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Taylor Knox is a Toronto, Ontario, Canada-based singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer, who can trace the origins of his musical career to over a decade ago, when he was recruited to play drums for The Golden Dogs, an act that was considered one of Canada's criminally under-appreciated bands — and coincidentally, one of Knox's favorite bands, too.
During his stint with The Golden Dogs, Knox forged friendships with several other bandmembers, who all go on to form Zeus. As a result of Zeus, Knox was a frequent presence at the band's Toronto studio Ill Eagle, which naturally offered him the perfect environment and the opportunity to begin experimenting with his own original material. Interestingly, Knox and his then-newly formed Zeus were tapped by Jason Collett to be his regular backing band — and it brought him into contact with an even wider circle of musicians, including Luke Doucet, whom he joined on Doucet's tour to support his acclaimed Steel City Traveler. He also joined Hayden for the Us Alone recording sessions and subsequent tour. He also played with acclaimed Halifax, Nova Scotia-born and-based singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer and JOVM mainstay Rich Aucoin.
With the release of the Lines EP and his full-length debut Love, Knox stepped out into the spotlight, crafting anthemic power pop that has drawn comparisons to acclaimed and highly influential Canadian power pop act Sloan and others. Slated for a June 7, 2019 release, Knox's sophomore album Here Tonight thematically focuses on the mystery, stillness and artistic inspiration of the night; in fact, Knox's tendency to be a night owl was a major influence on the album. And when he started writing the material that would eventually comprise his forthcoming sophomore album, he focused on precisely what he was thinking about — and what he wanted to do and say with it. He didn't want to waste the insight that nighttime has always given him."I really try to make sure the songs I write come from a place of not something I want to write but something I kind of have to get out. What I'm feeling below what I'm thinking," Knox says in press notes.
Sonically speaking, the album, which sees Knox working with Josh Korody reportedly sees Knox continuing with the power pop that has won him attention — fuzzy and /or crunchy power chords, forceful drumming and rousingly anthemic hooks; but he sought guidance and inspiration from much more contemporary artists like The Weeknd, SZA and Prince in terms of production and songwriting, as well as the legendary Joni Mitchell. In fact, Korody's production helped to add new textures to his overall sound, thanks to the incorporation of synths and keyboards to create glistening gutter tones. Knox also worked with Rob Schnapf in Los Angeles, who helped make one song reportedly to sound like one of the best Oasis songs to never appear on an Oasis album.
Interestingly, what sets the Toronto-based singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer's sophomore album apart from this previously released work is a free flowing spontaneity that was encouraged by Korody and Schnapf — and that left room for unrestrained creativity. Doing this, he says, "leaves a little bit of room for discovery with the collaborator and room for their influence. I've always tried to do that but I did it more this time because I have confidence that I'll be able to come up with it on the spot." Adding to that, Knox brought in a number of Toronto's finest musicians to collaborator for the sessions including July Talks' Peter Dreimanis and Leah Fay and Tokyo Police Club's Dave Monks.
Here Tonight's latest single is the rousingly anthemic, Live It Up." Centered around fuzzy power chords, forceful drumming, a big arena rock friendly hook and an ethereal falsetto, the track recalls 120 Minutes alt rock — in particular, The Posies, The Breeders, Smashing Pumpkins and even more contemporary acts like Silversun Pickups but with the free-flowing air of a bunch of guys jamming and coming up with something incredibly cool and full of furious passion.
Uncategorized by William Ruben Helms May 4, 201918:30 May 4, 2019
New Video: JOVM Mainstay Geographer Releases a Wistful Visual for Soaring and Plaintive "Summer of My Discontentment"
JOVM mainstay Mike Deni is a New Jersey-born, Los Angeles, CA-based singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, electro pop artist and producer, best known for his solo recording project Geographer. As the story goes, Deni relocated to San Francisco while living in the aftermath of the sudden and tragic death of his sister — and then the equally unexpected death of his father. While sleeping on a floor of a friend's Haight-Ashbury apartment, Deni serendipitously found a synthesizer on the street and began to channel his grief and optimism into the songs that would eventually comprise his full-length debut 2008's Innocent Ghost. And through the release of two more full-length albums 2012's Myth, 2015's Ghost Modern and three EPs, 2010's Animal Shapes EP, 2015's Endless Motion EP and last year's Alone Time EP, Deni has received attention across the blogosphere for his unique, textured and soulful blend of analog, electronic and acoustic elements, a sound that he has described as "soulful music from outer space."
Building upon a growing profile, Deni has toured with the likes of K. Flay, The Flaming Lips, Young The Giant, Tycho, Ratatat, Betty Who and Tokyo Police Club, and he played sets at Outside Lands Festival and Firefly Festival. Interestingly, last year the JOVM mainstay gave up his San Francisco apartment and hopped between tours and friends churches for the next six months, including a month stay back in Jersey and a few weeks in Italy (where both sides of his family are from). And he did that before finally relocating to Los Angeles. During that period of shiftlessness in which he was in limbo between his old life and new life, Deni wound up writing the material, which would eventually comprise his recently released New Jersey EP.
Many of the songs of the New Jersey EP began in his childhood home and were finished at a friend's Los Angeles home while he was looking for an apartment; in fact, the EP's first two singles "Love is Wasted in the Dark" and its latest single "Summer of My Discontentment" were part of the first batches of material written during that period. "Summer of My Discontentment" is a perfect example of the JOVM mainstay's specialty — swooning and earnest 80s-inspired synth pop, centered around a twinkling and arpeggiated piano, thumping beats, a soaring hook and Deni's plaintive and aching vocals; but unlike some of his previously released material, the song possesses a wistful air that comes from nostalgia for a long-gone, seemingly simpler time that you can't have ever again — and the dreams your younger self may have given up for the compromises of adulthood.
Directed by Patrick Mattes, the recently released accompanying video follows a group of young people, full of youthful hopes and dreams on a gloriously sunny day while Deni broodingly sings the song from a different vantage point, during sunset. In some way, the video implies that the action are the reflections and reminiscing of the video's central character — from the perspective of a complicated adulthood.
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New Video: The Vivid and Surreal Visuals for Del the Funky Homosapien's and Amp Live's Swaggering and Mind-bending Collaboration
Born Teren Delvon Jones, Del the Funky Homosapien is an acclaimed Bay Area-born and -based emcee and producer, who can trace the origins of his music career to when he wrote lyrics for his cousin Ice Cube's group Da Lench Mob, which initially included the legendary West Coast emcee, filmmaker, screenwriter and movie star before they broke off into a distinct group of its own.
With the assistance of his cousin Ice Cube, Del released his 1991 solo debut album I Wish My Brother George Was Here, an album that was a commercial successful largely due to the popularity of album single "Mistadobalina." Del wasn't pleased with the limited musical range of the album and severed his production-artist relationship with Ice Cube for his sophomore album No Need for Alarm, an album that introduced the Oakland hip-hop collective Hieroglyphics, which featured Souls of Mischief, Casual, Pep Love, Del and producer Domino while bringing the Oakland sound to a larger audience. Interestingly, the album is also considered instrumental for expanding what would become the freestyle-based golden era of hip-hop.
Although Del didn't produce another solo album for about five years, he collaborated on the Hieroglyphics crew's 1998 debut 3rd Eye Vision; however, by the time he was about to release his third solo album Future Development, his label Elektra Recordsterminated his contract. Initially, the album was only available as a cassette through the Hieroglyphics website before being re-releassd through the Hieroglyphics Imperium label in 2002; but before that, he collaborated with Dan the Automator and Kid Koalain hip-hop supergroup Deltron 3030 and their critically applauded, 2000 self-titled debut and along with his Deltron 3030 collaborators on two singles on Gorillaz's eponymous, smash hit 2001 self-titled debut — "Clint Eastwood" and "Rock the House." He followed that up with his fourth solo album Both Sides of the Brain, and Hieroglyphics 2003 sophomore effort Full Circle.
Since then Del has managed to be incredibly prolific releasing albums both through tradition labels, as free downloads and with pay-as-you-wish efforts with specific incentives for those who pay certain prices for the album, including a chance to collaborate with Del in the studio and so on.
Amp Live is a Texas-born, California-based producer and DJ, who is known as one of half to the hip-hop duo Zion I, and for critically applauded remixes of material by Radiohead, Tokyo Police Club and Jamie Lidell. And as a solo artist, he's released two albums and an EP — 2010's Murder at the Discotech, 2014's Headphone Concerto and 2017's Atmosphere EP and 2011's Therapy at 3, a collaborative effort with Eligh.
Interestingly, Del and Amp Live will be teaming up on the forthcoming album Gate 13, an album that sonically draws from and mixes hip-hop, funk and electronica while finding two of hip-hop's most inventive artists collaborating with Goapele, Eligh, Simi, Zyme, Adult Karate, Mr. Micro and James Melo, essentially creating a "portal into something progressive, futuristic, and fun," as the duo says in press notes. Interestingly, the album finds the renowned emcee evolving his imitable style, as he studied both comedy and battle rap, with Del making a concerted effort towards conciseness. "I told Amp about it, and he kind of showed me what his interpretation of what that would be," Del says in press notes. "When I heard it, I thought it was tight. I didn't even know he was going to do it." Amp Live adds "Del has been talking about doing more straightforward, aggressive writing. Everything that I was messing with kind of had the same theme," the producer says of the album's tracks. "Even when I flipped them after, I tried to stay true to the original feeling."
"Wheel of Fortune," Gate 13's first single begins with a thumping, boom-bap beats and arpeggiated synths and Del's imitable flow, complete with some of the most ridiculous word play, complex rhyme schemes and insanely funny punch lines you'll hear in some time, as he throws massive haymakers at any and all who dare to battle him. About halfway through the track Amp Live drops a dub reggae break, which he follows with a manic tempo — and throughout Del effortlessly and dexterously handles it in a free flowing, almost mischievous fashion. Dope emcees being challenged by dope producers is what all hip-hop should aspire to, no matter what the era.
Shot and edited by Spencer Groshong at Ineffable Music Group, the video employs neon bright visuals and the sort of special effects reminiscent of a wildly psychedelic Sesame Street and 3,2,1 Contact.
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Although Del didn't produce another solo album for about five years, he collaborated on the Hieroglyphics crew's 1998 debut 3rd Eye Vision; however, by the time he was about to release his third solo album Future Development, his label Elektra Records terminated his contract. Initially, the album was only available as a cassette through the Hieroglyphics website before being re-releassd through the Hieroglyphics Imperium label in 2002; but before that, he collaborated with Dan the Automator and Kid Koala in hip-hop supergroup Deltron 3030 and their critically applauded, 2000 self-titled debut and along with his Deltron 3030 collaborators on two singles on Gorillaz's eponymous, smash hit 2001 self-titled debut — "Clint Eastwood" and "Rock the House." He followed that up with his fourth solo album Both Sides of the Brain, and Hieroglyphics 2003 sophomore effort Full Circle.
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Barling är en ort i civil parish Barling Magna, i distriktet Rochford i grevskapet Essex i England. Orten är belägen 6 km från Southend-on-Sea. År 1946 blev den en del av den då nybildade Barling Magna. Parish hade  invånare år 1931. Byn nämndes i Domedagsboken (Domesday Book) år 1086, och kallades då Berlinga.

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Resort fee: A daily $27.00 resort fee plus tax is payable at checkout.
Guests staying at INNSIDE by Melia New York NoMad will enjoy convenient access to the city's main subway lines including 34th Street Penn Station (Red line) and West 23rd Street Station (Yellow line). Centrally located to New York City's major tourist attractions such as the Theaters on Broadway, Madison Square Garden, Empire State Building, Chelsea Piers & Chelsea Market, The Javits Center, and many more attractions ideal for business and leisure guests alike.
Impero Caffè by Scott Conant opens at INNSIDE New York in the bustling NoMad neighborhood, offering an all-day Italian menu in a warm and inviting atmosphere.


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HIPAA Omnibus Rule Final Release Issued
Home » Healthcare Data Privacy » HIPAA Omnibus Rule Final Release Issued
Posted By HIPAA Journal on Jan 25, 2013
The HIPAA Omnibus Rule (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 Omnibus Rule) was drafted in July 2010; however the final release has been delayed until this month in order to address some of the concerns raised by stakeholders about the latest HIPAA amendment.
The final rule has been held by the Office of Management and Budget since March last year although the final release has now been issued. All HIPAA-covered entities – and their business associates – must read the new rule and make changes to existing policies and procedures and factor in the new amendments. Healthcare organizations have 180 days in order to effect the changes as the Final Rule will not be enforced until Sept 22, 2013.
The new rule has been issued to bring HIPAA in line with HITECH, and was introduced by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Civil Rights to cover the use of Health Information Technology (HIT) and ensure that patient health information is properly protected. The final rule represents a major change to the legislation and is the most extensive amendment to be introduced since HIPPA came into effect in 1996.
The Final Rule runs to 563-pages; although the main points covered in the amendment – in terms of HIT – are indicated below:
An individual's Personal Health Information should be properly protected and policies have been introduced to strengthen security and privacy protection
There is now a requirement for Business Associates and their subcontractors to be HIPAA compliant and adhere to the same standards as covered entities
The new rule prohibits the sale of PHI without prior permission being obtained and restrictions have been placed on the of the use of health data for marketing purposes
Patients are able to prevent their health plan from being informed about services paid for in cash
Further modifications have been made to the Privacy Rule to cover the use of genetic information
Changes to Breach Notification Rules introduces a new standard for the assessment of the liability of a healthcare organization after a data breach
The OCR's strategy for enforcing HIPAA regulations has been clarified
Changes have been made to make it easier for parents to share-proof a child's immunization with a school
It will be easier for individuals to authorize the use of their personal health information for research purposes
The new rule introduces stiff penalties for non-compliance and data breaches based on the degree to which the entity in question is liable, with a maximum fine of up to 1.5 million per violation

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Picturesque sceneries, races for all tastes and a festival atmosphere await you in the Apuseni mountains!
Composed of the 4 marathon sections and extra 29.9km loop with +1172 altitude gain.
Composed of 4 sections, in shape of an hourglass, with the "neck" in the area La Rascruce.
Composed of sections 1 and 4 of the marathon course, connected by 1,2 km strip.
For 4.7 k, shared course with the marathon, surrounds Buscat peak & returns to Sesu Cald.
Start at Skiland, traverses the road to Buscat, climbs to Plopis, returns by the ski slope.
we are fundraising to re-afforest 2.5 hectares of land in Muntele Bocului.
Join the msg Apuseni Marathon volunteers team. You are more than welcome by our side, regardless of your experience in organizing sport events.
Choose an area you wish to volunteer in or a certain activity you want to be involved in or wish to learn about.
You can volunteer either in the Skiland basecamp or on the course in: Muntele Băișorii, Sagagea, Izvorul Belioarei areas.
Romanian Alpine Club – Cluj University branch in partnership with Clubul Sportiv Alpin Universitar.


Professor Benjamin Harris (Kellogg School of Management) made a case for redoing our 401(k) retirement savings system. He had several good points, too: the tax break today compared to the taxes due on withdrawal during retirement's usually lower tax rate is irrelevant to those whose current income is low enough to go untaxed or not taxed much. Contributions are tax deductions vs tax credits equal to a portion of contributions. The whole system is complex from a tax-figuring perspective (what are the tax brackets in play for a particular saver, what taxes will be in play when the saver retires, how will investments perform in the interim).
Overlooked, though, is a larger alternative, even if it is a more difficult alternative to achieve. It's far from impossible to achieve; this year's tax reform and cuts represent a major step in this direction.
The whole complexity of the tax question, along with most of the tax question itself, would disappear with a low, flat income tax rate.
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Tests are staple of teaching life, but are they simply tools of assessment used to rank students and measure progress, or are they beneficial in other ways? Let's find out.
As Roediger III et al (2011a) explain, the 'testing effect' is the finding that long-term memory and the retention of knowledge is improved by active retrieval through testing, rather than passive reading. This means, therefore, that regularly testing pupils' knowledge in class may contribute positively to their learning.
However, the content and format of in-class tests is vital. Bjork's theory of disuse (2011) states that allowing students time to reflect on topics before testing helps to increase the storage strength of their memories. Assessments that include a variety of topics taught previously throughout the year will be most beneficial to learners.
Furthermore, in-class quizzes do not need to match the format of critical tests in order for pupils to benefit from the testing effect (McDermott et al, 2014). Rather than being filled with multi-mark exam exercises, assessments can contain a selection of multiple-choice or short-answer questions - which are far easier to mark!
It's been proven that there are multiple benefits to testing pupils, including a better organisation of knowledge and the highlighting of gaps in their understanding. However, it's also important to acknowledge the disadvantages. Not only do tests take a lot of time to make and mark, but many students have negative associations with high-stakes testing, resulting in maths anxiety (Ashcraft, 2002).
That said, the power of the testing effect is due to retrieval, not from grades, ranks or reams of detailed feedback; testing does not have to be high stakes. Regularly presenting students with no-fuss short quizzes may be the best way to get all of the aforementioned benefits with fewer of the associated costs. Some pupils may even come to enjoy them!
So should we have any stakes at all when testing pupils? Well, according to TeachFirst researcher Nick Rose, some stakes are better than none. In order to learn from testing, students need to put in the required effort. If there are no consequences, there's a very real danger that not all pupils will fully apply themselves. Occasionally engaging in activities such as peer-marking is an effective way of marginally increasing the stakes without adding to learners' maths anxiety.
Tests are not only tools of assessment, but tools of learning, and the finding that active retrieval improves the storage strength of knowledge is argument enough for making tests a regular part of lessons.
However, assessments do not always have to be high stakes in nature. Instead, regularly checking pupils' understanding with low-stakes tests might actually be beneficial in reducing their maths anxiety, as well as helping to save lesson time and lighten your marking load. A steady diet of ten-minute quizzes throughout the week may have a significant effect on learning!
There are plenty of ways to assess your students through low-stakes testing. From multiple-choice quizzes to five-a-day question sheets, cover a range of key numeracy skills with these easy-to-mark activities.
All of the homework booklets I design for my Maths department, free and in one place.
Obviously cannot post answers here, but happy for people to email me for them - a DM on twitter with your email address is the best way to get them.
Note there are a few images borrowed from different places. Apologies for any infringement and please just let me know and I am happy to credit or change as required.
Two more multiple choice quizzes put on. Re uploaded 150517 edition due to wrong answer.
10 minutes quick assessments are put together to be used as a starter or plenary. It gives quick feedback to teacher as well as students. Resources are designed keeping FE students in mind.
Any further suggestions are welcome as I will be putting together similar assessments for Geometry and Data for GCSE Maths.
These are five questions each day, intended to be laminated and cut into strips. They are made deliberately easy and include word problems, shape problems and calculation, intended to enrich a mental warm up.


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The league table is a list, but the Long Table shows you how close teams are – and the gulf that is emerging behind Liverpool in the Premier League this season
Well, it's certainly starting to look like Liverpool might win the Premier League. If by 'starting', we mean 'continuing', and by 'might', we mean 'absolutely, definitely will'.
Following Sunday's 2-0 victory over Manchester United – plus a draw for Manchester City and a defeat for Leicester – Jurgen Klopp's side took a 16-point lead at the top of the table. Oh, and they have a game in hand.
It's a gap so big that the normal Premier League table simply doesn't do it justice.
That's where we come in. Instead of simply listing which place each clubs is, leaving some teams deceptively close and others misleadingly far apart, we simply list each side according to their points total.
We've been doing a variation of this Cann table – otherwise known the Premier League Long Table, as we simpletons at FFT Towers like to call it – for a while now. It ably demonstrates the gulf between pockets of the league, and develops nicely as the season wears on.
It helps us to realise fairly simple things, like how City are closer to seventh-place Sheffield United than they are to Liverpool, or how Arsenal are still nearer the relegation zone than they are the Champions League places. It helps us recognise that while Manchester United may have climbed to the top of the non-Champions League pile, they still have more reason to be looking over their shoulders.
And we can see just how important Tuesday's games between Bournemouth and Brighton, and Aston Villa and Watford are to the battle to beat the drop...
Premier League long table
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Mike Moore Jr. | Bracket Racing on Two-Wheels
Photo Credit: Chris Simmons Photography
All it took was a set of handle bars and two wheels to get Mike Moore Jr. hooked on racing.
At the young age of seven, he got his start in motorcross and made a switch over to drag racing when he turned 25. A great friend, teacher, and builder by the name of Don Makeever introduced Moore to the sport.
Mike primarily races Pro-ET Cycle now but in his early days he raced a ton of 8.20 Top Gas Motorcycle racing. Locally, he races at Gainesville, Immokalee, Bradenton, and West Palm Beach. Recently, he has been able to get his feet wet in some big money bracket racing with the few series who allow bikes to run with the cars. Mike has participated in many SFG Promotion races, No Limit races, and the New Year's Nationals annual race.
He has owned many motorcycles over the years but, has limited the fleet down to one. He currently owns a Kawasaki ZX14 which is fuel injected with a slider clutch. Recently, he purchased a dragster from Steve Witherow and will make his debut soon.
Mike Moore Jr.
It's a family affair in the Moore household as his son, Dean Moore, also competes on a motorcycle at local racetracks and has also raced many big money bracket races alongside his dad. Both of his brothers also race as well. Troy Moore races a bike and Scott Moore races an S-10 in both ET and Super Street.
"A Knife to a Gun Fight"
"Bringing a knife to a gun fight," is one way Mike describes racing a motorcycle in a high dollar bracket race. He is extremely proud of being able to "hang" with the big cars. Mike has been able to see many late rounds and has found himself down to four or ten cars numerous times.
He was also the runner-up at Rob Reynold's New Year's National race in 2018. Mike has several national finishes from IDBA (International Dragbike Association) and Prostar in ET and Top Gas classes.
On Mike's bucket list, he would like to get his chance to wheel a dragcar or dragster since he has only ever raced a bike. He is hoping to have more success in the car than he has had on any of his bikes. He realizes there will be a bit of a learning curve, but he is ready for the challenge.
Although he has been very close, he is also hoping to seal the deal at a SFG, No Limit or any type of high dollar event on a motorcycle as well.
In the Other Lane
When asked who he hates to see in the other lane he says it would have to be his son, Dean. As he puts it, "he has handed me my head seven times in a row…. but I think I have the last three". But in the car world, it would be Kenny Underwood or Nick Hastings.
Mike Moore Jr. and brother, Scott
Motorcycle vs. Cars
You don't see many drag bikes participating in these car races but that could change within the next few years. Mike explains that a lot of motorcycle racers don't feel comfortable racing side by side with a car or dragster and that it is okay for them feel this way. There is a risk involved for the rider when racing against cars but, Mike always wanted to compete against the best there is and unfortunately it does involve that risk. He feels that if the promoter allows it, then he will take advantage of it as long as he can.
Sponsors & Thanks
Mike would like to thank his wife, Becca for supporting him and for helping him get focused. His son, Dean is also supportive by helping him with all of his fuel injection questions. Dan Corbosero from DynoTune NOS is one of his sponsors and good friends alongside Chris Bishop from Bonestock Products who is equally one of his best race partners and friends. Vanson Leathers is also another sponsor of his.
Mike Moore Jr. with wife Becca
Off the Track
When he isn't racing, Mike owns many street bikes and enjoys taking the motorhome up to the North Georgia mountains with his wife, Becca. He also works for UPS and drives a semi-truck.
When asked, if there is anything you'd like people to know about motorcycle drag racing? Mike says, "I think for me it is just that we work just as hard as any car guy getting our stuff right. In days gone by most car guys wouldn't give a bike guy the time of day. But I hope I can do my small part to open some car guys eyes that we all have the same goal as you all do, we just chose a little different path…See you in the lanes!"
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About the Author: Payton Cusimano is a 20-year-old bracket racer from Venice, Florida. She races a S10 truck in Pro at local tracks around her home. She is a student at the University of Tampa and is currently working on her Bachelor's Degree in Public Relations and Advertising. Payton is also the owner and creator of the female motorsports association, Chicks on Slicks.
You can reach Payton on Facebook at @chicksonslicks or email at payton@dragchamp.com.
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I can't remember when I've been so occupied as I've been the last few months. Not busy, mind you, but occupied. My mind, my body, my life. Blogging has been almost non-existent, actual internet use rare. Extra responsibility at work + preparing for this coming semester has taken all my time and when I do go online...let's just say I'm subscribed to almost 200 blogs on Bloglines and it just takes all my time to read them.
Each time I tell myself things will slow down...but they haven't. I also still haven't adjusted to it being 2007. 2006 went so smoothly I didn't want it to end. By December of 07 I should have fufilled all the requirements for my Master's. What then? Go for my Ph.D? Take some time off and travel to Europe? Settle down and finally grow up? So many decisions and I no longer can keep putting them off.
Alas, all my days are packed and the Spring semester starts this week. I'm taking a "Teaching College English Composition" course and will be a Teacher's Assistant in an Undergrad class (ah, those were the days!). After years of avoiding T-E-A-C-H-I-N-G I've decided to see what it's like. I'm hopeful I can get through this period without any disasters. My fingers are crossed.
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Having a purpose provides the necessary foundation for great storytelling – a strong seed to grow an effective content marketing program.
Yet, many nonprofits lack a couple things most B2B and B2C marketers do have to make content marketing a success: staffing and budget.
But even with these challenges, nonprofit content marketing success – even on a smaller scale – is possible. By taking just a few deliberate steps, nonprofits can create and nurture a content marketing plan that will live vibrantly for years, furthering the nonprofit's purpose and working to grow a stronger community.
According to Russell, the combination of structured purpose plus meaningful stories enables nonprofit marketers to create content that matters to people's lives, which might be educational and inspirational, and is definitely shareable.
While nonprofits are primed for content marketing, not quite four-fifths (79%) say their organization uses it. But less than one-fourth (24%) of those marketers describe their organization's overall approach to content marketing as "extremely" or "very" successful, according to CMI's annual content marketing survey conducted in summer 2016.
It's easy to understand why nonprofits don't find content marketing effective. As Russell explains, the challenges for nonprofits are great as well – financial, human resources, and governance problems must be overcome to leverage the true value of content marketing.
In my own work with nonprofits, I have heard and seen those challenges play out.
To solve a staffing challenge, a nonprofit board member pushes for the organization to launch an Instagram account and says the nonprofit should bring in a high-school-age intern to help because teens are on social media all the time.
To find a desire to address governance issues, the nonprofit often must confront a problem first. For example, that teen intern publishes a blog post using language that doesn't match the nonprofit's voice, or worse, doesn't pass muster with the nonprofit's board.
Do any of those scenarios sound familiar? Those making the recommendations in these nonprofits usually are well-meaning, but they don't grasp the effective meaning of content marketing or appreciate why a comprehensive program, rather than one-off activities, will make better use of human and financial resources.
You can take on those obstacles by focusing on these three things – documenting your strategy, re-evaluating your budget, and staffing your team. Here are some ideas on how to do that.
So instead of waiting for the financial wherewithal, figure out how to operate a manageable content marketing program based on the resources you do have.
That starts, Russell says, with a written content marketing strategy. Having a documented plan will help you get on the same page with your board and staff – laying the groundwork for your content marketing program based on the resources available and setting up an evaluation process with measurable goals that everybody agrees to. In his firm's experience, nonprofits investing in a content marketing strategy document also are able to raise significant money to fund their organization's initiatives.
A documented marketing strategy can sound like a Herculean task when you have 10 other things to get done in a day, and marketing is only part of your job. But taking even a few hours to create a strategy will pay dividends – preventing wasted efforts (financial and staffing).
HOW TO DO IT: I often share with nonprofits this post from George Stenitzer that spells out how to craft a one-page content marketing strategy. He takes you through a simple step-by-step process, and in the end you'll have written down your strategy. You can do this with your board or its marketing committee. Share the draft with all, ask for input (set a deadline), and then implement it.
Want to boil down your strategy to make it even simpler? Follow Russell's model on a strategic content statement.
TIP: A one-page content marketing strategy is easy to understand and more likely to be used by volunteers and staff implementing it.
TIP: If your organization's board has a marketing committee, get those members involved in the process early on, and ultimately have its chair present the recommended strategy to the full board for review and/or approval. Or if there isn't a separate marketing committee, invite a couple board members into the process from the outset. That buy-in of your governing team is essential.
Then, as suggestions arise (as they always do) on how to handle your organization's content marketing, you can reference the board-approved strategy and say you'll note their ideas for the next strategy review.
According to the most recent CMI research, marketers report that only 20 cents of every marketing dollar goes to content marketing.
"Nonprofits have to make budgeting for content a priority when creating their budgets," Russell says. "The reality of the world we live in today is that content for advancing nonprofit goals is as essential as oxygen is to breathing. It can't be an afterthought or a task relegated to the when-we-can-afford-it shelf.
TIP: Some nonprofits are having funding success by selling brand sponsorship of their content, according to Russell.
HOW TO DO IT: Stop taking an ad-hoc approach as a specific content need or budget issue arises. Investigate how every organizational dollar is being spent against your overall content marketing strategy. To find more financial resources for content marketing (or to show how your content marketing strategy can save the organization money), identify possible efficiencies and collaborative improvements. Hint: They may not all be related to marketing.
For example, the marketing team cuts its printed newsletter budget in favor of a much less expensive e-newsletter program. It subscribes to a cloud-based newsletter program, which hosts the email database, assists in the creation of e-newsletters, and emails the content to the database. The savings are significant and everybody is thrilled.
But what if that team investigated the nonprofit's budget and found that the development team has its own database service to communicate with and track donors, and the admin team has an Excel document with contacts for board members and the annual holiday card list. With that knowledge, the marketing team can work to find a singular solution to prevent redundancies, centralize communication, reduce expenses, and improve overall effectiveness.
TIP: Start building a bridge with your fundraising or development team through this budget evaluation process. Too many nonprofits conduct marketing and development separately when the two should go hand in hand.
Three-fourths of marketers are in the first steps, young, or adolescent phase of content marketing, according to CMI research. "The reality is that the nonprofit sector's workforce is very inexperienced when it comes to true content marketing," Russell says.
Nonprofit board members also tend to lack sufficient depth and breadth of content marketing experience to be a significant value to the organization's staff in the successful implementation of the content marketing program.
HOW TO DO IT: Russell advises nonprofits to work with a full-service content marketing agency to maximize their efforts. Unlike someone who specializes in website development and another who is focused on email marketing, he says, an agency deeply understands how to integrate all aspects of marketing, advertising, and public relations. Though an agency may seem more expensive in the beginning, it could cost less in the end because it's familiar with every marketing dollar being spent.
That's why – single agency or not – every nonprofit still needs an internal champion, a go-to, accountability person for its content marketing program. Even if this person isn't the expert, she or he should understand (or learn) the basics, the nonprofit's purpose and strategy, and can stay on top of what is being done by the agency or internal staff.
Russell offers these three examples of organizations taking typical nonprofit tactics – annual reports, consumer education, and public awareness that they already do – and transforming them into modern-day content marketing successes.
Bread for the World's Hunger Reports: An annual research report, it now is the basis of a video series, infographics, blog posts, created and distributed based upon an editorial calendar. The goal is to get the Hunger Report known by a greater range of organizations with influencer development playing an important role in the initiative. For example, U.S. environmentalist and author Bill McKibben participated in the video series. As he shares his role in the video, the Hunger Report's audience could expand to Bill's 250,000-plus Twitter followers and the 330,000 followers of his organization, 350.org.
Move to End Violence's 21 Day Self-Care Challenge: FusionSpark Media's client uses marketing automation to operate this ongoing content initiative, which sends one self-care tip a day for 21 days to subscribers. This project has seen the email database grow from 400 to 11,000 subscribers in a little bit more than a year.
SaveTheSource.org: This is a public awareness and public education campaign of the Pinelands Preservation Alliance. A core content feature of the initiative is a yearlong series of videos explaining New Jersey's freshwater aquifer and the need to protect it.
American Society of Civil Engineers Bridges Photo Contest: ASCE took a social and print content approach in its annual photo competition around images of bridges as part of its ongoing content marketing to promote the civil engineering profession around the world. It used images from the social media campaign to put together its annual calendar of bridges. According to Connectivity by CQ Roll Call, one year of its special Facebook app elicited 900 images from 50 countries, a Facebook reach (including highlighting the winners) of 197,000 people, and nearly 15,000 print calendars sold.
The City Club of Cleveland Free Speech in the News: The 105-year-old nonprofit is the longest continually operating free speech forum in the United States. It has long been known for its weekly public forums – including a 30-minute unscripted public Q&A – with regional, U.S., or global leaders from the public, corporate, or nonprofit sectors. More recently, it's expanded its reach by, among other things, curating content around its mission for a weekly blog post: #FreeSpeech in the News. Using the hashtag also enables the organization to tie itself into the topical conversation on social media.
As a nonprofit marketer, you are well-positioned to tell stories that have impact. Just make sure you don't let obstacles get in your way. By creating a comprehensive content marketing strategy, realigning your marketing dollars, and ensuring that you have the necessary talent to implement your strategy, your great stories will go further, attracting and motivating your audiences to do more even if your budget is small.
Ready to carve out five hours to focus on nonprofit content marketing with FusionSpark Media's Russell Sparkman? Register for the Content Marketing World 2017 Non-Profit Lab on Sept. 8. Use code BLOG100 to save $100 on registration.


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How the Realworld App Sets Young Adults Up for Success in Managing Finances and Avoiding Debt
By: Matt Walker
In a Nutshell: The journey into adulthood can be daunting. Young people are often faced with making decisions about their finances and their future that school didn't prepare them for. The Realworld app guides young adults through these challenges and gives them the tools and knowledge they need to begin adulthood on the right foot. The app addresses a wide range of important topics, including budgeting, understanding credit, saving for retirement, renting an apartment, choosing healthcare providers, and much more in a collection of convenient and accessible playbooks.
The story is all too common — a person graduates from high school or college and is ready to embark on their career only to run into a number of challenges they didn't anticipate. Obstacles like learning how to budget money, avoiding debt, choosing the right healthcare option, and building a good credit history.
I've heard this story many times over the years, and I even ran into some of these issues myself after earning my undergraduate degree. While schools provide knowledge and resources that can be applied adeptly to the career field of our choosing, they don't always teach us the practical skills to navigate the real world.
That's where the Realworld app comes in.
The platform was founded by CEO Genevieve Ryan Bellaire who also experienced these kinds of challenges when she was ready to strike out on her own.
"After I graduated from college I went straight into law school — I'm a lawyer by trade — and I did a JD MBA program," Bellaire explained. "So it was another four years of graduate school, essentially, before I actually started working. So my entrance into the real world was delayed in the sense that I actually started working on my first real job when I was 26, as opposed to 18 or 22."
Bellaire said she began to try to navigate the world of choices that were being put in front of her, and not always making the best decisions.
"I realized very quickly that, despite all that education and how blessed I'd been from that perspective, I just had never really learned a lot of the practical real-world skills in school," she said. "And I just made a bunch of mistakes. And they were similar mistakes that a lot of people make across everything from finances, to not getting renter's insurance to choosing the wrong health insurance plan, and wasting a lot of money there."
A Single, Comprehensive Platform for Navigating the Challenges in Early Adulthood
Bellaire said that when she began running into these kinds of challenges, she initially turned to Google, which presented her with so much varying information that she didn't know which sources to trust.
"You have to know what you're looking for," she said. "It's very hard to know the things you don't know. So the idea behind Realworld was to create a single platform that is a comprehensive playbook to navigating early adulthood."
With Realworld, people can begin their journey into adulthood with the right tools to understand things like how to start out on firm financial footing and not fall into debt, or how to choose a credit card that's right for you.
Genevieve Ryan Bellaire is the Founder and CEO of Realworld.
"It can help you set yourself up across your finances proactively, help you figure out health insurance, help you understand your living situation, help you understand how taxes work — all of these things you didn't learn in school," Bellaire said.
Realworld also provides a place where users can keep track of their various accounts and obligations and manage them over time.
"The product, which is primarily a mobile app that has a web component, can remind you every month to pay rent or remind you to check your credit score," Bellaire said.
These kinds of simple reminders can be invaluable when it comes to establishing a solid financial track record and being able to stay away from the pitfalls of debt during early adulthood. Debt is difficult to manage at any stage, but when someone is just beginning their journey and they are already in debt, it can take a lot of work to climb out.
Bellaire said Realword also provides all the information and access to service providers and other important resources that can help them make those important decisions.
"It's really almost like a customized playbook for adulting," she said.
The Realworld Starter Pack Offers a Collection of Essential Playbooks that Help with Finances
Bellaire discussed Realworld's strategy of presenting valuable information compiled into playbooks to help users along their adult journey. Many users begin with the Realworld Starter Pack, a digestible collection of playbooks designed to address some of the most common challenges young adults face.
"The Starter Pack is comprised of the top 15 playbooks that we found that people need to get to level one of adulting," she said.
The Realworld app helps young adults navigate life decisions they aren't prepared for during school.
The Realworld Starter Pack addresses important topics like budgeting, checking accounts, credit scores, emergency savings, and retirement in the finance realm. And it also provides playbooks for health-related issues, including dental insurance, health insurance, and mental health. The pack addresses other common issues like finding an apartment, searching for jobs, and understanding renters insurance, as well.
Bellaire said the company offers the Starter Pack because it gives users a convenient place to start that helps them take those important first steps into adulthood.
Realworld offers plenty of other playbooks as well.
"Once you've got the basics down, the idea is to then add the next categories," Bellaire said. "That may be something like moving to a new state and knowing what things you'll need to do, like obtaining your driver's license, voter registration, etc."
Users can search Realworld's playbook library to find just what they need.
"First day paperwork due? Medical bill arrive in the mail? Search for what you need, when you need it. We're on standby with the 411 for those adulting 911s," according to the company.
Bellaire said new users can share what's most important to them and what areas they need help with during onboarding, ensuring that Realworld can get them on the right path.
And it's all available in the convenience of a mobile app, which also serves as a kind of day planner for adulting.
"Keep track of accomplishments, organize products, and schedule reminders with our mobile app," according to the company. "Realworld is in your pocket whenever, wherever you need us."
Budgeting and Understanding Credit are Important Lessons for People Starting Their Careers
Here at BadCredit.org, we're always diving into the ins and outs of how innovative companies are able to help people with their finances, whether that's building credit, getting out of debt, or learning about saving for retirement.
Bellaire agrees that the financial component of Realworld is one of the most crucial aspects of the app.
Realworld can remind users about important dates, including when credit card payments and rent is due.
"One thing that's most relevant right now — because it's graduation season — is just generally thinking about credit and budgets," the CEO said. "It's so important to do that proactively. So, for people who are graduating from school, it's the perfect time to actually get your life together across these topics so you're not playing catchup later."
And this underscores what Realworld as a product is all about, Bellaire said.
"Let us introduce you to these fundamentals and help you get set up so that, at the very least you know what you don't know and can get set up in those areas," she said. "I think graduation is one of those times where it's really overwhelming for people. They're experiencing a lot of new things — even just starting a new job or whatever it might be. We hope that we can be a tool to be really helpful during that time."
When recent graduates are embarking on their journey into the real world, it's a great time to think about credit and understand what their baseline is and how they can improve, Bellaire said.
"Or maybe they graduated with limited or no credit because they didn't have a credit card in school. It's a great opportunity to start building that," she said.
Bellaire said she hopes that Realworld can serve as a kind of sidekick for adulthood.
"More than just teaching people about these things, we really want to be that trusted partner that's helping you navigate these different questions over time," she explained. "And, hopefully it can be something that helps the next generation be smart across all of these different areas going forward."
Matt Walker
Matt Walker is a credit strategist with more than 15 years of experience in communications and consumer finance. His articles highlight the technology, resources, and organizations that can help subprime borrowers get back on their feet. By producing the most in-depth guides and feature articles in the finance industry, Matt hopes to educate consumers on ways to raise their credit scores and achieve and maintain financial stability.
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An artist from Azores islands named Pantonio presented wonderful mural to the children from Cherkasy.
Portugal artist Antonio Carreira, more known as Pantonio, through his works, awakens in people's imagination a new world full of fantastic animals. Recently the artist has finished a new mural in his unique style on the facade of Cherkasy school #15. This time around he gave life to the fairy-tale swallows, that play freely in the sky. The artist compares children's game with that of swallows high in the air, because it is as informal, free from burdening thoughts and not restrained with limits of severe reality.
"For me the white lines are rules and support/colums. Not a bad thing, just the school teaches the rules to learn how to manoeuver it…explanations : ))" – Pantonio commented his new mural.
Pantonio has been creating his mural during four days. This is already a third large-scale work of the social project Mural Social Club: Back to school!Ukraine.
Julien Malland, aka the "Seth", France and Oleg Sosnov, Ukraine are the curators of "Mural Social Club: Back to School» project, which was initiated by Dmytro Palienko, founder of Sky Art Foundation with support of local activist, Alina Kotolup. Creating of the mural on the façade of Cherkasy school #15 became possible due to Portugal Embassy in Ukraine and was partly financed from the funds, raised at the charitable sport festival «CherlTy – 2016»
Sky Art Foundation was established in Ukraine in Autumn 2014 as a private initiative with the purpose of support and development of a new generation of Ukrainian artists, who work in the sphere of contemporary art, and also for promotion of international cultural exchange and integration of Ukrainian culture in the world art context.
Fund actively carries out exhibition and charity activities, organizes international art projects, cultural events with a participation of Ukrainian painters and provides grants for talented artists.
Mural Social Club is an International Festival of Contemporary Art in the public space. Project's mission is to popularize contemporary art in Ukraine and all over the world, and support social and cultural initiatives of residents of the different cities.
Mediapartners of Mural Social Club: Back to School!Ukraine project are: RBC-Ukraine, www.obozrevatel.com, www.golos.ua, Ukrainian People, People.in.ua, tv.ua, Archidea.com.ua, 1+1
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It started like any other morning. A bright crisp spring morning, the beauty of the Snake Pass in the Peak District was breathtaking, as we travelled to the FA Cup semi-final being held at Hillsborough, Sheffield between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest. Little did we know that the coming day would forever change our lives and the game we loved.
After an uneventful journey, we arrived at the ground at about 2pm as we had done the previous year, at the same venue against the same team. Only this year things were different, outside the Leppings Lane it was absolute chaos.
The year before the police had appeared organised with a cordon checking tickets at the end of the road. This year things seemed to have gone badly wrong, with one or two mounted policemen in the middle of a massed motionless crowd. It was the sight no football fan wanted to see outside a ground: non-existent queues, no obvious police presence and no stewards. I had been in these situations many times before outside the Kop during the 70s prior to all-ticket games, and outside many away grounds - most notably Wolves in 1976 and of course Wembley, especially against Everton in 1986.
I knew the futility of getting into a crowd and trying to get to a turnstile! You panic, you sweat, you struggle to breathe and just as you get to within touching distance of the entrance you are sure to hit by a sway that takes you back to where you started. So I decided to go and get something to eat from a nearby shop and wait for the police to get their act together.
By 2.30pm it became obvious the situation wasn't going to get any better. So I reluctantly entered the crowd. It must be emphasised these were Liverpool fans with tickets, the touts I talked to that day were struggling, business was as they say "on the floor" compared to the same lucrative match the year before. This was not a ticketless crowd trying to bunk in or force the authorities to open the gates, this was a good-humoured crowd who deserved proper organisation, who wanted it, who were demanding it. Alas it was not forthcoming!
After ten to fifteen minutes of movement, invariably sideways and getting no nearer to the turnstiles, I saw fans climbing onto the turnstiles screaming at the police inside the ground to do something. Nothing happened. By 2.55pm, a sway took me to within inches of the turnstile. This was it; I was in, relief, emotion, I could hear the teams coming out onto the pitch, the roar of the crowd, another few agonising steps and I had made it.
Once inside, I was met by a jovial group of policemen, I told them in no uncertain terms that somebody was going to die outside the ground unless they did something quickly. They had to open the gates, I pleaded. I wasn't the only one. Most people, who staggered through the turnstiles due to sheer exhaustion, were also telling the police to get their act together. The common consensus was that they had to do something otherwise there would be a fatality or serious injuries outside the ground.
Either side of the Leppings Lane end were stairs into the side sections (which we now know were nearly empty). The gaping black hole of the Leppings Lane tunnel lead directly into the middle of the already packed terracing. No-one could have imagined the consequences of heading into that tunnel. The simple solution to such congestion would have been for club stewards and/or police to block off the central tunnel and funnel fans to the side sections. I had a ticket for the North stand so I went left but if I had had a ticket for the terraces I would have certainly gone into that tunnel.
Once inside I think I saw Liverpool hit the bar as I certainly know the game had already started before I found my seat. After a couple more minutes, a fan appeared on the pitch. He seemed unsteady on his feet, nobody had the faintest idea of what was happening and then more and more people spilled out onto the pitch.
The referee took the players off. I didn't think trouble, I immediately thought overcrowding. The Leppings Lane had been uncomfortable the year before and was well known in football circles for being a crap end. More and more people started to fill the pitch and Forest fans began to sing "You Scouse b*******" thinking that this was indeed a pitch invasion.
It soon became obvious that something more serious was happening but still the enormity of the tragedy could not have been imagined. After 20 minutes or so, an ambulance appeared at the opposite end of Leppings Lane and drove along the edge of the pitch. Around about the same time the police inexplicably set up a cordon across the halfway line. About 50 or so policemen stood there throughout the duration as the tragedy unfolded, making jovial smalltalk and passing the time of day. Presumably some of these people would have had first-aid skills but were under orders to stay on the halfway line. I know this because at 3.30pm I went onto the pitch and asked them why they were standing there and what was happening. It soon became obvious as the injured, dying and deceased were carried on the advertising hoardings, the vivid image we now know so well.
Most people on the pitch that day were bewildered, feeling either hopeless, confused or inadequate. I saw heroes that day and the majority were not in uniform. The real heroes that day were the ordinary Liverpool fans who seemed to take control of the operation, taking casualties to the opposite end of the pitch and laying the fans in the penalty area, in front of the Hillsborough Kop.
As the Liverpool fans tried to revive lifeless bodies, I felt totally inadequate. I tried to convince myself that these people had simply lost consciousness but in my heart of hearts I think I knew they were dead. The line of police looked on. Some people refused to give up pumping chests of complete strangers or maybe loved ones, giving the kiss of life to fellow Liverpool fans as the line of the police looked on.
The heroes of April 15 1989 were the ordinary Liverpool fans. Whoever you were; I salute you, your role in the tragedy unbelievably tarnished by the gutter press cover-up the following week.
That day, that night, that week, that year, that decade, I was inconsolable. But I was also proud to be a Liverpudlian. I had witnessed the selflessness, courage and dignity you afforded the dead and dying before they were handed over to the authorities.


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How a MailOnline article distorted a video from 2014 to highlight 'racist' Muslim women
by TellMAMA | May 13, 2016 | News |
A recent story published by MailOnline and The Sun reposted an argument between TfL passengers from December 14, 2014.
The respective headlines gave weight to the 'You white sl*g!' and 'Don't call me a white b***h!' comments. We are then informed that 'Two white women and two women wearing hijabs fired insults at each other while a horrified onlooker filmed the whole thing'. And 'Shocking moment 'racist' Muslim women face off with white women in vicious confrontation on a London train'.
Both journalists make efforts to transcribe the argument, its insults and abuses. Yet the MailOnline copy makes little effort to highlight the abusive comments directed at the Muslim women. It acknowledges that they experience a 'torrent of racist and Islamophobic abuse'; but does little to provide readers with statements until the end of the article.
Missing from the MailOnline copy are these statements:
"I don't care if that's your family or not or one of yous (sic), I don't give a s**t she's sitting there with her headscarf on being racist."
"She's sitting there with a headscarf on like I'm going to be threatened."
"You're a Muslim p***k, with that s**t round your head."
To the Sun's credit, the journalist did acknowledge that the argument was not quite so one-sided. But the accusation of racism remains directed solely at the Muslim women, abusive statements directed at the Muslim women are not afforded the same scrutiny, even when the MailOnline article acknowledges that the Muslim women experienced racist and Islamophobic abuse.
The MailOnline copy did acknowledge that the video surfaced in December 2014; but you'd need to read further down the article to learn this fact. The Sun, however, made the odd claim that 'an eyewitness filmed the altercation in March but the footage has only just surfaced online'. This may owe to the fact the article appeared a day after the MailOnline version appeared online.
In a heated and unpleasant argument where neither side comes across well, the context of what triggered the argument eludes both articles. That context does appear in the original video description.
YouTube user Jo Hip wrote that the argument had started ten minutes before they hit record. According to Jo Hip, "it all started when the white girl noticed the somalian girls steering at her and making comments under their breaths, after a while the white girl asked them, 'Why do you keep on looking at me?. The Somalian girls responded by saying, 'We're free to look at whoever we want'".
The description then adds:"After a while the white girl said ' I've dealt with many people like you and I won't be intimidated'. When the Somalian girls heard the White girl say 'People like you', they assumed she was talking about their religion or race, they then said' What do you mean people like us? Somalian? Muslim?? Well you're nothing but a 'White Slag'."
Only after hearing the utterance of 'white slag' did the video record. The justification for filming was "to show the ignorance of people. Ignorance knows no colour or religion."
This distorted framing of the article perhaps influenced some the comments from MailOnline readers. It reflected their own anxieties towards multiculturalism. Others recycled myths that the police would favour the Muslim women. It also captured their pessimism and fatalism. Soon it became clear that the comments focused less on the content and more on their own broader concerns and biases.
A bigger question, however, remains: why was a video uploaded in December 2014 reposted in 2016?


Le Meurice has been synonymous with French elegance since 1835, with its sumptuous decor dating from the 17th century. Its gourmet restaurant le Meurice Alain Ducasse, inspired by the Peace Room at the Palace of Versailles, and ceremonial Salon Pompadour are wonders of classical architecture.
Charles Jouffre's workshops set the tone for this project, which involved a number of highly regarded artisans, with expertise as distinguished as silk by Prelle, trimmings by Declercq and chandeliers by Lucien Gau. The perfect blend of classic and modern, the Madame de Pompadour apartments incorporate intuitive automation and state-of-the-art technology to provide guests with maximum comfort.
The first palace hotel in Paris has always drawn inspiration from the king's favourite, patron and woman of taste, who has left her mark on the art of living encapsulated in our two hundred-year-old hotel.
With your very first step into the suite, you enter a world immersed in a voyager's daydream. A bust of Madame de Pompadour, reproduced from an original by the Manufacture de Sevres, faces a trompe l'œil diorama showing the marquise in front of her chateau. This incredible artistic reproduction evokes the magic lanterns, which were very popular at the time.
Throughout her entire life, Madame de Pompadour played a part in creating the future. For designer Charles Jouffre, it was unthinkable that a suite bearing her name could be designed by simply revisiting the past. In order to create a unique ambience, he needed to travel through time and rediscover the impetus that she gave to the decorative arts.
Le Salon, the suite's opening act, is the epitome of the 18th century: symmetry, solid oak Versailles parquet, Regency-style wood panelling, hidden doors, Louis XV fireplace, cornices, chandeliers and rich trimmings by Maison Declerq.
When you walk in, an enormous arch marks the first point, which blends past and present. Created by Pierre Bonnefille, its unique use of colour echoes the graduating shades of the curtains, whose vivid beige, rose, orange and fuschia tones, combined with pastels, add a sense of tranquillity and modernity to the apartments.
Armchairs and bergères made in France by Moissonnier sit alongside a bespoke sofa and other furniture. The desk, coffee table and varnished gueridons place the decorative focus on the fabrics and materials. Topped with marble and accented with brass, they create a subtle dialogue between design and classicism, like the majestic rug featuring traditional Savonnerie motifs. There are glimpses of this conversation between eras here and there, with items such as the bisque porcelain by the Manufacture de Sevres entitled Le Dejeuner, a reproduction of the original work by Josse-François-Joseph Le Riche, which dates from 1775 and is reflected in the overmantle mirror.
The Pompadour Suite's designers drew inspiration from a jewellery technique, which consists of hiding a piece's setting in order to show only the sparkle of its precious stones, when installing invisible yet omnipresent, state-of-the-art technology.
There is complete soundproofing, televisions are concealed behind reproductions of paintings, switches control lighting with maximum precision and complete darkness can be achieved with a remote control.
The Pompadour Suite was created with a desire to offer a reinterpretation of eras, styles and expertise in order to showcase timeless elegance while delivering the ultimate in modern comfort.


Treat family and friends to homemade treats this holiday season with these 5 Drool-Worthy No Bake Candies. No baking required, simple to make, and sure to please all of the sweet lovers on your list.
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These delicious Holiday Candies are super cute and yummy. They are simple to make and decorate and appropriate for any holiday you are celebrating this season!
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Talk to your marketing, sales and IT teams. See what they would need to make your new marketing automation investment worthwhile. IT might have API requirements, sales might need functionality that supports their process. Be sure to distinguish "must-have" from "nice-to-have" as you list these things out.
Don't get caught with your pants down wanting to implement your system of choice and then not having support from sales and IT. It will be awkward and much harder than it'd be with their support.
… and subsequently don't be religious about it.
Especially if you're buying a platform for the first time, you might end up getting too hung up on functionality. The truth is that there's multiple ways to solve a problem. Every platform has its own approach.
… you should look at how a marketing automation vendor helps you solve your problems. This is the part you'll miss out on if you are religious about your desired feature set! You can theoretically have all the functionality in the world and still not be able to solve your problem.
Instead, ask your potential vendor about customer training, on boarding and support. Some of them like to charge you extra for live support: best to know that up front.
Always ask for a trial!
Again, especially if these kind of platforms are new to you, you have got to make sure you like the way it works. The only way to tell is to get a free trial. Some vendors won't give you one. I think that's silly, since how else can you tell whether it's for you? Get a trial and make sure the vendor helps you understand the system before you buy.
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Concert dates trickling through
February 26, 2008 26.02.2008 • 08:00
It has been one of the most subdued winter seasons in terms of imported concert activity, a stark contrast to last summer's loaded agenda of shows – perhaps too many, considering the domestic market's size and spending potential. A considerable number of those summer events did not fare well financially, which has probably proven detrimental to the wintertime business aspirations of local concert organizers. Some announcements, however, have trickled through for the coming weeks and months. But, come summertime, it remains to be seen whether the concert agenda will be anywhere near as densely packed as it was last year. Imminent events include performances by indie-rock icon Kristin Hersh, formerly of the Throwing Muses, Michael Nyman, best known for his emblematic soundtrack work, and the veteran act Marianne Faithfull. Bookings for spring and beyond – concertgoers should remain apprehensive of date changes or even cancellations here – include the whimsical indie-folk duo CocoRosie, preparing for a quick return to Athens after a strong show last summer, the long-running indie-rock act Dinosaur Jr, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, as well as Mark Knopfler, the former frontman of Dire Straits, who has put out a number of worthy solo albums since the demise of his chart-topping rock group of the late 70s and 80s. Promoters have also announced dates for three giants of the hard-rock field, the domestic market's most reliable and consistent crowd-puller for entrepreneurs seeking a safer investment. The hard-rock parade is scheduled to begin on May 18 when Kiss, a sensation of the 70s that is still going, has been booked to perform at Terra Vibe on the outskirts of northern Athens. Then, moving well into the summer, the Karaiskaki soccer stadium in Neo Faliron, southern Athens, which is also developing into an arena-rock venue, will host a double-header with Def Leppard and Whitesnake on July 1. Iron Maiden have been booked for a show at Terra Vibe about a month later, on August 2. Hersh, who fronted the Throwing Muses, a pivotal American indie-rock act of the 80s and early 90s and has since put out a number of interesting solo albums, performs at the Kyttaro club in Athens on March 27. It rates as a definite highlight, irrespective of the sluggish concert activity here this winter. Though her former band's work did draw a considerable following, Hersh's debut solo effort, 1994's «Hips and Makers,» an eerie all-acoustic effort, sold more copies than any other Throwing Muses releases, mostly because of major airplay for the song «Your Ghost,» a duet featuring Hersh and REM's Michael Stipe. Nyman, who has provided the soundtracks to films by Peter Greenaway, including 1988's «Drowning By Numbers,» 1989's «The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover,» and 1991's «Prospero's Books,» as well as Jane Campion's «The Piano» a year later, performs at the Greek capital's Badminton Theater on March 4. Faithfull returns to Athens after a number of shows over the past decade for a night at the Pallas Theater on March 13. CocoRosie, a prime act on the booming indie-folk circuit, have been slated for the Gagarin club on May 16. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, regular visitors here for over two decades, are expected in Athens at the open-air Lycabettus Theater on June 7, for the final night of a European tour that begins in Lisbon this April. The act, which is now set to release a new album, «Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!» also plays Thessaloniki's Lazariston Monastery venue a night earlier. Cave's show in Athens will coincide with a gig at the Fuzz Club in Athens by Dinosaur Jr, a band that helped bring back the sound of raw-sounding rock guitar when it appeared to be fading – at least in mainstream music – in the 80s. Knopfler, the former Dire Straits frontman, has been booked for a night at the Lycabettus Theater on June 15. Last time he performed here was in the mid-80s, with Dire Straits when they had become international chart-toppers with the hit-laden «Brothers In Arms» album. These days, Knopfler has settled for less polish to his sound, with country-blues material dominating his song book. Knopfler recently released a new solo album, «Kill to Get Crimson,» following 2006's «All the Road Running,» a collaboration with Emmylou Harris.
Study on greed, superficiality
Subversive film director Peter Watkins to be honored with a retrospective-tribute at the Trianon Filmcenter
Collaboration of music and literature celebrated
Exploring the cycle of violence
Renowned Athens theater tightening its belt, looking to a brighter future
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http://www.linkedin.com/in/philiph
I'm a senior system administrator and team leader with a focus on DevOps. Recently I moved from being a tech lead to managing a small group of highly skilled people. I love working with Linux and writing scripts to manage large-scale deployment issues.
Yahoo, Sunnyvale CA
Manager, Release Management - September 2011 to present
I manage a team of three people who are responsible for software releases across all of Yahoo Communications (including Mail and Messenger). My team sets standards for software releases, plans the releases, and pushes the software to production servers. We regularly push changes to 10,000 servers a week. I cover everything from planning our strategic projects to writing perl scripts to analyze install logs. I also coordinate the activities of our Sunnyvale and Bangalore Release Management teams.
Highlight: Wrote a series of perl scripts to analyze mail farm software release quality. Trained Release and QA teams to use these scripts to automate release testing, resulting in a 75% reduction in QA support requests to my group.
Tech Lead, Release Management - July 2008 to September 2011
Responsible for assembling, verifying, and scheduling software releases for approximately 10,000 servers. Develop release and monitoring scripts in Bash and Perl. Perform all types of Linux and FreeBSD system administration from remote installs to performance tuning. Act as liaison between Mail operations and development. Debug and fix large-scale user mail problems.
Highlight: Technical lead on year-long project to convert all 7000 mail front end systems to a new rules-based configuration management system. This involved extensive scripting, tracking down dependencies, and validating system installs of several thousand software packages.
Schrodinger, New York, NY
Senior System Administrator - August 2005 to July 2008
Support 30 users and 100 mixed Linux, Unix, and Windows servers and workstations. Install, configure, and administer several cluster systems running ROCKS, PBS Pro, and SGE. Install and administer United Devices GridMP grid computing system.
Highlight: Planned and implemented office and network move between floors of midtown Manhattan office tower. This included designing and configuring a server room for several hundred systems (including two clusters) with full AC and UPS support.
Schrodinger is a leader in developing chemical simulation software for use in pharmaceutical and biotechnology research.
Telemetry Investments, New York, NY
Senior System Administrator - July 2003 to August 2005
Administered mixed Linux and Windows environment of 7 users. Planned and installed disaster recovery site. Managed Linux software packaging and migration from Solaris to Linux for servers and workstations.
Highlight: Specified and built Linux WAN routers to connect main office to disaster recovery site. These routers connect 4 T1 and 1 T3 line between sites using commodity hardware. Created custom Linux install based on Fedora Core 1 to run on 256MB flash hard drives. I wrote a Linux Journal cover story on this project, see the publications section below for details.
Telemetry Investments is a hedge fund which manages over $100 million in funds for institutional and private investors.
previous positions listed in my linkedin profile
Proficient in perl and bash scripting for linux system administration. Experienced in administering a wide range of operating systems including RedHat Linux and FreeBSD, with an emphasis on large-scale deployments and automation. Focused on maximizing uptime on production web servers while also deploying code quickly and reliably.
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from The University of Montana. Emphasis in Artificial Intelligence. Minor in English Literature. Graduated 1996.
Associations and Publications
Active member of the League of Professional System Administrators.
I write technical articles for blogs and magazines such as Linux Journal, emphasizing open source software and hands-on solutions. See www.hollenback.net/index.php/MyArticles for details.


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Ankle monitors Field of Vision Immigration Detention Detention Reporting Immigrants
FILM: "Libre": Freedom in Shackles
Cindy Knoebel - March 20, 2019
Originally posted by Field of Vision on March 14, 2019
"For detained immigrants who can't pay their bond, for-profit companies like Libre by Nexus offer a path to reunite with their families. But for many, the reality is much more complicated. 'Libre,' a 12-minute film by Anna Barsan, sheds light on one of many hidden costs of reunification for immigrant families."
One young man featured in the film wore one of Libre by Nexus' ankle monitors for almost two years, despite having been granted a visa. He paid them $420 a month. None of the money went to pay his $15,000 bail fee. "I imagined the U.S. like you see in the movies," he says. "I never thought I would come here and suffer like this, because of this shackle."
Ankle monitor by Libre by Nexus; screen shot credit: Field of Vision
The film notes that Libre by Nexus is currently under investigation by the states of Virginia, New York and Washington, is a subject of a federal probe by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and a class action lawsuit alleging fraudulent and unfair business practices.
https://fieldofvision.org/libre
"Libre" was produced by Field of Vision, a filmmaker-driven documentary unit that commissions and creates original short-form nonfiction films about developing and ongoing stories around the globe. They produce cinematic work that tells the stories of our world from new perspectives. To learn more, click here.
Cindy Knoebel
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