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Supreme Court legalizes gay marriage in Wisconsin
Angela and Kiersten Bloechl-Karlsen celebrated a bittersweet victory when the U.S. Supreme Court rejected Wisconsin's appeal of a ruling striking down the state's ban on gay marriage.
Supreme Court legalizes gay marriage in Wisconsin Angela and Kiersten Bloechl-Karlsen celebrated a bittersweet victory when the U.S. Supreme Court rejected Wisconsin's appeal of a ruling striking down the state's ban on gay marriage. Check out this story on thenorthwestern.com: http://oshko.sh/1xj93eR
By Jeff Bollier, Oshkosh Northwestern Media Published 6:42 p.m. CT Oct. 6, 2014 | Updated 8:37 a.m. CT Oct. 7, 2014
Abbi Huber, 23, left, and Talia Frolkis, 27, both of Madison, Wis. exit the City County Building in Madison after applying for a marriage license with the Dane County Clerk of Courts Monday, Oct. 6, 2014. Earlier in the day, the Supreme Court turned away appeals from Wisconsin and four other states seeking to prohibit same-sex marriages, paving the way for an immediate expansion of gay and lesbian unions. (AP Photo/Wisconsin State Journal, John Hart)(Photo: John Hart, AP)
Angela and Kiersten Bloechl-Karlsen celebrated a bittersweet victory on Monday when the U.S. Supreme Court rejected appeals from Wisconsin and four other states seeking to uphold the states' prohibitions on gay marriage.
On Monday they celebrated the court's action, which immediately legalized same-sex marriages in Wisconsin. But the couple, who married in Oshkosh in June, also said there are more issues surrounding same-sex marriage that need to be addressed.
"It's wonderful to have that validation," Angela Bloechl-Karlsen said. "We would have liked to see a sweeping decision made, but this is a progressive movement. Things have changed and will continue to change."
The couple were able to marry in June after U.S. District Judge Barbara Crabb struck down the state's gay marriage ban and temporarily opened the door to same-sex marriage. Attorney General J. B. Van Hollen appealed the decision to the Supreme Court after an appeals court upheld Crabb's ruling.
In the interim, the Bloechl-Karlsens signed on as plaintiffs in an American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin lawsuit seeking formal recognition of their marriage and granting them the rights and privileges opposite-sex married couples receive in Wisconsin.
Angela said Kiersten would like to formally adopt their daughter, Maiken, 2. The couple wants to have more children, too.
"It's the biggest issue for us. It's where we're at in the scheme of our lives. We've been trying to build our family," Angela Bloechl-Karlsen said. "I'm certain there will be other questions as we age together. A lot of other same-sex couples are dealing with those questions right now, too."
Related:High court ruling may lead to gay marriage in 30 states
On Monday, Gov. Scott Walker declared the fight against gay marriage at an end.
"For us, it's over in Wisconsin. … The federal courts have ruled that this decision by this court of appeals is the law of the land and we will be upholding it," Walker said.
County clerks in Milwaukee and Madison, where most same-sex marriages took place in June, quickly said they would resume accepting license applications from gay couples.
"I think the pent-up demand has been satisfied," Dane County Clerk Scott McDonnell said. "There's probably planning going on in living rooms around the county now. Next summer, we'll have a bunch of same-sex couples in here."
Winnebago County Issues Same Sex Marriage Licenses
Allen Borgwardt and Bob Archer apply for their marriage license in the Winnebago County Clerks office as Jean Mahy, clerk secretary goes over the application and talks with the couple. Joe Sienkiewicz / Oshkosh Northwestern Media
Allen Borgwardt and Bob Archer apply for their marriage license in the Winnebago County Clerks office as Jean Mahy, clerk secretary goes over the application. Kathy Flores of the Fox Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship talks with the couple as they wait for the marriage license. Joe Sienkiewicz / Oshkosh Northwestern Media
Brittany Teresinski and Emily Stacker exchange wedding vows on the Winnebago County Courthouse steps. The Reverend Roger Bertschausen of the Fox Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Church performed the wedding ceremony. Joe Sienkiewicz / Oshkosh Northwestern Media
Brittany Teresinski and Emily Stacker exchange wedding vows and rings on the Winnebago County Courthouse steps. The Reverend Roger Bertschausen of the Fox Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Church performed the wedding ceremony. Joe Sienkiewicz / Oshkosh Northwestern Media
Brittany Teresinski and Emily Stacker exchange wedding vows and a kiss on the Winnebago County Courthouse steps. The Reverend Roger Bertschausen of the Fox Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Church performed the wedding ceremony. Joe Sienkiewicz / Oshkosh Northwestern Media
Bob Archer and Allen Borgwardt exchange wedding vows on the Winnebago County Courthouse steps. The Reverend Roger Bertschausen of the Fox Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Church performed the wedding ceremony. Joe Sienkiewicz / Oshkosh Northwestern Media
Bob Archer and Allen Borgwardt exchange wedding vows and a kiss on the Winnebago County Courthouse steps. The Reverend Roger Bertschausen of the Fox Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Church performed the wedding ceremony. Joe Sienkiewicz / Oshkosh Northwestern Media
Allen Borgwardt and Bob Archer come out of the Winnebago County Clerks office jubilant that they finally have their marriage license. They were quick to share with those gathered in the lobby. Joe Sienkiewicz / Oshkosh Northwestern Media
Winnebago County Clerk Sue Ertmer issued two marriage licenses to same-sex couples on Monday. Ertmer also issued 10 marriage licenses to same-sex couples in June.
But Ertmer said she has been received no information from the state about the status of the 10 licenses she issued in June.
"One of those couples called and asked about it, but that's something I don't have an answer to," she said. "It's a state license. Madison filed them."
Larry DuPuis, legal director for the American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin, said he expects the state to recognize those ceremonies performed in June as well as any that take place now.
Julaine Appling of Wisconsin Family Action, which led the 2006 campaign to adopt Wisconsin's ban said she was disappointed by the court's decision not to hear the appeals from the five states.
She says gay marriage completely undoes the institution of marriage and the next step will be legalized polygamy.
Jeff Bollier: (920) 426-6688 or jbollier@thenorthwestern.com; on Twitter @streetwiseosh. The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Q: AngularJS+ NodeJS App I made an AngularJS App on its own and a NodeJS app seperately, but what I'm trying to do now is make a fusion of both. Either by putting the nodeJS app inside the AngularJS App or the other way around.
I know that it's better to have NodeJS app serve API that will be consumed by AngularJS App but I only want one server for the whole thing and I think it's doable since when I make an AngularJS app there is already a folder called "node_modules".
The structure of my project now is :

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*AngularApp folders (in which there is the whole AngularJS app)

*node_modules (in which I loaded express, mysql and what I'd need in Node.js App)

*independently: NodeApp.js (the NodeJS app that contains the code of node)

However, when I run app.js/index.html it throws the following error: "can't get index.html", meaning that even though they're in the same project, AngularJS and NodeJS don't communicate. Can you please help me with this? How can I make the link between AngularJS and NodeJS if I want to make them both in the same Webstorm project?
Thanks in advance.
I found this in my research:
http://www.infragistics.com/community/blogs/dhananjay_kumar/archive/2015/02/13/how-to-use-nodejs-express-and-bower-to-create-angularjs-apps.aspx
it is what I want to do but I didn't understand everything since it's easier using Webstorm

A: You should start a new app using Express Generator and check out the folder structure it creates.
I have a small app built with expressjs and angularjs, here's the folder structure:

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*bin

*config

*models

*node_modules

*public

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*javascripts

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*In here all the angular crap (in sub folders of course)

*routes

*test

*views

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*index.html (this is my main html file, here is where angular loads)

*app.js

To do this I had to change the views engine to work with .html
Then when you access localhost:3000 the server renders index.html (localhost:3000/#/) which loads angular and all the crap along.
All my angular resources go to /api/yourModel.
So if you access localhost:3000/api/yourModel you are accesing the api directly.
For me this works just fine, and as you say you have everything together. The front end and the server in the same "project" sort of speak.

A: As suggested by user1655756 , what I did was make a new nodeJS application and then instead of public, I injected the angularJS app folder.
Then as suggested by  Shaffanhoon in node.js I specified the path to my index.html and that's what worked for me ..
Thank you for all your help

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Reveel. welcomes Simon Allenberg to the team
28th Jun 2019 28th Jun 2019
by Maggie
Nfinity Media's Out-Of-Home specialists Reveel. has announced the addition of Simon Allenberg to its team. Simon will be working closely with directors Tyron Martin and Tanner Rock across the sales and site development aspects of the business.
Allenberg has been involved in the advertising and media industry for the past five years with an extensive background in the creative agency and out-of-home media space. His love and passion for big brand advertising and iconic out of home platforms make him a perfect fit for the Reveel business.
"I am really excited to be joining this team at just the right time with the growth of the business. I've spent a lot of time understanding and working in the out-of-home landscape, and I believe my knowledge of the property sector combined with my understanding of how to add value to our clients' media and marketing initiatives, will achieve great results for our clients, and for Reveel." says Allenberg.
"We are off to a solid start since the launch of the business in November 2018, with the first half of 2019 being one of strategic growth in key areas, with a focus on the implementation of unique, untouched environments within this evolving out of home space," says Rock, and we have no doubt that Simon's all-round skillset and entrepreneurial mind-set will bring plenty to the table in all aspects of the business in this very exciting growth phase. We welcome Simon with open arms!"
Nfinity Media's CEO Ken Varejes is impressed with Reveel's. current trajectory. "We have made great strides in a very short space of time. The addition of Simon to the team will undoubtedly add another pin in the map for Reveel. We really believe that Simon will be a great asset to our company and group!"
Nfinity DNA
Headed by entrepreneur Ken Varejes as CEO, Nfinity is the latest innovation hub to land in the media, marketing and eventing fields. Nfinity is poised as a space for entrepreneurs to grow and better their businesses under the guidance of Ken and his growing management team, each a specialist in their own field. Nfinity currently has established shareholding and presence including in the following companies: AdColony, theSALT, Reveel, Whisky Live, Whizzky App, Orange Block, theIntern-Ship, Brand a Tuk Tuk, Nfinity Digital and Brand Game Shows.
OrangeBlock manages the new look Whisky & Gin Live
Earlier this year, the new look Whisky & Gin Live awarded the full event management contract to OrangeBlock, the bespoke events business operating within The Nfinity Group of companies. This includes three Celebration events in Cape Town, Pretoria and Durban as well as the annual Festival, to be held at the Sandton Convention Centre in November this year.
"Whisky lovers that have been attending this popular event over the last few years will have started to notice a change," says Michelle Kirby, Managing Director of OrangeBlock. "On being awarded this contract, we introduced a change to the Celebration events to introduce a new look and a special focus on gin and live music.
We realised that the Celebrations taking place in Cape Town, Pretoria and Durban required an offering that would appeal not only to the whisky connoisseur and emerging whisky drinker but to the gin lover too."
The perception that the whisky market is dominated by an older profile is no longer accurate and the emergence of craft liquors, especially gin, is a trend that deserves attention. With two Celebration events under the belt, these changes have already been well received by both exhibitors and visitors alike. Guests enjoyed the expanded range and ambiance at Whisky & Gin Live, while exhibitors relished a broader range of consumers visiting the event – many, for the first time.
Running an event of this magnitude is no small task but when it comes to executing tasks in triplicate, it's no cut and paste solution. The events all ran back to back over a seven-week period with extremely tight deadlines and timelines.
Managing the individual Celebrations across three different provinces comes with its own set of challenges. "The different municipalities and applications for each event is totally different and they have their own unique rules, regulations and time frames," says Michelle. "Every event has to comply with various rules in terms of health and safety applications which can be very time consuming."
According to Kirby, time management is of the utmost importance and critical in any event planning space – an attribute that OrangeBlock hails as one its key competitive differentiators. "If you are not able to manage your deadlines and outputs expect to run into trouble. Take for example Whisky & Gin Live, there are 34 exhibitors at every Celebration event with each one equally important and each has to be dealt with individually."
"However, we work with some of the best suppliers and support staff in the business and honestly without their support and services we really wouldn't be able to execute any form of event as well as we do," concludes Kirby. "We are exceptionally grateful to an amazing group of clients and support staff and thank them for their tireless efforts to make magic with us.
OrangeBlock is on the brink of some very exciting new opportunities, keep an eye out for four brand new projects on our social media pages and user-friendly website."
OrangeBlock DNA
OrangeBlock services a variety of areas that includes corporate events, marketing programmes, special corporate hospitality events, award ceremonies, launch/release parties and public events. They are able to offer a specific scope of services for any given event which includes all creative, technical and logistical elements providing much more than just the planning and execution. It's all about effective brand building, taking into account essential marketing and communication plans.
OrangeBlock is a proud Nfinity company. Connect with them at https://orangeblock.net/ or www.nfinity.co.za
Countdown To Launch: The Lucky Listener Radio Show A New Broadcast Innovation From Nfinity And Mediamark
30th May 2019 30th May 2019
The Nfinity Group, in partnership with Mediamark, is gearing up to launch episodes of The Lucky Listener Radio Show on Jacaranda FM and East Coast Radio to air seven days a week. "The show is an exciting and groundbreaking product partnership with radio trailblazers Mediamark, forging a new way of thinking to provide another level of engagement and interaction for consumers and brand advertisers," says Ken Varejes CEO of Nfinity.
In this joint venture, Mediamark and the Nfinity Group are focused on bringing media innovation to the market with a world-first radio show that delivers interactive brand education, retail and service solutions for its clients.
Wayne Bischoff, CEO of Mediamark anticipates a massive take-up in the market. "Mediamark prides itself in leading radio innovations, and this exciting new show is a unique approach to retail programming, where we offer clients an opportunity to extend their level of brand engagement through on-air and online two-way communication. The partnership on the production and sales of The Lucky Listener Radio Show with the Nfinity Group, combines broadcast expertise with value-add marketing benefits, and we are looking forward to the results that this show can produce for advertisers."
"Its full steam ahead on production as the show prepares for the first broadcast on radio from 3rd June", confirms partner Craig Clay-Smith, creator and Executive Producer of the shows. The shows are completely supported with a digital strategy covering the full spectrum of social media to grow audience engagement, market reach and provide an additional level of exposure. There are limited slots per show across the 52-week season, and with only three advertisers per show, early booking and confirmation is essential."
Visit www.luckylistener.co.za to find out more.
AdColony's Telkom Summer campaign smashes expectations
2nd May 2019 2nd May 2019
Utilising a first-to-world technology, AdColony the mobile advertising and marketing platform that delivers innovative in-app mobile video advertising, has delivered an unprecedented 37% engagement rate for Telkom's Summer campaign smashing the average local industry benchmark of just 3%. AdColony is just one of the innovative media businesses operating under the Nfinity Media banner in South Africa.
"The campaign ran for a period of five months specifically utilising our Aurora product which delivers interactive video advertising experiences like allowing users to tap and swipe the campaign on their phone or to shake and tilt their devices for added engagement," explains AdColony South Africa's MD Andrew Kramer. "The technology is astounding – the ad was watched to full completion 1.2 million times during the campaign period."
The objective of the campaign was to educate consumers on Telkom's FreeMe Bundle service and to generate awareness and engagement around the *180# USSD string, in a fun and innovative way.
"The Aurora product offers brands amazing life like graphics, Instant-Play™ and HD quality video with lightning fast loading. These factors added to the campaign's success," he says.
Telkom aligned with AdColony to extend their 30 second ad, into an engaging media placement, tasking consumers to interact with the video, while collecting and inputting a correct sequence of numbers. These were correctly completed over 460 000 times.
Nivasha Pillay, Digital Media Lead for Telkom SA at media agency Vizeum says: "Working with AdColony to bring to life our interactive video for Telkom Summer was both daunting and exciting. Mostly because it breaks the norm around what we do as a brand, and pushes our boundaries. The results were phenomenal and we are super proud of the work which was done as it hit our KPI's out the park in the first three weeks."
"Needless to say we're absolutely thrilled at the campaign's performance and now we're looking to get even higher stats on the next campaign!" says Andrew.
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Headed by entrepreneur Ken Varejes as CEO, Nfinity is the latest innovation hub to land in the media, marketing and eventing fields. Nfinity is poised as a space for entrepreneurs to grow and better their businesses under the guidance of Ken and his growing management team, each a specialist in their own field. Nfinity currently has established shareholding and presence including in the following companies: AdColony, theSALT, Reveel, Whisky Live, Whizzky App, Orange Block, , theIntern-Ship, Brand a Tuk Tuk, Nfinity Digital and Brand Game Shows.
Nfinity Group hosts Pepe Marais
4th Apr 2019 4th Apr 2019
Each month the Nfinity Group, through its #PowerHour initiative, hosts entrepreneurs that have excelled in their specific fields of industry. They are invited to share their business and life lessons with Nfinity's clients, media and creative agencies and partners in the advertising industry. This month on the 10th April, the Group is excited to host Pepe Marais, founding partner and Group Chief Creative Officer of Joe Public United, currently ranked as the number one creative agency on the African continent.
Pepe has been the recipient of numerous local and international industry awards and was ranked as the number one creative leader by the Loerie Awards in 2018. He was also voted by marketers as the 'Most Admired Industry Professional' in South Africa.
The Nfinity Group has grown exponentially in the last couple of years and the entrepreneurs that run their individual businesses under the Nfinity banner are always keen to learn and improve their skills, and to share these powerful knowledge sessions with their clients. It's for these reasons that the Group hosts successful entrepreneurs like Pepe at its #PowerHour get-togethers, and this edition is sure to be another highlight for guests.
For information on the 10th April #PowerHour session please contact linda@nfinity.co.za
Nfinity Group partners with Brand Game Shows
19th Mar 2019 19th Mar 2019
In an exciting new venture for its stable of media companies, The Nfinity Group, headed by media entrepreneur Ken Varejes enters the Television and Radio broadcast spheres. The company is proud to announce a new partnership with an innovative consumer engagement broadcaster in the form of the Brand Game Shows and its creator Craig Clay-Smith. Nfinity and Clay-Smith share a common vision and passion for media innovation and the Big Brand TV Show together with a new radio extension, The Lucky Listener Radio Show are unique media, with interactive brand focused television and radio game shows, that are synergistically supported with print, and/or online and social media platforms.
To reach a total cross section of the South African consumer market, The Big Brand TV Show enters the DSTV Bouquet family, featuring six shows a week, two each across the MNET, Mzansi Magic and KykNet channels. Lucky Listener launches on East Coast Radio and Jacaranda, where collectively the two shows will give away over R4-million in cash prizes annually. "We see these interactive, broadcast brands as a perfect fit for our strategic sales mix and vision for unique media solutions that we already offer," says Ken Varejes, Group CEO of Nfinity Media.
The partnership allows Nfinity Media to leverage their unique sales expertise to deliver highly effective and value-based media packages to the market. The incredible value proposition of the show engages consumers across the entire viewer or listener spectrum when the on-air presenter asks a viewer or listener, targeted, brand or value-centric questions. Correct answers are rewarded with cash whilst simultaneously consumers are educated on the key intrinsic values or sales propositions of a variety of brands.
"The Big Brand TV and Lucky Listener shows make perfect sense at Nfinity as cross-over support for a brand's traditional media mix, providing engagement, feedback and market intelligence," says Ken. "The first consumer interaction with the brand for TV is weekly across some of the biggest print titles in South Africa; Huisgenoot, You and Drum, initiating a two-way communication stream." On radio the shows are driven through the station's own web site while both platforms are supported through online and intensive social media campaigns.
The Brand Game Show will be represented in Johannesburg's Nfinity offices by Justin van Alphen, an experienced New Business Sales Developer with more than a decade of experience. Justin has been named Portfolio Sales Manager of the year 2016-2017, Media24 Sales Manager 2016-2017 and Sales Innovator of the year 2016-2017.
"We welcome our latest partnership with Craig and Justin and we know that we have a solid and innovative offering that brands haven't truly maximised yet on TV and radio," says Ken.
Are employees the untapped marketing channel?
1st Mar 2019 1st Mar 2019
Most executives would agree that the single biggest asset of their organisation is their people, their employees and management. Employee Advocacy is at its core, the promotion of an organisation through its staff.
"Who knows the company best, who are the company's biggest brand ambassadors, who understands the market best and has high propensity to be on social media?" asks Pieter Groenewald, Managing Director of theIntern-ship, part of the Nfinity Group of companies. "The answer to all of those questions is the team members within any organisation."
In South Africa, companies haven't activated employee advocacy within their organisations as prolifically as in overseas markets merely because they don't understand the gold they are sitting on, and if they do, they don't have the machinery to bring the gold to surface.
"The statistics speak for themselves in that most organisations have enough content to share to prospective clients and staff, but they don't have the means to dominate communication channels due to the nature of these being pay-as-you-go or paying media owners. Once payments stop so does the exposure," says Pieter. "It makes sense to consider activating the skills of employees to become more digitally visible, to tap into this valuable communication channel, which is in fact not a pay-as-you-go channel but rather continuous exposure through engagement and re-sharing, therefore delivering exceptional ROI."
Being a completely new form of marketing in South Africa, readily available statistics are not available, but international statistics are completely relatable. The good news is that most employees are already on social media, so why not tap into that resource? At the heart of social is the coming together of like-minded people and communities. In fact, 98% of employees are using social media for personal use, while 50% of those already post about their employers/organisation.
"It's the old word of mouth methodology that's been effectively translated online," says Kevin Kirby, COO of Nfinity. "84% of customers say that they value the recommendations from friends and family while 21% of customers say that they 'like' employee posts about companies."
Studies show that employees have ten times more social connections than standard brands. An increase of 12% in brand advocacy can lead to 200% more revenue reveals another study.
"The reason it works is because people trust content and recommendations from people they know more than marketing messages from companies," says Pieter. "In fact, people are 16 times more likely to read a post from a friend about a brand than from the brand itself. Employees are often the best salespeople of a brand (even if they're not in sales). They have more influence over the products and services their friends and family buy than any piece of marketing material ever could.
Can you afford not to investigate?" concludes Pieter.
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Nfinity Reveels latest acquisition
8th Feb 2019 8th Feb 2019
Nfinity, an innovation hub of entrepreneurial businesses headed by Ken Varejes and his management team, has announced Out of Home players Reveel as the latest business to join the fold. Reveel is an innovative Out of Home business with a specific focus on Digital Out of Home (DOOH), large format and non-traditional platforms. Nfinity CEO Ken Varejes says: "The Out of Home industry has always been a brilliant platform for innovation and a particular passion of mine. I'm so pleased to be introducing the latest player in this space and we're confident that it's going to be a great disruptor."
The Reveel business will be headed by Tanner Rock (Commercial Director) who has vast experience in new site and product development. He will manage the day to day relationships of our key landlord and supplier partners. Tyron Martin joins the management team in the capacity of Sales Director. Tyron has a proven track record in this space as a top performer, with fantastic relationships at both client and agency level.
"Reveel is underlined by an unwavering desire to create opportunities for our clients that are different and unique. Our management team is extremely passionate about this ever changing OOH space, and with the many years of combined experience comes many solid relationships that are key to the growth of the business in the short term. The team is excited, highly motivated, and we are really looking forward to creating additional relationships that will be formed as we start this journey," says Tanner.
Ken adds: "Tanner and Tryon are the perfect duo to take Reveel to incredible success. They have the backing and infrastructure of our entire Nfinity arsenal of businesses, management team and staff. What a great start to 2019."
Headed by entrepreneur Ken Varejes as CEO, Nfinity is the latest innovation hub to land in the media, marketing and eventing fields. Nfinity is poised as a space for entrepreneurs to grow and better their businesses under the guidance of Ken and his growing management team, each a specialist in their own field. Nfinity currently has established shareholding and presence in the following companies: AdColony, theSALT, Whisky Live, Whizzky App, Orange Block, Reveel, theIntern-Ship, Brand a Tuk Tuk and Nfinity Digital.
AdColony proves the power of mobile at Smarties!
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AdColony South Africa has been named Publisher of Year at the 2018 MMA South Africa Smarties awards which honours innovation and creativity, and measures the impact and success that mobile has on business. The company, which is part of the Nfinity Media Group, also walked away with a Bronze in the Product / Services Launch category for Debonairs Pizza in association with The MediaShop. Sarah Utermark, SA country director for the Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) said: "AdColony was awarded Publisher of The Year for its role in addressing critical issues around viewability and brand safety. Both of these impact the efficacy of campaigns as without them, brands could be promoted on publishers' sites that are either irrelevant, or are published alongside content that promotes terror and violence.
AdColony's win was 100% backed by the judges. It was a result of a combination of work that stood out from all the submissions, but mostly as an entry that has gone over and above efforts this year – you guys clearly stood out with the judges," she said.
Andrew Kramer, AdColony South Africa's Managing Director adds: "Well done to the AdColony team on this amazing accolade! Thanks too to Sarah Utermark and her panel of judges for acknowledging us. We look forward to continuing our work with the MMA to build an equitable mobile video market place for advertisers, agencies and publishers."
Globally, AdColony is one of the largest video advertising platforms with a reach of more than 1.5 billion users. Known for its unparalleled third party verified viewability rates, exclusive Instant-Play™ HD video technology and proprietary rich media formats, AdColony is passionate about helping brands connect with consumers at scale on the most important screen in their lives.
Headed by entrepreneur Ken Varejes as CEO, Nfinity an innovation hub in the media, marketing and eventing fields. Nfinity is poised as a space for entrepreneurs to grow and better their businesses under the guidance of Ken and his growing management team, each a specialist in their own field. Nfinity currently has established shareholding and presence in the following companies: AdColony, theSALT, Whisky Live, Whizzky App, Orange Block, Reveel, theIntern-Ship, Brand a Tuk Tuk and Nfinity Digital.
AdColony wins Gold at The AMASA Awards!
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AdColony South Africa, one of Nfinity Media's investments and co-entrant Dentsu Redstar have won the Gold Award at the prestigious AMASA Awards in the category Best Use of Technology for its Heineken UEFA Champions League campaign.
AdColony and Dentsu Redstar collaborated with Heineken to create a high reach, innovative, impactful and engaging mobile experience for Heineken's UCL campaign. The brand was the first to sign up with AdColony in the region and utilise its trademark Aurora technology – offering interactive video engagement.
"The client sought mass reach, engagement and innovation with measured results," says AdColony South Africa's Michelle Randall, Senior Account. "The campaign was created with two separate videos. Through the innovative Aurora offering consumers could literally flip between the two brand centric videos. AdColony also incorporated Haptic Technology so that when consumers switched between videos, their phones vibrated. This allowed Heineken to deliver an impactful full sensory experience in high definition quality."
The video was watched to completion 902 965 times with 58% of those being unique users.
The Aurora interactive experience generated an engagement rate of 88,28%, and 8 620 users who completed the video, also engaged with the end card for an average of 4.2
seconds, resulting in 603 minutes of earned media.
Over and above this, Heineken, sold 67 329 H/L (Hectolitres) of beer, a year on year value growth of 424% and year on year volume growth of 610%. Heineken also saw a 2% increase in brand awareness and became the number one purchased alcohol for the full campaign period.
"We are so thrilled to have won Gold for this campaign and extend massive thanks to Cuan Bergan from Dentsu Redstar and Ilse Gräbe from Heineken for driving this campaign and of course the incredible team at AdColony who exceed expectations every day," she says.
"Working with the Heineken brand on this campaign has highlighted the way forward for many of our campaigns. Reaching an effective mass audience and capturing people's attention is the foundation of successful advertising.
As a brand AdColony doesn't sell advertising but rather partners with brands to deliver exceptional campaign results and offer world class technologies to implement innovations such as Aurora. The results so far have been incredible, and we look forward to implementing many more innovative campaigns for our clients."
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A hand forged, three-piece kitchen utensil set made in Colorado by Jill Rikkers of Beautifully Served by Jill. The slotted fish spatula will find endless uses including for your preferred seafood dishes. A slotted spoon is your go-to tool for straining, cooking, stirring, and serving, while the pasta server lends a touch of handmade elegance to your next spaghetti dinner. In hammered, solid stainless steel with steel pins, each utensil is crafted one and cleans easily with soap and warm water.
The Colorado-based studio of Beautifully Served by Jill creates gorgeous, functional and innovative cookware, serveware, barware and tabletop utensils for home and professional kitchens. Since 1995 Jill has dreamed up new and wonderful culinary tools, handcrafted one by one from stainless steel, brass and copper.
Fish spatula: 410mm / 16.15". Slotted spoon: 290mm / 11.41". Pasta server: 290mm / 11.41".


Here's my card for this week. I made it using the Card Positioning Systems sketch from this week. I only had a few Memory Box stamps so I hand wrote the sentiment.
ps....got your message--I'm really sick! Too much singing let my throat get sore and then Trav saw white specks on it! BOOOOOO! So now I'm on medicine and can't swallow! MIIIIIIIIIIISSSSS my Ash:) As soon as I can talk--I'm on skype! Hope you are doing well!
This is gorgeous...love the beautiful papers and how cool to write the sentiment....it looks awesome!!!


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St. Paul, MN — More than 200 people participated 1st Hmong Women's Conference on May 26, 2012 at Concordia University in St. Paul, Minnesota. The theme was "Empowering Hmong Women in the 21st Century".
The Honorable Judge Gary W. Bastian presented the topic "How the Judicial System Works". He graduated from William Mitchell College of Law in 1974. He is currently a District Court Judge in the Second Judicial District Ramsey County Court.
Click here to watch Suab Hmong News Exclusive Coverage 1st Hmong Women's Conference on May 26, 2012 at Concordia University in St. Paul, Minnesota.
During the Panel Discussion on "How the Judicial System Works", Rebecca Roosow, Family Court Referee in Ramsey County, said that divorce will be granted automatically in the Ramsey County after the 30 days noticed from the court filed by one of the spouse and the other spouse does not doing anything about it.
"I learned that in order to have a healthy life, there are three things that one person must have…" said a Hmong woman.
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Michael Jackson's Brother Jermaine, 63, To Wed 23-Year-Old Girlfriend
Jermaine Jackson, 63, has plans to marry his 23-year-old girlfriend, RadarOnline.com has learned.
The Jackson Five singer recently announced the marriage shocker while overseas in Spain. The Dutch newspaper, De Telegraaf, was the first to report the news.
Jermaine reportedly began dating Velazquez shortly after his toxic divorce from Halima Rashid in 2016. While Jermaine is 40 years her senior, he is not letting the couple's age difference get in the way of their big plans.
"We are going to get married soon," Jermaine explained to the European publication.
Jermaine dropped the bombshell after a performance in Mallorca, Spain with brothers Jackie, 67, Tito, 64, and Marlon, 61. The music legends have been traveling on tour in honor of their 50th anniversary.
Velazquez reportedly joined the famous family for the overseas trip, according to the report.
As Radar readers know, Jermaine called it quits on his 12-year marriage to Halima months after her domestic violence arrest.
The announcement has led fans to question how Jermaine's famous niece, Paris Jackson, 20, feels about the news. She is just three years younger than her soon-to-be aunt.
Paris has yet to break her silence on Jermaine's wedding plans.
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Jackson Wang Announced as Mentor on Tencent Rap Show "Girls Like Us"
"Girls Like Us" is the first female-oriented hip hop variety show in China
By Bryan Grogan June 1, 2021
Home > Daily Drip > Jackson Wang Announced as Mentor on Tencent Rap Show "Girls Like Us"
Tencent's newest rap variety show, Girls Like Us launched its first trailer this week, with an all-star line-up of mentors also announced.
Most notably, iconic pop star Jackson Wang is set to be a mentor on the show. Wang is a member of Korean boyband GOT7, a solo artist and also runs his own label and lifestyle brand, Team Wang.
Other mentors on the show include Masiwei of Higher Brothers fame, while singer-songwriter Zeng Yike and rapper Vinida Weng will also take part in the show. Additionally, G.E.M. will make a special appearance.
The group of mentors have wide experience on Chinese variety shows, with Jackson Wang starring on Street Dance of China 3 in 2020, while Masiwei was a mentor for Bilibili's Rap for Youth. On the other hand, both Zeng Yike and Vinida Weng have been contestants on variety shows, with the former starring in Super Girl back in 2009, while Weng made a deep run on the fourth season of The Rap of China.
Speaking of The Rap of China, that show will not return in 2021, but will be replaced with a new show from IQIYI, called Generation Z (which will only allow contestants aged 18-24), while Hunan TV's Rap Star will return for a second season.
The concept of Girls Like Us revolves around finding the best female rapper in China. It's the first Chinese variety show that will focus completely on female rappers. Contestants who will appear on the show were also announced this week, with Jinx Zhou, who starred in our latest RADII Voices, set to make an appearance.
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2020 was a big year for female-oriented TV shows, as Sisters Who Make Waves and Vicki Zhao's Hear Her were major hits on TV streaming platforms in the country.
It does appear that streaming platforms have been pushing to refine the focus of their variety shows of late, which can also be seen in IQIYI's decision to scrap the catch-all hip hop talent show, The Rap of China, in favor of a show targeted towards a younger audience, in Generation Z.
Bilibili, often seen as the Chinese video platform that appeals most to China's younger generation, had one of the hits of 2020 in Rap for Youth, which focused around a new generation of hip hop artists.
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With the inclusion of household names like Jackson Wang and G.E.M. in the line-up for Girls Like Us, it is no stretch to see the show making a similarly major impact on China's entertainment scene.
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Bryan is RADII's former culture editor. He is a Shanghai-based writer and editor with an interest in culture stories with a social bent. He once correctly guessed all 151 original Pokemon in seven minutes for an online quiz. He also correctly guessed all 100 second generation Pokemon in eight minutes for an online quiz.


You have to know what gluten is so you can avoid it if you're sensitive to it or have celiac disease. The only problem is that the definition is pretty convoluted. Gluten is a group of proteins that technically comes from wheat and only wheat.
Gluten is what scientists call a storage protein, what bakers call the dough-forming elastic ingredient in wheat, and what some newbies to the gluten-free diet pine away for.
At some point someone made the association between wheat (specifically gluten) and celiac disease. People widely accepted that gluten makes celiacs sick, which is true. And because barley and rye make celiacs sick, too, people started thinking that wheat, barley, and rye all have gluten, which isn't strictly true.
The crux of the issue is that one of the types of proteins in gluten is also in barley and rye. However, the idea that wheat, barley, rye — and maybe oats — all have gluten stuck, and even though it isn't technically correct, it is widely accepted today.


Sir Philip Green has doubled annual payments to £50m a year into the pension fund of Arcadia Group to reduce its £200m deficit, The Financial Times reported.
Arcadia declined to comment whether it is expecting the valuation of its pension deficit to change.
Investment bankers said the Arcadia pension deficit would pose a serious problem if Green decided to sell any of his holdings that are exposed to the UK's tough retail market.
Sainsbury's is set to cut approximately 400 jobs as a part of restructuring of its store operations, The Guardian reported.
The grocer is scraping the role of price controllers from its supermarkets.
The affected workers will be offered redundancy or other roles in the grocery chain.
The supermarket is also removing night shifts in 140 stores, affecting 4,000 employees who will be moved to either early morning or late evening shifts.
Trade union Unite urged Sainsbury's to guarantee that there will be no compulsory redundancies.
Morrisons is expected to reveal a 54% increase in pre-tax profits to £335m, Belfast Telegraph reported.
Analysts at Jefferies are expecting a growth of 1.8% in like-for-like sales.
Morrisons' chief executive David Potts said that the firm had "found its mojo" following a 2.9% hike in like-for-like sales during festive period.
Mr Potts has secured a wholesale deal with Amazon, allowing Morrisons products to be delivered to online shoppers around the country.
Harold Tillman, former head of Jaeger, is making efforts to buy back the retail chain five years after losing control of the business, The Telegraph reported.
Private equity firm Better Capital has hired AlixPartners to explore a sale of Jaeger, with the value of its investment in the chain to approximate £30m.
According to sources the first round bids are due in the next couple of weeks.
Dunelm has drafted in Asda's former vice-president for own-brand design and development as its new product director.
Morrisons had been expected to post positive like-for-like sales during the Christmas trading period, but its consensus-busting performance took many by surprise.
Majestic Wine has drafted in a new chief customer officer as it presses ahead with a drive to boost customer service and shopper loyalty.