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1 unnoticeable Barely sensed only by a very few people.
2 unnoticeable Felt only by a few people at rest in houses or on upper floors.
3 weak Felt indoors as a light vibration. Hanging objects may swing slightly.
4 light Generally noticed indoors, but not outside, as a moderate vibration or jolt. Light sleepers may be awakened. Walls may creak, and glassware, crockery, doors or windows rattle.
5 moderate Generally felt outside and by almost everyone indoors. Most sleepers are awakened and a few people alarmed. Small objects are shifted or overturned, and pictures knock against the wall. Some glassware and crockery may break, and loosely secured doors may swing open and shut.
6 strong Felt by all. People and animals are alarmed, and many run outside. Walking steadily is difficult. Furniture and appliances may move on smooth surfaces, and objects fall from walls and shelves. Glassware and crockery break. Slight non-structural damage to buildings may occur.
7 severe General alarm. People experience difficulty standing. Furniture and appliances are shifted. Substantial damage to fragile or unsecured objects. A few weak buildings are damaged.
8 extreme Alarm may approach panic. A few buildings are damaged and some weak buildings are destroyed.
9 extreme Some buildings are damaged and many weak buildings are destroyed.
10 extreme Many buildings are damaged and most weak buildings are destroyed.
11 extreme Most buildings are damaged and many buildings are destroyed.
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The biggest announcements from CES 2020 this week
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Authored by: David McCourt 2 weeks ago
The world's largest tech event, CES, returned to Las Vegas this week and the biggest names in the business are there to show off their latest products. In the latest news, OnePlus has announced a new product called Concept One, Google is improving Assistant, Razer made a Nintendo Switch, and Sony is making a car!
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CES is the world's biggest gathering place for those in the business of consumer technologies. That means everything from smart home products and 5G networking to autonomous driving and artificial intelligence. The event has been running for 50 years, and this year smart cities and IoT are going to feature heavily during the show.
The Consumer Electronics Show takes place between January 7 and January 10 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The show itself is huge, with more than 4,500 exhibiting companies spread across 11 official venues and more than 2.9 million net square feet of exhibit space. The organizers say that more than 170,000 attendees from 160 countries will be at CES this year.
If you are interested in making the trip to Las Vegas to attend CES 2020, you can register on the show's official website. Early bird tickets for guests cost $100, but be warned, that price is only available until December 18, 2019. After that, tickets go up to $300.
A ticket will get you access to the show floor and some of the keynotes. You'll be free to wander around and check out the exhibitor booths for the whole four days. There are also more premium ticket packages, such as the Deluxe Conference Pass, which can cost up to $1,400. You get extras such as curated lists of events and partner session access.
Virtually all of the biggest tech companies in the world will have some sort of presence at CES 2020, so you can expect to see the likes of Amazon, Facebook, Google, Intel, Microsoft, Samsung, Sony, etc. presenting new innovations. We will be updating this page as an when new announcements come in, so stay tuned for the latest news.
During CES 20202, Razer revealed the Kishi universal mobile gaming controller. Designed for iOS and Android, it essentially turns your smartphone into a Nintendo Switch style gaming device. Razer says it already supports "most" mobile games and the manufacturer is working with Gamevice to deliver this. When this goes on sale early this year, it will cost $99. You can check it out in the video below.
Google was proud to announce that a new milestone for Google Assistant at CES 2020 this year - more than half a billion people around the world are now using Google Assistant. Mountain View has been quiet until now about usage data for its digital assistant, although it has previously been keen to claim that Google Assistant was installed on more than one billion devices. It's probably no coincidence that Google chose CES this year to make the claim. The Las Vegas trade show has seen Amazon's rival Alexa assistant enjoy a growing presence over the last couple of years.
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Google's most affordable speaker, the Nest Mini, supports Google Assistant. / © AndroidPIT
It's not been a completely positive week for Google though. Right in the middle of the CES, the search giant is facing an accusation from audio partner Sonos, which claims Google has stolen its technology. Sonos is now suing Google for infringing on five patents and is calling for the company to stop selling smartphones in the United States as a result. Google and Sonos have worked together before, with Sonos handing over blueprints of its speakers so that Mountain View could design its music service to work with the popular home speakers. Now, Sonos says Google has stolen the technology for its own products. We'll keep an eye on developments, but this one is likely to run on for a while.
The Chinese manufacturer has announced a new product for the CES 2020 in Las Vegas. This is the Concept One. As the name suggests, this is not a finished device, but a look into the future of OnePlus.
As often, OnePlus uses the Weibo platform to draw attention to a news item. According to OnePlus, the occasion is your own birthday. The manufacturer celebrates its sixth anniversary. But a lot of information is not in the announcement. A three-second video announces "Concept One" for CES 2020. There's nothing more than the mere information that something is coming.
In addition to the name, it is also clear that Concept One will be presented on January 7. It is probably not to be seen on the exhibition grounds though. OnePlus chose Wynn, one of the many huge hotels in downtown Las Vegas, for the presentation. Pete Lau, head of OnePlus, shared the teaser on Twitter. But here, too, there is nothing to be gained in terms of information. He's just announcing there's gonna be something "special" to see:
We'll show you something special. See you in Las Vegas.😎 https://t.co/22Vb4Gr0Zk
— Pete Lau (@PeteLau) December 13, 2019
The video shows an orange-black gradient reminiscent of the color schemes of the McLaren OnePlus 6T McLaren and OnePlus 7T Pro McLaren smartphones. However, such a product is rather unlikely. Rather, within the bounds of possibility is a concept smartphone. At present, there are many possibilities what such a device can make special. OnePlus showed a concept mobile phone.
The announcement is strange not only because of the missing information. The timing is also unusual. OnePlus has a cycle of two presentations per year. The first usually takes place in May and the second in September. This means that an announcement at CES is completely out of the ordinary.
South Korean manufacturer Samsung tends not to debut mobile devices at CES. However, right before the event kicked off it dropped two new Lite variants for its flagship lines - the Galaxy S10 Lite and the Galaxy Note 10 Lite. We've covered both new additions to Samsung's smartphone lineup, so check out those articles at the links above.
We were expecting something new from the company's QLED TV department. Last year we saw the launch of the 219-inch TV and a first look at its new Tizen operating system features. Now, we've got a look at the company's ridiculous zero-bezel 8K QLED TV. It had leaked just before CES, but my oh my does it look beautiful. Take a look below. There is still no word on price yet, but this is going to be expensive!
Samsung also launched its new premium Chromebook at the CES 2020, and has branded it with its most important Galaxy trademark. The Samsung Galaxy Book is a sleek, powerful, $1,000 Chrome OS device that looks mightily impressive but could struggle to find an audience. You can read all about it in our dedicated article.
There are also rumors that Samsung is about to reveal a new solution to on-screen keyboards at the event called SelfieType. It uses the front-facing camera to allow users to input text an AI-powered virtual keyboard. We'll have to wait and see if this one turns out to be true or not, but the name has certainly raised a few eyebrows in our editorial office.
Samsung could talk more about SelfieType at CES this week. / © Samsung
With the number of leaks about the PlayStation 5 and those images of devkits having hit the internet last week, Sony was always likely to have to talk about PS5 in some capacity. We didn't expect any big reveals on stage, but we did get the reveal of the PlayStation 5 logo. It looks, rather unsurprisingly, just like the PS4 one.
Sony revealed the logo for PlayStation 5 at the CES 2020. / © Sony
Other than PlayStation, Sony focused on its TV and audio products at CES, with some new soundbars and home hi-fi stuff coming out. There had been some rumors flying around about a new pair of noise-canceling over-ear headphones, namely the Sony WH-1000XM4, but they never showed up.
Most interestingly from Sony this year was the reveal of a new concept electric car. Yep, Sony is making a car! It's called the Vision-S and the Japanese manufacturer is working with brands like BlackBerry and Bosch to fill this thing with more than 33 different sensors both inside and outside the car. The car bit is made by automotive supplier Magna, and it's a newly-designed EV platform. This was certainly one of the biggest surprises of CES 2020.
Last year LG dropped the LG V40 ThinQ at CES 2019. The company's smartphone strategy has become baffling over the last couple of years, so predicting what is about to come next is near impossible - who saw the LG G8X coming?
The LG V40 ThinQ launched at CES 2019 / © AndroidPIT
However, LG did not really bring anything of excitement to CES this year. There was new home appliance technology in the shape of refrigerators and home gardening products. The South Korean company unveiled its new framework for the future of artificial intelligence development too. The conceptual framework aligns with the LG ThinQ brand is aiming to transform your daily experience by connecting all aspects of people's lives with intelligent touchpoints.
French wearables company, Withings, has carved out a nice niche for itself in elegant smartwatches that focus on health tech. At CES this year, it launched the ScanWatch. It looks similar to the Move ECG but adds sleep apnea detection. There's also a new SpO2 sensor that can measure oxygen levels in the blood by sending and absorbing light waves through the blood vessels. It all sounds quite fancy. Let's not forget, though, that this kind of technology should only be used in conjunction with checkups at your regular doctor and should not in any way replace a proper, qualified physician when it comes to diagnosing health problems.
The new Withings ScanWatch, a hybrid smartwatch, launched at CES 2020. / © Withings
What is your highlight of CES 2020 so far? Let us know in the comments section below.
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CJ Brown 3 weeks ago Link to comment
5G will get more attention as devices with 5G service slowly get introduced for Cricket, Metro, Boost, etc (I think it's funny if you invested in 4K Flat Screens / Disc Players when they'll be trying to get you to upgrade to 8K next - and soon).
Since I live in Las Vegas, I can already tell you what to expect - Amazon vs Google on full display!
Both Companies have facilities out here, they want to be your A I., Security / Surveillance, Computer, OS, Smartphone, etc.
I don't see any major Company wanting to show up and debut any new electronics (Microsoft, Apple, Samsung, etc tend to host their own Events without involving C.E.S.). I don't expect a lot of China Telecom with their Xaoimi, Honor - Huawei, etc unless trade negotiations improve.
I just see a bunch of gimmicks and bluster. when all I want is a Flat display with a removable battery with decent specs. you can take the 100+ mp cameras and stick them where the sun doesn't shine, all they do is create a larger file.
Waow awesome post
The only thing to expect is the usual fanfare about nothing
stormCJ BrownMark
irum123 1 month ago Link to comment
CJ Brown 1 month ago Link to comment
I live in Las Vegas, so I can say:
Google vs Amazon
(both want to be your A. I.)
LG vs Samsung
(largest , most high def TV)
TCL vs Sharp vs Westinghouse
(Roku TV's)
I don't see anyone making a debut with a new Smartphone / Tablet \ Game Console (I do see Microsoft pushing their Apps / Software for Smartphones / Tablets).
In the past? There have been a few Chrombooks, Desktop All-In-Ones, Laptops (an occasional Smartphone / Tablet being sold by a Carrier)
I DO see 5G Networks will be getting a huge push (possibly T-Mobile & Sprint merger announcement)
I hope LG comes out with the dual screen V60, and make available everywhere unlike the dual screen V50 only in Korea
Teyla 1 month ago Link to comment
Yea, didn't understood why it was only available in Korea...

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USO Mondeville failed in breaking their EuroLeague Women record of gaining three consecutive victories by losing on the road to Galatasaray MP. For the first time in their ELW history Famila Schio made it four wins in a row by beating Arras. Bourges Basket saved the honour of France this week with a victory against Tarsus Belediye.
In Group A, Rivas Ecópolis had to reschedule their match for 12:30 in the morning because of national strike actions in Spain. Their opponents Uni Györ were literally asleep during the first quarter and paid the price with a 16-point first-quarter deficit (8-24).
Györ finally woke up in the second quarter. For six minutes they dominated the match to trail by 2 points (28-30). However this was as close as they got to troubling their hosts.
Rivas Ecópolis won the match (84-65) for their second EuroLeague Women victory of the season.
Anna Cruz filled the stat sheet with 19 points, 2 assists and 4 steals for the hosts. Ziomara Morrison chipped in 15 points and Queralt Casas was on hand for 13 points.
In the rest of Group A action, Bourges Basket won on the road against Tarsus Belediye (65-61) with the help of solid free-throw shooting.
However the real story of the night belonged to Zoi Dimitrakou (in picture) who was playing her last match for Bourges Basket. She travelled to Turkey on a one-way ticket with all her belongings because as luck would have it she had signed for Turkish club Kayseri KASK.
Dimitrakou signed off from Bourges with 10 points. Frida Eldebrink was the leading scorer with 18 points while Nwal-Endéné Miyem and Emméline Ndongue also finished in double digits with 15 and 10 points respectively.
Sparta&K M. R. Vidnoje more or less rested their first team with none of the established starters playing more than 16 minutes as they powered past BK IMOS Brno (95-63).
At the moment Arras are struggling to score points. So they need to play well defensively for the full 40 minutes, which again was not the case.
A poor third quarter in which they dropped their guard against Famila Schio sealed their fate as they went on to lose the game (49-74).
For Famila Schio French international Elodin Godin (in picture) had a complete game scoring 10 points while adding 10 rebounds, 5 blocks, 5 assists and 5 steals. Her team mate Jantel Lavender top scored with 20 points. For Arras Dawn Evans was the leading scorer with 14 points.
In the other two games from EuroLeague Women Group B, there was plenty of suspense.
Fenerbahçe SK were all over the place and can count themselves lucky to beat Uniqa EuroLeasing Sopron (77-71). They picked themselves up in the final quarter with some classic play by Polish international Agnieszka Bibrzycka who connected three times from beyond the arc in a final-quarter flourish (28-15) .
So far any match with Nadezhda-Orenburg has been fun to watch. But it has been tough on their coach Aleksander Kovalev who had to follow their latest ELW match from hospital where he is treated for thrombosis in his right leg.
Municipal Targoviste held on to beat Nadezhda-Orenburg (79-76) in a dramatic finish.
USO Mondeville played well for 20 minutes and led at half time (31-26). The second 20 minutes were not so good and they ended up losing on the road (47-58) to Galatasaray MP.
Ann Wauters and Lindsay Whalen with 15 points each and Saziye Ivegin (8 rebounds) with 10 points carried Galatasaray to victory. Laëtitia Kamba (in picture) had a double-double of 10 points and 10 rebounds for USO Mondeville, while Naignouma Coulibaly picked up 18 rebounds and scored 9 points.
In the FIBA TV game of the week ZVVZ USK Prague opened their EuroLeague Women win account with a road victory against Novi Zagreb (79-71). ZVVZ were never in any difficulty despite the closeness of the final score. Jelena Dubljevic had 21 points for ZVVZ while Mirna Mazic put in 24 points for the hosts Novi Zagreb.
UMMC Ekaterinburg were not brilliant but a 22-7 second-quarter run was all they needed to keep CCC Polkowice at bay to win (66-57) on their home court. Candace Parker had 16 points and 14 rebounds for UMMC.
For CCC Nneka Oguwumike was the leading scorer with 17 points.


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EFL make pay deferral announcement that will affect Cardiff and Swansea after 'constructive' PFA talks
The move will enable clubs to defer up to 25 percent of players' wages for this month
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The EFL have confirmed that they have agreed a deferral package after "constructive" talks with the Professional Footballers' Association over the weekend.
The move will enable clubs to defer up to 25 percent of players' wages for the month of April, while a "working group" made up six club captains or PFA representatives from League One and League Two and PFA officials will try to reach longer term agreements.
The working group will not just focus on the short term of May and June but also look at long term financial impact into next season, with League One and League Two clubs already complaining they are facing a financial blackhole due to the coronavirus outbreak.
"The EFL has continued to hold constructive discussions over the Easter weekend with representatives of the PFA in respect of the issues created by the COVID-19 crisis, with a particular focus on Clubs in League One and League Two. In addition, the EFL held further talks with Clubs from those divisions at the end of last week," a statement from the EFL said.
"The EFL and member Clubs recognise that each Club will hold individual discussions with players and that agreements will be reached at a local level. At the same time, Clubs in League One and League Two have acknowledged the strength of a collective approach to support and inform their decisions.
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"As a result of these discussions, it has been agreed that the EFL and PFA will form a working group of six Club captains/PFA delegates from League One and Two, supported by a representative nominated by the PFA, to engage in dialogue in respect of players' wages. While the working group will not be a formal negotiating body, it will help to ensure that players are fully informed as they continue to hold discussions with individual Clubs.
"In establishing the new group, the EFL and PFA acknowledge the common problems faced by the League and member Clubs, and the need for all parties to be part of a solution. Dialogue with the working group will enable the League both to listen to the concerns of players and to explain the extent of the financial challenges. It will focus not just on the short term (May and June) but will address the medium-term position from the start of July onwards and into next season.
"In order to deal with the most immediate payroll issue, the EFL is recommending to Clubs that local discussions are held with players in respect of the month of April only.
"A compromise proposal has been agreed between the EFL and the PFA for those Clubs engaged in deferral negotiations with their players, meaning that, up to a maximum of 25% of players' wages for April may be conditionally deferred within the following limits:
Players earning less than £2,500 per month will be paid in full
the 25% reduction must not take any player below £2,500 per month.
"This is a recommendation and not a directive as there are Clubs who have stated no requirement to take immediate action at this time.
"Further conditions may be agreed at a local level through discussions between individual Clubs and players.
"The current position in respect of the Championship is that Clubs last week agreed to conduct wage negotiations with players at a local level, while making financial information available to support their position.
"A number of Championship Clubs have concluded agreements with players and others will be holding discussions this week."
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using namespace swift;

static llvm::cl::opt<bool> EnableDumpUses(
    "enable-access-storage-dump-uses", llvm::cl::init(false),
    llvm::cl::desc("With --sil-access-storage-dumper, dump all uses"));

namespace {

/// Dumps sorage information for each access.
class AccessStorageDumper : public SILModuleTransform {
  llvm::SmallVector<Operand *, 32> uses;

  void dumpAccessStorage(Operand *operand) {
    SILFunction *function = operand->getParentFunction();
    // Print storage itself first, for comparison against AccessPath. They can
    // differ in rare cases of unidentified storage with phis.
    AccessStorage::compute(operand->get()).print(llvm::outs());
    // Now print the access path and base.
    auto pathAndBase = AccessPathWithBase::compute(operand->get());
    pathAndBase.print(llvm::outs());
    // If enable-accessed-storage-dump-uses is set, dump all types of uses.
    auto accessPath = pathAndBase.accessPath;
    if (!accessPath.isValid() || !EnableDumpUses)
      return;

    uses.clear();
    accessPath.collectUses(uses, AccessUseType::Exact, function);
    llvm::outs() << "Exact Uses {\n";
    for (auto *useOperand : uses) {
      llvm::outs() << *useOperand->getUser() << "  ";
      auto usePath = AccessPath::compute(useOperand->get());
      usePath.printPath(llvm::outs());
      assert(accessPath == usePath
             && "access path does not match use access path");
    }
    llvm::outs() << "}\n";
    uses.clear();
    accessPath.collectUses(uses, AccessUseType::Inner, function);
    llvm::outs() << "Inner Uses {\n";
    for (auto *useOperand : uses) {
      llvm::outs() << *useOperand->getUser() << "  ";
      auto usePath = AccessPath::compute(useOperand->get());
      usePath.printPath(llvm::outs());
      assert(accessPath.contains(usePath)
             && "access path does not contain use access path");
    }
    llvm::outs() << "}\n";
    uses.clear();
    accessPath.collectUses(uses, AccessUseType::Overlapping, function);
    llvm::outs() << "Overlapping Uses {\n";
    for (auto *useOperand : uses) {
      llvm::outs() << *useOperand->getUser() << "  ";
      auto usePath = AccessPath::compute(useOperand->get());
      usePath.printPath(llvm::outs());
      assert(accessPath.mayOverlap(usePath)
             && "access path does not overlap with use access path");
    }
    llvm::outs() << "}\n";
  }

  void run() override {
    for (auto &fn : *getModule()) {
      llvm::outs() << "@" << fn.getName() << "\n";
      if (fn.empty()) {
        llvm::outs() << "<unknown>\n";
        continue;
      }
      PrettyStackTraceSILFunction functionDumper("...", &fn);
      for (auto &bb : fn) {
        for (auto &inst : bb) {
          if (inst.mayReadOrWriteMemory()) {
            llvm::outs() << "###For MemOp: " << inst;
            visitAccessedAddress(&inst, [this](Operand *operand) {
              dumpAccessStorage(operand);
            });
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
};

} // end anonymous namespace

SILTransform *swift::createAccessStorageDumper() {
  return new AccessStorageDumper();
}

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We had the pleasure of conducting an exclusive interview with co-founder of Slane Distillery, Alex Conyngham, for Issue 3 of Irish Whiskey Magazine. We discuss what it was like growing up in Slane Castle, how he became involved in the business, the partnership with Brown-Forman, the benefit for the local community and his hopes for the future of Irish whiskey and the Slane Distillery. Read an excerpt by following the link here.


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Hortobágy National Park - the Puszta is the biggest grassland that remained in Central Europe.
Hortobágy is similar to a steppe, a grassy plain with cattle, sheep, oxen, horses, tended by herdsmen, and it provides habitat for various different species (342 bird species have been registered to appear).
The landscape features the following manmade structures:
Early Bronze Age burial mounds (kurgans)
low mounds (tells) that mark the sites of ancient settlements
bridges, among which the Nine Arch Bridge (the longest stone bridge in Hungary)
csárdas (18th and 19th century provincial inns for travellers)
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Map of Hortobágy
Visit June 2019
Hortobágy National Park - the Puszta is a steppe landscape where man has left only temporary structures. Shepherds graze their horses, cows and sheep (species adapted to local conditions) here on the barren land. Fishponds were built in the early 20th century to vary the land use more. The park is also known for its variety of bird species. I had planned to focus mainly on the park's natural features (though it's a cultural site on our List) and I even brought a travel guide book to make the most of it.
I had 1 full day here (stayed for 2 nights) and focused on Route 1 described in the guide book. This is an all-day circuit by car, with stops and short walks along the way. Officially you do need a permit to visit any site in the national park that lies off the main road, but since the Visitor Center wasn't open yet at 8 am when I went out I decided to start without one (in the end I never encountered any controls).
The route first goes eastwards from the town of Hortobagy, on the busy road B33. There you'll find 3 lookout towers. I climbed 2 of them – they provide wide views over the plains but you actually don't see anything of much interest. Afterwards you turn left off the main road and make a full loop via the northern side of the park. Here too the road is busy at first and there is a town with traffic lights, supermarkets and people who are just doing their daily things. The whole 'steppe' thing feels pretty small-scale if you have ever been outside of Europe.
The best part of the route lies along the road between Telekháza and Hortobagy. This road is full of potholes, but that does make people not drive so fast (and they probably avoid it as well). For me it was handy that I could just stop the car at the side of the road when I saw something interesting. I was mainly looking for a sozlik, a ground squirrel that only occurs on the steppes of Eastern Europe. They like to stand on their hind legs and I thought I found one in front of a row of straw bales. However, when I zoomed in closer, I noticed its large ears so it must have been a hare.
Still from the same road I saw an old burial mound (known as kurgan). They were made by nomads and date back to the Stone Age. A bit further on I got out for a walk to one of the fish ponds. The walk starts at 2 rusted water towers - you follow the path first to the right and then to the left at a metal shed. The path runs between 2 fish ponds, but the shores are so overgrown with reeds that you cannot see anything of the ponds. After 15 minutes walking you arrive at a wooden watchtower. Just like the others I climbed on this day, it is not exactly in perfect condition - there is always a beam loose or a hole in the wood. However, here the climb is well worth it because it gives you a view on both fish ponds. The trail is not signposted, so that does keep it exclusive and there were no other visitors present.
Later in the day I ticked off some more sights in the area, such as the Shepherd's Museum and the Nine Arch Bridge. I had eaten at the historic Hortobagy Csarda the evening before, although I found better food next day at the Tiszacsege fish csarda. I even bought a permit (1000 forint / 3 EUR) at the Visitor Center to check out some more fish ponds. I tried hard to enjoy it all, but there are so many annoying things that keep distracting you from a satisfying visit. The permit system, the lack of information, the limited parking possibilities (or when there is, the payment for it), the busy roads and speeding locals. My best memories comprise encountering the shepherds and their herds in the fields early morning and late afternoon light.
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Puszta, a well-known term that is inseparably linked to Hungary. But what can be expected from this WHS? The last remains of an unspoilt cultural landscape with traces of the interaction between man and nature and pretty examples of rural architecture - sounds pretty good? Or flat and vast grasslands that looks the same in every direction, a paradise only for bird watchers - sounds rather dull and boring? To answer right away: it's a bit of both, but for me the boring parts outweigh the interesting impressions.
The village of Hortobágy is the centre of the park, here you find the visitor centre, the best-known csárda (with pretty good food), a shepherd's museum, and the Nine Arch Bridge (looks better on photos than in reality). Hortobágy has various opportunities for accommodation, we stayed for one night and were lucky to get the last available room in the hotel next to the visitor centre. There are also nice examples of vernacular architecture in and around the village and the nearby Mata Stud. The photo shows a farmhouse with an upstanding steep well, the symbol of the Puszta.
Large parts of the WHS are protected and can only be visited with a special permit and a guide, but there are three trails where the National Park is accessible (day tickets at the visitor center). First we went to the fish ponds at Halasto, a large system of artificial ponds that were created about hundred years ago, mainly for carp culture. Today the ponds are the habitat and breeding area for numerous rare water birds. We took the restored narrow gauge railway that rumbles five kilometres along the main dike up to the terminal stop, but you can also hike or ride by bike. Forty-five minutes until the ride back was more than enough time to stroll on the boardwalk through the reeds and to climb the look-out. We saw a herd of water buffalo on the train ride, but only few birds and few bird watchers. The peak season is in spring and September when migrating birds, geese and cranes, take a rest at the fish ponds. The train operator raved about a unique and memorable spectacle. Well, bird watching is not one of my greatest passions, so I'll never know.
The next day we went to the Szálkahalom trail, about eight kilometres east of Hortobágy on the road no.33, which runs right across the National Park. Just behind the parking lot is one of the kurgans, a burial mound from the Early Bronze Age. Actually just a low hill, without the information board no one would notice. Apart from that: farm buildings, small wood, and the Puszta - the main thing to see is that there is nothing to see, only the steppe soil, a few scattered trees and the horizon. We really tried to get the best out of this WHS and went to a third spot, the 'Egyek-pusztakócs', the trail starts at a parking lot about 20 kilometres west of Hortobágy. Again, a section with the characteristic salt soil and grass. The main sights are a marshland with reed and an isolated farm. But we did not go all the way, halfway we came to a fencing with gray cattle, really handsome animals with impressive horns. We took this as the highlight of the visit and returned to continue our trip.
Don't get me wrong, the Hortobágy National Park is a unique landscape. In Western Europe, similar areas have disappeared long ago due to intensive agriculture. It is worth to be protected and the inscription seems to be justified, but this WHS did not fill me with enthusiasm.
New Zealand - 05-Dec-12 -
My visit to Hortobagy coincided with a fair in the village, to which people from all over Hungary had come. So besides seeing the heart of the National Park, there was also entertainment and traditional handicrafts and food.
However I had come to see the Puzta, so I was directed to Mata, the horse stables to the north of the village. Here I joined a fleet of horse-drawn carts for an inpection tour of the horses, sheep, oxen, water buffalo and grey cattle, all spread out across the grassy plains.
Trains from Eger to Debrecen call at Hortobagy station, situated midway between the village and Mata.
Prilot
France - 03-Aug-08 -
We came to Hortobagy this year on July , only one day because it was on your way to Romania: but we'll come back ; Patkos Csarda Motel is a lovely place; Puszta Camping can be fine too. We love hungary food. And there is such a lot of different birds, even if we dont't stay there during a long time; we spent a good time in a boat on the Tisza Lake and magyar people are so kindly; we can speak english with young people.
slovakia -
I visited Hortobagy last year and stayed there for one week which I see optimal. The tourists come mainly for one day which is nothing - there are too many places to be seen. I would add to the text that there are living unique sorts of animals (e.g. grey cattle) and hundreds of birds species partly living there and partly migrating. I see the last year price of entry pass reasonable. In the village Hortobagy there are 3 hotels of differrent comfort and of course prices, camping and some offers for private accomodation - everybody can choose.
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Hortobágy National Park - the Puszta
Cultural Landscape - Continuing
2003 Name change
From "Hortobágy National Park" to "Hortobágy National Park - the Puszta"
1988 Rejected
Has RAMSAR and Biosphere inscription but not important enough for WHS
1988 Requested by State Party to not be examined
Official website of the National Park
National Parks Hungary
Notable Bridges: Nine Arch Bridge (the longest stone bridge in Hungary)
Caravanserai: The Csárdas
Prison: 12 forced labour camps between 1950 and 1953
Aurochs: The "Hungarian Grey" also known as "Hungarian Steppe cattle is an ancient breed of domestic beef cattle indigenous to Hungary" (Wiki). It is believed to have been developed from Aurochs (among others. A herd is maintained in Hortobagy and is involved in a project to breed "reconstructed Aurochs"
Otters: In the fishponds
Turtles and tortoises: European pond terrapins
Dark-sky preserve: Hortobágy Starry Sky Park
Bronze Age: Early Bronze Age burial mounds (kurgans)
Pastoralism: a grassy plain with cattle, sheep, oxen, horses, tended by herdsmen
Aquaculture: the creation of artificial fishponds between 1914 and 1918 and again in the 1950s (AB ev)
Astronomy and Astrology: "An important part of this heritage is the celestial knowledge of the shepherds of the Puszta."
Built in the 2nd Millennium BC: The nomadic group who arrived around 2000 BC at the end of the Bronze Age were the first to leave their imprint on the natural landscape in the form of many burial mounds (kurgans ).
World Biosphere Reserves: Hortobágy (1979)
Ramsar Wetlands: Hortobagy, 1979
European Destinations of excellence: Hortobágy (2008)
Natura 2000: Hortobagy NP
World Heritage Process
Name changes: Puszta added (2003)
Incorrect UNESCO 'Number of locations': no separate map, but the maps in the nomination file (page 50/51 and 95/100) show about ten different areas of various size
Ten years or more to inscribe: 1988-1999
No Buffer Zone
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Germany - Polycarbonates (In Primary Forms) - Market Analysis, Forecast, Size, Trends and Insights
Germany: Polycarbonate Market Overview 2020
Polycarbonate Market Size in Germany
The revenue of the polycarbonate market in Germany amounted to $X in 2018, coming down by -X% against the previous year. In general, polycarbonate consumption continues to indicate a deep downturn. The most prominent rate of growth was recorded in 2017 with an increase of X% year-to-year. Over the period under review, the polycarbonate market reached its maximum level at $X in 2009; however, from 2010 to 2018, consumption failed to regain its momentum.
Polycarbonate Production in Germany
In value terms, polycarbonate production stood at $X in 2018 estimated in export prices. In general, polycarbonate production continues to indicate a drastic drop. The most prominent rate of growth was recorded in 2014 when production volume increased by X% against the previous year. Polycarbonate production peaked at $X in 2007; however, from 2008 to 2018, production failed to regain its momentum.
Polycarbonate Exports
Exports from Germany
In 2018, the polycarbonate exports from Germany stood at X tonnes, growing by X% against the previous year. Overall, polycarbonate exports continue to indicate a relatively flat trend pattern. The pace of growth appeared the most rapid in 2016 with an increase of X% year-to-year. Exports peaked in 2018 and are likely to see steady growth in the near future.
In value terms, polycarbonate exports totaled $X in 2018. Over the period under review, polycarbonate exports continue to indicate a relatively flat trend pattern. The most prominent rate of growth was recorded in 2010 with an increase of X% year-to-year. Exports peaked at $X in 2007; however, from 2008 to 2018, exports stood at a somewhat lower figure.
Italy (X tonnes), the UK (X tonnes) and the Czech Republic (X tonnes) were the main destinations of polycarbonate exports from Germany, together accounting for X% of total exports. These countries were followed by the Netherlands, Poland, France, the U.S., Slovakia, China, Spain, Belgium and Hungary, which together accounted for a further X 2007 to 2018, the most notable rate of growth in terms of exports, amongst the main countries of destination, was attained by Slovakia, while the other leaders experienced more modest paces of growth.
In value terms, Italy ($X), the Czech Republic ($X) and the UK ($X) constituted the largest markets for polycarbonate exported from Germany worldwide, together accounting for X% of total exports. These countries were followed by the Netherlands, France, Poland, Slovakia, China, Spain, Hungary, the U.S. and Belgium, which together accounted for a further X terms of the main countries of destination, Slovakia recorded the highest growth rate of exports, over the last eleven years, while the other leaders experienced more modest paces of growth.
In 2018, the average polycarbonate export price amounted to $X per tonne, increasing by X% against the previous year. In general, the polycarbonate export price, however, continues to indicate a relatively flat trend pattern. The pace of growth was the most pronounced in 2010 an increase of X% y-o-y. The export price peaked at $X per tonne in 2011; however, from 2012 to 2018, export prices remained at a lower figure.
Prices varied noticeably by the country of destination; the country with the highest price was France ($X per tonne), while the average price for exports to the U.S. ($X per tonne) was amongst the lowest.
From 2007 to 2018, the most notable rate of growth in terms of prices was recorded for supplies to China, while the prices for the other major destinations experienced mixed trend patterns.
Polycarbonate Imports
Imports into Germany
Polycarbonate imports into Germany totaled X tonnes in 2018, remaining constant against the previous year. Overall, the total imports indicated a slight increase from 2007 to 2018: its volume increased at an average annual rate of +X% over the last eleven-year period. The trend pattern, however, indicated some noticeable fluctuations being recorded throughout the analyzed period. Based on 2018 figures, polycarbonate imports increased by +X% against 2016 indices. The most prominent rate of growth was recorded in 2017 when imports increased by X% y-o-y. In that year, polycarbonate imports attained their peak of X tonnes, leveling off in the following year.
In value terms, polycarbonate imports stood at $X in 2018. Over the period under review, polycarbonate imports, however, continue to indicate a relatively flat trend pattern. The pace of growth appeared the most rapid in 2017 with an increase of X% y-o-y. Imports peaked at $X in 2008; however, from 2009 to 2018, imports stood at a somewhat lower figure.
The Netherlands (X tonnes), Belgium (X tonnes) and Spain (X tonnes) were the main suppliers of polycarbonate imports to Germany, with a combined X% share of total imports. Italy, Taiwan, Chinese, South Korea and Poland lagged somewhat behind, together comprising a further X 2007 to 2018, the most notable rate of growth in terms of imports, amongst the main suppliers, was attained by Poland, while the other leaders experienced more modest paces of growth.
In value terms, the Netherlands ($X), Belgium ($X) and Spain ($X) constituted the largest polycarbonate suppliers to Germany, together comprising X% of total imports. Italy, South Korea, Taiwan, Chinese and Poland lagged somewhat behind, together accounting for a further X the main suppliers, Poland experienced the highest rates of growth with regard to imports, over the last eleven years, while the other leaders experienced more modest paces of growth.
The average polycarbonate import price stood at $X per tonne in 2018, picking up by X% against the previous year. Over the period under review, the polycarbonate import price, however, continues to indicate a slight setback. The pace of growth appeared the most rapid in 2011 an increase of X% against the previous year. Over the period under review, the average import prices for polycarbonates (in primary forms) attained their peak figure at $X per tonne in 2008; however, from 2009 to 2018, import prices remained at a lower figure.
Average prices varied somewhat amongst the major supplying countries. In 2018, the highest prices were recorded for prices from the Netherlands ($X per tonne) and South Korea ($X per tonne), while the price for Belgium ($X per tonne) and Taiwan, Chinese ($X per tonne) were amongst the lowest.
From 2007 to 2018, the most notable rate of growth in terms of prices was attained by Poland, while the prices for the other major suppliers experienced a decline.
• Prodcom 20164040 - Polycarbonates, in primary forms
This report provides an in-depth analysis of the polycarbonate market in Germany. Within it, you will discover the latest data on market trends and opportunities by country, consumption, production and price developments, as well as the global trade (imports and exports). The forecast exhibits the market prospects through 2030.
• Trade (exports and imports) in Germany
Free Data: Polycarbonates (In Primary Forms) - Germany


We are broken, but the best is yet to come.
As a message of hope, the Afikoman is probably the most powerful of all our Pesach symbols. Pesach is a time of hope. We are given a yearly opportunity to recognise that we have been saved once, and therefore we can be redeemed again.
We were rescued from the slavery of our past and Passover allows us to acknowledge and celebrate this miracle. We focus on our redemption from Egypt. It is a fact of our history and through recalling it we know there is hope for the future. It happened once to our whole people and on Seder Night we tell the testimony of this act.
But this redemption is not yet over. We live in a world of uncertainty with many things out of our control. Pollution and politics, poverty and sickness, society's ills and expectations. All these things surround us and affect us to one degree or another. The world is broken and this broken matza speaks to us. We are all a part of this whole, this world, and we too are broken. As a group, and as a wider community. Brokenness is a symbol of incompletion. Life is not whole.
We spend our lives learning. And life, in response to that concept, continues to give us the same lessons in different forms, until we learn what we need to understand. At that point we have graduated onto the next lesson. History repeats itself and we find ourselves again and again in a time where there is inequality and bullying of differing minorities.
We hold the responsibility of our future even while we spend Seder Night retelling the story of our past.
The children run around the house hunting for the Afikoman. We have taken the middle matza and split it in two. The larger part is taken for the Afikoman and it is that larger part that we are looking for. The larger part that we leave for the children to find. By this tradition of hiding the Afikoman, we are continuing our heritage of teaching our children. This larger part, this Afikoman represents the future. We are gifting it to them. Building the right future is larger than the stories of our past.
On Seder night, the children stay up long enough to hunt for the Afikoman, the broken piece of matzo that we need, we cannot manage without. And why? Because without it we cannot carry on. The Afikoman is the symbol of hope, hope for the future.
The promise of the future is greater than the achievements of the past.


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Also, the psychological impact of the Spinal Cord Injury (Para and quadriplegia) is less impressive on the people's imagination than that of other diseases as f.i. tumors or degenerative diseases. But the problem is severe and the economical burden for the families and for the Country is enormous, as well as the physical and psychological suffering of the patients and of their relatives. The frequency of these lesions is continuously increasing and in Italy about 2000 young people every year are put in a wheelchair for the rest of their life.
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Josh Tyrangiel, Editor of the New Bloomberg Businessweek: Make a Great Magazine and You've Got a Great Future. The Mr. Magazine™ Interview.
Armed with a hefty dose of knowledge about the web and print and the way people use both media (from his days at Time.com), Josh Tyrangiel, Bloomberg Businessweek editor knows the web in and out and knows what the web can and can't do. So, when he started planning the new ink on paper edition of the reinvented former Business Week magazine and turning in into Blommberg Businessweek, he knew that he needed "to be very conscious of the strengths of each medium."
"What the web is good at is grazing, " he told me in a phone interview. "Where magazines have made a mistake in the past couple years was going with really tiny short webby style stories and headlines. When you make a decision to open a magazine, you actually make a decision to shut out the rest of the world. You have a person's focus in a way that you don't online. You need to capitalize on that."
Mr. Tyrangiel wants to create a magazine that can actually prepare people "to compete every week. You read our magazine on the weekend and you go into the office and you're covered on a diversity of subjects. On top of that, in addition to being comprehensive, it's a seductive magazine."
What about the future of print, I asked. Mr. Tyrangiel answer, "I think the future of print is very bright for people who make great magazines and great newspapers, but the bar has been raised."
What follows, is in typical Mr. Magazine™ Interviews style, my lightly edited interview with Josh Tyrangiel, editor of the new Bloomberg Businessweek:
Samir Husni: Congratulations on a job well done. It feels like you've created a monthly on a weekly basis.
Josh Tyrangiel: You know what? It feels like that. It's a lot of work, but I really appreciate it.
SH: How are you going to follow up with issue two and three and four? Is it going to be that simple to create a monthly on a weekly basis?
JT: I'll tell you, one thing that I have told the staff since day one about where we were headed is that it was going to be awfully hard work and that it was going to require us to think in ways that were slightly different to the ways magazines have been created before. You have to think not just about stories, but you have to think visually, you have to think about story mix. We have to really pack it full of things. Everybody has responded. We talk much more about story than we ever have before. The integration between the edit and the art department is much better than it's ever been and that's the way it has to be. There aren't multiple ways to make this particular kind of magazine. It's very difficult and I want to keep everybody focused. If I can do that, then the payoff is that (the magazine) feels like a really rich reading experience.
SH: Can it be done on a weekly basis? From a reader's prospective, is it too much?
JT: I think it's just right. Over the past five, ten years, one of the secular challenges we have is that we haven't invested in our product particularly well. Paper stock got thin, more white space crept into the layout, story count went down and the price of the issue and the subscription went up. To me the value proposition was just off. What we're trying to say here is, "We're worth the money." One of the ways you do that is being genuinely comprehensive so that you know you pick up this magazine, it arrives on your mailbox on a Friday, you read it and you covered for the week ahead. I would love for people to read the magazine front to back, every single word, but you and I both know that's not necessarily how people interact with the book. But, for those who do, they're going to be completely covered. For those who pick and choose, we'll still give them enough coverage about the areas they care about that they feel like the magazine has an indispensability to it.
SH: Your cover reminds me so much of the front pages of The Guardian and The Observer, the UK papers. The cover has the look of a daily. Yet, once you go inside, it has the look of a monthly. What was the intention behind that cover design?
JT: Remember that this is only one issue and that the consistent aspects of the magazine are inside and that this is our first cover. The idea was to convey some urgency. This is a weekly magazine and one of the reasons that people stopped subscribing to weekly magazines is that they get piled up. My goal is to make sure our subscribers, on the walk from the mailbox to the front door, open this magazine. I want them to engage with it right away. No one expects us to tell them the future, but I think they expect us to be on the news. So, I want our covers to convey urgency. I want them to have enough stuff in those rooflines so that people always find something they're interested in on those 20 steps from the mailbox to the front door.
SH: One of the things that caught my attention is that you are trying to ensure a future for print in a digital age. Whether you are enhancing the print quality, adding pages, using heavier paper weight, etc. But, so many others have done that before and six months later, we're back to where we were before that. What's the long term plan? Somebody just remarked to me today, "Are they going to drop "week" from "business"?" Is it going to be "Bloomberg Business" like Nissan did with Datsun? What's the plan six months from now?
JT: We have the benefit of being privately owned and having tremendous support from our company. The plan six months from now is to keep growing and to keep doing work, week in and week out. Bloomberg has faith in journalism. The company has faith that if you put out a great product, people will come. So, that's the plan. The plan is to make a great weekly magazine every week.
SH: Fortune just redesigned. Forbes will probably redesign. The three of you have always been looked at as the cornerstones for business journalism in this country. Besides the frequency, what can you tell your readers, "This is what you need Bloomberg Businessweek for, this is what you need Fortune for, and this is what you need Forbes for?"
JT: I can't do the work of telling them what they need Fortune and Forbes for, but I can tell them, beyond just the frequency and periodicity, we're packed with stories and packed with information. We can actually prepare for you to compete every week. You read our magazine on the weekend and you go into the office, you're covered and you're covered on a diversity of subjects. On top of that, in addition to being comprehensive, it's a seductive magazine. There's lots of stuff we're telling people that they don't know and taking them on journeys to meet people, to hear new ideas, to discover new companies they can impact their business lives. I think that's something we can do uniquely and again, I don't want to offer positioning statements for Forbes or Fortune, I think they're both good magazine, but I think we're in a kind of different category just based on what we're trying to do.
SH: Sometime back, I think as far as the mid 1980s, some folks were saying the news weeklies are dying and that there is no room for weeklies. All of a sudden we are seeing a great emergence of the weeklies and all are trying to reinvent themselves. What are you doing in this digital age to ensure a print future?
JT: I think you have to be very conscious of the strengths of each medium. I've worked on both (mediums) for a long time now and what the web is good at is grazing. People use the web peculiarly for news between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. They're sitting at their desks, they're eating lunch, the voicemail light is on and they're looking for just a little bit of a break. Stories have to be pretty short, headlines have to be written a certain way, and the immediacy of those stories is the capital. In a magazine, you're getting people in a different frame of mind. You need to recognize that. Where magazines have made a mistake in the past couple years was going with really tiny short webby style stories and headlines. When you make a decision to open a magazine, you actually make a decision to shut out the rest of the world. You have a person's focus in a way that you don't online. You need to capitalize on that. You need to think through some one in that frame of mind actually wants from their reading experience. I think there are some people who have done it very well and that is something I think about a whole lot when we redesigned and it's something I think about with every story. What's the frame of mind of our reader? What do they want from this? How can we deliver on that?
SH: I remember the first time I met you at Time when you told me about that 11 to 2 timeframe for the web.
JT: You're running into vacant space. That's the thing. One the weekend, if you've got a magazine, you're running into prime time.
SH: What is the weakest link in this issue? After this issue came out, what was it that made you say, "I wish we did not do that."
JT: That's very funny. I'm going to give you a very honest answer. I just wish it wasn't all so awesome. I'm going to go back, and part of the culture here, is that we do very brutal post-mortems. I want us to be our own toughest critic, but that's why I'm really really happy with our issue.
SH: That negates my second question, which is what is your most proud moment in this issue?
JT: My most proud moment is how awesome it all was? Same answer? No, I proud of the fact that it feels original. People have been making magazines for a long time and it's a beloved format, but I think there are things in here that feel genuinely original and I feel proud of that.
SH: Every time one of our weeklies change someone says, "it's going to be like The Economist, or they are trying to be like The Economist." Are you?
JT: No! We're trying to be like Bloomberg Businessweek. The fact is that I certainly think The Economist is good magazine, but I read everything. On my desk right now is The Economist, People magazine, New York Review of Books, Spectator. I read a lot of stuff, but I just feel like our mission is a unique mission. I'm not trying to be like anybody else. That's why I said I'm proudest of the fact that it feels original. We have a unique mission, we have readers who are unique and they're asking for us to deliver to them something they haven't see before and something that's useful. So, I'm not trying to be like anybody else at all. I want our magazine to feel different.
SH: One final question, how do you see the future of print?
JT: I think the future of print is very bright for people who make great magazines and great newspapers, but the bar has been raised. Part of our problem is that there was way too much competition and not a lot of it was very good. There are many things that failed, that sadly probably should have. The medium itself is still very strong and has tremendous promise, but our reader and our advertisers are demanding great product. So, make a great product and you've got a great future. My own personal belief is that great things rarely fail. So, make a great thing and worry about the rest after you've done that first.
SH: Thank you.
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The One Minute Advisor: Be Reader Centric and Not Magazine Centric
James Elliott president of the James G. Elliott Company, a firm that specializes in media, marketing, research and sales, visited with my students at Ole Miss last week. As part of a new blog occasional series The One Minute Advisor, I asked Mr. Elliott on what he sees as the major mistake most magazine publishers are committing today and what advice he would offer them.
Click on the video below to hear Jim Elliott who has over 30 years experience in the advertising industry. Before founding the James G. Elliott Co., Inc. in 1984, he held numerous executive positions, including Director of Field Services at CBS Magazines and Western Advertising Manager for Road & Track Magazine.
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Print is Dead? Think Again! Athlon Sports Launches this October with 7 Million Circulation
The largest sports magazine in the country is ready to launch with a 7-million circulation rate base this coming October. The magazine, Athlon Sports, will be a publication of Athlon Sports Communication, Inc, an integrated sports media company known for its sports annual publications. Stephen Duggan, the newly appointed President of Athlon Media called me with the news this afternoon. Mr. Duggan who was previously Chief Executive Officer of Alpha Media Group, publisher of Maxim magazine and a founder of Publishing Group of America, publisher of American Profile, Relish and Spry magazines.
"The magazine is expected to debut with 7 million circulation, via daily newspapers, making it the largest sports magazine in the country," Duggan told me. Athlon Sports will profile America's elite athletes and will provide preseason insights from America's premier sports editors, in addition to telling compelling sports stories from around the country.
Athlon Sports will follow a similar distribution method to that of other newspaper distributed magazines, however it will have a larger concentration on the A and B counties rather than the C and D.
Mr. Duggan who has acquired a minority stake in Athlon is assuming the role of President, Athlon Media. Joining him as Senior Vice President for publisher relations, is Jerry Lyles. Mr. Lyles previously held the same position at Publishing Group of America.
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Knock Knock. Who's There? ChopChop, the new food magazine for children. The Mr. Magazine™ Interview with ChopChop's Editor in Chief Steven Slon
"Cooking is the one area where print beats digital for convenience." "The very old and the very young are both still reading printed material." "I think the classic magazine revenue model is dead." The aforementioned soundbites are but three sentences of the many words of wisdom Steven Slon, the editor in chief of the new children's magazine ChopChop had to see in the Mr. Magazine™ interview.
The newest entry to the children's magazine market focuses on food as its corner stone, but also covers health and nutrition as it ventures into new areas no other children magazine have ventured before. Both on the business side and the editorial side ChopChop takes a completely different approach to launching a magazine and to reaching an audience ignored by magazine publishers for so long.
I asked Mr. Slon (via e mail) who was, for years, the editor of AARP, The Magazine (aimed at 50+), and now the editor in chief of the new magazine ChopChop (aimed at 5+) about the shift to editing a children's magazine, the magazine marketplace today and the future of print. What follows is the complete exchange with Steven Slon.
Samir Husni: With the internet taking off faster than a speeding bullet, iPads and other tablets moving printed magazines and books out of the front page news, why would you start a printed childern's magazine?
Steve Slon: Cooking is the one area where print beats digital for convenience. You want to be able to lay the pages displaying the recipe open next to where you're working. No matter if it gets splattered on or lightly dusted with flour. You can't place your ipad,iphone, or Kindle on the stove. Or near it. And, yes, you could print a recipe and carry it to the stove, but that's a couple of extra steps. Having made all these points, we are building out a website as we speak, and have future plans for developing apps and other tools of the hand-held communication world.
SH: Do you know whether it makes a difference for kids to read from a laptop, digital device or a printed magazine or book? Any studies you are aware of? etc. etc.
SS: Don't know of any studies per se, but our mission is to reach children of all economic levels, with special attention to children at and below poverty level. Low income families are much less likely to own a computer. According to a recent paper, "Home Computer Use and the Development of Human Capital," in the U.S, "less than half of children with family incomes under $25,000 lived in a household with a computer, compared to 92 percent of those with family incomes over $100,000." [Citation from Stephen J Dubner's blog, PDF of paper at http://www.columbia.edu/%7Ecp2124/papers/computer.pdf.] That said, even young children who have computers enjoy the tactile and visual pleasures of holding a book or magazine in their hands.
SH: The Food Network magazines is doing very well and so are the rest of the new food magazines, what are the odds for ChopChop to make it in this crowded marketplace?
SS: There isn't much in the market aimed at children. But what makes us different is primarily a) Quality and b) Authority. I'll explain in a minute, but let me back up first and say that we're competing, not as a magazine, but as a health and nutrition educational resource that happens to be in the form of a printed magazine. We began by marketing ourselves to pediatricians who are extremely frustrated by their inability to make the slightest dent in the massive and growing childhood obesity crisis. They feel that they are spitting into the wind when they tell a family with overweight children that the children need to watch their food intake and exercise more. Lecturing doesn't work. ChopChop, for them, is a tool that they can "prescribe" to families. And pediatricians are telling us they are thrilled to have this tool at their disposal. The big goal is to move the dial in the direction of cooking and eating together as a family. So, our mission is not really to produce a magazine, but to encourage nutritional literacy that will last a lifetime. That said, it's a great magazine! Unlike most "educational" materials, ChopChop is lively and engaging and fun. It has the look and feel of a consumer publication. So, back to the point of our differentiation: We've put together a top-notch team of veteran magazine-industry designers, photographers, and reporters—all working pro bono to support what we all feel is a valuable mission. (Please note especially the charming profile of a 14 year old chicken farmer by Susan Orlean.) As to the second point of differentiation, authority, our brilliant and charismatic founder Sally Sampson, a well-known cook book author, is deeply networked in the health community, particularly in the Boston area. She has put together an advisory team that includes leading names from Harvard, Tufts, BU and more. This kind of backing and knowledge can't be replicated.
SH: How would you describe today's children's magazine marketplace? Is it in a state of growth or retreat?
SS: The beauty of ChopChop magazine is that it is completely outside the classic magazine model—children's or otherwise—in that we do not depend on newsstand or advertising—and in fact, while we offer subscriptions, that's not a serious revenue stream either; subs are only for the convenience of people who've heard of the publication and want to get it at home. We are supported in the most part by foundation, government and corporate dollars. We also receive modest levels of financial support from schools, children's hospitals, childrens' clubs and pediatricians.
SH: Will it matter where your great content is consumed? On the screen or on the pages of the magazine?
SS: For the present, it's better in the printed magazine form, for reasons covered in the first question. And also because the product needs to be tangible in order for pediatricians and family physicians to "prescribe" it to their patients. In the future, that model may shift as the tools for transmitting information change. But for now, we think it works best as a physical entity.
SH: What advice you will give for someone coming to you and saying "I want to start a new kid's magazine…" What would you tell that someone?
SS: Magazines succeed with their audience if they connect in a personal way. I would say, you've got to think like a kid and imagine what you'd want a magazine for you (as a kid) to be like. On the business side, I'd say, you've got to think very creatively. You have to do something different. I think the classic magazine revenue model is dead.
SH: On a personal note, you have made an 180 degrees switch from editing a magazine for the 50+ (AARP, The Magazine) to a magazine for the 5+. How does feel to make such a move?
SS: For one thing, the very young and the very old are both still reading printed material. The old because of custom, and the young because of school. (Schools are not completely wired…yet.) But, yes, of course it's different. And, it's a wonderful change of pace. I need regular change and big challenges to keep the juices flowing.
SH: What is the goal and vision of ChopChop and what do you expect to accomplish from launching such a magazine?
SS: I think I said some of this above, but our mission is to "Teach kids to cook and to be nutritionally curious and literate; Empower kids to actively participate as health partners with their families & doctors; Establish and support better eating habits for a lifetime of good nutrition; and σtem the tide of unhealthy children who are growing into unhealthy adults." Our grand vision is to reverse and prevent childhood obesity.
SH: What are you doing to ensure a print future in a digital age?
To paraphrase the character Vinnie telling Robert De Niro about the murder of Joe Pesci in the movie Goodfellas, "[it's] gone and we coudn't do nothin about it."
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The Husni Report: 1st Quarter 2010 Launches Same as 1st Quarter 2009 (and a response on why my numbers are different than other published numbers)
170 new magazines appeared for the first time on the nation's newsstands in the first quarter of 2010. That is exactly the same number of magazines that were launched in the first quarter of 2009 (we reported back then 167 new titles, but the final tally ended up with 170 titles). This number represents 16 titles more than the 154 titles first published in 2007 and 17 titles more than the 153 titles first published in 2008. Call it what you want, but yet again the innovative media companies and entrepreneurs have shown a resiliency against all odds, and for that matter against the prophets of doom and gloom.
The new magazines of 2010 included 43 titles with a stated regular frequency and 137 with annual, two times, special, or frequency stated. Compare that with 58 new magazines with a stated frequency in 2009 and 112 with annual, two times, special, or frequency or no frequency stated. Amazing to say the least, is that in the worst of times American magazines will know that the best of magazines were launched in the worst of times. To paraphrase Charles Dickens, these are the worst of times. Let the new magazines roll off the presses and enjoy the images of the some of the new magazines launched in the month of March.
(I have received a comment from a reader and I have opted to post it as an addition to the post with my answer following the reader's comment/question:
Mace asks:
How does the info here differ so widely from MediaFinder.com numbers? As noted on btobonline.com…
"Magazine launches in the first quarter totaled 25, down from 110 in the first quarter of 2009, according to data released Monday by MediaFinder.com, an online database of publications. Magazine closures also slowed, with 22 titles folding in this year's first quarter compared with 95 in the year-earlier period."
Any idea why the big difference?
I do have every single magazine I report on and count. I do not deal with press releases, e mail information or any other data collection. It is that pure and simple: if I do not have a hard copy of the magazine I do not count. I have no idea how others count the launches, but my numbers are based on facts and actual magazines. I do this as a hobby and education. I am not in the business of selling data bases or anything else. You can check the covers of every issue on the mrmagazine.com website. I divide my numbers by total and break it down by those published 4 times a year and more and the other frequencies. Also the magazines I count are mainly consumer magazines and not trade or b2b magazines or organizational magazines. I have been doing this since 1978 and do have every magazine I ever count.
From Silent Mode to Heated Mode: Reconstructing the Magazine Future… the Popular Science Way (Sidebar: Me and My iPad)
When a magazine bills itself as The Future Now and the philosophy of the CEO of the publishing company is based on Fail Fast and Fail Cheaply, the sky then becomes the limit to what to do when it comes to the future. While others take a wait and see approach, Bonnier's Popular Science magazine takes the do, fail, redo and succeed approach. "The magazine is neither afraid of experimenting in public nor afraid of others imitating what the magazine is doing," Mark Jannot, editor in chief of Popular Science told me in an interview on Wednesday.
Popular Science + was launched earlier this week to coincide with the launch of the iPad tablet from Apple. The magazine is billed as an "achievement in digital magazine reading that began months ago in a collaboration between Bonnier's global R & D task force and BERG, a London based design firm." The result is Mag+, a new platform which Bonnier bills as the "first step toward a vision of what digital magazine reading can be."
The company identified "six basic principles that underlie the Mag+ digital platform." They are:
* Silent mode. Magazines are a luxury that readers can lose themselves in. Mag + has fewer distractions than the Web. It allows readers to lean back, away from the browser, and just focus on the bold images and rich storytelling. Reduced complexity increases a reader's immersion.
* Fluid motion. Magazines are easy to browse, and Mag+ replicates that with a story-to-story navigation that's more like a panning camera than a flipping page. As we say, "Flow is the new flip."
* Designed pages. Magazines are defined by their carefully conceived layouts that give readers an immediate understanding of the content and why it matters to them, a quality that got lost on magazine Web sites. Mag+ brings design back to digital publishing.
* Defined beginning and end. Unlike the Web, magazines have a defined storyline and flow from front to back. Mag + returns to the notion that something can be, and wants to be, completed. It's the end of endlessness.
* issue-based delivery. One of the great joys of magazines is that feeling of anticipation when a new one arrives. Mag+ maintains that by delivering full issues at once with all the same content as the print edition, and on the same schedule.
* Advertising as content. Relevant, attractive advertising is as much a part of the magazine experience as the editorial content, and Bonnier wants Mag+ advertising to include both pin-ups and applications readers can appreciate.
Well, I have opted to go to the source regarding Mag+ and its first creation: Popular Science. I asked Mr. Jonnet what he thinks about all the changes taking place in our industry. His first reaction was to quote the famous saying "May you live in interesting times…this can be a curse and a blessing," he said. These are indeed interesting times, and as I have learned over the years any time we use the word "interesting" it means we have no earthly idea what is going on. So I asked Mark whether they know what they are doing or are they just learning as they go? His answer, "We are doing more learning as we go. We follow our CEO Jonas Bonnier's philosophy: fail fast and fail cheaply. It is exactly like skiing, you don't learn how to ski unless you fall a few times along the slope."
Popular Science has been one of the few magazines that has experimented with different digital formats. From the basic digital magazine that was identical to the printed magazine to the special interest web-only magazines known as Genius Guides. So why all this "testing" in public? "We felt there are no downsides for experimenting in public," Mark said. "Even if the others imitated us, we will learn from our failures and change them to successes. We will always be ahead of the competition because we are aggressively experimenting. Failing in public does not scare us because that is how we learn."
And talking about learning, I asked Mark whether he thinks that we are seeing the end of print and whether our industry is on its death bed. "The industry as a whole is healthy and robust," Mark answered. "We will have print for years to come. We continue to deliver a strong magazine product both in print and now on a digital platform. Our product is meant to be consumed, and how it is consumed is a different story. We have to deal with the realities of the market place, the raising cost of paper, postage, distribution, and the changing technology."
Is the iPad the salvation of our industry as many are predicting now? "We never had a device for people to consume," Mark commented. "The web is classically a lean forward medium with a self directed quest for data. There is too much separation and gap between the customer and the web. In our case, we did not have the device yet when we started experimenting, but now I feel we have the device and I am exceedingly impressed. A device that you can actually hold, use to e mail, interact and is very comfortable. It is an extraordinary device."
However, he was quick to add, "I am pretty proud of what we can accomplish now, but this is just the beginning. The iPad allows the consumer to engage with the magazine the same way the printed magazine does. It allows for the consumer to do other things at the same time whether watch television or something else. The web is NOT a magazine. The core qualities of what a magazine is are not found on the web. But now with PopSci+ the core qualities are delivered digitally on the iPad. The core definition of a magazine is that it is a periodical that is published at known intervals, delivering specific content that has been curated to meet the readers expectations. A lot of very careful thinking goes into the production of such a magazine."
Are we seeing, to quote Popular Science tag line The Future Now?
"What we've done now is just the beginning," Mark said. "We have the Mag+ that offers those six designs (see above), and in the next two months we will introduce the Hot Heated Mode that will allow users to comment, share, store and e mail from the pages of the magazine by rubbing on that specific page on the iPad. We are going to make use of the touch functionability of this device to great a unique experience. We want to create a magazine that is NATIVE to the device, that feels very natural. So rather than deconstruct the magazine to fit the device, we opted to construct a new magazine that benefits from the screen and the touch. This new device provides us with a new mountain range, you can see the text and separate it from the pictures or you can remove the text and just see the pictures…the possibilities are endless."
So is it all about the "bells and whistles" that is going to help with our salvation? Mark was quick to issue an essential warning that seemed to be lost in our digital world. "Of course all these bells and whistles can be added now, however, if it can be added, it does not necessary mean that you should. We have to carefully curate what is best for this medium. We have to be careful not to assault the readers."
What about the future of print I asked? "Well, we are not in such a dire situation in terms of print. Our circulation is very robust, there is no lack of demand for the printed edition. In fact, it is a fallacy that magazines are in trouble. Yes we had some hard times economically, and we felt it on the advertising side, but we are coming out of the recession now and things should get better." Mark added, "Having said that, I think what we will see in the future is publishers migrating their readers from print to the tablets. The product is going to get better, and the better it gets the more migration we are going to see. However, print will be with us for the foreseeable decades. Print is not going to disappear in the near future. It is amazing that we, who are in the business of predicting the future, can only say that in the predicable future we are not going to see the death of print for decades. We are going to see the shift more in favor of the digital from print."
What about journalism education and what educators should be teaching in the classroom. " While it is necessary to teach the technology, however it is not sufficient," Mark said. "The fundamentals of good writing, good reporting and editing must continue to have as much value, if not more, than the technology. It will be a mistake not to embrace the technology, but it will be a bigger mistake to ignore the fundamentals of journalism. We must embrace the new technologies and give students the opportunity to use them and learn how to publish on them. The new generations are the "Tech Natives"…that's why I love hiring young people. They are both energetic and ambitious and they know all these technological devices. It is in their blood." However, another warning from Mark regarding the technology and technological devices. Be aware that is is very much of a mistake to push the "fetish" of the technology and give up entirely on the core of journalism."
Any final words of wisdom from the guy who is reconstructing the future of magazines, one technology and one device at a time?
"As I said in the beginning, the saying 'may we live in interesting times" can be either a curse or a blessing. I like to think it is a blessing."
Sidebar… Sidebar….Sidebar…Sidebar
Me and My iPad
Last night my 64 GB iPad arrived. It felt like Christmas in the office. My colleagues and assistants gathered around "the opening of the box." The first disappointment was the packaging itself. It did not feel like an Apple package. Second disappointment was the weight of the device. Third disappointment, I could not use the wireless internet on campus because I could not download the Cisco security software needed on campus on all wireless connections (Problem solved the next day by sending my iPad's WiFi number to get a waiver from the security). Fourth disappointment, attempting to spend my first night with my iPad at home, between learning how to use the device and the major thunderstorm passing our area, it took two hours to download the Popular Science+ April 2010 issue. Fifth disappointment, I did not know how to carry my iPad home. It came with no cover and I could not trust my briefcase to be the safe transportation vehicle for the device. Sixth disappointment, as I started to enjoy my iPad in the morning, I downloaded the latest GQ issue and as I was watching the Gillette video ad, my iPad froze. I could not even turn it off. I had to call Apple Support and they came to the rescue.
After all the aforementioned disappointments, I had to enjoy my iPad. I spent $699.00 plus taxes on my new device. I talked about it in class. Its functionability reminded me with the scrolls of centuries gone by. We are no longer limited by the dimensions of the page. You can scroll down, right, left… Space is no longer an issue. The issue remains what will get you engaged, what will keep you on the page and what will bring you back? It is all about the experience. I hope one day your experience with the device is much better then mine. I have to come back for another experience, mainly because I spent too much money to toss away. Stay tuned!
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Man credits meditation for quick recovery from COVID-19
A coronavirus positive patient who has recovered from the disease in just one week has credited meditation for his quick recovery. Usually, it takes three weeks for a person to turn negative for COVID-19.
Muhammad Mubarak Ali had come from Oman in March and had fever. Hence, he visited a doctor in March end who recommended that he go for coronavirus testing and the report came positive. Thereafter, doctors at SMS hospital began his treatment.
During the treatment Dr Arun Pradhan asked Ali to do meditation twice a day. He also showed videos to Ali in which a special technique of meditation was explained.
Taking up the suggestion, Ali started the practice and showed positive results. Thereafter, he recovered from the disease within one week.
"Usually, it takes three weeks for a patient to recover from coronavirus," said Pradhan. "As during our work we come in contact with various people, I also met Naman Goyal -- a 33-year-old filmmaker and an Alumni of New York Film Academy -- who suggested this technique to me," the doctor added.
Goyal has done good work in Yoga and meditation filmography. He used to show his videos in various countries via YouTube. When Goyal got a positive response from people in other countries, he requested Pradhan to suggest this technique to his patients.
Following Pradhan's suggestion, Ali recovered from the coronavirus in just one week. On March 28, he had started working on this technique after testing positive for the coronavirus. Now, he has tested negative.
"I tried this meditation and was shifted to a quarantine facility in Jaipur Sanganer just in a week," Ali told IANS. After being quarantined for six more days, Ali has been discharged now.
Pradhan has also suggested to other people to practice meditation to boost immunity. "Thanks to Naman who told me about this meditation technique, I think we all should follow this in our daily life to boost immunity," he said.
Goyal said: "I have released a 4-minute video in English explaining the mechanism of the mantra meditation given to the world by late Guru Ram Lal Siyag. The mantra meditation is distributed free online."
Earlier, this particular meditation technique was recognized by the Former Vice President of India, and three times Chief Minister of Rajasthan, late Bhairon Singh Shekhawat. In a letter praising the efforts of the volunteers, he accepted that "Siddha Yoga (meditation) has helped in healing from AIDS and all other forms of disease."


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MIB amends HITs guidelines focusing on infrastructure sharing
It guides how HITS and cable operators can work together
10 Nov, 2020 - 07:51 AM IST | By Gargi Sarkar
KOLKATA: The ministry of Information & broadcasting (MIB) has amended the policy guidelines for Headend in the Sky (HITS) operators. According to the newly added guidelines, sharing of transport stream between HITS operators and MSOs will be permitted but on certain conditions.
HITS is a digital distribution platform and provides subscribers with a cheaper alternative to digital cable TV (operational expenses of managing multiple head‐ends on the ground are very high) and DTH.
As per the new guidelines, a HITS operator willing to share its transport stream with an MSO, should ensure that MSO has a valid written interconnection agreement with the concerned broadcasters for distribution of pay TV channels.
The ministry has added two new paragraphs to the existing guidelines. As per the MIB the directive, wherever technically feasible, the HITS operator should share the platform infrastructure on a voluntary basis for distribution of TV channels provided that the signals of the HITS provider are distributed to subscribers through cable operator only and the encryption of signals, addressability and liabilities are not compromised.
For sharing of infrastructure by a HITS operator with an MSO, the operator will be allowed sharing only on Indian controlled satellites. In addition to that, written permission from the department of space (DOS) would be required in this regard. Sharing of satellite resources and uplinking infrastructure will be allowed with the written permission of MIB and WPC and NOCC, DoT.
The adherence and compliance with all the provisions of the rules and guidelines issued by MIB and NOCC and WPC, DoT for grant of licence to the HITS operator will be the responsibility of both, the existing operator and the new applicant proposing to share the infrastructure.
The regulator further added that sharing parties may use common hardware for CAS and SMS. But details of such an arrangement should be intimated to MIB and broadcasters 30 days in advance. However, the respective HITS operator, MSO or cable operator will be accountable for the integrity and security of CAS and SMS data pertaining to the respective operator.
To avoid any conflict in payment, each operator sharing the stream should be individually responsible for setting up the system and processes. This move will ensure that the broadcasters can exercise right for disconnection in case of default of payment or due to any other reason in terms of interconnection agreements between the broadcaster and the operator as well as the relevant regulations in place.
"Each operator in the sharing environment should undertake to ensure the encryption of signals and addressability to all the subscribers in all circumstances and provide requisite access for audit or for authorized officers of government wherever demanded," MIB stated.
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