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Collab's multi-tiered PR strategy lands huge media payday
by Richard Carufel | Feb 14, 2018 | Public Relations
Bulldog Media Relations Silver Award Winner, Best Arts & Entertainment: A Q&A with Collab's 2017 Director of Communications Tiffany Au
Bulldog's 2018 PR Awards are now open, with more categories—and more ways to win—than ever. Enter now!
While Los Angeles is the entertainment capital of the world and home to many well-known celebrities, the rise of social media "influencers" have spawned a new entertainment economy and type of celebrity. From King Bach's comedic shorts to the trendy musical.ly videos of lip-synching teen queen Baby Ariel, it's no surprise that businesses have flocked to cash in on short-form content, including LA-based digital entertainment company Collab. With a unique foothold in the video market, Collab hired marketing and publicity veteran Tiffany Au at the end of 2015 as their Director of Communications to serve as a spokesperson and lead their brand launch and introduce the company publicly to the world.
Tiffany Au
In 2012, digital video experts, James, Tyler, and Will McFadden founded Collab to support rising Vine creators. They pioneered the business around the six-second video platform Vine and developed a partner program that allowed Viners to monetize.
Collab's publicity goal for the year from 2016-2017 was to strategically execute a brand positioning campaign educating digital, lifestyle and entertainment media about the company's digital monetization, brand campaigns and production capabilities. Au was tasked to develop a multi-pronged campaign to promote the virtually unknown company to the media.
This article covers how Au overcame the lack of media interest for Vine and short-form creators with consumer and corporate campaigns, including media relations, corporate social responsibility projects, influencer marketing, event-planning and red carpet activations.
"PR is more than just media relations. PR incorporates being a brand marketer, partnerships manager, a producer, a project manager, a creative strategist, an event-planner, a social strategist and an art director. I stepped into all these roles and more during the campaign," Au says.
Follow Au's strategy as she navigated multiple branding pivots, including repositioning the company from a 'multi-platform network' to a 'digital talent network and entertainment studio,' as well as announcing their original content development and international formats business in Korea. Au provides insight into her crisis communications strategy when Vine shut down and how she helped tell the story of the company's expansion working with creators across SnapChat, Instagram, YouTube and musical.ly creators. She also shares how she elevated Collab into an award-winning company with powerful submissions championing their campaigns in digital.
Under Au's management, the positive, strategic press placements were impactful in securing brand partners, new influencers, and recognition in the digital entertainment and tech industries. Read on to see why Collab won a Silver Award in the "Best Arts and Entertainment Campaign" category in Bulldog Reporter's 2017 Media Relations Awards.
Campaign Challenges
Early 2016, Collab's publicity team was tasked to create mass awareness and excitement around the company in a selective, competitive digital entertainment market that mainly focused on YouTube. The main challenge was to establish Collab in the digital media, business and tech verticals and break into the mainstream entertainment media.
During this time, the influencer entertainment industry was still described as the 'wild, wild west' and Vine talent were hardly covered in the press. Recognizing that MCN business models were not popular, Au created an engaging campaign educating press about the company's origin story, why they were unique, and how each distinct business model supported the company's overall mission to support creators. The mission was to demonstrate that Collab was not a typical MCN and illustrate that they were a strong competitor amongst the many influencer networks and agencies signing digital talent.
"When I came aboard entertainment studio Collab early 2015 to launch their brand to the world, there was a lack of media interest for short-form Vine creators," Au says. "This was a huge challenge since the company pioneered their business around Vine talent and rights management. While reaching out to the mainstream media, I discovered that media outlets were more interested in covering YouTube content creators. Vine 'celebrities' were still a mystery. I also quickly realized that due to the fast-moving, fluctuating nature of social media trends, as well as the ever-revolving door of new Vine talent, it would be an additional challenge to elevate Collab's brand on par with more established digital talent networks representing YouTube stars.
"Not only would I need to create a corporate publicity campaign focused on the company (which had various complex business models), I would also need to create a multi-pronged plan to pitch our Vine talent, source consumer-focused Vine-related stories, and educate the mainstream press on why six-second video content was media worthy. In addition, the term 'multi-channel network' (MCN) had a negative connotation and I needed to position Collab as a new studio model, not the typical MCN. Our main challenges included establishing Collab's brand in the digital media verticals and breaking into the mainstream entertainment media."
The challenges in a nutshell, according to Au:
"The digital entertainment industry is a young industry, mostly focused on YouTube, and has only become more mainstream in the last five years."
"Most digital writers were not aware that MCNs may have different business models."
"Collab was a startup and had virtually zero presence in the media."
"Collab's revenue stream is complex and the company has multiple business models, which had to be incorporated into a cohesive story"
"Most reporters do not recognize even the most famous social media influencers due to the changing trends and popularity of digital platforms. This makes it challenging to share the company's achievements unless the reporter really understands the digital landscape."
"The digital industry changes quickly; we had to pivot to another story if it was no longer relevant."
"Early 2016, social media influencers expected to be paid when doing press interviews; it required a sensitive approach when securing quotes and press participation."
"Most entertainment reporters did not necessarily care for 'creators', 'influencers' and non-mainstream celebrities when looking for a story"
"There are fewer digital-focused media outlets and digital reporters for outreach"
PR Strategy
To help Collab meet its objectives and overcome these challenges, Au developed a multi-pronged PR strategy. First, to position Collab as experts in monetizing short-form content, she shared the founders' origin story, specifically their work pioneering a monetization system around Vine's ecosystem and robust roster of talent.
By positioning Collab as experts in Vine, Collab drew more interest from digital entertainment press because the market was oversaturated with MCNs claiming to represent digital talent across all platforms. At the same time, she teased that Collab has a multi-platform approach to influencer talent development on other platforms, including YouTube, Vine, Instagram, SnapChat and Facebook. That way, Collab was not cornered in one digital app market.
Next, Au identified top short-form content creators managed by Collab, who were popular on Vine, SnapChat and other similar digital platforms; she reached out to lifestyle and entertainment reporters to promote partnership announcements and highlight influencer stories. Au realized that consumer-driven stories about social media celebrities were buzz worthy and drove more traffic and attention to the articles, which elevated media and public awareness of their association with Collab. As part of the strategy, she pitched behind-the-scenes stories highlighting Collab produced projects to illustrate why these creators were popular.
She also walked Collab talent down red carpet events to meet the press, created stories promoting Collab's digital tours (.i.e. Team Internet Live Vine Tour), and invited press to company events.
In addition, Au executed product and brand launch campaigns, including announcing Collab's iOS app Rankzoo, the first analytics platform for Vine, the sticker emoji app they developed for social media star Baby Ariel, Arielmoji. She also championed branded content campaign launches, including Collab's #NewWords campaign with dictionary.com, securing coverage in advertising and digital outlets.
After Vine officially shut down, the publicity education campaign shifted gears, and Au had to create an official descriptor for Collab that would stand the test of time as the company evolved.
"Early in the campaign, we realized that due to the changing digital landscape, we needed to select a company descriptor that would remain relevant if new technology and platforms were introduced. After syncing with the team, we framed Collab as the 'largest independent multi-platform network' (MPN)—an evolution of the MCN model. This allowed room for the company to try new business strategies while still staying true to their brand."
"However, when Twitter announced that they planned to shut Vine down, I executed a crisis communications campaign informing relevant media that Collab would still continue to support content creators on other platforms. The unexpected news called for a pivot in our strategy, one that showed we were actively supporting talent on other platforms. At this time, we had started working with musical.ly stars so I worked with talent managers to source inspirational musical.ly stories from the talent we signed, including promoting #1 musical.ly star Baby Ariel," she adds.
"We also decided to reposition Collab as a 'digital talent network and entertainment studio,' recognizing that the new company descriptor will stand the test of time and reflect our various business models—branded content, original content, tech products, rights management and talent management. The goal was to avoid confusing press as the business evolved. While pitching requires adapting to the reporter's language, regardless of whether I pitched Adweek or The Hollywood Reporter, the company's message should be consistent."
The team then sought to pivot pitches and strategy highlighting Collab's association with top influencers on new and emerging platforms, such as musical.ly, the lip-singing video platform, heavily concentrating on media relations with regional and key national titles to educate them on Collab's unique business model. Au focused on building awareness of social influencers to increase media interest for the topic of short-form content creators as a whole. This resulted in a strategic partnership announcement plan that delivered key coverage in targeted media categories, including news, tech, lifestyle, digital media, entertainment and business. She also leveraged top influencer involvement by creating social good multi-platform campaigns to create excitement and connection with entertainment media.
In addition, she worked to position Collab executives as thought leaders in the digital entertainment industry by identifying trending news pieces where Collab could provide expert commentary. Leveraging key world events in the entertainment industry, such as MipCom, Shorty Awards, Streamy Awards and VidCon, Au successfully promoted the company's talent, television and digital shows.
"By the time I announced Collab's international launch in Korea, all of our messaging was consistent and clear, which made that pivot smooth," says Au.
Campaign Implementation
Collab's publicity team developed and executed a launch campaign that, over the year, would create huge industry and consumer awareness and excitement around Collab's brand. Au heavily concentrated on developing strong media relations with niche digital media outlets that covered the video industry news (i.e. VideoInk, Tubefilter) to create an ongoing pipeline of stories covering Collab activities and events, while aiming high with key entertainment outlets (i.e. Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, RealScreen). She sought to feature both company news announcements, as well as behind-the-scenes features that gave reporters access to exclusive videos and interviews to generate interest. She submitted the executives and company campaigns into awards and created events that highlighted the company's work with influencers. She also stepped in as a personal publicist to top talent that the company represented to build up the talent's reputation and by doing so, build up the company's reputation in association with the talent.
"As an in-house publicist, you can be cross-functional. I found a lot of great stories working with all the departments and also outside partners."
Au drove home the message that unique to the company's business model is helping influencers make money on non-monetizing platforms, unlike other companies that focus on YouTube, which has monetization and ad-based capabilities built in their platforms.
Lastly, the team leveraged their partnerships with other high-profile influencers in the space (i.e. #1 Vine influencer, KingBach and BlackBoxTV), and created interviews with digital media and entertainment writers to help achieve the client's objectives and ensure the story of Collab and their involvement was accurately reported and understood.
"Our results surpassed our initial goals. Within the first three days of hiring me, I secured coverage in Forbes, CNET, and VideoInk," says Au. "Over the year, it grew to more than 100+ features and mentions of Collab across key print, online and digital outlets including Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, USA Today, Billboard, The Wrap, The Wallstreet Journal, Realscreen, LA Times, Huffington Post, Tubefilter among many others. The year-long campaign, which included many pivots while the digital trends continued to change, garnered over 700,000 hits (in mainstream media and mobile video), as well as more than 700,000 journalist shares, and 300,000+ social media shares across all articles. Leveraging the great press placements I secured featuring the #NewWords campaign in partnership with dictionary.com, I championed Collab's submission and first-ever win for the Shorty Awards Best Multi-platform campaign."
"Collab was successfully positioned as expert commentators in the video industry and was always in the news during key moments of Vine, including news speculation of Vine's decline (in USA Today Tech) and final shutdown (Adweek, Adage, CNET). Collab was able to communicate to the press their mission to help creators during these crucial times," she explains.
"Collab's four business models were also successfully promoted in announcements, mainly Collab's rights management services, talent management services, branded content services, and TV production and original content services."
In addition, "Collab successfully leveraged top influencer involvement to share the articles secured with Collab inclusions on their social media channels for increased shares of the article and engagement with fans and stakeholders," she adds. "Top Vine talent 'KingBach,' who has over 30MM fans on social media, shared his signing announcement with Collab across his socials. Number one musical.ly talent 'Baby Ariel,' who has over 20MM fans on social media, shared articles that included Collab in the 'Arielmoji' announcement."
Secrets of Success
Au shares the following tips to help other communications pros achieve a similar impact with their next entertainment campaign—and demonstrating Collab was selected as a Silver Award winner in Bulldog's 2017 Media Relations Awards:
"Have a meeting with the leadership team early on to establish clear goals and expectations."
"Listen closely and identify what differentiates the company from the rest of the competitors."
"Research to uncover the major and underlying themes and trends related to the company and industry."
"Understand that not all publicity campaigns run the same. PR is always customized and while some celebrities and companies seek every media opportunity possible, others are more selective. Learn to be flexible in your expertise of what the client needs and should do and what the client expresses they need."
More takeaways
Au offered much more information about the campaign in a Q&A with Bulldog Reporter, included here to share these terrific additional insights:
What are your best strategies for social media engagement and integration with other digital platforms?
"I advise brands and agencies to create collaboration opportunities between content creators, as well focus on a process that supports authentic influencer participation. With a smaller budget, corporate social responsibility initiatives are great ways to promote a good cause, as well as garner genuine engagement from social media influencers. Creators often feel disconnected when they work with brands seeking to control the creative process.
"On the other hand, brands need to review the content before it goes live. To ensure a branded content campaign goes well, you should choose creators that fit the brand in question and provide clear guidelines from the get-go. Creators are very protective of their own reputation, style, and audience. They also have a lot of options—therefore, brands must understand that they will create art that feels authentic.
"When I launched the #Roar4TCA multi-platform campaign in partnership with Teen Cancer America and Good Amplified, we were able to get 6 influencers reaching 1.5 million fans across Instagram, YouTube, Snapchat, and Vine to participate. The results were exciting; we received 860k views and 89k likes, comments, and shares! Young Hollywood and Wonderwall covered the campaign in the press. The process was smooth because I clearly communicated expectations and goals at the start of the campaign."
In what unique ways did you approach and build rapport with reporters and influencers in this campaign?
"The market was oversaturated with MCNs and influencer agencies representing digital talent. To draw interest from the media, I implemented an educational campaign to spread awareness specifically about Collab's insight into the Vine creator market. If you're creating company talking points, it's very important to define what differentiates your company from competitors.
"Sharing the origin story of the founders and how they pioneered the business around Vine was very important in this media launch. While building the rapport and brand loyalty of the company, I simultaneously planted the idea that Collab had a multi-platform approach to rights management. By doing so, Collab would not be pigeon-holed in the Vine market.
"Identifying thought leadership, events, and commentary opportunities were essential to attract media attention. I knew that I frequently covered digital news and when it came time for Vidcon, the annual digital conference, I built a great relationship with their Tech reporter who frequently asked for comments related to the video space.
"Some of my best articles came from identifying top short-form content creators and offering reporters the opportunity to check out our workspaces, and CSR, original content, and branded content activations. I was able to build a very strong relationship with a reporter, Todd Longwell, who I worked with to feature Collab in a six-page print, digital and video spread in Variety magazine highlighting downtown LA's tech scene.
"I also created a strategic media plan that delivered key coverage in targeted media categories, including news, lifestyle, digital media, entertainment, business. We only identified announcements that positioned Collab as either innovative or digital experts in emerging areas (i.e. Collab moves into 360 video, Collab signs top talent, Collab breaks into a new market, etc.). When we signed the 'King of Vine' Andrew Bachelor, I announced the news in The Hollywood Reporter, which helped amplify the company's digital monetization capabilities in the entertainment business space. I also secured 11 media pieces, including a print and online home-page spread in People magazine and INSTANT promoting the Baby Ariel and Collab partnership for her new sticker emoji app 'Arielmoji'.
"As the company expanded, I worked with high-profile partners including Spotify and ACE Media to promote 'Trading Playlists', an original series. By continuing to source stories that crossed many verticals and themes, I could leverage previous news coverage to share with reporters who had different interests.
"Over time, I found that reporters were interested in consumer and human interest stories when it came to creators. I leveraged top influencer involvement to create excitement and connection with entertainment, such as securing a front page three-part series with AOL featuring our talent Baby Ariel on how she managed her social media accounts. When talent articles were secured, I asked talent to share the articles on their social media channels. Some of the talents, for example, Baby Ariel and King Bach, have over 20-30 million followers across all their social media; the reporters were always very happy when the talent re-shared their articles."
What obstacles did you encounter during your campaign, and how did you overcome them?
"A few obstacles I encountered included working under quick turnaround times in an industry that was constantly changing, as well as serving as a one-woman publicity department for a growing company of 75 employees.
"When I first came aboard, the company represented about 300 creators and in over year it had grown to represent over 400 creators. The quick company growth, coupled with the fact that I needed to work with six departments producing varying services—including the branded content, original content, engineering, creative, rights management and talent management teams—required a lot of multi-tasking. I was able to overcome limited resources and manpower by staying flexible, as well as exercising organization and time-management skills."
What key lessons did you learn during this effort that you will apply to your next campaign?
"One key lesson I learned that it's very important to find creative ways to continue building the relationship with the media. Sometimes the company doesn't have a lot of news but it doesn't mean that you stop sending updates to the press. If your company is hosting an event or you have some statistics that support a trend or idea you've been advocating for, you should definitely share that information. There were times when I didn't have hard news to share but I spent time brainstorming infographics ideas, submitting the company to awards, finding events where I could easily meet reporters, working red carpets to get the talent and company in front of the media, and researching trends.
"I also learned that one sentence in a trending article can be just as impactful the company's bottom-line as an entire CEO Q&A and it's always important to get feedback from the company when an article is secured. For example, I was able to place a Collab quote in a Variety magazine print feature, cover story about Twitter and my CEO said that the mention drew a lot of attention for the company. PR is all about discovery, consistency and persistence."


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This song was released in 1979 was one of many signs a change was coming in music. The song peaked at #9 in the Billboard 100, #1 in the UK and #1 in Canada. The song was keyboard driven with a synth riff.
Gary Numan on the inspiration of the song. "A couple of blokes started peering in the window and for whatever reason took a dislike to me, so I had to take evasive action. I swerved up the pavement, scattering pedestrians everywhere. After that, I began to see the car as the tank of modern society."
Numan has stated that he has Asperger syndrome, which is a mild form of autism, but until he was diagnosed, he had a lot of trouble relating to other people.
From Songfacts.
Even though the message of this song is that cars lead to a mechanical society devoid of personal interaction, it didn't stop automakers from using it in commercials. Both Nissan and Oldsmobile have used it in ads.
A more clever approach came from Diehard, who created a commercial where Numan played the song on 24 car horns powered by just one of their batteries. Numan has no problem with his song being used in commercials, telling us, "I'm up for that, actually. I think any use of it at all. It would be great if it happened again."
In the UK, this was used in an American Express commercial in the '80s, as well as an ad for Carling beer that ran in 1996. The beer commercial gave the song new life in the UK.
TV series that have used this song in some form include The Simpsons, Family Guy, South Park and Two and a Half Men.
Numan made a video for this with special effects that look ridiculous now, but were cutting edge in 1979. When MTV went on the air in 1981, it was one of about 200 videos they had, so they played it over and over. This made the song a hit in the US.
Numan explained to Rolling Stone how he came up with this song's synthesizer hook: "I have only written two songs on bass guitar and the first one was 'Cars.' I had just been to London to buy a bass and when I got home the first thing I played was that intro riff. I thought, 'Hey, that's not bad!' In 10 minutes, I had the whole song. The quickest one I ever wrote. And the most famous one I'd ever written. More people should learn from that."
Numan took his surname from a plumber in the telephone directory called Neumann Kitchen Appliances. He told NME he tried to find a two-syllable name, "because my real name Webb didn't seem very cool."
Here in my car
I feel safest of all
I can lock all my doors
It's the only way to live in cars.
I can only receive
I can listen to you
It keeps me stable for days in cars.
Where the image breaks down
Will you visit me please
If I open my door in cars
You know I've started to think
About leaving tonight
Although nothing seems right in cars.
Author badfinger20Posted on November 28, 2018 November 27, 2018 Categories 1970s, Music, SinglesTags Cars, Gary Numan
4 thoughts on "Gary Numan – Cars"
Great tune. You're right, it sure let us know there was a change in the (musical) wind coming. I have a friend who's a big fan of his & she tells me he is still going strong but this album was an outlier because soon he was eschewing synths and was a guitar-heavy industrial type rocker. I haven't heard much of his recent stuff so I have to take her word for it
Wow that is a surprise on the heavy guitar stuff… I would have never guessed that.
You mentioned the other day how Pop Music seemed so off the wall at the time- same thing with this- I loved Cars right away but it seemed way out of left field. I don't think he ever came close to another US hit.
It was left field… it did have it's influence that is for sure.
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A Dictionary of London
Swan (The), Crooked Lane - Swan Court, East Smithfleld
A Dictionary of London. Originally published by H Jenkins LTD, London, 1918.
Swan (The), Crooked Lane
Swan (The), Old Fish Street
Swan Alley
Swan Alley, Coleman Street
Swan Alley, Court
Swan Alley, Lothbury
Swan and (with) Two Necks Inn
Swan and Hoop Passage
Swan Chambers
Swan Court
Swan Court, East Smithfleld
See Leaden Porch.
In Olde Fish Street, 18 and 27 Eliz. (Lond. I. p.m. III. 82).
Seems to have been near Distaff Lane, and probably on the northern side of the street, unless it is to be identified with the " Swanne on the Hoope" mentioned as the southeastern boundary of the Fish Market in Old Fish Street, in the Inquisition as to the limits of that market, 1 H. V. (Cal. L. Bk. I., set out in Riley's Mem. p. 598).
Burn has a tradesman's token of the "Swan Tavern" in Ould Fish Streete, issued 1649-72, and suggests that it is identical with this "Swan on the Hoop Tavern" mentioned in the Inquisition. He places it at the south-east corner of Old Fish Street at its junction with Bread Street, which would be its position if the market occupied the whole extent of the street, as is suggested in the Inquisition. He says it was destroyed in the Fire and rebuilt and mentioned as late as 1712 (p.143).
In Birchin Lane (Strype, ed. 1755-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
On the west side of Bishopsgate Street, south of Gresham College, extending to Broad Street. In Broad Street and Bishopsgate Wards (O. and M. 1677).
In Rocque's map, 1746, called Sun Yard (q.v.).
Name derived from the sign.
South out of Newgate Street, in Farrlngdon Ward Within, east of Newgate Market (Strype, ed. 1720 and 1755).
Site rebuilt for business purposes.
In Upper Thames Street, at the foot of Garlick Hill.
Mentioned on a tradesman's token, 1666.
No later reference.
West out of Puddle Dock Hill to Curriers' Alley. In Farringdon Ward Within (Strype, ed. 1720-Boyle, 1799).
The site is now occupied by Green Dragon Court, St. Andrew's Hill (q.v.).
See Swan Street, Minories.
On the north side of Cornhill. In Cornhill Ward (S. 193).
Removed 1566 for the erection of the first Royal Exchange (ib.).
John Travers sold 6 messuages in this Alley for the making of a " Monyment" called the Burse, 13 Eliz. (1571) (Lond. I. p.m. II. 148-9).
"Swane Alley" mentioned in Churchwardens' accounts of St. Michael Cornhill, 1548 (Overall, p.71)
See Swan Street, Upper East Smithfield.
West out of Wood Street, in Cripplegate Ward (O. and M. 1677).
See Great Swan Alley.
West out of Old Change to St. Paul's Churchyard (Strype, ed. 1720 and 1755).
Named after the Publick House there, called the Swan.
Messuage within the precinct or close of the Augustine Friars abutting on the west end of the churchyard wall where the pulpit stands, new built, granted by the Friars to Thomas Cromwell, and adjoining east to the lane leading to the Friars' Church. Also the tenement called the "Swanne" and the alley called Swanne Aley, one end abutting on the garden belonging to one of the 2 messuages in which Cromwell dwells north and the other end abutting on the King's high street called Lothbury south, 24 H. VIII. 1532 (L. and P. H. VIII. V.p. 472).
No later mention.
On the north side of Lad Lane at No.10 (Lockie 1816).
First mention: O. and M. 1677.
Called" Swan Inn " in Horwood, 1799. Taken down 1859. The site is now occupied by offices and business houses.
The name is a corruption of the name" Swan with Two Nicks," the mark of the Vinners' Company (q.v.), for their " game of swans" on the Thames.
South out of Cornhill to No.78 Lombard Street. In Cornhill and Langbourn Wards (P.C. 1732-Elmes, 1831).
Former names: "Cardinal Alley" (Leake, 1666). "Cardinal Cap Alley," "Cardinalls Capp Alley" (Rocque, 1746, and Strype, 1720 and 1755). "Cardinal's Cap alley" alias " Swan and Hoop alley " (P.C. 1732).
It occupied the site of and derived its name from the "Cardinals Hat Tavern" mentioned by Stow (p.201) as having been given with the alley by Simon Eyre in 1459 towards a brotherhood of our Ladie in St. Marie Woolnoth's Church (ib. 206).
Site now occupied by offices and chambers.
In Great Swan Alley, Moorgate Street, adjoining Swan House (P.O. Directory).
First mention : L.C.C. List, 1912.
In Foster Lane (Strype, ed. 1755-Boyle, 1799).
West out of Mansell Street in parish of St. Mary Whitechapel (Lockie, 1810-O.S. 25 in. 1880).
Site seems to be occupied by a Fives Court in Horwood.
See Nightingale Court.


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There is always a story of how books come about. In my case, I hadn't thought about writing a book. In the 1970s I was chasing the vanishing Ontario railway station scene, and I happened to call Ralph Beaumont, who had just published Steam Trains to the Bruce at Boston Mills Press, to ask him about some of the stations he had written up. During the course of the conversation (publishers are always looking for authors) he said to me "if you are so keen on stations, have you ever considered writing a book?". Well, no I hadn't. "Well, something on the Hamilton & North Western would be great." Sure had the advantage of not being too far away from Toronto - once I found out what and where the H&NW was. That's how it all started.
1. Rails To the Lakes. Started research in 1978, published in 1980 by Boston Mills Press. A history of the Hamilton & North Western Railway that in its heyday connected Lake Erie via Lake Ontario and Georgian Bay. 2,000 copies printed. $19.95, hard cover, 160 pages. Sold like hot cakes, all gone by 1982.
Looking back - it was when I was doing the research for this book and talking to people in all walks of life across a broad swath of Ontario, that I became a Canadian in spirit as well as on paper.
Well, Boston Mills Press said - we'd like to do another one. How about the old T&N? The old what? Well, that was even closer than the H&NW. Ran right across my back yard in Thornhill, in a manner of speaking.
2. Narrow Gauge for Us - the story of the Toronto & Nipissing Railway. Started research in 1980, published in 1982, again by Boston Mills Press. 2,000 copies printed. Took about five years to sell out. $24.95, hard cover, 160 pages. Lucky if you can find a copy now for $150. There was talk about re-issuing this book, but the problem was that its focus had become too narrow (sorry about that) among the other railway history publications that were appearing in that era. I remember the late Ray Corley was urging me to do a history of the Midland Railway, but I was still working full-time in the stormy 1980s, when everything was more unsettled than it had been when I first wrote Rails To the Lakes. And both of these books were BC (Before Computers), so had been very labour-intensive to produce. One good spin-off was getting to know Rod Clarke who had in mind to write about both the Toronto & Nipissing and its sister, the Toronto, Grey & Bruce from an engineering perspective - in what was to become Narrow Gauge Through the Bush. All sold out now, and that book will also soon be into a three-figure price, if it isn't already.
3. Hamilton's Other Railway - So Boston Mills Press (Ralph had left the partnership some years before) kindly relinquished its first publication rights, and I was in negotiations with Norman Helm, author of In the Shadow of the Giants, and owner of his own Preston House publishing company. Unfortunately Norman died suddenly, and that is when I got the tip to ask the Bytown Railway Society if they might be interested. Turned out they were. My wife Andrea designed the book and the big production was on its way, published in 2001 with 2,000 copies printed - and still available. I remember that Ray Corley was a little taken aback that the book was 420 pages "on a minor railway". How minor it was remains open to debate - it reached right across southern Ontario, became part of the formidable Northern Railway of Canada group that was the last to hold out as an independent road against the mighty Grand Trunk.
I was grateful to the Bytown Railway Society for sponsoring HOR, and inevitably one good turn begets another. Dean of Canadian railway historians Omer Lavallée died suddenly and prematurely in 1992 after completing the manuscript of his book on the International of Maine. The Bytown Railway Society acquired it for publication. Only problem was there wasn't anyone who had the time to take it on - and the Society was starting to get quite a bit of pressure from those who knew where the manuscript was - until I said "I'll do it". That was in 2003, but with other commitments including a move, it was not ready to go for design until 2007. Obviously, this is not "my" book - it's Omer's book - but it feels a little like mine. When I got the manuscript, I was grateful that it was "on computer" - it was in WordPerfect 9. It had to be migrated to PC Word 7, then into Mac Word 5, and then into Pagemaker. Sure picked up a few interesting hieroglyphs on the way! There was some background research that had to be finished off with the State of Maine, and someone had to be found to draw all of the maps that Omer had planned. But, it all did get done.
4. Canadian Pacific to the East - the International of Maine Division. Eventually it came out - and a lot of anxious buyers were mollified. Fifteen hundred and thirty copies were printed, and it has just sold out in 2015. While I received a lot of help from many sources, including from Ron Ritchie, former president of the International of Maine, who identified a lot of his and Omer's pictures, I want to say that I could not have done it without the help of George Pitarys, one-time operator on the International of Maine, and an author and photographer too. It's pretty tough to work on a railway history book when you have to look at a map to see where all the place names are - George was not only my "seeing eyes", but having worked on the line, knew all about train numbers and other good stuff that makes proofing of such a project much less nerve-racking. Thank you, George.


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O primeiro registro da lista dos dez foragidos mais procurados pelo FBI foi divulgado em 1950.

A maioria dos procurados eram famosos traficantes, principalmente colombianos, que burlaram a segurança da polícia local e conseguiram expandir seus comércios para muitos lugares.

Em 1983, os dois foragidos mais procurados foram encontrados. James J. Bulger, o famoso gângster que atuou em Boston, foi preso pelo FBI em Los Angeles. Já o terrorista saudita Osama Bin Laden, líder da Al-Qaeda, foi executado pelo exército americano em uma operação no Paquistão.

Lista atual

A lista dos mais procurados pelo FBI, em novembro de 2021, era exibida como:

Capturados
James J. Bulger - Foram quase 17 anos de procura. O fato é que Bulger foi preso em um edifício comum em Santa Monica, uma praia a cerca de 20 km do centro de Los Angeles. Bulger estava com 81 anos em sua captura, e acompanhado de sua esposa, Catherine Elizabeth Greig, que também foi presa pelo FBI.
Edward Eugene Harper - Após 15 anos de procura, Harper foi capturado em Wyoming pelo FBI no dia 23 de julho de 2009. Estava sendo procurado por crimes sexuais praticados contra crianças.
Jorge Alberto Lopez-Orozco - Capturado em 7 de outubro de 2009 e detido por tráfico internacional de drogas. Era um dos maiores traficantes da América.
Edmígio Preciado Jr. - Capturado em 9 de julho de 2009, no estado de Nayarit, México. Estava sendo procurado por balear um policial durante um assalto a mão armada.

Ver também

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Ligações externas

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Criminalidade nos Estados Unidos

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Philippine Economy Enters COVID-19 Induced Recession – Q2-2020
Posted on January 31, 2021 March 7, 2021 admuaea5Posted in 2020-2021, News, Uncategorized
Philippine Economy Enters COVID-19 Induced Recession
By Hanie Andade
Last August 6, the Philippine Statistics Authority [PSA] (2020) reported the largest decline in quarterly GDP since the 1981 series. The indicator fell by -16.5 percent year-on-year* in the second quarter [Q2] of 2020. It was during Q2 that the Philippines was under its strictest form of lockdown, ECQ, to contain the growing number of cases of COVID-19 in the country. During these months, numerous industries had declined in productivity, which could be attributed to the various virus prevention methods (e.g., work from home, social distancing). Manufacturing, Construction, and Transportation and Storage had greatly affected the quarterly GDP of the Philippine economy, which was caused by the massive decrease in productivity during this period.
Industry Percentage of decline
Manufacturing -21.3%
Construction -33.5%
Transportation and Storage -59.2%
The sectors that saw the greatest decline were Services and Industry. It was the Services sector that contributed the most to the GDP drop at -15.8 percent. This sector had a 62.3 percent share of the Q2 2020 GDP, with the Transportation and Storage sub-sector falling under this category. Meanwhile, the Industry sector, which shared 27.7 percent of the Q2 2020 GDP, recorded its lowest ever decline at 22.9 percent. 62.2 percent of this sector consists of Manufacturing, whereas 21.6 percent of the total industry is shared by the Construction sub-industry.
Unlike the two previous sectors, however, it was the Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing [AFF] sector that saw growth during this period of decline. This sector only grew by 1.6 percent, with its growth dragged down by numerous sub-sectors, a few being: Livestock, -8.92 percent; Poultry and egg production, -4.8 percent; Other animal production, -6.3 percent; Banana, -1.6 percent; as well as Coconut inclusive of copra, -3.1 percent. The AFF sector shared 10 percent of the second-quarter GDP (PSA, 2020).
Considering the shares of GDP by Expenditure, Household Final Consumption Expenditure (HCFE), Gross Capital Formation (GCF), and Imports and Exports all saw a decrease. With the majority of the population staying home, consumption had decreased by 15.5 percent, investments (GCF) had gone down by 53.5 percent, and the exchange of goods and services had also declined with exports decreased by 37 percent and imports by 40 percent. Despite these declines in shares, Government Final Consumption Expenditure (GFCE) saw an increase. During this period where there was a decline in consumption and production, the government had to compensate for the lack of funds to keep the economy running. This specific group saw positive growth of 22.1 percent during ECQ.
Not only had various sectors been in a state of decline as the COVID-19 situation got worse in the country, but 7.3 million Filipinos were rendered jobless during the peak month of ECQ (April). The PSA reported that the unemployment rate was at an all-time high at 17.7 percent, in comparison to January which was at 5.3 percent. "This is a record high in the unemployment rate reflecting the effects of the economic shutdown to the Philippine labor market due to COVID-19," said National Statistician Claire Dennis Mapa (as cited in, Lopez, 2020). Despite the decreasing gender discrimination in the economy (often represented by the gender wage gap), males were more employed than females during April of 2020. 61.9 percent of men were employed from the 33.8 million employed individuals, whereas the percentage of women that were employed was reported to be 38.1 percent. Looking into the youth age group specifically, 8.4 percent of employed individuals ages 15 to 24 were male while 4.7 percent were female. Females were more likely to be unemployed than men during this period. The gender difference in employment may be attributed to the fact that more than one-fourth (27.7 percent) of employed individuals were classified under elementary occupations. These specific occupations include the usage of tools and physical labor. In general, however, it is the youth group that is deemed most vulnerable when the topic of unemployment comes to play as they have the least experience out of all age groups in their specific industries. The main sector that employs many individuals within this age group is the Services sector. According to the previous data regarding the decline in the share of GDP by Industrial origin, the Service industry was the hardest hit sector and it saw the largest decline during this quarter.
Given the pandemic, 88.1 percent of those eligible for employment expressed their lack of interest in seeking employment during these times, while 38.5 percent of employed individuals were not at work. Thus, COVID-19 became the main reason as to why people chose not to be employed or why people did not come to work despite being employed (PSA, 2020).
As the number of cases continues to rise and our healthcare system is further exhausted of its capacity to provide, the economy is further strained. With not enough production and household consumption taking place and an increasing dependence is placed on government consumption to continue to fuel the economy, the Philippine economy has reached a recession that was induced by COVID-19. Unemployment is at an all-time high; with many Filipinos laid off their jobs, their capability to consume and provide for their families decreases. This pandemic, especially during the second half of the year 2020, has put the economy at an impasse where possible economic remedies are impossible to achieve. While the lockdown during April and May has prevented the number of COVID-19 cases to rise, it has led to a further decline in our economy. Come mid-May to June, the economy has slowly opened its doors to production, however, with the cost of the health and security of the nation.
By H1 of 2020, 92.3 percent of the yearly budget had already been utilized. The Department of Budget Management [DBM] announced that it has released PHP 3.78 trillion of the PHP 4.10 trillion budget. According to them, a bigger budget allocation signified the government's commitment to continue to fund its programs despite the pandemic (GMA News Online, 2020). As there was only 7.7 percent of the 2020 budget left, the government had borrowed more funds in response to the ongoing pandemic. As released in a statement from the Bureau of Treasury, outstanding loans have reached PHP 9.05 trillion in H1 of 2020, with an additional PHP 163.3 billion compared to May as the government borrowed more funds from both local and international sources. As the country is struggling to fund interventions to remedy the pandemic, an additional PHP 1.3 trillion has been borrowed (Lopez, 2020). This is in comparison to last year August, where our national debt was at PHP 7,389 billion (Bureau of Treasury, 2019).
As people of the Philippines, not only are we required to pay taxes as it generally is a factor that affects the GDP of the national economy but with the looming reminder that the National Government's debt is beyond the PHP 9 trillion mark, we are all obligated to pay back the debt that we owe. Each of the estimated 108.7 million Filipinos is to give PHP 83,239.00 each as part of their share if we were to fully pay the national debt all at once (de Vera, 2020). Not only do we have to err on the side of caution when it comes to this relatively new coronavirus, but we also have to pay a greater amount of money as this pandemic has immensely taken a toll on all of us. With plenty of expenses and the lack of funds, it is no surprise that the Philippine economy had gone into a COVID-19 induced recession in the H1 of 2020. With the declining conditions of our country's healthcare system, economy, and people, what is next for the Philippines?
* Year-on-year: data in comparison to the data of the same period from the previous year
This article is part two of the Philippine Economy Series.
Bureau of Treasury. (2019, September 27). National Government Debt Recorded at P7,939
Billion as of end-August 2019 [Press release]. https://www.treasury.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/NG-Debt-Press-Release-August-2019-revised_ed.pdf
de Vera, B. O. (2020, July 29). P83,239: Each Filipino's share of P9.05T debt as of
end-June. Inquirer.net. https://business.inquirer.net/303886/p83329-each-filipinos-share-of-p9-05t-debt-as-of-end-june
GMA News Online. (2020, July 17). 92.3% of 2020 budget released as of end-June —DBM.
https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/money/economy/747354/92-3-of-2020-budget-released-as-of-end-june-dbm/story/
Lopez, M. L. (2020, June 5). 7.3 million Filipinos jobless in April amid COVID-19
pandemic – PSA. CNN.
https://cnnphilippines.com/business/2020/6/5/unemployment-April-2020-COVID-19.html
Lopez, M. L. (2020, July 29). PH debt breaches ₱9T in June as gov't borrows more for
pandemic response. CNN.
https://cnnphilippines.com/business/2020/7/29/Treasury-June-2020-debt-breaches-P9-trillion.html
Philippine Statistics Authority. (2020). Employment Situation in April 2020.
https://psa.gov.ph/statistics/survey/labor-and-employment/labor-force-survey/title/Employment%20Situation%20in%20April%202020
Philippine Statistics Authority. (2020, August 06). GDP growth rate drops by 16.5
percent in the second quarter of 2020; the lowest starting 1981 series [Press
Release]. https://psa.gov.ph/system/files/PR_Q2-2020-NAP_FINAL_signed_0.pdf
Philippine Statistics Authority. (2020). Highlights, Second Quarter 2020; GDP growth
rate drops by 16.5 percent in the second quarter of 2020; the lowest starting 1981 series. https://psa.gov.ph/system/files/Highlights_Q2-2020_NAP%20ao%2005%20Aug%20FIN.pdf
Rodriguez, F. (2020). THE FRAGILE STATE OF UNEMPLOYED YOUTH DURING COVID-19.
Plan International.
https://plan-international.org/blog/2020/06/fragile-state-unemployed-youth-during-covid-19
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Oh, you don't know the shape I'm in.
Doesn't get much better than that song, right? Go ahead...hit 'play', then keep reading the rest of the post.
Those of you who have been following along at home over the years know about our Thanksgiving tradition of watching a little bit of The Band play live for their last show.
I've been posting about it since 2004 here on the blog with a few years skipped. Turns out, this is the 12th postin the series over the years.
Here's my post from 2017 on The Last Waltz.
Here's my post from 2016 on The Last Waltz.
But this year, I'll certainly put the movie on (or at least watch some YouTube clips) this am, but I'm also going to listen to Music from Big Pink - the recently released remastered version.
I found this version this fall (released in late August) and was drawn in. There's some not-so-great edits (the studio chatter) and a lot to love like how you can hear so much more of the individual vocals. Rolling Stone calls it "brighter" and "sharper" - which I think is right. My buddy Neil has, seemingly swooned over it and I think I'm in the same camp as he is now. It is good stuff.
Not everyone - especially music critics - are going to fall in line, but the coverage of this re-release has been interesting to read.
...Music From Big Pink is often called the place where Americana starts even though every member, save drummer Levon Helm, hails from Canada.
...What's harder to parse is how Music From Big Pink gets conflated with The Basement Tapes, the collection of homemade recordings Dylan cut with the Band during the summer of 1967.
...Similarly, the very title of Music From Big Pink suggests that the album itself is a product of The Basement Tapes, which is true as far as its sensibility and many of its songs originate in the music Dylan and the Band made when nobody was listening during 1967.
...Music From Big Pink, in contrast, was very much made with an audience in mind. Because of their months of woodshedding with Dylan, the Band—who at that point were lacking even their plain Jane name—were a hot commodity within the music industry. They signed a deal with Capitol who put the group into high-end recording studios in Manhattan and Los Angeles with producer John Simon.
...While it's true that the 11 individual songs on Music From Big Pink are steeped in tradition, the album itself is resolutely modern, a studio concoction meant to expand the mind.


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Behind the Sun – album di Eric Clapton del 1985
 Behind the Sun – singolo dei Red Hot Chili Peppers del 1992, dall'album The Uplift Mofo Party Plan
 Behind the Sun – album di Chicane del 2000
 Behind the Sun – singolo di Alexander Klaws del 2004
 Behind the Sun – album dei Motorpsycho del 2014


Healthcare Providers Insurance Company (HPIC) & HPIC RRG, sponsored by the Mississippi Hospital Association (MHA), has appointed Wendy D. Knight to the position of Chief Executive Officer.
In her new position, Wendy will also be involved in the management and operations of other insurance-related enterprises including: HERE, a workers' compensation company; MHA Solutions, an unbundled claim and risk management services providing specialty services to self-insured hospitals and systems; and MHA Solutions Insurance Agency, which provides a number of tailored insurance products for the health care industry.
Ms. Knight most recently served as Vice President of Finance-Corporate Insurance Operations for Novant Health. She holds a B.A. in English from Duke University and an Master's in Health Administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. As an cycling and outdoor enthusiast, she resides in Ridgeland, MS at the doorstep of the Natchez Trace Trail & Parkway, Old Trace Park and Ross Barnett Reservoir.
Brenda Johnson, director of human resources for North Mississippi Medical Center-West Point, was recently named the Distinguished Service Award winner by the MHA Society for Human Resources Administration. She has been with the hospital for 34 years. Brenda holds a business degree from the Mississippi University for Women and an MBA from Mississippi State University. She attained her Professional in Human Resources certification in 1995. Currently, she serves as President of the Mississippi Hospital Association Human Resource Society as well as serving on the Board of Directors for the Golden Triangle Human Resource Society. She is also active in the United Way of Clay County (board member), Alzheimer's Association, Relay for Life, Take a Swing at Cancer and Make a Wish Foundation.
Memorial Physician Clinics welcomes James Hardwick, MD, FACC, in the practice of cardiology in association with Bassam R. Baroudi, MD, and Shwan Jalal, MD, at Memorial Physician Clinics, Coast Heart Institute, 4215 15th Street, Gulfport.
Dr. Hardwick received his Doctor of Medicine from Wake Forest University/Bowman Gray School of Medicine in Winston Salem, NC. He completed his internship at the University of Florida at Orlando Regional Hospital, and internal medicine residency at the University of Alabama, Birmingham. Dr. Hardwick was fellowship trained in Cardiology at Louisiana State University in New Orleans.
Dr. Hardwick is board certified in Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Disease. To schedule an appointment, call (228) 863-5211.
The Mississippi Hospital Association's Society for Health Care Marketing and Public Relations presented the 31st Annual Maggie Awards during an awards luncheon on Nov. 8 at The Place in Ridgeland. The Maggie Awards program recognizes outstanding marketing and public relations work submitted by professionals from the health care sector in Mississippi.
During the awards luncheon, Jess Brasher of Select Specialty Hospital was named the Senior Professional of the Year by the society.
This year, there were more than 100 entries submitted from hospitals, health systems and other health care organizations from across the state. Only the top two entries in each category win awards, and in order to receive a Maggie Award, an entry had to rank "excellent" in the judges' scoring system. The Maggie Award gets its name from the magnolia flower featured on the top award.
OCH Regional Medical Center won Best of Show Overall for their OCH is…campaign.
King's Daughter Medical Center won Best of Show Print for their Joint Replacement program guide. Best of Show Electronic went to Forrest General Hospital for their 100 Years Lived Well video.
Other hospitals and systems honored during the awards center include Pine Grove Behavioral Health & Addiction Services, Winston Medical Center, South Central Regional Medical Center, Copiah County Medical Center, Magnolia Regional Health Center, Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi, and North Sunflower Medical Center, Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle, and Garden Park Medical Center.
See a PowerPoint with all of the winning entries here Download hi-res images of the winners here.
Harold Whitaker, former long-time North Mississippi Medical Center-Eupora administrator and current Webster Health Services board member, was named the 2018 Distinguished Hospital Trustee of the Year by the Mississippi Hospital Association.
The presentation was made at MHA's 87th annual Leadership Conference, held June 5-8 at Point Clear, Ala.
The award is given to an individual who has demonstrated significant contributions in the field of hospital governance over a sustained period of time. A selection committee appointed by the chairman of the MHA Board of Governors determines the recipient from nominations from hospital board chairmen, other trustees and hospital chief executive officers. The Trustee of the Year is featured in a video presentation shown in an awards presentation during the Trustee Appreciation Breakfast.
Whitaker retired in 2005 after serving for 33 years as administrator at NMMC-Eupora. He was named board chairman for Webster Health Services in early 2006 and has served on the board since that time.
Whitaker graduated with a bachelor's degree in public accounting from Mississippi State College, now Mississippi State University, in Starkville in 1956. He moved to Eupora in December 1972 as administrator at what was then Webster General Hospital.
Under his leadership, the Eupora hospital underwent two major construction projects, including a $9.5 million expansion project in 2002. In 1979, the Eupora facility underwent a $1.36 million expansion and renovation project.
Prior to his move to Eupora, Whitaker served as supervisor of the Health Facilities Certification Unit of the Mississippi State Board of Health. In 1959, Whitaker began his career in hospital administration as assistant administrator of the Greenwood LeFlore Hospital. He served as administrator at Field Memorial Community Hospital in Centreville and Tallahatchie General Hospital in Charleston.
Hospitals in Mississippi and nationwide are experiencing higher-than-usual activity due to a particularly harsh flu season. This has led to overcrowding in emergency rooms and a shortage of hospital beds. Mississippi is one of 22 states experiencing very high levels of flu, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Mississippi is seeing the highest rate of cases in young children and those under 25. The number of patients in the hospital for flu-like illness nationally has doubled in the past two weeks and is higher than in recent years - about 35 percent up from the same time last year. Most of the people who are hospitalized for the flu are over the age of 65.
To protect patients and visitors, some hospitals in the state have limited visitors and restricted access to public waiting areas. Patients with minor flu-like symptoms are encouraged to contact their primary care providers for guidance rather than immediately seeking care in hospital emergency departments. Anyone with a fever of 100 degrees or more, a cough and/or sore throat is considered to have flu-like symptoms.
February is when flu season is usually the worst, so it's not too late to get a flu shot! Those 18 and under who are eligible for the Vaccines for Children program can receive flu vaccination at county health department clinics for $10. Insurance, Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) is accepted for children's flu shots. Even without insurance, a flu shot will generally cost less than $20 out of pocket. To locate a county health department clinic in your area or for more information on flu, visit the Mississippi State Department of Health website at www.HealthyMS.com/flu.
The Mississippi Hospital Association's Society for Health Care Marketing and Public Relations presented the 30th Annual Maggie Awards during an awards dinner on Nov. 2 at the MHA Conference Center in Madison. The Maggie Awards program recognizes outstanding marketing and public relations work submitted by professionals from the health care sector in Mississippi.
During the awards dinner, Lauren Rutland of Copiah County Medical Center was named the Junior Professional of the Year by the society.
This year, there were almost 90 entries submitted from hospitals, health systems and other health care organizations from across the state. Only the top two entries in each category win awards, and in order to receive a Maggie Award, an entry had to rank "excellent" in the judges' scoring system. The Maggie Award gets its name from the magnolia flower featured on the top award. Out of the submitted entries, 22 Maggie Awards and 17 Awards of Excellence were selected.
Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle won Best of Show Overall for their HeartScore Screen Fundraising Event.
Forrest General Hospital won Best of Show Print for their A Lifetime of Caring Community & Annual Report and Best of Show Electronic for their My Next Heartbeat Campaign.
Other hospitals and systems honored during the awards center include King's Daughters Medical Center, Pine Grove Behavioral Health & Addiction Services, Winston Medical Center, South Central Regional Medical Center, Copiah County Medical Center, Pine Belt Mental Healthcare Resources, OCH Regional Medical Center, and North Sunflower Medical Center.
See a PowerPoint with all of the winning entries here. Download hi-res images of the winners here.
Elissa McCool was recently named Communications Coordinator for the Mississippi Hospital Association. McCool will report to the Vice-President of Education and Public Relations, Shawn Rossi.
As the Communications Coordinator, McCool will be responsible for the implementation of communications for MHA and its subsidiary companies, content development for the MHA web site and social media channels, and the coordination of the day-to-day operations of the Public Relations Department.
McCool recently earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing from Jackson State University. She is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated.
McCool currently resides in Jackson, Miss. She can be contacted at emccool@mhanet.org.
March of Dimes, whose mission is to improve the health of babies, is pleased to advance maternal and infant health by supporting Mississippi Hospital Association (MHA) Health, Research and Educational Foundation, Inc. with a $25,000 community service grant. The program will reduce and or prevent Early Elective Deliveries (EED) in 13 birthing hospitals in Mississippi. The objectives of this project will be to support hospitals and physicians as they adopt and implement hard stop policies preventing early delivery without medical reason. We will provide education to patients, families, and health care workers on the potential risks of EED and provide technical assistance for data collection, reporting and analysis of data.
The March of Dimes funds programs that help moms have full-term pregnancies and healthy babies. This includes financial support to research and education that will help moms before and during their pregnancies. It also includes working with local medical groups and organizations to improve prenatal care and newborn screening. In 2016, March of Dimes awarded $45,000 to community agencies throughout Mississippi.
"LaNelle Weems, Director, Mississippi Center for Quality and Workforce (MCQW), will spearhead this project within the MHA Foundation. We will use the March of Dimes grant as seed money to educate and support hospitals to eliminate Early Elective Deliveries in Mississippi. MCQW has relevant experience in this important EED reduction work and is pleased to partner with the March of Dimes to expand its impact. With the highest premature birth rate in the nation, Mississippi must focus on high-impact improvements for the health of babies born in the State" said Dr. Marcella McKay, President and CEO of the MHA Health, Research and Educational Foundation, Inc.
"The potential impact of MHA Health, Research and Educational Foundation, Inc. will help us prevent premature births, birth defects and infant mortality," said Marilyn Johnson, State Department of Health Maternal Child Health Block Grant manager and March of Dimes MCH Committee Chair. "We are pleased that our successful fundraising efforts, such as March for Babies, make it possible for us to support this new, locally focused effort to help give every baby a fighting chance."
55,370 full time job equivalent employees. Hospitals also created an additional 50,430 jobs outside of their facilities.
These numbers tally only a fraction of the economic impact of the hospitals on the state's economy. As the hospitals spend dollars for operating and capital expenditures, they create jobs and payroll in other businesses in the economy. In total, 105,800 jobs are created by hospitals alone in Mississippi due to hospital employment, operational activities, and construction activities.
This statewide economic impact report was conducted by DataGen. DataGen analyzed not only the direct economic contribution of hospitals, but also calculated how many jobs and how much income and tax revenue is created as a secondary effect. The jobs and payroll generated in other businesses are measured with employment and income multipliers derived for Mississippi.
"As Mississippi leaders continue to consider the state's economic priorities and look for ways to create more jobs, they are encouraged to keep in mind the importance of hospitals and health systems to the state economy," said Timothy H. Moore, MHA President/CEO. "This impact report shows that health care is much more to Mississippi than hospitals, clinics, and doctors. The ripple effect created by the health care sector stimulates every aspect of Mississippi's economy."
An often-overlooked aspect of hospitals in economic development is the ability to attract and recruit big business based on the availability of quality health care. Company surveys reveal that managers often look at health care as an important issue in locating facilities. The existence of a strong health care network can lower health care costs for firms and their employees and provide value-added services for firms such as occupational health. Also, retirees and workers are more likely to choose a location that has access to quality health care.
Mississippi hospitals directly provide over $3.6 billion in salaries and benefits and generate another $3.3 billion annually in salaries through other jobs.


Clearly I've been re-watching Game of Thrones, oh Rob. Side-note, definitely backed the GOT miniatures game on Kickstarter, will article the s%*t out of that at some point.
Today, however, is all about the Night Bastards (or 'Lords', depending on your preference).
Primaris Marines, love 'em or hate 'em, have opened up a tonne of new modelling opportunities and for me they have rekindled my true passion; that is having a scaled up army of post-human criminal scum. Since the Emperor saw nothing wrong with recruiting subterranean Terran prisoners and inducting them into his galactic spanning crusade, solid plan!
That will do for now, actually, f*%K it, below's a short story for the ol' Night Bastards (feedback always appreciated on models and narrative).
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Excellent mate – Reiver masks are just perfect for NLs!
Cheers Alex, I'm glad at how they've turned out, just hoping they fit in with the other True-Scalers (the ones that required real graft!). Be ace to have an army of the bastards.
Cheers very much, I think I'll take a break before I finish them. I've a Dreadnought that I'd like to put some colour on and it will give me a chance to practice lightning bolts on a larger model!
They look great. Really awesome.
Thanks Thomas, I wrecked the paint job the first time round, so I'm pleased that they're looking a lot better thanks to multiple glazes (that and some careful lighting :P).
Ooh, those are nice mate! I too love the Night Lords and you've made a cracking job of these. Only thing I'd suggest is to add a few more grisly trophies to really complete the Night Lords effect (Dark Eldar kits are a trove for them – make friends with a squeamish Dark Eldar fan and you're laughing). Otherwise though these are damn near perfect!
Thanks very much, that's some high praise! I popped a couple severed heads on their belts (behind them), not sure what I'm willing to add now that I've thrown paint on them… maybe I'll try and freehand some gang signs or some such, as I agree, Night Lords are at their coolest when they are bedecked in the flayed flesh of their tormented enemies (sick dudes!).
Cheers James, looking forward to the next time I roll them out and cause some real terror! So proud that they held their own against Custodes.
Very nice, hope it's not a little too late to ask, but where did you get the tiny chest insignia from?
Haha, never too late. I'm terrible at posting regularly but I'm around. They're from the Night Lords Forgeworld Brass Etch, horrifically I think they are currently discontinued. Hopefully they have something else in production to take its place.


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To illustrate the impact of the sobering lessons of World War II, in Kenya in the 1950s some 150,000 people died in the course of Britain's repression of a colonial revolt, a campaign conducted with hideous terror and atrocities but, as always, guided by the highest ideals. The British governor had explained to the people of Kenya in 1946 that Britain controls their land and resources 'as of right, the product of historical events which reflect the greatest glory of our fathers and grandfathers.' If 'the greater part of the wealth of the country is at present in our hands,' that is because 'this land we have made is our land by right – by right of achievement,' and Africans will simply have to learn to live in 'a world which we have made, under the humanitarian impulses of the late nineteenth and the twentieth century. History is replete with precedents for what we see before our eyes, day after day, though the stakes grow more awesome along with the means of destruction available.
Were there opponents of the [Afghanistan] bombing who were not either absolute pacifists? It turns out that there were, and the opponents formed an interesting collection. To begin with, they apparently included the great majority of the population of the world when the bombing was announced. So we discover from an international Gallup poll in late September 2001. The lead question was this: 'Once the identity of the terrorists is known, should the American government launch a military attack on the country or countries where the terrorists are based or should the American government seek to extradite the terrorists to stand trial?' Whether such diplomatic means would have succeeded is known only to ideological extremists on both sides; tentative explorations of extradition by the Taliban were instantly rebuffed by Washington, which also refused to provide evidence of its accusations. World opinion strongly favored diplomatic-judicial measures over military action. In Europe, support for military action ranged from 8 percent in Greece to 29 percent in France. Support was least in Latin America, the region that has the most experience with US intervention: it ranged from 2 percent in Mexico to 11 percent in Columbia and Venezuela. The sole exception was Panama, where only 80 percent preferred peaceful means, 16 percent military attack.
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If the Jaguars are beaten during Doug Marrone's tenure was the Head Coach, it won't be for lack of preparation. Marrone has proved to be a planner and thinker, methodical and unhurried when it comes to making decisions. That's the path he's taken this week as he goes about selecting a starting quarterback. While he hasn't decided as of Tuesday, he does have a plan.
"I do. I do," he said after practice. "I'm just trying to find the best time. I'm just going to go back, watch today's film, think about it, make sure it's the right plan for our team and then I'll come to a point where I'll talk to them about it."
Both quarterbacks know they probably won't know what the plan is for this week until Wednesday night. They'll both play with the first team and their performance against the Panthers will go a long way to helping Marrone make a decision.
"I'm really looking to see the game," Doug explained. "I think no one really hurt themselves as far as the practice goes, which I pretty much expected. Now it's a matter of what happens in this game and afterwards. Like I said before, a lot of times I don't like to make quick decisions."
And he has that kind of luxury two games into the preseason. He knows there are a lot of factors that will determine who the starting quarterback will be. Certainly the stats and offensive production will play a big role. But he's emphasized that he's looking for the right player to "lead this offense" which has a lot of implications. One is not who might handle it best, going to the bench.
"I kind of look at it the other way. I try to look at it to see which guy is going to go out there and take it. I'm just trying to figure out who is going to be that guy in that position that can lead our team. Who best gives us an opportunity to win?"
After such a poor showing against Tampa Bay, much was made of how difficult camp has been and how the Jaguars looked like a tired, slow team. It's not a concern for this coaching staff, thinking that getting the players used to a hard grind is a great prep for the regular season.
"My philosophy has always been when camp starts, 'Hey, listen, there's really not a lot of light at the end of the tunnel. You just kind of wake up and go," Marrone said from the experience of a player, assistant and head coach.
"The second preseason game, in my mind, which I told the players, is when you push them like that; it's really how you're going to feel at some point during the season," he added. 'You're going to feel tired. You're going to feel the sweat. 'Hey, how do you, as a team, get together and be able to push yourself and go? I also think that."
If you're a believer in "old-school mentality" when it comes to football, Marrone is the embodiment of that. He relates to the players I a modern way but no question he believes that putting in the work, disciplined and purposeful, is what eventually pays off.
"If you start off hard, then you can manage it, whether you have to go harder or you can back off, whatever the words. I don't ever like to use the words 'back off.' For me, it's just, this is what was planned and what we're doing."


There is no sign of a letup in the conflict between President Laurent Gbagbo and Charles Konan Banny, the former banker appointed Prime Minister last November. The United Nations Security Council gave him 'all the necessary powers' to implement the French-brokered Linas-Marcoussis peace deal of 2003. Those powers have not been enough. January's riots by Gbagbo's Jeunes Patriotes pushed the UN to impose, on 7 February, a long-threatened travel ban and assets freeze against three leaders seen to be obstructing the stalled peace process.


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