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[Diplomatic News] Ambassador to China Is a Singer As Well
[Diplomatic News] Ambassador to China Is a Singer As Well. December. 02, 2005 07:02. by Yoo-Seong Hwang yshwang@donga.com.
Korean ambassador to China Kim Ha-jung's singing and guitar playing fascinated a Chinese audience yesterday. He appeared on BTV's nationwide hit talk show: "TV together with you" and attracted a Chinese audience by singing his favorite song: "Have I told you lately that I love you" in English, Korean, and Chinese.
BTV started airing its special talk show series: "Talks with Ambassadors to China" yesterday. Ambassador Kim, the first guest of the show, sang the song with a guitar at the request of the show host, who said, "I heard you were a great singer."
It is an open secret that Kim is a talented singer. It was Kim who started a band called "Ecstas" (a Greek word meaning ecstasy), made up of four Seoul National University (SNU) College of Liberal Arts students. As a freshman, Kim played the lead-guitar after choosing two other guitar players and a drummer in late 1965. The band played mainly Beatles songs. However, not many people are aware of the story behind the song he sang yesterday, a Korean version of "Have I told you lately that I love you." Kim loved the song by Patty Page so much that he translated it into Korean for himself to sing it in his band. The translator of the song is recorded as "anonymous" in Korean songbooks.
Kim, who studied Chinese language and literature at SNU, is widely recognized as a China expert. On the show, he shared with the Chinese audience stories about his life as a student and a diplomat, his relationship with China, and stories behind the establishment of diplomatic ties between Korea and China. He spoke fluent Chinese and stressed the significance of the bilateral ties.
Prior to the TV show, BTV awarded its most popular guest award to Kim in the Jintai Art Center in Beijing on November 30, with some 30 ambassadors to China and Chinese cultural and art industry workers in attendance.
Yoo-Seong Hwang yshwang@donga.com


Timetric's "Abu Dhabi National Insurance Company PSC (ADNIC) : Company Profile and SWOT Analysis" contains in depth information and data about the company and its operations. The profile contains a company overview, key facts, major products and services, SWOT analysis, business description, company history, financial analysis, mergers & acquisitions, recent developments, key employees, company locations and subsidiaries as well as competitive benchmarking data.
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Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the bravest Chihuahua of them all? Skippjon Jones, the Siamese cat who thinks he is a Chihuahua, of course! While his sisters listen to Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, Skippy heads off for the REAL adventure awaiting him in his closet. There, his alter ego Skippito Friskito must rescue the beautiful Princess Nieve Qué (Snow What), battle the evil dragon, and defeat the Bruja with the help of his friends, the Seven Chimichangos. A brand new musical based on the book by Judy Schachner, Skippyjon Jones Snow What is a twist on the classic fairytale Snow White and the Seven Dwarves.
Child Policy: All ages allowed. Children under 2 are free but require a lap pass ticket for entry.
Note: All services may not be available at all performances. Click the link above for accessible performance schedule or contact customer service for further assistance.


Korcula Island (Croatia) is located in central Dalmatia (Adriatic Sea) and has total area approx 279 km2 (108 ml2). By population (around 16,000), the island is ranked Croatia's 2nd most populous (after Krk Island). Unlike Krk, Korcula is not connected to mainland Croatia via bridge. It is separated by a narrow strait with width varying between 0,9-3 km (3000-9800 ft) . The island stretches east-to-west, has average length 47 km (29 ml) and width 8 km (5 ml). By land area, it is ranked Adriatic Sea's 6th largest. Its highest elevation point (Mt Klupca) is 568 m / 1864 ft).
Island's main (largest) towns are Korcula, Vela Luka and Blato. The scenery is marked by extensive pine forests. The main road connects all settlements excepting Racisce. Ferries connect Korcula Town with mainland Croatia (Orebic and Drvenik), and also Vela Luka with Split and Lastovo Island. Fast catamarans connect with Split and the islands Hvar and Lastovo. Adriatic Lines ferries connect Korcula (via Hvar) to Split, Dubrovnik, Zadar and Rijeka. Direct ferries during the serve the routes to Italy's ports Ancona and Bari.
The annual Korkyra Baroque Festival is an international event. Held in September, it showcases a selection of the leading ensembles and soloists in the world specializing in Baroque music. Among the participants are Le Parlament de Musique (France), Academy of Ancient Music (UK), Red Priest (UK), Currende and Erik Van Nevel (Belgium), La Venexiana (Italy), Croatian Baroque Ensemble (Croatia). Along with the high artistic credentials of the festival, this renowned musical event also promotes Korcula's cultural monuments and the whole town as unique architectural treasure.
Korcula Island was officially founded by the Greeks in the 12th century BC. It was first settled by the Illyrians in the 10th century BC. The Greek colony (Melaina Korkyra) was founded in the 6th century BC. The Romans took the island from the Illyrians and added it to their Illyricum province. In 10 AD, the province was split into Pannonia and Dalmatia (which also included Korcula).
In the 6th century AD, the island became part of the Byzantine Empire (330-1453 AD). Under the Venetian Republic (697-1797), Korcula was a primary supplier of timber for Venice's wooden walls and also a naval port. In 1797, the island was given to the Habsburg Empire (1526-1804). In 1815, the island was given to the Austrian Empire (1804-1867) and in 1867 became part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire (1867-1918).
Cruise ships to Korcula Island Croatia dock (anchor) at Korcula - port town on the south-eastern coast.
Port Korcula Island cruise ship schedule shows timetable calendars of all arrival and departure dates by month. The port's schedule lists all ships (in links) with cruises going to or leaving from Korcula Island, Korcula, Croatia. To see the full itineraries (ports of call dates and arrival / departure times) and their lowest rates – just follow the corresponding ship-link.
The Korcula Island cruise port map is interactive. It shows the port's exact location, along with the real-time cruise ship traffic (if any) in its vicinity - today, and right now. By zooming-out you can see other cruise ship ports located near Korcula Island, Korcula, Croatia.
If you lose the Korcula Island location on the map, simply reload the page (also with F5 button). This feature is integrated with the CruiseMapper's cruise ship tracker tracking the vessels' current positions at sea and in ports.


If you are looking to buy a game for your child, what about getting an educational game? There are educational games that can teach children the letters of the alphabet, how to read and spell words, how to count and much more.
For preschool children (below the age of 6), we recommend phonics games. There is a wide range of phonics games that can help children learn the alphabet and acquire early reading and math skills. Leapfrog has great phonics games such as the Phonics Learning Desk, the Phonics Radio and the Friends Phonics Bus. Our favorite, the Phonics Learning Desk teaches children the ABCs, how to count, how to write (children use the pen provided) and even how to add numbers.
For school age children, there are many games that can help kids acquire skills and knowledge. For example, board games can be a great way to learn about history and geography. If your child has difficulty memorizing countries and cities, there are geography board games such as Brain Quest Around the World that help children memorize continents, countries and cities all while having fun.
If your child is not doing well in history class, there are also history board games that have children learn about history. There are board games such as American Trivia that are just focused on US history and that teach kids about the history of the United States and historical periods such as the Civil War.
There are also board games that cover the history of the world. We recommend a board game called This Day in History. In this game, players learn about historical events that they have to put in order in order to move their chips forward and eventually win the game.
If your child is struggling in math, we recommend dice games. Our favorite dice games include Bunco, Farkle, and Yahtzee. These games are fun because they combine strategy and math. Children practice addition and multiplication and they also have to strategize in order to win the game. Another positive aspect of dice games is that they are great travel games as they can easily be carried around.
There also educational games that enhance literacy skills such as word board games. One of our favorite word board games is Scrabble. There is also a junior version called Scrabble Junior which is more appropriate for children ages 8-12. There many other fun word board games that the family can play together and enjoy. And by playing these games, children enhance their literacy skills.


The data in the study was logged by the apps from January to December 2014, according to a Reuters report. Most of the people were ages 25 to 44, 65 percent were women and 40 percent were men.
Shirley Archer, a Florida-based fitness instructor, told Reuters the information is useful for fitness experts to help improve workouts.


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Bob Bean takes on ASAP, proposed auction of radio frequencies
VIENNA, Va.—Bob Bean, the new president of the Central Station Alarm Association (CSAA), learned the value of effective communication early in his career. Currently vice chairman and director of Honolulu-based Alert Holdings Group, he took a simple and direct approach to taking ownership of the company nearly 30 years ago: a lunchtime conversation and a handshake.
"I joined the alarm security industry in 1975, serving as the sales manager for a local alarm company," he told Security Systems News. "During that time I met the owner of Alert Alarm, Don Damon. He pressed me to work for him, wanting me to become CEO of Alert."
Bean had another idea.
"We would meet for lunch from time to time, and during one of those lunches I said, 'Why don't I buy Alert from you?' At that lunch we worked out the simple details, wrote them on a placemat, shook hands and I became the owner of Alert Alarm. That was in 1982. We formalized the deal several years later."
Bean, who was named the 31st president of the CSAA at its annual meeting in October, now sees communication–or more accurately, communications–as the major issue facing the organization as it moves into the world of ASAP (Automated Secure Alarm Protocol) and other technical and educational challenges.
"How will we communicate alarm signals in the future?" he said. "We know that POTS is going away, and the Internet, although good, is far from the most reliable option. What about radio? The current Congress and the FCC are talking about auctioning off radio frequencies (that) include some used in our industry. This is probably the most important concern for our association today."
As CSAA president, Bean said he will continue to play a supporting role for two panels that are taking the lead on these challenges: the Alarm Industry Communications Committee, which works to stay current with Congress, the Federal Communications Commission and other agencies; and the ASAP committee, which is spearheading the program to speed dispatches to PSAPs by transmitting alarm information by computer instead of by phone.
"The ASAP program is truly the future of communications between the central stations and their 911 center," he said. "ASAP virtually eliminates the normal conversation (between the parties) by using electronically transmitted data so that alarm information is error-free. This will greatly improve relationships between 911 centers and police, because among other things it will reduce false dispatches."
Bean brings a wealth of CSAA experience to his new position. He joined the group in 1988 and has been a member of the Executive Committee for 14 years and chairman of the Membership Committee for eight years. He has also served as first vice president, second vice president and secretary.
As first vice president, Bean worked closely with Ed Bonifas, immediate past president, during his two-year term. Bonifas said the mission of the CSAA will be "in great hands" with Bean at the helm.
"He's active, he's engaged, and he deserves all of our respect and our support," Bonifas said. "And I just know he's going to get it."
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It was a complete success last year so we are doing it again! Board members Will and Laurie Danforth are generously providing flowers for and hosting our plant sale. Please come by, add beauty to your garden, and help The Nature Museum at the same time! All proceeds benefit the Museum and plantings will range from $5-$15.


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Fauci says Pfizer, Moderna Covid-19 vaccine data is 'solid'
The BioNTech/Pfizer and Moderna shots have taken the lead in the global chase for a vaccine.PHOTO: AFP
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WASHINGTON (AFP) - The United States' top infectious disease official said on Thursday (Nov 19) that two coronavirus vaccines being tested were "solid", and that the speed at which they were developed has not compromised safety or integrity.
Dr Anthony Fauci spoke at a rare briefing from the White House virus task force to reassure some public concerns about the two vaccines - one from Pfizer/BioNTech and the other by Moderna - after both companies announced successful trials.
"The process of the speed did not compromise at all safety nor did it compromise scientific integrity. It was a reflection of the extraordinary scientific advances in these types of vaccines which allowed us to do things in months that actually took years before," he said.
And he sought to address fears that the vaccine announcements may have been politically driven.
"It was actually an independent body of people who have no allegiance to anyone - not to the administration, not to me, not to the companies - that looked at the data and deemed it to be sound," he said.
Next the data will be carefully examined by the Food and Drug Administration, he said.
BioNTech has said it will apply to the FDA for emergency use authorisation by Friday.
"So we need to put to rest any concept that this was rushed in an inappropriate way. This is really solid," Dr Fauci added.
The BioNTech/Pfizer and Moderna shots have taken the lead in the global chase for a vaccine, after large-scale trial data this month showed that their jabs were around 95 per cent effective against Covid-19.
The twin breakthroughs have lifted hopes for an end to a pandemic that has infected more than 56 million people and caused more than 1.3 million deaths worldwide since the virus first emerged in China late last year.
Covid-19 vaccine roll-out possible in December, says BioNTech CEO Ugur Sahin
Covid-19 vaccine freezers in place for roll-out once US FDA gives OK
S'pore tightens restrictions on travellers from UK after emergence of new Covid-19 strain


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Series of events organisd to mark Malay contribution to enrichment of Lanka for centuries
Centennial and sesquicentennial anniversaries of SLMA and CMCC
A series of cultural, sports, literary, commemorative and aesthetic events have been organised by the Sri Lanka Malay Association and the Colombo Malay Cricket Club to mark their centennial and sesquicentennial anniversaries respectively,throughout this year.
"The series of SLMA centenary commemoration is scheduled to be inaugurated on 22 Jan. with the issuance of a first day cover and thereafter it will be marked with several sports tournaments, a symposium, commemorative cricket charity dinner, Malay walk, launch of a coffee table book and commemorative jubilee book. The events are organised to be held throughout the year," Rilwan Lantra, President SLMA told a press conference held at Padang Complex in Colombo on Tuesday.
He said: "A 'Pasara Malam,' a hawker-street styled Malay food festival, along with a Malay cultural show, an event to showcase Lankan Malay lifestyle is scheduled for July. A symposium is scheduled for September where research papers would be presented on contributions made to the nation by Lankan Malays and how they have imbibed well with the national fabric. In October a 'Malay Rally', a gathering of the community to promote peace and brotherhood with sports, cultural and various other events will be held. There will be a 'Heroes Day' in November as a mark of respect to the fallen Malay heroes and all who sacrificed their lives in the protection of sovereignty and territorial integrity of mother Lanka," Lantra said.
Colombo Malay Cricket Club (CMMC) past President Ibnusha Ally said that interaction and advent of the Malays could be traced as far as back as the Sixth and Seventh Centuries. "They have amalgamated well with the mainstream community, sharing their unique culture and traditions. Today these facets could be seen countrywide, enriching the lifestyles of the populace. Same can be said of its brothers contributing much to the development of the country in academia, corporate business, the tri-forces and police, aesthetics, social services and many other fields. It is a legacy enacted in the pages of history," Ally said.
CMCC Vice President Hussain Jayah, its General Secretary, Roshan Allang, CMCC President Rizwan Badoordeen, CMCC Captain Rinaldin Rahaman and General Secretary of SLMA Rilwan Careem also addressed the media.
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Docu '$ellebrity' explores celebrity-industrial complex
by Tirdad Derakhshani, Inquirer Staff Writer, Posted: December 26, 2013
'Jessica! Jessica!" yell a crowd of photographers running en masse as a limo pulls up, then swarming as Jessica Simpson exits the dark vehicle.
Paparazzi pandemonium ensues - sharks in bloodied water, buzzards diving beak-first into a carcass.
So opens $ellebrity, an intelligent if somewhat inadequate critique of the billion-dollar celebrity-industrial complex, gorgeously-shot and edited by an ace team assembled by director Kevin Mazur.
Mazur's first feature-length docu, which screened to positive notices at the Sundance Film Festival last winter, will premiere Friday at 8 p.m. on Showtime.
"It's a really weird, scary feeling," Jennifer Aniston tells viewers of the paparazzi as the Simpson footage lingers on-screen. "You're disoriented. You can't see in front of you. It's like . . . it's false imprisonment. I can't get away, I can't get out."
Viewers may have little sympathy when people like Aniston and Simpson complain about their lots. Granted. But as $ellebrity shows, there is something highly disturbing about the phenomenon.
Mazur's film sets out to find out why, exploring how our obsession with celebs is further fanned by a media machinery that milks celebs and fans alike for millions of dollars.
Mazur offers an incisive insider peek at the magazines, tabloids, and TV shows that cover celebs. He follows how photogs and video operators snap and sell their money-shots to TMZ, Us Weekly, People, OK!, and countless other outlets.
There's never a shortage for celeb material - a testament to the public's insatiable hunger.
While it's clear Mazur has little but contempt for paparazzi, he does try to tell the story from all sides. Interviews with A-list stars including Salma Hayek, Jennifer Lopez, Kid Rock, Elton John and Sarah Jessica Parker are matched by chats with celeb journos such as the pioneering former Us Weekly editor Bonnie Fuller and photogs Darryn Lyons and Ricardo Mendoza.
The film takes an obligatory stroll down history lane, showing how old Hollywood was dominated by a studio system that maintained control on all aspects of publicity. The studio bosses chose how stars were depicted in the media - even in early scandal-rags such as Confidential. And the media toed the line.
Mazur is right when he points out that there's been a near-total loss of civility in our culture: Politicians and pundits yell like children on TV while photographers scale walls to shoot celebrities' children (Parker is incensed that her kids are fodder for the rags) or race after their sports cars.
It's a dangerous situation, as was graphically and tragically illustrated late last year with the death of Los Angeles photog Chris Guerra. He was hit by a car while shooting Justin Bieber's car. (The Canadian singer wasn't even in the Ferrari at the time.)
Mazur, who is co-founder of online celeb photo clearing house WireImage (now run by Getty Images), takes pains to distance himself from the paparazzi, noting that he attends carpet events only when invited. And invited he is, backstage, to hotel rooms and celebrity houses. The irony surely is not lost on the filmmaker: It's probably because of his own fame and status as a celeb photographer that he could get so many stars to appear in the film.
$ellebrity makes a number of interesting points about how the celebrity machine dehumanizes its subjects, reducing celebrities to objects to be bought and sold. It discusses the devaluation of newsgathering in the age of TMZ. Gossip writing has debased serious journalism, the film asserts, infecting how news is gathered and reported.
But $ellebrity misses when it comes to the larger question of how celebrity discourse has affected the rest of our culture. It doesn't take Noam Chomsky to point out that celebrity news is the latest in a long line of cultural distractions that colonize attention better directed at social and political problems.
Mazur's film makes a valiant attempt to offer a critique of the cultural wounds inflicted by celeb culture, but ends up being part of that very culture.
tirdad@phillynews.com
Tirdad Derakhshani, Inquirer Staff Writer


The Independent Media Center is coming to St. Louis. A grassroots organization of radical journalists and activists, the Independent Media Center, or IMC, was conceived in Seattle in 1999 to cover the WTO protests from the people's perspective. Riding the wave of recent IMCs that have sprouted up worldwide, local activists and Confluence journalists have teamed up to build an online, progressive news journal and community calendar for the St. Louis area.
The global IMC website has inspired many communities to take reporting into their own hands, due mainly to widespread dissatisfaction with inaccurate or biased reporting from corporate-controlled media. As stated on the global site, "The Independent Media Center is a network of collectively run media outlets for the creation of radical, accurate, and passionate tellings of the truth. We work out of a love and inspiration for people who continue to work for a better world, despite corporate media's distortions and unwillingness to cover the efforts to free humanity."
Goals of individual IMCs remain loosely centered around the original site. The advantage of the IMC project is that individual groups can form de-centralized media centers that focus more on local issues, in addition to the global protest scene. Local IMCs also form a broad-based media network for activists, a source for communication between other IMC groups and among people of the community. Local IMCs are able to create individual spaces for community growth around accessible, inclusive reporting. Dann Green, a member of the IMC St. Louis, describes his goal for the group, "to have a forum for voices that have few other forums."
People from the Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, area have also been collaborating on their own IMC, which opened to the public in January, 2001. Sascha Meinrath, a member of the Champaign-Urbana IMC, expressed a similar goal. "I want to see a convergence of activism, media, reporting, and news, a lot of things that people are doing independently to have some sort of nexus where resources and information are shared."
The global site provides links to local IMCs worldwide, from Seattle to Prague to Brazil. Articles focus on direct conflicts from the people's perspective, yet in-depth investigation into the causes and complaints that stimulated these actions are also well-documented. In addition, IMC sites are defined by an 'open-posting' column, or newswire, where anyone can instantly upload and publish articles, photographs, video and sound files of individual issues of concern that deal with current political, environmental, and social justice events. Once posted, any article is also given a space directly beneath it on the page for instant publication of commentary and public reactions.
The need for alternate media sources in communities is clear. Danielle Chnyoweth of the Champaign-Urbana IMC commented, "People complain about how their story doesn't get in or the media warps their story; they complain about having watered down drivel that doesn't take a position on anything. I think that people actually wake up and get excited when they see a response. That's unfortunate, too, I wish that instead of them complaining about it and waiting for someone else to respond to it they would come up with an alternative themselves."
Networking, both within the IMC and in the larger community, is also a main component of the project. One story Meinrath worked on involved a local Union leader, Dave Johnson. Johnson was brought up on charges and eventually censured by the AFL-CIO for personally endorsing Ralph Nader's presidential candidacy, independent of his position with the Union. Meinrath's article exposed an issue that had received little attention by the mainstream media, and in doing so forged connections between the IMC and Union members. "(T)hey all of a sudden start seeing a commonality between the oppression that they face and the oppression that other folks face. That sort of bridge, that understanding of how we're all in the same boat of being screwed by the status quo, really gets developed. These sort of natural coalitions are formed and the IMC is a tool to demonstrate that yes, we are all in this together," said Meinrath.
While public response to the IMC in the Champaign-Urbana area has been positive, other media groups have also expressed a keen interest in the project. Meinrath noted that many of their website's visitors are coming from the News-Gazette mainframe, the area's mainstream newspaper, and that local reporters have come to view IMC as a resource that has "the inside scoop on the issues." At a recent press conference with the Urbana Mayor concerning tax cuts, Chynoweth was surprised that she was the only reporter asking questions. "I think things like that send a wake-up call to other reporters — that they can't just sit there and be a mouthpiece for the elites. You need to ask interesting questions," said Chynoweth.
Challenging the dominant model of current media targets not only the reporters but also the public view of the role of media in daily life. One of the most difficult aspect of creating an IMC, according to Green, is, "facilitating the mindset transformation where people stop thinking about the media as something delivered to them, and start thinking of it as a thing they can create, share, and learn in." The focus of the project lies not only in production and presentation of news, but the way people view and learn from their everyday lives. "The model of independent media that I see is giving six year-olds disposable cameras and saying, 'go document what's important to you.' I do not want standards to get in the way of having people do technically shoddy jobs on things that are important to them, but content-wise are rich stories," said Chynoweth.
The Champaign-Urbana group's projects combine the ideas of many members of the local community and focus on media as a learning experience. Chynweth and Sehvilla Mann both participate in a program at the local radio station, WEFT, to produce 'Radio Girls,' an hour-long show every other week that provides young women the opportunity to create their own radio show. Pauline Bartolone, another Champaign-Urbana 'IMC-er,' has also been working to produce daily five-minute 'drop-ins' for morning news programming on WEFT that reports on environmental impacts as part of a collaboration of three local progressive groups.
The Champaign-Urbana IMC group also declined creating an editorial board beyond the policy of "no hate speech." As Meinrath noted, "the idea of having an editorial board that's overseeing everything is such a huge waste of energy when we have so many other things we need to be focusing on."
The Germany IMC has been the only site to experience 'spamming,' or unwanted, excessive postings on their newswire from Nazi groups. As a result, the Germany IMC has kept their open posting, but has moved the 'publish' link off their main page and has created an editorial policy for their news wire. The issue has stimulated discussion on various news groups dedicated to addressing changes in policy and current issues central to the IMC project. A recent proposal was posted on an IMC discussion list, imc-communication@lists.indymedia.org, which stated: "To be an IMC, a site must use open publishing defined as a newswire on the front page that articles will appear on directly when they are posted. (With allowances for technical difficulties.)"
Yet so far, the IMC has been dominated by progressive and liberal voices, especially since the concept was designed and cultivated according to anarchist ideals.
Another argument central to the IMC concerns the question of objectivity in Independent Media, in the use of language, structure, and in the tendency for strong opinions. As Mark Quercus of the St. Louis IMC stated, "I think we need to admit that there is little objectivity in the corporate media today — their news is biased towards aiding people in power, both corporate and political. So objectivity for IMC is examining the social and political implications behind any news that occurs."
Meinrath noted that people have been conscientious about explicating opinions in their articles so far. He also added, "if people are going to be pissed off that a lot of people feel something contrary to what they believe, OK. Our job is not to not be controversial; our job is to report the experience and feelings of the community, and frankly that is going to piss off a lot of people. A lot of people in our community have been really screwed by the system. And our goal is to explicate these problems in society, not to rant and rave but say that these are real people's experiences, and they exist and they're important."
While much of the IMC's attention is focused on environmental, political, and social justice problems, it is also a positive forum for connection. One of the goals of the St. Louis IMC is to create a community calendar that links up activist events as well as arts, music, and entertainment. As Green stated, "(it's) a focus on what we're creating and what we desire, rather than a focus on what's falling apart around us and what we hate — though I'd like to see some of both and all the in-between."
If you have a story to tell or want to become involved in some aspect of the project, check out the site or e-mail: imc-stlouis@lists.indymedia.org. People are needed as journalists for print, audio, photography and video, also for outreach and tech.
Finley Kipp is an independent journalist with Confluence, the St. Louis grassroots journal of environmental and social justice, and the St. Louis Independent Media Center. She participates in Food Not Bombs, a consensus-based community organization dedicated to recycling and redistributing healthy food. Currently, she is about to graduate from Washington University with a B.A. in English Literature.


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So much for the infrastructure 'olive branch'
Last week, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) conceded some additional infrastructure investments may be worthwhile, and offered the Obama administration an idea he said could garner bipartisan support. The Hill called it an "olive branch."
The idea wouldn't actually spend additional money on much-needed projects that would create jobs, but it would in theory free up some funds. As Cantor argued, there's an existing rule that says states must set aside 10% of federal surface transportation funds for "museums, education and preservation." If the rule were waived or scrapped, states could divert those funds to roads and highways. House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) immediately endorsed the plan in a letter to the White House.
As "olive branches" go, this is extremely thin. Worse, the Republican leadership's idea, like nearly all ideologically-driven ideas, starts with the conclusion — don't make any additional public investments — and works backwards to satisfy an arbitrary, philosophical standard.
But at least it's something resembling progress, right? Wrong. The real problem is Boehner and Cantor flubbed the key details.
There is no requirement that states set aside 10 percent of all federal surface transportation funds for purposes of funding Transportation Enhancement projects, a Department of Transportation official confirms. Rather, the law says that they must set aside ten percent of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) funding for those purposes.
It's not a minor distinction. The FHWA — a sub-agency of the Department of Transportation — was appropriated $927.6 million in fiscal year 2011. The funding for surface transportation during that same period was more than $50 billion.
In other words: the Republican proposal would result in about two percent of surface transportation funding being freed up for states to use on their own infrastructure projects. The Transportation Department official adds, for good measure, that the projects funded by the transportation enhancement program are not, as Boehner suggests, a cornucopia of questionably useful, largely scenic items. "It's almost exclusively bicycle and pedestrian projects," the official said.
If the GOP leaders are going to try to come with a meaningful policy, they'll have to do better than this.


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'use strict';

const EventEmitter = require('events');
const packageData = require('../../package.json');
const shared = require('../shared');
const LeWindows = require('../sendmail-transport/le-windows');

/**
 * Generates a Transport object for AWS SES
 *
 * Possible options can be the following:
 *
 *  * **sendingRate** optional Number specifying how many messages per second should be delivered to SES
 *  * **maxConnections** optional Number specifying max number of parallel connections to SES
 *
 * @constructor
 * @param {Object} optional config parameter
 */
class SESTransport extends EventEmitter {
    constructor(options) {
        super();
        options = options || {};

        this.options = options || {};
        this.ses = this.options.SES;

        this.name = 'SESTransport';
        this.version = packageData.version;

        this.logger = shared.getLogger(this.options, {
            component: this.options.component || 'ses-transport'
        });

        // parallel sending connections
        this.maxConnections = Number(this.options.maxConnections) || Infinity;
        this.connections = 0;

        // max messages per second
        this.sendingRate = Number(this.options.sendingRate) || Infinity;
        this.sendingRateTTL = null;
        this.rateInterval = 1000; // milliseconds
        this.rateMessages = [];

        this.pending = [];

        this.idling = true;

        setImmediate(() => {
            if (this.idling) {
                this.emit('idle');
            }
        });
    }

    /**
     * Schedules a sending of a message
     *
     * @param {Object} emailMessage MailComposer object
     * @param {Function} callback Callback function to run when the sending is completed
     */
    send(mail, callback) {
        if (this.connections >= this.maxConnections) {
            this.idling = false;
            return this.pending.push({
                mail,
                callback
            });
        }

        if (!this._checkSendingRate()) {
            this.idling = false;
            return this.pending.push({
                mail,
                callback
            });
        }

        this._send(mail, (...args) => {
            setImmediate(() => callback(...args));
            this._sent();
        });
    }

    _checkRatedQueue() {
        if (this.connections >= this.maxConnections || !this._checkSendingRate()) {
            return;
        }

        if (!this.pending.length) {
            if (!this.idling) {
                this.idling = true;
                this.emit('idle');
            }
            return;
        }

        let next = this.pending.shift();
        this._send(next.mail, (...args) => {
            setImmediate(() => next.callback(...args));
            this._sent();
        });
    }

    _checkSendingRate() {
        clearTimeout(this.sendingRateTTL);

        let now = Date.now();
        let oldest = false;
        // delete older messages
        for (let i = this.rateMessages.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
            if (this.rateMessages[i].ts >= now - this.rateInterval && (!oldest || this.rateMessages[i].ts < oldest)) {
                oldest = this.rateMessages[i].ts;
            }

            if (this.rateMessages[i].ts < now - this.rateInterval && !this.rateMessages[i].pending) {
                this.rateMessages.splice(i, 1);
            }
        }

        if (this.rateMessages.length < this.sendingRate) {
            return true;
        }

        let delay = Math.max(oldest + 1001, now + 20);
        this.sendingRateTTL = setTimeout(() => this._checkRatedQueue(), now - delay);

        try {
            this.sendingRateTTL.unref();
        } catch (E) {
            // Ignore. Happens on envs with non-node timer implementation
        }

        return false;
    }

    _sent() {
        this.connections--;
        this._checkRatedQueue();
    }

    /**
     * Returns true if there are free slots in the queue
     */
    isIdle() {
        return this.idling;
    }

    /**
     * Compiles a mailcomposer message and forwards it to SES
     *
     * @param {Object} emailMessage MailComposer object
     * @param {Function} callback Callback function to run when the sending is completed
     */
    _send(mail, callback) {
        let statObject = {
            ts: Date.now(),
            pending: true
        };
        this.connections++;
        this.rateMessages.push(statObject);

        let envelope = mail.data.envelope || mail.message.getEnvelope();
        let messageId = mail.message.messageId();

        let recipients = [].concat(envelope.to || []);
        if (recipients.length > 3) {
            recipients.push('...and ' + recipients.splice(2).length + ' more');
        }
        this.logger.info(
            {
                tnx: 'send',
                messageId
            },
            'Sending message %s to <%s>',
            messageId,
            recipients.join(', ')
        );

        let getRawMessage = next => {
            // do not use Message-ID and Date in DKIM signature
            if (!mail.data._dkim) {
                mail.data._dkim = {};
            }
            if (mail.data._dkim.skipFields && typeof mail.data._dkim.skipFields === 'string') {
                mail.data._dkim.skipFields += ':date:message-id';
            } else {
                mail.data._dkim.skipFields = 'date:message-id';
            }

            let sourceStream = mail.message.createReadStream();
            let stream = sourceStream.pipe(new LeWindows());
            let chunks = [];
            let chunklen = 0;

            stream.on('readable', () => {
                let chunk;
                while ((chunk = stream.read()) !== null) {
                    chunks.push(chunk);
                    chunklen += chunk.length;
                }
            });

            sourceStream.once('error', err => stream.emit('error', err));

            stream.once('error', err => {
                next(err);
            });

            stream.once('end', () => next(null, Buffer.concat(chunks, chunklen)));
        };

        setImmediate(() =>
            getRawMessage((err, raw) => {
                if (err) {
                    this.logger.error(
                        {
                            err,
                            tnx: 'send',
                            messageId
                        },
                        'Failed creating message for %s. %s',
                        messageId,
                        err.message
                    );
                    statObject.pending = false;
                    return callback(err);
                }

                let sesMessage = {
                    RawMessage: {
                        // required
                        Data: raw // required
                    },
                    Source: envelope.from,
                    Destinations: envelope.to
                };

                Object.keys(mail.data.ses || {}).forEach(key => {
                    sesMessage[key] = mail.data.ses[key];
                });

                this.ses.sendRawEmail(sesMessage, (err, data) => {
                    if (err) {
                        this.logger.error(
                            {
                                err,
                                tnx: 'send'
                            },
                            'Send error for %s: %s',
                            messageId,
                            err.message
                        );
                        statObject.pending = false;
                        return callback(err);
                    }

                    let region = (this.ses.config && this.ses.config.region) || 'us-east-1';
                    if (region === 'us-east-1') {
                        region = 'email';
                    }

                    statObject.pending = false;
                    callback(null, {
                        envelope: {
                            from: envelope.from,
                            to: envelope.to
                        },
                        messageId: '<' + data.MessageId + (!/@/.test(data.MessageId) ? '@' + region + '.amazonses.com' : '') + '>',
                        response: data.MessageId,
                        raw
                    });
                });
            })
        );
    }

    /**
     * Verifies SES configuration
     *
     * @param {Function} callback Callback function
     */
    verify(callback) {
        let promise;

        if (!callback) {
            promise = new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
                callback = shared.callbackPromise(resolve, reject);
            });
        }

        this.ses.sendRawEmail(
            {
                RawMessage: {
                    // required
                    Data: 'From: invalid@invalid\r\nTo: invalid@invalid\r\n Subject: Invalid\r\n\r\nInvalid'
                },
                Source: 'invalid@invalid',
                Destinations: ['invalid@invalid']
            },
            err => {
                if (err && err.code !== 'InvalidParameterValue') {
                    return callback(err);
                }
                return callback(null, true);
            }
        );

        return promise;
    }
}

module.exports = SESTransport;


Where will the next Regional Championship be?
With CheckiO's first regional competition wrapped up, I'd like to take some time to ask you where you'd like the next regional competition to be. Vote for your homeland in the poll below! If you don't see your home country in the list, leave us a comment.
Created at: Dec. 24, 2014, 1:25 a.m.; Updated at: Jan. 23, 2015, 1:39 p.m.


Which combo would you like? Everything on the menu is a combo….
Which combo would you like? Everything on the menu is a combo. If you want an individual item it's called an extra. We're only offered prepackaged stuff now. Sad.
Are you being loyal to your customers?
I love the concept of loyalty cards. I have a wad in my wallet and I make sure I use them religiously – saving money on something you're going to buy anyway is a no-brainer. However, it's important for both the customer and the vendor that the mechanics of the loyalty card are carefully considered. … Read moreAre you being loyal to your customers?


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Raktanchal Review: Dialogue and Villain turns out to be
Two things have become quite common at the moment on online streaming platforms. First – that the content of three to four hours is broken into several parts and made into a web series. Secondly, if you want to hit, then adopt crime, violence, abuse, and native formula. In the second case, many series have been well-liked. Such as Amazon Prime Video's 'Mirzapur', Zee-5's 'Rangbaaz', and Netflix's 'Sacred Games'.
Now adopting these two formulas, MX Player has brought its new web series 'Raktanchal'. The story of crime in Uttar Pradesh is also inspired by the true incident. Ritam Srivastava has tried to build web series on this formula. Let's know how successful he has been in this.
There was a time when Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh was called the crime stronghold of Purvanchal. The case was of contractualism then. Liquor Contracting, Coal Contracting, and Railway Contracting. On the strength of Katta, many Bahubali wanted to gain supremacy. One such story is 'Raktanchal'. Wasim Khan, a Bahubali from Ghazipur, who has political support in Purvanchal. On this basis, he has dominated many trades involving fraud. His jaggery Ghazipur kills a local leader, who is fighting a workers' fight against Thekdar. Vijay Singh, the son of this local leader also plunges into the swamp of crime in the fire of revenge. He takes on Wasim Khan on every front. In this war of guns and guns, the corpses start to pile up. In the end, you have to watch the web series to find out who is dominating.
What is special
The most special is its story. The story of how a normal boy becomes a needless criminal is shown. For example, the Zee-5 series has been shown in 'Rangbaz' and 'Rangbaz Phir'. Apart from the story, director Ritam is successful in the matter that by watching the web series, you feel Purvanchal. You find the ghat, sand contracts, and sometimes the language is exactly the same. The story seems to be going on around Varanasi, Ghazipur, and Jaunpur.
Actor Kranti Prakash Jha plays Vijay Singh. His style and look closely resembles that of Bahubali. His acting also seems fine, but nowhere does the moment with a wow. Acting of Vikram Kochhar, Pramod Pathak, and Chittaranjan Tripathi, who appeared in small characters made it worth seeing. Especially in the role of Shanky Pandey, you want to see Vikram again and again.
Where is the deficiency
It is not that you also get the same formula hit, which others can do. In the story of crime, not only can you tell the story, but it is also necessary to create interest. Right here, this web series weakens. The research of the authors is good, but they do not get into the depths of crime. The matter is simply a matter of Wasim vs Vijay.
Nikitan Dhir's acting is the second biggest weakness of this web series. In such criminal biography, there is no hero. But you have to create harmony with the lead character. Like it happens with Faizal Khan in 'Gangs of Wasseypur'. However, Faizal was lucky to have Ramadhir Singh in the case. For this, the villain needs to be strong. Nikitan Dheer, even once, is not able to die in the role of Wasim Khan.
Neither his face gets emotion nor he can catch the tone of Purvanchal. Nikitan Dheer Chennai Express's 'Thangabali' sounds more.
The dialogues of such criminal series should also be tremendous. As you can see in 'Mirzapur'. The author of 'Raktanchal' falls weak here. There is absolutely no sign of dialogue in his abuse. A couple of tries have been made, but that is quite average.
If you have seen web series like Narcos, Mirzapur, and Rangbaz, then you are going to find it very weak. However, if you want to see Purvanchal's crime, then Raktanchal is right for him. Its story is also known to those who know Purvanchal.
Overall, an attempt has been made to make veg biriyani with fixed spices and vegetables, but in the end, the matter remains tehri.
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Discussion in 'MacBook Air' started by rayjay86, Aug 30, 2011.
I bought my MBA about a month ago. i5 256GB.
iStat Pro and Coconut show battery health at 98% and now when I charge it, it doesn't go over 96-97% charge even though it says "battery fully charged" and the green LED on the charging cable is on.
I only ever go through full charge cycles (once in a while I'll plug it back in when it's between 40-70% charged. I did the whole calibration from 100-0% when I first bought it.
I hardly ever leave it plugged in for long periods of time. Basically once it reaches 100% I unplug although on occasion it does stay plugged in for a few hours.
Anyone know why it doesn't show 100% charge or why the battery health has dropped 2% in a month?
It's normal. There are a few threads on this issue already if you want the details.
It's normal that your battery health fluctuates up and down over time.
It's normal that your battery may not charge to 100% every time.
It's not necessary to unplug once a battery is charged, as it stops charging and cannot overcharge.


and apartment complex housing Somali refugees in Kansas.
conspiracy to use a weapon of mass destruction and one count of conspiracy against civil rights.
Gavin Wright was also convicted of a charge of lying to the FBI.
about 220 miles (350 kilometers) west of Wichita.
becoming alarmed by the escalating talk of violence and later agreed to wear a wire as a paid informant.


The future technology depicted in the various Star Trek TV series and films certainly holds a lot of appeal for many of us - who wouldn't want to teleport to Hawaii, live out their fantasies on a holodeck, or enjoy some instant gourmet chow straight out of a replicator? It looks like the Star Trek item that we're the closest to seeing become a reality, however, is the medical tricorder. This May, the X-PRIZE Foundation proposed a US$10 million Tricorder X-PRIZE, with the intention of encouraging the production of consumer devices that can assess a person's state of health. The first potential contestant, which already has a tricorder in the works, is a tech start-up by the name of Scanadu.
Founded in January 2011, Scanadu is based out of the NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain View, California, and is headed by CEO and futurist Walter De Brouwer.
Although its inner workings are being kept secret, the Scanadu Tricorder is a small, handheld device, that would be used in conjunction with the processing power and screen of a smartphone. In a non-contact, non-invasive fashion, it would be able to measure vital statistics such as blood pressure, pulmonary function, and body temperature. An onboard hyper-spectral camera and microfluidic lab-on-a-chip would also be able to analyze rashes and infections, and process blood and saliva samples, respectively.
Based on these and other measurements, it could then offer a diagnosis, and advise its user on what course of action should be taken. If a doctor needed to be involved, the patient data on the tricorder could be instantly transferred to them. If it turned out to be something that could be treated at home, then an unnecessary trip to the emergency room or doctor's office would be avoided.
The first generation of the tricorder will be aimed at parents, for use on their young children. Although it's hard to know just how far along the device is in its development, Scanadu did recently announce that it had received US$2 million in funding from a group of private investors - that's certainly going to help.
Other products have already made steps in the direction of smartphone-based tricorders. Melapp and the Handyscope utilize a phone's camera to assess suspicious skin markings, the iHealth system helps users manage their weight and blood pressure, while iBGStar allows diabetics to measure their blood glucose levels.
More information on the Scanadu Tricorder can be seen in the promotional video below.


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Pleasure Island
History of Pleasure Island
The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers created Pleasure Island from deposits dredged while constructing the Port Arthur Canal, completed in 1899, and the Sabine Neches Intracoastal Waterway, completed in 1908.
In 1913 a dance hall and roller coaster were constructed. In 1941 a private investor built the Pleasure Pier Ballroom, a midway, an Olympic-size swimming pool and the largest roller coaster in the south. A fine 18-hole golf course was enjoyed for years. Pleasure Island was Port Arthur's playground for decades until the Pleasure Pier bridge, which opened in 1931 and was frequently hit by ships, was taken out of service in 1967, making it difficult to reach the island. Storms, fires and erosion eventually destroyed all of the existing facilities.
The Martin Luther King, Jr. Bridge and the Sabine Causeway now connect Pleasure Island to Port Arthur and Louisiana. Residents and tourists alike are enjoying the development of Pleasure Island.
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Jacqui Saburido, who became the face of anti-drunk driving campaigns, dead at age 40
By Katherine Lam | Fox News
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Jacqui Saburido — a woman who became the haunting, memorable face of several anti-drunk driving campaigns after she suffered life-changing injuries in a 1999 DUI crash in Texas — died Saturday in Guatemala, her family said. She was 40.
Saburido, who reportedly had cancer, moved to Guatemala City several years ago to receive better medical treatment, her cousin Jose Saburido told the Austin American-Statesman.
"TABC [Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission] is saddened to learn of the passing of Jacqui Saburido, who used her life-changing injuries to help tell others about the dangers of drunk driving," the state agency tweeted Monday following news of Saburido's death.
Saburido became an advocate against drunken driving years after she suffered severe burns all over her body and numerous health issues following the 1999 crash near Austin. Saburido, who was 20 at the time, and three friends were together in a vehicle when Reggie Stephey's SUV plowed into the car. The vehicle caught fire with Saburido trapped in the front passenger seat. Her body was covered in flames for almost a minute before paramedics were able to extinguish the blaze and pull Saburido out.
Jacqueline Saburido died at age 40 on Saturday, her family said. She was left with life-changing injuries following a 1999 DUI crash in Texas. (Texas Department of Transportation)
Stephey was arrested and charged with two counts of intoxication manslaughter stemming from the deaths of two of Saburido's friends. Stephey was found guilty in 2001 and sentenced to seven years in prison.
Saburido underwent 120 surgeries after the crash and was left severely disfigured — but she used her horrific injuries and harrowing story to warn others about the dangers of drunken driving. One billion people worldwide are estimated to have heard her story, according to Faces of Drunk Driving.
She became the face of the Texas Department of Transportation's anti-drunken driving campaign and was featured on "The Oprah Winfrey Show."
"Even if it means sitting here in front of a camera with no ears, no nose, no eyebrows, no hair, I'll do this a thousand times if it will help someone make a wise decision," Saburido said during one of her press availabilities.
Saburido said in 2009 she still struggled to move forward with her life a decade after the night that changed her world forever.
"Emotionally, I haven't been able to go forward," she said, according to the Austin American-Statesman. "I'd like to be happy with myself, to accept myself how I am and be more independent."
Katherine Lam is a breaking and trending news digital producer for Fox News. Follow her on Twitter at @bykatherinelam


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Black Flag @ Union Transfer 6/17
Matt Kelchner March 22nd, 2013 - 10:00 AM
Yup you read that right. One of the most well known and influential west coast punk bands of all time has reunited for a tour in 2013. Founding guitarist and primary songwriter Greg Ginn is leading the resurrection. Ron Reyes (Jealous Again era) will be joining in on vocals for the tour. Opening the show will be Greg Ginn's new band Good For You. The band was formed by Ginn and professional skateboarder Mike Vallely. Vallely no stranger when it comes to playing in bands though; his previous efforts were with his own fronted band Mike V & The Rats. The tour stops in Philadelphia on Monday June, 17th. After being announced last week, tickets are already half way sold out so don't wait around for these!
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Doors 8PM | Show 8:30PM
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Airline workers furious mid-air rant as she yells Im not your servant
A furious airline worker became embroiled in a ferocious row with a passenger in mid-air.
A member of staff at Indian airline IndiGo reportedly lost her cool on a flight from Istanbul to Delhi after the passenger made her colleagues cry.
The woman was heard demanding the passenger stop "pointing your finger at me and yelling at me, my crew is crying because of you" in a video that has since attracted plenty of attention online, MailOnline reported.
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The row seems to have begun after the man asked for a sandwich and was told the crew would check if one was available before he started shouting at employees.
The IndiGo staff member could be heard saying: "Please try to understand, there is a cart and counted meals are uplifted [on the plane]. We can only serve what your boarding…"
The man is then heard interrupting her, asking: "Why are you yelling?"
The crew member then responded: "Because you are yelling at us."
She then continued: "I am so sorry sir but you do not talk to the crew like that.
"I am peacefully listening to you with all due respect, but you have to respect the crew as well."
She then scolded the man for pointing fingers at the crew when he asked how he had disrespected the crew.
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A loud clash ensued during which the passenger shouted: "Shut up."
In response, the woman shouted: "You shut up, I'm sorry you cannot talk to me like that… I'm an employee, I'm not your servant."
The heated exchange then came to an end with the employee turning around and pulling a Covid mask over her face.
A spokesperson for the airline said: "We are aware of the incident that took place on flight 6E 12 from Istanbul to Delhi on December 16, 2022.
"The issue was related to meals chosen by certain passengers traveling via a codeshare connection.
"IndiGo is cognisant of the needs of its customers and it is our constant endeavor to provide a courteous and hassle-free experience to our customers.
"We are looking into the incident and would like to assure that customers' comfort has always been our top priority. We are committed to providing the best experience at all times."
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Website Videos – Embed or Upload?
Creative website videos which tell your story can be a perfect marketing tool, especially if you are promoting a global service.
In our ever-changing digital world, online engagement and social media is the norm and time is of the essence. Although the audience is more accessible, there is a lot of competition and it is more difficult to keep the attention of the audience. Having a clear and interesting promotional video on your website can increase the time the visitor spends on your site, and not your competitors.
However, website videos that don't load can have an adverse effect. It is important to upload your videos correctly to increase their impact.
So, How Do I Upload My Video to my WordPress Site?
Well…strangely, not by directly uploading the video on WordPress.
Although it is possible to upload videos through WordPress, it is not advisable.
Despite offering the functionality, hosting your own video on WordPress causes nothing but problems.
– Sending excessive requests to your server can slow down your site. 40% of consumers will leave a page that takes longer than three seconds to load.
– Uploading and hosting videos on WordPress costs you bandwidth – Bandwidth basically refers to the maximum rate of data transfer that can be processed between your site, users and the internet.
– High-quality long website videos will cost you more bandwidth. Each time your video is embedded on any other platform, you are using more bandwidth. Depending on who hosts your website, excessive server requests could see the host suspending your website.
– Managing videos in WordPress can be awkward and time-consuming. Often, additional plugins are required to manage and display your videos. Plugins also increase your server load.
Fortunately, There Is a Viable Solution…Embedding!
Embedding a video means that you upload your video to a third-party site and embed the link on your website. The most popular video-sharing service is youtube.
Armed with a promotional video, why not try and capture the youtube audience and increase your views.
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Situato a 5 minuti a piedi dal centro storico di Sarlat. Bellissimo appartamento di 45 m2 al piano terra con piccolo cortile e ingresso indipendente.
Decorato con gusto, è composto da una cucina americana e da una sala da pranzo comfort. Televisione, radio e wifi.
Una camera da letto bella e rilassante e un ampio bagno con doccia italiana.
Vicino a tutti i servizi. Parcheggio gratuito intorno alla casa più un ampio parcheggio gratuito a 60 m.
Linda's apartment was everything and more than we hoped it would be. Super clean, great location to town or to venture out and well equipped. Linda was welcoming and helpful with ideas. Would definitely recommend this property to anyone visiting the Dordogne area.
Fantastic location only minutes outside the city walls.
Owner was gracious and available upon arrival. She shared many brochures and ideas of what to do during our stay. The town of Sarlat is so wonderful and a great launching pad for all other villages and activities in the region. We would stay in this same location next visit. Thank you Linda for opening your apartment for us!
Wir haben uns hier sehr wohl gefühlt. In 5 min ist man im Zentrum. Parkplatz gab es immer vorm Haus. Alles sauber und viel Platz für zwei. Linda ist eine sehr freundliche Gastgeberin.
Thanks Kathleen so glad you enjoyed your stay.