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MIAMI SHORES, Fla. -- Barry University women's tennis player Karina Goia was named a Third-Team Academic All-American as presented by Capital One and the College Sports Information Directors of America.
Goia, an Arad, Romania, native, who completed her sophomore season with 16-1 singles and 23-4 doubles records, had a 3.9 in international business. She earned First-Team Academic All-District honors earlier this spring.
Goia finished the year with a No. 16 national singles ranking, which earned her All-American honors from the Intercollegiate Tennis Association. She helped Barry win the NCAA Division II National Championship in May.
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Golf Jessica Bradley Lynn Jr. Bishops Nympton, England 3.88 Sports Management
Field Hockey Lindsay Brown Slippery Rock Sr. Mountain Top, Pa. 3.95 Biochemistry / Pre-Pharmacy
Golf Ellen Chambers Lynn Sr. Petrie, Australia 4.00 International Relations
Lacrosse Maia Czarnecki Limestone Sr. Oswego, N.Y. 4.00 Biology / Chemistry
Swimming Kristin Day Clarion Jr. Reynoldsville, Pa. 4.00 Chemistry
Swimming Valerie Dembny (2) (@) Wingate Sr. Bremen, Germany 3.92 Elementary Education
Swimming Clarissa Enslin (1) California (Pa.) Sr. Dalview, South Africa 3.99 Geology
Tennis Sabine Goge (2) Florida Southern Sr. Cesis, Latvia 3.98 Finance
Lacrosse Katie Hammerer Florida Southern Sr. California, Md. 4.00 Graphic Design
Golf Jenny Konop (1) Indianapolis Sr. Green Bay, Wis. 3.95 Biology
Swimming Danielle Lyons Alaska Fairbanks Jr. Prince Albert, Sask. 3.95 Biological Sciences
Lacrosse Libby Nichols Philadelphia Sr. Ellicott City, Md. 3.92 Pre-Med Studies
Swimming Kelsey Nuhfer (1) (@) California (Pa.) Sr. Warren, Pa. 3.99 Communication Studies
Swimming Kayla Scott (1) Wayne State Sr. Rochester, Mich. 3.68 Psychology
Field Hockey Nancy Stehman (1) West Chester Sr. Lancaster, Pa. 3.98 Middle Grades & Special Edu.
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Golf Kendall Anderson Newman Jr. Houston, Texas 4.00 Sports Communications
Tennis Martina Bruzikova Northeastern State Sr. Poprad, Slovakia 3.91 Business Administration
Lacrosse Devan Crimi Adelphi Sr. West Islip, N.Y. 3.70 Business Management
Swimming Kristin Diemer Queens (N.C.) Jr. Oak Ridge, N.C. 4.00 Finance
Swimming Emilee Gysegem Clarion Jr. Warren, Ohio 4.00 Business Management
Gymnastics Maria Hundley Seattle Pacific So. Littleton, Colo. 3.65 Psychology
Tennis Barbora Krtickova (3) Armstrong Atlantic St. Sr. Nove Mesto Nad Metuji,
Czech Rep. 3.66 Health Science
Field Hockey Devin Ingersoll Stonehill Sr. Londonderry, N.H. 3.85 Environmental Science
Swimming Elly Maleski Wayne State So. Cedar, Mich. 3.86 Biomedical Engineering Honors
Swimming Allyson Mitidieri Indiana (Pa.) Sr. Cherry Hill, N.J. 3.61 Nutrition / Dietetics
Tennis Olivia Myers Catawba Sr. Lexington, N.C. 3.98 Biology
Lacrosse Jackie Sileo Liu Post Sr. Wantagh, N.Y. 3.68 Clinical Mental Health
Gymnastics Kai Tindall Seattle Pacific Sr. Brier, Wash. 3.74 Integrated Studies
Tennis Fanni Varga Southwest Baptist Jr. Budapest, Hungary 3.71 Management
Field Hockey Bre White Shippensburg Sr. Hummelstown, Pa. 3.62 Social Work
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Tennis Fernanda Amaral West Florida Jr. Curitiba, Brazil 3.93 Business Management
Swimming Lisa Bero Tampa Sr. South Windsor, Conn. 3.81 History/Government & World
Ice Hockey Kendra Broad Lindenwood Jr. Petrolia, Ontario 4.00 Exercise Science
Golf, Lacrosse Phoebe Clark S. New Hampshire Sr. Concord, N.H. 3.96 Business Administration
Gymnastics Courtney Cochefski Texas Woman's Univ. Sr. Chicago, Ill. 3.92 Communication Science
Lacrosse Megan Collins Le Moyne Sr. Baldwinsville, N.Y. 3.85 Mathematics
Lacrosse Danica Cutshall (3) Regis Sr. Lakeville, Minn. 3.98 Neuroscience
Golf Domi DiNallo Colorado St.-Pueblo Sr. Elephant Butte, N.M. 3.97 Sociology
Lacrosse Jenelle Fortunato Limestone Sr. Vestal, N.Y. 3.97 Biology/Chemistry
Tennis Karina Goia Barry So. Arad, Romania 3.90 International Business
Ice Hockey Nicole Hensley Lindenwood So. Lakewood, Colo. 4.00 Exercise Science
Skiing Alyson McPhetres (3) Alaska Fairbanks Jr. Chugiak, Alaska 3.91 Spanish/Geological
Swimming Anna Pleban S. Connecticut State Sr. Seymour, Conn. 3.88 Exercise Science
Lacrosse Miranda Polaski Post Jr. Agawam, Mass. 3.98 Biology
Tennis Mariana Rong St. Mary's (Texas) Jr. Jinan, China 3.95 Biology/Chemistry
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WINSTON-SALEM � A Burlington man was sentenced Wednesday to more than 10 years in federal prison for robbing a pizza delivery driver at gunpoint.
Joshua Samuel Johnson, 24, of Harris Street, Burlington, was originally charged Dec. 27, 2011, under state law with robbery with a dangerous weapon, possession of a firearm by a felon and felony breaking and entering.
That evening, Johnson broke into a vacant house at 626 Spence St., and ordered a pizza from the Pizza Hut on South Church Street. When the driver arrived, at about 9:30 p.m., Johnson pointed a black pistol at her and demanded all the money she had. She turned over $30.
She returned to her vehicle and called 911.
Johnson fled the scene with the help of co-defendant Antonio Devon Lea, 22, of South Ashland Drive, Burlington. Alamance County deputies arrested the pair a short time later.
Federal District Court Judge Thomas D. Schroeder sentenced Johnson Wednesday to 121 months in federal prison.
Lea pleaded guilty last summer to a federal charge of accessory after the fact to robbery and was sentenced Nov. 29 to 20 months in federal prison by Federal District Court Judge Catherine C. Eagles.
Nick Matkins, an Alamance County assistant district attorney dually sworn as a federal drug prosecutor, argued the cases in federal court. Johnson�s criminal record includes multiple convictions for felony breaking and entering, felony larceny and breaking and entering a motor vehicle, according to a release from the Alamance County District Attorney�s office.
Funded by a two-year grant, Matkins� position focuses exclusively on drug, gun, and violent felony offenses that occur in Alamance County. The Alamance County District Attorney�s office secured the grant in June 2011. Matkins� position is funded through June 20, the release said.

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Posted on YouTube, "RandomShadow09" has a great video on the upcoming N-Strike Elite Triad EX-3. Looks pretty sweet... Thanks Greig for the intel! Vid after the jump.
Friday, November 23, 2012
YouTube: N-Strike Elite Triad EX-3 range tests
Posted on YouTube, "RandomShadow09" has a great video on the upcoming N-Strike Elite Triad EX-3. Looks pretty sweet... Thanks Greig for the intel! Vid after the jump.
9 comments:
- AnonymousNovember 23, 2012 at 7:23 AM
He also has the Elite Firestrike range test on his channel as wellReplyDeleteReplies
- AnonymousNovember 23, 2012 at 7:34 AM
He posted it a minute before your comment:-PDelete
- AnonymousNovember 23, 2012 at 1:00 PM
Nice...stupid computer. :PDelete
Well this is now blowing up in the faces of all of the people saying: "The Triad is the Elite Jolt)ReplyDelete
- BluefireNovember 24, 2012 at 7:15 AM
Hahaha.... Yep! No way you can use THAT as a boot gun. The Jolt's functionality is preserved. I feel like this might actually serve as an alternative to the Firestrike, not a lesser model, as the auto-loading might be a deal-breaker for some.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 30, 2012 at 2:48 PM
where can u get these?ReplyDeleteReplies
- AnonymousDecember 1, 2012 at 5:48 PM
Amazon is selling them but there $20 USD!!!Delete
- AnonymousDecember 7, 2012 at 9:35 AM
Oooh, I like this. Three repeating shots on a relatively small gun. The Jolt will still be the "pocket gun" of Nerf but this is very impressive. When I play capture the flag with my friends this will be what I do stealth and recon with.ReplyDelete
i just picked up the last one at my local toys r us in ohio, like 8 bucks and man do i love it. who ever was selling them on amazon was making good moneyReplyDelete


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1 Cut the bread into 5 and slice each piece in half lengthways.
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4 Mash these into the mayo and softened butter.
5 Spread this mix generously onto each piece of bread.
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America, we've got a drop out problem.
1.3 million students drop out each year in the U.S. (That's 1 in 4 high school students!)
So what will get kids to stay in school? To be "Undroppable?" A new project thinks they know.
The hope of a new social media campaign and feature length documentary called UNDROPPABLE is that real stories from kids will inspire other kids. So, the UNDROPPABLE team is following kids who overcome huge challenges in order to graduate and capturing their stories.
Not only that, Jason Pollock, the creator of Undroppable, wants to give something positive to the education discussion. He writes, "If we truly want to fix our world economy, we need to fix education first. Our schools are UNDROPPABLE, our students are UNDROPPABLE, and education is an issue that is UNDROPPABLE."
Follow along with the kids' stories on Tumblr and YouTube. You'll see videos like this story of Jauresse Gains, from Chicago, IL from a violent neighborhood. He's UNDROPPABLE.
A knock on the door changed everything. Beverly Flores parents were deported by immigration. But she still is UNDROPPABLE.
Watch for the finished UNDROPPABLE movie mid- 2013.
Oh, and tell your kids that Justin Bieber and his manager, Scooter Braun, are supporting UNDROPPABLE, too. How cool is that? (Read a tweet from Bieber. Read a tweet from Braun.)
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Iron Man 3 makes $195 million in five days
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- 29 April 2013
'Iron Man 3' has exceeded expectations by earning $195.3 million in just five days around the world and it's thought the film will open to $120 million in the US
'Iron Man 3' has earned $195.3 million in five days.
The big budget blockbuster - which stars Robert Downey Jr. as Marvel's billionaire superhero Tony Stark - surpassed last year's epic superhero team-up movie 'The Avengers' by grossing nearly $200 million around the world in 42 countries.
The film's total haul, which includes openings in Europe, Asia, Australasia and South America, exceeds the $185.1 million earned by 'The Avengers' last year.
Disney's distribution executive Dave Hollis told Variety: "The surprise is the magnitude of this opening, not necessarily that audiences are responding to the movie. We believe this to be a strong indication of what will lead to extraordinary word-of-mouth worldwide.
"As people start reading headlines of the size of this opening, I suspect it will act as a catalyst for the Thursday night opening Stateside."
Rabid fans in the United Kingdom led the way, where the flick grossed $21.5 million in its opening weekend, while Korea and Australia fought for second place with $19.2 and $18.4 million respectively.
The action movie's blockbuster takings are all the more impressive as it has yet to open in the United States, Russia, Germany and China.
'Iron Man 3' is predicted to shatter the overseas grosses of its predecessors, 2008's 'Iron Man' and 2010's 'Iron Man 2', and it is on course to open with $120 million when it hits cinemas in the US on May 3.


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NAMM 2010 Round-up: The Best Keyboards, Digital Pianos and Synths
2010 already looks set to be a fantastic year if you play keyboards, digital pianos or keyboard synthesizers. At the NAMM show, several new models were announced and here's our pick of the best!
1) Korg SP-170 Digital Piano
Promised as the most affordable and portable digital piano Korg has ever produced, the Korg SP170 has everything it takes to become a popular product this year. The SP-170 features a duo of concert grand piano sounds, each recorded with meticulous care.
Numerous velocity layers are used to capture nuances of playing dynamics, allowing the instrument to respond expressively to every touch. Eight additional highly-accurate sounds complete the palette of keyboard tones: Electric Piano (x2), Harpsichord, Clav, Vibraphone, Pipe Organ, Electric (Drawbar) Organ and Strings. Selectable Reverb and Chorus effects add warmth and spaciousness to the sound. While the SP-170 never requires tuning, it offers adjustable tuning that can be matched to other instruments, and it can also be transposed into any musical key.
2) Yamaha DGX640 Portable Digital Grand
Replacing the best-selling YPG635, the Yamaha DGX640 is ideal for musical home entertainment, and for piano/keyboard students and hobbyists of all ages.
The DGX640 offers an incredible value for a digital piano in this price range. Beyond Yamaha's unsurpassed acoustic piano heritage and brand, the instrument offers remarkable touch and tone, quality of styles and an industry-leading three-year warranty.
Included are such features as an 88-key Graded Hammer Standard (GHS) keyboard, auto-accompaniment, Style content and a front panel USB device port for storing user songs or importing song files from external sources, to make creating and saving music quicker and easier than ever. A high-quality speaker system is also placed on the front panel, providing optimum tonal positioning for the user.
3) Yamaha CP Series of Stage Pianos
This completely redesigned lineup sets a new standard for stage pianos. With the new CP series, which includes the CP1, CP5 and CP50, Yamaha has again redefined the expectations of what the ultimate stage piano should be.
"Our new Spectral Component Modeling process in the CP lineup reproduces the sound and expressiveness of acoustic and vintage electronic pianos better than any technology has ever done," said Athan Billias, Director of Marketing for Yamaha's Pro Audio and Combo Division. "For professional players on stage, the new CP series sets a new standard and we invite any one to compare these against any other stage piano on the market, regardless of price."
4) Roland HP-Series SuperNATURAL Pianos
Combining elements of the revolutionary V-Piano® with Roland's multisampling-technology, the HP-307, HP-305, and HP-302 SuperNATURAL Pianos deliver the unique sound, expressivity, and rich playing experience of a traditional acoustic grand piano.
All the new HP SuperNATURAL models feature the new SuperNATURAL Piano sound engine, which unites Roland's state-of-the-art V-Piano technology and 88-key stereo multisampling technology.
This breakthrough sound engine delivers seamless variations in tone, from pianissimo to fortissimo, decaying sounds which linger and fade naturally without looping, and an authentic sound transition from note to note across the digital piano keyboard.
5) Arturia Origin Keyboard
Origin Keyboard is Arturia's new version of Origin for the keyboard player. It keeps the outstanding modular system of Origin Desktop, putting it on a panel that closes on a high quality keyboard controller.
The intuitive interface is kept in place, along with all of the modules from the most famous synthesizers (Moog Modular, ARP 2600, CS-80, Jupiter-8, Minimoog and Prophet VS) and organs (ToneWheel, Rotary).
The integration of the ribbon control is a blast, the keyboard aftertouch possibilities open a world of expressivity, while the playing modes are tuned to the expectations of any demanding performer. See also: Arturia Analog Experience Hybrid Synths
6) Alesis Q49 MIDI Keyboard Controller
The Alesis Q49 is a 49-note MIDI keyboard controller that works with virtually all music software and MIDI hardware devices. The compact controller features USB-MIDI and traditional MIDI jacks for easy connection to Mac, PC and MIDI hardware.
The Q49 provides keyboard players with a full compliment of controls including pitch and modulation wheels, octave up and down buttons, an assignable data slider and the ability to send program changes from the keys.
7) Roland V-Combo VR-700
Tired of big, bulky, expensive keyboard rigs? Meet the new V-Combo VR-700, a multi-function electronic keyboard that covers every base on stage. The V-Combo offers powerful real-time performance capabilities and a simple user interface.
With a legendary Virtual Tone Wheel organ and dedicated harmonic bars onboard, plus a first-class array of essential ensemble sounds (grand piano, EP, strings, brass, synth leads, and more), the V-Combo stage keyboard moulds an entire rig into one convenient instrument for easy transport and fast setup. Backing-track functionality, built-in rhythms, great effects, and a comfortable waterfall-style keyboard round out the feature set, making this multifaceted keyboard a must for gigging musicians. See also: Roland V-Piano Evolution update announced
8) Yamaha PSR-E423 Digital Keyboard
The Yamaha PSR-E423 portable keyboard takes electronic music performance a step beyond entry-level models. The 61-key PSR-E423 replaces the PSR-E413 and includes over 120 arpeggiator patters that build and play around the chords played by the performer. It also features control knobs for altering sounds in real time and providing hands-on ability to change aspects of Voice and arpeggiator sounds such as filter cutoff, tempo and effects.
In addition to keyboard education tools like the built-in Yamaha Education Suite, this new portable keyboard includes hip techno and electronic Styles, 700 top-quality instrument Voices and world music content.
"Customers who get into entry-level portable keyboard models need a step-up instrument that lets them take their interest in music to the next level," says Dane Madsen, marketing manager, Yamaha Electronic Keyboards. "The PSR-E423 is packed with Style and arpeggiator content that will get their musical wheels turning and keep them going."
9) Alesis Limited-Edition Micron SE Synth (Blue)
The Micron is a popular synth - and very affordable! This new model, The Micron SE in Limited-Edition blue, is sure to repeat the sucess of previous models, and is available now to pre-order. Whether a musician uses a synth on stage or in the studio, and whether they prefer to work with the hundreds of preset Alesis sounds or create their own, the Micron SE is the perfect companion. The micron also contains a powerful sequencing section with phrase, step, and drum sequencing, an arpeggiator, and stereo effects.
The 37-key micron has two multi-mode filters, three envelope generators, and two LFOs: the full spectrum of synthesis components to enable players to create and shape sonorities and textures. For stage and studio-ready quality, the micron has 24-bit audio outputs and inputs via balanced connections.
10) Nord Piano 88
Last, but most certainly not least, the latest stunning release from Nord - the Nord Piano 88.
The Nord Piano 88 is a dedicated stage piano with 88 keys and a weighted hammer action. It is designed with the performing musician in mind and very lightweight at approx. 18 kg (39.6 lbs), without compromising build quality, sound quality or means of expression. As all the other Nord units, it is designed with a firm focus on extremely fast response and accessibility of every important function from the panel.
With a well designed user interface, it doesn't matter if you want to prepare your settings in advance and save them for later use, or if you'd rather set the sounds and effects as you go along – the Nord Piano delivers in both these aspects. There are plenty of memory locations in a bank/program configuration to provide you with a quick access from the panel, to your favourite sounds. Click here for more Nord Piano 88 details.
Finally, the 'Fun Keyboard Gadget Award' Goes to...
The Akai iPK25 iPhone MIDI Keyboard! This 25-key MIDI keyboard features a built-in dock for the iPhone or iPod Touch. It gives users two octaves of velocity-sensitive, synth-action keys, pitch and modulation wheels, and physical buttons for the most commonly used controls including octave up and down and sound-bank selections.
The Akai iPK25 also features a stereo pair of RCA line outputs and a headphone output for connection to recording and sound reinforcement systems. The Akai iPK25 also has a USB/MIDI output for use as a controller for other MIDI software on Mac or PC and MIDI hardware devices.
The included SynthStation Studio app is powerful enough for professional musicians, virtually anyone can use it to easily create music. The app gives musicians three synthesizers for creating and modifying sonic textures used for melodies, chords and bass lines. Built around Akai Professional's history in synthesis and drawing on the company's newest MINIAK synth, the SynthStation Studio app sounds great and offers wide-ranging sonic flexibility with its virtual analogue synthesis.
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GALVESTON, Texas, November 11, 2008 (ENS) - The Galveston newspaper that did not miss an edition although Hurricane Ike blew its roof away, is compiling a coffee-table book telling the story of the storm and its effects.
The "Galveston County Daily News," will publish the book as a full-color photographic essay of the storm's story from beginning to end, including the first stages of the area's recovery process.
Editor Heber Taylor said the book, to be titled "Ike: Stories of the Storm," will include an account of the storm, including its formation and path, the destruction it caused and the evacuation and recovery of the people it affected.
"We want it to record the history of the hurricane for the people of the whole county and for everyone else interested in this area," Taylor said.
The newspaper published right through the hurricane, which made landfall on Galveston Island on September 13 at 2:10 am local time as a Category 2 hurricane with winds of 110 miles per hour.
Daily News president and publisher Dolph Tillotson said, "It's fairly rare when newspaper journalists get a chance to do more than write history on the fly. But Ike is such an historic event for the county that we felt we needed to tell its story comprehensively. And we want to tell the story in a format that people can keep and pass down to future generations."
"Throughout the storm, our staff has shot literally hundreds of pictures telling a remarkable story of disaster and courage, of loss and recovery," said Tillotson.
"I have on the desk in my office a book published in Galveston shortly after the 1900 storm," he said. "We believe the book we're planning should last just as long and mean just as much to the people of our county."
"I believe that the story of Ike, like the tragedy in 1900, will ultimately be a story of triumph, not defeat," said Tillotson.
The book will be published this month and will be available before the holiday season. Books can be ordered on galvnews.com.
Hurricane Ike was the third most destructive hurricane ever to hit the United States.
Eighty-two people were killed, and 202 are still missing. Damages from Ike in U.S. coastal areas are estimated at $27 billion, making it the third costliest U.S. hurricane of all time, behind Hurricane Andrew of 1992 and Hurricane Katrina of 2005.
Ike evacuees are still being displaced.
The newspaper today reports that hundreds of Galveston County residents checking out of hotel and motel rooms because the Federal Emergency Management Agency did not extend their hotel vouchers.
With rental property still in short supply and many displaced residents left with nowhere else to go, local social service agencies say many of those people are sleeping on the street tonight.
Most of the island's social service organizations suffered severe damage during the storm, the newspaper reports. Few organizations have the resources or the facilities to offer daily needs' assistance or overnight shelter.
FEMA and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development signed an Interagency Agreement on September 23, 2008, under which HUD will provide temporary long-term housing rental assistance and case management for households affected by Hurricane Ike.
FEMA has given the names of more than 29,000 eligible families to HUD which will provide temporary housing assistance to them until March 2010. But many people are not eligible for this assistance.
{Image: Radar image of Hurricane Ike at landfall courtesy National Weather Service, Houston/Galveston}
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Fred Hembeck is an American comics artist, as well as a writer about comics. Since the 1970s, he has created countless of parodies on DC and Marvel superhero comics. His Marvel parodies were collected in 'Fantastic Four Roast' and 'Fred Hembeck Destroys the Marvel Universe', his DC gags ran in the Daily Planet.
Among his most notable parodies are his classic cover redos and 'Petey, The Adventures of Peter Parker Before He Became Spiderman', that appeared in Marvel Tales. Throughout the years, he has created a variety of characters, such as, 'The Dog' (in Smilin' Ed in 1980), 'Mr. Mumbo Jumbo' (in Topps Comics Satan's Six in 1993), the autobiographical 'Little Freddy'. He has also drawn for the underground publications of FantaCo Enterprises.


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1. I have a cold.
2. I have a staff meeting at 10am.
3. The city has already pissed in my Cheerios this morning.
4. There is no heat in my bedroom.
5. I want to go home and cuddle with my kitty.
1. I have a cold.
2. I have a staff meeting at 10am.
3. The city has already pissed in my Cheerios this morning.
4. There is no heat in my bedroom.
5. I want to go home and cuddle with my kitty.
"He defended the cause of the poor and needy, and so all went well. Is that not what it means to know me?" Jeremiah 22:16
1. I also have a minor head cold.
2. 2 PM meeting Downtown. Ugh.
3. 7 PM meeting tonight. Ugh.
4. Thinking about skipping the 7 PM.
5. Hell, I may skip the 2 PM and go sleep.
"I'm very important. I have many leather-bound books and my apartment smells of rich mahogany"
- I am helping my cousin's son find his first out of college job
- Spent 2 hours on the phone last night ministering to a friend whose husband has dumped her
- What she doesn't know yet is she will be so much better off
- I have a headache from lack of sleep
- Pay it forward and atone is the name of the game
People will miss that it once meant something to be Southern or Midwestern. It doesn't mean much now, except for the climate. The question, Where are you from? doesn't lead to anything odd or interesting. They live somewhere near a Gap store, and what else do you need to know? - Garrison Keillor
1. It's 73 in the hallway
2. It's 62 in my office
3. Three is to five things as Wednesday is to the work week
4. Score and seven years
5. Completes me
Death comes when memories of the past exceed the vision for the future.
1. I enjoyed ofos' "three is to five things as Wednesday is to the work week" analogy.
2. I really want some popcorn but don't want to the delicious buttery fumes to annoy my coworkers (we are under construction and sitting in a completely open room together like a school of fish)
3. I am ready for some snow.
4. I want to learn to ski this winter but I don't know if I can afford it
5. I am enjoying a jazz station on Pandora today
1. I hate Verizon.
2. My dance card seems to be filling up all of a sudden.
3. I have no idea what a "dance card" is; an older colleague uses that expression.
4. The noon whistle just went off, triggering my stomach to growl.
5. I'm worried about my cat's teeth - the vet has recommended having them all taken out.
1: Spent the day in NYC.
2: Spent a small fortune to find out what we already know.
3. Brought home a 6-pack of Molly's cupcakes.
4. Bought some Powerball tickets too!
5. I don't know how people consistently get up at 5am. It is 7pm and I am ready for bed!
In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends. -Martin Luther King Jr.
1. I hate and avoid conflict to the point I'm almost willing to swallow $1000 in damage to my car rather than call the asshat who backed into me and haggle/debate over it.
2. Started watching the Walking Dead on the weekend and now I'm having zombie dreams every night
3. My SIL gave birth to a boy yesterday
4. My wife is ecstatic to be a "matante"
5. I guess my brother's two girls don't count anymore
It's raining.
The radiator in my bedroom still doesn't work.
My boss is MIA again.
I have $4 in my checking account.
It's not Friday.
"He defended the cause of the poor and needy, and so all went well. Is that not what it means to know me?" Jeremiah 22:16
1. Tuesday is a drag
2. We have our national conference call today.
3. I hate conference calls
4. The sun is shining
5. Just makes it worse
Death comes when memories of the past exceed the vision for the future.
- my 25k paycut has caught up with us
- I am going to a swanky AIA party tonight in Portland
- I really hope I didn't screw up Secret Santa
- I need to clean my office today
- I am so sick of foggy brain from a bad thyroid
1. I recently realized how much less I post here (even though I visit every day), compared to the heyday to the early 2000's (only 310 posts since I hit 7K in 2010).
2. Budget season sucks the life out of me, especially when I get undercut from above and have to lose a good person on staff because of it.
3. My wife is amazing...she's now a "sought after" speaker doing talks for families dealing with the initial "shock" of receiving an autism diagnosis for their children.
4. I'm not looking forward to tonight's Planning Board meeting, only because the CIP is on the agenda and I haven't been able to re-shape the process yet (trying to show patience and let our Master Plan get adopted first).
5. Elf on the shelf is good in theory, but when your 6 year old "doesn't follow the rules," it makes it difficult to get the intended results!
"Growth is inevitable and desirable, but destruction of community character is not. The question is not whether your part of the world is going to change. The question is how." -- Edward T. McMahon, The Conservation Fund
1. Theme for today - Stay Positive
2. Sometimes thats difficult
3. There are some really good College Bowl Games and there are some duds too
4. Going to drive kiddies to see Christmas lights tonight
5. Go to dentist tomorrow - crown me.
"Whatever beer I'm drinking, is better than the one I'm not." DMLW
"Budweiser sells a product they reflectively insist on calling beer." John Oliver
1. I like using a sharpie as my main writing utensil.
2. I like my iPad most the time.
3. I can't get our printer to scan to email.
4. I hate the new American Factfinder.
5. I want good BBQ.
A common mistake people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools. -Douglas Adams
1. I pay scrupulous attention to businesses shown in street scenes in movies. Frequently I'll fact check to see if the actual location looks anything like the movie.
2. Ever notice how once in a while you'll see a chain that has say 20 stores clustered in the Great Lakes area but there'll be an inexplicable location someplace like Nevada or even out of the country?
3. I think black licorice is many folks' least favorite candy - it is mine
4. A different mood prevails when someone in the household is barfy-sick
5. Damn, I love maps
People will miss that it once meant something to be Southern or Midwestern. It doesn't mean much now, except for the climate. The question, Where are you from? doesn't lead to anything odd or interesting. They live somewhere near a Gap store, and what else do you need to know? - Garrison Keillor
1. I'm really going to have to stay on top of things over the next few extremely busy months - no (or very little) slacking!
2. My DH finally painted part of the kitchen on his day off
3. I'm going to the eye doctor tomorrow.
4. I am almost done shopping for my Secret Santa victim
5. It's beautiful outside - I have to force myself to go out for a walk before it gets dark.
1. I'm shopping for a new vehicle and forgot how unpleasant of an experience it is.
2. It's raining but I'm glad it's not snowing.
3. I don't like the whole "public engagement" aspect of planning, it definitely wears me out and I don't know how some planners can remain so gung-ho about it.
4. I like cheeze-its but not the spicy variety.
5. I haven't posted on here much lately, but I have stepped up my lurking.
1. I walked at lunchtime since I'm in the office for a change. I feel as though I rediscovered the neighborhood since I usually see it from the work truck.
2. I have one more item to buy for my Secret Santa gift.
3. I'm inside for a webinar; I'd rather be outside.
4. I love listening to my coworkers discuss news items they read on the interwebs, but the topic right now is kind of gross.
5. I'm impressed that my 17 year old son tunes into The Men Who Built America simply because he's interested in it.
1) Christmas in only 3 weeks away.
2) I have way too much to do before then
3) For some reason, it just doesn't feel like Christmas this year.
4) I feel your pain Planit. I just got crowned here recently and am still getting used to it
5) I hate to admit it, but Gino Venelli's "I Just Want to Stop." is sounding pretty good. I think I just lost man card points for admitting that.
Bonus: Who really gives a !@#$ that one the English royals got knocked up. Haven't the interwebs got more important stuff to post.? <roll eyes>
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When did I go from Luke Skywalker to Obi-Wan Kenobi?
1. I haven't even thought of my Secret Santa gift.
2. Toes hurt.
3. Meeting 2 different sets of friends and a co-worker for dinner tonight. So be an interesting melange.
4. Hungry.
5. Feel like quitting my job since Bosshat has taken over all my projects that I used to have control of before he left & came back. Grr.
In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends. -Martin Luther King Jr.
1. I had a good day at the Board meeting today.
2. I had to put my work phone phone number on the "do not call list today" after a rash of calls the last two days.
3. We are eating leftover pizza for dinner.
4. Crazy Capt. Beck was at the public hearing again today showing his patent for his Earth asteroid deflection and protection invention.
5. I don't care what the "Founding Fathers" wrote over two hundred years ago. Conditions change and that's why they included a provision to amend the Constitution. We've done it 27 times (including the Bill of Rights)!!! There, I said it.
Habitual Offender


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Youtube Content Creators Experiencing up to 50 per cent dip in revenues
Decline in fill rates, brand safety concerns and brands moving away from YouTube to Facebook are some factors that have resulted in monetisation dip
Explaining this decline, Samir Bangara, Co-Founder & Managing Director - Qyuki Digital Media, said, "The decline is a function of two things, the ad rates and the fill rate (inventory utilisation.) The entire telecommunications ecosystem has improved by leaps and bounds in India, bringing more users to the platform. On television, a scenario like this would have led to an exponential increase in ad rates from broadcasters. "The digital ecosystem with infinite inventory functions very differently from that of television with finite inventory and therefore this boom in internet users has resulted in excess supply of inventory and a corresponding decline in ad rates and fill rates."
According to Bangara, the effective fill rate on YouTube, which might have been at say 30 per cent prior to the entry of Jio, has dropped by half because digital spends of brands are not growing at the rate at which the market is growing. This led to a sharp drop in ad rates, Bangara noted. Recognising that it is not logical to expect advertisers to divert funds from TV and Print to Digital overnight, Bangara explained, "This is how a free economy works. If there is excess supply of stock in a market, the stock price will decline."
He is confident that the scenario will improve over time. "It's a problem but it's a good problem," said Bangara. He said that there will be a time gap between the drop in fill rates, ad rates picking up and brands and agencies devoting bigger marketing budgets to digital and YouTube.
The story although is not just about fill rates. Brand safety concerns have significantly affected ad revenue for YouTubers in certain categories. "While for some it could be around a 20 per cent drop, for others, it is to the tune of around 70 per cent. On an average there has been a decline of around 50 per cent," said Russell Pinto, VP, Audience and Studio Operations, Culture Machine.
Pinto felt that YouTube's attempts to curb bad actors by placing strict thresholds for monetisation has also contributed to this decline. He too felt that the decline is not a sign of trouble but of better times to come. "Bad content and click-baiters that were attracting traffic were pulling ad inventory as well. This was hurting good content creators. Now, YouTube is trying to ensure that ads are directed to quality content creators," he explained. YouTube has put in place a review mechanism that will screen bad content. While the algorithm learns to distinguish good content from bad content, creators are bound to face glitches and see a decline in revenue.
In addition to these factors, agencies and advertisers have begun preferring Facebook over YouTube for video content. "Facebook being a better content discovery platform is preferable for brands over YouTube. Not just that, ads on Facebook are more native in nature," said Rashmi Putcha, co-founder LIQVD ASIA and CEO of DMTI. Facebook's focus on video content has increased and the social media platform serves more video content, said Putcha. "Earlier Facebook was not even an option as a platform to disseminate videos. But now spends are getting diverted to Facebook as well," she pointed out.
The one and obvious message to content creators is that those who have been purely dependent on ad revenue will need to look at other avenues to monetise their content. In the immortal words of Bangara, "Online popularity is like a Digital TRP." "Google monetisation is just one part of that revenue model. If you build a business that is only based on Google, you will be in trouble in the foreseeable future. Content creators will have to find more innovative monetisation models to leverage the growth that they are experiencing," he said. Bangara added that creators could use their digital TRP to collaborate with brands to make custom deals for video content and demand premium rates for higher reach.
Principal Correspondent, exchange4media, Mumbai Susmita is a digital marketing reporter at exchange4media. She writes on latest developments in the ever-changing world of digital media and in-depth stories on all things advertising.
We would have made Sacred Games at 40% less cost: Dr. Subhash Chandra
Dr. Subhash Chandra, in an interview with exchange4media, says that ZEEL has a mindset of a content maker while Netflix and Amazon have a trading mentality
Dr. Subhash Chandra, Chairman, ZEE & Essel Group, believes that if ZEEL had created Sacred Games, it would have cost 40 per cent less than its actual production cost.
"Our people did an analysis of Netflix's Scared Games and said that the same show with the same artistes could have been done 40 per cent cheaper. And yet my producer would have had 15-20 per cent growth," said Dr. Chandra during an interview with exchange4media.
He further said, "Our mindset and DNA is of a content maker, whereas the Netflixes and Amazons of the world, Amazon particularly, have a trading mentality."
Scared Games is the first original series from Netflix in India. Based in Mumbai, the series revolves around a contemptuous Mumbai policeman Sartaj Singh (Saif Ali Khan) who is tipped off on the location of crime lord Ganesh Gaitonde (Nawazuddin Siddiqui). As the lives of these two men collide, it exposes the trappings of a game bigger than both of them. The eight-part series was helmed by acclaimed filmmaker Anurag Kashyap and Vikramaditya Motwane.
(With inputs from Sonam Saini)
Annurag Batra is a serial entrepreneur, media mogul, a journalist and an eternal optimist rolled into one. He is a B. Tech in Computer Sciences, a degree, which he acquired before joining Management Development Institute MDI Gurgaon (Now its Gurugram), one of India's leading Business School. He is a first generation entrepreneur and after acquiring the iconic business media and magazine brand BW Businessworld. a 35 year strong media brand as well as most respected business publication in the country.
Shantanu Gangane resigns from Viu India
Industry sources have confirmed to e4m that the Chief Marketing Officer of OTT service Viu India has stepped down
Shantanu Gangane, Chief Marketing Officer, Viu India, has resigned from Vuclip after a stint of more than 1.5 years. Industry sources have confirmed the development with exchange4media. We reached out to both Gangane and Viu India who haven't responded till the time of filing this article. He had joined Vuclip in January 2017.
Viu-India is US-based Vuclip's OTT service launched in 2016. It has launched 12 originals in the first half of 2018.
Prior to this, Gangane was at Times Television Network where he served as the Head of Marketing since August 2014. He was also the Associate Business Head of Movies Now at Times Group between April 2013 and June 2014 after being the Head-Marketing since September 2010.
For three years, he was Senior Manager, Marketing, MTV at Viacom18 Media between September 2007 and August 2010. Prior to that, between December 2005 and August 2007, he was the Senior Brand Manager at Radio City India before which he was the Manager- Marketing at Nickelodeon for 10 months between March 2005 and December 2005.
He started his career with FCB Ulka as a client servicing manager in June 2003.
Senior Correspondent, exchange4media, Mumbai Madhuwanti reports on marketing, OTT and radio with a focus on trends. Based in Mumbai, she has worked across lifestyle, culture, television and retail industry.
YouTube Masthead Inventory for 2019 Sold Out
Rs 1.4 cr per day ad rate has not deterred brands from already pre-booking all of 2019 for the YouTube Masthead
The most prime video ad inventory on the internet- the YouTube Masthead - is sold out for 2019.
According to highly placed sources, despite the eye-popping rate of Rs 1.4 cr per day, the masthead inventory has been lapped up by advertisers. The YouTube Masthead is the only ad inventory for which YouTube has a rate card. For all other ad inventory, advertisers buy the inventory through Google Ads and DoubleClick Bid Manager.
According to YouTube, the masthead ad earns as many as one billion impressions in a day and of which 100 million are unique impressions. In August exchange4media reported that based on the rapid growth of digital users in India, YouTube doubled the ad rate for the masthead going from Rs 72 lakh per day to Rs 1.4 cr per day.
Typically, YouTube opens up masthead dates to advertisers in half-yearly bundles. For 2019, the allocation of masthead ad for both batches is already complete and digital media buyers looking forward to the second batch of allocations could be disappointed. There is a very slim chance of finding a slot as per an advertiser's desire. "Client's do cancel/change post booking as no one is sure of exact campaigns dates in advance. So maybe one can find 2-3 dates in a month if they want it last minute. Only disadvantage is that it's all leftover dates," said one digital media buyer.
YouTube reaches as much as 80% of India's internet population. On last count, YouTube India had 245 million MAUs (monthly active users). By 2020, the total number of users consuming online video in India is expected to reach 500 million (FICCI-EY Report 2018).
Digital campaigns often are performance driven. But marketers are moving from depending on traditional media alone for brand building. The YouTube Masthead slot is a prime example of marketers choosing to use digital for brand building, despite the seemingly high cost.
"While our focus on digital is primarily lead generation and conversions, we are using digital to create brand awareness. This is particularly important during big ticket events like new product launches. That's where the YouTube Masthead brings us amplification and high brand visibility for 24 hours," explained a BFSI sector marketer who recently invested in a YouTube Masthead ad.
Digital media buyers expect the ad rates to increase as long as there is a growth in the number of people using the platform.
For now the numbers check out for media buyers. The CPM for one billion impressions at Rs 1.4 crore comes to around Rs 15, which is still lower than other digital platforms. For the best use of ad monies, media buyers aim for CPMs of Rs 12-22 for a campaign.
Google's total advertising revenue from India in 2017-2018 stood at Rs 6443 cr. Google's India ad revenue accounts for 60 per cent the tech giant's revenue from India.
Principal Correspondent, exchange4media, Mumbai Susmita is a digital marketing reporter at exchange4media. She writes on latest developments in the ever-changing world of digital media and in-depth stories on all things advertising.
One day to go for #e4mConclave: Four ways AI is enabling marketing
Panel discussion at exchange4media's Conclave on Human Insight vs AI in Marketing will be moderated by Bindu Sethi, Chief Strategy Officer, JWT India.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) are no more alien technologies to marketers. Savvy advertisers are using AI and ML to achieve a variety of business goals.
Typically, tech giants like Google and e-commerce platforms lead the way in the field of AI. AI has made online search easier and smarter. Using these technologies makes discoverability for brands very easy. In addition to improving discoverability, AI can help brands reach customers through programmatic advertising, customer content curation and in chatbots that interface with consumers to enable dynamic pricing and more.
While the debate of Human Insight vs Artificial Intelligence rages on, exchange4media takes a look at some real-life applications of artificial intelligence technologies.
Netflix: Recommendation Engine
More than 80 per cent of the TV shows people watch on Netflix are discovered through the platform's recommendation system. This essentially means that most of the content you watch on Netflix is decided by Netflix's super-secret recommendation algorithm. Its hyper-specific categorisation which can match content to the people who are interested in watching them. Netflix studies implicit and explicit consumer behaviour and reportedly categorises viewers into more than two thousands taste groups. Netflix's AI-assisted recommendation system is estimated to save it $1 billion per year.
CocaCola: Vending Machines
Coca-Cola is using the technology to drive unique purchasing experiences. In Japan, Coca-Cola fans can use their smartphone to access a vending machine loyalty scheme. By installing the Coke On app, they can collect points when they visit a machine by connecting their phone to it.
Coke is trying to use AI in terms of optimising how the vending machines are placed and where they're placed to ensure consumer demand is met. By analysing purchasing behaviours and customer data, the vending machines will be able to promote appropriate products for the area, and even offer discounts and deals which will be bespoke to that machine. In addition, the artificial intelligence will also be able to adjust the "mood" of the vending machine to be appropriate for its location. This means that in a gym, for instance, a machine may promote more water.
Future Group: Data Lakes
Google is working with Future Group to help identify the locations of the retailer's next 9,000 Easy Day stores by mapping consumer density. Interestingly, Google's data mining has shown that Future Group does not need 9,000 stores, but can actually make do with 6,600 strategically placed stores for maximum ROI.
Future Group has also tied up with social media network Facebook to aid with generating user-behaviour profiles and enriching Easy Day member profiles. The company is also building a data lake, a data repository on which it will build its Artificial Intelligence platform.
Staples: Ease of Ordering
Staples, the office products and services store, has been using AI to help consumers place orders using any digital channel of their choice. Staples transformed their Easy Button into an intelligent, voice-driven interface that can reorder office supplies with minimum human interaction.
Staples along with IBM used cognitive computing combining machine learning, natural language processing and contextual understanding to create systems that can learn and interact with people. The button is fitted with an in-built microphone. When a customer speaks into the microphone, the speech is first converted into text. Then AI and ML technologies are used to understand the customer's intent contained in that text.
Staples' final goal is to be able to be able to make product and services recommendations based on this better understanding of the customers' preferences, behaviours and buying patterns.
These are all the innovative ways in which brands are using artificial intelligence, machine learning and technology in general. The exchange4media Conclave will further discuss the various possibilities that AI and ML throw open to marketers. Attend the Panel Discussion on Human Insight vs AI in Marketing to listen to what our experts have to say.
The panel discussion will be moderated by Bindu Sethi, Chief Strategy Officer, J Walter Thompson India, and comprise Anirudh Pandharkar, Head - Marketing, VIP Industries; Arvind Chintamani, CMO, Colgate- Palmolive; Juzer Tambawalla, Head - Marketing, Franklin Templeton; Mayank Shah, Category Head, Parle Products; Navneet Narula, Head - Watson Customer Engagement (India & South Asia), IBM India, and Pradeep Hejmadi, Group CEO, Aidem Ventures Pvt Ltd.
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Isobar launches Sri Lanka operations
Isobar Sri Lanka will offer end to end full-service digital media creative and technology services
Isobar, the digital agency from Dentsu Aegis Network, has expanded its operations to Sri Lanka.
Last year, Dentsu Grant Group, Sri Lanka's largest integrated communications agency with a 60-year-old legacy, disrupted the nation's advertising industry with the introduction of the global marketing conglomerate Dentsu Aegis Network into the country.
Now, it will do so once again, reinventing Sri Lanka's rapidly growing digital economy, with the launch of its full-service digital agency – Isobar.
Commenting on the prospects of Isobar in Sri Lanka, Shamsuddin Jasani, Group Managing Director - Isobar South Asia said, "I am very excited to launch Isobar in this amazing country. Sri Lanka is a rising mobile economy with smartphone penetration growing by over 20% and mobile penetration growing over 120% year-on-year. With the launch of Isobar Sri Lanka we are looking at creating a leading agency for the digital age that follows a true full-service model. Under the guidance of Neela and her team, I am sure we will be a force to reckon with in this market in the years to come."
Speaking on the launch of Isobar Sri Lanka, Neela Marikkar, Chairperson - Dentsu Grant Group and Dentsu Aegis Network Sri Lanka states, "We are thrilled to be introducing such an iconic brand into the Sri Lankan advertising industry. We are fortunate to be working so closely with our global and regional offices; we are confident that we will be able to use their global knowledge and skills to help develop business opportunities for our clients as well as help the digital economy of the country and accelerate through Isobar's experience led transformation and brand commerce expertise."
Ready to revolutionize the market, Isobar Sri Lanka will offer end to end full service digital media creative and technology services and help clients navigate the world of tangible and intangible businesses through mobile brand commerce, product innovations, artificial intelligence (AI), virtual reality (VR), the internet of things (IOT) and wearables.
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ZEE5 announces special subscription packs for Tamil, Telugu viewers
The ZEE5 Tamil and Telugu Premium packs are each priced competitively at Rs. 49/- for one month and Rs. 499/- for a year
ZEE5 has announced special subscription packs for the Tamil and Telugu audience. Riding on the success of their language content, this latest addition will enable users access to premium Tamil and Telugu content at half the price.
The ZEE5 Tamil and Telugu Premium packs are each priced competitively at Rs. 49/- for one month and Rs. 499/- for a year. Additionally, subscribers can avail a 50% cashback on the above-mentioned price by paying through Paytm.
Tarun Katial, CEO, ZEE5 India, said, "Regional markets are a huge focus for us at ZEE5 and language content is one of our biggest differentiators. Launching consistent regional content across Originals, movies and of course catch-up TV has spurred our subscription numbers from smaller cities and towns."
He further added, "This special Tamil and Telugu subscription pack, a first in the industry, is for the local language-speaking consumer from all three states – Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. We are offering more choice to the consumer in terms of content and price as well as sweetening the deal with Paytm. The 'Before TV' offering is one of its mainstays, where viewers have the unique opportunity to watch their most loved Tamil and Telugu shows before it airs on TV, apart from this we also have Originals and World Digital Premieres. It also helps build value for advertisers coming to our platform seeking focused audiences."
The key features of the pack are:
- INDUSTRY FIRST in terms of the number of hours the TV content is available on the platform before it airs on TV
- BEFORE TV offering with top rated and popular shows from ZEE TAMIL like Sembaruthi, Yaaradi Nee Mohini, Poove Poochoodava and many more and from ZEE TELUGU like Kalyana Vaibhoyam, Muddha Mandaram, Prema and many more
- ORIGINAL SHOWS with some of the finest talent across actors, directors and production houses in both languages as also other language content dubbed in Tamil & Telugu
- Power packed line up of WORLD DIGITAL PREMIERES of BLOCKBUSTER TELUGU FILMS like Bhethaludu, Ekkadiki Pothavu Chinnavada, Kaashmora, Memu among others and TAMIL BLOCKBUSTERS like Junga, Irumbuthirai, Kolamavu Kokila, Bhaskar Oru Rascal, Naalu Aaru Anju among others.
ZEE5 has over 3500 films, 500+ TV shows, 4000+ music videos, 35+ theatre plays and 90+ LIVE TV Channels across 12 languages. With ZEE5, the global content of Zindagi has also been brought back for its loyal viewers.
Availability: The ZEE5 App can be downloaded from Google Play Store http://bit.ly/zee5 and iOS App Store http://bit.ly/zee5ios. Also available at www.zee5.com, as a Progressive Web App (PWA), and on Apple TV and Amazon Fire TV Stick. ZEE5 also supports Chromecast.
Pricing: Freemium pricing model with both free and paid premium content (including Originals) to cater to a mix of audiences. Viewers who subscribe to the ZEE5 subscription pack will get access to the entire library of content with – 99/- for 1 month and 999/- for a year.
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The Quint announces 'Me, the Change' initiative for women voting for the first time
The initiative focuses on the aspirations of first-time women voters in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. Facebook has partnered with the initiative as a presenting sponsor
The Quint announces an editorial initiative that focuses exclusively on the aspirations of first-time women voters in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections called 'Me, the Change'. Facebook has partnered with the initiative as a presenting sponsor.
The initiative will showcase stories of determined young women who have battled adversity to achieve the extraordinary, inspiring and changing the lives of others through their work. An event is to be hosted to felicitate these achievers to spark a discussion on the issues that matter to first-time women voters ahead of the 2019 elections. The Quint will use Facebook as an exclusive platform to amplify the stories covered under this initiative and ensure it reaches as many people as possible.
As part of the initiative, The Quint will conduct a nation-wide survey to understand what first-time women voters seek from the new government. Throughout the initiative, we will invite stories from, and of young women achievers. The Quint will also promote a 'Go Vote' initiative to educate young women about the power of their vote.
The initiative will be on-ground in multiple states and host regional 'chaupals' with women voters in the run-up to the Assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan and Mizoram.
Why First-Time Women Voters?
The 2019 Lok Sabha elections are touted to be a turning point in India's history. According to contemporary research and data, the election will be greatly influenced by three factors; the number of first-time voters, their tendency to be politically unaffiliated, and social media's ability to shape political consciousness.
In this zoomed-in demographic, first-time women voters are seldom given attention. They are working hard, overcoming extraordinary hurdles, and slowly but steadily changing lives. But what do they want – a good salary? The freedom to marry a partner of their choice? More access to information? Or equal opportunity to make their mark? 'Me, the Change' was born out of these questions, and through video stories, on-ground events, a national survey and comprehensive coverage, The Quint will endeavour to highlight the aspirations of young women in India.
Commenting on the role of the woman voter in India's political landscape, Ritu Kapur, CEO and co-Founder, The Quint said, "There is a quiet but strong emergence of the young Indian woman as a vote bloc. What better way to celebrate democracy then, than to provide a megaphone to this feisty voice that can push women-centric issues to the fore and bring gender parity to electoral politics? Through 'Me, the Change', The Quint wants to showcase the aspirations of India's first-time women voters."
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ZEE5 launches global campaign 'Dil Se Desi'
The campaign has been jointly crafted by teams at ZEE5 and Publicis Capital
The traditional mehndi is replaced by a funky henna tattoo, anklets are paired with stilettos and rap replaces classical as the new embraces the old. Upping the cool quotient of desi, ZEE5 on Wednesday launched its global campaign 'Dil Se Desi', officially marking the digital platform's entry into the international market.
The company, in a statement, said, "An ode to Indians and South Asians around the world, 'Dil Se Desi' clearly announces the arrival of ZEE5 in APAC, Africa and MENA and very soon, in Europe, Canada and Caribbean. It is brought to life in a vibrant TVC that is a celebration of our 'desiness', intricately weaving together our idiosyncrasies with what innately defines us and therefore binds us; our language, our culture and our entertainment."
Commenting on the launch, Amit Goenka, CEO, ZEE International and Z5 Global, said, "In the first leg of our international foray, we intend to capture the hearts of South Asians across the globe and I think our campaign, 'Dil Se Desi' does this beautifully."
Archana Anand, Chief Business Officer, ZEE5 Global, said, "Interestingly, both 'Dil Se Desi' and the ZEE5 India launch campaign we rolled out in February 2018, 'Apni Bhasha Mein Feel Hai' have their genesis in the same insight; that Indians and indeed South Asians today, irrespective of where they live or how globally connected they are, are fundamentally rooted in their culture and feel a strong sense of pride and belonging. Being 'desi' today has moved from being just cool to being an intrinsic part of one's identity; and that's what ZEE5 taps into. The emotion that whoever or whatever I am on the outside, on the inside I am 'Dil Se Desi' and I not only embrace, but celebrate who I am."
The campaign has been jointly crafted by teams at ZEE5 and Publicis Capital.
Anand further said, "When living in a different country, it's the language, festivals, food, movies and music that keep you connected to home and give you a sense of pride and belonging, and hence 'Dil Se Desi'. ZEE5 also celebrates this sense of belonging with its all-encompassing focus on languages across both its content and user experience, and is 'Dil Se Desi' in itself. With over 1,00,00 hours of content across 12 languages, ZEE5 is sure to quickly become the only choice for South Asians in any country to access Indian content online, and immediately connect to home."
Bobby Pawar, Chief Creative Officer & Managing Director, Publicis Worldwide (India), said: "There is something that happens when people from South Asia move abroad. We become one vibrant community that is united by what we all have in common, and this community is known as 'desi'. The 'Dil Se Desi' idea celebrates what we love about being 'desi', the quirks, the attitude, the culture, the coolness, the togetherness and the content we can't do without."
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MedikaBazaar appoints Dr. Akash Rajpal as EVP, Marketing and Product Management
MedikaBazaar also recently appointed Sanjeet Singh as EVP Operations & Revenue
MedikaBazaar, the B2B online aggregator for medical supplies, recently appointed Dr. Akash Rajpal as Executive Vice-President, Marketing and Product Management. With more than 20 years of rich experience in public & private healthcare sectors, Dr Akash with a forte in healthcare operations & IT has executed various PPP, EHealth, Accreditation & operationally challenging initiatives.
An alumnus of Singularity University NASA AMES, Dr. Rajpal, a qualified medical graduate, also holds post graduate credentials in administration, public health & finance. His achievements include receiving 1st NABH accreditation in Western region of India, IMC Ramkrishna Bajaj National Quality Award & Asia Pacific Quality Award.
Speaking about the new journey, Dr. Rajpal said, "MedikaBazaar is an exciting opportunity where I'm fortunate to use my experience in technology, operations and clinical exposure to understand the supply chain & product need-gaps in the healthcare industry and help leverage my work experience to address them and be part of the company's exponential growth."
Welcoming Dr. Rajpal, Vivek Tiwari, CEO, Medikabazaar, said, "Dr Akash has been appointed as Executive Vice President Marketing & Product Management. He has provided many valuable insights which have benefitted the organisation. I'm confident that Dr Akash's rich diverse set of experience in IT, healthcare operations and business acumen as an entrepreneur himself, will help take the organization to greater heights."
Prior to this, his entrepreneurial initiative on innovative healthcare financing has got a case study published in Harvard Business Review and he has various papers on healthcare PPP to his credit. His past stints include working as COO at Jaslok Hospital & Research Centre, Head HOSMAC Private LTD, and in various positions at Hiranandani Hospital Powai and Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation.
MedikaBazaar also recently appointed Sanjeet Singh as EVP Operations & Revenue. He comes with a rich experience of supply chain operations from telecom & healthcare industries, and prior to joining MedikaBazaar was heading central supply chain management & procurement at Fortis Healthcare.
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Keeping pace with technological disruption: Here's what experts have to say
At a recent Twitter event, constant innovation and rapid change in technology was the subject of a panel discussion moderated by Vikram Chandra, Founder, Editorji
There is a lot of debate about what is happening to digital India and the level of disruption that is coming along with it. As technology continues to evolve and as the pace of change continues to get faster, in the next 10 years, we are going to see disruption that will dwarf anything that has happened in the past.
At a recent event organised by Twitter, this constant innovation and the rapid change of technology was the subject of a panel discussion with Debjani Ghosh, President, Nasscom; Vijaya Gadde, Head of Legal, Twitter; and Apurva Purohit, President, The Jagran Group. The discussion was moderated by Vikram Chandra, Founder, Editorji.
Speaking about the rapid disruption, Debjani Ghosh said, "We are seeing a tremendous transformation across every aspect of society, industry, and governance, and technology is the key driver and key enabler in this transformation. For the industry, it is an opportunity to reinvent itself. The biggest challenge in front of us is going to be how to figure out what technology is capable of and how do we leverage what it is capable of."
Vijaya Gadde said, "We are also thinking about further innovation that might disrupt us because we have been around for 12 years. The pace of technology is moving much faster than we have been able to deal with from a government or services perspective. When you think about a lot of things that are happening in the world related to privacy and other aspects of digital citizenship, we are almost unequipped to deal with the haste of technology."
Speaking about whether India is capable of dealing with the pace of change of technology, Apurva Purohit said, "I think all of us are too anxious about this pace of change. I think there is a lot of anxiety among all of us and this anxiety is because we are thinking that the whole world is changing. But the world has been changing for millions of years. We are seeing so much of it because we are plugged into the lives of 7.7 billion people. When you look closely there is a lot of irrelevant information and words like innovation and disruption are being used too loosely. True disruption happens when change takes place at a mass level."
Adding to it, Ghosh said, "I think the real potential of technology is seen when you start solving problems at the bottom of the pyramid. In that way, you get to understand what technology is capable of delivering. In India, we have some of the meatiest problems to solve, which is fantastic for us because it drives innovation and creativity."
Talking about how Twitter is looking at this change and what could change mean for the platform, Gadde said, "We want to incentivise good behaviour and healthy behaviour on our platform and this is going to play a big role in the way we will build our products in future."
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Microsoft wins UK ruling to ban spam list sales
Can seek compensation, too
Microsoft has stopped a man from selling lists of email addresses which were being used for spam. A court has granted a summary judgment against Paul Martin McDonald, stopping him from selling the lists.
Microsoft owns and runs Hotmail, a free, web based email service. It sought a summary judgment from the English courts to stop McDonald from operating his Bizads business, which offered for sale lists of email addresses of people which were used as the basis of spam by those who purchased the lists.
Microsoft said that the activity breached the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations. It argued that because a high proportion of the people receiving the emails complained about them it was suffering loss and damage to the goodwill it had as operators of Hotmail.
Judge Lewison agreed and granted the judgment against McDonald. Pointing out that the law was designed to protect both email subscribers and electronic communications networks, Lewison said that Microsoft had a right to use the law.
"[Microsoft] had a cause of action under the Regulations, as it fell within the class of persons for whom the benefit of the statutory requirement in the Regulations was imposed and the purpose of the Regulations was to enable a claim for relief to be brought," he said in judgment.
"The evidence plainly established that the business of Bizads was supplying email lists of persons who had not consented to receive direct marketing mail and that it had encouraged purchasers of the lists to send emails to those people," said Lewison. "The lists contravened reg. 22, as they concerned the sending of unsolicited emails and the words of the Bizads website instigated the sending of emails."
A summary judgment was appropriate, he said, because "[McDonald] had no reasonable prospect of defending the allegation that he was behind the business".
"[Microsoft] had suffered a loss as a result of the breach of the Regulations and was entitled to compensation and an injunction restraining P from instigating the transmission of commercial emails to Hotmail accounts," ruled Lewison.
"This ruling represents a significant step forward in the UK and across Europe in discouraging perpetrators of spam by encouraging organisations to bring court proceedings against those who continue to conduct these illegal activities," a Microsoft spokesperson told OUT-LAW.
"Spam is damaging to all users of the internet, placing enormous demands on resources for both individuals and organisations," said the spokesperson. "Microsoft is committed to developing assistive technologies to help people reduce the levels of unsolicited email they receive and to using legal means against those who unlawfully instigate or transmit spam."
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Xu, Man
posted on Wednesday, March 06, 2013 - 2:50 am
I am trying to interpret the factors in bi-factor rotated solutions.
Say I get a 4 factor soluation in EFA (f1, f2, f3, f4). Then in an equaivalent bi-factor version of the EFA I still have 4 factors (bf1, bf2, bf3, bf4), but the first factor has become the general factor(bf1), with 3 others (bf2, bf3, bf4), as the "group/specific" factor.
I was wondering if it makes sense at all to try to match the factors from the EFA to the "group/specific" factors from the bi-factor EFA? For example, would bf2 correspond to f2 and bf3 correspond to f3?
Or has the substantive meaning of factors structures and their loadings all changed completely due to rotation methods?
Thanks a lot!
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Wednesday, March 06, 2013 - 9:47 am
The substantive meaning of the factors has changed with the two rotation methods.
Xu, Man
posted on Wednesday, March 06, 2013 - 4:05 pm
Thank you.
If the a priori is to have n factors in data, and EFA indeed indicated a n-factor structure, does this mean that under bi-factor rotation, instead of the n factor, it is the n+1 factor solution that will be most likely to reveal a structure with 1 general factor and n group factors, correspondng to the a priori?
Bengt O. Muthen
posted on Thursday, March 07, 2013 - 8:31 am
A model with n factors corresponds to a model with 1 general and n-1 specific factors. With EFA these 2 models will have the same fit.
Xu, Man
posted on Thursday, March 07, 2013 - 10:06 am
Thank you.
So, if n-dimension data can be adequately explained under n EFA factors, then under bi-factor rotation, only n-1 groups of items will be able to show up as group factors.
I guess I was a bit confused because I tried to look at the fi-factor EFA structure in the same route as the typical EFA to CFA type of model development. e.g., if I see n factors in EFA, then I will go on to specify a CFA with n factors.
If I see n-1 group factors under bi-factor EFA, would I only specify n-1 group factors, or would I specify n group factors as in typical CFA bi-factor analysis?
Bengt O. Muthen
posted on Friday, March 08, 2013 - 6:06 am
One observation is that in some data it may be easier to find an interpretable loading pattern when using a general factor. For instance, EFA with regular rotation may suggest 4 factors while a 5-factor solution has problems. EFA with bi-factor rotation, however, may find that 4 specific factors come out interpretable together with a general factor. This despite fit being the same for regular EFA with 4 factors and bi-factor EFA with only 3 specific and 1 general factor. I have seen this in the classic Holzinger-Swineford data.
If bi-factor EFA points to n-1 specific factors, bi-factor CFA would also specify n-1 specific factors.
Xu, Man
posted on Thursday, March 14, 2013 - 7:15 am
Thank you - and yes - I read your recent teaching slides on bi-factor and saw that 4 factors from regular EFA were sufficient to explain the 24-variable Holzinger-Swineford data. In the bi-factor EFA, 5 factor (instead of 4) were requested as a priori (if I understood correctly), and each of the 5 factors do correspond to the hypothesis - a general factor, and 4 specific factors.
So maybe, if one knows the expected number of dimensions, say n, perhaps one should look at the bi-factor rotation EFA output both under n and n+1 factors?
Bengt O. Muthen
posted on Thursday, March 14, 2013 - 8:46 am
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METAIRIE — Though Sunday's NFC South clash between New Orleans and Tampa Bay has minimal playoff implications, it will mark the 213th consecutive regular-season start for Buccaneers defensive back Ronde Barber.
It also might be the last time the cornerback-turned-free safety steps on the field to face the Saints.
Soon after this season ends, his 16th in the NFL, the 37-year-old Barber will decide if it's time to follow in the footsteps of twin brother, Tiki, who retired six years ago after a stellar 10-year career with the New York Giants.
In the meantime, Barber and the Buccaneers (6-7) will try to keep their flickering playoff hopes alive by running the table against the Saints (5-8), St. Louis Rams (6-6-1) and NFC South-champion Atlanta Falcons (11-2).
"If it's in TV, if it's in radio, sitting at home on the couch with my kid, coaching lacrosse games, I could do a number of things,'' Barber told New Orleans reporters on a conference call this week. "I'm not ready to make a decision on it. I'm pretty sure it will play itself out when the time comes.''
It seems clear that Barber has not played himself out this season, despite the fact many of his younger teammates refer to him as "Uncle.'' At first, he didn't know if the nickname was "meant as an insult or a sign of respect.''
"But, I've come to realize that they're just giving me my due because I've been doing it so long and I'm still playing at the level that I am,'' said Barber, who has started 221 consecutive games counting nine playoff contests, including Super Bowl XXXVII.
The stat sheet this season suggests the Buccaneers' "old man'' can still bring it after all these years — 77 tackles, four interceptions and one sack. His streak of 212 consecutive starts is the longest among current NFL players. Whether all those numbers add up to a sixth trip to the Pro Bowl for Barber remains to be seen.
If not, Barber can reflect warmly on the reception he received in Week 1 from team officials and a sold-out Raymond James Stadium against the Carolina Panthers.
In commemorating his 200th consecutive start, the Bucs organization offered free parking, half-priced concessions (excluding alcohol) and a Ronde Barber gym sack for all those in attendance.
In his first start at free safety, Barber responded with an interception and a sack in the Bucs' 16-10 victory against the Panthers. He made the position switch primarily to prolong his career (he took a 25 percent pay cut to sign a one-year, $3 million contract) but also to accommodate the needs of Bucs first-year coach Greg Schiano.
"Ronde's been incredible,'' Schiano said. "I mean that from a team standpoint, but I also mean it as a first-time (NFL) head coach. He's been a huge help, a guy that I confide in and get some advice (from). He has such great experience. He's one of the finest players to ever play the game.
"He's played well on the field. He's been a great role model for our younger guys. I'm just happy that he decided to come back and do it again in 2012."
The Saints may feel differently about Barber, who will be making his 25th consecutive start against New Orleans. In fact, his first NFL start came against the Saints and coach Mike Ditka in Week 8 of the 1998 season.
Barber has split his first 24 games against New Orleans (12-12), with the Saints winning this season's first meeting in Game 6, 35-28. In that game, Barber recorded his ninth career interception against New Orleans, his second in back-to-back games against quarterback Drew Brees dating to Game 9 last season.
"He's such a great football player,'' Brees said of Barber, the 66th overall pick of the 1997 draft, 30 picks ahead of brother Tiki. "There's a reason he's played for as many years as he's played.
"Here's the thing: There are packages where he comes down and he plays at linebacker level. He's covering the running back, maybe he's covering the tight end, maybe he's blitzing. There are so many things he can do. He's so versatile. He's smart and he's instinctive.''
And he's also been a royal pain in the Saints derriere over the years.
Consider: Nine of Barber's 47 career interceptions have come against the Saints; one against quarterback Billy Joe Tolliver (Game 8,1999), six against former Virginia teammate/quarterback Aaron Brooks (3 and one TD in Game 14 in 2001, 3 in Game 12 in 2005) and two against Brees (Game 9 in 2011, Game 6 in 2012).
"I've got some great memories against the Saints,'' Barber said. "It seems like whoever (wins) the first game always ends up getting it back in the second one.
"I think this year is like any other year. We're hoping for the same result.''
The Saints will be without five players Sunday, including two starters — right tackle Zach Strief and free safety Malcolm Jenkins. … Strief (ankle) and Jenkins (hamstring) were ruled out of the game along with CB Corey White (knee), RB Chris Ivory (hamstring) and T Charles Brown (knee). FB Jed Collins (toe) was limited in practice Friday and is questionable. … For the Bucs, DE Da'Quan Bowers (hamstring) and CB LeQuan Lewis (knee) are questionable. … Tickets returned from the Bucs' allotment remain on sale at www.ticketmaster.com. Tickets can also be purchased by phone at (800) 745-3000.
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