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Q Revelation
November 26, 2009 Robert	41 Comments
Listening to that Q show this morning on the kitchen radio, it finally dawned on me.
It's The Radio Show with Jack Farr, revisited for 2009.
Guests being hyped this week in include Howie Mandel and Anne Murray, peppered with indie Canadian bands and pop culture 'stars' from the US.
It sounds like every story meeting at Jack Farr's The Radio Show in 1982, right down to David Suzuki (who was Jack's bemused guest more than a few times).
This might not be that surprising, considering that the Q guy was a guest on the The Radio Show back then, when he, that Q guy, was touring with Moxy Fruvous (insert your own umlauts at will).
I think I know what happened. While he was busy photocopying band bios on the CBC's Xerox, he must have stolen all our secrets.
Bastard.
The only difference is that in those days, Executive Producer Jim Millican insisted all items be short – like 3-and-a-half to 5 minutes maximum.
Which is about as long as that Q guy's guest intros.
There were a lot of things wrong with the mid 1980's.
Almost all of them are encapsulated in this photo.
Yours truly, CBC Winnipeg Open House – circa 1984
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Things You Figured Were True, Are.
October 14, 2009 Robert	Leave a comment
Sometimes a news story just jumps out at you as being so obvious that it's hard to believe someone's actually doing a story about it.
Two today from CBC.CA.
First story. It's only surprising it's taken this long for someone to turn up evidence that big tobacco knew ages ago that cigs are bad for you…
Imperial Tobacco Canada destroyed up to 60 early studies that linked cigarettes to addiction and carcinogens, according to a review published Wednesday in the online Canadian Medical Association Journal. (full story here)
Perhaps not surprisingly, Imperial Tobacco makes no mention of this on their web site, but proudly proclaims this:
We're an international tobacco company focused on creating value for our shareholders.
Imperial Tobacco products are available in over 160 countries worldwide. Our geographic diversity and versatile multi-product portfolio provides business resilience and a strong platform for future growth.
Future growth ! Shareholder value !
Well guess what ? All the future growth and shareholder value is based on a product that will kill you.
My sister, a 2 pack a day smoker, died of lung cancer in her early 40's. I was with her when she died.
Not a lot of future growth there, fellas.
Second story.
It's surprising someone gave university researchers a $150,000 car to do this study, proving that fast cars and testosterone are linked.
Well, duh.
Researchers at Concordia University's John Molson School of Business in Montreal took 39 willing young men and let them take a cruise in a $150,000 Porsche 911 Carrera Cabriolet.
The men were then asked to drive a 16-year-old Toyota Camry. (full story here)
According to the lead researcher, "just put a guy in a Porsche, and his testosterone levels shoot up".
Well, duh again.
But hang on here.
Every time I get in our Toyota Yaris, I most definitely have a little testosterone thing going on. Fully loaded, the Yaris clocks in at under 20-grand and even used to get a gas-miser rebate from the feds.
Maybe the John Molson School of Business should come out here and do a little study on us West Coast Men.
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Much Ado About A Grumpy Old Guy
April 10, 2009 Robert	1 Comment
I really wonder what has happened to the world of pop culture when being annoying during a radio interview turns into a big deal.
I watched with amusement this week the absolute outrage over Billy Bob Thornton's behaviour on a national radio show.
Sure he was childish and uncooperative, the host pissed him off and he made no effort to play nice.
Did he flip the finger ? Did he trash the studio ? Did he throw a chair ? Did he punch anyone out ? No.
He was, everyone seems to think, snarky and rude.
Having produced hundreds of interviews over the years, this is hardly an earth-shattering event. I can't even begin to count the number of band interviews that were wash-outs, either because the band wasn't interested in talking, or just thought the host was a dork. Sometimes we aired them just because, but usually, we just tossed them out. I've seen fire extinguishers thrown across the room, equipment knocked over, and more than a few worn-out and tired musicians storm out of studio mid-interview.
Petulance ?
That wouldn't even warm up the tubes.
I don't think it's ok to be rude and uncooperative in an interview, but it happens. It's not a big deal. After all, the music business should be high octane – bristling with echoes of its rebellious heritage. People living on the edge, staying up late, smoking.
Shit happens.
Given the choice between kiss ass, do as your told, smile at the idiot reading his lines across the microphone, and say, being a little snarky – I'll take the latter any day.
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Don't Cry For Me CBC
I vowed, really I did, not to publish any more articles about the CBC.
So, I'm cheating a bit, because this really is about the CBC, but via the Friends of Canadian Broadcasting. (Who I also vowed not to write about, again, ever.)
But this is actually quite good.
Part of their campaign to sidetrack adverts on CBC Radio.
In return for breaking my vow, I have one request of the Friends of Canadian Broadcasting — please let us know just how many hits on the video file you get from inside the CBC.
Ads on CBC Radio? Mouth of Gold – FCB from Friends of Canadian Broadcasting on Vimeo.
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10 Great Things About Prorogation
December 4, 2008 Robert	Leave a comment
It's time to use some glass-half-full logic on this one, 'cause everyone's talking about it.
Here are, Ten Great Things About Prorogation:
No pithy clips from Question Period on the news
Less junk mail from my Member in Ottawa
Reruns of old versions of The House with Jason Moscovitch
Conservative Store can sell 'Just Say No to Socialists and Separatists' merch just in time for Christmas
Finally some room in business class on flights to Ottawa
Honourable Members free to go on even longer shopping sprees
Governor General ticks off one more task on To Do List
Coalition can get a funky logo and theme song made
Steven Harper finally has time to get a picture showing right side of face for website
During break, some clever MP can write "Governing for Dummies"
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We're Number One (repeat)
November 29, 2008 Robert	Leave a comment
The latest radio ratings came out this week, and CBC Radio One is congratulating itself for one of its best ratings periods ever.
On closer look though, it seems that, like every other radio station in the world, there's a fair bit of selective fun with numbers going on.
Here's the headline from CBC's official blog:
CBC Radio cleaned up in the latest audience measurement report released by BBM.
In radio they call it the book, and it was an outstanding showing
(You can get also get an overview of the ratings, nation wide, at Broadcaster magazine.)
In Toronto, CBC is high-fiving for becoming "number one" for the first time ever.
CBLAFM are the call letters of Toronto's CBC flagship – and it scored a 9.4 share in this round or ratings.
BBM defines share as "total hours tuned to that station expressed as a percentage of total hours tuned to all radio" in the market.
That's great of course, but there are some in the broadcast industry who think very little of share. Mostly because if your listeners keep their radio tuned for long period of times, your share will be higher, even though a competitor may have more listeners.
Most commercial stations look at reach – defined by BBM as "estimated number of different people, within…the market area, who tuned to that station for at least a quarter hour during the week"
In other words, how many people are actually listening.
Within CBC, making Toronto local radio a winner is a huge deal – and for any of my former colleagues who are celebrating this weekend, good on you.
But when you look at CBL's reach, whether in the central market (i.e. the city) or full coverage (the entire broadcast range), it's far from number one.
In full coverage reach, CBL comes in 3rd in the 17 stations identify by BBM
And in the central area of Toronto, CBL does less well. With 696,100 listeners, they're in 5th place.
In Vancouver, it's a slightly different story, and very different numbers.
Unlike Toronto, CBC Vancouver won't be using share to claim number one spot – that's because in share they're second, well behind CKNW.
What does make Vancouver CBC number one is a great technical infrastructure. Their full coverage reach is an awesome 612,400 listeners, thanks to excellent transmitter coverage across the lower mainland. This is miles ahead of their closest competitor – and their closest full coverage reach competitor isn't news/talk station CKNW, but CFBTFM – better known to you as The Beat.
When it comes to the Vancouver central area however, the numbers go quite differently, with CBC well behind CKNW, CFBTFM, CHQM and are on par with CKZZ.
In Vancouver central, CBC Radio One is actually 4th.
What does it all mean ?
Externally, nothing really.
CBC Radio doesn't currently sell advertising so they can claim #1 all they want, but when the radio sales teams from private stations hit the street to sell, CBC isn't even on their chart.
Internally – it means everything, particularly as CBC eyes the current government cuts with apprehension.
You just had to listen to Heritage Minister James Moore interviewed on CBC Vancouver this week to hear how big a concern it is for CBC. Speaking to him about the government's financial plan, on no other question did they push him for an answer except for one – will CBC be getting cut. When minister Moore didn't answer the question directly, they went on to ask it 2 more times.
The other issue for CBC surrounds CBC Radio Two. With massive changes to the schedule last fall, the ratings are not looking good. So having a great story to tell about CBC Radio One will go a long way to deflecting the heat on Radio Two's poor performance.
The full BBM highlights are online and summary level information is a free PDF dowload, so have a look and make your own charts and graphs to show how your station in #1, in something.
I've got a couple of other charts you can take a look at. Like those above, click for a larger version.
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Jobs For Tough Times
One thing about tough economic times, you've really got to open your mind to new and different opportunities.
Fortunately, tough economic times tend to surface loads of off-the-beaten-track jobs, just there for the taking. What ever would we do without the internet…
When Times Get Tough, The Rich Call the Butler
Forget about trying to become a millionaire – learn how to serve one.
If you're Canadian, apparently your butlering skills are highly in demand with the world's rich and elite.
The web site is a bit short on detail and long on hyperbole, but a career as a butler, serving the rich and famous, might be just for you.
Makes deciding on what to wear in the morning a piece of cake.
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When Times Get Tough, More People are Walking
And those people need shoes.
Shoe Warehouse heads its Craigslist ad with "Looming Recession Got You Thinking?".
Your answer might be "Sure, but not about shoes".
But remember – tough times means opening yourself up to new opportunities. But be warned, one of the main job requirements is "MUST be able to take direction and complete tasks within a specified time frame".
Hmmm. I always thought that's what JOB meant ?
When Times Get Tough, Head to the Bar
If I had known I could buy a pub for less than the price of a house in Vancouver, I'd have so been there.
Who knew ? I think I'd be great behind one of those long hardwood bars, drawing a nice dark ale for the locals and maybe leading in a few great Canadian drinking songs.
Those of you who know me, know how right this would be.
When Times Get Tough, Aim for a Unique Job
Baby Associate, Diener, or any one of these 37 occupations.
When Times Get Tough, You Can Always Count on Bad News
CTV just laid off over a hundred people, but CBC's hiring.
Not only that, they're looking to fill a fresh new vacancy. After just over a year in the job, John Cruikshank is leaving as head of news. He's been appointed publisher of the Toronto Star starting Jan 1.
If managing a bunch of hard-core journalists and bossing Peter Mansbridge around doesn't do it for you, there are 42 other jobs open at CBC as of today, so take your pick.
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Screen Caps Speak
Hard times are hitting the media – sort of.
Canwest is laying off 560 employees across Canada – five percent of its staff.
Details here and here.
Instead of pink slips, CBC's giving out performance bonuses to execs.
The optics: bad. The timing: execrable.
South of the border, they're moaning about layoffs in the publishing sector, including Al Gore's Current TV.
Meanwhile, North of the border, Al Gore's Current TV is expanding.
Imagine:
Fly on the wall.
Communication teams drafting speaking notes & key message.
Layoffs in the US and We're Expanding to Canada
Just like us bloggers, mainstream media seems happy to publish whatever crosses their desk, no questions asked.
How else do you explain a March 2008 prediction of little change to BC's hot housing market over the next 2 years, and the October 2008 story predicting a drop in house prices of 18 percent over the next two years.
BTW: I have a bridge on offer if you're interested.
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CBC Radio One – Not for Otters
September 20, 2008 Robert	2 Comments
What a difference a couple of days make.
This is the last weekend of summer, and to make sure we get the picture, the sky turned heavy overcast with, yes, some rain today.
Walking to the marina ramp, I was stopped by a tourist who was looking out at Horseshoe Bay. "I guess it looks better in the sunshine ? ", he asked, optimistically.
At the boat I managed to drop my boat keys into the salt chuck as I was loading stuff into the cockpit. The keys were on a lanyard around my neck, but as I pulled my shoulder pack off, it managed to catch the keys and slide the lanyard right over my head and into the water. After 20 years of sailing, I've managed to do this twice – both times this year. The last time was at the beginning of the season, and even though I had a key float attached to the key ring, it too sank like a stone.
Since I'd already lost a set of keys, I knew I had no duplicates for the padlocks on Madsu's hatch and cockpit lockers. So, off I went to the hardware store to buy more locks, and home to pick up my bolt cutters.
When I stopped by the Marina office to buy a new gate key, the staff and I exchanged 'lost keys in the drink' stories – I think they were doing their best to make me feel less foolish.
Somehow it all seemed to fit with the grey day and light drizzle, and somehow it didn't really matter.
The Marina was quiet, so after cutting the old padlock off the hatch, I listened to Radiohead while I wrapped self-amalgamating tape around the new lock bodies so they won't rust all over the cockpit.
Two slips over is a powerboat with a full canvas cover. The owner keeps a radio on inside 24/7. It's not terribly loud so it's not so much annoying as it is curious. When I asked one of my other boat neighbours what the deal is, they told me he uses the radio to keep the otters way.
The river otters use the boats as a sort of dining room. The guy next to me has tried everything and still the otters find a way into his powerboat and leave behind a huge smelly mess. I've been gifted the occasional bit of leave-behind, usually on my docking lines, but there's some serious chowing-down that goes on in the boat next to me – and remnants smell to high heaven.
Radio guy seems to have found the answer though. He's not troubled by otters any more.
His secret ?
He keeps his radio tuned to CBC Radio One, and that keeps the otters away.
Wonder if that'll make it into an ad campaign anytime soon.
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The Loneliest Number
September 3, 2008 Robert	Leave a comment
Two can be as bad as one, its the loneliest number since the number one.
-Lyrics from "One" by Three Dog Night
It's been five years since I worked at CBC – but this week I've been pummeled with questions about CBC Radio Two.
Oops. Sorry.
Radio 2.
Once known as CBC Stereo, and beloved as "Classics and Beyond", the CBC's other radio network has become The New 2.
The New 2 is sporting a funky URL (thenew2.ca) that takes you to the same old URL (cbc.ca), and more fonts than you can shake a stick at…
Oh. And there are on-air changes as well.
Those changes have sparked yet another online protest by Friends of Canadian Broadcasting, who seem to have missed the importance of the number 2, and have focused instead on the actual content of the network, with their WHO? campaign.
I've received two (2) emails from Ian Morrison of Friends of Canadian Broadcasting who wants to enlist help in fighting the changes to Radio 2 (two).
They too (umm, also) have their own funky URL, www.friends.ca/fight4radio2 . . .
We believe the Radio Two changes are consistent with the misguided approach of CBC's current management group to "dumb down" CBC's programs in search for a new and broader audience without regard for the damage this will do to its current loyal listeners.
We also believe that these changes signal CBC's intention to ask the CRTC for permission to advertise on CBC Radio.
So, what's all the fuss about ? And why are all my friends and neighbours assaulting me with questions about The New 2 ?
A few were thinking this was some sort of long-weekend-hang-over-programming-error. You know, with the B team working the holiday weekend, someone loaded the wrong tapes in master control.
One called this afternoon asking if CBC was 'trying something out' since it was Wednesday and the kids are back in school.
Another (who knows a little of my history at CBC and the long fights we had convincing the the corp to let us call our online network Radio 3 instead of Radio Three) just emailed the classic text shorthand: WTF ?
The thing about it is this – it's not that important.
They've made some programming changes.
Some of the new shows will be good and some won't.
If they leave them on the air long enough people will get used to them, or they'll find their niche audience, or they'll just be mediocre and have small audiences.
Just like the old Radio Two.
See, it's really hard to create any kind of broad or mass audience with 'appointment' radio programming.
The New 2 will have the same kind of small dedicated audience that the Old Two had.
It'll just be a somewhat different audience, an audience that likes an off-centre, not ready for prime-time program. Just like the old Radio Two audience.
All the new hosts have that raised-on-DNTO sound. Just like all the old hosts had that Wanna-BBC sound.
The important thing to keep in mind is: it's just a radio channel. There are others.
My answer to my neighbours:
Get an iPod.
You'll be happier.
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Canada's Big Media Still Big
August 1, 2008 Robert	1 Comment
I know with the long weekend ahead, you've been wondering about the state of media in Canada – now you can rest easy and enjoy that extra day off.
Big Media in Canada is doing just fine.
The CRTC today released its Communications Monitoring Report. In the past the Commission published one report on the state of broadcasting, and one on the telecommunications industry, and this is the first of their 'converged' reports – presumably to reflect the state of the industry.
The report makes it clear that the Canadian broadcast sector is doing just fine, despite dire warnings of its impending demise thanks to the internet. The report also shows just how big a role the internet plays in our every day lives and consumption of entertainment.
Here are some facts pulled from the CRTC report.
Revenues for private commercial radio stations increased by 6.2%, from $1.4 billion in 2006 to $1.5 billion in 2007.
Commercial television revenues increased 4.3%, or $218 million, from $5 billion in 2006 to $5.3 billion in 2007. This was largely due to increased subscriber revenues of $152 million.
Revenues for specialty, pay and pay-per-view television and video-on-demand services increased by 9%, rising from $2.5 billion in 2006 to $2.7 billion in 2007.
Revenues for private conventional television broadcasters went from $2.1 billion in 2006 to $2.2 billion in 2007, an increase of 1.3%. During this period, revenues for English-language stations grew by 2% to $1.8 billion, while those for French-language stations fell by 2% to $381 million
Online advertising continued to experience growth, with spending rising from $900 million in 2006 to $1.2 billion in 2007.
English Canadian use of…
RADIO: 18.3 hours of per week
TV: 26.8 hours of per week
INTERNET: 13.4 hours per wee
The number of Canadians who have watched a video online has more than doubled over the past three years, with user-generated content being more popular than professionally produced programs.
Among the more popular online activities in 2007, 36% of Canadians watched a video, 16% listened to a streaming radio station and 17% downloaded music.
11% of Canadians reported downloading and listening to a podcast on either their computer or an MP3 player, an activity that is seen as a complement to conventional broadcasting.
It may just be a case of bad timing, but just a couple of weeks ago, a CBC submission to the CRTC more-or-less argued Canadians aren't using the Internet for entertainment. (you can read the CBC's full position here)
Today's CRTC report shows that we are in fact using the internet for entertainment. One of the most popular online activites happens to be…watching videos. At the end of the day, regardless of the facts, the CBC's argument in it's submission seems to be that since it hasn't figured out how to make money online, online shouldn't be considered a business opportunity for Canadian broadcasters.
Given that traditional broadcast is still showing yearly increases in revenue, I'm not sure they're in any hurry to try figure out how to make money online, despite the fact that Canadians are consuming a huge amount of content online. To my mind, that bodes well for smart nimble companies that can jump into this obviously ripe market while the 'big boys' sit back and wait for it to be a more predictable business opportunity.
(cross posted here)
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June 6, 2008 Robert	Leave a comment
Oil prices had their biggest gains ever on Friday, jumping nearly $11 to a new record above $138 a barrel according to the International Herald Tribune . Here in Vancouver gas is around 1.40 a litre and isn't planning on going anywhere but up. Meanwhile, GM's closing a truck plant in Oshawa, despite the fact the plant was the pilot site to build a new hybrid truck for GM . CAW boss Buzz Hargrove, on CBC's As It Happens, says GM told him they'll only be able to sell 3 or 4 thousand new hybrid trucks a year, so they'll built them in Mexico.
Syphoning gas, popular when I was a teenager, is back.
CBC declines to renew the Hockey Night in Canada theme, launches contest in partnership with Nettwerk to find new theme.
Ed McMahon can't afford to pay his mortgage – he's behind $ 644,000 in mortgage payments and can't seem to sell is 6.2 million dollar Beverly Hills mansion. Wife says they could have planned a bit better..
A new report says the Writers Guild of America strike pushed California into a recession and cost the state 2.1 billion dollars.
I guess the rabbits were right…pine bark is good for you.
Personal drug use may be unconstitutional in Argentina.
Meanwhile, civic leader in Port Coquitlam off meds and drunk, one way to make headlines.
Drivers in Cypress are being asked not to leave their cars while still in motion.
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Estimates Vary
April 1, 2008 Robert Ouimet	1 Comment
Depending on who you believe, somewhere between 100 and 200 people gathered in Vancouver today to protest the axing of the CBC Radio Orchestra.
According to Colin Miles who posted a comment here
On very short notice about 200 people showed up. They included about 40 people who were either players in the orchestra, soloists who have recorded CDs with the orchestra or composers who have been broadcast and/or recorded bu the CBCR
Tod Maffin from InsidetheCBC blog posted some photos (copyright protected so I can't post them here) on Flickr, including one of former CBC Vancouver regional manager and one time head of Radio Music Robert Sunter being interveiwed by Paul Grant.
Tod's article at InsidetheCBC says 100 people were there when he was there about 15 minutes into the demo.
Meanwhile, CBC.CA says 150 people.
Proving once again that there is a reason people go into journalism: accountancy is out.
(photos are copyright Tod Maffin and used with permission)
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Is There (still) No Such Thing as Bad Publicity ?
March 31, 2008 Robert Ouimet	2 Comments
CBC Radio 2 is swarming in publicity, or so it would seem.
Newspapers are writing stories, bloggers are blogging, readers are commenting, and even the VP of CBC English Media is using the internet to give his side of the story.
If you don't work at CBC or listen to Radio 2, you probably have NO IDEA what's going on.
Here's the skinny.
People are pissed about what's happening to classical music on the network (that's Radio 2) and more recently, the axing of the CBC Radio Orchestra.
Apparently there are thousands and thousands of Facebook members who've joined groups to show how pissed they are at the changes.
This blog fight over classical music is also getting ugly.
InsidetheCBC, the official blog of the corporation, has pointed out that some of those Facebook members may not be real. The CBC is an organization that prides itself on its journalistic standards, yet in this case, it conveniently leaves the investigative reporting of "phantom posters" up to another blogger…
Justin Beach from the great PublicBroadcasting.ca web site has done a bit of detective work and discovered that some of the most prolific protesters inside CBC groups may not, in fact, exist
OMG – people pretending to be someone they aren't on the internet ! How can this be ? ( I wonder if he checked out all 10,000 plus members – some of them look pretty hot )
Meanwhile, the arrows are flying back at InsidetheCBC over the corp's comment policy. Now that CBC is instituting a 7 day window for comments, that shouldn't continue to be a problem.
All this fuss over classical music ?
I should tell you that I created and produced my share of shows on Radio 2. And you know, all of them were the dreaded pop music shows.
There was a music magazine show called The Beat that we created and produced here in Vancouver that aired on what was then called CBC Stereo.
That was followed by RealTime, another pop music show, live to all time zones, that aired on Saturday nights. We played tons of indy music and recorded all sorts of bands across Canada. Actually, to be accurate, if there was an indy band in Canada that so much as had a recording, we played it.
When we first started Radio 3 in early 2000, we also produced over 30 hours a week of pop music shows on Radio 2. So, this idea that pop music has never been represented on Radio 2 is a bit of revisionist history.
In fact, the people who are making the changes now to Radio 2 are the same people who pulled Radio 3's pop music shows off the network in the first place. But I digress.
Back in the RealTime days (mid 90's) and during the advent of Radio 3 (early 2000's) we would have done anything for this kind of publicity. Goodness knows we tried.
We recorded scores of bands at festivals across the country every year, we said bad words on the air (just ask the bad boy from West Van Grant Lawrence, who used to love to drop the F bomb whenever we would interview him on the road).
We won tons of international awards for our web sites – even CBC's own PR department refused to tell anyone about them – apparently winning too many awards is not good form (or maybe there's such a thing as too much good publicity).
We even got our shows canceled. More than once I might point out.
And still, bubkis.
Ok, that's not true, I think once the Toronto Sun mocked us for thinking we could make CBC 'cool'. But compared to what's going on this week, bubkis, bubkis, bubkis.
So, I have to admire the notion that a media storm has developed over the changes to Radio 2, and over the indelicate evisceration of the venerable CBC Radio Orchestra.
It's a publicity bonanza.
Radio ratings should go through the roof.
But when I look a little deeper, I'm not entirely sure this is exactly the Perfect Storm of a publicist's wet dreams.
The mainstream papers seem to have picked up the orchestra cancellation story, but they aren't going much deeper than that.
A quick search at the Globe and Mail turns up only a couple of stories (behind a pay wall).
The National Post, a paper that loves to mock the CBC, seems totally disinterested.
And citizen journalism sites like Orato and NowPublic, both based in Vancouver, have no coverage to speak of. So it would appear that citizen journalists could care less.
Maybe the Perfect Publicity Storm is just a little squall.
Maybe the CBC didn't need to drop a bundle on full page ads in the Globe. It would have saved them the embarrassment of putting non-classical musicians in the unenviable position of trash talking their classical counterparts. Like that's a good idea. (click the image for a larger version courtesy InsideTheCBC.com).
More likely, it's only a Perfect Storm inside the CBC itself. As my former CBC boss and mentor used to say "they do love to drink their own bathwater". Swell image that.
We'll see how a planned 'protest that isn't a protest' goes on Tuesday outside CBC Vancouver.
My guess is that this will all blow over pretty quickly.
By the time Radio 2's new schedule launches in the fall, the whole thing will have been forgotten. The blogosphere will have discovered something new to be upset about, and he Facebook phantoms will have tired of poking one another (even though some of them are pretty hot).
Jennifer McGuire, the woman who runs radio now, will be well out of the picture, and in her new job running news, so there won't even be anyone left to blame.
And sleepy old Radio 2 will go back to obscurity.
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CBC's Lesson in Spin – How to Kill 70 Years of Tradition – Just Keep Smiling
If you missed the interview on CBC Radio this afternoon about the axing of the CBC Radio Orchestra, you missed a classic example of spin on steroids. 70 years of history is being disbanded, yet hearing the two managers tell it, it's a good thing, and will mean 3 times more recordings.
How killing an award winning orchestra can be spun as good for the music community in Vancouver could only come from the lips of two CBC executives who live in Toronto.
At one point, apparently forgetting this wasn't a training exercise, exec Jennifer McGuire fell into spin-training-speak and said "the Radio two story is a good story". (This from the same people who recently suggested that canceling shows produced in Vancouver was somehow a net gain for British Columbia. Clearly they're working with different math than rest of us). I'm sure Jennifer's laughter and in-joke about people not liking change made the musicians feel wonderful.
And Mark Steinmetz pulled the classic "I love classical music" in response to clearly pre-arranged, soft-ball questions about the impact of axing the orchestra and killing various popular CBC Radio 2 shows. It was one of those horribly embarrassing "Gee, some of my best friends are ______" comments.
The reality of this move is that it will cause irrevocable harm to the classical music community in Vancouver.
Here's why: less money being spent hiring musicians means fewer musicians will be around to play. Here's the bullet point missing from the CBC powerpoint – professional musicians have to earn a living. When you're a classical musician, the opportunities for employment are exceedingly limited – last I looked the local pub up the road didn't have a string section, and there's no new game coming out for the Wii called CELLO HERO II.
Steinmetz must have missed some of the spin training sessions because at one point he said "ask any orchestra manager in the country how expensive it is" to keep an orchestra going. Hmmm, and how will pulling the money spent on the orchestra help that situation ? In the next breath he went on to say how CBC didn't need to keep funding the orchestra since the scene is healthy and thriving with over 30 orchestras across the country. Huh ?
If you want to see what people think of some of the recent changes, check out the almost 100 people (96 as of 5:30 pm on 25th March) who've commented at InsideTheCBC.com on the demise of Sound Advice. All but one express their disappointment as CBC's latest moves with the radio service.
We'll see what happens when InsidetheCBC gets around to "breaking" the news of the orchestra's demise with comments now that InsidetheCBC.com has posted the story.
It's no wonder Moses Znaimer is mowing CBC's grass in the Toronto radio market – he actually pays attention to his audience.
—- Here's the CBC coverage on CBC.CA
—— Here's a guy oozing with charm. CBC PR person in an article in the Globe and Mail:
Basically the orchestra was currently doing like eight concerts a year and for the money that we're spending, we can't afford to do that to get just eight concerts a year.
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Pig-on-Pork
March 17, 2008 Robert Ouimet	Leave a comment
I have no idea where EB got the expression, but she's been using it for years.
Pig-on-Pork is worse than excess – its excessive excess.
Example: putting whipped cream on ice-cream would be Pig-on-Pork.
This article in Broadcaster Magazine about the recent CRTC hearings in Vancouver has a fine example…
One area that did seem to win consensus from many of the private broadcasters was the controversial nature of the CBC's presentation. They were seeking the 104.1 FM frequency for use in Nanaimo and wanted the commission to reject all of the other applicants on the grounds that Vancouver didn't need another music format. They also repeatedly discussed the urgent need for CBU-AM690 to flip to FM despite being the current #2 station in terms A 12+ hours tuned. Moreover some of the evidence presented was highly suspect. In all, the CBC wants to use 3 of the last frequencies in BC, despite the fact that it already has more than 20 transmitters on the air in the region.
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CBC to use UK based company to sell internationally
December 19, 2007 Robert Ouimet	1 Comment
CBC plans to move it's international sales out of house
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and Fireworks International, a division of ContentFilm, today announced an agreement by which Fireworks will acquire the international distribution rights and assets currently managed by CBC's division responsible for international sales. full story in Broadcaster
The Broadcaster story doesn't mention how many folks in the CBC 'division' are affected by the change. Fireworks and ContentFilm are based in London UK with an office in Los Angeles. From their web site:
Fireworks International, a division of the UK's ContentFilm plc, acquires and distributes an extensive slate of television programs, feature films and digital content throughout the world. Fireworks' library of over 2000 hours of programming includes BLOOD TIES, twenty-two hours of mystery drama with a twist of the supernatural; HEAVY Worldwide's newest comedy and animated series as well as library from the highly successful U.S. digital brand HEAVY.com; kids' gothic horror comedy series YOUNG DRACULA from CBBC; comedy series THE JANE SHOW and U.S. mystery drama series WHISTLER; along with action/adventure series Gene Roddenberry's ANDROMEDA, MUTANT X, and RELIC HUNTER; children's programs BLACK HOLE HIGH, 100 DEEDS FOR EDDIE MCDOWD, CAITLIN'S WAY; plus over 200 U.S. network miniseries and TV movies of the week; and over 100 theatrical feature films, and specials including the 2006 and 2007 Annual U.S. PRIMETIME EMMY AWARDS shows.
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CBC Integrates Radio/TV and Online Management
November 22, 2007 Robert Ouimet	Leave a comment
According to InsidetheCBC.com
In a note to staff today, CBC president Robert Rabinovitch announced that the CBC Board of Directors has approved "the formal integration of CBC Radio and CBC Television, which is effective immediately. The integrated services, including CBC.ca, will be led by Richard Stursberg, Executive Vice-President, English Services." Jennifer McGuire becomes the new Executive Director of CBC Radio
The full story is on CBC.Ca.
This fully explains the resignation of Radio Vice President Jane Chalmers earlier this month.
If you've ever seen a CBC management flow chart you'd agree this all makes perfect sense. The re-org means that the main media lines all roll up under one head. From the CBC.Ca story…
McGuire, CBC-TV programming head Kirstine Layfield and CBC News publisher John Cruickshank will all now report to Stursberg.
Expect a lot of dire predictions from the radio folks in particular.
In reality this is good news and should help make the decision making process less moribund.
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"When bees detect the presence of explosives, they simply stick their proboscis out," Tim Haarmann, a research scientist, told Reuters news agency.
"You don't have to be an expert in animal behaviour to understand it as there is no ambiguity."
The findings followed 18 months of research at the US energy department's Los Alamos facility, the country's leading nuclear weapons laboratory.
"We are very excited at the success of our research as it could have far-reaching implications for both defence and homeland security," Haarmann said.
He said the bees could be carried in hand-held detectors the size of a shoe box, and could be used to sniff out explosives in airports, roadside security checks, or even placed in robot bomb disposal equipment.
The next step would be to manufacture the bee boxes and train security guards in their use.
"It would be great to start saving some lives with this," he said.
Previously wasps have been trained to respond to traces of explosives but Haarmann said research with bees appeared to show more promise.

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Garage door cables are an extremely vital part of your Amboy garage door system. Without them, your torsion and extension springs in your door system can wear and become damaged. When a spring breaks it can be incredibly unsafe as people are eliminated each year by garage door spring accidents.
The door cable functions as a safeguard between your door tracks and the springs. The cablesassist the springs to lift and close the door to assist put less stress on the springs. This helps your garage system to last longer. Repairing broken cablesis rather easy.
A smaller sized cable on a much heavier door would be under so much stress that it would weaken and break. Furthermore, the taller the door, the larger a drum must remain in order that it might accommodate a longer cable.
A garage door that has actually lasted more than 5 years has to be continuously checked for any wear and tear. cables that have been in usage for this period are most likely to damage and snap.
If you have actually become aware of a scenario where a garage door cable came off, then it's most likely been triggered by a tight spring. In the contrast, weak springs lead to the loosening up of the cable.
You can buy replacement parts for your door at discount store like Home Depot or Lowes nearby Amboy. These cables generally run anywhere from $25-$50 dollars. As soon as you have the repair work parts, simply change the existing cables with the brand-new ones. Make certain to have the garage closed when making repairs. As soon as the cables have actually been changed, stand a minimum of 15 feet away and open the garage door. Remaining far enough away is very important in case you set up the cables incorrect and a spring breaks. If the door opens and closes, make certain the check the repair work you have actually accomplished every six months. cables extend and trigger slack which can continue to put excessive stress on the overhead motor and the springs. If the cables become loose, just cut the end of the cable and shorten it to bring up any slack.
Make sure that you have proper training, enough techniques and required repair tools.
You need to understand the reason for the problem that resulted in the cable being defective. Often, it may have been disconnected, from balance or loosened up, hence simple to fix.
Whether you are fixing, maintenance, replacing or fixing a damaged garage door cable, you have to observe optimum care. In as much as it's responsible for avoiding possible damages in case the spring snaps, the garage door safety cable on itself may end up being defective and fail to perform its function.
A non-functioning garage door does not necessarily translate to a broken cable. There could be a hidden issue. Sometimes, the cable may just require some lubrication on the springs, tightening, reconnecting or adjusting the balance.
A worn out, damaged or rusty cable needs an instant replacement to avoid more damages.
Detaching the door from power ensures that it stays in a stable position without moving up or down.
Security should always precede, and for that reason you need to place on protective wear. Furthermore, other required tools need to be in location. The security cable must be of the best size in relation to that of the door. For a heavier door, the cable must be large sufficient lest it deteriorates due to the much strain it has actually undergone.
The tension created by the spring is always the mother of all damages. It is suggested that you loosen up the springs prior to installing any new cables.
Get the old cables out of the brackets by loosening the bolts holding the wires in location, using a wrench. After removing the wire, you can then replace it with the brand-new one, protect it on the bracket, wind over the drum and tighten up the bolts to guarantee the wire is perfectly in place.
After installation, ensure that the problem has actually been repaired and the garage door is working effectively. You can ascertain this by closing or unlocking several times, as you feel the tension developed by the wire.
If you are planning to repair that tangled garage door cable or a damaged one, you require to have a full replacement kit. You do not desire to begin relaxing the door springs prior to bearing in mind that you did not bring with you a wrench for loosening the bolts.
With the growing market size, it is quite easy to find garage door repair parts, either in your area or on an online store.
This is one of the most practical and most affordable places for property owners to stop by whenever things go incorrect. The attendants will constantly instruct you on whatever you'll need for servicing your garage door as well as recommend a local professional to assist you out.
If you're the kind of individuals who make hay while the sun shines,' this is an ideal alternative for you. You can purchase the repair parts in advance and utilize them when there's an urgent need. However, shopping this method needs that you seek recommendations from somebody else because you can't simply buy something that you are not even sure of. You've got to research study, compare the expenses and even look for quality.
If you want to set up a garage door, ensure it has been constructed with a spring safety system.
Before attempting any form of repair work, contact a garage door cable repair business for directions.
Amongst the many household projects that you can do it yourself with ease in a quote to conserve that dollar, garage door maintenance is the hardest and harmful of them all. You can't just do it in peace without thinking about possible injuries in case the spring snaps right on your face or the door falls on the entire garage area. Though it is rather expensive, it readies to call a professional to fix it for you. The garage door cable repair work cost is about $200 with repair work services included and the replacement package. You might lose the $100, but it deserves it instead of risking your life and that of your family.
Before performing the replacement procedure, you need to observe your security. If you do not have any experience or your understanding is simply restricted to the web tutorials, do not even think of offering a shot. However, if you ensure yourself, you can start by determining the real reason for the problem. Don't rush into replacing a door cable when all that's needed is spring lubrication, reconnection or loosening up the cables properly. A garage door cable that deserves changing is that which is broken, worn out or corroded.
You'll need a wrench for loosening up the bolts, vice grips, flathead screwdriver, a strong ladder, scissors and protective equipments such as leather gloves and safety glasses. You can get the tools from regional hardware or on an online store through recommendations from Do It Yourself websites or garage door professionals.
You'll need to lift the garage door off the ground and maintain it in that position using the vice grips. With the screwdriver, get rid of the wires from the brackets and loosen the bolts with the wrench so that the wires can be quickly plucked out.
Change the cable that is old with the new one on the wheel and tighten the bolts. Later on, you can cross-check its functionality by continuously opening and closing the garage door.
This repair work is very harmful and destructive. The cable is responsible for lifting the heavy door when it opens or closes. It avoids the recoiling of the springs when tightly under tension which might ultimately lead to snapping and further injuries to individuals and damages to residential or commercial property.
When yours is an old garage door, it might not have actually been built with a spring safety system which ensures that the spring remains in place even when it breaks. When you operate such a door and something goes incorrect; make sure to collect your spring in the next space, on the cars and truck or most likely inside your head or your loved one.
Typically, the specialists have sufficient experience because they have handled similar cases, and understand the effects.
If you ruin with a single step, you might need a full garage door replacement.
Keep a consistent check-up of the garage door tension cables by looking for possible corrosion on the wires, frays or breaking.
Your garage door cable ought to always be thick enough to manage the weight of the heavier door.
Although it is a good idea to keep lubing the springs, you should ensure that the cables are kept from grease as they quickly draw in dirt and particles which might hinder the working of the door.
Point to keep in mind: Because your garage door is a significant entryway to your Amboy house, it is essential to keep it in good working order for your very own safety, security, and convenience. Selecting the right style and appropriate materials, such as cables will lessen the quantity of repairs that may occur. In addition, investing in routine maintenance can be cost-effective in the long run. If your garage door cable is in need of significant repair work, it is best to call a professional garage door repair business near Amboy for help. Typically, the company will charge for at least one hour for making a service call. However, the benefits of a professional repair job can well exceed any costs, as a professional can guarantee the security, security, and correct operation of your garage door.
Amboy is an unincorporated community in San Bernardino County, in California's Mojave Desert, west of Needles and east of Ludlow on historic Route 66. It is roughly 60 miles (97 km) northeast of Twentynine Palms. Prior to 2015, the town's business district contained a post office, a historic restaurant-motel, and a Route 66 tourist shop.


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410 Nepali nationals succumb to COVID-19 globally
With three more deaths reported this week, the number of Nepali nationals dying of COVID-19 abroad reaches 195
KATHMANDU, Aug 30: Three more Nepali nationals died of COVID-19 this week in foreign countries, according to the Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNA). With this, the COVID-19 death toll of Nepali nationals dying abroad has reached 195.
One Nepali national in the United Kingdom (UK) and two others in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) succumbed to COVID-19 this week.
As of Saturday evening, 215 people have succumbed to COVID-19 in Nepal alone. With this, the number of Nepali nationals dying of COVID-19 both at home and abroad has reached 410, according to the latest data from NRNA.
As of Saturday evening, Nepali nationals living in various 38 countries have contracted the novel coronavirus. Nepali nationals living in 17 different countries including UK, UAE, Saudi Arab, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Ireland, Japan, Turkey, Netherlands, Sweden, India, and South Africa have died of the novel coronavirus disease, according to the data maintained by the NRNA.
As many as 34,701 Nepali nationals in foreign countries have been diagnosed with COVID-19 so far and 32,511 COVID-19 patients have recovered successfully and returned home.
Similarly, some 53,699 Nepali nationals left stranded in various countries due to the global COVID-19 pandemic have been repatriated home so far.
All positive samples of people returning from UK to be sent for whole-genome sequencing
China gives its first COVID-19 vaccine approval to Sinopharm
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Researchers also found "strongly negative causal effects of saving a life on happiness." Photo courtesy: Jp Valery/Unsplash
Money Can Buy Happiness After All
New study found that keeping money for oneself rather than donating it could make you happier.
German psychologist, social theorist and philosopher Erich Fromm once said, "Not he who has much is rich, but he who gives much." Fromm, famous for running away from Nazi Germany and his work with critical theory, is a celebrated figure. But recently, German researchers Armin Falk and Thomas Graeber, took his quote to task, in a study titled, "Delayed negative effects of prosocial spending on happiness."
The study got some students to donate 350 euros ($396 USD) to help someone in need while others received an amount of 100 euros ($113 USD) to keep to themselves. 60% of the students in the study decided to donate money to a charity and felt happy at first. After a month, researchers contacted all students and found that students who donated money were less happy than those who chose to keep the money for themselves.
"Our data weakly replicate the positive effect identified in previous research, but only for the very short run," the authors wrote. "One month later, the sign of the effect reversed, and prosocial behavior led to significantly lower happiness than obtaining the money. Notably, even those subjects who chose prosocially were ultimately happier if they ended up getting the money for themselves."
"There is no concept called, 'selflessness.'" Photo courtesy: Micheile Henderson/Unsplash
Incredulously, they also found "strongly negative causal effects of saving a life on happiness." This effect was independent of the choice made by volunteers, which means not only those who picked to receive the money, but even those who opted to donate felt happier when receiving money than saving a life.
In a twist, a small number of volunteers who had opted to donate were prevented from entering that group. So some of them were later added to the group where they received 100 euros. These volunteers were reportedly the happiest, as they derived psychological happiness of trying to help someone, while also receiving extra money.
"That doesn't make sense."
"Usually what feels self-serving in the moment creates happiness. I think selfishness gets a bad reputation, because everyone is selfish," Ruchita Chandrashekhar, a Mumbai-based psychologist who works with young people, commented on the study. "There is no concept called, 'selflessness.' There's always a self-serving component which becomes a source of the emotional response that is happiness."
Chandrashekhar also pointed out the privilege of perpetuating moralistic notions like 'We should always help others.' "Many people want to help others and want to feel good but just don't have the disposable income. So, are they just supposed to feel horrible about themselves and not be happy?" she asked. "That doesn't make sense."
Also read: The Push for Financial Literacy in Schools
A recent paper from The University of Texas at Austin tried to understand the intersection of disposable income and happiness from a materialistic perspective. It claimed that spending on experiences rather than material products promotes more happiness. Additionally, it found that the price of the experience is surprisingly unimportant. Those who experienced relatively inexpensive outings, like a $5 ice cream cone, were happier than the buyers of expensive items, like a $3,000 new laptop.
"It would be unfair to compare a shirt to a trip, but when we account for price, we still see this result where experiences are associated with more happiness," Amit Kumar, lead author and an assistant professor of marketing, said.
The researchers also tried to address the differences in types of consumers by conducting a second study. They asked more than 5,000 participants to first rate their happiness and then report whether they had used, enjoyed, or consumed either a material or experiential purchase within the past hour.
"We still observed the same effect," Kumar said. "When the very same person was consuming an experience, that was associated with more happiness."
If we were to correlate the results of both studies, constant happiness becomes achievable in a few short steps:
Save a reasonable amount of money,
Don't (always) monetarily help others,
Spend saved money on experiences.
Maybe our parents were right after all.
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It appears Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers are seriously heading towards a divorce.
Per ESPN's Adam Schefter, Rodgers turned down a two-year contract extension earlier this offseason that would have made him the highest-paid player in the NFL.
This off-season, the Packers offered Aaron Rodgers a two-year contract extension that would have tied him to Green Bay for five more seasons and made him the highest-paid QB and player in football.
Rodgers declined the offer, proof it's not about the money.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) July 20, 2021
The reported disconnect between Rodgers and the Packers has been one of the NFL's biggest offseason storylines. Rodgers has continued his stance that he doesn't want to be a Packer anymore, and it appears the Packers offered the contract extension to save face with their fan base.
Rodgers has said one of his issues with the team is that general manager Brian Gutekunst failed to give him advance notice that the team would trade up to draft quarterback Jordan Love in 2020.
"With my situation, look, it's never been about the draft pick, picking Jordan," Rodgers said on SportsCenter in May. "I love Jordan; he's a great kid. [We've had] a lot of fun to work together. Love the coaching staff, love my teammates, love the fan base in Green Bay. An incredible 16 years. It's just kind of about a philosophy and maybe forgetting that it is about the people that make the thing go. It's about character, it's about culture, it's about doing things the right way."
With training camps set to open on July 28th, the clock is ticking on the Packers and Rodgers to sort this breakup.
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The quality of attention on the things we care about is completely out of sorts in terms of real everyday issues that effect our lives. Why is this, and why do we care more about things like X Factor when there are poisons in our food and water supplies?
The belief in authority is literally a Religion. God is government. We are not supposed to have owners who dominate and tell us what we can and can't do, whilst not even playing the game themselves!
Money the biggest form of mind control on the Planet. People obsessed with the question 'what do you do for a living' chasing that pound note till we lie on our death beads wondering what the Hell happened?
The people that society respect and admire these days is a joke. Celebrity culture is the new Religion for the 21st century.
Why do we feel we have no power? Why are we stuck in this mindset of 'little me'? Are we as a society suffering from a collective lack of confidence and belief?
"Divide and Rule' has been going on for years to control us as a species. But what exactly is it? Why do we keep falling for the same tactics generation after generation? Surely we must be able to recognise who the real enemy is by now?


Ramon "Chunky" Sanchez, a San Diego music institution who gave voice to the barrio, has died, his family said Saturday. Sanchez passed away on Friday, his eldest daughter Ixcatli Sanchez announced on Facebook. He would have been 65 on Sunday. "Que Viva El Chunky y que Viva La Causa," she wrote. She asked for privacy for the family while they make funeral arrangements. Recognizable with his iconic handlebar mustache and guitar often in hand, Sanchez was an activist, artist, musician and educator.
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A spokesperson for the Free Syrian Army said the move was rushed and mistaken
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Britain and America's decision to suspend deliveries of non-lethal aid to Islamist rebels operating in northern Syria came after fighters from the Islamic Front drove the Western-backed Free Syrian Army (FSA) out of bases and warehouses contained American-supplied equipment in the north-western Syrian province of Idlib.
The significance of the British and American action is that it underlines their disillusionment with the Syrian rebels opposed to President Bashar al-Assad, whom they once lauded as the future rulers of Syria. Washington and London have been trying to target aid to groups opposed to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), the umbrella group for al-Qa'ida in Iraq and Syria, and the al-Nusra Front, another extreme jihadi Sunni military organisation.
In this case Britain and US are moving against the Islamic Front, an alliance of leading rebel groups including Ahrar al-Sham, Liwa al-Tawhid, Liwa al-Haq, Ansar al-Sham and the Kurdish Islamic Front, set up last month and with good relations with the al-Nusra Front. Its precise links to Saudi Arabia are unclear, but the Saudis have started to take a stronger leadership role in funding Syrian rebels since last summer, replacing Qatar which previously cooperated with Turkey in supporting the insurgency in Syria.
Saudi willingness to spend seemingly limitless funds and the creation of the Islamic Front has inevitably weakened the FSA's Supreme Military Council and the Western-backed National Coalition, and is likely to increase fragmentation and extremism among rebels inside and outside Syria.
Louay Meqdad, a spokesperson for the FSA, said the move by the US and Britain was rushed and mistaken. "We hope our friends will rethink and wait for a few days when things will be clearer," he said.
American intelligence officials estimate that there are 1,200 rebel military units ranging from groups based on extended families to those able to field several thousand fighters. Although opposed to ISIL, the Islamic Front is avowedly Sunni and sectarian in its orientation and opposed to a political solution of the civil war.
An important development in recent weeks in Syria has been the divergence between Saudi and American policy aims as a result of Saudi frustration that President Obama did not launch a military attack on Syria as after pro-Assad forces apparently used chemical weapons on a mass scale in Damascus on 21 August. In practice, this means that the Washington does not want to see Mr Assad replaced in the short term and one senior former US diplomat has called for confidential talks with the government in Damascus on combating al-Qa'ida linked groups.
Saudi impatience with US policy was further exacerbated by the interim deal last month between a US-led delegation and Iran on limiting Iran's nuclear programme. But it is doubtful if Saudi Arabia can truly adopt and stick with a separate policy from the US in Syria in which it funds a Sunni army 40,000 to 50,000 strong that is hostile to both al-Qa'ida linked movements and to Mr Assad. Belief that these groups are essentially warlords on the Saudi payroll is unlikely to increase their appeal to Syrian nationalists or to jihadis.
Saudi Arabia might be able to keep the war going in Syria but neither the rebels nor Mr Assad can win a decisive victory. The Syrian Army has recently succeeded in clearing the main Damascus to Homs road and are advancing on the town of Yabrud which is a notorious rebel strongpoint to the west of the main road in foothills of the Qalamoun Mountains.
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Q: Force Flutter Android Application to behave like it is on an iOS Device Is there a way to force an Flutter Android App to behave like it is on an iOS Device?
I'm not referring to the Cupertino package.
Here is what I mean with Android/iOS Style
iOS Style:

Android style:

A: You can set the platform parameter in the ThemeData of the app to TargetPlatform.iOS. Then the app will behave as if it were running on an iOS device, including showing iOS text controls, etc.  Very useful for testing things out at least!
Here's a full app that will use iOS stylings even when run on an Android device:
import 'package:flutter/material.dart';

void main() {
  runApp(
    MaterialApp(
      title: 'Flutter Demo',
      theme: ThemeData(
        primarySwatch: Colors.blue,
        // The line below forces the theme to iOS.
        platform: TargetPlatform.iOS,
      ),
      home: Scaffold(
        body: Center(
          child: TextField(),
        ),
      ),
    ),
  );
}

Edit
If you also want to fake defaultTargetPlatform, you can do that by setting debugDefaultTargetPlatform.  Including that as well we have:
import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
import 'package:flutter/foundation.dart';

void main() {
  // This line will fake defaultTargetPlatform to iOS.
  debugDefaultTargetPlatform = TargetPlatform.iOS;

  runApp(
    MaterialApp(
      title: 'Flutter Demo',
      theme: ThemeData(
        primarySwatch: Colors.blue,
        // The line below forces the theme to iOS.
        platform: TargetPlatform.iOS,
      ),
      home: Scaffold(
        body: Center(
          child: TextField(),
        ),
      ),
    ),
  );
}

A: Update
This is not valid anymore with latest Flutter version
Solution from Previous Versions
Yes, it is possible during development stage, if that is what you want.
If the App is started from Intellij/Android studio, open Flutter Performance tab from Intellij/Android Studio, there you can find the option Platform and you can toggle it between iOS and Android.
If you are launching app from command line and using flutter devtools, in Devtools Web Interface, go to tab Flutter Inspector, there you can find the option Platform and you can toggle it between iOS and Android.

A: Use debugDefaultTargetPlatformOverride to force it, obviously in debug:

Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    debugDefaultTargetPlatformOverride = TargetPlatform.iOS;

    return PlatformApp(
      title: 'Lovey-Dovey',
      home: MyHomePage(title: 'Lovey-Dovey2'),
    );
  }

A: Flutter will default the style to the native platform. So iOS/Android apps, while maintaining similar functionality, won't look out of place on the phone as they will follow Cupertino/Material guidelines respectively.

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HONG KONG: A Hong Kong couple were jailed on Wednesday for torturing, beating and abusing their Indonesian maid, who said they once dressed her in a diaper and tied her to a chair for five days while they went on holiday.Tai Chi-wai, 42, an electric appliance salesman, was jailed for three years and three months and his wife, Catherine Au Yuk-shan, 41, a public hospital assistant, got five-and-a-half years after being found guilty of a total of eight charges, including assault and wounding with intent. The couple repeatedly assaulted and tortured Kartika Puspitasari, 30, over a two-year period until she escaped last October, beating her with a bicycle chain and scalding her on the face and arms with a hot iron, the District Court had heard.Kartika also said that she was left in a diaper and tied to a chair without food or water for five days while her employers went on holiday with their children to Thailand, although the judge said he believed some of this testimony had been exaggerated.The case had done harm to Hong Kong's reputation as a safe place to work and the court's decision was to "send a clear message that every worker is protected by the laws", said Deputy District Judge So Wai-tak.The Mission for Migrant Workers said last month that a survey of more than 3,000 women conducted in Hong Kong last year found that 58 per cent had faced verbal abuse, 18 per cent physical abuse and six per cent sexual abuse."We call on to the Hong Kong authorities and policymakers to make the needed and urgent reforms that will mitigate the possibility of another Kartika in our midst," the Coalition of Service Providers for Ethnic Minorities in Hong Kong said in a statement.Hong Kong has roughly 300,000 domestic helpers, largely from the Philippines and Indonesia, but also from Nepal, India and Pakistan. They are excluded from a minimum wage and other basic rights and services.A union representing domestic helpers held a protest in March, calling for an end to a law that requires maids to live with their employers, saying the rule exposes them to abuse.Also in March, Hong Kong's highest court ruled against granting residency to two Filipino maids, dashing the hopes of several hundred thousand other domestic helpers from ever gaining residency in the city..–REUTERS
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Karwijselie of lichtblauwe peterselie (Selinum carvifolia) is een tweejarige plant, die behoort tot de schermbloemenfamilie (Umbelliferae of Apiaceae).

Het aroma van de plant komt overeen met peterselie. De plant lijkt op karwij. Het is een plant van natte, matig voedselrijke grond in loofbossen en in grasland. De plant komt van nature voor in Eurazië en is in Noord-Amerika geïntroduceerd. Ze staat op de Nederlandse Rode Lijst van planten als zeer zeldzaam en sterk afgenomen. Deze plant is in Nederland wettelijk beschermd sinds 1 januari 2017 door de Wet Natuurbescherming. Ook wordt de plant in de siertuin gebruikt.

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Karwijselie heeft 2n = 22 chromosomen.

Karwijselie is een waardplant voor de zwartvlekdwergspanner (Eupithecia centaureata) en de bladmineerder Phytomyza mylini.

Plantengemeenschap
Karwijselie is een indicatorsoort voor het vochtig schraalgrasland (hm), een karteringseenheid in de Biologische Waarderingskaart (BWK) van Vlaanderen en het Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest.

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Mass Effect 3: Citadel (DLC) Review
The final single-player DLC for Mass Effect 3, Mass Effect: Citadel is said by BioWare to be a goodbye to Shepard and his/her team. More time with squadmates has been one of the primary demands of the Retake movement started a year ago, so the fact that BioWare is finally delivering that content will certainly please a great number of players, even some that were not appeased by the Extended Cut. The action and combat are top-notch and provide one of the best boss fights in the series and the Armax Combat Arena provides a fun time sink that helps make this DLC worthy of its $15 price tag in a way that Omega was not. However, while the new character content in Mass Effect: Citadel offers some truly great moments, the main story mission offers a ridiculous and out-of-place B-action movie plot that could have easily come from fan-fiction. If one can get past the almost painful first three hours and get to the meat of the DLC, Mass Effect: Citadel is worth playing.
[adsense250itp]The gameplay of Mass Effect: Citadel throws some new mechanics at you that spice things up, such as a Kasumi – Stolen Memory style party in which Shepard has to mingle and use his/her squadmate to distract guards. There is a stealth portion in which Shepard has to try to avoid assassins. The new enemies, the assassins themselves, actually require new tactics on the part of the player, unlike the Omega enemies. The snipers have stealth camo, the base soldiers have little drones that will instantly break Shepard's shields if they are not destroyed quickly, and the enemies carrying energy shields are actually sturdy enough that they aren't just sitting ducks waiting to get shot in the head with an armor-piercing round. The final boss fight is like an updated version of the much-lauded Tela Vasir fight in Lair of the Shadow Broker, except that the boss can be any class that Shepard can be, not just a vanguard. The new weapons are fun and powerful enough to make one want to play more just to get more use out of them.
The DLC can essentially be split into two parts: the main "conspiracy" mission and the social party stuff with squad members. The first part is cliché and predictable at its best points, facepalm-inducing at its worst, and just kind of silly and ridiculous all the way through. Established characterization is thrown away in the name of humor as everyone speaks in an endless stream of action movie one-liners and references to memes from ME2 that make it seem as though Mass Effect has suddenly become a sci-fi knock-off of Borderlands. Not that there is anything wrong with Borderlands, but that is probably not what people are looking for in Mass Effect.
Zaeed playing a futuristic claw machine. (RIP Robin Sachs)
The second half of the DLC, the social content, is so much better that it seems as though it was written by an entirely different team. Characters suddenly talk and act like themselves again and the game gives new memorable, heartfelt, and funny moments that do not just rely on callbacks to old content. The placement of this DLC as pre-ending still creates a number of pacing problems for the game, but if one pretends that it takes place post-red-ending, it feels less odd. It feels like someone took the denouement of a story and stuck it in the middle. It's actually incredibly easy to just completely forget that the Reaper War is even going on in between doing pull-ups with James or getting dragged onto the set of the latest Blasto movie with Javik.
Especially after the overpriced Omega, another $15 DLC certainly will raise some eyebrows, and rightfully so. If a brand new AAA game is $60, it only makes sense that a $15 DLC should provide the same value as one quarter of a full game. Skeptics will be pleasantly surprised that this DLC provides far more content than Omega, enough to make the price tag high, but reasonable. Counting the main mission, the character "dates," the party itself, the numerous minigames, and the Armax Arena, anyone should be able to get at least six-seven hours of playtime on a normally paced playthrough, easily ten if fighting enemies with ME2 squadmates in the Arena and getting a max score there sounds appealing.
Mass Effect: Citadel is an odd creature. It has some great gameplay and a large amount of content. The story is woefully inconsistent and the tone is wholly at odds with the tone of the middle of the game, when this DLC takes place. For someone just looking for a silly diversion and some fun character moments, this DLC can easily be worth the price. For anyone still hoping for more dramatic closure or a big story revelation will be disappointed and might have trouble enjoying the lighthearted silliness. Whether or not a given person's enjoyment of the social content is enough to override the ridiculousness of the first part will determine whether they feel this DLC is worth it.
Gaming Illustrated RATING
Overall78%
Gameplay9.0
The action is fun, varied, and original. There are a wide variety of minigames and diversions and some great new weapons.
Value8.5
$15 is still a hefty price tag for DLC, but there is a lot of content here.
Story6.0
The story is ridiculous and out-of-place in the tone and style of the Mass Effect universe, but some great character writing in the second half almost makes up for it. Almost.
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