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Louis Jay Pearlman (June 19, 1954 – August 19, 2016) was an American record producer. He was the person behind many successful 1990s boy bands, having formed and funded the Backstreet Boys. After their massive success, he then developed NSYNC.

In 2006, he was accused of running one of the largest and longest-running Ponzi schemes in United States history, leaving more than $300 million in debts. After being apprehended, he pled guilty to conspiracy, money laundering, and making false statements during a bankruptcy proceeding. In 2008, Pearlman was convicted and sentenced to 25 years in prison. He died in federal custody in 2016.

Early life
Lou Pearlman was born and raised in New York City, New York, the only child of Jewish parents Hy Pearlman, who ran a dry cleaning business, and Reenie Pearlman, a school lunchroom aide.

He was a first cousin of the musician Art Garfunkel.

Pearlman's home at Mitchell Gardens Apartments was located across from Flushing Airport, where he and childhood friend Alan Gross would watch blimps take off and land. According to his autobiography, Bands, Brands, & Billions, it was during this period that he used his position on his school newspaper to earn credentials and get his first ride in a blimp. This is disputed by Gross, who claims he was the school reporter, and allowed Pearlman to tag along.

Garfunkel's fame and wealth helped inspire Pearlman's own interest in the music business. As a teenager he managed a band, but when success in music proved elusive, he turned his attention to aviation. During his first year as a student at Queens College, Pearlman wrote a business plan for a class project based on the idea of a helicopter taxi service in New York City. By the late 1970s, he had launched the business based on his business plan, starting with one helicopter.

Suspicions of insurance fraud and pump and dump
Returning to the U.S., Pearlman formed Airship Enterprises Ltd, which leased a blimp to Jordache before actually owning one. He used the funds from Jordache to construct a blimp, which promptly crashed. The two parties sued each other, and seven years later Pearlman was awarded $2.5 million in damages.

On the advice of a friend, Pearlman started a new company, Airship International, taking it public to raise the $3 million he needed to purchase a blimp, falsely claiming that he had a partnership with Wüllenkemper. He leased the blimp to McDonald's for advertising.

Pearlman then relocated Airship International to Orlando, Florida, in July 1991, where he signed MetLife and SeaWorld as clients for his blimps.

Airship International suffered when one of its clients left and three of the aircraft crashed. The company's stock, which had once been pumped up to $6 a share, dropped to a price of three cents a share, and the company was shut down.

After he took the company public in 1985, Pearlman became personally and professionally close to Jerome Rosen, a partner at small-cap trading firm Norbay Securities. Based in Bayside, Queens, and frequently in trouble with regulators, Norbay actively traded Airship stock. This sent Airship's stock price consistently higher, enabling Pearlman to sell hundreds of thousands of shares and warrants at ever-higher prices. However, Airship was reporting little revenue, cash flow or net income. In return for keeping his penny stock liquid, Pearlman allegedly paid Rosen handsome commissions, according to a mutual friend, that reached into 'the tens of thousands of dollars' per trade.

Entertainment industry career
Pearlman became fascinated with the success of the New Kids on the Block, who had made hundreds of millions of dollars in record, tour and merchandise sales. He started Trans Continental Records with the intent of mimicking their boy band business model. The record label's first band, the Backstreet Boys, consisted of five unknown performers selected by Pearlman in a $3 million talent search.

Management duties were assigned to a former New Kids on the Block manager, Johnny Wright, and his wife Donna. The Backstreet Boys became the best-selling boy band of all time, with record sales of 130 million, hitting gold, platinum, and diamond in 45 countries. Pearlman and the Wrights were then introduced to NSYNC, which was formed by Chris Kirkpatrick. Pearlman and the Wrights funded and managed NSYNC in a very similar fashion, selling over 70 million records globally.

With these two major successes under his belt, Pearlman had become a music mogul. Other boy bands managed by Pearlman were O-Town (created during the ABC–MTV reality television series Making the Band), LFO, Take 5, Natural, Marshall Dyllon (co-created with country music artist Kenny Rogers) and US5, as well as the girl groups Solid HarmoniE and Innosense (with Britney Spears in the very beginning as a short-term member), co-managed with Lynn Harless (the mother of NSYNC band member Justin Timberlake). Other artists on the Trans Continental label included Aaron Carter, Jordan Knight, Smilez & Southstar and C-Note.

Pearlman also owned a large entertainment complex in Orlando, including a recording studio he called Trans Continental Studios, and a dance studio near Disney World named O-Town.

In 2002, Pearlman and Wes Smith co-wrote Bands, Brands and Billions: My Top 10 Rules for Making Any Business Go Platinum.

Band lawsuits
With the exceptions of US5 and Marshall Dyllon, all of the musical acts that worked with Pearlman sued him in federal court for misrepresentation and fraud. All cases against Pearlman either have been won by those who have brought lawsuits against him or have been settled out of court.

The members of Backstreet Boys were the first to file a lawsuit against Pearlman, feeling that their contract—under which Pearlman collected as both manager and producer—was unfair, because Pearlman was also paid as a sixth member of the Backstreet Boys (i.e., one-sixth of the band's own income). The band's dissatisfaction began when member Brian Littrell hired a lawyer to determine why the group had received only $300,000 for all of their work while Pearlman and his record label had made millions. Fellow boy band NSYNC was having similar issues with Pearlman, and its members soon followed suit.

At the age of 14, Aaron Carter filed a lawsuit in 2002 that accused Pearlman and Trans Continental of cheating him out of hundreds of thousands of dollars and of racketeering in a deliberate pattern of criminal activity. This suit was later settled out of court.

Talent scouting scam scandal
In September 2002,  Pearlman purchased Mark Tolner's internet-based talent company, Options Talent Group (formerly Emodel and Studio 58), which would subsequently go through several names, including Trans Continental Talent (TCT), Wilhelmina Talent Scouting (WSN), Web Style Network, Fashion Rock, and Talent Rock. Regardless of the name, all incarnations were based on the business model used by Emodel founder Ayman "Alec" Difrawi, himself a convicted con artist, who played a principal role in running Options/TCT/WSN and setting up Fashion Rock. The companies received unfavorable press attention, ranging from questions about their business practices to outright declarations that they were scams. After Hotjobs and Monster.com pulled over a thousand of the company's job ads from their boards, they were further advertised on the Difrawi-founded "Industry Magazine" website.

The Better Business Bureau's opinion about Options/TCT/WSN was negative, citing a "pattern of complaints concerning misrepresentation in selling practices". The New York State Consumer Protection Board issued an alert, naming it the largest example they had found of a photo mill scam.<ref>"Model Agency Labeled a Scam"  Page Six, New York Post. October 20, 2003.</ref> San Francisco's labor commissioner declared Options/TCT/WSN in violation of California law, and several state agencies were reported to be investigating the company. In Florida, around 2,000 complaints were filed with the then-Attorney General Charlie Crist and the BBB, and an investigation was started by Assistant Attorney General Dowd. However,  as the newly appointed Assistant AG MacGregor was unable to find "any substantial violations", no charges were filed. Further complicating matters was the fact that the company had since declared bankruptcy, "leaving no deep pockets from which to collect damages."

By June 2004, Fashion Rock, LLC had filed a civil suit for defamation against some who had criticized Pearlman's talent businesses. The case was dismissed and closed in 2006. One of the accused, a Canadian consumer-fraud expert Les Henderson, successfully pursued a libel lawsuit against Pearlman, Tolner, El-Difrawi and several others.

Fashion Rock, LLC lived on until February 2, 2007, when its assets were sold in Pearlman's bankruptcy proceeding. Difrawi continued filing lawsuits that were all dismissed and was most recently running Expand, Inc. dba Softrock.org aka Employer Network, from the same address as former TCT.

 Ponzi scheme
In 2006, investigators discovered Pearlman had perpetrated the longest-running Ponzi scheme in American history and had defrauded investors out of more than $1 billion, out of which $300 million is still missing. For more than 20 years, Pearlman had enticed individuals and banks to invest in Trans Continental Airlines Inc., TransCon Records, and both companies' parent, Trans Continental International Inc. All three companies were fictions that existed only on paper—at least until Lou Pearlman's boy bands took off and TransCon Records was profiting from signed acts. After the success of NSYNC and Backstreet Boys, he turned the groups and their fame into the engine to further expand his Ponzi scheme. Pearlman used falsified Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, AIG and Lloyd's of London documents to win investors' confidence in his program titled Employee Investment Savings Account, and he used fake financial statements created by the fictitious accounting firm Cohen and Siegel to secure bank loans.

Investigation
In February 2007, Florida regulators announced that Pearlman's Trans Continental Savings Program was indeed a massive fraud, and the state took possession of the company. Most of the at least $95 million which was collected from investors was gone. Orange County Circuit Judge Renee Roche ordered Pearlman and two of his associates, Robert Fischetti and Michael Crudelle, to bring back to the United States "any assets taken abroad which were derived from illegal transactions."

Following a flight from officials, over the course of which he reportedly had been seen in Israel and Germany, Pearlman was arrested in Indonesia on June 14, 2007, after being spotted by a tourist couple from Germany.
He was living in a tourist hotel in Nusa Dua in Bali. Pearlman had been seen in Orlando in late January 2007, in early February in Germany, including an appearance on German television on February 1. Reportedly he was seen in Russia, Belarus, Israel, Spain, Panama, and Brazil. In early February, an attorney in Florida received a letter from Pearlman sent from Bali.
Pearlman was then indicted by a federal grand jury on June 27, 2007. Specifically, Pearlman was charged with conspiracy, money laundering, and filing false bankruptcy.

Conviction and sentencing
Five days before his sentencing in May 2008, Pearlman requested a telephone and an Internet connection two days a week to continue to promote bands. Federal judge G. Kendall Sharp of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida rejected the request.

On May 21, 2008, Sharp sentenced Pearlman to 25 years in prison on charges of conspiracy, money laundering, and making false statements during a bankruptcy proceeding. Pearlman could reduce his prison time by one month for every million dollars he helped a bankruptcy trustee recover. He also ordered individual investors to be paid before institutions in distributing any eventual assets.

Bankruptcy
Pearlman and his companies were forced into involuntary bankruptcy in March 2007. Trustees and lenders intended to auction off Pearlman's assets and personal belongings, including a mansion full of well-known works of art and priceless memorabilia. They quickly discovered the art and memorabilia was  mostly fake. What could be sold was auctioned through eBay and a traditional bankruptcy auction house.

Church Street Station, a historic train station in downtown Orlando which Pearlman had purchased in 2002, was sold at a bankruptcy auction in April 2007 for $34 million. Several of Pearlman's belongings, including his college degrees, were purchased by The A.V. Club journalist and film critic Nathan Rabin during the eBay auction.

Cronin claim
In a 2009 interview with Howard Stern, Rich Cronin, the former lead singer of the LFO band, said that he had only received a fraction of the money owed to him from record sales. Cronin claimed that Pearlman had "wanted to bang everyone" and had attempted to seduce him multiple times. (Cronin was of age.)

Fellow LFO band member Brad Fischetti, however, continued to refer to Pearlman as a friend, expressed sadness at the news of his arrest, imprisonment, and death.

Nick Carter, when asked if the claim was true, suggested that bitterness might be a motivating factor for the claim.

In an interview conducted by the Orlando Sentinel, former NSYNC member Lance Bass, when asked about the claim, stated that Pearlman had never behaved inappropriately with them.

Death
In 2008, Pearlman began his prison sentence with a projected release date of March 24, 2029. However, he suffered a stroke in 2010 while incarcerated. He was diagnosed with an infection of a heart valve. Pearlman had surgery to replace a heart valve a few weeks before his death. The prison took him to a hospital where he was scheduled for another surgery.

Pearlman ultimately died while still in custody at the Federal Correctional Institution in Miami, Florida, on August 19, 2016, from cardiac arrest. He was buried ten days later on August 29, 2016, in the family burial area. He was 62 years old.

 Documentaries
Pearlman was featured in the third season of American Greed in the episode called "Boy Band Mogul" in 2009.

The documentary The Boy Band Con: The Lou Pearlman Story premiered at SXSW on March 13, 2019. It was released on YouTube Premium in April 2019.

On December 13, 2019, Pearlman was the subject of an episode of ABC's 20/20 titled "The Hitman: From Pop to Prison".

 See also
Edgardo Diaz

References

Further reading

  Cited as Henderson 2006.
  Cited as Pearlman 2002.

External links
 Lou Pearlman case
 Page Six Story on Pearlman
 Interview, HitQuarters Jul 2005
 The CNBC program American Greed,'' narrated by Stacy Keach Jr., describes, in episode #18 titled "Lou Pearlman: Boy Band Bandit", the massive fraud and Ponzi scheme, victim outrage at the federal offer to reduce Pearlman's sentence, and his proposed "Jailhouse Rock" (gag) reality series, and it also discusses the issue of sex with underage boys. Bryan Burrough, interviewed for the episode, noted of this last that he had not expected to hear about sexual improprieties, and ascribed the lack of willingness to come forward about them to Pearlman's repeated usage of the tactic of veiled threats to intimidate those who would have otherwise done so.

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Super-popular Windsor band, Michou, announced on Twitter today that they will be playing a major show right here in Windsor with legendary Canadian rock act, The Trews.
The Michou-Trews show is part of the new "Summerfest Uptown", to be held at the old Windsor Armouries downtown between June 23rd and 27th.
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Siddique ul-Islam ( Siddikul Islam), known popularly as Bangla Bhai (বাংলা ভাই "Bengali Brother") (1970 – 30 March 2007), also known as Jawad uddin attari () Azizur Rôhman, was a Bangladeshi terrorist and the military commander of the Al Qaeda affiliated radical Islamist organization Jagrata Muslim Janata Bangladesh (Awakened Muslim Masses of Bangladesh), known in popular usage as the JMJB. Most active in the north-western section of Bangladesh around the Rajshahi region, Bangla Bhai gained a nationwide and worldwide notoriety for bombings and other terrorist activities.

Biography
Bangla Bhai gave an interview to national and local journalist. This interview would be a significant source of information about his life. His father was Nazir Hossain Pramanik of Kannipara village in Gabtoli upazila in Bogra. He claimed to have graduated from Rajshahi University in 1995 with a master's in Bangla. The Daily Star reporter contacted the university to verify his claims. The university claimed there was no student with the Azizur Rahman at the Bangla Department in 1995. When the Daily Star reported pointed out this contradiction Bangla Bhai replied: "I studied Bangla at Azizul Haq University College affiliated with Rajshahi University. Bangla Bhai remained private and guarded about his education and background. His senior officer in the organization Amir Maulana Abdur Rahman who was also present during the interview reported that Bangla Bhai studied at Tarafsartaj Senior Fazil Madrasa. Bangla Bhai said regarding his alias "I was a Bangla teacher at two top coaching centres in Dhaka. As my students did well in Bangla, the authorities of coaching centres called me Bangla Bhai, "he did not name the coaching centres or their exact locations. Bangla Bhai also denied certain reports that he was aligned with Bangladesh Chhatra League. "I supported it when I was in school. As a college student, I joined Islami Chhatra Shibir (an Islamist student organisation allied with Jamaat-e-Islami). When I finished my study in 1995, I quit Shibir because Jamaat accepted female leadership although it said it considered female leadership sacrilege." He joined JMJB (Jagrata Muslim Janata Bangladesh) and rose to the rank of administrator of military affairs and an acting member of the Majlis-e-Sura, its main decision making board of trustees. Bangla Bhai got to be notorious for the torment and intimidation of the rivals of JMJB and minorities. On 17 August 2005, JMJB, under Islam's administration, dispatched an across the nation assault by blasting 500 bombs. Alongside Shaykh Abdur Rahman, Islam is affirmed to have engineered the bombings. In late 2005, a progression of suicide bomb assaults shook Bangladesh. JMJB and Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh have asserted obligation of these assaults.

Militant activity
He started operations in the northern Rajshahi locale in 2004 by crusading against neighborhood crooks, purportedly with the assistance of the police and some administration authorities.
Taskforce against Torture is a Bangladeshi human rights organization which was founded in 2002. It has recorded more than 500 instances of individuals being threatened and tortured by Bangla Bhai and his associates.
Abdur Rahman and Bangla Bhai set up organisational bases and militant training camps in madrasas and in remote areas of the country, mostly in the dense forests and hilly areas. They translated their plan into action with the help of huge funds from foreign countries that were meant for building mosques and madrasas.
August 2005, estimated 500 bombs were detonated in almost every district of Bangladesh except one within one hour. The explosions caused the death of three individuals and injured about 100 individuals.
In mid-November 2005, two Judges were killed when a bomb was tossed at their vehicle in the town of Jhalalkati, 120 km (75 miles) south of the capital, Dhaka.
29 November 2005-Seven individuals, including the suspected suicide bomber, died in the attack on Gazipur. This was the first Suicide bomb attack in Bangladesh's History. In Chittagong, two police officers were slain the suspected bomber was injured and immobilized. At slightest 16 individuals, 13 of them police officers were injured in Chittagong notwithstanding those murdered.

Arrest
The Government of Bangladesh broadcast a 5 million taka reward for the catch of Bangla Bhai or data on him, which would lead to his capture. The RAB (Rapid Action Battalion) intelligence unit and RAB-9 raced to Mymensingh in the early hours of 6 March 2006 and caught Bangla Bhai's wife Fahima and minor child Saad from a house on Ram Krishna Mission Road in Mymensingh town at around 5:00am. Acting on information obtained from his wife, the RAB men commanded by its intelligence wings head Lt Colonel Gulzar Uddin Ahmed encompassed the place of a town Doctor Umed Ali at Rampur in Muktagachha, 30 kilometers off Mymensingh, at around 7:00am and began looking for Bangla Bhai. As RAB Sergeant Rafiq, who was posted in a contiguous tin-roofed house, attempted to peep into the space to see who were inside, Bangla Bhai shot him once in the head. The RAB men were able to remove the sergeant to safety.  Two or three minutes after Bangla Bhai assaulted Sergeant Rafiq, an effective bomb went off inside the tin-roofed room where Bangla Bhai was remaining. The blast wrecked the rooftop and an edge of the room caught fire. RAB asked him to surrender, and informed him he was surrounded.

Bangla Bhai exited the house at around 7:30am and surrendered. He showed signs of injury from the blast. Bangla Bhai's bodyguard Masud was discovered lying on the floor, he was badly injured from the blast. The entire house was smoldered and just the columns were remained. Injured RAB Sergeant Rafiq was flown Combined Military Hospital (CMH) in Dhaka. RAB sources informed the journalists present that three cases would be filed against the terrorist- one under Arms Act, another under Explosives Substance Act and the third for striking the officers.

As the information of Bangla Bhai's catch spread, many individuals from close by towns raced to Rampur. The merry group remained on the housetops of houses, trees and both sides of the street as the injured Bangla Bhai was being taken to the hospital. In Mymensingh town, several individuals exited their homes, workplaces and shops to have a look of Bangla Bhai and continued applauding as the RAB men were taking him to the Mymensingh medical college and hospital in a security convoy.

Death

JMB leaders Shaikh Abdur Rahman and Siddiqur Rahman alias Bangla Bhai had been given death sentences for the killings of two assistant judges in Jhalakathi. Along with 5 other militants, Siddique ul-Islam was executed by hanging on 30 March 2007.

Family
A Dhaka court on 10 August 2010 sentenced his wife (Fahima pseudonym Farzana) and two JMB men (Salahuddin alias Saleheen and Asaduzzaman Chowdhury alias Panir) to 20 years' imprisonment each for having explosives. Judge Mohammad Rezaul Islam of the Speedy Trial Tribunal-4 passed on the sentence in vicinity of the convicts.

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Researchers are observing a number of meaningful trends in marketing these days: Social media spending has been steadily rising for years (and has spiked during the pandemic); more and more, companies are outsourcing their social media activities to third-party agencies and cutting their in-house social media staff; social media having a more positive impact than ever on companies' overall performance.
Despite these trends, however, marketers remain largely dissatisfied with their ability to manage their social media agency partnerships. This article offers concrete steps to marketers for improving their relationship with social media partners — and getting a better return on their investment.
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During the first two months of the Covid-19 pandemic, enterprise spending on social media increased 74%, from 13% of marketing budgets in February 2020 to 23% in May 2020. This spike, reported in a special Covid-19 edition of The CMO Survey, represents a historic high for social media spending since 2009, and marketers expect it to stay at this level for the next year.
Social media spending seems to be paying dividends right now. Companies reported a lift in social media's contributions to company performance (rising from 3.4 to 4.2 on a 7-point scale, where 1 = Not at All and 7 = Very Highly). While this may seem small by some standards, it's actually quite a big deal; it's the first time we have seen an increase in social media's contributions since we first asked the question in 2016. But during the pandemic social media has proven to be a powerful tool for marketers who have needed to quickly adapt and reach their quarantined customers.
So how can companies seize this moment to optimize their social media strategies and see a positive return on their investment?
One answer to this question focuses on how companies organize and manage their partnerships with social media agencies. More and more, companies are outsourcing their social media activities (since 2014 the percentage of social media activities performed by external agencies has climbed from 17% to 24% in 2020) and cutting in-house social media costs (since 2014, the number of social media staffers per company has dropped from 4.1 to 3.1 people). But despite this rise in outsourcing, marketers don't give themselves high marks for managing these partnerships (they rate their own ability to "manage external digital marketing partners and agencies" just a 3.8 on a 7-point scale, where 1 = Poor and 7 = Excellent).
To optimize these partnerships, companies should take the following steps:
1. Put a premium on trust. 30 years of research tells us that trust is a critical quality of successful agency partnerships. Trust paves the way for effective decisions, calculated risks, and creative work. But building trust takes intention. Research confirms that characteristics such as integrity and confidentiality are as important as expertise. So companies should look for indicators of these characteristics in their partners — and social media agencies should think about how to signal these intangible qualities along with their technical competencies.
Trust is a two-way street. Agency partners that sense they are trusted bond more deeply with their clients, which creates improved communication, motivation, and collaboration, and a virtuous cycle that produces better marketing. As Aaron Lavin, Senior Manager at Deloitte Digital noted, "One true measure of having a trusted agency-client relationship is the level of strategic connection between the teams. When this is working, it's like multiplying creative thinking on your most strategic marketing challenges. What client doesn't want that?"
2. Establish clear and ongoing communication channels — and do it early. Without regular communication, trust can deteriorate rapidly. So decide what channels work best for your partnership (Slack, email, Zoom meetings, or conference calls, for example) and align how frequently you'll be in contact. Setting these boundaries early will help ensure that you and your partner sustain a timely and consistent workflow. And don't forget to create a process for extraordinary communications: How will you fast-track strategy modification, content development, and approvals to address an ever-changing market?
Good communication starts with good onboarding. So in addition to building a curriculum that educates your partner on your customers, brand, voice, offerings, and business model, use the onboarding process as an opportunity to establish the culture of your partnership. Strong partnerships are good social fits. Is your culture hierarchical or flat? Formal or informal? Being aligned on culture is key to maintaining a healthy line of communication through the life of your partnership.
3. Meld internal and external perspectives. You know the business; the agency knows its craft. Agencies also have a depth of experience across industries that can help you identify novel opportunities. The trick is to weave these internal and external perspectives. To that end, invite your agency account manager to sit in on relevant meetings where your company's overall marketing and brand strategy is discussed.
How will you know when melding has worked? One indicator is the level of integration achieved between your marketing strategy and your social media activities. The August 2019 CMO Survey asked respondents to rate how effectively social media supported their firms' overall marketing strategies. Marketing leaders reported an average score of 4.2 (on a 1-7 scale where 1 = Not At All Integrated and 7 = Very Integrated) — far too low to render an adequate return on their social media investment. We recommend evaluating this level of integration as a process metric for evaluating agencies.
Another metric is to ensure that customers cannot tell if you or your agency created the content; if your consumers judge and react to your brand differently depending on who developed the social media content, you probably have a problem.
4. Establish clear objectives and align on metrics. Many companies do not have clear objectives for their social media activities. This can make it difficult to judge the value of agency inputs. The most effective social media activities have clear objectives and measurable performance. Decide on these metrics with your agency partner before embarking on a social media initiative.
During the pandemic, for example, companies' most common objectives have been "brand awareness and brand building" (84.2%), "retaining current customers" (54.3%), and "acquiring new customers" (51.1%). Each of these objectives requires distinctive, getable target metrics so that both parties know what a good performance looks like. It's also important to periodically revisit progress on goals and decide on appropriate adjustments, so build this kind of evaluation into your communication strategy.
5. Keep one hand on the steering wheel. By handing over full responsibility for filtering feedback to the agency, many companies miss relevant customer input. Instead, establish a regular cadence to access customer sentiment and important summary information from the agency. Doing both is especially important in this period of unprecedented market disruption.
This also means that companies should not "set it and forget it" — that is, design and schedule social media posts, but fail to monitor them for relevance. The Covid-19 pandemic — and the events 2020 at large — have demanded fast action from marketers and their partners. Be engaged with current affairs and prepared to adapt to them. Partnerships that are willing to re-evaluate their social media strategy in light of the rapidly changing landscape will not only minimize risk but also maximize their opportunity to connect with consumers. (To that end, a recent Journal of Marketing article highlights how real-time shifts in social media activities generate more virality online.)
6. Seek partners that adapt in times of uncertainty. Social media management is constantly being challenged by digital disruption. The pandemic has made this need even clearer as marketers report they improvised quite a bit during these past few months (5.6 on a 7-point scale, where 7 = A Great Deal). Companies need nimble partners that can quickly shift their resources and strategy as needed. In fact, when asked to rate the most important skills they would look for in hiring future marketers, the "ability to pivot as new priorities emerge" topped the list. This outlook is likely to apply to agencies as well; digital marketplaces are fraught with ambiguity that needs to be navigated. The ideal agency partner will have both the wisdom to navigate change and the courage to take calculated risks with your brand's messaging (not to mention your company's budget).
7. Stay attuned to social and political issues through your agency partner. Social media agencies are likely to be more deeply attuned to the political and cultural discourse than you are — that's their business, after all. Listen and learn from them. What is the right way for your company to express its support for racial justice in the U.S.? What type of political voice is possible for your company in an election season? How should you weigh the risks associated with speaking up about social or political issues?
For marketing leaders, seeking this kind of input from agency partners is likely to be a little uncomfortable; marketing leaders generally don't support getting involved in politically-charged issues (4 to 1 oppose). But it's important that you trust your agency partner to guide you on when and how to effectively express your company's voice.
8. Help the rest of your business learn from your social media agency partnership. Social media partnerships are just one of several collaborations your company will rely on. So as you work with your social media partner, think about what you are learning about managing a healthy partnership in general. What processes and structures work well? What doesn't work well? Once you develop an analysis of your successful partnership, codify and share it within your company to accelerate the performance of other partnerships across the business.
Many enterprise leaders are flying blind in the current market environment. Social media agencies can offer substantial value in understanding the voice of the customer and communicating the company's message to create value; don't let that value go to waste.
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Media pluralism, diversity of opinion and the capacity to tackle major issues have been developing in Seychelles media over the past decade or so.
Since the introduction of the multiparty politics, the practice of self-censorship has slowly dissipated. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) says that state-owned media outlets no longer shy away from criticising the government or from reporting on corruption.
In October 2021, the national assembly decriminalized defamation.
BBC World Service (106.2 MHz) and Radio France Internationale are available on FM.
There were 71,000 internet users by December 2021, comprising 72% of the population (Worldinternetstats.com).
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Hong Kong journalists regroup abroad
When Hong Kong's pro-democracy news outlets Apple Daily and Stand News were forced to close by authorities in 2021 under a sweeping Beijing-led crackdown on dissent, Jane Poon made herself a promise.
Poon, a Hong Konger who worked in the city's media for nearly three decades before moving to Australia in 2017, promised to do whatever she could to keep the spirit of the defunct outlets alive.
After more than a year of planning, Poon's vision became a reality in mid-January with the launch of The Points, a new online media outlet dedicated to covering news about Hong Kong and its growing diaspora.
Based entirely overseas, The Points, which publishes in Chinese, hopes to fill the gap left by the demise of most independent media in Hong Kong, where journalists now face the risk of arrest and imprisonment for coverage considered critical of Beijing.
The Points's staff is made up of former employees of Hong Kong media, including Apply Daily and Stand News, who moved overseas amid the city's crackdown on press freedom and other civil liberties.
With staff in Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom, the outlet hopes to be the first 24-hour news operation for Hong Kong that is based outside the city.
The Points's recent coverage includes the Hong Kong Legislative Council's unannounced decision to redact the names of legislators in transcripts of official proceedings, and a recent meeting between Hong Kong activists and Australia's Minister of Foreign Affairs Penny Wong.
"As some Hong Kong journalists disperse to other places, I think that although the Hong Kong media is in a difficult situation, it might also be a chance to turn a crisis into an opportunity," Poon, who worked for Apple Daily's parent company as the head of digital news for Next Magazine, told Al Jazeera.
"We could set up a media platform for the journalists in various places who may work together to cover stories across countries for the Hong Kong diaspora, and also cover stories which are not allowed to be published in Hong Kong anymore."
Media hobbled
Hong Kong, a British colony for more than 150 years before its return to Chinese sovereignty in 1997, was long regarded as one of Asia's most vibrant and freewheeling media scenes until the imposition of a Beijing-drafted national security law in 2020.
Since then, most of the city's pro-democracy media have been forced to shut down or decided to close out of fear of being targeted by authorities.
Jimmy Lai, the garment-factory owner turned media tycoon who founded Apple Daily, is facing up to life in prison in a sedition and foreign collusion trial scheduled to begin in September following repeated delays.
In November, six of Lai's former employees, including Apple Daily's editor-in-chief, pleaded guilty to conspiring to collude with foreign forces by advocating for sanctions against the Hong Kong and mainland Chinese governments.
Two former editors of Stand News, which closed in December 2021 after its offices were raided by national security police, are currently on trial for sedition.
Last year, Hong Kong's global press freedom ranking plunged nearly 70 places to 148, according to Reporters Without Borders. The territory, which was promised a high degree of autonomy and civil liberties that do not exist in mainland China for at least 50 years after the handover, ranked 18th in 2002.
People queued to buy the final edition of the Apple Daily, which was forced to close in 2021 [File: Vincent Yu/AP Photo]
More than 1,500 journalists in Hong Kong have been put out of work in the crackdown, according to an analysis carried out by Bloomberg News last year, with many former media workers moving into other industries or migrating overseas.
At the same time, the growing Hong Kong diaspora — about 150,000 Hong Kongers have moved to the UK alone since the passage of the National Security Law – has created opportunities for new ways to report on Hong Kong.
The Points follows the launch of a number of other Hong Kong-focused outlets located abroad, including Flow HK, which is based in Taiwan, and Commons Hong Kong, which is based in the UK and Taiwan.
"There's always a need for a vibrant, independent press. It's hopeful to see resilient journalists inside and outside Hong Kong continue their excellent journalism," Iris Hsu, China representative for the Committee to Protect Journalists, told Al Jazeera.
"If the overseas media outlets provide a safer platform for Hong Kong's critical journalism that has been under attack for years, it would help preserve Hong Kong's press freedom and slow the government's deliberate erosion of checks and balances of power."
The Hong Kong government has repeatedly insisted that the city's press freedom remains intact. Hong Kong's leader John Lee last year said there was no need to talk about defending press freedom because it "exists and we attach great importance to press freedom".
Reaching across the divides
For now, The Points has a modest size and reach.
The outlet relies on six full-time journalists and freelancers, according to Poon, who said the website attracts about 3,000-4000 readers each day, although that number is growing fast.
Finn Lau, The Points's executive director, said the outlet relies on a small pool of reader donations to pay its staff and is exploring other sources of revenue, which could include government grants or wealthy donors.
"Financial sustainability is one of the key issues, that's why it took us around 15 months to prepare our media before launch," Lau told Al Jazeera. "For the upcoming two years, our top priority must be to get the media [outlet] to be financially sustainable."
Despite its links to Apple Daily, The Points is also keen to reach Hong Kong people from across the political spectrum and to avoid charges of political bias and sensationalism that critics levelled at the defunct tabloid, said Lau, a Hong Kong activist known for his opposition to Beijing.
"We don't want to overly politicise our media outlet," said Lau, who popularised a protest strategy of escalating violence known as "Lam Chau" during anti-government protests in 2019 and 2020.
"On the other hand, we don't want to self-censor. So we are trying to find a dedicated balance between being a tabloid or being a so-called … intellectual newspaper."
Journalists have come under increasing pressure since the national security law was passed. Bao Choy Yuk-Ling was convicted of accessing public data for a documentary on a mob attack during the 2019 protests [File: Tyrone Siu/Reuters]
Apart from financial challenges, The Points has had trouble getting the word out on social media.
Soon after its launch, the outlet's Twitter account was suspended without warning or explanation, Lau said.
Lau said the account had not violated Twitter's terms of service, but it may have been targeted with vexatious complaints by pro-Beijing figures or fallen victim to the shortage of staff at the platform following Elon Musk's takeover. The account has yet to be reinstated.
"We are very frustrated with Twitter and we are still considering what we should do with this platform," he said.
Still, Lau has big ambitions for the media outlet.
"I am rather optimistic about the visibility of this project. Actually I am a pragmatic dreamer," he said. "That's why I believe it might take one or two years to stabilise."
For Poon, the launch of The Points is about more than upholding press freedom. She hopes the outlet can help preserve Hong Kong's distinct culture and values.
"We have our next generation. We have to look after our children," she said.
"That's why it's important to have our own media, to tell our own stories. Then our history and everything can be given down to our next generation."
'More uncertainty': Sask. journalists weigh in on changing print media landscape
As large corporations make headlines showcasing an apparent decline in Canada's newspaper industry, Kevin Weedmark and the Moosomin World-Spectator continue to thrive.
Weedmark purchased the southeast Saskatchewan weekly paper in 2002, with a circulation of 1,700. Today, that number sits around 5,000, bringing overall circulation to 43,000 when the publisher's two additional regional papers are included.
"When I bought this newspaper, I didn't think of it as a business-first. I thought of it as a community service-first," Weedmark said Monday.
"There's nothing magical about Moosomin, or what we've done here, that you couldn't do anywhere. I mean, a proper newspaper that's there to serve its community first is going to be successful."
It's a stark contract to the reality playing out for some major papers owned by Postmedia Network Corp.
The company announced last week it is laying off 11 per cent of its editorial staff, among other changes to printing presses, office spaces and publishing schedules.
Postmedia employs about 650 journalists across Canada, and also owns Saskatchewan's two major urban daily newspapers: the Saskatoon StarPhoenix and the Regina Leader-Post.
It's selling the historic StarPhoenix building and all remaining journalists will work from home. The papers' printing press will also be moved from Saskatoon to Estevan, Sask., located around 200 kilometres southeast of Regina.
Blue Sky50:02What does the future of newspapers in Saskatchewan look like?
It's a time of great change for Saskatchewan's two biggest daily papers and those changes are very alarming for the people who work at those papers and those who depend on them for local news. Today on the show we take a look at what is to blame for the latest Postmedia problems and we talk to weekly newspaper editors across this province who say the future is hyper-local. We heard from Journalism professor Patricia Elliott, Moosomin world spectator Editor Kevin Weedmark, Prince Albert Daily Herald Editor Jason Kerr, and Steve Nixon Executive Director of the Saskatchewan Weekly Newspapers Association.
Austin Davis, a journalist with the Regina Leader-Post since 2014, tweeted about the changes on Jan. 25.
"It's more uncertainty for beleaguered, resilient newsrooms and hardworking reporters," Davis wrote.
"I can't and won't defend these decisions. In nine years, I've seen dozens of colleagues take buyouts or leave due to burnout, stress and low pay. The survivors are expected to continue publishing the same standard of product. It is impossible."
'Maddening and frustrating'
Trish Elliott, a distinguished professor of investigative and community journalism at First Nations University of Canada and an executive member of J-Schools Canada, wrote an opinion editorial for CBC Saskatchewan published Monday and joined Blue Sky later that day to share her thoughts.
"It's just madding and frustrating. The state of media concentration in Canada has been this like growing train wreck," Elliott told CBC's Heather Morrison.
"It seems like every 10 years we have a commission saying that the way media is owned here needs to be better regulated. But nothing ever happens."
Trish Elliott, shown in a photo from 2015, believes Canadian newspapers are being plundered by monopoly capitalism. (Jordan Bell/CBC)
Elliott pointed to the fact her local newspaper in Saskatchewan is currently owned by a hedge fund in the U.S.
"We're not being protected from foreign ownership, obviously, as the majority shareholders are in the U.S. for Postmedia. And again that is a regulatory failure," she said.
Steve Nixon, the executive director of the Saskatchewan Newspapers Association, also pointed out the impact large corporations are having on the overall state of print media.
"Good journalism costs money," Nixon said.
"The money that's being used to pay journalists is being sucked out, mainly, by two major companies, neither of which are owned by a Canadian entity."
Independent daily seeing success
Jason Kerr is the editor of the employee-owned and operated Prince Albert Daily Herald, one of Canada's few independent daily newspapers.
In 2017, a group of employees reached a tentative deal to buy the paper from Star News Publishing Inc., preventing the paper from folding. The deal was completed on May 1, 2018, with the Prince Albert Herald beginning operation under FolioJumpline Publishing Inc.
"It's definitely been a lot of work, but it's been very rewarding and the community has responded by backing us," Kerr said.
Kerr, who has worked at the paper since 2015, said being employee-owned and operated has allowed the paper to focus in on local stories and support community events.
Still, he noted the number of newspapers in northern Saskatchewan has been on a slow decline. He pointed to the end of the La Ronge Northerner, a weekly paper that closed after 41 years in 2015.
"It just left a huge gap, so there's not a lot if you want to get your news from a print newspaper," Kerr said, adding the north is often referred to as a "media desert."
"A place where there's just a ton of stuff happening, a ton of news, both good and bad, that's going unreported because there aren't enough reporters up there."
The independent publishing company behind the Herald has looked to fill that void. It prints a monthly stand-alone newspaper called The Northern Advocate, which is distributed across northern Saskatchewan and Manitoba.
Kerr said the other great thing about being an independent entity is having the choice to reinvest in the community and support local events.
"There's really no discussion," he said. "We just look at and go, 'Yeah, this is something we want to support and we support it.'"
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BREAKING Ex-President, Jonathan Meets Buhari In Aso Rock In Close-door Session
President Muhammadu Buhari and former President Goodluck Jonathan are currently having a meeting at the State House, Abuja.
Jonathan arrived at the Presidential Villa at about 3pm on Thursday.
However, the purpose of his visit was not known as of press time.
It was learnt that Jonathan might have visited the Villa to brief the president on his activities as ECOWAS Chief Mediator in Mali.
Meanwhile, there were also reports of plans by Jonathan to defect to the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
SaharaReporters learnt that the APC cabal loyal to President Muhammadu Buhari was indeed keen to bring Jonathan into the party for several reasons, including to frustrate the ambition of the national leader of the party, Bola Tinubu, who is eyeing the presidency in 2023.
A top source had told SaharaReporters in September 2021 that Buhari had started courting Jonathan to bring him into the APC to run for the presidency and succeed him.
According to the source, the Presidency cabal wants to make Jonathan the next president as they believe he would not investigate the atrocities committed by Buhari's regime.
Jonathan is also purportedly nursing a presidential ambition to complete two terms in office, an opportunity denied him by the APC in the 2015 presidential election.
He has reportedly agreed to play the game, especially considering the slim chances he has in the PDP for 2023 with the wealth and connection of former Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar.
Atiku was the PDP presidential candidate in the 2019 election.
Although Atiku has yet to declare interest in the race, he appears to be testing the waters, as some groups showing support for his 2023 ambition have already emerged.
The source further said Jonathan is also wary of the threat posed by the ambitions of the Governors of Sokoto and Rivers states, Aminu Tambuwal and Nyesom Wike respectively, said to be considering a joint ticket.
However, Jonathan was said to have been given certain conditions by Buhari's cabal which have yet to be fully fulfilled hence the delay in joining the ruling party.
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Want to declutter the underside of your sink and rid yourself of all those hazardous cleaners? Do you really need a separate cleaner for every surface of your home? What if you could make your own homemade cleaners that are not only inexpensive but also effective? First, no, it is not necessary to have 1 cleaner for your countertops, another for your floor, another for your windows, another for your carpets, another for your upholstery, another for polishing wood, and yet 5 more to clean your bathroom. Chances are you have the ingredients in your home right now that when used alone or with another agent are capable of cleaning multiple surfaces in your home that costs next to nothing.
The following is a list of common cleaners and how to make them.
Window Cleaner – Combine equal parts of water, white vinegar, and rubbing alcohol. Vinegar is a natural all purpose cleaning agent, and the rubbing alcohol acts as a sterilizer as well as an evaporating agent. (It won't leave streaks or water spots). Incidentally, once vinegar evaporates, there is no odor.
Wood Furniture Polish – Combine 2 parts olive oil with 1 part lemon juice. Together these ingredients will make your wood shine and last a lifetime, and make your wood smelling citrus fresh.
Room Deodorizer – Boiling a mixture of cloves and cinnamon is a great way to get your home smelling wonderful. Also, both spices have a natural odor eliminating ability versus just covering up an odor. Another recommendation is using a vanilla soaked cotton ball. Allow the cotton ball to completely absorb the vanilla and set the cotton ball in any small space you want to freshen up.
Next, we'll look at a list of common household items that have the ability to clean things you may never have guessed.
White Vinegar – Vinegar, as stated above, is an all purpose cleaner. It can be used to remove dirt, soap scum, hard water stains, calcium build up, help clean clothes in the wash, and serve as a windshield washer fluid alternative. It works great on nearly any hard surface. Mix with water to dilute or keep it concentrate for more potency.
Baking Soda – Use this to replace any harsh abrasive you may currently be using. Baking soda is also good in the laundry and as an overall deodorizer. Use on carpets or any surface that requires some extra scrubbing. Keep diluted or make into a paste for heavy duty jobs. For extra abrasiveness, throw some kosher salt into the mix.
Club Soda – Club Soda, simply put, is an all purpose stain remover. This time tested tool can nearly remove just about any stain from any fabric.
Hairspray – What? Yes, hairspray. This works well on removing ink stains from carpet and upholstery. On an unrelated note, hairspray also works wonders on preserving live Christmas trees.
Hydrogen Peroxide – This was the disinfectant of old days. Well, it still does the job, and thus good not only for cuts in the skin but also killing mold and mildew around the house.
Lemon Juice – Alone, this is good for polishing brass and copper. Combine with olive oil for a furniture polish and/or to prevent tarnishing.
Toothpaste – Good for removing crayon marks from walls. It is also good for polishing silver and gold. By the way, did you know toothpaste makes for a fantastic acne cream? It lifts out dirt while dissolving oil under the skin.
Coca-Cola and Aluminum Foil – Pour some Coke on any metal surface, particularly good on rusted surfaces, and scrub with aluminum foil. Believe it or not, your shiny metal surfaces will never gleam so bright, especially chrome.
Cat Litter – If you like to tinker in the garage, you probably get messy oil spills from time to time. Cat litter works wonders on oil stains, soaking up and drying out the oil, allowing you to easily sweep up the mess.
Now we have the means to clean our entire house, and we're able to do it using cheap common items, most of which are resting idle in our pantries and closets. If there's one more point to add it would be this: The easiest (and free) way to clean the air in your home is to open a window. Seems silly to say that, but often the simplest solutions are the ones we overlook. Airing out the house is not only good for the air but also for our mood. Happy cleaning!
Thanks for the money savings cleaning solutions and for the decluttering of too many items!
I have hard water. When a white film starts to build up on my glassware, I add about a cup of white vinegar to the start of the dishwasher. They come out looking brand new.
I tried some of these and to my SURPRISE a couple worked better than the name brand products that cost a small fortune and pollute our enviroment. I had a pot that I cook spagg. in, well woke up hours later (had seizure) & my spagg. was black & NO Water, not even vapors of water! I tried everything to clean pot nothing worked, well read this and tried coke & foil, IT WORKED!!! so my $179.00 pot was SAVED!!!!!!!! WOW!!!!
Thank you… I am familiar with many of these things but did learn some new ones! This is the most practical..informative articles yet… I'd love to hear more … just FYI… Rub Ketchup on dull brass..let sit for 5 minutes and wipe.. you will be surprised at how shiny!!!
Do you know of any natural way to clean silver, so it won't tarnish again? I've tried toothpaste, and it tarnishes very quickly.


Blind-spots, false priorities, and limiting beliefs abound. Each of these statements earned a spot on this list with more than one story and/or personal experience to back it up. You can't just make this stuff up! Enjoy!
The paycheck is king. It must always be correct and delivered on time, no matter what it takes. Blaming it on "ADP" is weak.
Think twice before employing your own family members. It is ALWAYS awkward.
Respect confidentiality – UNLESS immoral, unethical, or illegal.
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Have a backbone and talk straight – just tell the truth compassionately.


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Who is a good candidate for Pellevé?
Pellevé is appropriate for almost any patient. It's safe and effective for all skin types, including tan skin. It's gentle on the skin and unlikely to cause any serious side effects.
The Pellevé system works by treating the skin with radiofrequency technology. The radiofrequency energy warms the deeper layers of tissue, which stimulates the body's production of collagen. Over time, the extra collagen adds fullness to the face and minimizes the appearance of wrinkles.
Is treatment with Pellevé painful?
Treatment with Pellevé shouldn't be painful. In fact, most patients who undergo this therapy say that it feels similar to a hot stone massage. It doesn't require any downtime or activity restrictions, so you'll be able to return to your normal activities as soon as the procedure is complete.
After treatment with Pellevé, you may notice a slight reddening of your skin in the treatment area. However, this side effect will fade quickly after the procedure is over.
The length of a Pellevé wrinkle reduction session will depend on the skin you plan to treat. If you're treating only a specific area, your treatment may take as little as 30 minutes. However, if you're treating your entire face, your treatment may take as much as an hour. The doctor will tell you how long you can expect your treatment to last.
After treatment with Pellevé, the body will continue to produce more collagen for up to 90 days. Over this time, you'll notice an improvement in your appearance.
A series of treatments will provide you with the best results. The doctor will help you decide how many treatments you may need to get the desired effect. Most patients need from three to five treatment sessions to get the results they want.


FACEBOOK has added finally added quoted replies to its popular Messenger chat app.
It means that you'll be able to have "mini conversations" with other members of group chats, which should make them less confusing.
The feature has been available on Facebook-owned WhatsApp for a while.
So it was inevitable that it would eventually make it to the Messenger app.
"We are excited to announce that message replies are launching globally on Messenger today for those ever-evolving, multi-conversation moments," Facebook explained.
You'll need to update your Messenger app to access the new feature, which is available today.
Facebook even reckons that the feature could save you from some awkward encounters.
"We know you meant to send that heart-eyes emoji in response to the cute puppy video, but instead you hit send a second too late and now you've heart-eye-emoji'd someone's 'so we broke up today'. A-w-k-w-a-r-d. (It's okay, we've been there too.)," Facebook wrote.
First, make sure you're using Messenger on a mobile device, and that you've updated your app to the latest version.
Then simply long-press on the message to which you want to reply.
Next, tap the "reply" icon to quote the message above your response.
You can hit "reply" on GIFs, videos, emoji, texts and photo messages.
And then you'll see the full original message in your text thread, so people know exactly who (and what) you're responding to.
Facebook Messenger has a secret Dark Mode – here's how to unlock it.
Do you know any great Facebook tricks? Let us know in the comments!


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Crowell & Moring provides cross-disciplinary, full-service legal guidance, including regulatory counseling with respect to environmental, labor, product safety, and international trade issues; negotiation of vendor, union, employment, and government contracts; crisis management and public relations support; and dispute-resolution services to our railroad clients. Members of the firm's environmental, energy, intellectual property, international trade, labor and employment, product risk management, tax, torts, trade associations, and trade secrets teams regularly work together to provide end-to-end advice on virtually any issue that may arise.
As trial attorneys, we represent clients in state and federal courts across the country and before regulatory agencies such as the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). Our transportation team includes a number of former federal and state prosecutors and trial attorneys who understand the objectives and tactics of law-enforcement and administrative officials, particularly in the current environment of "regulation through litigation." We have a strong bench in the area of product safety litigation and are well known for our highly effective antitrust practice.
Defending Class I Railroad Against Price-Fixing Claim
We represent CSX Transportation, Inc. as its lead trial counsel in a consolidated group of putative class actions filed by purchasers of rail freight transportation services. Plaintiffs allege that CSXT and the three other major U.S. freight railroads engaged in a conspiracy to fix fuel surcharge prices in violation of Section 1 of the Sherman Act. In the early stages of the case, the district court granted the defendant railroads' motion to dismiss the indirect purchaser plaintiffs' state law claims, and that ruling was affirmed on appeal. More recently, the railroads appealed the district court's certification of a class of direct purchasers to the D.C. Circuit, and prevailed. The district court's ruling certifying the class was vacated and remanded. This significant victory for CSXT and the other defendant railroads has been widely reported and commented on because of its importance to the developing law of antitrust class actions post Comcast. In re Rail Freight Fuel Surcharge Antitrust Litigation, MDL 1869, 1:07-mc-00489-PLF-JMF (D.D.C.).
Ohio Railroad Derailment Litigation
We obtained summary judgment in a case seeking $500 million for medical monitoring following a major train derailment and fire near Painesville, Ohio. Plaintiffs filed the first lawsuit only 24 hours after the derailment, asserting a class of persons exposed to contaminants, allegedly including dioxin, particulate matter, benzene and other substances, from the fire's smoke plume. We convinced the court to rule on summary judgment, prior to either a class certification hearing or a Daubert hearing, based on serious gaps in plaintiffs' expert evidence and theories. The court granted summary judgment on all asserted grounds, and the Sixth Circuit affirmed this ruling on appeal, agreeing with our argument that that plaintiffs' expert submissions amounted to only "a 'mere. . . scintilla' of evidence." Hirsch v. CSX Transp., Inc., 656 F.3d 359, 364 (6th Cir. 2011).
Fiber Optic Right-Of-Way Class Actions
We serve as national coordinating counsel for a Class I Freight Railroad in a series of class action lawsuits against railroads and telecommunications companies seeking damages as the result of the installation of fiber optic cable on railroad right-of-way. Corridor litigations have been filed in some 30 states.
Solvent and Benzene Class Action Litigation
We have defended a Class I freight railroad in a wide range of putative class actions in federal and state courts in Florida, Illinois, Michigan, West Virginia, Ohio and New Orleans. These cases range from mass environmental neighborhood suits to FELA occupational actions to rail yard tanker spill actions. In none of these cases has a class ever been certified against the Railroad, nor has the Railroad ever suffered an adverse verdict or judgment. Class efforts in New Orleans and Illinois involving alleged noise and contaminants from various rail activities were promptly abandoned by plaintiffs after aggressive removal and briefing by our defense team. West Virginia class efforts by plaintiffs were abandoned after the Railroad prevailed on motions to dismiss in the federal court. A Michigan attempt at a class action was settled after the federal court ruled that he would not certify the class sought. A Florida environmental toxic tort class litigation was dismissed on a threshold motion, with plaintiffs being offered a chance to re-plead. All were the subject of media attention.


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Bespoke education accounting software is coming to schools and academies
HCSS Accounting is piloting in more than 40 educational establishments in the UK, allowing school leaders and finance teams to provide feedback on the software and help fine-tune the final version.
HCSS Accounting will officially launch in September and it will be the first completely online accounting package designed solely for the education sector. The cloud-based software allows users to access it from anywhere, at anytime, and it's been developed to be extremely easy to use, so no prior accounting training is needed.
The pilot programme started in May across several sites including MATs, academies and a free school to help HCSS perfect the product, but also the systems, processes, training and support that will bolster the software.
Howard Jackson, head of education and founder of HCSS Education, said: "HCSS Accounting came about due to demand from the education sector. Business Managers were crying out for an accounting software package that did what they needed it to, not a one-size-fits-all system.
"HCSS Accounting has not only been designed to be quicker and easier to use, but also to be more intuitive than any other product available today. However, to develop software to stand up to these claims, we needed to ensure it worked - so we have designed it from scratch in collaboration with leading education experts and school business managers.
"The beta testing will ensure we've got the software exactly right, ready for its launch in September."
Rachel Carter, finance manager at The Kemnal Academies Trust, is an HCSS Accounting focus group member and pilot programme participant. She said: "HCSS Accounting is so user-friendly that it will make daily processes easier for all users; it offers better reporting options, better consolidation functions and greater visibility and reporting of budget vs actual data. As a cloud-based solution, it will also help us to reduce server hosting fees."
HCSS Education is already taking orders for the product and has launched an early adopter programme where those that purchase the software now will benefit from up to 50% off the commercial price of HCSS Accounting*. For more information, please visit www.hcsseducation.co.uk/software/hcss-accounting
Bespoke education accounting software is coming to schools and academies


The district Maincourt-sur-Yvette of in Yvelines (Île-de-France Region) is a subburb in France about 20 mi south-west of Paris, the country's capital town.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Rambouillet, Versailles, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Palaiseau and Nanterre. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info. Let's start with some photos from the area.
1er set - Christophe (Yusuke118 15) vs Aurélien (4/6) - 19/09/2012 5e tour - TCM Mesnil St Denis Tennis-classim Le Mesnil Saint Denis.
Match - Christophe (Yusuke118 15) vs Didier (3/6) - 17/09/2012 4e tour - TCM Mesnil St Denis Tennis-classim Le Mesnil Saint Denis.
1er set - Christophe (Yusuke118 15) vs Christophe (4/6) - 16/09/2012 3e tour - TCM Mesnil St Denis Tennis-classim Le Mesnil Saint Denis.
2e set - Christophe (Yusuke118 15) vs Christophe (4/6) - 16/09/2012 3e tour - TCM Mesnil St Denis Tennis-classim Le Mesnil Saint Denis.
Tricky Shot - Christophe (Yusuke118 15) vs Didier (3/6) - 17/09/2012 Volée entre les jambes 4e tour - TCM Mesnil St Denis Tennis-classim Le Mesnil Saint Denis.
1er set - Christophe (Yusuke118 15) vs Michel (15/1) - 16/09/2012 2e tour - TCM Mesnil St Denis Tennis-classim Le Mesnil Saint Denis.
Extrait - Carole (15/1) vs Marion (15/2) - 17/09/2012 tournoi TCM Mesnil St Denis Tennis-classim Le Mesnil Saint Denis.
Match - Christophe (Yusuke118 15) vs Aurélien (4/6) - 19/09/2012 5e tour - TCM Mesnil St Denis Tennis-classim Le Mesnil Saint Denis.
Port-Royal-des-Champs was an abbey of Cistercian nuns in Magny-les-Hameaux, in the Vallée de Chevreuse southwest of Paris that launched a number of culturally important institutions.
Located at 48.7442, 2.01611 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.370 miles away.
Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines is a new town in the French département of Yvelines. It is one of the original five villes nouvelles of Paris and was named after the Saint Quentin Pond, which was chosen to become the town's centre. The town was built from a greenfield site starting in the 1960s. In 2007, Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines had a population of 146,598. It is part of the much larger Paris metropolitan area.
Located at 48.7881, 2.0446 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.373 miles away.
The Château de Breteuil (previously called the Château de Bevilliers) was built in the early 17th century and decorated principally in the 18th century. It is located in the Île-de-France and the département of Yvelines, France, 35 km to the south-west of Paris in the heart of the renowned Valley of Chevreuse. The château is set in a listed park of some 90 hectares. The family of the Marquis de Breteuil who still lives there gave three ministers to the Kings of France.
Located at 48.6803, 2.02306 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.365 miles away.
Le Centre Technique National Fernand Sastre (English: Fernand Sastre National Technical Centre), commonly referred to as INF Clairefontaine ("Institut national du football de Clairefontaine"), INF, or simply Clairefontaine, is the national association football centre that specializes in training French football players. The academy is one of twelve élite academies located in and around France that are supervised by the French Football Federation (FFF).
Located at 48.6145, 1.92432 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.361 miles away.
The Château de Dampierre is the castle in Dampierre-en-Yvelines, in the Vallée de Chevreuse, France. Built by Jules Hardouin-Mansart, 1675-1683 for the duc de Chevreuse, Colbert's son-in-law, it is a French Baroque château of manageable size. Protected behind fine wrought iron double gates, the main block and its outbuildings, linked by balustrades, are ranged symmetrically around a dry paved and gravelled cour d'honneur.
Located at 48.705, 1.98806 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.367 miles away.
The Étang de Saint-Quentin, or pond of Trappes, with a surface of approximately 2.5 km², is the largest body of fresh water in Yvelines. It on in the perimeter of the new town of Saint-Quentin-in-Yvelines, in the commune of Trappes and Montigny-le-Bretonneux. The lake an important base of outdoor recreation. To the west of the lake a national natural reserve of 0.87 km² was established in 1986.
Located at 48.7878, 2.0097 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.373 miles away.
The Château de la Madeleine is a castle located in the town of Chevreuse, in the French département of Yvelines. In a good state of preservation, it was built on the top of a hill and dominates the town. The name comes from the chapel of the castle, dedicated to Sainte Marie-Madeleine.
Located at 48.71, 2.04194 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.368 miles away.
The Donjon de Maurepas is a ruined medieval castle in the town of Maurepas, in the French département of Yvelines.
Located at 48.7726, 1.92064 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.372 miles away.
France Miniature is a miniature park tourist attraction in Élancourt, France featuring scale models of major French landmarks and monuments in an outdoor park.
Located at 48.7764, 1.96222 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.372 miles away.
Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse is a railway station in Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse, Paris, Île-de-France, France.
Located at 48.7031, 2.07 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.367 miles away.
Vallée de Chevreuse (Chevreuse Valley) is the name given to the valley of the Yvette River, flowing though the Yvelines and Essonne departments. It encompasses the communes around Chevreuse located within the Parc naturel régional de la haute vallée de Chevreuse and communes further downstream until Palaiseau : Gif-sur-Yvette, Bures-sur-Yvette, Orsay, Villebon-sur-Yvette, etc.
Located at 48.7, 2.03333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.367 miles away.
Vaux-de-Cernay Abbey (French: Abbaye des Vaux-de-Cernay) was a Cistercian monastery in northern France, situated in Cernay-la-Ville, in the Diocese of Versailles, Yvelines.
Located at 48.6839, 1.93611 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.366 miles away.
The Forest of Rambouillet or Forest of Yveline (Forêt de Rambouillet, or Forêt de l'Yveline) is a large forest covering some 200 km², located to the west of Paris, in the Île-de-France region in northern France. The town of Rambouillet lies on its southwestern edge. On 26 December 1999, Hurricane Lothar hit the northern half of France, wreaking havoc to forests and parks. The Forest of Rambouillet lost hundreds of thousands of trees.
Located at 48.65, 1.83333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.363 miles away.
The Château de Groussay is located in the town of Montfort-l'Amaury, in the Department of Yvelines, in France. The Château was built in 1815 by the duchesse de Charest, a daughter of Louise Elisabeth de Croÿ-Havré, marquise de Tourzel, the governess of the royal enfants de France of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.
Located at 48.7792, 1.82111 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.372 miles away.
Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines is a station situated on the Paris–Brest railway. It is served by Paris' express suburban rail system, the RER and by suburban Transilien services. The station opened in 1975. \t\t \t\t\tSQY Gare5. jpg \t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t \t\t \t\t\tSQY Gare1. jpg \t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t \t\t \t\t\tRER C - Gare SQY 9. JPG \t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t \t\t \t\t\tGare routière souterraine SQY.
Located at 48.7872, 2.04444 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.373 miles away.
The Mérantaise is a small river in southern Île-de-France, left tributary of the Yvette, which is a tributary of the Orge. Its source is in Voisins-le-Bretonneux, near Versailles, in the Yvelines department.
Located at 48.7606, 2.01222 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.371 miles away.
The Arboretum de Grignon (0.8 hectares) is an arboretum located within the campus of the Institut des sciences et industries du vivant et de l'environnement on Avenue Lucien Brétignières, Thiverval-Grignon, Yvelines, Île-de-France, France. It is closed to the public but may be visited by groups. The arboretum was established in 1873 by M. Mouillefert, professor at Grignon, who published in 1896 a pamphlet describing the arboretum at that date; however, it was lost in 1940.
Located at 48.8476, 1.9433 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.377 miles away.
The Jardin botanique de l'Institut National is a small botanical garden located within the campus of the Institut des sciences et industries du vivant et de l'environnement, formerly known as the Institut National Agronomique Paris-Grignon, on the Avenue Lucien Brétignières, Thiverval-Grignon, Yvelines, Île-de-France, France. It is closed to the public but may be visited by groups. The garden was established sometime before 1979 on a plot of land adjacent to the Arboretum de Grignon.
Located at 48.8471, 1.9428 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.377 miles away.
Toussus-le-Noble Airport is a regional airport in France. It supports general aviation with no commercial airline service scheduled. Many French governmental aircraft are hangared and maintained at the airport and it used primarily for government travel and charters, as well as private aircraft.
Located at 48.7514, 2.10611 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.371 miles away.
Situated at Saint-Cyr-l'École, the lycée militaire de Saint-Cyr (or Coldo) is one of six lycées de la Défense (formerly 'lycées militaires') of the French Ministry of Defence. It is sited in a particularly historic building - it succeeds the Maison royale de Saint-Louis, the Prytanée militaire and the École spéciale militaire. The lycée's motto is "La véritable école du commandement est donc la culture générale".
Located at 48.8008, 2.06333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.374 miles away.
Prost Grand Prix was a Formula One racing team managed by former world champion Alain Prost. The team participated in five seasons from 1997 to 2001.
Located at 48.7836, 2.06722 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.373 miles away.
La Verrière is a railway station serving La Verrière, a western suburb of Paris, France. It is situated on the Paris–Brest railway. It is served by Transilien trains from Paris-Montparnasse to Rambouillet, and it is the terminus of a line from La Défense.
Located at 48.7556, 1.94361 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.371 miles away.
Rambouillet is a railway station serving Rambouillet, a southwestern suburb of Paris, France. It is situated on the Paris–Brest railway, leading from Paris-Montparnasse to Brest via Chartres, Nogent-le-Rotrou and Le Mans.
Located at 48.6444, 1.8325 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.363 miles away.
Noisy-le-Roi is a railway station serving the town Noisy-le-Roi, Yvelines department, northern France. It is situated on the western part of the Grande Ceinture line.
Located at 48.8414, 2.06194 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.377 miles away.
The Albatros course at Le Golf National is an 18 hole golf course designed by the architect Hubert Chesneau in collaboration with Pierre Thevenin. It is located in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, Paris, France. It took three years to build from July 1987 to October 1990. It was opened on 5 October 1990 by Roger Bambuck, Minister of Youth and Sports.
Located at 48.7522, 2.0851 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.371 miles away.


My semi anual website update is upon me!
I've been lucky enough to work on lots of great projects recently…. here's a bit of info on some of them.
Look out for some new Big Scary tracks to come out over the next year. We had lots of fun tracking earlier in the year. We got to experiment with lots of sounds, instruments and microphones at Head Gap studios. Fairy light positioning was crucial to a killa sound!
I fell in love with one particular microphone. The AEA r84. So versatile.
I was also lucky enough to get a chance to do some mixing work for Edward R. This track has been getting a lot of love on Triple J and I can see some big stuff happening with him.
Deep Street Soul will also have some new tracks coming out soon. Things get pretty hot in the studio when they start tracking. Thank god for air-conditioning!
Some of the tracks that I have mixed for my good friend Arik at El Perro Productions have been….
James Hart is a singer songwriter that goes under the name "One Big Thing". He's a crazy IT wiz that lives "off the grid" and releases all of his work under the creative commons licence.
Pagan is another talented artist that can sing up a storm.
Another artist to check out is Jiveny. She's a singer songwriter from Brisbane that's inspired by artists like Cat Power and Warpaint.
Also look out for an artist called Sarah Rezek. I cant post anything now, cause she is in the middle of sorting out the fine print of a deal with a new Mushroom label.
Another great artist that I got to do some mixing for is Mcrobin. James McGuffie and Jim Rindfleish did an awesome job of producing and tracking this in their home studio. Great voice…. great vibes….
I think that'll do for now. I'll try to update more frequently in the future. Watch this space for more great Australian music!


DVD drives in New Zealand ????
I am going to be setting up an AV system built around an Apple Mac Mini and am stuck at just one irritating problem. The internal Matsh!ta DVD drives cannot be set to multi-region via an RPC1 firmware flash, which is a pain as I buy discs from all over the place to get the best picture, sound, cut, price etc etc. I read somewhere that under NZ competition laws that all media drives must be universal, allowing the use of any media from anywhere in the world, hence all DVD players are multi-region, not locked to a specific (UK-2, Oz-4 etc). So, would anyone know or easily be able to find out if this rumored ruling is correct, and if so does it also apply to computer drives, specifically Apple Mac drives ?
Another option is just to keep using my old DVD player for those discs for now, until a multi-region combi BD/HDDVD recorder is released.
The most important thing to remember when using a DVD drive in Australia or New Zealand is that they read and write to the disc counter-clockwise, while in Northern Hemisphere countries they are clockwise due to the Coriolis Force.


Stained Glass Express is a distributor of Olympic glass kilns. We carry octagon and square floor kilns for fused glass, tabletop kilns for glass jewelry making and annealing kilns for flameworking. Both household 120 volt kilns and 240 volt kilns for the serious hobbyist and professional glass artist are available. We always have several models on display in our retail store. Shipping kilns are drop-shipped directly from the manufacturer.
Our inventory of fusing accessories includes shelf paper, kiln posts, kiln furniture, kiln furniture kits and other miscellenous tools for your fused glass workshop.


A G# ( I'M ALONE!!!
If you're ok with that, we could use this thread for all Vines tabs.
WOAH THANKS SO MUCH GUYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! muchly appreciated.
stupid question, can anyone figure out the little guitar soloy bit in future primitive, played near the start and also right at the end of the song? i know it sounds easy, but im terrible at figuring out these things.
I really hate requesting things so please forgive me, but can anyone find online/tab Atmos?
gracias por el aporte maty.