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Posted on November 30, 2016 by wqiu100
By Erin Qiu, Ryan Wagner
[1] Discovery Communications logo
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
One Discovery Place
John Hendrick found Discovery Communications, Inc. (DCI), a global mass media and entertainment company based in Maryland, in 1985 [2]. The company first started with a single channel, The Discovery Channel, and later offered non-fiction programming through its network entertainment brands including The Learning Channel (TLC), Animal Planet, Science and Turbo/Velocity, Discovery Education, Investigation Discovery, OWN:Oprah Winfrey Network, and Eurosport. The company's programs can be mainly separated into three types: Nonfiction, Sports, and Kids. DCI explores science fields, inspiring and entertaining people with its content. It also produces educational programs and services to schools. DCI in global entertainment reaches 3 billion cumulative subscribers in more than 220 countries and territories [3].
[4] TLC         [5] Animal Planet [6]Science Channel  (7)Turbo         (8)Velocity    (9)Discovery Education (10)Investigation Discovery (11)OWN:Oprah Winfrey Network (12)Eurosport
Discovery Communications is made up of an executive board that oversees all functions of the company [13]. The President and Chief Executive Officer, David M. Zaslav, also acts as Director and member of the Executive Committee and the President and CEO of Discovery Communications Holdings LLC. Zaslay makes a salary of $10,610,000, while Andrew Warren, the Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer makes about $2,530,000 [14].
Robert J. Miron – Chairman
David M. Zaslav – President and Chief Executive Officer
Andrew Warren – Senior Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Bruce Campbell – Chief Development, Distribution & Legal Officer
Adria Alpert Romm – Chief Human Resources & Global Diversity Officer
David C. Leavy – Chief Corporate Operations and Communications Officer
Discovery Communications is a publicly traded company on the New York Stock Exchange in Series A under the ticket name DISCA. On November 29, 2016, the closing price per share was $27.65. Over the previous 52 weeks, Discovery Communications has marked its highest sale price at $31.39 and its lowest sale price at $23.66 [15]. Over the past two years, DCI has noticed a decline in stock. While this drop in stock price occurred back in 2014, the company has since seen stabilization.
[16] 2 Year Overview of Stock Prices for DSCA
Much of Discovery Communication's revenues are made possible through distribution fees charged for their services. Additional revenues are generated through consumer advertising, with national options for purchasing ad slots either upfront or in scatter markets. In fact, in 2015, distribution made up 48% of their revenue, while advertising made up 47%, leaving 5% due to other revenue [17].
In their 2016 third quarterly report, Discovery Communications identifies a 22% decrease in net income since last year's third quarter, dropping funds from $279,000,000 to $219,000,000. Due to currency changes, DCI's International Networks saw a decrease of 16% which was not offset by the domestic increase in network of 3%, unfortunately.
Since its foundation in 1985 as a simple channel, DCI gradually expanded itself and established its New World Headquarters in Maryland in 2003 [18]. During these years, DCI added a second network by acquiring The Learning Channel (TLC) from Financial News Network Inc. (FNN) [19]. It also launched network's website (Discover.com), and created channels for Animal Planet, Discovery Science, Discovery News, and partnered with Global Education to launch the Nonprofit Discovery Channel. With all these achievements, DCI became the World's Most Widely Distributed Television Brand in 2001. After 2003, DCI continued launching networks including Discovery Education in 2004, its first First-Free-to-Air Channel in 2006, and Investigation Discovery in 2008, and teamed up with Oprah for OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network in 2011 [20]. In 2008, the owners of Discovery Communications, Advance/Newhouse and Discovery Holding combined their stakes and began trading as a public company on the NASDAQ stock exchange [21]. As DCI built partnerships and made investments in the U.S., it also paved the way to international partnerships and investments as well.
INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS AND INVESTMENTS
DCI has established its mighty international networks throughout the years since 1989 when it launched the Discovery Channel in the United Kingdom and Scandinavia [22]. Discovery Networks International includes five regional operations and covers all major cable and satellite markets, which includes the Asia-Pacific region, Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Latin America/U.S. (Hispanic), Northern Europe, and Southern Europe. In each of these regions, DCI distributes an average of 10 channels in every market. Discovery Networks International not only offers customized schedules, but also programs in 45 languages worldwide via 352 distribution feeds [23]. Between 2014 and 2016, DCI has announced partnerships with several companies. In 2014, DCI launched the digital studio New Form with Brian Grazer and Ron Howard [24], and the same year, it acquired All3Media with Liberty Global [25]. In 2015, Liberty Global and Discovery Communications made a joint investment in Lionsgate and acquired stake in the company [26].
In August 2016, DCI and Liberty Global renewed their distribution agreement, a long-term deal that allows DCI to distribute its programs across 12 countries, including Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Poland, Romania, Netherlands, Slovakia, Switzerland and the UK in Europe. The agreement also encompasses digital rights which enable viewers to watch programs anywhere [27].
Eurosport has also obtained the rights to distribute all matches of the Wimbledon tennis tournament live in an additional 16 countries for the next three years, 2017 to 2019, by extending the deal with The All England Club. The deal includes both TV and digital rights. A new deal has also been agreed upon that allows Eurosport to present all four Grand Slams: Wimbledon, the Australian Open, Roland-Garros, and the US Open [28].
In October 2016, DCI announced a partnership with World Wildlife Fund (WWF) that conserves an almost one million acres of land for tigers in India and Bhutan. The project, Project C.A.T. (Conservation Acres for Tigers), tries to protect and increase the wild tiger population, and allows rangers to better observe wild tigers' health and collect data. DCI would also produce and distribute public service announcements and in-program content that bound with Project C.A.T., in the purpose of raising public awareness. DCI is planning to air a new documentary about tigers on its global networks in 2018 [29].
[30] Project C.A.T.
In 2005, DCI gained the rights to distribute the four Oympic Games in the 2018-2024 period in Europe on all TV and all platforms, including free-to-air television, subscription/pay-TV television, internet and mobile phone in all languages across 50 countries and territories on the European continent [31]. However, DCI has to agree upon on the requirements by The International Olympic Committee (ICO) and local market to broadcast a minimum of 200 hours of the Olympic Games and 100 hours of the winter Games of free-on-air television during the Games period [32].
[33][34]International Olympic Committee Awards All TV and Multiplatform
Broadcast Rights in Europe to Discovery and Eurosport for 2018-2024
DCI made a $100 million investment and entered into a strategic partnership witn Group Nine Media. The Group Nine Media Company is a new media holding company, consisting of Thrillist Media Group, NowThis Media, The Dodo, and Discovery's digital network Seeker. The goal is to create one of the world's largest digital-first content companies. The brand, Media Nine Group, not only allows each individual companies to remain independent but also enables the companies to support one another. The content studio and Thrillist's sales team, The Colab will combine with NowThis Studios, The Dodo, and Seeker's combined content team to create a major advertising solutions group across all the new brands. The company will also combine technology capabilities to create a publishing platform to power all brands. A new video department will be generated that will be responsible for creating OTT/on-demand and linear TV programming across all properties [35].
[1] Discovery Communications Logo. Google Images. Retrieved: November 29th 2016.
[2] Our History. Discovery Communications. Retrieved: November 29th 2016.
[3] Investor Relations. Discovery Communications. Retrieved: November 29th 2016.
[4] TLC Logo. Google Images. Retrieved: November 29th 2016.
[5] Animal Planet Logo. Google Images. Retrieved: November 29th 2016.
[6] Science Channel Logo. Google Images. Retrieved: November 29th 2016.
[7] Turbo Logo. Google Images. Retrieved: November 29th 2016.
[8] Velocity Logo. Google Images. Retrieved: November 29th 2016.
[9] Discovery Education Logo. Google Images. Retrieved: November 29th 2016.
[10] Investigation Discovery Logo. Google Images. Retrieved: November 29th 2016.
[11] OWN:Oprah Winfery Network Logo. Google Images. Retrieved: November 29th 2016.
[12] Eurosport Logo. Google Images. Retrieved: November 29th 2016.
[13] Leadership. Discovery Communications. Retrieved: November 29th 2016.
[14] Key Executives. Yahoo Finance. Retrieved: November 29th 2016.
[15] Summary. Yahoo Finance. Retrieved: November 29th 2016.
[16] 2 Year Overview of Stock Price for DSCA. Yahoo Finance. Retrieved: November 29th 2016.
[17] 2015 Annual Report. Discovery Communications. Retrieved: November 29th 2016.
[18] Our History. Discovery Communications. Retrieved: November 29th 2016.
[19] Associated Press (April 2nd 1991). THE MEDIA BUSINESS; Discovery to Buy a Channel. The New York Times. Retrieved: November 29th 2016.
[21] Discovery to combine stakes in Discovery Communications with Advance/Newhouse (December 13th 2007). CNNMoney. Retrieved: November 29th 2016.
[23] Businesses & Brands. Discovery Communications. Retrieved: November 29th 2016.
[24] Jarvey, Natalie (April 2nd 2014). Brain Grazer, Ron Howard Launch 'New Form' Digital Studio With Discovery. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved: November 29th 2016.
[25] Newsroom. Discovery Communications. Retrieved: November 29th 2016.
[26] James, Meg and Faughnder, Ryan (November 10th 2015). Lionsgate sells 6.8% stake to John Malone's Liberty Global and Discovery. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved: November 29th 2016.
[27] Briel, Robert (August 2nd 2016). Liberty Global and Discovery sign 12-market carriage deal. Broadband YV News. Retrieved: November 29th 2016.
[28] Dickens, Andrew (March 8th 2016). Eurosport serves Wimbledon further. C21Media. Retrieved: November 29th 2016.
[29] Paul, Jonathan (October 19th 2016). Discovery, WWF partner for Project C.A.T. Realscreen. Retrieved: November 29th 2016.
[30] Project C.A.T. Logo. Google Images. Retrieved: November 29th 2016.
[31] Press Release (June 29th 2015). IOC AWAEDS ALL TV AND MULTIPLATFORM BROADCAST RIGHTS IN EUROPE TO DISCOVERY AND EUROSPORT FOR 2018-2024 OLYMPIC GAMES. Olympics. Retrieved: November 29th 2016.
[32] BBC and Discovery Communications sign long-term Olympics Games partnership (February 2nd 2016). BBC. Retrieved: November 29th 2016.
[33] International Olympic committee Awards All TV and Multiplatform Broadcast Rights in Europe to Discovery and Eurosport for 2018-2024 Olympic Games. Google Images. Retrieved: November 29th 2016.
Posted in TRF235 Fall 2016, TRF235.1	| Tagged adria alpert romm, Andrew Warren, bruce campbell, david leavy, David M. Zaslav, DISCA, Discovery, Discovery Channel, Discovery Communications, Eurosport, ico, kids, miron, nonfiction, NYSE, OTT, OWN, Sports, TLC, wwf
Posted on October 5, 2014 by bngermai
by Brendan Germain
Discovery Logo [1]
One Discovery Place Silver Spring, MD 20910 — 240.662.2000
"Discovery is dedicated to satisfying curiosity, engaging and entertaining viewers with high-quality content on worldwide television networks…" [2]
As the number one pay-TV programmer and non-fiction media company, Discovery Communications paves the way for cross platform content appealing to 2.7 billion subscribers across 150 cable networks in over 220 countries. Discovery's commitment to innovation and segmenting audiences has earned it its place as a leader in targeted media programming headed by Discovery Channel, operating also the Animal Planet, Hub Network and a joint venture with the OWN network among others. The company's online and media services work in conjunction with its cable programming and have made Discovery a true multi-media, synergistic company.
David Zaslav- President and CEO [4]
Andrew Warren-Senior Executive VP and CFO [5]
Marjorie Kaplan- Group President Discovery Channel [6]
John Hendricks, a West Virginia bred, University of Alabama grad, founded the Cable Educational Network in Maryland back in 1982. Discovery Communications would soon grow from the launch of the Discovery Channel in1985. By 1988 the cable programmer had amassed over 32 million subscribers and by 1991, after acquiring The Learning
Discovery Logo-1988 [9]
Channel (TLC) and launching Discovery in Europe, the company changed its name to Discovery Communications. Over the next 10 years, the company would see considerable international growth in Asian, African and Middle Eastern markets and soon launched a $10 million news site distributing original news content on its Discovery homepage [7]. In 2004 Hendricks stepped down as CEO passing it off to current position holder David Zaslav and this past May, Hendricks retired as Chairman, leaving the company he had built over the past 35 years with a drive towards the environment, education and technological advances. [8]
This past quarter, coming in early November, saw a 14% increase for Discovery Communications (DISCA) on the NASDAQ year-over-year (YOY), with revenue at $1.57 billion [10].
DISCA's Yearly Stock Price as of December 1, 2014 CLICK TO VIEW CURRENT CHART [12]
The publicly traded conglomerate has been on a rise in stock price, ending around $34 dollars recently with around 148 million shares outstanding. Since 2010, DISCA has been on a mass buyback movement to repurchase in excess of 25% of its stocks to consolidate its outstanding shares, giving the company more control over its numerous domestic and international platforms [11]. The company is segmented into three areas of revenue–Domestic, International, and Education, the first two being programming and education being products and services. Revenue for the domestic programming has seen minimal drops of 1% YOY as advertising budgets for the company have raised 3%, while the international segment as seen rises as high as 34% in revenue, in direct relation with Discovery's acquisition of Eurosport [13]. Discovery is projected to reach a total revenue between $6.3 billion and $6.35 billion for this 2014 fiscal year.
ACQUISITION OF EUROSPORT
Staking its claim as the #1 Pay-TV programmer for educational, niche content across its over 200 networks domestically and internationally, Discovery has taken a turn towards broadcast and sports media sphere with its spring
Eurosport Logo [15]
acquisition of Eurosport. Eurosport, the premier sports media group in Europe, is valued at $1.2 billion and reaches over 133 million homes. TF1, the French media conglomerate had previously owned 80% of the company before Discovery pushed to expedite the deal which had been set for 2015, though TF1 will holds its stake in the sports media group until the end of the year. [14].
[Click here to view Eurosport's promo stinger]
Discovery acquired 51% of the company, with TF1 being the only other owner holding the remaining 49%. DISCA is looking to capitalize on the fragmented nature of the sports broadcast industry over in Europe, a step in a different direction from their pay-TV and cable roots, in hopes of building up Eurosport to the status of Europe's version of ESPN [16].
"Eurosport is a perfect strategic fit for growing market share, strengthening relationships with advertisers and affiliates, and bringing 'must have' content to passionate viewers across the globe..." [17]
-Discovery CEO David Zaslav-
There are talks already about the possibility of Discovery buying out TF1, giving DISCA full ownership of Eurosport, in turn adding six new pay-TV brands to Discovery's arsenal.
The network that started it all, Discovery Channel (formerly The Discovery Channel), excels at non-fiction programming reaching over 100 million homes in the U.S. and over three times that amount internationally. Launched in 1985, Discovery Channel produces science, nature, adventure and history geared television, among other genres, and has revved up its live-streamed programming over the past few years [18]. In June 2013, Discovery aired a live program special with adventure enthusiast Nik Wallenda traversing the Grand Canyon on a tightrope [19]. The record breaking broadcast event amassed over 13 million viewers, Discovery's highest-rated live event, with an additional 1.3 million trending Tweets about the stunt, awarding DISCA an Interactive Emmy for Multi-platform storytelling. Discovery Channel followed Wallenda again earlier this month in his tightrope walk between two Chicago skyscrapers at a 15-degree angle, aptly titled SKYSCRAPER LIVE WITH NIK WALLENDA.
Play to view highlights of Nik Wallenda's SKYSCRAPER LIVE walk [21]
Though not drawing the magnitude of coverage as his Grand Canyon walk, this live event in addition to others showcase Discovery's risky intent to air content to attract an audience, stunts so daring that someone could die [20]. Understanding this, Wallenda carried a $20 million public liability insurance claim, should anything catastrophic have happened. The tightrope walk was a success and coming this May, Discovery Channel intends to air live footage of expert climber Joby Ogwyn's Mount
SURVIVAL LIVE Logo [24]
Everest jump in a winged suit, titled EVEREST JUMP LIVE, hooking up eight cameras to his suit to get full 360 degree coverage [22]. In addition, the network is continuing on its multi-platform successes with a new, interactive program called SURVIVAL LIVE, a 42-day survivalist event pitting 8 strangers against each other in the remote wilderness [23].The cross-platform media gives viewers the ability to track survivalists biometric, medical statistics during the 24 hour live-streamed event as well as the option to donate needed supplies or help online. Moving to attract a growing, interactive audience, Discovery is prompting new growth in cross-media programming and their push for high adrenaline, live-streamed events sets them apart from other cable networks.
DISCOVERY FAMILY CHANNEL
Since being renamed this past October, Discovery Family, formerly The Hub Network, DISCA's children geared daytime programming network, has broadened its program offerings in a strengthened partnership between Discovery Communications and Hasbro,
Hasbro, Inc. Logo [25]
Inc. The Hasbro Studios have published upfronts intending to move into primetime television timeslots [26]. With Discovery owning 60% in this joint venture, Discovery Family is projected to have over 70 million U.S. homes tuning in to programs and the two look to move into nightly family targeted programming. The two corporations will both capitalize on producing branded content, marketable to advertisers, and accessible for both children and families [27].
Discovery has recently paired up with Sony Entertainment Network to bring channels from DISCA to Play Station Vue, Sony's cloud-based, internet television service [28]. Sony's subsidary, Sony Network Entertainment International (SNEI), will offer the subscription based service to current users of a PS3 or PS4 come early 2015, totally over 35 million users. The deal will bring Discovery's 13 U.S. networks to users, in addition to next-gen services like Discovery Digitial Networks [29].
Theorized PlayStation Vue Screen [30]
This is new territory for Discovery, a cloud streaming service, and whether or not users will be willing to pay for the subscription fees is up for debate. Prices per month have yet to be set, though the service brings DISCA's historically cable programming to an internet based provider follows the path Discovery Communications is walking in becoming a more cross-media driven media group and high-level television programmer.
[1]Discovery Logo corporate.discovery.com RT: 11/18/14
[2] Corporate Mission corporate.discovery.com RT: 11/18/14
[3] Company Profile Information biz.yahoo.com RT:11/18/14
[4] David Zaslav Image corporate.discovery.com RT: 11/18/14
[5] Andrew Warren Image corporate.discovery.com RT: 11/18/14
[6] Marjorie Kaplan Image corporate.discovery.com RT: 11/18/14
[7] Discovery History referenceforbusiness.com RT: 11/18/14
[8] Hendricks Leaves Discovery variety.com RT: 11/18/14
[9] Discovery Logo 1988 logos.wikia.com RT: 11/24/14
[10] DISCA Annual Finances finance.yahoo.com RT: 11/24/14
[11] DISCA Quarterly Report corporate.discovery.com RT: 11/24/14
[12] DISCA Yearly Stock Chart finance.yahoo.com RT: 11/27/14
[13] Discovery Segments/Projections zacks.com RT: 12/1/14
[14] Discovery Acquires Eurosport nytimes.com RT: 11/28/14
[15] Eurosport Logo eurosport.com RT: 11/28/14
[16] Discovery Moves to Broadcast corporate.discovery.com RT: 11/28/14
[17] David Zaslav Quote corporate.discovery.com RT: 11/29/14
[18] Discovery Channel Profile corporate.discovery.com RT:11/29/14
[19] Discovery Live Streams press.discovery.com RT: 11/29/14
[20] Risk of Live Events nytimes.com RT: 11/29/14
[21] SKYSCRAPER LIVE Highlights Footage youtube.com RT: 11/29/14
[22] Everest Jump Live deadline.com RT: 11/29/14
[23] SURVIVAL LIVE press.discovery.com RT: 11/29/14
[24] SURVIVAL LIVE Logo adage.com RT: 11/29/14
[25] Hasbro, Inc Logo hasbro.com RT: 11/30/14
[26] Hasbro, Inc Partnership investor.hasbro.com RT: 11/30/14
[27] Discovery Family Deal corporate.discovery.com RT: 11/30/14
[28] PlayStation Vue Contract polygon.com RT: 12/1/14
[29] Discovery/Vue Offerings corporate.discovery.com RT:12/1/14
[30] PlayStation Vue Screen polygon.com RT: 12/1/14
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Q: Filter rows by specific interval I have the following DateTime values in a table, I need to filter the set only if there was a gap between this value > 5 seconds. This should be for a specific date, starting with the first row.
Any idea how to do it only in SQL using SQL Server 2012?
1     2014-04-02 05:33:56.60
2     2014-04-02 05:40:01.55
3     2014-04-02 05:52:45.81
4     2014-04-02 05:52:47.50
5     2014-04-02 06:35:48.84
6     2014-04-02 06:50:49.72
7     2014-04-02 07:01:02.71
8     2014-04-02 07:01:04.35
9     2014-04-02 07:01:09.29
10    2014-04-02 07:44:05.71
11    2014-04-02 08:37:47.06

A: In SQL Server 2012 you can use lead function, Try following
;with cte as
(
    select id, d,  datediff(s, d, lead(d) over(order by d)) as diff from Test
)
select * from cte where diff > 5

A: You can use the lead function to get the next date and datediff to calculate the seconds difference, then filter for your criteria.
with cte as
(
    select id, date, diff = datediff(s, date, lead(date) over(order by date)
    from tbl
)
select * from cte where diff > 5

A: you can use it like this
WITH    rows AS
    (
    SELECT  *, ROW_NUMBER() OVER (ORDER BY InputDate) AS rn
    FROM    given_table
    )
SELECT  DATEDIFF(second, mc.InputDate, mp.InputDate)
FROM    rows mc
JOIN    rows mp
ON      mc.rn = mp.rn - 1
where DATEDIFF(second, mc.InputDate, mp.InputDate)> 5

A: Hope this will also help you.
DECLARE @TAB TABLE (ID INT,DT DATETIME)
INSERT INTO @TAB VALUES
(1 ,'2014-04-02 05:33:56.60'),
(2 ,'2014-04-02 05:40:01.55'),
(3 ,'2014-04-02 05:52:45.81'),
(4 ,'2014-04-02 05:52:47.50'),
(5 ,'2014-04-02 06:35:48.84'),
(6 ,'2014-04-02 06:50:49.72'),
(7 ,'2014-04-02 07:01:02.71'),
(8 ,'2014-04-02 07:01:04.35'),
(9 ,'2014-04-02 07:01:09.29'),
(10,'2014-04-02 07:44:05.71'),
(11,'2014-04-02 08:37:47.06')

--Query
SELECT  A.*,B.*
FROM    @TAB A,@TAB B
WHERE   A.ID = B.ID - 1
AND     DATEDIFF(SECOND,A.DT,B.DT) > 5

--Result

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US and UK have done it. Australia could be dropping missiles on the Islamic State by the end of the week.
CLOSE THIS ARTICLE
Who really is the depraved group and how did the world get in this mess?
WHY SYRIA?
The war-torn expanse of Syria has been an ideal breeding ground for terrorist organisations since its civil war began in 2011. With government forces struggling to retain control over key military and population centres and highways, a broad range of insurgent groups have sprung up in the ungoverned land in between.
One of these is the spawn of al-Qaeda, now known as the Islamic State.
The group's self-declared capital is the northern Syrian city of Raqqa. It is their administrative centre, logistics hub and the heartland of their support.
War-torn ... A boy rides his bike past a heavily damaged building in the city of Aleppo, struck by US airstrikes. Source: AFP
From Raqqa the tentacles of the Islamic State follow the major highways out of Syria and into Iraq. It doesn't actually have enough warriors to occupy every minor town in the sparsely populated expanses. But then neither does Syria. Or Iraq.
But IS has managed to capture US-made armoured vehicles and artillery and has taken them back over the border to assist in Syria, strengthening their position against tyrant President Bashar al-Assad.
Source: News Corp Source: News Corp Australia
ONE ENEMY, OR MANY?
In the Middle East, enemies can also be allies.
Syria's President Assad, and most of his government, belong to a form of Shiite Islam. It is a similar faction to that which runs Iraq.
Regional superpower Iran is also Shiite. It has already been supporting Iraq with military advisors. It has been less willing to openly do so with Syria – mostly because of the open hostility directed towards Syria by the US.
Blurred lines ... An anti-Assad activist group protests against the US-led airstrikes in Iraq and Syria. Source: AP
President Assad's use of chemical weapons against his own people almost saw it become a target of US and allied airstrikes. But Russian support – and the surrender of weapons of mass destruction for disposal – headed off such attacks.
Now the United States finds itself in the position of bombing the opponents of its publically declared enemy, President Assad.
Then there are the Kurds.
Both the Shiite and Sunni factions of Islam are suspicious of this ethnic group's territorial ambitions. In recent years, the downtrodden Kurds have managed to carve out their own homeland in Iraq's north. These desert people live in a narrow strip along the northern borders of Syria and Iraq. They also live inside Turkey, which has been attempting to suppress their language and culture for decades.
And then there's Turkey. The US wants Turkey's support to combat the Islamic State and wants them to support the Kurds with armaments and military action.
But Turkey is reluctant to actively oppose the jihadist cause and support its NATO allies because it means arming their steadfast enemy - the Kurds. As a bonus, any difficulties the Kurds face at the hand of IS can only distract them from their struggle within Turkey itself.
Beneath all this remains the ancient divide at the heart of Islam itself. Islamic State is Sunni. Syria and Iraq are governed by Shiites, but have large Sunni populations. This makes most of the United States Middle Eastern allies strange bedfellows in the air raids.
Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Jordan, Qatar are all dominated by the Sunni Islam sect and the idea of Sunni killing Sunni will not be a popular in these countries despite the extremist threat.
WHERE IS THE FIGHTING HAPPENING?
The US led air-raids are just the start of a long-term campaign. First to be hit were the large buildings and openly obvious weapons depots and training facilities in Syria. Next comes the challenge of finding the hidden stuff.
Raqqa is the declared capital of the Islamic State and as such has already been hardest hit. The jihadists have been in control of Raqqa now for more than a year enforcing Sharia law with brutal beheadings in the city square and through street patrols. IS, however, also provides the population with a steady supply of food and fuel.
A pair of British war planes return to base near the southern city of Limassol. Source: AP
Aleppo: This city controls the vital lines of communication between Damascus in the south and Syria's Mediterranean ports in the north-west. Islamic State and other insurgent groups have been making inroads upon government forces on the city's outskirts in recent weeks. If it fell, President Assad's economic lifeline would be under dire threat.
Kurdish strongholds: Thousands of Kurds have begun streaming over Syria's border into Turkey. At least six of their towns had fallen to Islamic State fighters. Turkey, however, was not happy to receive them.
IS: HOW MANY, AND WHERE FROM?
IS has amassed a force filled with jihadist warriors drawn from the ranks of its enemies - including Australia, Europe and the United States.
About 15,000 foreign fighters from 80 countries have joined the jihadists in Syria.
Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron says 500 of his citizens have joined jihadist ranks. Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott says 60 Aussies are fighting for IS. But the overwhelming majority of foreign fighters now in Syria and Iraq are from other Middle East and Arab countries, with Saudi Arabia, Tunisia and Morocco topping the list.
In some ways, the 32,000 IS jihadists are an unintentional byproduct of the West's opposition to Syria's Assad regime.
As the despot withdrew his loyal forces to key strategic centres, vast tracts of the country were left ungoverned and lawless.
The Islamic State has stepped into this void with its own brand of Islamic law, brutally imposing it upon the populations with public executions in town squares. But they also brand themselves as the saviour of the Sunnis from the years of tyranny they've experienced at government hands around the world.
Many jihadist organisations have fed off such widespread discontent.
WHO ELSE IS INVOLVED?
The Syrian Government: Desperate despot President Assad is now playing the martyr card, offering to assist – and not oppose – allied airstrikes in lands nominally his to defend. He is in a tenuous position. Syrian government troops have all but abandoned much of their country, instead focussing on retaining control of the key centres and facilities in and around the south-western capital of Damascus. They have little hope of recapturing regional centres such as the headquarters of the Islamic State – Raqqa. However, once Islamic State defences have been reduced to rubble by US and allied airstrikes, there will be little to prevent the Syrian army from moving back in.
Kurds: The plight of these people was one of the triggers of the first Iraq War in 1990. Saddam Hussein had used sarin gas against Kurdish population centres. Once again, this minority ethnic group has spurred military action in its support - this time against IS. Initially emboldened by the collapse of Iraq's government army, its Peshmerga fighters have since been rolled-back by the ever-advancing Islamic State. When their capital city, Erbil, came under attack in August, the US decided to intervene with air strikes.
Standing guard ... Kurdish Peshmerga fighters patrol the front line. Source: AP
Syrian Opposition Coalition: This body represents the "moderate" jihadists fighting against President Assad in Syria. It's president, Hadi al Bahra, has openly welcomed the air strikes against Islamic State. But many of his brothers-in-arms are not so happy. Instead they openly - or secretly - support those who may soon be their Islamic overlords, IS.
Turkey: Sitting uncomfortably on the sidelines is Turkey. It's member of NATO. It also has problems with Kurdish separatists. Mostly, its the main transit route for the foreign fighters streaming in to support IS and the destination of thousands of refugees fleeing them. Turkey also indirectly benefits from the black-market trade of oil which is keeping the Islamic State cashed-up and capable of sustaining their fight.
Battle lines ... Turkish tanks line up on the border with Syria. Source: Getty Images
Gulf States: Bahrain, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and the United Arab Emirates took a bold step when they took part in US-led air strikes against IS forces in Syria. The gulf oil monarchies fear the jihadist threats at their doorsteps. The prospect of a religious caliphate challenging their authority and inspiring their own people is a daunting one. This is why the likes of Saudi Arabia has branded IS as Islam's "number one enemy".
Iran: Lurking on the fringes is Iran. On the surface it would appear to be in Iran's best interest to support Syria's President Assad and Iraq's President Fuad Masum. They're all part of the same Shiite faith. But nothing is ever as it seems in the Middle East and Iran has been isolated by much of the world because of its nuclear ambitions.
Nevertheless, Iran' president has publically lambasted IS as "barbaric". It has also sent generals to help get Iraq's government troops back on track. But it may not have the strength – both economic and military – to activate its influence within Syria and Iraq.
Or it may be biding its time. A catastrophic military event – such as the fall of Baghdad or Damascus – may produce a power vacuum into which it will surge its 350,000-strong army.
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Q: Subdomain problems using nginx as a reverse proxy for node apps I am new to nginx and I'm struggling to get my configuration for a reverse proxy working. I have a node app running on localhost:3010 and I'm trying to serve pages through nginx from this app at the subdomain dev.[sitename].org. Let's just say dev.example.org for readability. Here are the contents of a file I created in sites-available called example.org (is that the correct name for this file?):
server {
    server_name www.example.org example.org;
}

upstream app_dev.example.org {
    server 127.0.0.1:3010;
}

server {
    listen 0.0.0.0:80;
    server_name dev.example.org;
    access_log /var/log/nginx/dev.example.access.log;
    location / {
            proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
            proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
            proxy_set_header Host $http_host;
            proxy_set_header X-NginX-Proxy true;

            proxy_pass http://app_dev.example.org/;
            proxy_redirect off;
    }
}

This is mostly based off this related question: Node.js + Nginx - What now? however when I try to open dev.example.org in my browser, Chrome reports that it can't find the page. I can ping dev.example.org and get an IP address, so the server seems to be available, but my nginx configuration incorrect. I created the symlink in sites-enabled and restarted nginx, in case you thought I might have forgotten those steps.
So my thought now is that I'm not referring to the subdomain correctly somewhere, or maybe my file in sites-available is named wrong. Any push in the right direction would be appreciated.

A: Just to be sure the problem is on nginx try these steps:
Set a test server at port 3030, serving the system doc folder or anything else.
server {
    listen 3030
    location / {
     root /usr/share/doc/;
     autoindex on;
    }
}

upstream simple_test {
    server 127.0.0.1:3030
}

Then use simple_test below as well:
proxy_pass http://simple_test/;

If you see the /usr/share/doc dir listing when you access dev.example.org then your issue is on the node side.

A: Turned out something was blocking port 80! fixed that and the config as posted above worked


I have great pleasure in welcoming you on behalf of Finance Minister, Mr. Jaswant Singh, on behalf of Reserve Bank of India and, on my own behalf. India has been playing active role in researching and debating issues relating to development, particularly in the context of developing nations. We believe that holding of the Global Development Netowrk (GDN) Annual Conference in India is a tribute to our approach to reform, and is also a recognition of the need to continue with debating on policies with open mind. It is most appropriate that the complex issue of "Understanding Reform" is being addressed by a global gathering of researchers, policy makers and institutions. With your permission, I will mention a few issues in understanding of reform in India.
The first issue relates to political economy considerations. India has the unique distinction of practicing, with some amount of doggedness, freedom of speech and political freedom in an extremely diverse society and polity. In India, compared to most other countries, the electoral cycles have not significantly impacted economic policy cycles, though political debates try to highlight differences among political parties, especially on burden sharing during reform period. We have moved, from a strong consensus for weak economic reform ten years ago, to a strong consensus for a stronger than before reform; and this happened smoothly over several electoral events, both at State and Central levels. The financial markets did not turn unduly volatile during these electoral events. This shows, I believe, the strength, the resilience, and the stability of the political system. Perhaps one should make a distinction between contextual political stability and stability of political system, the system stability being more conducive to reform.
The second issue relates to financial markets. Indian experience shows that domestic financial markets are varied in different developing countries, and actual responses of international financial markets to a developing country seldom fit the assumptions behind the mainstream economic thinking. So, while we do understand theory and use it as a good tool, care is taken in policy to avoid ideological or dogmatic approach to reform. The accountability of policy-maker in reforms in India is essentially to domestic constituency i.e., to domestic political economy, intellectual atmosphere within the country; the state of markets in the country; and perceptions of the media in the country, while at the same time being sensitive to global responses to Indian reforms. A deep understanding of this aspect, generally described in literature as "country context" perhaps requires not only intellect but also sensitivity and tempathy.
The third issue relates to role of economists in public policy. All economic ideas need not be economists' ideas. The role of economists in government is very complex, and we had the good fortune of having several distinguished economists associated with reform – Professor Manmohan Singh, Dr. Rangarajan and Dr. Bimal Jalan, to name a few of my predecessors in the Reserve Bank. What are the unique qualities that helped them lead the reforms in India? First, personal and professional integrity; second, capacity to make appropriate value judgements consistent with national ethos; third, and above all, willingness to appreciate the non-economists' views on matters relating to reform. All of them have a broader perspective of what governance of a country in a democracy is about and economic reform is one, very important, but certainly not the sole end of good governance. Perhaps, the word "development" as we understand encompasses both, the means and the ends.
The fourth issue relates to the diverse dimensions of reform. We had meetings of World Economic Forum alongwith Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in Hyderabad a few weeks ago. That gave us one view of reform. We had meetings of World Social Forum a few days ago in Mumbai, and they gave us several other views of development and reform. The Global Development Network will have its deliberations here which will also give several views of reforms. The unique feature of India's reforms is that we play host to all views and chart a course that appears most suitable to the country, recognising that reforms, in the ultimate analysis do not flow from the top but have to be understood, and absorbed in the minds and hearts of the people – through their freewill. And I will conclude with a few words about the distinguished speaker. Dr. Amartya Sen is not merely a great son of India, not just a nobel laureate in economics, not just an outstanding intellectual but and above all a scholar with a heart. I believe that reform process in India happens to capture some of the ideas that Professor Sen articulated in his book "Development as Freedom". W e are honoured today, Sir, to be able to hear your words of wisdom that blends high intellect and compassionate heart. May I express deep debt of gratitude to you, Sir, and also welcome heartily all the distinguished participants who are here today.


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Cancer Mortality Rates Would Plummet More Than 20 Percent If Everyone Had Access To Quality Care
There's already a hint of this happening with the implementation of the health law and the expansion of Medicaid. When patients have access to preventive medicine and screenings, cancer can be caught earlier, improving the chance of a better outcome. In other public health news: medical research, diabetes, anti-depressants, incarceration and the mentally ill, Alzheimer's, and telehealth.
Los Angeles Times: A Plan To Prevent More Than 1 In 5 Cancer Deaths, Without Having To Invent Any New Treatments
The nation's cancer experts say it is possible to eliminate more than one in five cancer deaths in the U.S. even if researchers never invent another test or treatment. For this plan to work, every single American would have to take full advantage of the best medical care the country has to offer. If they were to do so, the country's cancer mortality rate would fall by 22%, according to researchers from the American Cancer Society. (Kaplan, 7/10)
NPR: American Cancer Society's Blueprint For Cancer Control
There has been a lot of progress in the fight against cancer. Cancer death rates have dropped, but the gains haven't been experienced equally. Cancer death rates remain high for some minorities, including African-Americans. There are geographic differences, too. Death rates for breast and colorectal cancers have declined faster in New England than in other parts of the country. Cancer is also more likely to be fatal for people living in poverty or those without a college degree. (Chisholm, 7/10)
Stat: Experts Urge Researchers To Share Test Results With Study Participants
Study participants share their blood and spit in the name of biomedical research. Now, a national group of experts says these volunteers should be told what scientists learn about their health from those samples. In a report published Tuesday, an expert committee convened by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine concluded that scientists and their institutions should routinely — and carefully — consider whether to return study results to participants. The report, which was sponsored by three of the leading federal health agencies, also recommends revising a federal regulation that's caused confusion about when it's permissible to share research findings with a participant. (Thielking, 7/10)
The New York Times: 45-Hour Workweek Increases Diabetes Risk In Women
Women who work long hours may be at increased risk for diabetes, a new study has found. Canadian researchers studied 7,065 workers, following their working hours and health over an average of 12 years. They recorded diabetes diagnoses beginning two years after the subjects enrolled in the study. (Bakalar, 7/10)
The Philadelphia Inquirer: Which Antidepressant Is Right For You? This Genetic Test Could Help
In May, Myriad Genetics released the first large-scale test of whether treatment guided by genetics (pharmacogenomics) would improve overall outcomes for patients with major depression. The study found that patients were 30 percent more likely to respond to treatment when their medication selection was guided by the company's GeneSight test. (Harris Bond, 7/11)
NPR: 'Fresh Air': Alisa Roth On 'America's Criminal Treatment Of Mental Illness'
By some accounts, nearly half of America's incarcerated population is mentally ill — and journalist Alisa Roth argues that most aren't getting the treatment they need. Roth has visited jails in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and Atlanta and a rural women's prison in Oklahoma to assess the condition of mentally ill prisoners. She says correctional officers are on the "front lines" of mental health treatment — despite the fact that they lack clinical training. (Davies, 7/10)
Kaiser Health News: Support Circle: Family Caregivers Share Stories And Tips To Ease Alzheimer's Toll
Vicki Bartholomew started a support group for wives who are caring for a husband with Alzheimer's disease because she needed that sort of group herself. They meet every month in a conference room at a new memory-care facility in Nashville called Abe's Garden, where Bartholomew's husband was one of the first residents — a Vietnam veteran and prominent attorney in Nashville. "My husband's still living, and now I'm in an even more difficult situation — I'm married, but I'm a widow," she tells the group one day. (Farmer, 7/11)
Georgia Health News: Teletherapy A Boon For Rural HIV Patients
To address the unique challenges of HIV in rural Georgia — including a network of 159 counties and swaths of remote land without paved roads or hospital access — the state health department has been expanding its telemedicine infrastructure for both behavioral and specialist care over the last decade. (Hensley, 7/10)
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5 cops injured when 2 police SUVs collide on South Side
The aftermath of a crash involving two Chicago Police vehicles early Dec. 31, 2016. | Network Video Productions
CHICAGO (SUN TIMES MEDIA WIRE) - One Chicago Police officer was hurt while making an arrest and five more called in as backup were injured when two squad cars slammed into each other early Saturday along the border of the Grand Crossing and South Shore neighborhoods.
About 12:45 a.m., two officers called for help while trying to arrest a person involved in a crash in the 7400 block of South Kingston, according to police.
Two unmarked police SUVs were making their way to the scene when they collided at the intersection of 71st Street and Stony Island Avenue, police said. Five officers in the vehicles were taken to hospitals, with four in fair condition and one considered serious, fire officials said.
As officers used a stun gun while making the arrest on Kingston, one suffered an unspecified injury and was taken to a hospital as well, police said.
None of the injuries were life-threatening, police said.


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Pope Francis ranked among Washington's political elite
By Michael O'Loughlin
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While he prefers to associate with the poor and marginalized, Pope Francis has shown up on a list of the powerful and elite.
Politico Magazine ranked the Argentine-born Catholic leader No. 6 on its "The Politico 50" list, dubbing him "Washington's Favorite Populist."
Even though he is uncomfortable speaking English, and has yet to visit the United States, the article cites the pope's influence in American political life.
"Last December, when President Obama was drafting a major speech on income inequality, he sent it back to his speechwriter, asking for a quote from Pope Francis, who had just released a 224-page statement attacking 'trickle-down' economics and warning against the 'new tyranny' of unfettered capitalism," it says.
The article suggests that riding the pope's coattails might be more useful than any politician's this November.
"At 63 percent, the pope's approval rating among Americans is roughly 20 points higher than Obama's. What better ally for the president and his new agenda than the most influential populist in the world?" it asked.
The pope's words have been used by Catholic politicians on both the left and right to add some divine inspiration to their causes, though conservative members of Congress reportedly blocked a trivial resolution congratulating the pope on his election because of what they see as his liberal positions on the economy.
The pope is expected to visit the United States next September for a meeting on the family in Philadelphia. He is also considering invitations to address the United Nations in New York, as well as an address to Congress, which would be a papal first. His invitation came in a rare show of bipartisanship from Speaker of the House John Boehner and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, both Catholics.
Other high-profile Catholics on Politico's list include Supreme Court justices Samuel Alito and Sonia Sotomayor and former vice-presidential candidate Rep. Paul Ryan, who has cited the pope as he launches a new campaign against poverty.
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About the Diary of John Adams
"At Piemonts in Danvers, bound to Ipswich. There is a new, and a grand Scene open before me -- a Congress. This will be an assembly of the wisest Men upon the Continent, who are Americans in Principle, i.e. against the Taxation of Americans, by Authority of Parliament. . . . I will keep an exact Diary, of my Journey, as well as a Journal of the Proceedings of the Congress." John Adams, Diary 20, entry for 20 June 1774
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During much of his life, John Adams (1735-1826), kept a series of small manuscript volumes in which he described both daily activities and notable events in which he participated. Much of John Adams's life was spent in service to his country. He was a delegate to the Continental Congress, an officially appointed diplomat (who served as a commissioner in France, Great Britain, and the Netherlands, and as minister to the Court of St. James's), vice president and president of the United States.
The 51 manuscript volumes compiled by John Adams date from 1753 to 1804 (with gaps) and consist of personal diary entries, financial accounts, copies of letters, drafts of essays, and notes on books and legal cases. The earliest diaries include John Adams's descriptions of student life at Harvard College, his experiences as a teacher in Worcester, Massachusetts, and accounts as a lawyer and a member of the circuit court system. Beginning in 1774, most of the manuscript volumes describe the events Adams witnessed as a Congressional delegate and diplomat in Europe through the summer of 1786. The last diary (diary 46), is actually a series of several loose sequences of pages, and this diary contains sporadic entries from August 1787 through 1804. John Adams wrote a few entries in this diary during his vice presidency (including descriptions of Congressional debates in 1789 and entries written during the summer of 1804 about his daily activities at his farm and home in Quincy, Massachusetts), but the latest diary does not contain any entries related to Adams's presidency.
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Jeff Bezos speaks about his flight into space on Blue Origin's New Shepard during a press conference on July 20, 2021 in Van Horn, Texas. (Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
One-Time 99% Tax on Billionaires' Pandemic Profits Could Fund Vaccines for the Entire World
"The obscene levels of wealth gained from the pandemic by a handful of mega rich individuals should immediately be taxed at 99%―enough to fully vaccinate everyone on Earth and help millions of workers."
A one-time 99% tax on billionaires' massive pandemic wealth gains would raise enough revenue to pay for coronavirus vaccines for every adult on Earth—and provide each of the hundreds of millions of unemployed workers around the world with a $20,000 cash grant.
"Governments need to tax the rich for us to stand any chance of reversing the inequality crisis we're in."
—Njoki Njehu, Fight Inequality Alliance
So finds an analysis released late Wednesday by Oxfam International, the Fight Inequality Alliance, the Institute for Policy Studies, and the Patriotic Millionaires, progressive advocacy organizations that are pushing governments to tax billionaires to help fund critical pandemic relief measures.
According to the groups' new report, global billionaires have seen their collective net worth soar by nearly 69%—from $8 trillion to $13.5 trillion—since the start of the pandemic, which has killed more than 4.3 million people and unleashed economic havoc worldwide, intensifying poverty, hunger, housing insecurity, and joblessness. Oxfam recently found that global deaths from hunger and malnutrition—as many as 11 per minute—are outpacing coronavirus fatalities.
Taxing billionaires' pandemic wealth gains at a rate of 99%, the analysis shows, would raise $5.4 trillion in revenue and still leave the world's 2,690 billionaires about $55 billion richer—roughly $37 million per billionaire—than before the crisis.
"Billionaire Jeff Bezos could personally pay for enough vaccines for the whole world, yet he would rather spend his wealth on a thrill ride to space," said Max Lawson, the head of inequality policy at Oxfam International. Bezos, the richest man on Earth, has seen his wealth grow by more than $79 billion during the pandemic, from $113 billion in March 2020 to $192.4 billion today, the new analysis finds.
The organizations estimate that fully vaccinating the world's entire adult population would cost around $70 billion, and a one-time $20,000 cash grant to all jobless workers would cost $4.4 trillion.
"Covid-19 is turning the gap between rich and poor into an unbridgeable chasm," Lawson added. "The obscene levels of wealth gained from the pandemic by a handful of mega-rich individuals should immediately be taxed at 99%―enough to fully vaccinate everyone on Earth and help millions of workers who lost their jobs due to Covid-19. Only with this kind of radical and progressive policymaking will we be able to fight inequality and end poverty."
Njoki Njehu, Pan Africa coordinator at the Fight Inequality Alliance, said in a statement that "with a 99% tax on billionaires' Covid-19 wealth gains, we are calling time on this age of greed."
"Billionaire wealth is not earned," Njehu continued. "It's their money 'earned' by your sweat―and it's high time that sweat began to pay off. Governments need to tax the rich for us to stand any chance of reversing the inequality crisis we're in."
"The surge in global wealth during an unprecedented pandemic is morally repugnant."
—Chuck Collins, Institute for Policy Studies
More than 4.5 billion coronavirus vaccine doses have been administered across the globe thus far, but just 1.2% of those doses have gone to people in low-income countries—leaving billions without access to a single shot. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that at least 11 billion vaccine doses will be necessary to end the pandemic.
Because rich countries have blocked an effort to temporarily waive international patent protections, pharmaceutical companies have maintained a stranglehold on global vaccine production—and they've predictably sold most of their supply to wealthy nations, some of which are now rolling out booster shots despite the WHO's call for a moratorium aimed at shrinking the persistent inoculation gap.
In May, The People's Vaccine Alliance found that coronavirus vaccine profiteering has produced at least nine new billionaires with a combined net worth of $19.3 billion.
The new analysis of billionaires' wealth gains shows that the richest people on the planet have seen their collective fortune grow "more over the past 17 months than it has in the past 15 years, and 325 new billionaires joined the 'three-comma club' since the pandemic began―equivalent to roughly one new billionaire minted every day."
"The surge in global wealth during an unprecedented pandemic is morally repugnant," said Chuck Collins, director of the Program on Inequality and the Common Good at the Institute for Policy Studies. "Taxing pandemic wealth windfalls to fund global vaccination is a just and practical way to address the suffering for millions who have lost their lives and livelihoods."
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Discover and explore the Dolomites, easily reaching the top with the lifts, and then walk along the numerous paths of different difficulty, or simply enjoy the enchanting panorama sitting comfortably on one of our refuges and mountain huts' terraces.
PanoramaPass was born out of the experience with the winter ski pass and it offers the possibility of using all the lifts open in summer in Val di Fassa (cable cars + chair lifts + cabin lifts): from Marmolada to Pordoi, Sassolungo, Catinaccio, Costabella, Alpe Lusia and Monzoni. The card also gives you the right to travel on public buses for free, within the period of validity of the pass.
PanoramaPass is a card that gives free and unlimited access (even several trips per day) to all the lifts open in the entire Val di Fassa throughout summer. Three types of PanoramaPass (sold by the lift cash-desks, by the tourist offices and by the Sport Check Points of the valley) are available: 3 days within 6, 6 days within 6 or 7 days within 13. The guests staying in one of the accommodation facilities associated with the Val di Fassa Tourist Board are entitled to a discount (see Val di Fassa Card) on the usual sale price.
3 days within 6 (the use of the lifts is allowed 3 days within the consecutive 6-day period of validity of the pass): adults € 56,00 (full price € 65,00); juniors (born after 25.05.2003) € 33,00 (full price € 38,00); free for children born after 25.05.2011.
6 days within 6: adults € 79,00 (full price € 92,00); juniors (born after 25.05.2003) € 50,00 (full price € 58,00); free for children born after 25.05.2011.
7 days within 13 (the use of the lifts is allowed 7 days within the consecutive 13-day period of validity of the pass): adults € 92,00 (full price € 106,00); juniors (born after 25.05.2003) € 58,00 (full price € 68,00); free for children born after 25.05.2011.
To take advantage of the discount, you need to ask your accommodation provider (associated with the Val di Fassa Tourist Board, see the section Hotels and accommodation) for Val di Fassa Card - one for each guest, children included - and to provide it to the tourist offices, to the Sport Check Points and to the lift cash-desks where it is possible to charge the PanoramaPass. In order to obtain the junior discount or a children free pass it is also necessary to provide a proof of identity. PanoramaPass can be purchased by the Tourist Offices until September, 22nd.
"Family promotion summer 2019": in case of a combined and simultaneous purchase of the 2 PanoramaPass for adults (parents or accompanying adults) and 2 PanoramaPass for juniors (born after 25.05.2003), the second junior pass is free. The promotion is valid for multiple of 2 juniors, for maximum of 3 junior free tickets. Children until 8 years, born after 25.05.2011 travel for free. The combi-pass is not valid for organized groups.
PanoramaPass season ticket: adults € 260,00; junior (born after 25.05.2003) € 180,00. The use of the public transport is not included in the season ticket.
Reductions for organized groups, minimum 20 people (info at the points of sale of the lifts).
All the accommodation facilities associated to the Val di Fassa Tourist Board take part in the PanoramaPass offer (full list below).
To take advantage of the discount, you need to ask for Val di Fassa Card to your accommodation provider (associated with the Val di Fassa Tourist Board, see the section Hotels and accommodation) and to provide it to the tourist offices and to the lift ticket offices where the PanoramaPass is sold. In order to obtain the junior discount or a children free pass it is also necessary to provident a proof of identity.
Paolina - Frommer and back (SAD bus service).
Buying the PanoramaPass card, the guest will receive another card "Carta per Trasporto Pubblico Trentino", having the same validity, to travel for free on all the means of transport of the whole territory of the Trentino province. In Val di Fassa these two cards must be shown on the Trentino Trasporti buses (routes: Canazei - Fedaia Pass, Canazei - Pordoi Pass, Canazei - Sella Pass, Moena - San Pellegrino Pass) and on the SAD buses (Pera di Fassa - Costalunga Pass - Paolina - Nova Levante, Paolina - Frommer, Canazei - Pordoi Pass, Canazei - Sella Pass).
Dogs: the admission of dogs and other pets on public transport (buses) is regulated by local bus companies and may be subject to additional costs, which may also apply to PanoramaPass holders.
The lifts in Val di Fassa that take part in the PanoramaPass offer have different opening hours that need to be verified before any excursion.