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[Marketing Report] Bob Koigi: Stepping up the war on extremist content, fake news
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As the world continues to deal with the proliferation of disinformation, misinformation channels, extremism and fake news, brands and the media are stepping up the resolve to tackle what has had an adverse impact on their operations and reputation.
From fact checkers and verification apps to launching specific training programmes and courses, brands are not leaving anything to chance in countering bad content.
It is the case with Vice Media Group that recently launched the VICE News Extremism Desk, a first-of-its-kind, multi-platform desk covering terrorism, ethnonationalism, white supremacy, Neo-Nazism, militias, and dangerous religious hate groups.
The Extremism Desk will be a premier platform for award-winning reporting on all of these topics, paying close attention to the links between digital disinformation and extremism.
This week has also seen a flurry of activities in the mergers and acquisitions space.
Communication giant WPP has acquired a majority stake in branding and design agency Made Thought.
Made Thought will be integrated into AKQA and will join forces with Universal Design Studio and Map Project Office to form The New Standard, an industry-leading collective that provides clients with transformational design and creative thinking. The partnership will enable each studio to maintain creative independence while facilitating greater collaboration to deliver connected, cross-platform work, harnessing the specialist talent from across all design disciplines.
On the other hand, S4 Capital subsidiary Media Monks has acquired salesforce platform Maverick Digital.
Maverick Digital is a fast-growing Salesforce platform implementation and integration partner with strong digital transformation capabilities. Founded in 2018, the firm's capabilities include Salesforce Core, Salesforce Marketing Cloud and Integration Cloud/MuleSoft.
The merger will strengthen Media.Monks' capabilities in Salesforce and enhance Media.Monks' ability to help brands grow faster and build more impactful customer experiences.
Digital Branding Agency Born05 is now the lead agency for Steve Madden. The agency will work with growth agency Off The Record to create the storyline of the lifestyle fashion brand for the European markets.
Born05 is working on the brand awareness and growth of Steve Madden in the European market. This is where the largest growth market for the lifestyle fashion brand for women, men and kids is located. Steve Madden hired Born05 to create a storyline and create local brand activations and campaigns. In addition, Off The Record is responsible in this process for the optimization and growth of the Steve Madden owned sales channels.
On appointments, Dentsu International, headquartered in London, has announced the appointment of Alex Hesz as Global Chief Strategy Officer. This pivotal new role will provide strategic leadership across the business further strengthening Dentsu International's ambition to be the most integrated agency network delivering data-driven, tech-enabled and ideas-led solutions for our clients.
Partnering with Global CEO Wendy Clark and the Dentsu International Executive team, Hesz will shape and define the strategy, priorities, and long-term direction of Dentsu International, aligned to dentsu Group's strategy.
Havas Media Group (HMG) has also appointed Sarah Ivey as its new Chief Strategy Officer, North America. Her appointment comes as part of the acceleration of the group's overall growth strategy in North America and on the heels of former Chief Strategy Officer, North America Meghan Grant stepping into the elevated position of President of Havas Media Group U.S. and Chief Client Experience Officer for North America last month.
In other news that made headlines this week, Xandr, AT&T's advanced advertising company, has announced the release of a new feature on its platform, described as content metadata for video.
The new feature aims to help publishers improve monetization of their premium video supply through standardized content descriptors.
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, and Ad-Lib.io, the next-generation Creative Management Platform (CMP), have partnered to advance Etihad's digital advertising capabilities to the next level by leveraging Ad-Lib.io's platform for digital-savvy brand marketers.
Following a rigorous RFP process, Ad-Lib.io's platform was selected to deliver a user-friendly interface, simple scalability, and transparent workflow that would enable teams to collaborate on automated ad production across Display, Social, and Video.
New research from the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) shows that despite the challenges of the past 20 months, marketers are optimistic for the future growth of the sector. Nine in ten (90%) believe it has a key role to play in the UK's economic recovery, compared to 85 per cent when asked in 2019.
And Dept has launched Ada, a proprietary marketing technology platform designed to help brands build and accelerate their digital businesses.
Creativity, technology, data and people are the foundations of digital success, and Ada by Dept combines all four with proprietary technology and third-party integrations that serve thousands of campaigns today.
Bob Koigi is an editor at Marketing Report EU
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Blue is the new black. You can wear it from winter to summer and it is suitable for any occasion. A color that could be combined with almost everything intrigues me to experiment with styles and try out more appealing options.
On today's post, I chose to create a monochromatic outfit using the mix-and-match technique. The midnight blue suit from Selected Homme looks stylish, while having a subtle check pattern. I combined it with a light blue shirt with vertical thin white stripes that create a quite flattering and appealing result.
I spiced up my outfit with a midnight blue tie and a pair of electric blue socks, while the white pochet and the black belt and shoes distract attention from the monochromatic effect.
The golden rule of mix-and-match is to maintain a noticeable distance between the patterns. Using this simple tip you may create a result that is smart and easy on the eyes.
The blue striped cotton shirt that I am wearing is made-to-measure by the brand PETRATOS. PETRATOS was founded in 1959 and is operated by the founder's grandson Gerasimos Petratos.
PETRATOS mostly make made-to-measure shirts, while they take over the whole procedure, from the pattern to the monogram embroidery. They also provide maintenance services in order to give a new life cycle to an overused shirt.
PETRATOS draw inspiration from classic style, while applying modern trends on their products, by the use of contemporary fabrics.
The procedure of choosing the fabric, the style and while being created using your own measurements, makes made-to-measure shirts a sensible option, compared to ready-to-wear shirts.
The shirt that PETRATOS made entirely for me was comfortable and completed my blue outfit perfectly.
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Semiconductors act as insulators at low temperatures and conductors at higher temperatures.
Conduction occurs at higher temperature because the electrons surrounding the semiconductor atoms can break away from their covalent bond and move freely about the lattice
The conductive property of semiconductors forms the basis for understanding how we can use these materials in electrical devices.
The bond structure of a semiconductor determines the material properties of a semiconductor. One key effect are the energy levels which the electrons can occupy and how they move about the crystal lattice. The electrons in the covalent bond formed between each of the atoms in the lattice structure are held in place by this bond and hence they are localized to the region surrounding the atom. These bonded electrons cannot move or change energy, and thus are not considered "free" and cannot participate in current flow, absorption, or other physical processes of interest in solar cells. However, only at absolute zero are all electrons in this "stuck," bonded arrangement. At elevated temperatures, especially at the temperatures where solar cells operate, electrons can gain enough energy to escape from their bonds. When this happens, the electrons are free to move about the crystal lattice and participate in conduction. At room temperature, a semiconductor has enough free electrons to allow it to conduct current. At or close to absolute zero a semiconductor behaves like an insulator.
When an electron gains enough energy to participate in conduction (is "free"), it is at a high energy state. When the electron is bound, and thus cannot participate in conduction, the electron is at a low energy state. Therefore, the presence of the bond between the two atoms introduces two distinct energy states for the electrons. The electron cannot attain energy values intermediate to these two levels; it is either at a low energy position in the bond, or it has gained enough energy to break free and therefore has a certain minimum energy. This minimum energy is called the "band gap" of a semiconductor. The number and energy of these free electrons, those electrons participating in conduction, is basic to the operation of electronic devices.
The space left behind by the electrons allows a covalent bond to move from one electron to another, thus appearing to be a positive charge moving through the crystal lattice. This empty space is commonly called a "hole", and is similar to an electron, but with a positive charge.
Animation showing formation of "free" electrons and holes when an electron can escape its bond.
The most important parameters of a semiconductor material for solar cell operation are:
the band gap;
the number of free carriers (electrons or holes) available for conduction; and
the "generation" and recombination of free carriers (electrons or holes) in response to light shining on the material.
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Unless you know me from high school, you are probably unaware that I'm the daughter of Mother Goose. What?? Yes, my mom is a professional storyteller. Long story short, she was an elementary school teacher before she became a mom to my sister and me. She stayed at home with us and then started her own storytelling business with a program called "Mother Goose and Her Friends" when I was in high school. Twenty years later, she now has 3 different storytelling programs for kids, teaches high schoolers how to story tell, and just recently started visiting retirement homes to share her gift of storytelling.
And yes, I realize that my kids are the luckiest grandchildren to have Mother Goose as their grandmother. I've not only learned a lot from her, but now Landon and Liam get too as well. One of the simplest things she does is storytelling with her hands as props, something that she refers to as "Finger Play." On her last visit with us, she was gratious enough to let me shoot a short video to share with all of you. I hope that you'll take a look and learn, or perhaps be reminded of, some fun ways to storytell with your kids.


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Whether you want to relax or go for a walk in the mountains, it's up to you!
Don't hesitate to discover our wide open spaces with snowshoes or simply with good shoes. With the Liberty Pass, accompany your loved ones who are enjoying skiing and wait for them while tasting a speciality on one of the many mountain terraces.
The weather is not good? No problem! A wide range of activities is available to you!
UNLIMITED TRANSPORT FOR PEDESTRIANS:
- trains from Gryon to Villars and from Villars to Bretaye
- the Roc d'Orsay and Les Chaux (Barboleuse) cable cars are open from 4 December 2021 to 18 April 2022
FREE ACCESS TO THE FOLLOWING SERVICES
- the Bains de Villars swimming pool
- the Bains de Villars Wellness suite - from 16 years old
- the Villars ice rink
- the fitness centre at the Centre des Sports - from 16 years old
- the squash courts at the Centre des Sports *
- the tennis courts at the Centre des Sports *
- the climbing boulder room
- The cross-country ski pass to ski in Villars-Gryon for the LIBERTY PASS 6 days and season!
*Special conditions :
reservation 24 hours in advance (per phone or online: https://cdsvillars.ch/online/tableau-ext.php)
one room/short stay reservation per day
Application of the price conditions according to the Sports Centre regulations
A SPECIAL OFFER: 1 paid game = 1 free game (unique offer, valid once a day)
- at the Villars Bowling alley (from 16 years old)
POINTS OF SALE :
The Liberty Pass (season, week, day) is on sale in your Tourist Offices in Villars and Gryon.
The day and week Liberty Pass is available at the following points of sale:
- Sports Centre (tennis)
- Villars train station
- Roc d'Orsay cable car (Villars), Rochegrises station and station ticket office and Barboleuse cable car (Les Chaux-Gryon)
VALIDITY DATE :
Offer valid from the 27th of November 2021 to the 1st of May 2022
The pass is loaded on a compulsory Keycard
Special rates for MAGIC PASS holders, on presentation of your Magic Pass when buying a LIBERTY PASS.
USE: The use of a Liberty-Pass on the ski area facilities that are not included in the LIBERTY PASS is considered fraudulent
Office du Tourisme de Villars
Avenue Centrale 140
1884 Villars-sur-Ollon
info@villars.chwww.villars.ch
From Nov 27, 2021 to May 1, 2022
Liberty Pass Adult (from 16 years old) born in 2005 or before
1-day Liberty Pass
Season Liberty Pass
Liberty Pass - Children (from 6 to 15 years old) Years 2006 to 2015 included
Liberty Pass Adult for Magic Pass holders (from 16 years old) born in 2005 or before
Liberty Pass for Magic Pass 2.0 holder - Children (from 6 to 15 years old) Years 2006 to 2015 included


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How would I add a third trend line into the timechart to show the median value of a 30 day sample? I was thinking of a flat dashed line that is faded. Below is the day over day trend.
I would love to get this search broken down with an explanation, I'm trying to modify it to use it for a last 7 day vs previous 7 day comparison and I'm not quite getting there. I believe it has to do with not understanding the time manipulation quite right.
2) For each event, we compare the _time field value, if it's falls under today's date, we set Today=1 for that event and 0 otherwise. Doing of sum(Total) will give count of events that fall under today's date. Similar calculation will happen for Yesterday and last 30 day.
4) Now, for today the Last30day sum will be 0 and it will affect the average, so using eventstats, we calculate sum of Last30day (count of event of each day of last 30 day period) and count how many days it had non-zero count. The average is calculated based on that.
5) Now the chart is giving a row for each day for last 30 day+ today, so we filter to keep only today and yesterday.
6) Then adjust _time for yesterday to match today by adding 86400 (1 day) and then last stats will get count by today and yesterday in same row.
If last & days include today as well, use condition if( _time>=relative_time(now(),"-7d@d"),1,0) else it's correct (except you're missing a d after 7). If the previous 7 day is -14d to -7d (7 days prior to last 7 day period), use condition if(_time<relative_time(now(),"-7d@d") AND _time>=relative_time(now(),"-14d@d"),1,0). Also, the where condition should be adjusted to keep last 14 days events ( last 7 day + 7 prior days), so change it to _time>=relative_time(now(),"-14d@d").
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The Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS) documents significant historic landscapes of the United States and its territories, which can range from gardens and cemeteries to neighborhoods and parks. Using historic ground and aerial photos, land surveys, plats, property records, and oral histories, HALS captures and records the cultural history of a place, the story of people who occupied the landscape, their customs, their landmarks, social traditions, and how the landscape evolved over time. The National Park Service submits completed HALS projects to the Library of Congress, where they become a permanent record of our nation and are accessible to the public.
The Florida Chapter of ASLA established a HALS program in 2007 and has submitted documentation on eight state sites to the Library of Congress so far. Measured and interpretive drawings, photographs, and written histories may be viewed on the Library of Congress website. HALS FL-01 is Barrancas National Cemetery at the U.S. Naval Air Station, 80 Hovey Road, Pensacola in Escambia County. Many Union and Confederate dead are interred there, and HALS large format photographs were produced by the National Park Service. Some of these photos are stunningly beautiful.
The Smokey Hollow Community Historic American Landscapes Survey is the first large-scale project in Florida to be documented. Computer drawn maps, large format photography, and a book-size historical narrative about Smokey Hollow are heading to the Library of Congress. Blueprint 2000, the Tallahassee-Leon County agency building the thirty-million dollar Cascades Park, commissioned this Historic American Landscapes Survey of Smokey Hollow.
The Smokey Hollow Community HALS, directed by Florida HALS Chapter Liaison David Driapsa, ASLA, documents an African-American community formed through institutionalized racial segregation. After the emancipation, African Americans moving to Tallahassee were "compelled" to live in segregated communities, such as Smokey Hollow, located in areas described as the "city's dumping grounds." Many lived in sub-standard rental properties. Others raised capital, bought land, and built modest homes. Prosperous individuals built large homes around the perimeter and a few occupied farms. The community offered churches, grocery stores and juke joints, as well as laundries, auto-repair, barber and beauty shops.
Driapsa employed ethnographic methods of primary and secondary data collection and analysis, fieldwork, and informal and semi-structured interviewing to record the Smokey Hollow Community cultural landscape in measured and interpretive drawings.
The most valuable source of documentation was the memories of the people who lived there, reflecting back sixty years to their childhood. Aerial photography from the years 1938, 1941, 1957, 1960, and 1972 provided primary information about the historic landscape, particularly a 1957 photo, which was of a high and clear resolution, and the Rosetta Stone for data capture, enhancing the interpretation of earlier lower resolution and grainy aerials. Secondary sources included scanned surveys, plat maps, and similar geographic data.
In the late 1950's and early 1960's, state policies of urban renewal resulted in the construction of new office buildings and parking lots that "swallowed up" Smokey Hollow, forcing the residents to vacate their community. The community once encompassed roughly 85 acres and hundreds of residents. Today, approximately fifteen acres, a dozen historic houses (some vacant), and three structures from the original community remain.
The Smokey Hollow Community HALS documentation includes large format photography by William "Bill" Lutrick, ASLA, and a written history by Dr. Jennifer Koslow and Dr. Anthony Dixon. These materials will be available on the Library of Congress website in the near future.
For more on HALS, visit ASLA's HALS webpage. The Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS) was established in 2000 as part of the National Park Service's Heritage Documentation Programs, along with the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS, established in 1933) and the Historic American Engineering Record (HAER, established in 1969).
The National Park Service administers the planning and operation of HALS which includes: selecting and approving landscapes for documentation, standardizing formats and developing guidelines for recording landscapes, catalogs, and/or publishing the information when appropriate.
The Library of Congress accepts and preserves HALS documents, furnishes reproductions of material, and makes records available to NPS.
The ASLA Historic Preservation Professional Practice Network (HP-PPN) provides advice on identifying, selecting, and documenting historical landscapes. The HP-PPN's HALS Subcommittee, through its HALS Chapter Liaisons, oversees the nationwide identification of historic landscapes that merit HALS documentation. Beginning in 2014, each ASLA chapter is required to include HALS activities and liaisons in its annual report.
Be sure to check out this year's HALS Challenge: Documenting Landscapes of the New Deal. The deadline to submit a HALS short format history for the Challenge is July 31, 2014.
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Taiwan: Mediator In Southeast Asia Through Stronger Economic Ties
At the annual banquet of the American Chamber of Commerce Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou acknowledged his country's economic achievements and welcomed the possibility to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). He also recognised the positive impact of economic rapprochement in the region, stressing that, despite remaining political disputes and tensions, Taiwan can play the role of peacemonger thanks to economic bilateral agreements with its neighbours.
Below is an article published by The China Post:
Taiwan's next major goal is to elevate its chances to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), President Ma Ying-jeou said yesterday [11 March 2014] at an event for U.S. business representatives.
The American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) in Taiwan held its 46th annual Hsieh Nien Fan (謝年飯) banquet yesterday [11 March 2014] as a way to express gratitude to Taiwanese government officials and to celebrate the milestone of achieving 1,000 members this year. Chairman Thomas Fann (范炘) lauded the ties between Taiwan and the United States, noting that as the relationship develops, the two sides will be looking to discuss the possibility of negotiating a bilateral investment agreement in the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) talks, which will be held this spring.
Fann congratulated the chamber on the biggest Hsieh Nien Fan turnout in recent years, thanking the participants for showing support for AmCham. "We are very grateful to the many government agencies we have cooperated with, from the working level to the very top," said Fan. "One of Taiwan's greatest assets — one certainly not found in every country — is the willingness of its public officials to engage in dialogue with the industry for the benefit of the economy as a whole.
Fann also noted that the economic relationship between Taiwan and the United States has strengthened over the past year [2013] following the resumption of the TIFA talks last March.
Ma opened his speech by saying that he was much encouraged by Fann's words. "For the past 36 years, AmCham has contributed to Taiwan's economy in many ways," said Ma, who lauded AmCham's annual White Paper and its recommendations that the Ma administration frequently turns to for advice.
Ma noted that despite the political disputes occurring in Asia, including the tense relationship between the two Koreas, mainland China and Japan's disputes over the Diaoyutai Islands and arguments in the South China Sea, Taiwan's best course of action is to act as a peacemaker in the region.
"Cross-strait relations before 2008 were unstable at best, and I said to myself that the issue should be given top priority if I became president. So, Taiwan immediately resumed talks with China after (my election), on the basis of the (so-called) '1992 consensus.' Many had joked that the consensus was a masterpiece of ambiguity, but at least it is working," said Ma, who stressed that the two sides have concluded 21 agreements so far and the relationship has progressed greatly and on a positive scale, including the increased number of direct flights to China and the joint efforts to capture criminals on the run in mainland China.
After ending the Kuan Ta Hsing No. 28 dispute with the Philippines, during which a Taiwanese fisherman was shot dead, and the signing of numerous agreements with countries including Japan, New Zealand and Singapore, Taiwan had become a peacemaker in Southeast Asia, according to Ma.
With all the positive progress Taiwan is making, the president reiterated his wish for Taiwan to be able to join the TPP and also the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) in the future, as his goal for 2014 is for Taiwan to achieve economic breakthroughs.
"I am thankful for our U.S. friends for backing up Taiwan's bid to join the TPP, and I hope we are able to sign more free trade agreements in the future," Ma concluded.
The Acting Director of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT), Brent Christensen, also congratulated AmCham for its contributions to the U.S.-Taiwan relationship, and lauded Taiwan for its role as a regional leader and the talented and creative people the island is home to.


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The majority of sports-related concussions (80-90%) resolve within 7-10 days (Aubry et al., 2002). This recovery period is usually longer for children, adolescent, and athletes with a previous history of injury (Field et al., 2003; McClincy et al., 2006). No specific medical therapies have proven to be effective, or are currently available for sports-related concussions. So what is the treatment for a concussion? Rest.
Anyone who sustains a head injury should see a doctor. Although most concussions usually resolve within 7-10 days, you need to pay attention to your symptoms. If you suddenly start to feel worse – for example, a worsening headache, repeated vomiting, having trouble walking, having a seizure, progressive confusion, or severe drowsiness, you should seek medical attention. Anyone experiencing these symptoms may need neuroimaging to rule out other brain injuries.
This video clip was taken from ThinkFirst Canada's "Smart Hockey Video." Here, you can watch Boston Bruins Forward, Patrice Bergeron talk about his experience with concussion recovery and return to play.


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Visitor management is an important aspect of conducting business and facilities management. Businesses and organizations are expected to provide safe environments where clients and employees can go about their daily activities without the fear of attack. Unfortunately in today's world, nearly every establishment is at risk for potential security breaches. Breaches may be physical in nature or virtual. Whatever the case may be, companies cannot afford to neglect adequate security.
Managing the information of people who enter an organization or access its data is known as visitor management. Visitor control on the other hand is managing the access of individuals into an organization or area of information. While the two go hand-in-hand, visitor management is very complex as it may apply to clients, employees, vendors, patients and individuals with varying levels of access.
Due to the fact that not everyone's role in an organization is the same, it is necessary to put into place measures that protect certain areas and information. Also, the relationships of outside individuals with an organization also varies and therefore additional measures to control access must also be established. Ultimately, a business must know who is able to access what, where and when, whether it is an employee or a delivery driver.
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One of the most recognizable form of visitor management comes in the form of a key Fob or badge. Fobs and badges permit access to certain areas of a building. They can be used to track activity. In other cases badges may also be used to access information on a computer. Again, such devices are capable of tracking a person's footprint from virtually anywhere in the world.
Visitor Management is beneficial to all businesses because it can help you to not only track the activities of guests or even employees, but it provides a strong layer of accountability. As a result, your organization can build on its credibility by providing proper measures to keep your facility and data safe.


Holder, lube chart. This is the metal sleeve which holds the metal edged lubrication guide under the hood on late model MB and GPW's.
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Have a high-end car like a Porsche? If so, augmented reality is going to help the technician with repairs, according to a recent post in Atlanta's The Beat. The report noted that "Porsche Car North America is bringing augmented reality to car repairs across the country this week. Tech Live Look will connect technicians from 189 dealers in the U.S. to remote experts based in Atlanta via smart-glasses. Using AR goggles, Porsche tech managers will be able to see what the mechanic is seeing and provide feedback." You can learn more here.


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The UK's healthiest high street has this week been revealed – and it's in Scotland!
According to a study from the Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) Edinburgh is home to the healthiest streets in the UK. The study looked at over 70 towns and deemed high streets with payday lenders, bookmakers, tanning salons and fast food outlets the most unhealthy, with Edinburgh topping the list for healthy high streets.
Every business with a presence on the high street was scored on the basis of whether it encouraged healthy lifestyle choices, promoted social interaction, mental wellbeing and greater access to health services.
The final scores ranged from 8 to -4. Libraries, leisure centres, health services, museums and art galleries would give the high street a high score, whereas tanning shops, empty units and bookmakers would receive a lower score. The results for each outlet on the high street were added up and then divided by the total number of businesses on each street give an overall score. The report also considered pubs and bars as being a positive presence on the High Street because they are centres for social interaction.


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I make use of stage padding on the carousel, which is an option to add padding left and right so that the first and last images are partly visible.
This works fine without images, but when using images in the carousel and a popup is launched from the last one and then closed the carousel shifts slightly and the last item becomes completely visible and the first item, is hidden.
I can reproduce in chrome and ie:
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I've spent a lot of time trying to figure this out and was wondering if someone can help?

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Tourists with a little more time to explore probably also be interested in these attractions that are off the beaten tourist trail, and such is undoubtedly the other four city gates.
In the medieval city walls, canals and seven gates formed a defensive belt around the city Bruges. Gentpoort, Kruispoort and Katelijnepoort were designed by architects Maarten van Leuven and Jan van Oudernaerde. These gates were built at the same time, between 1400 and 1406. Of the seven gates built to date they have survived four: Gentpoort, Ezelpoort, Smedenpoort and Kruispoort. Today in Gentpoort houses a museum and is open to the public.
Gentpoort Gate (Ghent) - Visitors to the museum will learn about the importance of city gates in medieval cities. They were not only the first line of defense in the event of an attack, but were equally important during peacetime. It was here that goods were inspected and taxes on imports and exports were collected. The beautiful terrace offers visitors great views of the city center and the suburbs of Assebroek. The museum also has a collection of weapons.
The statue in the niche above the road presents the figure of Saint Adrian, who was believed to protect the city during periods of plagues.
Walk on the outskirts of the city can be a really great experience. Our journey along the fortifications of the city will take place in the green, urban parks, canals, in one place filled with birds and other moor boats, barges, we will also be able to admire the architecture.
Near the gate Kruispoort starts trail windmills. Two of them were transferred here from other areas of the city. The other two, antique, on south: Sint-Janshuismolen, which stands on its original site and is operational from 1770 year, and Koeleweimolen coming in 1765 year, which was transferred to the Dampoort in 1996 of the year. Both windmills decorate tiny museums.
The beautiful surroundings around the windmills, rarely visited by tourists, often used by residents for recreation also has to offer a lot of interesting places, streets and monuments.
On the Street Rolweg 44, which leads from the center of lace to the city walls, stands the house, in which was born, in 1830, one of the most famous Flemish poets Guido Gezelle. Created here Guido Gezelle Museum.
Schuttersgilde Sint Sebastiaan- Guild of St. Sebastian is the Guild of Archers, which has been around for over 600 years, which is unique in the whole world. Its members are only men, with two exceptions: Queen of Belgium Matylda, and Queen of England. During the tour you can see a royal chamber, a chapel, and a garden.
Engels Klooster- going further, along Carmersstraat we get to the interesting, baroque Engels Klooster. This is the English monastery that was built in the 1629 year, which for a long time gave shelter to English refugees of the Catholic denomination.
In 1843 it was visited by Queen Victoria during her travels to Belgium. The most interest is aroused by the altar made of 23 marble species, donated to the monastery in the seventeenth century by the family Nithsdales.
Heading north, the 10 minute walk to reach standing on the canal Onze Lieve Vrouw ter Potterie Hospitalmuseum. It is located in the street Potterierei.
Onze Lieve Vrouw ter Potterie Hospitalmuseum- Hospital of the Blessed Virgin of Potters was founded in the thirteenth century. The nuns and monks looked after the sick, pilgrims and the weary. In the fifteenth century it was transformed into a retirement home. This function is fulfilled to this day although today the charges live in new buildings. .
Former hospital wards were turned into a museum. It contains impressive collections of works of art, including items related to medical care and the monastery. Be sure to visit the Baroque church, once a part of the hospital complex. We will find here a white limestone figurine depicting the Mother of God Potter. This 13th century statue is one of the oldest preserved in Bruges. Noteworthy are also stained glass windows, tapestries or holy books.
For the first time, this historic hospital complex (XIII-XVII century) was used as a museum in the year 1934.


Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver James Washington caught all three of his targets for 64 yards in a 16-13 win over the Bengals in Week 17.
Taking on a larger role with Antonio Brown sidelined, Washington fell one yard short of his career high in yardage. The wideout finishes his rookie season with 16 catches for 217 yards and one touchdown. He remains a strong hold in dynasty leagues, even though he's unlikely to make an impact until Brown is out of the picture.


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Home F1 Races French Grand Prix 'Blame bad rules, not drivers for boring races'
'Blame bad rules, not drivers for boring races'
Date published: June 24 2019
After a boring French GP, arguably the worst race of this season, Lewis Hamilton says fans can't blame the drivers, it is the result of "bad decisions" by F1 bosses.
Hamilton romped to Mercedes' eighth win of the season at the Paul Ricard circuit, taking the chequered flag by 18s ahead of his team-mate Valtteri Bottas.
It was a dull race by all accounts with the winner decided on Lap 1 Turn 1 as Bottas never once challenged his team-mate, just slotting in behind.
Hamilton, though, says the drivers are not responsible for F1's current state.
He said: "Don't point the fingers at the drivers because we don't write the rules.
"We don't have anything to do with the money shift and all that kind of stuff. We should put the pressure on people that are at the head.
"This is a constant cycle of Formula One, for years and years and years even before I got here, it's because of the way Bernie [Ecclestone] had it set up and the decisions that were made then are still the same.
"Until that management structure changes it will continue to be the same, in my opinion, and that's not my job to do that, it's my job to do the best I can as a driver."
Last week, though, the Brit did attend the FIA summit in which the team bosses and a few drivers met with the FIA and Liberty Media to discuss 2021's rules.
But on the back of years of "bad decisions" from the powers-that-be, Hamilton reckons F1 bosses need to pay more attention to the drivers' views.
"I think they are trying to, but for many, many years they've made bad decisions," he explained.
"Do I have confidence it's going to shift massively? I have faith it's going to get better, to the point that I went to Paris last week to get involved.
"I was in that meeting watching all the bosses of F1 and the FIA and all the Formula One teams and trying to get involved.
"I have nothing to gain by it, I've been there, but if there's anything I can do to help.
"But they're making all these decisions but never once had a driver's input in that room, so if that can be the decisive point that helps shift it so the fans can get better racing, I'd be proud to be a part of that."
With Sunday's win marking his sixth of this season and an emphatic one to say the least, it was put to Hamilton that perhaps a bit of showboating is on order by at least pretending his rivals have a chance.
Hamilton made it clear that's not how he operates.
"I don't think I've ever been one for showboating," he said. "I think with the world that we live in today, you lose either way you do it.
"People will have an opinion what you do one way or the other. I prefer to just keep my head down and keep chipping away at things.
"I really enjoyed the last race and races like that, I've never made any secret of that. That's the races that people enjoy most, and of course races like these [today] are not the ones people enjoy most.
"But I think it's really important for people to realise it's not the driver's fault."


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Q: Wait for data to load I am trying to add a custom tweet button on my angular app. Here is the code I use to do it:
HTML:

    Tweet

JS:
myApp.directive('retweet', function(){
    return function(scope, elm, attrs){
        var API_URL = "http://cdn.api.twitter.com/1/urls/count.json",
            TWEET_URL = "https://twitter.com/intent/tweet";

        elm.each(function() {
            var elem = $(this),
                // Use current page URL as default link
                url = encodeURIComponent(elem.attr("data-url") || document.location.href),
                // Use page title as default tweet message
                text = elem.attr("data-info") || document.title,
                via = elem.attr("data-via") || "",
                related = encodeURIComponent(elem.attr("data-related")) || "",
                hashtags = encodeURIComponent(elem.attr("data-hashtags")) || "";

            console.log(elem.attr("data-job"));
            // Set href to tweet page
            elem.attr({
                href: TWEET_URL + "?hashtags=" + hashtags + "&original_referer=" +
                        encodeURIComponent(document.location.href) + "&related=" + related +
                        "&source=tweetbutton&text=" + text + "&url=" + url + "&via=" + via,
                target: "_blank",
                onclick: "return !window.open(this.href, 'Google', 'width=500,height=500')"
            });
        });
    }
})

My problem here is that the js fetch the data before the data is even loaded in the page. Therefere the "text" variable is set to {{ data.test }} rather than the actual data which gets loaded later on the page.
How can I make sure the data is loaded on time?
Many thanks

A: You can use ng-cloak to prevent rendering uncompiled data:

    Tweet

You can read more about this here: http://docs.angularjs.org/api/ng/directive/ngCloak

A: Can you try to use $scope.data.name directly instead of elem.attr("data-info")?
Or you can add the expression as a property:

And use it like this:
scope.$eval(attrs.dataInfo);


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| 'Diving' floats like a 'Butterfly,' stings beautifully
'Diving' floats like a 'Butterfly,' stings beautifully
Following a stroke, the only part of Jean-Dominique Bauby's (Mathieu Amalric) body capable of movement is his eyelid that flutters like a butterfly. Yet he manages to dictate his own memoir, published two days before his death. This may sound like fiction, but amazingly it's not. "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly," directed by Julian Schnabel, chronicles the inspiring true story of this former French Elle magazine editor with a captivating impressionistic style.
The first scenes of the film present Bauby's world from his own bed-ridden point of view. We see hazy images of doctors passing back and forth in the sterile white confines of a hospital bedroom as Bauby attempts to make sense of this disorienting and foggy world. Finally, a doctor appears with the verdict: Bauby has lock-in syndrome, meaning that he is completely paralyzed except for his eyes, though his brain remains active. Bauby's mind is essentially inside a diving bell, screaming to be let out. To make matters worse, one of his eyes is overwrought with infection and must be sewn shut — a procedure we experience as if we were Bauby's eye catching our last glimpses of the world. But as one eye closes, another one necessarily opens when we finally survey Bauby's situation from an objective point of view.
Pithy but profound flashbacks woven throughout the film present Bauby's life as it was before his stroke. Models and fashion have now been replaced by doctors and wheelchairs. Now the main women in Bauby's life are his two female doctors, Henriette (Josee Croze) and Marie (Olatz Lopez Garmendia), speech therapists who teach Bauby a way to communicate by blinking. Though Bauby begins the film groveling in his own inability to express himself, he learns to adapt and persevere through the struggle as he finds new means of communication. Against all odds, he begins the dictation of his own life story to his speech therapist.
The artistic direction of the film is carried out poetically and nearly flawlessly. Though the film's somber conclusion might not leave you jumping out of your seat with joy, it sends a hopeful message about the human ability to endure and seek new experiences, even while trapped inside one's own mind. Bauby openly delivers the story of his flawed life to Marie as a tender relationship builds between the two. The broken relationship between Bauby and his wife Celine (Emmanuelle Seigner) also mends as she continues to care for him, despite his past transgressions.
One especially difficult scene entails a telephone conversation between Bauby and his father. Bauby's nurse attempts to make conversation possible, but all that ensues are tears on both ends of the telephone. Through such moments, Schnabel authentically conveys the sense of longing and loss that Bauby and those around him feel in the wake of his stroke. Though the film can be alienating at times, Schnabel uses this distancing to great effect as he makes us understand what it means to be disconnected from the world in a physical sense. Emotionally-evocative images fill the screen as we see the beauty and imagination in the world that Bauby still remains aware of.
As an ensemble, the cast delivers heartfelt performances. Even inside the diving bell, Amalric comes across as a charming man with whom we can empathize, and the many women who look uncannily alike each hold a unique position as they revolve around him.
Don't be deterred by the undeniably grave subject matter of "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly." Though not a romantic comedy, the film ultimately uplifts and portrays the mind's capacity to always fly freely like a butterfly, even while the body remains trapped in a diving bell.


On Wednesday, Schultz ended his daily news show "The News With Ed Schultz," with a response to the Senate Intelligence Committee, and its ranking member Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-California), who is leading the charge into an investigation focusing on Russian meddling in the 2016 election.
"I want to comment on the last two days of the Senate and House hearings on Capitol Hill focused on social media and the accusations cast about this network, RT America," Schultz said.
Schultz noted that the House and Senate looking into the alleged meddling have not called on him or any other employee of RT America in to testify to Congress, after they accused the network of aiding Russia in election interference.
Schultz stated that this decision "speaks volumes" about the agenda of the House and Senate committees, and the excuses they continue to make based on the outcome of the last presidential election.
The anchor also pointed to the United States' history of election meddling in other countries, and cited a commercial cut by former President Barack Obama in France to support then-French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron, ahead of France's election. In the commercial Obama is seen instructing the people of France how to vote.
Schultz wasn't done, though. He proceeded to call out Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-California) for her leading role in the election interference investigation.
"The Senate Intelligence Committee, that's what they're called? Really? Senator Dianne Feinstein should be ashamed of her ignorance, not knowing what impressions are," Schultz said.
The anchor ended his thoughts on the situation by expressing doubt in lawmakers' capacity to regulate social media.
"The American people are supposed to count on them for judgment on what to do about social media in this country? They should do their job and work for the American people, and talk to the people who are really involved," he said.
On October 26, Twitter banned RT, and another news outlet called Sputnik, from advertising on its platform.


More than 260 transition functions come standard, including roll, crawl, fade in, fade out, slide and wipe.
Santa Ana College, located in Orange County, Calif. has acquired FOR-A's VTW-330HS high-definition/standard definition (HD/SD) character generator (CG) that can be used in conjunction with an existing FOR-A digital switcher, the company said in a written statement.
Santa Ana College selected FOR-A's (of Fort Lee, N.J.) VTW-330HS character generator in part because of its ability to grow with the school, the company said. More than 260 transition functions come standard, including roll, crawl, fade in, fade out, slide and wipe. For video input, it is equipped with video and key input terminals, enabling capture of HD/SD-SDI video. For video output, it is equipped with program and preview output, allowing independent video/key output of each.
The "GenCG" software included with the VTW-330HS provides an intuitive easy-to-use user interface. Images can be imported from Adobe Photoshop and other programs to create multi-layer graphics, plus still images can be captured from live HD/SD video for graphics as well. An auto-preview function allows the operator to instantly check the image over live video, while a thumbnail or list display allows confirmation of on-air and upcoming graphics.
In Schultz's classes, students learn to operate equipment as well as write, produce, and do field production. The program also teaches broadcast journalism and runs a student-produced weekly news program. Santa Ana is also the first college in the country to produce a Spanish language news program.
Projectors will standardize presentation workflow for the instructors.


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The Global Institute of Leadership (GIL) builds organizational health and effectiveness among over 140 National Evangelical Alliances who are members of the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA). This is accomplished by training, coaching, peer-learning, resourcing and equipping. The GIL focuses much of its work by equipping the nine regional alliances to create their own regional institutes of leadership to serve the national alliances in their region with contextualized resources. The end goal is for each national alliance to provide resources for their members to speak the good news of Christ and display the good works of Christ on the frontlines of their spheres of influence.
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Each person develops their own extensive profile including growth goals and personal expertise. Each person has opportunities to create or join learning communities of common interest, geography or projects. Each person can create and share stories of what they see God doing in their community for others to learn from. Degree and non-formal training programs are available to provide extended leadership development all connected by specific community dialogues.
The Journey Passport provides a virtual learning experience to support a global evangelical community through the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA), which includes 9 Regional Alliances, 140+ National Evangelical Alliances, key area Commissions and Program and Affiliates and Partner Networks; and the Global Institute of Leadership (GIL) whose purpose is to strengthen national evangelical alliance leaders to bring about national, social, and spiritual transformation.
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How can we let John Coltrane's birthday pass by without a word?
On my way to the studios of WPFW (Washington, DC) this morning to do my show–ARISE!–I listened to DJ Candy Shannon remind us that today the iconic John Coltrane would have turned 90.
John Coltrane's famous piece Giant Steps is the theme for my show, so the mention of his name grabs my attention.
I was 'won' to Coltrane when i was first introduced to Jazz in the late 1960s. Coltrane had already passed away (1967) by the time i found myself in the world of jazz. His music, his social commitment and his willingness to take creative risks put him in a very special category.
I don't so much worry that Coltrane will be forgotten. There are plenty of jazz fans who will keep the torch burning. What does worry me, however, is that there are many younger Black people who have not a clue as to who Coltrane was or his historical significance. This is not just a matter of overlooking Coltrane, but rather part of the generational disconnect that has emerged over the last 30+ years when it comes to jazz. This disconnect seemed to happen in stages, first among those of us of the Baby Boomer generation and, later, between those who worshiped jazz as such an unusual art form and those who thought that it was irrelevant or, at best, quaint.
Certain musicians, such as the late Billy Taylor, but also Wynton Marsalis and others regularly campaigned (or campaign) to keep jazz in front of the public and to infuse it into a new generation of African American musicians, while at the same time, encouraging jazz creativity among such musicians, i.e., ensuring that we all understand that Jazz is not a frozen-in-time art form but one that is constantly evolving.
Few musicians so exemplified this recognition as the late John Coltrane. We must take a moment to thank him for this and to hope that his soul rests easy.
4 thoughts on "How can we let John Coltrane's birthday pass by without a word?"
0plus1 says:
I saw John Coltrane in one of his last performances at MIT. It was 1966 I believe. At that time his recording of "My Favorite Things" was high on the Billboard charts.
The way he approached the tune was quite different than was on the recording. The audience sat through a spell-binding ten minutes of wonderful improvisation before, to everyone's delight he broke into the familiar melody. I still get goosebumps when I think about it. I'm so grateful that I was alive to experience and be inspired by John Coltrane.
Bill Fletcher Jr says:
I envy the fact that you could have seen Coltrane perform. Your story double underlines my points. Thanks so much!
Thank you for inspiring this post on my own blog http://www.zeroplusone.net/2016/09/what-john-coltrane-meant-to-me.html
Philip Reiss, author of "Blue Eyes On African-American History: A Learning Adventure" says:
Like myself Coltrane claimed Philadelphia as his hometown. His version of "Favorite Things" pushed me further along on my path of compelling appreciation for jazz and the historical context of its origin. Temple University's WRTI (90.1 fm) features jazz between 6 PM and 6 AM and round the clock on line.


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CHD expands youth homelessness services through internal and community partnerships
As part of a $2.4 million federal grant awarded to the City of Springfield with the goal of preventing and ending homelessness among youth and young adults, CHD will serve as a key provider in a comprehensive program to coordinate efforts among local providers and increase capacity to serve young people experiencing homelessness across the community.
Led by Springfield-Hampden County Continuum of Care (CoC) and funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the program, known as the Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program (YHDP), focuses on streamlining youth's access to the spectrum of supportive services available in the area. Among these supportive services are access to stable housing, resources that promote health and wellbeing, education and employment, and permanent, supportive connections.
The YHDP represents a culmination of more than 8 months of roundtable discussion, workshops and focus groups among staff of CHD's Children and Families Division, as well as other community providers, government representatives and youth served, who consulted as experts.
Through this grant, CHD will work with the Gandara Center to operate a Coordinated Entry and Navigation project, which facilitates a Youth Housing Crisis Line—413-316-4979—that will connect young people to resources they need. These resources include, but are not limited to, emergency shelter, housing options through YHDP and other community partners, rental assistance, basics like food and transportation, education and employment resources, family mediation and mental health and substance use services. CHD will also operate a segment of the YHDP's Rapid Rehousing component.
The Youth Housing Crisis Line is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. When young people call, they're connected with trained staff, known as Navigators, who help them gain access to assistance and address their individualized needs. There are four Navigators total—two from CHD and two from Gandara—and each is trained to use the same approach to ensure every step beginning at intake is coordinated, too. Navigators use what's known as the Problem-Solving Protocol, an approach crafted by the Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) that concentrates on ending youth homelessness and including the input of young people through the whole process.
"One of the major goals of this project was making sure youth voice was at the center of each discussion," said Assistant Program Director for CHD's Children and Families services Tyrese Tillman. "Young people were instrumental in the development of each portion of the plan. Our Coordinated Entry system really reflects what we heard during our discussion with youth. We're really fortunate to be able to partner on Coordinated Entry with Gandara," he said.
"One of the major goals of this project was making sure youth voice was at the center of each discussion. Young people were instrumental in the development of each portion of the plan."
Tyrese Tillman, Assistant Program Director
CHD Children and Families
During these discussions, young people with lived experience said they felt they had to call many different providers before they were able to secure each of the supports they needed. To remedy this, the project created a one-touchpoint entry system through the Youth Housing Crisis Line where each caller is triaged and immediately receives an appointment to assess their immediate and long-term needs.
Within the Rapid Rehousing component of the project, CHD will also provide rental assistance and supportive services for 30 young adults up to age 24 for up to two years, with the goal of having each ultimately take over the full rent once two years of subsidy is up. For each of these 30 units, young people served are given a say in the communities they want to be part of, and CHD steps in to support them in that process.
Gandara will also operate 10 transitional-to-rapid rehousing units, plus short-term rental assistance, and The Mental Health Association (MHA) will operate eight Permanent Supportive Housing units that provide affordable housing and intensive supportive services for homeless young adults with disabilities.
Now that the program has launched, team members from CHD, Gandara and MHA take part in coordinated entry system meetings every two weeks. In doing so, these meetings also serve as a case conferencing opportunity for provider partners to further coordinate efforts and ensure youth served are connected to all necessary supports. In addition, the young adults who have consulted since the program's planning stages continue to take part in workshops and committee meetings related to YHDP.
While this collaboration among the agencies has allowed for an enhanced capacity for wraparound services, it has also helped internal capacity to expand, too, explained Program Director for CHD's Children and Families Services Rhonda Young.
"CHD has operated the Safety Zone program for a very long time, but it's been its own smaller entity," Young explained. "This project has really allowed it to expand out into the community, and it's really exciting."
"The fact that young people are being brought in for their voice and helping frame how the programs are going to work is really special, too" Young added. "Young people are the experts and have been a part of the process all the way. At every opportunity we try to bring them to the table as a colleague, where their expertise is factored into every decision."
Though geared toward young adults aged 18-24, staff anticipated that referrals for minors will also come in through the Youth Housing Crisis Line. Within this system, CHD has the capacity work with minors through its programs serving Runaway & Homeless Youth, and they'll be guided to the appropriate supports.
In addition to serving as an opportunity to partner with other providers in the community, the YHDP has also been an opportunity both the Children & Families teams and Diversion, Shelter & Housing team to partner to best meet the needs of young people in need. A special focus of the YHDP was to ensure the program was geared toward young adults specifically.
"In the creation of the program, we had to think about how to best support young adults and keep in mind how services to meet their needs differ from those serving older adults or families," said CHD Director of Homelessness Services Theresa Nicholson. "We're taking our expertise in Diversion, Shelter & Housing, especially with compliance for HUD housing quality standards, and combining that with Rhonda and Tyrese's expertise supporting youth. It's a great internal partnership in that way as well."