In the first decade of the twelfth century, probably in 1107, although this date is disputed, a son was born to Vitali Dandolo, brother of Pietro, Bono, and Enrico. The boy was named Enrico, like his uncle. This was the future Doge Enrico Dandolo, the purported mastermind behind the sack of Constantinople in 1204. At the time the entire clan, including Vitale and his four sons and grandchildren were living in the family compounds clustered around the parish church of San Luca. Given that Enrico Dandolo would eventually become a doge, would play a leading role in the Fourth Crusade and the overthrow of the Byzantine Empire, would eventually become the most famous of the Dandolos, and, with the possible exception of Marco Polo, the best-known Venetian of the Middle Ages, it is surprising that almost nothing is known about his life prior to 1172, when he was sixty-five years old. In June of 1164 his signature turns up on a loan agreement but other than that his name is entirely absent from the historical record until 1172. We do know he was married to a woman named Contessa and had children, one of whom, Ranieri, would serve as vice-doge while his father was accompanying the Fourth Crusade. A second wife named Felicita, daughter of Pietro Bembo, a procurator of San Marco in 1143, is mentioned, but only in a dubious genealogy which most modern historians have discounted.
Lacking any real evidence about Enrico's life prior to 1172, the assumption has been made that he spent the early decades of his life engaged in commercial ventures overseas, perhaps in Constantinople and Alexandria, and thus is absent from the historical record in Venice. Trade, however, produces a prodigious paper trail, and no documentary evidence of Enrico's early commercial activities—if there were any—has survived. Enrico's absent from the historical record prior to 1172 may be attributed to the fact that his formidable father Vital did not die until 1174, when Enrico was sixty-seven years old. According the Venetian law a father could emancipate his children by giving them their share of the patrimonial inheritance before he died. This severed the legal relationship between father and son, leaving the son free to act entirely on his own, as a separate legal entity as it were. Vitale Dandolo emancipated none of his sons, meaning that they lived very much in his shadow until he died. It is only after the death of his father that Enrico Dandolo's own life comes more clearly into focus. Yet while Enrico spent the first six decades of his life in obscurity his family continued to play a leading role in the business and civic life of Venice. His uncle Enrico also became ensnared in a religious dispute which spilled over into the political realm and almost led to the permanent downfall of the entire Dandolo family.
In 1134 Doge Pietro Polani nominated Uncle Enrico as Patriarch of Grado, the highest ecclesiastic office in the Veneto region. Formerly located in Aquileia, the Patriarchate was moved by the Patriarch Paulinus to the island of Grado, located just off the coastline, six miles to the south of Aquileia and fifty miles east of the Venetian Lagoon, after the Lombards invaded the mainland in 568. The Grado patriarchate had under its control six dioceses, including Torcello, Venice's own diocese of Castello, and others. Uncle Enrico was only in his thirties at the time, young for such a prestigious church position, and he was not even an ordained priest before named Patriarch of Grado. Apparently he had spend the previous decade working as a lawyer. His main qualification may have been that he was a member of the influential Dandolo family. The Polani and Dandolo families were neighbors in the parish of San Luca and Uncle Enrico and Pietro Polani had known each other since childhood. Doge Polani no doubt assumed that Uncle Enrico would do his bidding as Patriarch of Grado. This was especially important since one of Doge Polani's kinsman, Giovanni Polani, was the Bishop of Castello, the most important church position in Venice, although technically subordinate to the Patriarch of Grado. Doge Polani may have assumed that his childhood friend would do nothing to impinge on the power of his kinsman Giovanni Polani.
Uncle Enrico launched his advocacy of St. Bernard's ideals by establishing the first Cistercian monastery in the Venetian Lagoon soon after his return to Venice from the Council of Pisa. He also set about reforming the clergy in Venice, in particular the clergy of the Church of San Salvatore, in the heart of Venice, not far from the Dandolo family compounds. His goal was to create canons regular, associations of clergy who agreed to live under the Rule of St. Augustine, established around 400 a.d. by Augustine of Hippo (354–430). This, Uncle Dandolo believed, would allow them to lead lives less concerned with worldliness and more devoted to the traditional Christian virtues of humility, chastity, poverty, fasting, care of the sick and needy, and others advocated by St. Augustine. In 1139 the clergy of San Salvatore, with Uncle Enrico's blessing, announced that they were embracing the Rule of St. Augustine, a radical departure from their previous, less-demanding practices. The Church of San Salvatore, however, fell under the jurisdiction of the Bishop of Castello, Giovanni Polani, the kinsman of Doge Polani. The Bishop had not been consulted about the reforms and he felt that Uncle Enrico had gone behind his back and abrogated his authority within the Castello bishopric. He thereupon placed the Church of San Salvatore under interdict, which meant that members of the congregation could not participate in various Catholic rites, including presumably baptism, communion, and confession.
After attempts at reconciling the dispute locally failed, Uncle Enrico took the dispute to Rome where he appealed directly to Pope Innocent II. The Pope was an advocate of the Augustinian rule favored by Uncle Dandolo and the clergy of San Salvatore and decided in their favor. Not only was the interdict of the Bishop of Castello annulled, the Pope also put the Church of San Salvatore under his personal protection and sent two clergyman to Venice teach the new Augustinian rule. Bishop Giovanni Polani had suffered a humiliating defeat the hands of Uncle Enrico. It not perfectly clear how his kinsman the Doge Polani thought about these developments but it might be assumed he was not happy. It was he who had put Uncle Enrico in a position of power in the first place.
The San Salvatore Affair was the wedge that opened the divide between the Dandolo and Polani families. A number of smaller controversies added fuel to what soon became a full-blown feud. Matters came to a head with the death of Nella Michiel, the abbess of the convent of San Zaccaria. Doge Polani, as was the custom at the time, nominated a successor, apparently one of his kinswomen. This in itself was not unusual. By tradition abbesses of San Zaccaria came from the family of the doge. The nuns of San Zaccaria voted on Doge Polani's nominee and elected her as the new abbess. At this point Uncle Enrico interjected himself into the affair. Perhaps San Zaccaria was of special interest to him, since the Dandolo family, as we have seen, had contributed the relics of Tarasius to the church back in the early eleventh century. In any case, he pronounced that the Doge, as a lay official, had no right to nominate an abbess for San Zaccaria and that the nuns could only vote on someone they themselves had nominated. Doge Polani's stance in the San Salvatore Affair was ambiguous, but now he was utterly infuriated. San Zaccaria was the wealthiest and most influential convent in Venice, and nominating a new abbess had traditionally been one of the perks of the doge. Uncle Enrico, Doge Polani felt, had clearly overstepped the bounds of his authority.
Once again Uncle Enrico took a dispute between himself and Polani family to a higher authority. In January of 1146 he met with two cardinals in the city of Verona and presented his case. The ruling of the cardinals was not clear, but it remains a fact that the office of abbess remained vacant until September 26, 1151, when a named named Giseldrude was named as the new abbess. She was not a Polani or a member of any of the other leading families of Venice. Given her unusual name, it has been suggested that she was not even a Venetian. Whether or not this was the outcome Uncle Enrico favored is unclear. He had managed to keep a Polani kinswomen from the post, however. This was not something Doge Polani would forget.
The feud between Uncle Enrico and Doge Polani reached its culmination in the events surrounding the Norman capture of the island of Corfu in 1147. Corfu was just south of Strait of Otranto, which connects the Adriatic Sea with the Ionian Sea. Just as they had back in 1081, the Normans were threatening to blockade the Adriatic Sea, thus cutting off Venice's access to Constantinople and other trade centers in the eastern Mediterranean. They also plundered Byzantine cities on the western coastline of Greece, including Corinth and Thebes, and were threatening the rest of Greece. If they succeeded in dominating Greece the next target would be Constantinople itself. Just as they had back in 1081 the Byzantines turned to Venice for aid in expelling the Normans from their territories. In late 1147 Byzantine Emperor Manuel I Comnenus (1143–80) issued a chrysobull reaffirming all the rights Venice enjoyed in the Byzantine Empire as a result the chrysobull of 1082 and allowing the Venetians to expand their Quarter in Constantinople. In return, Doge Pietro Polani prepared a Venetian fleet and sent it to attack the Normans in the Spring of 1148.
The Patriarch of Grado, Uncle Enrico, objected to this alliance between the Venetians and Byzantines. He pointed out that the Byzantines were Eastern Orthodox in religion and thus were, in his eyes at least, dangerous schismatics outside the fold of the true Catholic Church headquartered in Rome and led by the Pope. He denounced Doge Pietro Polani for coming to the aid of these enemies of the True Church and further asserted that he had the right to overrule secular leaders whose actions threatened the well-being of Christianity in general.
Uncle Enrico was going out on a limb here. Most of the Dandolo family, along with many other prominent Venetians, were heavily involved in trade with the Byzantine Empire and had every reason to throw their support behind Doge Pietro Polani and Emperor Manuel I Comnenus in the struggle against the Normans. The Papacy itself had earlier declared war on the Normans for their activities on the Italian Peninsula, and it supported the Byzantines in part because Emperor Manuel I Comnenus had come to the aid of the Second Crusade, which the popes themselves had advocated. Also, the Patriarchate of Grado, which Uncle Enrico headed, had extensive property holdings in Constantinople and derived much of its income from the city. Thus Uncle Enrico stood opposed to the interests of his family, the interests of Doge Pietro Polani and the city-state of Venice, the policies of the Pope, and the financial well-being of the Patriarchate that he headed.
Doge Pietro Polani, who had appointed his childhood friend to the office of Patriarch of Grado in the first place, was incensed by Uncle Enrico's stance. He was still the secular leader of the city-state of Venice and using his considerable powers he now ordered that Uncle Enrico be sent into exile, effectively if not officially removing him from his post. He also exiled Uncle Enrico's supporters among the clergy, several members of prominent families who had backed the Patriarch, and most if not all members of the Dandolo clan, even though there was little indication that they had actually backed the policies of Uncle Enrico. In a final blow, he ordered that all the Dandolos compounds around the Church of St.Luca be leveled to the ground. The Dandolos, once one of the most prominent families in Venice, had apparently come to an ignominious end.
Uncle Enrico was down, but certainly not out. A practiced counter-puncher, he traveling to Rome where he presented his case to the recently elected Pope Eugenius III (r. 1145–53), who was clearly cut from different cloth than his immediate predecessors. Sided with Uncle Enrico, the Pope promptly excommunicated Doge Pietro Polani and put the entire city-state of Venice under interdict. The Doge, who had more important matters on his mind, was not particularly impressed by the Pope' actions. He himself took command of the fleet that set sail for Corfu in the summer of 1148. He died of indeterminate causes not long afterwards. The fleet, now under the command of his brother and son, joined with the Byzantines and besieged Corfu. After a year the Normans were finally ejected from the island. In return for their aid, Emperor Manuel Comnenus granted the Venetians still more trading privileges in the Byzantine Empire.
With Doge Pietro Polani dead and gone the feud between his family and the Dandolos began to cool down. The new doge, Domenico Morosini (1148–55), rescinded the exile of clergy who had supported Uncle Enrico, but the Dandolos were not yet able to return to Venice. Some apparently gathered around Uncle Enrico in Rome while others took up residence in Constantinople. In late 1149 discussions finally began between the Pope, Uncle Enrico, and the new doge, Domenico Morosini. The doge immediately conceded to one of Uncle Enrico's main concerns and agreed that henceforth he and other lay powers in Venice would not attempt to exert any influence on ecclesiastical matters in Venice nor would they interfere with elections to religious posts. Uncle's Enrico's objections to the role of the doge in the election of the Abbess of St. Zaccaria was, it will be remembered, one of the factors that had ignited the whole controversy to begin with. Now Doge Morosini actually agreed that he and subsequent doges would take an oath vowing to stay out of church affairs altogether. Surprisingly enough, even though Uncle Enrico had brought his own family to the very brink of total ruin in the process, he had in the end achieved one of his most cherished goals. There was a concomitant price to pay, however. Just as lay officials no longer had any power over ecclesiastical matters church prelates henceforth could not take part in the business of government. This was to have consequences in the run-up to the Fourth Crusade, when some churchmen might well have had objections to the actions of some of the key players. Ironically enough, it was Uncle Enrico who set the stage for his nephew Enrico Dandolo to play his part as the undisputed leader of the Venetian continence and arguably the mastermind behind the Fourth Crusade and the sack of Constantinople. No religious figure, not even the Pope himself, would have any real influence on him.
The Dandolos remained in exile, however and city of Venice remained under interdict until the fate of the Dandolo family could be decided. The Polani-Dandolo feud was still smoldering and threatened to flare up again if the Dandolos returned to Venice. Hoping to reconcile the two families, Doge Morosini resorted to the time-honored practice of uniting them in marriage; he proposed a union between Andrea Dandolo, the nephew of Uncle Enrico and brother of future doge Enrico Dandolo, and Primera Polani, the niece of now-deceased Doge Pietro Polani. Once the marriage proposal was accepted Doge Morosini agreed that the Dandolos could return to Venice and that the state would pay to rebuilt their houses, which had been destroyed by order of Doge Polani. These concessions having been made, Pope Eugenius II lifted the interdict against Venice, and in the 1151 or 1152 the Dandolos returned to Venice and set about rebuilding their compounds around the Church of St. Luca.
Uncle Enrico had prevailed and the Dandolos were back in town. He scored a further triumph in 1156 when he built a patriarchal palace at St. Silvestro, directly across the Grand Canal from the family compounds around St. Luca. Hitherto the Patriarchate of Grado had been officially headquartered in Grado, fifty miles to the east of the Venetian Lagoon. Now Uncle Enrico had effectively moved the Patriarchate to Venice. Giovanni Polani, the kinsman of Doge Pietro Polani, was still the Bishop of Castello and nominally the head of the Church in Venice, but the Church law against one prelate residing full-time within the jurisdiction of another was simply ignored. The Bishop of Castello was now overshadowed by Uncle Enrico, the Patriarch of Grado, ensconced just a few hundred feet from commercial heart of the city, not far from the future site of the Rialto Bridge. Giovanni Polani could not have been happy about this development but there was not much he could do about it.
Assuming that Enrico Dandolo, the future Doge, was born in 1107, he would have been forty-four or forty-five when the Dandolos returned from exile and began rebuilding their family compounds in the parish of St. Luca. As we have seen, Domenico Dandolo, the grandfather of Enrico Dandolo, had four sons: Bono, Pietro, Enrico (Uncle Enrico, the Patriarch of Grado) and Vitale, Enrico's father. Bono, who had managed the family business on Constantinople, had died relatively young, apparently sometime in the 1130s, and had no children. Uncle Enrico, as a churchman, was not entitled to any of his father's property. Thus Pietro and Vitale had inherited the family compounds when Domenico Dandolo died, also sometime the 1130s. After the family returned to the city Pietro built a new compound fronting on the canal known as the Rio di San Luca and just to the north of the Church of St. Luca.
Rio di San Luca. Pietro Dandolo's compound would have occupied the site of the buildings on the left.
Between the rear of the church and the compound was a small square, now known as Campiello de la Chiesa (often identified, incorrectly, in guidebooks and even scholarly literature as the Campiello di San Luca). Vitale, Enrico's father built his family compound on lots to the north of the Church of St. Luca, fronting on the Grand Canal. It was here that Enrico, the future doge grew up and presumably spent most of his life before being elected as the forty-first doge of Venice in 1192, at the age of eighty-five.
Church of St. Luca from across the Rio di San Luca. This is the latest reiteration, but it stands on the same place as the parish church founded by the Dandolo family.
This Gothic arch was reportedly part of Pietro Dandolo's compound; it was eventually incorporated into later buildings.
The three palazzos in the middle now occupy the site of Vitale Dandolo's compound.
Vitale soon became the acknowledged leader of the clan. Within a year or two after returning from exile he was appointed as a judge, instantly catapulting him back into the highest levels of Venetian society. He was also named as the advocate of St. Zaccaria Convent, making him in effect the order's legal council. This position did not, however, actually require legal training. One only had only to be an outstanding and well-respected member of the community. That Vitale was chosen as advocate of St. Zaccaria, one of the wealthiest and most prestigious convents in Venice, was just another indication of just how quickly the Dandolos had recovered from their apparent downfall at the hands of Doge Polani. His brother, Uncle Enrico, now the most powerful religious figure in the city, no doubt helped Vitale climb the rungs of Venetian society, but it is clear that Vitale was a formidable figure on his own.
Vitale had been born c. 1187. By 1164, when he was in his late 70s, he apparently retired from active pubic life. Yet such was his standing in the community that he was often called upon to mediate disputes. He also retained his position as advocate of St. Zaccaria Convent and served as an unofficial counselor to the Doge. Eventually, however, he began to cede control of family affairs to his sons, Andrea, Giovanni, and Enrico (daughters, if he had any, are absent from the historical record). Andrea, who married the niece of Doge Polani, thus burying the hatchet in the Polani-Dandolo feud, apparently managed the family's business affairs in Venice, although little else is known about his life. Giovanni apparently took over the role of his uncle Bono, overseeing the family's interests in Constantinople, Acre, and other foreign ports.
As we have seen, what Enrico was doing at this time remains somewhat of a mystery. His first significant entry into the historical record occurs in 1172, when he was sixty-five years old.


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Making Sense of a Historic Weekend in Boxing
Scott Levinson
Hopkins vs. Pascal, Jones vs. Lebedev, Referee Steve Smoger & More:
A full weekend of boxing just took place, culminating with Bernard Hopkins' historic title-winning effort against champion Jean Pascal. But before we were able to see history, there was a lot of other boxing to watch. And that's what boxing fans love—a slew of bouts that make it so you see boxing rings in your dreams. That's what this weekend was like—a cavalcade of bouts from around the world.
On ESPN 2, we saw Sadam Ali struggle at times, but pull out a decision over dogged campaigner John Revish. Ali, a 2008 Olympian, has a lot to work on. He has the seamless offense that suggests a good prospect, but stands up too rigidly and seems to freeze a bit in exchanges. The young pro has time to work out those kinks. The bout was marred by a power outage that left the building dark for about 20 minutes, once again illustrating that boxing venues need to have some kind of electrical back-up plan for when this happens.
Credit: Jayson Colon - Boricua Boxing
In the main event Joel Julio outpointed Anges Adjaho in a dreadful ten rounder. Adjaho did close to nothing after the first few rounds, despite looking pretty good when he in fact did move his hands. The best part of the broadcast was hearing Teddy Atlas rip into him. Joe Tessitore also took part. After the decision was announced, Adjaho was incredulous! Tessitore captured the thinking of everyone watching when he said, "Does Adjaho live in an alternate universe?" Funny stuff from an uneventful fight.
Later that night on Telefutura, Christopher Martin of San Diego won an entertaining 10-rounder from well-regarded Charles Huerta at the Hangar in Costa Mesa. Huerta appeared to have more of a hometown following, with many of his Paramount, CA fans in attendance. Some may have been a little surprised when Martin was awarded a unanimous decision. It was a close fight, where Huerta jumped out to a lead. Martin remained resolute, however, and by the mid-rounds, was making more of an impression.
I felt Martin outmaneuvered Huerta late, sweeping the last 4 rounds to deservedly receive the nod, though the perception of Huerta being a hard-luck loser in this bout is not entirely unjustified. The rounds Martin won were a bit closer than the ones Huerta put in the bag early. But Martin, now 22-0-2, is a fighter to keep an eye on, especially after he beat undefeated Chris Avalos and now Huerta. There's something "old school" about the kid. Physically, he is not very overwhelming, but he has an abundance of wits, toughness, and the ability to think clearly in the ring.
Jones vs. Lebedev
After a long Friday night, I got up sooner than I would have liked to see Roy Jones take on Denis Lebedev in Moscow. I should have stayed in bed. I have a major problem with everything that transpired in this particular fight. The whole affair left me and everyone else with a decidedly bad feeling.
This sport is tough enough as it is. But when the powers-that-be fall asleep at the wheel, that is when this sport can be downright nasty on its participants. Say what you will about Roy Jones, but the man is a legend in this game. He simply deserved better than what he got in Moscow this past Saturday.
The fight itself was predictable enough. Anyone saying Jones looked good has his head up his ass—he didn't look good. He looked horrible. Saying he looked good when he is a shadow of his former self is the kind of crap that fuels these delusions in the first place. What he did in the ring at times might have been good if it were you or me in there, but this is Roy Jones. In his prime, this Lebedev character would have barely touched him.
I felt a little uncomfortable watching round after round. I won't say it was the same feeling one had when watching Larry Holmes hammer Muhammad Ali, but it was kind of in the ballpark. After all, Jones had been turned into roadkill in several of his recent showings, so the fact that he was on his feet was palatable. Well, it didn't end up that way.
In the 10th round, Jones appeared to score a knockdown. Referee Steve Smoger didn't count it as one and waved the fighters together. If he did, perhaps Jones could have been spared of what followed. Lebedev got Jones against the ropes and wailed away with impunity. Jones took some clean shots and bent over at the waist in obvious distress—semi-conscious at best. Steve Smoger jumped in. But that's when things got really weird.
Smoger inexplicably froze. Lebedev looked at Smoger, a bit confused as to what the referee was doing. Smoger jumped in, but he wasn't stopping the fight. There were a few seconds where it basically looked like Smoger had his thumb up his ass. To say it was bizarre is an understatement. Lebedev, not knowing exactly what he should do, then threw a horrible right on a compromised Jones—sending him face-first to the mat out cold. Thankfully, Jones was revived with some smelling salts. But he does not need this at this point in his life.
The Russian commission deserves some blame here. They knew what they were dealing with in Jones—a badly faded fighter who is operating in the danger zone neurologically. So what do they do—they fly in Steve Smoger from halfway around the world. Why in the world would they do that? Any halfway knowledgeable fan would have considered Smoger the WORST possible choice for this assignment. The guy is known as a ref who will let the fighters decide the outcome, which is great, just not with a fighter like Jones in the fight.
Someone explain to me why everyone in boxing would consider Smoger a terrible choice, but the Russian commission was unable to determine that. Not knowing any better, you would think someone on the commission had a vendetta against Jones by picking Smoger of all people. So they should catch some flack for not being able to see the forest for the trees. Disgraceful!
I don't want to condemn Mr. Smoger. There are a bunch of fights in recent memory where he did a great job. He deservedly earned a reputation as one of the sport's finest third men over the past 30 years or so. With that being said, his performance on Saturday was horrific—there is no way to sugar-coat it. No one can offer me a reasonable explanation for what he was doing there at the end. He saw Jones taking big shots, causing him to sag. He jumped in and then FROZE. He choked and it led to Jones being separated from his senses.
Smoger should have used better judgment. Aware of Jones' situation, one would expect an experienced official like him to look after Roy a little bit. What was the point of allowing Lebedev to continue the beating? Roy couldn't have won on the cards. Smoger knew that. Did he want to see Roy get the chance to say he went the distance? What does that really matter at this point?
Smoger basically had one job in this fight—to not let Roy get hurt. That was the 500-pound elephant in the room. Sure, officiating a fair match was his job, but the unspoken component to that was that he would look after Jones to ensure his fellow American didn't take any unnecessary punishment. And he couldn't manage to do it, which I find profoundly disappointing. Smoger has a long career as a referee to be proud about, but as far as Saturday is concerned, he should be ashamed of himself.
Things like this only re-affirm how crappy this sport can be. We can comb through boxing history and be hard-pressed to find a fighter of Jones's stature who was allowed to sink to such low depths. What other pound-for-pound king was permitted to be rendered unconscious on 4 separate occasions in his twilight years? It would just be nice to know that men who contributed to the popularity of boxing would be looked after a bit by the sport. But as we know, that doesn't really happen in boxing.
It's a brutal sport and it's difficult to shield the harsh realities from crashing home from time to time. But even so, it didn't seem that difficult on Saturday to prevent this from transpiring. A little common sense and TLC would have gone a long way. The Russian commission didn't have to choose a Diggstown referee. Smoger didn't have to freeze like Ruby Goldstein. But all that did happen, and as a result, Jones is worse-off. Despite the heightened element of danger surrounding the health of Jones, his well-being still managed to slip through all the different cracks in place and that's disappointing to say the least.
Hopkins vs. Pascal II Making History
Credit: Tom Casino / Showtime
Bernard Hopkins was masterful once again in dissecting talented light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal. Hyperbole strong enough to place this in its proper perspective isn't even available. You cannot overstate the enormity of this accomplishment. If Hopkins hadn't been locked up, he would have been part of that wonderful 1984 class. Go look at those guys in 2011 and Hopkins' feat becomes even more jaw-dropping.
Jones depended on reflexes, speed, and athleticism to thrive in his heyday. When those traits waned, he was lost. Hopkins, however, was the consummate craftsman—developing his skills over years. He never relied on the qualities one normally associates with youth, so when he grew old, he still had the skills upon which he could rely. His vision of a fight has somehow improved. Combine that with a Spartan lifestyle and you have the recipe for extreme longevity. Not that it works for everyone, but Hopkins' mental strength and unwavering pride have made this accomplishment possible.
And it wasn't like when Foreman dropped a bomb on the mentally-weak Michael Moorer to annex the heavyweight crown. Hopkins controlled the fight most of the time, his mastery of Pascal far more thorough than what Foreman accomplished in 1994. Hopkins isn't the first fighter we've seen fight at this age, but when comparing him to the others, it is clear that he is a different league. No fighter in boxing's history has aged so gracefully—period. You could counter with mentioning Archie Moore, but even "The Mongoose" wasn't beating the likes of Pascal at 46.
Simply, we are witnessing something historic with what Hopkins is doing. It is just extraordinary that he has scored 4 big-time upsets after the age of 40, coming a hair from making it 6 upsets. On Saturday, Hopkins fought an active fight. His showmanship was off the charts—especially with the push-ups as he waited for Pascal to come out of his corner. He was magnanimous in victory, giving Pascal his credit and showing there was no genuine animosity. Long criticized for being unsportsmanlike in build-ups to fight, he continues to show plenty of class to his opponents—when all is said and done, of course.
Even an unsentimental observer had to be struck by the poetic nature of this weekend's events. Whereas one 40+ legend was knocked out cold, the other became the oldest boxer to ever win a world title. Long in the shadow of his former conqueror Jones, Hopkins made for a wildly disparate juxtaposition when looking back at this past weekend. One legend has aged as horribly as possible, while the other has managed to hold off the affects of age to a history-making degree. It doesn't get any more graphic than that.
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Scott Levinson has been a rabid boxing fan since his earliest memories. A writer and educator, Scott has been studying the sport's history for over 25 years. He also has extensive knowledge of the game on an international level, as he has closely followed the sport in Europe, Asia, and South America for many years. He is based in the San Diego area, and can be contacted at scottmlevinson@yahoo.com.

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Q: Can you take the cutoff to infinity at a conformal fixed point? A conformal fixed point is defined by
$$\beta(g)=0$$
We hence know that couplings, masses and dimensions of operators do not flow in the effective Lagrangian when we change the renormalization scale $\mu$.
My question then is, can we take $\mu$ to infinity and retain finite results for all separated correlation functions at this point? Intuitively that seems sensible to me, but perhaps there is a technical obstruction.
If no, could you provide me with an example where separated correlation functions diverge in a CFT?
This question is related, but doesn't seem to answer my specific question.

A: For clarity, I shall always assume that the theory we are considering is renormalizable, conformal at the quantum level, and well-defined at least at some finite energy scale.
The answer is yes, I believe. Here's my reasoning.

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*Correlation functions cannot have direct dependence on the renormalization scale $\mu$, by definition.

*Therefore they can only depend on $\mu$ through physical parameters like the coupling, masses and dimensions.

*In a conformal theory $\beta(g)=0$ implies that all physical parameters are fixed independent of $\mu$.

*Therefore we may extend our well-defined theory at finite $\mu$ to $\infty$ by assuming a trivial group flow in the opposite direction.
So why was I confused? Well, people still talk about UV divergences in conformal field theories. But these are the divergences in the unrenormalized theory. Obviously many of these must still cancel out to ensure $\beta =0$. But not all of them!
In particular, the wavefunction renormalization $Z$ can (and often does) absorb a UV divergent factor when correcting the bare fields to interacting ones. Intuitively this makes sense to me, at least. If you want an example, check out this paper in which a certain form factor require field strength renormalization in $\mathcal{N}=4$ super-Yang-Mills theory.
To quote from that paper

The UV divergences, on the other hand, require renormalisation. In $\mathcal{N} = 4$ SYM theory, the appropriate combinations of the self-energies of the elementary fields and the one-particle-irreducible (1PI) corrections to the elementary vertices are UV finite, ensuring the vanishing of the $\beta$-function. The only sources for UV divergences are the insertions of composite operators as external states, which hence need to be renormalised.

So to conclude, you can take $\mu$ to $\infty$ in conformal field theories, provided that you go about field strength renormalization correctly when doing it!

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Drug and alcohol use is a part of life for many teens, so it's not surprising that many youth struggle with substance abuse and even addiction.
Some teens may feel the need to use drugs in order to fit in, while others may use them to cope with emotional pain or stress. Whatever the reason, experimenting with drugs or alcohol and casual use can quickly lead to substance abuse or addiction. This happens when the substance begins to interfere negatively with that person's daily life. Substance abuse can be overcome, and there are ways you can help your friends and yourself.
Your friend might have mixed feelings about their substance use, so it's important not to make judgments.
If your friend is not ready to get help, don't give up on them! Continue to provide support and let them know you care.
Recovering from addiction is an ongoing process. If your friend has received treatment and is on the road to recovery, you can help them succeed. Help your friend by being aware of situations that might trigger their substance use. Be conscious of the activities you do with your friend, and chose to go places that are drug and alcohol free. Let your friend know you support them and that you are proud of them for getting help!
Identifying: Review warning signs and be honest with yourself when answering the questions above. It can be hard to acknowledge when substance use has become a problem and even scarier when you start to feel out of control with your own usage. If you are feeling this way, you are not alone. Many people struggle with substance abuse everyday and everyday people are recovering. There is hope for you.
How to get help: Talk to a friend or adult you trust, or call Teen Link for support. Search for counseling or support services in your area – there are often services specifically for young people struggling with substance abuse.
During Recovery: Recovery is a long path. It's easy to feel disappointed if you struggle to reach your goals, but remember that it takes time. Support groups can help you deal with your experiences during recovery with people who are going through the same thing. Avoid situations where you might be tempted to use, and seek out support whenever you are feeling distressed.
Support and resources for youth struggling with substance abuse, problem gambling, and/or mental health. Confidential and anonymous.
Support groups for youth struggling with addiction. Meetings available in King, Pierce, Snohomish and Kitsap Counties. Visit their website for more information and a list of meetings in your area.
Created by the National Institute on Drug Abuse for teens, this website has information and resources on drug and alcohol abuse.


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How to Accurately Map the Digital Consumer Journey
Think about the last time you booked travel plans, bought a new computer, or settled on a big financial package (like a mortgage payment). You probably went through a series of steps that included multiple decision points and milestones as you reviewed, compared, and considered your options before making a decision. Verto Analytics arrived at [...]
Is the Media Measurement Industry Playing Catch-Up Compared to the Evolution of Consumer Behavior?
Recently I participated in a panel discussion at OTTxSCIENCE; and it proved to be one of the most interesting onstage experiences I've had all year. All about Audience Measurement The purpose of the conference was to explore key questions around audience preferences and habits. By 2022, more than 58 percent of the US population will [...]
Chart Of The Week: Mobile Visitation Trends By Family Size
Continuing our recent theme of entries regarding marrying telemetry/clickstream and survey data, this week we are taking a look at how online habits/visitation differ among those having a different number of children (under age 18) in their households, whether it be zero, one, two, or more.
Chart Of The Week: What Do Job Switchers Do Online?
If you have already checked out Verto's recent entries regarding marrying telemetry/clickstream and survey data, you know that when combined, they can lead to rich consumer insights that exceed those of surveys and telemetry data in isolation.
Chart of the Week: What Do New Home Movers Do Online?
Survey data and digital behavioral data married together can lead to rich consumer insights. To demonstrate this, we are going to focus on our passively-metered, cross-device panelists who have moved to a new home in the past six months.
Webinar Recap – Mobile Unlock Journey – Part 4
Media Apps, As Opposed to System Apps, Are 50% More Likely to Keep Consumers Engaged Right After Unlocking the Mobile Device!
Chart of the Week: How Reliable is Claimed Data for Measuring Spotify Usage?
"Surveys show that surveys never lie." Even if surveys are properly designed to extract pertinent information, they inherently have bias in some way, shape, or form. So how does Verto overcome this challenge?
Almost 50% of Mobile Unlock Sessions Are Shorter Than 30 Seconds! How can mobile unlocking provide opportunities to better capture user attention effectively?
Why Does Verto Like NYC?
Is the Big Apple Still the Hub for Media & Advertising… Amidst all the Disruption Originating from the West Coast?
Did you know that most of us unlock our phones about 50 times a day? How can mobile unlocking provide opportunities to better capture user attention?
Did you know that mobile users unlock their device 49 times a day? Here are some first-level insights on unlocking.
Industry Thought Leader Interview: Bill Harvey
Dubbed a visionary by many of his colleagues, Bill Harvey has helped spur the communications industry to a number of positive changes involving information and new technologies for over 3 decades. We had the chance to speak with Bill Harvey to get his perspective on the future of audience measurement.
Industry Thought Leader Interview: Richard Marks
We had the chance to speak with Richard Marks, Director at ResearchTheMedia earlier this month to get his perspective on the media measurement industry and what disruptions and disruptors still lie in store.
The Best Insights from the 2019 Media Honeypot Conference – Part 2
This year again, I had the honor of attending the annual Media Honeypot conference, where I presented some of our data and thoughts right after the keynote from Axel Springer. I spoke about big trends in digital usage, as shown by our proprietary data, which are currently shaping the thinking of startups, internet-based, and digital-only companies, as well as traditional media companies.
The Best Insights from the 2019 Media Honeypot Conference
The event was produced originally by Heikki Rotko, former CEO of MTV3 (the largest commercial TV network in Finland), with the intention of connecting the different companies, startups, and corporations within the media industry to exchange thoughts in this very dynamic environment for media and advertising companies.
Holiday Shopping Season
Once the turkey has been eaten, the family time shared, and the football games have been watched; the holiday shopping season begins. A flurry of trips to different stores, presents to be bought, sales to be compared. The possibilities (and stressors) are endless! Which begs the question: are people shifting their shopping online?
Cross-Device Digital Measurement: How to Track a Convoluted Consumer Journey
Here's an expert explanation of how cross-device measurement actually works, plus insight into how Verto Analytics measures audience engagement to track today's convoluted consumer journey.
Chart of the Week: News Engagement Spikes on Election Day
On Nov 6, Americans went to the polls to make their voices heard. We analyzed visitation to news websites and apps to understand how news consumption changed leading up to the midterm elections.
Chart of the Week: How NFL Fans Interact with the Game
At the end of October, the NFL hit the midseason mark. As a whole, there is plenty of good news: TV ratings are up 2% year over year, teams are scoring more points than ever before, and games are very competitive. This led us to question how fans are interacting with the brand in the digital space.
Chart of the Week: Can Discord Compete with Steam?
Given Discord's new online game marketplace, we decided to look at how Discord compares to some of the other major online game stores in terms of reach, and specifically how many of Discord's users are already using another store.
Chart of the Week: Can Uber EAT the competition's lunch?
Earlier this month, Uber EATS announced bold ambitions to expand its food delivery services to 70% of the U.S. population by the end of the year. We analyzed four of the most popular online food delivery services to understand reach and usage metrics.
Chart of the Week: Which Dating App is the Most Addictive?
All's fair in love and war – and in online dating, apparently. While Bumble and Tinder spar over who really "invented" the swipe right, we looked at the most popular online dating services (apps and websites) on the market.
Chart of the Week: Which Music Streaming Services do Music Lovers Adore?
Streaming music services have had an exciting Autumn, with major acquisitions and hires made by the likes of Apple Music and SiriusXM. With so many shakeups and mergers in the works, which streaming music services are attracting the biggest music fans?
Chart of the Week: The Return of Foursquare
Earlier this week, Foursquare announced a new $33 million series F round of funding. The company apparently has retained the loyalty of its long-term investors, many of whom returned to participate in the latest round. But can the same thing be said about its users?
Audience Spotlight: Fitness Fans
The Verto Audience Spotlight provides a cross-device, consumer-centric view on a selected audience segment. This month, we take a closer look at Fitness Fans.
Chart of the Week: Who's Watching the Ads on YouTube?
This week, YouTube announced a new type of in-stream ad format. While these new ads offer advertisers with an expanded set of branding opportunities, is YouTube the best way to reach their target audience? Who actually watches ads on the streaming video platform?
Chart of the Week: Surveys vs. Behavior – Proving the Pew Survey Wrong
Earlier this month, a new survey from Pew Research indicated that "1 in 4 Americans deleted the Facebook app from their phones." But Verto Analytics data on actual Facebook app installs tells a much different story.
Chart of the Week: Back to School E-commerce Special
For most students (and their parents), the school year is already well underway, preceded by that annual late summertime ritual: shopping for school supplies. In our latest Chart of the Week, we look at which family-friendly online retailers are attracting the highest-income shoppers.
CEO Insights: 4 Industry Trends Impacting the Future of Streaming Video
In his latest post, CEO Hannu Verkasalo shares his takeaways from TubeCon's Industry Day and what they mean for the future of the streaming video industry.
Audience Spotlight: Finance Geeks
The Verto Audience Spotlight provides a cross-device, consumer-centric view on a selected audience segment. This month, we take a closer look at Finance Geeks, the top 20% of U.S. adults based on the amount of time they spend per month online with finance brands and content, via apps or websites.
Chart of the Week: Smartphone Market Share – is the iPhone Still Ahead?
With Apple's highly-anticipated iPhone event scheduled for today, we decided to revisit our earlier February analysis of the smartphone market, based on device manufacturer. Is Apple still beating Samsung's market share?
Chart of the Week: Spotify vs. Apple Music
Music Lovers share unique demographic characteristics and behaviors that set them apart from the general population. Which streaming music services do they prefer and use most often?
Chart of the Week: Adults vs. Teens, the Smartphone Edition
Earlier this month, a new study from the Pew Research Center confirmed what many of us already know: we're concerned about the amount of time we spend online. So how much time are teens and adults actually spending with their devices?
The Investor Interview: Steve Farella and Steve Marshall
Verto Analytics is pleased to bring a new group of backers and their expertise to the Verto family. These include two media industry veterans, Steve Farella and Steve Marshall. We had the chance to sit down down and get their take on of our favorite topics: data and the future of the media industry.
The Verto Glossary: Focus-outs
As part of our monthly Verto Glossary series, we define a Verto or Industry specific term in an effort to make our content more useful and easier to understand. In our last post, we discussed Parent Companies. This month, we take a look at focus-outs.
Chart of the Week: Where do Americans Shop Online?
As Verto Analytics data has shown, Amazon dominates the e-commerce landscape and is on track to drive 80% of e-commerce growth in 2018 alone. So how are traditional retail stores and brands maintaining their competitive edge, especially when it comes to clothing and apparel?
Chart of the Week: The Rise and Fall of MoviePass
MoviePass's near-shutdown in July made headlines – and many angry customers. Despite an eleventh-hour bailout, the company is facing a shaky future. Can it retain both its user base and its bottom line?
CEO Insights: Sitting at the Intersection of Advertising, Digital, and TV
CEO Hannu Verkasalo shares the second installment of his takeaways from TV of Tomorrow Show in San Francisco. Today, he takes a deeper dive into the intersection of advertising, digital video, and linear television.
Audience Spotlight: Music Lovers
The Verto Audience Spotlight provides a cross-device, consumer-centric view on a selected audience segment. This month, we take a closer look at Music Lovers, the top 20% of all adults who accessed a streaming music service during June 2018.
Chart of the Week: Coinbase, Revisited
With the prospect of spending crypto on your next cappuccino on the horizon, we thought we'd revisit our earlier analysis of Coinbase, one of the most popular crypto exchanges currently on the market. Has Bitcoin's market volatility impacted its user base over the past 6 months?
Webinar Recap – Verto Audience Spotlight: Shopaholics
Last month, Verto presented the webinar, "Verto Audience Spotlight: Shopaholics," based on our new Audience Spotlight report series. The latest webinar focused on Shopaholics, the top 20% of U.S adults (ages 18 and above) based on the amount of time they spend on shopping properties.
Chart of the Week: Amazon Prime Day in Perspective
This year's Amazon Prime Day has outperformed other e-commerce extravaganzas like Black Friday and Cyber Monday. But what does a side-by-side comparison of the three shopping events look like?
The Verto Glossary: Parent Companies
As part of our monthly Verto Glossary series, we define an industry- or Verto-specific term, in an effort to make our content more useful and easier to understand. In our last post, we discussed exclusive users. This month, we take a look at a key part of Verto's taxonomy, parent companies.
Chart of the Week: 2018 World Cup Watchers
The World Cup is one of the most highly anticipated sporting events. How did the World Cup effect Fox Sports and Telemundo's traffic? Which broadcaster was best able to capture the attention of football fans?
Chart of the Week: Flashback to Amazon Prime Day 2017
Amazon just wrapped up its annual Prime Day online shopping event. While the e-commerce giant finishes tallying up its Prime Day numbers, we took a look back at 2017's figures to get some historical context on how e-commerce's so-called "Christmas in July" has performed in the past.
CEO Insights: What is TV? Takeaways from the TV of Tomorrow Show
CEO Hannu Verkasalo shares his takeaways from last month's TV of Tomorrow Show in San Francisco, where he participated in a panel discussion about the future of TV.
Chart of the Week: Which apps and sites are most addictive to Shopaholics?
The line between online shopping and digital content (especially social media) is getting thinner by the day. With even more online shopping opportunities at their fingertips, which other apps and websites are avid shoppers using besides their favorite e-commerce portals?
Webinar Recap – Verto Audience Spotlight: Social Media Savvy Millennials
Last month, Verto presented the webinar, "Verto Audience Spotlight: Social Media Savvy Millennials," based on our new Audience Spotlight report series. The latest webinar focused on Social Media Savvy Millennials, consumers between the ages of 18 and 35 who comprise the top 20% of all digital consumers based on time spent within social media and communications apps and sites.
Audience Spotlight: Shopaholics
This month's Audience Spotlight takes a closer look at Shopaholics, the top 20% of all adults who accessed an online shopping property during May 2018, based on the amount of time they spend per month online with shopping brands and shopping content.
Chart of the Week: Happy 10th Birthday, iOS App Store!
Next week marks the 10th birthday of the iOS App Store, which was originally launched on July 11, 2008. A decade later, the apps available through these two online stores seemingly run our digital lives. What are today's most popular apps for the iOS and Android mobile operating systems?
The Verto Glossary: Exclusive Users
As part of our monthly Verto Glossary series, we define an industry- or Verto-specific term. In our last post, we discussed competitive cohorts. Now, we take a look at a complementary term, exclusive users.
Chart of the Week: Ulta vs. Sephora
The online beauty business is booming. With an expanding number of brands and ways to shop for beauty products online and offline, which retailer is winning the battle for consumers and their attention?
Chart of the Week: Facebook vs. Snapchat: which is most popular among Millennials?
Which social media platforms are still holding on to user attention – especially among the lucrative Millennial market?
Incite Brand Marketing Summit 2018 Recap
Last month, Verto's team attended the Incite Brand Marketing Summit 2018, alongside more than 300 senior brand marketers in San Francisco. The conference was a great opportunity for Verto to share some of our own marketing insights while gleaning a few tricks and tips from top marketing executives.
Chart of the Week: Will Millennials Save SoundCloud?
Compared to other leading music streaming services, does SoundCloud have a distinct advantage when it comes to touting (and monetizing) its audience?
Verto Audience Spotlight: Mobile Gamers Webinar Recap
Audience Spotlight monthly reports provide a cross-device, consumer-centric view on a specific audience, with a deep dive into user demographics and rich behavioral metrics on a selected audience segment. The latest webinar focused on Heavy Gamers, users who comprise the top 20% of all gamers based on the amount of time they spend per month with games on PCs, tablets, and smartphones.
CEO Insights: Media Honeypot 2018 and One of the Biggest Questions Around Mobile
CEO Hannu Verkasalo summarizes highlights from his appearance at the Media Honeypot conference in Stockholm and some of the show's most interesting questions and takeaways.
Chart of the Week: the Mary Meeker Edition
Last week, Mary Meeker delivered her annual internet trends report, a much-anticipated and extensive look at the global consumer behavior landscape, technology and device market, and political and regulation climate, especially as it relates to Silicon Valley and the investment sphere. Do her findings align with Verto's own observations of consumer behavior?
Audience Spotlight: Social Media Savvy Millennials
This month's Verto Audience Spotlight takes a closer look at Social Media Savvy Millennials, those users between the ages of 18-35 who comprise the top 20% of all digital consumers based on the amount of time they spend with social media and communications apps and sites
The Verto Glossary: Competitive Cohort
As part of our monthly Verto Glossary series, we define an industry- or Verto-specific term, in an effort to make our content and the consumer-centric measurement more useful and easier to understand. This month, we take a look at competitive cohorts.
Chart of the Week: What are the most popular mapping apps?
With summer travel season on the horizon, Verto Analytics examined mapping apps – one of they key ingredients to a proper road trip (or any vacation planning session). Which mapping tools are consumers (among U.S. adults, ages 18 and above) using the most often?
Chart of the Week: A Deep Dive into Fortnite
Fortnite has been dubbed the "biggest game on the planet" due to its immersive narrative and multiplayer experience. Following on the heels of Verto Analytics' new report, Audience Spotlight: Heavy Gamers, which dives into the behaviors and demographics of heavy users of games on PCs, tablets, and smartphones, it is only fitting that we take a look into one of the fastest-growing titles next.
Chart of the Week: What are the most addictive games?
Which games do heavy gamers find most addictive? Using data from our latest Audience Spotlight report, we dig in to the stickiest mobile and desktop game titles among gaming enthusiasts.
Verto's approach to GDPR: Why Opt-in Market Research Panels Are a Good Idea
With the GDPR implementation deadline approaching at the end of May 2018, Verto CEO Hannu Verkasalo shares his thoughts on how Verto defines and protects personal data, and how the technology industry and embrace and improve consumer data protections.
Chart of the Week: Can Facebook Take on Tinder?
Last week, at Facebook's annual F8 developer summit, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the company's plans to launch dating features. How would this new dating app stack up to the likes of Tinder, OKCupid, and more?
7 Market Research Tips that will Actually Improve your Organization
On April 19, Verto Analytics hosted our latest webinar, "7 Market Research Tips that will Actually Improve your Organization," which highlighted seven strategies to improve the integration of data into your marketing strategy. In this post, we share two of the key tips from the webinar. Interested in the others? Listen to the webinar on demand.
Introducing Audience Spotlight Reports
Today, we're excited to launch a new monthly report, Audience Spotlight. Each report will provide a cross-device, consumer-centric view on a selected audience segment, with a deep dive into user demographics and rich behavioral metrics on an unduplicated audience segment, including media assets across all the key digital devices, and across app and web properties.
Chart of the Week: What are the biggest wireless carriers in the U.S.?
Last week, after years of talks, T-Mobile agreed to acquire Sprint for $26.5 billion. While industry regulators still need to approve the proposed deal, how would this merger shake up the American wireless landscape?
Take Your Shoes Off: Ben Feder talks about work/life balance, Bali, and the power of living deliberately
From 2016-17, he served as Chairman of the Board of Verto Analytics, before embarking on a year-long sabbatical in Bali with his family. We had the chance to chat about the experience and how it changed his outlook on business, meditation, and how he's adapted his practices now that he's back in New York City.
Chart of the Week: What's Next for Google Play Music?
This week, a report claimed that a new service called YouTube Remix would replace Google Play Music by the end of 2018. Is this a potential threat for Apple Music and Spotify?
Chart of the Week: Uber vs. Lyft: An Earth Day Special
In honor of Earth Day, we're turning our sights towards Uber and Lyft, two of the biggest ride-sharing services in the U.S. (among adults, ages 18 and above).
The Verto Glossary: Incremental Reach
As part of our monthly Verto Glossary series, we define an industry- or Verto-specific term, in an effort to make our content and the consumer-centric measurement more useful and easier to understand. This month, we take a look at incremental reach.
Chart of the Week: Can We Quit Facebook?
As Mark Zuckerberg testifies in front of congress this week about his company's privacy issues, tech pundits and consumers alike have wondered aloud if it's time for people to quit Facebook. Are consumers actually leaving the social network en masse, as many have threatened to do?
E-Commerce: Who's Winning the Popularity War, and When?
Earlier this year, we launched our latest report showcasing Verto Analytics' latest research on consumer behavior and how it relates to the path to purchase. In our latest report excerpt, we take a look at which online shopping sites are most popular, and when.
The single-source approach to media measurement: A brief introduction to Verto's methodology
At Verto Analytics, we build and maintain a single-source, passively-metered panel, which gives us both a broad and deep understanding of consumers' behaviors. In the following post, our head of data describes the key principles of our methodology in more detail.
Chart of the Week: Shopping Online with Millennials vs. Boomers
What distinguishes online shoppers apart from each other? Our latest Chart of the Week features data from our recent e-commerce report, which reveals surprising details about consumer behavior based on age.
Chart of the Week: What Would Social Media Look Like in a Post-Facebook World?
It's been a rough few weeks for Facebook. While it rules the social media landscape now, which social media platforms might benefit if consumers shifted their attentions and loyalties elsewhere?
The Verto Glossary: Index
As part of our monthly Verto Glossary series, we define an industry- or Verto-specific term. This month, we turn our attention to indexing, a practice common in statistics and data science.
Chart of the Week: Which streaming music service reaches the most listeners?
Where does Spotify stand among its competitors? Verto Analytics examined the three leading services (as per our Verto Index) – Apple Music, Spotify, and Pandora – to see which services had the greatest reach among U.S. adults (ages 18 and above) in December 2017.
Chart of the Week: Is Snapchat Losing Users After its Redesign?
Snapchat has had a rough year so far: the launch of its redesigned app on February 6 resulted in a contentious reception. Is the app's tumultuous 2018 also being reflected in its user numbers and engagement metrics?
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Canberra Demons coach Kade Klemke is torn. Super excited for his players, but not excited at the prospect of trying to replace a key player mid-season.
The AFL will introduce a mid-season rookie draft next year about round 10, which this year was at the end of May, which will see AFL clubs able to plunder second-tier competitions like the NEAFL.
The SANFL and WAFL are fuming about the decision they implored the AFL Commission not to make.
It means the Demons could be charging towards another finals campaign in 2019 only to lose their best player, or players, in the run home.
Great news for the player, who will get the chance to establish themselves at the highest level, but not so good for the club.


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The video he posted on his blog is a great way to get that "modern" (a la Lana Del Rey et. al) reverb sound on vocals but without it getting out of control. Bobby calls it the Abbey Road Reverb Trick.
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Feeling anxious to preserve for future reference an account of the part which the Negro took in suppressing the Slaveholders' Rebellion, I have been induced to write this work. In doing so, it occurred to me that a sketch of the condition of the race previous to the commencement of the war would not be uninteresting to the reader.
For the information concerning the services which the blacks rendered to the Government in the Revolutionary War, I am indebted to the late George Livermore, Esq., whose "Historical Research" is the ablest work ever published on the early history of the negroes of this country.
In collecting facts connected with the Rebellion, I have availed myself of the most reliable information that could be obtained from newspaper correspondents, as well as from those who were on the battle-field. To officers and privates of several of the colored regiments I am under many obligations for detailed accounts of engagements.
No doubt, errors in fact and in judgment will be discovered, which I shall be ready to acknowledge, and correct in subsequent editions. The work might have been swelled to double its present size; but I did not feel bound to introduce an account of every little skirmish in which colored men were engaged.
I waited patiently, before beginning this work, with the hope that some one more competent would take the subject in hand; but, up to the present, it has not been done, although many books have been written upon the Rebellion.
WILLIAM WELLS BROWN.
Cambridgeport, Mass., Jan. 1, 1867.


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The Open Data Movement – Leveling the Playing Field For Consumers — May 15, 2013
The Open Data Movement – Leveling the Playing Field For Consumers
"Smart" data disclosures offer "a new tool that helps provide consumers with greater access to the information they need to make informed choices."
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American consumers gained considerable knowledge and power when a huge Medicare database was recently distributed to the public in easy-to-understand language. The data revealed what many patients have long suspected – hospitals charge Medicare tremendously different prices for the same procedures.
According to The New York Times, for example, "in Saint Augustine, Fla., one hospital typically billed nearly $40,000 to remove a gallbladder using minimally invasive surgery, while one in Orange Park, Fla., charged $91,000 [and] … in one hospital in Dallas, the average bill for treating simple pneumonia was $14,610, while another there charged over $38,000."
This wasn't the first time that a freshly unearthed government database bolstered the average consumer. Earlier this spring, the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released detailed – but fully understandable – data that showed which banks have the most consumer complaints. The CFPB had previously issued data on credit card complaints; but now it has broadened its data distribution to include customer protests about mortgages, student loans, credit scores, and other products.
As BloombergBusinessweek, noted, the CFPB database has already had an impact on improving consumer service: "Response times have sped up by 3 percent since the database came online … And banks are giving more customers a break: The number of credit-card cases Capital One Financial, Citigroup, American Express, and GE Capital Retail Bank have resolved in clients' favor rose 12.9 percent in the past six months."
The Medicare and CFPB data disclosures are huge wins for the open-data movement, which seeks to democratize a vast treasure trove of accumulated government data. That consumers can now command equal footing with big, established, and often opaque institutions like banks or hospitals, is yet another reason to support open data.
New York Law School professor Beth Noveck, the former U.S. Deputy Chief Technology Officer for Open Government, agrees that this type of disclosure increases accountability and "starts from the premise that consumers, when given access to information and useful decision tools built by third parties using that information, can self-regulate and stand on a more level playing field with companies who otherwise seek to obfuscate."
These "smart" data disclosures, adds Cass Sunstein, the former U.S. administrator of the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), also offer "a new tool that helps provide consumers with greater access to the information they need to make informed choices."
A good case study can be found at the Department of Transportation (DOT), which has been publishing data on airlines' on-time performance as well as consumer complaints against airlines.
Another proof point is the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008, which was designed to increase transparency and consumer information on student loans, college costs, and other financial issues. Determined to make sure that this law is as effective as possible, the U.S. Department of Education now provides government data and online tools help students and families choose a college and decide how to finance their education.
As the Medicare, CFPB, Department of Transportation and Department of Education data disclosures indicate, the executive branch of the federal government is a major player in the ongoing open-data movement.
But the agenda for open data is also being set at the local level.
Last year, for instance, Yelp partnered with San Francisco and New York City to develop the Local Inspector Value-Entry Specification (LIVES), an open-data standard that allows municipalities to publish restaurant inspection information for consumers on Yelp. Other cities, such as Austin, Texas, are also publishing restaurant inspection data online.
Companies are helping to make open data a widespread reality for consumers, too.
Socrata, the company I lead, for example, offers customers like Medicare and CFPB – as well as a host of states and cities – a digital platform to publish complex data in a simple and easy way.
BillGuard utilizes the CFPB's new credit card complaint database to help consumers find deceptive, erroneous, and fraudulent charges on their credit card and debit card bills.
And iTriage has harnessed downloadable information from the Department of Health and Human Services to develop a mobile application that has helped eight million people find the best local doctors and hospitals that meet their needs.
Regardless of where it comes from, though, open data benefits consumers and helps spread much-needed digital sunlight so that the average citizen is no longer forced to remain in the dark.
Socrata is a Seattle-based cloud software company that is focused exclusively on democratizing access to government data.
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After three weeks of suspense, the political logjam in Rivers state has ended.
The re-elected governor of Taraba state Darius Ishaku and 24 elected state assembly members have been presented with certificates of return by the Independent National Electoral Commission in Jalingo.
The Court of Appeal has upheld the victory of Kayode Fayemi as governor of Ekiti state.
Some election observers are calling for the full implementation of electoral laws, especially as they concern the need to punish election offenders.
Hundreds of women and youths on the platform of concerned citizens of Anambra central senatorial district on Thursday took to the streets of Awka to vent their anger against the decision of the candidate of all progressives grand alliance, APGA, Senator Victor Umeh to challenge at the tribunal the victory of senator Uche Ekwunife, in the just-concluded national assembly election for Anambra Central Senatorial District.
Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu state, south-east Nigeria says he will continue to render selfless service to the people of the state in the next four years in office.
The Abia state governor-elect and incumbent governor, Okezie Ikpeazu and his deputy, Udo Oko Chukwu have received their certificates of return from the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) have rejoiced with governor Okowa on his victory and successful outing in his first tenure which according to them endeared him to all and sundry.


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Give us a call for mosquito spraying in Buffalo, and you'll see why our brand maintains a reputation for incredible results across the nation. More than 90% of our customers sign up for service year after year and more than 60% recommend our services to others. Our founders spent the last 16 years developing a product that performs better than any other in the marketplace today. We're here to earn long-term business because we offer a control service that works.
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NELTA's 48th Annual Convention was held at the Gurney's Newport Resort & Marina on Goat Island in Newport, R.I., June 21 - 24, 2018. Below are photos from the event.
Cathy Jones, executive director of NELTA keeps things running smoothly.
hug from Melanie Kido of CATIC.
Title Insurance and Phil Fanning of Fidelity National Title.
of Westcor Land Title Insurance and Cathy Jones, executive director of NELTA.
Corporation Service Company (CSC) at her booth.
Exhibitor Brian Kilfoyle of Simplifile is ready for business.
of ALTA for his comments as the first speaker in the program.
with Beth Young, convention chair and incoming NELTA president.
Steven Edelstein of Cross Country Mortgage.
Buczkowski of Chicago Title Insurance.
gavel from incoming NELTA president Beth Young.
who addressed the "2018 Real Estate and Economic Outlook" with Beth Young.


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