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Anna Bredava @anna_bredava
Were you on top of all the latest social media platform updates and news stories in March?
As always, social media is constantly changing, with new ad tools coming in, new features being rolled out and new options to connect with your audience. If you're not paying attention (i.e. subscribed to Social Media Today's newsletter), you can quickly get left behind.
In March, there were fewer social media platform controversies, giving the platforms the chance to focus on new refinements and updates to their systems. This meant that there was a heap of smaller, but relevant, changes and updates announced which could have a significant impact on your marketing strategy
Here's a rundown of the big announcements from each platform over the past month.
Twitter introduces new camera features
Last month Twitter announced a significant update to its camera feature in an effort to make sharing pictures, videos and live footage even easier. The update adds a Stories-like presentation style to your Twitter visuals - and here is what you can do with it:
Now, to access the camera, you simply need to swipe left - you no longer have to look for it under a tweet composer button
After you take a picture/photo, you can add a short description, hashtag or location tag
Twitter will recommend hashtags based on big nearby events and other signals
The way the media captured via the new camera is presented on your timeline has also changed - media captured with Twitter camera will have overlayed text at the bottom of the image/video.
This redesign is clearly aimed at encouraging people to report on things that are happening in real time through pictures and videos.
Twitter confirmed to TechCrunch that it's not giving tweets created with the camera an algorithmic boost, however a Twitter spokesperson did suggest that its combined human and technology curation team may seek to spotlight Twitter Camera tweets in the 'What's Happening' section about live events in the Explore tab.
Twitter is testing 'Subscribe to a conversation' feature
It seems like Twitter does actually listen to its users sometimes (unless they are asking for an edit button)
I wish @Twitter would have an option to subscribe to specific threads
— anna.bredava (@anna_bredava) February 5, 2019
Twitter is an amazing platform for lively discussion, and a lot of users would like to know how those discussions are progressing, even when they're not participating. The good news is that, quite soon, you may be able to do exactly that.
Twitter has confirmed that it's currently working on a feature which would enable users to follow certain Twitter threads by hitting a 'Subscribe to conversation' button.
Twitter is testing "Subscribe to conversation" so you can get notified over a conversation without liking or replying ???? pic.twitter.com/6hpSQcMJZD
— Jane Manchun Wong (@wongmjane) March 15, 2019
It reminds me a bit of a similar feature on Facebook, where you can choose to receive notifications from comment threads on specific posts.
(False) panic over likes removal
In March, Twitter finally started admitting people to its 'twttr' beta testing app, which, at present, is focused on getting user feedback on its new, 'conversational' UI ideas. Apparently, one of the changes that Twitter's trying out is hiding vanity metrics like likes and retweets. In order to see them, you would need to tap on the specific tweet.
Yesterday, we started giving people access to our prototype app twttr which we're using to test new ideas and get feedback. Putting likes and retweets behind a tap is just an idea to help make conversations easier to read. https://t.co/HTI3ImTYe6
— Twitter Comms (@TwitterComms) March 13, 2019
The idea behind this is to make Twitter more egalitarian, and level the field. However, many Twitter users were less than enthused about this change.
hello, twitter hiding engagement counts (likes and retweets) will be absolutely destructive to community-finding and community-making here. social activity doesn't come just from tweeting and replying, but from liking and retweeting too. those numbers show what people care about.
— jonny sun (@jonnysun) March 13, 2019
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has previously discussed his vision for a Twitter without the presence of such metrics, but the negative reaction in response to this test could well prevent the option from ever becoming a reality. To many users, the idea of putting trolls and bad-faith debaters on a more equal footing with their targets sounds more like a nightmare than a positive shift.
Facebook apocalypse
On March the 13th 2019, millions of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp users were either unable to open their apps, or experienced a range of problems in loading pages, publishing new posts and/or interacting with others.
Many took to Twitter to figure out what was happening - since even Facebook's own bug report platform, in which it discloses what services are down, had gone offline.
According to Facebook's official statement, the shutdown was caused by server configuration changes.
"Yesterday, we made a server configuration change that triggered a cascading series of issues, and as a result, many people had difficulty accessing our apps and services. We have resolved the issues, and our systems have been recovering over the last few hours. We are very sorry for the inconvenience and we appreciate everyone's patience."
Some conspiracy theorists speculated that it may have been caused by Facebook's push to integrate all of its messaging platforms, or that it may even have been an attempt to cover up some malevolent activities, since prior to the shutdown there was a lot of focus on the current investigation into Facebook's data deals.
There's little evidence to support these theories, but still, as with most things Facebook, there may have been an alternate explanation.
Facebook plans to replace Ad Relevance Score with new metrics
Facebook also announced that it'll be saying goodbye to its Ad Relevance Score process on the 30th of April. Facebook's relevance score offered advertisers a level of insight into how well their ad may perform, and was used as one part of the process to define ad reach.
Ad Relevance Score will be replaced by several metrics that, according to Facebook, will be "more actionable".
The new metrics coming into effect are:
Quality ranking - Measures an ad's perceived quality compared to ads competing for the same target audience
Engagement rate - Shows an ad's expected engagement rate compared to ads competing for the same audience
Conversion rate ranking - Shows an ad's expected conversion rates when compared to ads with the same optimization goals and audience.
In addition, Facebook's also changing up a bunch of other metrics related to ad performance, with the following categories to be updated:
The Offers saved and Costs Per Offers Saved metrics will be united under the Post Saves metric. The new Post Saves metric will measure the number of times your ad was saved, including all Offer Ad saves, and will count the post saves that occurred on or after February 4, 2019.
Messaging replies and Cost Per Messaging replies are being replaced by 'New Messaging Connections' and 'Messaging Conversations Started'. This will put the focus on new connections that can be interpreted as leads by your marketing team.
Mobile app purchase ROAS and web purchase ROAS will now be combined into a general 'Purchase ROAS' metric.
Restricted targeting for certain ads to fight discrimination
There were a lot of updates for Facebook Ads manager last month.
In addition to replacing old metrics, Facebook has also announced changes to its targeting options for some companies - from now on, housing, employment, and credit ads can no longer be targeted by age, race, or gender.
In a blog post, Facebook explained that these changes are the result of their agreements with various civil rights organizations.
"Our policies already prohibit advertisers from using our tools to discriminate. We've removed thousands of categories from targeting related to protected classes such as race, ethnicity, sexual orientation and religion. But we can do better. We believe that the changes we're announcing today as part of our settlements with the NFHA, ACLU, CWA and other groups will better protect people on Facebook."
Moreover, Facebook points out that this is not the last step in the quest for fighting discrimination.
"We're building a tool so you can search for and view all current housing ads in the US targeted to different places across the country, regardless of whether the ads are shown to you."
Speaking of which…
You can now see all active ads a page is running in Ad Library
As part of its effort to make its on-platform advertising more transparent, Facebook also announced the expansion of its Ad Library, which will now enable all users to look up any active ads being run by any page.
Previously, you could only see ads related to politics or social issues, but Facebook has broadened to tool to add another level of accountability and oversight.
In addition, Facebook's also taking some additional steps to improve Page transparency on Pages themselve:
"Beyond the Ad Library, we're making it easier to find helpful information within Pages too. Now the "Home" tab of every Page will include a "Page Transparency" section with the same Page information we've added to the Ad Library - the date the Page was created, previous Page merges, name changes, and primary country location for certain Pages. People previously had to click "Info and Ads" to find this information."
eCommerce solution in the works
Instagram's currently testing out a new feature which would enable brands to sell products right within the app.
The feature is titled 'Checkout on Instagram', and is currently in closed beta with selected retailers the US.
As you can see from the screenshots, users will soon be able to tap on a new 'Checkout on Instagram' button on a product page, which will enable them to fulfill an order, including payment, without ever leaving the app.
As noted, the feature is currently being tested by several major brands, including Zara, Adidas and Prada.
Ad format for influencer marketing posts
Acknowledging the significance of influencer marketing on the platform, Instagram is also planning to introduce a new format for promoted posts by influencers called 'Branded content ads'.
Until now, brands could hire influencers to work on ad campaigns and promote products with branded content, but the posts would only reach the followers of that influencer. Branded content ads would enable the advertisers to promote these influencer posts, the same as they would any other post.
This would give brands more opportunities to maximize the posts produced by Instagram personalities as a part of their influencer marketing strategies.
LinkedIn updates Ads to improve targeting
LinkedIn has seemingly caught the same vibe as Facebook and decided to give their Ads a fresh look for the spring.
Here is the list of updates and additions that the professional social network rolled out last month:
Lookalike audiences - This new targeting option combines the traits of your ideal customer with data from LinkedIn to find the most suitable audience for your ads. With Lookalike Audiences, you can discover audiences similar to those who've already demonstrated an interest in your business — e.g. engaged on your website or gave you their contact info.
Expanded interest targeting - Interest targeting was introduced back in January, but last month, LinkedIn announced a new integration with Microsoft's Bing search engine in order to target users "based on a combination of your audience's professional interests on LinkedIn and the professional topics and content your audience engages with through Bing".
Audience templates - This will be helpful for marketers who are new to LinkedIn advertising - templates will give them a selection of over 20 predefined B2B audiences to choose from, and will include audience characteristics, such as member skills, job titles, groups, and so on.
Pinterest doubles down on improving the shopping experience for users
Pinterest, which is moving towards an IPO, continues to update its ad tools, announcing a range of new tools including its new Product Catalogs option.
To help retailers reach and convert more customers, Pinterest also added the following features in March:
Shop a brand - Beneath Product Pins, users will now be able to view a new section with more products from that specific brand
Personalized shopping recommendations - Users will get additional product recommendations based on their previous pin activity
Shopping Ads - Shopping Ads are now available to all businesses through Pinterest's Ads Manager. Once products are on Pinterest, brands can promote items from their existing product feed with Shopping Ads.
As always, a range of new considerations and tools, some of which will have significant impacts for many businesses. It's worth keeping up with the latest trends - hopefully this will serve as a reminder, or prompt to get you thinking on how you can use these new functions.
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From December 2013 to February 2014, Roadgrip's global division will have their resurfacing team in Jamaica to work on the Highways 2000 Toll Road Concession Project.
The 25-year project on the Trans Jamaican Highway began with our guys carrying our Friction Testing and International Roughness Testing (IRT) which has now been completed.
In the New Year, we'll be moving on the next stage with the application of our Rhinophalt Preservation Treatment over 30000 square meters of the highway.
This treatment allows the maintenance of asphalt over time rather than the costly replacement each time. It also gives the pavement much greater flexibility and longevity in the long-term.
Rhinophalt works by treating the oxidised bitumen to hold the surface together and extend the life of the asphalt saving the operators significant maintenance costs – we call it 'proactive maintenance'. Roadgrip introduced this increasingly popular preservation technique to Jamaica who will be using it for the very first time in the country.
Following the application of the Rhinophalt, the Roadgrip team will then re-mark this section of the Jamaican Highway with over 130000 linear metres of machine applied thermoplastic.
Visit this page in the Spring 2014 to see our progress.


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Welcome to the start of the 2021-22 academic year!
Dear Campus Community,
It's an exciting time at Rose-Hulman as we welcome back students, faculty and staff, and prepare for the arrival of a record first-year class. Next week we have the Opening of School Symposium and the New Academic Building dedication ceremony, with the start of classes the following week. As we begin the new academic year, the safety of our community remains a top priority.
With the increase in COVID-19 cases and the high transmissibility of the Delta variant, we must all continue to focus on remaining diligent in keeping our campus community safe. The availability of safe and effective vaccines has given us another tool in the effort to stop the spread of COVID-19. We continue to strongly encourage all students, faculty, and staff to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, and to submit proof (see below) of that vaccination, in order to be excused from the fall surveillance testing and the costs associated with support of these programs.
I am very encouraged to see our current vaccination rate at approximately 83% for faculty and staff and 80% for students as of today, August 20. Given this data, I remain confident that we will reach 85% or more for the entire community within the first week or two of classes.
We have published an updated version of Rose Ready today outlining the COVID-19 campus guidelines, testing procedures and other important details for the fall quarter.
You can view it at: www.rose-hulman.edu/roseready
In this era of a pandemic, to maintain a culture in which health, safety and student learning are maximized, we believe all community members must join us in acknowledging and accepting these common responsibilities:
With a significant number of students arriving on campus from all over the country during the opening weeks and not being able to verify vaccination status for visitors who are helping those students move in, we believe requiring face masks initially is a safer way to ensure we start fall quarter successfully. Therefore, everyone must initially wear a face mask or covering throughout all indoor campus spaces regardless of vaccination status. This includes all of our affiliates, vendors, and visitors. This policy is expected to remain in place for at least the first three weeks of class (until September 24, 2021), at which time we will re-examine it.
We will also be doing pre-arrival and routine surveillance testing for those who have not submitted proof of vaccination. Assuming we are able to maintain a modest positivity rate and increase our student vaccination rate to at least 85% by September 24, 2021, we will re-evaluate and hope to be able to move to indoor mask-optional for those who are fully vaccinated. Individual Faculty, however, may continue to require masks in classrooms and labs throughout the quarter.
We expect all students, faculty and staff who have not submitted proof of vaccination (including those with medical and religious exemptions) to participate in pre-arrival/return and routine surveillance testing under prescribed protocols. See Rose Ready for additional details.
Students can submit their proof of vaccination (final dose) to healthservices@Rose-hulman.edu by Friday, September 10 and get a full refund of their additional health services fee.
We expect individuals to stay home if they are sick, to practice good hygiene such as washing your hands regularly, and to adhere to safe social distancing practices as is practical.
Like the previous year, the success of this plan is ultimately dependent upon the entire community's acknowledgment and acceptance of these common responsibilities and practices.
The pandemic has generated a wide variety of opinions and beliefs regarding the safest/best way(s) in which individuals and the organizations they are a part of can move forward together. While we fully recognize there is no single "one-size-fits-all" solution for every member of our campus community, we do believe that we have both demonstrated previously and can continue to demonstrate that there is a reasonably safe and successful path forward for our community as a whole.
We look forward to sharing that continued journey, safely, with each of you.
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Basically my weblog is about Warhammer Online, so you can check out latest news, cool Youtube videos, articles about patches and all kind of updates + many other materials related to Warhammer! See ya!
Mythic is also working to return some kind of defensive bonus/win to keeps in Open RvR, probably with high renown bonus I really like defending, so this will hopefully draw more gamers back to the keep.
We also discussed the pros and cons of 6 vs 6 scenarios. I am generally against them since they seem to kill variety. Others like them quite a bit, so there has to be a happy medium. Mythic agrees and has a few ideas on how to get them in the game without them ruling the queue. We may see some of these ideas tested out in the future.
There is more to the patch of course, but those are what stood out to me. Be sure to check out the other bloggers who may reveal more details.
About patch 1.4.5 I know few things. Probably the most important one is about returning of the Forts. Mythic has started to process of getting Fortresses back in the game, but they will not be a part of the campaign probably. This means they will not be a roadblock into the city. Instead, they will offer an alternative activity for everyone to undertake. Awesome right? Time will tell…I'm waiting for next tier, new items or new mounts and of course Warhammer Online free to play!
According to fellow Warhammer Online bloggers, Mythic is also very busy on something. It's a secret, so I'm almost sure they are working on F2P implementation. And additional hot content to show how awesome Warhammer is!!! Mythic will release official news about this secret, very soon, so keep your eyes open (and ears too!).
If it's not F2P I really don't know what it is. I give up.
Have you already seen awesome armors from T7?? Remember to visit official fanpage on facebook to check them out. Marauder armor is looking hot, but they forget about cape….
According to official news, Age of Conan, double income after turning into free to play game, so its definitely time to do the same with our Warhammer Online!
There were three large cities on the Single continent. In the largest city called Armaita was a great rebellion, after years of fighting all that is left of the great city is now crumbling ruins and the surrounding areas all but a burnt and ashen wasteland, but this area is not yet deserted now occupied by the last remaining rebels and other miscreants.
Warhammer Online free to play? When?!


Being old is not the problem, they pointed out, but being sick, at any age, is.
Speaking with Straits Times senior health correspondent Salma Khalik, the panellists discussed making private-sector healthcare more accessible, changing organisational policies to support seniors, and looking beyond the retirement age.
Professor Chia Kee Seng, who was part of the panel, said the tendency was to focus on the current aged and see all the problems they pose; but the conversation needs to be enlarged to include younger people who will age in future.
"We will forever be behind the curve if we are just focusing on the current aged and the current sick," added Prof Chia.


The objective of the PDI is to build U.S.- Kuwait commercial relationships and to offer professional work experience for highly qualified Kuwaiti fresh graduates from American universities. Now entering its fourth year, PDI is a joint program developed by the National U.S. – Arab Chamber of Commerce (NUSACC), the Embassy of Kuwait in Washington, Kuwait's Ministry of Higher Education, and the Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences (KFAS).
Hosted by Jeff Klemann, Boeing's Vice President of Everett Delivery Center in Washington State, Ashkanani and Gharib participated in a ribbon-cutting ceremony and luncheon, where Klemann presented Kuwait Airways representatives with a wooden model of the B&W, the first airplane designed by Boeing, in 1916. Boeing is the world's largest aerospace company and leading manufacturer of commercial airplanes and defense, space and security systems.
Dr. Mohammad Salman, the Director of the Innovation and Enterprise Directorate at KFAS, expressed his pride of PDI fellows dedication.. The initiative reflects one of the many strategic initiatives supported by KFAS which is designed to benefit the Kuwaiti youth and evolve their careers to the highest caliber before their return to Kuwait to join the workforce .
He added, "The ceremony has brought many parties together and symbolized the potential of knowledge transfer and its impact on the economy. This makes us proud of our youth and their capabilities whenever the opportunity for work or giving back to the community arises." Dr. Salman expressed his hope in Ashkanani, Gharib, and all the PDI Fellows in the United States to use their gained knowledge and experience at work for the benefit of Kuwait.
Partially funded by KFAS, the aim of this program is to build U.S.-Kuwait commercial relationships and promoting knowledge transfer through one‐year professional fellowships in the U.S.
He went on to say, "I was proud to be an ambassador for my beloved Kuwait and for the special PDI program at this memorable event, an experience that I shall never forget. It was also a great networking opportunity, enabling me to meet Boeing officials and top representatives of Kuwait Airways, ALAFCO and the DGCA. The days I spent at the Everett site made me take pride in the work I do, playing a role in building the future of the 777 family." Ashkanani completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Miami and received his Master's degree from the University of Central Florida.
She went on to say, "As a PDI fellow, I have benefited greatly by gaining knowledge and experience through this internship, as well as participating in this major event in Kuwait Airways' history." Gharib graduated from Pennsylvania State University in December 2016. She is working as an Industrial Hygiene Intern in Everett, Washington, where she is focused protecting employee health and maintaining regulatory compliance through sampling and evaluating workplace hazards.
So far, Boeing has accepted two PDI Fellows in programs lasting 12 - 24 months, and the aerospace firm is currently in discussions to place additional Fellows later this year.


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iPhone 7: which of its new features are good for cyclists?
We take a look at the new features of the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus and see what they have to offer for cyclists
Henry Robertshaw September 8, 2016 11:37 am
After months of speculation, the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus have finally been launched, and while the tech world goes on about 1,920 x 1,080 pixel displays with 401ppi pixel density and 64-bit, quad-core CPU, six-core GPU chips, all we really want to know is whether any of the new features will make them better to use for cyclists.
The new iPhone 9 is out this week, find out more
Well, unless you spend your whole winter riding on the turbo trainer, the standout feature has got to be the IP67 water-resistance. What that basically means is that it will total immersion in water up to 1m in depth, so you shouldn't panic too much if you're out on a ride and get caught in an unexpected shower with not waterproof case for your phone. Saying that, we'd still strongly recommend using a waterproof case when heading out for extended rides in the rain.
>>> 15 best cycling apps for iPhone and Android
The other main improvement that we're really glad to see jump up in battery life. Clearly the battery life depends on what you're using your phone for, but in general Apple is promising that the iPhone 7 will last 2 hours longer than the iPhone 6, and the iPhone 7 Plus will last 1 hour longer than the iPhone 6S, hopefully meaning no dead batteries midway through recording a ride on Strava.
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Those of you who attach you phone to your bars or use them for navigation will also be happy to learn that the iPhone 7 also comes with an improved screen (although you might be considering a dedicated cycle computer with the new iPhone having a price of between £599 and £919). Apple says the display is 25% brighter than on the previous model, making it easier to read in bright sunshine, while the maps have also received an overhaul on the new iOS 10 operating system, now coming with the ability to find a cafe along your route.
>>> Seven amazing things you didn't know Strava could do
Also interesting is the improved camera, with a dual lens camera on the back of the iPhone 7 Plus for better landscape photos after conquering your local version of Alpe d'Huez, while the front camera has also been improved too, making those group ride selfies clearer than ever.
Stereo speakers are also a new addition, which should certainly please those of you who like to pump out the tunes at maximum volume during a hard turbo session, while the ditching of the headphone jack might encourage more use of wireless bluetooth headphones (not that we'd recommend that while riding on the road).


We've long admired this rather visionary bathroom of some friends. While they were renovating their space, they planned their bathroom to officially accommodate what most bathrooms do in an ad hoc way: house reading material and intellectual pursuits. They had a nook built into a wall that holds books and magazines. And made sure an outlet was placed so a computer could be plugged in. After they moved in, the hung art on the walls.
Drywall lends itself to inserting nooks between the studs. Our friends clad theirs in wood.
…In our old bathroom, we stored books on a pipe behind the toilet and used a little folding camp stool picked up at a flea market as a lecturn.
Hmmm if one needs that much time in the bathroom it is either the only privacy you have, or you may need a dietary makeover.


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Spurs: Antonio Conte handed potentially huge injury boost
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Tottenham Hotspur have been handed a potentially huge injury boost regarding Dejan Kulusevski.
That's according to Dan Kilpatrick, with the journalist revealing in a recent report for the Evening Standard that, despite both Cristian Romero and Son Heung-min looking unlikely to feature for Spurs prior to the World Cup due to injuries, there is some good news for Antonio Conte's side, with Kulusevski having returned to first-team training this week.
Kilpatrick went on to state that, although the Italian manager is expected to give a more detailed update on the condition of the 22-year-old winger in his pre-Liverpool press conference this afternoon, the Sweden international himself is hopeful of making a return to first-team action prior to Tottenhams' fixture list pausing for the World Cup on November 12.
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Massive boost
Considering the fact that the injury sustained by Son has left Conte incredibly short of attacking options for Spurs' next three fixtures, should Kulusevski make a return in the coming days, it would come as a massive boost to the 53-year-old manager.
Indeed, without the services of Son, Kulusevski and Richarlison, the Italian has been left with only one of his first-choice options in attack – Harry Kane – for the meeting with Liverpool this weekend, with Conte facing something of a selection migraine.
And, considering just how impressive Kulusevski has been since his move to north London back in January, the availability of the £69m-rated forward would be very welcome news indeed for all involved with Tottenham.
Indeed, over his 29 appearances for the Lilywhites, the £110k-per-week attacker has already scored a sensational six goals and provided his teammates with 11 assists – averaging a direct goal involvement every 114 minutes of football played for Spurs.
Furthermore, the Swede's influence within the starting XI is clear to see in Tottenham's results. Of the seven league fixtures Kulusevski has started this season, Tottenham are unbeaten, averaging 2.6 goals and 2.3 points per match.
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However, in the six league games without him, they have lost three times – including back-to-back defeats to Manchester United and Newcastle United – and averaged 1.3 goals and 1.5 points.
As such, it is clear to see just how big of a miss the 22-year-old has been for the north London side, with his return to fitness now needed more than ever for Conte.


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Amaze Media Labs Expands Its Sports Podcast Network Division With The Launch Of The Pigskin Podcast Network And The Basketball Podcast Network
Amaze Media Labs, an innovator in the podcast industry, is expanding its imprint in sports podcast networks with the launch of two new networks. The Pigskin Podcast Network and The Basketball Podcast Network willjoin the already successful The Hockey Podcast Networkproviding over 130 top-quality podcasts.
The launch of The Pigskin Podcast Network comes at the perfect time, at the beginning of the 2021 NFL season. The network will consist of nearly 40 podcasts covering the NFL, College Football, Football Betting, and Fantasy Football.
"This year, we saw explosive growth in The Hockey Podcast Network, and we are super excited to bring that same community-based foundation to other sports markets with the launch of The Basketball Podcast Network and The Pigskin Podcast Network," said Dylan Keyzer, Director of Amaze Media Labs Sports Podcast Division. "We believe we can make a positive impact for fans and podcast listeners across North America and globally."
The Basketball Podcast Network features over 25 podcasts. It is rounded out by top charting shows which include The Solar Panel: A Phoenix Suns Podcast, The Spurscast the top San Antonio Spurs podcast, and The Grizz Weekly Grind hosted by Memphis Grizzlies TV play-by-play man Pete Pranica.
"It has been a thrill to watch the growth and communities that surround our hockey shows, and we are ecstatic to replicate that with basketball and football. We can't wait to interact with fans, fantasy players, and bettors from all around the world." Keyzer continued.
The Hockey Podcast Network, which Amaze Media Labs acquired in 2020, has become one of the leaders in hockey content, producing over 45 NHL-themed podcasts and 18 original hockey content-themed shows. The network is highlighted by podcasts such as Tales With TR: A Hockey Podcast hosted by former Montreal Canadien Terry Ryan, which is a top-ten hockey podcast in Canada, as well as the top daily hockey betting podcast The Ice Guys. The network's success has allowed it to bring on major partners like DraftKings, one of its founding sponsors.
With its expanding footprint with sports podcast networks combined with the production of multiple leading branded podcast series, Amaze Media Labs has established itself as a leading podcast platform.
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Founded in 2020 by Robert Tuchman, Brett Sklar, and Stephen Master, Amaze Media Labs was built to help brands succeed on the next frontier of community engagement with podcasts and live experiences. Amaze Media Labs podcast platform consists of branded podcasts, podcast networks, live podcast experiences, and original content. With deep insight and relationships developed over 20 years in sports, entertainment, and lifestyle media the team excels at creating branded content and experiences that audiences love, trust and share. Amaze's mission is to create passionate communities for the world's leading brands. Amaze combines access to celebrities and influencers with unique perspectives and deep media industry roots to create content and experiences that transform audiences into fans, and brands into stars of the show.


Mr. Morrell has created hundreds of unique and original jewelry designs over a 30 year span. Additionally, Tony, as a designer, has a reputation as a perfectionist in the art of restoration and repair of all kinds of fine jewelry.
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This is to inform the general public that Waec Syllabus for 2019 is out. 2019/2020 waec examination is fast approaching.. Many candidates failed and will continue to fail when they don't do the right things for them to pass waec in flying colours.
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I shared my edits on Monday – today I will share a few more of the gorgeous sky God painted for me last Friday.
If you have not joined our good to WOW SOOC flickr group yet – please do – it is a great place to host your photo and allow everyone to easily see them and give cc (constructive criticism) – which at this point we all want to push us to grow even more in our photography skills. The better your SOOC – the more options you have with editing – how much or even NOT to edit the photo at all.
Ashley started our good to WOW Edit group – please take a moment and join that as well!


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China launches the spacecraft Shenzhou 7, the third human spaceflight mission of the Chinese space program. The mission, which included an extra-vehicular activity (EVA) carried out by crewmembers Zhai Zhigang and Liu Boming, marked the commencement of the second phase of the Chinese government's Project 921.
Shenzhou 7 Launch
The Shenzhou spacecraft carrying the three crewmembers was launched 25 September 2008, by a Long March 2F (CZ-2F) rocket which lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center at 21:10 CST.
The mission lasted three days, after which the craft landed safely in Siziwang Banner in central Inner Mongolia on 28 September 2008, at 17:37 CST. The EVA carried out during the flight makes China the third country to have conducted an EVA, after the Soviet Union and the United States. Read More…
On this day July 31, 1999
NASA's Lunar Prospector was deliberately crashed into the Shoemaker crater near the moon's south pole in an unsuccessful attempt to detect the presence of water.
Lunar Prospector probe
The mission was the third selected by NASA for full development and construction as part of the Discovery Program.
At a cost of $62.8 million, the 19-month mission was designed for a low polar orbit investigation of the Moon, including mapping of surface composition and possible polar ice deposits, measurements of magnetic and gravity fields, and study of lunar outgassing events.
The mission ended July 31, 1999 when the orbiter was deliberately crashed into a crater near the lunar south pole in an unsuccessful attempt to detect the presence of water.
Data from the mission allowed the construction of a detailed map of the surface composition of the Moon, and helped to improve understanding of the origin, evolution, current state, and resources of the Moon. A series of articles on the scientific results were published in the journal Science.[1]
Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 collides with Jupiter, impacts continue until July 22nd, providing the first direct observation of an extraterrestrial collision of solar system objects. This generated a large amount of coverage in the popular media, and SL9 was closely observed by astronomers worldwide. The collision provided new information about Jupiter and highlighted its role in reducing space debris in the inner solar system.
The discovery that the comet was likely to collide with Jupiter caused great excitement within the astronomical community and beyond, as astronomers had never before seen two significant solar system bodies collide. Intense studies of the comet were undertaken, and as its orbit became more accurately established, the possibility of a collision became a certainty. The collision would provide a unique opportunity for scientists to look inside Jupiter's atmosphere, as the collisions were expected to cause eruptions of material from the layers normally hidden beneath the clouds. Read More…
Fireball slams into Jupiter
A large object, possibly an asteroid or a meteor, hit the planet Jupiter Thursday, resulting in a large fireball.
The fireball was seen on June 3 at 2031 UTC by two independent amateur astronomers, Christopher Go in the Philippines and Anthony Wesley in Australia. Wesley, who posted the news onto an Internet forum, is known for having also spotted last July's Jupiter impact event.
Go caught Thursday's impact on video, which showed a fireball the size of Earth after the object hit. It could be the first time someone has recorded a meteor crashing into a planet.
This latest strike came only hours after a team from the Space Science Institute, led by astronomer Heidi Hammel, announced that last year's event was the result of an asteroid 1,640 feet (500 metres) wide. That asteroid caused a scar the size of the Pacific Ocean when it hit Jupiter with the force of several thousand nuclear bombs on July 19, 2009. Read More…
On this day Juanuary 27, 1967
More than sixty nations sign the Outer Space Treaty banning nuclear weapons in space, opened for signature in the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union on January 27, 1967, and entered into force on October 10, 1967.
As of January 2008, 99 countries are states-parties to the treaty, while another 26 have signed the treaty but have not yet completed ratification.
Green signed and ratified Yellow signed only
The Outer Space Treaty represents the basic legal framework of international space law.
Among its principles, it bars States Parties to the Treaty from placing nuclear weapons or any other weapons of mass destruction in orbit of Earth, installing them on the Moon or any other celestial body, or to otherwise station them in outer space. Read More…
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NASA's spacecraft successfully impacts the Moon
The Lunar CRater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) was a robotic spacecraft operated by NASA. It was launched together with the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) on June 18, 2009, as part of the shared Lunar Precursor Robotic Program.
LCROSS spacecraft, artist's rendering
Together, LCROSS and LRO form the vanguard of NASA's return to the Moon, and are expected to influence United States government decisions on whether or not to colonize the Moon.
Lunar impact, after approximately three orbits, occurred on October 9, 2009, at 11:31 UTC.
In its final approach, the Shepherding Spacecraft and Centaur separated Oct. 8, 2009 at 21:50 EDT. The Centaur upper stage acted as a heavy impactor to create a debris plume that rose above the lunar surface. Read More…
Giant ring discovered around Saturn
The discovery of the Phoebe ring of Saturn, hundreds of times larger than the planet's diameter is announced.
This ring is tilted 27 degrees from Saturn's equatorial plane (and the other rings). It extends from 128 to 207 times the radius of Saturn; Phoebe orbits the planet at an average distance of 215 Saturn radii. The ring is about 20 times as thick as the diameter of the planet. Read More…


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People on the Move spotlights trailblazers in standardization, highlighting their latest achievements, advancements, and contributions to the standards community.
IEEE, an organizational member and accredited standards developer of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), has announced the appointment of Rodney Spady as senior director, digital marketing and communications. Mr. Spady will lead the teams responsible for IEEE's branding, corporate communications, public visibility initiatives, creative services, and social media.
Mr. Spady previously served as director of integrated marketing and media for Johnson and Johnson Inc.'s (J&J) global marketing group, where he focused on digital marketing and media efforts for J&J's over-the-counter and nutritional brands. Prior to J&J he was director of global digital marketing and chief web officer for Novartis Consumer Health. His experience also includes nearly 20 years in telecommunications marketing at companies such as Lucent Technologies, Global Crossing, Interconnect Services Group, MCI Telecommunications, and NanoOpto Corporation.
Mr. Spady holds a bachelor's degree in communications from Seton Hall University.
IEEE is a professional association representing a wide array of technology areas including aerospace systems, computers and telecommunications, biomedical engineering, electric power, and consumer electronics. IEEE publishes 30 percent of the world's literature in the electrical and electronics engineering and computer science fields and produces technology standards, technical conferences, and professional and educational activities.
Contributions to People on the Move may be submitted to pr@ansi.org. All submissions are published at ANSI's discretion.
As a service to the U.S. standards and conformity assessment community, ANSI provides an online network connecting the most progressive companies with the most qualified individuals. Please visit ANSI's career opportunities webpage for details.
March 21 Webinar to Highlight Report on Safeguarding Protected Health Information
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'You Can Sense the Relief': Flight Crews Help Bring Afghan Refugees to US
By Adam Tuss • Published September 8, 2021 • Updated on September 9, 2021 at 1:09 pm
We've all seen the images out of Afghanistan as so many flee the country, hoping to find better lives. But some flight crews aren't just watching — they're flying to other parts of the world to recover refugees and bring them to the United States.
While at Dulles International Airport in Northern Virginia, a United Airlines flight crew talked about their experiences.
"You can tell that they're overwhelmed," said Hope Williams, a United flight attendant who's been part of the effort to find these refugees and bring them to Dulles safely.
Williams is among those who greet and comfort Afghan refugees as they finally make it on a flight out. She said her first name, Hope, has taken on a new meaning.
"When they first get on, you can sense the relief of, 'I've made it'," Williams said.
Williams has made connections with all types of refugees – some boarding without shoes, many sunburned because they've been forced to wait outside in the sweltering heat, with just a piece of cardboard to protect themselves.
"There's no cots or beds," Williams said. "That was your protection and your comfortability for the day."
When they get to these planes, refugees aren't just finding a flight out. The planes are stocked with necessities by crew members like Roberto Fuentes.
"They don't even have shoes," Fuentes said. "These people don't have anything so we've got to provide all the basic stuff for them."
Planes are loaded with items such as slippers, pajamas, diapers and teddy bears.
"You'd be surprised," Fuentes said. "Some kids, I was told that they had never seen a teddy bear before. So for them, they were kinda scared. But for the ones that have seen it before – it's obviously something that makes them feel good."
Many of the Afghan children are being given coloring books and are decorating some of these flights with those colored pages.
As for Williams, she'll be making another trip next week. She said her life has been changed by people she has met.
"I started crying. And two of the women passengers that I assisted earlier with the sunburn asked me, was I was OK," Williams said. "And to go from danger, seen and unseen, to worrying about a flight attendant, if she's OK. That speaks a lot about their people."
So many are leaving their world behind, as these flights bring them to a new, more hopeful reality.
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Smashing your own personal best may be good news for an Olympic athlete. But it's very bad news if you're a prominent email provider that has just announced another data breach, even more colossal than the last.
In December 2016, Yahoo confirmed it had been the victim of the "largest consumer hack ever" when one billion user accounts were compromised in an attack dating back to 2013. This announcement saw Yahoo beat its own world record which was a breach affecting 500 million users that occurred in 2014 (Yahoo actually admitted to this one before the 2013 attack, even though it occurred a year later).
It has been widely reported that names, phone numbers, email addresses and passwords were accessed during these attacks, although Yahoo maintains its users' bank details were not. But it did confirm that cybercriminals responsible for the 2014 breach managed to access its code and figure out how to forge cookies, in order to target specific accounts.
With Yahoo now facing strong criticism from even its most loyal supporters, we are recommending that if you still have an active Yahoo email account, either direct with Yahoo of via a partner such as AT&T, you delete it.
If you suspect that employees are still using their work PCs to access their own private Yahoo accounts during lunch breaks, you may wish to go a step further and consider blocking access to Yahoo's site via your firewall. For more information, call our support team today.
1. Make sure it's gone – Before you delete your Yahoo account, ensure you delete all folders first. Only once you have erased all data within the account, should you delete the account itself.
2. Check all instances of your password – Have you being using your Yahoo password on other sites? If so, change the password and security questions for those accounts.
3. Beware of 'Smishing' attacks – If you provided your mobile phone details to Yahoo, and you are still using that number, you're at a heightened risk of a 'Smishing' (SMS phishing) attack. Please remain vigilant and beware of suspicious-looking links contained within text messages.


The terroir of Saint Malo is defined as the territory of the Diocese of Saint Malo. People in the terroir of Saint Malo traditionally speak "gallo" language.
The different areas of the terroir of Saint Malo are: Poudouvre, Porhoët, Clos Poulet.


Last week was amazing, 3 floors rammed with Leeds best student crowds. LittleMiss is living upto its rep as Leeds Hottest Student Night. This week expect a Vegas Twist on things!!!
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Lion outdoor kitchen accessories provide you with the essentials needed to kick off your backyard barbecue. This ice bin holds up to 28 12-ounce cans and features a stainless steel condiment tray, perfect for storing your favorite condiments near your grilling area. Install this ice bin into any custom BBQ island for a functional, versatile solution to cleaner outdoor cooking.
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I bought this drop in ice bin atbthe last minute, while the contractor thata was building my outdoor kitchen asked for extra doors fot the sink. I'm glad that I did! Its the best $400 that you will spend for your outdoor kitchen. It holds easily 60-80 beverages, and will chill them in a few minutes do to the good insulation.i bought this in addition to the lion compact refrigerator. It looks great as well!!!!!!
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Teacher Picks! - Marbrook Super Readers: Dive into a Book!
Mrs. Szczerba's favorite book was Where the Red Fern Grows. "It was so descriptive and exciting. I could picture the events in my head."
Mrs. Phillip's favorite book was, Little Women because I am from a family with 4 sisters like the girls in the book.
Miss Varrasse said, "When I was in 5th grade, my favorite book was Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell. This story is based on a true story about how strong and determined a young was in her survival on an island by herself. It has a very powerful message that when times get tough, it is important to not give up."
Ms. DiEgidio said, " I loved the book Lord of the Flies because it was full of conflicts and resolutions."
Ms. Tindall's favorite book was Tales of A Fourth Grade Nothing. "Fudge was a funny character that made me laugh throughout the whole story."


Mozilla has updated their beta version of the mobile browser to Firefox 6 BETA and it is from now on available in the Android Market. Just like most browser updates promise to run faster, smoother, and more stable than previous releases. Those are always welcomed additions that is for sure. Among some of the changes are enhancements for large screen devices and tablets with adjustments to layout and buttons, and a visual refresh with a new Gingerbread theme for phones running Android 2.3 Gingerbread.
Things have been going good over at Mozilla, just this March they were announcing Firefox 4 for mobile. They've already released 5 and now Firefox 6 is in beta stages. They plan to continue to update until it is the most feature complete browser and as close to a desktop experience as possible.
Higher-quality image scaling (on devices with NEON-compatible processors). Smoother zooming, less pixelation, crisper display of logos, etc.
Visual refresh with new Gingerbread theme for phones running Android 2.3 (Gingerbread): A fresh look for the browser to look even more beautiful on Gingerbread.
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The logo represents the four trials of Working Equitation and highlights the diversity for which the sport is known in the United States.
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The video news releases took on heated topics including nurse staffing ratios and teacher merit pay, with a decidedly pro-Schwarzenegger bent. The videos looked just like TV news stories and were distributed to local television stations around the state via satellite. Now Democrats are asking why state money was spent on the videos.
The state controller is responsible for paying the state's bills, and Democrat Steve Westly says his office won't be writing checks for the administration's VNRs.
"Our auditors have looked at this and have determined that the VNR's were not done in accordance with state law, so if we were to receive a request for state funds we would not be able to pay those."
But Westly's office likely never will receive that request. Margita Thompson, the governor's spokesperson says, the funds are already accounted for in department budgets and she makes no apologies for the videos.
"We know that we are on solid legal footing. We will continue with the VNRs because it is incumbent upon the state to disseminate the information that needs to be disseminated to the people of California."
Democratic legislators plan to revisit this issue as they consider the budgets of the departments that produced the videos.


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The constitutionality of Florida's clemency process is pending review from a federal appeals court after being ruled unconstitutional by a lower court.
The clemency board met for the last time Tuesday, ahead of a vote on a constitutional amendment that could dramatically change the state's process.
Takesha Tyler was arrested for domestic violence in 1998.
Her case was one of 90 before the executive clemency board.
Three years after applying she was given her civil rights back.
"We did it. I have one more stage. I'm actually going to try for a pardon," said Tyler.
Michael William waited eleven years before having his rights restored.
"It's been a road that's just been unbelievable to go down," said William.
On this day, the board was particularly generous and granted clemency to most who showed up in person.
The board hasn't been so supportive in recent years.
Many credit the criticism from a federal judge and Late Night Talk Show Host's John Oliver's scathing report on Florida's process which aired Sunday night for the change of heart.
Oliver's report took aim at the arbitrary nature of the state's process.
It included multiple clips where Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis asked felons if they went to church as an example.
No questions of faith were asked in the meeting Tuesday.
President of the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Richard Greenberg represents clients in clemency meeting on a regular basis.
"John Oliver will probably take most of the credit. If you watched his show the other night, it was an expose on how the clemency process has been handled in the state of Florida the last few years. I think it's a good step forward to be granting more of these applications," said Greenberg.
Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam stood by the current process for certain felons.
"When you have someone who is a child molester, they ought to be in front of us and explain," said Putnam.
But when asked if he supported Amendment 4, which would automatically restore the right for non violent felons to vote he said no.
Many who earned that right back Tuesday morning say Amendment 4 has their support.
60% of Florida voters will have to approve amendment four in order for it to pass.


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American Cruise Lines Celebrates Record-Breaking Year
American Cruise Lines is celebrating a record-breaking year of guests and revenue, according to the company's CEO. The ship line has seen an increase in both customers and revenues since its rebranding last year, with passenger numbers growing by 3% for the first time in 16 years.
American Cruise Lines is the largest cruise line in the world. It has a record-breaking year and is celebrating it with a lawsuit against Carnival Corporation. Read more in detail here: american cruise lines lawsuit.
American Cruise Lines, located in Guilford, Conn., is celebrating a record-breaking year by donating enough money to a local food bank to deliver more than 20,000 meals to those in need.
The Connecticut Food Bank receives a percentage of the proceeds from the company's annual Holiday Cruise Campaign. Since its start, American's yearly campaign has gathered enough monies to provide over 150,000 meals to people and families who are hungry.
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"With our new ships and record-breaking awards tally, the success of our annual Christmas giving campaign is a terrific way to close the 2021 domestic cruise season," stated Alexa Paolella, public relations manager for American Cruise Lines. "Our achievements this year represent American's continued commitment to helping the local American communities we visit, as well as our company's unwavering goal to providing the best small ship experiences in the United States."
The year 2021, according to the firm, was a record-breaking year in more ways than one. American was the first cruise line to return to operation in the United States on March 13, 2021, effectively resurrecting the domestic small-ship cruise business. Despite the global cruise industry's shutdown in 2020, American maintained its Maryland shipyard operating in 2020 and 2021, continuing to construct new small ships.
In 2021, the company successfully launched two new contemporary riverboats, and in 2022, the line will launch two more new riverboats.
American was able to continue traveling throughout the East Coast and the Mississippi River in March, ultimately operating all 13 tiny ships in 30 states.
"By working closely and directly with the communities we visit, we were able to effectively manage the extra rules and difficulties related with COVID-19," Paolella stated. "With renewed excitement and confidence that we can deliver safe and thrilling customized small ship experiences for our passengers here in the United States, we look forward to traveling again in 2022."
In March of 2022, American Cruise Lines will launch its domestic cruise season, which will include a totally renovated paddlewheel fleet. In August 2022, American will launch its fifth contemporary riverboat, American Symphony, followed by sister ship American Serenade, in addition to the company's refurbished historic riverboats.
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* Lowered the barriers to effective objections to the Electoral Delimitation process, whereby a hitherto impossible task has now been made possible.
* Provided free and open access through the Internet to our equalized digital maps and objections menu to assist electors make representations, counter-proposals and objections to the Election Commission's (EC) recommendations.
* Education programmes through YouTube on the Delimitation process as a voter awareness and empowerment tool.
The item below is an ongoing activity as, other than Sarawak, the EC has not tabled their Delimitation Recommendations for public objections yet.
* To organize 100,000 electors to register as objectors in groups of minimum 100 per Constituency in readiness for the EC's launch of the Delimitation exercise.
Malaysia has an electorate of thirteen point three million out of a population of thirty million. Four point seven million of these electors who are from the rural areas, can decide who runs the country. This arose from an active discrimination of the urban sector in favour of the more vulnerable, poorer and less-informed rural sector.
With independence from the British in 1957, Malaya's (prior to the formation of Malaysia) Constitution provided for a fairly independent Election Commission (EC). The EC was mandated to assign seats to each State based on the State electoral population divided by the electoral quota (EQ) for the whole country. The "electoral quota" means the number obtained by dividing the number of electors in the Federation by the total number of constituencies. The number of electors in any constituency should not differ from the EQ by more than fifteen per cent. In other words, each Constituency electorate had to be kept within a +/-15% band from the EQ.
In 1973, the Constitution was amended further to remove this limit altogether. Also the the EC lost its power to determine the number of constituencies for each State as Parliament took on this power. The Ruling Party gave more seats to States in their strongholds and reduced them in opposition strongholds, creating inter-state malapportionment.
In 2001, the Constitution was amended to establish Putrajaya as a Federal Territory (FT). Each FT was recognized as a State with at least one constituency. Tiny Federal Territories could become constituencies. In the last Delimitation exercise in 2003, Putrajaya became a Parliamentary constituency with only eighty five electors!. The largest constituency of Kapar, just sixty kilometres away, had an electorate a thousand times larger.
With the new laws that were in place, subsequent EC appointees were selected from the ranks of retired senior civil servants and members from the ruling party. The EC lost their ability to act independently. Today the EC is seen as just a department in the Prime Minister's Office (PMO).
" the extent to which the electoral system is distorted; on a number of measures, Malaysia has among the highest levels of malapportionment in the world." http://bit.ly/F1_MalaysianElectoralSystem_ANU.
In terms of electoral integrity, Malaysia was ranked 114 out of 127 countries in the world by the Electoral Integrity Project http://bit.ly/F1_MalaysiaElectoralIntegrity_EIP. And was rated worst in the world under the category of District Boundaries.
The EC, contrary to the Constitution, created three categories of seats with vastly different elector population to justify their malapportionment between rural and urban areas.
Seats were designed such that one third of the voters elected half the seats to Parliament. With the First Past The Post System (FPTP), a party could win a general election with barely 16.5% of the votes. In the last General Elections (GE13) in May 2013, the incumbent party achieved a simple majority with just 22.22% of the actual turnout. They in fact lost the popular mandate, winning only 47.4% of the votes, and yet managed to secure 60% of the seats. As most of the contests were straight fights, this was a glaring anomaly.
The reasons for this sad state of affairs were that the barriers to objections were so high and time to object so short, that it was practically impossible for an ordinary elector to put up a comprehensive objection to seat malapportionment. In our history, no one ever managed to take the EC to court over this issue.
Tindak Malaysia had trained thousands of polling agents in the run-up to GE13 (General Elections May 05, 2013) to ensure that polling was conducted fairly in the polling stations, but we realized that even with the best polling agents in the world, the handicap posed by the seat malapportionment would render their efforts irrelevant. Immediately, after GE13, we directed our resources to restart the Delimitation Project called "1RUN". 1RUN is Malay for "1 Rakyat, 1 Undi, 1 Nilai", meaning "One Person, One Vote, One Value".
From our analysis, the Ruling Party enjoyed an advantage of 8.7% of the votes due to malapportionment and gerrymandering. Our goal was to eliminate such malpractices to level the playing field.
* A subservient EC favouring the Ruling Party and operating as a department under the Prime Minister's Office (PMO).
* Public apathy and a lack of confidence that the EC will act fairly.
* When we started in July 2011, the EC was constitutionally entitled to commence the Delimitation exercise. We were under great pressure to produce the equalized maps as fast as possible as we were not sure when the EC would table their Delimitation proposals.
* Bureaucratic obstruction: Constituency maps were only available for purchase at the State EC offices but not at the Headquarters in Putrajaya. But the State-wide map showing all the Constituencies was only available at EC HQ in Putrajaya but not at the State EC offices. To buy all the necessary maps, it was necessary to visit both the EC HQ and all 16 State EC offices. Different States had different policies. Some supplied directly upon enquiry. Others required the purchaser to get from the Malaysian Survey and Mapping Department (JUPEM). JUPEM would only release the maps with an authorisation letter from the State EC office. A lot of time was wasted running back and forth.
* High cost of maps and electoral data: The maps cost about USD 6,000 to acquire while the national electoral roll cost about USD 15,000.
* Poor quality of data: The maps were in paper print only. The EC refused to release digital maps. These paper prints had no geographic grid, were prone to distortion from moisture change, thus making it very difficult to match with international geographic grids. A lot of local adjustments were needed. Many of the electors did not have complete addresses making it hard to identify their correct locations. However, we were able to establish that a significant percentage of the electors were not correctly placed. The accuracy of the polling districts, which were the basic building block for redistricting, were in doubt.
* Non-standard scales and format used in maps: In their efforts to fit the Constituency maps into a standard A1 or A0 sheet, the EC varied the map scales to odd values such as 1:29,170 (P10 Kuala Kedah) while a neighbouring Constituency could have a scale of 1:42,310 (P11 Pendang). Before redistricting could start, one had to assemble these Constituencies into a State-wide map. Imagine trying to assemble a jigsaw puzzle with the pieces cut out from different scales. First the pieces had to be standardized to the same scale before assembly. Likewise, we had to do the same for the maps as we were using photoshop for the initial stage. One State, Perak, had individual State Constituencies split into seven parts, making assembly even more difficult.
**** The time given for objection was only one month from the date of publication of the EC's Delimitation Proposals in the newspapers.
**** The information presented by the EC in their proposals was very sparse. They only provided a State-wide map showing the outline of the Constituencies. See below.
There were no polling districts presented. No explanations were offered on how electors were affected. Electors did not have free access to the electoral roll. For Sarawak, this cost USD 1,100. It was unreasonable to expect an elector to spend so much for it.
**** To object in any Constituency, 100 electors from the same constituency have to register as a group, not an easy task for an ordinary elector.
**** Under the Constitution, they could only object for their own Constituency. There was no provision to object to other Constituencies even if they were very unequal.
**** With the limited time given and the lack of information presented, it was impossible for an objector to object holistically on a State-wide basis.
**** Being a new NGO and with remote possibility of success, fund-raising was out of the question. We relied on our volunteers to pay their own way.
**** There were no Malaysians outside of the EC with any experience in delimitation on a national scale. Except for resources from the internet and some foreign friends, everything was self-taught. By 2013, we found QGIS, an open-source geographical information system. That enabled us to start digitizing the polling districts to create more accurate maps.
The UN Universal Declaration of Human Right (UDHR) identified three fundamental rights in their articles - http://www.un.org/Overview/rights.html.
* Article 21: Right to free and fair elections, with equal suffrage.
Malaysians had never enjoyed these rights as the Malaysian Government refused to accede to the UDHR.
* Biased delimitation provisions (http://bit.ly/F1_13Schedule_).
Most Malaysians desire to be free, to enjoy fundamental universal human rights, to be treated with dignity and not to suffer from the scourge of corruption. The only peaceful way was through free and fair elections. Otherwise, the people will eventually rise up.
The public desire for free and fair elections was manifested by the creation of a protest group BERSIH (Malay for "clean"). Three massive peaceful protests were launched demanding for Free and Fair Elections in 2007, 2011 and 2012, all to no avail. Tindak Malaysia believed it was more effective to propose Constitutional solutions.
Through voter education conducted by Tindak Malaysia, Malaysians have become familiar with the terms "malapportionment" and "gerrymandering". More so through our Delimitation forum on Feb 15 & 16, 2014 organized jointly with the Malaysian Bar Council to launch our Stage 1 equalized maps for all the Parliamentary constituencies (PAR). Project operations started from this date as we were ready to challenge the EC on their Delimitation proposals.
**** How many Malaysians does it take to change the future of elections? http://bit.ly/C1_20140217_TMI2 .
This included voter education programmes and a video (TM Delimitation Teaser http://bit.ly/C1_20140311_TM1 ), for the public to understand how malapportionment affected their right to free and fair elections. Our website, www.tindakmalaysia.org was regularly updated with redistricted maps to help the public further.
The EC designed the rural votes to be twice the weight of the urban votes. (http://bit.ly/C1_20150429_MK2 - 'Vulnerable' voters will decide half of S'wak seats).
Figure C1.1 [ http://bit.ly/C1_Figure_1_TM2 ] showed that one third of the votes from rural seats could send half the MPs to Parliament. In other words, they decided on the Ruling Party. The rural electors were kept poor, politically ignorant, easily intimidated and susceptible to money politics. A well-endowed political party could easily secure their votes through bribery or threats. With such background knowledge, an objector would be very motivated to challenge the EC aggressively to aim for equal seat status to help the rural electors.
Although the EC had digital maps of all the constituencies, they refused to release it to the public. The only maps available, which were quite expensive, were black and white paper prints without geographical coordinates and to non-standard scales (eg. 1:29,170 P10 Kuala Kedah).We spent more than a year digitizing nearly 8,000 polling districts for the whole of Malaysia.
This have been completed and we have shared it with the public including Sinar Project, one of the ISIF award winners for 2014. Here Sinar Project explains how they used our data (http://bit.ly/C2_20150513_SP ).
The electoral roll costs about USD 15,000 per digital copy covering 13.3 million electors. We sorted it by polling districts which enabled the redistricting of the constituencies for the whole country. Because of this groundwork, electors can avoid the high cost to participate in the Objection Process. But when the EC launches the Delimitation exercise, a new roll will need to be purchased. That will cost another USD 15,000.
In total, the maps cost USD 6,000. It is now freely available in digital format.
We trained a few hundred volunteers in the use of QGIS (geographical information system) to digitize the maps. This was progressively uploaded at www.tindakmalaysia.org .
Through the QGIS Redistricting plugin specially developed by our associate, Sean Lin, we were able to redistrict quickly. What used to take eight days to redistrict a large State, could now be done in a day or less. With this, we could test different configurations quickly to minimize deviation from the electoral quota (EQ).
The volunteers will be able to take charge for the next delimitation exercise in 2024.
At the State level, we have partner organizations who are responsible for recruiting objectors and submitting objections to the EC. Eg Sarawak ROSE.
* Overall-in-charge of the Delimitation Project and direct responsibility for redistricting and organizing objections to the EC's Delimitation proposals.
* Consulting engineer and contractor. Proficient in surveying and mapping.
* Drafting reform proposals for Malaysia's electoral system.
* Overall-in-charge of organizing the georeferencing of the constituency maps.
* In charge of polling agents for a Parliamentary constituency during general elections in 2013.
* Develop video training modules for georeferencing and redistricting.
* To prepare digital maps based on One Person, One Vote, One Value to assist citizens to object to the EC's maps and to put up counter-proposals.
* To use the Delimitation process as an education tool to raise voter awareness and to empower them to take direct action.
* To register 100,000 objectors nation-wide.
Tindak Malaysia had trained thousands of PACABA (polling agent, counting agent and booth agents) in the country for the 2013 General Elections. Our videos on YouTube had a wide following with almost a million views. This was our source for volunteers.
With very limited funds and an uncertain timeline, we set modest targets. We knew our proposals would not be accepted, but it could form the basis for constitutional challenges against the EC later if they proposed unfair maps to Parliament. An EC who acted in a biased manner could also be a campaign issue during elections.
Our ultimate target was voter education and empowerment.
Step 1: Scan hardcopy EC constituency maps into a picture format (jpg).
Step 2: Overlay onto google street map using QGIS. Trace and convert polling district boundaries to vector coordinates. This is known as digitizing.
Step 3: Redistrict constituencies using an open-source QGIS Redistricting plugin specially developed by our associate, Sean Lin for this project. Our SOP is online, http://bit.ly/DelimitationRedistrictingProcedures.
For the first time in our history, anyone can object within the one month time limit.
Stage 1 completed in Feb 2014: Equalized maps for Parliamentary constituencies were launched during a forum and uploaded to tindakmalaysia.org.
Project operations started from here.
Stage 2 Digitized equalized maps for all the Parliamentary and State constituencies were completed in September 2014 and available online at tindakmalaysia.org.
Stage 3 to register objectors for the EC's Delimitation Proposals and for roadshows to conduct voter education on delimitation, is ongoing.
Stage 4 Constitutional challenges against the EC can commence after the final report by the EC on the Delimitation exercise.
**** SarawakRose, our Sarawak NGO partner, assisted two groups of electors to object to the EC's delimitation recommendations for Sarawak of Jan 5, 2015 and Mar 30, 2015. This has laid the groundwork for future Constitutional challenges against the EC.
**** Equalized maps: Creating equalized maps, putting it online at www.tindakmalaysia.org and making it publicly available as an educational tool. A Malaysian elector anywhere in the world, can now object.
* EC under pressure to perform: As the public become more aware and educated, they are ready to challenge the EC in court, thereby forcing the EC to act more competently and transparently, in accordance with their mission.
No. We have not applied before.


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Leinster and Munster hurling finals to take place on the one day in 2018 as GAA release Master Fixtures plan
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October 31 2017 1:28 PM
Both the Munster and Leinster hurling finals will take place on July 1 next year.
https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/hurling/leinster-and-munster-hurling-finals-to-take-place-on-the-one-day-in-2018-as-gaa-release-master-fixtures-plan-36277374.html
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The GAA published its Master Fixtures plan this afternoon and some very interesting issues have arose.
The Munster football final will take place on a Saturday evening in 2018. It has been given a 7pm throw-in time on June 23.
The entire Munster championship will run off in 35 days, while the Munster hurling campaign will take 42 days.
There will be a one-week gap between the end of the Super 8s and the All-Ireland football semi-finals.
Hurling purists may not like the fact that the league final will take place under lights on March 24.
If Tipperary and Kilkenny were to meet in the Allianz Hurling League final, that game would take place in Nowlan Park (due to an arrangement between the two Counties). In that scenario, the Hurling League final would take place on the Sunday.
Both the hurling and football leagues will begin on January 28. As a result, only the Division One and Two football finals will take place in April on Sunday, April 1.
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On playing the Munster and Leinster finals on the one day, the GAA said: "In order to avoid a "6 day turnaround" in the football championship, the necessity of playing the Munster and Leinster Hurling finals on the same day had to be considered.
"This had never been done before as C.C.C.C and the provinces had always sought to maximise our opportunities to promote hurling in the context of a championship (before the recent changes agreed) that had very few high profile games in the early part of the season. However, given the huge number of high profile hurling games that will be staged in the provinces in 2018, we do not see the same issues arising as might have in previous years had such a proposal been floated."
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