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Carissa Meier is frank about her "ability to mimic through impression and impersonation". Colleagues, teachers and celebrities have all been grist for her verbal mill. She admits a transference of this talent into her visual explorations, but says: "I can never create the thing itself, I can only try to mimic through observation, intuition, and experimentation, using materials and methods that then create something entirely of its own". Her title, "Terra Incognita", reminds us that we are on an expedition to unexplored places that challenge our cognitive assumptions. We must stretch to recognize a landscape comfortable enough to inhabit, or at least to visit. In fact, Meier's works compel their own reading and never conform to comfortable equivalents.
Reminiscent of other contemporary artists, such as Meghann Riepenhoff and Alison Rossiter, Meier exploits the micro worlds of controlled, photo-chemical interactions. Her use of cyanotype and Van Dyke processes demonstrates a love of materials as well as the wonders of limited predictability. The processes she employs are often analogous to those exhibited in the landscapes we conjure when attempting to reconcile her images. Chemical fissures and striations are reminiscent of tectonic fractures. Stains of blue, green, violet, orange, brown and yellow mimic those found in volcanic soils and subarctic tundras. Meier's work however, enjoys the ontological benefits of multiple technologies. Photographic technique is applied generatively, so her experiments with drawing, toning, folding, and re-photographing produce extremely subtle modulations of figuration and spatial effect. She uses light in multiple stages of image development, and has even included actual fixtures into some works–a tenacious luminosity that alludes to astral emissions and vaporous ambience, yet returns the viewer's attentions back to the agents of production.
Is "lifelikeness" a reference to an image's resemblance to another object, or to its own materiality- its own objectness? The best of Meier's works wash over you and demand complete attention. They are not "like" anything, yet arouse multiple associations– one state giving way to another. As we navigate the experience of each level, we are forced to apprehend multiple considerations and levels of involvement. Meier is unapologetically forthright. The residues of process are raw and revealed; to perceive her work symbolically would be excessive and disingenuous. When writing about 19th Century artists Rodin and others, Robert Morris references their "registering the plasticity of material in autobiographical terms"; referring to the traces of sketching and process that remained in the completed work, he asks, "how to get beyond the artist's hand?" Morris demands a "more direct revelation of matter itself (through) investigation of means: tools, methods of making, nature of material".
Photography is inherently about representation, but there has always been a discrepancy between the image and the photographic object. In many ways, it is this connect/disconnect that drives the photographic enterprise. Gombrich maintained that "all art is image making and all image making is rooted in the creation of substitutes". But what happens when an image both corresponds to and conflicts with our expectations? How far can the artist stray when making a substitute, and when does the substitute stray so far from indexing the real, that it attains independence and, ultimately, a new identity? There's a unique tension between what appears familiar and reconcilable, versus that which is unknowable and enigmatic. This wavering experience is what Carissa Meier's work is all about.
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Holiday Messenger
The Old 97's deliver something old, something Rhett
December 13, 2018 December 13, 2018 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments ATO Records, Christmas, Rhett Miller, The Old 97's
Rhett Miller's The Messenger and The Old 97's Love the Holidays
Holiday albums come in all varieties. Most artists — famous and otherwise — have offered up at least one over the course of their careers.
Admittedly, the majority of these titles can be enjoyed only once a year, given that a listen to "Hark the "Herald Angels Sing" during a hot, sticky July day is only going to bring on bitterness and the blues. And not a blue blue Christmas, mind you. A chorus of "Baby, It's Cold Outside" — ooops, let's make that "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" to remain politically correct — simply seems like wishful thinking.
Still, let's not be a Scrooge. There are in fact some holiday discs that have the potential to resonate throughout the entire year, simply because they're so cool and quirky they can be enjoyed at any time.
We're not talking "Do They Know It's Christmas Time," the all-star charity single featuring the cream of mid-80s British rockers, either. That can get a bit tiresome. No, we're thinking more like A Very She & Him Christmas, the Monkees' fab new and current Christmas collection Christmas Party, and the various holiday compilations from Bloodshot and New West Records, not to mention alternative artist offerings from years past — A Christmas To Remember, Holidays Rule, the various editions of Maybe This Christmas, Just Say Noel, Yuletunes, A Lump of Coal, You Sleigh Me!, Christmas Time Again, and Christmas on the Lam — all which could be considered somewhat essential for cultists and collectors.
The Old 97's Love the Holidays, ATO Records 2018
Add to that list Love the Holidays, the new offering from those rowdy rootsy Texas rockers Old 97's. Decidedly tongue-in-cheek for the most part, this collection of holiday originals is so upbeat and exuberant, it's sure to become a turntable staple no matter what the season. The band adapt a playful posture throughout, although there are sweeter sentiments evidenced as well. "…I used to be so lonely/Until you appeared/My Christmas wish came true," they sing on the tender "I Believe in Santa Claus." It's one of several songs where they tow convention and put a contemporary spin on the songs as well.
Of course, this being the Old 97's, it's expected that there would be a sardonic twist or two.They cleverly encapsulate the yin and yangs of Yuletide stress and celebration with these paradoxical lines from the title tune:
"People worry and they pray
As they pay and they say
I love the holidays."
Nevertheless, capping with the album with a series of standards — "Auld Lang Syne," "Angels We have Heard on High" and "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" — adds more than a touch of tradition that stays true to the holiday tapestry. To their credit however, they tend to rock these songs in ways that won't be heard at midnight mass.
Rhett Miller
Meanwhile, the band's principle singer and songwriter does double duty with the simultaneous release of his latest solo album, The Messenger. While there are no holiday references that can be easily discerned, there is a sense of melancholy that contrasts with the jolly mood purveyed by his band's collective effort. Perhaps Miller has succumbed to the blue, blue Christmas the band retraces on Love the Holidays, because the songs on his furtive foray tend take a low key approach. The titles make that clear — "Total Disaster," "Did I Love You As I Love You," You Were a Stranger," Permanent Damage" et. al. — just as Miller's less than effusive vocals evoke that sense of sobriety. Here again, the lyrics lay it out succinctly, as evidenced by this stanza from the decidedly downcast "I Used to Write In Notebooks":
"I lay awake and worry
Wonder when I'm gonna die
I'm never all alone
Got the reaper standing by."
Miller's morose alright, but then again, the holidays can affect people that way. Let's hope his colleagues will rally him before the holidays are fully upon us. Perhaps a cover of "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" might be the thing to induce a more upbeat state of mind. That might be a good bet for Rhett. Here's hoping for a Merry Christmas for both him and his colleagues.
And don't forget to tune into the band's holiday extravaganza streaming live from New York's Irving Plaza tonight on YouTube.
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Lee Zimmerman is a writer and columnist based in beautiful Maryville Tennessee. Over the past 20 years, his work has appeared in dozens of leading music publications. He is also the author of Americana Music: Voice, Visionaries, and Pioneers of an Honest Sound, which will be published by Texas A&M University Press early next year.
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'Muppets Now' Proves: It's Not Easy To Capture The Old Muppet Magic
By David Bianculli
Published July 31, 2020 at 2:04 PM EDT
DAVID BIANCULLI, HOST:
This is FRESH AIR. I'm TV critic David Bianculli. Today, Disney Plus premiers a new series with a very old lineage - "Muppets Now," a six-episode comedy show from The Muppets Studio. It features many familiar characters and a few new ones.
So the Muppets are back. They're not better than ever, but at least they're back. I have wonderful memories of Jim Henson's goofy creations - Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, The Swedish Chef and the rest - and I don't know anyone who doesn't. Since 1969, children have grown up watching and loving Bert and Ernie and Big Bird on "Sesame Street." And even before that, in the '50s and early '60s, Henson and his fellow puppeteers were familiar fixtures on television. They presented their own local children's show in Chicago called "Sam And Friends" and went national as furry and felt-covered guests on TV's earliest talk shows hosted by Steve Allen and Jack Paar. But their true TV masterpiece to me came in 1976 with the premiere of their syndicated variety series called "The Muppet Show." Kermit was the always exasperated producer trying to put on a weekly vaudeville-style revue while everything around him threatened to spill into chaos. The new Disney Plus series "Muppets Now" adopts a similar format, except the producer is Scooter, not Kermit, and the program these muppets are making is being uploaded to the Internet. But like the classic "Muppet Show," this new one features some spoofs of TV shows and celebrity guest stars and even some new Muppet characters, like the show's corporate attorney who's a real weasel - well, a muppet weasel named Joe.
(SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, "MUPPETS NOW")
MATT VOGEL: (As Kermit the Frog) You're watching "Muppets Now" streaming direct...
DAVID RUDMAN: (As Scooter) What the - did I click something?
PETER LINZ: (As Joe the Legal Weasel) Greetings and salutations. I'm Joe from legal with a notice regarding the pending uploads for "Muppets Now."
RUDMAN: (As Scooter) Well, yep, they're all ready to go.
LINZ: (As Joe the Legal Weasel) Not without prior audience testing, they're not.
RUDMAN: (As Scooter) Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no.
LINZ: (As Joe the Legal Weasel) This de facto focus group must be conducted and that is de facto oh - that is de facto o' the matter (laughter).
BIANCULLI: I really wanted to love "Muppets Now," but after seeing half of the episodes that will be rolled out weekly this season, all I can do at this point is like it. That's because as I watch "Muppets Now," I remember "Muppets" then, back when the writing was super sharp and the guest stars were great. It was one of the first shows I ever reviewed and raved about as a TV critic. It was a perfect program - fast moving, loaded with lovable characters and featuring big name guest stars who were as entertained by "The Muppets" as I was. Linda Ronstadt showed up to sing "Blue Bayou" in a swamp filled with Muppet frogs as her backup singers. Even Milton Berle, who brought vaudeville to TV in the first place, showed up on the "Muppet" stage to do his comedy routine and was heckled mercilessly by a pair of senior citizens in the balcony, two old codgers named Statler and Waldorf.
(SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, "THE MUPPET SHOW")
RICHARD HUNT: (As Statler) Hey, Berle.
MILTON BERLE: What?
HUNT: (As Statler) You know what? I've just figured out your style.
BERLE: Really?
HUNT: (As Statler) You work like Gregory Peck.
BERLE: Gregory Peck is not a comedian.
HUNT: (As Statler) Well...
BERLE: Now, just a minute, please. I have been a successful comedian half of my life.
JIM HENSON: (As Waldorf) How come we got this half?
BERLE: Look, did you come in here to be entertained or not?
HUNT: (As Statler) That's right.
BERLE: What's right?
HUNT: (As Statler) We came in here to be entertained. And we're not.
BERLE: Oh, yeah? I'd like to see you come down here and be funny.
HENSON: (As Waldorf) You first.
BIANCULLI: The new series, "Muppets Now," isn't nearly that funny. The jokes aren't as crisp. The individual TV show sketches go on much too long. And there are no musical segments, which are sorely missed. Trying to recapture the old "Muppet" magic isn't easy. The first "Muppet" movie managed to pull it off, but that was when the original "Muppet Show" was still in production and when Jim Henson and Frank Oz were still the heart and soul of the operation. But ABC failed with more recent revival attempts in 1996 and again in 2015. And "Muppets Now" also is a very mixed bag. Its celebrity guests aren't given enough to do, though they try. Linda Cardellini is a good sport without any good lines, and the best sketch in these early episodes presents the Swedish Chef as a sort of iron chef doing battle with guest star Danny Trejo, who takes the battle part a bit too seriously.
DANNY TREJO: Today, we will be preparing the mole taco - traditional Latin meal - very, very delicious, probably better than anything in Sweden.
BILL BARRETTA: (As The Swedish Chef, unintelligible).
UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #1: (As character) Boys, boys, boys, now, let's stick to your sides, please.
BIANCULLI: In the episode in which Joe the Legal Weasel makes Scooter preview the show to a focus group before uploading it - in this case, that's actually not such a bad idea, especially since that focus group turns out to be a pair of very familiar and very opinionated "Muppet" characters.
LINZ: (As Joe the Legal Weasel) Enjoy the audience survey.
RUDMAN: (As Scooter) The focus group can't be any worse than that guy. Oh, no.
DAVE GOELZ AND PETER LINZ: (As Statler and Waldorf) Our thoughts exactly (laughter).
RUDMAN: (As Scooter) What did we do to deserve this?
LINZ: (As Statler) Don't worry.
DAVE GOELZ: (As Waldorf) We'll tell you.
GOELZ AND LINZ: (As Statler and Waldorf, laughter).
RUDMAN: (As Scooter) I can't look.
UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #2: (As character) Oh, is that an option?
BIANCULLI: My own criticism is short and sweet. My advice if the staff of "Muppets Now" convenes for a second season is simple. Cut the sketches by half, sharpen the writing, keep the weasel and, by all means, bring back the music.
On Monday's show - since 2004, more than 2,000 American newspapers have gone out of business. Our guest will be Washington Post media columnist Margaret Sullivan, who discusses the decline of local news coverage. It's a crisis, she says, is as serious as the spread of disinformation on the Internet. Her new book is "Ghosting The News: Local Journalism And The Crisis Of American Democracy." I hope you can join us. For Terry Gross, I'm David Bianculli.
(SOUNDBITE OF URI CAINE ENSEMBLE'S "CANON AT THE 4TH IN 4/4") Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.
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David Bianculli is a guest host and TV critic on NPR's Fresh Air with Terry Gross. A contributor to the show since its inception, he has been a TV critic since 1975.
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Imagine G.K. Chesterton and H.G. Wells as reluctant adventurers in a science fiction thriller, with the founder of the Knights of Columbus, Father Michael J. McGivney, making an appearance. That is just what John D. McNichol has done in his second novel of a series called Young Chesterton Chronicles, a sci-fi historical fiction series that brings to youthful literary life two of the 20th century's great intellectual sparring partners.
McNichol's latest book, The Emperor of North America, was released in August 2011 by Bezalel Books. Having survived a Martian invasion – echoing Wells' classic The War of the Worlds – Chesterton and Wells are cast into more trouble when they are attacked during the World's Fair in Germany. What follows is a cross-continental adventure in which the two young men square off against airborne assassins, steam-powered cowboys and an enigmatic dictator who calls himself the Emperor of North America.
When he is not writing fiction, McNichol teaches at St. John the Apostle School in Oregon City, Ore., and raises seven children with his wife, Jeanna. A member the Knights of Columbus, he belongs to Dr. John M. McLoughlin Council 2325.
Patrick Scalisi, the associate editor of Columbia magazine, spoke with McNichol about his books and family life.
Fathers for Good: You and your wife have seven children, and you teach full-time at St. John the Apostle School. How do you find time to write?
John McNichol: Most importantly, I have a very supportive wife. That's essential! But still, you don't want to abuse your spouse's generosity, like spending three hours a night writing while she takes care of the kids.
Most successful writers I know have a routine, and I try to keep one, too. In my case, early morning is the only real undistracted creative time I have. I get up at 5 a.m., take a walk-jog through my neighborhood, and then try to crank out pages while eating breakfast. I love my job, but it keeps me very busy during the day. And when I get home at night, things are even busier — one of my colleagues called home time "second shift," and I'm learning how right she was the older my children get.
FFG: The Young Chesterton Chronicles definitely has positive themes about faith and catechesis. The latest book, The Emperor of North America, even has young Chesterton questioning his beliefs for a brief period at the end of the book. Why do you think it's important for books to have this kind of message?
McNichol: Primarily so that young people will have a model to work from when they have doubts and questions about their faith.
I can look back at my own adolescence and recall books that had a profound impact on my outlook, often because they validated what I was feeling at the time. Sadly, in nearly all secular media stories today, doubt or disappointment with God is depicted as a natural precursor to "growing up" by walking away from your faith entirely.
Instead, I wanted to show the reader how one can come through a period of difficulty and trauma with your faith intact and either strengthened or changed for the better. And, with a rich intellectual heritage spanning 20 centuries, Catholic literature is in a unique position to answer these doubts and questions. A book that depicts doubts as normal, as a potential strength to your faith (provided one's doubts are properly answered) will help the reader who one day hits a spiritual wall.
FFG: What specifically do you hope readers will take away from the Young Chesterton Chronicles?
McNichol: If I could choose just one lesson, it's that every person's value depends solely on the fact that an infinitely loving and good God created you. The world will try to tell you that [value] stems from your income, the things you own, or how useful you are to those in power at the time — and that's a lot of twaddle.
FFG: Both The Emperor of North America and its predecessor The Tripods Attack are populated by characters from literature and history. Do you choose characters — like Chesterton's priest-detective Father Brown or Blessed Charles de Foucauld — who have something specific to say to your audience?
McNichol: Most assuredly. I bring out historical figures in my fiction that hopefully my readers can learn from. Charles de Foucauld, for example, had the kind of pre-saintly life most young men are taught to envy — one of travel, pleasures and adventure. Why on earth would someone leave that kind of life to be a priest? What about the life of a priest would be so preferable to the "perfect" secular life? It's my hope that in the age of Google, young readers will check out these names after seeing them in my book and learn more about them and the truly heroic lives they led.
FFG: The founder of the Knights of Columbus, Venerable Michael McGivney, even makes an appearance in The Emperor of North America. How did that come about?
McNichol: The Knights of Columbus has been a source of inspiration to me ever since my college years. I joined Bishop John King Mussio Council 9804 as a sophomore in college at Franciscan University of Steubenville and later became grand knight of the council. As a youth, I met many fine, pro-life Catholic men who showed me what I could and ought to be when I was older. Plus, it was an article in the September 2001 issue of Columbia magazine titled "We Need a Catholic Harry Potter" that helped put the idea of the Young Chesterton Chronicles in my head.
In The Emperor of North America, I depict the fictional Father McGivney as a fearless urban priest who works with the poor and needy in New York and also saves Gilbert's life through the sacrament of confession. It seemed a fitting way to pay homage to what the Knights have been to me and to inspire others to look at the real life of this extraordinary priest and what he accomplished.
FFG: Studies have shown that parents reading to their children can have positive effects. As a teacher and a father, why do you feel it's important for fathers to tell stories to their children?
McNichol: It creates a bond between you and your child, as does any shared activity. It impresses upon your child the social aspect of storytelling, which is often lost in a print-based culture. If you share stories with your children that have a point and a lesson, your children will naturally absorb those lessons. They'll be given a foundation that will survive even popular culture's attempts to tear them down.
For more information on McNichol and his writing, visit YoungChestertonChronicles.com.
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Q: Active Directory LDAP authentication fail if username contains dots (.) I made an Active Directory (winserver 2012) LDAP authenticator in Java, and in this case, when the AD username contains dost (.), the authentication fails, with this exception:
javax.naming.AuthenticationException: [LDAP: error code 49 - 8009030C: LdapErr: DSID-0C0904F8, comment: AcceptSecurityContext error, data 52e, v23f0

If the username doesn't contain dot, the auth. works fine.
There is the code:
private DirContext getDirContext(String username, String password) {

    ...

    Hashtable<String, String> env = new Hashtable<>();

    env.put(Context.INITIAL_CONTEXT_FACTORY, "com.sun.jndi.ldap.LdapCtxFactory");
    env.put(Context.SECURITY_AUTHENTICATION, "DIGEST-MD5");
    env.put(Context.PROVIDER_URL, "LDAP://server.test.local:389");
    env.put(Context.SECURITY_PRINCIPAL, "test.user");
    env.put(Context.SECURITY_CREDENTIALS, "password");
    env.put(Context.REFERRAL, "follow");
    env.put("java.naming.ldap.attributes.binary", "objectGUID objectSid");

    DirContext ctx;

    try {
        ctx = new InitialLdapContext(env, null);
    } catch (NamingException ex) {
        getLogger().log(Level.WARNING,
                "ACTIVE DIRECTORY - AUTHENTICATION ERROR: " + ex);
    }

    return ctx;
}

I tried replace the dot to %2e, and I tried the full username (test.user@test.local), but these didn't solve my problem.
Has anybody any idea? Thanks.

A: The Context.SECURITY_PRINCIPAL must be a valid principal name within the context you are using. (LDAP - AD in your case.)
So a fully qualified DN or userPrincipalName or or domain\samaccountname should work.
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This Rioja-style Pork Chop recipe is an authentic taste of Spain that provides a quick and easy dinner everyone can enjoy. Take thick cut Pork Chops, and cook them in a sofrito-style sauce. The end result is flavorful pork and a delicious sauce that is great served over rice. Pair this dish with a Rioja wine for authenticity and a great pairing. We featured this recipe in our Reduce by Half Podcast. If you'd like to listen to Nick talk about this recipe and provide a little more background about it, you can listen to the episode it on our blog! What do you think about the recipe? Let us know in the comments below.
Heat 2 tbsp. of olive oil in a large cast iron skillet to medium high heat. Once hot, add the pork chops and sear for about 2-3 minutes per side until browned. Once browned, remove from the skillet.
Add the onions, red peppers and garlic to the same skillet and cook until soft. Once soft, pour in the red wine and tomatoes. Stir the entire mixture together, making sure to scrape up the drippings from the pork chops into the liquid. Add the pork chops back in and bring the mixture to a boil. Reduce the heat to a simmer and cover.
Let cook for 20 minutes until the pork is soft and has reached 145ºF. Once the pork is done cooking, serve the meal over rice and garnish with fresh chopped oregano. Serve with Rioja wine. Enjoy!


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B.C. leads in job creation numbers, but more work ahead, says recovery minister
VICTORIA — British Columbia posted the top job recovery rate in Canada last month and the province's unemployment rate has dropped below six per cent, but there's more work ahead, says Economic Recovery Minister Ravi Kahlon.
Canadian Press Oct 8, 2021 4:45 PM
Statistics Canada reported Friday that B.C. added 12,300 jobs in September, with the unemployment rate declining to 5.9 per cent.
Kahlon said B.C.'s employment rate is higher than it was before the pandemic began. The figures also show B.C.'s recovery during the COVID-19 pandemic is gaining strength provincewide, with the Prince George, Okanagan and Cariboo areas posting the strongest gains, he said
"We have the fastest recovery in the country," Kahlon said at a news conference. "We're also seeing wages go up."
A senior B.C. business analyst cautioned against placing too much optimism for an early recovery because the pandemic is ongoing and some business sectors, especially tourism, hospitality and entertainment, still face disruption.
"While B.C. has gained back the jobs lost in the spring of 2020, employment has not fully recovered in some segments of the services economy," Jock Finlayson, the Business Council of B.C.'s senior adviser, said in a statement. "In addition, many small businesses are struggling to survive and there is a risk quite a few of these businesses could disappear if the pandemic persists for another six to 12 months."
He said the province can help boost the recovery by continuing to support the hardest-hit industry sectors, avoiding introducing policies that will increase costs for employers and being careful about "adopting a new mandatory paid sick leave policy in 2022." Some businesses that don't pay sick leave benefits will find it difficult to absorb those costs, Finlayson said.
The B.C. government is expected to introduce a mandatory sick leave program in January.
Kahlon acknowledged the recovery has not been as robust for everyone.
"We know that some communities, some people within our communities, have been disproportionately impacted and we want to ensure that everyone has the opportunity not only to get the skills, but the training they need," said Kahlon.
The minister also announced an expanded tech sector training program on Friday that gives priority to some under-represented people, including Indigenous Peoples, women, immigrants and those who are disabled.
Kahlon said up to 2,000 people will get the opportunity to improve tech skills and knowledge through an expanded Canadian Tech Accelerator program, which is a collaboration between the province, digital companies across Canada and Microsoft Canada.
Peter Milobar, the Opposition B.C. Liberal party's house leader, said the numbers show a lack of private sector job growth.
"I think what the NDP are leading the country in is public sector job growth," he said.
Job losses in construction are mounting and the tourism sector continues to struggle, said Milobar, adding that the government does not appear to have a plan that invigorates the private sector, turns part-time jobs into full-time work and provides better jobs for people who are under-employed.
"We hear month after month that they are working on a plan, we never actually see it," he said.
Kahlon said recently the government expects to introduce a long-term economic plan early next year.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 8, 2021.
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Thanks to all for making Adani a key Batman election issue
Thanks to all for making Adani a key Batman election issue - now on to work with Ged Kearney, the ALP and all political parties to take a #StopAdani stand.
By Blair Palese
Last night we saw a close race in Melbourne's seat of Batman with Labor's Ged Kearney ultimately winning the day.
It's been an incredible six weeks of campaigning with the battle to stop the Adani coal project a major issue on the election agenda thanks to the hard work and amazing effort of hundreds of concerned volunteers. The 350 team want to say thank you to all of you for the door knocking, phone calling and for your passion for climate protection.
There is no question now that we need to break the bipartisan support for the Adani mine. Our campaign won't stop here. With your help, we'll continue our efforts to break all political support for the Adani mine and support for new coal mines in Canberra. Given the urgency of climate change, it's a campaign that, together, we have to win.
We believe Ged Kearney's win was in large part helped by her clear opposition to Adani during the campaign. We look forward to working with her to make sure the ALP policy nationally moves to opposing the mine.
Bill Shorten may breath a sigh of relief at the ALP's win in Batman but he cannot take that victory for granted. Adani has been a key election issue in Melbourne and voters have chosen a candidate who said she was personally opposed to the Adani mine, despite the very confusing and conflicting statements from the ALP. It's now time for us to demand all political parties to clearly oppose Adani.
The Adani company proposes to build the biggest coal mine in Australia, which will operate for more than 50 years, in a brand new coal basin. If the Adani project goes ahead, other coal mines in the Galilee Basin will undoubtedly follow. The Adani coal mine is the core challenge facing our response to climate change because, to meet our Paris climate commitments, we have to stop digging up any more polluting coal. That means no new coal mines… anywhere.
Whether you live in Batman or near the Barrier Reef, Adani is an issue of national significance – and one that can and should influence the outcome of every election going forward.
With two-thirds of Australians opposing the Adani project and the polls showing that voters of all political parties are against tax-payer support for the mine, stopping Adani and a plan for transitioning away from coal is a critical issue for all of us.
Thanks to all of our hard-working volunteers for working so hard during the Batman campaign. Stay with us to ensure we stop the Adani coal mine once and for all. Together, we can stop this mine.
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class DonationsControllerTest < ActionController::TestCase
  setup do
    @donation = donations(:one)
  end

  test "should get index" do
    get :index
    assert_response :success
    assert_not_nil assigns(:donations)
  end

  test "should get new" do
    get :new
    assert_response :success
  end

  test "should create donation" do
    assert_difference('Donation.count') do
      post :create, donation: { amount: @donation.amount, anonymous: @donation.anonymous, user_id: @donation.user_id }
    end

    assert_redirected_to donation_path(assigns(:donation))
  end

  test "should show donation" do
    get :show, id: @donation
    assert_response :success
  end

  test "should get edit" do
    get :edit, id: @donation
    assert_response :success
  end

  test "should update donation" do
    put :update, id: @donation, donation: { amount: @donation.amount, anonymous: @donation.anonymous, user_id: @donation.user_id }
    assert_redirected_to donation_path(assigns(:donation))
  end

  test "should destroy donation" do
    assert_difference('Donation.count', -1) do
      delete :destroy, id: @donation
    end

    assert_redirected_to donations_path
  end
end

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Instead of being forced to relinquish their pets, active members of the military now have a place to house their pets during deployment: Dogs on Deployment.
DoD connects members of the military with able-bodied individuals willing to take in their pets while they serve their country.
The organization came to fruition in June of 2011 when San Diego natives Alisa Sieber-Johnson (now a first lieutenant of the U.S. Marine Corps) and her husband, Shawn Johnson (a lieutenant of the U.S. Navy) struggled to find someone to watch their two Australian shepherds when they were being stationed on opposite coasts.
So far, DoD has provided over 650 members of the military with boarding placement and financial support across the United States and abroad.
"It's important to know that your dogs are in a safe and comfortable environment while you're away – whether it's for a weekend or several years," says Sieber-Johnson.
When U.S Army 1st Lt. Gretchen Zilka, 25, and her husband, Lt. Benedict Zilka, 25, prepared to deploy from Fort Bliss, Texas to Afghanistan in April 2013, her husband was also deploying, though a few months later, in November.
They had no idea what to do with Tango, their five-year-old terrier mix.
DoD found Amanda Lopez-Askin – an animal rights advocate from Las Cruces, New Mexico – and the couple knew they were in good hands. Lopez-Askin, 40, cared for Tango for nine months.
Lopez-Askin assured the Zilkas that she and her family would be equipped to do right by them and their dog because no person serving his or her country should have to stress over finding a secure home for his or her pet upon being deployed.
"We were going to make sure that [Tango] was very well taken care of," Askin tells PEOPLE.
Sieber-Johnson says the group gives soldiers something priceless: peace of mind.


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Randy Calado and his family were staying at a hotel when their car was broken into and their valuables were stolen
By Vanessa Herrera	• Published at 11:21 am on May 18, 2014
One San Marcos, California, family thought they were in the clear when their home survived the Cocos Fire. But a quick turn of events changed it all.
Randy Calado thought he was doing everything right.
He keeps an emergency preparedness kit in his car stocked with water, food, sleeping bags and other necessities for his family.
So, when Calado's neighbor knocked on his door telling him to evacuate on Wednesday afternoon, he and his family were out of their San Marcos home in about 10 minutes.
Read: All Evacuations Lifted in Cocos Fire Zone
Calado and some other relatives who also had to evacuate due to the Cocos Fire stayed at the Staybridge Suites on Mira Mesa Boulevard until they were allowed back home on Saturday afternoon.
But Saturday morning, they woke up to the unthinkable.
The priceless items the Calado family grabbed as they evacuated – including irreplaceable heirlooms – had been stolen.
The family had parked their car in the hotel parking lot and thieves broke the window to the vehicle and stole many of their valuables.
"You know, my heart dropped to the floor," Calado told NBC 7. "You know, this whole week has been very stressful to say the least. That was kind of like a one-two punch."
Read: A Timeline of the San Diego Fires
Among the stolen items were two safes filled with money and personal documents like birth certificates and social security cards.
But Calado says his family is most saddened by a set of jewelry his wife wore on their wedding day.
The bracelet, necklace and earrings are family heirlooms passed down for generations.
Calado describes the jewelry as a "24-carat gold necklace and a 24-carat gold bracelet, and also some diamond earrings."
He says he wanted to share his story with NBC 7 because he doesn't want something like this to happen to someone else. He said he made a mistake leaving his valuables in his car overnight.
Read: Letter of Hope Left at Home Destroyed by Fire
Calado says in stressful situations, sometimes you can't think about all of the possibilities, especially when you're not sure if you will even have a home after something as devastating as the Cocos Fire.
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"It's devastating and I just don't want it to happen to any other family."
Calado suggests keeping the things that are important to you close to you at all times.
Especially during vulnerable times like the May Firestorm when thieves are looking for crimes of opportunity.


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This image was taken on the last day of my four-day trip up to New England and of course it was the best day for foliage that I had the whole trip. I drove 18 hours this day,starting at 5am in the far northern regions of New Hampshire and ended in Pennsylvania at 11pm that night. I was driving rt 9 in New Hampshire and literally stopping every 5 miles because the color and scenery were so nice,and I noticed this bit of color along the creek,so I turned off the road and parked.As I was parking,I noticed a group of three young indian teenagers who were speaking their native language and snapping a few photos and I said hi as I approached,and just as I got past them,a huge stick about 4 feet long and maybe three inches thick flies by about two feet in front of my face? They start laughing and yelling over the edge of the bridge we are on and then explain they had a fourth friend down below in the stream who was trying to hit them. Since I was carrying my camera on the tripod in front of me,I was not very humored by the explanation,which by the way came without any apology. After the stick incident I headed down the bank to the creek below and captured this image that I really like and thankfully I was able to capture such a serene scene.


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Q: Cross-validation with Boosting Trees (do I need 4 sets?) Normally, you have train, validation and test sets for training, tuning (hyperparameters) and finally evaluating a machine-learning model.
If we use cross-validation, then we can effectively have only train and test sets, where train set is used for CV (both training and tuning, using several folds). And after the best model is selected, it is trained on the whole train set and evaluated on test. Am I correct here?
Now, I am a bit confused about the boosting trees. Let's take LightGBM as an example.
When you are training a boosting tree, normally you set some value as an early_stopping_rounds and you do a separate CV to define the optimal number of trees in the model (e.g. with LGBM it is lightgbm.cv method).
Does it mean, that I need again three datasets?

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*Train (to find the optimal number of trees using CV and then train on the whole train set, using the found optimal number of trees)

*Validation (tune other hyperparameters)

*Test (final evaluation)

A: You do not need a separate validation set; lightgbm.cv will separate the training set automatically for you for the cross validation folds, you just need to give the parameter stating the number of folds as like nfolds = 3 to lightgbm.cv
I think you can refer here for a proper application:
[https://stackoverflow.com/questions/49774825/python-lightgbm-cross-validation-how-to-use-lightgbm-cv-for-regression][1]
However, you are correct about the concept of cross-validation considering your first question.
Have fun.


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WBEZ's Curious City is a new approach to community-powered stories. The public poses questions about Chicago, the region and its people, votes on their favorites and teams up with WBEZ reporters to find answers. The outcomes range from videos to comic books to yes - radio stories! Here you can find a collection of our stories that relate to Chicago but have wider appeal.
Got a question about Chicago, the region or the people who live here? Anything you've always wondered about, found peculiar or downright confusing? Ask questions, vote, discover answers. It's your Curious City.
Presented here are finalists from the 2005 Louder Than a Bomb teen poetry slam. The work of these incredible young writers is offered to you so that they might share their stories, break stereotypes, and speak the truth as they challenge both themselves and their audiences.
Presented here are the finalists from the 2007 Louder Than a Bomb teen poetry slam. The work of these incredible young writers is offered to you so that they might share their stories, break stereotypes, and speak the truth as they challenge both themselves and their audiences.
Chicago Public Radio is pleased to distribute the 2008 collection of Louder Than a Bomb Teen Poetry Festival and Competition studio recordings (LTAB2008), just in time for National Poetry Month. For the fourth year, the station invited competition finalists in-studio from this nationally-renowned teen poetry slam, hosted by Young Chicago Authors, and present these 24 pieces (all under 3 minutes) to you ? enjoy!
Just in time for National Poetry Month, Chicago Public Radio is thrilled to distribute a series of studio recordings featuring the finalists of the 2010 Louder Than a Bomb Teen Poetry Festival and Competition. For the sixth year, Chicago Public Radio invited competition finalists from this nationally-renowned teen poetry slam, hosted by Young Chicago Authors, to record their performance pieces in our studios. We present to you 24 pieces (all under 3 minutes.) Enjoy!
Just in time for National Poetry Month, Chicago Public Media (WBEZ-Chicago) is thrilled to distribute a series of studio recordings featuring the finalists of the 2011 Louder Than a Bomb Teen Poetry Festival and Competition.


A study in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice found the majority of surveyed people with hay fever were not picking optimal over-the-counter medications to treat their symptoms.
MILWAUKEE, WI – An Australian study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice revealed that only 16.5% of surveyed patients with rhinitis, more commonly known as hay fever, selected optimal over-the-counter (OTC) medications to treat their symptoms.
Researchers approached nearly 400 shoppers who were choosing OTC nasal treatments for themselves or for a family member at community pharmacies in the Sydney metropolitan area.
They found 296 participants that fulfilled the inclusion criteria and agreed to participate in the survey. Eighteen percent of participants included in the survey were purchasing nasal treatments for their family members and could provide a full account of the nature of the condition.
In total, 68% of participants had hay fever. The rest of participants had non-allergic rhinitis, cold/flu symptoms, sinusitis or did not have a definitive diagnosis.
Survey participants with rhinitis tended to choose oral antihistamines to treat their hay fever symptoms. Although oral antihistamines do improve rhinitis symptoms, intranasal corticosteroids are considered the best option for most people with hay fever.
Researchers found that the likelihood of patients selecting optimal medications was not statistically different if the person was diagnosed with allergic rhinitis by a doctor or was self-diagnosed. Patients with mild symptoms were also 2.5% more likely to pick optimal medications compared to patients with moderate to severe symptoms.
Sixty percent of people surveyed reported their symptoms had an impact on at least one aspect of their day-to-day life, with restrictions on daily activities being the most troublesome. The study also noted that 66.6% of the participants were women, 58.1% of which were older than 40 years-old.
For more information on hay fever or non-allergic rhinitis, visit aaaai.org. You can also use the AAAAI's "Find an Allergist/Immunologist" feature to locate a board certified allergy professional in your area.
The American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI) represents allergists, asthma specialists, clinical immunologists, allied health professionals and others with a special interest in the research and treatment of allergic and immunologic diseases. Established in 1943, the AAAAI has nearly 7,000 members in the United States, Canada and 72 other countries. The AAAAI's Find an Allergist/Immunologist service is a trusted resource to help you find a specialist close to home.


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Army: 1,000 Fort Hood Soldiers to Deploy to Afghanistan This Spring
Soldiers from 3rd Cavalry Regiment run to the finish line of a four-mile road march held March 20 at Fort Hood. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Samuel Northrup)
Military.com | By Brendan McGarry
The U.S. Army has announced that about 1,000 soldiers from Fort Hood, Texas, will deploy to Afghanistan this spring.
The service in a press release on Wednesday said the deployment of troops from 3rd Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, is part of a regular rotation of forces in support of Operation Freedom's Sentinel.
Maj. Gen. John Thomson, the division commander, said in the release, "The troopers of the regiment are well-trained, well-equipped, and most importantly well-led. They are absolutely ready for this important mission."
The soldiers are expected to switch out with a number of U.S. troops in Afghanistan and aren't likely to change the overall American military presence in the country of about 9,800 service members.
Lt. Col. Sunset Belinsky, a spokeswoman for the division, said the regiment will probably deploy in May or June. Soldiers are currently returning from the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, California, and will take a week or two of family leave before heading overseas, she said.
Belinsky said at least some of the soldiers may join colleagues from the 10th Mountain Division in the southern part of the country, but added that planners were still "looking at the mission closely, so it may not be exactly there."
The Defense Department announced in February that about 500 soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 87th Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, based at Fort Drum, New York, would be sent to Helmand Province to shore up an Afghan Army Corps battered by the Taliban.
In recent weeks, American F-16 fighter jets have "significantly increased pressure and the number of strikes" in eastern Nangarhar province bordering Pakistan, where fighters pledging allegiance to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, or ISIS, were believed to number 1,000-3,000, according to Army Brig. Gen. Wilson Shoffner, chief spokesman for U.S. Forces-Afghanistan.
President Barack Obama last year adjusted plans for U.S. troop levels in Afghanistan.
Rather than reduce the military footprint in the country to a nominal embassy presence in Kabul by the end of 2016, Obama said the U.S. will maintain 5,500 troops and a small number of bases, including at Bagram and Jalalabad in the east and Kandahar in the south into 2017 to continue the mission of training and providing support to Afghan security forces, according to the Pentagon.
Note: This story has been updated with a more accurate number of deploying troops in the first paragraph and with quotes from an Army spokeswoman beginning in the fifth paragraph.
-- Richard Sisk contributed to this report.
-- Brendan McGarry can be reached at brendan.mcgarry@military.com. Follow him on Twitter at @BrendanMcGarry.
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The RBA Governor's appearance before the committee at biannual public hearings are an important element of the Bank's accountability framework. The details of the framework are set out in the Statement on the Conduct of Monetary Policy agreed between the Treasurer and the RBA Governor.
In addition, the committee has the power, under Standing Order 215(c), to inquire into the annual reports of departments and authorities within its areas of responsibility, as set out in the schedule presented by the Speaker.
Past Public Hearings
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Member Question Response
QW1 Wilson In less than a year the RBA has stated it believes the most likely next movement in rates is up, then that rates would remain stable, then reduced, and now that the economy is at a turning point. Can the RBA outline what confidence it believes Australians can take from such a claim given that the RBA has not a consistent position on the direction on the Australian economy over that period?
The RBA's responses to all 19 questions are available as a single document:
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Attachments relating to specific questions are detailed below.
QW2 Wilson
The RBA has flagged the possibility of unconventional monetary policy, including quantitative easing. Can you please advise:
a. The different options the RBA believes are available to it for unconventional monetary policy?
b. If unconventional monetary policy options are being considered outside of quantitative easing?
c. If so, what are the details of these other options?
d. What options for quantitative easing the RBA are currently considering for implementation should economic circumstances seemingly justify?
e. What options for quantitative easing the RBA are not currently considering for implementation should economic circumstances seemingly justify?
f. How they would practically apply?
g. And the volume?
In response to questions about the December Quarter 2012 Bulletin Households' Interest-bearing assets you outlined that you have not conducted any modelling on the consequences of changing impacts from monetary easing resulting from an ageing population.
a. Can you clarify whether you intend to do so?
b. If so, by what date?
c. If not, why not when the RBA's own research highlights it may diminish the economic impact of lowering interest rates?
Attachment 1
In reference to the previous question, are you aware of any research or modelling that assess the changing impact of monetary policy based on an ageing population?
a. And if so, what is the research?
b. If none exists to the best of the RBA's knowledge, does the RBA intend to commission any research or modelling into this area?
c. If not, why? Attachment 1
Has the RBA completed any modelling or research on the impact of different interest rate scenarios on those without significant assets (such as home ownership) and/or younger Australians?
a. If so, can you please supply a copy?
b. If it is currently being completed, what date will it be available?
c. If not, do you intend to do so?
d. If no, can you outline why?
Has the RBA completed any modelling or research on the impact of different interest rate scenarios on those with significant assets (such as home ownership) and/or older Australians?
In December 2018 Guy Debelle delivered a speech Lessons and Questions from the GFC that "QE [Quantitative Easing] is a policy option in Australia, should it be required". Please advise:
a. What were the approvals for this speech within the RBA before its delivery?
b. To what extent, if any, was there discussion within the RBA of a representative of the RBA discussing options for QE as a policy option?
c. To whom was this speech circulated prior to its finalisation?
d. To whom was this speech circulated prior to its delivery?
e. Whether any modelling of QE had been completed by the date of delivery over the past decade?
f. If so, can you supply copies of this modelling?
QW8 Wilson At the hearing the Governor was asked "We have discussed already today the enthusiasm to have higher wages and wage growth for the economy. What effect do you believe that continuing to increase the super guarantee to 12 per cent will have on workers' disposable income?" In response the Governor answered "I don't have any comment on that. I haven't studied it carefully enough, so I would rather avoid commenting, if you don't mind". As the RBA has now had time to consider the matter, could it please provide a response?
QW9 Wilson Can the RBA advise what the impact on wages would be from the legislated increase in the compulsory superannuation guarantee?
QW10 Wilson The RBA Governor has argued that low interest rates are not primarily responsible for house prices, while the RBA's own internal modelling, A Model of the Australian Housing Market, concludes otherwise. Respecting there is a diversity of views within the RBA, what is the data that the Governor is relying on for his conclusions?
QW11 Wilson
The RBA's 2016 payments survey found 3 per cent of Australians maintain hard cash reserves outside of their wallet over $1,000. Does the RBA have any more recent data on the number of Australians holding significant cash reserves?
a. Could the RBA provide additional information on why Australians keep significant cash reserves?
b. Does the RBA intend to complete another Consumer Payments Survey?
c. If so, when?
d. If not, why not?
If it is currently being completed, when will it be available?
QW12 Wilson What are the resource allocation implications behind zero (or near zero) interest rates?
QW13 Wilson In reference to the previous question, many claim they result in a gross misallocation of capital in the economy since projects that are not viable proceed. Do you agree?
QW14 Wilson At the last hearing the RBA Governor stated "At the moment, there are some capacity constraints in parts of the infrastructure sector, but these should not prevent us from looking for further opportunities to boost the economy's productive capacity and support domestic demand, and there's no shortage of finance to do this, with interest rates today the lowest they've ever been". What data, if any, is the RBA using to justify "capacity constraints"?
When retail banks reduce their interest rates the benefit of the rate cut is often passed through to interest-only investors through reduced monthly payments, while many homeowners with principal and interest loans often see no reduction in their overall repayment with any gap from reduced rates taken as an additional payment off the principal of the loan. Therefore, has the RBA completed any modelling on the diminished stimulatory effect of interest rate cuts when there may be less benefit for home owners?
b. If it is currently being completed, what date will it be available? If not, do you intend to do so?
c. If no, could you outline why?
In reference to the previous question, has there been any modelling on the comparable stimulatory impact of reduced interest rates on Australians without a mortgage compared to those that have a mortgage?
d. If no, could you outline why?
QW17 Wilson The 2018 Bulletin, Perceptions of Job Security in Australia, referenced the recent view that low job security is constraining wage growth across a number of advanced economies, including Australia. The bulletin concludes by stating that "the recent decline in perceived job security has been broad based across industries, occupations, job structure and personal characteristics". Given the trend in unemployment since 2014, could the RBA provide additional analysis to why job security across the economy has not improved?
In the hearings the following exchange occurred:
"Dr Ellis: … Very few people have large enough balances that that would form a significant fraction of their income. So, as the governor mentioned, the share of people who have debt and who have a positive effect on their cash flows when interest rates fall more than outweighs the effect on consumption from the people whose incomes have been reduced somewhat.
CHAIR: But you haven't modelled that?
Dr Ellis: Yes, we have. There is data that shows—firstly, there is modelling about the cash flow effect. I can't, off the top of my head, tell you all of the authors, but I know Gianni La Cava was one of them. It was Gianni La Cava and some co-authors; I would have to look it up to give you the other co-authors. So there is a recent paper on the cash flow effect. There is also some of our internal work; we look at the data, and there is more than one dataset that shows this. You can like at the HILDA dataset and some of the ABS household surveys that show you, for the people who get interest income, what fraction of income it is. There are certainly people for whom interest income is a significant fraction of their income, but in the older age group category the bulk of income comes from pensions, superannuation fund income, dividends and, increasingly, increased participation in the labour market".
Therefore, can you please provide a copy of the cited:
a. "modelling"?
b. "recent paper on cash flow effect"?
c. "internal work"?
Has the RBA completed any analysis or modelling on the wealth transfer effects of quantitative easing between either the young or the old and/or those with assets and those without assets?
Committee Secretariat contact:
Committee Secretary
Standing Committee on Economics
economics.reps@aph.gov.au


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Police, suspected scams, and mayhem: Here's what went down at a cryptocurrency influencer award ceremony
Zoë Bernard, Business Insider US
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Last week, an influencer analytics company threw an award ceremony honoring the top influencers in the cryptocurrency community as a part of New York's blockchain week.
The event's disorganization led some in attendance to wonder whether it was all a scam, or just a way for the organizing company to promote itself.
"This is the sketchiest thing I've ever been a part of," says YouTuber Siraj Raval, midway through an awards ceremony billed as an event to honor both himself and other online influencers in the cryptocurrency space.
We're at the Crypto Influencer Awards Summit, which is taking place as a part of New York's blockchain week in lower Manhattan. Some of the most influential cryptocurrency evangelists on the internet have flown in to the city to receive awards in categories like "Best Crypto Musician," "Most Relatable," "Best Video Production," and "Most Funny."
Influencers like writer and producer Taryn Southern, crypto rappers TeamHODL and Coin Daddy, and YouTubers like Crypto Blood, Crypto Bobby, Cryptonauts, and I Love Crypto are all being honored for their efforts in spreading the gospel of the blockchain online.
Everyone is kinda famous – even the people who aren't famous are treated like they might be. One man, who volunteered to help set up the event so that he wouldn't have to pay $600 for a ticket, is handed a medal honoring him for his work in "Best Miscellaneous Category." (Later, he said that the event's host asked him to return the medal because they needed it back.)
When a guest asks me to take his photo with Siraj Raval, I ask if he likes Raval's YouTube videos.
"I've never seen them," the man admits. He then explains that he wants a photo because Raval seems like he might be famous.
I am also momentarily mistaken for an internet celebrity. At one point, a would-be fan approaches me, seemingly star struck: "I absolutely love your channel," he says.
When I tell him that I've never posted a video to YouTube in my life, he shrugs.
"Hm," he says. "I could have sworn it was you."
In the lobby, a crowd of mostly men wearing t-shirts adorned with blockchain start-up logos are chatting excitedly about the technology. Everyone seems to know each other or have heard of each other from the internet. ("This is like a chatroom, but IRL," one influencer observes.)
A beautiful woman shyly approaches a crypto rap artist called Coin Daddy.
"Coin Daddy, I need to talk to you," she says, softly. "I need you to help me make money."
In the cryptocurrency community, online influencers are a sought-after commodity.
Crypto rapper Coin Daddy reclines on a small bench.
During one panel that takes place early on, Siraj Raval, whose channel has close to 400,000 subscribers, says that he's repeatedly dogged with emails requesting him to feature tokens for upcoming initial coin offerings, or ICOs. Taryn Southern also says that she's constantly asked to promote tokens on her channel.
For influencers, endorsing ICOs is a lucrative but dicey market. Raval says that he charges around $50,000 to post a 20-minute explainer video on his channel discussing a company's token offering. While marketing ICOs is a profitable business, Raval says he seldom endorses companies that approach him with unsolicited requests.
"There's a lot of fishy ICOs out there," one influencer says. "And if they're not outright scams, then at the very least they're sketchy."
An entire panel at the conference is dedicated to determining whether or not a token offering is a potential scam.
"If Vitalik [Buterin, the founder of ethereum] is listed as an advisor, that's a white flag," one speaker advises.
Fraud is so endemic within the cryptocurrency community that counterfeit coin offerings are now commonly referred to as "pump and dump schemes," and often involve a few ringleaders who generate interest in a token. Once enough people have bought in, the organizers rapidly sell off their investment and evaporate from the internet with their newfound profits.
Rapper Shawn Mims, best known for his single "This is Why I'm Hot" with Erik Mendelson. The pair are launching an app geared towards musicians called RecordGram.
For anyone hosting an ICO – legitimate or otherwise – elevating public awareness is crucial. In the past few months, efforts to crowdsource cryptocurrency capital have ranged from ingenious to bizarre: Some companies have paid people to write token names on their bodies and share the photos online while others have seemingly absconded with their investors' cash, all in the name of raising awareness.
One of the most popular ways to attract public interest in an ICO is through online influencers. In the cryptocurrency community, influencers are regarded by many as having some of the most important opinions in the industry. As public figures, their leverage is considered so invaluable that several of the event's attendees told Business Insider that they paid $5,000 to pitch their company's token in front of the crowd for a few short minutes. (For comparison, a startup employee said that their company paid $10,000 to rent a booth for a full three days at New York's blockchain conference Consensus.)
Endorsement from an influencer with hundreds of thousands of followers can elevate a token's public profile, even if that endorsement is only tacitly implied.
At the Crypto Influencer Awards Summit, one influencer told Business Insider that a fan asked to take her photo. When she agreed, she said that he positioned her in front of his company's logo so that it would appear as though she was a supporter of his product.
Antics like this are fairly common, another influencer said.
The influencer said that he's heard of people putting mining rigs with their company's logos in busy neighborhoods and asking bypassers to pick up the rig so they can guess how much it weighs. When the person complies, they snap a photo of them holding the rig, and use the photo to showcase outside interest in the company.
The account executive for Stroken Tokens, a company that organizes crowd-sourced pornography through digital currencies, poses at his company's booth. He said there aren't enough videos of women in their twenties jumping around in bounce houses on the internet. "Trust me, I've looked."
Midway through the Crypto Influencer Awards Summit, a strain of skepticism surrounding the event's legitimacy begins to emerge.
So far, the proceedings have been so disorganized that one of the influencers in attendance posted a video of the event entitled "Most Awkward Conference Start Ever" to YouTube.
For an event where the cheapest tickets cost as much as Hamilton seats, I'm not sure what I expected from the awards ceremony, but this certainly isn't it.
Admittedly, everyone still seems to be having a good time, mostly because no one is really paying attention to the panels taking place at the front of the room. The YouTube stars in attendance have expansive and charismatic personalities, and the expectation that they sit quietly and listen is equal parts ridiculous and impossible.
Phu Styles and Taryn Southern.
People are milling about and talking loudly. The host, wearing a foam Statue of Liberty crown, interrupts the panelists again and again to remind people, in increasingly strenuous tones, to please sit down and be quiet. For the most part, her pleas are ignored.
But despite the amount of fun everyone seems to be having, people are beginning to remark that the event is, to say the least, very weird.
Small, strange incongruities are adding up: A few of the celebrated guests who haven't been alerted to a last-minute change in venue show up nearly an hour late. Even though the event cost hundreds of dollars to attend, no one seems to be checking tickets. (No one checked whether or not I had a press pass, and I simply walked in.)
Miscellaneous suitcases are scattered haphazardly throughout the venue's back rooms, where private meetings are taking place. A guest says that the event's organizer has spent the better part of the evening outside, arguing with the police. Drinks are covertly poured into red plastic SOLO cups from behind a fold-up table throughout most of the night. A hallway bathroom has no mirror, no toilet paper, no paper towels, and somewhat mysteriously, no toilet seat.
Adam Charles, the marketing manager of the host company Boosto, later said that the NYPD made four separate visits to the venue, the Hudson Club, due to issues with entertainment and alcohol permits. He said he wasn't aware that the venue may not have had the appropriate licenses to host an event with alcohol and music.
At one point, Chandler Guo appeared wearing a gold plastic crown and yelled at the crowd to buy bitcoin. Later in the evening, he told Business Insider that he currently mines multiple bitcoins each day at his mining farm in Asia.
When a man wearing a gold plastic crown takes to the stage midway through the proceedings, and shouts that everyone should buy bitcoin, and only bitcoin, he is roundly heckled by the crowd.
"If you don't have bitcoin, you should go," he shouts into the mic. "You should leave here."
He continues: "We organize everyone here, for what? Just so they can buy your coin."
"Who is that guy?" I ask one heckler in the audience.
"Some Chinese bitcoin whale," he replies. (Later, the event's host, Heidi Yu, identified the man as the prolific Chinese bitcoin miner Chandler Guo, and said that his appearance on the stage was intended to be a joke. She also said that she regretted allowing him to speak. Guo himself did not respond to a request for comment.)
Some of the influencers wonder aloud whether or not the event has been thrown for the express purpose of raising awareness for the host company's forthcoming ICO.
YouTuber Omar Bham tells me that skepticism surrounding the event began even before the evening's official proceedings kicked off. He points out a tweet posted by the influential entrepreneur and bitcoin advocate Andreas Antonopoulos who, weeks earlier, wrote that people should boycott the event because of its misleading advertising.
The Crypto Influencer Awards prominently displayed the logos of several top influencers on its site, even though they hadn't confirmed their attendance. Boosto also advertised media partnerships with various publications, including Business Insider, on the page's event invitation, even though such a partnership didn't exist. When asked why Boosto advertised Business Insider's logo on its site as a media partnership, the company's marketing manager, Adam Charles, said he thought that anyone attending the event would like what he called "free promotion."
"If we give out media passes, we put a media partnership on the site," said Charles. "I guess we should maybe ask for clarification in writing in the future. We're still learning."
Chris DeRose, who has written for Breitbart and CoinDesk, holds up awards for "Best Journalist" and "Best Podcast."
Online, other cryptocurrency thought leaders decried the event as "despicable and deceitful."
At one point in the evening, the host, Heidi Yu, took to the stage to address the murmurs within the crowd. With the microphone in hand, Yu announced that the event was not a scam.
"Let me tell you guys, this is legitimate," she said.
Phu Styles, founder of the Women in Blockchain Foundation and an active figure in the cryptocurrency community, said that it's not unusual for last-minute changes to take place at cryptocurrency conferences because the industry tends to be incredibly fast-paced. Bigger than expected crowds and changes in the lineup are all par for the course.
Another influencer who received an award said that the event was weird, but that its strangeness was only to be expected.
"This is the blockchain," he said. "This is why it's called the Wild West, right?"
Crypto rappers who go by the names Cluff and Hashbrown from TeamHODL with blockchain investor Phu Styles.
The frontman behind the crypto rap group TeamHODL, who performed at the event and goes by the nickname "Hashbrown," said he was pleased that Boosto had paid for his hotel room and plane ticket to New York. Many of the other crypto influencers who attended the event also said that Boosto compensated them for their airfare and lodging costs.
"They could have planned it better," said Hashbrown. "But I think they're genuine. At the heart of it, they're doing right by crypto."
A few days later, I called up Siraj Raval and asked him what he thought about the Crypto Influencer Awards Summit in retrospect.
"Yeah, I think they might have hosted the event just to promote their brand," he said. "If that's what they were doing, then it's a pretty smart idea. It worked, right? I came. You came. At the very least, we all showed up for it."
As a part of a performance dedicated to the creator of bitcoin, Satoshi Nakamoto, Cryptonaut performer Alex Coyne lit a dollar bill on fire.
Omar Bham posted a video to his channel Cyrpt0 a few days later, saying that he thought the event was misleading.
"[A lot of people] were saying that this whole conference was a scam," Bham says in the video. "I would argue, you know, you might be right. Some people paid $500 just so they could get into this room…It was an odd event."
He goes on: "It's the question of what do you get out of it? I think that's a lot of what could be a scam, which is something that's misleading in my opinion: Someone promising you something and then giving you something else. I think that's what you can call a scam."
When I asked Adam Charles what he thought about the fact that some at the event suspected it might have been a scam, he said that he was hurt by this assumption and that the event's issues were due to a last-minute change in venue that was beyond his control. He also said that he was actively reaching out to the influencers who attended to see how he might be able to improve Boosto's event participation in the future.
"The ironic thing is that I'm sick of people getting scammed," he said. "I made the cryptocurrency influencer website so that we could point out the influencers people can trust online so that they don't get scammed."
Charles said that many people interested in learning about cryptocurrencies rely exclusively on YouTube influencers for their information.
"The thing is that crypto is so new, and all of these crypto influencers suddenly popped up out of nowhere and people don't know who to trust," he said. "I hate banks, and I hate scams. That's the whole reason I'm into crypto."


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