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VICE's YouTube Success: Growing Sustained Viewership Through Breakout Videos
/ October 2013 / Video, Television & Film
VICE is known for its bold explorations of "uncomfortable truths" and "going to places they don't belong," partly due to the controversial videos on its YouTube channel. But it didn't always have the millions of subscribers and views it has today - three key events led the channel to its current success. VICE grew its channel views, subscriber base and watch-time with a few optimizations and smart strategies that leveraged breakout videos for overall channel growth.
Turn viewers into subscribers
Spur additional channel views from top-performing videos
Grow overall viewership, subscriber base and watch-time
Kick-start viewership with off-site sharing and posting of videos
Optimize programming strategies and content, such as playlist viewing and thumbnail selection
Take advantage of content topicality
20M monthly video views on average
2M total subscribers
150M average monthly watch-time (minutes)
VICE originally started its YouTube channel with the intention of catering to (what it assumed were) the interests of a YouTube audience. But, it didn't find success building a sustained audience until it returned to what VICE does best — long-form, gritty documentaries. From the beginning, VICE optimized every video upload and took a strategic approach to program its channel. This investment, along with excellent watch-time performance, helped magnify the impact of individual successes by converting viewers into subscribers and spurring residual viewership from top-performing videos.
Several important events contribute to the lifetime growth of the VICE channel, but here are three key optimizations and strategies that ignited sustained success for the channel.
Off-site sharing kickstarted audience growth
After weeks of uploading dozens of videos, VICE had its first breakout with two videos in May 2012: Suicide Forest in Japan and The World's Scariest Drug. These videos were some of the longest uploaded to the channel (longer than 20 minutes), and were able to keep viewers watching for an impressive average of over 12 minutes.
VICE's strategy starts with creating extremely compelling content. But it also maximizes the opportunity for success by embracing off-site sharing on many social media sites. In the case of these two breakout videos, both were shared on reddit.com within the first two days of upload, which helped drive 80K and 60K views, respectively.
This initial event created a snowball effect — other sites embedded the content, prompting viewers to share across social media channels. The external traffic to these videos also led to new viewership across legacy content by way of suggested video referrals. VICE's content continues to be embedded on top blogs and sites, which prove to be a reliable traffic source.
The success of these two videos dramatically improved VICE's viewership — from 150K views per week to a sustained 1M per week — and subscriber base, adding 45K subscribers in May. Shortly thereafter, VICE surpassed the 100K subscriber milestone.
Long-form success: An average video watch-time of 7+ minutes signals VICE's successful optimization strategies and the engagement of their audience with long-form — it takes full advantage of lean-back experiences and drives watch-time for the channel. Playlists and 'watch-later' viewership has 50% more watch-time per view than other sources.
Thumbnail optimization led to YouTube homepage promotion
To date, the VICE channel's biggest success is a video from September 2012 titled First Animal to Survive in Space, optimized with a clear and captivating thumbnail.
Many factors go into YouTube algorithms for promotion, but complementing great content with attractive metadata is essential to help videos reach the greatest exposure possible on the platform.
In this case, the video eventually made its way to the YouTube logged out homepage where it gained millions of views in a week from the placement. But, like many new uploads, it did have a modest start. In the first four days, the number one traffic source was from the channel's own subscribers. Here, the channel benefited from having built up 225K subscribers to get new uploads into browse pages. This video's particularly eye-catching thumbnail and embed traffic ultimately helped take the video from a subscriber success to being featured on YouTube's homepage for all visitors to enjoy.
This homepage success was a significant step for the channel's growth in viewership. It gained over 100K subscribers during the month of this homepage placement, and viewership grew to 3M views per week, reinforcing the importance of putting a video's best foot forward with the perfect thumbnail.
Targeted topicality for a viewership boost
In March 2013, VICE released 3D Printed Guns as America's gun control debate heated up, related search terms were trending, and people were looking for content on the topic. After months of interest in the search term "gun control," this YouTube search query spiked again, ranking 39 on the Google Trends index during the week of March 24, 2013,1 when VICE released the video. Most of the video's initial viewership came from off-site sources, with 35% of views coming from embeds in the first three days.2 This topical video touched on a hotly debated topic, which helped it receive 73% more shares per 1K views than other VICE videos.3
3D Printed Guns was a unique contribution to the cultural conversation when it was released and continued to be relevant in the months following. 30 days after its release, search traffic ranked as a Top 3 driver of viewership, comprising 20% or more of views.4
A smart strategy for a smart channel
The foundation of VICE's success is engaging content and sticking to what it does best — documentaries. With strong watch-time performance that enabled future breakout hits, they proved that long-form content can succeed on YouTube.
With a solid start and a focus on content optimizations such as off-site sharing, thumbnail selection, and content topicality, VICE was able to take advantage of individual video successes and view-through rates to build a long-term audience for the channel.
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The word metaverse has been thrown around a lot, especially since Facebook changed its name to Meta Platforms Inc.
People's love of video games and science fiction has apparently helped propel interest in the metaverse, and it is trending now more than ever on social media platforms. What Is A Metaverse?
The metaverse is the merging of virtual and physical reality that combines online interactions with real-life ones and is essentially accessible to everyone connected to the internet.
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That said, one of the main activities in the metaverse continues to be gaming. While gaming companies like Roblox and Grand Theft Auto already have a metaverse, interest in online games seems to be surging because of the rapid release of new gaming platforms coupled with opportunities to earn profits.
In the past, video game developers and publishers held the rights to everything that happened within their games, including profits and in-game assets, while players merely enjoyed spending long hours playing and spending their money.
But the advent of play-to-earn games seems to have changed all that. Play-to-earn, which relies on blockchain technology, helps players earn digital assets like real estate, vehicles or other branded digital assets, based on the game, in the form of crypto tokens and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) from other players in a dedicated marketplace.
These items would be tokenized using blockchain technology, making them unique assets that cannot be replicated, and stored securely in a distributed ledger.
Several new metaverse blockchain games featuring diversified themes and areas of interest have sprung up.
Upland , a Silicon Valley, California-based blockchain metaverse company, confidently describes itself as the most dynamic blockchain NFT economy mirroring planet earth.
Upland says its vision is to be a metaverse where people will not only play but also socialize and eventually be able to earn money — a true digital economy that blends the real world with the virtual world.
As a layer-1, Upland provides different ways for entrepreneurs, contributors and brands to operate. Users can earn an income in Upland by setting up businesses called "metaventures", such as showrooms on their properties, or factories that produce UGC (user-generated content) NFTs sold to the community. Developers of new or existing apps leverage Upland as a discoverability platform and set up shop.
The Upland vision is to build the foundations so that thousands of micro-entrepreneurs will exist alongside the big brands, and make an income by selling virtual assets or services to fellow Uplanders.
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Upland kicked off the FC Porto partnership by opening the city of Porto, Portugal, which sold out in just a few hours. In all, over 35K properties were sold, adding to the over 4M+ digital assets minted to date on the platform. To celebrate the Club's 129th anniversary, Upland is planning to build FC Porto's Estádio do Dragão (Dragon Stadium) virtually in the metaverse, together with the global fan base of the club – soon fans will be able to purchase player-featured collectibles called Legits that display the most important stats of each player and update in real-time during each match through which the rarity and value of the player Legit can be determined. Legits are an opportunity for the FC Porto fan community to celebrate the performance of their favorite players in matches throughout the season through digital collectibles that earn value over time.
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Two bedroom two bath condominium with ski-in/ski-out access to the Revelstoke Mountain Resort in Selkirk Mountains, the longest lift-serviced descent in North America! Over 5,000 feet! More than Whistler.
This new condominium is located in the beautiful base of the Revelstoke Mountain Resort and is created in a comfortable contemporary alpine style.
It offers incredible views across the Columbia River to the Monashee Mountains and is only paces from the Revelation Gondola.
The two bedroom two bath condominium sleeps up to six and is wonderfully furnished with stainless steel appliances and brushed nickel fixtures. The unit includes a full kitchen and laundry along with a balcony that has amazing views to the valley. This condominium shares the hotel's amenities of a hot tub, ski lockers, ski rentals, bicycle storage, restaurant and deli, and underground parking.
1. What kind size of bed do you have?
We have 2 queen size bed.
2. Which ski run next to the house?
The Revelation Gondola is right next to our home.
Parking is not assigned, but there is adequate space in the Strata Lot near the lodge.
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There is a lot of restaurant, it's about 10 minutes drive.
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A card key is required to get into the unit; therefore, you will have to check-in with our caretakers to receive a key.
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We normally require a $1,000.00 refundable security deposit and will be return within 30 days of departure if no damages are incurred. There is no extra fee unless damages to the unit or excessive cleaning to be done, we will notify you and charge your credit card accordingly.
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If your reservation is canceled up to 30 days prior to your arrival date, your deposit will be refunded to you less a $100 processing fee. No refunds will be made if the cancellation by Susan Salter occurs within 30 days of your arrival.
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'Accounting … ooh. Sooo not what I pegged you for and sooo not my strong suit. I'm good with my money — not so sure I'd be good handling other people's. I might get jealous.'
'You don't actually get to touch it, which takes away some of the temptation.' Gabby sipped her drink. 'Interesting. What did you peg me for?'
'Oh, I don't know … an astronaut? A rocket scientist? A nuclear physicist?'
'Do I look that smart? It's the suit, I tell ya.'
'Nah. I really thought that you might be a lawyer or a paralegal. Something with the law. Maybe an FBI agent or a cop or maybe a spy. Just a wild guess. You look too fun to be an accountant.'
'Accountants can be a lively bunch. The life of the party. Especially on April sixteenth.'
'Really? Mine's named Sy, he works for H&R Block, and I don't think he's been to a party in a few decades. So tell me, what do you like about it, Gabby? Accounting?'
'Hmmm … good question. Let me think. Well, for starters it's not subjective, like a lot of careers are. My friend's a writer and I could never do what she does, because she never knows if it's good. I mean, there's always someone telling her what she wrote sucked, even if a hundred other people tell her she's the bomb. It makes no sense. She ends up banging her head against the wall. Same for my friend who's a publicist. Someone always second-guesses what she did. Claims they could have done it better. And that they would've had a better result: more people at a premiere, a better photo from a better model, whatever. But accounting, you know, is predictable. It always works out, if you do it right. And if you really do it right, you can make people very happy. Numbers don't lie and they don't care what other people think of them.'
'Interesting …'
Gabby had never had to explain why she liked accounting to a guy before. She wondered if she'd given the 'right' answer. No matter how you phrased it, accounting never sounded thrilling. 'What do you do, Reid?' she asked.
'I'm a filmmaker.'
Gabby's heartbeat sped up a bit. Filmmaker was up there with surgeon in both the excitement and good-catch departments. 'That's really cool,' she said.
'Well, I'm working at it. It's not an easy profession to crack. Lots of competition. You have to be real original to stand out.'
'What kind of films do you make?'
'Okay, now don't get too excited, because you're not talking up the next James Cameron. I, well … I make documentaries.'
'I still think that's exciting.'
He smiled. 'I do, too. I think real life is much more interesting than make-believe, actually. Real people having real reactions, expressing real emotions. It's capturing those moments on film that can be difficult. But … well, it doesn't bring in much money, unless your name's Michael Moore.'
'I still think it's exciting. Money isn't everything, you know.'
'Hmmm … didn't you say you were an accountant?'
Gabby laughed. 'I've done taxes for a lot of people that make a lot of money, but their lives are still a mess and they're not happy. No, money isn't everything.'
'I agree. There's a lot more to life.'
Gabby gestured to her ear. It was getting really loud.
Reid leaned in closer, placed his hand firmly on her back and whispered in her ear. She felt his warm breath on her neck and it gave her a shiver, as his strong hand massaged her lower spine. 'So tell me more about yourself, Gabriella. I wanna know more about you.'
She smiled coquettishly. To think she had almost walked out and gone home all alone again to her cat and a bad movie on Lifetime. Her luck was definitely changing; she could feel it. And so over two lemon-drop martinis, as he stroked her back and played with the ends of her hair, she told him everything he wanted to know.
God, she liked the way he said her name. Gabriella. And she liked that after a few drinks, a lot of meaningless conversation and, perhaps most importantly, after a few more short-skirted, long-legged stiletto packs had wandered by en route to the Ladies' room, that he still remembered it.
Reid moved a strand of hair off her face and leaned in close. 'Listen,' he whispered, his mouth on her ear. 'I don't normally ask girls back to my place. I don't, but …'
She nodded. 'Yes.' The room was spinning.
'Yes, I'd like to go home with you. You don't normally ask, and I don't normally say yes, but here we are. Yes.'
He smiled. 'Great. I don't live too far.'
'Great.' Gabby reached for her purse under the table and the world went belly-up. She put her hands on her head to get it to stop spinning. And she said a prayer that her stomach would settle back down. She definitely shouldn't have had that fourth martini. That was what put her over the edge. And that's why she was making such an impetuous, crazy-ass decision to go home with a total stranger. It was the alcohol; it had definitely made her horny and her overactive pheromones weren't helping the decision-making process. What was worse was that she was still sober enough to recognize what she was doing was stupid but she was gonna do it anyway. Damn … She was definitely missing sex, no doubt about it; it'd been almost a year since she'd been with anyone. And it had been three years since she'd had anyone serious in her life. It wasn't like she was thinking Reid was 'the one' or anything, or even that this relationship might go someplace past tonight — no, that would require lucid thinking. On the other hand, he did have a great smile and he made freaking movies for a living, which was a total turn-on. Plus, when his hand had traveled up her skirt underneath the table it had given her tingles in all the right places. Perhaps saying yes was a much easier decision than it should've been, but, as Daisy would say if she were here, 'You only live once …'
Thankfully, her legs worked when she stood up. Reid put his arm around her and led her protectively by the elbow past the tightly packed bodies that surrounded the dance floor and the bar and out of the club. On the sidewalk outside, a chattering line of minimally dressed people had formed and was wrapping around the side of the building. For them, the night was just beginning. It would end only when the sun came up.
The cold, damp, night air was refreshing. It sobered her up a bit and slowed down the spinning, which was good, but the quiet was almost deafening. Her head was still pulsing to Britney.
'You okay?' he asked as he opened the door to a car and slid her into the front seat.
'Oh sure,' she lied. 'I'm fine. How close is your place?'
'Not far,' he said as he got behind the wheel.
'Are you in Manhattan?'
'Who can afford Manhattan?' he replied with a laugh, pulling away from the curb.
'True. Tha's true. Iss so damn expensive. Everything is so s'pensive.' Did she just slur expensive? Damn. He reached over and touched her thigh, tracing it with his finger, moving up and under her skirt. She rubbed his hand, watching as the halos above the streetlights blurred together into long streaks of white as the car slipped under what looked like the Midtown Tunnel. She leaned her head back and closed her eyes. Then she drifted off to sleep.
'Okay, Sleepyhead, we're here.'
Gabby opened her eyes. The passenger door was open and Reid was leaning in. There were no bright lights, no skyscrapers, no double-parked cars or beeping taxis. They were in front of a two-story house on a quiet, deserted street. Gabby wasn't sure where she was, but it definitely wasn't any of the boroughs of New York. At the end of the block she saw a red light, only there were no cars stopped at it. In fact, there were no cars anywhere. Though the neighborhood didn't look completely residential, the couple of restaurants she did see were closed for the night. What time was it? She tried to check her watch, but couldn't make out the dial; it was too dark and she was too drunk. She fumbled to find her heels on the floorboard, and with them in
hand, stepped on to the sidewalk. The world was spinning again. It would be so embarrassing if she fell on her ass. Where was she? Then her stockinged feet stepped in an ice-cold, freaking puddle. Gabby looked down. The sidewalk glistened. 'Did it rain?' she asked.
'Did it rain?' he answered with a laugh. 'It poured. Cats and dogs. You slept through the whole thing. Even the traffic jam. You might want to put your shoes on — the walk can flood sometimes.'
'I definitely should not have had that lass' martini,' she said as she slipped on her pumps, holding on to his arm for support.
'Don't worry; I'll warm you up when we get inside.'
'Sounds fun …'
His arm around her waist, Reid led her along the side of the old Victorian with the cute front porch. A broken brick path twisted through a dead winter garden toward a cement staircase that led down below the house, like a crypt. But for a light coming from the basement on the opposite side of the yard, the old house was completely dark.
'Is this yours?' Gabby asked.
'Nah. I rent the apartment in the back.'
'Downstairs?'
'That's the one.'
'Iss a pretty house.'
'Yeah, well, I hope you don't spook easy. It's actually a funeral home.'
Gabby stopped walking. 'Wha?'
'Not where I live, obviously. The main house upstairs is the business, you know, where people have wakes and stuff. I guess they do other funeral parlor things on the other side of the basement, but I've never heard or seen anything. Promise.'
'You mean there are dead people in there?'
'I don't know about right now. Listen, it took me a while to get used to it, but you do. My friends think it's kind of funny, actually. And I get a great rate on the rent. Come on,' he said, pulling her along by the hand, 'I'll make sure the ghouls don't get you.'
'A funeral home … Damn, tha's fucked up.' But she found herself following him anyway as he led her to the staircase. 'Where the hell are we?'
'Paradise,' he returned with a smile.
At the top of the staircase she hesitated. 'A funeral home … I dunno, Reid …' Every instinct in her body told her not to go down.
He rubbed her hand and moved to kiss her on the lips. 'I'll take care of you. Promise,' he whispered, his mouth moving over her ear. 'You trust me, right? If I was a real bad guy I never would have told you about the funeral parlor. Only a stand-up guy would be honest about something like that when he's taking a girl home and trying to seduce her.'
'Or a fool,' Gabby replied with a laugh.
'Or a fool,' he conceded with a shrug. He kissed her then, a long and wet and lingering kiss. His warm tongue probed the inside of her mouth. And his hands ran over her ass.
That was enough for Gabby.
Her hand in his, he led her down the steps and into the pure darkness.
'Is there a light? Jesus, I … I can't see a thing, Reid. These stupid heels … I'm gonna break my damn neck …' she whispered with a nervous giggle. She wondered why she was whispering.
'The light's broken. I keep meaning to fix it, but I always forget. Hold my hand and the railing; the stairs are real steep, Gabby. There we go. We're almost there.'
When they'd reached the bottom she heard the jingle of a key as she looked around. The moon was hidden behind thick clouds and there was no light. She wondered how he could see the lock, because she couldn't see a thing. It made her more than a little uneasy, enclosed in the darkness, encased in cement, a flight of stairs away from the rest of the world, right below a funeral home. Even putting the funeral parlor thing aside, she had never been a fan of basements. In the eighteen years she'd lived at home with her parents, she could count the number of times she'd ventured down into the root cellar. Bad things live down there, her sister would warn with a smug smile whenever their mom sent Gabby down to retrieve some jar of homemade pickles or canned fruit. Bad things that don't like the living …
'Careful,' he said as he led her inside. 'I'll get the lights.'
After a second or two he flicked on a light and she was relieved to see they were standing in a bright, white galley kitchen, which led into what appeared to be a small studio apartment. There were no metal gurneys with bodies on them, waiting their turn to be taken upstairs. No caskets pushed up against the walls. A loveseat, coffee table and television defined a living room. A breakfast table with two chairs made for a dining area. And off in the corner, partially blocked from view by floor-to-ceiling black drapes, was the bedroom. One of the drapes was pulled back a few inches and Gabby spotted a queen-sized bed.
He was behind her again. He moved quick, like a vampire. It was a little unsettling, especially given where they were. She shook the cobwebs from her head. Of course, that was the alcohol thinking.
'Another drink?' he asked, sliding her coat off her shoulders and tossing it on the couch in the living room. Her suit jacket followed.
'Where are we? Long Island? Jersey?' Despite the drunken stupor, a slight panic was beginning to set in. She ran a hand through her hair. 'I thought you lived close to Jezzie's. How am I gonna get home?'
'Don't worry about that; I'll take you in the morning, or whenever you want to go. You shouldn't be driving, anyway. Have another drink and relax.' He put his hands on her shoulders and caressed them. His soft lips traced the back of her neck, sending shivers down her spine. 'You smell so good,' he murmured.
'Damn … You feel good,' she whispered. Pushed up against her, she felt him now, his hard penis pressing into her buttocks. His hands moved off her shoulders and down her arms, working their way over her hips. 'I really shouldn't have another; I've had a lot to drink.'
'It'll help you relax.'
She shrugged. 'Okay. Although I don't usually drink this much, you know.' Even while she said it, she couldn't help but think her excuse for being three sheets to the wind in a strange guy's house, a couple steps from his bed, was lame. 'I want you to know,' she started as he went to the kitchen. 'Not that you'll believe me, but … well, I don't go home with guys I jus' met. In fact, well, besize this one guy in college who was not a stranger — I actually knew him from my Calc class — I, I don't do this. I don't.' She was slurring, wasn't she? She took a deep breath. 'I'm not a ho', is all I'm sayin'.'
Perhaps it was her imagination, but she thought the room had a funny odor. It smelled like one of the Glade plug-in air fresheners that she used in her apartment to cover up the smell of mildew that was growing underneath her kitchen sink from a dishwasher leak that had gone undetected for too long. But then there was an undertone of something else. Something else the air freshener was covering up. It had the faint hint of a … medicinal smell? Like a hospital or nursing home. Or funeral parlor, maybe? Whatever the hell that smelled like … She pushed the thought out of her head. The apartment was, for a guy's place, really neat. And with the dramatic black curtains surrounding the bedroom, kind of sexy. God, what was she doing here?
He came back over and handed her a vodka and OJ, watching while she sipped it. 'Well, I'm glad you made an exception. Let me be honest here, too — I'm not a player. I rarely take home girls, Gabby. And when I do, well, they're special. Different. Unique. Like you. I think you're special. You're not like those girls in the bar. Those girls — they don't know what they want, they don't know who they are. But you do, Gabriella. I think you know what you want, and you're not afraid to go for it. I may be crazy, but I felt this connection between us, even from across the bar.' He ran his hand through her hair, tracing her chin and then down her throat to where her blouse was buttoned. His eyes moved over her. 'And I can't wait to see more of you.'
Maybe it was all just words, but they were certainly the ones she wanted to hear. Reid grasped the back of her neck, pulling
her body to his. She could feel his heartbeat through his dress shirt. He smelled clean, like soap and a crisp, citrusy cologne. Versace, perhaps? Aqua di Gio? But as she stretched her head up to finally kiss him he leaned away and with a teasing smile, reached behind him and pulled out a long, black silk scarf. He dangled it in front of her.
'Ooh,' Gabby said, sucking in a breath. 'Whass that for?'
'Let's find out,' he whispered, taking her by the hand and leading her past the open curtain and into the bedroom area. Gabby's heart began to race. Bondage with a stranger — Daisy would be so impressed. Gabby took a final long sip of her drink before he gently took it from her lips and placed it on the side table. Then, with one hand underneath her chin, he lifted her mouth to his and kissed her. His tongue was thick and warm and probing, reaching all the way to the back of her throat. Gabby could feel herself getting wet for him. It had been so long since she'd been with a man. So many thoughts tumbled through the thick fog in her brain. She wondered if he was a good lover, or if she would know what a good lover was, given the state she was in. She wondered if he would think she was a good lover. What does someone who is into bondage expect from a girl? What other tricks might he have hiding in his closet or behind those sleek black curtains? If the scarf was any indicator, Gabby figured he would probably take his time with her. And that got her even more excited. She closed her eyes and tried to drive out the jitters and second thoughts. If she was going to be a cheap ho' and have a one-night stand, she could only hope it would involve Tantric sex with a guy who could go for hours, then wake her up and ask for more.
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28 million USD per character, now that's a Tweet!
Trump has unleashed his typical fury on the industry, this time criticizing the cost of the F-35 program resulting in Lockheed Martin stock taking a 4% hit to the tune of 4 billion USD, or 28 million per character. Sweet tweet Trumper-doodle-do! How about tweeting to remove guns in a substantial way in USA?
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Velaine-sous-Amance (, literally Velaine under Amance) is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France.

See also
Communes of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department

References

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Overall conditions have trended in favour of buyers in our marketplace in recent months, Eugen Klein, REBGV president said. This means buyers are facing less competition and have more selection to choose from compared to earlier in the year.
Today, our sales-to-active-listings ratio sits at 13 per cent, which puts us in the lower end of a balanced market. This ratio has been declining in our market since March when it was 19 per cent. Klein said.


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Q: hi i have this value from click and i want to increase the value with 10% i have this code
and want to make an incremental
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I tried:
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when i click the button i get a value from api and i want to increase with 10% ..
ex: value 100 * 10% =110

A: Change 10% to 110% or 1.1 as par to LaLaLuka's comment.

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A large combat knife has been recovered near a park after West Midlands Police were called to reports of a knife-point robbery.
Officers were alerted at 10.20pm on Saturday night (12 Jan) to reports of a group of male youths threatening a boy and girl – both aged 15 – with a knife in Princess Alice Park, Sutton Coldfield, before fleeing with their mobile phones.
West Midlands Police cops flooded the area and arrested four youths while a daylight search of the area the following morning uncovered a sheathed, serrated-edge knife.
Two Birmingham teenagers, aged 15 and 16, have been charged with two counts of robbery and were due to appear at Birmingham Magistrates Court today (14 Jan). The younger suspect also faces a charge of cannabis possession.
Two others, aged 16 and 17, have been released on bail with conditions including an overnight curfew.


I dreamed that we were hiding in an apartment like we were Jews in Nazi Germany.... My children were little. They even looked Jewish... We were talking and then the children hushed me and pointed to the door... I opened the door to the hallway and there under the door was some sort of listening device indicating that we were being spied on. I don't know what we were talking about but obviously it was something that would incriminate us. I told the children to write me notes instead of talking... Then Keith appeared on the balcony, having climbed up to avoid detection. He wanted me to come out and see something (away from prying eyes and ears). There were some people on the next balcony trying to get us to invest in some water product... It was obvoius that water was scarce. It flavored the water to make it taste like lemonaide (weird I know). I asked if it purified the water, and they said "no, just disguises the taste". I said, "no, I don't want anything to do with that". Then Keith handed me a box that had been secretly given to him. It looked like a box of matches but I thought- "I bet its a secret radio, so we can listen to reports".... but when I opened it up, out popped a Jewish menorah blazing away. We were thrilled and said, "Praise Jesus" which made the people around us ask, "Why are you praising Jesus? I thought you were Jews?" We just smiled and I woke up. Weird huh?
Jordan is a 2nd year FSM student at IHOP KC and plays back up keys for Matt team :-) He also subs on keys for many other teams as needed but he is full time on Matt's team.
Alexia is a first year student in Lou Engles The Call Institute which is part of IHOP KC too.
Jordan's fiance Jessica is part of FSM too. JOrdan started out in FMA but transferred over to FSM and then just took a couple music lessons that he still needed.
If your son needs a place to stay we have two homes there that we rent out rooms to IHOP students. We have one full of guys and the other one full of girls. If you are interested I can put you in touch with Jordan. He handles the new student rentals for the guys home!
I think it has to do with what is going on in the world.
A version of Christ is being offered that is not true to the real Christ.
The water that is offered to u - is what seems to be the right thing to do, believe in, but in actual fact it is not the truth. It is not from the HS. It is a false and bitter water disguised by seeming to be clean and right, but will end up poisening u and your family.
U seem to be in an enviroment where u seem to be a part of what is going on and all seems well (but yet u r not part of it. God has set u apart, u r not 'jews' or part of those around u.
U r seeking the REAL truth because the HS has put it inside of u to recognise him when he is there. U have the truth and it is coming in something small and seemingly insignificant, yet, when u find it, it will make a noise and u will not be able to hide your joy at finding the truth.....or maybe u just had too much pizza!!!!!!!!


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NSman fined for remaining outside Singapore for 9 years without valid exit permit
Wang Cheng Hsuan 35, leaves the State Courts on Fri 8 Dec,after being fined under the enlistment act. ST PHOTO: SEAH KWANG PENG
Elena Chong
Court Correspondent
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SINGAPORE - An operationally ready national serviceman who remained outside the country for almost 9½ years without a valid exit permit was fined $8,000 on Friday (Dec 8).
Wang Cheng Hsuan, 35, was fined a further $1,500 for failing to notify the Central Manpower Base (CMPB) after having not received any order or notice from his national service unit for six consecutive months when he was subject to the Enlistment Act.
Wang completed full-time national service on Dec 27, 2002, and was posted to 662nd Battalion, Singapore Guards to serve his operationally ready service.
The prosecuting officer, Assistant Superintendent of Police David Ang, told District Judge Adam Nakhoda that Wang failed to report to his NS unit on March 31, 2008.
A police gazette was raised against him in October that year.
When he tried to renew his Singapore passport in Taiwan on April 17 this year, he was told to contact CMPB to resolve his outstanding NS matters before the renewal request could be considered.
CMPB advised him to return to Singapore, which he did on June 25.
Wang was found to have left Singapore on Feb 13, 2008, and remained away until June 24 this year - a period of nine years, four months and 12 days.
He said in his statement that he had initially gone to Taiwan, and then studied in Japan between 2008 and 2012 before returning to Taiwan.
Mr Ang said Wang had intended to stay outside of Singapore for more than six months and did not have a valid exit permit. He was also required to notify CMPB that he had not received any notice from his NS unit for six consecutive months.
Wang could have been fined up to $2,000 and/or jailed for up to one year for breaching the Enlistment Regulations, and fined up to $10,000 and/or jailed for up to three years for remaining outside the country without a valid exit permit.
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AEMO moves to highest level in pandemic response to keep lights on
The energy market operator has enacted a full suite of pandemic responses to provide the maximum possible protection of essential supplies in these trying times for critical operations and people.
March 20, 2020 Marija Maisch
AEMO has enacted a full pandemic response plan.
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As the number of people testing positive for COVID-19 ramps up, the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) has moved to its fourth and highest level of pandemic response. The measures aim to provide the maximum possible protection and resilience for its critical operations and workforce.
In a statement released on Thursday, AEMO confirmed that Australia's energy systems and markets are currently operating in a safe and secure state. However, in response to the fast-moving COVID-19 threat, the operator has started applying additional precautions in managing its critical workforce whilst also collaborating with the industry to maintain a reliable and secure energy supply for Australia.
"AEMO has now fully activated its pandemic response and business continuity plans, to keep the workforce safe and play our role in containing the global spread of COVID-19, while establishing additional layers of protection for our critical operations across Australia's energy systems," AEMO Managing Director and CEO, Audrey Zibelman, said.
To support additional pandemic management actions across the sector, the market operator is working closely with the energy industry including electricity generators, gas facilities, network businesses, and other market participants. As it aims to ensure secure and reliable energy supply is maintained during this challenging period, AEMO is also trying to learn from international experiences.
"In addition to Australian industry discussions, AEMO is in conversation with grid operators across Europe, the Americas and Asia to bring international experiences in the management of the pandemic to benefit the broader Australian power system, as we continue to address the evolving issues in Australia," Zibelman said.
Internally, AEMO has already suspended travel and participation in events, reduced face to face meetings and introduced social distancing measures, as well as working remotely where feasible.
The energy sector has followed suit and braced itself for unprecedented challenges. In a separate release on Thursday, Energy Networks Australia and the Australian Energy Council said the energy industry had put in place contingency plans to maintain the security of supply to the community in the face of the COVID-19 threat.
"Safety is always our top priority. Energy companies have undertaken a range of measures in response to this pandemic to ensure its workforce, assets and energy supply are protected," Australian Energy Council Chief Executive Sarah McNamara said. "There continues to be industry-wide consultation on pandemic preparations and necessary responses with AEMO in regular discussions with generators, network and transmission companies and gas companies."
The industry's pandemic response measures include ensuring essential supplies and stockpiling of fuel supplies, reviewing any scheduled plant or network outages for maintenance and assessing the need and potential for rescheduling, as well as a host of measures to ensure staff safety such as implementing home office, social distancing and non-contact for shift changes.
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The Fairest Gem
Reflections on eternal doctrines and everlasting truths
A Vision in Hawaii
After traveling to Hawaii, Elders McKay and Cannon inspected the Church school at Laie and then visited the other islands. Elder Cannon particularly requested they visit Pulehu on Maui where his father, George Q. Cannon, had baptized the first Hawaiian in July 1851. Thirty-four years later, President McKay recalled the events of their visit to Maui.
"So we came up here, and this is where I was [pointing to a spot where a pepper tree had been], and as we looked at an old frame house that stood there then, he said, 'That is probably the old chapel.' It seemed to me it was over in the distance. Nothing else was here. We said 'Well, probably that is the place. We are probably standing on the spot upon which your father, George Q. Cannon, and Judge Napela addressed those people.' We became very much impressed with the surroundings, association, and spiritual significance of the occasion; as we had also been with the manifestations we had had on our trip to the Orient and thus far in Hawaii. I said, 'I think we should have a word of prayer.' . . .
"I offered the prayer. We all had our eyes closed, and it was a very inspirational gathering. As we started to walk away at the conclusion of the prayer, Brother Keola Kailimai took Brother E. Wesley Smith to the side and very earnestly began talking to him in Hawaiian. As we walked along, the rest of us dropped back. They continued walking, and Brother Kailimai very seriously told in Hawaiian what he had seen during the prayer. They stopped right over there [pointing a short distance away] and Brother E. Wesley Smith said, 'Brother McKay, do you know what Brother Kailimai has told me?' I answered, 'No.' 'Brother Kailimai said that while you were praying, and we all had our eyes closed, he saw two men who he thought were Hugh J. Cannon and E. Wesley Smith step out of line in front of us and shake hands with someone, and he wondered why Brother Cannon and Brother Smith were shaking hands while we were praying. He opened his eyes and there stood those two men still in line, with their eyes closed just as they had been. He quickly closed his eyes because he knew he had seen a vision.'
"Now Brother Hugh J. Cannon greatly resembled Brother George Q. Cannon, his father. I spoke during the trip of his resemblance. Of course, E. Wesley Smith has the Smith attribute just as President Joseph Fielding Smith has it. Naturally, Brother Keola Kailimai would think that these two men were there. I said, 'I think it was George Q. Cannon and Joseph F. Smith, two former missionaries to Hawaii, whom that spiritual-minded man saw.'
"We walked a few steps farther and I said, 'Brother Kailimai, I do not understand the significance of your vision, but I do know that the veil between us and those former missionaries was very thin.' Brother Hugh J. Cannon who was by my side, with tears rolling down his cheeks, said ' Brother McKay, there was no veil. '" 10
10. David O. McKay, Cherished Experiences. Rev. and enl. Compiled by Clare Middlemiss (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Co., 1976), pp. 115–16.
Author The Fairest GemPosted on December 26, 2009 Categories Missionary Work, Modern Church HistoryTags David O. McKay, Missionary Work, VisionsLeave a comment on A Vision in Hawaii
Apostolic Calling of Melvin J. Ballard
Prior to Elder Ballard's birth, his mother had learned in a remarkable way that the baby she was carrying would become an Apostle of the Lord Jesus Christ. 4 This spiritual experience was confirmed when Elder Ballard was told in his patriarchal blessing that he would be one of the Lord's special witnesses.
The death of President Smith and the reorganization of the First Presidency had left a vacancy in the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. Many of the Apostles thought President Grant would call his good friend and faithful Church member Richard W. Young to that position. President Grant intended, with the consent of his two counselors, to call Richard Young to the apostleship. He began to reflect and pray about the vacancy. When the First Presidency met with the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, President Grant reached into his pocket and pulled out a slip of paper with Richard W. Young's name written on it, fully intending to present it for approval. Instead, he found himself saying that the Lord wanted Melvin J. Ballard, the Northwestern States mission president, to fill the vacancy in the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. President Grant later testified that he learned from this experience that the Lord does indeed inspire the President of the Church. 3
3. See Francis M. Gibbons, Heber J. Grant: Man of Steel, Prophet of God (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Co., 1979) pp. 174–76.
Author The Fairest GemPosted on December 26, 2009 Categories Modern Church History, RevelationsTags Heber J. Grant, Melvin J. Ballard, RevelationLeave a comment on Apostolic Calling of Melvin J. Ballard
Inspiration at the Stake Level is Often Instituted Church-wide
David O. McKay, a young returned missionary, college graduate, and professional educator, had a profound impact on the development of the Sunday School during the first part of the twentieth century. He was called to be a member of the Weber Stake Sunday School superintendency in Ogden and was asked to give particular attention to the instruction being taught. After some observation, he introduced some refinements in the teaching methods being used, such as defining the lesson goals, outlining the materials, using teaching aids, and making practical application of the lessons to daily life. A specific course for each age group was developed to be used throughout the stake. In 1906, David O. McKay was called to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and was also called as a member of the general Sunday School superintendency. In this position he was able to promote similar improvements throughout the Church. Before 1906 the Sunday School had been essentially an organization for children and youth. In that year, however, the first class for adults, the "parents' class," was inaugurated Churchwide. 4
4. See James B. Allen and Glen M. Leonard, The Story of the Latter-day Saints (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Co., 1976), p. 461.
In 1903, President Smith emphasized that the other programs of the Church should be "supplements to our teachings and training in the home. Not one child in a hundred would go astray, if the home environment, example, and training, were in harmony with the truth in the Gospel of Christ," he promised. 9 In 1909 the Granite Stake in Salt Lake City inaugurated a weekly home evening program for families, and President Joseph F. Smith declared that the stake presidency's action was inspired. Following the success of this stake program, the First Presidency recommended in 1915 that a similar activity be adopted monthly and used Churchwide:
"We advise and urge the inauguration of a 'Home Evening' throughout the Church, at which time fathers and mothers may gather their boys and girls about them in the home and teach them the word of the Lord. They may thus learn more fully the needs and requirements of their families. . . .
"If the Saints obey this counsel, we promise that great blessings will result. Love at home and obedience to parents will increase. Faith will be developed in the hearts of the youth of Israel, and they will gain power to combat the evil influence and temptations which beset them." 10
10. In James R. Clark, comp., Messages of the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 6 vols. (Salt Lake City: Bookcraft, 1965–75), 4:338–39.
Author The Fairest GemPosted on December 26, 2009 Categories Modern Church History, RevelationsTags David O. McKay, Family Home Evening, Jospeh F. Smith, Revelation, Sunday SchoolLeave a comment on Inspiration at the Stake Level is Often Instituted Church-wide
A Powerful Missionary Experience of Hugh B. Brown
A young, inexperienced elder from Canada named Hugh B. Brown was laboring in Cambridge in 1904. On his arrival in that city, he saw posters in the train station declaring "Beware of the vile deceivers; the Mormons are returning. Drive them out." For two days he went from house to house leaving tracts where he could and unsuccessfully attempting to engage Britons in gospel conversations. 18 One Saturday evening, as he later remembered, a knock came on the door.
"The lady of the house answered the door. I heard a voice say, 'Is there an Elder Brown lives here?' I thought, 'Oh, oh, here it is!'
"She said, 'Why, yes, he's in the front room. Come in, please.'
"He came in and said, 'Are you Elder Brown?'
"I was not surprised that he was surprised. I said, 'Yes, sir.'
"He said, 'Did you leave this tract at my door?'
"Well, my name and address were on it. Though I was attempting at that time to get ready to practice law, I didn't know how to answer it. I said, 'Yes, sir, I did.'
"He said, 'Last Sunday there were 17 of us heads of families left the Church of England. We went to my home where I have a rather large room. Each of us has a large family, and we filled the large room with men, women and children. We decided that we would pray all through the week that the Lord would send us a new pastor. When I came home tonight I was discouraged, I thought our prayer had not been answered. But when I found this tract under my door, I knew the Lord had answered our prayer. Will you come tomorrow night and be our new pastor?'
"Now, I hadn't been in the mission field three days. I didn't know anything about missionary work, and he wanted me to be their pastor. But I was reckless enough to say, 'Yes, I'll come.' And I repented from then till the time of the meeting.
"He left, and took my appetite with him! I called in the lady of the house and told her I didn't want any tea [supper]. I went up to my room and prepared for bed. I knelt at my bed. My young brothers and sisters, for the first time in my life I talked with God. I told Him of my predicament. I pleaded for His help. I asked Him to guide me. I pleaded that He would take it off my hands. I got up and went to bed and couldn't sleep and got out and prayed again, and kept that up all night—but I really talked with God."
He spent the next day without breakfast or lunch, walking and worrying that he had to be the religious leader for these people.
"Finally it came to the point where the clock said 6:45. I got up and put on my long Prince Albert coat, my stiff hat which I had acquired in Norwich, took my walking cane (which we always carried in those days), my kid gloves, put a Bible under my arm, and dragged myself down to that building, literally. I just made one track all the way.
"Just as I got to the gate the man came out, the man I had seen the night before. He bowed very politely and said, 'Come in, Reverend, sir.' I had never been called that before. I went in and saw the room filled with people, and they all stood up to honor their new pastor, and that scared me to death.
"Then I had come to the point where I began to think what I had to do, and I realized I had to say something about singing. I suggested that we sing 'O My Father.' I was met with a blank stare. We sang it—it was a terrible cowboy solo. Then I thought, if I could get these people to turn around and kneel by their chairs, they wouldn't be looking at me while I prayed. I asked them if they would and they responded readily. They all knelt down and I knelt down, and for the second time in my life I talked with God. All fear left me. I didn't worry any more. I was turning it over to Him.
"I said to Him, among other things, 'Father in Heaven, these folks have left the Church of England. They have come here tonight to hear the truth. You know that I am not prepared to give them what they want, but Thou art, O God, the one that can; and if I can be an instrument through whom You speak, very well, but please take over.'
"When we arose most of them were weeping, as was I. Wisely I dispensed with the second hymn, and I started to talk. I talked 45 minutes. I don't know what I said. I didn't talk—God spoke through me, as subsequent events proved. And He spoke so powerfully to that group that at the close of that meeting they came and put their arms around me, held my hands. They said, 'This is what we have been waiting for. Thank God you came.'
"I told you I dragged myself down to that meeting. On my way back home that night I only touched ground once, I was so elated that God had taken off my hands an insuperable task for man.
"Within three months every man, woman and child in that audience was baptized a member of the Church." 19
19. " Father, Are You There?" Brigham Young University fireside address (Provo, 8 Oct. 1967), pp. 13–15.
Author The Fairest GemPosted on December 16, 2009 Categories Modern Church HistoryTags Hugh B. Brown, Miracles, Missionary WorkLeave a comment on A Powerful Missionary Experience of Hugh B. Brown
Lorenzo Snow Preaches the Law of Tithing
Following the April 1899 sessions of general conference, President Snow felt impelled to again seek the Lord in earnest prayer for wisdom in solving the Church's financial problems. He received no immediate answer. He was nevertheless impressed that he and other General Authorities should visit St. George and other settlements in southern Utah. At least sixteen of the Brethren, including President Joseph F. Smith, and their wives accompanied him. At the time of their visit the settlements of southern Utah were experiencing a severe drought.
The St. George Tabernacle was the site of President Snow's revelation and sermon reemphasizing the payment of tithing as the way for the Church to achieve stability.
The tabernacle's foundation stones were laid June 1863, and the building was completed in 1875. On 7 May 1876, Brigham Young, Jr., offered the dedicatory prayer.
On Wednesday, 17 May 1899, at the opening session of the conference in the St. George Tabernacle, President Snow told the Saints that "we are in your midst because the Lord directed me to come; but the purpose of our coming is not clearly known at the present, but this will be made known to me during our sojourn among you." 10
LeRoi C. Snow, son of the President, who was reporting the conference for the Deseret News, recalled what happened: "All at once father paused in his discourse. Complete stillness filled the room. I shall never forget the thrill as long as I live. When he commenced to speak again his voice strengthened and the inspiration of God seemed to come over him, as well as over the entire assembly. His eyes seemed to brighten and his countenance to shine. He was filled with unusual power. Then he revealed to the Latter-day Saints the vision that was before him." 11
President Snow told the Saints that he could see that the people had neglected the law of tithing and that the Church would be relieved of debt if members would pay a full and honest tithing. He then said that the Lord was displeased with the Saints for failing to pay their tithing and promised them that if they would pay their tithes the drought would be removed and they would have a bounteous harvest.
Following the conference session, President Snow was again impressed that the solution to the Church's financial problems lay in the payment of tithing. In meetings held at Leeds, Cedar City, Beaver, and Juab, other southern Utah communities, he delivered powerful discourses relative to this gospel principle. In Nephi, in central Utah, a remarkable meeting was held where President Snow mentioned the revelation he had received on the law of tithing and "commissioned every one present to be his special witness to the fact that the Lord had given this revelation to him." 12
At Church headquarters, President Snow again spoke powerfully about tithing at the Mutual Improvement Association conference in June. Elder B. H. Roberts then made a motion, which was unanimously adopted, that the Saints accept the doctrine of tithing now presented. Visibly moved, President Snow stood up and declared, "Every man who is here, who has made this promise, will be saved in the Celestial Kingdom." 13
Tithing was preached in all the stake conferences, and a year later President Snow reported that the Saints had contributed twice as much tithing during the past year as they had paid the previous two years. Under inspiration, he had set in motion the program that would, by 1907, completely free the Church from debt. Many Saints testified that not only were the windows of heaven opened to save the Church, but those who followed this divine law were spiritually and temporally blessed as well.
11. LeRoi C. Snow, "The Lord's Way out of Bondage Was Not the Way of Men," Improvement Era, July 1938, p. 439.
12. Snow, "The Lord's Way out of Bondage," p. 440.
13. In Snow, "The Lord's Way out of Bondage," p. 442.
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Manoranjitham Nagaraj is an Indian politician and was a member of the 14th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from the Uthangarai constituency. She represented the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party.[1] She was re-elected in the elections of 2016.[2]
^ "List of MLAs from Tamil Nadu 2011" (PDF). Government of Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
^ "15th Assembly Members". Government of Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
Members of the 14th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly (2011–2016)
AIADMK+ alliance
AIADMK
Pon. Raja
B. V. Ramanaa
R. Manimaran
S. Abdul Rahim
S. Vedachalam
V. Moorthy
K. Kuppan
P. Vetriivel (to 2015)
J. C. D. Prabhakar
V. Neelakandan
D. Jayakumar
Pala. Karuppiah
B. Valarmathi
S. Gokula Indira
G. Senthamizhan
V. P. Kalairajan
R. Rajalakshmi
M. K. Ashok
K. P. Kandan
R. Perumal
P. Dhansingh
T. K. M. Chinnayya
K. Manoharan
R. Manoharan
V. S. Raji
S. Kanitha Sampath
P. Ganesan
V. Somasundaram
S. Ravi
A. Mohammed John
R. Srinivasan
V. S. Vijay
Govi. Sampath Kumar
K. C. Veeramani
K. G. Ramesh
V. N. P. Venkatraman (from 2014)
S. S. Krishnamoorthy
K. Alaguvelu
M. S. M. Anandan
K. P. Anbalagan
A. K. Aranganathan
V. C. Arukutty
K. P. P. Baskar
A. K. Bose
Budhichandhiran
R. Chandrasekar
S. T. Chellapandian
P. Chendur Pandian (to 2015)
O. K. Chinnaraj
R. Chinnaswamy
C. T. Palanichamy
S. Damodaran
P. Dhanapal
R. Doraikkannu
R. Doraisamy
S. Duraiappa
Edappadi K. Palaniswami
K. Gopalsamy
V. Gunaseelan
M. Gunasekaran
D. Haridoss
T. Indragandhi
I. Janagiraman
Jayalalithaa
K. A. Jayapal
L. Jaya Sudha
Kadambur Raju
N. V. Kamaraj
R. Kamaraj
S. Kamaraj
A. A. Karuppasamy
DMDK
C. H. Sekar
M. Arun Subramanian
K. Nalla Thambi
B. Parthasarathy
Panruti S. Ramachandran (to 2014)
D. Murugesan
R. Mohan Raj
R. Arulselvan
C. Arunpandian
R. M. Babu Murugavel
A. Baskar
V. C. Chandhirakumar
CPI(M)
G. Beem Rao
A. Soundararajan
K. Balabharathi
K. Balakrishnan
P. Dillibabu
K. Lingamuthu
M. Arumugham
S. Gunasekaran
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A. Aslam Basha
M. H. Jawahirullah
C. K. Tamilarasan
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M. K. Stalin
J. Anbazhagan
Durai Murugan
G. Anbalagan
Anitha R. Radhakrishnan
R. Annadurai
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Gut Sudheim ist ein Gutshof und ehemaliges Rittergut südlich der Stadt Lichtenau an der Stelle der Wüstung Sudheim, eines ehemaligen Paderborner Haupthofs und Kirchortes.

Lage
Das Gut Sudheim' liegt im Lichtenauer Becken 1,2 km südlich von Lichtenau und der B68 am Ostufer der Sauer, die es im Süden, Westen und Norden umfließt. Es gehörte zum Hochstift Paderborn und zählt zum Bürener und Paderborner Land sowie zur historischen Landschaft Soratfeld.

Geschichte
Sudheim lag in einer Siedlungsinsel um die spätere Stadt Lichtenau, die im Zuge des karolingischen Siedlungsausbaus im Gefolge der Eroberung Sachsens (772–804) durch Karl den Großen um 800 entstand.

1036 wurde Sudheim als Haupthof einer Villikation des Bistums Paderborn mit den Vorwerken Sewardissen, Kerktorp und Holtheim erwähnt. Damals übertrug Bischof Meinwerk dem neu gegründeten Busdorfstift die Zehnten u. a. dieser Besitzungen.

1224 wurde Sudheim als Pfarrei mit dem Pfarrer Johann erwähnt, der bis 1238 nachweisbar ist. Der Pfarrer Ludolf von Sudheim unternahm 1336–1341 eine Pilgerfahrt in den Orient. Durch seine Beschreibung dieser Reise wurde er bekannt.

Mit dem Knappen Johann von Sudheim starben die Herren von Sudheim, die mit Sudheim belehnt waren, Anfang des 14. Jahrhunderts im Mannesstamm aus. Seine Erben waren nach einer Urkunde von 1322 die Herren von Driburg. Der söhnelose Friedrich von Driburg verzichtete 1430 auf seine Paderborner Lehen, und auf seine Bitte hin wurden die Herren von Oeynhausen mit diesen Gütern, wozu auch die Rechte an Sudheim gehörten, belehnt.

Bei diesem Anlass wurde auch das Freigericht Sudheim übertragen, vor dem sich 1405 der Ritter Friedrich von Padberg mit dem Fürstbistum Paderborn vor dem Freigrafen Bertold von Wolmeringhausen dahingehend verglich, dass er dem Hochstift die allodialen Erbgüter seiner Ehefrau Metta von Brakel für 1800 rheinische Goldgulden überließ. Da ihr Vater Albert von Brakel bereits 1384 verstorben war, vermutet Spancken einen Grund für die vielen Fehden des Ritters in den Schwierigkeiten, bei der Erbmasse Allod von Lehngütern zu unterscheiden.

Der Freigraf Hermann Grote versuchte 1470, Kaiser Friedrich III. und dessen Kanzler Ulrich von Nußdorf vor das Freigericht zu laden. Schon 1448 war er damit gescheitert, die Bürger von Landsberg und Elbing in Ostpreußen vorzuladen.

Zur Zeit der Übertragung des Freigerichts auf die Herren von Oeynhausen 1430 war Sudheim schon in den Sog der spätmittelalterlichen Wüstungsbildung geraten. 1429 konnte das Kloster Böddeken die mit dem zerstörten Kloster Dalheim erworbenen Güter in Sudheim nicht mehr ausfindig machen. 1451 wird die Pfarrei Sudheim noch erwähnt, in einem Verzeichnis vom Anfang des 16. Jahrhunderts wird sie nicht mehr genannt. 1674 wurden die Güter der Sudheimer Pfarrei dann für die Ausstattung der Lichtenauer Kaplanei verwendet.

In der Neuzeit wurde an alter Stelle das Gut Sudheim wieder besiedelt, das noch am Ende des Hochstifts Paderborn als landstandsfähiges Rittergut mit einem Patrimonialgericht der Herren von Oeynhausen galt. Zuletzt wurde Alexander Moritz Christoph von Oeynhausen zu Grevenburg am 13. Januar 1780 auf das Gut Sudheim zum Paderborner Landtag aufgeschworen.

Gegenwart
Abgesehen vom Gut Sudheim, das als Baudenkmal gelistet ist, erinnert auch der Sudheimer Weg an die Wüstung.

Beim Gut Sudheim befinden sich das Hochwasserrückhaltebecken Sudheim und das Naturschutzgebiet Sauertal (NSG-Nr. 319051).

Siehe auch
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Baudenkmal in Lichtenau (Westfalen)
Gutshof in Nordrhein-Westfalen
Wüstung im Kreis Paderborn
Unternehmen (Kreis Paderborn)
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Planning – the right things in the right places
Jul 8, 2016 | Campaigns, Urban planning
Build Canberra as a compact city (current area is 814.2 km²), a liveable city enjoyed by all, a city of choice with a dynamic heart, and a place where natural and cultural heritage are respected and protected.
ACT building standards must be set to meet ACT targets for greenhouse gas emissions reduction.
The ACT should be planning for food security and food sovereignty for the longer term, to take account of the many factors that can affect supply of adequate quantities of nutritious food including population pressures, peak oil and climate change. The ACT and surrounding region have food production potential to meet the needs of the ACT, so planning should be informed by engagement with stakeholders across the region, from business and farmers to local and State governments.
The Planning Strategy adopted 26 June 2012 replaced the Canberra Spatial Plan to provide long-term planning policy and goals to promote orderly and sustainable development, consistent with the ACT's social, environmental and economic aspirations. A long-term planning strategy is required under the Planning and Development Act 2007 and a review is due in 2017.
The Strategy says: It will guide the planning and development of Canberra to 'be recognised throughout the world as a truly sustainable and creative city.'
In 2030 Canberra will be a city that makes it easy for people to make more sustainable living choices and has the resourcefulness and capacity to manage change.
In 2030 Canberra will be a city where everyone can take advantage of its network of centres, open spaces and modes of travel to enjoy a sense of wellbeing and participate in a vibrant civic and cultural life.
In 2030 Canberra will be at the centre of an innovative, prosperous region that has established a diverse 'clean' economy and has a wide choice in jobs and lifestyles.
In 2030 Canberra will be the 'capital in the bush', recognised for the quality of its public places and buildings that reflect its unique climate, character and identity.
In 2030 Canberra will be at the centre of a region that demonstrates the benefits of good stewardship of the land, its resources and the beauty of its rivers, mountains and plains.
We support the existing Planning Strategy noting that many measures have not been implemented resulting in disjunction between the vision and aims of the Strategy and what is implemented through the sum of planning decisions. We need to integrate high level planning policy into operational delivery of planning.
We need a regular, independent report card on delivery of the Planning Strategy in meeting it long-term goals.
Implement key measures of the Planning Strategy
Key measures of the Planning Strategy needing to be implemented include:
Improve everyone's mobility and choice of convenient travel by integrating design and investment of various networks and transport systems with the land uses they serve.
Investigate a schedule of incentives to reward residential developments that incorporate universal housing, affordable housing and environmental sustainability measures that go beyond best practice
Ensure everyone has convenient access to a range of facilities, services and opportunities for social interaction by reinforcing role of group and local centres as community hubs.
Value the land and natural resources of the region by working collaboratively to manage urban growth, ensure connectivity and continuity in the natural systems and, where appropriate, conserve agriculturally productive land.
Building Standards – improve and apply
Energy Efficiency Ratings: regulate to require higher EER standards for all buildings, residential and commercial, new and existing
Energy Efficiency: provide advice and assistance for improving energy efficiency
Compliance: Establish a compliance unit to ensure building standards and codes are met.
Food Policy for a resilient future
Food Council: Support establishment of ACT Region Food Council – an independent advisory body, funded to drive a regional food plan.
Benchmark food production and consumption patterns in ACT and region: Support independent body to undertake a data snapshot of our food system to further inform understanding of regional food consumption, and explore current barriers to regional food production and consumption.
Plan for Food Supply: Include food supply as a fundamental planning parameter
Create a zoning/ planning layer within ACT Territory Plan for "urban agriculture" for both intensive agriculture and community use: Ensure existing agricultural assets such as the Pialligo Orchards, Tharwa Valley (Paddy's River) and the Majura Valley are maintained and protected with a master plan for agriculture.
Create a register of unleased public land with agriculture potential: List areas with potential for community gardens, agriculture enterprises and other uses, and call for expressions of interest to manage this land
Community Input into Planning Processes
Planning Advisor: fund community organisation to employ a community planning advisor who would look at overall planning policies as well as specific Development Applications. A key role would be to advise on best practice planning principles and policies. The advisor would coordinate community responses as well as assist in submissions to government on broad planning issues.
Urban form for high-quality for living next to with nature
No new green fields development: draw a line around our urban boundary
Increase density through best practice infill development that ensures a high quality of life for all residents, green infrastructure and space for nature throughout the city, and adequate services.
Support our bush capital suburbs with gardens, public parks, trees and other green infrastructure. Include measures to incentivise preserving private garden space and reduce house size in total and as a % of block size.
Urban Planning for our transport future
Align planning and transport processes: Ensure transport plan references planning strategy and vice versa to ensure further development in Canberra aligns the transport plan and Territory Plan and planning processes
Provide public transport services into all new residential developments at the point of initial occupancy, so that public transport is available as soon as residents start to move into new developments.
Decrease road footprint: Revise planning regulations and practices, to minimise the width of roads and the amount of space devoted to driveways and by providing off-street rather than on-street parking.


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Blacks Much More Likely to Be Stopped Indoors in Philly Than Whites
Written by DiversityInc Staff on April 24, 2018
The arrest of two Black men who asked to use the bathroom at a Starbucks in Philadelphia was not an anomaly, according to a new analysis, further suggesting that a half-day implicit bias training is not likely to bring any actionable solutions.
In the Center City area of Philadelphia, Blacks make up almost 70 percent of all indoor police stops, statistics reported by the Philly Inquirer show. Philadelphia's population is roughly 43 percent Black.
The overall number of indoor stops has significantly dropped since 2014, going from 705 to 153 in 2017. But the percentage of Black people stopped indoors shot up more than six percentage points during this time. The rate for white people dropped more than 10 percentage points during this time.
Of indoor stops for white people between 2014 and 2017, 14 percent resulted in an arrest — compared to 21 percent for Black people.
An American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) report on stop-and-frisks in the city reached similar conclusions. For the first half of 2017, 69 percent of people stopped were Black, and less than a quarter were white.
Officers conduct unfounded frisks at a fairly high rate across the board. Forty-nine percent of frisks for Latinos were unfounded; for Blacks it was 41 percent, and for whites, 38 percent.
Studies in multiple cities have shown that Black people are more likely to be arrested for low-level offenses, including trespassing, than white people. In Minneapolis, Black people are 8.7 times as likely as white people to be arrested for a low-level offense. In New York City, Blacks and Latinos collectively make up 54 percent of the population — but constitute more than 90 percent of those arrested for trespassing. And in Jersey City, N.J., Black people are close to 10 times more likely than white people for low-level offenses.
But who's more likely to have contraband Among Black people who were frisked in Philly, according to the ACLU study, 9.8 percent had contraband — compared to 10.5 percent of white people.
The blame cannot only be placed on the Starbucks employees; the Philadelphia Police Department has a host of racial issues of its own. The department fosters a culture in which racism is acceptable.
Last year Internal Affairs found that an officer with a Nazi tattoo had not violated any departmental policies. The tattoo was a Nazi eagle; the Philly Voice explained at the time: "That symbol features an eagle with outstretched wings, its head pointed left, and holding a wreath containing a swastika. The photos of [Officer Ian Hans] Lichterman's tattoos did not show whether his eagle was perched on a swastika" — but the tattoo does include "fatherland" in large letters above the Nazi eagle. His other arm has a large tattoo of an assault rifle.
The Anti-Defamation League categorizes this as a hate symbol. But the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge No. 5 had no qualms with the officer's ink because there was no policy saying they should.
John McNesby, its president, insisted there was "nothing wrong."
The department has also faced several lawsuits alleging racism, dating back to at least 2009. Apparently, not much has changed in almost 10 years.
But Starbucks cannot get off scot-free, either — and an afternoon of a hastily thrown together bias training will not repair Starbucks' corporate culture.
However, it is probably a good idea for Starbucks to reevaluate how its employees treat their customers. After the Philadelphia arrests gained national attention, a similar incident that occurred in January in California also gained traction. In California, 26-year-old Brandon Ward asked for the bathroom code but was denied it because he had not yet bought anything — only to see a white man walk out of the bathroom before making a purchase. A security guard escorted Ward out before the police arrived.
In Philly, Rashon Nelson and Donte Robinson asked to go to the bathroom but an employee refused their request, telling them they had to order first. The men sat down. They were asked to leave but refused, at which time the police were called. The men were arrested and held for hours. No charges were filed.
The fact that such similar incidents occurred at two different locations suggests a company culture problem, one that may start at the top. And a look at the company's leadership team still shows a lack of diversity. Roughly one-fifth of its members are ethnically diverse, and it is two-thirds male.
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