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Q: Computing limit of sequence of sets defined on indicator function I believe, this problem comes from the definition of a sequence of sets where the limit of the sequence is defined as through indicator function is equivalent to the infimum-supremum definition. I am still not able to argue clearly in this case of the indicator function (multi-definition). So here goes the exact question-
Let ($\Omega$, $\mathcal{F}$, $\mathbb{P}$) be a probability space. We define the indicator function as
$$\textbf{1}_\textit{A}(\omega)=
\begin{cases}
1 & if  &\omega \in \textit{A} \\
0 & if & \omega \notin \textit{A}
\end{cases}
$$
Let $\textit{A}_1, \textit{A}_2 , .... \in \mathcal{F}$. We say that $\textit{A}_n \to \textit{A} $ if $n \to \infty$ if $\textbf{1}_{A_n}(\omega)=\textbf{1}_{A}(\omega)$ for each $\omega \in \Omega$. Show that $\textit{A} \in \mathcal{F}$ and $\mathbb{P}(\textit{A}_n) \to \mathbb{P}(\textit{A})$

A: I presume you meant to write that $A_n \to A$ iff $\lim_n 1_{A_n}(\omega) = 1_A(\omega)$ for all $\omega$.
If this is the case, the dominated convergence theorem is your friend:
$P A_n=\int 1_{A_n} \to \int 1_A = PA$.

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Identities of Contradiction (25 min., 2011). An exploration of questions of identity, history and self-defition with Palestinian citizens of Israel living in the villages of Deir al-Assad, al-Bineh and Majd al-Krum. This film has been publicly screened dozens of times including, most notably, in school classrooms in Deir al-Assad and al-Bineh. Moriel was given a Middlebury College Public Service Leadership Award after producing this film.
Udi Segal – Israeli Refusenik (3 min., 2014). Produced along with Yuval Orr, this short film is a brief portrait of 19-year old Udi Segal, the day before he is sent to jail for refusing to enlist. Udi spent over 50 days in jail before he was eventually released on pro forma mental health grounds November 2014.
Oh the woe of me (3 min., 2010). This one is bit less serious than the others. It was produced with my brother, Jesse, and is a musical rendition of a lengthy text message sent by our sister, Liana, when she was 13.
Here are a collection of some of the best photos taken published on The Leftern Wall over the past few years. If you want to use these any photos, just contact me moriel18 (at) gmail (dot) com.
On an abandoned IDF "pillbox" in Hebron, someone sprayed, in Arabic, "Gaza Gaza Gaza."
Activist Mohammad Abu Hummus holding up a poster of Ziad Abu Ein. Issawiya, East Jerusalem
Police arrest a Palestinian man during "Jerusalem Day," 2014
"Jerusalem will not be silent in the face of racism." October 2014
Druze viola player Omar Saad prepares to go to jail for refusing to enlist in the IDF
Protesting the war on Gaza. Tel Aviv. Summer, 2014
A woman who I recognized from Women in Black stands at a demonstration with two signs that read: "Bury the rifles and not the children" and "Topple the government! Social justice and equality. Refugees Jews and Arabs."
Young Diaspora Jews pray Minha, the afternoon prayer, while stopped at a checkpoint on their way back from a visit to a nearby Palestinian village
Brothers Issa and Ahmed Amro, nonviolent activists and organizers, stand outside of their community center in occupied Hebron.
"Enough" (protesting the war on Gaza in Tel Aviv, Summer 2014)
A man stands next to what remains of his house in the Bedouin village of Jabal al-Baba in the West Bank. Recently, Amira Hass reported on government plans to forcibly transfer up to 12,500 Bedouins living in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.
Rabin Square, Tel Aviv, Summer 2014.
Udi Segal prepares to refuse to enlist in the IDF, July 2014.
Renaming the streets
Ultra-Orhtodox refusenik Uriel Ferera, between jail sentences, at a demonstration against the war on Gaza.
Damascus Gate, Jerusalem Day, 2014
Damascus Gate at Sunset
An amazingly worded lock in Sheikh Jarrah, reminding of the obligation to speak out in every day culture as much as in high politics
Segregation is not our Judaism. Protest in Hebron, 2013.
Israeli police surround the Palestinian man who had descended the hill, Silwan, 2013.
"White Soldiers," Jerusalem Day, 2012
What's left of Al Arakib- a graveyard. 2012.
Before I embraced nonviolence

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Directions: Click your mouse over each question to see the answers to common estate sale questions.
Do I have enough items to hold an estate sale?
Typically if you are looking to liquidate an entire household you will have enough items to warrant a full 2 day estate sale. Average household being a minimum of 2 bedrooms, living area, kitchen etc. However despite the size of the house, we usually recommend that there be at least $4,000 worth of sellable items. These items should be a good mix of everyday household items (small appliances, electronics, cleaning supplies, books, clothes, etc.), furniture, tools or yard items, decorator items (mirrors, candlesticks, artwork), table and bed linens, kitchenware, collector items or antiques.
Why should we hire an Atlanta estate sale company versus doing it ourselves?
Running a successful estate sale can quickly turn into a full-time job. For most families it is hard to juggle and find the necessary time to devote to the project. Pricing, organizing, research, set-up, marketing the event, working the event(and finding enough volunteers to help), bartering with buyers, and final clean up is not only time consuming but can also be mentally exhausting for family members trying to stage their own sale.
How do you know which items are worth what? How will you guarantee a good turn out to your sale? What happens when your 2-3 week project has suddenly turned into months? By hiring Lott's Treasures, it's as easy as handing over the key and letting us do the work. We have estate appraisers and experts who know how to price accordingly and research items quickly. We have an extensive list of buyers and dealers and our extensive advertising and marketing insures a good crowd. We take the stress off you and turn what would have been a few months long project into 2-3 weeks tops.
Factor in how much your time (and sanity) is worth to you and we think you'll find that our commission rate is well worth the service!
Should we clean up the house or dispose of items prior to bringing in an estate sale company?
NO! Please whatever you do try and leave the premises "as-is". We appreciate the fact that many times families want to clean or de-clutter the house before bringing us in , however we have found that many times items that families threw out or donated ahead of time were items that could have been sold in the estate sale. Please leave everything as is. It's our job/service to go through and determine which items are sellable.
We've sold, hauled off or cleared the home of all the "small" stuff, would you still be interested in selling the furniture only?
Unfortunately many times we have been called in after the families have de-cluttered the home of all the small stuff, thinking they were making our jobs easier, however, in cases like this we usually have not been left with enough items to be able to hold an estate sale.
A successful estate sale needs to be a good mix of small and large items. A good majority of the sale comes from small items such as household cleaners, books, tools, linens, clothes, décor items, etc. In order for us to market a sale we have to take lots of pictures, our buyers want to see that there are lots of items for them to pick through. Rule of thumb is the more items you have in the sale the better.
What items sell well at an Estate sale? Do we need to have lots of antiques?
Lawn mowers, leaf blowers, yard equipment etc.
And don't worry if you do have antiques or collectibles, we always have that market for those items as well!
Are there any items that traditionally don't do well at a sale?
Pianos & Organs – unless it is a Steinway. Pianos and organs can be very hard to find a new home for. Sometimes they sell , sometimes they don't.
Older Furniture-if furniture is outdated (and not considered antique or vintage) it can sometimes be hard to sell. If it is stained, ripped or has pet or smoke odors it can also be hard to sell.
Older electronics – cabinet TV's and stereos, some are considered collectible and vintage, others are just considered outdated.
Items that are chipped, cracked or damaged.
Regardless, if you have any of these items in your estate we ask that you leave them in place until we have had the opportunity to assess them.
What if you find personal items (money, paperwork, photographs etc) while preparing the house for the sale?
Actually this is quite common. Even in cases where the family has thoroughly gone through the house, by the time we clean out every drawer, closet cabinet, etc. it is inevitable that we will find something. No worries though, we box all of these items up for you and either make arrangements for you to pick them up or ship them to you if you are out of area.
Is Lott's Treasures licensed and insured?
Yes, we are a licensed and insured business.
How much does the average estate sale make?
Because each house is different this is a hard question to answer. Please be assured that it is in our best interest for you to have a successful sale!
How successful is the average estate sale?
99% of the time we are able to sell 80% of the estates sellable items. The choice is yours of what to do with your remaining items. This will be defined in the contract.
Do you clean the house after the sale?
No. Our job is to liquidate the house of its assets. We can recommend cleaning services at your request. For any large/excessive trash removal we can call to get an estimate for an outside service.
When is the best time to hold an estate sale?
Whenever your need arises…but every weekend is good for us with the exception of certain holidays that fall on a weekend. If you have a situation that is urgent please call us and lets see what we can do to help you!
How is Lott's Treasures paid / what is your fee?
We are paid on commission only. It is in our best interest to insure you have a successful sale! Our rate varies between 30-35%. At the end of the sale our commission is deducted from the proceeds of the sale. No upfront fees, no minimum guarantees. The commission rate is based on the scope of the project as well as the final sale amount. Most estates will fall in the 30% range (unless there is an extreme amount of clean-up, haul off or other unique circumstances).


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USS Zouave (1861)
USS "Zouave" (1861) was a steamer acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was needed by the Navy to be part of the fleet of ships to prevent blockade runners from entering ports in the Confederacy.
Assigned to the North Atlantic Blockade
"Zouave" -- a screw steamer built in 1861 at Albany, New York -- was purchased by the Navy on 20 December 1861 at New York City and soon thereafter was delivered to the Navy at Hampton Roads, Virginia, for duty in the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron. On 1 February 1862, she was placed in commission, Acting Master Henry Reaney in command -- and assigned the tasks of patrolling the mouth of the James River at night and serving as a tender for frigates USS|Congress|1841 and USS|Cumberland|1842 during daylight hours.
Encounter with the "CSS Virginia"
Shortly after noon on 8 March, the tug was moored to a wharf at Newport News, Virginia, when the quartermaster spotted some black smoke near the mouth of the Elizabeth River. "Zouave" got underway and headed across Hampton Roads to investigate. Soon observers on the tug could make out "what to all appearances looked like the roof of a very big barn belching forth smoke as from a chimney on fire." After a Confederate flag came in view, the men on "Zouave" concluded that the strong looking craft was the long expected Southern ironclad "CSS Virginia" -- the rebuilt "Merrimack" -- finally emerging to challenge the Union blockaders. "Zouave" then opened up with her 30-pounder Parrott rifle and fired about a half-dozen rounds before she was recalled by a signal hoisted on board "Cumberland". By this time, the Union warships in Hampton Roads and batteries at Newport News had also opened fire on the Southern ironclad. When "Virginia" reached a position abreast of "Congress", she fired a broadside into that Union frigate and headed straight for "Cumberland".
"Congress" and "Zouave" attacked by "CSS Virginia"
At this point, "Zouave" was in between the fire of "Virginia", that of her escorts "Patrick Henry" and USS|Jamestown|1844, and the "friendly" Union guns based ashore at Newport News and Fort Monroe. She kept firing at the Southern ships until she was signaled by "Congress" to come alongside. The tug quickly obeyed and began the difficult process of taking the blazing frigate in tow. As "Zouave" was attempting to pull "Congress" into shoal water where she might be safe from further attacks, "Virginia" pulled astern of the retreating Union ships and subjected them to broadside after broadside. When "Congress" grounded, she hoisted a white flag to indicate her surrender.
"Congress" surrenders, battle-damaged "Zouave" escapes
"Zouave" cut her towlines; backed up; and, upon pulling free, resumed her firing. Lookouts on the tug thus spotted a signal on "Minnesota" -- which had also grounded but was still in the fight—asking for assistance. While the tug was heading for that plucky Union blockader, she was hit "by a shot which carried away our rudder-post and one of the blades of her propeller wheel." Unable to steer and moving straight toward "Virginia", "Zouave" backed up and used her hawser "over our port quarter" to keep moving toward USS|Minnesota|1855. During the passage, USS|Whitehall|1850 arrived on the scene and assisted "Zouave" to her destination. The battle-damaged tug lay alongside "Minnesota" throughout the night, ready to assist the Union ships insofar as she was able. The next day, "Zouave" was upstaged by the newly arrived USS Monitor during that novel ironclad's epic battle with "Virginia". On 11 March, she proceeded, in tow, to the Baltimore Navy Yard for repairs.
Return to Hampton Roads after repair at Baltimore
"Zouave" returned to Hampton Roads on 3 May 1862. She spent the next six months deployed in Hampton Roads and surrounding waters on guard duty as an armed tug. She also carried out picket and dispatch assignments. On 26 October 1862, "Zouave" received instructions to hail USS|Delaware|1861, then cruising between the Piankatank and York Rivers, Virginia, and ordering her to report to Hampton Roads to prepare for duty in the North Carolina sounds. On 29 October 1862 at Rip Raps, Virginia, after "Delaware" failed to acknowledge "Zouave's" recognition signal, "Zouave" mistakenly fired on "Delaware", taking the steamer for a Confederate blockade runner. Returning to Hampton Roads, "Zouave" and USS|Young America|1855 towed monitor USS|Passaic|1862 to the Washington Navy Yard for repairs on 30 November 1862. On 18 January 1863, "Zouave" captured the small schooner "J. C. MoCabe" and six prisoners in the James River; and, on the night of 11 and 12 April 1863, she participated in a reconnaissance of Jamestown Island in the James. She served as part of the Union force capturing the formidable Confederate position at Hill's Point on the Nansemond River, Virginia, on 20 April 1863. This relieved Union army positions near Suffolk, Virginia, of Southern pressure. "Zouave" steamed to Baltimore, Maryland, for repairs in May 1863.
The war, weather, and water take a toll on "Zouave"
"Zouave" deteriorated steadily during the remaining two years of the war. On 29 February 1864, she was detailed to Atlanta, Georgia, to guard against possible attacks by Confederate torpedo boats. In April 1864, "Zouave" sailed to Baltimore for repairs. She soon returned to Hampton Roads, only to be ordered to the Norfolk Navy Yard for more repairs on 4 August 1864. "Zouave" remained in the yard through early December 1864, then was deployed in the James River until the war's end. After a final round of repairs at Norfolk, the tug proceeded to the New York Navy Yard on 1 June 1865.
Decommissioning and sale
"Zouave" was decommissioned at New York on 14 June 1865 and was sold at public auction there to M. O. Roberts on 12 July 1865.
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Securing Windows Server 2003
Dennis Fisher
SAN FRANCISCO—The upcoming release of Windows Server 2003 is a watershed event, not only for the Windows group, but also for the security team at Microsoft Corp.
Company executives have made it quite clear over the last few months that the next version of the flagship operating system will be a key test for the processes and improvements made as part of the Trustworthy Computing initiative.
In fact, Dave Aucsmith, chief technology officer of the Security Business Unit at Microsoft, based in Redmond, Wash., said if the OS is found to be as vulnerable as previous versions of Windows, it will mean that the companys model for improving security "was wrong."
However, folks in Redmond arent just holding their breath and hoping for the best. The company has made some major changes to Windows that executives believe will begin to turn the tide in the battle against vulnerabilities and other quality problems.
One key security improvement in Windows Server 2003, set for release April 24, is a feature that checks the configuration of user PCs as they connect to the network. If the machine is not configured properly, i.e., doesnt have updated anti-virus signatures or a personal firewall installed, the software can quarantine the machine on a private segment of the network until it is reconfigured. Some third-party vendors sell similar solutions as add-ons to Windows, but this will be the first time that such a capability is included in the OS itself.
As part of the security push that all Microsoft products now go through, the companys internal penetration testers developed some innovative tools to attack new applications.
"We spent a lot of time and money on penetration testing," said Mike Nash, vice president of the SBU, during an interview at the RSA Conference here this week. "We decided to look for new ways to attack products and anticipate the next generation of attacks. One of the ways people do this is by going after points of integration. Integration is a source of complexity, complexity is a source of vulnerability, so our goal is simplicity."
This approach to penetration tests has convinced Nash and others inside the SBU that for the Trustworthy Computing effort to be a success, it must include several separate components and not just rely on one element.
"Its not just education or training or pen testing or writing secure code. Its the combination of all of these things that drives quality and security," Nash said.
Still, even with all of the new technology and processes in place, Nash knows the release of Windows Server 2003 is just the beginning of a long journey. "Our customers are asking why there are so many vulnerabilities and what we can do about it," he said. "We still have a lot of work to do."
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  menu_section :cnt

  feature_for_actions "#{controller_name}_show_list", *ADV_SEARCH_ACTIONS

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'The platformization of the music industry, influenced by TikTok'
Social media has been critical in providing information. The media object under review is TikTok, which seems to have all focus shifted to its platform. Launched in 2018, TikTok joined the ranks of social media giants in record time, having more than one billion active monthly users worldwide by the start of 2021 and has been downloaded in the U.S. at least 200 million times, according to Wallaroo Media ("TikTok Statistics", 2021). As one could imagine, in such an enormous new platform every user would get to not only grow fast but also post everything they felt like posting. But, later on TikTok started having some early scrapes with foreign governments. In 2018, Indonesia temporarily blocked it for hosting inappropriate content (Zhong, 2020). It was then when Tiktok started filtering its content like other platforms were already doing.
Most users have thought of using TikTok in a profitable form. Some are showing off their personal brands and asking other TikTokers to promote their products in creative ways, and some others are thinking of the audio tunes that people record their videos. And yes, music may be the most important part when creating a TikTok Video. It is because of this, that "TikTok is an essential promotional tool for music artists and record labels.Songs can rise up organically on the app even if they've been outside the mainstream for decades. Marketers can also hire influencers to try to make a song take off (Whataley, 2021)". Musicians' entire music catalog is tracked on a daily basis. Famous record labels are also keeping up everyday with the latest trends. Sony Music admitted that they are constantly monitoring actions, reaction, and trends that happen on TikTok (Whataley, 2021). Which is fascinating as now we can clearly see how this platform has managed to influence and include everyone, starting from small users to large corporations.
This research paper aims to review how and in what specific ways the music industry has been influenced. When it first started out and how it has been growing up to today. By conducting a survey, this paper aims to find out how people react to trends in music, and whether this has affected their taste. Data has been showing that TikTok exposes audiences to new sounds and music that corporations accompanied by the latest trends, furthermore, TikTok has been said to inspire people to break outside of their existing music bubbles ("New research reveals how TikTok is changing the music industry for brands, artists, audiences, and the industry", 2021).
The main concept discussed in this paper will be tik tok and its form of influencing top charts. Tik tok as a platform has become one of the main social platforms for young people creating content. A common phenomenon that appears on this platform is creating dances for viral songs. These are not necessarily the songs known in advance and known to the general public, but of newly formed performers trying to stand out on the tik tok in particular. These songs are not necessarily innovative, but they fit the concept of fast dances and viral content posted on this platform. For this reason, young singers excelled and their songs were on the top charts. In this paper we would like to discuss this issue and show why it works this way and can affect the rankings of the most famous songs. Why is the topic of this discussion relevant in this day and age? Tik Tok helps users to express their uniqueness and at the same time giving them the privilege of being the creators of their content (Burton, 2012). Tik Tok changed the traditional outlook on popular culture (Naisbitt, Naisbitt & Phillips 2001). People on tik tok are expressing themselves by lip-syncing to viral music and enjoying this app, having a high level of satisfaction thanks to it (Sorells, 2015).
This particular type of research on the platformisation of TikTok is not only relevant in the sense that it shows how fast TikTok is growing and what its influences are on the contemporary music industry, it also functions as a great example of the platformization of our society through online connectivity – something that is of great interest to Media Studies scholars. For instance, the notion of 'platformization' is one that is covered in depth by Poell et al. (2019) and many other scholars interested in the online media landscape. However, in order to analyze platformization, it is important to define what exactly is a platform. As written by Gillespie (2017) "Figuratively, a platform is flat, open, sturdy. In its connotations, a platform offers the opportunity to act, connect or speak in ways that are powerful and effective […] a platform lifts that person above everything else". Considering this quote, Poell et al. (2019) argue that a platform should be considered "productive" in its own right. It should prompt users to "organize their activities around proprietary, for profit platforms" –the platform in question should thus (from a media studies perspective) function as a market force. However, the media studies perspective on what defines a platform is not the only one that should be taken into account. Another important understanding (as mentioned by Poell et al (2019)) of the concept 'platform' is that generated through a computational perspective, namely; the notion of platforms as "(re-)programmable software systems that revolve around the systematic collection and processing of user data (Helmond, 2015; Langlois & Elmer, 2013; Plantin et al., 2018)" (Poell et al. ,2019). To briefly recapitulate; there are two aspects that make a platform a platform. In a computational sense, a platform must be a programmable infrastructure that can be built on by others through API's (application forming interface) (Helmond, 2015). In an economic sense, a platform must function as a multi-sided market in order to attract stakeholders. In the case of 'platformization', the digital platforms extend their technological and economic (the two aspects) growth beyond their current boundaries (Helmond, 2015) which can include societal domains, markets and industries. This is what is also happening to TikTok, its music is extending its current boundaries on a technological as well as economic level.
In order to correctly conduct the research, it was decided to plan out a structure of a few research methods. The methods used are: desk research, case study, and secondary data which can point out the qualitative side of the research. By analyzing data found on the web our research became a combined study. By using each of these methods it was possible to draw out conclusions presented in the last part of this research paper.
Desk research, also known as secondary research, is carried out through content analysis, cross-sectional analysis and comparison of historical data. This method helped to analyze data before and after the research, creating an organized collection of information and was used in order to understand the economic side and boundaries of the platform.
Case study is one of the most important parts of our research. The main feature and at the same time the reason for choosing the case study method is the fact that the chosen 'case' becomes the basis for a deep, holistic, and in-depth exploration of the aspects you want to learn about (Kumar, 2011). In the extensive literature on methodology, it is recognizable that this method is useful for exploring an area where little is known which can be said about our research problem. This method can provide an overview and in-depth understanding of a case, helping focus the study on "extensively exporting and understanding rather than confirming and quantifying" (Kumar, 2011). This method was used in order to understand and analyze the changes happening on music charts in the example mentioned below.
Secondary data is data that has already been collected and made available for researchers to use. The purpose of collecting it in the first place does not have to be for specific research purposes (Baker, 2006) but what's important is the use of it after the collection. Sources of secondary data go from traditional ways like books, published sources, journals and newspapers to unpublished personal sources, diaries, and podcasts – all depending on the research. In the case of the research contacted here, the data was collected from academic and non-academic journals, tech websites and necessary articles.
By using all this information, it was possible to conduct a successful research pointing out the intended purpose and answering the stated research question.
Matthew Allen argues that "the computing industry attempted to change the way we think of the internet" (2013), from publishing channel to software development platform. Tik tok is a "platform" that can be reprogrammed and therefore customized by outside developers—users—and in that way, adapted to countless needs and niches that the platform's original developers could not have possibly contemplated. Users of tik tok are changing the content by themselves, from showing viral songs to viral dances. They are the ones changing the vision of this platform, by making viral content according to their needs and preferences. Furthermore, TikTok extends its computational boundaries onto other platforms by allowing shares onto other platforms (for example the option to share TikTok videos on Whatsapp). The data from the other platforms can then also be traced back to TikTok.
Tik Tok works as an app for creating and sharing short videos and is used from the beginning to build an online entertainment community. Video creators have access to a variety of tools, filters and effects of augmented reality (AR) to create their own videos or participate in various "tasks" that mimic the game tactics of other users. (Zhang, 2020) Managed and organized by Hashtags composed of different "challenges", creators easily search for people with a common interest and present themselves as lip sync, dance or trick, from 15-second clips. Beyond the public perception as an entertainment community, the real strength that makes Tik Tok unique is its use in artificial intelligence technology. Unlike the habits on other social media platforms, users choose the app to watch videos by scrolling down as a news feed, but without touching from page to page. Zhang Yiming, CEO of Bytedance, announced that the company will not be a data collection and distribution platform, but rather a technology company (Wang, Yang, 2021). He appreciated the algorithm-based approach and thought that a machine could perform better than humans when exchanging information.
The economical boundaries of tiktok are quite simple. One way to make money with Tik Tok is to place ads. In June 2020, the app launched for businesses the ability to place their own advertising within the app. There are several types of tik tok ads, including ads as Native Video, brand takeover, and brand hashtags/hashtag challenges (Alscher, 2019). Ads are shown between videos when users scroll through their pages (similar to how ads are shown in Instagram stories) or shown immediately after opening the app. The brand hashtags allow users to create their own hashtags and challenges and then pay to display the tag in Discover users ' channels (Olafson, 2021). By understanding the recipients of the app it is easier to understand the marketing strategies : ((SCREENSHOTS))
The interesting part of it all is that even before the advertisement was possible on TikTok, the app was still making money. That was happening because of TikTok Coins ("Virtual Items | TikTok", 2021)f. These are currencies in the app that users could buy with real money (provided they are at least 18 years old). You can then use coins to buy virtual gifts for the popular creators of TikTok, and these creators can exchange gifts for real money. Of course, Tik Tok takes a discount from this money, which otherwise makes the app a profit.
When another company buys Tik Tok from ByteDance, it can introduce more ways to make the app profitable or simply return to what the app is already doing. .
The sociological aspect of the platformization on TikTok can be seen on music charts throughout the years and music promotion in general. The For You Page (FIP) is one of the biggest sources for artists. When a 15-second snippet of a song is used in a video, that video is displayed on the page for another user, and that user likes the video so much that they want to create their own similar video (Ditto Music, 2020). TikTok users have a very simple way to use an audio clip they've heard elsewhere and create their own new movie.
This simple audio copying process is what makes a song so easy to go viral in TikTok. If a dance prompt or lip sync inspires a single user, you'll probably inspire more people to create their own videos. The chain reaction based algorithm has helped many missed songs get into a viral tick. There have already been many cases where artists with little observation have had a great impact on the platform. In 2016, when the app was launched, you could only come across viral videos or billboard hits. Today, Tik Tok's popular songs influence the Billboard Charts and not vice versa (College of Contemporary Music, 2021). For example, driver's licenses went viral after famous creators like Charlie D'amelio reproduced them to their followers. Rodrigo released the song in early January and teased it without knowing it would be such a hit. Since the release of the video, Rodrigo's account has garnered over 10 million subscribers, for a total of ten videos. The driver's license is still in the trend with more than 880.000 applications. It is worth noting that the app helped manage Rodrigo's music to place it on streaming platforms like Amazon and Spotify.
The song was released on the 8th of January 2020, but not long after that, copolations of tik toks created the sound were posted on youtube (17th of January). Not a week after the song started appearing on several music charts, and stayed number one until the week of 12 of March (College of Contemporary Music 2021).
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TikTok key statistics
TikTok generated an estimated $1.9 billion revenue in 2020, a 457% increase year-on-year
TikTok had 837 million monthly active users in Q2 2020 and is expected to reach 1 billion by Q4 2020
In China, TikTok is accessed by over 600 million users daily
TikTok has been downloaded over three billion times
source: https://tinyurl.com/47hzcm8d
Age Percentage of users
Under 18 28
Note: These are global values. Individual country demographics are available in the TikTok Report
Gender Percentage of users
This is just one of examples of how the TikTok platformization is changing the music industry.
There are a couple of things which make this platform much more favorable when it comes to analyzing it from an economical perspective, for businesses and marketing purposes. TikTok encourages its users to be creative. Furthermore, "TikTok has implemented an effective algorithm to show users trending videos relevant to their interests, making it easy to create content that is relevant and on-brand to one's industry without having to do too much research (Halpern, 2021)". This platform will give business owners easy access to their desired audience, which other platforms wouldn't do. What else makes this platform economic, is that users can make profit out of their accounts. Payments varies based on factors like the number of video views, the level of engagement and the authenticity of users engaging with the post, in some cases brands might pay a popular influencer to create videos, but TikTok's highest-paid users usually monetize their accounts through multiple income streams. (Evan, 2021)". That said, all of the above income streams coming from TikTok makes us consider this platform in an economic sense too.
Based on the case study, as well as the information provided from desk research, the conclusion can be made that TikTok is well on its way to becoming a true platform. It extends both its economical and computational boundaries and even has a great influence on social structures by influencing the global music charts.
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Jeff Jennings, CCIM of NAI Charter and Fain Hicks, SR. VP of NAI Brannen Goddard announce the investment sale of the Miller Motte Business College property in Columbus, Georgia.
The Seller, HAL Columbus, LLC is an investment group based in Chattanooga. The property was purchased by Galizion, LLC for an undisclosed amount.
The sale of the property will not affect the tenant, Miller Motte. Founded in 1916 Miller Motte has successfully grown to over sixteen campuses across five states.


Nursing necklace in all natural Baltic amber. A beautiful collection of multi-color and sized beads on a longer strand for mom to wear and baby's fingers to play with while nursing. Not intended for chewing. 30" in length.


This is the official notice of the 2016-2017 MANDATORY Lac La Ronge Indian Band Post-Secondary Student Support Program Orientation.
Please e-mail Vanessa at vanessa.patterson@llribedu.ca by August 26th, 2016 confirming your location & attendance to the 2016-2017 MANDATORY Lac La Ronge Indian Band Post-Secondary Student Support Program Orientation.
All students attending school in Regina and outside of Saskatchewan will receive an Orientation package in the mail and further instruction will be attached.
Please note that formal LLRIB PSSSP Student body notifications will be posted on the NEW Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/llrib2016/ "LIKE" our page.
Thank you for your time and attention to this notification. Hard copy of this notice will be placed in the mail and sent to the home address you have provided.
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1) Scholarships are provided for the academic year that begins in the fall term (September) of the year of the application.
 Proof of Membership – all applicants must provide a photocopy of both the front and back of the valid LLRIB Treaty card.
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!slide

# Installing Drupal with Ansible

Josh Finnie

!slide

## Who am I

* Josh Finnie
* Application Developer @ [Koansys](http://koansys.com)
* Supporting [NASA Science](http://science.nasa.gov/)

!slide

## The Project
* To convert NASA Science's CMS
* Currently is Django (with Fein CMS)
* Moving to Drupal 7

!slide

## Gotcha

!['Cloud'](images/cloud.jpg)

**THE CLOUD!**

!slide

## The Cloud

* Amazon Web Services
    * EC2
    * (Hopefully) S3
    * Cloudfront
    * ect...
* Need a way to keep persist instances.
* Can do very little "hands-on" work.

!slide

## Enter Ansible

>Ansible is an IT automation tool. It can configure systems, deploy software,
and orchestrate more advanced IT tasks such as continuous deployments or zero
downtime rolling updates. [http://docs.ansible.com/]

* Kind of like [Puppet](http://docs.puppetlabs.com/) or [Chef](http://docs.opscode.com/)

!slide

## But What is Ansible

* Not *really* like Puppet or Chef
* Much, much simpler...

!slide

## Reasons for Ansible

* Easy automation
* Repeatable workflow.
* Hands-off Installation

This allows "cloud-scale"

!slide

## Installing Ansible

```bash
$ which python pip
python is /usr/bin/python
pip is /usr/bin/pip
```

```bash
$ pip install ansible
```

That's it!

!slide

## Using Ansible

* Ansible uses configurations called `Playbooks`
* They are written in [YAML](http://www.yaml.org/)

> Playbooks are Ansible's configuration, deployment, and orchestration language.

* Playbooks use `Roles`
    * The basic building blocks of Ansible.

!slide

## Using Ansible (Con't)

Create Playbooks & Roles for each different machine type:
* Webservers
* MongoDB
* Hadoop
* Gluster (Brick & Clients)
* etc...

More Examples [here](https://github.com/ansible/ansible-examples).

!slide

## Automating Drupal

* For Drupal, we have some Roles needed:
    * A LAMP stack
    * Drupal itself
    * Modules using `drush`

!slide

## Science@NASA Specifics

We're using Ansible to install the following on Ubuntu 12.04:
* PHP5
* Apache
* Drupal
* Gluster
* More to come?

[Walk Through](https://github.com/koansys/drupal-ansible)

!slide

## Connect with me

* [@joshfinnie](https://twitter.com/joshfinnie) on Twitter
* [joshfinnie](https://github.com/joshfinnie) on Github
* [My Website](http://www.joshfinnie.com)

[Tonight's Slides](http://www.joshfinnie.com/talks/02-10-2014-installing-drupal-with-ansible/#/)

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# Questions

# ?

!slide

## Resources & Credits

* Ansible
    * http://www.ansible.com/home
* Koansys' Drupal Playbooks
    * https://github.com/koansys/drupal-ansible
* Stolen Cloud Image
    * http://www.publicpolicy.telefonica.com/blogs/blog/2012/11/20/making-europe-cloud-active/


This is a nice charity campaign in Toronto's underground PATH concourse system that weaves through much of the central business district – involving a video wall and a nearby station that enables on-the-spot donations.
PATTISON Outdoor and its digital innovation arm, Fourthwall, teamed up with local agency Jungle Media to promote CARE Canada's She Too movement in the PATH system, which has 100s of 1,000s of people walking through it daily.
In the execution, a PATTISON digital matrix is reframed as a digital donation wall, where passersby are offered an opportunity to directly engage with CARE's overall mission. The She Too campaign is a part of CARE's March4Women initiative, which aims to overcome poverty and discrimination by creating equal rights and opportunities for women and girls in developing countries.
The wall is in Royal Bank Plaza, which is near the main subway and rail hub and teems with people all day.
With Fourthwall handling the production and installation, the "tap-to-donate" panel was designed to accept preset donations of $5 using a cashless payment terminal, accepting credit and debit cards as well as smart phone payments. A full-motion digital spot, vinyl poster and branded payment panel were also designed by Fourthwall to direct passing donors to the terminal. To complement the campaign, brand ambassadors from CARE Canada will be scheduled on-site for a portion of the campaign to answer any questions consumers may have about the organization and its work.
"The cashless payment solution offers passersby who are in a hurry or who do not have exact change, the ability to make simple and quick donations to this great cause," says Dmitri Melamed, Vice President and General Manager of Fourthwall.
The digital wall is part of a larger, general awareness campaign in-market since March 1 that includes PATTISON Transit Interior Cards in Calgary, Ottawa and Toronto; PATH posters; TTC digital network creative, along with newspaper insertions, TV Closed Captioning placements, other Out-of-Home spots and digital display advertising.
That is a really a smart example of social advertising. Making use of digital signage for the awareness of some sensitive issues.
Nice way to promote social concerns through the digital platform. Thank you for sharing & making people aware.