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|December 21, 2012 08:00 AM EST
EL SEGUNDO, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 12/21/12 -- Stamps.com® (NASDAQ: STMP), the leading provider of USPS postage online and shipping software to over 400,000 customers, today announced its inclusion in Software Magazine's ranking of the world's 500 largest software and service providers.
Stamps.com earned the recognition through its track record of robust revenue growth including total fiscal 2011 revenues of $101.6 million, an increase of 19% versus fiscal 2010. The overall growth rate for the 500 recognized businesses was up 17% from the prior year. Businesses featured in Software Magazine's ranking include IBM, Microsoft, HP, Oracle, Accenture, EMC and SAP.
"Our tremendous revenue growth is in large part due to our investments in the Stamps.com software and customer experience," said Chairman and CEO Ken McBride. "We continuously dedicate resources to research and development, and that allows us to bring powerful mailing and shipping software features to our customers."
Now in its 30th year, the 2012 Software 500 is an annual, revenue-based ranking of the world's largest software and services companies targeting medium to large enterprises, their IT professionals, software developers and business managers involved in software and services purchasing. The ranking is based on total worldwide software and services revenue for 2011. The financial information was gathered by a survey prepared by Rockport Custom Publishing, LLC. and posted at www.softwaremag.com, as well as from public documents.
About Stamps.com
Stamps.com (NASDAQ: STMP) is a leading provider of Internet-based postage services. Stamps.com's service enables small businesses, high volume shippers, enterprise shippers, and consumers to print U.S. Postal Service-approved postage with just a PC, printer and Internet connection, right from their home or office. The Company currently has PC Postage partnerships with Avery Dennison, Microsoft, HP, the U.S. Postal Service and others.
About Software Magazine and Rockport Custom Publishing
Software Magazine has been a brand name in the high-tech industry for more than 36 years. Softwaremag.com, its Web counterpart, is the online guide to enterprise software and the home of the Software 500 ranking of the world's largest software and services companies. Software Magazine and Softwaremag.com are owned and operated by Rockport Custom Publishing.
Stamps.com, the Stamps.com logo and PhotoStamps® are trademarks or registered trademarks of Stamps.com Inc. All other brands and names are property of their respective owners.
17th Cloud Expo, taking place Nov 3-5, 2015, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA, will feature technical sessions from a rock star conference faculty and the leading industry players in the world. Cloud computing is now being embraced by a majority of enterprises of all sizes. Yesterday's debate about public vs. private has transformed into the reality of hybrid cloud: a recent survey shows that 74% of enterprises have a hybrid cloud strategy. Meanwhile, 94% of enterprises are using some form of XaaS – software, platform, and infrastructure as a service.
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The enterprise market will drive IoT device adoption over the next five years. In his session at @ThingsExpo, John Greenough, an analyst at BI Intelligence, division of Business Insider, analyzed how companies will adopt IoT products and the associated cost of adopting those products. John Greenough is the lead analyst covering the Internet of Things for BI Intelligence- Business Insider's paid research service. Numerous IoT companies have cited his analysis of the IoT. Prior to joining BI Intelligence, he worked analyzing bank technology for Corporate Insight and The Clearing House Payment...
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"ciqada is a combined platform of hardware modules and server products that lets people take their existing devices or new devices and lets them be accessible over the Internet for their users," noted Geoff Engelstein of ciqada, a division of Mars International, in this SYS-CON.tv interview at @ThingsExpo, held June 9-11, 2015, at the Javits Center in New York City.
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"In the IoT space we are helping customers, mostly enterprises and industry verticals where time-to-value is critical, and we help them with the ability to do faster insights and actions using our platform so they can transform their business operations," explained Venkat Eswara, VP of Marketing at Vitria, in this SYS-CON.tv interview at @ThingsExpo, held June 9-11, 2015, at the Javits Center in New York City.
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SYS-CON Events announced today that WHOA.com, an ISO 27001 Certified secure cloud computing company, participated as "Bronze Sponsor" of SYS-CON's 16th International Cloud Expo® New York, which took place June 9-11, 2015, at the Javits Center in New York City, NY. WHOA.com is a leader in next-generation, ISO 27001 Certified secure cloud solutions. WHOA.com offers a comprehensive portfolio of best-in-class cloud services for business including Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Secure Cloud Desktop, Cloud Storage, Disaster Recovery, Integrated Applications and Security.
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SYS-CON Events announced today that Intelligent Systems Services will exhibit at the 17th International Cloud Expo®, which will take place on November 3–5, 2015, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA. Established in 1994, Intelligent Systems Services Inc. is located near Washington, DC, with representatives and partners nationwide. ISS's well-established track record is based on the continuous pursuit of excellence in designing, implementing and supporting nationwide clients' mission-critical systems. ISS has completed many successful projects in Healthcare, Commercial, Manu...
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The Internet of Things is not only adding billions of sensors and billions of terabytes to the Internet. It is also forcing a fundamental change in the way we envision Information Technology. For the first time, more data is being created by devices at the edge of the Internet rather than from centralized systems. What does this mean for today's IT professional? In this Power Panel at @ThingsExpo, moderated by Conference Chair Roger Strukhoff, panelists addressed this very serious issue of profound change in the industry.
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With major technology companies and startups seriously embracing IoT strategies, now is the perfect time to attend @ThingsExpo in Silicon Valley. Learn what is going on, contribute to the discussions, and ensure that your enterprise is as "IoT-Ready" as it can be! Internet of @ThingsExpo, taking place Nov 3-5, 2015, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA, is co-located with 17th Cloud Expo and will feature technical sessions from a rock star conference faculty and the leading industry players in the world. The Internet of Things (IoT) is the most profound change in personal an...
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Build a performance gaming PC for $620
Don't have thousands of dollars laying about the place? Can you still build a killer gaming PC on a tight budget? Sure you can!
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Whether you're building a new PC, repairing one, or giving an old system a new lease of life, you want components that offer great performance and value for money.
SilverDraft and Micron create a winning combination for filmmakers and video production professionals who need extreme performance technology.
The company says its 27-inch curved LCD display provides a more immersive viewing experience for PC gaming and video streaming.
The consensus says that Windows XP has boosted corporate PC sales and acted as a performance enhancing drug. There's an argument that enterprises may keep refreshing PCs because the installed base is ancient.
At Hot Chips, Nvidia revealed some of Denver's surprises and showed the first performance test results for this souped-up version of the Tegra K1 processor designed for smartphones, tablets and Chromebooks.
Connected Data announces a new SSD-based Drobo Mini that gives what pro users have been clamoring for: performance. You can now edit video with a redundant array not much larger than a DVD drive.
The latest results of MacBook Pro performance tests show it may likely change the pace of mobile 4K video editing. And the forthcoming Mac Pro workstation looks to carry The Mac's gains even further.
The latest Y Series processors use so little power that they are now a viable option for fanless tablets and 2-in-1 devices. HP is the first to announce a 2-in-1 with the latest Haswell-Y chip, but will others follow?
AMD continues the trend of getting more performance out of its silicon per watt with the new 1Ghz dual-core GX-210JA - but this is one SoC that you'll never see in a PC.
The mobile PC market has suffered the worst second quarter performance since the aftermath of the dot.com crash.
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Dell stressed its uber-small, entry-level workstations will offer higher performance for "desktop PC prices."
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|18.5 x 3.8 x 18 cm
|1 Nonstandard Battery batteries required. (included)
|Item model number
|12 volts
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Ideal for anyone from electricians to builders, installers, renovators, and locksmiths, this Bosch PS130-2A hammer drill/driver kit makes easy work of screw driving and drilling in wood and metal and impact drilling in masonry.
As part of the Bosch family of ultra-compact drills, the drill is designed specifically for basic applications and delivers up to 265 in-lbs torque.
Lightweight at only 2.3 pounds and measuring just 7.1 inches high by 7.3 inches long, the Bosch hammer drill is lighter and more compact--though just as powerful as its competitor.
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Shortest head length in class (7.3 inches): Better balance and control of the tool for perfect working in tight areas
Mode Selector Ring: able to switch between driver/drill/hammer mode
3/8 inch auto lock chuck with click sound: convenient clamping of drills and bits
20 clutch settings: perfect torque adjustment for precise screw driving
LED light: illuminates dark work spaces
Fuel gauge: easier battery management for continued working
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It has been a great drill for around the house! Would buy again for sure.Published 3 months ago by Trevor Scott
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Savor the beauty and romance of New Orleans from the decks of the Steamboat Natchez! Cruise along the Mississippi River while enjoying live jazz music, a buffet dinner and gorgeous sights. This authentic paddle-wheel steamboat in New Orleans is one of only six still operating on the Mississippi River.
Not just a boat, the Steamboat Natchez is a time machine that fills its passengers with the romance and marvel of yesteryear! Cruise along the Mississippi River and let the Steamboat Natchez whisk you away with its atmosphere and ambiance, with everything from a museum- quality Engine Room to the ship's orders being called over an old-time megaphone. This evening jazz cruise is a great way to experience New Orleans' beauty and culture.As you steam ahead, soak in breathtaking views of the city skyline while enjoying a New Orleans cultural experience – a live jazz performance performed by the New Orleans band Dukes of Dixieland, a Grammy nominee.Enjoy dining inside or outside on a delectable Louisiana-style buffet dinner including prime rib, chicken, pasta and salad. Two separate dining times give you the flexibility to enjoy the evening at your own pace.A sample dinner menu can be found in the Itinerary section below.Please Note: The price displayed is based on the cruise only option.
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August 17, 1999
Rating: R - Profanity, Sexual Situations, Adult Situations
Sophomore writer/director Willard Carroll weaves together an all-star cast in interlocking stories about finding love in Los Angeles. The film's theme is spoken by young club-hopper Joan (Angelina Jolie). Taken by the mysterious Keenan (Ryan Phillippe), she tells him that "talking about love" is like "dancing about architecture" (the original title until the studio thought it would be confused with Dancing at Lughnasa), meaning speech is not the medium to adequately express the details of love. They all try, anyway. Others up for the dance include a TV cooking-show hostess (Gena Rowlands) and her husband (Sean Connery) who still fight over his one brief infidelity 25 years earlier; two lovers (Madeline Stowe, Anthony Edwards) who discuss their unhappy marriages; and a theater director (Gillian Anderson) and her architect, Mr. Right (Jon Stewart). Also searching are Dennis Quaid, Nastassja Kinski and Patricia Clarkson. For a familial sort of love, there's Ellen Burstyn as the estranged mother to her son (Jay Mohr) dying of AIDS. ~ Ron Wells, Rovi
- Genre: Drama
- Category Ensemble Film, Slice of Life, Romantic Drama
- Theme: Crumbling Marriages, First Love, Intersecting Lives, Opposites Attract, Infidelity
- Run Time: 02 hr 01 min
- Language: English
- Subtitle Language: English
- Picture Format: widescreen
- Lead Actor: Jay Mohr , Gillian Anderson , Angelina Jolie , Madeleine Stowe , Sean Connery
- Supporting Actor: Amanda Peet , Ryan Phillippe , Dennis Quaid , Gena Rowlands , Jon Stewart
- Director: Willard Carroll
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- Online Item #: 11558940
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Somalia's Future
This report is a collaborative effort drawn up in a response to a request from Congress to examine the situation in Somalia, namely options for diplomacy.
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This report is a collaborative effort drawn up in a response to a request from Congress to examine the situation in Somalia, namely options for diplomacy.
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The International Crisis Group (ICG) has issued a report on how to engage Hamas after the agreement with Fatah in Saudi Arabia (PDF).
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The Greater Horn of Africa, the hottest conflict zone in the world, is a legitimate concern of U.S. officials. But their overwhelming focus on stemming terrorism there is overshadowing U.S. initiatives to resolve conflicts and promote good governance -- with disastrous implications for regional stability and U.S. counterterrorism objectives themselves.
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Gary G. Sick says an "emerging strategy" is developing that brings the United States, Israel, and Sunni Arab states in an informal alliance against Iran.
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Despite the ouster of the Islamist militia last month, stability in Somalia remains elusive. Its leaders must decide whether to reconcile or return to warlordism.
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This report from Eurasianet, part of the Open Society Institute, argues that lingering acrimony in Afghan-Pakistani relations could create a diplomatic opening for Iran to increase its economic and political influence in Kabul. The report says that Afghan-Pakistani tension is rooted in the revived Taliban insurgency: despite repeated denials by Islamabad, the prevailing sentiment in Kabul is that Pakistan is providing critical assistance to the Taliban. Afghan media now openly depict Islamabad as striving to undermine President Hamid Karzai's administration. Afghan officials evidently believe that Pakistan seeks to recover political leverage in Afghanistan that it lost after the Taliban regime was driven from Kabul in 2001.
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The Brookings Institution says that 'with each passing day, Iraq sinks deeper into the abyss of civil war.' It considers how the United States could stop the slide into all-out war, and what actions the US should take if it becomes clear that Iraq cannot be saved from such a conflict. The report considers the history of civil wars in the recent past, and draws a set of lessons regarding how civil wars can affect the interests of other countries, even distant ones like the United States, and then used those lessons to fashion a set of recommendations for how Washington might begin to develop a new strategy for an Iraq caught up in all-out civil war.
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Terrence Lyons, author of a new Council Special Report on conflict in the Horn of Africa, discusses the festering Somali and Ethiopian-Eritrean conflicts as they pertain to the security of the region.
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This report presents a full picture of what is going on in the Horn of Africa and suggests what the United States needs to do to address the multiple challenges to stability.
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Conflict in the Horn of Africa is escalating rapidly as power struggles within Somalia are exacerbated by military support that both Ethiopia and Eritrea give to the opposing parties there. Ethiopia backs the weak interim government; Eritrea sponsors the Islamic militants fighting to overthrow it. Because the United States has accused Somalia of harboring al-Qaeda suspects, "the Ethiopian-Eritrean proxy conflict increases the opportunities for terrorist infiltration of the Horn and East Africa and for ignition of a larger regional conflict," warns a new Council Special Report.
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In this report the US Institute for Peace (USIP) details proceedings at its Sudan Peace Forum in December 2006 in which Dr Chester Crocker and Dr Francis Deng co-chaired a discussion of overlapping crises in Darfur, Chad and the Central African Republic. The meeting was prompted by recent comments of the United Nations Under Secretary for Humanitarian Affairs Jan Egeland, who warned that the crises in Darfur, Chad, and CAR are "intimately linked" and could lead to a "dangerous regional crisis."
See more in Conflict Assessment; Central African Republic; Conflict Prevention; Sudan; Chad
The assassination of Pierre Gemayel, a prominent anti-Syrian cabinet minister, further destabilizes a shaky political balance in Lebanon. The nation is left teetering at the edge of a crisis, the effects of which could ripple across the region.
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The Palestinian Authority is about to get a new government. The move could spell good news for the region, and might just strengthen Washington's quest to build a coalition to contain Iranian designs.
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Excerpts from a speech made by the Israeli writer David Grossman in Tel Aviv on the 11th anniversary of the assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin.
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Nigeria has the potential to make great strides in its own development, but it must first overcome some difficult obstacles, including rampant violence in the oil-rich Niger Delta.
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Nicolas Colsaerts
- Belgium
- Turned Pro: 2000
- PGA Debut2004
- Birth DateNovember 14, 1982 (Age: 32)
- BirthplaceSchaerbeek, Belgium
- Weight154 lbs.
|Recent 2015 European Tournaments
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|Alstom Open de France
Le Golf National
|Missed Cut
|75-78 -- 153
|6/25 - 6/28
|BMW International Open
Golfclub Munchen Nord-Eichenreid
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|6/11 - 6/14
|Lyoness Open powered by Greenfinity
Diamond Country Club
|70-72-73-75 -- 290 (+2)
Levy wins rain-shortened Portugal Masters
Alexander Levy of France won the shortened Portugal Masters after the third and final round was abandoned because of further bad weather Sunday.about 267 days ago | Associated Press
Westwood ends drought with Malaysian win
Lee Westwood ended a two-year winless drought with a seven-shot victory at the Malaysian Open on Sunday.about 442 days ago | Associated Press
Lowry takes Wales lead as Gallacher misses cut
Shane Lowry shot a 6-under 65 to take a one-shot lead after the second round of the Wales Open on Friday, while Stephen Gallacher missed the cut in his last tournament before his first Ryder Cup.about 290 days ago | Associated Press
Run of birdies helps Luiten take Wales lead
Joost Luiten birdied seven of his last 10 holes to grab a one-shot lead in the first round of the Wales Open at Celtic Manor on Thursday.about 291 days ago | Associated Press
Wiesberger leads at Dubai; McIlroy trails by 2
Bernd Wiesberger made seven birdies on his last 10 holes Thursday to take a 1-shot lead after the first round of the Dubai Desert Classic.about 158 days ago | Associated Press
Levy shoots 61 to assume lead in Portugal
Alexander Levy will start the final day of the Portugal Masters with a three-shot lead after the rest of the field failed to catch the Frenchman while finishing a rain-hit second round.about 269 days ago | Associated Press
Westwood takes early lead at Malaysian Open
Determined to end a two-year title drought, Lee Westwood shot a 7-under 65 Thursday to take the lead at storm-affected Malaysian Open.about 446 days ago | Associated Press
Every, 3 others share lead at windy Valspar
Matt Every made the best of the worst conditions Thursday and wound up in a four-way tie for the lead in the Valspar Championship.about 480 days ago | Associated Press
Colsaerts misses putt for a 59 in Portugal
Nicolas Colsaerts of Belgium shot a brilliant 11-under 60 to take a three-shot lead of the Portugal Masters in the opening round on Thursday.about 270 days ago | Associated Press
Colsaerts takes 1-shot lead over Levy at BMW
Nicolas Colsaerts of Belgium is among the longest hitters in golf. When he's hitting it straight, it can be a dangerous combination.about 249 days ago | Associated Press
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As I wrote in 2014, this year I'm taking a sabbatical from blogging. The mystery photos will continue and Mary Mallory will be writing Hollywood Heights as usual. But the anniversary of Elizabeth Short's death seemed to be an appropriate date to begin my year off from daily blogging.
As a reminder, I always prune my roses on Jan. 15 in memory of Elizabeth Short.
See you in a year.
April 15: Three months into the sabbatical, I can say that I'm making progress. I'm not terribly superstitious, but I don't want to jinx myself so I won't say too much more. I'm pleased with what I have, although it's much different than what I expected. I'm tempted to post a sample. But not yet.
Behold the ISB7500. Notice the LINK light is lit. That means it's connected to the gateway. If it isn't, the DVR won't play back movies you have recorded.
We recently said goodbye to our latest VIP2250 DVR, which we burned up in about six months. Apparently AT&T is replacing lots of the VIP2250s because when we took the box to UPS, they had whole table of dead DVRs being sent back. As you may have noticed, AT&T recently pushed out a new version of the operating system which has landscape screen savers, etc.
We weren't sorry to see the VIP2250 go because it was poorly designed – it has no fan and uses the mounting bracket of the hard drive as a heat sink for the CPU, although at least it had a bigger storage capacity than the previous model.
The ISB7500 comes with Torx screws rather than the VIP2250's Phillips screws, which discourages tinkering, at least among the amateurs in the crowd. Because it has a larger capacity drive, I said goodbye to about 70 movies rather than perform a hard-drive transplant. And no, you should never do a hard-drive transplant, although it is theoretically possible.
The ISB7500 also lacks a fan (which is why I have it elevated on little piles of Post-Its). But there is one important difference between the ISB750 and the VIP2250.
You should only do a cold boot of this DVR under a worst-case scenario. I did them all the time with the VIP2250 as it slowly died. This is done by pressing the power button and the OK button on the right for 10 seconds, so that you get three dots. If you do this three times, you get a gear and a line across the bottom of the screen as your DVR reboots and reloads your movies. This can take a long time (a long time being all day) if you are at 20% or less free space.
In the cold boot of the the ISB7500, you get the first gear and then another gear. And when it's done, your DVR is all fat and sassy with all your movies gone.
Fortunately, I only lost one movie this way, but a warning to the hardcore DVR users: Do a cold boot of the ISB7500 at your peril. You will lose everything you have recorded.
And be sure to return your dead VIP2250 or you will be charged $150. And they won't work unless they are connected to a gateway, so they are pretty much useless.
The Hollywood Athletic Club, Photoplay, 1924.
In the 1910s and 1920s, social clubs were all the rage in Los Angeles and surrounding communities. Many people immigrated to Southern California's sunny shores pursuing new adventures. Most arrived friendless and eager to make new connections. Some joined clubs organized around the cities or states from which they had come, or single sex groups like women's clubs or men only clubs. Others searched out social organizations, cultural opportunities, or sports leagues with more open policies.
The little farming community of Hollywood, founded around solid virtues and churchgoing, organized groups creating strong minds as well as strong bodies. Many offered educational, cultural, and social opportunities while providing community service. As the city grew and more artistic types arrived, cultural groups grew more diverse, like the Masquers or Lambs' Clubs.
Mary Mallory's "Hollywood land: Tales Lost and Found" is available for the Kindle.
In light of the Supreme Court ruling, here are some posts from the old Daily Mirror blog.
Clerk Refuses to Marry Chinese Man to White Girl, July 11, 1899.
Finds Husband Is a Woman, Nov. 15, 1909
Christine Jorgensen Tries to Marry, March 31, 1959.
The ever-vigilant Eve Golden forwarded an article by Sheila Weller from Dujour.com reporting that Tamar Hodel, who accused Dr. George Hodel of molestation in the 1940s, is in a hospice. Tamar Hodel is the half sister of retired LAPD Detective Steve Hodel and figures prominently in the claims that Dr. Hodel killed Elizabeth Short and committed many other unsolved murders in Los Angeles.
I have already devoted a great deal of space to refuting Steve Hodel's claims, – and I have posted the complete transcripts of the bugs placed in Dr. Hodel's house by detectives, so I won't go through it all again.
The George Hodel files Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 10 | Part 11 | Part 12 | Part 13 | Part 14 | Part 15 | Part 16 | Part 17 | Part 18 |Part 19 | Part 20 | Part 21 |Part 22 | Part 23 | Part 24 | Part 25 | Part 26 | Part 27 | Part 28 | Part 29 | Part 30 | Part 31 | Part 32 | Part 33 | Part 34 | Part 35 | Part 36 | Part 37
The article recycles the same old scenario from the "Black Dahlia Avenger" franchise. Otherwise, there is nothing new except more information on Tamar Hodel's troubled life.
Fannie Ward in "The Cheat."
For the 18th year in a row, the Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum is holding their Broncho Billy Silent Film Festival in Niles' historic 1913 Edison Theatre this weekend from Friday, June 26 to Sunday, June 28. They will be running silent rarities seldom seen on the big screen, including G. M. "Broncho Billy" Anderson Essanay shorts, a Baby Peggy feature, and Universal silents, all with wonderful live accompaniment by such pianists as Frederick Hodges, Jon Mirsalis, David Drazin, Greg Pane, and Bruce Loeb.
Festivities kick off Friday with an opening reception, followed at 8 pm by the tinted1924 Dorothy Devore romantic comedy, "The Tomboy." Devore runs a boarding house for her eccentric father when a new handsome boarder, Herbert Rawlinson arrives. Two 1915 Essanay shorts precede the film, "Broncho Billy and The Claim Jumpers," and the Snakeville Comedy, "When Slippery Slim Went For the Eggs," featuring the comic antics of Victor Potel, Harry Todd, and Margaret Joslin.
Saturday morning kicks off with an informative walking tour of the little town of Niles, now part of Fremont, strolling down Niles Boulevard past former Essanay Film Company locations, and visiting quaint little bungalows. A $5 donation covers the walking tour, which begins at 11:30 a.m. at the Museum.
At 1 p.m. that afternoon, Cecil B. DeMille's sensational 1915 feature, "The Cheat," screens, starring the intense Sessue Hayakawa and the lovely Fannie Ward. Vain, selfish stockbroker wife Ward finds herself in debt to Hayakawa, with desperate results.
The 3pm show features Essanay film shorts shot in and around the little town of Niles, featuring Broncho Billy, Ben Turpin, Harry Todd, Margaret Joslin, and Victor Potel. The comic, cross-eyed Turpin appears in two films: "Broncho Billy Steps In" (1915), and "Snakeville's Champion" (1915), in which he plays a boxer squaring off against Lloyd Bacon. During the short, the Niles' Edison Theatre can actually be glimpsed in the distance.
That evening at 7:30, the Ray Hubbard Award will be presented to a special honoree, followed by a salute to Universal Pictures Centennial with the screening of "Skinner's Dress Suit" (1926) and two shorts, "Behind the Screen" (1915) and "City of Stars" (1925), which present tours of the Universal City lot. "Skinner's Dress Suit" stars Reginald Denny and Laura La Plante.
Sunday morning, guests are invited to ride the train through historic Niles Canyon before afternoon screenings. Kicking off Sunday afternoon screenings at 1 p.m. is a showing of the Library of Congress' recently restored Baby Peggy feature, "The Family Secret" (1924). Baby Peggy (Diana Serra Cary) stars as a child of a secretly married couple who are separated by her rich grandfather. Schedule permitting, Cary herself will appear at the screening.
The Festival closes at 4 p.m. with a presentation of Helen Holmes and Helen Gibson action-packed adventures. Holmes, one of the great serial queens, stars in the short, "In Danger's Path" (1915), directed by her husband, J. P. McGowan, and the feature, "Mistaken Orders" (1925), also directed by McGowan. Gibson appears in the short 1920 short, "The Ghosts of the Canyon."
Festival passes cost only $65 for nonmembers, with different ticket prices for individual screenings. Passes and tickets can be bought online through the Museum's website, or at the door.
Come enjoy the little town of Niles, the main western headquarters of the Essanay Film Company, and a pleasing small town atmosphere!
This week's mystery movie has been "After Office Hours," a 1935 MGM picture starring Constance Bennett (Thursday's mystery woman), Clark Gable (Friday's mystery fellow), Stuart Erwin (Friday's mystery guest), Billie Burke (not shown), Harvey Stephens (Wednesday's mystery guest) and Katharine Alexander (Tuesday's mystery guest). The screenplay was by Herman J. Mankiewicz from a story by Laurence Stallings and Dale Van Every, and directed by Robert Z. Leonard. It is available on DVD from Warner Archive.
Max Ree , in an undated photo.
Mostly forgotten today thanks to his short film career, Danish architect turned costume and set designer Max Ree fashioned elegant artistry in the motion picture field from the mid-1920s through the mid-1930s. He served as a respected consultant, teacher, mentor, and commentator for his erudite comments on design as well as serving the industry on various councils. Neither flashy nor forward, Ree followed the dictum that form followed function, allowing easy access, mobility, and cost.
Born October 7, 1889 in Copenhagen, Denmark, Ree studied law and philosophy before earning his degree in architecture from the Royal Academy of Copenhagen. He worked as an architect for several years, designing fine homes around the country before discovering theatre and the great German theatre producer, Max Reinhardt. The two men began a long collaboration producing such influential stage works as "The Miracle," "Orpheus," and "The Midsummer Night's Dream" in Berlin and Vienna during the late 1910s-early 1920s, with Ree serving as costume and set designer. Ree was renowned around Europe for his elegant lines and subdued but striking design obtained through deep research and study.
Mary Mallory's "Hollywood land: Tales Lost and Found" is available for the Kindle.
Behind the boosterism of this opinion piece by Andrew Lih in the New York Times ("it is by far the world's most popular reference site" – notice that he doesn't call it the world's most accurate reference site) are some interesting tidbits:
–The rising popularity of smartphones threatens Wikipedia (editing Wikipedia on a cellphone is problematic).
–The "peak years" of Wikipedia were about 2005.
–Promotion from editor to administrator is at best one a month, compared to 60 a month in 2005.
–Wikipedia has a budget of $60 million and fund-raising is no problem.
Me vs. Wikipedia
Wikipedia Hoax Exposed
Wikipedia: Murder and Myth
TCM's "Movie Camp" hosts William Joyce, left, and Brandon Oldenburg.
I tuned in to TCM's "Movie Camp" over the weekend, not to watch these two fellows, but to catch "Hoppity Goes to Town" also known as "Mr. Bug Goes to Town," by the Fleischer studio.
I like some of the TCM hosts, particularly David Edelstein's presentations of Francois Truffaut and Orson Welles, and Eddie Muller's "Summer of Darkness," although I can do without the commercial tie-ins of fedoras and cocktail shaker sets.
But these guys, William Joyce and Brandon Oldenburg, not so much.
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This week's mystery movie has been the 1944 picture "The Woman in the Window," directed by Fritz Lang, starring Edward G. Robinson (Friday's mystery chap), Joan Bennett (Thursday's mystery painting), Raymond Massey (Friday's mystery chap), Edmond Breon (not shown), Dan Duryea (not shown), Thomas E. Jackson (not shown), Dorothy Peterson (Monday's mystery guest), Arthur Loft (Tuesday's mystery guest) and Frank Dawson (not shown). It was photographed by Milton Krasner, with music by Arthur Lange, and produced and written for the screen by Nunnally Johnson, from a novel by J.H. Wallis.
The Tower of Jewels, in an image from the Los Angeles Public Library.
One hundred years ago, San Francisco hosted the most elaborate and and fantastic World's Exposition until that time in celebration of the opening of the Panama Canal and the opening of the grand Pacific Coast to the world. The metropolis intended the event to help reinvigorate San Francisco by showing off its beauty, spirit, and cosmopolitan atmosphere, helping to speed up reconstruction by adding new streetcar lines and creating new residential districts. Over 18,000,000 people visited the fair during its long run that year, bringing much needed revenue to the city, still struggling to rebuild after the 1906 great earthquake. As the book, "Empress of San Francisco: The Pacific Rim, the Great West, and California at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition" relates from local news reports, "We are discovered now. With the close of the exposition has come the awakening to the fact that tourist travel means dollars raining down on every line of business."
Motion pictures played a major part in the 1915 Exposition, employed as both educational tool and entertainment medium for fair guests, as well as providing much needed advertising to people around the world. The use of film at this fair demonstrated how important the medium had become to American society, inaugurating how media would come to dominate the telling and shaping of public events and stories.
This amazing "objet d'art" has been listed on EBay for $39. I mean, really?
This week's mystery movie is the 1931 RKO picture "Men of Chance," starring Ricardo Cortez, Mary Astor (Friday's mystery guests) and John Halliday (Wednesday's mystery guest). It was directed by George Archainbaud and written by Louis Weitzenkorn and adapted by Louis Stevens with additional dialogue by Eddie Welch.
The movie opened in Los Angeles on New Year's Eve 1931, against "Frankenstein," "Ladies of the Big House," "Hell Divers," "The Woman From Monte Carlo," "Delicious" and "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde," which was playing for a second week. This pre-code film has apparently never been released on VHS or DVD. I recorded it from TCM in 2012.
Santa Barbara's beautiful Lobero Theatre has long operated as Hollywood's go-to location for theatrical tryouts and performances since its opening in 1924. California's oldest continuous operating theatre, the Lobero was founded in 1873 by Jose Lobero, before being completely renovated and remodeled in 1924 following George Washington Smith's grand design. The elegant showcase has functioned as Hollywood's theatrical home away from home, close enough for family and friends to attend, celebrities to appear, and for society scions to visit. It offered a safe haven for those trying their wings on the stage or those coming back after a long break.
From its reopening as a Spanish Revival jewel, the theatre has offered high class entertainment in an intimate setting. A few years after opening, management hired actor/producer Irving Pichel away from his own Pichel Playhouse in Oakland to serve as artistic director and star. Under his influence, the theatre hosted such actors as Tallulah Bankhead, Lionel Barrymore, and a young Bela Lugosi on its stage.
Mary Mallory's "Hollywood land: Tales Lost and Found" is available for the Kindle.
The headline and map by Charles Owens from The Times.
Reposting from 2014.
June 6, 1944: Complete radio coverage of the D-Day Invasion. This was pool coverage using correspondents from various news organizations. By 10 a.m., CBS had resumed regular programming with news bulletins, so I'll only post up to noon. The full day is at archive.org.
It's worth noting that German radio was the source for most of the information in the early hours of the invasion. The eyewitness accounts are vivid and it's worth listening to Quentin Reynolds' analysis on how the Allies learned from disastrous surprise invasion at Dieppe in 1942.
"When the Earth Trembled," courtesy of the San Francisco Silent Film Festival.
The San Francisco Silent Film Festival offered a little something for everyone during their recently concluded 20th anniversary festival. From presentations by renowned historians and archivists to screenings of recently restored pictures, the Festival highlights the range and breadth of silent film through the power of live cinema. Live musical accompaniment by a diverse group of artists provided a strong emotional undercurrent to each presentation.
I missed Thursday night's grand opening of the festival, the powerful World War I film, "All Quiet on the Western Front," Universal's strong antiwar conclusion to the silent era, which was introduced by Library of Congress curator, Mike Mashon. Universal chairman Ron Meyer announced that Universal and a consortium of archives will restore 15 Universal silent films over the next few years. Mont Alto Picture Orchestra performed actual music cues of the period in giving the moving film voice.
"Figures de Cire" is online here.
Reconstruction of "When the Earth Trembled."
Mary Mallory's "Hollywood land: Tales Lost and Found" is available for the Kindle.
A hipster duck wears a zoot suit in Disney's "The Spirit of '43."
In 2011, I took a look at the official Navy documents on the Zoot Suit Riots. Here they are:
"Zoot Suit" and History, Part 1| Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 10 | Part 11 | Part 12 | Part 13 | Part 14
This week's mystery movie has been the 1966 Czech film "Closely Watched Trains," which won the Academy Award for foreign film in 1968. It was directed by Jiri Menzel and written by Menzel and Bohumil Hrabal from a novel by Hrabal. It was released on DVD by the Criterion Collection.
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Roommates in the first app that helps you manage difficult cohabitations by giving you new ways to communicate with your roommates and helping you manage your home. Roommates is also integrated with a simple calendar and features our innovative Roommate-Card, a digital ID useful as reference for your future cohabitation.
Camfrog - Group Video Chat
Features at a glance:
- Join any of our thousands of chat rooms to video chat with people all over the world from your phone.
- Video chat with your friends privately whether they're on an iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, Android, Mac or PC.
- Add new and old friends to your Camfrog contact list.
Nimbuzz Messenger / Free Calls
Nimbuzz Messenger lets you make cheap international voice calls, send unlimited chat messages, share files etc across popular messengers. Nimbuzz Messenger is available on Android, iOS, Windows Phone, Blackberry, Symbian, Java, Windows and Mac.
Nimbuzz Messenger is super-popular and our 150+ million registered users across platforms prove that.
Below is the list of Nimbuzz Messenger's amazing features that take your mobile IM experience to the next level:
• FREE HD VOICE CALLS – Cheap International HD quality voice calls for free
• FREE MESSAGING - Replace SMS with unlimited free chat.
• GROUP CHAT - Enjoy group conversations by sending text messages to your contacts in a single group.
• STICKERS - Express yourself better with super cool Sticker packs.
• CHATROOMS – Discover new friends in chat rooms
• CHEAP INTERNATIONAL CALLS (VOIP) – Buy Nimbuzz Out credits and make cheap international VOIP calls to mobile and landlines
• SIP VOIP ACCOUNTS – Connect to any SIP provider through Nimbuzz and enjoy extremely low cost VOIP calls
• FILE SHARING – Share photos, documents, music and videos with all your friends.
• CHAT BUDDIES – Use our popular chat buddies for Cricket, Astrology, Meet a Stranger, Jokes, Games.
• AND MORE: Custom chat wallpaper, N-world, Virtual Goods, Free Avatars, Games and more.
Your active feedback is greatly appreciated. For any questions, concerns, feedback or ideas, drop us an email at: firstname.lastname@example.com
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Paltalk - Free Video Chat
TOTALLY FREE — Enjoy free live video chat over 3G, 4G, LTE or Wi-Fi.
PUBLIC CHAT ROOMS — Browse 5,000 live chat rooms that cover thousands of topics.
PRIVATE CONVERSATIONS — Start private one-on-one text and video conversations with your pals from anywhere in the world.
UNLIMITED VIDEO — View an unlimited number of high-quality live video cams all at once.
PROFILES — Personalize your profile and express yourself with photos and bio.
VIRTUAL GIFTS — Send and receive virtual gifts from the Paltalk community and earn points toward achieving your Paltalk Crown.
CROSS-PLATFORM — Works across smartphones, tablets and desktop.
MULTITASKING — Want to read your email and continue to listen in on your favorite room? No problem, we support app backgrounding. #Tuneeeee
Mico - Meet New People & Chat
What Mico users are saying:
"Deserves more than a five-star social app. Excellent and beautiful program." - Omer Farouk ★★★★★
"I had no idea for rating 5 stars because it's 100% safer & faster. This is the first & best app I used for chat" - Gopi Nath ★★★★★
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Use Mico to:
- Chat instantly with new friends via pics, stickers, voice & video, no limits
- Meet new people nearby or around the world and make new friends
- Discover interesting people and funny moments every day
- Express yourself with photos and voice, share moments with friends
Why Mico?
- EASY - Easy to get a chance to chat with friends.
- FAST - No waiting, meet new people nearby and start to chat instantly.
- SECURE - No personal information disclosure and nobody knows who you are.
Mico is one of the best social apps. Currently we support English, Chinese, Arabic, Spanish, Russian, Portuguese, French, German, Turkish, Thai, Indonesian, Vietnamese, Japanese, Korean and more than 10 languages. With Mico you can meet more special people around the globe!
Need help?
Mico is one of the best social apps and we'd love to get your feedback to make it even better. If you have questions or suggestions, please feel free to contact our support team. Waiting for your feedback. Just send email at email@example.com If you have a happy experience via Mico, share your story with us!
Want to know more? Visit us at http://www.micous.com
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LOVOO - People like you
Here's how it works:
- Check the live radar to see what's happening around you and who's close by
- Post pics of things you love and #hashtag them to find more!
- Like and share pics from other people
- Follow interesting people and see what you have in common
- Discover people to chat with in the Match Game
Through LOVOO you can easily meet people with the same interests. Chat with people around you, exchange pictures and show us what you love. You can also share your pictures by uploading and tagging them with relevant hashtags to find women and men with the same interests. Discover inspiring new people using the live radar and don't miss out on any trends and events near you. If that's not enough: Use match to find people like you even quicker and maybe even find your true love.
The app is free to download and use but some in-app items will require payment.
Your privacy and safety are very important to us. You decide if you want to reveal your location and who you connect with. Our verification feature provides all users with the certainty that a chat partner is the person shown in the profile.
Do you have questions regarding LOVOO or ideas for improvements? Our support team is always available for you. Just send us an email at firstname.lastname@example.com
YouNow: Broadcast, Watch, Chat
With YouNow you can:
BROADCAST: Tap the "Go Live" button to start your broadcast. Gain new Facebook, Twitter and YouTube followers all while meeting and making new friends.
DISCOVER: Browse through tons of live broadcasts happening right now! Whether you're into watching musicians perform, or you want to watch your favorite YouTubers/Viners broadcast, there's something for everyone!
INTERACT: Watch, chat and share live broadcasts with friends and followers.
STAY NOTIFIED: Follow your favorite broadcasters by becoming their fan. You'll be notified each time they go live.
STAY CONNECTED: Keep in contact with your friends and fans when they aren't live with profile pages.
Stay posted on all things YouNow by following us on:
Twitter: @YouNow
Facebook: facebook.com/younow
Tumblr: blog.younow.com
We would love to hear your opinion!
Have questions, problems, or feedback? Reach out to us at email@example.com
Note that the YouNow app is intended for people 13 years or older, so please do not download the app if you are under 13.
The connections you make through Chatous can be rich and real - stay in touch with the people you enjoy talking with and bring the chat conversation to life through video chat and photo sharing.
★ Find people interested in topics you care about by posting or selecting a #hashtag. You'll be connected in a chat with someone who chose the same tag.
★ Protect your identity through anonymity. Your display name can be changed at any time and is not searchable. Either party can permanently end a chat at any point.
★ Messages, conversations, and all other activity on Chatous are seamlessly synced to our web platform (www.chatous.com) - experience the freedom of true cross-platform compatibility!
★ Easily video chat and share photos and audio messages! You choose whether or not to make them expire.
★ Share your favorite YouTube videos in a chat
We hope you love using Chatous as much as we do. We're always looking to improve the user experience, and we'd love to hear from you with any feedback, questions and concerns. Happy chatting!
Email us: firstname.lastname@example.com
Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gochatous
Key Features:
WHITEBOARD: We've taken the traditional whiteboard seen in every college home and made it the hub of communication so that roommates can easily communicate about household supplies, chores and bills or even weekend plans!
SUPPLIES: Simply add household supplies or communal items to your home's
list and then by slicing or sliding to the left or right you are able to notify your roommates as to whether that particular item is in-stock or out-of-stock. After re-stocking an item, post an amount you paid for the item to let your roommates know!
CHORES: Chores….ugh…But they have to get done! Again simply add chores to the home's list and after completing a chore, "slice" it as complete and get recognized. To let your roommates know when a certain chore needs to be taken care of, slice to the left and an anonymous post gets posted back to the whiteboard in order to let roommates know that a chore must be taken care of ASAP!
BILLS: Stuck with paying a utility bill for your home or need to pay your roommate back for beer?! No problem. Add the bills/payments your home is paying to the home's list. Then simply slice to the left or right to notify roommates as to whether a bill is paid or unpaid. Once a bill is received, post the amount due and by what date to ensure the bill gets paid on time!
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Twitter: @thehomesliceapp
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheHomeSliceApp
Instagram: @thehomesliceapp
Feedback, questions or concerns?
E-mail: email@example.com
REMEMBER that HomeSlice is in BETA! That means there will be bugs! Please e-mail us at email@example.com for bug reports.
Also, hit the Report button when the app crashes! (we actually get those)
Changelog history:
• Push notifications!
• New Sign In flow
• Supply cost doesn't show on Whiteboard if it's 0 or left blank
• Added support for multiple currencies
• Improved profile picture uploading support (sometimes pictures don't appear right away on Whiteboard)
• You can now remove your own posts from the Whiteboard by long pressing on them and selecting delete
• Much more
Friends Talk - Chat
* Add him or her as a friend if you would like to know more about him or her.
* If you are friends, you will be able to use 1 on 1 chatting.
* Try chatting with your friends now~
Keek Social Video: Cool Videos
Use our popular social video network to peek into your friends and families lives with a 36 second video status update. Create a new social video network by sharing videos you shoot and discovering cool videos that other people have uploaded. Videos range from funny to intimate, so you can always find one that matches your mood.
★ Press ★
• Endorsed and loved by celebrities such as Kim Kardashian
• 'Keek keeps it simple' –Mashable
• Video-sharing app Keek is ready for prime time -NY Post
• Combination of YouTube, Facebook & Twitter –Forbes
✓ Watch short popular videos, share video clips and comment on your favorite vids
✓ Video search using hashtags such as #hilarious, #haha and #belieber
✓ Video sharing on social networks such as Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr & Google+
✓ Participate in video chat and texts privately or with groups
✓ Follow celebrity and music videos
✓ Fast video loading time
✓ Compatible with your smartphone, tablet or laptop
✓ Full front and back camera support
✓ Import video from Gallery
★ Connect and share with us on our website or social media ★
Website: www.keek.com/about
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Keek
Twitter: https://twitter.com/keek
✓ Chat with friends or any Instagram user privately
✓ Browse profiles of anyone you are interested in and start chatting immediately
✓ Discover popular InstaMessage users automatically via our smart recommendation engine
✓ Sign in with your Instagram Account, NO registration
✓ View nearby InstaMessage users and begin chatting
✓ Block List: Prohibit selected users from contacting you
Download the app, and start talking with anyone you like right now!
InstaMessage fans be sure to check us out on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Big things to come. Find out first!
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The 'Yes Men' Talk Video, Activism, and Climate Change
As they release their third feature film, The Yes Men Are Revolting, we talk with the devious duo about how they use film for activism and their current focus on climate change.
As they release their third feature film, The Yes Men Are Revolting, we talk with the devious duo about how they use film for activism and their current focus on climate change.
Hablamos con la Agencia Subversiones sobre el uso de video durante el movimiento de protesta que siguió a la desaparición de 43 estudiantes mexicanos el otoño pasado.
We speak with Agencia Subversiones about the use of video during the protest movement that followed the disappearance of 43 Mexican students from the Ayotiznapa teacher's college last fall.
By focusing on collecting scientific evidence, including better video evidence, the ICC hopes to build stronger cases.
WITNESS caught up with our friends at the Ella Baker Center for an update on the 2001 campaign "Books Not Bars", a youth-led movement that targeted the juvenile prison system in the California and pushed to end to the prison industrial complex in the U.S.
In the newest section of the Video as Evidence Field Guide we cover how to create a Collection Plan to ensure the video footage you collect supports justice and accountability instead of being irrelevant or duplicative.
We look at a myriad of new live streaming apps for your smart phone and address their potential uses for human rights advocacy and documentation.
The Illuminator Art Collective shares how video projection can be used as part of protests and civic movements as well as practical tips and lessons-learned on how to set up and a run video projection set-up.
WITNESS joins a growing coalition of privacy, human rights, and civil liberties organizations who are uniting to call for the United Nations Human Rights Commission to add a Special Rapporteur on Privacy.
Rooj Alwazir, a participant at WITNESS' recent video for change convening in Istanbul, shares experiences from the gathering of 20 filmmakers, educators and human rights defenders.
Since the 1991 beating of Rodney King, video has become ubiquitous and alleged crimes committed by police are much harder to sweep under the carpet. But the amount of footage of an incident and the amount of justice served in these cases do not yet correlate.
Internet companies are producing more transparency reports about governments' demands on the companies to hand over users' data and take down their content.
Morgan Hargrave reviews the ACLU's Mobile Justice, a new app that allows users to document interactions with police and upload video and reports to ACLU servers.
Basic Practices is the newest section in our Video as Evidence Field Guide. This chapter provides principles and guidelines for individuals interested in using video for human rights documentation. The chapter covers getting ready to film, filming, safeguarding your footage and sharing your video.
POINTS OF VIEW uses an interactive documentary format to showcase citizen video shot by Palestinians working as part of the Camera Distribution Project, an initiative organized by B'Tselem (The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories).
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Spending a day driving from New Delhi to Agra would be an eye-opening experience for any American. On a recent delegation of world technology leaders to India, I saw how plumbing and running water are rare, the air is dirty from ubiquitous two-cycle engines, and electricity is sporadic at best. Life is tough and daily survival is a challenge.
In times of economic crisis, it can be easy to forget how good we have it in this country. We have a working infrastructure and reliable electricity. Our plumbing works and we enjoy clean water. Even our poorest neighbors do not face the fear of starvation or seeing their sick children waste away without proper medical care.
Yet, we are quickly putting our American way of life at risk. In the last few months our government has spent nearly a trillion dollars we don't have to bolster a few companies considered too important to fail. We are on the verge of spending billions more to temporarily bail out three American car companies, while doing nothing to resolve their core problem - bloated autoworker union contracts.
Those same unions gave half a billion dollars to Democrats this election cycle, with their No. 1 priority the forced unionization thanks to "card check" legislation pushed by certain newly empowered Democrats in Congress.
Card check would dramatically change U.S. labor laws, overturn a half-century of balance in labor-management relations and strip workers of core protections. By depriving workers of a secret ballot vote in union elections, this legislation would allow for coercion of workers who don't want to unionize and could force millions of Americans to join unions against their will.
Democratic members of Congress struggle in how to say card check is good for the nation, for productivity or for creating jobs. Yet they are eager to pass this legislation to pay back unions for their support. One prominent union leader said publicly he would gladly use union opposition to pending free trade agreements as a political bargaining chip to get card check passed quickly.
I wish union leaders and the politicians supporting card check would have been with us on the road from Delhi to Agra. They would better understand that America's success is not God-given destiny. We have come far with hard work and creativity and a focus on education and investment.
Unions once shouldered a burden of protecting worker safety, but these protections are now law and unions and their supporters ignore that we are competing on a world stage. More, they are using their political force to block free trade agreements with countries that can add to American jobs by removing tariffs on our exports. Unions are making our companies less competitive.
Today, our nation is a world leader in technology and all the content creation it allows. From our semiconductor companies to our computers, from Hollywood to music, from games to Internet services, the United States remains the world's innovator. Our strategy should be to allow these companies to prosper and export - not to burden exports with tariffs, tax their output at the second highest rates in the world, or restrict their flexibility with union rules.
A fast-moving, successful tech company with differential compensation and incentive compensation and the need to adapt quickly is inconsistent with the straitjacket of a union environment. The tech industry executives I represent simply can't believe Congress would enact a card check law that could force jobs overseas.
We have lost our way. A misplaced sense of entitlement is creating hardships that may push our innovation economy overseas. Our mounting debt is fueling our last grasp on primacy. Our laws are discouraging innovation and investment. And soon our crumbling infrastructure and faltering economy will hasten our fall from the top.
We need not take the road to poverty. But it requires a strategy of investment and trade rather than new taxes, trade barriers, regulatory straitjackets and union intimidation.
Gary Shapiro is president and chief executive officer of the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), a U.S. trade association representing 2,200 consumer electronics companies.


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Yahoo Movies has just revealed a brand new, behind-the-scenes featurette of the Wachowskis and Tom Tykwer's upcoming epic, CLOUD ATLAS. The film is set to hit theater on Oct. 26.
CLOUD ATLAS bosts an all-star cast, featuring Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Jim Broadbent, Hugo Weaving, Jim Sturgess, Doona Bae, Ben Whishaw, James D'Arcy, Xun Zhou, Keith David, David Gyasi, Susan Sarandon and Hugh Grant.
CLOUD ATLAS explores how the actions and consequences of individual lives impact one another throughout the past, the present and the future. Action, mystery and romance weave dramatically through the story as one soul is shaped from a killer into a hero and a single act of kindness ripples across centuries to inspire a revolution in the distant future. It is based off of David Mitchell's novel.
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Employment Recruiters in the United States are not likely to strike it rich; they only make around $41K per year on average. Although approximately one-fourth lack health benefits of any kind, a fair number do enjoy medical insurance, and more than half get dental coverage, too. Women account for the majority of Employment Recruiters who took the survey — 83 percent to be exact. Work is enjoyable for Employment Recruiters, who typically claim high levels of job satisfaction. The figures in this rundown are based on the results of PayScale's salary questionnaire.
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An employment recruiter is a person who helps to identify and lure qualified workers to work at the company the recruiter is employed by. Recruiters can work as part of a dedicated employment recruiting firm, or he or she can simply be part of a human resources department at a larger corporation. The recruiter helps to find and contact qualified workers, and he or she will often perform preliminary interviews and administer any screening tests that are required.Read More...
Typically, the recruiter works with team leads and executives within the company. These individuals will normally assess staffing and personnel needs and provide the recruiter with descriptions of the jobs to be filled. The employment recruiter then uses a variety of methods to seek out new employees. These methods can be conventional, such as placing ads on the internet via job search sites. The recruiter may need to be creative, however, and utilize personal networks and creative one-on-one approaches.
To work as an employment recruiter, a person typically will need at least an associate's or bachelor's degree in human resources, business psychology, or a related discipline. Most recruiters work in an office environment, but the interviewing and acquisition of new employees typically requires field work and travel as well.
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