"It's cultural." That's my pat answer to the question—why is the Munich show different?
I saved the Silbatone room for last even though I knew they'd be playing records because I wanted to end the Munich High End Show on a high note with a skip in my step after four very long and admittedly wonderful days of hi-fi'ing.
I attended the MQA presentation and also had an opportunity to speak to Bob Stuart afterwards and I still don't believe I have a firm grasp on the full MQA picture. Yes, I can be rather dense.
Italy's North Star Design was showing a dizzying array of DACs including the Intenso (€1000), Impulso (€1450), Incanto (€1800), Excelsio (€2100), and the Supremo (€3000 pictured above). All of the North Star DACs employ ESS Sabre chips and support 32/384 and DSD. As you move up the line, you go from the ES9016 to the ES9018 found in the Excelsio and Supremo.
I've always enjoyed Atoll's kinda quirky art deco-esque designs. The ST 200 (€2000) is a UPnP/DLNA enabled network player/DAC offering up to 24/192 PCM playback using the Burr Brown PCM1796 DAC. Beyond the typical digital inputs, the ST 200 adds Wi-Fi and two analog inputs as well as an analog volume control for direct to amp connection. Remote control is provided by Atoll's custom app for Android and iOS devices.
No single audio product before the M-One delivers such a feature-packed and modern product that fits into such a small and elegant space – crafted from a single block of Aluminium.
Against all the odds, our engineers have managed to incorporate all the latest connections – Airplay, Bluetooth aptX, LAN-Network 24bit /384kHz Asynchronous, SPDIF Coax-Opto-AES 24bit / 768kHz USB asynchronous passing DXD, DSD, DOP…, Phono MM / MC, Analog balanced and unbalanced inputs, and DSP with automatic room correction (M.A.R.S). All in an amazingly compact module, whose cabinet is cut in the mass of a single block of aluminum.
And I thought...have they not visited the Devialet room? I know, catty.
MBL sat right up near the very tippy top of my most enjoyable rooms at the Munich High End Show 2015. I very much enjoyed Juergen Reis' presentation on his speakers, the Radialstrahler mbl 101 X-treme (€202,000/pair) which was chock full of fascinating insight interspersed with sumptuous musical bits.
Dutch NOS DAC company Metrum Acoustics has developed their own chip for the Pavane DAC (€4000). "The parallel driven R2R ladder networks as used in the eight DAC modules performs, especially when combined with our FPGA-driven 'forward correction module', on a higher level." Metrum claims extremely high linearity "right down to -140dB" and "extremely high channel separation of 120 dB."
UK-based Leema Acoustics was showing their Libra DAC (£5995). The Libra employs an unspecified ESS Sabre DAC and supports up to 32/384 and DSD128 playback. The Libra can also function as a preamp offering both analog and digital inputs as well as Bluetooth along with RCA and XLR outputs. The Libra's modular design promises easy upgrade-ability including the DAC module for future-tech proofing. Leema represents the workings of ex-BBC sound engineers Lee Taylor and Mallory Nicholls.
That's the Media One (€9500 pictured on top) from Alluxity, a 32/384 and DSD128-capable network player/DAC offering a web-based control app. My notes on the Media One are rather sparse and the company's website offers no additional information. I did note there are RCA and XLR outputs. Apologies for the scant info. Alluxity is the brain child of Alexander Vitus the son of Hans Ole Vitus of Vitus Audio.
"Vermeer Audio has recently acquired the rights and the technology of the models LaSource and LaFontaine from the prestigious Audio Aero Company. These models will be used as basis for the development of the Vermeer Audio first range." On display in Munich was the Vermeer Audio TWO Universal Control Center (€20,000) the reincarnation of the Audio Aero La Fontaine. The TWO is a 24/384 and DSD-capable DAC and preamp offering both analog (RCA and XLR) and digital inputs (asynchronous USB, Toslink, AES/EBU, and Coax).
Italy's Audio Flight was new to me as was their FLS1 Pre/DAC (€4500). The DAC part runs on the ESS 9018 offering up to 32/384 and DSD256 playback. Digital inputs include 1x Toslink, 1x AES/EBU, 2x S/PDIF, and 1x USB in additional to 4 analog inputs (2x RCA, 2x XLR). There's also a headphone amp and an optional phono board for you vinyl lovers (I know you're out there).
Grimm Audio was also showing a multi-channel DSD system using five of their LS1 (€21,000/pair) Hypex powered speaker/DAC using the Oppo BDP-103 ($499) as front end. Pictured above was a 2-channel comparison where Grimm's Daen Van Aalst covered the center speakers "because our brains react to things we recognize" like three speakers. Music selections were from Channel Classics and I was impressed with the sound overall but when switching to multi-channel I found it a bit difficult to get a handle on the sound image as one coherent whole.


It's not just about your logo, it's about all of the visual elements of your business coming together to spell out exactly who you are, what you do, and what makes you unique. That's what makes a brand identity or brand image and helps you build your reputation.
It's a consistent theme, which runs through all of your visual communication – from business cards and brochures, signage and packaging through to website and marketing materials.
We develop brand identities (yes, some people call them logos) and create brand images, also known as 'visual language'. Sometimes we will also come up with the company name or product name. We then implement these designs across a multitude of platforms – printed, digital and environmental. These platforms can include a brochure, stationery, product packaging, a website, a social media campaign, vehicle graphics, signage and office graphics.
We live in a visual world. There are logos and brands everywhere around us. Every organisation, whether large or small, needs something visual to set it apart from the others. That's usually done with a logo or brand identity – a symbol of recognition for your business or organisation.
A considered, well-designed logo or brand can enhance your business. It should reflect your company's values and it should communicate your message effectively. A great logo is memorable - it is instant. At Carl Jones Design we use typography, symbology, colour, graphic elements and common sense when designing a brand.


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Phthalates, common chemicals found in everyday consumer products appear to lower a child's intelligence says a new study published in the medical journal PLOS One. The chemical is used as plastic softeners, food packaging, detergents, nail polish, hair spray and car interiors.
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Specializing in insolvency and complex commercial matters since 1974
Bachelor of Arts, 1974, Vanderbilt University (magna cum laude)
Juris Doctor 1977, University of Florida College of Law
Senior Executive Editor of the University of Florida Law Review
The Florida Bar (all state courts)
United States District Court, Middle District of Florida
United States District Court, Northern District of Florida
United States District Court, Southern District of Florida
Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals
Twelve Firm Lawyers Recognized In 2021 Edition Of Best Lawyers In America – August 2020
Four Stichter Riedel Shareholders Named Among the Top 100 Lawyers in Florida – June 2020
Fourteen Stichter Riedel Lawyers Recognized as Florida "Super Lawyers" or "Rising Stars" – June 2020
Four Stichter Riedel Shareholders Named Among the Top 50 Lawyers in Tampa Bay – June 2020
Eleven Firm Lawyers Recognized In 2020 Edition Of Best Lawyers In America – August 2019
Seven SRBP Shareholders Named As Florida 'Legal Elite' By Florida Trend Magazine - July 2019
Sixteen Stichter Riedel Lawyers Recognized as Florida "Super Lawyers" or "Rising Stars" – June 2019
Stichter Riedel Receives Highest Recognition in Chambers USA 2019 Guide; Ten Lawyers Individually Recognized – April 29, 2019
Attorneys Serve as Guest Lecturers for Stetson University College of Law Advanced Bankruptcy Class – Spring Semester 2019
Ten Firm Lawyers Recognized In 2019 Edition Of Best Lawyers In America – August 2018
Attorney Name
Russell M. Blain
Since joining Stichter, Riedel, Blain & Postler P.A. as a shareholder in 1985, Mr. Blain has led the firm's representation of clients in numerous large Chapter 11 cases. His practice, which involves out-of-court workouts and consultation with and advice to clients, as well as litigation in bankruptcy courts, is statewide, and he has served as lead counsel in the representation of debtors in possession in the largest cases ever filed in the Northern District of Florida. He is the immediate past chair of the Business Law Section of The Florida Bar and is a past president of the Tampa Bay Bankruptcy Bar Association.
Mr. Blain is a Fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy. He is recognized by Super Lawyers magazine as one of the Top 100 lawyers in the State of Florida. He is also listed in the bankruptcy and insolvency category by "Best Lawyers in America," by Chambers & Partners "America's Leading Lawyers for Business," by Florida Trend magazine's "Florida Legal Elite," and by "Who's Who - Legal." He has spoken on bankruptcy topics for The Florida Bar and various other seminar sponsors.
Mr. Blain was born in Tampa, Florida, and was educated at Vanderbilt University, where he received his B.A. magna cum laude in 1974, and at the University of Florida, where he received his J.D. in 1977. He served as Senior Executive Editor of the University of Florida Law Review, and his law review note was selected for publication and received the Gertrude Brick Law Apprentice Award. He is a member of Phi Delta Phi and Omicron Delta Kappa. Mr. Blain was admitted to The Florida Bar in 1977.
"bright, honest, and doing a really terrific job,"
and praised for his ability to "think outside the box"
- Chambers USA (2017)
Recipient, Douglas P. McClurg Professionalism Award, presented by the Tampa Bay Bankruptcy Bar Association in May 2018
Fellow, American College of Bankruptcy
Listed, Best Lawyers in America
Listed, Tampa Bay's Best Lawyers
Listed, Florida's Legal Elite, Florida Trend Magazine
Listed, Chambers & Partners, "America's Leading Lawyers for Business" in the area of Insolvency Practice in Florida
Listed, Florida Super Lawyers (Top 100 Lawyers)
Listed, Who's Who - Legal
Rated "AV" (highest rating) by Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory
Recipient, Gertrude Brick Award presented by the University of Florida Law Review, for the best Law Review case comment
Memberships and Community Involvement
Hillsborough County Bar Association
Florida Bar/Business Law Section (Chair 2008-09)
Florida Bar/Business Law Section (Secretary/Treasurer 2006-07
Member, Executive Council (1997 - present)
Vice Chair, Publications (1997)
Vice Chair, Bankruptcy-UCC Committee (2001)
Vice Chair, Legislative Committee (2003)
Chair, Bankruptcy Practice and Procedure Seminar (January 1997)
Chair, Continuing Legal Education Committee (1998)
Chair, Bankruptcy/UCC Committee (2002)
Chair, Legislative Committee (2005)
Tampa Bay Bankruptcy Bar Association
Continuing Legal Education/Programs Committee (1998-2002); Chair (2001-2002)
Member, Board of Directors (1995 - 2001)
President (1999 - 2000)
Chair (2000-2001)
ABA section on Corporation, Banking and Business Law
Commercial Law League of America
Bankruptcy Court, Middle District of Florida Mediation Committee
Ferguson White Inn, American Inns of Court - Treasurer (1995 - present)
Omicron Delta Kappa Leadership Fraternity
Member, Faculty and Steering Committee, Initial Seminar in Florida on the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 ("BAPCPA") held in Tampa in June 2005 and Miami in August 2005, co-sponsored by the Business Law Section of the Florida Bar and Stetson University College of Law
Faculty of the Fifth Annual International Bankruptcy Symposium held in Freiburg, German, in June 2005
Alumni Council, University of Florida College of Law (1994-present)
Board of Counselors, University of Tampa (1985 - present)
Board of Fellows, University of Tampa (2001 - present)
Board of Trustees, Hillsborough County Bar Foundation (2005-present)
Lecturer, Thirty-ninth annual Southeastern Bankruptcy Law Institute in Atlanta on the topics "Single Asset Real Estate Cases" and "Individual Chapter 11 Cases" (March 21-23, 2013)
The Florida Bar Business Law Section, " Handling the Über Case in Bankruptcy Court: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Instead Came To Love Organized Chaos" (September 2012)
Lecturer, University of Florida College of Law, course in Advanced Bankruptcy Law and Practice (2005-2009)
Faculty Member and Steering Committee Member for the Business Law Section of the Florida Bar and Stetson University College of Law initial seminars on the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 held in Tampa in June 2005 and Miami in August 2005. At the Tampa program, Mr. Blain moderated the panel on business bankruptcy and Chapter 11 issues under BAPCPA.
Faculty Member, Fifth Annual International Bankruptcy Symposium held in Freiburg, Germany, in June 2005. The faculty comprised lawyers, judges, trustees, and insolvency managers from Germany and the United States. At the symposium, Mr. Blain presented a paper and spoke on the topic of court-to-court communications in insolvency cases, focusing on the Parmalat case as a case study.
Guest Lecturer, Advanced Bankruptcy Course, Stetson University College of Law (2008-2009)
Published, "Lien Rights and Construction Lending: Responsibilities and Liabilities in Florida," 29 U. Fla. L. Rev. 411 (1977)
Publications and Speaking Engagements
Mr. Blain has served as lead or co-counsel for numerous debtors in complicated and successful Chapter 11 cases. Some of these are listed below:
In re Barret Home Corp. f/k/a Arthur Rutenburg Corp. (one of Florida's largest home builders and developers during the 1980s; total debts in excess of $40 million; debtor spun off homebuilding entities to non-filing subsidiaries prior to filing to avoid disruption in completion of residential construction contracts; plan of reorganization confirmed)
In re Centurion Health of Carrollwood, Inc. (hospital facility; Chapter 11 plan confirmed)
In re CHC Industries, Inc. (the largest manufacturer of hangers in the United States; liquidating plan was confirmed which paid creditors in full with interest)
In re College Harbor, Inc. (adult congregate living facility; plan of reorganization confirmed)
In re Crown Auto Dealerships, Inc., ( a group of five automobile dealerships in Pinellas County Florida; plan of reorganization confirmed)
In re Deb-Lyn, Inc. (owner of twelve Burger King restaurants; plan of reorganization confirmed)
In re First American Capital Trust (automobile financing business; plan of reorganization confirmed)
In re Habana Hospital Pharmacy, Inc., d/b/a Habana Pharmacy (retail pharmaceutical and home health care store; plan confirmed)
In re Independent Wholesale, Inc. (distributor of tobacco products and convenience store items; case is ongoing)
In re Lykes Bros. Steamship Co., Inc. (in this case, the third largest U.S. flag international liner-carrier with over $400 million in annual revenues and over $300 million in liabilities, Mr. Blain worked closely with Harley Riedel and handled numerous motions, contested matters and adversary proceedings, including proceedings to secure the release of a vessel arrested in Belgium and the sale of the Eco-Box group of vessels)
In re Moltech Corp and In re Moltech Power Corp. (related debtors engaged in the business of developing and manufacturing batteries; plan confirmed)
In re North American Archery Group, LLC (five debtors in the business of manufacturing components for the archery business; debtors sold as operating entities to a publicly traded company; plan confirmed)
In re Oaks of Clearwater, Inc. (office building in Clearwater, Florida with a series of mortgages; cram-down plan confirmed with the support of the second mortgage holder and unsecured creditors)
In re RHA/Princeton Hospital, Inc. (150 bed acute care hospital secured by $48 million in bond debt; liquidating plan confirmed)
In re Radio Officers Union, Inc. (two related debtors which were maritime unions; plan confirmed in less than six months)
In re Riverwood Land Company, L.P. (a real estate project involving the development of a golf course residential community; plan of reorganization confirmed)
In re Southern Mill Creek
In re Utility Partners, Inc. (technical and system implementation for public utility companies nationwide; plan of reorganization confirmed)
Banyon 1030-32 (trustee representation - Ponzi scheme litigation - $39.7 million settlement)
Mr. Blain serves as a neutral third party mediator to assist parties with the consensual resolution of disputes in bankruptcy cases, assignments for the benefit of creditors, and state and federal district court.
In recent years, Mr. Blain has served as a mediator in more than forty cases, including avoidance actions under the Bankruptcy Code, breach of contract and collection actions, business disputes, and fraud cases.
In 2015, Mr. Blain completed the forty-hour ABI/St. John's Bankruptcy Mediation Training Program hosted by the American Bankruptcy Institute, St. John's University School of Law Center for Bankruptcy Studies, and St. John's Hugh L. Carey Center for Dispute Resolution. The program is the gold standard of bankruptcy mediation training, and is guided by a distinguished faculty of nationally respected bankruptcy judges, practitioners, and mediators. It requires attendees to participate in a highly interactive four-day program involving lectures, videos, demonstrations, and supervised mediation simulations.
Mr. Blain has argued numerous matters that have resulted in published decisions. Among these published decisions are the following:
In re Deb-Lyn, Inc., 2004 WL 452560 (N.D. Fla. February 20, 2004) (affirming the bankruptcy court's decision denying a secured creditor's motion seeking relief from the automatic stay. The secured creditor's stay relief motion relied on a clause in a pre-petition forbearance agreement in which the debtor agreed not to oppose or object to lender's stay relief motion in the event of a bankruptcy filing. The district court held that a pre-petition waiver of the automatic stay by an operator of an ongoing business was unenforceable.)
In re Moltech Power Systems, Inc., 273 B.R. 268 (Bankr. N.D. Fla. 2002) (disallowing an administrative claim which sought to recover amounts due under a pre-petition contract.)
In re Venice-Oxford Associates, Ltd. Partnership cases (four published decisions appearing, respectively, at 236 B.R. 791, 236 B.R. 805, 236 B.R. 814, and 236 B.R. 820 (Bankr. M.D. Fla. 1999))(dealing, inter alia, with an assignment of rent clause in a mortgage and the preclusive effect of a state court judgment). See also In re Villamont-Oxford Associates, Ltd. Partnership, 236 B.R. 467 (Bankr. M.D. Fla. 1999); In re Villamont-Oxford Associates Ltd. Partnership, 230 B.R. 457 (Bankr. M.D. Fla. 1998); and In re Villamont-Oxford Associates Ltd. Partnership, 230 B.R. 445 (Bankr. M.D. Fla. 1998).
In re Lykes Bros. Steamship Co., Inc., 207 B.R. 282 (Bankr. M.D. Fla. 1997) (holding that the automatic stay of Section 362 had world-wide effect and granting a mandatory preliminary injunction requiring the release of Chapter 11 debtor's vessel arrested in Antwerp.)
In re Crown Auto Dealerships, Inc., 187 B.R. 1009 (Bankr. M.D. Fla. 1995) (disallowing claims against an automobile dealership seeking to recover damages for fraud, deceptive trade practices, and unfair trade practices.)
In re Barrett Home Corp., 165 B.R. 50 (Bankr. M.D. Fla. 1994) (determining that debtor corporation did not violate Florida's antitrust statute or Florida's civil RICO Statutes, and claimant could not recover under Florida law on civil conspiracy claim.)
In re Barrett Home Corp., 160 B.R. 387 (Bankr. M.D. Fla. 1993) (estimating a claim filed by a homeowner for purposes of voting on a plan.)
In re Rentclub, Inc., 149 B.R. 699 (Bankr. M.D. Fla. 1993) (ruling that a secured creditor's failure to file a new UCC-1 financing statement reflecting the debtor's changed corporate name rendered the creditor's lien unperfected under the Uniform Commercial Code.) See also In re Rentclub, Inc., 141 B.R. 235 (Bankr. M.D. Fla. 1992) (denying creditor's request to dismiss Chapter 11 in "embryonic" stage.)
In re Sunrise Restaurants, Inc., 135 B.R. 149 (Bankr. M.D. Fla. 1991) (holding that a Burger King franchise agreement was capable of being assumed under §365(c) of the Bankruptcy Code and that the debtor had authority to assume and assign the franchisee agreement notwithstanding the franchisor's objection.)
In re Corkscrew Golf Property Land Trust, 93 BR. 277 (Bankr. M.D. Fla. 1988) (real estate broker not entitled to quantum meriut recovery against estate.)
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'The idea of what TV is will change' – the challenges and opportunities of addressable TV
Seven premiered a new form of advertising in Australia last month during the first game of the Rugby League World Cup. But with viewers increasingly turning to streaming, what are the pitfalls broadcasters face, and why has the industry been slow to invest in video ad serving platforms?
November 6, 2017 9:20
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On June 9, 2008, Steve Jobs unveiled his second iPhone, the "3G", at Apple's Worldwide Developers' Conference in San Francisco.
When the 53-year-old walked onto the stage, he was, predictably, cheered like a rockstar by the 5,000-capacity Moscone Center. Yet, at the time, the presentation also felt like something of a damp squib.
The 3G was always going to be music-tech giant's difficult second album after its debut changed everything with the touch of a screen in 2007. Its new features merely reminding customers of the basic functionality omitted from the original in its giddy rush to market. It's hard to imagine today, but the first iPhone shipped without GPS, downloadable apps or even copy and paste.
Yet there was one moment that, in hindsight, seems significant.
To demonstrate 3G's potential, Jobs introduced a video on the big screen showing the new phone loading a web page on both the old and next-generation networks, at the same time, side by side.
"It's a website with lots of images on it," he emphasised. "And a complex layout."
By the time they had both finished huffing and puffing, the old connection recorded a pitiful time of 59 seconds, while 3G mustered a not-much-better 21 seconds.
"So then we took two other state-of-the-art 3G phones. The iPhone 3G is 36% faster than the Nokia N96 or Treo 750."
Then he made his point.
"And you get a full website on the iPhone's screen and something… quite a bit less on these other two."
The iPhone 3G became the first device that made mobile internet a reality because, as Jobs explained, it combined a screen big enough to watch video on with a connection quick enough that it worked. It made the 2007 original look like an MP3 player with a phone lumped in. Or as The Sydney Morning Herald put it the following morning: "It's more of a work horse and less of a show pony."
Over the next decade, marketers and media companies would struggle to come to terms with the changes that single technological leap made to consumer behaviour.
The dawn of the age of 'total video'
Fast forward to 2017 and total video streaming, both on mobile and a smart TV at home, has not just revolutionised how we consume video but opened up a world of possibilities for how marketers can target customers – if they can overcome a number of barriers.
Seven became the first major Australian network to offer addressable advertising to viewers streaming their content live or via catch up. This potentially means not only can different ads be shown depending on the composition of the household, but that multiple versions of ads can be made to suit the user.
"Brands can target three or four different demographics for the same product," explains Allen Klosowski, from video ad serving platform SpotX. "If it's a car advert, why not focus on its easy access to the back seat if the viewer has kids?"
It also presents the possibility of interaction with live events, too. Seven began offering the service in late October, beginning with the Rugby League World Cup. Its first clients included big-hitters such as McDonald's, Telstra and Coles and early iterations of its software allow the channel to target audiences by behaviour, location, age and gender.
However, these events also present potential problems that new platforms need to be able to overcome. "If somebody hits a red button on a sporting event the ads have to be ready to go," Klosowski says.
"That means a brand is connected to thousands of buyers and we work with our partners to make sure the ad decisions are made beforethe break. Then we can do some cool stuff like vary the length of the break or change the ad. You could have different advertising if the pause was caused by a penalty kick."
Addressable TV's push into the mainstream is a result of the changing viewing habits that broadcasters can no longer afford to ignore. Today, more than half of all video viewing is happening on phones. Since 2013, mobile video views have tripled. And, crucially, it's not just short clips of skateboarding cats and the like – 48% of all video viewing on smartphones relates to footage that's five minutes or longer, and 30% that lasts 20-minutes plus.
In the living room, it's a similar story: programs can pile on huge amounts of extra viewers after the initial linear broadcast. Across catch-up, Aussies are streaming between 40 and 50 million minutes of TV a day via services such as Plus7, 9Now and Tenplay.
"At first younger demographics were more likely to watch on a connected device but it's starting to filter into an older demographic," says Doug Peiffer, CEO of TV ratings measurement service OzTAM, who compile TV data.
"The number of devices is growing, and that's causing a fragmentation of viewing. People move around, too. You might watch some of The Bachelorette on the TV that night but continue the next day on your phone." People, he says, are personalising their viewing time.
The increased numbers are mostly because almost any screen can be used to watch video – whether or not it was internet enabled out of the box. Total video can now be watched through a smart TV or an ordinary TV turned "connected" via a digital TV box, games console or USB dongle. Meanwhile, the breathless list of providers includes SVOD subscription services on demand (Stan, Netflix, Quickflix); TVOD paid-for one-off downloads (iTunes, Google Play); AVOD ad-funded catch-up from traditional services (Plus 7, 9Now, Tenplay) and peer-to-peer (YouTube, Daily Motion); as well as hybrid offerings by satellite TV companies.
Flexibility for content creators
It's already changing how broadcasters are commissioning their content. Last February, for example, BBC Three in the UK became the first high-profile TV station in the world to go streaming only. The youth channel was forced into the move after the state broadcaster's budget was cut and the channel's ratings dropped.
What was expected to be a disaster, though, was seen as an opportunity – without the restriction of having to service linear TV, the whole thinking behind its output changed.
The network now spends 20% of its $50m budget on content that isn't "long-form TV" including short videos, written articles, animation and native content for Facebook, Snapchat and Twitter. Some 18 months on, BBC Three has seen its share of catch-up viewing double and its original drama, Thirteen, was last year's most requested show on the BBC's iPlayer catch-up service. It provides a tantalising peek into the future for Australian marketers, viewers and content creators.
"A half hour or hour programme represents a uniformity, but that's not the world we live in anymore," says Tom Hoffman, the VP for digital and social media at Fremantle. "You're already seeing this in podcasts. The best content just dictates its duration. But we can also use data to guide us, too."
Fremantle creates and distributes some of the world's top-rated shows including The X-Factor, America's Got Talent and Family Feud. But they are shows that, on the surface, seem ill-equipped for a digital future because they seemingly thrive on a whole family watching together; something that seems at odds with fragmented viewing habits. The company though was able to use data insights, including from ad tech platforms, to adapt its approach.
"Our talent programs are more niche than they might seem," he adds. "Variety shows are a variety of niches. Also, while at first we used to think about how a format would travel to other countries, now we consider how they will adapt to different digital platforms. Perhaps there is a segment of a show that suits an online platform with a shorter attention span? The winner of America's Got Talent was a 12-year-old singing ventriloquist, and the clip of her first audition was Fremantle's top-rated clip on Facebook and YouTube. But on Twitter, it was a deaf singer. Meanwhile, our biggest clip on Instagram was a video of food."
It's a sentiment that applies to marketers as much as program-makers, as Klosowski, the VP of SpotX's Advanced Solutions Group, emphasises: "The idea of what TV is will change. Mobile, desktop and traditional TV will merge. Brands and agencies will look at how to reach their audience and plan across all of these devices as if they have equal value. The future is using data to get to the audience of their choice."
And don't think the future is just catch-up, too. Live TV remains popular and as more televisions become connected, streaming live via the internet will become the norm. "A Silicon Valley giant can capture a million sets of eyeballs but not at the exact same second like you can with TV," points out Hoffman.
He cites the example of James Corden's success in the US. His apparently meagre ratings (around 1 million live) on his 12:30am chat show have translated into online clips that reach up to 170 million views. But live TV was still the springboard. "Nothing markets digital better than television," he adds.
You might wonder, therefore, why we're only just seeing addressable advertising go live in Australia with Seven's announcement. After all, catch-up formats have been in existence for well over a decade. Hulu – the US pioneer – launched in 2005 through a collaboration between News Corp and NBC Universal while the UK's BBC iPlayer first went into beta testing in 2007. In Australia, Seven threw down the gauntlet in 2010 before Nine and Ten joined in a couple of years later. In terms of mobile, 4G was launched by Telstra back in 2011 and provides speeds quick enough to load a typical video in just three seconds.
Content is changing, but can ad tech cope?
The reality is that many ad serving platforms are simply not equipped to deal with streaming, or at least to do it justice. If you've ever encountered a lengthy delay before your video loads, or had your mobile screen black out, chances are it was caused by the adtech and not your device or internet service provider.
The problems arise because traditional ad serving platforms use a "waterfall" system to select which advertiser gets to buy the slots programmatically. Simply put, publishers offer an ad slot to the sales channel they think will offer the most money but, if they don't bite, it gets offered to apparently less valuable bidders until somebody purchases. Of course, if choice one, two, three and so on don't work out, you'll be waiting quite a time for the rest to get in line. Moreover, it can also be the case that those bidders lower down are actually willing to pay more money than the supposed top choices.
"The tech can't search the options quick enough," explains Klosowski. "If each potential buyer is given half a second to make up its mind, but ten of them say no, then you've got a five-second delay."
This pause is mostly irrelevant on a standard webpage because it doesn't delay content, but for a broadcaster it causes all manner of issues. For instance, what if the second brand is actually more valuable than the first? What if it's a premium car manufacturer, say, that is a better fit for the program, and that marque is willing to spend more money than option one?
It was exactly these delays that inspired a new generation of ad serving platforms dedicated to video. One of the first was SpotX, which was founded in 2007 by Steve Swoboda and Michael Shehan as an offshoot of their paid search optimisation service Booyah.
"Our system of trading is completely parallel," Klosowski adds. "Every buyer sees every opportunity at the same time – meaning a bigger yield for the publisher and less latency. The entire process takes less than half a second."
Even if a video isn't delayed, there's still a world of potential problems that can be encountered.
With one-size-fits-all programmatic trading, there's the risk of unsuitable adverts appearing during programs. Of course, this could be as dramatic as an undesirable advertiser popping up, or it could be having multiple spots from similar businesses next to one another.
"Publishers want to be in control of adverts," he adds. "The media owner is not earning maximum value for their inventory if they're choosing convenience by selling ad slots via a third party. We want to make it easy for them to sell their own inventory. But also, premium broadcasters have their own sales force. We don't want to compete with them."
The data opportunity
Already, we're seeing channels increase their efforts to collect data on their customers to facilitate this new future. Since February last year, Nine has asked its viewers to register for its 9Now catch-up service and already claims to have 4.5m registered users, while in June, Seven signed a new deal to launch a standalone video service. Meanwhile, Foxtel has reportedly agreed its own deal to join them.
Of course, data is key to these new services. New ad serving platforms differ from traditional services because they allow broadcasters and advertisers to combine information anonymously, with the platforms then throwing in extra third-party data. The result is the perks of more targeted advertising without the threat of handing over lucrative customer information to competitors.
With such a huge audience, why aren't some broadcasters and advertisers taking advantage and transferring to new ad-serving tech? "For some, there's a perception that it's just not TV," admits Klosowski. "It's still TV even if it's not delivered via an antenna or cable package. But some digital buyers still don't understand the TV side yet and the TV guys don't grasp the digital side yet.
"Banner advertising got established over a long time in the 90s but then the internet became dynamic; television is a long-time fixed platform that takes standardised ad units. The internet is struggling to find uniformity, and it gets disrupted every year with the next platform winner."
If Australia's industry is burying its head in the sand, then marketers will need to act quick as technology continues to offer new experiences.
In January, the US carrier T-Mobile announced it was offering only unlimited data packs to customers, meaning users can download and watch as much video as they want without any worry over big bills or hefty fines. The move led to rivals Verizon, Sprint and AT&T updating their plans.
We're already seeing similar initiatives in Australia with Optus offering packages where you can stream Netflix, Stan and Premier League football without it counting against your data allowance. It seems only a matter of time before everyone has no data restrictions. "If you get unlimited service, the opportunities to watch will increase," points out OzTam's Doug Peiffer. "Speeds will quicken, and uptake will increase."
But what of the distant future? Will viewers be able to actually be in programs? And what marketing opportunities could that bring?
We're not as far off as you might imagine.
"Fremantle makes a show in Norway called Lost in Time," adds Hoffman. "We wondered, 'How do you do virtual reality for TV?' So now the people in the show use VR." The viewers see them in the world that they see. While the contestants are transported to the Ice Age, Wild West and Jurassic period, viewers can play along at home in real time using a smartphone or tablet. It's a blend of cutting edge technology, connected devices and an old-fashioned gameshow format.
Or as Hoffman puts it: "Technology keeps advancing but traditional television can sit right in."
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Monadnock Music's wild night of baroque music
Monadnock Music's Black Tie & Baroque, cocktails and salon concert on Saturday in Dublin. Courtesy Photo
Monadnock Music's Black Tie & Baroque, cocktails and salon concert in Dublin on Saturday. Courtesy Photo
Monadnock Music's Black Tie & Baroque, cocktails and salon concert, in Dublin on Saturday. Courtesy Photo
By MEGHAN PIERCE
Published: 11/15/2019 4:14:37 PM
Monadnock Music shared a sneak peek into its upcoming season at the Black Tie and Baroque concert and salon in Dublin Saturday night.
The music salon centered around the work of Italian baroque composers and was held in the former a Catholic church-turned home Our Lady of the Snow in Dublin.
Laina Barakat, Monadnock Music executive director, welcomed the audience and said the event was dreamed up by the homeowners, Jerry and Susan Bird.
To keep the evening intimate there were no printed programs. Instead the musicians – Andrus Madsen on the harpsichord, Michael Unterman on the baroque cello and Sarah Darling and Francis Loo both on baroque violins – introduced the pieces and talked about the historical significance and geographical origins of the compositions that had a focus on the lesser-known Italian baroque composers. They opened with a piece by Italian baroque composer Giuseppe Antonio Brescianello, who spent time in the Munich Court.
"Now that we've got some playing under our belt, I want to tell you where we are," Madsen said, afterward the first number. "We are in November of 1719 at the Nymphenburg Palace in Munich, experiencing music in the Munich Court. … All of the music that we are playing tonight, you could have heard at the Munich Court."
Madsen said baroque music has been dominated by composers who came from the Protestant north of Germany.
"And it turns out that there are these incredible gems in the south," Madsen said. "It's really fun music and it's fun for us because before this concert we had never played any Brescianello. Only in the past five years did people have any idea this music was so good. So you guys are, like, really in the know."
There were several moments of improvisation during the concert including a harpsichord solo by Madsen in the style of the Munich Court circa 1719.
"When the keyboard player, when he played a solo, he wouldn't have played anything written," Madsen said. "I gave a lecture the other day that asked the question, 'What is the difference between classical music and jazz?' The answer being. 'There is none.'"
At the beginning of the evening, Barakat said, Monadnock Music is currently celebrating its 55th year.
"We're very close to announcing the dates and locations of our next summer. What I can tell you is we are going to open on June 17 and we're going to close on Aug. 19," she said.
Barakat said they are expanding their free concert program in 2020. "We had a very strong financial year, this year," she said. "So we're going from nine free concerts to 12 free concerts."
The mission of Monadnock Music is to provide free and low-cost classical music concerts to the region, she said.
"Our goal is to be able to bring the highest caliber music into the towns and villages of the Monadnock Region in a way that you wouldn't experience driving to Boston or to New York City. You're able to have an intimate encounter with musicians of a very high caliber, chat with them afterward and be able to provide something for your friends who are visiting, your children, and for your own life – just a really excellent cultural experience that you might not otherwise be able to get," Barakat said.
Monadnock Music is currently in its offseason, which will include several more events, she said, including the Holidays with House Tours, Music and Cheer on Friday, Dec. 6, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
"Four lovely people in Peterborough, on Pine Street, have offered to open their homes. They are going to decorate like crazy and every home will have a hot beverage and a cookie, so it's going to be really fun for families and kids. And, just for adults, one of the places is going to have hot mulled wine."
The house tours will also include live classical music and carolers. Tickets for the house tours are $15 per person or $40 for a family (children 10 and under $5), Free to all veterans. Tickets can be purchased at www.monadnockmusic.org.
Then in January, in partnership with the Keene Indian Association, Monadnock Music plans to present an Indian concert with both traditional sitar music as well as a piece from a contemporary solo flute piece by an Indian composer.
In February a Cabaret Brunch, right before Valentine's Day, is planned.
The offseason will continue in March, with the annual music lecture, with coffee and tea, at the Peterborough Players. The event is free for members.
In April, Monadnock Music is partnering with the Monadnock International Film Festival to present a live music and film event.
In May a free, family-friendly classical music with an accompanying light concert is planned.
In June right before the start of its 2020 season, Monadnock Music is partnering with the Thing in the Spring to present three free hour-long, lunchtime concerts in Depot Park. These concerts will continue to be held every Thursday through September.
The 2020 season will include the James Bolle Memorial Concert of Beethoven's 9th Symphony on July 26 at the Peterborough Town House.
"We originally had a little bit of a hard time getting enough choristers for when we wanted to book that concert so we moved it to Jim Bolle's birthday on July 26," Barakat said. "It's going to be great. We're going to have the full chorus that we need because in order to balance out a 60 person orchestra you need about 100, 120 voices. So if anybody wants to sing it's going to be an amazing opportunity to work with Gil Rose and an amazing other conducting Wayne Abercrombie. You get to work with both of them."
The 2020 season is set to close with an upscale concert and fireworks show at the Aldworth Manor in Harrisville.
"It will be a really nice season and there will be far more events than in my four years," she said.
You can learn more at www.monadnockmusic.org.
Meghan Pierce is an editor at the Monadnock Ledger-Transcript. You can reach her at mpierce@ledgertranscript.com.
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Are you really Al Gore?
Is this 'manbearpig' thing dangerous?
What can I do about manbearpig?
What is the government doing about manbearpig?
What is Tipper doing to help?
I've never seen or even heard of manbearpig before now, can I hold off taking action until, you know, you actually have some hard evidence?
What if a manbearpig tries to mate with me?
Is it true that scientists at Coca-Cola have used DNA found in Canadian tundra to clone a primative NeanderthalManbearpig which they planned to use to fight the manbearpig and then take over the world?
Is it true that Rosie O'Donnell is actually manbearpig?
When you talk about technology you sometimes sound like the unabomber. Not a question, just an observation.
I am AlGore. I am a professional manbearpig hunter with years of experience and training.
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Although, I can not, currently, talk about it directly I believe that somewhere there is proof that the current government has been infiltrated by manbearpig. I have yet to find that proof which means they must be hiding it well. However, a correspondent has sent this photograph which seems genuine and it seems to bear my theory out.
Tipper sits alone in our modest home surrounded by the wait staff, kitchen staff, and housekeeping staff reading Rock AND Roll lyrics out loud. She then asks the staff or other unimportant people if the lyrics are inoffensive, offensive or if they are things she should say in bed to me. She then says those things in bed to make me excited. By excited, I mean so I will be able to perform in bed in the man-and-woman-who-are-married way. Occasionally, when she thinks about Frank Zappa, she cries. She cries alot.
Your life is meaningless with the threat of manbearpig looming over you, as is your children and your grandchildren. You must do exactly what I say or else everyone on earth will die. In fact, people are already dying. Thousands die every day and everyone knows that manbearpig is responsible!
First, lie perfectly still. Second, make chicken noises to make it hungry so it will go in search of food. DO NOT make the sounds of a tasty chicken. DO NOT make the sounds of manbearpig in heat because it will only make things worse.
The single biggest threat to our planet. something out there which threatens our very existence and may be the end to the human race as we know it. i'm talking of course, about... "manbearpig." it is a creature which roams the earth alone. It is half man, half bear, and half pig! some people say that manbearpig isn't real. well, I'm here to tell you now, manbearpig is very real, and he most certainly exists! I'm cereal... manbearpig doesn't care who you are or what you've done. manbearpig simply wants to get you! i'm super cereal..
Is it true that scientists at Coca-Cola have used DNA found in Canadian tundra to clone a primitive NeanderthalManbearpig which they planned to use to fight the manbearpig and then take over the world?
No. This has been investigated thoroughly and I, AlGore, came to the conclusion that she is neither man, nor bear, not pig. She is half woman, half shrill harpy and one half cranky molecular physics expert who knows that fire can not melt steel. She should know. In my research I discovered that her grandfather spent his early years working in a spoon mine where fully formed spoons were pulled out of ground, dusted off and then taken to stores. The environmental impact of spoon mining is almost as big of a disaster as manbearpig. But, manbearpig is way worse.
The differences are obvious to anyone. I do not wear hoodies.
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Warning! If this light is blinking then manbearpig may be near. If the manbearpig warning sensor is not blinking then manbearpig may have disabled it and you are in the greatest peril. Ever! Serial.
Have you seen the manbearpig?
If seen do not approach! Call AlGore at once! AlGore will personally rush to the scene, investigate, and save your life and the lives of your pets from the manbearpig and then AlGore will be hero of the worlds.
mouth breathing is a proven technique to prevent manbearpig attacks. The sound of mouth breathing can confuse the manbearpig's radar-like echolocation system. Serial. Has manbearpig ever attacked Ben Affleck? No! Case closed.
Write to me (AlGore) to tell me what a great guy I am for saving your life, your family and friends' lives and even the entire world. I like people. People say I am a people person. My wife says I am a super, super person that everyone likes. She said she isn't just saying that either; she really, really means it. Write me and I promise I will write back and we can be friends. We can be penpals. That would be neat.


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4 Chair Discipling
Growing a Movement of Disciple-Makers
By Dann L. Spader
Dann Spader is disciple-maker who has spent years exploring what it means to take someone from seeker to making disciples themselves. Over 750,000 people in 80 countries have been trained to make disciples through organizations he has led.
Through studying the life of Christ and His disciple-making methods, Dann developed "4 Chair Discipling, "a simple picture for others to follow.
Jesus' last words here on earth had a few very specific instructions... We are to "Go... and Make Disciples... Baptize... and Teach."
But what does that mean for us today? And, while some of those instructions are pretty clear-we often get lost along the way. Especially when it comes to making disciples.
"What does it mean to make disciples? What does it look like played out in day-to-day life? Is it even possible?"
Well, it's not easy. But it is simple. Teacher and leader Dann Spader explains disciple-making as a process of moving people through four chairs, from someone seeking to know more about Christ to someone who makes disciples themselves.
Chair 1: Come and See (John 1:39)
Chair 2: Follow Me (John 1:43)
Chair 3: Become a Fisher of Men (Matthew 4:19)
Chair 4: Go and Bear Fruit (John 15:16)
In the process of His four year ministry, Jesus realized that different people are at different stages of growth and development, and He works to challenge each of them to the next level.
In "4 Chair Discipling" you'll get a clear and simple picture of how to follow in Jesus' footsteps and do the same thing.
Manufacturer: Moody Publ
Author: Dann L. Spader


BOOM! Studios has unveiled the very first Firefly Big Damn Heroes Box! Firefly #1 devuts this November 2018 from writer Greg Pak and artist Dan McDaid, along with series creator and story consultant Joss Whedon.
Strictly limited to 1000 units worldwide, this collectible deluxe box set is packed withFirefly essentials to tide you over for the long haul through the 'Verse as BOOM! Studios reveals the secret Firefly history that fans have demanded for years — the definitive story of the Unification War, the intergalactic civil war that divided friend and family alike.
Firefly #1 is available on November 14, 2018.


AndyisYoda shares his modern design secrets!
We can't get enough of your historical Minecraft builds. We've seen so many ancient castles, statues and monuments in fabulously blocky form that we're starting to forget what the actual monuments looked like. Were the pyramids built from Ender Stone? Probably!
Builds based on more modern architecture, though, are a little less common. That's not necessarily a bad thing - it just makes sleek designs like Xalima by AndyisYoda stand out even more.
"It's quite aspirational, isn't it?" Andy says, when we ask what appeals to him about recreating a luxury house with a more modern design. "People like to build something they might want to live in one day, but this is like a 30 million pound house!"
"I'd like to build a house one day, a real one. Minecraft is like practice for that. Whether I'll ever achieve that dream or not, I'm not sure."
Andy's build is based on this original design, one he recreated, block by block, even getting feedback and input from the original designer. "I contacted the architect of this concept house, a guy called Martin Ferrero and it's his conceptual design. It just looks floaty and light and amazing so I thought I'd try and build it in Minecraft blocks."
"It's very open plan living. You're on your own private island so you can have plenty of glass and windows - No one's going to be spying on you!" But you're welcome to spy on more of Martin Ferrero's stellar work here.
"I'd like to build a house one day, a real one. Minecraft is like practice for that."
"It's a real problem!" stresses Andy. "People like to have glass walls but they still need to realise they need to put in steel beams or something to support the roof. I've seen people use mirrored columns before. I had a mixture - Some glass panes and some fence posts which are retextured to be grey. To make it look as if it could stand up and actually support the weight, and look just like the pictures as well."
This image shows Martin Ferraro's original design, which Andy so faithfully rebuilt in the game.
And for comparison: the final build in Minecraft, which captures the elegant architecture in blocks.
Keeping such understated design from risking looking bland was also priorotised. "What's important in modern architecture is to have some quite muted pale colours, but have lots of accents or have an accent colour to liven it up." Such as the greenery of the bushes enclosing the house. "Especially in the interior, having these highlighted to increase the interest. Accent colours, they're called. there's a few of them dotted about in some of the rooms inside."
So apart from not having the roof fall in, was their a particular part of the project Andy was most proud of? "The swimming pool. It was an infinity pool on Martin's plans, which is kind of like a glass wall. But when you put [Minecraft] glass there it didn't look like the swimming pool. So I had to use Barrier blocks and that was the secret."
"These barrier blocks are just see-through blocks which you can place. You can fill [them] with water, right up to those blocks and it just looks like a glass-walled swimming pool, with the interface between the water and the barrier block looking like the glass." A clever visual trick, mimicking an infinity pool by making the solid blocks holding it together essentially invisible. Be careful when diving in!
"I think it's my best work I've ever done," says Andy. Why not judge for yourself by taking a look at more of his work here? Just try not to get green with envy about how much nicer that house looks than the one you live in. Good luck!


Twitter shared some insights on Canadian users in advance of Canada Day celebrations.
The insights include interesting information on some of the top Canadians on Twitter, from athletes to politicians and more.
Twitter insights also included the dates when the Canada flag emoji had the most uses on the social network. June 13th, 2018 had the highest for the year. That was the day Canada was announced as one of the host nations for the 2026 World Cup.
February 22nd, 2018 was also a big day — Canada took on the U.S. for the gold medal in women's hockey at PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics.
Finally, the Canada emoji showed up a lot on June 10th as people reacted to the G7 summit in La Malbaie, Quebec.
Justin Trudeau was the top Canadian politician on Twitter. Ontario Premier-designate Doug Ford followed after the Prime Minister. Everyone's favourite Toronto city councillor, Norm Kelly, earned the third spot for politicians. Additionally, Conservative leader Andrew Scheer and outgoing Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne rounded out the top five.
Tristan Thompson, a Torontonian basketball player with the Cleveland Cavaliers, was the highest trending Canadian athlete. Boston Bruins left wing Brad Marchand was the number two trending athlete. Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby claimed the number three spot, followed by New Jersey Devils left wing Taylor Hall and Nashville Predators defenseman P.K. Subban.
The Toronto Raptors capped the top of the sports teams. The Raptors made it to the NBA playoffs this year but lost to the Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference Semifinals.
Saskatchewan's Humboldt Broncos were number two on Twitter for Canadian teams. On April 6th, 16 players were killed and 13 injured when the team's bus collided with a semi-truck. The team was en route to the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League semi-finals' fifth game against the Nipawin Hawks.
The Toronto Maple Leafs, Toronto Blue Jays and Winnipeg Jets were also among the top teams on Twitter.
Shawn Mendes took top spot for Canadian musicians. Mendes was followed up by Drake, whose new album, Scorpion, is available today.
Justin Bieber and The Weeknd also secured top spots. Céline Dion did as well. The Quebec singer recently appeared in Deadpool 2 alongside Ryan Reynolds, the number one Canadian actor on Twitter.
Among the other Canadian actors on Twitter were Jim Carrey, Stephen Amell and Seth Rogen. William Shatner, of Star Trek fame, was also among the top five.


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Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Named a Leader in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality
By CHHSM-Member Ministry Contribution | May 4, 2017
CHICAGO — Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center has been designated a "Leader in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality" by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation (HRC), the educational arm of the nation's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organization. The designation was reported in the 10th edition of the Healthcare Equality Index (HEI), which…
United Church Homes Joins Ohio Business Competes, Supports LGBT Workplace Fairness
By CHHSM-Member Ministry Contribution | April 13, 2017
United Church Homes has joined Ohio Business Competes and the Ohio Faith Coalition for Nondiscrimination, a coalition of employers and religious organizations statewide that want to end discrimination against the LGBT community and support nondiscrimination legislation. UCH is one of more than 60 companies to make a commitment to the Ohio Business Competes campaign and…
Retirement Housing Foundation Breaks Ground in Los Angeles on Two Affordable Housing Projects
By CHHSM-Member Ministry Contribution | April 5, 2017
Retirement Housing Foundation held a groundbreaking ceremony on February 28 for Crenshaw Gardens, an RHF tax credit, affordable housing community for families, and Crenshaw Villas, an RHF tax credit, affordable housing community for older adults, in the West Adams-Baldwin Hills-Leimert area of Los Angeles. Los Angeles Deputy Mayor Brenda Shockley and a representative from the…
United Church Homes to Invest $17 Million in Parkvue Community Makeover
By CHHSM-Member Ministry Contribution | March 4, 2017
Over the next several years, United Church Homes will make nearly $17 million in upgrades to Parkvue Community, a full-service retirement community with independent, assisted and health care services in Sandusky, Ohio. United Church Homes, a national nonprofit, faith-based senior living provider in Marion, Ohio, will add 44 homes to the community, including 10 new…
United Church Homes investing $3 million in upgrades to Pilgrim Manor in Grand Rapids
By CHHSM-Member Ministry Contribution | February 9, 2017
United Church Homes plans to invest nearly $3 million in upgrades to Pilgrim Manor, a skilled nursing and assisted living community in Grand Rapids, Michigan. UCH, a national nonprofit, faith-based senior living provider based in Marion, Ohio, will create two-room apartments with full baths and kitchenettes starting in March. The project is expected to be…
Back Bay Mission Accepting Applications for the 2017 Prestemon Social Justice Internship
By CHHSM-Member Ministry Contribution | January 4, 2017
Back Bay Mission in Biloxi., Miss., is now accepting applications for the 2017 Shari Prestemon Social Justice Internship. The Shari Prestemon Social Justice Internship provides people between the ages of 19 and 35 with a unique opportunity to participate in a 10-week summer program tailored to their interests. Drawing on Back Bay Mission's long experience in…
Christmas Carries Our Hopes, Fears Toward God's 'New and Glorious Morn'
By CHHSM-Member Ministry Contribution | December 22, 2016
The Rev. Joanna D'Agostino, pastor of First Congregational Church of Ripon (Wis.), United Church of Christ, was invited to write the annual Christmas letter in the Ripon Commonwealth Press, where this reflection first appeared. She is a member of the 2016-2017 class of CHHSM's Nollau Leadership Institute. Two days before Christmas, during my second year at Eden…
Advocate Health Care Again Named One of Chicago's Top Workplaces
By CHHSM-Member Ministry Contribution | November 14, 2016
Downers Grove, IL – United Church of Christ-related Advocate Health Care has once again been named one of Chicago's Top Workplaces by the Chicago Tribune. The newspaper defines a Top Workplace as an "organization that is successful because its employees enjoy their work, embrace their mission and feel like valued teammates." "This recognition is a…
Horizon House Calls New Director of Culture and Care
By CHHSM-Member Ministry Contribution | November 7, 2016
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Delaware Supreme Court Finds That Opioid Lawsuit Does Not Allege Damages "For" Or "Because Of" Personal Injury, Relieving Carrier of Duty To Defend
By: Jason Taylor
The Delaware Supreme Court recently added its analysis to the growing body of law addressing whether a commercial general liability insurer owes a duty to defend opioid-epidemic related lawsuits. In Ace American Ins. Co. et al. v. Rite Aid Corporation, et al., C.A. No. N19C-04-150 (Del. Jan. 10, 2022), the Delaware Supreme Court reversed a prior decision of the Superior Court and found that defendant insurance carriers had no duty to defend against lawsuits related to the opioid epidemic, specifically Rite Aid's alleged failure to effectively prevent diversion and monitor, report, and prevent suspicious orders of opioids contributing significantly to the opioid crisis. As framed by the Delaware Supreme Court, the question before the court was whether insurance policies covering lawsuits "for" or "because of" personal injury require insurers to defend their insureds when the plaintiffs in the underlying suits expressly disavow claims for personal injury and seek only their own economic damages. The Superior Court decided that Rite Aid's insurance carriers were required to defend it against lawsuits filed by two Ohio counties to recover opioid-epidemic-related economic damages. As the trial court held, the lawsuits sought damages "for" or "because of" personal injury because there was arguably a causal connection between the counties' economic damages and the injuries to their citizens from the opioid epidemic.
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So while I was mowing my grass last night*, I got to thinking about Python 2.5's enhanced generators and how I hadn't tried them out yet. Here is a simple example that uses the consumer/pipeline model described in PEP 342.
"""Automatically advance generator to 1st yield point - (from PEP 342)"""
"""Creates a consumer for the given string methodname.
Passes *args and **params to the string method."""
"""Passes text through a list of transformers and returns the result."""
So what can you do with all of that? Easily perform various combinations of string transformations!
It's a fairly contrived example, but the concept of this pipeline of transformations (described in much more detail in PEP 342) is really pretty cool. An application applying a more advanced version of something like this could process it's output using a variety of plugins that a user enabled.
Has anyone else seen any neat examples of PEP 342 in the wild?
* I usually gravitate to thinking about some obscure programming paradigm or feature while I am mowing grass. I think it has to do with how exceptionally boring mowing is.
EDIT: I guess I could have made the generators, um, more generative, so they aren't simply one-shot function-like simpletons. Oh well.


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Q: Javascript fetch doesn't return despite correct URL I've used JQuery in the past to do AJAX requests. I am trying to now use fetch and I am struggling.
My code is very simple, and it calls a C# backend. The back end break point is hit, so I don't believe there is any issue with the URL
this.get = function (url) {
    return getData(url);
};

async function getData(url = '') {
    const response = await fetch(url, {
        method: 'GET', // *GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, etc.
        mode: 'same-origin', // no-cors, *cors, same-origin
        cache: 'no-cache',
        credentials: 'same-origin',
        headers: {
            'Content-Type': 'application/json'
        },
        redirect: 'follow',
        referrerPolicy: 'no-referrer'
    });

    return await response.json(); // BREAK POINT NEVER HIT
}

In the browsers dev tools, I put a break point at the line const response = await fetch(url, { and another on the return await response.json;
The first break is hit. The second never hits. I don't see any error message or exception.
How do I find out what is going on?
Looking at the response, it shows it's pending a promise

EDIT
It seems as if my program is not waiting with await... My understanding is the code should not progress until it has received (waited) for a response. What is happening is, as soon as it hits the await, it seems to exit the function. The breakpoint on return await response.json() does eventually get hit, but await is acting like a new thread.

A: response.json() returns a promise, not the content. So you will need to return await response.json()
Also, your server should return the data with the content-type being set to 'Content-Type': 'application/json'

A: Well I do get a response when a try with a mock url:
http://jsfiddle.net/0zavw15j/

getData('https://api.github.com/repos/javascript-tutorial/en.javascript.info/commits');
async function getData(url = '') {
const response = await fetch(url, {
    method: 'GET', // *GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, etc.
    cache: 'no-cache',
    headers: {
        'Content-Type': 'application/json'
    },
    redirect: 'follow',
    referrerPolicy: 'no-referrer'
});
   let commits = await response.json(); // read response body and parse as JSON

alert(commits);// <---- this is hitting
}

A: Usually when there is no response (either 200 as positive or any error status code like 404, 500), this means that there was no response at all. Happens sometimes because request goes in an infinite loop of redirects or really long loop of redirects.
I suggest trying request without redirect set to "follow", like this
async function getData(url = '') {
    const response = await fetch(url, {
        method: 'GET', // *GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, etc.
        mode: 'same-origin', // no-cors, *cors, same-origin
        cache: 'no-cache',
        credentials: 'same-origin',
        headers: {
            'Content-Type': 'application/json'
        },
        referrerPolicy: 'no-referrer'
    });

    return response.json(); // BREAK POINT NEVER HIT
}

A: The issue was, I returning a promise, so everything was not synchronous...
As soon as I changed it to
async function getData (url = '', successCallback){
    ….
    success(await response.json());
}

it worked fine

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Maria KORDAKI, PhD
Associate Professor PhD, University of the Aegean (GREECE)
She holds a PhD in Educational Technology, a Master in Education, a Diploma in Civil Engineering and a Bachelor in Mathematics from the University of Patras, Greece. She is associate professor of Educational Technology in the Department of Cultural Technology and Communication, University of the Aegean, Greece. She is also a collaborative professor in the Hellenic Open University. During the last decade, she had also served as adjunct Professor in the Dept. of Computer Engineering and Informatics, University of Patras, Greece and in the department of Mathematics of this University.
Her research focuses on technology supported learning-design, towards critical and creative thinking within various educational settings including: paper and pencil, online, blended, collaborative and technology-based learning as well as Gender and Computing and STEM education, Computer Science Education, digital game-based learning, educational digital storytelling, use of social and constructivist learning theories in the design of educational micro-worlds. She also serves in the editorial board of various international and national Journals and Conferences. Finally, she has published over 217 scientific papers and 13 books. Her research works have received at least 900 citations in international (744 citations according to Publish and Perish, h-index=14, g-index=22, last access: 19/09/2017) and national (more than 150 citations) scientific books, journals and conference proceedings. She has also collaborated with more than 70 other researchers.
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Assistant Professor at the Institute of Robotics of Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Bulgaria.
Galya Georgieva-Tsaneva, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor at the Institute of Robotics of Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Bulgaria. Her scientific research interests include educational and medical information system; problems, means and methods of improving the quality of higher education; problems of students with special needs, students with reduced vision or the blind students; web accessibility, interactive systems, systems with functionality for people with special needs; serious education games; data analysis, statistical analysis of data, wavelet and fractal analysis, computer networks and communications, coding and compression of information, fractal modeling and teletraffic engineering; investigation of Heart Rate Variability of ECG data.
Title of presentation | Studying Means and Tools to Address the Problems Students with Visual Deficits in Education
Antonio SANDU, PhD
Professor Ph.D., "Stefan cel Mare" University of Suceava (ROMANIA)
Researcher LUMEN Research Center in Social and Humanistic Sciences, Iasi (ROMANIA)
Deputy Chair in Romanian Unit of UNESCO Chair in Bioethics, Cluj (ROMANIA)
Antonio Sandu currently works as Professor Ph.D. at the "Stefan cel Mare" University of Suceava, and as a Senior Researcher at the LUMEN Research Centre in Social & Humanistic Sciences in Iasi (Romania). He was appointed Postdoctoral Fellow at the Center for Ethics and Health Policy of "Gr. T. Popa" University, Iasi. He has a BA in Philosophy, another one in Social Work, and the third BA in law. The author also has an MA in Probation and Social Reintegration from "Al. I. Cuza" University. He has a Ph.D. in Philosophy from the "Al. I. Cuza" University, Iasi (Romania), with a thesis entitled "Oriental Philosophy and Modern Physics. A Humanistic Vision on Universe".
His main areas of interest include ethics, bioethics, social work, and social philosophy. He has authored more than 15 books in Social Work, Philosophy, and Applied Ethics, with more than 100 articles in scientific peer-reviewed journals.
The original contributions of the author's scientific activities start from the social construction of reality, and social constructionism seen from a semiological perspective. He analyses the social construction of reality by developing his very own version of social constructionism at the intersection between the constructionist paradigm and the theory of communicative action.
Title of presentation | Axiological Ethics vs. Traditional or Religious Oriented Ethics in Romania. The Need for Educational Training Programs (Antonio SANDU & Ana FRUNZA)
Dan Ioan DASCALU
Associate Professor Ph.D., "Stefan cel Mare" University of Suceava (ROMANIA)
Dan Ioan DASCALU is an associate professor at the "Stefan cel Mare" University of Suceava. He teaches sociology and social psychology courses in social work and political science study programs. He is a part of the Department of Human Disciplines, Social and Political Science. He is licensed in sociology at the University of Bucharest, Faculty of History and Philosophy and has received his Ph.D. in psychology at the "Al. I. Cuza" University of Iasi in 2001. His research focuses are on totalitarianism, political social psychology and the dimensions of contemporary individualism. His publications include the 2002 volume "Totalitarian personality", the 2007 volume "Consumer behavior", and the 2006 collective volume "Violence in sports".
Title of presentation | Education, Culture and the Internet
Iulian APOSTU
Researcher, Institute of Sociology, Romanian Academy
Iulian APOSTU holds a Ph.D. in Sociology (University of Bucharest, 2010) and is the author of several specialized studies about family sociology. On a large axis of conjugal diversity, its work examines the image of the contemporary couples, focusing on structural transformations, from the classic marriage to the new functional benchmarks of the consensual union. Currently, Iulian Apostu is an Associate professor with the Faculty of Sociology and Social Work, University of Bucharest and a Researcher with the Centre for Research on the Social Structure and Processes, University of Bucharest. From March 2016 is a researcher at the Institute of Sociology, Romanian Academy.
Title of presentation | False call, abusive call in the pre-hospital service
Gabriel GORGHIU, PhD
Professor Ph.D., Valahia University from Targoviste (ROMANIA)
Director of the Centre for Scientific Research and Innovation in Educational Sciences "I.T. Radu"
He graduated the Polytechnic University of Bucharest, Faculty of Engineering and Management of Technological Systems, and Valahia University Targoviste, Faculty of Sciences and Arts, specialization: Mathematics-Informatics. He is Professor at Teacher Training Department, Valahia University Targoviste. The area of interest is oriented on educational technologies – e-learning, interaction and virtual communication, web-based learning platforms, using ICT for educational purposes. He coordinated several European Socrates Comenius 2.1 Projects, acting as present as local coordinator of the FP7 project "IRRESISTIBLE – Including Responsible Research and Innovation in Cutting Edge Science and Inquiry-based Science Education to Improve Teacher's Ability of Bridging Learning Environments", training manager of the Erasmus+ project "EduForHealth – Let's make it better! Raising the awareness of the triad nutrition-health-food safety in school education", and member of the research team of the FP7 project "ENGAGE – Equipping the Next Generation for Active Engagement in Science Project". He is also the Director of the Centre for Scientific Research and Innovation in Educational Sciences "I.T. Radu" within ICSTM (Scientific and Technological Institute of Multidisciplinary Research of Valahia University Targoviste).


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The Mu2e experiment is designed to search for the charged-lepton-flavor- violating process, μ− to a e−, with unprecedented sensitivity. The single 105-MeV electron that results from this process can be mimicked by electrons produced by cosmic-ray muons traversing the detector. An active veto detector surrounding the apparatus is used to detect incoming cosmic-ray muons. To reduce the backgrounds to the required level it must have an efficiency of about 99.99% as well as excellent hermeticity. The detector consists of four layers of scintillator counters, each with two embedded wavelength-shifting fibers, whose light is detected by silicon photomultipliers. The design and expected performance of the cosmic ray veto detector will be described.


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Subscription sign-up pages for the Financial Times, Times, Wall Street Journal and Economist.
The Financial Times is the most expensive consumer digital news subscription in the UK or US, closely followed by The Times.
A full-price digital subscription to the FT costs £319, while The Times is £312.
The next most expensive digital news subscriptions are a big jump down in price: Bloomberg is £199 per year and The Telegraph is £189.
Also £189 is The Economist, which leads the magazine market on digital subscription price.
Press Gazette's comparison of digital subscription prices ranked publishers by their full annual price, ignoring any trial or sale discounts. The prices used in this comparison were correct for a UK consumer on Monday 23 January 2023.
We only looked at paywalled websites, or those such as The Independent with a large amount of premium content, rather than those that are entirely free-to-read but offer something extra such as an ad-free experience to those that choose to pay.
The cheapest national news offerings come from the Washington Post (£60 per year) and the i (£54.99).
Where applicable, we chose the standard unlimited digital access option rather than a premium subscription with, for example, bonus logins, an e-newspaper edition or ad-free reading.
Comparing monthly prices creates a slightly different picture to the annual ranking: Bloomberg is higher than The Times at £29.99 versus £26, while the Wall Street Journal (£14.99 per month) overtakes The Telegraph (£12.99).
There are fewer UK regional news outlets (including non-UK-wide titles like The Scotsman and Irish Times) experimenting with paywalls compared to the national market.
National World titles such as The Scotsman and Yorkshire Post are top of the pack price-wise on £119.90 per year.
DC Thomson, which in October celebrated reaching 25,000 digital subscribers to its Press & Journal and The Courier newspapers in Scotland, sells those packages for £59.99 per year while Mediahuis-owned Belfast Telegraph, which has achieved around 8,500 paying digital-only subscribers since the launch of its paywall in May 2020, sells online access for £49.99 per year.
Although we excluded trial prices, some publishers do make steep use of initial discounted prices. For example, the FT has a discounted annual price of £159 compared to its full price of £319 while Washington Post has an offer of £20 down from £60 for a year.
The Economist has a half-price first year of £94.50, The Telegraph has £90 off its first year taking it to an almost-half-price £99, Insider has 50% off down to £40, and The Spectator has a half-price first year at £49.
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Government Camp
Winters are a delight for Lloyd Scroggins, a ski coach at Mt. Hood. Summers are a close second with hikes and mountain bike trails crawling all over Government Camp.
January 1, 2010 March 2, 2017
Highway 20: Bend to Burns
Wake up your recondite historian and geologist and the events of Highway 20 are perhaps Oregon's most interesting combination of geology, and Native American and pioneer culture in one stretch.
January 1, 2010 February 28, 2017
Crabbing the Oregon Coast
"My father's a great fisherman, and he always says that in crabbing, there's the quick and the dead," says Rock, 38. "There's only so much crab out there, and they'll all be caught up. It's just a matter of who's going to do it."
Winter Destinations: Steve Amen's Favorites
Steve Amen, OPB's Oregon Field Guide, discusses his top Oregon winter destinations, from the Elkhorn Mountains, the highest range in the Blue Mountains of Northeast Oregon, to Anthony Lakes Ski Resort, one of the more beautiful, uncrowded and out-of-the-way ski areas, to the Oregon Coast, where winter storms provide non-stop entertainment as wind-whipped waves pound the beach.
Ski Trails at Meissner Sno-Park
Nestled on the east side of the Cascade Range, Bend is home to the Deschutes Brewery, Mt. Bachelor and the lesser-known Virginia Meissner Sno-Park. Meissner is 15 miles south of Bend on the west side of Century Drive. Maintained by the Tumalo Langlauf Club and funded entirely by donations, Meissner offers more than thirty kilometers of groomed Nordic trails and snowshoe routes.
Highway 99W
Follow your nose through the Pinot Passage, the floodgate to the Willamette Valley wine country. Here's a sip of history to pair with your next oenophile journey into Oregon's Burgundian region.
October 1, 2009 February 28, 2017
Living in Jacksonville
An ethnic Greek from Tanzania finds peace in Southern Oregon's Jacksonville–a town with more buildings on the Historic Register than any other Oregon city.
July 1, 2009 May 24, 2018
Best Oregon Summer Trips: Our Top 25 Travel Destinations in Oregon
Oregon's greatest asset is its diversity of outdoor recreation possibilities. Limiting any Oregon must-do list to 25 items isn't an easy task. A hundred would be more like it. That noted, these 25 outings are the essentials. If you haven't done any of them, you've got your work cut out for you. If you've done some of them, you'll find some interesting pursuits that you may not have considered. Every summer, find two or three major outings and enjoy them to the fullest. So whether you walk, gawk, hike, ride, surf or paddle, you'll go home from any Oregon outdoor experience the better for it.
July 1, 2009 May 2, 2018
Travel is our way of acquiring our own stories to tell—extending and enriching our autobiographies. From the stately peaks of the Wallowa Mountains to Oregon's free-spirited coast, Oregon holds a tome's worth of chapters to make your own. But as any seasoned traveler knows, where you stay is as much a part of the experience as the sites you see and the people you meet.
July 1, 2009 February 28, 2017
Union, Oregon
Today, Union (population 1,960) is called 'The City of Victorian Heritage' after its cluster of Victorian era homes along Main Street. Classic brick buildings in its downtown core area, like the Union Hotel and the bus barn at the end of Main Street, are listed on the National Register of Historic Buildings making Union quintessential small town Oregon.


OMG! I didn't know they'd written a book about the Bosma murder! That happened here where I live and we were all so worried when they were looking for him. I won't let my husband go for a ride when buying/selling a car anymore unless it is a) daytime and 2) he has a friend along. That trial is the first, and most likely last, one I ever live tweeted. Just think, it could have happened to anyone, all because a rich kid wanted to get his thrills by murdering someone!
I haven't thought of the show ER in ages. I used to love that show. I am working my way through Supernatural and have about two and a half seasons left, I think, before I'm caught up. I have a copy of Gilded Cage and Age of Swords to read. Are you enjoying them?
Take care, Kelly! Have a great week.
You're back! Blogging has been a major chore to me this year. I just can't seem to get back to it. I'm glad you stopped in to say hi.
I've never done major couponing but don't do much at all these days because there don't seem to be many coupons for the things we buy. Glad to see you back!
So good to see you back at it as well. Life has a tendency to make it very easy to let the blog go, and that has nothing to do with "life" meaning bad things, etc. Even wonderful things take time and there isn't always the time or energy to sit down and write.
I tried Michael J. Sullivan for the first time this summer. I loved Theft of Swords and am reading Rise of Empire now, in the midst of other things. He is an engaging author.
I'm glad you're back. :) And, I understand about not blogging or reading. My reading hasn't been that great this year either.
Welcome back! Sometimes, you just have to go with what life gives you, and if that means not a lot of reading or doing much of anything, so be it. I hope you are enjoying Gilded Cage! The second book should be releasing next year or later this fall; I am curious to see what direction it takes.
You make a good point about the ebb and flow of interests. I think that's me right now too. I'm doing a lot of other things. Good to see you check in though!


A biological weapon built for the army it's out of control.
Get inside an old military bunker and investigate experiment and find the cure for the big biological threat that the mankind has never seen. Quickly, because a bigger menace it's coming to you.
LANGUAGE: The game is available in Spanish and English.
Normal (2-6 players): Recommended for teams with little or without experience.
Hard: If you want to play a room different than the others you played before, that's your choice. The mental work and coordination will be crucial in order to save mankind.