This course offers an in-depth panorama of the strategies used to design, implement and evaluate effective policies, government information and democratic procedures and practices as they are publicized online in a digital world. We examine the merits of recent initiatives in e-government and e-governance from the perspective of policy administrators and elected officials as well as the increasing array of ways that citizens and civil society groups and organizations can use, and interact with online government information and services. We also look at the problems that many government agencies encounter in their attempts to provide information and services digitally plus what challenges and opportunities may be in store for the e-governance strategies of the future. The course covers issues surrounding democratic accountability and transparency, security and privacy, citizen e-participation, e-performance reporting and public relations in online government communications. It pays special attention to giving students the opportunity to develop practical skills in how to design and develop effective, specific and comprehensive e-government strategies at the local or state level.
Distinguish between E-Government and E-Governance and understand the potential and actual roles they play in enhancing policy implementation, evaluation and change in today's digital democracies.
Assess a range of digital approaches and purposes as they apply to international, national, state and local governments and their implementation of policy.
Critically evaluate the challenges, obstacles and opportunities of e-government in the delivery of services, engagement of citizens and completion of daily business activities of governmental service providers.
Understand the importance of the issues of privacy, security, trust and collaboration as they apply to digital government.
Categorize the skills required of public administrators and policy professionals to use and evaluate different digital approaches.
Critique best practice approaches of the field.
Develop strategies for digital processes specifically designed for more effective policy and public service implementation; taking into account the purpose or intent, audience, resources needed and methods of evaluating effectiveness post implementation.
Consolidate and improve professional policy writing and critical skills and participate actively in creating a collegial, feedback-oriented learning community in the area of public policy.
Self Introduction: The first forum includes a self-introduction, which should include your name, where you are located (country, state, or city), what your current job title is, where you received your undergraduate degree and in what field, any information you care to share about your family and hobbies. You should also include details about your chosen area of policy specialization as well as a well-considered breakdown of what you hope to get out of this course.
This introduction needs to be at least 250 words and posted by 11:55 PM (EST) Sunday during the first week of the class. Important: type your forum into the comments box. Do not attach your posting to the forum as any type of document as the system does not recognize this as a post. Failure to complete this forum by the end of the first week of class will result in you being dropped from the course.
For most forum discussions you will be analyzing concepts raised in the text, related readings, or current events. Each of these will ensure that you have understood and approached key groundwork concepts, ideas or procedures that will be necessary for you to write your assignments. For the remaining three forums you will be reviewing and providing constructive feedback on work submitted by your classmates, as well as receiving feedback on your own work. Required forum articles for you to review are linked to in the description of each forum as well as listed in the course outline below (with links). Many other useful resources are available via the Online Research Center or APUS Library. Make use of scholarly peer-reviewed articles in the APUS Library where you can, in addition to required and supplementary readings in the Resources section of this course, plus any links or videos/podcasts in the relevant lessons.
Students must provide a critical review of the issues in the forum instructions and reply substantively to the contributions of at least three classmates. Postings should be analytic in nature, contain persuasive, logical arguments supporting your position on the concepts and issues you discuss, and should include examples that can bolster your argument where appropriate with source attributions. Postings and replies should be free of any spelling or grammar errors and properly cited in APA style.
Specific instructions are in the first substantive forum and the rubric can be found beside the forum entry in the gradebook.
Assignments: Please see the assignment tab for specific directions and deadlines for the assignments.
Final Project: The final project asks you to combine revised versions of the plans you created in Weeks 2 (public relations) and 4 (accountability and reporting) and to add to this a third plan to create a comprehensive digital strategy. In this comprehensive strategy, you are constructing an e-government/e-governance plan of 3-4 digital approaches your government should take to move into the digital era and take advantage of digital government approaches to enhance the effectiveness of policy implementation. Once you have built your strategy, you will present this and your analysis of each to your class audience as if you were presenting to your government's decision-making body. You are seeking their approval and support for the implementation of these tools. In your presentation, you should discuss the overarching goals of the government, the digital tools you are recommending that the government implement and your analysis for each. In your analysis, be sure to address persuasively why you are seeking to build a digital government platform, what you hope to accomplish, who your primary and secondary audiences are, what obstacles and challenges will need to be overcome, how security and privacy will be protected, what resources will be needed for successful implementation, and how the digital tools will be evaluated in order to determine effectiveness.
Your project should be structured as an animated PowerPoint and delivered using an available software option (see Assignment section of this course for details).
Remember that this is a major research component of your course (20% of your final grade). Your presentation must be no less than 10 minutes or more than 20 minutes long.
In addition, this course will use web-based open access resources as well as peer-reviewed articles in the APUS Library as required course materials. The citations and/or links for these materials are located below. They will eventually appear in the lessons as well but that is currently underway and may not be completed by the start of class.
WEB SITES: The lessons will provide links to websites and videos to watch; as well as webinars to review.
ARTICLES: You can access the articles directly from links in the lessons (once they are up and running) or by copying the title and pasting it in the search box in the Article Database in the APUS library. The articles are all available in full text.
Universitatis Apulensis: Series Oeconomica, 14(2), 369-384.
Forward. Report 11 of the Second Administrative Reports Commission. New Delhi.
Magro, M. (2012) A Review of Social Media Use in E-Government. Administrative Sciences 2, 148-161.
Pariser, E. (2011) "Beware Online Filter Bubbles." TED Talk.
Worland, J. (2016) "What to Know about the Dakota Access Pipeline Protests." Time. October 28.
Shueh, J. (2015) "Ohio Offers Financial Transparency Statewide." Government Technology. April 22.
Foundation. Backgrounder #3158 on Budget and Spending. October 27.
Knowledge on Emerging Markets 3(November), 105-117.
Journal of Information Policy, 4, 489-506.
Brun, J. (2012) "Time to Upgrade our Democracy." TEDx Talk. https://www.youtube.com/watch?
Seattle.gov. (2016) "Seattle Participatory Budgeting." Seattle Department of Neighborhoods.
Journal of Information Policy 4, 489-506.
Bleiberg, J., & West, D. (2015) "A look back at technical issues with Healthcare.gov." Brookings Institution.
Williams, K. (2015) "HealthCare.gov faulted for weak cybersecurity." The Hill. September 24.
Neff, C. (2012) "eGovernment Delivers." https://www.youtube.com/watch?
Rutter, T. (2013) "How to make a digital government fit for future challenges – roundup." The Guardian.
this title in the APUS Library.
SUNY-Albany. (2016) "The Future of E-Government." Center for Technology in Government.


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MEXICO CITY — Ciro Gómez Leyva, one of Mexico's best-known radio and television correspondents, heard the shattering sound of gunshots bouncing off his car window as he drove home from work in his armored car last month. Bulletproof glass saved him from becoming another statistic in a deadly string of attacks against journalists in Mexico.
In 2022 alone, at least 13 Mexican journalists have been assassinated, the most in a single year. The country holds the record for the most murders of journalists working outside a war zone, and it also has the most missing journalists worldwide, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists.
The attack on Livia sparked outrage from fellow Mexican journalists, who posted a video and hundreds of tweets in support of Livia in the aftermath of the assassination attempt.
"The countless demonstrations of affection and solidarity that I have received, including those from almost the entire press union in Mexico, is something I will never cease to be grateful for," Leyva told The Daily Beast in a recent interview.
Mexico, riddled with corruption and organized crime, is a dangerous place to cover the news. And while the country is notorious for drug-related violence, experts point to state authorities as the main abusers of journalists. More than half of the attacks recorded are related to coverage of corruption and politics.
Mexican President Andres Manuel López Obrador only inflamed the situation. He attacks journalists again and again, saying that they "lie as they breathe". On December 14, the day before the attack, Obrador criticized Livia and other prominent Mexican journalists, calling them "very dishonest people", "They even harm your health. If you listen to them too much, you can develop a tumor in your brain."
Obrador baselessly suggested that the attack may have been staged to destabilize his government.
"he [Obrador] Faithful to what he said all his life, "says Livia. His speech and his deeds are those of the endless struggle of a good people, whom he claims to symbolize and represent, against an evil conspiracy of corrupting forces, consisting of all those who do not agree to follow his principles, or worse dare to criticize or contradict him."
Mystery still surrounds the motives behind the assassination attempt. "Yesterday, I had an attack," he declared when he returned to his TV show the next day. "Someone wanted to kill me. I don't know who. I don't know why."
It is still not clear, but the Mexican authorities arrested 16 suspects in the state of Mexico and the state of Michoacan on December 11 and 12. Paul Pedro "N", the leader of a criminal cell linked to murders, extortion and drug dealing, is among the prime suspects arrested but there is no clear motive for attacking Livia.
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Leopoldo Maldonado, regional director of ARTICLE 19 – a global organization that advocates for freedom of expression – finds the president's harsh attacks on the press extremely problematic. "This rhetoric allows for other attacks," he said in an interview with The Daily Beast.
Livia still believes that he is in a better position than others.
"Despite everything," he says, "I am an outstanding journalist." "I work for two very strong companies. I direct and host two national newscasts on radio and television."
Llanelli Fuentes, reporter and co-founder of Diario Alternativo, a small local media outlet in the state of Guerrero, says she has been subjected to many threats and attacks. They range from knocking on her door to intimidate her, to physically harassing and killing animals in her parents' home. The attacks, she says, are a result of her reporting on abuses by the state's community police, such as torture in local jails.
Hootsen agrees that in smaller communities, "it gets really sketchy" for journalists. Law enforcement is weak, and local journalists are easily identifiable. "It's a small village. "Everyone knows everybody," she said, noting that some of the most aggressive cops live just a few blocks from her home in Markelia, Guerrero.
As the threats intensified, Fuentes had to leave her home with her two 10-year-old twin sons. I moved to Barcelona, Spain, for 6 months through Taula por Mèxic, a program that provides temporary protection for Mexican journalists and activists at risk. Now living in a shelter in Mexico City, Fuentes is struggling to resume her reporting work.
Although their backgrounds and level of celebrity status could not be more different, Leiva and Fuentes share a fear for their lives.
Hootsen says he hates the "brave journalists" cliché because "these journalists fear for their lives every single day."
Leva no longer dares to walk alone, saying that the assassination attempt changed his life overnight. The attack was a very unfortunate and painful event. It was one of the joys of my life to live as another citizen, without bodyguards or personal protection. I walk alone in the streets and parks, I shop in small boutiques, we socialize, I drive. This is over, at least for a while."
Fuentes can't avoid the dangers of walking alone.
"When I'm done talking to you here, and taking the subway myself, anything can happen," she told The Daily Beast. "I can't control my anxiety anymore, not under these circumstances." She added that she rarely sees her children, who live with their father in Guerrero, and was brought to tears when she remembered her son once telling her, "Mom, we don't want to go out with you, because they're going to kill us."
Despite all the trauma they are dealing with, both Leyva and Fuentes refuse to be silenced.
Fuentes still hopes to go home one day. "No," she said, shaking her head after being asked if she considered quitting journalism.
Leva has no intention of quitting, "I made the decision to continue working," he said. I am a journalist, not an academic. A journalist in a violent and dangerous country.
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A supermarket with its security shutters partially closed as a precaution against looting in San Cristóbal.
Amid desperate food shortages Venezuelans are picking up new survival skills.
Evidence for his prediction can be found in towns and cities across Venezuela that have been hit by an outbreak of looting and mob violence. Angry about empty supermarket shelves and soaring prices, some people are breaking into warehouses, ransacking food trucks and invading outlying farms.
During the first 11 days of January the Venezuelan Observatory for Social Conflict, a Caracas rights group, recorded 107 episodes of looting and several deaths in 19 of Venezuela's 23 states.
In the city of Maracay, just west of Caracas, thieves broke into a veterinary school, stole two pregnant thoroughbred horses and slaughtered them for meat.
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President Nicolás Maduro blames the country's woes on an "economic war" against his government by rightwingers and foreign interests.
But his critics say his government has disrupted domestic food production by expropriating farms and factories. Meanwhile, price controls designed to make food more widely available to poorer people have had the opposite effect: many prices have been set below the cost of production, forcing food producers out of business.
Meanwhile the government has less cash to import food because of its mismanagement of the oil sector, where production has fallen to a 29-year low. Hyperinflation and the collapse of the currency have put the prices of foodstuffs available on the black market beyond the reach of many families.
Sometimes the looting has been spontaneous. But in other cases the targeting of shops and food trucks appears to have been coordinated via chat groups on Facebook and Whatsapp. Security forces have largely stood by.
Although his bodega is located just down the street from a national guard post, Anatael said that his pleas for help were ignored. He scoffed at officers' claims that they lacked enough troops to protect businesses.


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9:01 a.m. – Peace officer reqested in 500 block of Winona Drive.
9:26 a.m. – Peace officer requested in 10 block of S. Broad Street.
12:07 p.m. – Domestic dispute reported in 20 block of W. Bonomo Drive.
12:09 p.m. – Disturbance reported in 300 block of W. Xenia Drive.
12:14 p.m. – Criminal damaging reported in 300 block of Cambridge Drive.
12:35 p.m. – Theft reported in 1400 block of N. Broad Street.
12:50 p.m. – Peace officer requested in 100 block of Locust Drive.
1:08 p.m. – Domestic violence reported in 2100 block of Rockdell Drive.
1:28 p.m. – Theft reported in 500 block of McIntire Drive.
1:51 p.m. – Hit skip crash reported in 400 block of Sycamore Drive.
2:29 p.m. – Juvenile complaint reported in 1400 block of Ironwood Drive.
3:12 p.m. – Crash with property damage reported in 1100 block of E. Dayton-Yellow Springs Road; traffic citation issued.
4:22 p.m. – Burglary reported in 400 block of Kirkwood Drive.
5:13 p.m. – Hit skip crash reported in 600 block of E. Dayton-Yellow Springs Road.
5:40 p.m. – Warrant served in 1100 block of N. Central Ave.
5:43 p.m. – Trespassing reported in 100 block of Lincoln Drive; gone on arrival.
5:59 p.m. – Crash with personal injury reported in 1100 block of E. Dayton-Yellow Springs Road; traffic citation issued.
7:17 p.m. – Disturbance reported in 300 block of S. Central Ave.
8:03 p.m. – Missing person reported in 70 block of W. Hebble Ave.
8:08 p.m. – Trespassing reported in 1500 block of Miami Ave.; criminal warning issued.
8:10 p.m. – Fraud/forgery reported in 1200 block of E. Dayton-Yellow Springs Road.
9:43 p.m. – Trespassing reported in 200 block of Madison Street.
10:06 p.m. – Domestic dispute reported in 300 block of Forest Street.
10:39 p.m. – Suspicious person reported in 200 block of Gilbert Ave.
10:46 p.m. – Domestic dispute reported in 10 block of E. Goodman Drive.
10:50 p.m. – Suspicious vehicle reported in 300 block of S. Central Ave.
11:34 p.m. – Fight reported in 200 block of Wallace Drive.
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Q: React Native Swift callback issues returning array or object I am trying to pass an array or object in the callback however on the React Native side I am getting a result back as null. I am able to pass back strings and dictionary but not an array or object
devices returns the following
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    let devices = ["name": "sometime", "id": 0]
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#import "React/RCTBridgeModule.h"
#import "React/RCTEventEmitter.h"

@interface RCT_EXTERN_MODULE(ReactNativeMidiKit,RCTEventEmitter)

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592 64 Stat. 789.
64 Stat. 786. 23 U.S.C.J 23 note.
55 Stat. 766. 56 Stat. 562.
61 Stat. 597.
64 Stat. 789. 64 Stat. 785. 23 U.S.C.§3anote. Restriction on payments to States.
Performance of services for other agencies, countries, etc.
Warehouse maintenance, etc.
Medical supplies, etc., in emergencies.
PUBLIC LAW 188—OCT. 22, 1951
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Public Lands Highways: For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of section 10 of the Act of September 7, 1950, $1,125,000, to remain available until expended. Tongass Forest Highways, Alaska: For surveys, construction, reconstruction, and maintenance of Tongass forest highways in Alaska in accordance with the provisions of section 3 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1950, $3,500,000, of which not to exceed $200,000 shall be available for personal services, to remain available until expended. Access roads: During the current fiscal year, not to exceed $70,000 of funds remaining unexpended upon completion of access road projects authorized to be constructed under the provisions of the Defense Highway Act of 1941, as amended by the Act of July 2, 1942 (23 U.S.C. 106), shall be available for the maintenance of roads and bridges under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Public Roads on Government-owned land in Arlington County, Virginia. War and emergency damage. Territory of Hawaii: For the liquidation of obligations incurred pursuant to authority granted under this head in the Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1948, $2,000,000, to remain available until expended. Inter-American Highway: For necessary expenses of continuing the survey and construction of the Inter-American Highway, in accordance with the provisions of the Act of December 26, 1941 (55 Stat. 860), as amended by section 11 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1950, $3,000,000, of which not to exceed $315,900 shall be available for personal services, to remain available until expended. Access roads (Act of September 7, 1950): For an additional amount for "Access roads (Act of September 7, 1950)", $1,500,000, to remain available until expended. General provisions—Bureau of Public Roads: None of the money appropriated for the work of the Bureau of Public Roads during the current fiscal year shall be paid to any State on account of any project on which convict labor shall be employed, but this provision shall not apply to labor performed by convicts on parole or probation. During the current fiscal year authorized engineering or other services in connection with the survey, construction, and maintenance, or improyement of roads may be performed for other Government agencies, cooperating foreign countries and State cooperating agencies and reimbursement for such services (which may include depreciation on engineering and road-building equipment used) shall be credited to the appropriation concerned. During the current fiscal year appropriations for the work of the Bureau of Public Roads shall be available for expenses of warehouse maintenance and the procurement, care, and handling of supplies, materials, and equipment for distribution to projects under the supervision of the Bureau of Public Roads, or for sale or distribution to other Government activities, cooperating foreign countries and State cooperating agencies, and the cost of such supplies and materials or the value of such equipment (including the cost of transportation and handling) may be reimbursed to current applicable appropriations. Appropriations to the Bureau of Public Roads may be used in emergency for medical supplies and services and other assistance necessary for the immediate relief of employees engaged on hazardous work under that Bureau, and for temporary services as authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U.S.C. 55a), but at rates for individuals not in excess of $100 per diem.


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Yokota Airmen recognized in Good Deed Ceremony
By Airman 1st Class Brieana Bolfing, 374th Airlift Wing Public Affairs / Published May 21, 2019
Members of Team Yokota and Good Deed Award winners pose for a photo at the Meiji Shrine, Tokyo, Japan, May 18, 2019. The Good Deed Award is an annual ceremony that recognizes individuals or groups who have performed good deeds within the local community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brieana E. Bolfing)
Lt. Col. Richard F. McElhaney Jr., 374th Operations Support Squadron commander, speaks during the Good Deed Award ceremony at the Meiji Shrine, Tokyo, Japan, May 18, 2019. McElhaney was invited as a representer for Yokota Air Base, Japan where he addressed the importance of continuing to benefit the community and strengthen the bond between the United States and Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brieana E. Bolfing)
Kensuke Katsuno, President of the Good Conduct Association of Japan, shakes hands with Lt. Col. Scott A. Metzler, 374th Communications Squadron commander, during the Good Deed Award ceremony at the Meiji Shrine, Tokyo, Japan, May 18, 2019. The Good Conduct Association, which is under the the prime minister's office, honors people who have performed good deeds within the local community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brieana E. Bolfing)
Lt. Col. Richard F. McElhaney Jr., 374th Operations Support Squadron commander (left), and Lt. Col. Scott A. Metzler, 374th Communications Squadron commander (right), perform the song of Zenko-Kai during the Good Deed Award ceremony at the Meiji Shrine, Tokyo, Japan, May 18, 2019. The song was part of the different performances performed during the ceremony, which included the Brass Band Club of Kasai Daini Junior High School, a Japanese magic act and a vocalist. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brieana E. Bolfing)
Firefighter's with the 374th Civil Engineer Squadron await presentation of the Good Deed Award during a ceremony at the Meiji Shrine, Tokyo, Japan, May 18, 2019. The five groups that were recognized at the ceremony this year included the Yokota Air Base Chapel Team, the 374th Communications Squadron, Kanto Plains Firefighter's Association, the 374th Contracting Squadron's Buyer's club and the 374th Operations Support Squadron Key spouses. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brieana E. Bolfing)
Tech. Sgt. David A. Showers Jr., 374th Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment, accepts an award during the Good Deed Award ceremony at the Meiji Shrine, Tokyo, Japan, May 18, 2019. Showers was one of nine individuals from Yokota Air Base recognized for performing good deeds in the local community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brieana E. Bolfing)
Members of the 374th Operations Support Squadron await being presented an award during the Good Deed Award ceremony at the Meiji Shrine, Tokyo, Japan, May 18, 2019. Team Yokota has had groups and individuals recognized since 2004 for their good deeds in the local community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brieana E. Bolfing)
Lt. Col. Ty Christian, 374th Contracting Squadron commander, waits to be presented an award at the Good Deed Award ceremony at Meiji Shrine Tokyo, Japan, May 18, 2019. Christian received the award on behalf of the 374th CS Buyer's Club and their assistance in the local community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brieana E. Bolfing)
Eric L. Warner, 374th Civil Engineer Squadron, engineering flight chief, receives the Good Deed Award during the ceremony at Meiji Shrine, Tokyo, Japan, May 18, 2019. Warner was one of nine individuals recognized during the ceremony for helping the local community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brieana E. Bolfing)
Airmen with the 374th Communications Squadron receive an award during the Good Deed Award ceremony at Meiji Shrine, Tokyo, Japan, May 18, 2019. The 374th CS was one of five groups recognized during the ceremony from Yokota Air Base for performing good deeds within the local community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brieana E. Bolfing)
Lt. Col. Dale E. Marlowe, 374th Airlift Wing Chaplain, accepts the Good Deed Award for Yokota Air Base Chapel Team during a ceremony at the Meiji Shrine, Tokyo, Japan, May 18, 2019. The Chapel was one of the groups from Yokota Air Base to be recognized for helping within the local community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brieana E. Bolfing)
Senior Master Sgt. Bryan T. Lochman, 374th Maintenance Group quality assurance superintendent, accepts an award during the Good Deed Award ceremony at the Meiji Shrine, Tokyo, Japan, May 18, 2019. The ceremony recognized nine individuals and five groups from Yokota Air Base for performing good deeds within the local community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brieana E. Bolfing)
Yokota Air Base, Japan --
Since 1951, the Good Conduct Association of Japan has made neighborhoods throughout Japan better and brighter by recognizing those who perform -- as well as promote -- good deeds in their communities.
At the organization's 69th Annual Good Deed Award Ceremony, held May 18, 2019 at the Meiji Shrine in Shibuya, five organizations and nine individuals from Yokota Air Base were recognized for leaving a legacy of selflessness, said Lt. Col. Richard F. McElhaney Jr., 374th Operations Support Squadron commander.
Winners were nominated in several categories ranging from Good neighbor to accident prevention.
Some individuals were nominated for teaching English, volunteering with local farms, and others served food to Philippine and Vietnamese immigrants.
The organizations selected as group winners included:
The Yokota Air Base Chapel Team
The 374th Communications Squadron
Kanto Plains Firefighter's Association, 374th Civil Engineer Squadron
The 374th Contracting Squadron's Buyer's club
The 374th Operations Support Squadron Key spouses
Individual winners were:
Senior Master Sgt. Bryn T. Lochman, 374th Maintenance Group
Staff Sgt. Joshua D. Childers, 374th MXG
Eric L. Warner, 374th CES
Tech. Sgt. David A. Showers Jr., 374th OSS
Senior Airman Karina Sotomayor, 374th OSS
Staff Sgt. Veronica N. Scwhab-Tidwell, 374th OSS
Darlis C. Wrenn, 374th OSS
Tech. Sgt. Eric S. Andrade, 374th CS
Staff Sgt. Kazuhito Ikematsu, 374th CS
"I am proud knowing that the individuals present here today have exemplified the traits of the Air Force," said McElhaney. "It is my sincerest hope that their actions will continue to benefit the community and strengthen the bond between the United States and Japan."
Good Deed Award U.S.- Japan


As one walks around the platform the top is revealed and the room is bathed in a deep twilight blue. The viewer discovers exposed roots and cut branches lying atop a dead field of grass that leave an impression of implied ending. Bushes and trees are pulled from their environments, and a sense of death and sadness exists alongside celebration (the color saturated flowers). It is a forgotten landscape. Flowers and roots are strewn about as if thrown aside or windswept. Here we find a place that was once cared for and attended to and now are faced with the effects of time and perhaps neglect.
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Rest In Peace, Matt Dutch Garner; killed in Montreal
@DutchUnkle
Rest In Peace Matt Dutch Garner – We are deeply saddened to report the devastating loss of one of the Montreal scene's biggest assets and supporters. Matthew Dutch Garner, 29, was also a good friend to HipHopCanada and one of our Montreal city reps who helped guide our coverage of the local scene.
This past Friday, November 11th, Matt was one of the victims in a double homicide in Montreal's St. Henri neighbourhood. Police had yet to officially release names or significant detail but they revealed that one man burned to death in the apartment after being assaulted, while the other man passed away at the hospital. (Update: Through Facebook condolence messages it appears that the other victim is Einick Gitelman). They were Montreal's 32nd and 33rd homicides of the year. Matt supported HipHopCanada from day one and he will truly be missed. Our condolences to the Garner family (and, if accurate, the Gitelman family) and all of Matt's friends and colleagues.
Matt worked closely with some of the city's most well-liked artists such as Magnum (Magnum 357), I.Blast, and Bad News Brown (R.I.P.), who was found beaten and shot to death in Little Burgandy exactly 9 months earlier. He worked with a lot of artists from across the city. He played a key role in the rise of Magnum as a leading force in the Montreal scene and had gained a reputation in cities outside of Montreal, like Toronto and Ottawa, for his business sense and good nature.
Matt was the founder of promotions company Escape Entertainment which he ran with Sebastien LaBerge. The company was one of the largest supporters of the hip-hop community in Montreal – through major events like the Ghostface Killah show coming up November 27th at Club Soda, and through their website EscapeMTL.ca. EscapeMTL.ca is a site ran by Matt that covers the Montreal scene and promotes local talent through segments like the Real City Countdown, and mixtapes like Real City's Finest. He also gave a lot of artists the opportunity to open for some of the biggest names coming into town. As of late, Matt had been working on releasing local music while promoting the upcoming Ghostface Killah show. Always on top of his work ethic and promotions, Matt's last tweet and BBM status emphasize his focus on that gig.
He had recently put me on to the incredibly dope amount of material that Reps Up Montreal artist I.Blast has coming in the near future. He originally introduced me to Magnum's music some years ago and told me Magnum would be one of the city's best. He wasn't lying. His ear for talent was evident as I've only ever known him to work with incredibly gifted artists. This is a huge loss for the Montreal scene and the community is still in shock. His Facebook profile is covered with messages of condolences. One message summed it up: "Matt Dutch Garner He was the Glue that kept this city together!!! Rest In Paradise….Mourn ya till we join ya…"
CTV Montreal has more coverage of the investigation.
Rest In Peace Matt Dutch Garner & Einick Gitelman
Written by Jesse Plunkett for HipHopCanada
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Jesse founded HipHopCanada.com in 1999 and is currently the organization's Co-President & Editor-in-Chief.
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As the technology is evloving, you do not see as many private maths tutors as you do online maths tutors. This because,the online method seems much more accessible to teach others especially when they are struggling with subjects such as maths.
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Most parents choose online tutors because of the level of convenience that comes with it. It offers students a way to learn from the comfort of their homes without having to schedule meetings with in-person tutors. It is very convenient for both the students and parents because it helps parents to monitor the progress of the student and keeps up with assignments. There are a lot of resources that are not available in-person but are available online.
It provides parents with a way to help their children learn in a brand new way without digging deep into their pockets.
There are some students who work better sitting in front of someone on a face-to-face level and completing tasks on schedule. There are many students who prefer working with a person as opposed to a computer screen. However, many studies have shown that more and more students are switching to online learning and are achieving their goals at a much faster phase. You can still have private tutoring on the computer so your child can receive the one-on-one attention that they so desperately deserve.
If you choose to hire a private tutor, it is not the most cost-effective way to help your child achieve their academic goals. Some of these tutors charge hefty hourly rates which may not be within your budget. Online tutors charge various types of rates and give you options on how you would like to pay.
If you see that your child's grades are struggling, then you should consider hiring them a maths tutor. Whether you choose an online tutor or a face-to-face one, you are sure to notice a change in your child's grades in no time.


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Meet With the Sharks at the New St. Louis Aquarium at Union Station
Danielle LeBreck
Corporate sharks and real-life sharks can now mingle, with Union Station's new aquarium opening in December 2019.
The 120,000-square-foot St. Louis Aquarium will house 13,000 animals, including a 250,000-gallon shark tank with 80 varieties of sharp-toothed sea creatures.
The aquarium is scheduled to open in time for the holiday season, which corresponds with Union Station's 125th anniversary.
"Union Station was once one of the busiest train stations in the country during the WWII era," said Anthony Paraino, director of communications at Explore St. Louis. "It hasn't been a functioning train station since the '70s, but now there are so many cool things happening at the station like the aquarium."
The aquarium follows a slew of updates led by Lodging Hospitality Management (LHM), which acquired the Union Station property in 2012, including renovations to its 539 guest rooms and Grand Hall restorations. Meetings Today got an exclusive tour of the aquarium's progress ahead of its opening. Here are the details.
The St. Louis Aquarium Details
The aquarium will feature 257 species of aquatic life—from friendly otters and Mississippi River fish to sea urchins and stingrays—but the starring attraction for meeting planners is the 6,000 square feet special event space where the jaw-dropping shark tank habitat is the backdrop.
"Shark Canyon," as it's called, will house sharks and rays, with an acrylic wall that arches over viewers' heads. Attendees will also be able to view the adjacent otter habitat in the event space.
For even bigger events, the shark and otter space will connect with the Midway event space at Union Station, which is 8,000 square feet.
Shark tank and event space rendering, St. Louis Aquarium. Credit: St. Louis Union Station
Aaron Sprowl, the general curator for the aquarium, noted that in addition to the sharks, visitors will have a chance to interact with stingrays, sea stars and even a few sharks in touch tanks where you can pet and feed the animals.
Other exhibits at the aquarium will include:
Confluence Gallery: An exhibit that explores St. Louis' two rivers—the Missouri and Mississippi. Onlookers will find largemouth bass, crappie, paddlefish and longnose gar.
Global Rivers: From piranhas to giant arowana, visitors to this exhibit can view all the world's most interesting river monsters.
Changing Rivers: Otters, owls and sloths call river areas home, too, and this exhibit features them all, plus a deeper look at how humans affect rivers.
The Ocean Shore: Learn more about the critters that hang out at the bottom of shallow ocean waters like horseshoe crabs, sea cucumbers and pencil urchins. Here, you can also touch and feed sharks and stingrays.
The Deep: Creepy creatures of the deep will fascinate at this exhibit, starring jellyfish, octopus, sea dragons and unique coral.
Private tours of the aquarium will be available for corporate groups who'd like to plan a unique teambuilding event. Additionally, groups will be able to reserve the entire aquarium for an event that could also include tickets to ride the St. Louis Wheel, the new 200-foot-tall observation wheel at Union Station, which opened in September.
Exterior of Union Station, St. Louis. Credit: St. Louis Union Station
"With the addition of the aquarium and the observation wheel to our upgraded Curio by Hilton hotel and our meeting space, Union Station is now a complete business and entertainment package," said Cameron Schoeffel, director of sales and entertainment, St. Louis Aquarium and Wheel Park at Union Station. "We have the largest amount of meeting space of any hotel in St. Louis and now a massive entertainment complex to match."
The History of Union Station
Union Station opened to the public in 1894 and expanded in 1903 to accommodate visitors to the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair. At its height, it was the largest and busiest railroad station, with St. Louis passenger services including 22 railroads, the most of any single terminal in the world. President Harry Truman, Joe DiMaggio and Joan Crawford are among the many people to have passed through its halls.
[Related: St. Louis' Gateway Arch Revitalization Project Raises Group Interest]
Building a 21st century aquarium inside this 19th century National Historical Landmark and treasured icon of downtown St. Louis was no easy feat, according to Sprowl.
"We had to build around things to maintain the historical aspects of the building," Sprowl explained, saying that the building's original train shed infrastructure is protected because of its historic landmark designation.
Early 20th-century photo of train shed at Union Station. Credit: Courtesy of St. Louis Union Station
McCarthy Building Companies Inc. was charged with the challenge. The St. Louis-based company brought experience, however, building the 200,000-square-foot OdySea Aquarium in Scottsdale, Arizona, the largest aquarium in the Southwest, and leading the expansion to the St. Louis Gateway Arch Visitor Center and Museum at the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial in downtown St. Louis.
The Union Station project work depended on working from "as-built" drawings from the late 1800s, protecting the original columns, footings, foundation, underground piping and more.
The design of the aquarium experience—concepted by St. Louis-based PGAV Destinations—pays homage to the station's roots. Guests will start their aquarium visit with a train simulation and then get greeted with a giant clock tank upon entering the exhibits.
Additional Amenities for Groups at Union Station
The new aquarium is just one of the many amenities housed in Union Station, including the AAA Four Diamond St. Louis Union Station Hotel, Curio Collection by Hilton. The 539-room property features four unique ballrooms, guest rooms and specialty suites with railroad decor that harkens back to the building's past, and the elegant Grand Hall featuring an award-winning 3D projection mapping light show on the ceiling—including an under-the-sea show featuring humpback whales, sea turtles and various fish.
3D light show in Union Station's Grand Lobby. Credit: St. Louis Union Station
Other features at Union Station include:
The new 200-foot observation wheel with 42 climate-controlled gondolas, including 1 glass-cased VIP gondola. The wheel has over 1 million lights that can be customized for events.
Nearby the wheel, a new 18-hole mini golf course opened October 2019.
Over 100,000 square feet of existing flexible event space, including grand halls, ballrooms and conference centers.
Soon-to-be six onsite restaurants, including three new additions of Train Shed, Soda Fountain and 1894 cafe.
Blending the Past with the Present
St. Louis is a town brimming with historic buildings that have been carefully restored and brought into the future. This defining moment for Union Station, one of the city's most treasured landmarks, is yet another example of how this on-the-rise Midwestern city effortlessly honors its past while embracing the future.
"We are excited that the people of St. Louis and our meeting clients have embraced this new vision for historic St. Louis Union Station," Schoeffel said.
Read next: 3 Historic Buildings Repurposed as Hotels in St. Louis
Danielle LeBreck | Lead Destinations Content Strategist
Danielle started at Meetings Today in March 2019 after seven years of editorial experience in the travel and food industries. She oversees all of the destination content for Meetings Today and collaborates with the team on digital content strategy and content marketing initiatives.
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3 deaths, 181 new COVID 19 cases in NE, Syria
co-chair of the Health Body in the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria explained that the deaths were of a man from Deir ez-Zor, a woman from Qamishlo and a woman from Raqqa.
The body confirmed that the new infections are 100 males and 81 females.
Tuesday, the body's records announced seven cases of recovery from the virus.
According to the Health Body, the total number of cases of infection reached 23,285, while 812 deaths were recorded, and 2,026 cases of recovery from the virus in NE, Syria.


The Venice Insider –great article!
The Venice Insider is a lovely website dedicated to visitors to Venice. They have given a great review of the Grenada National Pavilion at the 57th Biennale di Venezia, even before it is open. Thanks Venice Insider! Click to read the article.Work of Jason deCaires Taylor in Grenada Underwater Sculpture Park.
March 19, 2017 in Biennale di Venezia 57, Uncategorized.
Source: Making Art Grenadian Again Click the link to read this great review by Trinidadian blogger Celeste Mohammed. Thanks Celeste for your very insightful response to your trip to the gallery.
March 8, 2017 in Asher Mains, Uncategorized.
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Titus De Voogdt (Gent, 1979) is een Vlaamse acteur.

Biografie
Hij behaalde het diploma Meester in de Beeldhouwkunst aan het Sint-Lukas in Gent.
Hij start zijn acteercarrière in Bernadetje (Victoria), Mijn Blackie (HETPALEIS & Nieuwpoorttheater) en Achter de wereld (BRONKS).
Bij Compagnie Cecilia speelde hij mee in Trouwfeesten en processen, Broeders van Liefde en Altijd Prijs.
Op het witte doek was hij te zien in o.a. Any Way the Wind Blows (realisatie Tom Barman), als Steve in Steve + Sky (realisatie Felix Van Groeningen), in Ben X (Nic Balthazar) en Small Gods (Dimitri Karakatsanis).
In 2012 was hij te zien in Plan B op VIER waar hij een eigen rubriek had.

Theater
 Maria Eeuwigdurende Bijstand (2005)
 Trouwfeesten en processen (2006)
 Broeders van liefde (2008)
 Schöne blumen (2010)
 Altijd prijs (2010)
 De pijnders (2011)
 Vorst Forest (2011)
 De Geschiedenis van de Wereld (2013)
 duikvlucht (2013-2014)
 Poepsimpel (2016)
 Cabane (2017)
 Chasse Pattate (2017)
 Craquelé  (2019)
 De jager-verzamelaar (2022)

Televisie
 Recht op Recht (2000) - Mike
 Flikken (2005) - Jeroen Van Parijs
 Code 37 (2009) - Gert Moreels
 Aspe (2010) - John Van Damme
 Witse (2012) - Hans Michiels
 Plan B (2012) - zichzelf
 The Missing (2014) - Vincent Bourg
 De Dag (2018) - Elias De Sutter
 De twaalf (2019) - Mike
 Beau Séjour (2021) - Agent Vinnie Scheepers
 Mijn Slechtste Beste Vriendin (2021) - William Jacobs
 1985 (2023) - Philippe Debels

Films
 Any Way the Wind Blows (2003) - Felix
 Steve + Sky (2004) - Steve
 Ben X (2007) - Bogaert
 Small Gods (2007) - David
 22 mei (2010) - Nico Degeest
 Welp (2014) - Leider Chris
 Broer (2016) - Ronnie Ovaere
 King of the Belgians (2016) - Carlos
Rosie & Moussa (2018) - Papa van Rosie

Vlaams acteur

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GOD'S NOT DEAD: A LIGHT IN DARKNESS
"All the Time, God is Good"
Content: +1 Moderately questionable elements. (Discernment required for young children.)
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In GOD'S NOT DEAD: A LIGHT IN DARKNESS, Pastor Dave finds him and his church at the center of more controversy. When an explosion at his church results in the death of his co-pastor, the leaders of the school surrounding the church property decide to forcibly buy the church from Dave because it's bringing too much controversy. Dave convinces his estranged atheist brother to fight the school in a legal battle. A media war ensues, but gets very messy and starts hurting people's lives. Will Pastor Dave lose himself in his fight to save the church building?
GOD'S NOT DEAD: A LIGHT IN DARKNESS is the best made, most entertaining GOD'S NOT DEAD movie yet. The acting from David A.R. White and John Corbett, who plays Pastor Dave's brother, is fantastic. They have a chemistry as brothers that captures the viewer's attention. Light caution is advised for younger children for brief thematic material. Otherwise, GOD'S NOT DEAD: A LIGHT IN DARKNESS has an inspiring message extolling responding to hate with Christ's love, and not letting cultural and worldview divisions stir anger and hate.
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Dominant Worldview and Other Worldview Content/Elements:
Very strong Christian, biblical worldview of responding to hate with the love of Jesus, plus strong themes of family reconciliation, forgiveness, and grace and many Christian elements like prayer, quotes from Scripture being quotes, Christian church services, and a light politically correct statement is made about Jesus being the ultimate social justice warrior;
Foul Language:
No foul language;
Violence:
An explosion at the church knocks a man over and he dies from the impact, some punching and wrestling between adult men, adult man attacks a teenage boy, bricks are thrown through windows;
No sex, but two teenagers do kiss;
Nudity:
No nudity;
Alcohol Use:
Adults drink beers and implied drinking from teenagers at a party where the teenagers are drinking from red plastic cups, but no alcohol explicitly shown;
Smoking and/or Drug Use and Abuse:
No smoking or drug references; and,
Miscellaneous Immorality:
Christian characters make some hypocritical and sinful decisions but repent and some vandalism occurs, but the main vandal also repents.
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GOD'S NOT DEAD: A LIGHT IN DARKNESS is the third movie in the GOD'S NOT DEAD movie series and sets itself apart as the most tonally different and perhaps best movie Pure Flix Entertainment has released.
In the story, Pastor Dave is released from prison after the court found him not guilty for refusing to turn over his sermons to the city government. His church St. James is now embroiled in a city debate surrounding the controversy. To many believers, Pastor Dave is a hero for standing up for the faith. Others are angry that the controversial St. James Church is still a part of a university that receives government funding.
[SOME SPOILERS BELOW] Dave appoints his good friend Jude as a co-pastor at St. James, which excites the congregation. One night, a protestor throws a brick through the church's window. Jude runs inside to turn off the alarm, but doesn't know that the brick has broken a gas pipe. When Jude turns on the light, a spark causes an explosion. Dave is able to pull Jude's body out of the burning building, but in the explosion Jude hit his head and shortly after passes away.
Dave is devastated and angry by Jude's death. To make matters worse, the school informs him that, by way of eminent domain, they are forcibly buying the church from Dave and tearing it down. This makes Dave even more angry. So, he enlists his estranged atheist brother, Pearce (John Corbett), a talented lawyer, to help him fight for the church, which was their father's church. A budding romance also begins between Dave and Meg, a local woman who serves at the homeless shelter.
Meanwhile, Keaton, a teenage student at the school, is struggling with whether she believes in God anymore, and she's helped by the local student leader Josh Wheaton.
As Dave and Pearce battle the school, including Dave's old friend Thomas Ellsworth who's on the board of the school, things get brutal. Pearce encourages Dave to wage a media war against Thomas and the school. This results in an angry, divided community that results in more violence.
Has everyone forgot what the church is even about? How will God shine through the divided community? [END OF SPOILERS]
GOD'S NOT DEAD: A LIGHT IN DARKNESS is the best made, most entertaining GOD'S NOT DEAD movie yet. The acting from David A.R. White and John Corbett is fantastic, and they have a chemistry as brothers that captures the viewer's attention. The writing has good jeopardy and tension, but there's too much exposition in several shots of news anchors updating the viewer on what's happening in the community. The sequences are quite unrealistic. There's also a scene or two with poorly recorded ADR. Otherwise, the movie is beautifully shot and scored.
This third installment of the GOD'S NOT DEAD series skillfully captures how a lack of love and grace is dividing America today, sometimes even within the Body of Christ, the Church. As we've seen in our own culture, and as shown by the movie, a media and PR war between opposing worldviews leaves no room for mercy or justice. In A LIGHT IN DARKNESS, Pastor Dave struggles with his own pride and anger, and forgets that the church isn't simply a building, it's a body of believers. The other message that shines through is that God isn't afraid of questions or doubts from people struggling with their faith. One character tells Pastor Dave the church is known for what's it against, but it's harder to see what it's for. Though it's a characterization of the church that could be taken too far by those who are against God's moral teachings, it's always important for Christians to remember Jesus's words in John 13:35, "By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another."
There are some negatives in A LIGHT IN DARKNESS too. At one point, Josh Wheaton argues that Jesus was the ultimate "social justice warrior" in that he fed the orphan and widow, and fought for the downtrodden. This line is either politically correct, or uninformed, because most modern, self-proclaimed "social justice warriors" are proponents of identity politics and even abortion, which are antithetical to the teachings of Jesus Christ.
Ultimately, GOD'S NOT DEAD: A LIGHT IN DARKNESS is an entertaining, inspiring movie that proclaims that Jesus is the Truth and the Light, and that the followers of Christ, are called to be lights in the darkness and we're to respond to hate with love. Themes of family reconciliation, forgiveness and grace also shine through the heart of this movie and will encourage everyone who watches. A light caution for younger children is advised for a building explosion that results in a death, and some other thematic material.
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Starring: David A.R. White, John Corbett, Shane Harper, Ted McGinley, Jennifer Taylor, Tatum O'Neal, Benjamin A. Onyango, Gregory Alaan Williams, Samantha Boscarino, Mike C. Manning, Shwayze, Cissy Houston, Caitlin Leaahy
Audience: Older children to adults
Distributor: Pure Flix Entertainment
Executive Producer: Jim Ameduri
Producer: Michael Scott, David A.R. White, Alysoun Wolfe, Brittany Yost, Elizabeth Hatcher-Travis, Jim Ameduri
Writer: Michael Mason
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ABS data showed growth of comparable traditional retailers (ex. cafes and restaurants) in July to be -0.1% (mom, s.a.) lower than June, and 4.7% higher than a year ago.
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Early on Monday morning, it emerged that WorldCom Inc, the upstart of the global telecommunications industry, had muscled aside its competitors and won the hand of its former rival MCI Corp in a revised $51 per share offer. The deal will turn MCI WorldCom into the second biggest telecoms carrier in the US, and the […]
Early on Monday morning, it emerged that WorldCom Inc, the upstart of the global telecommunications industry, had muscled aside its competitors and won the hand of its former rival MCI Corp in a revised $51 per share offer. The deal will turn MCI WorldCom into the second biggest telecoms carrier in the US, and the largest carrier of US internet traffic. It will also be the biggest merger in corporate history at $37bn. Both GTE Corp and British Telecommunications Plc were blown away by the revised offer, upped from an original deal of just $41.50 a share. GTE Corp made a desperate counter bid late on Sunday afternoon of $45 cash per share, but it was too little too late for the MCI board. The rationale for the huge increase in WorlCom's offer comes from discussions between MCI and its new partner which exposed a wealth of hitherto unexplored cost savings. These savings will allow the merger to be accretive to shareholders, even under the new offer, WorldCom said. But British Telecommunications Plc has exacted a heavy price in return for its withdrawal. While MCI's shareholders will receive only paper, BT is gaining $51 per share in cash, totaling a massive $7bn together with a hefty $465m break up fee. In total, BT has walked away with a $2.25bn pre-tax gain on its 20% holding. Sir Peter Bonfield, BT's chief executive, now has a huge cash pile to aid him in his search for a new global partner.
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PCMag India Software & Services Web Publishing - Products
PCMag India staff Jun 20, 2012
What About.me lacks in extras it more than makes up for with ultra-simple personal Webpage setup and maintenance.
Ultra-simple page editing.
Free email address associated to site.
Real-time traffic stats.
iPhone app available.
No domain name support.
No extra layout options.
Faux social-networking.
AOL's online profile service, About.me (free), is practically the old man of personal Webpage sites, having launched way back in 2009. (AOL scooped it up in 2010.) The About.me homepage welcomes you with a display at the bottom of featured landing pages, so you can get an idea of what an About.me page will look like. The emphasis, as with Flavors.me (Free, 4.5 stars), is on a big photo as the background with accompanying links. About.me delivers big on that score, and entirely for free. Sadly it lacks some of the landing page features that would make it the leader while stressing unneeded social components.
Once you create an account (using your e-mail address, password, and picking an About.me URL), future sign-ins can be done via Facebook or Twitter. The About.me interface takes all the pain out of creating a site; you can easily upload a background image, enter your name, a "headline," and bio, and add links to just about any social/sharing/blogging service in the world, including Facebook profiles, Facebook Pages, Twitter, LinkedIn, Blogger, Google+, Wordpress, TypePad, Foursquare, Flicker, YouTube, Vimedo, Instagram, and others. All these links and data go in a text box that you can then position where you want on the background, relative to the most important part of the image. That's it—there's no extra special layouts to be had. As you resize the browser window the background will smartly resize as much as it can to maintain your layout.
Going Mobile
An About.me page looks good on a smartphone, where the page is reformatted to have the background graphic at the top and the text box info underneath. You can sign in and access features like stats while mobile, but can't edit the page. About.me has released an iPhone app that will let you change some of the text info (your headline and bio) but not all. The app description claims you can set a background image for mobile-only views, but I couldn't find it.
There's an option to activate an About.me email address for yourself, which is a nice feature if you want to keep your real email off the landing page to prevent spam. The service also excels at providing suggestions to get more visitors to your landing page, with suggestions on sharing the URL via social networks, links in other sites, and it has a form for submitting the URL (any URL, actually) to Bing and Google.
Weak Social
Where About.me loses me is its desire to be a low-rent social network. Stressed throughout the interface is the ability to find other users of the service and mark them as favorites. While I admit it might be nice if a Facebook profile page looked this good (there's a reason people hate the Timeline), I don't really want to find that small percentage of my friends and associates also have a landing page...because I already know them on the real social networks. Favoriting is a major facet of the iPhone app, which also has a "locate" feature so you can find people nearby with an About.me landing page.
There's no paid version of About.me, but it does a few offer "extras," in addition to the email address. It sells business cards for the cost of shipping ($5.50) from Moo.com that depict your landing page background image on the front and contact details on the back. There's a QR code to send people with smartphones directly to your page. Stats are just a click away, so you can see how many visitors you get (although not where they came from).
Sorely lacking is the ability to support a domain name of your choosing. It's a major quibble when projecting yourself out there is important and a domain name feature helps.
What About.me lacks in paid features it more than makes up for with a perfect blend of simplicity and style. A few more bells and whistles for power-users would put it at the top of the landing page heap. As it is, however, Flavors is the clear Editors' Choice for a personal Web page.
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According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices in Houston, Texas were 2,286.11% higher in 2019 versus 1915 (a $914,444.21 difference in value).
Between 1915 and 2019: Houston experienced an average inflation rate of 3.10% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, $40,000 in Houston in the year 1915 would cost $954,444.21 in 2019 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.14% during this same period, inflation in Houston was lower.
In the year 1915: Pricing changed by 0%, which is significantly below the average yearly change in Houston during the 1915-2019 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1915 (0.92%), inflation in Houston was lower.
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