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University system board approves tuition, fee increase
By By Tricia Bishop and The Baltimore Sun
Maryland's in-state undergraduates will pay a few hundred dollars more per semester this fall under a new tuition-and-fee plan approved Wednesday by the university system's Board of Regents.
Out-of-state students will be hit a little harder, paying as much as $1,060 more, for example, at the University of Maryland, College Park.
The plan marks the fourth year that tuition for resident undergraduates at most Maryland schools has gone up 3 percent — an increase characterized by university system officials as moderate and lower than many states.
"That's a figure that gives our campuses the resources to serve students best while still maintaining affordability," said Mike Lurie, a university system spokesman.
During the four years before that, the universities operated under a tuition freeze pushed by Gov. Martin O'Malley. While the freeze was welcomed by many of the system's customers, legislative leaders and others ultimately argued that increases were needed if the schools were to make improvements to stay competitive with other states.
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"It's really not bad," Jennifer Ma, an author of the "Trends in College Pricing" report put out by the College Board, said of the latest increase. She said Maryland remains one of the more affordable states to get a college education, thanks to the consistently small growth.
When out-of-state and graduate tuition and mandatory fees are included, the new prices represent a 2.4 percent increase across the University System of Maryland and will raise an additional $35.7 million in revenue.
According to data from the 2012-2013 school year, Maryland's average tuition at a public four-year school was $8,220, which ranked 27th most expensive out of the 50 states, plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, according to the College Board. Last year's 3 percent increase tied for third-lowest in the country.
Board members approved a 3 percent tuition hike for all schools except for Salisbury University, which was allowed a 6 percent bump to make up for years of charging less than competitors. Out-of-state students will see tuition increases of up to 4.4 percent.
On Wednesday, the university system's Board of Regents also approved a $4.97 billion operating budget and expressed optimism about the future of Baltimore's Coppin State University, which has one of the lowest graduation rates in the country, after hearing a turnaround plan.
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"There are significant changes that need to be addressed" at Coppin, said board member Frank M. Reid III. Implementing the plan, which has yet to be approved, is "going to require a sense of urgency, a sense of responsibility and a sense of accountability."
Student board member Steven Hershkowitz, a public policy graduate student at the University of Maryland, College Park, said students supported the tuition increase and characterized it as being "on the low end" nationwide.
"Our system has kept this 3 percent increase, which was very moderate, stable over the past [few] years, which is good because it's somewhat predictable," helping families plan their budgets, he said. He noted that the exact increase is "a political decision that gets made between state leaders."
The out-of-state and graduate student increases were made based on market rates.
The "moderate" increase was "made possible by the very generous support of the state," said William E. Kirwan, chancellor of the university system, referring to enhanced funding from the state for specific initiatives.
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The school system's $4.97 billion operating budget includes $1.2 billion in state funds, a 9.3 percent increase over last fiscal year.
Turning to Coppin, Kirwan said the board was concerned by the school's "persistent underperformance," leading members to convene a special committee in December — as a Coppin president was stepping down — to study the institution and suggest improvements.
"To solve the problem, you have to know the problem," said Freeman A. Hrabowski III, the committee's chairman and president of University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
Committee members — who included faculty, students, business leaders and state legislators — spent four months studying Coppin and presented their findings to the board Wednesday.
Among the positives, Hrabowski said, were some dedicated teachers, staff and alumni; a strong, if underused, technology infrastructure; financial and community support; and a graduation rate for transfer students that is significantly higher than the rate for first-time, full-time freshman.
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As of fiscal year 2011, only 18 percent of the first-time, full-time freshman graduated within a six-year time frame, according the Maryland Higher Education Commission, by far the worst rate in the state, which averages 63 percent overall. However, 42 percent of transfer students graduated that year. The figure was below the state average of 56 percent, but encouraging to members nonetheless.
Among the problems the committee highlighted are: Coppin spends the most per student, yet still has among the worst graduation rates; some faculty members weren't bothering to show up to teach classes; and the school continued to add programs and staff despite declining enrollment and an operating budget deficit.
The report also noted that many of Coppin's first-time students come in underprepared, with 66 percent taking remedial classes. Many also are underprivileged, with most growing up in low-income households, making them eligible for aid. More than 80 percent of the university's students received some kind of aid, yet many complained it wasn't distributed in a timely manner and that students were treated poorly in the financial aid offices.
The committee recommended that aid counseling be undertaken earlier to reach more students.
It also recommended that Coppin consider partnerships with community colleges and offer delayed admission to students who need to complete certain requirements and that it target transfer and older students for enrollment and support, knowing they're more likely to succeed.
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An overhaul of the academic programs and the administration is suggested as well.
"Working together, we're determined that we can make a difference," Hrabowski said.
Reid called the report "a model" for other historically black institutions, and board member Gary L. Attman expressed confidence in Coppin's future based on the recommended changes.
"I think the future is great if in fact we take this report and move forward quickly," said Baltimore state Sen. Catherine E. Pugh, who was a member of the committee.
The regents accepted the committee report and opened a public comment period through June 10. A vote on the plan is scheduled for the board's June 21 meeting.
In an interview after the meeting, Kirwan said the board hadn't intervened before, despite a long history of issues at Coppin, because members expected the school's leadership to turn things around.
Each of the last two presidents came in with a "change agenda," Kirwan said, yet failed to execute. When the most recent president stepped down this winter, the board decided to take a deep look at the school before searching for a replacement.
He believes this effort will succeed where others haven't because "the strategy here is different," he said, "in that the board is now demanding change, and people are going to be held accountable."
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Tuition and fee increases
for full-time undergraduates
Bowie State University: $332 ($343 out-of-state)
Coppin State University: $162 ($305)
Frostburg State University: $292 ($752)
Salisbury University: $428 ($428)*
Towson University: $210 ($266)
University of Baltimore: $174 ($482)
University of Maryland, Baltimore County: $304 ($817)
University of Maryland, College Park: $253 ($1,060)
University of Maryland, Eastern Shore: $285 ($655)
* Salisbury University raised in-state tuition and fee rates 5.6 percent and out-of-state rates 2.7 percent
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Home » For Students » Admitted to University College Programs
Course work and grades from two-year and four-year institutions are allowed in earning a UC degree. There are some restrictions, discussed below.
A maximum of 60 semester hours of degree credit from two-year colleges is accepted in transfer toward meeting the minimum 120 semester hours required for graduation. If a student earns more than 60 semester hours of degree credit from a two-year college(s), the credit and grades are used in computing grade point averages and course work may be used to satisfy requirements, but the credit hours beyond the first 60 do not count toward the total hours needed for graduation.
There is no limit on the number of credit hours that may be transferred from four-year institutions. However, a student must satisfy the University hours of residence requirement regardless of the amount of transfer work that is accepted.
Once admitted, students should check with the Office of Admissions to see if courses taken elsewhere at either two-year or four-year institutions will transfer into the UI for General Education/Core, program area, or elective credit before they enroll in the courses. If approval is not secured before taking courses at another institution, the transfer credit may not be accepted. Unofficial information is available from the MyUI transfer search page.
Students must report all work done at other institutions, whether before first admission to Iowa or after first admission. Failure to have an official transcript sent from other institutions to the Office of Admissions may result in disciplinary action and in the loss of registration privileges (see additional information from the Office of Admissions).
University College honors the following University of Iowa articulation agreements:
Associate of Arts (AA) Articulation Agreement with all Iowa community colleges, Waldorf College in Iowa, or Black Hawk College in Illinois
Iowa Regents Articulation Agreement with students who have satisfied general education requirements at the University of Northern Iowa or the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Iowa State University
These students transfer to University College having fulfilled portions of the general education/core requirements as follows:
Bachelor of Applied Studies (BAS): all Core requirements except Business/Management;
Bachelor of Liberal Studies (BLS): all Common Core requirements except Leadership and Career Development.
All other students, including those who have an associate degree other than an AA, or received an AA from a college that does not have an articulation agreement with the University, will have their credits evaluated course-by-course to determine how they will transfer.
Courses completed at colleges and universities accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, or similar regional associations, are acceptable for transfer to the University of Iowa. If your course work was completed at a school not regionally accredited, the recommendations by the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admission Officers or the American Council on Education will be used.
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See Office of Admissions Credit for Military Service (http://admissions.uiowa.edu/undergraduate-programs/credit-military-service)
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Latin Resources finalising results ahead of resource estimate
Published 08-APR-2021 08:54 A.M.
Latin Resources Limited (ASX:LRS) has received the majority of the test-work results from the Noombenberry Halloysite-Kaolin Project, and management said today that the results have continued to show consistent high grade halloysite and ultra-bright white ISO-B values over significant widths close to surface.
One of the features was hole NBAC119 that returned 26 metres at 24% halloysite, including 8 metres at 35% halloysite, and an individual 4 metres composite sample returning 41% halloysite.
From a broader perspective, these results from the Noombenberry Project are proving to show some of the highest grade Halloysite and Kaolin assays in Australia.
These have included 41 metres at 12% halloysite, 72% Kaolinite and 81 ISO-B from 6 metres.
While there are still a number of XRD and XRF results to be returned, management is buoyed by the emergence of patterns of widespread ultra-bright white kaolinite saprolite across the full extent of the 18 square kilometre area drilled, containing pods of high-grade halloysite within.
Strong coverage and high grades bode well for maiden resource estimate
This provides Latin Resources with confidence that the upcoming Maiden Mineral Resource Estimate will be a significant milestone.
While the last of the samples are progressing through the laboratory and various testing facilities, management continues to work in the background to enable the fast tracking of the resource estimate once all results are received with the Maiden JORC Resource anticipated to be released in May.
With all of the sample brightness data available, patterns are beginning to emerge from that data highlighting a blanket of ultra-bright-white kaolinite (>80 ISO-B), across the tenement, broken up by several small areas where the basement granite sub-crops.
This is highlighted in the following graphic that shows the maximum down hole brightness across the drilled grid, with the red and white areas representing a maximum down-hole brightness value of over 80 ISO-B.
Management in discussions regarding scoping study
Survey teams have recently been to site to undertake a detailed ground survey and drill collar pick-up, enabling the construction of a digital terrain model (DTM) of the project area.
Management is in detailed discussions with specialist consultants to commence an initial scoping study once the Maiden JORC Resource is completed.
The successful scoping study will then generate a development business case to commence a detailed pre-feasibility study to fast-track development plans for a high grade Halloysite Kaolin project.
Some of the key attributes of the Noombenberry Project that are likely to feature prominently in upcoming studies include ease of mining (low strip), suitability of resource for high-end paper and ceramics applications and the possibility of near-term DSO production that could generate early cash flow.
Management also said that the potential characteristics of the halloysite in the deposit puts it in the best of breed category for hydrogen and carbon capture as well as other nanotechnology applications.
On this note, Latin Resources is identifying world class technology development partners to carry out research and development programs in the hydrogen and carbon capture sectors.
Combination of high grade halloysite and ultrabright kaolinite
Commenting on these recent developments and reaffirming that the project was well on track to complete the initial geological model by the targeted June quarter timeframe, exploration manager Tony Greenaway said, "We are all extremely pleased to see the Noombenberry Project advancing as it is.
"We are continuing to see the very high grades of halloysite together with the ultra-bright kaolinite in our latest results.
"With all of the brightness testing now completed, we can clearly see the extent of the high-quality kaolinite blanket across the tenement area that we have drill tested, and that this remains open in all directions.
"This provides us with a very high degree of confidence in our project as we move forward into the development of the maiden resource estimate.
"Working closely with our resource estimation partners at RSC, we are steadily progressing what we can in the background, while the final few results are returned.
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"We are well on track to have this process completed within our original time frame of Q2 2021."
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Poor are Sidelined on Climate
The mantra from businesses and politicians in the developed world is that technology will provide a solution to rising global emissions. Indeed, they say, fighting global warming can be good for business.
General Electric has rightly staked a claim to be an environmental leader by selling wind turbines. Wal-Mart is going green by asking its suppliers to evaluate their emissions as they manufacture Wal-Mart products. Trading in carbon emissions can certainly be profitable: In a month of dismal financial news in the United States, Climate Exchange, which runs the Chicago Climate Exchange, saw its stock rise more than 20 percent.
''We believe that technology can help solve some of these clean energy issues, and that ultimately by doing so we can make money for our investors,'' Jeff Immelt, the chief executive of General Electric, told a conference in California this month.
But wind turbines, hybrid cars and carbon markets are solutions by and for the developed world. They ignore another huge piece of the climate change puzzle: how to best help the people in the developing world who are already feeling the effects of global warming.
''There is a trend to try to find solutions through technological interventions and high-investment solutions, which is tricky because that won't always work for poor countries,'' said Gonzalo Oviedo, author of a powerful report on the effect of climate change on poor people in the developing world, released this week by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature. ''What we are saying is that in many poor countries there is a high level of vulnerability, and that needs other kinds of solutions.''
The world is moving fast to figure out how to reduce emissions with the help of technology. It has done far less to help poor people adapt. The report, ''Indigenous and Traditional Peoples and Climate Change,'' includes a kind of catalog of climate-related suffering already occurring among the poorest people of the earth.
In western Nicaragua, climate change has left villages cut off from crucial supplies, since the river that served as their supply road is too low to navigate anymore. ''Basic supplies such as salt and drinking water can no longer reach the villages,'' the report says. ''In addition, the low volume of water means that pollution becomes concentrated and people are more susceptible to cholera and tuberculosis.''
Among the Baka of Cameroon, rainfall has become less regular and harder to predict. ''Women who normally catch fish in barriers built in small streams in the dry season are often unable to achieve traditional fish catches as flood patterns of the rivers are changing,'' the report says.
In Bangladesh, a rise in the sea of 1.5 meters, or 5 feet, would submerge 22,000 square kilometers of land, or 8,500 square miles, and displace 17 million desperately poor people, more than 15 percent of the population. Where are they going to go?
Here in New York this week I faced my own little climate-related disruption: because of global grain shortages, created in part by the rush into biofuels, the price of a bagel has gone to $1.20 from 60 cents in the past year. New Yorkers are all aghast at the rise, but it pales next to these larger problems.
In much of the developing world, the response to climate change will require a bit of investment in low-tech ideas, not billions thrown into high technology, Oviedo said. The returns will be in human life and the preservation of endangered species and cultures – not in good returns on carbon options.
The report by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature also points out that indigenous people have adapted to shifting weather patterns for thousands of years, and it suggests that rich nations might even learn from their experience. (Wind turbines evolved from lowly windmills, remember.)
''In making plans, decision makers should learn from indigenous people and their strategies – this is a new field of research and there are a number of good examples,'' Oviedo said.
During years of low rainfall, for example, a number of cultures in North Africa severely restrict cattle grazing. The grass must be cut in the field, and animals are fed outside of the pasture to prevent overuse of the resources.
Likewise, villages in South America have built stone water collection channels underground so that water does not evaporate as it moves from place to place. ''The problem is that just as they are needed, these traditional practices are disappearing,'' he said.
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Dozens of men gathered in a dust-blown graveyard Saturday to pay their last respects to 83-year-old Karbalai Mohammad Anwar Noori, one of at least 50 people killed in a suicide bombing the night before at a nearby mosque in western Kabul.
As Noori's sons and nephews fought back tears, a tall, turbaned cleric stood above the mound of freshly turned dirt where the shroud-wrapped body was laid to rest. Speaking into a microphone, he invoked the words of Imam Jafar Sadiq, the sixth imam in Shiite Islam.
Threats are increasing for Afghanistan's Shiite Muslim minority, the targets of a spate of recent attacks that have highlighted the government's inability to secure places of worship and added a troubling sectarian dimension to the country's long-running conflict.
In the first nine months of this year, 84 Afghan Shiites were killed and 194 wounded in attacks against mosques or religious gatherings, according to United Nations figures.
Those numbers rose sharply after Friday evening, when a suicide bomber hurled a grenade at worshipers before blowing himself up near the front of the crowded Imam Zaman mosque, which sits along a busy road in a predominantly Shiite neighborhood. Dozens were wounded, officials said.
As in many of the previous attacks — including two at Shiite mosques in Kabul over the summer — Islamic State's South Asia affiliate claimed responsibility for the bombing. The Sunni extremist group views Shiites as apostates and accuses Afghan Shiites, particularly members of the Hazara ethnic group, of fighting against the militants as part of pro-government militias in Syria.
The bombings have become so common that even the perpetrators have seemed to lose track of them. On Friday, Islamic State incorrectly said it had attacked the Imam Zaman mosque for the second time — confusing it with a Kabul mosque by the same name that it had attacked in August, killing about 40 people.
At funerals across Kabul, the Afghan capital, on Saturday, grieving Shiites said they understood the threats but would not cease observing their faith.
"Of course people are worried and scared — every attack is a massacre," said Noori's son, Ali Khan Noori, 44.
But as mourners filed away from the cemetery, Noori pushed back gently against the cleric's admonition.
Shiites, who make up less than 20% of Afghanistan's population, were rarely singled out for attacks in the decade after the U.S.-led invasion that toppled the Taliban, a Sunni fundamentalist regime. But since 2011, the annual Shiite religious festival of Ashura has been attacked almost every year, according to the Afghanistan Analysts Network, a Kabul-based research organization.
The biggest attack against Shiites came in July 2016, when Islamic State claimed responsibility for a bombing at a Hazara-led protest in Kabul that killed more than 80 people, wounded hundreds and sparked a major grass-roots protest movement demanding that President Ashraf Ghani's government do more to secure religious sites.
Last month, weeks before Ashura, the government recruited civilian guards and distributed weapons at hundreds of Shiite houses of worship, a controversial move in a country that is awash in guns and has often struggled to control private militias.
The limits of that policy were clear at the Imam Zaman mosque, where five guards armed with aging automatic rifles did not detect the suicide bomber — carrying multiple grenades — as he entered through a gate along a busy road, walked across a small courtyard, up a flight of steps and made his way toward the front of the prayer hall.
Witnesses said the bomber waited until the moment that the evening prayer began, when worshipers were bowing to the floor, to launch one grenade across the room and detonate his suicide vest.
Blood was splattered across the walls and bits of hair and flesh were stuck to the ceiling. The walls were pocked with holes, probably from ball bearings that were packed into the bomber's vest. The blood-soaked carpets were torn off the floors and rolled up in the courtyard, attracting flies.
The blast threw Mohammad Daoud, a civilian guard posted behind a set of sandbags at the entrance to the prayer hall, off his chair and into a concrete wall, though he wasn't injured. Daoud acknowledged that the addition of weapons from the government had not kept them safe, and that many people still entered the mosque without being thoroughly frisked.
In a paper published last month, the Afghanistan Analysts Network warned that armed, lightly trained civilians would not be able to stop a major attack against a crowd of worshipers. But government officials have indicated the civilian guards would remain in place for the time being.
"All in all, the plan looks much more like a symbolic act of reassuring the Shia communities that the government is 'doing something,' rather than achieving a real improvement [in] security," the group wrote.
The mosque attack came at the end of a week that saw more than 200 Afghan civilians and security personnel killed. On Saturday evening, another suicide bomber struck outside a military training academy as army officers were on their way home, killing 15 people, according to Defense Ministry officials. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
Many Shiites responded with resignation when asked about the deteriorating security.


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An important step towards global #sustainabilityreporting Standards. At COP26 the IFRS Foundation has announced the formation of the International Sustainability Standards Board (#ISSB)
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Finance ministers and central bank governors from 37 countries welcomed the birth of the ISSB in Glasgow.
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Gold is something which is no longer limited to only women. Men are no longer afraid to experiment with this style. For men wearing a gold chain is like showing off their wealth and their pride. And since it is considered to be a good investment financially as well more men are choosing to invest in gold as well.
There are lots of stunning pieces of jewelry that you can flaunt at several occasions. And there is a wide range of designs to choose from in the market. Since you are going to be spoilt for choice while choosing gold bracelets for men, make sure you make the right decision. And when you make up your mind to gift a loved one a gold bracelet thinks of the various ways he or she could wear it either on a chain around the neck or as a charm on a bracelet.
So what type of metal should you choose for gold bracelets for men?? Since gold is best choice let me tell you that there is a lot of variety in this as well. There are many shades to choose from. And the color is determined by the metal that is added to the pure form of gold while the karats are same throughout each shade of gold. You can choose from white gold, yellow gold, pink gold and even titanium and palladium These days more and more are willing to wear gold bracelets for men and it is slowly changing into a raging fashion trend all over the world. And since so many boys and men are up for wearing jewelry gold bracelets for men are a must have in every man's wardrobe.
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There are numerous jewelry designers who are only focusing on jewelry for men and thus as a result there is a wide range of options to choose from. There is something that suits the taste of the urban man as well. And when you are out shopping make sure that you keep a few points in mind. Ensure that you pick up something that suits your personal style and body type.


If you are serious about IT security then this book is a must. Take the time to read it and try to understand the power of social engineering. There is no single technique in this world that can protect you against a good social engineering attack. This book is written by Tsutomu Shimomura together with John Markoff and tells the story about one of the first well known "hackers" Kevin Mitnick.
Especially the fact that Kevin Mitnick has good social engineering skills make him a pro in getting excess to secure environments.
In an ever expanding world of networked mobile devices, security threats and our ignorance of them are more widespread than ever. James Lyne of security firm Sophos believes that if we continue to ignore basic best practices, security is on a trajectory of failure.
A GCHQ team has been working to develop ways into encrypted traffic on the "big four" service providers, named as Hotmail, Google, Yahoo and Facebook.
This network diagram, from a GCHQ pilot program, shows how the agency proposed a system to identify encrypted traffic from its internet cable-tapping programs and decrypt what it could in near-real time.
If I think about it, what does this mean for the possibility that organized crime also has the opportunity to use these techniques. Then our whole eCommerce will crumble. Something to think about.


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You may not buy into the argument that the news media failed in our coverage of the election, but one thing is certain: news organizations are suffering a credibility crisis. Several pre-election surveys have detailed deep mistrust in the media across all political persuasions — at record low numbers — and the election-night polling debacle is only going to make things worse.
The vast majority of Americans don't trust the media, so why would they believe — or take to heart — the media's reporting?
It doesn't matter if journalists believe we're trustworthy; it's what news consumers think. It also doesn't matter who we blame for the problem — Facebook, clickbait sites, Trump, Twitter, news consumers themselves — but what we're going to do to fix it. It's time to do something before it's too late.
So how do we regain the trust of America consumers? If we were to apply this thinking to another industry, like banking, how have banks worked to re-establish trust after the housing crisis? Or if we were apply it to a relationship, how would you rebuild the trust of a long-lost friend?
After the banking crisis, transparency was #1 on the to-do list for a bank to rebuild customer confidence, according to a Gallup Business Journal report. What journalists and media executives deem as transparent, however, typically doesn't go very far. After all, we're an extremely competitive, defensive bunch, and admitting failure can be a career move.
But when 74% of Americans believe journalists "tend of favor one side" (Pew), we need to get more creative and challenge ourselves to be more open with our audience. We should reveal why we make the decisions we make and where we get our information. We should loudly apologize when we get it wrong and explain what we're doing to get it right next time.
U.S. Bank CEO Richard Davis at a 2014 Red Cross event. Photo by Andy King.
What's the equivalent of open financials in the journalism world? This is not your standard "behind the scenes" reporting or a walled-off ombudsman: we need to have an honest dialogue with our community and a willingness to share our values and previously-private information (within legal limits, of course). We need to push ourselves outside our comfort zones and institutionalize transparency in our culture and our daily work.
Way back in 1973, KCRA in Sacramento started one of the first consumer-advocacy units in local media. "Call 3" was not a flashy "problem solvers" outfit, but a serious effort to help people — often older folks — who called their volunteer phone bank. They solved nearly 70% of the cases they received — not just the ones that made it on TV, but the many thousands that did not.
KCRA has been a ratings juggernaut as far back as I can remember — I worked there for a few years in the mid 90s — and the station's out-sized role in the community over the years cemented a sense of loyalty that pays dividends to this day.
Today most consumer-advocacy efforts in news are starved for resources and designed to drive ratings and clicks. Even Call 3 appears to be out of business after a 40+ year run. But imagine taking Call 3's founding philosophy to heart, applying some technology and helping solve problems for people at scale. Not just consumer problems, but public safety (like Breaking News' proximity alerts) and civic problems (like SeeClickFix).
Solving problems is just the first step; we also need to measure the impact. For example, SeeClickFix says it has solved 2,563,800 issues in hundreds of communities. The more we put real numbers and faces behind the problems we solve — without taking too much credit — the more credible we become.
This election taught us that there's a gaping disconnect between rural America and the urban centers where most media companies call home. Many in rural areas — often lower income — feel like they haven't been given a voice in coverage and the national conversation.
Photo by Politico's Scott Goldsmith in a June story about Trump's rural rise.
There are real economic reasons why newsrooms have downsized in rural areas and centralized around larger urban areas — both at the national and local level. "The not-so-slow death of local news is clearly starting to affect our larger understanding of the US," wrote Jason Abbruzzese in Mashable.
But there are ways to begin to tackle this problem without breaking the bank. For starters, it's easier than ever to distribute a workforce, from flexible employment arrangements to collaborative tools like Slack. News organizations can share more resources, and national news brands can tone down some their New Yorkness in products and marketing campaigns. On the local level, newsrooms can reduce crime-and-fire coverage — often the only times reporters visit smaller communities in their markets — in favor of more relevant stories that reflect the rural way of life.
We also need to diversify our own social filter bubbles. "Any journalist critical of the Facebook filter bubble they saw Trump voters caught in needs to look closely at the Twitter filter bubble where they spend a lot of their work day," writes Joshua Benton in NiemanLab.
If we're thinking like a business — which we are — then rural America isn't a cost, but an important investment in our future.
Years ago my wife and I created a neighborhood news blog, My Ballard, that unexpectedly turned into a thriving community and won an Online Journalism Award. People felt such a part of it, they associated themselves with the blog, even calling each other by their account names in real life.
Similar to many news sites, the encroachment of social media changed the dynamic. People still connect with the brand through My Ballard's large social presence, but it's not part of them as much anymore.
When people feel like a part of the news, they trust it more. So how do we restore communities in the age of social media, when comments and forums are more difficult than ever to manage? There are promising efforts like Civil, but I'm most excited by the idea of making movements.
Let me share an example. Two former newspaper reporters in Seattle, John Cook and Todd Bishop, launched a site called Geekwire in 2011. At first it looked like another tech blog, but it soon grew into something much bigger.
Beyond filling an information need, Geekwire was created for reason: "For reasons astounding to me, the Pacific Northwest can still be perceived as the homelier sister to Silicon Valley," explained investor Jonathan Sposato in a blog post announcing the launch.
Sposato had articulated a deep-seated frustration among Seattleites: that the rest of the country — especially California and New York — doesn't give Seattle any respect. That point of view provided the fuel, and Geekwire nailed the timing, launching just as the city exploded in population and Beast Mode put Seattle sports on the map.
Not a boring news event. A scene from the Geekwire Bash.
While the site's frequent scoops created a loyal audience both in Seattle and the rest of the nation, Geekwire's steady clip of highly-entertaining, packed-out events has accelerated its growth. Thousands of new Seattle residents — nearly all working in tech — have found a way to make friends and get the plugged into existing Seattle tech scene. Together, it became a movement, and Geekwire has expanded beyond tech into space, science and sports, bringing its brand of fun along for the ride. I now visit Geekwire for my news more than any other Seattle site.
Movements spring out of a cultural change and are fueled by an infectious and positive point of view. They connect people together, and it makes them feel like they're part of something bigger. Movements don't have to encompass an entire news brand; they can become the new verticals, tied to changes in our communities and even expiring when the time is right.
Many national and local media organizations play a role in raising money, collecting food and distributing clothing to needy people in our communities. However, these efforts tend to happen infrequently, often tied to terrible tragedies or the holiday season.
Americans give journalists poor marks for caring about the communities they serve. Back in 2011 — the last year I could find this question in a survey — only 26% of Americans said they believe journalists care about the people they report on (Pew). I imagine that number is even lower today.
Building trust starts by lending a hand, not just for promotional purposes, but to really help. So imagine what could happen if giving is integrated in news coverage — not twice a year, but dozens or hundreds of times a year.
We've been experimenting with giving in the Breaking News app.
For example, let's say there's a local story about a family who lost everything in an apartment fire. What if there was a direct, trusted way people can help linked directly from the story itself? Promoted on social media while the story is still in the news, when people care the most? Then what if you check in on that family — or the charity that helped them — several weeks later to see the impact of those gifts?
Not only does it raise exponentially more money for people who need it, but suddenly the tone of coverage is helpful, not exploitative. Journalists care in a very tangible way, and people begin to credit news organizations with the impact we make in our communities.
But you say, you haven't really mentioned quality. In order to rebuild trust, don't we need to make higher-quality journalism?
You're exactly right. Quality is being more open and transparent. Solving problems for people. Giving a voice to the voiceless in rural America. Fostering communities around the news. And giving more to those in need.
To regain our credibility and establish trust, we need make journalism a public service more than ever. News has become a distribution game — pushing stories to people — but we also need to invest more time and money in helping and engaging with the communities we serve. This isn't a warm-and-fuzzy suggestion, it's a business reality, and technology provides new opportunities for us to scale our impact like never before.
Co-founder of Factal. Co-founded Breaking News. Formerly NBC News.


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MILWAUKEE – Paradigm Sensors believes it has a timesaving edge in the booming alternative fuel industry.
The company has created a hand-held monitor to insure that biodiesel engines operate at an optimal level. That means means Paradigm could lower the market barriers of using biodiesel by putting accurate tests directly in the hands of consumers.
Paradigm's monitor, called the i-Spec™ Q-100 Handheld Biodiesel Analyzer, is an impedance spectrometer that tests the biodiesel condition and blend-percentage, which tells the driver how efficient his or her engine is working.
This hand-held version is a far cry from the established method of testing biodiesel, which means periodically taking samples from the tank and laboriously sending them to labs for testing.
Paradigm's new method of testing the biodiesel will take only minutes instead of days, and could help to change the attractiveness of using biodiesel instead of gasoline diesel. With few biodiesel stations open and a risk of varying performance levels in the engine, the i-Spec™ Q-100 could make biodiesel use more attractive to consumers.
In the United States, Paradigm Sensors targets two main markets: government vehicles (municipal diesel-run fleets) and rail, marine, farming and construction markets, which together make up 95 percent of potential clients for the company.
About 75 percent of the United States is currently covered by mandates, tax credits and usage incentives for using biofuels. Plus, Paradigm executives believe the market in Europe is 10 times as large than its American counterpart.
Even in the United States, biofuel production has increased more than 150 percent in the last six years, with projections shooting up another 10 percent in 2008 to 750 million gallons produced. With all that biodiesel used, a hand-held monitor will come in… well, handy.
In addition to Paradigm's hand-held impedance spectrometer, the company is working on expanded versions that would be in-situ (miniaturized in-line) that would analyze the critical fluid condition automatically.
This will allow biodiesel producers and users to reduce current operational challenges from fuel quality issues that can be a huge deterrent to many drivers. The i-Spec™ will help to prevent engine shutdown from excessively high glycerin, engine corrosion from oxidation leading to high acidity in the fuel and unscheduled maintenance visits.
With fewer reasons to stick with gas diesel, Paradigm officials hope the attractive nature of a green fuel solution will lure more drivers in the next year as their product launches.
With the United States economy straining to perform at past levels, global climate change and increased competition for crude oil, there is a distinct call for alternative fuel sources.
Scientists have known for many years that internal combustion engines can run without petroleum-based fossil fuels, especially diesel engines that require little to no modifications to run biodiesel. Cars and semi trucks with such an engine can safely use modified French fry oil from the neighborhood fast-food restaurant instead of diesel fuel.
Corn-base ethanol can also be used in diesel engines. The impedance spectrometer (IS) uses infrared light to create a current flow that is measured to show composition and functionality. By using electricity instead of previously used optical measurements, Paradigm can use simple, inexpensive electrodes to get the same results at a fraction of the cost – savings it passes on to the pocketbooks of consumers.
Plus, it really does fit in your palm, weighing under a kilogram (2.2 pounds) with only six buttons, four of which are directional arrows.
Paradigm, who is currently seeking $1 million in investment dollars, continues to further its research on biofuel efficiency for its sensors.
Its main goal is to help alleviate the economical, environmental and political concerns that surround the petroleum business worldwide. With a simple hand-held device to monitor fuel quality, the greatest challenge a consumer would meet would be sniffing out the nearest biodiesel station.
Ferguson is a student in the UW-Madison Department of Life Sciences Communication.


With the turn of the New Year, good diet and exercise are on the minds of many, including pet owners. But this consciousness isn't limited to the start of the year. We want the best for our pets—after all, pets are family—and a healthy diet and regular physical activity are just two ways we can ensure their health and well-being.
TruPoll, Trupanion's 2017 study of dog and cat owners across the US and Canada, found that nutrition and exercise were both important in the minds of most pet owners—and pets weren't the only ones seeing the positive effects of healthy living.
According to the survey, pet owners placed a big focus on their pet's nutrition in 2017. No matter what age or income level, most pet owners said they purchase high-quality pet food (79%) and treats (62%) for their dogs and cats.
On top of that, pets aren't eating table scraps either. Forty-four percent of pet owners said that they will not share human food with their begging pets. However, almost half of pet owners said they will take the time to cook meals specifically for their pet on occasion, and another 10% do it for every meal.
This number is even higher for millennial pet owners. When it comes to millennials, 67% have cooked food specifically for their pet.
Whether you have a dog or cat, regular playtime and physical activity is important to help them maintain a healthy lifestyle. This sometimes means you have to change your routine or even take on a new activity to make sure your pet gets the exercise they need.
According to TruPoll, 26% percent of pet owners have taken up a new physical activity to do with their pet. This included regular walks (65%), jogging or running (23%), and pet-specific sports like agility or flyball (9%).
Women in particular responded that they began exercising more when they became pet owners with activities like regular walks and agility, but men tended to pick up jogging and running (29%) much more often than women (18%).
The benefits of this healthy behavior didn't end at the pet. Seventy-nine percent of pet owners indicated that their pet has had a positive effect on their own physical activity level. This was the case with cat owners too! Seventy-one percent of cat owners responded that their pet has had a positive effect on their physical activity.
How has your pet influenced your healthy lifestyle? Let us know in the comments!
I home cook our dogs food… add extra vitamin powders (for dogs) and some joint supplements because he gets a lot of running time… I cook organic hamburger or ground turkey, add ground up veggies and home made bone broth ,,, and add Taste of the Wild kibble. . I hope he getting the proper nutrition. Any suggestions ? He is a 29 lb… 3 yr old Border Collie… and quite healthy.
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We feed a recommended joint Nd coat food for our golden but wonder if it is sufficient. After the dog food scares in recent times it is always a concern. We have never fed our dogs cheap brands and yet we have lost our last 4 dogs to cancer. Our last at age 7. It makes. It so hard with worrying about our current golden a rescue from Golden Rescue. We love him so much. Any suggestions to keep him healthy and safe?
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The Cinema Audio Society presented the 49th Annual CAS Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for 2012 last night at the Crystal Ballroom of the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles. KTLA Entertainment Reporter Sam Rubin returned again this year to host the ceremony.
The top award for Motion Picture – Live Action went to Les Miserables for its complex and demanding requirements arising from director Tom Hooper's ambitious goal of recording the singing live, and without any pre-recorded tracks or accompaniment.
Typically, musicals are filmed with lip-synching and all of the music is from pre-recorded tracks. Hooper had them sing live to a keyboard accompanist, allowing them to be more free with their timing and acting, with excellent results including Anne Hathaway's famed rendition of "I Dreamed a Dream." Microphones were placed on both shoulders of the actors and removed digitally afterwards. Orchestral accompaniment was added after editing.
The winner in the Motion Picture – Animated category was the Disney film Brave.
The CAS Career Achievement Award was presented to Production Sound Mixer Chris Newman and the CAS Filmmaker Award went to director Jonathan Demme.


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Peter Drake
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Montclair, NJ, USA
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I have been producing various genres of music since the days of 2" tape and giant recording studios. I have produced records that have done well on commercial radio and actually sold in stores. Most importantly, the recordings I have produced have helped artists sound better and advance their careers.
I started working in NYC in the early 80's with such Jazz clients as Gil Evans and Ornette Coleman. I later progressed to producing jazz and then crossover records. My interests shifted to vocal music, especially R&B and pop.I also produced Brazilian pop and Afro-World Beat albums. Many of the vocalists I've recorded felt they made the vocal of their lives with me. I've been lucky enough to work with some great talents in the studio and in the control room and to learn from them. I was a producer first; I started to learn engineering years ago when I built my own studio. I'm not a "bedroom producer;" I learned my job during the era in NYC when commercial studios were more viable and worked in many of the "name studios" such as Electric Lady, RPM, Skyline, Sound On Sound, etc. Most of my Jazz work was done at Rudy Van Gelder's studio in NJ. I have a real console, real monitors, real microphones, real outboard gear, plus the latest iteration of Logic and way too many plugins. I'm 30 minutes from NYC via mass transit.
I'm also not a big-deal producer guy :) I know what it's like to have some success, but also to see artists get kicked in the teeth by the record industry. I know what it's like to love music and the work you are doing and I understand artists' dreams and concerns. I will make you sound better. I'm also told I'm hilariously funny...
Would love to hear from you. Click the contact button above to get in touch.
Discography : Peter Drake Sakinah Iman: Produced lead single from EP "DUN
" as well as two other tracks. Luis Cooper: Co-wrote and produced single "Aqui En El Frio" Fundisha Johnson: "I Named Him After You" Wrote
arranged and produced song for Epic Records. Milira: "I Keep Forgetting" Wrote
arranged
produced song for BMG. Jay Williams: "Haven't We Been" Wrote
produced song for Big Beat/Atlantic Douglas Miller: "I Used To Believe" wrote
produced song for gospel label CGI/Polygram. Album was top-10 in Billboard Gospel. Album
"Wilderness" by Bob Thompson. Produced album
wrote single "I Just Want You To Be Happy" Record was top 10 R&R Album
"Distant Horizon" by Kenia. Produced album for MCA Jazz. Record was top 10 R&R Album
"388 Marlboro Street" by Lee Venters. Produced album for Blue Quail records
went top 10 R&R. Album
"Cabo Frio" by group Cabo Frio. Produced album for MCA Jazz. First single
with vocals by Eugene Wilde
was Billboard Black Single Pick. Top 10 R&R. Album
"Initial Thrill" by Kenia. Produced album for MCA Jazz. Top 10 R&R. Album
"Gang Gang Dance" by Afro-World-Beat group Mikata. Produced record for Jazzmania label. Music director/arranger on following albums for CTI Records: "Red On Red"
Claudio Roditi; "Road Warriors"
Les McCann; "The Queen"
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by Sakinah Iman
Peter Drake is nothing short of genius! The first time I went in the studio with Peter, his breadth of knowledge blew me away. The layers of singing very softly here, strong belts here, but only whispers here, and using fun sounds with my teeth as a percussive instrumentation there, like Wow! The final product always came out sounding EPIC. Just listen, the mastery speaks for itself.
by Eddie stockley
Wow peter drake.. Right up there with mariah carey and the lyrics that can change lives. I am pleasured to have worked with him thru the years and shared a plethora of talented people with him. He deserves evey award there is. 30 years and i have never had an arguement, nor fight over ideas. He has always trusted me and I will continue to trust his work!!!!!
by NyaLi Music
In my experience being produced by Peter, I have felt nothing but comfortable, taken care of, and regarded as an equal - despite the fact that he possesses a lifetime more experience and knowledge than me in the industry. Definitely an underrated gem that I would work with again, no second thoughts.
by Kalim smith
Hey I'm an artist an I go by the name smitty. I've worked with peter drake about 2 Years ago. Working with him was one of the best experiences I've had in the world of music. Peter is very professional, hard working, an dedicated to making sure that his sound is like no other. Ultimately he is a phenomenal producer an song writer who I wouldn't hesitate to work with again.
by Shaun Purefoy
One of the best experiences a person could ever have, with recording music, is working with Peter Drake. He's a phenomenal songwriter and producer and knows exactly how to get what he wants out of the artist. He's hellbent on making things perfect and takes the time to do so. He's all about the music and doesn't waste time making crap. He's considerate of the artists and takes good care of them.
by Luis Cooper
We have worked with Peter Drake and for almost 4 years I have to say that it has been an important pillar in my career. It is very difficult to find the professionalism, ethics and enthusiasm that Peter prints in each production with each song. Totally recommended
by Bernadette O'Reilly
Peter Drake is one of the finest R & B songwriter producers in the business. His gift lies in intricate, seamless song structure, meaningful, thoughtful and clever lyric writing and excellent music production with an emphasis on getting the best vocal that is humanly possible. Love him!!!
Interview with Peter Drake
A: Q:How long have you been doing this? (trying to guess my age) A: I'm old enough to have seen Led Zeppelin in 1972.
A: My first professional recording session was in 1976. I started as a musician/band leader, became an arranger and worked up to being a producer in the classic sense. As I said in my profile, I learned engineering out of necessity and became very good at it.
A: For production, I usually listen to the artist's work or demos beforehand, make notes, then meet with them to discuss their needs. I think it's very important to earn an artist's trust, so that they can feel free to be emotionally open in the studio to try to make art, not "product." For mixing, I ask that the artist send me their "rough" mixes along with the files, because often artists have very good ideas for their mixes that just need some technical help. In all instances, there is a lot of communication back and forth. I respect opinions and feedback from my clients. We are working together to make something great.
A: That I only work with African-American artists. Also, I am funnier than I appear.
A: Sakinah Iman's debut ep was released in January. I produced the lead single, Waiting tables, as well as 2 of the other 4 songs. The video has 160k views, and Sakinah's career is happening.
A: Developing an artist with whom I have signed a production deal. Sonic and technical upgrades to the studio. Writing. Getting better at what I do.
A: NyaLI music. Enya Lim is a great singer. I have only been with soundbetter for a week. It was Enya who told me about soundbetter.
A: Once the signal hits the converters, it stays digital until it hits the listener's speakers. I'm from the era of 2" 16-track tape. It sounded great. It was a pain. It was expensive. It shed. Editing 2" tape was not for the faint-of-heart. I don't miss it. One of the most obnoxious sounds known to man is the sound of 2 24-track machines trying to find sync after rewinding for yet another pass at a mix. I think the flexibility of digital far outweighs any golden-eared advantage of analog tape.
A: I will listen to you, as well as your music. You will sound better. You will sound like you. I will be honest with you. Some of my ideas will suck - we'll erase them.
A: Working with artists. Mixing. Learning new things from every project.
A: What are your dreams? I don't ask who they want to sound like. I want them to sound like themselves.
A: Go with your heart. Listen more, read less. What matters is what comes out of the speakers.
A: A radio transmitter, water-filtration system, means of making fire, sunscreen, my wife. Music is extremely important; staying alive is more so.
A: Classic production in which the artist and the song are paramount, not the producer's "style." If I do my job right, I should disappear and the artist should shine.
A: I think my material would suit Adele.
A: Don't look at the computer screen when mixing. Listen with your ears, not your eyes.
A: R&B, soul, pop, jazz
A: Getting great vocals, seeing the big picture of a song or project and bringing it to completion.
A: The experience and perspective of having done this since 1976.
A: I use a 96-input Yamaha DM2000 digital console, Meyer HD-1 monitors, classic outboard gear and microphones. The room was analyzed by Sam Berkow. I mainly record and mix using Logic LPX. I also use Melodyne, Drumagog, Autotune, and almost all of the UAD plugins. My most important tools are my ears and experience.
A: I always liked Arif Mardin's attitude. When asked about his production style, he said "I go with the artist."
A: Record production, mixing, co-writing, artist development
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I produced this song on Sakinah's recently-released record: https://youtu.be/sNX4wrnmhSI


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"Smart" packaging, packaging that is online friendly, and packaging that contributes to a positive brand experience are among the leading trends for the months ahead according to the latest version of Mintel's annual Global Packaging Trends study.
The global research firm says that packaging is typically "white noise" —a silent but steady force in consumers' daily life. However, the combination of superior structures and succinct branding, as well as increased symbiosis between packaging and mobile devices and brands' use of packaging to reach consumers beyond traditional categories, is having a marked impact on its importance.
According to Mintel, package design is growing in importance as brands attempt to not just create customer connections, but also drive experiences. "Consumers are increasingly looking for brands to engage and entertain them," says Mintel.
Beauty brand AGEMA's products, for example, feature secondary packaging of dry mud that must be broken to access the product inside, informing users that it can help create a moment of focus and relaxation.
Elsewhere, Scratchpad Cellars' wines feature a blank label, inviting consumers to create their own. The product also features the logos of leading social media platforms such as Facebook and Instagram, encouraging customers to share their designs online using a dedicated hashtag.
"Packaging [is] a key component to the creation of memorable consumer shopper and user experiences, which, either in-store or in-use, build on brand values such as fun, community or authenticity as a means of motivating purchase intent and repurchase consideration," says the report.
According to Mintel's senior food and drink analyst Beth Bloom, the "majority" of consumers are now paying attention to package format and design, with purchase drivers either directly related to, or being communicated through, packaging.
According to Mintel, "the time is now" for brands to introduce unique packaging structures that differentiate their products, while at the same time helping to form and support brand identity and giving consumers an incentive to spend time with them.
Examples of superior packaging formats include PHD Skincare's Never Miss a Spot sunscreen brand, which includes an extending wand that enables users to apply the product to hard-to-reach places without assistance.
Elsewhere, the Daisy Sour Cream brand switched to a squeeze tube from a plastic tub, while retaining the same design and messaging that helps consumers find the brand in store.
Mintel says that many brands are currently "failing to impress" in the delivery of their online packaging experience. However, it predicts that the online experience and the shift from in-store to in-home will become a "core part" of the packaging design conversation in the year ahead, as e-commerce becomes a more entrenched consumer behaviour.
The tea brand PG Tips, for example, has already moved to de-clutter its packaging, eliminating detailed imagery that failed to resonate in the thumbnail images offered by online retailers and making its logo the central image.
Mintel's global packaging team sees opportunities for brands to engage, entertain and educate consumers in real time. Its research, for example, found that half of U.S. consumers are interested in scanning food packaging to learn about the provenance of fresh produce.
Insignia Technologies' Nova label features a dot whose colour changes over time to correspond with on-pack freshness, providing a simple but highly effective aid for consumers that eliminates the need to interpret "sell by" or "use by" date codes.
Mintel experts say that as brand trust becomes more important in consumers' purchasing decisions, packaging is destined to play a "more pivotal role" in helping brands gain entry and acceptance in new categories.
The beer brand Carlsberg, for instance, launched a limited edition grooming set called "Carlsberg Beer'd Beauty" with packaging that touted the "beautifying properties" of beer's main ingredients and aligned with its instantly recognizable green bottle and logo.
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In the food industry, Campbell's leveraged its name – and its instantly recognizable scripted nameplate – to introduce a line of sauces that used flexible packaging that distinguished them from its signature soup products.
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Cameron Valente
Name Cameron Valente
Born September 06, 1994
Age 25 years 136 days
Teams Australia, Australia U19, South Australia, South Australia XI, Cricket Australia XI, Perth Scorchers, Brisbane Heat, Adelaide Strikers
Nickname Valente
Bowl Style Right-arm medium
Profile for Cameron Valente. Profile Updated On 21 Tuesday January 2020 050338000000
A seam-bowling all-rounder hailing from a cricket-loving family in Adelaide, Cameron Valente grew up playing cricket at junior levels and ended up representing Australia at the U-19 World Cup in 2014. His father played cricket for Flinders University, and after he lost his mother to cancer at a very young age, he spent most of his time at the nets with his father.
Valente rose through the ranks by performing in grade cricket, and was scouted for the U-19 World Cup in 2014 after impressive performances in A-grade cricket. He also earned himself a sporting scholarship from Hampshire where he spent time training and getting accustomed to seaming conditions and the Dukes ball in England.
On account of consistent performances in Youth cricket, he was handed his first-class debut in a Sheffield Shield match against Victoria. He had a decent outing, taking 2 wickets in each innings and conceding 190 runs. He earned a second rookie contract for the 2016/17 season and scored a face-saving century for his Matador team to reinforce his all-round credentials. He had nothing to prove with his bowling, as he ended up as the highest wicket-taker in the Matador Cup with 15 wickets. He performed in a tour game against Pakistan as well, taking 4/36 and finally making the cut to shoot into the limelight.
In 2016, the Perth Scorchers signed him as a replacement for Jason Behrendorff for the Big Bash League, and he was finally awarded a full contract for 2017/18 by South Australia. His performances were commendable and he was subsequently signed by the Brisbane Heat for the 2017/18 season as a replacement for all-rounder Jack Wildermuth. The Heat will be hoping his powerful biffing in the late overs is useful. However, his bowling will be crucial, as that is his primary role. The paradigm shift to T20 bowling definitely isn't easy, and the Brisbane Heat would benefit from a talent like Valente. Given that his gifts are nurtured and directed appropriately, he possesses the potential to become the most valuable player for the Heat.
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