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PROCESS: SHAHLA FRIBERG, CATHERINE HOWE, ANDREW CASTO AND ROGAN BROWN
Artists: Catherine Howe, Andrew Casto, Rogan Brown, Shahla Friberg
December 11, 2020 - January 30, 2021
Process features works focusing on the process of making. In each work, the artist's hand is clearly present and celebrated.
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Shahla Friberg's faceted creations are conceived and formed through a meditative, organic process. She cuts varied pieces of glass into shards, some mirrored, others colored, ultimately connecting them to one another at differing angles using molten solder and copper foil, similar to a traditional stained glass technique. Imagining rigid materials, like metal and glass, finally assembled into something gracefully fluid seems counterintuitive to the inherent properties of these materials, however, Friberg's comfort with her unyielding medium renders the outcome as effortless as her process.
Catherine Howe insists that her paintings, which appear to reference 17th-century still life paintings, are not about representation or narrative; rather, she says they are exercises in the evocative power of painting as a material. What appear to be flora, figures, and foods dissolve into abstract flurries of brush marks and fields of commingled colors when observed closely. The painted surfaces vary widely in paint application, with some areas thinly glazed or quickly sketched, and others so thick they appear to be in relief. Howe's palette is known to be strong and vibrant, though not without eerie contrasts; her technique includes splatters, spills, and the scraping away of paint. American, based in New York, New York.
"My work involves an investigation into extant negative forces in our lives, and to what degree the phenomenological ramifications of stress shape us physically, mentally, and emotionally. The formal language present in this analysis is based on a material study of geologic processes translated into ceramic and mixed media objects, often referencing historical vessel form. I seek a purposeful link between macrocosmic environmental change, and interruptions in our otherwise routine existence.
The foundation of this exploration is a desire to uncover the sublime in these moments of incongruity; the rush of presence into experience that might otherwise remain banal and ordinary, brought on by perceived inconvenience. My work asserts that it is possible for our daily vexations to illuminate the power of the present moment – something we all too often fail to notice."
– Andrew Casto
Rogan Brown's work is inspired by the hidden worlds modern science reveals to us, whether it's the intricacy of microscopic cellular structures, the mesmerizing diversity of the bacterial realm or the surreal beauty of nature at the quantum scale.
Paper embodies the paradoxical qualities that we see in nature: its fragility and durability, its strength and delicacy. Paper cutting as a traditional folk art form is characterized by its accessibility and simplicity and Brown both exploit and subvert those qualities in the work he makes. His ultimate aim is to remind us of the sublime beauty and strangeness of the natural world that surrounds us but which is hidden from our eyes.


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Christopher "Chris" Hughes (* 26. November 1983 in Hickory, North Carolina) ist ein US-amerikanischer Unternehmer. Er war neben Mark Zuckerberg, Dustin Moskovitz, Eduardo Saverin und Andrew McCollum einer der Mitbegründer sowie Sprecher des Online-Netzwerks Facebook.

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Hughes ist das einzige Kind einer pensionierten Lehrerin und eines ehemaligen Zeitungsverkäufers. Er ist Absolvent der Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts. Zusammen mit seinen Mitbewohnern an der Harvard University – Zuckerberg, Moskovitz und Saverin – gründete er 2004 Facebook, das heute weltweit meistbenutzte soziale Netzwerk im Internet. Als Facebook über die Grenzen von Harvard expandierte, votierte er dafür, dass jede Schule ihr eigenes Netzwerk aufsetzen kann – damit Sicherheit und Vertrautheit bestehen bleiben. Nach seinem Studium graduierte er 2006 an der Harvard-Universität mit einem Bachelor of Arts in Geschichte.

2007 verließ er Facebook, um den Präsidentschaftswahlkampf von Barack Obama zu unterstützen. Er koordinierte die Website My.BarackObama.com. (kurz "MyBO"). Über eine Million von Obamas Anhängern nutzten die Plattform, um sich untereinander zu vernetzen, zu diskutieren und Aktionsgruppen zu bilden. In den USA gilt Hughes als genialer Kopf hinter der Online-Strategie des ehemaligen US-Präsidenten. Unter anderem setzte er während des Wahlkampfs auch Facebook, Twitter und weitere Online-Portale ein. Er zeigte damit auf, welchen Einfluss Digital Natives auf Wirtschaft und Politik haben können. Das amerikanische Wirtschaftsmagazin Fast Company bezeichnete ihn als den Mann, der als Mitarbeiter in Obamas Wahlkampfteam Barack Obama erst zur Präsidentschaft verholfen habe. 2009 war er zusammen mit seinem Lebensgefährten, Sean Eldridge, Gast beim ersten Staatsdinner von Präsident Obama.

2010 gründete Hughes das soziale Internet-Netzwerk "Jumo", das sich auf den NPO-Sektor konzentrierte und sowohl für wohltätige Organisationen auf der ganzen Welt als auch für andere Nutzer offenstehen sollte. In der Sprache der in Afrika lebenden Yoruba bedeutet Jumo "an einem Strang ziehen". Dementsprechend hatte sich Jumo zum Ziel gesetzt, soziale Organisationen und Freiwillige für weltweite Hilfsprojekte zusammenbringen. Menschen, die sich sozial engagieren wollen, sollte es erleichtert werden, die passende Organisation zu finden, mit dieser in Kontakt zu treten und sie gegebenenfalls zu unterstützen. Im August 2011 wurde Jumo durch die Good Worldwide Inc. übernommen und das Projekt anschließend mit dem GOOD-Magazin verschmolzen.

Im Juli 2010 wurde Hughes von UNAIDS (Gemeinsames Programm der Vereinten Nationen zu HIV/AIDS) in eine hochkarätige Kommission für HIV-Prävention berufen. In dieser 17-köpfigen "High Level-Kommission" sind neben Hughes namhafte Politiker wie der ehemalige Staatspräsident Frankreichs Jacques Chirac und die ehemalige Bundestagspräsidentin Rita Süssmuth, aber auch Unternehmer, Menschenrechtsaktivisten, Sportler und Wissenschaftler vertreten. Die Mitglieder sollten im Verlauf des Jahres 2011 ihre Kontakte und Erfahrungen einbringen und sich für effektive und wirksame Präventionsprogramme einsetzen.

Heute lebt Hughes mit seinem Lebenspartner Sean Eldridge (politischer Direktor der Initiative Freedom to Marry) in New York und arbeitet für das Venture-Capital-Unternehmen General Catalyst Partners. Er ist jedoch noch immer an Facebook beteiligt und wirkt als Berater weiterhin an der Entwicklung des Unternehmens mit.

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Gemäß dem Forbes Magazine beträgt das Vermögen von Chris Hughes etwa 430 Millionen US-Dollar (Stand: 12. Dezember 2016).

Weblinks

 Es ist 2010 – Zeit die Welt zu verändern, Facebook-Mitgründer Chris Hughes. In: siyach.wordpress.com
 Facebook-Gründer Chris Hughes verrät im Gespräch mit der "Presse", warum er sein Internetprofil nur Freunden zeigt
 Chris Hughes: Facebook-Mitgründer fordert Zerschlagung. In: Die Zeit, 10. Mai 2019

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Q: How to define a function only for integers I want to create a function which only accepts integers. if a value other than integers are given it should output zero. This is what I've tried so far. I'm trying to do some discrete time signal experiments like time shifting.
specifically i want to create a function y[n] = u[n] - u[n-5]
and create another using it, x[n] = y[n/2] + 2 y[n/2-1/2]
so that i can get the following graph,
Here's my copy paste-able code: https://www.wolframcloud.com/objects/a0b8ba05-a8cc-4cae-a075-6435e301d41a

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Please upvote my answer if you consider it helpful.
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In your code y[n_Integer] := (UnitStep[n] - UnitStep[n - 5]);, y[n] is only defined when its variable is Integer. That means if the variable of y[n] is a fractional number it outputs nothing. So please refer to my following code:
y[n_] := If[FractionalPart[n] == 0, UnitStep[n] - UnitStep[n - 5], 0]
DiscretePlot[{y[n/2] + 2 y[n/2 - 1/2]}, {n, -2, 12}, PlotRange -> All, PlotStyle -> Directive[PointSize[0.02], Red]]

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Your Type of Book
Question of the week: Overheard at Bouchercon in Florida last month: "I don't write series *or* standalone; I write books." Do you love/hate/mind/notice/use/ignore the publishers' and booksellers' classifications of your work?
Terry Shames here.
I write a series, and am working on more than one standalone. The first declaration in the "question of the week" seems a little off to me because writing series and standalones are so different. When I write books in my Samuel Craddock series, I have a whole set of characters, background, and setting to draw on that have already been with me for several books. The plot takes place in a physical, cultural, and historical setting I know well and with people that I understand. I know their back stories, what their reactions will be to plot developments, how they will interact with each other, how they react to strangers, and how events might change them. I know them well, and I don't have to reinvent them.
With standalones, it's different. I know nothing about any of the characters or the setting. I have to get to know them from the first pages. Sometimes I have to write out their back story (that is, their history) so that I understand their motivations. It's a struggle to make sure the characters are firmly rooted not just in the physical setting, but in their cultural and personal setting as well.
Writing a series book is like waking up in my house in the town I've lived in for years, with all the same neighbors, the same trees and gardens, the same attitudes, the same city government. Writing a standalone is like waking up in a new town with none of that familiarity. I have to find out if the neighbors are friendly, what their politics are, what the weather is like, what challenges characters face particular to their setting and their lives, where they work, if they are good neighbors, how many kids they have, how long they've lived here, how city government works, and much more. Only when I know all that, can I begin to understand what might have set the story in motion and how it will affect them. That doesn't even begin to talk about plot. I have to know the characters first.
The second part of the question, regarding publishers' and booksellers' classifications is something I don't pay too much attention to. I write what I write. Whatever they want to call it usually has something to do with "product placement" and marketing. I think those classifications are important because they help readers to choose books they might like to read. Sometimes the classification is a bit off, but I think they do the best they can to get it right, and that it's up to authors to keep an eye on whether they are classified properly.
The series books I write are small-town police procedurals in a traditional vein. If I went into a bookstore and found them under Romance novels, I'd have a chat with the bookseller.
If I went to Amazon and saw that they were classified as thrillers, I'd let them know I thought they had misrepresented them.
Someone who loves hard-core thrillers might enjoy my books, but chances or he or she would find them too slow. Someone once called my "hill country noir," which is a label I like. Noir is not the same as hard core thriller, and it isn't cozy. My characters carry guns and sometimes use them, so cozy isn't right either. As far as I know, though, "hill country noir" is not a sub-genre generally recognized, so I have to go with the more general description of "traditional police procedural."
A lot of authors write multiple types of books, or write books that are not easily classified. Where do you put Daniel Woodrell's books? James Anderson's? Catriona McPherson writes a cozy series, but she also writes standalone psychological thrillers. They all demand their own thoughtful classification.
I once ran across a bookseller who was trying to decide whether to stock a popular mystery novel under "Mystery" or the more general "Fiction." She said the writing was so good in many mystery novels, that she wanted to entice readers who normally would not read mysteries to dip into them. Hard to complain about that intention. I think she is not alone. Industry professionals want people to read books. Classifying them is not meant to put them in a box, but to find ways for readers to find them. So I try to keep an eye on making sure they are classified in a general way that works, without worrying too much about the details.
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Paul D. Marks said...
Terry, I often find books that I would have thought would be classified as mysteries or thrillers in the general fiction section. And on the one hand I think that's a good thing. On the other, when I go looking for those types of books it is easier if they're in sections of their own.
And "hill country noir" is a pretty cool designation.
Paul, I often look both in the mystery section and the "mainstream" section, just in case. And yeah, I wish "hill country noir" had a section of its own.
Dietrich Kalteis said...
Good post, Terry. And I like that too, Hill Country Noir.
Thanks, Dieter.
Kristopher said...
Excellent post, Terry. Frankly, the Fiction section of the store is really useless - because it is too broad and puts an artificial qualifier on genre books that they don't deserve. I'm all for sections, as it does help people find books that will be of interest to their tastes, but abolish the Fiction section and move those books to the category they most closely fit.
Susan C Shea said...
Kristopher's idea is an interesting one, and I agree general "fiction" isn't terribly useless. But wouldn't that lead to a lot of new niche categories? (The one I most dislike is "women's fiction"!) I do agree that a lot of what is categorized as crime fiction has grown so sophisticated and nuanced in the plots and writing that the category no longer defines it accurately. Think Jane Smiley, Tim Hallinan, David Corbett, Kate Atkinson....
I agree about the Fiction section--although at least it is differentiated from non-fiction. I don't really know how you would break it down, though. One of the most memorable books I've read in the last few years is a sci-fi book that was, as sci-fi often is, an exploration of human reality, manners, and philosophy. Should be "mainstream," but as Kristopher suggested, genre books are artificially qualified, and wouldn't make it in the "serious" fiction world.
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With numerous award nominations for her books, Brenda Chapman pens the Stonechild and Rouleau police procedural series; the Anna Sweet novellas for adult literacy; and the Jennifer Bannon mysteries for young adults. Booklist recommends the Stonechild series "highly to crime-fiction fans looking for a new author". Brenda lives in Ottawa, Canada.
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Institutional Assessment on Racism Update April 2018
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By Sharon Lane-Getaz and Justin Connor, Co-clerks of the Institutional Assessment Working Group and the Task Force | 3/23/18
The Institutional Assessment Task Force continues to make deliberate progress. The Matrix team has met with a Crossroads trainer to clarify their role for the assessment. They then embarked on collecting hard data (back to 2012) to characterize the locus of power within Friends General Conference (FGC). In the mean-time the Continuum team has worked diligently to draft over 30 potential questions for the Institutional Assessment. The Survey team conducted Focus Groups to inform the task at hand and to provide a perspective from which to vet the input from the other teams. We reign ourselves in by repeating the mantra: "it is our primary goal to gather evidence of institutional racism within FGC."
We are laying the groundwork to gather evidence of the gap between our perception and our reality of systemic racism within FGC. The Survey team uncovered some recurring themes within the early Focus Group feedback. While the aggregation of Focus Group data makes this approach untenable on a larger scale, these themes will inform content that should be included within the survey. The Task Force aims to dove-tail the content explored in the survey with the hard data being collected by the Matrix team.
The major milestones of our timeline are: (1) Complete development of the online survey by early spring (April). (2) Collect the survey data throughout the spring into early summer (May). (3) Conduct an initial analysis of the survey data prior to the Gathering (June) to inform Focus Group questions for the Pre-Gathering and Gathering. (4) The Task Force will reconvene in a face-to-face meeting to finalize our IA Recommendation Report with Crossroads' guidance (August). (5) Present recommendations to Central Committee Meeting (October).
Most survey questions will be presented as definitive statements followed by a Likert scale to indicate one's level of agreement (e.g., Strongly Disagree to Strongly Agree, plus NA--if the item does not apply). There will be a few open-ended items as well. The survey will be deployed online to a broad array of FGC constituencies; including but not limited to: Yearly Meetings, affiliated Monthly Meetings, FGC governance structures, the FGC Petition-signer's email list, Vital Friends, the Fellowship of Friends of African Descent, at Pre-Gathering, during the Gathering, and through Quaker-related social media. By collecting demographic data, the responses can be broken out by various constituencies.
The Task Force has obtained a space at the Gathering where at least one member will be present to discuss our progress to date. A Task Force subgroup will design activities to engage with Friends who drop into our Gathering space. While Crossroads workshop content is proprietary, Crossroads consultants are helping us determine what activities and/or learnings can be shared at that time. The Gathering space will also be used to facilitate Focus Groups during the Gathering. The Pre-Gathering and Gathering Focus Groups will serve to clarify and deepen our understanding of themes that arise from the survey. Through Focus Groups the Task Force will over-sample important constituencies like Friends of Color and Young Adult Friends.
The twelve-member IA Task Force is ramping up to meet monthly from April through August. The three subgroups (Continuum, Power Matrix, and Survey) are meeting more frequently, as needed. One member from each of the three subgroups will comprise the data analysis team which will aggregate and summarize IA data prior to the August 10th - 12th face-to-face meeting. Another cross-team group will be formed to finalize the IA Recommendations Report after the August meeting. IAWG will continue to meet biweekly to facilitate cross-coordination and to provide monthly updates to the many stakeholders who hold this array of institutional assessment work in the Light.
The Continuum Team will overlay a tool from Crossroads with our organizational structure, policies (e.g., Blue Book), decision-making processes, and culture to look into inequities. "What are the sacred cows of Quaker culture?"
The Continuum Team
Marvin Barnes
LEYM, IAWG
Justin Connor
BYM, IAWG
Janice Domanik
ILYM
Keira Wilson
BYM/PHLYM
The Power Analysis Team will examine FGC against a "matrix of domination," the degree to which individuals, institutions and our Quaker culture uphold white supremacy and marginalize our subcultures. "How does Quaker practice, programs, etc. benefit white society and oppress people of color?"
Power Analysis Team (aka Matrix Team)
Michael Doo
BYM
Vanessa Julye
PHLYM, IAWG
Marijke van Roojen
Dwight Wilson
LEYM
The Survey Team will conduct winter focus groups to design a survey to be administered across FGC constituencies during the spring, and will review themes arising from the survey with focus groups during the summer.
Task Force Survey Team
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Carolyn Lejuste
Katrina McQuail
Elanna Reber
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What is an Accountable Employee?
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Accountable employees do four things consistently:
Keep their promises
Consider the consequences of their actions
Accept responsibility for their mistakes
Make amends for their mistakes
Let's take a look at the last two.
Taking Responsibility for Mistakes
The head of the marketing department was furious. "I want Brad fired — now!" he yelled to Geri, a human resources specialist with a large pharmaceutical company. Brad worked in the mailroom, and, during his rounds delivering the mail, he had made a threatening remark to an employee. Brad's career could have come to an abrupt end that day, but Geri didn't want to move so quickly.
She invited Brad and two witnesses to come to her office to discuss the matter. "Did you really tell someone in sales, 'You better watch your back?'" she asked. Brad denied it several times. After several uncomfortable moments of silence, he asked, "Um, can you please open the window?" Geri could see that he was troubled by the proceedings. "OK, yes, I said it, but I didn't mean anything by it," Brad admitted. " I wasn't actually going to hurt the guy I said it to."
Geri came from a sales background and prided herself on being able to read people well. She believed that Brad was sincere and that letting him go would be a mistake. She told him, "Maybe you didn't mean anything by what you said, but you have to understand that saying 'You better watch your back' can seem threatening to the person on the other end. You can't talk like that if you want to work here."
"You're right," Brad said. "I take full responsibility for what I did." But he went further than that.
Geri told me that Brad had come from a troubled background but that she saw him as a "a sweet fellow underneath a gruff exterior." The reason the head of marketing wanted Brad fired, Geri believed, was not so much the remark Brad had made as the way he looked — like a guy who'd had a hardscrabble life. Geri's success in HR is due in no small part to the fact that she refuses to judge a book by its cover.
Brad volunteered to apologize to the person he'd scared and vowed never to repeat the behavior. He pleaded with Geri to be allowed to keep his job. Geri agreed on the condition that Brad take an anger-management course. That couldn't have been an easy thing for Brad to do, but he did it. Now, every time he runs into Geri, he thanks her profusely for helping him become a better employee — and a better person. Recently, Brad was voted Employee of the Month, and he views the incident that set all of this in motion as a turning point in his professional and personal development.
By taking responsibility for his actions, making the necessary amends, and growing from the experience, Brad has demonstrated that he is one of the Good Ones. But so is Geri, who had faith in Brad and knew that it would it be a mistake to let him go. Too many of us take others at face value. Fortunately, people like Geri are willing to fight for employees like Brad who accept responsibility for their mistakes and take steps to move beyond them.
This essay, adapted from my latest book, The Good Ones: Ten Crucial Qualities of High-Character Employees, is the second entry in a series of ten blog posts called What is a High Character Employee? The first post was What is an Honest Employee? Next time we'll examine the question, "What is a caring employee?"
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Olea Kiosks Announces Manufacturing Expansion in L.A., Engineering Growth
Terry Windall - Jan 17, 2021
LOS ANGELES, Calif., Jan. 15, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Olea Kiosks, Inc., a visionary provider of self-service kiosk solutions, today announced expansion of its manufacturing and engineering capacity in Los Angeles, Calif. This expansion enables Olea to continue to grow its customer base, partnerships, and OEM relationships to provide faster time to market and greater operational agility.
Childhood Trauma – The Dark Secret Many of Us Share: Compassion Prison Project with Dr. Vincent Felitti
LOS ANGELES, Calif., Jan. 12, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Two years ago this month, film producer Fritzi Horstman, and Compassion Prison Project founder, walked into a California maximum-security prison and sat down with the men who were serving time, hoping to bring them compassion and trauma-awareness.
Forensics Detectors' Carbon Dioxide Monitors Combat Virus Indoors and Meet California Compliance Monitoring Requirements
Terry Windall - Jan 7, 2021
LOS ANGELES, Calif., Jan. 6, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- As more and more businesses, schools and other public indoor spaces prepare to open up, they're working to not only be effective, but compliant too. Forensics Detectors works to solve both challenges with the recent launch of its first carbon dioxide (CO2) monitors for COVID-19 preparedness planning.
TechAhead Corporation Launches Fuzon – Expanding its IoT Solutions
Terry Windall - Dec 23, 2020
LOS ANGELES, Calif., Dec. 21, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- As the Internet of Things (IoT) transforms the way the world works, businesses have to keep pace, says TechAhead Corporation. With the launch of Fuzon.io, their new website, Fuzon helps them do exactly that.
Tapcheck Helps U.S. Employers Unlock New Financial Options for Employees with Optimized Earned Wage Access Application
LOS ANGELES, Calif., Dec. 16, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Tapcheck, a simple and easy-to-integrate financial wellness benefit that allows employers to give employees the ability to access their earned wages before payday, has experienced strong growth since first launching. In 2020 alone, Tapcheck saw 863% growth, with exponential adoption in the in-home care and quick-service restaurant (QSR) industries.
MoSHE and IntelliMedia Networks Partner to Digitally Transform the Ethiopian Vocational Training Sector
LOS ANGELES, Calif. and ADDIS ABEBA, Ethiopia, Dec. 15, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The Ethiopian Ministry of Science and Higher Education (MoSHE) agrees to join forces with IntelliMedia Networks Inc. and its local partners Andalem Consulting PLC and United Systems Integrators, to enable a country-wide online learning platform to streamline access to higher learning across Ethiopia and improve quality of education and training for undergraduate and graduate students.
Tapcheck Joins the isolved Integration Marketplace
LOS ANGELES, Calif., Dec. 10, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Tapcheck, a simple and easy-to-integrate financial wellness benefit that allows employers to give employees the ability to access their earned wages before payday, announces today that it is now a partner on the isolved Integration Marketplace.
Self-Service Kiosk Innovator, Olea Kiosks Announces Strategic Partnership with UrVenue
LOS ANGELES, Calif., Dec 9, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Olea Kiosks, Inc., a visionary provider of self-service kiosk solutions, today announced a strategic partnership with UrVenue, the leading hospitality technology platform that powers commerce, enhances the guest experience and monetizes a resort's real estate.
Dream A World Education Honored with 2020 Academics' Choice Award
LOS ANGELES, Calif., Dec. 8, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Dream A World Education®, a Los Angeles-based non-profit that delivers virtual and in-classroom arts-based social-emotional learning to young children, announced that their Secrets of the Heart™ TV program has been honored with an Academics' Choice Award.
KBLA Radio Announces Talent Search for LA's Newest Late Night Talk Show Team
Terry Windall - Dec 9, 2020
LOS ANGELES, Calif., Dec. 7, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- LA's newest talk radio station, KBLA Talk 1580, is scheduling open on-air auditions for its 9 p.m. - 12 a.m. weekday host lineup. The station will discover and introduce to the Southern California talk radio market new voices yearning to be heard at this critical time.
What I Wish I Was Told: The Vaccine for Racism, Inequality, and Hate Arrives in Form of New Children's Book Series
LOS ANGELES, Calif., Dec. 3, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Author/Educator and Chiropractor based in Santa Monica, Dr. Todd Gewant, today announced the release of his 2nd book in the "What I Wish I Was Told" children's book series, "What I Wish I Was Told: Part 2: A Poetic Guide To Unite Us All" (ISBN: 979-8696235394).
Black My Business Launches Ambitious Post-Election Education Plan for 1,000 African-Americans
Terry Windall - Nov 14, 2020
LOS ANGELES, Calif., Nov. 12, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Damon Tindall, an Australian CEO and founder of Black My Business, just announced a major Crowdfunding initiative to help fund 1,000 full tuition African-American scholarships by December 25, 2020. In the wake of the Democrats' victory, Tindall has seized the opportunity to initiate meaningful action in support.
Certified Tax Resolution Specialist, James Cha from Ace Plus Tax Resolution, Advises Non-Filers to File Their Back Tax Returns ASAP
Terry Windall - Nov 4, 2020
LOS ANGELES, Calif., Nov. 2, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- James Cha, a Certified Tax Resolution Specialist from Ace Plus Tax Resolution, urges taxpayers to file their tax returns as soon as possible, even if they missed the tax deadline or can't pay off, as they're only increasing their tax bill by delaying.
Uvilite Provides Hospital-Grade UV-Sterilization Technology for Everyday Use
Terry Windall - Oct 28, 2020
LOS ANGELES, Calif., Oct. 26, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Uvilite has developed a safe and powerfully effective ultraviolet sterilizing light technology for everyday residential use. Ideal for homes, cars and any other areas where germs are present, Uvilite uses hospital-grade technology that protects and empowers people to fight germs when and where they want to.
AnyTrans Is Fully Prepared for iPhone 12 Buyers to Help All Transfer, Manage and Control Their Data Easily and Efficiently
LOS ANGELES, Calif., Oct. 23, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- iMobie is an industry-leading company in providing solutions for all iPhone/iPad users. AnyTrans, iMobie's all-in-one iPhone manager, helps users manage almost all iPhone content - Up to 34 types of data. Whether users want to migrate data to iPhone 12 or organize iPhone data on a daily basis, AnyTrans makes it possible for them to control all the vital content, easily, efficiently, and securely.
Showcase USA introduces U.S.-China Trade Solution
LOS ANGELES, Calif., Oct. 20, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Cross border e-commerce is re-writing the rules for international business. ABC Showcase USA a leading provider of cross border e-commerce services, international trade and logistics, announced a major expansion of services to assist U.S. brand suppliers to access a comprehensive solution to help sell directly to consumers in China.
Rap Producer and 'Stan' James Guiltinan Launches Kickstarter Campaign to Create Music Video Salute to Eminem
LOS ANGELES, Calif., Oct. 14, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Will the real Stan please stand up? Before James "Slim Jimmy" Guiltinan knew that Eminem's "Stan" had become a dictionary word defined as a sort of super, but sometimes obsessed fan, he'd written one of his first two rap songs, as an Eminem "salute." The slang definition of "stan" likely originated from Eminem's song and music video "Stan."
Personal Finance Book by Jim Miller Motivates Big Changes in One-Hour Read
Terry Windall - Oct 4, 2020
LOS ANGELES, Calif., Oct. 2, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- "Budgeting Doesn't Have to Suck: For Young Adults Who Want More Money" (ISBN: 978-0989196703) by Jim Miller is written for younger adults who need to put more money in their pocket now. Published by RMW Publishing, the tips inside this book are easy to digest and implement and an added perk is that it's free to those who cannot afford the $8.99 price tag - no questions asked.
Performing Artist, TIPZY Releases Satirical Music Video, COVID DANCE, About Safety During a Pandemic
LOS ANGELES, Calif., Oct. 1, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Performing artist, TIPZY, debuts satirical music video, "COVID Dance," that uses humor to comment on the ways we choose to (or not to) stay safe during the pandemic.
Near Death – Five Star Reviews for Real Life Ghostbuster's First Fiction Foray
LOS ANGELES, Calif., Oct. 1, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Nifni Press, a Paraphrase, LLC imprint, released "Near Death (A Raney/Daye Investigation Book 1)" (ISBN: 978-1953566003), a paranormal mystery introducing a new team of investigators that has already garnered several 5-star reviews from ReadersFavorite.com and been lauded by noted mediums for its refreshingly real portrayal of the paranormal.
Celebrity Choreographer David Sincere Joins the HausHill Entertainment Family with 'Industry Top 10' (Visual Podcast)
LOS ANGELES, Calif., Sept. 30, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- HausHill Entertainment, a Los Angeles based broadcast, creative media, distribution and entertainment company and David Sincere, celebrity choreographer and renowned musician - ink a collaborative 3 season deal for the "Industry Top 10" Visual Podcast.
Christ Lutheran Church in Los Angeles Launches Updated Website to Increase Accessibility
LOS ANGELES, Calif., Sept. 30, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Christ Lutheran Church, located in Santa Clarita, California, has launched an updated website to increase their reach and accessibility in the community while adhering to social distancing guidelines.
Capital Office Products Supports California Communities by Supplying Essential Items
LOS ANGELES, Calif., Sept. 29, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Capital Office Products keeps clients stocked as they navigate new workplace solutions through the COVID-19 pandemic. Businesses have faced many challenges in 2020 and they are constantly changing, particularly in Los Angeles which has approached reopening the city with caution.
Pamela Kawada, Talk Show Host, and Contributing Author of 'Own Your Dreams' – New Book Inspires and Motivates
LOS ANGELES, Calif., Sept. 29, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Pamela Kawada, president PK Media, collaborates with 20 other prominent authors in new book, "Own Your Dreams." With a foreword by Les Brown, a world-renowned motivational speaker, the book is filled with stories designed to inspire personal strength and evoke the achievement of dreams and goals.
CHR Builders Launches New Website: Showcases Hospitality Renovation Services in Southern California
Terry Windall - Sep 30, 2020
LOS ANGELES, Calif., Sept. 29, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- 95Visual is pleased to announce the launch of CHR Builders' new website: chrbuildersinc.com. The new features that CHR Builders chose to include in the redesign captivate users with an easy to navigate format.
MansMark Records Releases Grammy-winning Artist Sikiru Adepoju's ỌPẸ Album (Gratitude)
LOS ANGELES, Calif., Sept. 24, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- MansMark Records announces the much-anticipated ỌPẸ Album, a debut by Nigerian Grammy-winning recording artist and percussionist, Sikiru Adepoju is out! The official release of ỌPẸ (Yoruba-Nigeria word for Gratitude) follows the unveiling of three appetizing singles.
iMobie Guides iPad and iPhone Users to Safely Upgrade to iOS 14: Fix 100+ System Problems and Data Loss Issues
LOS ANGELES, Calif., Sept. 18, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- iMobie Inc., a leading solution provider for iPhone/iPad users. Every year's iOS update comes out with fantastic features, but it also brings some troubling system issues and data loss issues, this year's iOS 14 upgrade is no exception.
iMobie Releases AnyUnlock for iCloud Activation Unlock to Free iPhone from Activation Lock without Password and Gain Access Immediately
LOS ANGELES, Calif., Sept. 17, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- iMobie Inc., a trusted software developer dedicated to helping users worldwide fully enjoy their digital life, today announced the release of AnyUnlock - iCloud Activation Unlocker. As its name suggests, this tool is specially designed to bypass iCloud Activation Lock without Apple ID or password, and help users gain access to iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.
'Snowflake' by Arthur Jeon, is a New Novel Attacks Trump on Climate Crisis
LOS ANGELES, Calif., Sept. 17, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- In the newly released novel, "Snowflake" (ISBN: 978-1734093506) Arthur Jeon cranks up the climate change alarms while indicting the Trump administration for their environmental destruction. The result is a cli-fi thriller that's a blistering contribution to "contemporary historical fiction," the emerging genre that tackles current issues through fictional characters.
Tech Startup of the Year, Packform Steals the Show Once Again
LOS ANGELES, Calif., Sept. 15, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Packform, a company accelerating in the sphere of digital innovation, has further established its position as a startup to watch after being named the winner of a Gold Stevie Award in the Tech Startup of the Year - Software category.
Launch Pad Publishing Releases Memoir About Overcoming Cancer: 'Life is A Ride' by Chris Joseph
LOS ANGELES, Calif., Sept. 14, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Launch Pad Publishing is releasing its first memoir about overcoming cancer using unconventional methods. "Life is a Ride: My Unconventional Journey of Cancer Recovery" (ISBN: 978-1951407292) tells the tale of environmental consultant Chris Joseph, who, at 59, received a diagnosis of stage three pancreatic cancer.
TV and Film Production in Los Angeles Are Struggling to Find A Solution to Social Distancing
LOS ANGELES, Calif., Sept 11, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Good Heart Catering in Los Angeles is excited to welcome back those slowly returning to offices and film productions in Los Angeles.
Dr. Mario Paz, a California Orthodontist, Installs Over 6,000 Sets of Braces
LOS ANGELES, Calif., Sept. 9, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- They say first impressions are everything, and Marina Del Rey orthodontist Dr. Mario Paz celebrates that mantra with his over 6,000th installation of braces. Throughout his extensive career, Dr. Paz has improved the smiles of over 6,000+ patients ranging in age from six to 86.
New Documentary Film: Transforming the Nation's Prisons into Places of Healing with Compassion Prison Project
LOS ANGELES, Calif., Sept. 8, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- On February 12, 2020, 235 incarcerated men gathered in the yard of a maximum-security prison in California. They formed a circle, and in the center of that circle stood Grammy Award winning film producer Fritzi Horstman. She read aloud ten questions from the ACE test, a survey of Adverse Childhood Experiences
AAA Flag & Banner Hits Home Run with Fan Ordering Portals for Sports Teams
Terry Windall - Sep 5, 2020
LOS ANGELES, Calif., Sept. 3, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- AAA Flag & Banner, the company that made headlines with its quick and innovative solution for filling empty Major League Baseball stadiums with cardboard cutout fans, has elevated its service to the next level with the rollout of custom online ordering portals for teams across the country.
TV Personality and Interior Designer Cary Weldy Announces New Book: 'The Power of Tattoos'
LOS ANGELES, Calif., Sept. 2, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- In his groundbreaking new book, Cary Weldy discusses how the science of art - including the lines, shapes, colors, patterns, and symbology in a single tattoo or art piece on the wall - dramatically changes one's life experience.
KINONA launches Queen of the Green VIP Program For Golf Fashion for Women
LOS ANGELES, Calif., Sept. 2, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Queen of the Green, a VIP program developed by women's golf fashion brand KINONA, aims to reward loyal customers while giving back to women-led causes.
Launch Pad Publishing Releases Anthology 'The Addiction Diaries: Stories of Darkness, Hope and All That Falls in Between'
LOS ANGELES, Calif., Aug. 31, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Launch Pad Publishing is releasing its first ever anthology, a collection of 18 essays about addiction and recovery from some of the world's top addiction and recovery writers: "The Addiction Diaries: Stories of Darkness, Hope and All That Falls in Between" (ISBN: 978-1951407278).
Optical Zonu Recognized with Prestigious International Trade Award by LA Chamber of Commerce
Terry Windall - Aug 29, 2020
LOS ANGELES, Calif., Aug. 27, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- As part of World Trade Week (WTW) Optical Zonu has been selected as a recipient of the Los Angeles Chamber's coveted Export Achievement Award.
NY Times Bestselling Author Bestows Gift to Nation's Prisons In partnership with Compassion Prison Project
LOS ANGELES, Calif., Aug. 27, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- In partnership with Compassion Prison Project, Sam Harris - neuroscientist, philosopher, podcaster and five-time New York Times best-selling author - has just donated his top-rated app, Waking Up, to ALL prisons in the United States.
Artistpass presents a new way for the exceptionally talented abroad to gain their artist or tour visas to the US
LOS ANGELES, Calif., Aug. 26, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Artistpass presents a new way for the exceptionally talented abroad to gain their artist or tour visas to the United States - efficiently and cost-effectively.
NEW BOOK: 'Circumcision Scar' is a Memoir Revealing How the World's Oldest Religious Sacrifice Became a Dubious Medical Mandate
LOS ANGELES, Calif., Aug. 25, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- "Circumcision Scar" (ISBN: 978-1734555806), an unflinching memoir by Jay J. Jackson, details his lifelong struggle with recurring nightmares that he ultimately realized were repressed memories of his neonatal circumcision.
Talking Drum Master Musician Sikiru Adepoju Debuts Vibrant Cover of 'Take Me Home, Country Roads'
LOS ANGELES, Calif., Aug. 20, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Sikiru Adepoju, a two-time GRAMMY®-winning artist and celebrated Nigerian talking drum master, releases "Take Me Home, Country Roads," the second single from "ỌPẸ," the upcoming collaboration with the Riddim Doctors, on MansMark Records.
The Odd Lot Foundation is Bringing Connection Back During the Pandemic with 'GO Live'
LOS ANGELES, Calif., Aug. 17, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The Odd Lot Foundation announced today they have developed a proprietary platform that allows sellers to subscribe to their GO Live platform enabling them to be connected with customers like never before.
Supporting Early Parenting, Perigee Fund Invests in 2020 Mom
Terry Windall - Aug 1, 2020
LOS ANGELES, Calif., July 30, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- 2020 Mom has been awarded a significant multi-year capacity investment by the Perigee Fund, a philanthropic organization focused in supporting early parenting, so families can thrive.
IntelliMedia Networks Inc. Acquires Canada-based GlobalMLX, A Supply Chain CTPAT Training Consultant
LOS ANGELES, Calif., July 30, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- IntelliMedia Networks Inc., a leading provider of streaming media distribution and immersive training technology, acquired GlobalMLX, a Canadian supply-chain security training and certification consulting firm for an undisclosed amount.
Easyriders announces in honor of its 50th Anniversary the Classic Easyriders Complete Digital Collection in partnership with GIT Corp.
Terry Windall - Jul 30, 2020
LOS ANGELES, Calif., July 28, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Pepper Foster, CEO of Easyriders, the rock-n-ride brand, is excited to announce "Classic Easyriders Complete Digital Magazine Collection - 50th Anniversary Special" by GIT Corp. This massive library of the history of Easyriders features 554 digital magazines.
iMobie Releases AnyFix to Fix 300+ iOS, iPadOS, tvOS and iTunes Issues
LOS ANGELES, Calif., July 20, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- iMobie, a cutting-edge IT company dedicated to providing solutions to all Apple users, releases AnyFix - iOS System Recovery to fix various system issues for iPhone/iPad/iPod touch/Apple TV. It also works great in solving issues like iTunes errors, Recovery mode issues, etc., and revives all Apple devices and iTunes back to normal.
Kiosk Industry Expert Rusty Gaynes to Serve as Director of Strategic Alliances and Partnerships at Olea Kiosks, Inc.
LOS ANGELES, Calif., July 16, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Olea Kiosks, Inc., a leading provider of innovative self-service kiosk solutions, announces the hiring of channel sales and partnerships industry expert, Rusty Gaynes, as Director of Strategic Alliances and Partnerships.
Entertainment Industry Veteran Mike Sington Becomes 'Hollywood's Ultimate Insider'
LOS ANGELES, Calif., July 16, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Far too many people look back at their life with regret for the opportunities they let slip through their fingers, and the dreams they left unrealized. Mike Sington knew from an early age he wouldn't be one of those people.
Michael Jackson Tells His Own Story in New Audio Book Filled with Intimate Voicemail Recordings
Terry Windall - Jun 25, 2020
LOS ANGELES, Calif., June 24, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Dieter Wiesner, Michael Jackson's former manager and friend, had many voice recordings from the pop icon, and sought a way to share them with others. "Michael Jackson: The Real Story" (ISBN: 978-1732181397), co-authored by Wiesner and Jah and published by Kingdomedia, is the result of that desire.
Mi Dentista Dental Clinic in Los Angeles Uses Hospital-Type HVAC Systems to Mitigate Diseases Like COVID-19
LOS ANGELES, Calif., June 23, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Mi Dentista Dental Clinic in collaboration with a mechanical engineering firm, HVAC Engineering, has set up the first known dental clinic in Los Angeles that uses Negative Pressure Environments to mitigate diseases like COVID-19, namely the disease associated with the SARS-Cov-2 virus.
FlexCare LLC Launches Rebrand Initiative to Emphasize its Digital Healthcare Solutions
LOS ANGELES, Calif., June 19, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Exciting things are happening at FlexCare which is why they recently launched a rebranding campaign to help get the word out. As of June 15, the company logo changed slightly to reflect the company's strength, capabilities, growth and emphasis on providing Digital Health solutions to the marketplace.
Confidence Therapist and Dating Strategist Kimmy Seltzer Shares Three Reasons Why Settling Right Now Might Be Beneficial to Your Love Life
LOS ANGELES, Calif., June 16, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Confidence therapist and authentic dating strategist Kimmy Seltzer, founder of Charisma Quotient LLC, explains why settling might be best right now. There was a time when you swept left on someone who was a vegetarian.
Rising Pop Artist Farrah Mechael Announces 'LIES' – New Summertime EP
LOS ANGELES, Calif., June 15, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The second EP release, "Lies," from buzzing pop newcomer Farrah Mechael, is dropping on all major digital retailers and streaming services June 19 - just in time for the summer.
Drag Queen Story Hour (DQSH) Hosts World Pride Party 2020 via Livestream, a Celebration of Diverse Stories Across the Globe
LOS ANGELES and NEW YORK, N.Y., June 12, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Drag Queen Story Hour announced its inaugural global pride celebration "Drag Queen Story Hour World Pride Party 2020," to be held Saturday, June 27, 2020, at 1 p.m. EDT (10 a.m. PDT / 6 p.m. BST / 7 p.m. CEST) as a livestream. Timed to coincide with the observance of LGBTQ Pride in several cities across the globe.
Los Angeles entrepreneur Kim Ashley, founder of Kim Ashley Design, found a meaningful way to connect with her customers in Pandemic
Terry Windall - Jun 5, 2020
LOS ANGELES, Calif., June 3, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Today, small businesses struggle to find their stride of maintaining relevance during a pandemic. One local Los Angeles entrepreneur - Kim Ashley, founder of Kim Ashley Design - found a meaningful way to connect with her customers.
Civil rights advocacy institution, Brotherhood Crusade President and CEO weighs in on nationwide protests, calls for everyone to join the fight...
LOS ANGELES, Calif., June 3, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The Brotherhood Crusade, a Los Angeles based, 52 year old civil rights institution, announced a statement today by President and CEO, Charisse Bremond Weaver, who weighed in on the recent protests in Los Angeles and across the country regarding police brutality and people of color.
ABC Showcase USA Program Helps US Companies Start Selling Direct to Consumers in China Via Cross Border E-Commerce
LOS ANGELES, Calif., June 3, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- ABC Showcase USA, a leading provider of cross border e-commerce services, international trade and logistics fulfillment, established in 2018, announced expansion of a comprehensive solution to help U.S. companies sell directly to consumers in China and S.E. Asia.
iMobie AnyUnlock Can Remove Various iPhone Locks Securely, Allowing Users to Freely Enjoy iPhone Again
Terry Windall - May 29, 2020
LOS ANGELES, Calif., May 27, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- iMobie, a tech company who is devoted to making digital life easy & efficient for global users, announced a new product release: AnyUnlock - iPhone Password Unlocker! It can unlock various passwords for iOS devices securely and quickly, including Apple ID, screen passcode, Screen Time passcode, and even encrypted iTunes backup, with the highest success rate.
Images of Ayzay Ukwuoma's Performance Art from One Month Before Pandemic Now More Relevant as Places Re-open and Fates Unfold
LOS ANGELES, Calif., May 27, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- An American artist, Ayzay Ukwuoma, presents new images from an art performance he had done less than one month before the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic. Today's practice of social distancing, currently makes the performance impossible to do.
12traits At Home Wellbeing Assessment: Gaming and Mental Health During Pandemic
LOS ANGELES, Calif., May 15, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- As increased feelings of anxiety and depression rise during this global pandemic, 12traits announces the release of a free assessment and report breaking down the psychology of health and wellbeing as it pertains to COVID-19 circumstances - especially the decrease in physical contact due to social distancing measures.
New Music from Gabriele Ciampi – 'She Walks in Beauty' Musically Transforms Lord Byron Poem into Message of Hope
LOS ANGELES, Calif., May 15, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- With lyrics inspired by famed poet, Lord Byron, Gabriele Ciampi's, "She Walks in Beauty" was composed and orchestrated by him to pay tribute to the heroes on the frontline of the current pandemic. This eloquent music video serves as a glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel with the promise of a return to normal. The video and song will be released, worldwide, on May 15 by Universal Music Group.
Zombie Virus Horror Film: Mysterious Pandemic breaks out in psych thriller 'Face Of Evil'
LOS ANGELES, Calif., May 15, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Awarded psychological thriller/horror film "Face Of Evil" (F.O.E.), produced by V-Movie Productions, turns out prophetic and realistic once again. Topical for the latest mass shootings afflicting our country, the movie is hot again for the recent pandemic outbreak of Corona Virus afflicting the world. A killer soundtrack wraps up the picture.
Hookona Books Presents, 'Circumcision Scar,' a Powerful Memoir About Child Abuse and the Oldest Cult Sacrifice in History
LOS ANGELES, Calif., May 12, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Hookona Books is proud to release an intensely personal story that cuts close to home for everyone who values protecting children, First Amendment rights, and body integrity. "Circumcision Scar" (ISBN: 978-1734555806) is the unprecedented story about Jay J. Jackson's 35-year foreskin restoration and how Christian American doctors forced this mandate onto a nation.
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47 LISTS Season 8: The End of an EpicDeconstructing the final season of Game of Thrones—how it played out, what we all missed, and what could have been.
Who Was the MVP in the Battle of Winterfell? The Objectively Worst Decisions of Season 8 Daenerys's Fate Was Sealed in Season 2 Bran Was Always Destined to Become King Well, Shoot: Dany Became Her Father Theon Greyjoy's Long Road to Redemption Everything the Kingslayer Did to Redeem Himself Moments from the Final Season We Actually Liked The Journey of That Valyrian Steel Dagger The Night Might Have Been Dark and Full of Terrors Bran's Gonna Bran Fan Theories About How It All Ends So, About Cersei's Death Prophecy Every Little Detail You Missed in 'The Bells' Who Could Be Azor Ahai? All the Deaths at King's Landing Daenerys's Days Are Numbered Jaime Led Cersei to Her Death After All Jon Is the Song of Ice and Fire Showdown: Clegane vs. Clegane
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Total Nerd Who Was The MVP Of The Battle Of Winterfell On 'Game of Thrones'?
Christopher Shultz
April 29, 2019 44.1k votes 5.1k voters 34.3k views 26 items
List Rules Vote up the most valuable players in Season 8, Episode 3.
WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD.
Few Game of Thrones episodes have been as consequential as "The Long Night," AKA the Battle of Winterfell, as a victor was finally declared in the long-brewing war between the living and the dead. It was one of the most highly anticipated episodes in the show's history, and its consequences rippled all the way to the end of the saga three episodes later. The dust has since settled, so it's worthwhile to reflect back on the dark, decisive battle to see how some of the best Game of Thrones characters fared against the White Walkers. A massive cast of GoT favorites showed up in the Battle of Winterfell, but only one can hold the title of MVP. Who was most integral to protecting Winterfell? Who played the biggest role in the ultimate victory against death itself? And which Game of Thrones deaths will be remembered among the series' all-time best?
Arya saved not only her brother from the Night King, but everyone else left standing at Winterfell - and beyond. She did what not even dragonfire could do. BAMF status secured.
The fan-favorite Lyanna Mormont met her end at the hands of an undead giant. But she also managed to take down that very giant in her dying moments.
Jorah Mormont
He fought to his very last breath in order to defend his queen, Dany. He did everything he could to stay by her side over the course of the series, and now he can finally rest.
RIP Theon. Before sacrificing himself to defend Bran, the one-time ruler of Winterfell led the Ironborn in wiping out a sizable horde of undead soldiers.
Beric Dondarrion
The Lord of Light brought him back time and again for a reason, and that purpose was served when he saved Arya's life during the battle.
A last-minute addition to the forces of humanity, Melisandre used her magic and wisdom one last time to help protect Winterfell. Her firepower helped slow down the Night King's army and allow the last of the Unsullied and Northerners to retreat inside the castle.
Drogon not only blasted the undead with fire, he also shook off a horde of wights all by himself before comforting Dany as she mourned Jorah's sacrifice.
Unsullied Army
The Unsullied, under Grey Worm's command, gave their lives defending the main gate of Winterfell.
Rhaegal
Serving as Jon/Aegon's steed, Rhaegal helped to ground his undead brother Viserion.
As leader of the Unsullied, Grey Worm had to make tough calls and watch his soldiers fall at the hands of the dead. He never backed down, though, and helped defend the exterior of Winterfell as long as he could.
Newly knighted Brienne never wavered in the face of the undead forces. She lead the way and was integral in keeping the Night King's forces at bay.
Tormund Giantsbane
He howled, growled, chopped, and he made it out alive.
Despite having a severe anxiety attack at the sheer volume of fire on display, the Hound stepped up to help rescue Arya from a horde of wights.
The Kingslayer hasn't fought this hard in a while, maybe ever. He helped save Brienne and Samwell's lives while fighting with his less dominant hand.
While we saw little of Gendry fighting, he was integral to the efforts after crafting the dragonglass weapons that helped the living battle the dead. His efforts were essential to the overall defense.
Also known as Aegon Targaryen, Snow fought hard for his northern brethren, even if he ended the battle yelling at an ice dragon instead of actually taking the fight to the Night King.
Dolorous Edd
His watch came to an end after saving Samwell Tarly in the early stages of the battle.
Along with her personal favorite dragon Drogon, everyone's favorite Khaleesi did some serious damage to the undead army. Unseated from her steed, however, Dany still proved fairly effective with a sword fighting alongside Jorah at the end of the battle.
Podrick was there, and he fought hard, especially while defending his mentor Brienne.
Dothraki Army
They were the frontline of the battle, and they all perished valiantly.
Despite his suboptimal fighting abilities, Davos made his way to the end of the battle. He didn't have a signature moment in combat, but he did choose not to execute Melisandre, though, which proved fruitful.
Despite clearly wanting to turn tail and run from the danger, Sam never gave up. He faced death several times throughout the episode, but made it out alive.
Everyone's favorite quick-witted drunkard couldn't do much to help the fight above the crypts, even though he really wanted to. He did eventually wade into the fighting after the undead emerged from the crypts.
Bran used his powers to warg into a flock of ravens for a little bit, letting us see what the Night King was up to. That counts for something.
Sansa didn't get involved with fighting until her dead ancestors emerged from their tombs in the crypts. Still, she had some choice advice for Tyrion, who couldn't sit still during the melee.
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Zahid: Govt must restore parliamentary democracy after achieving Emergency's intended objectives
Tuesday, 12 Jan 2021 05:50 PM MYT
BY KENNETH TEE
Zahid also said he hoped the government would provide a guarantee in looking after the people's welfare and fulfil its promise to resolve issues impacting their daily lives. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 12 — Parliamentary democracy must be restored immediately after the proclamation of a state of Emergency has achieved its intended objectives, Umno president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said today.
Zahid also said he hoped the government would provide a guarantee in looking after the people's welfare and fulfil its promise to resolve issues impacting their daily lives especially on a loan moratorium extension and i-Sinar withdrawals from the Employee Provident Funds (EPF).
"Considering the prime minister's rationale in invoking the Emergency to better manage the Covid-19 pandemic, thus all Emergency Ordinance must focus solely on managing the pandemic.
"Throughout the Emergency, Umno hopes the principles of human rights, civil liberty, transparency and the rule of law will be upheld," he said in a statement here.
Earlier today, Padang Rengas MP Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Aziz today announced his withdrawal of support for the Perikatan Nasional (PN) government.
Nazri said the prime minister is now left with the backing of only 109 MPs, and by convention, has already lost support.
Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah consented to the proclamation of Emergency in the country until August 1, or until the current wave of Covid-19 infections subsided.
Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said the Emergency declaration invoked by the government is not a military coup, nor will there be any curfew.
He also said the government will continue to perform its functions as usual.
The Emergency was invoked under Article 150(1) of the Federal Constitution which states that the Agong can call it if he is "satisfied that a grave emergency exists whereby the security, or the economic life, or public order in the Federation or any part thereof is threatened".
The decree came just a day after Putrajaya announced a new movement control order affecting six states for two weeks starting tomorrow.
Following the proclamation of Emergency earlier, Parliament and State Legislative Assembly sessions, as well as elections, will be suspended until further notice.
Muhyiddin had earlier said that he has decided against holding a snap election as it is his duty to protect people's lives and the well-being of the nation amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
An emergency committee will be formed consisting of government and Opposition MPs as well as relevant health experts to determine if the Emergency will be ended early.


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Aziende
SVT – azienda italiana, menzionata anche come "Società Vicentina Trasporti"
SVT – azienda svedese, relativa al gruppo SVT Sveriges Television och Radio Grupp AB

Scienza
SVT – abbreviazione di scienze e vita della terra
SVT – abbreviazione di soccorso vitale al traumatizzato
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HOGAN TO SEEK SCHOOL START REFERENDUM: As Democrats seek to override his executive order forcing Maryland's public schools to wait until after Labor Day to start classes, Republican Gov. Larry Hogan pledged Wednesday to fight back with a referendum, Luke Broadwater and Pamela Wood of the Sun report. Democratic lawmakers are advancing a bill that returns the decision of when to start the school year to local school boards. The measure moved out of committee by a 7-4 vote along party lines Tuesday and is headed to the Senate floor Thursday morning.
The legislative action renews one of the biggest firestorms between Hogan and the legislature, just a week after Hogan touted his ability to collaborate with the Democratic-controlled General Assembly, Ovetta Wiggins of the Post reports.
SOLITARY CONFINEMENT: Several General Assembly bills introduced this week take aim at reforming aspects of how Maryland prisons use restrictive housing. Proposed Senate bills would add regulations to how the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services isolates incarcerated pregnant women and minors, Cameron Dodd of the Frederick News-Post reports.
ELECTIONS CHIEF GRILLED AT BPW: Gov. Larry Hogan and Comptroller Peter Franchot on Wednesday grilled the administrator of Maryland's elections — after problems on Election Day in November caused polls to stay open late and postponed the release of results for hours, the Sun's Luke Broadwater reports. The Maryland State Board of Elections did not post election results online on Election Day until after 10 p.m. — two hours after polls were scheduled to close in the state. Hogan said he and many others were frustrated they had had to wait for hours for the results to be announced.
BILL WOULD STRIP APPT. VETO FROM STATE SUPER: A Baltimore County senator is pursuing a bill that would remove the ability of the state superintendent of schools to disapprove of local school leaders. The legislation stems from the controversy last year over the Baltimore County school board's appointment of interim Superintendent Verletta White. While a majority of the board voted to offer White a multi-year contract, state Superintendent Karen Salmon blocked her appointment in an unprecedented move, Danielle Gaines of Maryland Matters reports.
FRANCHOT CONTINUES TO HIT BACK: Maryland's top tax collector and enforcer of alcohol laws — at least for now — is vowing to shine a light on lawmakers and their associations with corporate special interests, writes Bryan Sears for the Daily Record. Peter Franchot told reporters Tuesday he plans to comment on the relationships between top lawmakers and what he called out-of-state corporate interests intent on stifling the state's craft brewing industry. "They've opened pandora's box," said Franchot.
EASING TAX BURDEN FOR RETIRED OFFICERS: Gov. Larry Hogan stepped up his calls to the General Assembly for measures that would reduce the tax burden on public safety officials' retirement benefits, writes Phil Davis for the Annapolis Capital.
PATIENT BILL OF RIGHTS: Del. Karen Lewis Young (D-Frederick) has started the next steps to make Maryland the 28th state to have a patient bill of rights, reports Heather Mongilio for the Frederick News Post. Lewis Young appeared before the House of Delegates' Health and Government Operations Committee to seek a favorable recommendation on her bill for the fourth time Wednesday afternoon, citing Maryland's poor statistics for patient satisfaction, security and emergency department wait times.
BILL WOULD ADD JUDGES TO CASE SEARCH: A bill to mandate the inclusion of judges' names in Maryland Judiciary Case Search faced push-back Wednesday as skeptics questioned whether the measure would endanger judges or lead to public pressure affecting their decisions, Heather Cobun of the Daily Record reports.
SOLUTION TO EXCESS MANURE STILL ELUSIVE: Since its 2014 inception, Maryland Department of Agriculture's Animal Waste Technology Fund has handed out nearly $6 million to eight projects that promise to help farmers find uses for manure beyond fertilizing local fields. Its main target: the nearly 400,000 tons of chicken litter generated each year in Maryland. But of the four projects under way, none has yet to find a sure financial footing, The Bay Journal's Jeremy Cox writes in an article that appears in MarylandReporter.
OPINION: FUND ANNAPOLIS SERVICES: The editorial board of the Annapolis Capital opines Gov. Hogan left money out of this year's budget to compensate Annapolis for hosting the legislature. Hogan should agree on next year's funding with the speaker, restoring the money through a supplemental budget. Annapolis finances are always tight, and a loss of this amount for one year is an unfair hardship on city taxpayers. But Hogan's actions show the importance of a funding formula to fairly compensate the city in a way that is protected from politics.
SEN. SMITH TO DEPLOY TO AFGHANISTAN: State Sen. Will Smith, an officer in the U.S. Navy Reserve, will deploy to Afghanistan before the end of the General Assembly session, Luke Broadwater of the Sun reports. Smith's office said Wednesday that the Montgomery County Democrat has received orders from the Pentagon to deploy to Afghanistan in support of Operation Resolute Support, in which 13,000 troops are providing assistance for Afghan security forces in their conflict with extremist groups.
Smith, an attorney, is an intelligence officer in the Navy Reserve, writes Ovetta Wiggins in the Post.
The seven-month stint also will take him away from his family — Annapolis lobbyist Camille Fesche and the couple's 10-month-old daughter, Jacqueline — and it'll force him to miss the final 10 days of this year's legislative session, a hectic time when the fate of hundreds of bills will be decided, Bruce DePuyt of Maryland Matters reports.
HOGAN CALLS FOR VA GOV TO RESIGN: Gov. Larry Hogan on Wednesday joined the chorus of public officials from both parties calling on Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam to resign, Arelis Hernandez of the Post writes.
OPINION: HOGAN SNUBS KIRWAN: Political prognosticator Barry Rascovar opines in his Political Maryland column that Gov. Larry Hogan apparently doesn't think much of the Kirwan Commission and its recommended improvements for Maryland's K-12 classrooms. You won't find that message in Hogan's State of the State Address, or in his formal budget submittal.
CUMMINGS TOUTS SARBANES BILL: U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings delivered a fiery speech Wednesday in which he shared a promise his 92-year-old mother asked from him on her death bed a year ago. Cummings, who chairs the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, delivered the heated speech during the committee's hearing on H.R.1 — a bill on voting rights, campaign finance and ethics rules, Lillian Reed of the Sun reports. The legislation, called the "For the People Act," was introduced by U.S. Rep. John Sarbanes, a Maryland Democrat and a senior member of the committee.
MD DEMS NOT IMPRESSED BY TRUMP SOTU: President Trump implored Congress Tuesday to move past political gridlock in favor of bipartisan cooperation before he dug in on the border security fight that threatens to shut down the government yet again. Democrats in the Maryland congressional delegation weren't impressed by Trump's speech. They accused the president of repeating rhetoric he's used in the past and exacerbating the partisan divide that led to the longest shutdown in U.S. History, Robin Bravender reports for Maryland Matters.
LEAD IN SCHOOL WATER: A Montgomery County Council member is taking aim at lead levels in school bubblers and water faucets, advancing legislation this week to reduce the permissible level of the harmful metal that children can be exposed to in drinking water at schools, the Post's Jennifer Barrios writes.


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Q: I got 'duplicate section' errors when compiling boost_regex with size optimization (-Os) compiler: http://sourceforge.net/projects/mingwbuilds/files/host-windows/releases/4.7.2/32-bit/threads-posix/sjlj/x32-4.7.2-release-posix-sjlj-rev6.7z
boost: http://sourceforge.net/projects/boost/files/boost/1.52.0/boost_1_52_0.7z
(both on D: drive)
boost_regex compiled with:
b2 --prefix=D:\boost toolset=gcc --with-regex --layout=tagged release

code:
#include <boost\regex.hpp>
int main() {
  boost::regex reg("[a-z]+");
}

compiled with parameters:
g++ -I "d:\boost" -Os -o test.exe test.cpp -static -L d:\boost\stage\lib -lboost_regex-mt

error:
d:\boost\stage\lib\libboost_regex-mt.a(regex.o): duplicate section `.rdata$_ZTVN5boost16exception_detail19error_info_injectorISt13runtime_errorEE[__ZTVN5boost16exception_detail19error_info_injectorISt13runtime_errorEE]' has different size
d:\boost\stage\lib\libboost_regex-mt.a(regex.o): duplicate section `.rdata$_ZTVN5boost16exception_detail10clone_implINS0_19error_info_injectorISt13runtime_errorEEEE[__ZTVN5boost16exception_detail10clone_implINS0_19error_info_injectorISt13runtime_errorEEEE]' has different size
d:\boost\stage\lib\libboost_regex-mt.a(regex.o): duplicate section `.rdata$_ZTSN5boost16exception_detail10clone_implINS0_19error_info_injectorISt13runtime_errorEEEE[__ZTSN5boost16exception_detail10clone_implINS0_19error_info_injectorISt13runtime_errorEEEE]' has different size
d:\boost\stage\lib\libboost_regex-mt.a(regex.o): duplicate section `.rdata$_ZTSN5boost16exception_detail10clone_baseE[__ZTSN5boost16exception_detail10clone_baseE]' has different size
d:\boost\stage\lib\libboost_regex-mt.a(regex.o): duplicate section `.rdata$_ZTSN5boost16exception_detail19error_info_injectorISt13runtime_errorEE[__ZTSN5boost16exception_detail19error_info_injectorISt13runtime_errorEE]' has different size

It compiles ok, but I haven't yet tested if it will be working in more complex code. Removing the -Os switch clears the error but app size is 2x bigger then.
Maybe I should build Boost with size optimization too also but I don't know where to pass this option in b2 command line.

A: I believe this is a compiler bug. The workaround in my case was to add -fno-tree-vectorize.

A: In my case boost 1.58 was internally compiling with "-march=i686", but my code wasn't. Adding "-march=i686" to my project got rid of all "duplicate section".
lesson learned: always make painstakingly sure that all libraries and the main project are compiled with identical compiler options.

A: I got the same error when I compile my code use gcc-4.9.1 in MinGW32 with a lib which use gcc-4.4.7 as the compiler. And I also used ccache to speed up,ccache is also a problem. Remove the cache in ~/.ccache/ and recompiled then I workaround this.


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Chapter 12. Business and Economic Development.
Subchapter X. National Capital Revitalization Corporation.
Part A. National Capital Revitalization Corporation.
§ 2–1219.05. Officers and employees. [Repealed]
Repealed.
(Sept. 11, 1998, D.C. Law 12-144, § 6, 45 DCR 3747; Oct. 20, 1999, D.C. Law 13-38, § 1102(b), 46 DCR 6373; Apr. 12, 2000, D.C. Law 13-91, § 128(b), 47 DCR 520; Mar. 26, 2008, D.C. Law 17-138, § 103(a), 55 DCR 1689.)
1981 Ed., § 1-2295.5.
For temporary (90-day) amendment of section, see § 1102(b) of the Service Improvement and Fiscal Year 2000 Budget Support Emergency Act of 1999 (D.C. Act 13-110, July 28, 1999, 46 DCR 6320).
Resolution 14-634, the "National Capital Revitalization Corporation Rules Approval Resolution of 2002", was approved effective December 13, 2002.
§ 2–1219.04. Meetings of the Board. [Repealed]
§ 2–1219.06. Limitations of actions. [Repealed]


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Field-effect gating with solid dielectrics is the basis for modern electronics. Electrolyte gating, however, offers far higher polarizations. Indeed, electrolyte gating has been a breakthrough to electrically induce numerous phase transitions in solids. These experiments are all done by dripping mm-size drops of the electrolytes onto the active sample. Compared to integrated circuit technology this approach seems outdated to us. These drops are open to the environment, and allow only for limited purity, reproducibility, and integration.
As reported in Advanced Materials, 1802598 (2018), we have achieved breakthrough to solve these problems. Heterostructure electronic circuits have, up to now, been comprised of solid materials only. We have opened this materials space to also include liquids. We demonstrate integrated liquid capacitors and integrated liquid field effect devices which are of equal quality or even outperform standard, bulk devices. This result will accelerate discoveries based on electrolyte gating by providing a new platform, and opens a new area to exploit liquid/solid interfaces in integrated functional devices with technological promise.
Fig 1: Sketch of envisioned solid-state/liquid-state heterostructures. This cross section illustrates the freedom of design and advances achievable if microscopic volumes of liquids (colored) were integrated into heterostructures. In the liquid volumes, for example, ions may create electric double layers (center) or move across gaps (sketch at right).
Fig 2: Illustration of a typical state-of-the-art sample setup used for ionic gating. A macroscopic drop of an electrolyte (blue) dropped onto the sample provides the gate liquid.
Fig 3: Sketch illustrating the vision of a sample containing integrated, microscopic liquid volumes, as opposed to Fig 2. Different liquids patterned into distinct shapes may be placed onto the sample at well-determined locations and then overgrown by subsequent layers.
Fig 4: Optical microscopy image of a capacitor with integrated NaCl-H2O dielectric of ≈20 μm diameter (green arrow).
Fig 5: Photograph of a sample with 16 integrated capacitors after deposition of NaCl, before H2O deposition. The green arrows point to three of the capacitors (small bright dots).
Fig 6: Top: Optical microscopy images of a ZnO-field-effect transistors with integrated NaCl-H2O dielectrics (arrow). These transistors have channel lenghts l≈10–20 μm. Bottom: Optical microscopy images of a chip containing 16 FETs. The FET of line 3, row 1 is shown in the top panel.
Fig 6: Top: Optical microscopy images of a ZnO-field-effect transistors with integrated NaCl-H2O dielectrics (arrow). These transistors have channel lenghts l≈10–20 μm.
Bottom: Optical microscopy images of a chip containing 16 FETs. The FET of line 3, row 1 is shown in the top panel.