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E.P.A. Smart Growth Awards Applaud Projects That Use Collaborative Approaches and Reclaim Public Space
The 2010 E.P.A. Awards for Smart Growth Achievement were announced at a ceremony at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C. Among the planning winners working at an urban or regional scale, all are guided by bottom-up coalitions of local organizations or multiple city or regional organizations using collaborative approaches, which help ensure smart growth planning efforts enjoy broad support. The winning buildings and landscape projects reclaim or reuse public space, taking back space away from cars and creating new formations of public space that strengthen local communities in the process.
Introducing the winners, Lisa Heinzerling, Associate Administrator of the E.P.A., said smart growth has an enormous positive impact on the environment. While environmental rules and regulations will always be important to boost air, water, and land environmental quality, "codes, taxes, and subsidies do more to affect the environment than anything else." Heinzerling added that sustainable smart-growth approaches to development needs to rolled-out "town by town, street by street."
The E.PA.'s new thinking on smart growth
The Associate Administrator briefly outlined the E.P.A's latest thinking on the environment. "In the past, the E.P.A. has viewed pollution atomistically, but we are moving toward viewing pollution holistically." An atomistic view "prevents us from understanding the multiple benefits of policies." Smart growth actually enables holistic approaches because there are multiple benefits in the form of health and environmental improvements. A holistic approach may also be more efficient — it means an end to adding green to the end of projects. "Smart growth is about the beginning of the pipeline. It's beginning of the pipe at its core." In addition, smart growth approaches connect with people on a deeper level. "Show me any deep human impulse and I can show you people will care about smart growth and sustainable communities."
Heinzerling called famed Chicago planner Daniel Burnham the "patron saint of smart growth." In his historic master plan for Chicago, Burnham tried to ensure "every citizen to be able to situated within walking distance of a park." He also believed that cities and communities should "make no little plans," but Heinzerling instead believes that "these little plans are important. We need to take every little step we can."
Smartest Growth: The Big Apple
For overall excellence in smart growth, "Smart.Growth at NYC: Policies and Programs for Improving Livability in New York City," a program launched through an innovative cross-organizational partnership among the NYC Department of Transportation, City Planning Commission, and Departments of Health, Design and Construction, won for its cutting-edge approach to smart growth. To achieve the goals laid out in PlaNYC, which outlines 127 programs for creating a "greener, greater New York City," Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan and Amanda Burden, Chair of the City Planning Commission, realized that they needed to roll-out tangible improvements that can enable smart growth in the short-term. This work took the form of the new Street Design Manual, the Active Design Guidelines, the Food Retail Expansion to Support Health (FRESH) program, and new bicycle networks and parking amendments.
On biking, Sadik-Khan said the city has found "protected bike lanes" that have sidewalk curbs one side and parking on the other "reduce traffic accidents by 50 percent." Burden added that New York City also now has the "strongest indoor parking rules in the U.S." Surveys found that this was one of the key issues holding back increased bike use, so now all residential and commerical buildings need to have some form of indoor bike parking.
Overall, Sadik-Khan said PlaNYC is really the "true smart growth strategy," but we had to "speed the design changes at the street level so it makes sense to people. People had been waiting decades for changes to happen. Short-term actions help build long-term plan buy-in." Burden noted that 108 neighborhoods are in the process of being rezoned. "So far, 9,000 blocks have been rezoned to ensure every new development is a transit-oriented development (TOD). 87 percent of new building permits are a ten minute walk from a subway station." For New York City's innovative planners, it's about "changing the use of existing space."
Smart Policies and Rural Planning Projects
The City of Portland, Oregon, won in the programs, policies and regulations category for its "Making the Greatest Place" plan, which aims to lay out a path for sustainable growth while accomodating an extra 600,000 people by 2030. Metro, the 25 or so elected regional governments that make up the Portland region, came together to forge the plan, which focuses on "multimodal transportation infrastructure investments, the adoption of urban and rural reserve designations in an effort to exclude some areas from development, and local policy and investment commitments." As one of the winners noted, this broad-based, collaborative approach among regional governments that make up the Metro council is innovative in itself and should be replicated elsewhere. Portland officials added that the U.S. Federal partnership on Sustainable Communities is also serving as a model for local action because it encourages local governments how to cross organizations to create plans. "More local communities need to do this."
In the category of rural smart growth, the Gateway 1 communities and Maine Department of Transportation won for the Gateway 1 Corridor Action Plan, which aims to take back Route 1, the main highway that goes through Maine and ensure it serves local communities' economic development efforts. A coalition of 20 communities worked with the Maine DOT to create the plan, which was also seen as an "innovative planning process." The 20 towns met in workshops and town meetings to create a "community-centered corridor" development plan that aims to reduce traffic congestion, establish public transportation as an option, and reduce commercial strip development in favor of preserving rural lands and habitat. As one local official noted, "it's about ease of access."
Reclaiming Spaces and Rehabilitating Communities
Miller's Court in the Charles Village neighborhood in Baltimore, Maryland, won in the smart growth and green building category. The project turned a brownfield site and decrepit buildings that had been abandoned for 20 years into new office and residential spaces designed for local educational and cultural institutions and teachers. A representative from the Baltimore City Department of Housing and Community Development said the new building was surrounded by "strong communities" that help anchor the new building and its budding community. Marks, Thomas Architects, the designers of the new building, added that the goal of the project was to "make life better, more affordable for teachers. We need to keep our teachers in Baltimore because education is our best investment for economic development."
Lastly, Mint Plaza, which turned an old alley into a new public park in San Francisco, won for the civic places category. Made possible through a "smart bond" approach that meant the city only had to spend $150,000 for the $3.2 million 18,000-square foot project, the new urban plaza shows how city governments "without cash on hand" can create vibrant public spaces. The plaza, designed by CMG Landscape Architecture, not only works for well for the local people, but also features an innovative green infrastructure system: Gently sloping gradients mean waters flows into an "infiltration gallery" that cleanses and slowly releases the water into the ground. "The private developer partnered with the city, but the landscape architecture firm led the way, creating a viable place with invisible water infiltration," said one city official.
The representative from the City of San Francisco also added that "there are many good smart growth designs, but few good ways to fund these projects." Still, the city found the seed funding and used an innovative city bond approach to turn the privately-financed space into public land because the project was "plain economic self-interest. Converting space for public use creates economic value."
Learn more about the winning projects.
Image credit: Mint Plaza, San Francisco / SF Weekly
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Niger River is the longest and largest river in West Africa which is where Nigeria derives her name from as Niger River goes through Nigeria
Evidence from archaeological discoveries has shown that there was a history of human existence in Nigeria which has been dated as far back as 9000 BC
Home of Nollywood, one of the world's largest movie producers
They drive on the right side of the road
Nigeria is one of the largest producers of crude oil
Sociocultural facts
Nigeria's large geographical area has a population range of 200 people per square kilometers if all the land would be in use. Compared to 1961 with 51 people per square kilometer. Due to the large geographic area and the population density in the past, there are many tribes in Nigeria however the largest ones are Igbo, Hausa and Yoruba people. Even though the official language of Nigeria is English many people aren't bilingual, meaning they only speak their tribe language or Nigerian Pidgin. There are 515 languages known in Nigeria where 505 are used daily.
The Nigerian population is increasing drastically with an increase of 59,325,239 from 2000 to 2015. Unesco estimated back in 2010 that 8,735,046 children of primary school age, of both genders were out of school. There are no statistics since, but this can indicate that with the rapid population growth even more children are missing out on education.
Increase in population from 2000 to 2015
Children out of school - estimated by Unesco 2010
Geographical and environmental facts
The Nigerian people rely heavily on the natural resources that are within their geographic area as many are farmers, fishermen or salesmen, buying resources and selling it in the cities.
Half of the Nigerian people are living without consistent electricity. In 2013, the government sold the power stations to the private sector in hope to thrive a better access to electricity for the Nigerian people. The thought was good but as the power plants and distribution channels were bought the new owners found out the equipment was old and the gas supply to keep the plants running was insufficient. To reach the rural areas of Nigeria the government is collaborating with foreign investors to provide electricity from renewable energy. The kits that can be purchased are personal solar kit, a hair-care Kit for hair salons and a primary health care kit.
The Connected for growth programme is a big focus on providing internet to the people and a national broadband plan to come in place. Their intention is to provide "wireless broadband coverage to 80% of the population, fixed broadband to 10% of the population by 2018".
The supply of clean water in Nigeria is very poor and back in 2014 the World Bank supported IDA with $250 million to support the Nigerian government in their efforts to renovate their run down water facilities. This was also an effort to reach out to the rural areas of Nigeria. Today we can still see that 57 million people are still living in poor conditions with no access to safe water. Because of this atrocity 45000 children die yearly. The government is still working on projects to improve the sanitation of water to enhance the wellbeing of their population.
Percentage with WIFI in 2018
Percentage with broadband in 2018


Unless I missed a feature entirely, Drupal Localization Server does not really allow packages from external sources to be parsed in its "local package connector". It only eats tarballs with the exact names as they are released from Drupal.org. For example tagadelic-5.x-1.2.tar.gz and nothing else. Well, off course the 5.x-1.2 can vary.
I therefore hacked up an ugly script that we run in a cron to grab our REL-5.x-1.1 from our SVN. Our subversion repository-layout is rather hardcoded in the script, but since it is not that exotic, it should be easy to change it. This script runs over a loca working copy of our SVN and grabs the tags (aka SVN releases) and then tarballs them with the filenames that the local package connector will recognise.
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'tarballs_location' => '/e/ap/tools.ncrv.nl/data/l10n/', //include trailing slash.


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Just a quick taster of a few coming costume drama attractions on British TV this autumn and winter … these are nearly all BBC series or films, with one from ITV. I don't think Channel 4 has announced its autumn season yet, but will hope to post something about that as and when it does.
Desperate Romantics – on BBC2, a major new six-part series about the Pre-Raphaelites, apparently starting later this month – written by Peter Bowker who scripted Blackpool (not really a costume drama but I loved it) and also the latest version of Wuthering Heights. Starring Aidan Turner, Rafe Spall, Tom Hollander, Samuel Barnett.
There is already a fan site for this series which has brought together a lot of info, interviews and pictures.
Garrow's Law – on BBC1, a four-part 18th-century legal drama inspired by the life of pioneering barrister William Garrow, starring Andrew Buchan, who was in Cranford, and Alun Armstrong.
Small Island – two-part drama on BBC1, adapted from Andrea Levy's novel and set in 1940s Jamaica and London. Starring Ruth Wilson, who took the title role in the Andrew Davies version of Jane Eyre, with Benedict Cumberbatch, David Oyelowo, Ashley Walters and Naomie Harris.
Enid Blyton, Gracie Fields and Margot Fonteyn – three one-off dramas for BBC4 which all look to have really impressive casts, especially the first of these, which stars Helena Bonham-Carter as Blyton, with Matthew Macfadyen and Denis Lawson. The Gracie Fields film stars Jane Horrocks of Little Voice fame, and the Margot film stars Anne-Marie Duff, who played Queen Elizabeth I in The Virgin Queen – other casting hasn't been announced for these two yet.
As well as the general press release, here's a link to another release with more detail about the Enid Blyton drama.
Wuthering Heights – on ITV, this adaptation has already been shown in the US but not over here – it is supposed to be coming up here this autumn or maybe at Christmas, and is adapted by Peter Bowker, starring Tom Hardy and Charlotte Riley. There are rumours this could be the "last ITV costume drama" – I certainly hope not, and I find it very hard to believe that will be the case in the medium to longer term!
Good news for costume drama fans in the UK. It had seemed as if the new ITV version of Wuthering Heights might not be shown here until next year because of the credit crunch – but, according to an article in today's Daily Mirror, it will be shown here before Christmas. So something to look forward to amid all the doom and gloom!
There was a report in yesterday's Sunday Times which said that ITV is cutting back heavily on drama because of a slump in revenue, and that costume dramas are likely to be hard hit.
Apparently ITV has already scrapped a new production of A Passage to India – I didn't know about that, but have belatedly found a Guardian report I missed in December – and also won't be making any more episodes of Sharpe. Also sounds as if the showing of ITV's new Wuthering Heights, which I think has already been shown in the US, could be further delayed in the UK.
With the BBC also reported to be cutting back on costume dramas, there could be a bleak patch ahead for those of us who love them – although I do suspect this could all change again as soon as one of these dramas turns out to be a smash hit!


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Adelaide Phillipps (26 October 1833 – 3 October 1882) was an Anglo-American opera singer and actress who became one of America's most admired contraltos of the Victorian era.

Early life
She was born as Adelaide Maria Marianne Phillipps in St Paul's in Bristol in England, the second of six children and the only daughter of Alfred Phillipps (c1806–1867), a chemist and druggist, and  Mary née Rees (c1811–1854), who with her sister was a dancing and calisthenics teacher in Bristol. Adelaide Phillipps was baptised at the church of St James in Bristol on 7 April 1833. Her parents placed her on the stage at an early age and she danced at various benefit performances in her native Bristol between the age of 6 and 8, including at the Theatre Royal, Bristol in May 1841 and playing the title role in Bombastes Furioso. On 7 June 1841 a Benefit for her was held during which she played four different characters in the farce Old and Young.

She went to the United States with her family in late 1841, making her first appearance in January 1842 at the Tremont Theatre, Boston and making her New York début at Barnum's American Museum in May 1843 where she was billed as 'the best danseuse in America'. Here she played for over a month on a bill that at one time included General Tom Thumb. In September 1843 she obtained an engagement at the Boston Museum, where she remained until 1851. When Jenny Lind appeared in Boston in 1850, Phillipps sang for her, and was advised to go to Europe.

Musical career
It was largely owing to the Swedish singer's generosity and aid and that of local benefactors that Phillipps's father was enabled to take her abroad. They arrived in London in March 1852, and Phillipps became the pupil of Manuel García who re-trained her voice from that of soprano to contralto.  In 1853 she went with her father, who was a well known falconer at the time, to Italy to continue her studies, and made her début the same year at Brescia, as Arsace in Semiramide. She sang also in Milan and other cities. Her stage name in Europe was Signorina Fillippi.

In 1855 she returned to the United States. She made an engagement to appear in Italian opera in Philadelphia and New York City under Max Maretzek, and later went with him to Havana, Cuba. In 1860 she made her first appearance in oratorio with the Handel and Haydn Society, Boston, in the Messiah. The following year Phillipps went abroad again, and appeared in Paris as Azucena in Il Trovatore. After a professional tour in Europe she returned to the United States. In 1864 she went again to Havana, and from that time until her death she appeared in opera, oratorio, and concerts in most of the states of the Union. The Adelaide Phillipps Opera Company was organized in 1876, and on its being wound up in 1879 she joined the Ideal Opera Company, remaining with the company until 1881 and for whom she played Little Buttercup in a very successful production of Gilbert and Sullivan's H.M.S. Pinafore. She went on to play Fatinitza, Ruth in The Pirates of Penzance, Germaine in Les cloches de Corneville, the Queen in The Bohemian Girl, Lady Sangazure in The Sorcerer, and the title-role in Boccaccio. She made her last appearance on the stage in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1882.

Failing health compelled her to rest, and she went to Europe in the hope of recovery, but died suddenly at Carlsbad, Germany in October 1882. Her body was brought back to the United States on the steamship Werra. She was buried at the Winslow Cemetery in Marshfield, Massachusetts beside her brother, Frederick, who had died in 1879. Phillipps' voice was a contralto, with a compass of two and one half octaves. The characters in which she excelled were Rosina, Leonora, and Azucena.

References

Anna Cabot Lowell Waterston, Adelaide Phillipps, a Record (Boston, 1883)

1832 births
1882 deaths
Musicians from Bristol
British emigrants to the United States
19th-century American women opera singers
American stage actresses
American operatic contraltos
Pupils of Manuel García (baritone)

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Series 3, Episode 15 is repeated today at 3pm.
The show launched with forty episodes in 2007.
Two years later another batch of 40 episodes turned up.
20 new episodes were made for 2013.
A guide to the 30 episodes broadcast in 2014.
A Christmas special, the first episode of the show to be broadcast directly on BBC One.
Another run of episodes, commencing in September 2016.


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Franke Plumbing Kits – See What Makes Them So Good.
This video shows an animation of the Franke plumbing kit ( 'Siphon Kit') being fitted beneath a kitchen sink and clearly demonstrates the following key advantages of using this product versus a traditional kitchen sink plumbing/waste kit. Key advantages include: 1.) Space saving The product fits neatly into the back of the cabinet and the design means that you can use more of the available space for storage. The long almost horizonal piece fits closely to the top of the unit and … [Read more...] about Franke Plumbing Kits – See What Makes Them So Good.


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Simple Solution To Cyberbullying
August 07, 2014 / Gina Hawkins
In the past decade we've seen a huge rise in the number of children being accustomed to using technology and the worldwide web. With that rise, we've also seen a tragic increase in cases of cyberbullying. What started off as something that many people took lightly has now risen to become a serious issue. Well, finally, a 13-year-old from Chicago has come up with a simple way to deal with this issue. Check it out here.
Trisha Prabhu
Trisha Prabhu, a 13-year-old from Chicago, won a spot as one of Google's 15 Global Science Fair finalists for her project about stopping cyberbullying by making teens and tweens think before posting hurtful comments.
The science behind Prabhu's idea is simple: Teens are impulsive and, because of their brain structure, more likely to post hurtful messages without pausing to think about the consequences.
The prefrontal cortex — the part of the brain responsible for self-control that helps people think before acting — isn't fully developed until age 25. Her theory is that if teens are forced to take a moment of reflection before posting a mean comment, they won't do it.
She created a system to test her hypothesis called Rethink, which prompted students who said they would post a mean comment to think about how it might affect its target before posting it. Turns out, in 93.43% of her 533 trials, the student decided not to post the comment.
Now that she has successfully tested her hypothesis, Prabhu wants to create a real product that could work with social media sites and apps that would filter messages that were potentially mean or hurtful, and alert senders to take an extra second to think before posting.
"I am looking forward to a future where we have conquered cyber-bullying!" she writes in her project's description.
Prabhu is one of 18 incredibly intelligent teenagers who made it to this year's finals. Google will announced the top project in September, and the winner gets a 10-day trip to the Galapagos Islands, a visit to the Virgin Galactic Spaceport, and $50,000 in scholarship funding.
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Grevillea berryana är en tvåhjärtbladig växtart som beskrevs av Ewart & J. White. Grevillea berryana ingår i släktet Grevillea och familjen Proteaceae. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life.

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The sun-soaked hills of Calabasas have come to house celebrity culture's elite, its gated communities and sprawling mansions affording enough space and relative privacy for pop culture's arbiters to enjoy the fruits of their labours (and/or film reality TV shows). To the streetwear community, the suburb means more than Newlyweds and KUWTK.
Kanye West's YEEZY lines (in their various forms) can't be underestimated for their part in bringing streetwear to the top of the industry, and with this in mind, the Calabasas Track Pant probably typifies the movement. First released to clamouring fans and immediately inflated resale prices, the sweatpant followed the script Kanye started drawing up in 2009 with Louis Vuitton.
Sneakers have been embedded in youth culture – street or not – for as long as kids have wanted to emulate athletes, for as long as feet have been forced into black oxfords for school, church and work. They carry a sense of escape from the rigidity of tradition, but have also carried relatively high price tags – leaving most of us pining for pairs out of our (or our parents') reach at some point in our lives. Sweatpants though? Not so much.
In the post-YEEZY era, things have changed. With streetwear at its apex, the appeal of the track pant has raised considerably – it's the spine of the everyday wardrobe. Throw in a co-sign from Mr West, and it becomes more than the anchor of any AW outfit – it's social currency, too. And after all, why shouldn't we be cozy?
Launching at SEVENSTORE on Saturday 16th November at 11pm, the Calabasas Track Pant returns in versatile, earthy palettes Core/Mink and Umber/Core with zipped side pockets and 'Calabasas' emblazoned on the double-knit polyester. But we didn't have to tell you that – you've already seen them on Instagram.


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Japanese melody roads (tax dollars well spent!)
By DevO,
Japan's melody roads play music as you drive
Bobbie Johnson, technology correspondent
Motorists used to listening to the radio or their favourite tunes on CDs may have a new way to entertain themselves, after engineers in Japan developed a musical road surface.
A team from the Hokkaido Industrial Research Institute has built a number of "melody roads", which use cars as tuning forks to play music as they travel.
The concept works by using grooves, which are cut at very specific intervals in the road surface. Just as travelling over small speed bumps or road markings can emit a rumbling tone throughout a vehicle, the melody road uses the spaces between to create different notes.
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Depending on how far apart the grooves are, a car moving over them will produce a series of high or low notes, enabling cunning designers to create a distinct tune.
Patent documents for the design describe it as notches "formed in a road surface so as to play a desired melody without producing simple sound or rhythm and reproduce melody-like tones".
There are three musical strips in central and northern Japan - one of which plays the tune of a Japanese pop song. Notice of an impending musical interlude, which lasts for about 30 seconds, is highlighted by coloured musical notes painted on to the road. According to reports, the system was the brainchild of Shizuo Shinoda, who accidentally scraped some markings into a road with a bulldozer before driving over them and realising that they helped to produce a variety of tones.
The designs were refined by engineers at the institute in Sapporo. The team has previously worked on new technologies including the use of infra-red light to detect dangerous road surfaces.
But motorists expecting to create their own hard rock soundtrack could find themselves struggling to live the dream. Not only is the optimal speed for achieving melody road playback a mere 28mph, but locals say it is not always easy get the intended sound.
"You need to keep the car windows closed to hear well," wrote one Japanese blogger. "Driving too fast will sound like playing fast forward, while driving around 12mph has a slow-motion effect, making you almost car sick."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/japan/story/0,,2209972,00.html


We, Anne and Steve, have been welcoming guests to our homes since March 2016 and we enjoy meeting guests from around Australia and overseas.
We have two great holiday properties for two very different types of holidays in South Australia.
The Cedars On The Lake, West Lakes, is a fully self-catering, top of the range, two bedroom apartment for those who want to be near beaches and not far from the CBD.
Wellington East Marina is a large holiday house, fully self-catering, on a quiet part of the River Murray, suitable for families and small groups to enjoy a peaceful getaway from their busy lives and only a short distance to The Bend Motor Sport Park at Tailem Bend.


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Send a DM with a real keyboard as Instagram tests messaging on desktop
By Hillary K. Grigonis	 January 14, 2020
Instagram's Direct Messages are migrating to desktop. On Tuesday, January 14, Instagram confirmed that the longstanding mobile messaging option is now being tested on desktop for a small number of users. The test follows a continued slow build-up of Instagram's notoriously limited web platform.
Instagram says that the experience is similar to the mobile messages, though not identical. As with a mobile device, users can see the number of unread messages at the top of the screen, on that familiar paper airplane icon. The desktop messaging also houses all the Direct Messages in one spot and allows for sending replies. A double tap on mobile likes a message, while a double click does the same on desktop.
Photos can also be sent in a private message on desktop, though desktop won't have the ability to take a photo with a webcam in-app as users can with a smartphone camera. Instagram says, however, that images can be copied and pasted into a message on desktop.
"Our hope is that this will give people, creators, and businesses easier access to your messages so that they can stay in touch with the friends and followers that matter to them," an Instagram representative told Digital Trends.
The option to send a message from a user's profile page and to share a post from the newsfeed in a private message will also be part of the desktop feature.
The expansion of direct messaging into the desktop platform follows a similar move for several other features on the traditionally mobile-first Instagram. Stories have already made the jump to desktop. With the option to send messages on desktop, users will also gain the option to reply to Stories, similar to the existing option in the mobile app.
Instagram began testing Direct Messaging on desktop internally last year. While the app allows users to access messages anywhere, desktop access may be more convenient for typing out a large number of messages, such as influencers responding to fans, or for sharing images saved on the desktop computer.
The test is launching globally beginning today — but only with a small percentage of users. Instagram will share how to use the expanded feature in the app for users who are a part of the test.
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Some of her work includes singles such as "Girls Like Girls," "A Belle to Remember," "This Side of Paradise" and "Feelings." Her extended plays include A Belle to Remember from 2013, This Side of Paradise from 2015 and Citrine from 2016.
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A multi-talented Japanese-American actress, pop singer, and songwriter. Kiyoko's music videos are as unambiguous and bold as her lyrics in their expression of lesbian desire and she makes no attempt to cater to heterosexual demographics. When Will Young came out as gay back in 2002, the news coverage focused on how the revelation would affect his career A decade and a half later, Hayley Kiyoko has been able to build a career around the fact she is out and proud.
It is almost 10 years since Katy Perry first sang, I kissed a girl just to try it," with the immediate caveat: I hope my boyfriend don't mind it." Since then the song has been reassessed as evidence of a culture that fetishised queerness and feared it. Even Perry has offered an apology of sorts. If I had to write that song again," she said earlier this month , I probably would make an edit on it." But when Hayley Kiyoko first heard it in her teens, she was ecstatic.
Girls Like Girls" was only the beginning. Kiyoko needed to keep the momentum and buzz going while supporting herself as an artist. She released a steady stream of music videos that fit into her specific vision and the views would double each time. This Side of Paradise was followed by touring, a major label deal with Atlantic and the EP Citrine. She guest starred on Insecure and appeared in the Netflix EDM film XOXO while recording Expectations, her debut full-length which was originally intended to only have six new songs alongside the previously released six tracks from Citrine. The album covers nearly three years of her life, an especially tough period of time marred by loss and personal health issues. The latter was a particularly terrifying diagnosis of post-concussion syndrome in 2016, brought on after hitting her head at her birthday party that spring.
Like nobody really understands the hard work that's put into it and they never really will. My friend always said, They don't care how hard it was to get the shot. All they see is the shot." And that's very true with all my music videos. They look flowy, and they look easy, and they look seamless. And these videos I've had blood, sweat, and tears for every single one, trying to make them. And the only people that know that are my team and myself. And so I can't try to seek that validation for people to try and understand until they're a part of it, really.
First of all, I'm just beyond honored to be nominated, because it's like being invited to the cool table with the popular kids. So that right there is a win. But, yeah, if I were to win, it would represent all of my music videos and all of these stories and other people's stories, and I feel like that's a really important message.
Kiyoko: I will never forget the day when they were like, 'If you don't wear a back brace you have to get surgery and you won't be able to dance.' And, at the time, dancing was my outlet. I was devastated and I had to face reality. And in middle school, go to school every day with this huge plastic, oval, I don't even, it's just, it was over my whole body. I appreciate that experience because I feel like that was a pinnacle moment where I could have crumbled and I found my confidence through that. I went to school and I was like, 'punch my stomach, I've got abs of steel. I'm cool, I'm correcting myself.' And I had to convince myself and other people that I was cool because I was taking care of myself. But it was hard.
Hayley Kiyoko's overnight success" was a lifetime in the making. PEOPLE spoke exclusively with Kiyoko as she began her partnership with Bumble Bizz , which is helping bridge the gender gap and giving women musicians the chance to break through in the industry.
As it turns out, racing miniature sailboats is very distracting when you're trying to discuss the triumphs of directing a music video, or the deep, existential pangs that sometimes come with the territory of being a global pop star with an ever-growing sphere of influence. But Kiyoko is focused. It's not long before she puts her remote down, and lets the sailboat do its thing on the water without her control.
She received the "Rising Star" award at the 2018 Billboard Women in Music Awards on December 6, 2018. 5 The award was previously also awarded to singers Colbie Caillat, Lady Gaga, Nicki Minaj, Carly Rae Jepsen, Ariana Grande, etc. whose careers have continued to grow enormously after receiving the award. Moreover, the award marked Kiyoko's first award that she received on stage.
Along with Demons" and the project's title announcement, Kiyoko has announced a 2020 tour, and she says she now feels fully equipped with all the emotional and material necessities that will help her get through it with more ease. And her sophomore album is never far from her mind.
Kiyoko is openly gay and the fact alone that she writes, sings and performs songs about being a girl who is attracted to girls, using female pronouns and featuring fun, flirtatious relationships between women is enough to make what she is doing almost unheard of. Plenty of artists co-opt lesbian desire when it suits them, like in Katy Perry's I Kissed a Girl" or t.A.T.u's All the Things She Said". When the music video came out in 2002 showing the two Russian singers kissing in the rain it was met with widespread outrage (campaigners against showing the music video said they were concerned about the sexualisation of girls in school uniforms).
Moreover, it is home to her single " Girls Like Girls " which was released on June 24, 2015. 33 The single was accompanied by a music video which Kiyoko co-directed. The music video quickly went viral, especially within the LGBTQ+ community, and was praised by media outlets alike for singing so openly and explicitly about a lesbian relationship. The Guardian described it as "something new, at least in mainstream pop" 34 and has said that it paved the way to give LGBTQ+ a safe space and opened the music industry for more queer artists to sing honestly about what gender they love. 35 The single did not chart however, it still managed to allow Kiyoko to sign onto the major Atlantic Record Label 36 As of November 2018 the music video has more than 98 million views. 37 Moreover, it also inspired Kiyoko to come out publicly 38 and gave her the nickname "Lesbian Jesus".
After co-directing the video for "Girls Like Girls", Kiyoko assumed full directorial responsibilities for her next music video: " Cliffs Edge " was released via Vevo in November 2015. 39 The music video stars Kiyoko herself and is the first one that shows her making out and being romantically involved with a female.
Like many other first rate pop stars – Ariana Grande, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera – Hayley Kiyoko's break came in the world of children's telly. As a kid she was spotted at an ice rink by Nickelodeon, and presented a short segment about her favourite hobby, titled I'm Hayley, a Skater. Disappointingly, it was not a tribute to I'm Amy, and I'm an indie" , but it was Kiyoko's first time in front of a camera. She carried on acting throughout her teens – saying it was a way to support her musical ambitions – and formed a garage band called Hede in 2007. They played a few shows and released one single called 'Warehouse' before disbanding.
I'd argue that there's something radical ― and political ― about it too, though, because we've gotten to this place where, at least for some people, it's easier to come out, and queer people finally have some visibility and some rights. But a lot of times, mainstream culture is only comfortable with queer people if we present ourselves as nonsexual. We're allowed to say love is love," but if we show a sexual side, that's really threatening to nonqueer people. So for you to be doing what you're doing ― especially when you have fans who are 11, 12, 15 years old ― that's a really important statement that you're making.
Essentially, Kiyoko's raw and honest acceptance speech created an instant and unforgettable mood. This is the magic of the awards show red carpet: Genuine, refreshingly authentic talent, reacting with excitement and surprise. Kiyoko's career as a pop icon (and Lesbian Jesus) is just getting started. Lucky us.
Well, first and foremost, Hayley Kiyoko is getting a lot of attention thanks to her excellent debut album; 'Expectations' is a much-needed antidote to heteronormative pop music, and the songs speak for themselves. For young queer fans, the power of watching a gay woman infiltrate that world with ease while singing songs that normalise LGBTQ desire is hugely valuable.
The Girls Like Girls " singer recently finished touring the world following the release of her debut album Expectations last year. The album featured Kehlani on What I Need ," which has garnered over 51 million streams on Spotify.
She began acting at a young age, appearing in national commercials for companies such as GM Onstar, Slim Jim, and Cinnamon Toast Crunch. 7 Insisting on drum lessons at age 6, she was writing drum charts for new releases and selling them in a local music store by age 11. 8 At age 8, Kiyoko wrote a song called "Notice", which her dad still urges her to release. 9 She was elected President of her middle school and high school freshman classes school and Vice-president in her senior year. She was appointed Commissioner of Entertainment in her sophomore year and Commissioner of Pep Rallies in her junior year.
Rita Ora later issued a statement of her own, confirming that she has had relationships with both men and women in the past. She added that the song reflects her own personal experience. This song is about liberation and freedom and empowerment and celebrating who you are," she later told Billboard. I think the narrative is shifting already. There's not one way to come out." Sympathising with Ora's position, Olly Alexander from Years & Years also chimed in elsewhere. We can't police the way people express their sexuality," he said.
To mark this year's Spirit Day, notable LGBTQ figures in entertainment sat down with Billboard Pride to share empowering messages for queer youth. In a video, posted Thursday in partnership with GLAAD, songwriter Justin Tranter, pop singer Hayley Kiyoko, RuPaul's Drag Race alums and more stars open up about the significance of standing up to bullies while celebrating inclusivity and acceptance.
Kiyoko responded publicly to the song, describing it as tone-deaf. A song like this just fuels the male gaze while marginalizing the idea of women loving women," she wrote in an Instagram post I don't need to drink wine to kiss girls; I've loved women my entire life." Katie Gavin from the band MUNA also tweeted that Girls" sounded like the familiar chorus that women's sexuality is something to be looked at instead of authentically felt".
Kiyoko's story — her public and private explorations of self-love and love for women — is something she had to write herself. In a pop world where artists are pressured by the lures of fame to be anything but who they really are, Kiyoko's authenticity is nothing less than refreshing.
Since her 2015 debut, Hayley has amassed over 300 million global streams, have 1.8 million YouTube subscribers and has accrued over 350 million lifetime YouTube views. She took her captivating live performance on the road for a nationwide headline tour, Coachella festival debut and support during Panic! At The Disco's North American arena tour. On top of stunning on the covers of NYLON and PAPER, Kiyoko was named to NPR's list The 21st Century's Most Influential Women Musicians," and was honored with the Rising Star Award at Billboard's annual Women in Music event.
I was putting out art and no one was watching or hearing," Kiyoko recalls. Leys encouraged her to put all her energy behind Girls Like Girls" – the $5,000 independently-produced video ended up getting a million views in a couple weeks, when her channel had only 9,000 views prior.
When Kiyoko needs to unplug from her demanding life, and hit reset, she always has nature to turn to. Tall trees and bountiful green acres remind her of space, of growth in its own time and on its own terms, of change. But when she needs to plug back in, at least for now, women keep her going. "I only want a girl who ain't afraid to love me," she sings in "What I Need" alongside Kehlani.
HK: Because I feel like if I was in it, you would be watching Hayley in a video. You wouldn't just be watching two girls in a story. And I really wanted people to just fall in love with the story and listen to the words.
Boston, MA (October 15, 2019) – After teasing fans on social media last week, groundbreaking pop star Hayley Kiyoko has unveiled her new single Demons " available now via Atlantic Records at all DSPs and streaming services.
The discography of Hayley Kiyoko consists of one studio album, three extended plays, ten singles and other album appearances. Kiyoko's debut EP, A Belle to Remember , was released in March 2013. 52 Her next EP, This Side of Paradise , was released in February 2015 and spawned three singles: the lead single of the same name , " Girls Like Girls ", and " Cliffs Edge ". 53 33 In 2016, she released the single " Gravel To Tempo ", and " One Bad Night ", included on the EP Citrine which was released later that year. 41 In 2017, two new singles, titled " Sleepover " and " Feelings ", were released. 44 They are included, along the follow-up single " Curious " on Kiyoko's debut album Expectations , which was released on March 30, 2018.
While acting as an ambassador on the W Hotels float during the parade, Kiyoko, 28, couldn't help but admire all the different faces in the crowd. I saw this cute little Asian woman waving her flag alone, and then there was another older man just sitting there alone blowing us kisses. It's so cool they're watching these next generations being so proud, and pushing the envelope when they, maybe 50 years ago, didn't get to experience the things that we get to experience." As an out-and-proud lesbian musician, she too is a part of the change.
Lesbian Jesus has risen! After laying low for several months, Hayley Kiyoko has announced she is coming back with a new musical project. From the music video that put her on the map, 'Girls Like Girls', to her globally trending hashtag last year, #20GAYTEEN, she's more than earned herself the title of 'Lesbian Jesus' from her fans.
That's exactly what the Expectations Encore Tour feels like – it feels like a victory for everyone, a victory that we made this happen. As strangers dance together to Gravel to Tempo" and girls scream the chorus in each other's faces, it's as if the outside world doesn't exist – we've created a place that we can be completely free and deliriously happy. Here, we can kiss the girl.


Instituto de Telecomunicações - Pólo de Aveiro, Portugal.
Underwater imaging has become an active research area in recent years as an effect of increased interest in underwater environments and is getting potential impact on the world economy, in what is called blue growth. Since sound propagates larger distances than electromagnetic waves underwater, sonar is typically used for underwater imaging. One interesting sonar image setting is comprised of using two parts (left and right) and is usually referred to as sidescan sonar. The image resulted from sidescan sonars, which is called waterfall image, usually has to distinctive parts, the water column and the image seabed. Therefore, the edge separating these two parts, which is called the first bottom return, is the real distance between the sonar and the seabed bottom (which is equivalent to sensor primary altitude). The sensory primary altitude can be measured if the imaging sonar is complemented by interferometric sonar, however, simple sonar systems have no way to measure the first bottom returns other than signal processing techniques. In this work, we propose two methods to detect the first bottom returns; the first is based on smoothing cubic spline regression and the second is based on a moving average filter to detect signal variations. The results of both methods are compared to the sensor primary altitude and have been successful in 22 images out of 25.


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Wednesday, August 7, 2013, Alert No. 2,588.
CBS, Time Warner Cable, and Retransmission Consent
8/6. On August 2, 2013 CBS withheld consent for Time Warner Cable (TWC) to retransmit the signals of some of its properties in the Los Angeles, New York, and other markets. From the consumer's perspective, this is a blackout. CBS and TWC are engaged in a dispute over how much TWC will pay to CBS to retransmit CBS's signals on its cable service.
These disputes are now both common, and upsetting to affected consumers. And, as is also common, Representatives and Senators have entered the debate. Although, imminent legislation is highly unlikely.
Cable Act of 1992. The retransmission consent regulatory regime was established by the Cable Act of 1992, and is further implemented by rules promulgated by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
47 U.S.C. § 325 provides that "No cable system or other multichannel video programming distributor shall retransmit the signal of a broadcasting station, or any part thereof, except ... with the express authority of the originating station".
That is, broadcasters can charge cable companies and other MVPDs for retransmission of their programming. The companies have been negotiating retransmission consent contracts for over 20 years. Withholding of consent by broadcasters, and resulting the blackouts, have become common.
There are switching costs for consumers to switch from one MVPD to another. Hence, switching to obtain one's favorite programming it not a easy option for consumers. So, many consumers complain to their Representatives and Senators about blackouts.
And, the MVPDs and the trade groups that represent them complain to the Congress and FCC that the 1992 retransmission consent regime is outdated in the changed marketplace.
Congressional Comments Regarding Blackouts. Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-CA), the ranking Democrat on the House Commerce Committee's (HCC) Subcommittee on Communications and Technology stated in a release on August 6 that "It has been my long held belief that consumers should not be held hostage when retransmission disputes break down ... Unfortunately, programming blackouts such as the one underway in eight U.S. markets have become far too common for consumers who simply want to enjoy the programming they pay for each month."
Rep. Eshoo (at left) added, "I urge Time Warner Cable and CBS to reach a swift resolution that reinstates programming to millions of consumers across the country. I also intend to carefully examine whether changes to current law are needed to adequately protect consumers and prevent the reoccurrence of blackouts."
Rep. Grace Napolitano (D-CA) wrote in her Facebook account that "I am hopeful that CBS and Time Warner Cable can resolve their retransmission consent dispute soon. Time Warner Cable reaches over 105,000 homes and businesses throughout our 32nd congressional district, and consumers who pay their monthly cable bills to enjoy their programs of choice over TV or the Internet should have access to all shows."
Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) sent a letter to FCC Chairman Mignon Clyburn on August 6 in which he requested that the FCC "take action to bring the parties together so these negotiations can be concluded in a equitable and expeditious manner.
Sen. Markey continued that "I believe the public interest would be best served if carriage is restored by the parties at the earliest possible time so that consumers are not long caught in the middle."
More Information. Jeff Simmermon of TWC stated in a release on August 6 that "We have sincerely offered two proposals to get CBS programming back for our customers. We offered the a la carte proposal, and we offered an increase in addition to the same contractual terms that CBS and Time Warner Cable have operated under for roughly five years. That's not enough for CBS, apparently, though we are not sure why. We're really disappointed in their lack of responsiveness, especially when we asked them to quit blocking the free content that they have been putting onto their own website at CBS.com. We hope they will return to the table to negotiate in good faith on behalf of our customers and their viewers."
TWC is a large cable company. The American Cable Association (ACA), which represents smaller cable companies, states in its web site that broadcasters often demand that "the smaller cable operators pay an exceptionally higher per-customer fee than other larger operators in the same market", and that this harms consumers and reduces price competition. See, ACA web page titled "Retransmission Consent".
Blocking Access to CBS.com and the FCC's Network Neutrality Regime
8/6. The primary dispute between CBS and Time Warner Cable (TWC) is about how much TWC will pay to CBS to retransmit CBS's signals on its cable service. As a negotiating tactic, CBS blacked out its signals in some markets, after previous contractual obligations expired. However, in addition to the blackouts, CBS has also blocked access over the internet to the CBS.com web site for TWC broadband customers, even if they do not also subscribe to TWC television, and are not in blacked out markets.
Hence, some legislators suggested that CBS may have violated either the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) 2005 "Policy Statement" and/or the FCC's 2010 broadband internet access service (BIAS) order, which is also sometimes referred to as the open internet order, or network neutrality order.
Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) wrote in his letter to the FCC that "I am also particularly concerned by reports that CBS is blocking access to its Internet-based video for Time Warner Cable broadband customers. A consumer's choice of cable television provider should not be tied to her ability to access Internet content that is freely available to other consumers. In such instances, consumers lose their freedom to access the Internet content of their choice. This is an anti-consumer result that I urge the Commission to investigate".
Rep. Jim McDermott (D-WA) was more direct. He wrote in an August 6 letter to FCC Chairman Mignon Clyburn that "I am deeply troubled by CBS's action in blocking Time Warner Cable broadband internet customers from being able to access CBS.com. As I understand the situation, this means that households who use Time Warner Cable broadband, whether or not they also use Time Warner Cable for their television, are effectively denied access to specific content on the internet."
Rep. McDermott (at right) stated that "CBS's action violates the Commission's 2005 Broadband Internet Policy Statement". He concluded that he wants the FCC "to defend internet freedom and begin to address both the continuing problem of retransmission consent and its effect on internet freedom".
The FCC adopted a "Policy Statement" on August 5, 2005. See, story titled "FCC Adopts a Policy Statement Regarding Network Neutrality" in TLJ Daily E-Mail Alert No. 1,190, August 8, 2005. The FCC released the text [3 pages in PDF] on September 23, 2005. See, story titled "FCC Releases Policy Statement Regarding Internet Regulation" in TLJ Daily E-Mail Alert No. 1,221, September 26, 2007.
This Policy Statement provides, in part, that "To encourage broadband deployment and preserve and promote the open and interconnected nature of the public Internet, consumers are entitled to access the lawful Internet content of their choice ... to run applications and use services of their choice, subject to the needs of law enforcement ... to connect their choice of legal devices that do not harm the network ... to competition among network providers, application and service providers, and content providers." (Footnotes omitted. Emphasis added.)
The FCC promulgated its BIAS rules in its Report and Order (R&O) [194 pages in PDF] of late December, 2010. The FCC adopted the R&O on December 21, 2010, and released the text on December 23, 2010. It is FCC 10-201 in GN Docket No. 09-191 and WC Docket No. 07-52. See also, stories in TLJ Daily E-Mail Alert No. 2,186, December 22, 2010, and TLJ Daily E-Mail Alert No. 2,188, December 24, 2010.
Although, the BIAS order is worded in a manner that prohibits BIAS providers from blocking access to lawful content on the internet, while leaving others free to block access to internet content.
That order amended the FCC's rules to provide that "A person engaged in the provision of fixed broadband Internet access service, insofar as such person is so engaged, shall not block lawful content, applications, services, or non-harmful devices, subject to reasonable network management."
That BIAS order also provides that "A person engaged in the provision of mobile broadband Internet access service, insofar as such person is so engaged, shall not block consumers from accessing lawful websites, subject to reasonable network management; nor shall such person block applications that compete with the provider's voice or video telephony services, subject to reasonable network management."
At bottom, the 2005 policy statement is not an enforceable set of rules, and the 2010 rules do not reach CBS. Moreover, the 2010 rules may soon be overturned by the U.S. Court of Appeals (DCCir). Oral argument in Verizon v. FCC is scheduled for September 9, 2013.
Harold Feld of the Public Knowledge (PK) stated in a release that "CBS, by blocking all Time Warner Cable broadband subscribers in every market, regardless of whether or not they subscribe to Time Warner Cable's video services, has crossed the line from hardball tactics to outright abuse of consumers. It's unacceptable that CBS, or any company, should block access to web sites or web content because of a commercial dispute they have with a cable company."
He added that "CBS's actions also hold Internet subscribers hostage in an unrelated fight. Broadband subscribers outside the blacked out markets, as well as TWC broadband subscribers that do not rely on TWC for video, are being denied content they have every legal right to expect. Congress never intended that broadcasters violate their duty as trustees of the public airwaves by using consumers as pawns in commercial disputes."
Obama Snubs Putin Over Snowden Asylum
8/7. The White House news office issued a release that states that President Obama will not meet with Russian President Putin in September, in part, because Russia granted Edward Snowden temporary asylum.
The release states that "that there is not enough recent progress in our bilateral agenda with Russia to hold a U.S.-Russia Summit in early September."
It adds that "Russia's disappointing decision to grant Edward Snowden temporary asylum was also a factor that we considered in assessing the current state of our bilateral relationship.
It continues that on Friday, August 9, 2013, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel and Secretary of State John Kerry "will meet with their Russian counterparts in a 2+2 format in Washington to discuss how we can best make progress moving forward on the full range of issues in our bilateral relationship."
Finally, it states that Obama will travel to St. Petersburg, Russia on September 5-6 to attend the G-20 Summit.
Sen. Leahy and Sen. Graham Decry Lack of Accountability for Snowden's Disclosures
8/5. Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Sen. Lindsay Graham (R-SC) sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel seeking accountability for Edward Snowden's disclosure of information regarding federal surveillance programs.
The two members of the Senate Judiciary Committee (SJC) wrote that the U.S. "has suffered significant intelligence loses as a result of insider leaks in the case of Army Private Bradley Manning and National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden." Also, their disclosures "harm our country and the effectiveness of the intelligence community".
The two Senator noted that there is an Executive Order that addresses "insider threats", that has been in effect for nearly two years, and that designates responsibility to senior officials. Hence, "what the government does not lack is a policy or the designated senior officials to carry it out".
See, Executive Order 13587, titled "Structural Reforms to Improve the Security of Classified Networks and the Responsible Sharing and Safeguarding of Classified Information", dated October 7, 2011.
"What does appear to be lacking, however, in the aftermath of both leak cases is accountability." The two concluded by asking questions regarding whether anyone has been held accountable, and what steps are being taken to reduce the likelihood of "similar incidents occurring in the future".
CEA Study Finds Few People Rely on Over the Air Signals for TV
7/30. The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) announced, but did not publicly release, a survey based report titled "U.S. Household Television Usage Update".
The CEA stated in a release that the percentage of U.S. households that rely solely on over the air signals for television programming continues to decline, and is now at 7 percent.
The CEA release states that the CEA conducted 1,009 interviews via landline and cellphone.
The CEA is a large trade group that represents companies that make consumer electronics equipment, including devices that enable broadband internet access and/or wireless voice communications. These companies want more spectrum allocated for use by the devices that they make.
Gary Shapiro (at right), head of the CEA, stated in the release that "The vast majority of Americans no longer rely on over-the-air TV signals ... Consumers have moved away in droves from traditional broadcast television thanks to a surge in programming alternatives available through wired and wireless broadband connections."
He continued that "This is why Congress had it right when they authorized the FCC to hold voluntary broadcast spectrum incentive auctions to reallocate broadcast television spectrum to greater uses, like wireless broadband. This study provides yet another reason why it is time for broadcast spectrum to be reallocated, and quickly."
Dennis Wharton of the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) stated in response that "CEA's findings strain the bounds of credibility, beginning with the fact that its alleged 'research' was conducted by CEA staff members rather than an independent firm. Contrast that with the recent independent study by GfK, a world-recognized consumer research firm, that found that 19.3 percent of homes rely exclusively on over-the-air television."
Wharton added that "We're confident that GfK's research is far more credible than that of a trade association with a track record of anti-broadcasting bias."
See, June 17, 2013 GfK piece titled "Confessions of a Cord Cutter Skeptic Revisted".
The CEA release also states that the percentage of consumers who pay for TV from cable, satellite or fiber to the home providers has declined in recent years. The CEA release attributes this decline to the use of non-TV consumer electronics devices, such such as laptops, desktops, tablets and smartphones, and internet connected TVs, to watch video programming, as well as increased access to internet sourced TV programming.
The GfK piece states that the percentage of broadcast only homes has increased in recent years. It discusses the weak economy, the DTV transition, and streaming video as possible reasons for the return to broadcast only, but offers no conclusions.
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The House will not meet from August 5 through September 6. It will return from its August recess on Monday, September 9. See, House calendar for the 113th Congress, 1st Session.
The Senate will not meet from August 5 through September 6. It will return from its August recess on Monday, September 9. See, Senate calendar for the 113th Congress, 1st Session.
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM. Day one of a two day meeting of the Department of Transportation's (DOT) Research and Innovative Technology Administration's
(RITA) Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Program Advisory Committee. See, notice in the Federal Register, Vol. 78, No. 139, July 19, 2013, at Page 43273. Location: Crystal City Marriott at Reagan National Airport, 1999 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA.
10:00 AM. The U.S. Court of Appeals (FedCir) will hear oral argument in Panduit Corp. v. ADC Telecommunications, Inc., App. Ct. No. 12-1435, an appeal from the USPTO. Panel D. Location: Courtroom 201, 717 Madison Place, NW.
10:00 AM. The U.S. Court of Appeals (FedCir) will hear oral argument in Panduit Corp. v. Rea, App. Ct. No. 12-1437. Panel D. Location: Courtroom 201, 717 Madison Place, NW.
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM. The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission will hold one in a series of meetings to review and edit its 2013 annual report to the Congress. Open to the public. See, notice in the Federal Register, Vol. 78, No. 151, August 6, 2013, at Pages 47829-47830. Location: Room 231, Hall of the States, 444 North Capitol St., NW.
Deadline to submit reply comments to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in response to its Public Notice (PN) regarding its proposals to conduct three limited "real-world trials to obtain data" regarding transitioning public switched telephone network technology to all internet protocol networks. This PN is DA 13-1016 in GN Docket No. 13-5. The FCC released it on May 10, 2013. See, notice in the Federal Register, Vol. 78, No. 101, May 24, 2013, at Pages 31542-31548, and FCC's May 24 Public Notice. See also, story titled "FCC Requests Comments on Possible IP Transition Trials" in TLJ Daily E-Mail Alert No. 2,561, May 14, 2013.
Deadline to submit to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) oppositions to the Wireless Internet Service Providers Association's (WISPA) July 3, 2013 Petition for Reconsideration of the FCC's May 16, 2013 Report and Order (DA 13-1113) regarding universal service taxes and subsidies, and in particular, the FCC's Connect America Fund Phase II challenge process. See, July 12, 2013 Public Notice (Report No. 2986), and notice in the Federal Register, Vol. 78, No. 141, July 23, 2013, at Page 44091.
Deadline to submit public interest comments to the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) in its Investigation No. 337-TA-800 regarding "Certain Wireless Devices With 3G Capabilities and Components Thereof". This pertains to InterDigital Communications' complaint against various Huawei, ZTE, Nokia, and LG companies. See, notice in the Federal Register, Vol. 78, No. 135, July 15, 2013, at Pages 42107-42108.
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM. Day two of a two day meeting of the Department of Transportation's (DOT) Research and Innovative Technology Administration's
10:00 AM. The U.S. Court of Appeals (FedCir) will hear oral argument in Leviton Manufacturing v. USITC, App. Ct. No. 12-1483, an appeal from the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC). Panel E. Location: Courtroom 201, 717 Madison Place, NW.
10:00 AM. The U.S. Court of Appeals (FedCir) will hear oral argument in Fujian Hongan Electric v. USITC, App. Ct. No. 12-1493, an appeal from the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC). Panel E. Location: Courtroom 201, 717 Madison Place, NW.
10:00 AM. The U.S. Court of Appeals (FedCir) will hear oral argument in Intellect Wireless v. HTC, App. Ct. No. 12-1658, an appeal from the U.S. District Court. Panel E. Location: Courtroom 201, 717 Madison Place, NW.
1:00 - 3:15 PM. The DC Bar Association will host an event titled "Cloud Computing Basics". The speakers will be Henry Classen (Computer Sciences Corporation) and Philip Porter (Hogan Lovells). The price to attend ranges from $89 to $129. CLE credits. For more information, call 202-626-3488. The DC Bar has a history of barring reporters from its events. See, notice. Location: DC Bar Conference Center, 1101 K St., NW.
Extended deadline to submit comments to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in response to its notice of proposed rulemaking regarding its Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR). See, original notice in the Federal Register, Vol. 78, No. 131, July 9, 2013, at Pages 41199-41225, and FTC release extending deadline to August 8.
Effective date of the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) Wireline Competition Bureau's (WCB) Order [5 pages in PDF] of June 25, 2013 that requires that "eligible telecommunications carriers (ETCs) verify a Lifeline subscriber's eligibility for Lifeline service before activating such service". This order is DA 13-1441 in WC Docket No. 11-42. See also, notice in the Federal Register, Vol. 78, No. 131, July 9, 2013, at Pages 40968-40970.
10:00 AM. The U.S. Court of Appeals (FedCir) will hear oral argument in Apple v. Samsung Electronics, App. Ct. No. 2013-1129, a appeal from the U.S. District Court (NDCal) in a patent and trade dress case involving mobile device technology. This pertains to the District Court's order denying Apple's motion for a permanent injunction. Panel H. See also, stories titled "Apple Files Patent Infringement Complaint Against Samsung" in TLJ Daily E-Mail Alert No. 2,222, April 18, 2011, and "Trial Jury Returns Verdict In Apple v. Samsung" in TLJ Daily E-Mail Alert No. 2,437, August 25, 2012. The District Court case number is 11-CV-01846-LHK. Location: Courtroom 203, 717 Madison Place, NW.
10:00 AM. The U.S. Court of Appeals (FedCir) will hear oral argument in Integrated Technology v. Rudolph Technologies, App. Ct. No. 12-1593, an appeal from the U.S. District Court. Panel F. Location: Courtroom 201, 717 Madison Place, NW.
10:00 AM. The U.S. Court of Appeals (FedCir) will hear oral argument in Maury Microwave, Inc. v. Focus Microwaves, App. Ct. No. 13-1006, an appeal from the U.S. District Court. Panel F. Location: Courtroom 201, 717 Madison Place, NW.
10:00 AM. The U.S. Court of Appeals (FedCir) will hear oral argument in Comaper Corporation v. Antec, App. Ct. No. 13-1147, an appeal from the U.S. District Court. Panel F. Location: Courtroom 201, 717 Madison Place, NW.
10:30 AM. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will host an event titled "open meeting". The FCC is scheduled to adopt changes to its operating rules for satellite services, rules for unlicensed devices operating in the 57-64 GHz band, and rules regarding interstate inmate phone rates. See, agenda. Location: FCC, Commission Meeting Room, TW-C305, 445 12th St., SW.
12:00 NOON - 1:00 PM. The Heritage Foundation (HF) will host a discussion of the book [Amazon] titled "A Government of Wolves: The Emerging American Police State". This book addresses, among other topics, electronic surveillance. The speakers will include the author, John Whitehead (Rutherford Institute). Free. Open to the public. See, notice. Location: HF, 214 Massachusetts Ave., NE.
Deadline to submit nominations to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) for membership on Health Information Technology Policy Committee. There is one opening for a person with "expertise in health information privacy and security". See, notice in the Federal Register, Vol. 78, No. 138, July 18, 2013, at Page 42945.
Deadline to submit reply comments to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in response to its Second Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (2ndNPRM) regarding its "2000 Biennial Regulatory Review Separate Affiliate Requirements of Section 64.1903 of the Commission's Rules". The FCC adopted this NPRM on May 10, 2013 as part of its larger item [127 pages in PDF] that granted forbearance from numerous unnecessary regulatory requirements on phone companies. The FCC released this item on May 17. It is FCC 13-69 in CC Docket No. 00-175. See, notice in the Federal Register, Vol. 78, No. 113, June 12, 2013, at Pages 35191-35195.
Deadline to submit nominations to the Department of the Interior's (DOI) U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to serve on its National Geospatial Advisory Committee (NGAC). See, notice in the Federal Register, Vol. 78, No. 130, July 8, 2013, at Page 40764.
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1:00 - 2:30 PM. The American Bar Association (ABA) will host a webcast and teleconferenced panel discussion titled "Encryption Made Simple for Lawyers". The speakers will be John Simek (Sensei Enterprises) and David Ries (Clark Hill Thorp Reed). Prices vary. CLE credits. See, notice.
1:00 - 2:30 PM. The American Bar Association (ABA) will host a webcast and teleconferenced panel discussion titled "Patent Law Pro Bono: How and Why". The speakers will be Mark Privratsky (Lindquist & Vennum), Amy Salmela (Patterson Thuente IP), and Heather Callahan (Divetank Strategies). Prices vary. CLE credits. See, notice.
5:00 PM. Deadline to submit requests to speak at the August 20 teleconferenced meeting of the President's National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC). See, notice in the Federal Register, Vol. 78, No. 144, July 26, 2013, at Pages 45255-45256.
Deadline to submit reply comments to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in response to its July 15 Public Notice (DA 13-1540) regarding auction of H Block licenses in the 1915-1920 and 1995-2000 MHz bands, and competitive bidding procedures for Auction 96 (AU Docket No. 13-178). See, notice in the Federal Register, Vol. 78, No. 145, July 29, 2013, at Pages 45524-45533.
Deadline to submit to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (OUSTR) requests to testify, and summaries of hearing testimony, at its September 9 hearing in its Section 301 investigation of the intellectual property related actions of government of Ukraine. Section 301 is the statutory means by which the U.S. asserts its international trade rights, including its rights under World Trade Organization (WTO) agreements. In particular, under the "Special 301" provisions of the Trade Act of 1974, the OUSTR identifies trading partners that deny adequate and effective protection of intellectual property or deny fair and equitable market access to U.S. artists and industries that rely upon intellectual property protection. See, 19 U.S.C. § 2242. See, notice in the Federal Register, Vol. 78, No. 143, July 25, 2013, at Page 45011. Location: OUSTR, 1724 F St., NW.


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Lionel Messi has been warned by Cristiano Ronaldo after Argentina's World Cup triumph | Football | Sport
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Cristiano Ronaldo's Qatar experience should function a warning to Lionel Messi to withstand the temptation to play on until the subsequent World Cup. Argentina manager Lionel Scaloni made some extent of leaving the door open for Messi to maintain going until 2026 in North America.
He can be 39 by then but there have been precedents at this World Cup in Brazil's Dani Alves and Canada's Atiba Hutchinson who turned out for his or her countries in Qatar a yr in need of his fortieth birthday. "We want to save lots of him a spot for the World Cup 2026," said Scaloni.
"If he desires to keep playing, he can be with us. He's greater than entitled to make a decision whether he desires to keep playing for Argentina or not or what he desires to do together with his profession." Nonetheless, the traumatic exit of Messi's long-time rival Ronaldo at Qatar 2022 is a pointer to the Argentina captain to not attempt to defeat Father Time.
At 37, Ronaldo was reduced to the role of bit-part substitute for Portugal and left the tournament in tears after their quarter-final loss to Morocco. While that doesn't undo all the good things Ronaldo has done for his country, the ultimate image of him at a World Cup was a tragic one.
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Contrast that with Messi on the pitch on the Lusail Stadium on Sunday night together with his wife and kids, the happiest man on the earth. As a full stop to a world profession that's inconceivable to top.
Messi's intention is to play on for Argentina for the foreseeable future – "I need to maintain on experiencing just a few more matches as world champion" – he said after the sport. He has scored 98 goals for his country during his incredible profession so there may be an obvious goal to succeed in for there.
But three and a half years is a protracted time away. He defied the ageing process across the tournament to win the Golden Ball for best player but he was probably feeling his age yesterday after an Argentina party which began within the dressing room and continued on a midnight open-top bus journey down Lusail Boulevard serenaded by an infinite fireworks display.
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"World champions! I dreamed it so persistently. I wanted it a lot that I still have not come to ground, I am unable to consider it," he wrote on Instagram. Thanks very much to my family, to all who support me and likewise to all who believed in us.
"We demonstrated once more that Argentines once we fight together and united we're able to achieving what we got down to do. The praise belongs to this group, which is above individuals. It was the strength of all fighting for a similar dream that was also the dream of all Argentines and we did it!
"Go Argentina! We're seeing one another very soon." Messi is flying back to Argentina with the squad to affix the mass celebrations which have engulfed the country. He should benefit from the adulation, he has earned it. But he shouldn't be seduced into spoiling an exquisite legacy.
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SCC Ponders Cutting Men's Soccer, Women's Team Safe
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SCC men's soccer players and coaches came to a Jan. 22 Board of Trustees meeting to protest the shutdown of their team. (Photo by Lance Allegro / The Ebbtide)
CORRECTION: An earlier headline for this story suggested men's soccer has already been cut. The decision has not been finalized, and may be changed. We apologize for the misleading headline.
The future of men's soccer at SCC is in major peril as the school looks for more ways to attempt to balance the budget.
On Dec. 31, SCC notified the Northwest Athletic Conference (NWAC) of their intention to move forward with plans to withdraw from the league for the 2020-21 academic year. The NWAC requires schools to notify the league office prior to Jan. 1 if they are not planning to participate in a fall sport in the upcoming year. This decision is not binding, but if a team decides to drop out after this date there is a monetary penalty from the league.
Marisa Herrera, SCC Vice President of Students, Equity and Success, said that information presented to her and other members of administration showed that "women's soccer has demonstrated a marked improvement in this last year in their GPA and persistence rates as a sport," as compared to the men's team, which she cited as having "historically low academic retention, low GPA's and low persistence toward completion." According to Herrera, six of the 19 players on SCC's roster in the fall were academically ineligible.
One of the key parts of the original decision was regarding the high cost of maintaining SCC's on-campus field at the North end of the campus. Through the 2018-19 academic year, both soccer teams regularly used this field for both practices and games, although multiple current and former players have commented that it has long been one of the worst fields in the NWAC. However, SCC has not used the field at all this season, instead playing at Twin Ponds Park, which is rented from the City of Shoreline for both weekday practices and Saturday evening games.
Men's soccer assistant coach Christian Holmquist challenged the relevance of calculating the cost of maintaining the on-campus field.
"We do not even use the field on campus. We play at Twin Ponds, and we practice there as well. Why are we spending money maintaining a field that is not even played on?"
Holmquist went on to suggest that SCC could instead follow in the footsteps of Edmonds CC, which rents out its multi-purpose field to help offset the cost of maintaining it.
"The way we were alerted that the program was going to be cut was unfair," sophomore Matthew Lewis said. "We were alerted first on January 9th. We were then told later that (SCC) had been talking for over a year about cutting our program. How can you sit there and tell us that you've been planning to cut our program for over a year with little to no warning?"
However, it's not just administration that could have helped students be less in the dark. In June 2019, Athletic Director Steve Eskridge and both soccer head coaches (Joseph Ademofe for the men and Shaun Warner for the women) were made aware of the fact that soccer was potentially in danger of being cut. Eskridge said that coaches were not specifically given any instructions that they should either tell their players or that they should not tell their players.
Eskridge was out on medical leave from mid-November through Jan. 3, but learned of the decision on Jan. 2. Just as with administration, the athletic department did not reach out to players as soon as the information was available, as the students did not figure out until a week later.
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June: SCC notifies athletic department that both men's and women's soccer are under consideration to potentially be cut after the 2019-20 school year. In addition to the simple financial issues of operating a team, SCC cited the soccer programs as having lower GPAs and persistence toward completion of degrees than other teams within the athletic department and the student body as a whole.
Oct. 31: Multiple members of administration including Herrera and SCC President Cheryl Roberts meet to discuss findings and projections about the potential impacts of cutting the soccer programs.
Dec. 31: SCC submits a recommendation to withdraw both soccer programs from the NWAC, sent to the SCC Board of Trustees (who would make the final decision) and to the Executive Director of the NWAC, Marco Azurdia. At some point in the next six days, Azurdia relays this decision to other coaches in SCC's North Division of the NWAC.
Jan. 6: One of the NWAC North coaches contacts one of the players on SCC women's soccer team that still has a year of eligibility remaining, interested in potentially having the player transfer to their school. This is a fairly common practice when teams are folding. The player in turn tells SCC women's soccer Head Coach Shaun Warner.
Jan. 7: SCC officially notifies the athletic department of the decision.
Jan. 8: SCC notifies student-athletes of the decision, according to Herrera. This date is in direct conflict with statements by Lewis and fellow sophomore Santiago Armenta earlier in the meeting, which asserted student-athletes were not contacted until Jan. 9.
Jan. 9: SCC officially notifies all other members of campus of the decision.
Jan. 10 and 17: SCC administration meets with the student-athletes to discuss the decision. Based on information presented by the athletic department and student-athletes in these meetings, SCC revises their recommendation to the Board of Trustees, instead recommending the school cut only men's soccer and retain women's soccer.
Jan. 23: SCC Board of Trustees meets. Assistant coach Holmquist, three players and Herrera all make presentations for the board to consider.
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On Tuesday, we saw the first sightings of Tesla addicts lining up in front of Tesla stores for the new Model 3 sedan, which will be the most affordable car Tesla has ever created.
It's now Thursday, pre-order day is here, and those addicts are more excited than ever.
Social media is blowing up with people from all over the world sharing pictures shots from their places in line. They haven't even seen what the car looks like yet or know the confirmed details of what it can do!
I'm not doubting Tesla on this one, but at least that $1,000 pre-order deposit is refundable.
Tesla will unveil the Model 3 on Thursday night. You better not let those line-goers down, Tesla!
Here in New York City, the Chelsea showroom has drawn a massive crowd.
It was a similar sight in Göteborg, Sweden.
Up in Calgary, Canada, Tesla fans claimed this mall as their temporary home.
Even some automotive journalists got in on the action.
In Montreal, people had to toughing it out in the rain.
These guys look like pros with their camping chairs and sleeping bags.
These future Model 3 owners probably won't even see their cars for almost two years.
In Toronto, the doors have opened but the line still persists.
It was an early morning for those who pre-ordered their Model 3s in Zürich, Switzerland.
The Mall of Scandinavia in Solna, Sweden also got its share of line-standers.
Kjell-Edmund Ims sent in his picture from a mall near Boston, Massachusetts where he was waiting to reserve his Model 3.