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1. Depends mostly on how big your room is, i.e. how far away the speakers are from you, and what volume you like to listen at. If you have numbers for either of those, people can give you a much better idea. In a small/medium sized room, 75 wpc sounds like it should be fine.
2. Almost certainly, yes. Most people who've tried this seem to like it. If you listen to a lot of music in stereo, this becomes even more relevant.
3. Don't see why not, though I think some of this depends on receiver/hookup specifics. Again, in general, you're probably better off using the external amps for your most important channels (front 2, front 3, and so on, depending on how many channels of external amplification you get). That would be better than using dedicated amps for surround channels and the receiver's amps for the fronts.
My room is 20 x 15. The tv is centered on the 20 ft. wall (with center speaker on top). Front left and right are approx. 8 ft. apart, 5ft. high. Rear speakers are approx. 12 ft. apart, 9 ft. high.
Seating area is approx. 10 ft. from the tv., 5 ft. from back wall.
Most listening is done at comfortable levels -- I don't know a technical way to descibe the sound level, but it's loud enough to clearly hear the music, but low enough to talk to someone 4 ft away. Sometimes I do play it very loud.


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If I don't exclude myself, can I sue the Defendant for the same thing later?
What's the difference between objecting and excluding myself from the Settlement?
This lawsuit claims that Defendant violated Michigan's Preservation of Personal Privacy Act, M.C.L. § 445.1712 ("PPPA") by disclosing information related to its customers' magazine subscriptions to third parties. The Defendant denies it violated any law and/or committed any wrongdoing. The Court has not determined who is right. Rather, the Parties have agreed to settle the lawsuit to avoid the uncertainties and expenses associated with ongoing litigation.
2. Why is there a Settlement?
The Court has not decided whether the Plaintiff or the Defendant should win this case. Instead, both sides agreed to a Settlement. That way, they avoid the uncertainties and expenses associated with ongoing litigation, and Class Members will get compensation now rather than, if at all, years from now.
3. How do I know if I am in the Settlement Class?
All Persons with Michigan street addresses who purchased a subscription to TV Guide Magazine or TV Weekly from TV Guide between October 26, 2009 and October 26, 2015.
Based on Defendant's records, there are approximately 100,000 potential Class Members.
Monetary Relief: Defendant has created a Settlement Fund totaling $1,700,000. Settlement Class Member payments, as well as the cost to administer the Settlement, the cost to inform people about the Settlement, attorneys' fees and an award to the Class Representative will also come out of this fund.
Privacy Protections: In addition to this monetary relief, for a period of four (4) years from September 18,2018 (the date of Preliminary Approval), the Defendant has agreed not to disclose any Michigan subscriber information to any third-party companies without the prior express written consent of the affected subscribers.
A detailed description of the Settlement Benefits can be found in the Settlement Agreement.
5. How much will my payment be?
If you are member of the Settlement Class, you may submit a Claim Form to receive a portion of the Settlement Fund. The amount of this payment will depend on how many Class Members file valid claims. Each Class Member who files a valid claim will receive a proportionate share of the Settlement Fund, which Class Counsel anticipates will be approximately $50–100. You can contact Class Counsel at 1-866-354-3015 to inquire as to the number of claims filed.
6. When will I get my payment?
You should receive a check from the Settlement Administrator within 60 days after the Settlement has been finally approved and/or after any appeals process is complete. The hearing to consider the final fairness of the Settlement is scheduled for December 19, 2018. All checks will expire and become void 90 days after they are issued.
7. How do I get a payment?
If you are a Class Member and you want to get a payment, you must complete and submit a claim form by February 2, 2019. Claim forms can be submitted online or you may have received a claim form in the mail as a postcard attached to a summary of the notice. If you are submitting a paper claim form, you must mail it to the Settlement Administrator, postmarked no later than February 2, 2019. To request a paper copy, you can email the Settlement Administrator or call toll free, 1-877-852-8873.
We encourage you to submit your claim electronically. Not only is it easier and more secure, but it is completely free and takes only minutes!
If the Settlement becomes final, you will give up your right to sue the Defendant for the claims being resolved by this Settlement. The specific claims you are giving up against the Defendant are described in the Settlement Agreement. You will be "releasing" the Defendant and certain of its affiliates described in Section 1.25 of the Settlement Agreement. Unless you exclude yourself, you are "releasing" the claims, regardless of whether you submit a claim or not. The Settlement Agreement is available through the Court "Documents" link on this website.
The Settlement Agreement, in Section 1.24, describes the released claims with specific descriptions, so read it carefully. If you have any questions you can talk to the lawyers listed in Questions 10 & 15 for free or you can, of course, talk to your own lawyer if you have questions about what this means.
9. What happens if I do nothing at all?
The Court has appointed Eve-Lynn Rapp, Ari J. Scharg, and Schuyler R. Ufkes of Edelson PC to be the attorneys representing the Settlement Class. They are called "Class Counsel." They believe, after conducting an extensive investigation, that the Settlement Agreement is fair, reasonable, and in the best interests of the Settlement Class. You will not be charged for these lawyers. If you want to be represented by your own lawyer in this case, you may hire one at your expense.
The Defendant has agreed to pay Class Counsel attorneys' fees and costs in an amount to be determined by the Court. The fee petition will seek no more than 35% of the Settlement Fund; Class Counsel may ask for and the Court may award less than this amount. Under the Settlement Agreement, any amount awarded to Class Counsel will be paid out of the Settlement Fund.
Subject to approval by the Court, Defendant has agreed to pay $5,000 to the Class Representative from the Settlement Fund for his services in helping to bring and settle this case.
13. If I don't exclude myself, can I sue the Defendant for the same thing later?
14. If I exclude myself, can I get anything from this Settlement?
No. If you exclude yourself, you should not submit a claim form to ask for Benefits because you won't receive any.
15. How do I object to the Settlement?
If you're a Class Member, you can object to the Settlement if you don't like any part of it. You can give reasons why you think the Court should not approve it. The Court will consider your views. To object, you must file with the Court a letter or brief stating that you object to the Settlement in Higgins v. TV Guide Magazine, LLC, Case No. 2:15-cv-13769-SJM-MKM and identify all your reasons for your objections (including citations and supporting evidence) and attach any materials you rely on for your objections. Your letter or brief must also include your name, your address, the basis upon which you claim to be a Class Member, the name and contact information of any and all attorneys representing, advising, or in any way assisting you in connection with your objection, and your signature. You must also mail or deliver a copy of your letter or brief to Class Counsel and Defendant's Counsel listed below.
Class Counsel will file with the Court and post on this website its request for attorneys' fees by November 9, 2018.
If you want to appear and speak at the Final Approval Hearing to object to the Settlement, with or without a lawyer (explained below in the answer to Question Number 19), you must say so in your letter or brief. File the objection with the Court and mail a copy to these three different places postmarked no later than November 26, 2018.
16. What's the difference between objecting and excluding myself from the Settlement?
The Court will hold the Final Approval Hearing at 10:00 A.M. on December 19, 2018 in Room 228 at the Theodore Levin U.S. Courthouse, 231 W. Lafayette Blvd., Detroit, Michigan. The purpose of the hearing will be for the Court to determine whether to approve the Settlement as fair, reasonable, adequate, and in the best interests of the Class; to consider Class Counsel's request for attorneys' fees and expenses; and to consider the request for an incentive award to the Class Representative. At that hearing, the Court will be available to hear any objections and arguments concerning the fairness of the Settlement.
The hearing may be postponed to a different date or time without notice, so it is a good idea to check this website or call 1-877-852-8873. If, however, you timely objected to the Settlement and advised the Court that you intend to appear and speak at the Final Approval Hearing, you will receive notice of any change in the date of such Final Approval Hearing.
No. Class Counsel will answer any questions the Court may have. But, you are welcome to come at your own expense. If you send an objection or comment, you don't have to come to Court to talk about it. As long as you filed and mailed your written objection on time, the Court will consider it. You may also pay another lawyer to attend, but it's not required.
Yes. You may ask the Court for permission to speak at the Fairness Hearing. To do so, you must include in your letter or brief objecting to the Settlement a statement saying that it is your "Notice of Intent to Appear in Higgins v. TV Guide Magazine, LLC, Case No. 2:15-cv-13769-SJM-MKM." It must include your name, address, telephone number and signature as well as the name and address of your lawyer, if one is appearing for you. Your objection and notice of intent to appear must be filed with the Court and postmarked no later than November 26, 2018, and be sent to the addresses listed in Question 15.
20. Where do I get more information?
The Notice summarizes the Settlement. More details are in the Settlement Agreement. You can get a copy of the Settlement Agreement on this website. You may also write with questions to Magazine Subscriber Privacy Settlement, c/o Settlement Administrator, PO Box 58129, Philadelphia, PA 19102-8129. You can call the Settlement Administrator at 1-877-852-8873 or Class Counsel at 1-866-354-3015, if you have any questions. Before doing so, however, please read the full Notice carefully. You may also find additional information elsewhere on this website.


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Homeartificial-intelligenceWhat is ai in sales?
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Sales representatives are always looking for new ways to increase productivity andClose more sales. prowess In recent years, more and more companies have been turning to artificial intelligence (AI) to give them the edge they need. But what is AI in sales? How can it help sales teams close more deals?
In short, AI in sales is the use of artificial intelligence technology to automate sales tasks and processes. This can include things like contact management, prospecting, lead nurturing, and even sales forecasting. By automating repetitive and time-consuming tasks, sales reps can free up their time to focus on more important tasks like developing relationships with customers and selling.
AI in sales can be extremely helpful in increasing sales productivity. Many sales reps believe that AI technology has the potential to help them close more deals and grow their businesses. If you're considering using AI in your sales process, there are a few things you should keep in mind. In this article, we'll discuss what AI in sales is and some of the benefits and challenges associated with using AI in sales.
Sales representatives have long been considered the key ingredient to a company's success or failure. To increase sales and stay competitive, companies are turning to artificial intelligence (AI) for help.
Sales representatives use various AI tools to help them identify patterns in customer behavior, Columbia Business School professor Greggor Mattson told Business Insider. This information helps sales reps understand what products or services customers are interested in and makes it easier to upsell or cross-sell.
AI can also automate tedious tasks associated with sales, like data entry or generating leads. This frees up representatives to focus on more important tasks, like developing relationships with clients.
In general, AI makes sales reps more efficient and effective, which leads to increased sales for the company.
What does AI mean in sales?
Whats AI means
What are the 3 main types of AI?
What is AI example?
What are examples of AI in business
What is AI and how does it work?
What are the three 3 key elements for AI
How is AI used today?
What are the main pros and cons of AI
What are the 4 stages of AI process
Artificial intelligence is quickly becoming a powerful tool for sales teams across the globe. By automating and augmenting various sales processes, AI is helping companies boost lead volume, improve close rates, and supercharge overall sales performance. This technology is freeing up salespeople to focus on what matters most: closing the sale. With AI handling the grunt work, salespeople can focus on developing relationships with clients, understanding their needs, and ultimately closing more deals.
Artificial intelligence (AI) is an area of computer science that emphasizes the creation of intelligent machines that work and react like humans. Some of the activities computers with artificial intelligence are designed for include:
· Recognizing human faces or objects
· Understanding human speech
· Making decisions
· Playing games
· Planning and executing tasks
-Speech recognition
-Learning
-Planning
-Problem solving
-Perception
Reactive machines are the simplest form of AI, and they can only respond to immediate stimuli. Limited memory machines are slightly more complex, and can remember and use past information to make decisions. Theory of mind AI is even more complex, and can understand and predict the behavior of other individuals. Self-aware AI is the most complex form of AI, and is aware of its own existence and can make decisions based on its own goals and preferences.
There are three types of AI: artificial narrow intelligence (ANI), artificial general intelligence (AGI), and artificial superintelligence (ASI). ANI has a limited range of abilities, AGI is on par with human intelligence, and ASI is more intelligent than a human.
There are 7 major types of AI that can bolster your decision making:
1. Narrow AI or ANI
2. Artificial general intelligence or AGI
3. Strong AI or ASI
4. Reactive machines
5. Limited memory
6. Theory of mind
7. Self-awareness
Digital assistants are one of the most visible types of artificial intelligence in our everyday lives. They can help us with tasks like checking our schedules and searching for information on the web. In addition, digital assistants can also be used to control other applications and devices.
Artificial intelligence can help supply chain managers to identify and predict problems with more accuracy and suggest solutions. For example, when a suppliersichtAI system is integrated with an organization's enterprise resource planning software, it can predict when particular inventory items will need to be restocked and automatically generate purchase orders. Other benefits of AI in the supply chain can include identifying new opportunities for cost savings and process improvements.
Artificial intelligence is playing an increasingly important role in business management, helping to automate various tasks and improve efficiency. Some common AI applications in business include spam filters, email categorisation, voice to text conversion, personal assistants, automated responders and online customer support. In addition, AI can also be used for sales and business forecasting, as well as security surveillance.
AI is the ability of a machine to perform cognitive functions as humans do, such as perceiving, learning, reasoning and solving problems. In other words, AI is the science of training machines to imitate or reproduce human task.
Humans have been trying to create machines that think like them since the days of Ancient Greece. And while AI has made incredible progress in recent years, there is still a long way to go before machines can match humans when it comes to cognitive abilities.
Here are a few potential benefits of AI that you may not have thought of before:
1. Increased accuracy and efficiency in data-driven tasks: Machine learning algorithms can sift through data much faster and more accurately than humans, making them ideal for tasks like identifying patterns or anomalies.
2. Automation of tedious or dangerous tasks: Machines can be trained to carry out dull or dangerous tasks that humans would rather not do, such as exploring hazardous environments or working in 24/7 production facilities.
3.Improved decision making: By taking into account a wider variety of data than humans can, AI-powered decision making can lead to better outcomes.
4. new products and services: Smart algorithms can open up entirely new ways of doing things, such as robotic assistants or personalized marketing.
5. Higher productivity and economic growth: By increasing efficiency and taking on boring or dangerous tasks, AI has the potential to boost productivity and drive economic growth.
Artificial intelligence (AI) covers a wide range of technologies that enable machines to sense, understand, and act autonomously. Businesses can benefit from AI in many ways, including automating tasks, improving efficiency and accuracy, and gaining insights from data. The five main types of AI that businesses can benefit from are text AI, visual AI, interactive AI, analytic AI, and functional AI.
Text AI involves technologies that enable machines to read and understand text data. This can be used for tasks such as automated customer support, content moderation, and predictive analytics.
Visual AI involves technologies that enable machines to see and understand visual data. This can be used for tasks such as object recognition, image classification, and video analytics.
Interactive AI involves technologies that enable machines to interact with humans. This can be used for tasks such as voice recognition, chatbots, and virtual assistants.
Analytic AI involves technologies that enable machines to analyze data. This can be used for tasks such as fraud detection, Recommendation Engines, and market analysis.
Functional AI involves technologies that enable machines to perform specific tasks. This can be used for tasks such as image Editing, TV & Movie Recommendations, and security surveillance.
Artificial intelligence is a process of programming a computer to make decisions for itself. This can be done through a number of methods, but the three most common are machine learning, deep learning, and neural networks.
Machine learning is a method of teaching a computer to recognize patterns in data. This is done by providing the computer with a lot of data, and then allowing it to find its own patterns.
Deep learning is a method of teaching a computer to understand the underlying structure of data. This is done by providing the computer with a lot of data, and then allowing it to find its own patterns.
Neural networks are a method of teaching a computer to recognize patterns in data. This is done by providing the computer with a lot of data, and then allowing it to find its own patterns.
A form of AI that is limited to a certain extent of observations or data points is called Limited Memory AI. This kind of AI is the most widely-used today, as it can be found in many familiar objects and devices. For example, autonomous vehicles use limited memory AI to observe other cars' speed and direction, helping them "read the road" and adjust as needed. In a home, a security system with limited memory AI might remember the WiFi password andnetwork settings, but it wouldn't be retain memories of the people who live there.
There are many AI software applications that are currently being used in everyday life. Some examples include voice assistants, image recognition for face unlock in cellphones, and ML-based financial fraud detection. Typically, all that is required to use these applications is to download the software from an online store.
Most people focus on the results of AI, but for those of us who like to look under the hood, there are four foundational elements to understand:
1. Categorization: Grouping items together based on shared characteristics.
2. Classification: Assigning items to specific categories.
3. Machine Learning: Using algorithms to learn from data and improve classification accuracy over time.
4. Collaborative Filtering: Using others' past behavior to make predictions about new data.
These four pillars also represent steps in an analytical process. First, we categorize and classify data. Then, we use machine learning to improve our classification accuracy. Finally, we use collaborative filtering to make predictions about new data.
Advantages of Artificial Intelligence:
1) Reduction in Human Error: Artificial intelligence can help to reduce human error by taking over repetitive or dangerous tasks that humans would normally perform.
2) Takes risks instead of Humans: Artificial intelligence can take risks on behalf of humans, such as exploring new environments or trying out new things without the fear of failure.
3) Available 24×7: Artificial intelligence can work 24 hours a day, 7 days a week without tiring unlike humans.
4) Helping in Repetitive Jobs: Artificial intelligence can help to perform repetitive jobs quickly and efficiently without human supervision.
5) Digital Assistance: Artificial intelligence can act as a digital assistant, providing humans with information and recommendations.
6) Faster Decisions: Artificial intelligence can make decisions faster than humans, especially in complex situations.
7) Daily Applications: Artificial intelligence is used in a wide range of applications such as search engines, navigation systems, fraud detection, financial trading and medical diagnosis.
8) New Inventions: Artificial intelligence can be used to create new inventions such as robots, autonomously flying cars and intelligent sensors.
Disadvantages of Artificial Intelligence:
1) Job Losses: Artificial intelligence
Narrow AI, while not as comprehensive as General AI, is still a remarkable achievement.Where general AI requires a computer to do anything a human can do, narrow AI only requires a computer to do one thing a human can do well.
The most common applications for narrow AI are in gaming (such as chess or Go) and music composition. Other commercial applications are for legal research and for extracting actionable insights from large data sets (known as big data). One example is Watson, an AI system built by IBM that beat humans in the game show Jeopardy!
Even simple narrow AI systems can be difficult to build.The level of difficulty depends on how well the AI must perform the task. For example, creating a narrow AI system to beat a human at chess is easier than creating a system that can drive a car.
The reason is that many AI applications require what is called deep learning. Deep learning is a neural network architecture where—unlike a shallow neural network—computers can learn tasks on their own by analyzing data.
The 4 Stages of AI:
1. Internet AI: This is the simplest stage of AI, and refers to the AI that we see deployed on the internet, such as chatbots or smart personal assistants.
2. Business AI: Business AI has a limited memory and is used to automate tasks or make recommendations.
3. Perception AI: This is the first step into the "future of AI". A key feature of this perceptive form of AI is the ability to compile and draw from past experiences, much like humans do.
4. Autonomous AI: This is the highest stage of AI, and refers to systems that can think, learn, and act independently.
Apple Inc. is one of the largest technology companies in the world, and its products are used by millions of people every day. As such, the company has a huge responsibility to its users to ensure that its products are safe and secure. In order to fulfill this responsibility, Apple Inc. has invested heavily in artificial intelligence.
Artificial intelligence is being used by Apple Inc. in a number of ways. One of the most important ways is in the area of security. Apple Inc. is using artificial intelligence to develop new methods of security that are more effective than traditional methods. For example, Apple Inc. is using artificial intelligence to develop Face ID, a new way to unlock iPhones and iPads. Face ID is more secure than traditional methods because it uses artificial intelligence to learn a person's facial features and identify them.
In addition to security, artificial intelligence is also being used by Apple Inc. to improve the user experience. Artificial intelligence is being used to develop new features for Apple products that make them more user-friendly. For example, Siri, the voice-activated assistant, is powered by artificial intelligence. Siri is able to answer questions and perform tasks for users.
Apple Inc. is not the only company that is using artificial intelligence. Google,
Sales representatives have long been using predictive analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) to improve their productivity and performance. By automating repetitive tasks, they can focus on higher-value activities, and by using data to predict customer behavior, they can excel at customer retention and revenue growth.
The future of sales lies in the power of Artificial Intelligence. By leveraging the mountains of data that sales teams already have, AI can help salespeople close more deals and improve the accuracy of their sales forecasts. In addition, AI can automate the tedious and time-consuming tasks of prospecting and lead qualification, freeing up salespeople to focus on selling. As sales organizations begin to adopt AI, those that don't will be left behind.
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Stone Canyon Industries LLC ("SCI"), through its subsidiary, BWAY Holding Company ("BWAY"), entered into a definitive agreement and plan of merger with the parent holding company of Industrial Container Services ("ICS"), a leading provider of container solutions, container services, and container management systems. ICS is currently majority-owned by investment funds affiliated with Centerbridge Partners, L.P. ("Centerbridge"). BWAY is a leading global supplier of industrial rigid packaging products and services.
The transaction, which is comprised of cash and stock consideration payable to ICS shareholders, has an enterprise value of approximately $1.0 billion. It is anticipated that on a pro forma basis, after giving effect to the acquisition, existing ICS shareholders will have an approximately 11% interest in BWAY. Centerbridge Senior Managing Director Kyle Cruz will also be joining the board of BWAY upon closing of the transaction. Closing of the transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals.
"We have a tremendous platform with National Container Group ("NCG"), and ICS is the ideal partner to further our strategy of providing sustainable packaging solutions to our customers," said Ken Roessler, Chief Executive Officer of BWAY. "I Iook forward to working with Charles Veniez and the ICS team to bring the businesses together and create meaningful shareholder value."
Mr. Cruz of Centerbridge said: "Since our acquisition of ICS, we've partnered with Charles Veniez and his team to expand ICS's footprint and improve operational performance. Combining with BWAY represents a unique opportunity for ICS to become part of this broader platform of market leading industrial packaging solutions."
Stone Canyon Industries ("SCI") is a global industrial holding company headquartered in Los Angeles, CA. With consolidated revenues of over $3billion generated from several core industry verticals, Stone Canyon operates in over 160 locations throughout 18 countries. The company has over 10,000 employees dedicated to providing products and services of unmatched quality and reliability to thousands of customers around the world. Companies within the Stone Canyon family typically share similar characteristics, such as: market Ieaders within an industry or sector, mission critical products or services, a blue chip customer base, and a platform for future growth through acquisitions.
BWAY Holding Company is a leading global supplier of industrial rigid packaging products and servcies. The company's more than 9,000 employees operate 115 plants across 20 countries throughout North America, Europe, Asia and South America. Through its BWAY subsidiary, it manufactures rigid metal containers including paint cans, steel pails, aerosol cans, F-style containers, monotop cans, pour top cans, ammunition boxes and oil cans. BWAY also manufactures rigid plastic packaging including pails, drums, and hybrid paint cans. It's Mauser Group subsidiary is a worldwide leading producer of industrial packaging with more than 5,000 employees. Mauser's product portfolio includes plastic packaging, fiber drums, steel drums, intermediate bulk containers, and reconditioning services through NCG, a Mauser subsidiary. Mauser provides sustainability-oriented, full cycle services - from production to recycling ("ECO-CYCLE®") to customers in the chemical, agrochemical, petrochemical, pharmaceutical and food and beverage industries.


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Documentary Filmmaker Andrew Berends, Cameraman on 'Free Solo,' Dies
"Free Solo" director Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi shared a remembrance of the filmmaker behind films like "Delta Boys" and "Madina's Dream."
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Andrew Berends, the director of five documentary films and most recently a cameraman on the Oscar-winning "Free Solo," has died.
Berends spent his career making films that illuminated underreported aspects of various international conflicts, particularly in Africa. His 2012 film "Delta Boys" covered an evolving battle over the oil-rich regions of Nigeria. In 2015, his film "Madina's Dream" highlighted the story of a young girl caught in the ongoing aftermath of the Sudanese civil war.
Prior to the premiere of "Madina's Dream" at the SXSW Film Festival, Berends wrote to IndieWire: "I want the SXSW audience to be saddened and outraged by what's happening in the Nuba Mountains. I want people to be uplifted by the magic of the region, and the spirit and beauty of girls like Madina. I want them to leave the theater with the awareness that the war is continuing with children under threat at this very moment."
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"Free Solo" director Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi shared a remembrance of Berends with IndieWire:
We have lost a wonderful friend and important filmmaker – Andrew Berends. I first met Andy in 2006 when I saw his film "Blood of my Brother." I was taken by his poignant and human images and asked our mutual friend Gwyn Welles to introduce us. We found that we had a lot in common including our passion for Africa. Andy and I went on to make 2 films together, "Incorruptible" and "Little Troopers." We also collaborated on many other projects. We traveled throughout West Africa, Europe, Kosovo, the US and most recently he filmed with jimmy and my team on Free Solo. Andy's intelligence, sensitivity, loyalty, strength, perfectionism and fierce sense of justice made him an excellent filmmaker and a trusted friend. Andy the images you captured and the stories you told are beautiful and critical and they will live on. Thank you for being my friend and collaborator all these years. I will miss your goofy sense of humor, your infectious hope, your [gravelly] voice, your sensitivity, your great notes giving, your creativity, your biking outfits, your unique morning routines, your fraught but hilarious relationship stories, your unbridled passion, your exacting perfectionism, your love and your friendship. You protected me when things got tough in the field. Your work was so good. You accepted me and other friends warts and all — yet always demanded that we rise to our best selves. You required the same of yourself and that's why you were such a good filmmaker and such a complex friend. You touched so many lives. I know the pain you felt was profound, real and relentless. I know you suffered. I can only hope you have finally found some peace and justice as you so deserve it. I'm sorry it was this way. Our community lost an amazing person. I will always love and remember you Andy. I encourage everyone to watch Andy's remarkable films. "Urk" (2003), "The Blood of My Brother" (2005), "Delta Boys" (2012), and "Madina's Dream" (2015).
A tribute website, with more information on Berends' films and public memorials, has been set up here.
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He's anonymous, and yet, his stenciled graffiti art and its related exploits are known, seen, and criticized the world over. Bansky is one of the best-known living street artists without actually being known. His identity remains a mystery—albeit with a few educated guesses made throughout his career—but his work, which can pop up unannounced on streets, walls, and bridges just about anywhere, is iconic for its passionate anti-establishment socioeconomic and political themes. Bansky is based in England, but aside from that and a brief physical description of him from a 2003 face-to-face interview with The Guardian, not much else is known about Bansky, the person. His long-running escape from the spotlight has only made it burn brighter, and to that degree, it's made his art more compelling. It's allowed the "Bansky effect" to take over and revitalize street art. And instead of focusing on the man behind the art, Bansky's art speaks for him, building the shadowy portrait of a character determined to affect social change with counter culture ideals, some stencils, and cans of spray paint. Who is Banksy? Right now, there are three theories to Banksy's identity, each concerning a different person. To many, he's believed to be an English man named Robin Gunningham, born in 1973 just outside of Bristol. Former associates and classmates of Gunningham have corroborated this, and a 2016 study of the locations of Bansky's artwork in connection with known addresses of Gunningham's seemed to confirm this rumor to some scientists. For the 2016 study, scientists at Queen Mary University of London used geographic profiling—a technique used to catch criminals—to "catch" Bansky. These scientists selected 140 suspected Bansky works in London and Bristol to build a geoprofile of the artist. The location of these selected works suggested clusters of "hot spots" that were narrowed down to pinpoint Bansky. Those hot spots centered around a pub, a playing field, a residential address in Bristol, and three addresses in London. Then, using publicly available information, the researchers concluded that all the locations were either Bansky's haunts or living spaces. Another guess at Bansky's identity was done by a forensics expert in London who found that a "J Hewlett" is associated with every company that's known to be connected to Bansky and his produced works. He picked up on the trail by going through Companies House, a site that registers company information for the public, finding that "J Hewlett" is the ultimate owner of all Bansky companies. That "J Hewlett" is thought to be English comic artist and Gorillaz founder Jamie Hewlett—a guess that was shot down by Hewlett's publicist, but given the available evidence, plus the fact that Bansky's artwork appears in a Gorillaz music video, who's to say this London expert is wrong? The third rumored Bansky is English artist Robert Del Naja aka 3D, the frontman for the band Massive Attack. He was a graffiti artist himself in the '80s, and is a confirmed personal friend of Bansky. May he actually be Bansky himself? Perhaps, especially because the appearance of some of Bansky's murals and Massive Attack tour stops have coincided. Either way, it's just another educated guess into Bansky's true identity. Why does Banksy hide his identity? Graffiti art is illegal and considered vandalism to law enforcement and public officials, so to avoid legal scrutiny, Bansky must conceal his identity to continue his work. What does Banksy's face look like? According to The Guardian's 2003 interview, Bansky is described as "white, 28, scruffy casual – jeans, T-shirt, a silver tooth, silver chain and silver earring. He looks like a cross between Jimmy Nail and Mike Skinner of the Streets." Where can I see Banksy's artwork? So much of Bansky's work can be found around Bristol, London, and a host of other English cities, but his graffiti murals also cover walls in New York, Jerusalem, Amsterdam, Melbourne, San Francisco, Toronto, Los Angeles, New Orleans, Chicago, and Bethlehem. Banksy Timeline 1990 — Starts out as a freehand graffiti artist as part of a Bristol artist collective called DryBreadZ Crew. 1997 — Paints his first known large mural, The Mild Mild West, over the advertising for a former solicitors' office in Bristol. The mural depicts a teddy bear throwing a molotov cocktail at riot police. 2000 — Decides to stencil his art after realizing how much less time it takes to complete a piece of work. 2004 — Bansky produces a run of spoof £10 notes, replacing the Queen's image with Princess Diana's, and replacing the "Bank of England" text with "Bansky of England." 2005 — Takes a trip to Palestinian territories and paints nine images on the Israeli West Bank wall. 2006 — Holds an exhibition called "Barely Legal" in Los Angeles, which takes place in an industrial warehouse featuring a live "elephant in the room" painted in an elegant pink and gold floral pattern to draw attention to the issue of world poverty. He also paints Queen Victoria as a lesbian, and the original work plus two prints is bought by Christina Aguilera for £25,000. The phrase "the Bansky effect" is coined by journalist Max Foster to show how Bansky's rise helped support and create interest in other emerging street artists. 2007 — A new record high for Bansky's artwork is set at £288,000 when an auction house sells his Space Girl and Bird painting. 2009 — The "Banksy vs Bristol" art exhibition debuts at the Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery featuring over 100 works of art and 78 new works. Over the course of the twelve-week exhibition, it's visited over 300,000 times. 2010 — Premieres his first film Exit Through the Gift Shop at Sundance Film Festival. The documentary intimately tells the story of Thierry Guetta, a French immigrant living in Los Angeles who goes from being obsessed with street art to becoming a street artist himself. 2011 — Exit Through the Gift Shop is nominated for a 2010 Oscar for Best Documentary Feature. 2013 — Does a one-month residency in New York City called Better Out Than In, each day unveiling a new piece of art in a different location around the city. 2015 — Opens Dismaland, a show built and modeled as a "bemusement park" lampooning themed attractions in the UK. 2018 — One of his pieces Balloon Girl sells at auction for £1.04 million, but upon its sale, an alarm sounds inside the picture frame and the canvas is passed through a shredder hidden inside the frame, destroying the work. The shredded work is sold to the bidder and given a new title, Love is in the Bin. The auction house declares it as "the first artwork in history to have been created live during an auction." 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Chicago police say they have identified two "persons of interest" in the assault case involving Jussie Smollett, just hours after ABC's "Good Morning America" aired an interview with the "Empire" actor in which he described the alleged attack.
In the interview that aired Thursday morning, Smollett told Robin Roberts that he is "pissed off" following the racist and homophobic attack, which Chicago police are investigating as a potential hate crime.
"I will never be the man that this did not happen to. I am forever changed," Smollett said during the interview, which marked his first detailed public account of the attack. Police say Smollett, who is black and openly gay, was assaulted around 2 a.m. on Jan. 29 by two "unknown offenders" who yelled racial and homophobic slurs, poured an unknown chemical substance on the actor and wrapped a rope around his neck.
Chicago police have not made any arrests and have not found video of the alleged assault, leading some people to doubt his account of what happened. Smollett, who wiped away tears throughout the interview, told Roberts he is angry about the assault and about people not believing his story.
Smollett told Roberts that before the alleged attack, he had gone to a Subway restaurant shortly after landing in Chicago, where the Fox drama is filmed.
He was on the phone with his music manager, Brandon Z. Moore, as he left the restaurant. As he crossed the street, Smollett said he heard someone yell "Empire," which he ignored. It was after hearing homophobic and racial slurs that he turned around and confronted a man in a ski mask.
"We started tussling," Smollett said. A second attacker began kicking him in the back. "Then it just stopped, and they ran off. "
Smollett said his manager was still on the phone, which had fallen out of his pocket. He told Moore that he had just been jumped. Then, Smollett said, he looked down and saw a rope.
"I noticed the rope around my neck, and I started screaming," Smollett said. "And I said, 'There's a [expletive] rope around my neck."
Police previously told The Washington Post that a thin white rope was still around Smollett's neck when they first came into contact with him, about 40 minutes after the attack. He told Roberts that he was able to give only a body description of his attackers because the entire encounter happened so fast. "It felt like minutes, but it was probably like 30 seconds, honestly," Smollett said.
Smollett addressed reports that he initially hesitated to go to the police about his alleged assault.
"We live in a society where, as a gay man, you are considered somehow to be weak. And I'm not weak," he said. "We, as a people, are not weak."
Police have not confirmed that the substance allegedly poured on Smollett during the attack was bleach. But the New York Post reported this week that its staffers found an "empty hot sauce bottle that was partially filled with a clear liquid that smelled like bleach" near the scene of the alleged attack.
A police spokeswoman confirmed that the bottle was found by New York Post staffers and that it was turned over to the police for analysis. The spokeswoman said that the bottle had not been discovered during earlier searches of the area and that the FBI would assist with the analysis.
The actor said he doesn't "have any doubt" that the two people in the surveillance image released by police are his alleged attackers.
"I want them to see that I fought back," Smollett continued, his voice breaking. "And I want a little gay boy who might watch this to see that I fought the f--- back."
"I didn't run off. They did," Smollett said, referring to his attackers.
Smollett's publicist released a statement this week noting that "any redacted information was intended to protect the privacy of personal contacts or high-profile individuals not relevant to the attack," something Smollett reiterated in his GMA interview. The statement emphasized that Smollett is a victim and that he has cooperated with police throughout the investigation.
"Jussie has voluntarily provided his phone records from within an hour of the attack and given multiple statements to police. Chicago PD has repeatedly informed us that they find Jussie's account of what happened that night consistent and credible," Smollett's publicist said in the statement.
Smollett told Roberts that he believes some have doubted his story because he said his attackers referenced Make America Great Again, President Trump's enduring campaign slogan.
"I come really, really hard against" Trump, Smollett said. "I come really, really hard against his administration, and I don't hold my tongue."
Roberts asked Smollett whether he had seen the president's comments. "I saw it," Smollett said. "I don't know what to say to that. I appreciate him not brushing over it."
"I don't know," Smollett said, as his eyes filled with tears. "Let's just hope that they are. Let's not go there yet.


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Published: November 5, 2020, 12:01 am Updated: November 5, 2020, 10:22 pm
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Florida reports 12,000 new cases of COVID-19 as more Floridians wait for vaccine
Weakened Eta drenches Central America; at least 57 dead
A pregnant woman is carried out of an area flooded by water brought by Hurricane Eta in Planeta, Honduras, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020. The storm that hit Nicaragua as a Category 4 hurricane on Tuesday had become more of a vast tropical rainstorm, but it was advancing so slowly and dumping so much rain that much of Central America remained on high alert. (AP Photo/Delmer Martinez)
TEGUCIGALPA – The rain-heavy remnants of Hurricane Eta flooded homes from Panama to Guatemala Thursday as the death toll across Central America rose to at least 57, and aid organizations warned the flooding and mudslides were creating a slow-moving humanitarian disaster across the region.
The storm that hit Nicaragua as a mighty Category 4 hurricane on Tuesday had become more of a vast tropical rainstorm, but it was advancing so slowly and dumping so much rain that much of Central America remained on high alert. Forecasters said the now-tropical depression was expected to regather and head toward Cuba and possibly the Gulf of Mexico by early next week.
On Thursday afternoon, Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei said a water-soaked mountainside in the central part of the country had slid down onto the town of San Cristobal Verapaz, burying homes and leaving at least 25 dead.
Two other slides in Huehuetenango had killed at least 12 more, he said. The president initially said more than 50 people had died in slides, but the individual incidents he cited did not reach that total. Later, David de León, spokesman for the national disaster agency, said there were reports of 50 people missing in the Verapaz slide, but government rescue teams had not reached the site.
Earlier Thursday, five others had been killed in smaller slides in Guatemala.
Giammattei said on that 60% of the eastern city of Puerto Barrios was flooded and 48 more hours of rain was expected.
Guatemala's toll was on top of 13 victims in Honduras and two in Nicaragua. Panamanian authorities reported eight missing.
Eta had sustained winds of 35 mph (55 kph) and was moving north at 8 mph (13 kph) Thursday. It was centered 85 miles (140 kilometers) northwest of La Ceiba, Honduras.
In Honduras, National Police said Thursday that six more bodies had been found, bringing that country's toll to 13. The bodies of two adults and two children were found after excavations in a mudslide that occurred Wednesday in the township of Gualala, and two boys aged 8 and 11 died in another mudslide in El Níspero.
Earlier, residents found the body of a girl buried in a landslide Wednesday in mountains outside the north coast city of Tela. In the same area, a landslide buried a home with a mother and two children inside it, according to Honduras Fire Department spokesman Óscar Triminio. He said there was also a 2-year-old girl killed in Santa Barbara department when she was swept away by floodwaters.
Hundreds of residents of San Pedro Sula neighborhoods had to abandon their homes before dawn Thursday when water from the Chamelecon river arrived at their doorsteps.
Miguel Angel Beltran, a security guard from the city's Planeta neighborhood, said his district was lost and many people were missing or drowned.
"We rescued my brothers, all the family from a balcony, a three-story building," he said. "How is it possible that a government has done nothing to warn people."
His family lost everything and had nowhere to go, he said. The few boats rescuing people had no motors and struggled against the current, he said.
Marvin Aparicio of Honduras' emergency management agency said 41 communities have been cut off by washed out roads.
Luis Alonso Salas, a 45-year-old construction worker, stood on high ground at a gas station where people who fled their homes picked over a pile of donated clothing.
"It was terrible, I lost my whole house, I couldn't take anything," he said. At 1 a.m. water was up to his neck. He said others in his neighborhood were still waiting for rescuers in boats from atop their roofs.
Maite Matheu, country director for the international humanitarian organization CARE, said Thursday that some 2 million Hondurans could be directly impacted by the storm.
"The situation that we are seeing today is very, very alarming," she said. "Mainly the people and families that need to be evacuated right now. There are dozens of families in some towns in the Sula valley who are on their roofs and are asking to be evacuated."
She said Honduras' government did not have the capacity to rescue people.
Giammattei, Guatemala's president, said his Honduran counterpart Juan Orlando Hernández requested help, but that blocked roads made it impossible to do so.
Matheu said her organization was helping gather information about the most pressing needs across Honduras. The food supply was a real concern, she said. The country's road network is badly damaged, airports were closed and much of the Sula valley, the country's most agriculturally productive, was flooded.
"The impact on crops is going to be enormous," Matheu said. The storm's impact would only increase the pressure on a desperate population to migrate, she added.
In Panama, at least eight people were reported missing after flooding and landslides in the province of Chiriqui, which borders Costa Rica.
The U.S. National Hurricane Center forecast that parts of Nicaragua and Honduras could receive 15 to 25 inches (380 to 635 millimeters) of rain, with 40 inches (1,000 millimeters) possible in some isolated parts.
When what's left of the storm wobbles back into the Caribbean it will regain some strength and become a tropical storm again, forecasts show.
And then Eta is predicted to slowly move toward Cuba and Florida, or at least close enough to Florida for forecasters to warn of 7 inches of rain for South Florida in the next five to seven days. And next week, Eta could even move into the Gulf of Mexico.
"Whatever comes out (of Central America) is going to linger awhile," said Colorado State University hurricane researcher Phil Klotzbach. "I'm not convinced we're done with Eta."
That's because what's left of Eta still has spin, which is hard to kill off, and that should help it reform, said NOAA hurricane and climate scientist Jim Kossin.
Once it reforms and heads toward Cuba, it could meander in the area for awhile.
"The winds aren't going to be the problem. The rains are going to be the problem," Klotzbach said.
Eta will be so big, wet and messy that it doesn't have to make landfall in already rain-soaked South Florida to cause a mess, Klotzbach said.
"Slow-moving sprawling ugly tropical storms can certainly pack a precipitation wallop even if it doesn't make landfall," Klotzbach said.
Pérez D. reported from Guatemala City. Associated Press writers Marlon González in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Juan Zamorano in Panama City, Seth Borenstein in Kensington, Maryland and Christopher Sherman in Mexico City contributed to this report.


A cherished and easy shortbread cookie, these Cocoa Nibby Pecan Shortbread Cookies make a generous homemade gift or a festive treat to welcome guests. Make ahead easy and a long storage life make these cookies SO convenient.
It's cookie season and y'all know what that means: shortbread cookies 24/7!
OMG. They are my absolute favorite. But I gotta pace myself, else I won't even be able to fit into my stretchy pants!
But this is just one of the many that I call my favorite. There are SO many!
I've written about my love affair with shortbread when I posted these mouthwatering Hazelnut Shortbread with Chocolate Ganache Sandwich Cookies. But I equally adore Bourbon Vanilla Bean Shortbread Cookies as well as Dark Chocolate Cocoa Nib Shortbread Cookies.
Shortbread is like a blank canvas to create with the flavors you love. I've even seen shortbread go savory!
Shortbread is not typically overly sweet. Rather, the proportion of ingredients allow key flavors to shine, rather than being doused in so much sugar you can hardly taste the butter or inclusions.
In Bourbon Vanilla Bean Shortbread Cookies the vanilla beans and bourbon are highlighted. And in these Dark Chocolate Cocoa Nib Shortbread Cookies the bittersweet chocolate is balanced with the crunchy bitter nibs and just enough sugar to pull the cookies out of the too bitter range.
The idea for this recipe came from Alice Medrich's Bittersweet. I strayed from her recipe only slightly by replacing part of the all purpose flour with white whole wheat flour, baking the cookies longer and using a tried and true method of chilling and finishing the cookies in raw sugar. Something ingrained from my former days in pastry school.
For the fullest flavor development, make these cookies at least one day before you need them, rest the dough in the fridge overnight, then slice and bake the following day. The cocoa nibs infuse these cookies with their bittersweet notes and, even better, their flavor improves over time.
Some Instagram friends and I participated in Rebecca's (@displacedhousewife) #HolidayCookieParty2016 by receiving a name of a mutual Instagram friend. The names were kept secret until we each received a special box of home-baked cookies! It's been such a fun way to get to know each other and share during the holiday season.
For this party, I knew exactly what kind of cookies I'd make. Shortbread (duh!). I boxed these sweet ones up and sent them to LaRae (@chezlarae) who made these White Roll Out Cookies for another blogger! Then, I received the most delectable Gluten-Free Icebox Cookies from Joscelyn at Wife Mama Foodie. I can't even tell they're GF – perfectly tender, sweet with just the right blend of inclusions (herbs too!!). How did she know these were among my favorite cookies?!
I hope you'll check out what other Instagram friends created below (under the recipe) and share the baking love with your friends this holiday season.
A cherished and easy shortbread cookie, these Cocoa Nibby Pecan Shortbread Cookies make a generous homemade gift or a festive treat to welcome guests. Make ahead and freeze for later or bake and enjoy a long storage life. *Plan ahead! These cookies need to rest in the refrigerator for at least two hours prior to baking.
Preheat oven to 325F (163C). Spread the pecans on a cookie sheet and toast for about 8 minutes or until fragrant. Allow to cool, then chop into small pieces.
In the bowl of a stand mixer, add the butter, cane sugar, sea salt and vanilla bean extract. Mix on medium for about 2 minutes or until smooth (not fluffy), stopping to scrape bowl at least once. Add the bourbon and mix again on medium for about 30 seconds, or until incorporated. Scrape down bowl. Add the cocoa nibs and pecans and mix on low until just incorporated. Scrape down bowl. Add the flour all at once, pulse to start, then mix on medium until the dough forms somewhat of a ball on the paddle and has pulled away from sides of the bowl.
On a floured work surface, dump out dough and divide in half. Shape each clump into a log, 2" (5cm) thick, gently rolling and adding flour as needed so it wont stick to you or the work surface. You'll want to make sure a hollow doesn't develop in the center of the log as this will create a hole in the middle of the cookie. It this occurs, use your rolling pin to beat and condition the dough, then reroll pinching where needed to avoid the dreaded hollow log! Once the log is shaped, wrap each log in plastic wrap. Carefully place in refrigerator on a flat surface for at least two hours or up to two days.
Remove the log(s) from the refrigerator, unwrap the log. Using a pastry brush, brush a thin layer of egg white all over the surface of the dough. Sprinkle the log with raw sugar, rolling it as needed to cover the surface areas.
Line two sheet pans with parchment paper. Using a serrated knife, cut the cookies 1/4" (6mm) thick, without sawing but rather with a firm cut down. Place on sheet pan with at least 1" (2 1/2 cm) between cookies. Place back in the refrigerator for at least 20 minutes (do not skip this step or the cookies will spread). Preheat oven to 325F (163C).
Bake cookies for 26-28 minutes or until golden, starting to check on them at about 24 minutes due to oven variations. They'll be darker on the bottom than the top when done. Remove from oven and using an offset spatula, carefully transfer cookies to a cooling rack to cool completely. They'll crisp up as they cool.
*Water may be substituted for bourbon if desired.
Recipe adapted from Alice Medrich's Bittersweet.
Can I make these with vegan butter? Thanks!
Hi Autumn! I've not tried it, so I'm not sure. If you try it, please let us know how it goes!
These cookies sound so great! Whole wheat and cocoa nibs!! yumm.. Happy Holidays!
i can't wait to try these! in the recipe directions you say to add cane and confectioners sugar but i don't see confectioners sugar in the list of ingredients. also, i saw an egg in your first picture but didn't see that listed as an ingredient either. just wanted to check before i made them if the directions were off or if the ingredients were missing a few items?
Hi Morgan! Thank you for your note and corrections! I edited the recipe to reflect cane sugar only and an egg in the ingredients. Thank you again! I hope you enjoy the recipe!
Shortbread cookies are definitely a fave, especially when they're chocked full of delicious mix-ins, like pecans and cacao nibs! What a yummy combo, Traci! So beautiful too!
I am such a sucker for shortbread and these cookies are A-list! Such gorgeous photos Tracy. Wow.
Thank you Annie! It was a lot of fun and will be even bigger next year. And what's not to love about receiving a box of cookies?
Thank you so much Quin… they're a bit addicting! I gotta watch it!
I'm with you Kate.. a favorite combination for me too. But you gotta make shortbread!!! You'll love it!
You know I'd adore sampling some of these! Actually, all your shortbread recipes sounded amazing. Vanilla bourbon?! Where do I sign up? ;) Happy Holidays Traci! This cookie exchange was such a great way to kick off the festive season ahead!
This is sheer heaven. Honestly, all the flavors and textures I like is wrapped in one cookie. I know a bite of these and I'll be eating all the 24. They truly look stunning Traci. I know it's perfection.
Awesome to be among you lovely ladies for the cookie exchange.
Ok, so there isn't one single thing that I don't love about these cookies. Everything about them is delicious and beautiful. If I ate these cookies today, then died tomorrow I wouldn't be mad.;) Sheer bliss in a cookie!
Shortbread, chocolate, and pecans are three of my favorite things and they are looking oh so fine together in these delicious cookies :) Pinning!
Ooooh those pecans! My fave for sure. Thank you so much Sarah!
I love shortbread cookies because I think they are so beautiful! But you definitely made them look even more gorgeous! These are a must try!
Shortbread cookies are so addicting, no way you can eat just one or two. These cookies look so pretty and would make great gifts.
Agreed, Celeste! I got these out of the house as fast as I could – lol!! Great gifts indeed.. love that loooong storage life!
You make the best shortbread cookies, Traci! These look wonderful – can't wait to try them – and I am actually looking forward to putting on my stretchy pants! That's what the holidays are for – lots of food, friends, family and cocktails! PS: love the new font – very easy to read.
I can guarantee that these will become a holiday (and all year round) favorite of mine Traci! I absolutely love shortbread cookies! I would have a very hard time stopping at one or two. I think I'll be in my stretchy pants at least til the end of January with all these yummy cookie recipes from the #holidaycookieparty2016!! Thanks for sharing! Looking forward to making a batch or two of these beauties!
I adore shortbread and these look positively divine!
I'm with ya, Laura! Thank you my dear!


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Home/Business/New York gyms can reopen with coronavirus precautions as soon as Aug. 24, Gov. Andrew Cuomo says
New York gyms can reopen with coronavirus precautions as soon as Aug. 24, Gov. Andrew Cuomo says
A person wears a protective face mask outside Equinox Sports Club and gym on the Upper West Side as the city continues Phase 4 of re-opening following restrictions imposed to slow the spread of coronavirus on August 16, 2020 in New York City.
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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Monday that gyms across the state, which have remained closed for about five months, can resume indoor operations with some new precautions as soon as next week.
Cuomo said gyms will be allowed to resume operations at 33% capacity as soon as Aug. 24. He added that gyms must comply with state health requirements, which will be released later today. Clients and staff will need to wear masks inside the facilities and gyms will be subject to new ventilation requirements.
"The gyms can open as soon as August 24," he said at a news briefing. "The guidance goes out today on gyms. Basically, the outline is 33% capacity. There are health requirements that are in the guidelines that have to be maintained to their ventilation requirements. This is a whole new topic where we can do a whole lot of good work."
Cuomo said 0.7% of all coronavirus tests in New York came back positive on Sunday, the most recent data available, adding that the state has averaged below 1% of positive tests since June. He added that six people died of Covid-19 on Sunday, far below the more than 800 daily deaths the state was seeing at the peak of the outbreak in April.
New York, once the epicenter of the U.S. coronavirus outbreak, has made strides in beating back the initial outbreak and keeping the daily infection rate low compared with many other states. Still, the virus has infected more than 425,500 people and killed at least 32,800 people in the state, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University.
Cuomo has repeatedly warned in recent weeks that even as the numbers remain low, New Yorkers must remain vigilant as the virus could quickly bounce back if people, businesses and officials rush to reopen.
The entire state is now in the fourth and final phase of Cuomo's reopening plan, but a number of businesses, including gyms and restaurants, remain closed for indoor operations. Cuomo has expressed particular caution when it comes to reopening gyms, which have now remained closed for about five months.
"We know gyms are highly problematic from the other states. They opened them and they had to close them," Cuomo said at a news briefing on Aug. 6. "We're here, poised delicately on this island of New York state with this sea of spread all around us so we know we have this storm and we have to be very, very careful."
Health officials are still learning about how exactly the coronavirus spreads and what kind of environments present the greatest risk of infection. Infectious disease specialists say outdoor environments in which people can spread out from one another are the lowest risk. Crowded, indoor environments with poor ventilation are among the highest risk environments, specialists say, adding that it's crucial that people wear masks in such conditions.
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This lesson was developed as part of my continuing education through "The Connecting Link", and as a supporting lesson for my 8th grade U.S. History class.
The students will work in pairs to research how the September 11, 2001 attacks have affected the United States. They will compile their research and create a Powerpoint. They will then present this Powerpoint to the class, along with a display that commemorates the victims of the attacks.


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Overall there was discussion on how this could be more comprehensive including profile entry as well as email and other more granular settings.
Admin control – Ability to see a users preferences to help troubleshoot their questions.
Redesign of preference – A number of team members thought it was confusing and could be done in a more comprehensive way.
More granular control of what will hit inbox/email. E.g. some of our communities use likes as "I like this" so it is not adding a lot of value to have that as a inbox update. Others use it to indicate "return receipt". Meaning, I read it and wanted to let you know that I read it. That "like' is more interesting as an inbox or email update in that culture. So Jive should give users the detailed options of what actions trigger inbox or email notifications.
Metrics on Following – Summary level information to help understand where the noise is coming from to help you make decisions on who and what you follow.
Problem: Having to @mention many people to ensure they will see an important update you have for the group/space. If you don't do that it might just hit the activity stream which few look at everything in their activity stream.
The working group discussed possibly separating alerts from updates. Possibly placing a priority on the post to help a content consumer understand if this is reference/informational or more critical info they should read.
Email digest – provide more flexibility to an end user (preferences) to select from where digest items may come from or other forms of selections (based on a tag or category the user is more interested in).
Email alerts based on categories. It was understood that categories are unique to a place, but some team members were interested in a category level notification.
Use more standard language – We discussed getting out of a discussion that you interacted with (e.g. the happy birthday endless replies). "Un-follow" is not very intuitive. A word like "unsubscribe" would mean more. Positioning it at the header or footer of the content as it might live in an email unsubscribe world could make it more effective.
Jive Daily – Continue to close gaps in content/features – can't create a blog post from Jive Daily.
Sharing content in another place – make it real – Right now it only goes to the activity stream of that shared place. Missed by most. If it could be a content type. We appreciate the community does not want 2 copies, but today it is a ghost and can't be discovered in the shared place. Need a better way to keep it as one copy but discoverable/searchable in all shared places.
If you're launching now or haven't launched yet - put training on 1) set up your streams, 2) follow things in your streams, 3) update your preferences to manage email RIGHT IN THEIR FACES (video, screen grab, examples).
Selling News: yes it's still email BUT you can measure viewers, views, etc. and get comments for clarifying questions, etc.
What do you wish you could see?
What do you share with your community?
What do you share with your stakeholders?
Jive Data Export Service - if you don't have it, ask for it! Free with your site; request it through a support case.
Community Engagement Ladder and Engagement Index - a slightly better way to measure the basics - view/participate/create, etc.
Measuring people's knowledge of the tool through quizzes - are they actually learning; are our training materials successful, etc.?
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After Bermuda repealed its fledgling same-gender marriage law, things were looking bleak for the country's LGBT community. But now, the Supreme Court has stepped in and declared same-gender marriage bans unconstitutional.
The ruling came on Wednesday, June 6, when Bermuda's Supreme Court struck down part of Bermuda's Domestic Partnership Act.
The Act, which was passed in December, specifically took aim at an earlier Supreme Court ruling. It eradicated same-gender marriage within Bermuda, instead providing same-gender couples with reduced domestic partnerships.
Bermuda's Supreme Court was soon asked to adjudicate the law. LGBT rights activists argued that it was unconstitutional to remove a right that had been granted or to deny the constitutional principles and protections that had led to the Supreme Court legalizing same-gender marriage within the British Overseas Territory in the first place.
The ruling is stayed for six weeks to provide the government time to appeal, but unless it can find some procedural technicality on which to hinge such an application, it looks highly unlikely to succeed.
Zakiya Johnson Lord and Adrian Hartnett-Beasley of OUTBermuda hailed the decision as one of fairness.
The Bermuda situation had put the British government in an odd position. Technically, the UK still has jurisdiction over Bermuda, but this is a power that it almost never exercises anymore. And with good reason: its colonial history has not been forgotten. Though Bermuda is, for the moment, settled as British territory it has made motion to break away on a number of occasions.
Therefore, when Bermuda passed a law to ban same-gender marriage, the British government was in a bind and it ultimately chose to do nothing. It refused activists' calls for it to act, saying that this decision must be fought within Bermuda.
Several officials, including Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, noted that the UK stands for equality and LGBT rights and expects other nations to do likewise. For many activists, though, talk alone wasn't good enough and ultimately could have resulted in more hardship for same-gender couples. For that reason, Johnson continues to be criticized.
Indeed, this is where focus will now switch, as several cases throughout the Caribbean wait to be filed to challenge Britain's legacy of anti-homosexuality laws.
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Marriage-a legal contract entered into by TWO CONSENTING ADULTS who love each other enough to want to spend the rest of their lives committed to each other. A religious ceremony (if any) is strictly OPTIONAL. The sooner the world realizes that, the better off we'll all be. Thank the Goddess and the God that Bermuda sees this and made same-gender marriage legal again! Now I can take Bermuda off my boycott list, and I'm glad of it-I went there on a swim team exchange trip when I was 16, and I would LOVE to take my family there someday, but I couldn't in good conscience do that while the boycott was in play. A bit of much-needed good news!


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These are the images taken from cameras on 19 September 2012 on the occasion of Vinayaka Chavithi.
Khairatabad mammoth Ganesh idol is of 56-feet height holding a giant Maha laddu of 3500 Kgs..
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