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In terms of ethnographic film, many of the images presented in Trinh Minh-ha's Reassamblage are conventional. For instance, shots of naked women, babies, women working and food preparation. At the same time, however, Trinh subverts what is considered "traditional" ethnographic film. Trinh asks, "what can we expect from ethnology?" and destabilizes not only what we expect from Reassemblage, but also what we are offered. Trinh does this with sound, narrative voice, and the use of silences. Trinh's image is dark, with a muted colour palette and a sort of sandy composition. Another way in which Trinh challenges the tradition of ethnographic film is through repetition of statements. Trinh's use of repetition of phrases like "something else i've lost," "a film about what," "speak near by" and "first create needs, then help," draws attention to the norms and expectations of conventional ethnographic filmmaking as an objective and neutral form of description or recording. Trinh stresses the impossibility of assigning and imposing meaning to signs and symbols, which is why the narration never quite matches up with the image. Since there isn't much narration, and it appears in a fragmented way, Trinh is able to emphasis certain phrases and ideas throughout the use of repetition. For instance, by repeating that she does not intend to speak about, but "speak near by," Trinh shows how the film is told through her eyes, through her lens, and that there is no such thing as objective truth, or "flat anthropological fact." Trinh's use of repetition, in a manner that evokes poetry, also itself subverts the presentation of the film. Certainly, Trinh herself is recuperating, collecting and preserving the phrases she chooses to repeat. It has to be that the possible power disparities between Trinh and her objects of study (which they were indeed presented as objects, not subjects) are raised. Furthermore, the irony in the film may not be fully discernible all viewers. This is very similar to the Into the Heart of Africa exhibit, curated by Jeanne Cannizzo, at the Royal Ontario Museum, which was meant to criticize how Canada (mostly, white Canada) views Africa and attack colonialism. However, the black community in Toronto was outraged and viewed this museum exhibit as overtly racism. Both Cannizzo and Trinh's work draw attention to the powers (and impossibilities) of representation of an Other.
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The art of unlearning
At the end of November, Business Fights Poverty wrote a post called "Unlearning to innovate: 7 steps entrepreneurs need to know when getting into inclusive business." I'm not one for New Year resolutions, at least not anymore, but there certainly is something about a new year that brings change, well, at least a desire for change. And, despite my greatest fears, I'm always one for change. However small and also however overwhelming. Dr. Fernando Casado Cañeque, Director, Centre of Partnerships for Development outlined seven steps for unlearning when it comes to social business: "First step: The world is limited. There is only one earth; Second step: Population growth is the biggest challenge in our history; Third step: Profit is not revenue minus costs; Fourth Step: Organizations are obsolete; Fifth Step: The challenge is not to have ideas, but to implement them; Sixth Step: Talent evolves and migrates; Step Seven: Opportunities have moved." Why is it important to unlearn? Can't we jsut learn? Or relearn? Cañeque got into why unlearning is an important part of social innovation as a whole:
It is typically in crisis situations when the absence of political leadership becomes most evident. In such situations, it is also when social innovation becomes most needed.
However, as a concept, for innovation to be really social, it should challenge current thinking models and recognize that present decision-making parameters have not been adequate for solving global challenges. That is why it is now so necessary to start unlearning as a reflective method for critical inquiry, so we can fully analyze the limits of management promoting transition towards more inclusive and sustainable development.
We need to unlearn in order to innovate. This proposal presents seven steps that will help the unlearning process towards social innovation, enabling entrepreneurs to generate new business models in times of crisis that are more inclusive and sustainable.
When it comes to those dreaded "New Year's resolutions," they're almost always individual. And of course, guided by the market, marketing and consumerism. I will go to the gym. I will be kinder. I will eat more local foods. The necessary "we" is almost always lost. But the "we" is what makes things complicated and heavy. A "we" is somewhat dependent on other people, on their actions and non-actions. Unlearning, when it comes to social business, has a communal aspect that requires for a creation and re-creation. There are countless — and I mean, countless — steps that could be added to Cañeque's list. Some, perhaps, more necessary than others. At the same time, however, what is essential is a mind that is open to throwing certain ways of doing things out in the garbage.
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Social business and mentorship
The social entrepreneurship community — especially online — is intensely tight-knit. On Twitter, Facebook and email, there are copious amounts of exclamation points and thank yous, however genuine. Pascal Finette recently wrote a piece called "Get Yourself a Mentor… Maybe Two" for the Unreasonable Institute. In it, he writes:
Intuitively we all know that having a good support network of smart people around us will make us stronger, help us make the right decisions, allow us to see things from a different perspective, and pull us through those inevitable dark moments of being an entrepreneur. Leaders often don't tend to talk about their respective mentors – but you can almost guarantee that any well-known (and less well-known) successful leader has a roster of other people they trust and rely on. When they do talk about their mentors, it's often with a voice filled with admiration, passion, and love.
A good mentor will become your mirror. The person you can be vulnerable with, who holds you up, cheers you on, tells you off when you do something stupid, and generally makes you a better person. And often they are friends for life.
Interestingly a lot of young leaders don't have a mentor. It is not due to lack of mentors, or a mentor's unwillingness to work with people who haven't cut their teeth in the world of business and entrepreneurship yet. It is because young entrepreneurs don't ask. Often they think they either know the answer (they generally don't), don't want to be perceived as weak and vunerable (a misconception of leadership), or don't have the guts to ask. Don't be that kind of leader. You owe it to your idea, your employees, your customers.
Interestingly, however, I have interviewed a few social entrepreneurs who haven't been so optimistic about the value of mentorship. Sometimes it seems like more of a rite of passage than an actual source of knowledge and progress and social entrepreneurship. But for many, a mentorship is a valuable process for both or all parties involved. What is more, a traditional or more formal mentorship program is not always the most valuable. After interviewing dozens of social entrepreneurs at all stages of their career, many of them attest to being involved in less formal mentorship activities. For instance, maybe they seek out a friend for advice here and there. Many people also have found advice through social media and people they've only met online. That can prove valuable since it's sometimes a new relationship and thus, you and your social business gets the advantage of a fresh set of eyes. Have you had any fulfilling mentorship experiences? Or perhaps any horror stories?
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Race, women and subjectivity: who is at the center of your practice?
Sara Suleri's article "Woman Skin Deep: Feminism and the Postcolonial Condition" explores how marginal groups seek liberation in an arena of competing discourses. Suleri reimagines feminine and racial subjectivities and, at the same time, move away from the limiting binarisms of academia. Suleri dangerously questions the ways in which minority voices rely on race as an advantage in academia. How can women negotiate their personal identities and subjecthood? Who is allowed to speak about, and more importantly, for others? I found this piece to be helpful when it comes to either non-profits or social businesses that aim to support low-income women. As I've written elsewhere, intentions aren't a good measure of outcomes (or anything else for that matter). Suleri seeks to upset the binaries by challenging the unspecificity of the term "postcolonial feminism." She objects to the privileges given to voices of the "postcolonial Woman" and more generally, "racially encoded feminism." Suleri goes as far to say that postcolonialism, in its feminist context, is "an almost obsolete signifier for the historicity of race." Suleri refers to "the coloring of feminist discourse" to point to how understandings of postcoloniality, womanhood and race are blurred. In the way that Suleri suggests that feminist theory, language and discourse are not necessarily appropriate to apply to the racial subject, Senegalese film director Ousmane Sembène uses Africana womanism to specify the lived experiences of African women, namely, Faat Kiné, who negotiates masculine and Western ideologies in order to develop her own self-consciousness. The heroine in Faat Kiné undergoes a transformation in which she is not compelled to hold on to traditional African culture, but also does not need to replicate Western models of femininity and liberation in order to develop her own plural identity. In the same vein, Suleri disputes how feminist minority academics create divisive politics by regularly referring back to whiteness as the cradle of conceptual thought. It is important to know who is doing the work of social business, and more importantly, for what purpose. How do women of color fit into the predominately white world of social entrepreneurship? Suleri boldly claims that "feminist intellectuals like [bell] hooks misuse their status as minority voices by enacting strategies of belligerence that at this time are more divisive than informative." By referring to "this time," Suleri suggests that we are now over the issues that pit "us" versus "them" and that we must come together for a unified agenda. Moreover, Suleri speaks of a "political untouchability" that is granted to the Third World Woman grouping. Race allows for what Suleri calls a "claim to authenticity." Certainly, racialized voices should not be posited as the "first narrative of what ethnically constructed woman is deemed to want," as Suleri argues against. However, no one should claim to be the dominant speaker on behalf of others. Does Sembène's Faat Kiné make him less "authentic" or credible because of his position as a male? While Suleri attempts to dismantle the way in which racial and postcolonial oppression is superficially celebrated, Sembène commemorates both Faat Kiné's complex struggle and the everyday heroism of African women. Suleri argues that feminist academics like Trinh Minh-Ha and hooks use concepts framed within "North American academic terms." But when literature about black and Third World Women is framed in those exact Western terms, how do you push against that? How can you deny the position and privilege? At the same time, we must not obsess over the racialized (or masculinized body in Sembène's case) as the point of discourse, history and subjectivity. In many ways, the way in which Faat Kiné negotiates her identity between competing discourses, while not relying on whiteness or masculinity, is what Suleri is looking for in minority academics. Thus, the exploration of "what it means to articulate an 'identity' for a woman […] of color'" must be further explored. Both Suleri and Sembène's critical analyses and disruptions of dichotomies are important in reimagining identities and subjectivities. With so many competing modes of thought, what is essential is that Third World Women seek progress on their own terms.
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Learning from worker co-operatives
The Take, a documentary created by Avi Lewis and Naomi Klein and the Mondragon Cooperative, show examples of alternative business models located in the less-industrialized world. Let's look at food co-ops, for instance. In North America, urban food co-ops are typically only available to the middle- and upper- classes. At the food co-op to which my family belongs, which is also worker-owned, you have to put in a particular number of hours each month. You can work as a cashier, write for the newsletter, organize meetings, etc. If you decide not to work, you have to pay a monthly fee. So, you need the time or the money to be able to participate in this program which offers fresh, organic, vegan and vegetarian foods, grass-fed beef, and free-range eggs at lower prices than a normal grocery store. Because the kind of co-op that I'm familiar with isn't, in reality, open to everyone, I was blown away, especially by the documentary. However, I wondered about what sort of inner problems the co-op faced. The Take presented things as very democratic, but with democracy, isn't there bound to be some infighting? That just seems like the reality of any group or decentralized democracy (or centralized, for that matter). It would have been beneficial to see how those workers worked through that. "Managing Without Managers" by Richard Semler presented an alternative business model that reminded me of the worker-owned cooperatives from The Take, for example. However, in Semco's case, the workers were given control rather than took it themselves. A lot of the co-operatives (especially those in Argentina) rose out of a sort of revolution on a small-scale. Part of what is keeping the workers together is that they have an opposed force that they all unite against. Semco presents a different route to a similar goal. I found it interesting that Semler gauged Semco's success on what multinationals it could sell to, meaning that its products are reliable and competitive. However, doesn't this continue the same cycle of low-wage labour? And perhaps one day Semco will be bought out in part due to the extent to which it participates in an unequal global exchange. Maybe it's a catch-22 because to survive as a business, you need to build relationships, cooperate and to use Semler's words build your "international reputation," but at the same time, some of those relationships are based on strong power relations. In Semler's guide to stress management, I found it interesting how one of the myths was that no one else can do it better. I went to a conference last year and one session was about community work. The work should be able to be sustainable without the founder. You have to teach others to do what you do in order to sustain your mission.
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Optimism and social entrepreneurship
Earlier this month, Alison Craiglow Hokenberry, a contributing editor at Ashoka Changemakers, wrote an article for the Huffington Post's Business Canada section called "How Your Small Business Can Grow Big Ideas". In it, she writes:
Readers with even a passing understanding of the term social entrepreneurship understand that it's about big ideas in small packages that have the potential to effect enormous social change. Social entrepreneurship is about the regional and global impact that can be unleashed if start-up solutions to stubborn, often heartbreaking local problems are given the support to grow, scale-up, and spread around the world.
Call it the power of small. If small is powerful, what's the force and fuel that can turn it into something big? How can the local impact of a social solution become a world-changing enterprise?
But is the insular community of social entrepreneurship too optimistic? Why are things like this written? For clicks? For inspiration? Much of this conversation revolves around scaling social businesses, which is a huge challenge for many small businesses, both inside and outside of the social entrepreneurship worlds. Ashoka's recent competition called "The Power of Small" works on supporting "entrepreneurs strengthening local economies." There's such thing, I think, as too much positivity. At the same time, however, I think one of the biggest takeaways from Hokenberry's article is the importance of seeking our mentors. She writes and draws from leaders including two of Ashoka's The Power of Small judges, Joanna Harries, director of international expansion at Endeavor, and Rob Henning, co-founder of ESPartners:
"Having access to advisors or people who can provide you with resources, people who can give you a key bit of advice at the right moment that's going to be the difference between going down a path that would lead to failure and one that's going to lead to success because they have been through it before — that's critical," Harries said.
"Role models are very, very important," Henning added. "The [entrepreneurs] that are really smart ask, 'where are the role models in my economy and my peer group?' They realize that they need help, and they go and talk to people and ask for advice."
Harries acknowledged that finding role models can be a challenge for time-strapped entrepreneurs. "Connecting the dots to mentors is sometimes difficult when you're an entrepreneur so that you're running a mile a minute and you don't really have time to step back, or take a strategic view, or see the bigger picture."
Henning said that open competitions like The Power of Small also represent a significant opportunity to learn from others. "A big value of competitions such as these is that they allow entrepreneurs to see the progression of businesses to scaling up, and to learn from that."
Through my many interviews with social entrepreneur, I found that a majority of people thrive on the networks and community that they have worked to build. But recently, however, I talked to a women social entrepreneur who thought that sometimes these networks that are set up, that is, official organizations that foster mentor support don't offer as much resources as they could. It all depends on the mentor-mentee relationship, of course. The bottom line is that there is no one-size-fits-all panacea to finding success as a social entrepreneur. Maybe a billion small ideas can help create change, but at the same time, structural change is the key to sustainability. The New York Times Opinionator blog turned the spotlight on "The Rise of Social Entrepreneur" in a piece by David Bornstein. He closes with a the potential he sees in social entrepreneurship, an optimistic potential that is echoed by the community at large:
We don't know where the best ideas will come from any more than we know where the next Google will arise. The emergence of social entrepreneurship reflects this uncertainty — as well as a major new opportunity: the fact that the capacity and motivation needed to solve problems is now widely dispersed. The question is, how do we find, elicit, nurture and harness the talents of millions of potential change-makers for the greatest good? It's not just a question for would-be social entrepreneurs. It's relevant for policy makers, managers, educators, parents — and ourselves. Many of us have little idea of our own change-making potential. We may be in for a surprise.
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Politicizing affect
How do you escape? Work? Reading? Or maybe love? Have you ever thought about how the ubiquitous feminist phrase "the personal is political" and how it affects professional life? The following is a look at affect theory—a field in which tremendous value can be drawn for social entrepreneurship—and equality. In the article "The politics of love: Women's liberation and feeling differently," Victoria Hesford explores the phrase "the personal is political," which has helped (and, in some ways, hindered) the women's liberation movement. The "motto" stems from the idea that personal struggles are in fact political struggles, and underlying the phrase is a focus of systemic oppression that creates inequalities in the more personal realms of life, for example in the home or in a relationship. It involves a turn inwards, a refocusing on intimacy, sexuality and love. Love is typically considered to be outside of the political sphere and more of a private aspect of life. Hesford notes key feminists, like Kate Millett who, during the 1970s, encouraged an expansion of the political sphere, one included sexual relationships, romantic love and intimacy. Hesford considers the conception of how love gives us reason to live, and creates something of a sphere of escapism. Similarly, Berlant and Warner explore how love has come to be a "refuge from politics," in the sense that domesticity and heterosexual normative relationships are then considered "pre-political." What are the consequences of thinking of heterosexual love as a haven from the public sphere? Who is left out of the equation? The strict distinction between public and private reflects the inequalities of those who are considered privileged enough to engage in politics and those who are not. Feminist politics, at least in its roots, took to examining how the idea of "politics as something you do in public" had debilitating effects that had on women's political lives (or non-political lives) because they were exiled from the public sphere and confined to domesticity which was considered (and to some extent, still is) as apolitical or nonpolitical. Hesford argues that "the personal is political" has become and empty phrase that essentializes, individualizes and further privileges white middle-class women. How then is the personal transformed to the political? How is intimacy related to political life? Through an analysis of how literature disrupts the binary of personal versus political and public versus private, Hesford explores how Doris Lessing's writing makes a call to language and discourse to examine political action. Hesford writes, "While political discourse is portrayed as a highly artificial and obfuscating language, emotions become the propulsive force in the novels." This made me look at how emotional language is seen as something easier to articulate for most women, something almost "innate." But, both political and personal discourse is learned. Emotions are given more primacy during the early stages of life, but are subsequently repressed and get fragmented. For example, work and politics remains a space where emotional language is quelled, in exchange for a more "reasonable" language. Hesford recognizes that the problem still exists, of "how a politicization of feeling converts into an effective propulsive force for collective political action." What is important is to keep open that "critical space" for engaging in discussion on emotions and politics.
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How random is kindness?
By Senior Editor of SocialBusiness.org
People participate in "acts of kindness" every day. Whether or not I see in while I'm on my daily grind, there are some things that do make me stop and think, wow. Just last week, during the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, I was walking in the East Village neighborhood of Manhattan, which was still without power at this time. It was Halloween, but it didn't feel like it (despite that I feel too old and apathetic for Halloween). This family, however, was dressed up to the max. A young girl had a bucket of candy and was handing out to whoever. I smiled and thanked her and munched on a childhood-favorite candy of mine, red licorice. A small, thing, yes. It would have been a nice act regardless, but because the neighborhood was going through a power outage, the sense of community anxiety was high. The small things, right? They were not, of course, alone. The Huffington Post published a "Random Acts of Kindness After Hurricane Sandy" slideshow: "No power or water, fuel shortages and limited transportation has made life pretty darn difficult for the East Coast. But it's usually in times of need that the best of mankind emerges. And so, we've been seeing wonderful examples of human kindness and generosity over the last few days — from free pizza in the beleaguered East Villageto a little girl setting up a charging station in Hoboken." How are these small things, these brief smiles and sometimes anonymous acts, recognized, if at all? Should they be? Kindness in the media often acts as something relegated to a small, local news channel, akin sometimes to the high school "Athlete of the Week." In a way, these programs are an attempt to counter the amount of sensational violence, crime, war, etc. in the news media. Thanks to the proliferation of blogs — and the resulting proliferation of every single kind of blog imaginable — there are websites and Tumblrs galore that focus solely on the kind and generous things that everyday people do. I mean, it's no surprise that Oprah has her 35 Little Acts of Kindness feature. These types of guides exist as if we don't know how to be nice to other people. And perhaps niceness is an overstatement, a lot of the times, it's simply the decent thing to do. There are organizations and social businesses that focus exclusively on giving recognition and appreciation to people who volunteer their time or do small things to make a moment for someone. I recently talked with a founder of a social business who said that a lot of volunteers don't necessarily want public recognition or appreciation. Do people participate in acts of kindness for others? To gain recognition? To make themselves feel like better, more generous people? To feel part of a community? I'm sure there are many, many reasons why people do what they do and I'm not sure so-called "random" acts of kindness are that at all.
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Sweating the small stuff
"Don't sweat the small stuff" is a saying that gets tossed around quite a bit. How do you decide what's important and what's not and to what degree? For social entrepreneurs and CEOs of small businesses, there's often an added element to this because micro-managing sometimes becomes second nature due to the ways in which their professional lives dip into a wide range of the business' activities from human resources to business development and social media. It's no surprise, then, that a book like the 1996 bestseller, Don't Sweat the Small Stuff… And It's All Small Stuff, gained so much traction (not to mention the general popularity of self-help literature). But perhaps there's a different way to look at the so-called small stuff. Vini Bhansali of the International Development Exchange seems to think so. iOnPoverty illuminated this in their newsletter released at the beginning of the month: "Vini shared that one of her first jobs after college was doing in-depth research for a city government in Texas. By sweating the small stuff during her research and ensuring accurate findings, Vini was able to save the city millions of dollars each year – money that was applied to insurance coverage for those who couldn't afford it. 'That was a huge lesson for me,' Vini says. The details matter – and can impact social change beyond what you might imagine." Is there a balance to be had? Personality matters, I think. It's important to not only know yourself and how you work but understand how your teammates work as well. What is their individual working style? I know that I can get caught up in teeny-tiny details and merely my acknowledgement of this leads to a more effective and productive working style. But it's a work in progress. In start-up environments, there's often an emphasis on getting things done and learning from failure. Perfection isn't always possible and nor is it always strived for. "Go, go, go" is the name of the game, that is, speediness is privileged. At the same time, however, Vini Bhansali makes a good point. "There is power in the details – in the nerdy, boring work," she said in the video. I'm sure most editors and writers (like me) would agree. But where social enterprise is concerned, good, solid and maybe most importantly, accurate measurement can create positive social and economic outcomes.
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Listening to Žižek's dreams
Image via Verso Books
One of the great things about being back in school again (there are great things and also not-so-great things) is being exposed to talks on talks on talks on talks. There are more talks at Columbia than occupied cabs in New York City. But there are some taks that I would forfeit all of the unoccupied cabs in NYC for. And Slavoj Žižek was one of them. I don't agree with everything he says—who does?! Even the moderator, a Columbia professor, at the talk I went to on October 23rd, admitted he didn't. And it was obvious that the two longtime friends had more than a mountain of disagreements. But it's exactly this culture of agreement (of comfort, if you will) that Žižek disdains. And well, I couldn't agree more.
Here's the blurb of Žižek's latest book, The Year of Dreaming Dangerously, from Verso Books, a self-proclaimed radical publishing company (by the way, Žižek admitted to hating the cover):
Call it the year of dreaming dangerously: 2011 caught the world off guard with a series of shattering events. While protesters in New York, Cairo, London, and Athens took to the streets in pursuit of emancipation, obscure destructive fantasies inspired the world's racist populists in places as far apart as Hungary and Arizona, achieving a horrific consummation in the actions of mass murderer Anders Breivik.
The subterranean work of dissatisfaction continues. Rage is building, and a new wave of revolts and disturbances will follow. Why? Because the events of 2011 augur a new political reality. These are limited, distorted—sometimes even perverted—fragments of a utopian future lying dormant in the present.
Did the year of 2011 change anything in your life? Personally? With your social enterprise? How did these politics—these politics of rage—affect you? During the talk, Žižek talked a bit about his book, but mostly not, mostly points he'd chosen to discuss perhaps the night before. The other panelists had no idea what he was talking about. With that being said, the night was all over the place but I came away with tidbits and pockets of ideas that could spark. I struggle with the structural incompatibility of capitalism and democracy and the way in which liberalism attempts to create an adherence… But in talks like these, someone always asks a similar question. How do we get down to on-the-ground action? We're all here (and by we, I meant the majority of people there that night, a white, probably middle class audience) and we're all sort of far removed from, for example, lost jobs and all of the pressures that helped to make 2011 as such a year full of rage. The Left, the panel said, has a fear of governance. We need to get messy, Žižek said. Because what a mess we're in.
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If you've been wondering what's on folks' list for Santa this year, don't rule out the Apple AirPods.
I've written before about how useful and user friendly I've personally found the AirPods to be, and how it's nice to once and for all be rid of any cord emanating from a pair of earbuds.
9to5 Mac wrote earlier that AirPods are on track to be Apple's best growth product for the foreseeable future, this according to a forecast from Ming-Chi Kuo.
Kuo also suggested Apple would release an upgraded model in the first quarter of 2019 that would provide wireless charging support.
But I wouldn't let waiting for that feature, or future ones, prevent you from offering the current AirPods to someone you love for the holidays.
They're great just the way they are and hey, look Ma, no wires!


A local business found itself in hot water with some consumers after one or more employees were rude to a homeless man, but Buffalo Wild Wings seems to be trying to make it right.
It started at the Buffalo Wild Wings in Lake Charles when a homeless man ordered some wings.
The employee who placed the order wrote "For Homeless F***! Let sit and get gross," across the top of the receipt, according to a photo posted on Facebook. "I LOVE YOU" is also hand-written on the receipt.
WARNING: Graphic Language. Click HERE to see Weston's post.
The order slip was reportedly not intended to be seen by the man but it was. And in his outrage, he showed it to other customers - one of whom was 26-year-old customer Kailynn Weston. She was appalled and stood up for the man who she says was in tears.
"I was just really upset about it, like why would you do that, especially, and he said, 'You all know that I'm homeless, I don't have anywhere to live,' and it just really upset me," Weston said. "And I was like, 'That's not okay, one, for someone to treat a customer like that, let alone a customer in his condition,' " Kailynn said.
Weston said she was taught to treat people better than that.
"My mom, she always taught me to treat people the way you want to be treated," Weston said. "And it's not so much, I wouldn't want that to happen to me. I teach my children that you treat people how you want to be treated.
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Weston also demanded the employee or employees be disciplined.
"I walked up to the manager and I said, 'This isn't right and I demand that she get fired or something happen because I won't come here anymore, for sure, and I'll let other people know not to come here anymore, because it's not okay,' " she said..
But thanks to the management's positive response, she will still be a customer.
Buffalo Wild Wings is giving the customer free wings for a year, said Regional Manager Ray Rhodes. He said Buffalo Wild Wings is also giving the man a gift card and donating a "couple hundred wings" to a local homeless shelter.
"It's embarrassing for this gentleman and it's very inhumane on the part of the employees," Rhodes said. "It's not our culture and it's not who we are."
Rhodes said that the employees involved will not be employed with Buffalo Wild Wings after Monday.
Weston said Rhodes said they helped the homeless man get a hotel room and gift card to Walmart to get himself some clothes.


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Haley Barbour Won't Denounce KKK Plates
'I don't go around denouncing people'
By Kevin Spak, Newser Staff
Posted Feb 16, 2011 9:56 AM CST
Gov. Haley Barbour says he won't denounce a proposed license plate to honor Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest, at a news conference, Feb. 15, 2011. Lt. Gov. Phil Bryant looks on. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
(Newser) – Haley Barbour doesn't think Mississippi's legislature will approve the Sons of Confederate Veterans' proposed license plate honoring Ku Klux Klan leader Nathan Bedford Forrest—but he's not going denounce the proposal. The state's NAACP has called on Barbour to do so, the AP reports, but when asked about it, the governor replied, "I don't go around denouncing people. That's not going to happen." Pressed further, he added, "I know there's not a chance it'll become law."
Needless to say, the NAACP wasn't satisfied with the response. "I find it curious that the governor won't come out and clearly denounce" the proposal, the group's Mississippi president said. "As the head of the state, he shouldn't tap dance around the question." The incident comes just months after Barbour sparked controversy by saying that he didn't remember segregated Mississippi as being "that bad." For more on the license plate controversy, click here. (Read more Haley Barbour stories.)

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Siemens Power Project To Take Off Q1 Next Year, Assures Minister
After several months of dormancy, Federal Government, yesterday, assured that the German power company, Siemens AG, will begin operations, first quarter, next year.
Minister of Power, Abubakar Aliyu, who gave this assurance in Abuja, at a workshop organised by the Power Correspondents Association of Nigeria (PCAN), said that all was set for the takeoff of the deal.
According to the minister, President Muhammadu Buhari's Administration has put everything in place for the partnership to work, adding that the project has the capacity to expand Nigeria's electricity from the current 4,500MW to 25,000MW.
"The Presidential Power Initiative (PPI) which began in 2021 is in three phases and is estimated to be completed in 2025. The phases cover the upgrading and expanding the transmission networks (TN) and Distribution Companies (DisCos) networks; improvement of access to affordable, efficient and reliable electricity and, providing support of industrial and economic growth in the country.
"This first phase which began in 2021 will go on for a period of 10 months with the end
goal of pushing to 7,000MW. So far, there has been no hitch as the team is currently on the pre-engineering phase. The second phase will raise the availability to 1,000MW and the third phase will raise the availability to 25,000MW. Given Siemens AG's accomplishment of a similar plan in Egypt and also its reputation as an international giant in the power sector related engagements, it is strongly believed that the Nigeria Electricity Roadmap (NER) is possible and achievable" he said.
"This project has reached an advanced stage of activities in line with the Siemens project implementation plan.
"Sustainable growth in the power sector can only be achieved by adding renewable sources to the energy mix. Today, for example, 80 per cent of our energy comes from gas-fired plants.
"Government is driving the change to increase the quantum of renewable energy sources using solar, wind and hydros across the nation. We are encouraging investments in renewable sources in areas with comparative advantages. We are working tirelessly to increase the hydro and solar opportunities in the country" he said, adding that as part of plans to integrate more renewable sources into the energy mix, Mambilla is planned to deliver 3,050MW, Kashimbila is planned to deliver 40MW, Dadinkowa is also planned to deliver 40MW. Zungeru is planned to deliver another 700MW and Katsina Wind farm is planned with 10MW.
"It is worthy to note that we are now going to make significant progress with the Mambilla Hydro plant as the issues encumbering the progress are being seriously looked into.
"Mini grids are a unique solution model that will increase the renewable energy penetration in Nigeria. It is because of this we are developing mini-grids across our Ministries Departments and Agencies (MDAs) in Nigeria" Aliyu, said.
In his remarks, the Minister of State for Power, Mr Goddy Jeddy-Agba stated the need for investors to invest in the renewable energy sector because the government has developed favourable policies and business-friendly environment for them.
"We are not just looking at foreign investors, we want our local investors too to embrace the renewable energy sector.
"We want to assure all our investors and would-be investors that we will continue to create favourable policies and business – friendly environments for their investments to thrive. The President Muhammad Buhari's administration has introduced many favourable policies to water the ground for our partners" he assured.
Recall that the Siemens project generated a lot of controversies in the industry, a situation that eased out one of the top government functionaries.
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By Verena Mezger Interview with Tanis Helliwell, Founder of the International Institute for Transformation about her spiritual journey and relationship with Nature Spirits and Elementals. VERENA: Tanis how did your own personal spiritual journey start? And when did your journey start? TANIS: My own inner journey started as a child. I had the spiritual gifts of astral travel and telepathy….


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Neurology Centers in India
Hospitals and medical centers in India who specialize in neurology.
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Columbia Asia Hospital - Palam Vihar
NABH Accreditation
A modern 100 bed hospital opened in 2008, located in Gurgaon, outside of New Delhi.The hospital is a part of the Columbia Asia Group, which has an international patients office able to assist foreign patients with all aspects of medical travel.
Columbia Asia Hospitals
A 200-bed facility located at Gateway Center in Northwest Bangalore. The hospital opened in 2008 and provides comprehensive tertiary-level services, such as cardiac operations, orthopedics and neuroscience, as well as secondary-level medical care.
Dr. Guruprasad Hosurkar
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The flagship hospital of the Global Hospitals Group, which operates eight hospitals throughout India. The modern 500 bed hospital was opened in 2009, and offers advanced medical and surgical treatment, including organ transplantation, cardiac surgey and neurosurgy.
Gleneagles Global Hospitals
The Department of Neurology from the Gleneagles Global Hospitals is committed to integrate its medical expertise in providing the latest and the world-class neurological care and treatment to the people present all over India.
The entire spectrum of Neurological diseases are treated by The Apollo Institute of Neurosciences at Chennai.We have the most dedicated team capable of handling the most complex and complicated cases.
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Noida, India
Located near Delhi, Fortis Hospital Noida is a Centre of Excellence for Orthopaedics and Neurosciences with a focus on Cardiac Sciences, Minimally Invasive Surgeries and Oncology.
Dr. A.K Singh
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One of the largest private hospitals in Chennai, containining five specialty centres: Heart Institute, Institute for Renal Sciences, Specialty Centre for Joints, OBG and Gynecology centre and a Diabetes centre.
7 listed neurologists:
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Artemis Health Institute
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The distinct faculty of the Artemis Institute of Neurosciences uses their vast experience in to help diagnose and treat disorders of the nervous system affecting the whole body, the spine, brain, hands, legs, arms and face.
Dr. Praveen Gupta
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The Apollo Clinic
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One of the most comprehensive clinics in Bangalore, offering a wide range of medical services, dental services and pharmacy.
Indraprastha Apollo Hospital
First Hospital in India to be accredited by the JCI, Apollo Indraprastha is considered to be among the best private hospitals in the New Delhi area.
Dr. Binita Thakore
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La erupción del volcán Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai de 2022 se inició el 20 de diciembre de 2021 y tuvo un importante evento explosivo el 15 de enero en el insular Reino de Tonga en el océano Pacífico. Como consecuencia de la erupción de este volcán submarino, se produjo un tsunami que afectó las costas de las islas de dicho país y de Fiyi, y se alertó de tsunami en Samoa, Nueva Zelanda, Australia, la península de Baja California en México, las islas Kuriles en Rusia, la costa Oeste de los Estados Unidos, Japón, Perú, America Central,  Ecuador y Chile. La alerta de tsunami en Tonga, horas antes, produjo una evacuación masiva de los habitantes hacia las zonas más elevadas del territorio, que evitó así mayores pérdidas humanas. El evento es la mayor erupción volcánica del siglo XXI hasta la fecha.

Antecedentes
Después de que el volcán estuvo  inactivo desde 2014, el Hunga Tonga entró en erupción el 20 de diciembre de 2021, enviando partículas a la estratósfera, acompañado de una gran columna de ceniza que era visible desde Nukualofa, la capital de Tonga, a unos 70 kilómetros del volcán. El Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) en Wellington, Nueva Zelanda, emitió un aviso a las aerolíneas. Se escucharon las explosiones hasta 170 kilómetros de distancia. Esta erupción inicial terminó a las 02:00 horas del 21 de diciembre. La actividad volcánica continuó y, el 25 de diciembre, la isla había aumentado de tamaño en las imágenes de satélite. A medida que disminuyó la actividad en la isla, se declaró inactiva el 11 de enero de 2022.

Erupciones

Una primera erupción de gran tamaño se registró el 14 de enero de 2022, lanzando una nube de cenizas de 20 km de alto hacia la atmósfera.

Al día siguiente, otra erupción considerablemente mayor en dimensiones ocurrió alrededor de las 17:00 horas (4:00 UTC). Las cenizas de la erupción tocaron tierra en la isla principal de Tongatapu, logrando incluso tapar el Sol. Las explosiones volcánicas fueron audibles a decenas de kilómetros a la redonda, encendiendo las alertas de las autoridades locales. Los residentes de Fiyi describieron los estruendos similares a los hechos por los truenos. Las explosiones pudieron ser escuchadas en la isla Norte de Nueva Zelanda, así como también en la costa este de Australia. Desde el espacio, una columna eruptiva muy ancha y con ondas de choque pudo ser captada por los satélites propagándose a través del Pacífico.

Las observaciones preliminares mostraron que la columna inyectó 400 000 toneladas de dióxido de azufre a la estratosfera y era poco probable un enfriamiento global aunque si podría tenerlo en el hemisferio sur en los que pueden esperar puestas de sol púrpura unos meses después de la erupción. Es probable que se registren temperaturas más frías hasta la primavera. 2 investigadores del Centro Nacional de Investigación Científica de Francia, usaron un algoritmo que permite detectar y localizar una erupción volcánica casi en tiempo real y con la ayuda de ecuaciones que describen las erupciones, calcularon su tamaño, según los cálculos en este evento se expulsaron un total de 10Km³ con una altura de columna estimada por la NASA en 55 Km.Este evento podría clasificarse como IEV 6.

Tsunami

El 14 de enero a las 11:12 (TOT), el Centro Nacional de Alerta de Tsunami de los Servicios Meteorológicos de Tonga emitió una alerta de tsunami debido a actividad volcánica. A las 13:30 de ese mismo día, las oficinas gubernamentales fueron cerradas, y se recomendó a la población mantenerse alejada de la costa, así como evitar nadar o pescar. La actividad volcánica disminuyó después de esa erupción y la advertencia fue levantada en la madrugada del 15 de enero. En la noche del 15 de enero se emitió una nueva alerta para todo el país, y las sirenas de advertencia resonaron en Nukualofa mientras las autoridades instaban a los residentes a buscar refugio en terrenos más altos.

Como resultado de la erupción del 15 de enero, un terremoto de magnitud 5,8, y un tsunami golpearon la isla principal del país, Tongatapu. Los mareógrafos de la capital registraron olas de 1,5 a 2 metros de altura. El rey Tupou VI fue evacuado del palacio real y trasladado a la villa de Mata Ki Eua. Asimismo, se produjeron atascos de tráfico cuando los lugareños huyeron a terrenos elevados.

Meteotsunami
Además del tsunami, transmitido por el mar, se produjo un tren de ondas de presión transmitido por la atmósfera a todo el planeta –un «meteotsunami»–, que produjo pequeñas variaciones del nivel del mar en puntos situados en las antípodas del volcán. En el Mediterráneo, por ejemplo, se registraron subidas del nivel del mar de hasta medio metro en las islas Baleares, mientras que en la costa valenciana la Agencia Estatal de Meteorología española registró un ascenso de 20 centímetros en localidades como Torrevieja o Torre de la Horada.

Consecuencias

: El cable submarino que da servicio de Internet a Tonga fue afectado, probablemente debido a los cortes de electricidad, y las autoridades intentan urgentemente restablecer las comunicaciones. Atata, una pequeña isla frente a la capital, quedó sumergida y se están llevando a cabo operaciones de rescate. Se ha informado de que los residentes de Tonga tienen dificultades para respirar como consecuencia de la ceniza. El gobierno tongano informó sobre un gran desastre en las infraestructuras y en el suministro de agua, así como 3 muertos: dos nacionales y una ciudadana británica. Fotos compartidas por un residente en la isla de Lifuka, al noreste de Nukuʻalofa, mostraron daños menores en las comunidades de la isla y en un muelle. Los daños sugieren que la isla fue golpeada por olas más pequeñas. Las islas de 'Uiha y Ha'ano también sufrieron daños limitados por el tsunami. Varias fotografías mostraron escombros dejados por el tsunami esparcidos en una carretera y en pastizales. Los propietarios del centro vacacional Ha'atafu Beach Resort escribieron en Facebook que su resort de playa, ubicado en el extremo norte de la isla de Tongatapu, quedó completamente destruido. Los empleados pudieron escapar. Agregaron que toda la costa occidental de la isla y el pueblo de Kanukupolu fueron destruidos. La Oficina de Coordinación de Asuntos Humanitarios de las Naciones Unidas declaró que había preocupación por dos islas bajas en el grupo Ha'apai, Fonoi y Mango, ya que se había detectado una baliza de socorro en una de las islas (Fonoi tiene una población de 69 personas, mientras que Mango tiene 36 residentes). Un vuelo de vigilancia confirmó "daños materiales sustanciales" en las dos islas; el gobierno de Tonga confirmó más tarde que todas las casas en Mango fueron destruidas. El primer ministro, Siaosi Sovaleni declaró que se trató de "un desastre sin precedentes", y declaró un Estado de Emergencia para todo el reino desde 16 de enero hasta el 13 de febrero. Por su parte, el día 20, el rey Tupou VI se dirigió a la nación en un discurso en tongano, en el cual ofreció sus condolencias y oraciones por quienes fallecieron y sus familiares, y alentó a la población a reconstruir el país citando textos bíblicos y afirmando que "en tiempos de desastre, podemos enfrentar las dificultades si nos mantenemos unidos".
: En Fiyi, la erupción provocó olas en Vanua Balavu, Kadavu, Gau y Taveuni. En el pueblo de Moce, en las islas Lau, el tsunami dañó severamente algunas casas en las playas. Los escombros se esparcieron por el pueblo y los botes fueron arrastrados tierra adentro. Hubo daños considerables en las escuelas, la infraestructura y los barcos de pesca en las islas a causa del tsunami.

 : La Oficina Nacional de Emergencia decretó estado de alerta en varias regiones del país, ordenándose que quienes se encontraban en las proximidades de la costa evacuaran a sectores altos. Las olas de mayor amplitud asociadas al tsunami se registraron en las localidades nortinas de Chañaral, Coquimbo, Arica e Iquique, superiores al metro de altura. En el sur del país, se registraron algunos daños en unos muelles en la isla del Rey en Valdivia. Asimismo, el gobierno llamó a evacuar sectores costeros en los territorios pertenecientes al Chile insular, principalmente la isla de Pascua y el archipiélago Juan Fernández.

 : El Centro Nacional de Alerta de Tsunamis de Ecuador activó la alerta de tsunamis para la Isla Santa Cruz, en el archipiélago de Galápagos.

 : En las costas mexicanas de los estados de Guerrero, Oaxaca y la península de Baja California se reportó aumento del nivel del mar con olas de 0,30 metros (1 pie) a 0,61 metros (2 pies). En Manzanillo, Colima, se midió un nivel máximo de marea de 2.05 metros (6 pies 9 pulgadas), según el Servicio Mareográfico del Instituto de Geofísica de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. El tsunami tuvo una amplitud de 1.19 metros en Zihuatanejo. Se registraron olas de poco menos de 1 metro en Acapulco, Huatulco y Salina Cruz.
 : En San Gregorio, California, cuatro pescadores fueron arrastrados al mar por el tsunami. Dos de ellos resultaron heridos y recibieron tratamiento médico, mientras que otros dos fueron rescatados e ilesos. Los bomberos de San Francisco y la Guardia Costera rescataron al menos a tres surfistas.
 : Tras los fuertes oleajes registrados en la costa peruana, dos mujeres fallecieron en la playa Naylamp, Lambayeque, mientras viajaban en coche. Según los medios regionales, las mujeres tenían 46 y 23 años de edad. Eran tía y sobrina. La salida del mar también se ha registrado en otras zonas de la costa peruana. En Paracas, el tsunami afectó varios negocios y causó pánico entre los pobladores. En Ventanilla, se produjo un derrame de petróleo tras el oleaje anómalo causado por la erupción. Llegando a lugares distantes de Ventanilla como Aucallama y Chancay.

Asistencia

El día después de la erupción, las embarcaciones VOEA Ngahau Koula (P301) y VOEA Ngahau Siliva de la Marina de Tonga fueron desplegados a Ha'apai trasladando un equipo médico, y algunos artículos de rescate, incluyendo agua, comida y carpas.

El 17 de enero de 2022, dos aviones de patrulla marítima Boeing P-8A Poseidon y un Lockheed C-130J Hercules de la Real Fuerza Aérea Australiana partieron a Tonga para evaluar los daños ocasionados. Los gobiernos de Australia y Nueva Zelanda también anunciaron que estaban coordinando su respuesta humanitaria con Francia y Estados Unidos. La asistencia de Francia se proporciona a través del mecanismo de ayuda humanitaria del acuerdo FRANZ con Australia y Nueva Zelanda. Australia anunciaría más tarde que el HMAS Adelaide se desplegaría en la zona afectada con agua potable y suministros humanitarios. El ministro de relaciones exteriores de Israel, Yair Lapid anunció que su país estaba explorando formas de brindar ayuda a Tonga a través de su agencia de cooperación Mashav, incluido el acceso a agua potable segura.

El presidente de la Asamblea Legislativa de Tonga, Fatafehi Fakafānua escribió en una publicación en las redes sociales que su país "necesita asistencia inmediata para proporcionar a sus ciudadanos agua potable y alimentos". El 18 de enero, los barcos HMNZS Wellington y HMNZS Aotearoa de las Fuerza de Defensa de Nueva Zelanda partieron desde Auckland; el primero transportaba equipo de inspección y un helicóptero, mientras que el segundo, 250 000 litros de agua potable y una planta de desalinización con capacidad de producir 70 000 litros. Dos días después, el gobierno neozelandés anunció que enviaría un tercer buque de guerra, el HMNZS Canterbury, con dos helicópteros NH90 para ayudar en las labores de auxilio. Asimismo, envió un avión Hércules C-130 de la Real Fuerza Aérea con kits de saneamiento e higiene y un equipo de purificación de agua, además de generadores y equipos para comunicaciones, bajo un estricto protocolo para evitar la transmisión de COVID-19.

La Sociedad de la Cruz Roja de Singapur prometió 50 000 dólares estadounidenses en ayuda y anunció un esfuerzo de recaudación de fondos para recaudar más ayuda para los damnificados. El 19 de enero, Japón anunció que proporcionaría más de un millón de dólares en ayuda, además de suministros; el subsecretario en jefe del Gabinete, Yoshihiko Isozaki declaró que el país cooperará estrechamente con Australia y Nueva Zelanda en los trabajos de restauración y reconstrucción. Un día más tarde, dos aviones Hércules C-130 de la Fuerza Aérea de Autodefensa de Japón partieron hacia Tonga, trasladando más de 5 toneladas de agua embotellada preparada. Por su parte, el abanderado olímpico de Tonga, Pita Taufatofua, que se hizo ampliamente conocido durante los Juegos Olímpicos de Río de Janeiro 2016, recaudó más de 330 000 dólares estadounidenses en ayuda para su país natal, luego de abrir un sitio web de recaudación de fondos GoFundMe.

El 20 de enero, el Banco Mundial anunció una financiación inicial de 8 millones de dólares estadounidenses para "apoyar la respuesta y la recuperación del Reino de Tonga", mientras que el Banco Asiático de Desarrollo otorgó 10 millones. El 25 de enero, el gobierno de la India proporcionó una suma de USD 200 000 "para apoyar los esfuerzos de socorro, rehabilitación y reconstrucción" en Tonga, que describió como un país "amigo cercano y socio en el marco del Foro de Cooperación India-Islas del Pacífico".

El 15 de febrero dos embarcaciones chinas llegaron a Nukualofa transportando más 1 300 toneladas de materiales, incluidas casas prefabricadas, tractores agrícolas, tiendas de campaña, y bombas de agua. El día 19 se dio a conocer la noticia de que el empresario espacial y fundador de Tesla, Elon Musk donó 50 terminales de satélites de apertura muy pequeña (VSAT) para ayudar a reconectar al país con el resto del mundo.

Reacciones
 : La ministra de Relaciones Exteriores de Australia, Marise Payne escribió en su cuenta de Twitter que sus pensamientos "estaban con la gente de Tonga", y que "Australia está lista para apoyar a nuestra familia del Pacífico".
: El Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores dijo que China está muy preocupada por la erupción volcánica frente a Tonga, los tsunamis, las cenizas volcánicas y otros desastres que provocó. "China y Tonga son socios estratégicos integrales. China expresa su profunda simpatía y sus sinceras condolencias a su pueblo y está dispuesta a proporcionar apoyo dentro de su capacidad a petición de Tonga", señaló el domingo el portavoz Wang Wenbin. Asimismo, el portavoz Zhao Lijian reveló durante una rueda de prensa que la Sociedad de la Cruz Roja de China ha decidido proporcionar al país insular 100 000 dólares en efectivo.
ː El papa Francisco afirmó que está "espiritualmente cerca de todas las personas probadas, implorando de Dios el alivio por su sufrimiento", e hizo un llamado a rezar por los habitantes de las islas.
ː El Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores emitió un comunicado en el que expresaba "su solidaridad con el pueblo de Tonga", y aseguraba a las autoridades y al pueblo tongano "su amistad en este momento extremadamente difícil", además de que Francia "está lista para responder a las necesidades más apremiantes".
 : El gobierno neozelandés a través de su primera ministra, Jacinda Ardern, quien calificó a las erupciones como «muy preocupantes» y que todas las agencias estatales neozelandesas intentan mantener comunicaciones con el gobierno de Tonga. Adicionalmente, se destinó un presupuesto inicial de 500 000 dólares estadounidenses para contribuir a reparar los daños producidos por el desastre natural.
 ː La reina Isabel II envió un mensaje de condolencias al rey Tupou VI en el que expresó que sus "pensamientos y oraciones están con la gente de Tonga, mientras trabajan juntos para recuperarse del daño causado". La secretaria de Estado para el Comercio Internacional, Liz Truss escribió en su cuenta de Twitter que sus "pensamientos están con aquellos atrapados en la terrible devastación y pérdida de vidas".

Referencias
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https://www.agenciasinc.es/Noticias/La-erupcion-del-volcan-Hunga-Tonga-fue-la-mas-explosiva-del-siglo-XXI

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Desastres naturales en 2022
Hunga Tonga 2022
Hunga Tonga 2022
Desastres naturales en Tonga

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SAN FRANCISCO — Gary Gensler was one of the top financial regulators in the Obama administration, the finance chief for Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign and, before both of those jobs, a partner at Goldman Sachs.
The Securities and Exchange Commission and the agency that Mr. Gensler led from 2009 to 2014, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, are in the middle of determining how to categorize and crack down on many of the virtual currencies created in recent years.
Most of the focus has been on smaller currencies that were issued through so-called initial coin offerings, or I.C.O.s, a method of fund-raising in which entrepreneurs sell custom virtual currencies.
But Mr. Gensler believes that better-known virtual currencies like Ether and Ripple should be in that conversation as well and should likely be categorized as securities, given the way they have been created and sold.
The people behind both Ether and Ripple have argued that their tokens are not securities. But there are signs that the S.E.C. could be receptive to Mr. Gensler's argument. Regulators have indicated in private meetings with industry participants that they are considering whether Ether should be categorized as a security.
All the outstanding Ether were worth around $65 billion at Sunday's price, while the Ripple tokens in the hands of investors are worth around $35 billion.
If they are deemed to be securities, it could become illegal for Americans to trade them on most of the exchanges where they are now traded. That would make it harder to buy and sell them and depress their prices.
Mr. Gensler developed a reputation for standing up to powerful financial interests when he was the head of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
Before he got into office, some worried that his background at Goldman Sachs would make him hesitant to take on the big banks. But as the chairman of the commission he became one of the most aggressive watchdogs in the effort to rein in Wall Street after the financial crisis.
Joi Ito, the director of the M.I.T. Media Lab and a member of the board of directors of The New York Times, said the combination of Mr. Gensler's record of independence and his knowledge of finance and policy was what made him so attractive to M.I.T.
Mr. Ito has built the Digital Currency Initiative at the Media Lab in an effort to gather a collection of virtual currency experts who don't have a financial interest in them, though the initiative does provide financial support for some developers working on the Bitcoin software.
"It's important that you have a core group of people who aren't in it for the money, and who care about the proper architecture for the long run," he said.
Mr. Gensler has a dual appointment as a special adviser to the Media Lab and a senior lecturer at the M.I.T. Sloan School of Management, where he will teach a class on the blockchain in the fall.
The original blockchain is the ledger on which all Bitcoin transactions are recorded. The Bitcoin blockchain is updated by a network of computers so that no central authority is needed.
While most blockchain experiments are in an early stage, Mr. Gensler said he had become convinced that blockchains could replace many of the middlemen in the financial industry.
For now, though, his words are likely to have their greatest impact on the quickly evolving debate about how virtual currencies should be regulated.
Most industry experts, including Mr. Gensler, assume that Bitcoin is safe from being categorized as a security because it was not originally issued through an initial coin offering or a central organization, and the software is maintained by a decentralized group of developers. Some other virtual currencies, like Litecoin and Monero, have similar designs.
But Mr. Gensler said Ether could have more problems because the first Ether tokens were sold in 2014, before the network was functional, by the Ethereum Foundation.
Ether could get off the hook, Mr. Gensler said, because its development has been more decentralized recently, and new Ether tokens are now given out to so-called miners through a network.
But Mr. Gensler said it would be much harder for the Ripple token, known as XRP, to avoid being categorized as a security. The company that oversees Ripple's development still holds most of the XRP tokens and does most of the work to make the software and the token valuable, he said.
A spokesman for the company Ripple, Tom Channick, said XRP should not be a security.
Mr. Gensler, who has no virtual currency investments, said he was not tied to any coin's winning the race. But he does think changes are necessary before blockchains can go mainstream.


We moved a lot during my childhood, and I usually made friends easily, but lost them each time we moved. I would try keeping the friendships up through letters, and that would work for awhile—but never very long. In high school, I went through the typical angst of mean girls hating me one year and offering friendship the next. Girls and their unspoken friendship rules confused me.
As an adult, I discovered just how fickle friends could act. When I moved to a new job and a new state, I tried to create a new community of friends. I organized pot lucks, invited gals and their families over after church, and got people together for camping trips.
But then a friend (who also happened to work with me) had a problem with something I did. Instead of talking to me (which a true friend would do, right?), she marched in to our boss's office and demanded that I receive a reprimand (and I got just that—an unjustified slap on the wrist without the benefit of MY side of the story).
For over a year, I smiled politely at her whenever I saw her, but refused all further interaction. Eventually, we resumed our friendship, but on a much more shallow level—I learned that I could never trust her with my full friendship.
I felt burned-out on friendships, but I decided to keep reaching out. I got a group of neighborhood gals together to walk a couple of miles each evening—and we'd chat, share stories and mutually support each other. All of those things that I thought good friends did.
Until one evening, I stopped to see if one friend was ready and another friend walked in right after me—totally ignored me and said to the first friend, "We need to pray." I joked about already being on my knees and ready to pray, because I happened to be kneeling on the carpet talking with a youngster. Ms. In-Need-Of-Prayer turned me to and said, "Oh, no, I wasn't talking to you! Mrs. Walking Buddy is my PRAYER PARTNER!" Humiliated, I resumed my conversation with the youngster and eventually we went on our walk—me a quieter version of my old self.
I went from trying to create community to passively avoiding it—only joining in when invited—rarely inviting on my own. And it seemed like when my 'friends' did invite me to join a group getting together at a local coffee shop, I'd be the only one to show up on time and the rest would wander in late or not at all.
I started going on regular coffee dates with my teenage daughters.
We recently moved to a new city in a new state, and I find it even harder to make new friends—and almost as hard to maintain old friendships. With the new people in my life, I realize that the problem might be mine: I don't put myself out there—I have done little to create community and I discovered that I like doing things on my own (or with my husband, daughters or parents).
With my old friendships, I found that their lives have marched on without me. We stay in contact occasionally, and have a warm regard for each other, but no one puts much effort into creating more than just a good-friend-whenever-we-happen-to-get-together-relationship.
I started blogging about a year ago, and doing the whole twitter party thing, and I have discovered a whole new realm of friendships. One that suits my introverted, burned-before behavior and allows me to 'try on' friends the way one tries on clothes in the dressing room at a department store. Since the friendships all exist in cyberspace, I don't feel too rejected if someone fails to hit the friendship ball back into my court. But I'm oh, so glad when someone does.
In writing about friends today, I've discovered that maybe I'm the fickle friend.


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Suns Start Slow, Then Blow Past Kings 124-95
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PHOENIX (AP) – Coach Monty Williams wanted Jevon Carter to slow down. The backup point guard didn't pay attention.
Two unexpected 3-pointers later, the Phoenix Suns had the spark they needed to blow past the Sacramento Kings for a 124-95 win in the season opener for both teams on Wednesday night.
"Jevon just doesn't listen to me, that's pretty much it," Williams said with a grin. "He just goes nuts, hits shots and defensively he gets all over people. He has selective hearing. I was trying to scream to him to slow down, but he's a pitbull. That's what I love about him."
While the reserves stepped up, the starters played well, too.
Devin Booker had 22 points and 10 assists, and Kelly Oubre Jr. added 21 points. Veteran guard Ricky Rubio had 11 points, 11 assists, six rebounds and four steals in his first game after signing a three-year deal worth $51 million.
It was an encouraging night for a franchise that hasn't been to the playoffs since 2010 and finished with a dismal 19-63 record last season.
"We have a lot of potential, but it's just one game," Rubio said. "We have to show it every night. Tomorrow we come back, go to practice and get better."
Deandre Ayton, the No. 1 pick one year ago, added 18 points and 11 rebounds while shooting 9 of 14 from the field.
Sacramento was led by Buddy Hield, who scored 22 of his 28 points in the first half. Hield shot 10 of 19 from the field, including 6 of 12 from 3-point range. Marvin Bagley III added 14 points and 10 rebounds.
The Kings shot just 28 percent from the field and had 18 turnovers in the second half.
"They had the momentum, they made shots, they made plays, they played harder than us," Hield said. "They deserved to win."
Williams won in his Suns coaching debut. The 48-year-old Williams coached the New Orleans Hornets for five seasons from 2010-15 and got another opportunity with Phoenix during the offseason.
The Suns trailed by five at halftime but rallied for an 86-76 advantage headed into the fourth. Carter hit back-to-back 3-pointers late in the third to give the Suns some unexpected offense, highlighting an impressive run by the Suns' second unit.
Carter finished with 11 points, including three 3-pointers. Tyler Johnson added 10 points in 17 minutes.
"We just go out there, play hard and play together," Carter said. "Sometimes it's going to work. Sometimes it's not. But I feel more times than not it's going to work."
EMOTIONAL NIGHT
Williams also won as a head coach for the first time without his wife Ingrid, who died in a car accident in 2016 at 44 years old.
"First time I've done this without Ingrid and that was just different," Williams said. "A lot of emotions, a lot of good stuff. So thankful my kids were there tonight for the whole game and got to see that. So glad I got to do that with this group."
Kings: F Harry Giles III (sore left knee) was held out. … The game was the Kings debut of coach Luke Walton. The 39-year-old coached the Lakers for three seasons before being fired during the past offseason. … One of Walton's assistants is Igor Kokoskov, who coached the Suns last season before getting fired after just one year.
Suns: Rookie guards Ty Jerome (right ankle sprain) and Cameron Johnson (left calf soreness) were inactive. … Booker was called for a technical foul in the third quarter after arguing with a referee. … The Suns improved to 36-17 all-time in home openers.
Kings: Host Portland on Friday.
Suns: Visit Denver on Friday.
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The California Car Cover Crew recently took a trip to the Petersen Museum to check out the latest exhibits. The world renowned museum has been given much praise since its grand renovation. If you have not been down to the Miracle Mile recently, it's definitely worth a trip.
Starting in 2017, California Car Cover is now the Official Car Cover Provider of the Petersen Museum. We are glad to partner with the museum to preserve and protect their historic and rare automobiles down in the vault and while traveling to concours events.
One of the most popular and visually stunning exhibits at the museum is the Precious Metal display within the Bruce Meyer Family Gallery. Ultra rare race cars, sports cars and classics all finished in silver make this one of the most Instagram worthy spots in the Petersen Museum.
We sat down with Michael Bodell, Deputy Director of the Petersen Museum, to discuss the renovation and what's in store in 2017.
CCC: What has been attendee response to the museum thus far?
MB: The response to the renovation has been excellent. We have exceeded all of our visitation goals and 97% of our visitors would visit a second time.
CCC: What is your favorite car(s) on display at the Petersen Museum?
MB: My favorite car is a Jaguar C-type, and the closest car we have to that in the museum is our 1956 XKSS, formerly owned by Steve McQueen. Cars from that era, especially Jags represent a time when race cars had to be on the road in order for the teams to compete and they are just works of art.
CCC: Any interesting stories that our customers might enjoy knowing about the museum's collection?
MB: One of my favorite stories is actually of the Steve McQueen Jaguar. During Steve's ownership of the 1956 XKSS, the police chief of Los Angeles has a free steak dinner to any officer that could give Steve a speeding ticket. Being that the XKSS was essentially a glorified race car and Steve drove it like that, no officer ever caught him and he remained the king of cool!
CCC: What new exhibits or events are you looking forward to this spring or summer (that you are allowed to share with us)?
MB: We're opening Harley vs. Indian in early March and at the end of April, we'll be opening 70 years of Ferrari. Both will be blockbuster exhibitions.
CCC: How many cars are typically on display in the museum compared to being stored in the Vault?
MB: It's normally a 50/50 split. We have about 140 vehicles on display and another 140 in the Vault.
CCC: Why did you partner with California Car Cover as the Official Car Cover Provider of the Petersen Museum?
MB: With so many valuable vehicles in the collection, the museum was looking for a quality car cover partner, and that partner was California Car Cover. Almost every day the museum receives new vehicles and is rotating vehicles in and out of storage. It's so important to have good cover so the cars stay in the best possible condition when they're being stored or transported.
You cannot have a complete automotive museum without some hot rods. The Petersen Museum hosts a number of historic hot rods, including a number of past AMBR award winners.
Rare and famed two wheelers are also on display at the Petersen Museum.
Check out the rotating display of vintage concept cars from the Petersen Museum Vault.
Since the museum is so close to Hollywood, there has to be space to display some of the most memorable automobiles from cinema history.
The last stop on your visit to the Petersen Museum is the featured exhibit hall. This space is host to the museum's rotating displays throughout the year. On our recent trip, the Art of Bugatti collection was featured. It displayed not just a large group of stunning Bugatti automobiles, but incredible examples of Bugatti design from furniture to art.
Check out the Petersen Museum website to see the latest and upcoming exhibits. If you live in the SoCal area, you can always drive over on a Sunday morning for their monthly Breakfast Club Drive-In Shows.
In case you did not receive the March California Car Cover catalog in the mail, here is the cover image. Thank you to our friends at the Petersen Museum for their assistance with the photo shoot.
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Being on the receiving end of a long combo chain is never a great feeling, so I can only imagine what was going through Inuchiyo's head when Goichi "Go1" Kishida unleashed a flurry of kicks and punches on him.
In this weekend's Capcom Pro Tour Asia Online 2 matches, Kishida was on game three against Inuchiyo's Bison when he pinned the massive dictator in the corner. Countering Inuchiyo's attempt to get out, Kishida juggles him over and over with lightning kicks and jabs.


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Iran to Return to Nuclear Talks "Soon"
Week of September 27th, 2021 | Iran Unfiltered is a weekly digest tracking Iranian politics & society by the National Iranian American Council
Foreign Minister says Iran will Return to Nuclear Negotiations "Soon"
Officials Confirm Import of Pfizer COVID Vaccine
New Economic Data shows Iran's Exports Increasing
Iran-IAEA Dispute over Karaj Nuclear Facility
At the UN General Assembly, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian says Iran will "judge" the U.S.'s approach on the JCPOA based on its "practical behavior" and not the rhetoric of U.S. officials. During his time in New York, Abdollahian discussed the nuclear file individually with the foreign ministers of the P4+1 (Germany, France, the UK, Russia and China) as well as with EU High Representative Josep Borrell and UN Secretary General António Guterres.
Abdollahian says Iran will return to the Vienna negotiations "soon" and at the "first opportunity." However, he did not give a specific date.
At a press conference in New York, Abdollahian criticized the approach of the U.S. and the EU on restoring the JCPOA. He said Europe had not abided by its JCPOA obligations and that the U.S. has taken a "paradoxical" approach of saying it wants a JCPOA return and imposing new sanctions.
Abdollahian's rhetoric stands in contrast with the rhetoric of former President Hassan Rouhani prior to the end of his administration. Rouhani praised the Vienna talks for making progress and said a deal was at hand. He called on then-deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, who was leading the Iranian delegation in Vienna, to be given authority to finalize a deal.
Abdollahian said at the UNGA: "Our expectation is that U.S. officials come to Vienna with a realistic mindset and instead of beautiful words, take actions that are practical, positive, constructive and measurable."
Abdollahian said Iran under the Raisi administration was still reviewing the nuclear file. He said Iran would return to the Vienna talks as soon as this review was complete.
Abdollahian also called for the release of Iranian frozen assets in banks in Japan, South Korea and other countries to enable Iran to buy COVID vaccines and other medical goods. He said U.S. sanctions were "terrorism" against Iran.
Health Minister Bahram Einollahi confirmed that Iran is now importing Pfizer's COVID vaccine but said its supply would be limited. He stated: "The Pfizer vaccine will reach a very limited number of people and will be for mothers who are pregnant and there won't be enough for others."
Earlier in the week, Deputy Health Minister Alireza Raisi said the Health Ministry had received authority to import Pfizer vaccines. Raisi also said the Pfizer vaccine would be used as a booster shot for Iran's frontline healthcare workers.
According to Raisi, Iran has "ordered" 2,400,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine and has "finalized" a purchase of 5 million Johnson and Johnson vaccines. Recently, an official from Iran's Food and Drug Organization said his organization had approved the "emergency use" of these vaccines in Iran.
Early in 2020, Ayatollah Khamenei banned the use of the "British and American vaccines" in Iran. This led to the Iranian Red Crescent cancelling donations of the Pfizer vaccine to Iran.
In August, Khamenei reversed this ban amid the devastating toll of the Delta variant in Iran.
New customs data out of Iran shows there was a 61 percent increase in the value of Iran's non-oil exports in the first six months of this Iranian year (from March 2021 onwards). Accordingly, Iran exported $21.8 billion in non-oil exports in the first 6 months of the Iranian year 1400 (which started in March 2021).
Iran counts petrochemical products as part of its non-oil exports. According to Iran's Trade Promotion Organization, these products accounted for 56 percent of Iran's non-oil exports in the first five months of this Iranian year.
According to Iran's Trade Promotion Organization, in the first five months of this Iranian year, Iran's petrochemical exports increased by 7 percent, but their value increased by 117 percent. This is because of an increase in the global price of oil and oil-derived products.
Iran's customs data further shows that Iran imported roughly $23 billion worth of goods in the first six months of this Iranian year. Not counting oil exports, Iran would have a $1.4 billion trade deficit so far this year.
In the Iranian month of Shahrivar, which was from August 23-September 22, Iran imported $6.6 billion worth of goods. This breaks a 10-year record for the highest value of monthly imported goods in Iran.
According to Iran's customs data, 30 percent of its exported goods went to China and China is also the source of 21 percent of Iranian imports. Iraq is the destination for 17 percent of Iranian exports, Turkey for 11 percent, and the UAE and Afghanistan each account for roughly 10 percent. As such, 78 percent of Iran's total exports have gone to five countries so far this year.
The IAEA has said in a new report that Iran still has not replaced the memory cards of IAEA surveillance cameras at a nuclear facility in the city of Karaj. Earlier this month, Iran and the IAEA reached an agreement for IAEA surveillance cameras to be repaired and have their memory cards replaced. Many of these cameras were damaged in various acts of sabotage against Iran's nuclear program, which are widely believed to have been carried out by Israel.
The IAEA report says Iran has given permission to replace camera memory cards at many of its nuclear facilities with the exception of this facility in Karaj. In response, Iran's IAEA Ambassador Kazem Gharibabadi said the IAEA report was not accurate and goes beyond the recent Iran-IAEA agreement.
On June 23rd, Iran said there had been a drone attack on this facility in Karaj. Iranian reports said the attack caused little damage but resulted in one IAEA camera being destroyed and another badly damaged.
Gharibabadi said Iran had told the IAEA that it was continuing investigations into the Karaj attacks. He says Iran told the IAEA that because of these investigations, surveillance equipment at the site cannot be serviced.


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No matter how you plan to celebrate the week, we wish a happy Nurses Week to all!


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About Brian Hirsch
Striking Spotlight
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Written by onefrombills February 18, 2018
Arizona's Jakob Butturff Wins Go Bowling! PBA 60th Anniversary Classic
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Tournament leader finishes business to collect third PBA Tour title
INDIANAPOLIS (Feb. 18, 2018) – After leading the Go Bowling! PBA 60th Anniversary Classic almost from the beginning, Jakob Butturff of Tempe, Ariz., finished his business at Woodland Bowl Sunday with a 244-154 victoryover Marshall Kent of Yakima, Wash., to claim his third PBA Tour title.
Butturff, a 23-year-old left-hander, cruised to the $30,000 first prize behind an opening string of three strikes and another string of four late in the game after Kent ran into big trouble early in the game when he left three splits and failed to convert any of them.
It was an especially rewarding win for Butturff after leading the 2017 U.S. Open by a stunning 617 pins, only to lose the title to Rhino Page in the title match.
"This title means the world to me," Butturff said. "The thought of the U.S. Open was in my mind before practice, but I told myself I was not going to get my nerves get tome this time. When Marshall struggled early in the match, I just put my foot to the metal.
"Redemption was on my mind, but I just wanted to make a better showing than I did in the U.S. Open."
Kent advanced to the championship match with a 218-210 win over two-handed lefty Keven Williams of Springfield, Mo., who had never finished higher than 34th place in hislimited three-year PBA career. Kent jumped into an early lead with four strikes, but left the 2-8-10 split and a five-count "washout," failing to convert either one to let Williams back into the match. After a strike nine-count in the 10th to give Williams a chance, the 25-year-old two-hander struck on his first shot in the 10th, but then left a 3 pin on his second shot to end his upset bid.
Japan's Shota Kawazoe, in his debut on American television, rallied to defeat Indianapolis' Matt Sanders in the opening match, 183-160. After starting with back-to-back splits and open frames, Kawazoe struck on four of his next five shots while Sanders, the 24-year-old 2017 PBA Rookie of the Year, was unable to strike until the seventh frame. A pair of splits and opens in the final two frames sealed his fate.
In the second match, Williams started his television debut with four strikes, but Kawazoe again came from behind, throwing four strikes in a row to take the lead into the 10th frame. Needing to convert the 10 pin in the 10th frame, the 16-time Japan PBA champion missed, handing Williams a 229-225 win and a berth in the semifinal match.
The Go Bowling! PBA 60th Anniversary Classic was the third event of the 2018 Go Bowling! PBA Tour season and was part celebratory week that included the PBA 60th Anniversary Celebration dinner and hall of fame induction ceremonies Saturday. The PBA now heads to Columbus, Ohio, where Wayne Webb's Columbus Bowl will host the season's second major championship, the Barbasol PBA Players Championship, and the Mark Roth-Marshall Holman PBA Doubles Championship.
All preliminary rounds of the Players Championship and Roth-Holman Doubles Tuesday through Friday will be live streamed on PBA's online bowling channel, Xtra Frame. To sign up, visit xtraframe.tv. The Players Championship finals will air live on ESPN next Sunday at 1:30 p.m. The Roth-Holman Doubles finals will be live streamed on ESPN3 at 5 p.m. and taped for delayed broadcast on ESPN on Sunday, March 25, at 2 p.m. All times are Eastern.
GO BOWLING! PBA 60TH ANNIVERSARY CLASSIC
Woodland Bowl, Indianapolis, Feb. 18
FINAL STANDINGS
1, Jakob Butturff, Tempe, Ariz., $30,000.
2, Marshall Kent, Yakima, Wash., $15,000.
3, Keven Williams, Springfield, Mo., $13,000.
4, Shota Kawazoe, Japan, $11,000.
5, Matt Sanders, Indianapolis, $10,000.
Stepladder Results
Match One – Kawazoe def. Sanders, 183-160.
Match Two – Williams def. Kawazoe, 229-225.
Semifinal Match – Kent def. Williams, 218-210.
Championship – Butturff def. Kent, 244-154.
About the PBA
In 2018 the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) celebrates its 60th anniversary. The PBA is an organization of more than 3,000 of the best bowlers from 27 countries who compete in Go Bowling! PBA Tour, PBA International Tour, PBA Regional Tour, PBA Women's Regional and PBA50 Tour events. The 2018 season also marks the 59th consecutive year of nationally-televised competition, reaching bowling fans around the world who follow PBA activities through the PBA Network which includes Xtra Frame, the PBA's exclusive online bowling channel, ESPN and CBS Sports Network, and the PBA on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. PBA sponsors include Barbasol, Brunswick, Ebonite International, GEICO, GoBowling.com, HotelPlanner.com, MOTIV, 900 Global, PBA Bowling Challenge Mobile Game, Storm Products and the United States Bowling Congress, among others. For more information, log on to www.pba.com.
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Whether they're commercial drivers, car owners, bus passengers or freight carriers, road users have increasingly high expectations when it comes to their transportation experiences. This new mindset requires carriers, manufacturers and the service industry to rethink their market responses to support an approach driven by the demand rather than by the offer. They must also collaborate to create multimodal transportation experiences that are not only fluid, enjoyable and connected, but also feature learning and social experiences. By identifying users' preferences, mobility players will be able to design vehicles and services that answer their expectations.
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