city-run services are a great opportunity for advertisers to connect with audiences. New York's LinkNYC and other projects in the works in New Rochelle, New York, and Austin, Texas, highlight that it's not necessarily just OOH companies putting ad inventory into the marketplace.
"Eventually these city projects become ad-supported and become part of the out-of-home ecosystem, and we expect that to become more and more prevalent," Frank said. "Who is running them will be interesting to see. Sometimes it is out-of-home companies, sometimes it is digital companies and sometimes, it is the cities themselves. This is a massive technology data ecosystem that we didn't have access to 10 years ago and suddenly we have so many new toys to play with as an industry."
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This post is sponsored by Expression Vinyl in return for product. The ideas and opinions are all mine!
This past Christmas Santa brought Delilah a plastic playhouse. We usually keep the playhouse inside and it has kept both babies busy for countless hours. When other kids come to play it is the main event and everyone wants to run in and out of it. Even our two big boys want to get in and play from time to time.
I wanted to personalize Delilah's playhouse with a house number, glow in the dark stars and a little welcome note on the door. I used my Silhouette to cut Expression Vinyl and it took less than 30 minutes from start to finish! I have seen some people who put flowers and landscaping around their children's playhouses to make them seem like the 'belong' and since this one is inside most of the time I figured this would be another way to make Delilah's house feel extra special.
I started out by prepping the areas I was going to apply vinyl by rubbing them with an alcohol soaked cotton ball. To give the playhouse a makeover I cut different sized stars out on the glow in the dark vinyl and stuck those to the roof of the playhouse. Then I cut out a house number, 'Home Sweet Home' and 'Delilah's Garden' from the geyser blue adhesive vinyl. I like to use transfer tape when I am cutting out letters and words so I used transfer tape to apply the blue vinyl.
**I used a ruler to measure the playhouse areas before cutting the vinyl. My dad always told me to measure twice and cut once!
Delilah helped me rub the house down with cotton balls and after I put each thing on she told me it looked so pretty. 'So pretty' has become her favorite phrase ever since she tried cutting her own hair a few weeks ago. You can see for yourself over on my facebook page where I shared the video of her haircut interrogation! Luckily she gave herself bangs and didn't do half bad at it. The girl might have a future in the beauty industry.
During the day the stars have a muted green color but when I took Delilah out to look at them in the dark she was beside herself with excitement. I was thinking of putting more on inside/underneath of the roof so she can see them when she is in the house too.
As for Delilah's garden area we are going to plant some fake flowers. My little mini-me will get a kick out of them.
Check out what some of my blogging friends have done with Expression Vinyl!
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Q: android- ble device status shows connected for some seconds even after turning off the device I m developing a ble app that goes out of range many times or turns off, it is designed to do so.
if connected to android if i turn off my Bluetooth low energy (smart)  device the Bluetooth manager still keeps that profile for some time and then removes it after calling the onClientConnectionState() method.
Even the device is visible in the list i get from getConnectedDevices(int).
how can i invoke the method device removal from the android device

A: There are two parameters used in ble that describes when to mark a connection as lost:
connection intervall: intervall to communicate at (on other 'ticks' the device 'sleeps') (between 7.5ms - 4s)
connection slave latency: thats the number on how many communications can be omitted without marking the connection lost (between 0-499). After this treshhold is exceeded the connection is marked as lost.
As it is not officially documented how these parameters are set in android you will not know if this is the gap you saw between turning your periheral off and getting the event that it is actually disconnected. Could be between ~7.5ms and ~2000s....
You only can use the notification in onClientConnectionState() to monitor out-of-range devices.

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Detroit Lions fire former Colts coach Jim Caldwell after four seasons
By: TheIndyChannel.com Staff, WXYZ

DETROIT, MI - DECEMBER 31: Head coach Jim Caldwell of the Detroit Lions watches his team against the Green Bay Packers during the first half at Ford Field on December 31, 2017 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Leon Halip/Getty Images)

DETROIT (WXYZ) -- The Detroit Lions have fired former Indianapolis Colts head coach Jim Caldwell after four seasons.
Detroit Lions General Manager Bob Quinn has informed Jim Caldwell that he will not be returning as head coach.
— Detroit Lions (@Lions) January 1, 2018
Reports initially surfaced on Saturday that Sunday's season finale against Green Bay (a 35-11 Lions win) would be Caldwell's last game as head coach.
Caldwell, hired in 2014 to replace Jim Schwartz, compiled a 36-28 regular-season record with the Lions, including a 9-7 record in 2017. He also coached Detroit in playoff losses to Dallas in the 2014-15 NFC Wild Card round and Seattle in the 2016-17 NFC Wild Card round.
Detroit's 7-9 finish in 2015 marked the only time during Caldwell's tenure that the team finished below .500.
Caldwell was given a contract extension before the 2017 season -- initially reported as a three-year extension, but later turned out to be a one-year extension with an option for additional seasons.
In three seasons as the Colts' head coach, Caldwell went 26-22. He was fired after the 2011 season following a 2-14 finish. He was replaced with Chuck Pagano , who was also fired this weekend.
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Byron Scott: Kobe Bryant Can Play 'At Least' One Year Beyond Contract
Byron Scott On Lakers Future: 'Still Need Pieces At Every Position'
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Having suffered his third consecutive season-ending injury, it looks as if the end is near for Kobe Bryant. Next season is the last of his two-year contract extension, and many believe that will likely be his final year.
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Los Angeles Lakers head coach Byron Scott, however, is a firm believer in the talent of Kobe and according to Mark Medina of the Los Angeles Daily News, believes Kobe is capable of playing beyond his current contract:
Byron said he believes Kobe can play at least one more year beyond his contract
— Mark Medina (@MarkG_Medina) February 19, 2015
This is not Scott saying that Kobe actually will decide to play beyond his contract, but rather that he believes Bryant could play if he chose to. While Bryant's efficiency slipped this season, he showed that he is still among the upper echelon of players and was beginning to adjust his game as he began realizing his body's limitations.
Next season will be an interesting one for the Lakers. Though they were not a part of massive amount of trade deadline trades, that included multiple big-name players being moved, the team still has multiple draft picks and salary cap space that could help turn the team around relatively quickly.
If the Lakers are able to surround Kobe with some more talent who can take the offensive pressure away from him, it could allow Kobe to play a little longer as he takes a lesser role. Whether Kobe actually wants to play past next season will be the big question however.
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Glenn William Borcherding
April 2, 1939 — March 12, 2022
Glenn Borcherding, 82, died on Saturday afternoon, March 12, 2022, surrounded by family after over a decade battle with Alzheimer's and Congestive Heart Failure.
A memorial service will be held at 11 AM on Thursday, March 17, 2022, at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 North Pennsylvania Avenue.
Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service.
Inurnment will be held in Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be sent to either of the following organizations that were dear to Glenn: The Spinal Muscular Atrophy Foundation, 970 W Broadway Ste #E, PMB 140, Jackson, WY 83001, or the Humane Society of North Iowa, 2700 South Birch Drive, Mason City, IA 50401, in honor of one of Glenn's many four-legged friends.
Glenn was born April 2, 1939, in Sheffield, Iowa, in the house known as "the House of Seven Gables" to Harry and Esther (Eichmeyer) Borcherding. Harry was a laborer at the feed grinding store, and Esther was a full-time homemaker and baker extraordinaire. Glenn was a graduate of Mason City High School Class of 1957. Glenn married Donna Michels and together had three children, Jean (Mike) Wuertzer of Peosta, Iowa; Cindy (Bob) Long of Sheffield, Iowa; and Bob (Theresa) Borcherding of Cedar Falls, Iowa. Glenn married Susan DeSart Borcherding along with her two children, Scott Greeves and Leah Greeves, and were united in marriage for over 40 years together.
Glenn spent the majority of his career as a Paper Salesman. His work ethic of being hardworking, honest, and always ready to garnish a smile with a good joke was well known. Upon retirement, he was a bus driver for Mercy Hospital and enjoyed assisting with all the maintenance as well.
Glenn was a Cub Scout Leader, and a Member of the Masonic Temple Harding Lodge. He excelled at many hobbies, including spending summers at Lake Vermillion as an avid fisherman, golfing, and waterskiing. As the seasons changed, Glenn enjoyed slalom skiing and pheasant hunting. He also loved woodworking and refinishing antique furniture. Glenn had a soft spot for his beloved canine friends throughout his lifetime, beginning with Pal, Taffy, Fritz, Jiggs Katzenjammer, Maggie Boo, Corky, and Foxy. Glenn particularly enjoyed being a grandpa. Glenn and Susan are members of the First United Methodist Church.
Glenn was fortunate to have a short list of those whom preceded him in death to include his parents, Harry and Ester.
Glenn is survived by his wife, Susan; children Jeanne (Mike) Wuertzer; Cindy (Bob) Long; Bob (Theresa) Borcherding; Scott Greeves; Leah Greeves; grandchildren Mike (Erica) Wuertzer; Bailey (Stephen) Steenekamp, Britney Borcherding, Noah Borcherding, and Jordan Hardy; and, sister Barbara (Burton) TeKippe.
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In contrast, when using OpenSSL it seems to be sufficient to be only use a single modulus.
Having only one moduli of some length makes Logjam attack feasible, because the attacker can make pre-computation of parameters for given moduli and them break the communication in fraction of the time needed without the knowledge what will be the prime used.
Having more primes (and of course long enough ones 1024 b and more) mitigates the attack, because even running pre-computation is really expensive operation and making it 40 times is usually blocker.
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Every Minute after the Birth of a Business Idea Counts!
It's often a wonderful experience when you actually get an idea that can work in the real world from which you can make money. You build on the idea and try thinking about it day-in and day-out! If one is really serious about the idea and really wants to pull something off and make it big, then obviously one would have to work for it!
A business idea can come from anywhere. It can come from an entrepreneur, an engineer, a doctor, a manager, an investor, a business owner, a consultant, an expert, an artist or even from a common man. All it takes is the will to work harder than everyone else to make the idea work and transform it into a reality and of course into a money-making process.
When we think of a business in general terms, there are two things that play major roles. One is the product, and the other is the service the product can offer.
The product takes R&D, multiple rounds of processing, coding, programming and a lot of technical details.
Service, on the other hand, is all about what the product can offer, how economically viable it is, how feasible is the solution at hand, and so on.
So, let's say, you have an idea, and now you are trying to set it up in the market. You are trying to work on the product and are now trying to sell it to potential customers. At this stage what really seeks priority is the art of knowing who and what the market is. In other words, you need to know the nuances of how the market works.
Therefore, it is rightly said that building a product does not seal a deal, building a service does!
Let's look at some of the aspects of running successful businesses around the world.
One can own a house, by either buying it or by building it. One may not be satisfied after buying a house maybe because it lacks certain things you'd prefer. One can, however, design everything of a house according to preferences by choosing to build a house rather than buying it.
It's the same as a product. What is the use of having a product and not being able to sell it?
The objective of a business idea should be well defined from its services and not the tech details that go into it. That way, one can think of engaging a customer right from the very beginning of the negotiation process. Therefore, business ideas should thrive of its services to be able to sustain in the market on a long-term basis.
Building a fool-proof business development model, therefore, should be a priority.
We often have spoken about the importance of how SMART concept can affect a business ecosystem. SMART stands for Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time Oriented.
The foremost aim of any business must be well-defined objectives with regard to the above aspect. Business development directly or indirectly involves SMART goals that are designed to make something quantifiable without compromising the standards of quality.
Every business before it can lead should get involved in a dirty-race where things and trends change in a matter of hours. People that are hired to work for in such an environment must be people who can be dependable and are willing to accept change and work accordingly.
When a ship enters the sea/ocean, no one knows if the ship is going to sail, what are the wind conditions, what to expect and so on. A captain will not abandon his ship just because the weather is harsh or unpredictable; instead, he learns to adjust the sails. That is what we mean when we say, change dynamically.
The only thing one needs to sincerely follow thereafter is to adapt and evolve!
Ever wondered how the biology class would explain a living Cell?
Similarly, in business, we can compare strategies to a cell. It's all about how well you form strategies and how well you execute them in order to build a successful company.
Let's take Marketing System for instance. There are three aspects that count. New Competition, Quality of Services that one offers, and what happens if one misses the deadline on customer delivery. One also needs to frame a strategy around it, such that it can be measured and taken care of without much hassle.
For example, we need to check creative marketing approaches, problems in production systems, and innovative techniques that will help you scale and look into alternative timelines.
Will my service and skill sell in the market?
Would anybody require a product like mine? If yes, then why?
After answering all of them, one needs to check if you have what it takes to deliver accordingly. One needs to know what the strong points of the product, what are the services it can offer, how well the services can work for a customer and what impact it's going to create in the market.
At Viewham, we analyze the market data for you. We anticipate what the customer might ask and work around it to keep things updated. Viewham's Idea Zone is designed to help you do just that. All you need is an idea that works in the real world that will help you get it all started online.
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Alright, this is getting friggen old. This is the winter from hell that won't go away. It is a right wing conspiracy to discredit global warming – (joke). I had hop sprouts, 4 days later they are covered in 4 inches of snow. Snow recedes and a couple days later, we get 6 more inches of snow. Well the snow has receded a second time and the sprouts survived no problem!
handle being snow covered. this is the 5th year so they are well established and I figured they might as well be tough Minnesota hops and quit there sniveling. As I guessed, they handled it just fine.
Worst case is the sprouts would have been killed off and they would be replaced with another round. The first year after planting you have to protect them from snow and freezing temps. After that, they will either survive or send up more sprouts when the ground warms up again. I am at about the 45th parallel lattitude and hops will grow up to the 55th parallel (into Canada). I have not lost an established hop plant yet. I have lost a container hop plant Fuggle after it's first year due to extreme cold (30 below zero fahrenheight) and I lost a Mt. Hood to 50+ MPH winds (first year hop plant).
The sprouts have not progressed since the first time I wrote about them emerging. They have been in a suspended state of animation during the snow covering(s). They do not appear to be damaged from the snow cover at all. I am glad I let them go uncovered because now I know I don't have to cover them during cold or snow or both. I am getting really anxious to get going with this growing season (hops and my vegetable garden). It is one of the few hobbies I have and I really dig being connected with the earth (grounding/earthing – a major health benefit) and getting my hands dirty.
I hope everyone is having a great growing season. Let us know how your hops are doing. Cheers!


A JOYFUL NOISE:The 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King's assassination will be commemorated on April 4 at the Athalie Range Park in Liberty City.
MIAMI – This year marks the fiftieth anniversary of one of the darkest days in the nation's history. Martin Luther King Jr. was struck down by an assassin's bullet on April 4, 1968 at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. Events to commemorate the significance of the Civil Rights leader's death are scheduled across the country.
Locally, the Martin Luther King Economic Development Corporation (MLKEDC), The City of Miami, Miami Dade County and Community Leaders are hosting the Unity March Against Gun Violence and the 15th Annual Reclaim the Dream Candlelight Memorial Service on April 4, at Athalie Range Park, 525 NW Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. Miami, Florida.
This historic event will start at 5:30pm with the Unity March Against Gun Violence will be led by the Miami City Commission Chairman, Keon Hardemon, Mayor Francis Suarez, clergy members and community leaders.
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HOME News News Release List Increase in Number of Japanese Families Who Are Not Spending Time Together- NRI Conducts Eighth Questionnaire Survey of 10,000 Consumers
Increase in Number of Japanese Families Who Are Not Spending Time Together- NRI Conducts Eighth Questionnaire Survey of 10,000 Consumers
—Increase in Use of Information Terminals and Number of "Families Who Are Not Spending Time Together"—
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Tokyo, November 06, 2018 - Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. (NRI), a leading provider of consulting services and system solutions, conducted a door-to-door survey of 10,000 men and women aged 15-79 across Japan in July – August 2018, in which respondents were asked about their lifestyles, values, and consumption habits. NRI has conducted this Survey every three years since 1997, with this last survey marking the eighth in the series.
The main results of the Survey are the following four points.
Trend towards individual activity using information terminals continues, taking away "family time"
The rate of personal smartphone ownership increased from 23% in 2012 and 52% in 2015 to 71% in 2018 (fig. 1). Weekday internet use time (excluding work use) increased from 103 minutes to 119 minutes in the past three years*, while television viewing time has decreased most notably among younger consumers, from 151 minutes to 145 minutes overall*. Japanese people are increasingly letting their spouses and family members be alone (fig. 2); as a result, "family time" where families spend time together in the same space is disappearing, and instead families are passing the time individually, using their own information terminals.
Income expectations somewhat improved, wait-and-see attitude with regard to the direction of the economy
While 11% of people thought that household income will improve, the same level as in the 2015 survey, the percentage of people who thought it would decline decreased from more than 40% in 2009 and 2012 to 24% in 2018, reflecting somewhat brighter income expectations (fig. 3)*.
With respect to the economic outlook for the following year, 40% of people thought the economy would decline in 2012, but that percentage fell to 22% in 2015, and decreased further to 19% in 2018. Meanwhile, people who responded "neither improve nor decline" increased from 54% in 2012 to 66% in 2015, and increased further to 69% in 2018, showing a growing wait-and-see attitude with respect to the economic outlook (fig. 4)*. Consumers overall have not felt deterioration in the economic environment in the past three years, but they have yet to feel secure about its direction.
Internet shopping use continues to grow, particularly among younger consumers
Internet shopping use and the average number of times people shopped online per year has greatly increased. The overall internet shopping rate increased from 49% in 2015 to 59% in 2018, up approximately 10 percentage points (fig. 5)*. Further, the average number of times consumers shopped online increased mainly among younger shoppers in comparison to the 2015 survey, with the overall number increasing from 14.8 times per year to 19.8 times per year*.
The survey also found that consumers are now getting their shopping information from "television commercials" and "radio, newspaper, and magazine" advertisements less frequently than in 2012, while increasingly checking "internet top-selling product information", "review sites and blogs", and other online information (fig. 6).
The overall shopping style continues to be focused on convenience, with a slight increase in premium preferences among double-income households
A look at the changing weights of the "four shopping styles" established by NRI reveals that the proportion of "convenience-focused shopping" (i.e., placing more importance on convenience than low prices when making purchases) was the highest, at 44% in both 2015 and 2018 (fig. 7)*. The "premium-focused shopping" style (i.e., paying for the added value of personal preferences) held steady at 22% of consumers overall, but increased 21% to 23% in double-income households*.
The survey pool for "internet use hours", "television watching hours", "income outlook", and "economic outlook", for "overall use rate" and "annual average number of times per shopper" for internet shopping, and for the "four shopping styles" was men and women aged 15-69.
[Reference] Survey Overview
■Survey name (Eighth) Questionnaire Survey of 10,000 Consumers
■Survey period
*Past surveys:
19971997, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2009, 2012, 2015
■Survey method
■Sampling method
Two-stage stratified random sampling
■Survey subjects Men and women aged 15-79 across the country
* Men and women aged 15-69 until 2009
■Number of valid responses 10,065 people
*Number of valid responses in past surveys:
1997: 10,052 people; 2000: 10,021 people; 2003: 10,060 people; 2006: 10,071 people; 2009: 10,252 people; 2012: 10,348 people; 2015: 10,316 people
*For time series comparisons, responses from people aged 70-79 were excluded in order to compare the same age range (15-69).
■Main survey items
◇Values Beliefs in daily life, trust in organizations, agencies, and profession
◇Communication Attitude towards parent-child relationships, marital relationships, and community relationships
◇Residence Years at current residence, form of home ownership, housing preferences going forward
◇Employment style Employment status, attitude towards employment
◇Consumer values Attitude towards shopping, desired areas for actively spending money going forward
◇Consumption Household/personal goods owned, source of information for shopping
◇Free time/leisure Interests, internet use
◇Life in general, life plans Outlooks for economy and income, challenges and worries
Fig. 1:Changes in Information Terminal Use (devices for which respondents have unrestricted individual use; multiple responses)
Source: NRI's Survey of 10,000 Consumers (2012, 2015, and 2018)
Fig. 2: Changes in Values from 2015 to 2018
(Showing only items changing by at least 5 percentage points)
Source: NRI's Survey of 10,000 Consumers (2015 and 2018)
Fig. 3: Changes in Outlook for Family Income This Year and Next Year
(Note) Total sample size for each year:
1997: 10,020; 2000: 9,982; 2003: 10,015; 2006: 9,994; 2009: 10,206; 2012: 8,771; 2015: 8,643; 2018: 8,375 (same age group targeted; excluding non-responses)
Source: NRI's Survey of 10,000 Consumers
(1997, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2009, 2012, 2015, and 2018)
Fig. 4: Changes in Outlook Regarding Economic Change This Year and Next Year
1997: 10,036; 2000: 9,993; 2003: 10,024; 2006: 10,004; 2009: 10,213; 2012: 8,773; 2015: 8,650; 2018: 8,378 (same age group targeted; excluding non-responses)
Fig. 5: Changes in Percentage of People Using Internet Shopping (By Age Group)
(Percentage of People Who Have Shopped Online in the Past Year)
(2000, 2003, 2006, 2009, 2012, 2015, and 2018)
Fig. 6: Changes in Source of Information When Purchasing Products and Services(Multiple Responses)
Fig. 7: Changes in Distribution of Four Consumption Styles
Tamaoka, Togawa
Corporate Communication Department
TEL: +81-3-5877-7100
E-mail: kouhou@nri.co.jp
Survey Coordinators:
Matsushita, Hayashi
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Harare, Bulowayo
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Bridging the Gaps partners in Zimbabwe work towards ending AIDS among key populations through (1) a strengthened civil society that holds government to account; (2) increased fulfilment of human rights of key populations; and (3) increased SRHR and fewer infections.
Sex workers and LGBT people
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Moray yields a strong manufacturing base and double the number of skilled trades jobs than in Scotland as a whole.
Over 8,000 people are currently employed in engineering disciplines (excluding the RAF) including manufacturing, construction and utilities
The health sector also employs 5,000 people in the area which is 14% of total employment in Moray
Moray has a strong educational base and there are eight secondary schools. Over 90% of leavers go on to further or higher education or to gain employment.
Moray College is part of the University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) and has over 8,000 enrolled students. The college is gaining significant international recognition and is continuing to grow steadily. Find out more here: https://www.moray.uhi.ac.uk/


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Imagine two tribes of humans living in the same part of prehistoric Africa. One tribe is called the Story People, and the other tribe is called the Practical People. Times are tough, and both tribes are competing for the same scarce resources. They are equal in every way, except after the Story People come home from hunting and gathering they make up stories to tell each other before going to sleep. The Practical People do not. They keep hunting and gathering until bed. Which tribe do you think will succeed and which tribe will die off? That is the question posed in The Storytelling Animal, a book by Jonathan Gottschall. We already know the answer, says Gottschall, because the Story People survived. We are the Story People. The Practical People, if they ever existed, do not exist now. Almost certainly, storytelling has evolved to ensure our survival.
Stories are like flight-simulators, says Gottschall. They prepare us for the problems of real life. Instead of teaching us to land a jet on an aircraft carrier during a storm, stories give us practice thinking about the problems of being human. The more we engage in narrative (another word for storytelling) whether in conversation, books or film, the better able we are at understanding others and at modelling ways to respond to life's problems. Psychologists have found that people who read a lot of fiction have better social skills and more empathy than people who read a lot of nonfiction. Stories are a kind of ancient virtual reality technology that simulates the big dilemmas of life. Stories, in short, are good for us.
Now, imagine two low-intermediate English Second Language classes. One class, called the Narrative Class learns English by writing narratives while the other class, the Academic Class, writes academic essays. Which class learns more English? Evolution cannot help us here because language courses are designed by teachers, not evolution. However, there is research that points to an answer.
Corpus Linguistics research (Biber et al., 1999) reveals that academic writing and conversation have stark differences in the frequency of the grammatical forms and vocabulary employed. Clauses in conversation are much shorter, so verbs are more frequent. Of the verbs used, modals, the Present Perfect tense and progressive (-ing) forms are much more common in conversation than in academic writing. Negatives, contractions and pronouns are also much more common in conversation. Since narratives contain a large amount of quoted speech, narrative writing tasks provide practice using many of the linguistic features needed for oral communication.
Applied Linguistics research suggests that narrative writing could be more helpful to students learning English in another way. A study conducted by Dr. Norman Segalowitz at McGill University in 1976 found that an over-emphasis on formal registers in language learning had a negative effect on learners' self-confidence. The study showed that non-fluent second language learners believed themselves to appear less intelligent, less self-confident, and less friendly during casual speech situations than formal situations because their Second Language courses had consistently prioritized academic forms of expression over conversational forms. Courses that combine the formal aspects of writing with the informal language of conversation through narrative writing should, therefore, have the opposite effect on self-confidence in speaking English. Increasing self-confidence in lower proficiency learners has been shown to have a direct positive effect on the frequency of communication (MacIntyre & Charos, 1996), and we all know that the more you practice speaking English the better you get in the long run.
This is not to suggest that no one should ever learn academic English. Fluent bilinguals who already know enough English to feel confident making casual conversation could very well benefit from a course in academic English, especially if they intend to go to an English language university. According to Lamarre (2008), 8% of students at English language universities in Quebec are Francophones. These advanced students most certainly need some training in academic English to succeed.
Nevertheless, of our two hypothetical classes, the science seems to suggest that the Story Class is likely to learn more English than the Academic Class. Narrative writing with its emphasis on informal English will help students feel better prepared for real-life encounters with Anglophones. More self-confidence will lead to more contact, which will lead to more meaningful practice. The range of conversational grammar and vocabulary contained in stories will also give those learners practice with forms that they rarely or never appear in academic writing tasks. In this way, narrative writing is a kind of linguistic virtual reality technology. It helps us safely prepare for the most challenging aspects of language learning in a meaningful and entertaining way.
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The cypriot and Iranian National Mutation Frequency Databases
Hum Mutat. 2006 Jun;27(6):598-9. doi: 10.1002/humu.9422.
Marina Kleanthous 1 , Philippos C Patsalis, Anthi Drousiotou, Mehdi Motazacker, Kyproula Christodoulou, Marios Cariolou, Erol Baysal, Kimia Khrizi, Babak Moghimi, Farzin Pourfarzad, Sjozef van Baal, Constantinos Deltas, Hossein Najmabadi, George P Patrinos
1 The Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics, Department of Molecular Genetics, Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences University, Tehran, Iran.
DOI: 10.1002/humu.9422
The National Mutation Frequency Databases are continuously updated mutation depositories, which contain extensive information over the described genetic heterogeneity of an ethnic group or population. Here, we report the construction of the Cypriot (http://www.goldenhelix.org/cypriot) and Iranian National Mutation Frequency Databases (http://www.goldenhelix.org/iranian), both derived from an academic effort to provide high quality and up-to-date information on the underlying genetic heterogeneity of inherited disorders in the Cypriot and Iranian populations, respectively. Both databases have been built and maintained online using ETHNOS platform, a specialized software, which provides the means for national mutation database construction and curation. Each database contains brief summaries of the various genetic disorders studied for each population, and an easy-to-use query interface provides, both to specialist as well as to non-specialist users (i.e. patients and their families), instant access to the list and frequencies of the different mutations responsible for the inherited disorders in these populations. Furthermore, numerous links to the respective Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM) entries and, when available, to the locus-specific databases fruitfully integrate the databases content into a single Web site. Both databases can serve as valuable online tools for molecular genetic testing of inherited disorders in these populations and could potentially motivate further investigations of yet unknown genetic diseases in the Cypriot and Iranian populations.
Cyprus / epidemiology
Databases, Genetic*
Gene Frequency
Genetic Diseases, Inborn / genetics*
Genetics, Population
Iran / epidemiology
Mutation*


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Japan's Infamous Halloween Trains
[Image: Osaka Subway]
In years past, the "Halloween train" was a carriage taken over by costume-wearing foreigners, who turned it into an impromptu space for merrymaking and boozing. Tokyo's Halloween train even sparked protests! My, how things have changed.
Late last month, I was riding on the Midosuji Line in Osaka. I saw an advertisement that, no matter how many times I see it, still surprises me. "Halloween on the subway," it read.
This article originally appeared October 2017.
[Image: Brian Ashcraft | Kotaku]
"Looking for participants!" read characters in yellow font. Similar events were held last year website Osaka Subway points out, and according to the poster, there will be two Halloween trains: One of kids and a scary one for adults.
These highly organised events, however, are nothing like the Halloween trains of old in which flash mobs of costume-wearing, beer-swirling foreigners descended on train cars in Osaka and Tokyo.
Halloween trains were already in full swing by the mid-1990s. They weren't only about dressing up, drinking and, in Tokyo's case, shouting the name of the Yamanote Line stations, but as evident in this video from 1994, silly string was also involved.
They were a way for ex-pats — even those coming from countries that do not celebrate Halloween — to have any excuse to get together, get drunk, and cause a ruckus.
Early on the Halloween train was already causing meiwaku (迷惑) or "annoyance." Make no mistake, that's exactly what these trains were, especially because this well before Halloween became a thing in Japan.
In 2009, Halloween still wasn't a mainstream event in Japan. Retail hadn't yet put its full weight behind the event, and Japan was still figuring out its own take on October 31.
Imagine getting on the train after a long day of work to discover it's been taken over by a band of drunk, noisy young people in funny costumes. If you had never celebrated Halloween, your tolerance for the whole spectacle would probably be diminished.
Imagine the mess left for station staff to clean.
Year after year, the Halloween trains continued to get more and more rowdy. At the turn of the century, I remember hearing English-teacher friends say that if their school found out they rode the Halloween train, they'd lose their jobs.
Everything seemed to reach fever pitch in 2009 when protesters appeared at Shinjuku Station in Tokyo carrying signs that read, "Stupid Gaijin, Get out of Japan!" and "We Japanese Don't Need Halloween!"
This was after police had to patrol train station platforms on Tokyo's Yamanote Line the year before, holding up English language warning signs for the Halloweeners.
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After 2009, Tokyo's Halloween train was never quite the same. But that didn't matter. By 2012, Halloween had caught on in Japan, with parades and events held all across the country.
Trick-or-treating isn't done like it traditionally has in America, and the emphasis is more on Halloween events or, in Tokyo's case, overrunning Shibuya. Who cares about a train car when people, Japanese and foreigner, have taken over a major city hub?
The Halloween trains, however, have returned. They're nothing like the foreigner-driven parties of the past, but instead, are highly organised tame events with webpages, rules and sign up forms.
If anything, these new Halloween trains might be a way to get Halloweeners from the unbridled chaos on the streets.
[Photo: Hankyu]
Or for a new generation to become connected to All Hallows' Eve.


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Regional Reviews: Raleigh/Durham
Sherwood: The Adventures of Robin Hood
PlayMakers Repertory Company
Review by Garrett Southerland
Photo by HuthPhoto
The story of Robin Hood has been retold a number of times in the past few decades. Though scholars are unsure of the legend's origin, a recent survey by London's Royal Mail found that Robin Hood was the person, past or present, whom British school children most wished to meet. No matter what form his story takes, the heroism of Robin Hood and his claim that "an injury to one is a wrong done to all" ring true. PlayMakers Repertory Company at UNC has taken on a contemporary reworking of this legend in Ken Ludwig's Sherwood: The Adventures of Robin Hood, currently playing at the Joan H. Gillings Center for Dramatic Art through September 30.
In this production, Robin Hood (a capable Joshua David Robinson) is joined as always by his band of merry men, including Little John (Rishan Dhamija) and Friar Tuck (standout Dan Toot). They work to protect those oppressed by high taxes and brutal force under the rule of the tyrant Prince John (a comedic Ray Dooley) and his not-so-merry men in the characters of the Sheriff of Nottingham (Tristan Parks) and Sir Guy (Jeffrey Blair Cornell). Maid Marian (the lovely Christine Mirzayan) is present, though not necessarily the damsel in distress one might expect. That purpose is served more by the character of Doerwynn (a delightful April Mae Davis), who plays a more significant role than in other versions of this story.
Friar Tuck serves as the evening's balladeer and emcee, and he leads with an opening number that highlights the rules of theatre etiquette to humorous effect, setting the mood for the evening to come. Though this show is not considered a musical, the music adds a great deal. The production is highlighted by brief moments of song and dance, frequently led by Much the Miller, played by Jack Herrick, who is also the composer and lyricist for the production. Mr. Herrick won a Tony Award with his band The Red Clay Ramblers in 1993 for the music for Fool Moon, and he brings the medieval minstrel back to life. In truth, a full-fledged musical treatment might tighten up some dragging moments in the second act.
Playwright Ken Ludwig, who has received two Tony nominations for his classic play Lend Me a Tenor, brings a sense of humor to this old story. His version doesn't stray too far from other, recent incarnations; I noticed references to the 1991 Kevin Costner vehicle Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves as well as to the classic 1973 Disney animated version.
Under the keen eye of director Jessie Austrian, making her PlayMakers debut, the creative team clearly has had a blast. Scenic design by PlayMakers regular McKay Coble features multiple levels, with fireman poles and hangman nooses to give the cast creative ways to move around. Rui Rita is effective in his first PlayMakers outing as lighting director, helping our imaginations to fill in the space. Costume design by Tracy Christensen sticks to traditional interpretations of these characters but adds touches of creative whimsy.
Beneath all the singing and dancing and fun, one of the key themes that distinguishes this telling of Robin Hood is the idea that heroes are not born but made. The choices we make ultimately make us who we are, and that idea feels particularly important in this moment. The production of this play, which emphasizes the importance of communal action in bringing about positive change, was delayed in the wake of the devastation brought to North Carolina by Hurricane Florence. Even before that, the production had joined forces with various campus and community organizations and social service providers to, as Artistic Director Vivienne Benesch said, "take the flame of Robin and rekindle in us concrete action," a sentiment that resonates even more strongly this week.
PlayMakers Repertory Company's Sherwood: The Adventures of Robin Hood, through September 30, 2018, at the Paul Green Theatre at the Joan H. Gillings Center for Dramatic Art, 150 Country Club Road, Chapel Hill NC. Tickets can be purchased online at www.playmakersrep.org or by phone at 919-962-7529.
Playwright: Ken Ludwig
Original Music: The Red Clay Ramblers' Jack Herrick
Director: Jessie Austrian
Fight Director: Kara Wooten
Scenic Design: McKay Coble
Costume Design: Tracy Christenson
Lighting Design: Rui Rita
Sound Design: Melanie Chen Cole
Choreographer: Tracy Bersley
Cast (In alphabetical order):
Sir Guy: Jeffrey Blair Cornell
Doerwynn: April Mae Davis
Little John: Rishan Dhamija
Prince John: Ray Dooley
Much the Miller: Jack Herrick
Maid Marian: Christine Mirzayan
Sheriff of Nottingham: Tristan Parks
Robin Hood: Joshua David Robinson
Friar Tuck: Dan Toot


Inside a dusty roadside shack sleeps Paa Joe, the world renowned Grandfather of the fantasy coffin trade.
Today started with a very early visit from Jacob who had managed to source a taxi to drive us to Paa Joe's church. The car actually looked as though it had been hot wired; wires spilling out of the dashboard, no seat belts and a driver wearing flip flops.
We arrived at Paa Joe's residence as he chewed on some plant root for half and hour to clean his teeth. We then all piled in the car, four kids in the back, and made the hour and a half journey to Paa Joe's church. This was a great experience but it was pretty tough... little water, no food and a lot of traveling.
Afterwards, I was looking forward to checking into my beach shack, only to find that it had been double booked. So, we went on the hunt for another hotel. We finally found somewhere for me to stay but there was no time for resting, we were off to Jacob's youth church meeting at another parish of the Divine Healer's Church.
I finally got back at 9pm and ordered my first meal of the day.
This morning was a bit more of a relaxed a start than yesterday. We headed into Teshie where Paa Joe introduced me to some of his apprentices and their workshops. Everyone was very respectful of Paa Joe and it made me realise just how admired he really is. Most of the coffin makers I met had trained under him for around ten years. One man even said that he only had the workshop he was now using because Paa Joe had introduced him to the owner of the land who had granted him permission to build upon it.
After this, we then popped in to see Paa Joe's Mother and aunties. They are all over 100 years old. It was so, so great to meet them. From here, we took a drive to one of the only art galleries in Accra to see some of Paa Joe's coffins on display.
At the end of a long day we went back to the beach shack complex I had previously been double booked into and was able to find my own hut. The lights worked only intermittently, having been damaged by sea water, and the pipes in the bathroom were rusty, but what an amazing view! The restaurant and bar were also just what I wanted.
It was another early start to the day. We set off for Akuapem Hills, two hours from Accra in the beautiful hillside. Paa Joe grew up surrounded by this amazing landscape until he was about 16. It was such a great place to visit and we met some of his old family and friends, including a chief who had known him since a child.
I feel very fortunate to have seen the place where Paa Joe grew up, these very humble surroundings in the hills of Africa, and I feel honored to know the man he is now, making his mark on the world and being so respected in his craft.
After this, I went back to Pobiman and stayed near Paa Joe's workshop.
Today was the final day of filming and so I gently captured visuals around the workshop and chatted to Jacob about all of the things we had seen.
It was a slower day today and I now feel ready to go home and see my family. I had one last dinner with Jacob that evening and went to bed eager to get ready for the flight.
Today pretty much consisted of packing and saying my goodbyes to the guys at Paa Joe's workshop. Paa Joe drove me to the airport as he wanted to say good bye from there and then I boarded my plane home. This was a really fantastic trip that built upon all of the experiences of my first visit and has created so much more material for the project. Our ideas are becoming much more clear in terms of what we want to achieve with this project and how we are going to make it happen.
Ben Wigley is a documentary film-maker and artist whose work explores journeys made by individuals and cultures. His work blurs the boundaries between story telling and fine art film-making. 'My projects are often realised in the space between art and documentary. I am currently interested in how we talk about our lives through the metaphors of the natural world, and in the connections we make between memory. Working with film allows me to introduce elements of documentary, poetry, philosophy, spirituality and folk culture into my works to create a sense of magical realism'.


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Q: Spring Boot returning null when a url is defined as value I am defining key values in application properties. It is reading all other values correctly but when I give a url as value it returns null. Any suggestion why.
I tried single quote, double quote and @"" but everytime it giving null for base url
a screen shot of application.properties file
server.port=8095
baseUrl=https://localhost:8080/api/gettingdata/singlevalue/employee
applicationId=APPLICATION_ID
userName=user_Name
password=pass_Word
directoryId=Directory_Id

in the above case it returns null for baseUrl value