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Veep launches 2018 National Farmers Day celebration
Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia yesterday launched this year's National Farmers Day celebrations which will be held in the Northern Region later in the year.
The event, which is the 34th edition since the introduction of the awards scheme, is expected to attract stakeholders in agriculture and fisheries from across the country and beyond.
Dr Bawumia said on that day the country would honour her farmers and fishermen through whose hard work the nation provided food for the nation.
He indicated that the introduction of a number of reforms, including a cash donation of about $100, 000 to the National Best Farmer last year and the inception of an exhibition to showcase the country's agricultural endowment and diversity were part of reforms to improve on the awards.
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On the role of agriculture in pursuance of the "Ghana Beyond Aid" pledge by the government, the Vice- President said it was not a mere political rhetoric as the government was serious about the undertaking.
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According to him, a coordination of strategies and contributions of all ministries, agencies and departments (MDAs) by the Senior Minister towards the realisation of the Ghana Beyond Aid objective was ongoing.
"The vision of the Ghana Beyond Aid as espoused by President Akufo-Addo is a call to action, it requires deliberate quantitative and qualitative change in all aspects of the lives of Ghanaians. Its manifestation will include a structural change in the country's economy, especially the agricultural sector, macroeconomic stability, improved infrastructure, digitisation and a value addition-based economy, a vibrant private sector, well-trained human resources and above all an attitudinal change that holds firm the norms and values that define us as a people," he explained.
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The Vice-President noted that the agricultural sector identified closely with those ideals because of their direct impact on the growth and development of the sector.
Improved agriculture
Last year, Dr Bawumia said the agricultural sector accounted for 18.7 per cent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and recorded an estimated growth of 8.4 per cent after a decade of erratic growth averaging less than four per cent.
"The diagnosis of the lower than expected performance of the sector over the years indicates that the agricultural sector is plagued by low productivity arising from low adoption of technology such as improved seeds and fertilisers, poor infrastructure, poor access to market and high post -harvest losses, as well as aged farmers'', he added.
He mentioned some interventions being rolled out such as the construction of 570 dams in the three regions of the north next year and the investment of close to $1 billion in road infrastructure this year under the Sinohydro intervention.
Planting for food and jobs
The Minister of Agriculture, Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto, commended all stakeholders in the sector for the successes chalked up so far and said the ministry would take advantage of the lifting of the ban on the importation of vegetables to the European market to increase export of vegetables to match cocoa production.
Dr Afriyie Akoto indicated that about half a million more beneficiaries of the Planting for Food and Jobs would be engaged this year.
He also announced the construction of over 50 warehouses under the Ghana National Buffer Stock Company to enhance the storage of agricultural produce.
In a speech read on her behalf, the Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development, Ms Elizabeth Afoley Quaye, also catalogued a number of initiatives undertaken by the fisheries sector such as the construction of landing sites in Axim, Mumford, Teshie and Winneba; the intensification of patrols on the sea by the Navy and marines, among other interventions, and appealed to the traditional rulers to assist the ministry to ensure that fishing laws were obeyed.
The Northern Regional Minister, Mr Salifu Saeed, in a brief remark, gave an assurance that the region was ready for the Farmers Day celebration.
He also called on potential investors in the agricultural sector to consider investing in the region since it had the resources to meet their demands.
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Although I knew the area I live in (1000 Islands region in Ontario, Canada) was infested with this destructive beetle a couple of years ago, and I could see the damage they are doing to the ash trees, I was not yet able to find a living adult specimen. Recently I took a closer look to the damaged trees and I could clearly see the marks of their presence. The "D-shaped" exit holes as well as the traces where the larvae ate their way to the tree's vascular system.
And suddenly, there I saw one…. I could not resist and took many pictures. Later I found another one. On another tree, also not far from my home.


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The return of the Steves: Clevenger and Johnson
The way players change teams these days, it's not unusual for a former Oriole to come back to Camden Yards and play against his old teammates.
It happens just about every series.
But this one is a little different.
The Seattle Mariners are visiting Camden Yards for the first and only time this year. That means Nelson Cruz, the 2014 Most Valuable Oriole, is back again.
But there are two returning players who will generate a little more local interest – at least in terms of familiar faces in the stands.
The Steves have returned home.
Steve Clevenger, the reserve catcher who grew up in nearby Pigtown and went to Mount Saint. Joseph's, and Steve Johnson, the right-handed pitcher who grew up in Kingsville and went to St. Paul's, are back.
There have only been 23 Maryland-born players in the club's modern-day history; Johnson and Clevenger played together and, by coincidence, came back together.
"It's awesome to be here, but being on the other side is definitely odd for me, just walking in and passing the home clubhouse and wondering if I should peek in or not," said Johnson, who pitched for the Orioles from 2012 to 2015. "It's definitely different, but I'm glad to be here."
Clevenger, who played for the Orioles from 2013 to 2015 before being traded this offseason to the Mariners in the deal that brought Mark Trumbo to Baltimore, had a similar experience as Johnson on Tuesday.
"It is kind of weird. You know, you grew up rooting for the Orioles and you come in here as a visiting player and, obviously, you want to win games while you're here," Clevenger said.
"The fans here are great. It's a great baseball town. I'll always cherish my moments from when I was here."
Clevenger, 30, and Johnson, 28, have seen limited action with Seattle so far this year. Playing behind starter Chris Iannetta, Clevenger has appeared in just 10 games, compiling six hits, including one homer, in 32 at-bats (.188 average).
Johnson signed a minor-league deal with the Texas Rangers this offseason, was released in March and then signed with the Mariners. He was promoted in May and is 1-0 with a 1.80 in five innings of relief through four games.
"It's been good. I haven't pitched too much," Johnson said. "But when I throw strikes I'm still able to get guys out and I've been able to do that for the most part. Just whenever I'm in there, I've been able to attack as usual. It's been good so far."
Clevenger said he expects to have 20 to 30 people in the stands cheering for him this week.
"My phone has been going off the hook the last week when we are coming into town. … I think I've got (more friends coming than) Johnson. I think I've got him," Clevenger said laughing.
But Johnson may have gotten the last laugh. He went out for two dozen steamed crabs Monday night after the Mariners' plane arrived in Baltimore.
"They were pretty good," Johnson said. "I crushed them and then slept in my own bed."

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Have you ever wondered how many cosmetic surgeries happen in Dade county alone on a monthly basis? Now, take that number, and think about every county in the United States (granted, some counties, such as Dade may rank higher on the list than others) and wonder about that monthly number. Now think of Canada, North and South America… Get where I'm going with this?
But, there's those whom so boldly profess "I'm not concerned with looks" or "I would do that but I'm too old/decrepit/fat/busy/infatuated ect to worry about that" …just because. Even so, there are other "image enhancement" things you could concentrate on.
There's also those whom dwell on how much material can be accumulated — not for actual necessity, but for what "aura" can be displayed through the "possession" of otherwise irrelevant material. Maybe I might be concerned about the perceived entropy of my own body and you may be more focused on driving that shiny Range Rover so that you too, can claim your narcissistic stake in this world which we all share space. Of course, statistically, I'm kind of certain a small enough percentage of readers will be Range Rover drivers for the reasons I just mentioned to be all that true, but you may be able to somehow relate.
– Yet, so is apathy. The utter, helpless sense of being too overwhelmed, hopeless and fearful to change anything. Granted, life, on a full spectrum may not be apathetic at all, yet in the recesses of the mind, those spaces do exist – and there is likely "content" and stories attached. Oh the burning those tuning into the apathy channel must endure. The hostile nights, the dry days and the zest-less sky of grey clouds always looming…Apathy too can creep into the mind, influencing thoughts, feelings and ideas about ourselves.
Could it be, both are sides of the same coin? Could there be a deeper core to any of this? Could narcissism be reflected as a fear of rejection laced with the subtle truth, that despite our best and most grandiose efforts to prove otherwise, entropy – the slow decay – of everything here, including ourselves, is part of the program? Could it be a way of expressing fear that each and every living being here is on a direct, one way destination that we all share a certain, definite sense of security in. All of us here now, will die at some point. Could it be there's wonder, trepidation and fear of where that may lead?
Have you ever wondered how much more than just a word "apathy" is? Could it partially be that, despite our highest efforts, there are things in life that we must all bear witness to, despite aversion, protest and unwillingness. There are events, things that happen that are absolutely horrifying that we are completely powerless to do anything about — Even though we want to SO badly.
There are things, we feel so hurt by, that we simply cannot control. There is constant loss – that even the sense of extreme gain can cause. In apathy, those same reminders (in narcissism) are present. Could apathy (in some way) reflect a feeling of being over it, simply disgusted and not wanting to be here at all? Even if that seems a bit extreme of a suggestion, if you stripped the layers away, isn't that part of what's in the core of the feelings?
For me narcissism has showed up as the consistent internal nagging to be in shape. To look good. To keep all my hair. To have a "six pack" stomach. To improve – to get better. It's the level of concern I actually have (at times) with my ability to do anything about the nature of appearance of how fat looks when it accumulates in "excess" on my body. It's seemed to take a different, softer, older appearing texture as I have reached my upper 30′s. When I was younger it didn't look that way. I was tighter. So now I have to work much harder. I have to watch what I eat even more. I have to prepare my food and bring specific, kind of restrictive in relation to what I would like to eat, amounts. I have practice a specific, highly technical, free flowing, practice of what I think of as "fitness yoga" that focuses on the core of the body every day.
Thank that's narcissistic? On the screen, put the way I just put it, it cold be. But it's a web in which we can all become ensnared in one way or another. I know of a person who sits in a basement somewhere, measure self worth by the roomful of designer stuff being stored there. Does that rationalize my own narcissism? Or is that too, one of the cunning, clever and genius ways in which we become so ensnared in it's web that we simply become blind (by choice) of our own feelings / desires/ motives / thoughts and actions. Hiding under the veil of narcissism, I would NEVER admit, after deeply pondering the meaning of such, that I was narcissistic.
But I will tell you that once the veil is lifted, once I stop point diversionary fingers, once certain questions of thine self are inquired, once proper thought and concentration (including discovering how to concentrate) are applied — so many consequences of holding onto (via concentration and effort to it's whims) narcissism become obvious. If not kept in check, like any addiction, life can feel, in many ways, like a war, waged in the mind about the state of the body (in my case). If not kept in check — if taken too seriously, so can narcissism.
Again, on the other side of the fence, there's apathy. Unwillingness. Fatigue. Resistance to change — and everything disappointing that inevitably can come with change. It's sitting still. It's being a helpless victim of circumstance. It's giving up, resigning and shutting the mind down.
At the core, I feel apathy also reflects our fears and aversions. One way that I have been working through it (and narcissism) is through the very devices that can become consumed by it. By working with breath, asking myself questions, and practicing my variation of yoga, which to me, is a way of getting in core with the core of the body I am able to tune in and find a truth. I am able to feel both narcissism and apathy at the same time – practice understanding, accepting and working through them. I figure that if I'm unaware of that which I am feeding, I can more easily become consumed by it than if I were to working on getting to know, appreciate and understand it.
Maybe yoga's not your thing, and that's fine. I practice and share it on many levels, so I am just relating to it as a form of expression. The idea of writing this was more to inspire more of us to start asking ourselves questions that matter, and being patient enough for feedback to occur. Then the choice can become — what channel do I wish to tune in to, focus on, feed – and ultimately radiate? What's your practice?
Paul shares Hathaway Alignment Science with others (http://americanyogafoundation.org) and encourages self reflection.


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From the first page, Wyckoff captivates us with vivid characters brought to life as he carefully peels back layer upon layer to reveal raw emotion and the fragility of human existence. Readers will be deeply moved and completely enthralled by the two brothers caught in a cycle of loss and tragedy, the father racing against time to restore relationship, the loyal friend who will not walk away, and the Messiah who encounters each one.
This hauntingly powerful novel will inspire readers to look deeper than what can be seen on the surface and to recognize that behind every person is a story that may surprise us. What influences one's behaviors and decisions? What determines one's destiny? For Nestor and Philos, Dismas and Gestas, the answers await in Demons & Thieves.
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In the hundreds of years since the Holy City disappeared, darkness has fallen over the land. Human kingdoms have seized control of the realm, scattering the other races into hiding.
Bridazak, a skilled thief, and his friends, a Dwarf and a fellow Ordakian, have dared to remain within the human communities and live relatively quiet lives, until they discover a mysterious, magical artifact. The three friends are thrust into an adventure that will challenge their faith, their purpose, and their destiny as they chase a forgotten and lost prophecy across the realm of Ruauck-El, where they hope to discover the origins of the strange item and their place in its history.
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Rigaud de Asserio (auch Rigaud d'Asserio) (* um 1290 in Assier; † 12. April 1323 in Avignon) war ein aus Frankreich stammender Geistlicher. Ab 1319 war er Bischof der englischen Diözese Winchester.

Herkunft, Studium und Entsendung nach England
Rigaud de Asserio stammte aus einer alten französischen Familie aus dem südfranzösischen Assier. Vermutlich studierte er in Paris, wo er den Grad eines Doktors des Römischen Rechts erlangte. Der fähige junge Mann gewann die Aufmerksamkeit des neu gewählten Papstes Johannes XXII., der selber aus dem nahe bei Assier liegenden Cahors stammte. Der Papst verschaffte Rigaud noch 1316 eine Pfründe als Kanoniker an der Kathedrale von Orléans und ernannte ihn zum Auditor Camerae. 1317 wurde er als päpstlicher Nuntius nach England gesandt, um dort den Peterspfennig zu erheben. Dazu sollte er in England, Schottland, Wales und Irland die Erhebung anderer, dem Papst zustehender Gebühren überprüfen. Gegen seine Zahlungsaufforderungen wehrten sich sowohl der englische Klerus wie auch der Adel, die sich während des Parlaments von York 1318 über ihn beschwerten. Da die Rigaud vom Papst übertragenden Vollmachten nicht genau begrenzt waren, wandte sich König Eduard II. an den Papst, um den Umfang dieser Vollmachten zu erfahren. Schließlich einigten sich der König und der Papst, da von dem von Rigaud eingetriebenen Geld nur ein kleiner Teil an den päpstlichen Hof nach Avignon gesandt wurde, während der Großteil dem englischen König bzw. dessen Gläubigern zugestanden wurde.

Bischof von Winchester

Ernennung zum Bischof
Im Juni 1317 erhielt Rigaud eine Pfründe an der St Paul's Cathedral in London. Noch im selben Jahr wurde er zum Päpstlichen Kaplan ernannt. Im Mai 1319 erhielt er eine weitere Pfründe an der Kathedrale von Salisbury, daneben erhielt er vom Papst weitere Pfründen in Frankreich, darunter das Amt des Schulmeisters in Orléans. Die Übertragung dieses Amtes war offenbar eine Aufforderung des Papstes, nach Frankreich zurückzukehren. Als jedoch 2. November 1319 John Sandale, Bischof von Winchester starb, entschied sich der Papst am 26. November, Rigaud zum neuen Bischof der Diözese Winchester zu ernennen. Am 12. Dezember entband ihn der Papst von der Pflicht, zur Bischofsweihe zum Papsthof zu kommen und erlaubte ihm, sich von einem Bischof seiner Wahl weihen zu lassen. Am 16. April 1320 wurden Rigaud die Temporalien der Diözese übergeben, am 20. September wurde er zum Priester und schließlich am 17. November in St Albans Abbey von Bischof Stephen Gravesend von London zum Bischof geweiht.

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Papst Johannes XXII. hatte offenbar gehofft, dass Rigaud als mäßigender Ratgeber für König Eduard II. dienen würde, der sich in einem schweren Konflikt mit einer Adelsopposition befand. Im Juli 1320 bat der Papst Rigaud, der immer noch nicht geweiht war, so rasch wie möglich nach Avignon zurückzukehren, um dort über die Lage in England zu beraten. Rigaud blieb jedoch in der Nähe von London, und im August 1320 ermahnte ihn der Papst, im Konflikt zwischen dem König und Thomas of Lancaster, dem Führer der Adelsopposition zu vermitteln. Im Januar 1321 sandte ihn Eduard II. nach Schottland, wo er versuchen sollte, einen Frieden mit dem schottischen König Robert Bruce auszuhandeln. Für die Zeit seiner Abwesenheit hatte Rigaud seinen Bruder Gerald de Asserio zum Generalvikar seiner Diözese ernannt. Rigauds Verhandlungen in Schottland blieben erfolglos, so dass er nach drei Monaten wieder zurückkehrte. Erst nach seiner Rückkehr wurde er am 7. Juni 1321 in der Kathedrale von Winchester inthronisiert. Während seiner kurzen Amtszeit hielt sich Rigaud meistens in den bischöflichen Palästen Winchester Palace in Southwark und in Farnham auf. Nur gelegentlich reiste er weiter in seine Diözese, wobei er außer Winchester vermutlich nur Bishop's Waltham besuchte. Da nach der Vakanz nach dem Tod von Bischof Sandale die königlichen Verwalter umfangreiche Geldsummen aus den Kassen der Diözese in die königliche Kasse übertragen hatten, verfügte Rigaud trotz seiner eigentlich reichen Diözese nur über geringe Mittel, zumal England weiterhin unter den Folgen einer Hungersnot litt.

Im Dezember 1321 ernannte der König Rigaud zum Leiter einer Gesandtschaft, die am 18. Januar 1322 zum päpstlichen Hof nach Avignon aufbrach. Rigaud hatte nicht mehr zwischen dem König und Lancaster vermitteln können, der schließlich zur offenen Rebellion gegen den König übergegangen war. Diese wurde im Frühjahr 1322 blutig niedergeschlagen. Zu seinem Vertreter in der Diözese Winchester hatte Rigaud wieder seinen Bruder Gerald ernannt. Rigaud blieb in Avignon und kehrte bis zu seinem frühen Tod nicht mehr nach England zurück. Er wurde in Avignon begraben. Neben seinem Bruder Gerald war auch sein Neffe Bertrand de Asserio ihm nach England gefolgt. Auch ihm übertrug Rigaud mehrere Ämter, unter anderem das Amt des Master des Hospital of St Cross bei Winchester.

Literatur
 Guillaume Mollat: Rigaud d'Assier. In: Dictionnaire d'histoire et de géographie ecclésiastique, Bd. 4, Paris 1930, Sp. 1119

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Panorama Article "Taking advantage of the print format with attractive supplements"
Taking advantage of the print format with attractive supplements
Although the sharp increase in subscribers is mainly due to the online edition, the print version of "The New York Times", at nearly 900,000 copies, is still immensely important. The "NYT" continues to surprise its readers with exciting sections, such as the monthly "The New York Times for Kids".
To learn more about the combined print and online model used by the New York Times, "Panorama" spoke with Todd Socia. He is the Senior Vice President – Print Products & Services and has more than 25 years' experience in the newspaper industry.
The printed edition of "The New York Times" has 5 million readers daily.
"Panorama": Tell us a bit about yourself and what led you to your current position.
Todd Socia: My father, grandfather, and uncles all worked in the newspaper industry, so I grew up listening to their stories and challenges of the day at every family and holiday dinner. As a teenager, my earliest jobs were working for my father at the "Flint Journal" doing everything from sweeping floors, cleaning printing presses, hand inserting fsi's (freestanding inserts) in the packaging department, to loading and unloading newsprint. With my familial connection and fascination with the production process, I knew I wanted to pursue a career in the newspaper industry.
Upon completing high school, I studied at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) and pursued a degree in Newspaper Operations Management, one of the only newspaper centric operations degrees in the world at the time. While at RIT, I was fortunate to serve two summer internships with Advance Publications at the "Staten Island Advance" (New York), where over the course of the two summers I was exposed to every business department of the paper.
After graduation, I accepted a position with Advance Publications as Assistant Production Director at the "Times Picayune" in New Orleans, LA. I spent 4 ½ years there, then accepted a position on the supply/sales side of the business with Western Lithotech, a company that manufactured printing plates, chemicals, and automated plate processing equipment for the newspaper industry.
During my time there, I held several sales-related positions, with my last leading the Newspaper Division as Vice President of Sales. In 2005, after approximately 16 years at Western Lithotech, I accepted a position at "The New York Times" as Managing Director of National Production. Over the past 15 years, I've held several positions of increasing responsibility, leading to my current position as Senior Vice President – Print Products & Services.
Going back to when you started your career in the newspaper industry – what were the big industry topics of the day in 1985?
On the operations side of the industry in the mid 1980's, one of the bigger topics was the competitive need to print more in color and improve the overall print quality of the product. In the late 1970's and early 80's, most US newspapers were still printing mostly black and white pages, had limited color capacity on their printing presses, and if they ran color it was mostly spot color with marginal quality. When "USA Today" launched in 1982, they showed the industry that a newspaper could produce high quality four-color process photos and advertisements on printing presses. Over the course of the mid 1980's to the 1990's, most major US newspapers invested in new offset printing presses, often in new mailrooms, to be able to offer their advertisers and subscribers a more colorful and higher quality printed product.
Fast forward to 2020, what are the hottest topics affecting the newspaper industry today?
Speaking from the print side of the business, the hot topic right now is the massive industry consolidation that's occurring, with GateHouse's purchase of Gannett being the biggest example recently.
Two of the largest American newspaper companies have merged in a deal due to the industry's decline in printed editions. GateHouse Media purchased "USA Today" publisher Gannett. The newly formed company now has more than 260 daily papers along with over 300 weeklies. What do you have to say about this concentration?
We want to nurture the children and grandchildren of our readers as the future generation of print subscribers.
Todd Socia
Seeking to gain scale efficiencies and cut costs, the large chains are buying up smaller publishers and folding them into their operations. We expect to see fewer and fewer, but larger and larger print publishers in the future. And many of them will be controlled by hedge funds – a major change from prior decades. Another related print topic is the financial hardship that many of the smaller print publishers are experiencing. Print publishing is a scale business and as print advertising drops dramatically and subscribers shift to digital platforms, the economics of the business become more and more difficult for smaller publishers. Nearly one in four U.S. newspapers have closed since 2004 and many others have been forced to drastically cut staff, cut content, and reduce how often they appear in order to survive. This is obviously of great concern to everyone since the decline of these local papers robs many communities of their only source of trusted, quality, local news.
How do things stand with the number of your subscribers? Between print and digital have you seen a rise in overall subscriptions during the past five years?
We've seen tremendous growth in overall subscriptions during the last five years. Though our print subscriptions have slowly been declining, our digital growth has more than made up the difference. We have added more than 1 million net digital subscriptions in 2019 – that is the highest number since we launched our pay model in 2011. We now have more than 5 million total subscriptions. This includes 3.4 million subscriptions on news, over 300,000 on recipes ("NYT Cooking") and 600,000 on crossword puzzles ("NYT Crossword"), as well as almost 900,000 print subscriptions – a figure that remains very robust. Our goal is to reach 10 million total subscribers by 2025.
What's the ratio of print and digital and how is the "NYT" ranked in relation to other large newspaper titles in the U.S.?
Our print subscriptions are now around 20% of our total subscriptions. We are currently the third largest U.S. daily newspaper and the largest printed Sunday newspaper. In digital, we're the largest news provider in the world, with 3.4 million subscriptions.
Are there any journalistic differences between the two printing and digital editions? Do you have a specific concept to strengthen the print edition?
Quality journalism is at the core of all we do, whether print and digital. We've made continuous investments and now have over 1,700 newsroom employees – more than at any point in our history. Our journalistic standards can be seen in both our print and our digital products, but in a form adapted to fit each platform. We are always looking for ways to strengthen and enhance our newspaper. We've launched a series of print-only sections designed to surprise and delight our print readers. One example is our monthly "New York Times for Kids" – a kid-focused version of The New York Times that mimics regular sections in the paper such as national news, arts and sports.
Our readers are younger than you would think – more than one-third are below the age of 35.
What can you tell me about the demographics of your print readers?
We currently have over 5 million print readers – this number has actually grown over the past year. Our readers are younger than you would think. Though they span the ages, more than one-third are below the age of 35. They're affluent and highly educated – they have an average annual income of $90,000 and over a quarter have a degree, which is more than double the national average.
What do you think of the following claim that appears to be unchanged despite the shift to digital distribution: For the serious consumer of news, in print, the "NYT" has few competitors; online, they have an infinite number of competitors.
Online we definitely face more competitors than we do in print given the nature of the format. In print, we compete most heavily with other national papers and to some degree, the local/regional papers. In either format, however, we see many publishers out there doing great work – such as "The Washington Post" for politics, the "Wall Street Journal" for business, the BBC for international affairs, or the "New Yorker" for culture. We view this competition as good – more quality news organizations are better for everyone. But we are also very proud of our news organization and the important and impactful work that they do. For example, it was our original reporting that helped spark the #MeToo movement, prompted reform at the technology platforms, was used in the Senate vote to end atrocities in Yemen, and even helped to free an eleven-year-old Thai girl from a child marriage.
By shifting focus online, do you see an increased international reach? What's the status of the printed newspaper in the markets you serve abroad?
Given the size and complexity of the news cycle, we expect the demand for quality journalism to continue to grow around the world. We view our role as complementing the local media by covering major global news topics – such as the environment – but also offering readers a deeper look at the U.S. news – something many international readers come to us for. As a result, we see international markets as a significant growth opportunity. We don't publicly share our international print numbers, but I can say that we see the growth opportunity as coming from digital. We had 51,000 digital subscribers outside the U.S. at the end of 2012. This number had grown to 525,000 by the third quarter of 2019 – a ten-fold increase. We've now set ourselves the ambitious goal of at least quadrupling this number to 2 million or more by 2025.
Is there anything you'd like to add as we conclude our interview?
There is no doubt that print as an industry is in decline. Like many other businesses, we are transforming to compete in the age of digital and mass broadband availability. With this shift, one point continues to define "The New York Times" and encompass the value of its mission. The following can be found on www.NYTCo.com:
"All of us at the company – whether we gather news, explain why our journalism is worth paying for, defend our First Amendment rights or participate in the ballet of printing and delivering the newspaper to a million doorsteps – know that the integrity of our journalism comes first."
The ongoing redefinition of media communication will continue to evolve. Will printed newspapers ever go away? Tough to say what will be the norm in 25 years. We do know the newspapers that prosper will generate revenue as electronic conduits and portals for information and entertainment in various forms. But for the foreseeable future, many people will continue to welcome the print edition of "The New York Times" on their doorsteps.
"We have a lot of loyal readers"
"The New York Times" ("NYT") is one of the most renowned daily newspapers in the world. While not the largest paper in print circulation, ranked 3rd in the US and 18th worldwide, the New York Times is highly regarded for its exemplary journalism. "NYT" journalists have won a total of 127 Pulitzer Prizes, the coveted journalism equivalent of the Oscar awarded in the film industry – more than any other newspaper.
people read the print edition of the "NYT" daily.
"The New York Times" has the largest print run for Sunday editions in the US.
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Excerpt: "Why is Mitt Romney so confident?...This is no tinfoil hat conspiracy. It's a math problem."
Mitt Romney campaigns in Holland, Michigan, 06/19/12. (photo: Evan Vucci/AP)
Retired NSA Analyst Proves GOP Is Stealing Elections Part I
By Denis Campbell, LA Progressive
hy is Mitt Romney so confident? In states where the winner will be decided by less than 10%, of the vote he already knows he will win. This is no tinfoil hat conspiracy. It's a math problem. And mathematics showed changes in actual raw voting data that had no statistical correlation other than programmable computer fraud. This computer fraud resulted in votes being flipped from Democrat to Republican in every federal, senatorial, congressional and gubernatorial election since 2008 (thus far) and in the 2012 primary contests from other Republicans to Mitt Romney.
This goes well beyond Romney's investment control in voting machine maker Hart Intercivic and Diebold's close ties to George W. Bush. Indeed all five voting machine companies have very strong GOP fundraising ties, yet executives (including the candidate's son Tagg Romney) there is no conflict between massively supporting one party financially whilst controlling the machines that record and count the votes.
A retired NSA analyst has spent several sleepless nights applying a simple formula to past election results across Arizona. His results showed across-the-board systemic election fraud on a coordinated and massive scale. But the analysis indicated that this only happens in larger precincts because anomalies in small precincts can be more easily detected.
"Easy to Cheat"
Retired NSA analyst Michael Duniho has worked for nearly seven years trying to understand voting anomalies in his home state of Arizona and Pima County. This publication has written extensively about apparent vote machine manipulation in a 2006 RTA Bond issue election that is still being fought in the courts. Said Duniho, "It is really easy to cheat using computers to count votes, because you can't see what is going on in the machine."
When Duniho applied a mathematical model to actual voting results in the largest voting precincts, he saw that only the large precincts suddenly trended towards Mitt Romney in the Arizona primary – and indeed all Republicans in every election since 2008 – by a factor of 8%-10%. The Republican candidate in every race saw an 8-10%. gain in his totals whilst the Democrat lost 8-10%. This is a swing of up to 20 point, enough to win an election unless a candidate was losing very badly.
Since sifting through and decoding massive amounts of data was his work for decades on behalf of the National Security Agency, he wanted to understand why this was ONLY happening in large precincts.
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The idea of examining large precinct results came via a link to a report written by Francois Choquette and James Johnson. Choquette became curious about South Carolina primary results in the February Republican contest. There a poll observer noted an unusually big gain of votes for Mitt Romney in larger precincts than in smaller ones. Choquette wanted to know why?
He examined and applied all of the normal statistical markers to see where a variance might occur: income level, population density, race, urban vs. rural, even party registration numbers. He found no correlation to explain why Romney votes trended upward while Paul and Santorum votes trended downward -yet only in large precincts.
Choquette then looked at all 50 states and found roughly a 10% switch in votes from GOP to Democrat everywhere except Utah, where the presumption was, as it was Mitt's religious home state and very conservative, there was no chance of Romney losing.
Choquette even saw in Maricopa County, which is Phoenix and its suburbs, that in 2008 Romney used this technique against John McCain. But McCain beat him by too much for a 10% fraud gain to matter. McCain tried to do the same thing in the general election to President Obama but 9 million votes nationally were too many to make up.
Examining every county across America was too massive an undertaking for any one person so he included a simple set of instructions and encouraged others to do the same with raw vote totals in their county/state.
Download the text files of all raw actual vote results by precinct from the Secretary of State's Office.
Arrange them in precinct order.
Put in all of the candidate totals for each precinct.
Sort the data by total vote smallest on the top.
Now here it gets a bit dense: He needed to add columns that show cumulative totals by candidate then compare them by candidate to establish trend lines.
That reveals trends should remain statistically constant throughout an election.
Stealing Votes
But as the spreadsheet shows, the larger the precinct, the numbers start to change dramatically.
"If percentages did not change from one precinct to the next, we would see a flat line, but what we are seeing is sloped lines downward for Democrats and upward for Republicans (or, in the case of the Presidential primary, upward for Romney and downward for his opponents), said Duniho."
In every election contest, the trend lines dramatically crossed for no apparent reason. It was revealed that votes were being systemically bled off for Rick Santorum and Ron Paul and then being credited to Mitt Romney.
Once Duniho completed the spreadsheet, he pumped in actual vote totals from other Arizona election contests.
He looked at every 2010 race in Arizona from Governor Brewer to Senator McCain and Congresswoman Gabby Giffords. The trends lines all did the exact same thing. Someone had manipulated the election outcome, most likely one person inserting a programme inside the system's central computer… that flipped votes.
The results were astounding.
They showed that Governor Brewer actually lost her election and Gabby Gifford's razor thin less than 1% point re-election victory over Tea Party Conservative Jesse Kelly was closer to a 20 point victory for her.
Duniho added, "We need to have strong hand count audits to confirm the integrity of these elections. This means comparing hand counts with official reports of the election."
Ohio Precedent
This isn't the first time Republicans have been charged with vote theft. It happened in the 2004 presidential election, in Ohio and Florida. In Ohio, GOP consultant Michael Connell claimed that the vote count computer program he had created for the state had a trap door that shifted Democratic votes to the GOP.
He was subpoenaed as a witness in a lawsuit against then-Secretary of State Ken Blackwell, and lawyers for the plaintiff asked the Dept. of Justice to provide him with security because there were two threats made against Connell's life by people associated with Karl Rove. But in Dec. 2008, before the trial began, Connell was killed in a plane crash outside Akron Ohio.
There were problems in Florida, as well.
A study by the Quantitative Methods Research Team at the University of California at Berkeley found that anomalies between Florida counties using touch-screen voting and those using other methods could not be explained statistically. Noting the higher-than-expected votes for Bush in three large Democratic counties, Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach, Michael Hout, a Berkeley professor who did the study said there were strong suspicions of vote-rigging.
"No matter how many factors and variables we took into consideration, the significant correlation in the votes for President Bush and electronic voting cannot be explained," Hout said. "The study shows that a county's use of electronic voting resulted in a disproportionate increase in votes for President Bush. There is just a trivial probability of evidence like this appearing in a population where the true difference is zero - less than once in a thousand chances."
Don't Trust, Verify
Indeed the only way to 100% verify this election fraud would be through handcounts of ballots by precinct, matching those results to the reported totals. But as was mentioned earlier, a group in Pima County has been trying unsuccessfully to get access to ballots to conduct such a count for almost five years since anomalies first surfaced in voting machines in 2006.
Is there a judge in Arizona likely to suddenly reverse past trends and allow access to conduct such a handcount of ballots 12 days before a national election? And if not, why not? Maybe someone needs to commission the Anonymous hacker group to re-level the playing field because the courts are not going to do it.
The results of Duniho's analysis can only happen if votes are being stolen, and the only way that's possible is if the computerised machines are programmed to steal them. Welcome to Zimbabwe.
More than 100 million Americans will cast their ballots thinking their vote will be fairly counted. It should be. Yet the crooks know they can safely flip up to 10% of votes without consequence. Anything more than that is statistically suspect.
President Obama won by such a huge margin in 2008 that even with this anomaly built into the system, he cruised to victory. This year the election is much closer. Can American democracy afford yet another election crisis placing three of the four last national Presidential election results in question or worse: The outcome was stolen, the outcome a victim of election theft?
Don't Take Our Word
Use the spreadsheet above to do the maths in your own state, county or precinct. The results are compelling. Then demand that the Justice Department stop this insane view that results need to be reported by 11 pm for the television networks. Demand hand ballot counts!
We use paper ballots in the UK and results do not even begin to trickle in until 3 am. The final outcome can take up to three days to finalise. But voters in Britain know the count is accurate because every ballot is transparently hand-counted. When I read this article that Serbia, Belarus and Kazakhstan were sending election monitors to watch the US Election?, I knew we'd jumped the shark.
We are already being victimized by vote fraud on a scale that, in another country, would lead to calls for international election monitors. It is time for Americans to stop being victims of ghosts in the machine.
Denis G. Campbell is the author of 6 books including 'Billionaire Boys Election Freak Show,' 'The Vagina Wars' & 'Egypt Unsh@ckled.' He is the editor of UK Progressive Magazine and provides commentary to the BBC, itv Al Jazeera English, CNN, MSNBC and others. His weekly 'World View with Denis Campbell' segment can be heard every Thursday on the globally syndicated The David Pakman Show. You can follow him on Twitter via @UKProgressive and on Facebook.
Charley James is a long-time independent journalist who covers social justice, politics and economic issues. He's worked in print and broadcast media for national magazines, large newspapers and major market radio and television outlets. Follow Charley on Twitter @SuddenlyHomeles.


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The United States, United Kingdom, European Union and Canada have imposed sanctions on Belarus, accusing the government of President Alexander Lukashenko of human rights violations and "orchestrating" irregular migration at the EU's border.
The two North American countries, Britain and the European bloc announced the sanctions in a joint statement on Thursday, saying they were targeting "certain individuals and entities".
"We remain committed to supporting the democratic aspirations of the people of Belarus and stand together to impose costs on the regime – and those who support it – for its efforts to silence the voices of independent civil society, media and all Belarusians seeking to speak the truth about what is happening in their country," the statement said.
Lukashenko said on Friday that he had ordered the preparation of countermeasures in retaliation for the sanctions. Minsk should respond "without dalliance and clearly," state news agency BELTA quoted the 67-year-old as saying.
"Our economy is under external pressure on an unprecedented scale and depth," Lukashenko said.
The UK froze the assets of OJSC Belaruskali, a state-owned Belarusian potash fertiliser producer, and the US tightened sanctions against the company, which it had already blacklisted in August. Washington also restricted financial dealings with Belarusian sovereign debt.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the sanctions are meant to "raise the cost" on Lukashenko's government for its crackdown on dissent and attacks on "international norms".
"These sanctions are also in response to the [Lukashenko] regime's callous exploitation of vulnerable migrants from other countries in order to orchestrate migrant smuggling along its border with EU states," Blinken said in a statement.
The West has blamed Belarus for a migration crisis along the Eastern European country's border with Poland, Lithuania and Latvia.
The EU accused Minsk of facilitating the arrival of thousands of people, mostly from the Middle East, at the bloc's border in response to European sanctions against Lukashenko's government. Belarus has dismissed the accusations as "absurd".
The impasse left thousands of people stranded in the freezing cold along the EU's border. On Thursday, the European Commission proposed measures that would make it more difficult to seek asylum in Poland, Lithuania and Latvia.
Tensions between the Belarusian government, which is allied with Russia, and the West intensified in August 2020 after a presidential election that the US describes as "fraudulent" gave Lukashenko a sixth term in office.
The election spurred mass anti-government protests in Belarus that were met with a crackdown on dissent.
The US and European countries have imposed several rounds of sanctions against Lukashenko and his government over the past year.
"These sanctions continue to target important sources of revenue to the Lukashenko regime and place severe restrictions on those responsible for some of the worst anti-democratic acts in Belarus," UK foreign secretary Liz Truss said in a statement on Thursday.
The measures also come amid escalating tensions between the US and Russia, with Washington warning that Moscow is planning "significant aggressive moves" against Ukraine.
On Wednesday, Russia ordered the departure of American embassy staff in Moscow by the end of the month, an apparently retaliatory move in response to the expulsion of dozens of Russian diplomats from Washington.
After a meeting with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov on Thursday, Blinken called on Russia to de-escalate the standoff with Ukraine. "The only threat is that of renewed Russian aggression towards Ukraine," he told reporters.
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In its first year of eligibility, UIS was named to U.S. News and World Reports' list of America's Best Colleges: once as best public university (master's category) in the state, and again as fourth best university in the same category in the Midwest.
On August 22, 2008, the State Journal-Register ran an article profiling the honor.
Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich is keeping a low profile as far as Illinois Senator and Democratic Presidential candidate Barack Obama is concerned.
In an article that appeared in the Rockford Register Star on August 21, 2008, UIS Professor Emeritus Kent Redfield notes that one big reason is Blagojevich's seemingly close ties to Tony Rezko, who is awaiting sentencing on his federal corruption conviction.
UIS' Emiquon Field Station is hosting an early morning program that will combine an opportunity for star-gazing with the chance to watch as the marsh creatures wake up and begin a new day.
The August 6, 2008, Canton Daily Ledger carried a notice of the event.
When UIS' new Emiquon Field Station opens this spring, the partnership that has been established among the university, the Nature Conservancy, and Dickson Mounds Museum will allow for a sharing of resources as well as educational and research programs that would previously have been very difficult.
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Every Sunday night on Kasie DC, NBC News Capitol Hill Correspondent Kasie Hunt brings exclusive reporting, newsmaking interviews and sharp conversation -- taking viewers inside the corridors of power in Washington to help unlock the week ahead.
The Chuck ToddCast is NBC News' latest podcast tackling all things politics and 2020 with Meet the Press moderator Chuck Todd. The mid-week, in-the-know podcast is Chuck at his best – unscripted, informed and focused on what really matters in the 2020...
Hosted by Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinski, and Willie Geist, the program features in-depth and informed discussions that help drive the day's political conversation. The show attracts a wide variety of guests, including top newsmakers, Washington...
The 11th Hour with Brian Williams
Brian Williams delivers the latest pertinent updates on evolving news stories and places the major political events of the day into context for viewers. Broadcast live from New York, Williams' show convenes a dynamic panel of guests to offer a fresh,...
The Beat with Ari Melber
Ari Melber delivers the biggest political and news stories of the day, with interviews and original reporting from around the nation. An Emmy-winning journalist, attorney and former Senate staffer, Melber cuts through the spin and the noise to tell...
Andrea Mitchell Reports
Every weekday, veteran journalist Andrea Mitchell brings viewers the latest political developments and news on foreign affairs, in addition to marquee interviews with politicians and high-level government and world leaders. Often reporting directly...
Morning Joe First Look
MSNBC's early morning show provides everything you need to know to start the day informed, including updates on the biggest political stories, entertainment news, weather, and sports headlines. Every weekday morning, stay up-to-date and in-the-know on...
MSNBC Investigates
MSNBC delivers the latest breaking news and live coverage of the day's important stories. Hosted by trusted NBC News journalists, these dynamic hours offer viewers discussions with newsmakers, journalists, and politicians that go far beyond the...
MSNBC Special
Bringing the insight and power of 'Meet the Press' to MSNBC every weeknight, Chuck Todd looks at the key stories of the day with political newsmakers as they break down and analyze the issues facing U.S. and world leaders. The program features...
On Assignment with Richard Engel
PoliticsNation with Al Sharpton
This Sunday morning news program hosted by Rev. Al Sharpton features a variety of guests, spanning politicians to A-list entertainers, and addresses the current state of affairs in America. The show focuses on the biggest political news of the week...
Saturday Night Politics
Up with David Gura
Weekends with Alex Witt