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Uruguay Will No Longer Accept Guantanamo Refugees
March 25, 2015
On Monday night, Uruguayan Minister of Foreign Affairs Rodolfo Nin Novoa announced that Uruguay will no longer offer asylum to additional Guantanamo prisoners, amid reports that one of the ex-prisoners currently living in Montevideo is threating to go on a hunger strike.
Novoa said in a press conference that the decision by Uruguayan President Tabaré Vázquez' administration to not receive any more ex-prisoners from Guantánamo Prison was "definitive." The minister also added that Uruguay would postpone the arrival of refugees from Syria until the end of the year due to "cultural and infrastructural shortcomings" and a need to better plan "these kinds of operations." Forty-two Syrian refugees arrived in Uruguay last October after the government admitted them on humanitarian grounds.
Minister Novoa's announcement marks a departure from the foreign policy agenda of former Uruguayan President Jose Mujica, who received a total of six released prisoners from Guantánamo on December 7, 2014, making Uruguay the second country, after El Salvador in 2012, to receive detainees from the U.S. prison in Cuba. This February, prior to his departure from office, Mujica visited five of the six former prisoners in their home and encouraged them to learn Spanish as quickly as possible so they can go back to work and restart their lives. Four of the former prisoners are from Syria, one is Palestinian, and another is Tunisian.
Former prisoner Jihad Ahmed Mustafa Dhiab, 43, reportedly said that he would begin a hunger strike and chain himself outside the walls of the U.S. embassy in Montevideo in order to demand that the U.S. offer compensation for the years of torture and imprisonment he has suffered. However, Dhiab's lawyer told the press in Uruguay that Dhiab has no such plans.
Monday Memo: Haiti – Nicaragua Canal – Oil – Petrobras Scandal – Guantánamo
December 22, 2014
This week's likely top stories: Florence Duperval Guillaume is named Haiti's interim prime minister; farmers set up blockades to protest the Nicaraguan canal; Saudis tell non-OPEC producers to reduce output; Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff says she will not replace Petrobras CEO; Four more prisoners are released from Guantánamo.
Interim Haitian Prime Minister Named: Haitian Health Minister Florence Duperval Guillaume was named Haiti's interim prime minister on Sunday, filling the empty post left by former Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe, who resigned last week. Duperval is expected to hold the position for a month until Haitian President Michel Martelly presents a permanent candidate to Haiti's Parliament. Protests and unrest have erupted across the country since early December, with Haitians calling for long-postponed legislative and local elections that were scheduled for 2011, and members of Haiti's political opposition demanding that Martelly resign. Parliament could dissolve by mid-January if the elections are not held.
OPEC Pressures Non-Members to Scale Back Production: Nearly one month after the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) decided to maintain its crude oil production ceiling of 30 million barrels per day (bpd), Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates said they would continue to meet their output targets, blaming non-OPEC producers for the oil glut of about 2 million bpd that has driven prices down by 20 percent since late November. By pressuring non-members to rebalance the oversupplied market, OPEC hopes to secure its share of market production in 2015. This could potentially soften the blow to the cash-strapped Venezuelan economy—which is almost wholly dependent on oil exports—but non-member Latin American states like Mexico, Argentina and Brazil will have to decide whether to reduce oil production or face even more devastating price shocks.
Monday Memo: Brazil Petrobras — Haiti Protests — LatAm Currencies — Guantánamo Prisoners —Mexico Missing Students
December 8, 2014
This week's likely top stories: Brazilian prosecutor plans to indict at least 11 in the Petrobras scandal; Haitian protestors in Port-au-Prince demand long-overdue elections; Latin American currencies drop as U.S. job growth surges in November; U.S. releases six Guantánamo prisoners to Uruguay; Meixcan government identifies the remains of one of 43 missing students.
Brazilian Prosecutor to Indict 11 in Petrobras Scandal: On Saturday night, Brazilian Prosecutor General Rodrigo Janot announced his plans to indict at least 11 construction company executives arrested in mid-November on charges of bribery and money laundering in connection with the Petrobras graft scandal. "We are following the money and we will reach all of these perpetrators," Janot said. The historic scandal has rocked the nation since former Petrobras executive Paulo Roberto Costa exposed the wrongdoing in a plea bargain after his arrest in March. An opinion survey released on Sunday by Datafolha showed that 68 percent of Brazilians hold President Dilma Rousseff, the former energy minister and Petrobras board chairwoman, responsible to some degree for the bribery scandal. In a country plagued by political corruption and impunity, Janot will be arguing at the helm of a landmark case that has the potential to inject much-needed accountability into Brazilian governance.
Haitians Turn Out in Strong Numbers to Demand Elections: On Friday, thousands of anti-government protesters took to the streets in Port-au-Prince to demand that President Michel Martelly and Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe resign from office. Haitians are enraged by President Martelly's continuous postponement of midterm and senatorial and municipal elections since 2011—a stalemate allegedly caused by political differences between the ruling party and a group of opposition senators. Protestors called for the long-overdue elections to be held without delay as they clashed with police in Haiti's capital. The last major demonstration took place in late October, when the National Assembly failed to pass an electoral law in time for the scheduled election date.
Latin American Currencies Remain Weak after November U.S. Job Surge: The United States' surprisingly robust addition of 321,000 jobs in November has set the U.S. economy on its fastest pace of job creation since the Clinton administration. However, this positive job growth in the U.S. has had a decidedly negative impact on Latin American currencies, since the Federal Reserve is likely to respond to November's labor boost by raising interest rates sooner than expected. As a result of this possibility, the Mexican, Chilean, Argentine and Colombian pesos and Brazilian real stagnated at the week's end, and are likely to remain weak against the U.S. dollar for the visible future. Analysts will not be able to fully assess the scale of short-term losses for Latin American economies until a scheduled release of a report on Friday that will evaluate the United States' 2014 Producer Price Index for the 2014 fiscal year.
Guantánamo Prisoners Granted Refugee Status: Six prisoners—four Syrians, one Tunisian and one Palestinian—were released this weekend from the U.S. Guantánamo Bay detention center after 12 years, bringing the total number of detainees transferred from the prison in 2014 up to 16. The six arrived in Uruguay after President José Mujuica agreed to patriate the prisoners on humanitarian grounds in March, calling their detention for their alleged ties to Al Qaeda "an atrocious kidnapping." There are currently 126 inmates eligible for transfer at the Cuban-based detention center who have not been released, due to instability in their home countries. The six detainees, now considered refugees in Uruguay, were never charged with a crime. Uruguay is the second Latin American country to receive former detainees from Guantánamo; El Salvador accepted two Chinese Muslim refugees in 2012.
DNA Links Charred Remains to One of Mexico's Missing Students: Despite calls for caution from forensic experts, the Mexican government on Friday hailed the identification of the charred remains of Alexander Mora Venancio as confirmation that the 43 students abducted on September 26 after clashing with municipal police in Iguala were incinerated in a Cocula landfill by the Guerreros Unidos gang. The Argentine Forensic Anthropology Team insisted that the search for the missing students continue, stating that the evidence linking the site of the massacre with the site where the remains were found was largely based on witness testimony. The parents of the remaining missing students pledged to continue protesting until all of their sons have been found. Meanwhile, embattled Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto unveiled a plan to disband municipal police forces, putting them under federal control through constitutional reforms late last month.
Monday Memo: Guantánamo – Venezuela-U.S. Relations – Colombia Peace Negotiations – Marijuana Legalization – Santos Second Term
May 20, 2013
Top stories this week are likely to include: Barack Obama will speak about closing Guantánamo Bay; Venezuela says it is open to normalizing relations with the United States; the FARC says that more time is necessary for peace negotiations; an OAS report calls for a discussion on marijuana legalization; and Colombia's Juan Manuel Santos will likely seek a second term as president.
Obama to Deliver Speech on Guántanamo: U.S. President Barack Obama is expected to discuss the Guántanamo Bay detention center when he delivers a speech on counterterrorism practices this Thursday. As of Sunday, 103 prisoners at Guántanamo were on a hunger strike protesting prison searches that the inmates say involved rough treatment of the Quran. Thirty of the striking inmates are reportedly being force-fed through feeding tubes. Meanwhile, Obama has renewed his commitment to closing the controversial prison, where many inmates have been held for over a decade without being charged.
Venezuela Open to Normalizing Relations with United States: Venezuelan Foreign Minister Elías Jaua said during a TV interview on Sunday that Venezuela would "remain open to normalizing relations" with the United States. Recently-elected president, Nicolás Maduro, has selected Calixto Ortega as a potential Venezuelan envoy to the United States. Jaua said that the appointment of Ortega was motivated by the fact that the U.S. remains Venezuela's top trade partner. U.S. President Barack Obama has yet to congratulate Maduro for his narrow victory in the country's April 14 election.
FARC Leader Says Rebels Need More Time for Negotiation: As the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia—FARC) and the Colombian government marked six months of peace negotiations on Sunday, lead FARC negotiator Iván Márquez said the FARC needs more time to negotiate a "solid basis to build stable and long-lasting peace." The negotiators are struggling to reach an agreement on agrarian reform, one of the FARC's major requirements for peace. The Colombian government has promised to redistribute land to displaced peasants, but insists that the rebels must cease hostilities before this can happen.
OAS Calls for Discussion to Legalize Marijuana: A drug policy report by the Organization of American States (OAS) released in Bogotá on Friday called for "greater flexibility" in dealing with illegal drugs in the hemisphere and said that decisions regarding the decriminalization or legalization of marijuana will need to be taken "sooner or later." The 400-page study emphasizes drug abuse as a public health issue and argues that criminal prosecution is inappropriate for dealing with drug addicts. Though the study considered the possibility of legalizing marijuana, it also noted that there was "no significant support" among member countries for legalizing cocaine.
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos Suggests he will seek a Second Term: Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos suggested on Friday that he will seek a second term as president in 2014, though he must wait until November to make the announcement official. "I would like many of our policies to continue beyond August 7, 2014," Santos said, referring to the last day of his current term. Colombia's elections will be held on May 25, 2014, but presidential candidates cannot announce their candidacy until six months before that date.
Monday Memo: Venezuela Elections – Immigration Reform – Guantánamo – Mexican Education Reform – Michelle Bachelet
April 15, 2013
Top stories this week are likely to include: Maduro narrowly wins Venezuela elections; U.S. Senators to release immigration legislation; Guantánamo prison standoff escalates; Mexican teachers plan more protests this week; Chile's Michelle Bachelet begins her campaign.
Venezuela elections: Venezuelan voters narrowly elected Nicolás Maduro as president on Sunday in a highly contested election in which the results are currently being challenged by opposition candidate Henrique Capriles. Venezuela's Consejo Electoral Nacional (National Electoral Council—CNE) reported that Maduro won 50.7 percent of the vote and Capriles won 49.1 percent. As the polls closed on Sunday amid violence, supporters of both Maduro and Capriles claimed electoral fraud. Maduro's lead in opinion polls before the elections suggested that he would win, but Capriles rapidly gained ground with Venezuelan voters in the last two weeks. Capriles has demanded a recount, but it is unclear whether this will take place.
Gang of Eight to release immigration plan: The bipartisan "gang of eight" group of U.S. Senators will unveil a proposal to overhaul the U.S. immigration system on Tuesday, according to Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY). The proposal is expected to step up enforcement and border security, create a new guest worker program and provide a pathway to citizenship for the 11 million undocumented immigrants living in the United States. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL), one of the authors of the proposal, strongly endorsed the bill on Sunday. The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on the bill on Wednesday.
Guantánamo prison protest escalates: Prisoners at the Guantánamo Bay prison clashed with prison guards on Saturday. At least 43 of 166 prisoners have continued a hunger strike to protest prison conditions that include separating inmates in communal housing and putting them in individual cells. The Pentagon reported that 11 inmates are now being force-fed after going on strike as a response to invasive searches and other controversial security measures. Some of the inmates have been imprisoned at Guantánamo for over a decade without being charged with a crime.
Mexican teacher protests continue: The Mexican government sent federal police to Guerrero state last week to confront teachers that have been protesting Enrique Peña Nieto's recently-introduced education reforms by creating roadblocks on the highway between Mexico City and Acapulco. The reforms include the implementation of a requirement that teachers pass a standardized test to teach, which many protesters fear will cause them to lose their jobs. The protesters have teamed up with local militias, such as the 1,200-member Regional Coordinator of Community Authorities, and say that they are planning more protests on Monday.
Michelle Bachelet hits campaign trail: Former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet officially launched her presidential campaign on Saturday, promising education and tax reforms if she is re-elected president. Bachelet's possible opponents in the upcoming election include Andrés Allemand, a former defense minister, and Laurence Golborne, a former public works minister who led the rescue of 33 trapped miners in 2010. Though Bachelet left office with an 84 percent approval rating, she faces challenges. Tens of thousands of students took to the streets on Thursday, demonstrating that education will likely play a major role in the country's November 17 elections.
Biggest Hunger Strike in Years Continues at Guantánamo Bay
March 26, 2013
More prisoners have joined a hunger strike that began on February 6 at the U.S. military prison in Guantánamo Bay. Striking prisoners say they are protesting more intrusive searches of their cells and open-ended confinement without charge.
According to Navy Capt. Robert Durand, a spokesman for the prison, 28 out of 166 prisoners are on strike, marking one of the most sustained protests the base has had in several years. The prison's medical staff is closely monitoring the health of all prisoners, and ten of the strikers are being force-fed to prevent dangerous weight loss.
Differences in the notion of what constitutes a "hunger strike" have provoked sharp disagreement between the military and the detainees' lawyers about how many prisoners are participating. Under the U.S. military's formal definition, developed by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, being on strike includes missing nine consecutive meals—in other words, abstaining from eating three days in a row. Lawyers for detainees claim that the military is significantly undercounting the number of strikers and say that the majority of the detainees in Camps Five and Six have been refusing to eat for weeks.
In response to these claims, Durand said that some prisoners who are refusing their meals have been observed eating food provided by other sources, and that others have covered up the security cameras in their cells to make it more difficult to track their eating.
The reasons for the strike are also in dispute. Lawyers say their clients' complaints are motivated by an intrusive cell search in early February in which guards touched and inspected their Korans for contraband—an act that is considered a religious desecration. Detainees are also protesting the uncertain legal status of the majority of the prisoners, as well as restrictions on transfers, which have nearly halted any departures from the base. Military officials say there has been no change in the way searches are conducted at Guantánamo and that the hunger strike is an attempt to attract media coverage.
Hunger strikes have occurred at Guantánamo since shortly after it opened in January 2002. The largest one began in the summer of 2005 and reached a peak of 131 prisoners, when the facility held about 500 detainees. A delegation from the International Committee for the Red Cross made an urgent visit to Guantánamo this week to meet with hunger strikers and determine the gravity of the situation on the ground.
Four More Weeks Until Resumption of Omar Khadr Trial
September 20, 2010
After eight long years of internment at the United States' Guantánamo Bay detention camp in Cuba, the so-called Gitmo prison, Omar Khadr's military trial is scheduled to resume on October 18, 2010. This comes nearly two months after his trial was suspended on August 13—the first day of arguments.
There is no more room for delays. Since being interned at Guantánamo, Khadr has faced delays after delays, he has fired his lawyers and has seen his trial postponed while the Obama Administration reviewed the functioning of military commissions. Then, on the first day of Khadr's trial, his freshly-appointed military lawyer, Army Lt.-Col. Jon Jackson collapsed in the courtroom, and was air-lifted from the base to the United States for medical treatment. It is thought his malaise might be linked to a previous gallbladder surgery.
On top of that, Khadr has turned down a plea bargain, which would have limited his prison term to five years instead of the 30 years he faces.
Either way, the trial is off to a bad start
The military judge presiding over the 23-year-old Canadian citizen's trial, Army Col. Pat Parrish, ruled that evidence obtained through interrogations while Khadr was 15 years old was admissible. His lawyers maintained those confessions were extracted under duress and torture. The Supreme Court of Canada, Canada's highest court, had reached the same conclusion in its January ruling but stopped short of ordering Canada to ask for Khadr's repatriation to Canada.
"The whole thing was a disgrace in terms of the rule of law," says Allan Hutchinson from the University of Toronto's prestigious Osgoode Hall.
Ann Coulter Takes Singapore
November 17, 2009
In Singapore recently for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders meeting, I was reminded again of the global influence, for good or ill, of American politics and culture. Given the 13 hour time difference, one wakes up in the morning just as U.S. television is in prime time. That means that if you turn on the hotel television to CNN, Fox, or in my case, in Singapore to CNBC, one is treated to the daily shout-fests that now pass for political dialogue in the United States.
In this case the topic happened to be the decision by Attorney General Eric Holder to try Khalid Sheik Mohammed, or KSM for those who want to portray themselves as insiders, in a U.S. court in New York. Turning on the television to Lawrence Kudlow (host of CNBC's The Kudlow Report) prior to my first cup of tea (this was Singapore not Lima), I was verbally and visually assaulted by Ann Coulter screeching at some deer-in-the-headlights type about the decision by the Attorney General. Honestly, I didn't even listen to what she said other than to note that she was against it. And loudly against it.
Here's the thing. I don't know whom Ann Coulter speaks for other than herself, although she must have a following if she keeps getting invited to express her views on cable shows. But is this really the face of America that we want to show to the world, especially so early in the morning? I don't know what she said and I don't really care that much, but it's not even the substance it's the tone: mocking, irreverent and dismissive of alternative views.
If we want to abuse ourselves domestically by watching these programs in the United States, so be it. But why do we need to export the loudest, most aggressive aspects of American politics and culture to the rest of the world? Why not, for example, run a short camera shot for international transmissions of a burning fireplace or waves gently lapping at the seashore whenever these sorts of programs come on, like some people do on Christmas morning as the children tear open presents. Or even a test pattern. Goodness knows, that could do more for our standing overseas than even the closing of Guantánamo. For one, it would ensure that those who live in or travel to Asia would be able to wake up in peace.
*Eric Farnsworth is a contributing blogger to americasquarterly.org. He is Vice President of the Council of the Americas in Washington DC.
Weekly News Roundup from Across the Americas
June 17, 2009
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Peru's PM to Resign, Push for End of Decrees that Sparked Amazon Conflict
Peruvian Prime Minister of Peru Yehude Simon announced that the government will ask congress to eliminate decrees 1090 and 1064, which are among the laws at the core of the violent clashes between protesters and police on June 5. Those clashes claimed dozens of lives. Simon also said that he would resign from office as soon after the stand-off with indigenous people in Peru's Amazon was resolved. The government also granted permission for indigenous leader Alberto Pizango to leave the country after he was granted political asylum by the Nicaraguan government.
An Americas Quarterly web exclusive goes into detail about the set of controversial decrees and how they fueled popular discontent that led to the clashes. Furthermore, AQ offers ongoing coverage of the conflict in a dedicated "Issues In-Depth" section.
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Deciding to have a baby can be one of the most joyous events in a person's life. The planning and creating of a new life is an exciting time and although it may bring a long some worries and apprehension they are far outweighed by the prospect of having a new member of the family. As the pregnancy progresses it is the absolute norm for anxiety to set in especially for first time mums and dads who have no previous experience and do not know what to expect and moreover for those experienced mums and dads who may have had problems in pregnancy before. For those soon to be first time parents the not knowing what to expect can bring a mixture of feelings; excitement and happiness at the prospect of having their very first child but also strong emotions of concern and distress. Such broad spectrums of emotions are expected as new parents are entering in to the world of the unknown. Similar feelings of both bliss contentment and apprehension can fill the minds of those that are already parents but have experienced problems during pregnancy and labour as they are elated to be expecting again but also worried that they may face similar problems. The NHS offer helpful and experienced tips for those that wish to find information about birthing and beyond.
There is no denying that on a daily basis the physicians and health care workers do an outstanding job, often their level of work and commendable commitment go unnoticed. Without such health care workers we have today the public's health would not be in the good state it is. This is no more true than for the work that takes place in maternity departments or hospitals around the country. Those that are employed to cover antenatal care and delivery and labour do an astonishing job every minute of every day. The level of care and attention provided is in most cases next to none with such care taken so that both mother and baby are healthy. However, that said there are times when problems occur and the health of the mother and baby are compromised due to the negligence of a health care worker. It is fair to say that accidents can happen and health injuries can occur however concern grows when such incidents could have been avoided.
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More than 250 customers learned how diving into the digital age can improve business at a seminar presented recently by Gannett Local, a division of Gannett Co. Inc., the parent company of Observer Eccentric Media. Gannett Local specializes in helping companies maximize digital advertising and marketing dollars.
Keynote speaker Brandwyn Coleman, senior executive, market support, for Gannett Local, told attendees that online customer reviews are changing the way people buy just about everything these days. And business growth is now dependent on word-of-mouth via social media. The key is to get the most out of your marketing budget, she said.
"A small business owner can put themselves out there just like Nike, Coca-Cola or Starbucks," Coleman said. "What we want to do is make sure all those large digital marketing tools are available to everybody, no matter how small their business is."
The seminars focused on increasing web traffic and driving conversion through pay-per-click marketing, optimizing search engines like Google and Yahoo, capturing leads and using social media advertising effectively.
Attendees received a free digital media audit of their business.
The Gannett Local seminar served as the official launch of Michigan Media Solutions Digital Marketing Services, aimed at helping businesses with all aspects of their advertising and marketing needs across every platform, from print to tablets to smartphones and desktops, to reach a statewide audience. O E Media is part of Michigan Media Solutions, a collective of digital properties that spans the entire state.
Frank Ruggirello, director of community and media relations for Schoolcraft College, attended the event.
"I'm looking for new ideas," Ruggirello said. "We do have a little budget for marketing and I always want to maximize those dollars."
Ruggirello's last job was in a public school district that didn't have enough money to run a marketing campaign.
"I wanted to see what Gannett and in particular what Observer Eccentric has to offer and whether we can work that into our marketing plan," he said.
Frank Cibor, O E Media advertising sales manager, said going digital is a challenge for businesses that have focused on more traditional marketing techniques. "This is exciting," he said. "This will get them to see what is out there."
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An interview with Dan Beltramo, CEO and co-founder of Vizu, to learn how advertisers can better understand how their online ads impact viewer perceptions of key brand attributes.
The industry is quickly moving beyond the idea of the online channel as a direct response vehicle measured by click-throughs to utilizing it as a branding vehicle, where the true potential of digital advertising can be realized. As an increasing volume of brands' budgets move to digital, advertisers will seek to more accurately measure the total impact of their campaigns. They will also turn to real-time bidding channels for higher efficiencies, which will accelerate the need for top of funnel metrics.
I recently sat down with Dan Beltramo, CEO and co-founder of Vizu, to discuss how advertisers can better understand and optimize how their online ads impact viewer perceptions of key brand attributes.
Adrian Tompsett: For both brand and performance advertisers, what are the benefits of running Vizu's brand effectiveness platform as a standard component of campaigns?
Dan Beltramo: The primary benefit of leveraging Vizu's brand effectiveness platform is the ability to make online brand advertising more efficient and increase online brand advertising ROI by understanding and optimizing relevant sales funnel brand metrics such as awareness, brand affinity, and purchase intent. Up till now, brand advertisers have had to rely on inappropriate metrics like click-through rates (CTRs), inferior measures of convenience like engagement rates, or stale custom research reports to measure the performance of their branding objectives. Brand lift metrics, or the lift in performance of the branding objectives, bring the same metrics used to measure and optimize advertising effectiveness in the offline world to the online medium in a more robust way.
Moreover, there is also a huge opportunity for CMOs to get a clear understanding of how their direct response campaigns are impacting their brands. The addition of brand measurement to a DR campaign provides insight into how that campaign is actually moving the needle towards future purchases and building the upper funnel, which is lost by the easily measured but overly simplified CPA metric. This data is incredibly valuable in understanding the impact that DR campaigns are having on your brand, and enables the advertiser to optimize, making smarter and more timely branding and DR decisions.
AT: Should folks running branded campaigns be considering running in the real-time exchanges?
DB: Absolutely. The first part of running an effective branding campaign is being able to reach the right audience. Programmatic bidding across the now hundreds of billions of available real-time impressions represents a highly cost efficient opportunity to reach your target audience, wherever they are on the Web. Rather than buying a specified bucket of impressions, systems automatically redistribute the advertiser's budget, buying only those impressions that work best for your campaign. The result is a more efficient and effective way to extend and complement premium buys.
AT: How does "brand optimization" work? What is it?
DB: Online brand advertising optimization is the ability to tune various aspects of an online media buy to generate the greatest amount of brand lift for the given media spend. Once you have a reliable measurement system in place that can identify and measure the elements of a campaign that drive brand lift, you can better optimize the campaign. Once you understand the relative brand lift by creative, media placement, audience segment, frequency, and many other attributes, it becomes a relatively simple process to use more of what is working and less of what is not working so well. In fact, even the simplest heuristic such as reallocating the impressions of the bottom performing 25 percent of a campaign's creative to the remaining creatives can yield dramatic results. On average, we've seen that just doing that in previous purchase intent campaigns can improve brand lift by an average of 40 percent.
The bottom line is that you can't optimize what you can't measure, and Vizu's platform enables real-time branding objective measurement and optimization. Not measuring every campaign for brand lift is a missed opportunity.
Beyond optimizing individual campaigns, leading advertisers and their partners are building institutional knowledge and benchmarks that inform subsequent advertising campaigns based on the data they acquire when they implement consistent, reliable measurement systems.
AT: Are there any privacy concerns that advertisers should worry about with using in-banner surveys?
DB: One of the benefits of in-banner surveys from a privacy perspective is that participation is entirely voluntary. The data collected via brand surveys is not used to target a specific individual. It is used to inform the types of impressions and placements that work best for a brand advertiser's campaign. In-banner surveys are focused on measuring reaction to an advertising objective, and need not request nor collect personally identifiable information.
AT: How do you see the use of in-banner surveys and online brand measurement evolving over the next couple of years?
DB: Brand lift will begin to replace CTR as the currency of communication regarding brand advertising performance. Once the entire brand advertising community focuses on the same objective and measures performance the same way, a new era of collaboration and creativity will be unleashed. Dollars that were previously wasted on ineffective advertising and dollars that were held back from online media for lack of any accountability will be reallocated to media outlets and programs that really build brands in quantifiable and meaningful ways.
Adrian Tompsett has over a decade of experience working in and with technology companies in business development, sales, and, as an early stage venture investor. At DataXu, he manages third-party technology and data supplier relationships, inventory supply partners, and indirect sales channels. Prior to DataXu, Tompsett was executive director of business development at ChoiceStream, a provider of personalization and advertising solutions for online retailers. In this capacity, he led ChoiceStream's European business expansion and sales management. Tompsett has also held positions at YankeeTek Ventures, Dell, and Grey Advertising. He is a graduate of Dartmouth College and the MIT Sloan School of Management.
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As I, and others have stated, once the pros gradually shift away from analog, the large corporations will discontinue or sell off their analog processes.
THere will however be a number of "boutique" companies that will supply everything we will need. The problem will probably be that there won't be the same amount of choice there is today. The prices may also go up because of the less volume and less competition.


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I have heard stories of people asking how you ride that thing, or how you get up hills, or how you brake (for those of you who ride brakeless) or whatever, but what amazing compliments have you gotten?
Yesterday, only day three of my new commuting to work with the Pista, I was in the left lane at a stoplight waiting to turn left and a guy pulled up next to me. I think he checked me out, and then checked my bike out, and yelled "Hey," to get my attention.
I looked over and he asked me what it meant that I only had one gear. "It means I don't ever shift gears," I said, "and this particular gear means I don't ever coast, I don't ever stop pedaling."
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6-12 in. (15-30 cm)
12-18 in. (30-45 cm)
3-6 in. (7-15 cm)
USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 �C (-10 �F)
USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 �C (-5 �F)
USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 �C (0 �F)
USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 �C (5 �F)
USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 �C (10 �F)
USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 �C (15 �F)
USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 �C (20 �F)
USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 �C (25 �F)
Light Shade
Partial to Full Shade
Late Winter/Early Spring
By dividing rhizomes, tubers, corms or bulbs (including offsets)
This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:
Larkfield-wikiup, California
Gainesville, Georgia
Rathdrum, Idaho
Bolingbrook, Illinois
West Lafayette, Indiana
Louisville, Kentucky
Lebanon, Maine
Natchez, Mississippi
Port Washington, New York
Southold, New York
Madison, Ohio
Austin, Texas
Kalama, Washingtonshow all
On May 7, 2014, sladeofsky from Louisville, KY (Zone 6b) wrote:
My favorite cultivar. It can be grown in sun or shade. In a shaded position it will produce longer stems, while in sun the flowers are held closer to the foliage. Shade grown flowers produce better stems for cutting. Mr. Fokker may be a bit hardier than other A. coronaria. The flowers open a deep indigo purple and fade to a steely cornflower blue/lilac.
On Mar 31, 2013, TiaLee1 from Rathdrum, ID (Zone 5b) wrote:
I received a few corms (?) of this as a free gift. I almost forgot about them, but then planted them in late spring last year (2012) in a little spot and promptly forgot about them again.


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Alaska's favorite bad boy LEVI JOHNSTON wed baby mama SUNNY OGLESBY last night.
Levi, 22, married the 20 year old teacher in front of 100 wedding guests.
Johnston's Mercede Johnston tweeted some low-rez pix of the new bride and groom, along with well wishes -- "Congrats to my Brother Levi and his lovely bride Sunny" following the ceremony.
The couple welcomed their first child, daughter Breeze Beretta, last month.
Levi's son Tripp, whose mom is Bristol Palin, turns 4 next month, RadarOnline.com reported.
Palin gushed to media that she "sent them some flowers today when I heard the news!"
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The Point of It All
Empathy is the remedy to looking outside the bubble of first world problems. This courageous young woman embodies this important value. If we could all find a cause we cared about and actively pursued it as a life mission, I believe we would be that much closer to global consciousness and lasting change. Thank you for your work, GOOD family :)
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The Challenge: To change the world for kids with cancer.
JOIN US in 2015
Running for charity is an honor. And although there are thousands of worthy causes that you can choose from, you want to choose a charity that touches you personally. But you also want to choose a charity where you can see where your funding dollars go to make a difference or the "impact value."
Bear Necessities Pediatric Cancer Foundation is a national organization that not only supports pediatric cancer research, but also helps approximately 400 children, who will be diagnosed with some form of pediatric cancer in the Chicagoland area alone. As a smaller charity, the "impact" of the Team Bear funds for each of these children who will receive a Bear Hug, a customized experience that brightens the life of a child going through cancer is high. These are kids who you may know personally because they're from our very own backyards and communities, so these kids and their families are truly impacted almost immediately, when they need it most.
Meet Team Bear Ambassador – MIA
Mia was diagnosed with a brain tumor in November 2011. She had just turned two years old at the time. Since the tumor is in a location that renders surgery as extremely risky, her only treatment at this point was chemotherapy. Mia is now 5 years old! She's sassy, sweet, loves to snuggle, takes dance and horse riding lessons, enjoys playing with friends and her big sister Rachel, attending school, and camp. She's mostly been on chemotherapy since diagnosis with only two short breaks from it. Her last MRI showed that things are stable which meant that the chemotherapy is working to keep the tumor from growing!
Letter from Family:
We had the pleasure of Mia's Bear Hug experience as our family enjoyed a magical day that included a limo ride to one of our favorite restaurants, The Palace Grill, and front row seats to see Disney on Ice! It was a day we will never forget. We got to be together as a family and just have FUN and not worry about the hospital, chemotherapy, side effects, IV's, medical bills or anything except laughter and good times.
We are so grateful for Bear Necessities and all that are involved with the organization. The patient's families get to experience dream events together while creating memories that last a lifetime and they also help fund grants for researchers to help discover better treatments for cancer patients and hopefully ultimately a cure!
This means so very much to our family and others in our situation dealing with childhood cancer. And that includes all of you on Team Bear who are dedicating time to train and participate in this year's Chicago Marathon. You have pledged time away from your families. Having committed to raise money is -helping so many kids that go thru so much. They endure things no one should have to.
So, while you are out there running on October 11th, please know how many families you are helping out. We are touched beyond words. From the bottom of all our hearts, we are thankful for Bear Necessities and each and everyone one of you on Team Bear 2015.
Dan, Lisa, Rachel, and Mia
Team Bear is a charity partner for the Chicago Half Marathon on September 27, 2015. We are asking runners to raise a Bear Hug which is $500. Registration is filling up quickly even though the race isn't until September. To get a discount code – become a Team Bear Member and contact Susan at email@example.com


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The 2015 amFAR New York Gala took place last night at at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City. Top models attended the event such as Binx Walton, Kendall Jenner wearing Romona Keveza, Grace Mahary, Coco Rocha, Crystal Renn, Lais Riberio, Naomi Campbell, Karlie Kloss wearing Mugler, Hailey Baldwin, Isabeli Fontana, Iman wearing Balmain, Ashley Graham, Rianne ten Haken, Anna Cleveland , Oluchi Orlandi and [...]
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Iman and Genevieve Jones walked the red carpet at the U2 And Anna Wintour Host A Special Screening Of 'Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom', In Partnership With Burberry And The New York Times at Ziegfeld Theatre .
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Newly crowned Miss America Laura Kaeppeler of Kenosha couldn't hear their cheers from the stage Saturday in Las Vegas, but a contingent of hometown supporters was elated to watch her coronation on television.
"It was bigger than the Super Bowl," said Kerstin Santarelli, who gathered with about a dozen teachers from St. Joseph Catholic Academy, where Kaeppeler's mother, Susan, is a teacher.
"It was screaming and shouting and tears of happiness," Santarelli, a principal in the St. Joseph Lower School, said Sunday.
Texts quickly jumped from cellphones in Kenosha to smartphones in Vegas, where Joya (Zamora) Santarelli, Kerstin's sister-in-law, was in the crowd to see Kaeppeler get her crown.
After a press conference following her win, Kaeppeler gathered with her parents, Miss Wisconsin pageant representatives and Joya, a former Miss Wisconsin and Miss Kenosha winner, for a few moments in a private suite. Sequestered from friends and family for 10 days before the final Miss America ceremony, it was the first time she got to see anyone from her hometown.
"Quite honestly, I think she was still in shock," Joya said Sunday, just before taking off for a flight from Denver. "She just kept saying, 'I can't believe I'm Miss America!' It was still settling in. She's just so excited and grateful."
It was the culmination of a journey that began "on a whim," Joya said.
Kaeppeler, 23, entered the Miss Kenosha pageant to talk about her work mentoring children of incarcerated adults, a cause she embraced after her father went to federal prison for fraud.
After being named Miss Kenosha 2010, Kaeppeler went on to win the Miss Wisconsin 2011 title in June.
"I felt like being Miss Wisconsin would give me such a loud voice for being a spokesperson for these children," said Kaeppeler, who started Circles of Support, a website dedicated to mentoring work.
"Promise me one thing," she says in a letter on the site addressed to children of incarcerated parents. "You will always surround yourself with positive role models and never lose faith in yourself. This situation does not define you. Dream BIG — you can achieve anything you set your mind to. I believe in you. and I believe in the power of your future!"
It was a message Kaeppeler brought to her alma mater St. Joseph, where she gathered with students in December.
"She made the kids promise three things: One, that they would put God first. Two, they would always try their best. And, three, they would always believe in themselves," said Kerstin, who wore a pink Miss America pin with Kaeppeler's picture to show her support.
"We've been part of her journey since she was Miss Kenosha," she added. "And we will continue to follow her. We will put up a map of the world and chart, 'Where is Miss America?'"
Already Sunday, Kaeppeler was headed to New York, where she was expected to make the rounds on the morning talk shows this week.
Joya Santarelli expected it to be an eye-opening experience for Kaeppeler, a Carthage College graduate who plans to use her $50,000 Miss America scholarship money to attend law school and further her work with prisoners' families.
"Can you imagine? Can you even imagine, if that were you? She's never left Kenosha. Maybe on vacation, but she's never left for long," Joya said.
Wherever her travels take her, Joya said Kaeppeler knew she would have the support of her hometown.
"Laura is like a little sister to me, so the amount of pride I have is unexplainable," she added. "I'm thrilled for her. I'm thrilled for her family. I'm thrilled for the city of Kenosha and the state of Wisconsin. It's just such a big deal. ... This crown is going to be a catalyst for her to do just some wonderful things."
And, Joya added, "Her story is one for people to learn from: No matter who you are, no matter where you come from, no matter what you've been through in life, if you really set your mind on a particular goal, you really can achieve your goal."
Miss America 2012, Laura Kaeppeler of Kenosha, will be on television programs this week:
— "Good Morning America," 7 to 9 a.m., ABC
— "Inside Edition," 3 p.m., WLS
— "Inside Edition," 12:30 a.m., WDJT; 7 a.m., WMLW
— "Fox & Friends," 7 a.m. hour on Fox Business Network
— "The Wendy Williams Show," 10 a.m., WITI and WFLD
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U.S. Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., will be campaigning in Reno today at a rally with the International Association of Fire Fighters, which endorsed Dodd's presidential bid earlier this week.
The rally, which is open to the public, is at 10 a.m. at the Reno Firefighters Union Hall, 390 Kirman Avenue.
The visit is part of a campaign tour of early primary states to tout the firefighters' endorsement. IAFF President Harold Schaitberger will be campaigning with Dodd.
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Bruins get their shot at Falcons
Playoff berths are secure. The Colfax High football team has already clinched at least a share of the Pioneer Valley League title. And Bear River appears to have recovered from its two-game slide in October.
Yet there is always a lot riding on a Bruins-Falcons clash on the football field. The longtime rivals will meet at Lake of the Pines tonight in an enticing regular season finale.
Colfax brings its high powered offense and unsung defense into the showdown. The Falcons (9-0 overall, 4-0 PVL) are looking to cap a perfect regular season and state their case for a No. 1 seed in the upcoming Sac-Joaquin Section Division IV playoffs. Escalon (9-0), the defending section champion, is the other favorite for the top seed.
Bear River is headed to the playoffs after back-to-back losses to Placer and Center last month. The Bruins (8-2, 2-2) would get a major boost heading into the postseason, and probably another home game, if they can pull the upset. They will be a part of a tough Div. IV field.
"I think our kids are ready for the challenge," Bear River co-coach Scott Savoie said. "It's unfortunate that we're not in a position that we thought we might be in — to play for a PVL championship. But we did lock the playoffs last week and we're excited to play against Colfax. It's a game we've been thinking about, talking about and pointing to all year."
Bear River quarterback James Harris is ready to go after he left last week's game at Foothill in the first half after taking a hit to the head. Savoie said Harris was cleared to play on Tuesday and has practiced all week.
The Falcons are also recovered after a wild night last Friday. The lights went out in Colfax in the first quarter and the teams resumed the game two and a half hours later in Lincoln. The Falcons were unfazed, crushing the Zebras, 56-14.
Senior Hunter Perez has rushed for 1,686 yards on the season. Senior quarterback Austin Young has passed for 2,055 yards while completing 63 percent of his passes.
"It's a huge challenge," Savoie said. "They're obviously a very balanced team. They have lots of weapons on offense with a big trigger man that throws the ball real well. If that weren't enough, they've got a great defense too. We have our hands full."
Del Oro (8-1) at Woodcreek (5-4)
The Golden Eagles are soaring toward a top seed in the playoffs, but a slip-up tonight could cost them a shot at even greater glory.
The Timberwolves have been inconsistent, but they're definitely dangerous. Woodcreek beat Casa Roble and Whitney earlier this season. Last week the T'Wolves fell flat in a 37-0 loss to Nevada Union at home.
Meanwhile Del Oro put together one of its most impressive performances of the season in a 45-20 romp over Roseville last Friday. Bobby Heatherington passed for 216 yards and three touchdowns — two to tight end Alex Bertrando. Nick O'Sullivan added 134 rushing yards.
The Golden Eagles remain atop CalHi Sports' Division II North Bowl rankings, but they must win a section crown to be eligible for a bowl invitation.
Placer at (7-2) at Foothill (3-6)
The Hillmen will tune up for the postseason tonight, then wait to hear their playoff fate on Saturday.
For a second straight year, Placer is teetering between Division III and IV. Several playoff projections, including one from MaxPreps, have the Hillmen landing as a high seed in Division III. With an enrollment of 1,335, Placer would be the smallest school in Div. III.
But Friday's outcomes could alter the playoff picture. The Hillmen know they need a victory to lock up a home game in the opening round. A Placer win and a Colfax loss at Bear River would also give the Hillmen a share of the PVL title.
Foothill is winless in PVL play, but the Mustangs have a couple of dangerous players in quarterback David Sanders and tailback Dillon Paris, who combine for nearly 200 rushing yards per game. Senior Kelly Bender is one of the top receivers in the PVL, Bender has 40 catches on the season for 860 yards and 10 touchdowns.
Foresthill (8-1) at Delta (6-3)
The Wildfires can cap a perfect run through the Sacramento Metro Athletic League with a victory in Clarksburg.
Foresthill blanked Delta 28-0 back on Sept. 30 and wrapped up its first league championship with a 42-6 win over Woodland Christian last week. The Wildfires played the first half of last week's contest on Friday and the second half on Saturday afternoon after a power outage in the region Friday night.
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text: The Last Men London The Last Men. Indie/electro/experimental act based just north of london: "The Last Men LESS than 12 months after forming, Stortford electro-indie gang The Last Men have capitalised on some spellbinding gigs with the release of their debut EP. The Last Men The eponymous four-track effort, which is out now on iTunes, is a thoroughly polished vehicle for their songwriting and sets one heck of a benchmark for new unsigned acts to meet. With its lumbering, insistent guitar groove and rousing singalong chorus, opener Fuzzy Cuzz wouldn't sound out of place as a summer hit on alternative radio, while vocalists Alex Bayly and Bella Chipperfield duet sublimely on the more atmospheric, laid-back Hold You There. Since forming late last year, the quintet have made a sizeable dent on Stortford's live scene and in the capital. On top of packed gigs at Club Blub and this year's Stortford Music Festival, they've played The Monarch, Nambucca and the Camden Crawl festival. They're playing at Cazfest this Sunday (July 3) and are even booked in for a second BBC Introducing… live radio slot following an impressive first outing. To find out more, see www.thelastmen.co.uk – and visit our Observer Sessions music channel for video from their Stortford Music Festival set." HERTS ESSEX OBSERVER "Music, just like life itself, evolves. Moving freely from genre to genre, form to form. In the early years of this decade if you weren't wearing skinny jeans and a low-cut vest top, hanging round Camden nightclubs, smoking roll-up cigarettes you weren't a cool band. Countless bands sounding like The Strokes and The Libertines started to emerge and soon took over the whole music scene. But like I said, evolution soon kicked in. From the roll-up cigarette smoke a new type of indie music started to surface, it was more dance-able and had strange beautiful noises, oooh! I logged on to the online unsigned-music streaming sensation that is Myspace (and a little bit of Facebook) to hear a band from down Essex/Herts way. Misleadingly called The Last Men, this 4 piece Indie electro band comprise of four last men and one last woman and, from what I've heard, are making fantastic music! So what have this new, cool band got to do with that old-timer rant you had at the beginning of the article? I hear you shout. Well, their music is a new twist on that danceable-indie loveliness we're used to from bands such as Bloc Party and MGMT which is the way indie music started to go. I only got to hear two tracks up on their profile, the track Napalm dream offered everything in the way of effect-filled guitar and fast rhythm that gets your head bobbing and although it was well written and well produced it wasn't anything I hadn't heard before. But before I discarded them as another band joining the dance-indie movement a few years too late, I listened to their other track they have available The Cycle, which really made me sit up and listen. Following this up with a video on their Youtube page of a live performance of the song New Life I started to see The Last Men as very accomplished songwriters and musicians with an interesting sound that I'm starting to love. The Last Men could be Fantastic! I wanna hear some more! I can see they are really interested in writing good music. I can see obvious influences, bands such as Bloc Party, maybe a hint of The Yeah Yeah Yeahs but also influence from legendary songwriters such as Bruce Springsteen. Their songs have this delightful way of drawing you in before erupting into an explosion of sound. They're a promising band with brilliant song-writing skill. A quality that has also been noticed by Absolute radio and BBC introducing radio – just a couple of places The Last Men can boast about having their music played. They're doing everything right for the current music environment, they've found a new interesting sound and manage to perform it better than most bands I've heard of this nature. They're promoting themselves well, with professional photoshoots and online presence. With the opportunity of playing on larger stages with some bigger names I think The Last Men could be Fantastic! I wanna hear some more!" NEW BEATS MEDIA The Last Men's tracks West Coast by The Last Men published on 2012/10/17 20:27:32 +0000 Wannabe by The Last Men published on 2012/10/17 20:25:24 +0000 The Cycle Re-Issue by The Last Men published on 2012/07/18 08:02:05 +0000 She's Living by The Last Men published on 2012/07/04 12:28:13 +0000 Anyway by The Last Men published on 2012/06/18 23:52:31 +0000 Napalm Dream (Live) by The Last Men published on 2011/12/14 14:20:42 +0000 West Coast (Live) by The Last Men published on 2011/12/14 14:17:24 +0000 I Was Old (Live) by The Last Men published on 2011/12/14 14:12:26 +0000


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