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function [x, y_min, y_max, y_av] = scalingLaw(n, mode, tSteps, r, varargin)

% SCALINGLAW Visualize Scaling Law.
%
%  SCALINGLAW(N, MODE, TSTEPS, R) visualizes scaling law for networks with N(.) nodes and
%  MODE update scheme over TSTEPS time-steps. The averages are formed over R networks at each
%  N(.).
%  Paramters of algorithm: runLength is set to N (number of nodes), threshold to 0 and tMax to infinity.
%
%  SCALINGLAW(N, MODE, TSTEPS, R, RUNLENGTH, THRESHOLD) visualizes scaling law for networks with N nodes and
%  MODE update scheme over TSTEPS time-steps, using RUNLENGTH, THRESHOLD and TMAX as parameters for the algorithm.
%  The averages are formed over R networks at each N(.).
%
%   Input:
%       n                  - Array containing different values for N
%       mode               - String defining update scheme. Currently supported modes are:
%                            CRBN, ARBN, DARBN, GARBN, DGARBN
%       tSteps             - Number of time steps to run (Parameter T)
%       r                  - Number of networks to evaluate to form average
%       runLength          - (Optional)Array containing lengths of 'activity measuring' (Parameter L)
%       threshold          - (Optional)Array containing activity thresholds
%
%   Output:
%       y_max              - Kev(N) - 2 (Max)
%       y_min              - Kev(N) - 2 (Min)
%       y_av               - Kev(N) - 2 (Average)
%       x                  - N

switch nargin
case 4
    for j=1:length(n)
        runLength(j) = n(j);
    end
    threshold = zeros(length(n),1);

case 6
    runLength = varargin{1};
    threshold = varargin{2};

otherwise
    error('Wrong number of arguments. Type: help scalingLaw')
end

y_max = zeros(1,length(n));
y_min = zeros(1,length(n));
fHandleEvolve = figure;

% compute scaling law
for i=1:length(n)
    for j = 1:1:r

        % build network
        node = initNodes(n(i));
        conn= initConnections(n(i), n(i));
        rules = initRules(n(i), n(i));
        node = assocRules(node, rules);
        nodeUpdated = assocNeighbours(node, conn);

        % Thu Feb  6 15:21:07 MET 2003 chT
        % hasard = 1!

        % idea:  node = initNodes(5), then start with K=0 => less memory used!

        % evolve network starting from initialK = n(i) and get critical value for connectivity
        [nuSpill,fHandleEvolve,kav,meankav] = evolveTopology(nodeUpdated, mode, tSteps, n(i),1,fHandleEvolve,runLength(i),threshold(i),inf);
        y_max(i) = y_max(i) + meankav(end);

        % evolve network starting from initialK = 0 and get critical value for connectivity
        %[nuSpill,fHandleEvolve,kav,meankav] = evolveTopology(nodeUpdated, mode, tSteps, 0,1,fHandleEvolve,runLength(i),threshold(i),inf);
        %y_min(i) = y_min(i) + meankav(end);

    end
end

y_max = (y_max./r); %version without substraction of 2
%y_min = (y_min./r); %version without substraction of 2

%y_av = (y_max + y_min) ./ 2;

% display scaling Law
fHandle1 = figure;
str = sprintf('Scaling Law');
set(fHandle1,'Color','w','Name', str);

loglog(n,y_max,'b'); hold on;
loglog(n,y_max,'bo'); hold on;

%loglog(n,y_max,'r:'); hold on;
%loglog(n,y_min,'r:'); hold on;
%loglog(n,y_av,'bo');

str4 = sprintf('Scaling Law average over %d networks with \n Time-steps = %d, Mode = %s, L = %d , Threshold = %d  ',r, tSteps, mode, runLength, threshold);
title(str4);

%legend('average');
xlabel('N');
ylabel('Kev(N)');
hold off;

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Fines on London's Red Routes To Rise
Offences such as illegal parking and using bus lanes to cost drivers £160
The A312 Uxbridge road marked with double red lines. Picture: Nigel Cox
Drivers who break the rules on London's "red route" roads are set to face increased fines of £160, TfL has announced.
As of Monday 17 January, fines for offences on the TfL-managed roads will increase from £130 for the first time in over 10 years following a public consultation carried out during autumn last year.
Fines can be issued for things such as blocking a yellow box junction, parking illegally in loading bays or driving in bus lanes.
TfL has said the increased fines will improve road safety and reduce congestion on some of London's busiest roads while contributing to improved air quality.
Despite making up just five per cent of London's roads, red routes carry 30 per cent of all the capital's traffic while accounting for 37 per cent of all road traffic deaths in London. Pollution along red routes is also 57 per cent higher than average roads.
Siwan Hayward, TfL's director of compliance, policing, operations and security, said, "We are committed to keeping London moving safely and efficiently, and compliance on the Transport for London Road Network is essential in achieving those aims.
"Non-compliance impacts London's air quality, creates safety risks, disrupts traffic and creates congestion for everyone. Increasing the penalty charge for contraventions on our road network in line with inflation will provide a more effective deterrent to drivers and improve the safety and reliability of the network."
Fines paid within 14 days of being issued will be reduced to £80 while those who do not pay their fine within 28 days will face a charge of £240.
While TfL has said the increased penalty charge "is about improving compliance, not penalising drivers", the transport authority stands to gain a much-needed boost to its dwindling funds through the move.
It is thought that TfL could generate as much as £20 million over two years as a result of increasing red route fines.
The increase was proposed in January 2021 by Green Party members of the London Assembly in an amendment to the Mayor of London's budget as a way of generating income for TfL. The amendment was, however, voted down.
Edmund King president of the AA said, "The AA fully accepts the need for fair and effective road traffic enforcement to deter selfish and illegal driving that impedes other road users, reduces the effectiveness of the road network, disrupts business and can lead to increased emissions.
"However, enforcement needs to be fair, proportionate and allow discretion while creating a deterrent. The AA believes that £130 fines are sufficient to provide deterrence."
Joe Talora - Local Democracy Reporter
Car Usage Back To Pre-pandemic Levels in London
Huge Growth in Number of e-Scooter Collisions

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US President Donald Trump will make a "major announcement" Saturday about the long-running US government shutdown and the situation on the country's southern border.
The partial shutdown which began when Trump refused to sign off on budget legislation that did not include funding for his planned border wall enters its fifth week on Saturday.
"I will be making a major announcement concerning the Humanitarian Crisis on our Southern Border, and the Shutdown, tomorrow afternoon at 3 P.M., live from the @WhiteHouse," Trump tweeted without providing further details.
Trump has mulled declaring a state of emergency on the southern border in a bid to secure funding for the wall without congressional approval a move that would almost certainly lead to a challenge in the courts.The shutdown the longest in US history has paralyzed Washington and resulted in 800,000 federal employees being furloughed or working without pay.


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Akureyrarkirkja är en stenkyrka som ligger centralt på en kulle i staden Akureyri i norra delen av Island.

Kyrkobyggnaden
Kyrkan är uppförd efter ritningar av arkitekt Guðjón Samúelsson och invigd 17 november 1940. Kyrkan består av ett brett långhus med nord-sydlig orientering. Vid norra kortsidan finns ingång och två torn. Vid södra kortsidan finns ett smalare och lägre kor med absid. Kyrkorummet täcks av ett tunnvalv.

Inventarier
 Stora orgeln är tillverkad av Steinmayer i Öttingen, Västtyskland och installerad 1961. 1995 byggdes orgeln om av danska orgelbyggaren P. Bruhn & Son. Numera har den 49 stämmor, 3200 pipor, tre manualer och en pedal.
 En kororgel är byggd 1988 av den isländska orgelbyggaren Björgvin Tómasson. Orgeln har fem stämmor och en manual.
 Reliefer på orgelläktarens front är utförda av skulptören Ásmundur Sveinsson och skildrar händelser i Jesu liv. Dessa är Jesu födelse, 12-årige Jesus i templet, Bergspredikan, Jesus välsignar barnen, Jesus botar sjuka, Jesus kallar en död man till liv, Jesus efter korsfästelsen.
 Dopfunten av vit marmor är tillverkad av Corrado Vigni i Italien. Funten är en exakt kopia Bertel Thorvaldsens dopängel i Vårfrukyrkan i Köpenhamn.
 Ett votivskepp hänger från kyrkorummets tak.

Referenser
 Lonely Planet
 visitakureyri.is

Externa länkar
 Kyrkans webbplats

Kyrkobyggnader på Island
Kyrkobyggnader invigda 1940
1940 på Island

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Cumilla
Cutting into Lalmai hills to widen road
Gaziul Haque
Updated: 12 January 2021, 17:17
Lalmai hills in Bara Dharmapur area of Barpara union, Cumilla district are being destroyed to widen a government roadM Sadek
Lalmai and Mainamati hills are an integral part of Cumilla's heritage. Now, however, the very existence of Lalmai is at risk due to the destruction of the hills. The project to widen the government road has hit in the heart of Lalmai hills. The contractor has already cut into 114,000 thousand cubic feet of the hills for the development of the 14 km road. According to a report of the Department of Environment published on 11 November, the project could have been completed, keeping the hills intact, if the concerned quarters were sincere. But it is not possible to recover the environmental and ecological damages caused by this project.
Mohammad Ahad Ullah, executive engineer of the Roads and Highways Department (RHD) in Cumilla, said that they do not know anything about the hill cutting. There is no approval to cut the hills in this project, he said.
Environmentalists say that the Lalmai hills, rich in invaluable heritage and biodiversity, are being destroyed. The soil was removed and sold in the name of various development projects. The hills are gradually turning into plain land.
The book Mainamati-Lalmai , published (revised edition) by the Department of Archeology in June 2015, states, the colour of the soil of these hills is red. The hills are covered with red sediment of the Pleistocene age, which is about 10 to 20 million years old. Hundreds of tourists come to see these hills every day.
On 12 December last year, the Roads and Highways Department started the development of 13.90 km long road from Pipulia in Comilla's Sadar Dakshin upazila through Lolbaria, Ratanpur, Chandimura to Magbari through Lalmai Hills. The project expenditure is Tk 357.3 million (35 crore 37 lakh). Earlier the width of this road was 3.6 meters. At present it is being increased to 5.5 meters. The work is expected to be completed on 11 June.
On 11 November, Shawkat Ara Koli, the deputy director of the environment department of Cumilla, visited the area. On 16 November, she submitted a report to the Chattogram divisional director Mohammad Moazzem Hossain. According to that report, a total of 114,330 cubic feet of soil has been cut while working on the project.
Shawkat Ara Koli told Prothom Alo that the hills are being cut illegally, defying the environment protection law. A recommendation has been made to file an enforcement case against the people and organisations responsible for this criminal act.
According to the report from the deputy director, hills have been cut in a 7km section of this 14km road. Hills have been cut up to 750 feet outside the proposed extension. And 5 to 50 feet high hills have been cut down in this area at a depth of 3-7 feet in some places and 10-14 feet in other places. In some parts, there have been landslides due to unplanned hill cutting.
Visiting the Bara Dharmapur area of Barpara union, the hills were seen cut into from the top to the bottom. The hills have collapsed in different parts. Trees and shrubs are lying here and there. The bamboos are leaning to one side. There were signs of the hills being sliced into with machines in the Schoolpara area.
The locals said that the contractors of this project, Messer's Hasan Techno Builders and Messer's Haque Enterprise, had cut into the steep hill in three parts for widening the road in Bara Dharmapur Schoolpara area. However, Imamuzzaman Chowdhury, a representative of the contractor, said, "Some hills collapsed while digging a box at a depth of three feet. We did not cut down any hills."
Mosleh Uddin Ahmed, president of the Bangladesh Environment Movement (BAPA), Cumilla district branch, said that soil was being cut from the Lalmai hills year after year, sometimes for four-lane highways, sometimes for railroads. This time the steep hill was cut for a road project. They have repeatedly approached the administration to protect the Lalmai hills from being destroyed. But no action is taken in this regard.
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Fri, Sep 16, 2022
Trail of Tears Commemoration Day
National Trail of Tears Commemoration Day is a remembrance dedicated to Native American victims. This is a dark page in US history. Thousands of Native Americans were forced to leave their villages and live on arid lands allocated by the government. It is held on September 16th.
The grief of the Native American families, the terrible living conditions, and the lack of a normal life – all this became a real tragedy that began on May 28, 1830. President Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act. His goal was simple – to allow the state to occupy the lands that had long belonged to the Cherokee and other Indian tribes. Numerous bloody skirmishes began – many did not want to leave their villages in which their ancestors lived.
Attempts to sign a peace agreement with the Cherokee tribe were unsuccessful. In 1836, the state of Georgia severely restricted the rights of this tribe. From the following year, active confrontations began, as a result of which the Cherokee and many other Native Americans were left without a home and were forced to leave the land without even taking all the essential things with them. Most of them died on the way from disease, hunger, and cold. This event was called the 'Trail of Tears' – it fully reflects the essence of what happened and still conveys the pain of many Americans who have Native American roots.
During the persecution of the Indians and the seizure of their lands by Europeans, more than 10 million indigenous people died.
It was only in 1850 that the Indian Administration and Protection Act was created, which was designed to improve relations between whites and the indigenous population.
In 2009, the US Congress issued a statement apologizing for the many casualties during the development of former Indian lands.
Visit the museum on National Trail of Tears Commemoration Day and listen to lectures to learn more about this terrible event. Watch documentaries on the dark side of US history.
Share a post on social media expressing your regret about what happened. This must not be forgotten, otherwise it will happen again.
When is Trail of Tears Commemoration Day celebrated in 2022?
Trail of Tears Commemoration Day is observed on September 16 each year.
Saturday September 16 2023
Tuesday September 16 2025


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Take it from an Apollo plumber – if you have a basement or live anywhere near a floodplain, it's best to have a sump pump and a backup sump pump. Flooding can happen unexpectedly and in neighborhoods previously spared.
To review, sump pumps are installed in the lowest area of a basement or crawlspace. They keep the building dry by pumping water out. As water from rain or melting snow flows into the pit via natural water migration through soil or drains, the pump activates.
There's nothing complicated about a battery-powered device. It's traditional. Everyone understands it. Benefits of a battery-powered backup sump pump include simplicity of installation. Most use the same discharge pipe as the primary sump pump, so installation is fairly straightforward. We recommend you employ the services of a plumber because often a manufacturer's warranty is connected to installation from an authorized dealer.
Second, battery backup sump pumps can be powerful, pumping 3000 gallons per hour at 10 feet of lift. Third, they're versatile. Most homes qualify to use them.
Drawbacks include run time and overall battery life. Its runtime is limited because if the battery cannot recharge, it will die at some point. What if the ground is already saturated and you have another storm system on top of you? Water can accumulate quickly and push the sump pump to its limit. Even a little bit of standing water can cause tremendous damage.
Based on an average replacement of three to five years, the batteries must be monitored and tested often to ensure protection.
For some homeowners, this may not be a big deal, but for others, it may be cumbersome. It may even be impractical, for example, in a vacation home to monitor it with consistency.
Water-powered sump pumps operate as they run water at a high speed through a pipe to generate suction. The suction empties the sump pit. Benefits include a potentially unlimited runtime.
As long as water is available, your pump will run driven by the municipal water pressure. For power outages which last more than a day or two, this could mean the difference between a secure and a wrecked basement. Secondly, you are relieved from worry about a battery's status.
Drawbacks include a limit on use. Homes on well water are prevented from use because a power outage shuts off the well pump. A water-powered sump pump has specific plumbing requirements.
Ask a plumber from Apollo Home to evaluate your system to determine if your home meets the criteria. Also, because it requires more involved installation, it's recommended a professional plumber handle it.
Having professional installation is not a drawback of course. We believe the peace of mind a homeowner receives from an Apollo Home plumber is a valuable benefit.
For instance, because water-powered pumps connect to your home's water supply, they must be installed to prevent backflow of sump pump pit water into the town's clean water source.
Extend the life of your home mechanicals with a preventative maintenance plan, like the Apollo Care Plan. In addition to an annual evaluation of your plumbing and electrical systems, it includes two heating and cooling tune-ups.
Over the last 100 years in Cincinnati, we've learned a lot and can use it to help you. At Apollo Home, we're eager to share our expertise to keep you and your family safe and comfortable.
Our friendly plumbing professionals are licensed, industry-certified, and insured. They also pass multiple background checks for your peace of mind. Finally, as part of our commitment to professional development, each plumber receives paid continuing education.
This helps them to stay current with all brands and emerging technologies. They are happy to answer questions about plumbing services and how to care for sump pumps. Need an HVAC technician or an electrician? We can help there, too!
Don't wait for the next hard rain – call Apollo Home for a plumber today!


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Virginia Government & Politics
Port, pork on the grill at McAuliffe's first dinner in Cuba
By Robert McCabe
At a dinner marking the start of his three-day trade mission to Cuba last week, Gov. Terry McAuliffe got right down to business.
He grilled a Smithfield Foods executive across from him about why his company exports pork to the Caribbean nation from Florida instead of the Port of Virginia, according to The Washington Post.
"You truck it all the way to Jacksonville?" McAuliffe reportedly asked. "Dumbest thing I ever heard."
Soon came the point: "I do not want to hear about one more Smithfield pork (product) shipping out of Jacksonville," he was overheard saying loudly. "How do we fix that?"
Asked by The Pilot whether the company planned any changes in response to the governor's statements, a Smithfield spokeswoman responded with a tersely worded email: "The company seeks to maximize efficiencies when shipping product both domestically and to export markets."
She deferred any further comments to McAuliffe's press office.
The "fix" the governor wants, said Secretary of Transportation Aubrey Layne, who noted that he wasn't with McAuliffe last week, can come only with the eventual lifting of the U.S. trade embargo against Cuba.
Virginia is able to export agricultural goods to Cuba – worth about $25 million last year, all noncontainerized bulk shipments – because of a special exception worked out by Smithfield's shipper, which uses Jacksonville as a departure point, he added.
"The governor is just trying to push the envelope," Layne said. "The governor's always trying to speed things up."
Robert McCabe, 757-446-2327, robert.mccabe@pilotonline.com


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People want to hear stories
A lot of things I miss about the New York of my youth (during my visits there). Musicradio WABC, Chock Full O' Nuts, street corner harmony, Bob & Ray, Ray's Original Pizza or Original Ray's Pizza, or Original Ray's Original Pizza (whatever the hell it is), Joe Franklin, Palisades Park, Bob Murphy, Crazy Eddy's, and Jean Shepherd on WOR.
For like an hour a night Jean Shepherd would get on the radio and just talk. Nothing scripted, no political rants. He just told stories. And they were mesmerizing. For those not familiar with Jean Shepherd, have you ever seen the movie CHRISTMAS STORY? He wrote and narrated that film. (He was "Ralphie.") I remember one time glued to my radio as Shepherd described moving a piano into an apartment. GAME OF THRONES wasn't that exciting.
There's a real art to storytelling and very few people are masters of it.
I remember way back in the '60s the Dodgers were playing the Giants up in Candlestick Park and the game was on television. Vin Scully was at the mic. Fog rolled in so thick that the game was halted. For the next hour or so Vin Scully filled with stories of old Dodger-Giant meetings and tales of their glory days back in Brooklyn and New York. It was enthralling TV and all you had to look at was a grey screen.
Before my time there was Robert Trout. He was a newsman for CBS radio. One day he was on the air live describing President Franklin Roosevelt's return from Europe via cruise ship. When the ship got 100 yards from the dock it suddenly stopped. Trout then filled for forty-five minutes – describing the scene, the purpose of the president's trip, the weather, the birds, etc. Finally, the ship continued to the shore. As the president came down the gangplank, Mr. Trout caught up to him and asked on the air what caused the hold up? Roosevelt said, "I was listening and thought, let's see how long he can go just filling time."
Today we have our own version of these storytellers – podcast hots. They don't have the audience that Shepherd or Scully or Trout had, but they do have the same opportunity to capture listeners and hone the craft of storytelling. Radio as we know it is pretty dead, but there are exciting new avenues. And you don't have to be hired by someone to have your say. You just need a modicum of technical know-how (translation: anything more than me), a voice and desire to entertain. People want to hear stories. There's never been a better time or medium to tell them.
BobinVT said...
Just yesterday I caught a couple of innings of the Rays/Dodgers game on MLB with Vin Scully calling the game. He filled the time between pitches with wonderful personal stories about the players on the Rays. Touching human interest stories. I also noticed that he referred to the Rays players by their first names. Very unusual. If you had just been dropped from Mars you would think he was the Rays broadcaster. Then he started a long disquisition on manta rays, devil Rays, and fish in general. The man is 86 years old, and has been doing this since the mid 50s, and yet he does more research and brings more background material to a game than any announcer I know. I hope Los Angeles fans appreciate what they've had all these years.
Yes, yes and yes! I grew up in NYC in the 50s and 60s, and so many of these are the things that I miss about the area. I still get up there at least once a year but, as you have obviously noticed, it just ain't the same. More's the pity.
Dixon Steele said...
It was this one:
http://www.yelp.com/biz/famous-rays-new-york
Nothing like it since...
Wayne said...
Do you have any stories you can share about witty L.A. Times sports writer Jim Murray?
Barry in Portland said...
Jean Shepherd was carried nightly in Baltimore, too. Sad to say, those were the best times I had while in bed in the dark.
Aaron Sheckley said...
I think Jean Shepherd was one of my earliest examples of "Don't learn too much about the writers you admire". Knowing how he was as a person casts a shadow over his stories. He's still a wonderful storyteller and I still love his work, but he was a lesson to me that it's sometimes best not to know too much about the artist, and just enjoy the art.
Ken, you nailed it.
In the late 1990s, there was a sudden rush of game shows on prime time TV, and the hosts were people like Regis Philbin, Chuck Woolery--the types who had been around forever, meaning they weren't in the demographic the networks normally tried to reach. Someone asked Regis about this and he said because most of them came from live radio and TV, where you had to be able to talk about anything and react to anything, so they could handle a game show. He was right. Most of the current generation of "broadcasters" aren't very broad. They can respond to a caller, mostly by yelling. They can tell you what you're seeing on the TV screen, but put them on radio and they couldn't describe anything or fill the time.
Supposedly, during rain delays on Yankee broadcasts, Mel Allen could do an hour on the infield fly rule. In fact, he was Trout's understudy at CBS and made his name filling an hour on the network when something went wrong. Yes, our attention spans were different and it's a different time. But the talent isn't being cultivated, and it needs to be.
I was lucky to have grown up three hours north of New York City in the 60s and 70s. Depending on which way the sky waves were skipping around, I could hear the big, reverb sound of Musicradio WABC in the city or Musicradio WLS from Chicago. Real jocks on big Top 40 AM stations...man do I miss that!!
BA said...
Last I remember of radio Shepherd is a syndicated short bit that aired at night just before "The CBS Radio Mystery Theater."
John Hammes said...
The CBC's "Vinyl Cafe" is still around. The show and host Stuart McLean are always worth a "look-see"... well, radio, that would be a "listen-hear".
I loved Paul Harvey.
workplace innovator said...
So true - great storytelling is an art. I expect our appetite for it is ingrained in our DNA, stretching back to the days cavemen were sitting around a bonfire.
I know "This American Life" and "Moth Radio" are great radio venues for stories. Does anyone have other suggestions? Thanks.
Lisa F said...
Hey, Ken. Aaron Sorkin took to Reddit yesterday to promote his new online screenwriting course. I'm not sure if it is-or is even supposed to be-a substitute for formal instruction, but for someone like me, who is an enthusiastic hobbyist with no professional aspirations, the chance to learn from a master of the craft, (for $90!) is amazing. Would you ever consider taking your comedy writing class online for us unwashed masses?
Walter Winchell's staccato delivery turned banal voiceover into a kind of blank verse in "The Untouchables," as in:
In a seedy apartment
above a garage
in the South Side of Chicago
five men
the takeover
of Al Capone's bootleg empire
That show was my favorite excuse for not studying in college.
JED said...
I first learned of Jean Shepherd when I bought his book, In God We Trust: All Others Pay Cash. I understand they were the most popular stories from his radio shows.
There are still great stories on the radio. Find This American Life on pubic radio or listen to their archived shows or podcasts at http://www.thisamericanlife.org/
For podcasts, I have really been enjoying The Memory Palace, and the stories of obscure, interesting people's lives from American history.
Jahn Ghalt said...
Many of us like to finish a radio story "in the driveway". Our elites, like Pres. Roosevelt, have similar inclinations albeit with great impacts.
In 1944 FDR had left his Scottie behind while visiting the Aleutian Islands. Republican critics accused him of sending a Navy destroyer to go back and pick up "Fala". Roosevelt said that though he and his family had "suffered malicious falsehoods" in the past, he claimed the right to "object to libelous statements about my dog."
Nick Mantis said...
Nice comments on SHEP. I think you may enjoy this sneak peek on a documentary I am producing on Jean Shepherd.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=83rIeZVqdcs
YEKIMI said...
I heard that when Fala had nine puppies he gave the female the first half of her name and the eight males the last half. So when he called them it was "Fa La La La La La La La La".
I love the work of Jean Shepherd, years before I heard him I was familiar from his stories that were published in Playboy magazine. They would make me laugh aloud they were so darn good. Years later I was lucky enough to find his books In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash, Wanda Hickey's Night of Golden Memories: and Other Disasters, The Ferrari in the Bedroom, and A Fistful of Fig Newtons. I also have a lot of his radio shows on tape (remember that stuff?)
Mike McCann said...
Not only was Robert Trout a network radio, then TV legend, but he doubled as the lead anchor on WCBS-TV during the first half of the '60s. He was absolutely "old school," but terrific. Solid, reliable and trustworthy. Keep in mind, this is 1965, so the writing and presentation is more detailed and leisurely.
A video of his final local newscast was recorded and has been posted on YouTube. It's worth checking out.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JKDRMQ8p7s
Mike Lonergan said...
Having spent the early years of my life in all phases of local radio, I am a radio history buff. Thank you for the anecdote about FDR delaying his ship's landing for the pleasure of hearing Robert Trout ad lib. It's the most delightful bit of radio lore I've ever heard.
Artie in Sin City said...
It was back when we only saw NINE GIANT / DODGER games per season...
No CBS Saturday game with Dizzy Dean...Nuttin'...but I was glued to the GE B&W out in Northridge as Vinny went on and on about keeping score in the book mixed in with some great Dodger baseball stories...I know he has had plenty of top notch calls in his career, but for me...NOTHING will ever rise above that foggy night at a very cold Candlestick Park...
How can you say someone is better than all the rest...Angelic in his baseball game delivery? Me not know but he stands so far on the top of the broadcast ladder compared to all the rest...
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According to this article, Garry Marshall, of all people, was a "Podcasting Icon".......who knew?
http://splitsider.com/2016/08/how-gillian-jacobs-helped-turn-the-late-garry-marshall-into-an-unlikely-comedy-podcasting-icon/
As a kid, I had that photo of Jean Shepherd as a poster, in my bedroom. And I never noticed, until just now, that on the desk in front of him you can see his Jews harp!
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GOP attacked Obama as an "amateur," but Trump gets a pass because "he's new to this"
After nearly a decade of attacks on President Obama for being "naïve" and an "amateur," Republicans like Paul Ryan now say Donald Trump deserves a break because he's "new to this."
House Speaker Paul Ryan wants the American people to know that they should excuse Donald Trump's multiple, ongoing failures during his presidency because he is "new to this."
Ryan made his remark about Trump during his weekly news conference, conducted while former FBI director James Comey was detailing how Trump repeatedly leaned on him to obstruct justice in the agency's probe of former national security adviser Michael Flynn.
"The president's new at this," Ryan claimed. "He's new to government, and so he probably wasn't steeped in the long-running protocols that establish the relationships between DOJ, FBI and White Houses. He's just new to this."
The remark is stunning, coming as it does at the close of nearly a decade of Republican attacks on former President Obama for being an "amateur" and "naïve."
Since 2008, when he was the junior senator from Illinois and began his run for the presidency, Republicans have beat the drum on this line of attack against Obama. A centerpiece of the 2008 Republican convention was a line of attack citing Obama's work as a community organizer as evidence that he was unprepared for the presidency.
In 2014, when Obama was two years into his second term, Republicans like Sen. John McCain were still referring to him as "naïve."
The conservative media was all-in, with figures like Rush Limbaugh deriding Obama as a "man-child president," lamenting that the "inexperienced man-child" was "destroying us." Conservative writer and fabulist Ed Klein even wrote a book about Obama called "The Amateur" (with some completely made up stories to supplement his argument).
During the 2016 campaign, however, Republicans dismissed concerns about Trump's background and how unprepared he would be for the presidency. It wasn't an argument based on years of experience, but rather the substance of that experience — Trump was a reality TV star who had repeatedly failed in the real estate industry, mismanaged casinos, and bilked clients while stiffing contractors.
Disproving the Republican allegations, Obama had successes in both foreign and domestic policy. His alleged naivete and amateur status did not prevent his administration from finding and killing Osama bin Laden and dozens of top terrorists, while working to move the economy from recession to recovery and expanding health insurance to millions more Americans.
By contrast, not five months into his term, Trump faces multiple scandals, including corruption and obstructing justice. Those missteps on Trump's behalf don't come from external events, but are all a product of his bungling mismanagement, a cascade of errors triggered by hubris and malicious intent.
One does not have to be an expert in arcane Washington, D.C. lore to understand how wrong it is for a president to pressure the head of the FBI to stop a criminal investigation.
Despite Ryan's attempt to assert the Trump defense, the argument that he is simply unqualified for the position he argued for months would be easy with his "very good brain" and his talent for picking "the best people," does not cut the mustard.
It has instead been exposed as yet another case of Trump and the Republicans denying the reality everyone is able to see with their own two eyes: He shouldn't be president.
After all, that's what most of the voters said last November.


New York, NY – The Cypress String Quartet will give the New York premiere of Grawemeyer Award-winning composer George Tsontakis' String Quartet No. 6 on Tuesday, April 1 at 7:30pm as part of the new series "92Y Concerts at SubCulture," a co-presentation of 92Y and newly opened club SubCulture (downstairs at 45 Bleecker Street). The concert, which is the group's 92Y debut and their only NYC appearance of the season, also includes selections from Dvořák's set of twelve love songs for string quartet, Cypresses, from which the Quartet takes its name, as well as Schubert's seminal String Quartet No. 15 in G Major. The Cypress Quartet's recording of Dvořák's Cypresses was released as part of the quartet's debut album on AVIE in February 2013 (review copies available on request).
Tsontakis' new work was commissioned this year by the Cypress Quartet through its 15th annual Call & Response program, and will be premiered by the group on March 14, 2014 in San Francisco. Through Call & Response, the Cypress Quartet commissions and premieres new string quartets from both emerging and celebrated composers, asking them to write in response to established chamber repertoire. Call & Response creates a dynamic dialogue between the past and present, between performers and composers, and among audiences of all ages. Tsontakis' String Quartet No. 6 is written in response to Schubert's String Quartet No. 15 in G Major plus two masterpieces by Webern – his ultra-romantic Langsamersatz and the contrasting Five Movements for String Quartet.
The Cypress Quartet's annual Call & Response concert has earned a strong West Coast following; the major concert is preceded by performances throughout the Bay Area in community centers, unorthodox spaces, and schools. Since its inception in 2000, Call & Response has reached more than 25,000 Bay Area residents. Call & Response 2014 is supported in part by a grant from The National Endowment for the Arts, Art Works.
This is the second time George Tsontakis has been commissioned by the Cypress Quartet through the ensemble's Call & Response program. Tsontakis wrote his String Quartet No. 5 for the group in 2005, in response to Beethoven's Late Quartets. It was the first quartet Tsontakis had composed in 20 years, and is written in memory of composer George Rochberg, who died in 2005.
To date, the Cypress Quartet has commissioned and premiered over 30 pieces, four of which were chosen for Chamber Music America's list of "101 Great American Ensemble Works." In addition to Tsontakis, commissioned composers include Philippe Hersant, Benjamin Lees, Kevin Puts, and Jennifer Higdon.
About the Cypress String Quartet: Known for its elegant performances, the Cypress String Quartet (Cecily Ward, violin; Tom Stone, violin; Ethan Filner, viola; and Jennifer Kloetzel, cello) has been praised by Gramophone for its "artistry of uncommon insight and cohesion," and its sound has been called "beautifully proportioned and powerful" by The Washington Post. The Cypress Quartet was formed in San Francisco in 1996, and during its initial rehearsals the group created a signature sound through intense readings of J.S. Bach's Chorales. Built up from the bottom register of the quartet and layered like a pyramid, the resulting sound is clear and transparent, allowing the texture of the music to be discerned immediately.
During the last two years, the Cypress String Quartet has added three new recordings to its ten-album discography. In November 2011 and March 2012 respectively, the Quartet released The American Album (featuring Barber's Quartet Op. 11, Griffes's Two Sketches Based on Indian Themes, and Dvořák's String Quartet No. 12 "American"), and the complete three-CD set of Beethoven's Late Quartets, which was named Best Classical CD of 2012 by the Dallas Morning News. In February 2013, the Cypress String Quartet added an all-Dvořák disc on the AVIE record label featuring Cypresses, B. 152 (the work from which the ensemble draws its name) and String Quartet in G, Op. 106. The CD has garnered significant attention and is being featured on Sirius XM and PRI Classical, and was chosen as a CD of the Week on WQXR in New York. Additionally, a full hour was devoted to the new CSQ disc on ORF, the largest and most listened-to classical music radio station in Austria. In November 2013, the Cypress re-issued The American Album on AVIE, adding 2012 Pulitzer Prize winning composer Kevin Puts' Lento Assai which was commissioned by the Cypress in 2008 as part Call & Response.
The Cypress Quartet members received degrees from many of the world's finest conservatories before coming together as a quartet. These include The Juilliard School, Guildhall School of Music & Drama and the Royal College of Music (London), The Cleveland Institute of Music, Indiana University, and the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. After a residency at the Banff Centre and a fellowship at the Center for Advanced Quartet Studies of the Aspen Music Festival, the Quartet coached intensively in London with the Amadeus Quartet. Cypress members count the Cleveland and Juilliard Quartets as some of their greatest influences.


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Dragon Quest VIII: latest screens and details for the new characters and monsters; battle speed option
30 June 2015 Lite_Agent	0 Comments Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King, Square-Enix
Today, Square-Enix revealed some new screenshots for Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King on the Nintendo 3DS. They showcase some of the new elements of this 3DS version, starting with the new characters:
– Morrie (who owns the Monster Arena): he can use weapons such as hammers. Two of his skills are showcased in the screenshots below: Tiger Claws (Claw Skill, which is brand new) and Morrie Burning (Unarmed Skill).
– Red (a thief): she can use daggers and whips. Two of her skills are showcased in the screenshots below: Fan Dance (Fan Skill) and Twin Wave (Whip Skill).
Then, Square-Enix introduces some of the monsters (from other Dragon Quest games) that will appear in Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King for the first time:
– Jailcat
– Heligator
– Dancing Devil
– Satyr
– Mori Satan
– Pudding Slime
Square-Enix also gives some details about the gameplay, such as the Skill System.
When you level up, you get the usual experience points, but also some Skill Points. Each character has five Skill values (3 for their favored weapon, 1 for unarmed combat, and one for their special ability), and you can chose to distribute your SP between any of those. When one of the values reaches a certain level, the character will get new powers and/or stats bonuses.
Finally, we get details on a feature that fans who played the original game will love. One of the biggest criticisms about Dragon Quest VIII is about the battles, which can be painfully slow. Not only have they been sped up on Nintendo 3DS, but Square-Enix also added an option to speed up battles even more: you will see "Fast" at the top left corner of the screen when it's activated.
Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King (3DS) comes out on August 27th in Japan.
Source: 4Gamer.net
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HP: Will customers 'Discover' more of a master plan?
Ahead of Hewlett-Packard's Discover conference there are multiple questions about the company. HP is stable for sure, but still has to navigate some key innovation curves.
By Larry Dignan for Between the Lines | June 8, 2014 -- 22:00 GMT (15:00 PDT) | Topic: Cloud
Hewlett-Packard will hold court for business tech pros and a lot of the questions will revolve around the company's strategy, innovation pipeline, and narrative.
The company's Discover conference, held in Las Vegas this week, is likely to feature a bevy of hardware and software announcements. But a second quarter that disappointed some, and job cuts ahead, highlight the challenges HP faces to pivot to next-gen technologies and cloud computing.
Here's a look at the big questions surrounding HP going into its Discover conference:
Enterprise giants and cloud computing: What's cloudwashing vs. real DNA change?
What's the narrative? Last month, HP reported a second quarter that left a lot to be desired. The big news was that HP will cut headcount by another 11,000 to 16,000. Wall Street liked the move since it boosted profit margins, but HP can't cut its way to prosperity forever. HP has some good stories to tell — Moonshot for instance — but many analysts say the company is too tethered to commodity products. Indeed, servers, PCs, networking, and storage are all facing pressure from virtualization and cloud computing. HP needs to build a narrative around innovation and big moves.
Cantor Fitzgerald analyst Brian White said "we continue to question the company's competitive position with a portfolio that we believe is highly exposed to some of the more commoditized areas of the IT industry. Essentially, it remains difficult for us to understand the end game for HP."
Can HP keep its server lead? According to IDC, HP held its 26.5 percent share of the server market. However, Cisco is surging and Oracle has stabilized. More worrisome, contract manufacturers' first-quarter market share was 7.3 percent, up from 4.1 percent a year ago. HP will need to prove its boxes can do more than be commodity servers. The company will have to tell a good virtualization story as well as build a case around value-added software. Hyperscale servers like the Moonshot family may also help the cause. Here's a look at the latest server data:
Does HP's cloud vision work? HP recently launched its Helion portfolio of cloud services with an eye toward public and private clouds. The initial message revolved around OpenStack and that HP will be more open. HP will have to quickly add to its Helion case. Also see: HP, enterprise giants fill up OpenStack bandwagon | HP to invest $1bn in open-source cloud computing, launches Helion portfolio
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Where does HP fit in the software defined data center mix? Every hardware vendor is talking about software-defined data centers, storage, and networking. The challenge is that these hardware vendors also have massive revenue streams to protect and the software-defined movement is ultimately a threat. HP will have to play the software-defined game as well as a company like VMware.
Can HP work the all-flash storage angle? HP's 3Par unit has been strong, but the second quarter highlighted how storage and converged systems showed weakness, analysts say. HP will have to better navigate the flash storage array market since that's where the growth is as enterprises process analytic and big data workloads. All the storage players have noted that spending has paused as companies consider alternatives — notably flash and cloud. HP's storage line needs to be in the fast SSD lane.
ZDNet's Monday Morning Opener is our opening salvo for the week in tech. As a global site, this editorial publishes on Monday at 8am AEST in Sydney, Australia, which is 6pm Eastern Time on Sunday in the US. It is written by a member of ZDNet's global editorial board, which is comprised of our lead editors across Asia, Australia, Europe, and the US.
Previously on Monday Morning Opener
Apple's next big move: Capture three new ecosystems
Data caps are the least of America's internet problems
Core Infrastructure Initiative just first step in open source funding
Microservers and the hurry-up-and-wait conundrum
Heartboned: Why Google needs to reclaim Android updates
Mapping out the next half a century of computing
The end of Windows XP is also the end of everything we thought we knew about computing
Microsoft's Surface strategy: As long as it takes
Data Centers Digital Transformation CXO Innovation Storage Cloud TV
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If you're a huge Halo fan… you probably don't know Jared Noftle. If you're in the gaming press and looking for a story… maybe you don't know Jared Noftle. But if you are a developer with more bugs than an anthill and an engineering team so underwater they need snorkels, then Jared Noftle is definitely on your contact list. As the front man for an international team of under-cover programmers, Jared has been air-dropped into every hooped project on the west coast; you may not know the man, but you have definitely seen his work.
However, if what you really need is someone who knows how to found, fund and run a game studio, someone with a particular set of entrepreneurial skills… well then you'd better have more than a name and a phone number, you'd better have some leverage. So when we pulled Jared from the smoking wreckage of burned down ryokan after a patch job that went bad, we knew we had our man.
An award-winning Composer and premier Audio Director, best known for his work on Halo and Destiny's "The Music of the Spheres." Marty is also an accomplished chemistry professor and vitamin shill. He has not announced plans to work with 343 Industries on an upcoming Halo TV series.
Halo game designer and world's foremost authority on plasma rifle projectile speeds, Jaime specializes in crafting and tuning a game's "thirty seconds of fun," the core gameplay cycle that provides the foundation for everything else. It is said that he draws life-energy directly from empty white boards.
Highwire is a small studio. So far, we've been able to fill any openings on the team with friends and former colleagues. When we need to broaden our search, we will announce any job openings on Twitter. So your best bet is to follow us @highwire_games.
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Group Aims To Make Women Feel At Home On The Range
Posted by	Carrie Lightfoot
Marybeth Crawford is an NRA certified instructor in multiple disciplines and a chief range safety officer. She also leads the local chapter of the Well Armed Woman – a national organization with over 200 chapters throughout the United States.
While the group places an emphasis on firearm safety, the ability to open up and discuss firearms in a comfortable setting is what makes this group a little different than most.
"The purpose of the group is to educate, equip and empower women owners," Crawford said. "We cater to the new shooter – maybe someone who has never owned a firearm before or is curious about learning more."
Since taking over leadership of the group last August, Crawford has seen a great deal of comfort at the range with members in the group handling firearms. The group meets on the second Tuesday each month at Atlanta Range and Ordnance. The first hour of the meeting is a hands-on, casual but direct conversation about a variety of gun-related topics.
From calibers, to safety – Crawford encourages all participants to ask questions they may otherwise feel shy discussing with other people.
"With a group that is exclusively women, they feel more at ease and not being judged," Crawford said. "When they go shooting with husbands or brothers, they kind of stand back and are shy. When they can interact with other women, they can start sharing experiences and knowledge."
Owning a firearm isn't a prerequisite for joining the group. Crawford stresses that education needs to come before ownership.
"You wouldn't buy a car without knowing how to drive," she said. "The same can be said for a firearm. Our purpose is to help women make an educated decision about what is the right kind of firearm for them."
During the meeting, a variety of guns are on display for members to examine and discuss. Crawford tends to bring smaller caliber guns so the women can get a feel for it without being intimidated.
"Someone brought their husband's gun and it was all wrong for her," Crawford said. "It was too big. Once they feel comfortable with handling and shooting the gun, they tend to loosen up and try new things."
However, one of the biggest challenges that Crawford has faced is getting the word out about the group.
"Women shooters – it's kind of a niche market, so it's relatively hard to get our information out to the general public," Crawford said. "Putting up a flyer at a McDonald's just isn't going to work."
It's a membership driven organization. The first meeting is always free to check out and then it's a 50 dollar annual membership. The range also provides ladies night fees at half price. Every month, the only cost is range fees plus ammunition.
"Our range is so awesome and offers so many safety classes as well," Crawford said. "A lot of our ladies take one-on-one classes there as well. They all want to get better."
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Senators start working to extend franchise of ABS-CBN
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon has filed a concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that ABS-CBN Corporation should continue to operate pending the final determination of the renewal of its franchise by the 18th Congress.
Drilon, in his Concurrent Resolution 6, said with only eight session days remaining before Congress goes on a break starting March 13 and resume session on May 4 and the franchise of the television network set to expire on the same day, the Senate and House need additional time to discuss the television network's renewal of franchise.
"Both the Senate and the House of Representatives need additional time to review and determine whether or not ABS-CBN Corporation shall be granted the renewal of its franchise," Drilon said.
Drilon said the Department of Justice (DOJ) had issued a legal opinion that the grant of franchise is an exercise of sovereign power and under the 1987 Constitution, that power is vested in Congress.
He said by necessary implication, such power of Congress also includes the power to prescribe the rights of the franchisee-applicant pending final determination of the renewal of the network's franchise by Congress.
"It is therefore respectfully submitted that the Congress, by concurrent resolution, may authorize the National Telecommunications Commission to issue a provisional authority, subject to terms and conditions, to ABS-CBN and other entities similarly situated, authorizing them to continue operating subject to Congress' eventual disposition of the renewal applications," he said.
Bills seeking ABS-CBN's franchise renewal have yet to be discussed at the House.
ABS-CBN is also facing a quo warranto petition before the Supreme Court filed by Solicitor General Jose Calida.
In his petition, Calida had alleged "highly abusive practices" on the part of ABS-CBN, including operating a pay-per-view channel supposedly without a permit from the government and issuing Philippine Depositary Receipts to foreigners.
Also on Wednesday, a labor group urged the high court to rule in favor of ABS-CBN's 11,000 workers as the network faces a petition seeking the forfeiture of its soon-to-expire franchise.
As the justices meet for their regular en banc session, Defend Job Philippines said the court must uphold the jobs of the broadcast company's employees, "safeguard free press and the Filipino people's right to know and of information."
The Supreme Court has set the resumption of deliberations on the quo warranto petition for March 10, to extend the justices' lead time.
"This is to give the justices time to go over the pleadings submitted by the parties, including the comments recently filed by the respondents," court spokesman Brian Keith Hosaka said.
Senator Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr., for his part, filed a bill seeking to extend ABS-CBN's franchise until December 31, 2020 to "give Congress more time" to finish debates on whether the media company's license to operate should be extended.
Ten months will be enough for Congress to finally resolve the issue, Revilla said in Senate Bill No. 1374.
"Kaya tayo nagfile ng bill.. to give time for Congress to finish our job na hindi nanganganib ang trabaho ng mahigit sa 11,000 na manggagawa," Revilla said.
Senator Manny Pacquiao, on the other hand, appealed to President Rodrigo Duterte to think of the ABS-CBN workers if the company closes.
Pacquiao extended the same plea to his partymates at the House of Representatives as he asked them to start conducting hearings on bills seeking to grant ABS-CBN a fresh 25-year franchise.
In the House of Representatives, Albay Representative Edcel Lagman on Wednesday reiterated his call to his fellow lawmakers to deliberate on and approve the pending bills seeking the renewal of the ABS-CBN franchise instead of merely extending it through a joint resolution.
Lagman made the remark after Cebu City Representative Raul Del Mar filed a joint resolution extending the franchise of the TV network until the end of the 18th Congress on June 30, 2022.
"Why go through the circuitous process of approving a joint resolution of dubious constitutionality or a concurrent resolution of lesser import extending the franchise of ABS-CBN Corporation for a temporary and short period when its franchise can be renewed for another 25 years by congressional legislation which is the invariable and legal process?" Lagman said in a statement.
According to Lagman, a concurrent resolution expresses the sense of the two houses of Congress on a particular issue but does not have the force of a law. A joint resolution, meanwhile, needs the approval of both the House and Senate and the signature of the President and has the "force and effect of a law."
But Lagman pointed out that if the President does not sign the joint resolution, Congress cannot override it as only the bills that are vetoed by the chief executive can become a law when overridden by two-thirds of the members of the House and the Senate.
He added that the joint resolution extending the ABS-CBN franchise until 2022 is an amendment to RA 7966 granting the franchise in the first place, and "no joint resolution can constitutionally amend" such law.
"Why create a legal problem by passing a projected joint resolution which has no constitutional efficacy when the renewal ABS-CBN's franchise can be expeditiously and decisively resolved by the House of Representatives with the concurrence of the Senate where a majority of the Senators are reportedly in favor of the renewal?" Lagman said.
Currently, there are 11 bills filed at the House of Representatives seeking to renew the franchise of ABS-CBN.
On Monday, Committee on Legislative Franchises chair Franz Alvarez announced the panel is now open to accepting position papers for or against the renewal of the ABS-CBN franchise, signalling the start of the proceedings of the chamber on the matter.
He said that once all positions papers have been taken into consideration, the panel can formally start deliberating on the ABS-CBN franchise renewal bills. This, however, could take place either in May or in August, after President Rodrigo Duterte's State of the Nation Address./Stacy Ang
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by World Hope International | May 13, 2019 | Acting in Faith, Clean Water and Energy, Water and Sanitation
Gary Lipman had a passion for golf and a bigger passion for helping others. He began a golf tournament years ago to benefit others, and after his sudden death in 2008, it was continued in his honor as the Gary Lipman Invitational (GLI). Since 2011, the tournament has...
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World Hope International Canada, Chief Executive Officer
Location: Canada/Kemptville, Ontario
Tanya Nace is an energetic organizational leader with a background in non-profit personnel recruitment and management. Tanya was elected Chief Executive Officer of World Hope International Canada by World Hope's Board of Directors in December 2017. Prior to this, Tanya served as Director of Mobilization for TEAM, where she was responsible for a 400 percent increase in missionary departures and the recruitment of 326 long-term missionaries. Tanya brings experience in international communications, strategic thinking, systems development, and organizational management. She holds a bachelor's degree from Kingswood University, and she is currently completing a master's degree in Organizational Leadership from Indiana Wesleyan University.
John Lyon, Esq.
John Lyon is a global development visionary and a licensed law practitioner with 18 years of experience working with World Hope International and 12 years of experience in international law. John was elected President of World Hope by the Board of Directors in September 2013. Prior to this, John served as General Counsel for Joule Africa, an innovative London-based, renewable energy company focused on developing hydroelectric and solar energy in Africa. John also served as a World Hope board member and volunteer. John's foremost technical experience is with water, sanitation and construction projects. He has developed water and sanitation plans for several World Hope locations, including Sierra Leone. Prior to his time at World Hope, John practiced law at WilmerHale, an international law firm, where he helped World Hope develop its micro-finance and social enterprise program. John served in the United States Peace Corps in Jamaica from 1998 to 2000, where he raised more than $200,000 to build a primary school and helped popularize a typhoid-proof latrine model. John holds a bachelor's degree from Houghton College and a JD from the University of Missouri Kansas City School of Law.
In her current role at World Hope International, Heather heads the Communications Department, leading the global alliance's media, marketing, advertising, website, and communications efforts across 20+ countries. Multilingual and multicultural, Heather leverages her lifetime of experience living and working across four continents to skillfully navigate complex, global strategy.
Heather holds a master's degree from Vermont College of Fine Arts and a bachelor's from Houghton College, for which she now serves on the Alumni Board.
Daniel Scott is the Director of Information Technology with nearly 15 years of experience in different aspects of IT work. He has specialized in management and strategic use of technology for non-profits over the last 6 years. At World Hope International, Daniel oversees the implementation, coordination, testing, and strategic use of information technology systems to World Hope International's initiatives.
Prior to this role, Daniel has worked in the non-profit healthcare field managing fundraising systems, working directly for non-profit software developer Blackbaud. He has experience in website design from GoDaddy.com.
Daniel also serves as a youth and high school leader within his local church. In his free time, Daniel enjoys spending time with his wife and children.
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Dr. George Beals is a development professional with more than 30 years of international experience. At World Hope, George engages both churches and individual donors with World Hope's impact areas. He also oversees the organization's work in Europe and Central Asia. Prior to World Hope, George was the Pastor of Global Ministries for his local church. George holds a doctorate in Intercultural Studies with concentrations in International Relief and Development and Business As Mission.
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Ruth Ellison has lived in Asia for most of her life and is now based in Cambodia, where she leads the accounting and finance teams at World Hope and ensures transparency, accountability, and integrity within the management of donor and grant funds. Ruth has over 40 years' experience in finance and non-profits. Prior to joining World Hope, Ruth served as CFO of Hagar International and prior to that, she worked as the Finance Administration Director and later, the Asia Pacific Regional Finance and Grants Advisor for World Vision in Cambodia. Ruth has also worked in finance and accounting for World Relief and Capin Crouse; founded and ran her own successful accounting firm before successfully negotiating a merger for it; and served as Country Director for Catholic Relief Services in Thailand. Ruth holds degrees in Accounting, Finance, and Business Administration from Elmhurst College and the College of DuPage.


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(2) Any officer or man commanding a guard or a provost marshal or any of his assistants or any officer or man shall not refuse to receive or keep any person who is placed in service custody under section 172.
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Safeway Earns Top Spot on Seafood Scorecard
Jeff Wells | Apr 13, 2011
To follow the results of Greenpeace's supermarket seafood report card over the past few years is to see an industry in transition. In 2008, twenty retailers were reviewed for sustainability by the organization. None of them passed. This year, fifteen out of the twenty received a passing grade.
So what happened in those three years? A lot. Prodded by their customers, advocacy groups like Greenpeace, and the simple realization that the future of seafood departments depends on responsible sourcing, supermarkets have adopted focused, aggressive policies to ensure the health of fish populations and underwater habitats.
Take a look at this year's surprise winner, Safeway. Not only has the company partnered with a respected advisor, Fishwise — it has also adopted pointed initiatives like refusing to sell fish harvested from the Ross Sea, a fragile ecosystem located between New Zealand and Antarctica. Most consumers probably aren't aware of the Ross Sea, but Safeway has chosen to get ahead of this and other issues and educate their shoppers. That's refreshing to see in such a conservative industry.
The other companies that passed aren't slouches, either. Target has stopped sourcing farm salmon. Wegmans has a sustainable shrimp policy in place. Harris Teeter has a sustainable seafood information center on its website.
What's most heartening about the scorecard results is the diversity of formats. As Greenpeace senior campaigner Casson Trenor points out, the winner is a national chain, and the runner up is a big-box retailer. Regional companies are in there too, and so are natural and organic leaders like Whole Foods.
The sustainable seafood wave should continue to roll through the industry. In its report, Greenpeace offers tips for the leading retailers on how to improve their operations further. The bottom dwellers should start to feel the pressure, and those who choose to ignore it do so at their own risk. Just look at what happened with Costco. Last year Greenpeace turned its sights on the Washington-based wholesaler, encouraging supporters to protest stores and write letters to CEO Jim Sinegal. An airship with the words "Wholesale Ocean Destruction" emblazoned on it flew over the company's headquarters.
Last month, Costco jumped on board and eliminated 12 red-listed species from its departments.


Social selling is the latest and greatest in ISV marketing outreach strategies and for good cause; according to LinkedIn (the go-to platform for B2B social selling), 78 percent of social sellers outsell their peers who don't use social media for sales outreach. Social selling goes well beyond your friend on Facebook selling beauty products or those annoying Inmail messages you get that are just plain advertisements; it is a strategy to organically generate sales by engaging with prospects on social media platforms and building relationships with them overtime.
People tend to buy from the brands they know and believe in. The key to social selling is building and nurturing a network of prospects in such a way so as to establish credibility and trust. While it is a longer-term strategy and won't generate qualified sales leads overnight, social selling can be a very powerful tool to help build a solid pipeline of opportunities if it's done well.
Conducting an audit of your buyer personas and where they are present (i.e., the groups, forums and platforms that they are a part of) will help you define your strategy. Understanding the types of companies and the job titles within those organizations you want to target and why will help keep you focused on your ideal prospect. Social selling can work very well with account-based marketing efforts and should be integrated as part of a holistic marketing plan, but you need to lay the framework for that first by looking at all the channels you can tap into in order to reach your audience.
A message tree is an outline of the different Inmails you can send to a contact in order to get them interested in establishing a dialogue with you. As with telemarketing, you cannot use a standard copy/paste every time you reach out to someone; the messages need to be highly tailored to each individual. However, the message tree (as with a script for cold calling) is a guide that's there to help you keep your focus on the right call-to-action. The purpose is to expose your prospects to content and get them interested in a meeting when they are ready to go further in the discussion. Make sure that your initial outreach does not sound too sales-y as this can be a big turn-off for your contacts. Showing an interest in the contact and reaching out in such a way to suggest that your connection could be mutually beneficial will increase your chances of engagement.
A content calendar will help you map out the posts you want to expose your audience to on your LinkedIn thread, in groups, or on a dedicated Showcase page that you create and manage. Not only will this type of content help establish legitimacy for your profile, it should help educate your audience about your offer over time. Integrating hashtags into your posts will also help increase exposure for them. Such hashtags can be listed out in the audit you conduct prior to building your content calendar.
It is important to create a profile that revolves around your brand, and not around your job responsibilities. While social media profiles used to be a kind of online résumé or CV, no-one cares about what you are responsible for anymore. Unless you are a job seeker, your social media profile should describe your product or service. Having "what's in it for me" messaging will help you increase the number of contacts in your network; since people usually look at connection requests quickly, you want to grab a prospect's attention with some information about your product that will resonate with your audience.
Same goes for your job title. The trend nowadays is to make up fun job titles like "Business Wizard" or "Customer-Relationship Guru." Out-of-the-box job titles are a great way stand-out from the crowd. Sales-related job titles can be a turn off to people as they may think you are only looking to connect in order to cram a sales-pitch down their throats. Your job title does not have to be the one you have written on your business card (which may be too formal anyway).
Don't forget to have a nice photo of yourself. It doesn't have to be one that is taken by a professional photograph, but avoid using your company logo or a photo that does not show your face clearly (and without sunglasses!). People want to engage with people, so how you portray yourself in your photo is as important as your profile description. And make sure to keep your profile up-to-date by making regular tweaks to it every few weeks.
Connecting with prospects and growing your network is a must. However, if you try to reach out to too many prospects at one time (especially if they are well outside of your initial network), LinkedIn algorithms will flag your activity as being suspicious and you may even get your profile restricted. You should try to connect with the contacts of your contacts (if they are also part of your target buyer personas) since that will help keep your network tight.
Being too sales-y or pushy in the first exchanges will only decrease your chances of getting a response. Keep in mind that people on LinkedIn are looking to create relationships that are mutually beneficial; if the messages you send to people are too one-sided, they will just be ignored. Tailoring your pitches to each person you connect with will dramatically increase your chances of starting a dialogue. Using spot-basis telemarketing can also help jump-start a relationship when the first Inmail messages go unanswered.
Social listening is key to learning about your buyer personas, their online activity, and what's important to them. It should help you improve your messaging, and provide you with valuable market intelligence. In any conversation, there needs to be an equal balance between talking and listening (otherwise the person you are talking to is going to get bored and walk away). So take time to read the articles your prospects are posting, visit the groups they are part of and see what questions they are asking (or responding to). Not only will this help you better tailor your outreach messages, but it will also provide you with information about how you can better position your solution.
Social selling is not an instantaneous way to get hundreds of qualified sales opportunities, but it is a way to help the potential buyer on his or her journey. Educating your audience about your offer will help give them the information they need so that when they are ready to go to the next level, they know where to turn and who to contact. Punctually reaching out to people to keep the conversation going will work wonders to help establish the trust you need to get the sale at the end of the day. While this takes time and energy, it's a must. Having stellar content will help you with this process.
Measuring the ROI of a social selling program should involve more than focusing only on closed sales deals that resulted directly from your efforts. Success should revolve around engagement—what prospects are engaging with your content and how? Have you seen an increase in the number of followers to your social media pages? Are people liking or sharing your content? Is the sales team happy with the quality of the leads they are asked to follow-up? It is important to study all of the parameters that are specific to your own social selling initiative in order to establish KPI's that make sense for your business. If done right, you start to see results within a few weeks.
The bottom line is that social selling as a method is proven successful, and those who engage in it regularly sell more than those who don't. But let's be clear—just going on to LinkedIn and sending out the occasional Inmail message to the random prospect is NOT social selling. It takes energy and effort to build a network and sustain it overtime. It takes monitoring groups, social listening, liking other people's posts, creating your own, being on top of newsworthy events that make a particular message to a particular prospect at a particular time important… You need to source new contacts, research companies, and use multi-channel outreach in order to engage.
Outsourcing social selling will help free up your sales reps for face-to-face meetings. Let them do the selling, but give the leg work to someone else that can do it for them. If your sales reps have more time to conduct demos or presentations, write proposals or create POC's, you'll convert more. So outsourcing the activity can have its benefits and should enable your sales team to follow-up highly qualified sales leads with prospects who are very far along in the buyer journey.
Having a holistic approach to marketing will help improve the results of your social selling program. So leveraging other campaigns as part of your strategy can help you get the most bang for your buck.
Liz Lemarchand is the Chief Operating Officer of MediaDev, a global IT marketing firm. She has 20 years of marketing experience and provides strategic counsel to software vendors both large and small.
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