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[Cloud USA Article] Time & Rain: Terri's Take
~Cloud Cover by Terri, Managing Editor :-}
There is a trend building and, frankly, it's bothersome. So, since I had a few minutes this morning to sit down and actually write, I wanted to say something that might at least slow down the momentum of the bad buzz.
First, to all of you Clouds out there who are irritated at Time Magazine:
I understand your irritation over Time Magazine. I really do. Yes, their write-up about Rain was lame as hell. So were some of the other write-ups about the rest of the people on the list, many of which were done by "guest" writers. Annoying? Yes. Tragic? Not so much.
As frustrating as the Time experience can be, the enormous amount of effort I devote to this cause every year is worth it. Why? Because of the massive amounts of publicity Rain receives—not only here in the good old U.S. of A., but also all over the globe—every single time he lands on top of that online poll or in that magazine.
Frankly, it's not about the "feel good," people. Instead, it's about the fame—and the fortune. I'm of the opinion that the only reason Time sponsors an online poll every year is to draw traffic to their website right before they publish their special Time 100 issue, in the hopes that more people will visit their website and maybe buy their physical magazine. That's all it is—a marketing ploy.
Yeah, yeah. I know Time Magazine's Managing Editor, Richard Stengel, would probably object mightily over my cynicism. In fact, he talks a good game in his "democratization of influence" article on Time.com. Still, no one will convince me that the people on Time's list are truly the world's most influential people until the following two things occur:
- the people who are chosen for the Time 100 list are chosen by popular vote ONLY, by voters all over the world, and
- when Time Warner, one of the world's largest and wealthiest media conglomerates and owner of Time Magazine, becomes a non-profit organization.
The good news is it's a marketing ploy that appears to be working beautifully. So, for that alone, I can't help but give Time kudos.
Time reported 23.1 million global unique visitors in March 2011. That was before the Time 100 Online Poll had even started. That ain't chump change, folks. One thing I can't figure out, though, is why the fact that this is a marketing endeavor is bothering some Clouds so much. After all, doesn't Rain's career as a celebrity depends on how popular he is with the masses who might be willing to spend their hard-earned money on his work?
Just think about it. Because of Time.com's poll and their Time 100 issue, over 23.1 million people have been exposed to Rain. Most likely, more than 23.1 MILLION people, after the poll began! And that's not counting all of the people who might pick up a physical magazine issue now that it's out on newsstands.
Frankly, Clouds everywhere should be dancing in the streets right about now. It's pretty obvious from his recent tweets that Rain is giddy with glee about it. So, why aren't we, his most ardent supporters, just as delighted as he is?
Second, to those who wonder why Rain would even bother to show up at Time's gala at all, after supposedly being so horribly insulted with such a lame write-up:
Again, because it's good marketing. Rain will be attending the gala for the very same reasons that everyone else will be attending:
- It is an honor. Regardless of what you may think about Time Magazine, it is still is an award winning magazine, and it truly is an honor to have been chosen as one of their 100 most influential people in the world. It's even an honor to have won their silly online poll, because it means you are really REALLY popular.
- Some of the world's 100 most influential people (according to Time editors, anyway) will be in attendance. And frankly, not to expose himself to those people would be extremely stupid. And if there's one thing Ji-Hoon is NOT, it's stupid.
Third, to those who wonder why we all bother to participate in this stupid thing year after year after year:
Well, I don't know about the rest of you, but I know why Cloud USA encourages everyone to participate in it every year.
The effect of being on top of that poll and in that award-winning magazine (I repeat, yes, they do win awards and they ARE prestigious, even if we hate to admit it.) means that Rain gets invited to a party where, for an entire evening, he is able to schmooze with some smart, powerful, and highly influential people. At that gala, he might meet that one person who will remember his name and pass it on to that one producer who will offer him the opportunity of a lifetime.
Shoot. He might even meet the girl of his dreams there and end up residing in the U.S. forever. After all, according to Rain in his latest KBS interview, his "ideal type" is still Megan Fox. You never know. (LOL. Okay, now that was totally a fan moment. Sorry, Clouds. :-})
If we can take the time out of our busy lives to vote for Rain and put him at the top of a gazillion online polls on a gazillion obscure fan sites all over the globe, then why can't we continue to vote for him on an online poll that brings him such an amazing amount of exposure? In my humble opinion, it's not about Time Magazine at all. It's about Rain. It's about about getting the people who think they might be able to use him to make more money for themselves to even notice he's freaking alive.
In case you hadn't noticed, that's Cloud USA's mission: "to present Jung Ji-Hoon, the artist known as Rain (Bi), to the English-speaking world, in an effort to help him achieve his personal and professional goal of becoming a world star."
And you know what? Clouds everywhere are helping us do a damned good job of completing our mission. So, before I say anything else here, I'd like to say say THANK YOU to all of you Clouds out there for being there for Rain.
THANK YOU for voting on Time.com. Thank you for being here with Cloud USA to help us share Rain with the U.S.A. And thank you to those of you who are busily making plans to be in New York City to cheer Rain on outside Time's gala event on Tuesday, April 26.
We hope all of you will continue to support Cloud USA and Rain whenever we think something is important enough for Rain's career here in the U.S. for us to be involved in it. Our fervent wish is that someday Rain will be such a household name that Cloud USA will become redundant, that there will be no need for us anymore. We truly do hope that in a few years, whenever people hear the name, Rain, instead of saying, "Rain? Who the hell is Rain?", they will be saying, "Rain? Yeah. Wow. That guy's got talent."
Yep. We're just waiting for the day to come when Stephe and I can look at each other and grin and say: "GAME OVER." :-}
Terri :-}
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this write-up is nothing short of amazing! this is one of the reasons why I love Cloud USA far more than our own Cloud Philippines. This site knows how to put fellow Clouds at ease and give us the chance to see the "silver-lining" behind every dark cloud. Yup, it's rain! thank you for such an amazing article! it moved me beyond tears… and no, I ain't exaggerating. I feel like crying because even though my morning started all wrong because of TIME's palpable discrimination, that freaking video, and that crappy statement from TIME, you folks from Cloud USA made me realize that my efforts aren't a total waste after all, for you reminded me all over again that this one man, win or lose, will always be worthy of our votes as he is truly influential. i've never been so concerned of reaching out to those in need ever since I met him, i've never been so concerned about success and failure ever since this guy entered my world… that, my friends, is true influence! once again, kudos to Cloud USA for this amazing work! I know it's bad but sometimes, I wish I was a Cloud from US, not from my own country. GOD BLESS YOU, DEAR WRITERS 🙂 No GAME OVER, please! Keep 'em coming^^
I'm with you there sis 🙂
I just wish some "person" would read this and try to grow-up…:D
and I wish every cloud would be open minded just like these folks right here 😀
Thank you so much for this article!
I've found new respect for CloudUSA 😀
Ladies, As much as I support and respect what each of you have said we are WOMEN OF THAT AGE! and frankly do you really think that the American youth are buying TIME? NO! So unless Rain would have been on the cover to catch their attention they still don't know who he is also people in their twenties are no much into Times Magazine.
LMAO okay Lotus way to bring us all back to reality. Yes you make a good point not "many" youths read Time but this is not just about them it's about the movers and shakers that MIGHT not have known about "Rain" and might now.
LOL We do tend to believe that we can move mountains when it comes to "Rain" and though we have accomplished something quite grand. It is not world changing but let us hope that it is life changing for "Rain" that is the most we can hope for.
You know I have Much respect for you and your opinions, but I have to say that as much as it "pains" me to see the Very Inadequate write up of Baby Love he is SO a "Man With A Plan." He knows he needs to come and be in that room of high powered people to network his a__s off. I just read a transcription of one of the recent Korean news interviews he did on this recent Time 100 win. He states near the end of the interview his goal is to win an Academy award or Grammy award in the USA representing Korea. From this I gather, Bi is quite intent on coming here after his stint in the military to "hunker down" and try to "crack open" this market.
He's incredibly ambitious, so in coming here now and "working that room" like he worked that stripper pole, he is making sure all his "ducks are lined up" while he is away. Hopefully, he will be able to hit the ground running when his tour of duty is over. He needs for people in decision making power positions to keep him in mind for any new projects he may be suited for. So, even though he may be a little disappointed by his write up and mention in the actual magazine, he recognizes that this is another HUGE opportunity to "make his mark" even deeper.
Also, Rain is 29/30 himself and he has already done the teeny bop thing. I'm thinking he may possibly be wanting to seek more "grown up" fare (music/movies) when he makes his selections. So I'm inclined to agree with Dulcie, the youth market at this present time is not the primary focus.
A great article, and a voice of reason as always, Terri.
At the end of the day, Rain won, and the 'Western World' will get to know some more about him.
However, I have to admit, even after a day's worth of retail therapy, I came home, read this post, and still find myself upset over TIME's belittlement of Rain's win.
With just one sentence, TIME manages to trivialise Rain's talent and that of the "non-Western World's fame", as well as insults Rain and the legion of supporters around the world who spent weeks getting him to the top for the win.
This is AFTER it threw out the challenge that no Cloud could ever refuse!
I was ok with haters spewing venom about him during and after he won the poll. I was ok with TIME choosing one of the least flattering photos of Rain out of the many good ones that they could have picked (trivial matter and he still looked fantastic anyway!).
I never expected Rain to have a spot on the cover of TIME as he was the people's choice, not TIME's staff's choice. And I don't care if he's got a smaller photo, or lesser real estate on TIME than, say Justin Bieber.
What I do take the greatest offence to is that one sentence, and also by that tone of voice that female TV anchors took. It was condescending, unnecessary and darn right rude and does not paint a flattering picture of Rain and his supporters to the million of readers who have not had the opportunity to get to know about him.
If it was a trashy magazine, I wouldn't have given a hoot! But this is TIME we are talking about here.
I do not know what strategy TIME is using to increase traffic to its site and its reader base. What I do know is that they didn't have to write such a rude sentence. It was like putting someone up just so you can take them down! Shame on you, TIME!
I do hope that they will treat him well when he attends the gala and that he gets to meet many great (*coughs Colin*), open-mined (*coughs Firth*), beautiful (*coughs Mr Darcy*) people who would recognise the tremendous talent that he is and provide us with more opportunities to enjoy Rain in more Hollywood movies.
On a lighter note, Oh My Gosh! My other darling, the-thinking-women's-heartthrob-Mr-Darcy-Colin-Firth made it on the list.
Ooooohhhhhhhhh! I do hope they get to talk to each other and become good friends. OMG, imagine that! I am one very very very happy fan girl if that does happen.
LOVE Colin (Mr. Darcy) Firth. He's my favorite British actor. Anything he's in I've got to watch it. Love his acting! ("The Girl With The Pearl Earring"…….great movie)
Great article Terri and I agree. I mean yeah I was upset that Time just maneged to write a minuscule write up about Rain. However some exposure is better than no exposure at all. Unfair situations are always going to happen but that's why he has us Clouds to support him. I am always going to show my support for Rain, vote in any poll that has his name on it. Also any time he can step on American soil is awesome, now if only I could step on that same soil at the same time…LOL.
@Terri – Great post, I agree.
At the end of the day JiHoon still wins! The publicity that he has and will gain from all of this is irreplaceable (because of the diverse audience of this magazine). JiHoon also understands the importance and potential opportunities that exist with attending the TIME100 event and with being present and networking.
TIME uses JiHoon and his fans for the increased marketing and sales potential, and JiHoon knows that he also benefits from his name being on the list, and especially in the number 1 spot. Even though TIME gave him an inept write-up in the magazine, the fact that he won the number 1 spot based on "popular vote" says more than any full page article could. There were a lot of well-known and popular people on the list, but it was JiHoon who had a large enough active Global fan-base to vote him into the number 1 spot. That's a lot of votes (numbers/volume), and these numbers translate into potential sales of something and dollars ($$$) for someone. People will begin to do their own research, and will want to know how or what makes JiHoon so special that he could pull in all of these popular votes. Also while researching they won't rely on just one article of information either, but will dig deeper. Hey remember, we were all there once when we first fell across Rain, for whatever reason he crossed our paths. Then we started to Google him and landed on various websites… Next was Youtube, and then half way between A – Z, we became fascinated and then JiHoon had us….
Ultimately most of the people will not even remember that there was an article in the magazine about Rain, but they will remember that some Asian guy name Rain won the popular vote over X, Y and Z person or themselves with 400,000+ popular votes (and there wasn't even a close 2nd place). They will want to know why/how this could be done, what type of talent, skills does he possess or works has he done..? Also to win the TIME100 once, can be dismissed as luck or circumstances. To win twice, means this person is not a joke and should be taken seriously. Everybody wants a winner on their side, or wants to learn from one. People have/will take notice of JiHoon now. Remember… the potential marketing alone can be phenomenal for someone with that large of a fan-base. You know we see it all the time in the U.S. with our sport athletes, and after they slap on a Nike or Adidas brand on them, etc….
Again, JiHoon wins!!! He is smart enough to capitalize from it, regardless of the Haters and inept articles that have been written. His presence at the TIME100 event will plant seeds…. People will seek out a winner, and we know our Rain is truly a WINNER. We, Clouds, always make sure of it! Aja, Aja, Fighting!!! 😀
@Chisun extremely well said and I totally agree with what you said! This is my exact thinking.
HERE, HERE…..my sentiments exactly, I mean the man beat out the leaders of our government for goodness sake. Individuals who have the future(s) of Millions of people in their hands. I know if I didn't know who Ji-Hoon (Rain) was, I'd sure as hell want to know who he was for that reason alone.
Terri, well said and while I agree with most of what you said.
The fact is our media is very much basis it has always been and from what I've seen I don't see it changing in the near future.
So they are an award winning magazine but they were still very disrespectful and did it with eyes wide open right down to that sarcastic COW. For me yes I take it very hard its just another slap in the face from main stream media, they'll only report what they deem important.
nice article. i definitely agree 🙂
Thank you Terri for your realistic view of the mining of this pool, and the clear explanation of the benefits that come after rains exposure to the US market thanks to the Time Magazine or any form of marketing available.
Terry I understand your point and I am with you when you said that winning the Times Poll gives great exposure to Rain and that we should be thankful to Times to include Rain in the poll in the first place. Also that by going to the Times gala he will know important people that can give him future opportunities. But the true is that Times was disrespectful in their approach to Rain winning the poll. I don't know if Times was like this the first time Rain won or if they are doing this to just get us mad and create controversy so they can defend themselves and sell more magazines. Maybe that's their strategy and we are falling in it. We have to wait and see their approach to Rain's win when the magazine with the winners gets out. This is not over till Rain comes back to Korea. I wanna see how Times deals with Rain cuz if they decides to keep ignoring Rain and put him as a "space filler" like busybee said; we are going to have to plan a new strategy to deal with Times next year. It's not right that they put Rain only to get our attention, get our money and effort and then put him in a small space on the least important page cuz then, they are winning lots and giving a little. We have to make them understand that almost half a million votes deserves RESPECT from them. If they put Rain in next year's list we should vote like crazy and post meaninful post so they take us seriously. After all these years is TIME they recognize Rain and their fans as a serious performer with fans that love him dearly.
@Terri I am not sure if you already answered this question in your write up or not. But if you did please tell me again. I want to know do the poeple who are on the Time 100 list actually get an award at the gala?
Well said @Terri and @BiAlamode and I agree totally its about Rain and the bigger picture!!!
You know I have been totally out of the loop. Because I had no ideal that people were so mad about the write up Time did on Rain. Now don't get me wrong I was irritated on what they said compared to how detailed they talked about other poeple on the list. However, because I have been so happy and excited about Rain winning the online poll, being included in the Time 100 list and being able to attend the gala. My irritation did not out shine the bigger picture I invisioned. I could not help but focus more on the more postitive things that were happening and could happen for Rain as a result of this honor. I do understand how people would be mad about the wirte up. However you should focus more on the bigger picture and look at the write up as a small irritaing thing. Like @BiAlmode said heck Time mag could not have even included his name on the list so we could vote at all. So I am going to continue to look at this honor as being an extremely positive thing that has happended to Rain again. I look forward to all the good things that may come for him in the future as a result of him winning this honor.
I agree too. Its definitely all about Rain. We shouldn't worry about anything else. I do wish they had picked a different picture though… A nice close up shot would have been fabulous!
i do agree w/ you – i'm just so dang PEEVED at TIME (and a bit heartbroken for us fans & Rain) that TIME is being such a bastard in their treatment of his online poll win. marketing etc. aside, you'd think they could treat the poll winner, and the ppl that voted for the winner, w/ a little respect. ok fine, treat w/ him indifference and write up a lame, throw-away blurb. but treating Rain, and basically us fans, like he's just this big joke – i want to slap TIME in its collective face yo! ;P seriously – their "he won again, really?!" and all-he's-accomplished-is-hot-dance-moves-in-front-of-large-crowds-in-asia-and-acted-in-ninja-assassin-and-performed-a-dance-off-against-stephen-colbert attitude is infuriating! can you tell i'm infuriated ?! lolz ;P TIME has the ability to put a positive spin on his win by at least providing some insight on his popularity and what he's achieved in his career (again, other than just NA and stephen colbert) – but no, they took the cheap, lame & lazy route – almost pandering to the ppl who ask "who the hell is Rain ?!" again, i agree that him being included in the poll is great – more exposure in the US, etc. i just wish it didn't come w/ the ridicule. i do love that we are able to utilize this poll each year to basically come together and communicate to Rain how much we support him. just wish TIME wasn't such a bastard – after all, we do bring a sh!t-load of traffic to their site each year!
my feelings too. honestly, by now Time could have done better, like even saying he was the star in NA as opposed to have a role in NA. yes, it's a marketing strategy and in 2006 Time was stunned and Rain's votes. the Editor stated that fact and that they wanted to get to know who he was. yes it is about Rain, but sincerely after 6 straight years of the same name being apart of your marketing strategy, you can do better towards a person who brings so many dollars to your "non-profit" status (meaning you don't have to pay taxes on your money) you walk away with the pocket book full that you made off of your big name list. and how do you send out a thank you? by placing a snipit that looks like you used it as a space filler for the page. i am insulted by what they did this year, because they could and should have done better (as far as the mag. goes). in 2006 they said "Rain! who the hell is Rain?, in 2011 the statement should be "Rain? yeah, that guy's got talent.
BRAVO Terri!!! Very well said! ^^
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Bravo Terri …. Well said.
I think people take things to to personally and waste far too much energy on arguing with people that just want to pick a fight and be nasty. I think it would have been far better publicity if people would just respond to "haters" with "You are welcome to your opinion but we support Rain, thank you" Then there's nothing to argue about.
In the end the numbers say it all "We Love Jung Ji Hoon" he is worth admiring not just for his charitable work which is a lot but, on the basis of what he's accomplished through pure determination and grit. And, because of that I'll do what we can when I can to support him, even if that means spending some extra time on the computer to post some votes so he can get the opportunity for some free publicity and be able to get out there and network and as Terri said maybe make that one hook up that might change his life. (Though I personally am hoping he'll hold out on finding Mrs. Right until we can meet so he can fall madly in love with me. {wink})
I SO Agree Terri. Sh__t YEAH he's coming here!! Hey, anybody would PREFER to have a "glowing" write up, but the BIGGER PICTURE is WE VOTED, HE WON and he will be getting a sh__t load of widespread U.S. exposure and even more so since he was in Ninja Assassin and people REMEMBER the Bad Ass award, which he won not too long ago. I'm a Cloud so yeah I'm a little irritated by the write up, but I'm trying to look at the bigger picture. He gets to come here AGAIN and Rub Shoulders AGAIN with a different set of HIGH POWERED individuals, including our President, which means HELLA more exposure for him in the entertainment industry and possibly Other Fields of entertainment. I too think he will be freer to date here as well and I hope for him he does find his dream girl to marry. He will finally get to have the family desires and deserves.
I'm not sad……..not at all!! Hey, TIME mag could have Not included his name on the list to vote on At All…………
yup it's all about Rain…


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Gabriel J. Boerner, 19, of Upper Southampton, pleaded guilty to robbery this morning in Bucks County Common Pleas Court. He also pleaded guilty to burglarizing an unoccupied home in Warminster three months earlier.
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Dairy prices bounce back
Dairy prices have bounced back in the latest Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction.
Global dairy prices have risen for the third consecutive Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction.
Although the rise in whole milk powder (0.3%) and the overall index (0.4%) were modest compared to the last auction, it heralds further good news for farmers.
ASB economist Nathaniel Keall says its milk forecast remains at $6.75/kgMS for the 2020-21 season.
"We now believe the downside risks to this forecast have receded, and the risks are, if anything, moving ever so slightly towards the upside after three decent auctions," he says.
Keall notes that Fonterra has also revised its forecast range, lifting the mid-point to $6.80, but keeping a wide forecast range of $6.30- $7.30.
"Fonterra have cited improving demand in China as a driver for the lift in its forecast, and indeed the 'North Asia' region has been strong over recent auctions," he says.
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The system of lending to the agricultural sector managementJournal: Scientific review, Науковий огляд, Научное обозрение (Vol.12, No. 2)
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Keywords : credit; soft loans; interest rate; lending principles; cheaper credit; government support; financial crisis;
In this articles considered the state and prospects of development of lending entities agricultural sector. The study found that access to agricultural producers especially farmers to credit is limited due to small production volumes of their products and the lack of credit history. As a result, there is an urgent problem in implementing microcredit farmers, which can be achieved only through the establishment of credit agricultural cooperatives. Based on the results of the study authors proposed development and implementation of government programs of credit support for agricultural production entities. In addition, as a result of the study the necessity of the establishment in Ukraine State Agricultural Bank, whose task should be lending agricultural business.
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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (KNWA) — A record-setting 79 films — features, documentaries, short, and animated films — will screen at this year's Fayetteville Film Fest from October 3-5 2019.
The board announced that the films will be at locations around the Fayetteville Square area and all documentaries will be screened at the Pryor Center, 1 East Center Street.
The opening night film, "To the Stars," is a black-white film set in the 60s and, "follows the story of a powerful friendship forged between a shy farmer's daughter and a reckless new girl in town." This film screened at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival.
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Well this came out of nowhere... After a frustrating game of Overwatch about 2:30am, I started a sketch... then I added lines... then colors... and shadows... 10:30am I'm posting this. I should get mad at video games more. :P
Anyways, Shield Knight Arly was my original intention for this years cosplays. Last year was to be "big budget game girls", while this year would spotlight "indie game girls"... well Pokemon and a few anime gave me ideas to expand that latter idea. So this may be a year I'm just flooding out the dress-up Arlys.
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Shield Knight & other Shovel Knight elements (c) Yacht Club Games
Shes gonna protect what she cares for :D
Alot to protect with... though maybe not so much over the 4ft. tall limit :P
I love this. It's such a cute game anyway. But always nice to see Shield Moo..I mean Knight xD in action.
She's gonna need a bigger shield to cover all that. Very cute~
Hey, if anyones breastplate could be used as a shield on its own, its Arly's :P
so awesome i should do a shovel knight Tabi :P
nwa very cute! Moo looks a little squished in that suit lol <3
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Portland's dockless e-scooter fleet jumps up to 2,600
Portland's electric scooter fleet has scaled up to never-before-seen heights — with 2,630 of the dockless devices now available for hire.
The increase comes after the Portland Bureau of Transportation permitted a sixth e-scooter operator, Bird, to join Spin, Lime, Bolt, Razor and Shared in the increasingly crowded market.
Bird deployed 525 e-scooters on Thursday, Aug. 15. Two other companies met the bureau's criteria for modest allotment increases.
"The pilot continues to perform the way we wanted it to," said bureau spokesman John Brady, "which is to get more data, more experience with this new transportation technology and to continue to see whether it fits with the rest of our transportation system."
Spin is jumping from 525 to 641 e-scooters after meeting a "good partner" benchmark and hosting safety classes, while Bolt will boost its armada from 200 to 214 scooters for also meeting the partner incentive.
Lime is said to be seeking an allotment increase, but their data remains under review.
As part of the application process, PBOT created stretch goals that triggered fleet increases — including implementing "geo-fencing" technology that would prevent improper parking or riding. None of the companies have achieved that lofty goal yet.
There were only about 1,975 scooters on city streets as of mid June. The 120-day scooter pilot in 2018 topped out at 2,043. PBOT admits that e-scooters are still not "reliably available" outside the central city.
Portlanders may recall quite the hubbub after the Multnomah County Sheriff's river patrol hauled nearly 60 of the two-wheelers from the waters of the Willamette River in late June. A recent national study highlighted the heavy pollution caused by manufacturing commercial-use e-scooters, which have a life cycle of two years... at best.
Brady says their response to the wanton scooter destruction is the same as it would be for any type of vandalism: don't do it.
"If people were vandalizing ride-share cars, we would say the same thing," he explained. "Vandalism is illegal."
253,690 — trips logged during the 2019 pilot program's first ten weeks
307,456 — total miles traversed by riders
46 — emergency room trips linked to e-scooter crashes, according to the Multnomah County Health Department
16 — reports of e-scooter collisions
903 — complaints sent to e-scooters companies by the public regarding bad behavior
371 — emails sent to PBOT by the public
340 — total fines and warnings issued by PBOT staff for illegal parking or riding on sidewalks
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America Isn't Getting It's Grits w/ Pat Brown Part 1
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Toil Way Hot This is a stand up New York labs production providing you podcast since twenty thirteen I don't like Jimbo's at all I think it's horrific hamburger hamburger hamburger that's the only thing I would buy from a Burger Joint L. from Uber I have a restaurant that I constantly order from in Harlem called JIMBO'S I don't mind the people know that I order from Jimbo's how specifically talked about Jimbo's remember when I told you I wanNA breakfast and remember when we went on that walk and then we walk past Jimbo's and I was like Oh burn before straight did you did you did you have you call her yet she texted me for the day so I self am I guess because we just we been going on and on and on for like an hour and a half hour thirty minutes is just it's too much I ordered some breakfast today somewhat of a heartfelt episode today with Pat we have the luxury of having pat does episodes an episode that you here next week which will be prerecorded because I will be important do is go there and be performing and find myself zipped up in a bag he's that but the choice I love Jimbo's he was like oh I've sat in Jimbo's I love Jimbo's to added you absolutely not have not have that if that conversation we episode will be thirty minutes so I'm sorry for the shorter episodes but to conserve my own mental space we have to keep some of these episodes to thirty minutes for me. Where'd you meet this person online but that went fairly well we'll see I mean not reading too much into it yet just enjoying the moment as it is a man that has been I'm also here with Matt you guys know mad have tried to date Matt we haven't successfully gotten off the ground but we will trust me map before the end of the year we will get sexy thank you and welcome everybody to rant and rave with Yemeni and friends I am here with the one the only Pat Brown you guys love her so you and I have talked about Jimbo we have yes we left with that on my Daddy Cohen Danny's watching high any you pat you and sponsor I called them because the guy dropped my order off I ordered the breakfast platter that comes with Grits that's why I love Jimbo's 'cause I I love some grits and you can get grits and a lot of places so I had the grants it comes with scrambled eggs unattached right we tend to run at one point single for almost exactly a year now had an interesting day yesterday I eight we'll see where it goes wasn't feeling any chemistry I've gotten that text so many times when I saw her text it was playful I'm like thank God yes well later Leonard met I doug them in gold or whatever they were behind the bronze them and put them in the windshield I got you know all schools listening and watching how chewy hi everybody on live who is participating okay so real quick I'm GonNa do Iran and we're GONNA get into the episode this week's episode about a woman texting you right after the day instead of letting you I I was sitting there spinning like self conscious I know I'm going to get the text just saying like I it was fun meeting you nobody knows that city not people that had born with shoes the specifically right beside it is Jimbo's a hamburgers but they have that in the name Oh but anyway I like Jimbo so I went to I called Uber eats who is not a sponsor probably to this rant will never be in Texas chicken and ask for their their meatloaf special no first of all hi guys hello everybody I've been requested I say this the guy dropped my order off now when he dropped my order off I picked up the bag I was like this don't feel right but you know you expect arrest arrested him girls that have seen that and their interest you were saying that no we're trying to find a girlfriend hyphen wow jelly who's gonNA walk off like I I start my now starting my day off with heavy stuff yeah and her brother owned a restaurant in Harlem I think we spoke about this it was around the corner but they finally sold it and they is here we go is some old black hillbilly that's why nobody nowhere whip web billy he only had one bag in his hand you are there so much you know how much way the weight is off I scrambled eggs grits and it comes with Bacon and then I got an exercise of baking 'cause they go cheap on the Bacon because only eight ninety five so you know they're gonNA put like half a strip in there like a week they called me one time wasn't Jimbo's what was a place years ago like when I was still doing grub and they they were like oh you're jake yeah I would don't be this fat but anyway so the order was wrong so I I'd send you know these places Eh I had I forget the name of this place that was in Harlem but I used to order from there so much with forgive me the young he watches he watches sometimes she's a follows me this episode is going to be specifically pat bringing all the humor today I cannot keep up with her I know the difference between two platter plates Honda Poop the Connor and who took inter and I'm praying pray for me 'cause you know Dr has had his situations in the last thing I need in one platter plate because they wrap the side of Bacon up in aluminum foil that's fin thing and then the plant should be played so this felt heavy if they'll bulky adam they had they also had great but they like macaroni and cheese that was really great and they had like baked chicken was amazing was it on Adam Clayton no ladies hurry up locked him down a little tender Roni but we have to see I just WanNa do a ramp before we get into a very I guess we'll be I have you know I was born with a pair of shoes and I got my shoes dunk when he would dunk the kids shoes and put backlit make you fish for the rest of it so I ordered another little like it comes with two or three strips in the side ordering begum and I ordered an English it was on fifth fifth year the other way and it was a system brother ran the place and days call me when my order didn't look right with them Paul but it was a Veggie Omelette and ahead grits in it which cheese on top which I was like oh they re Vegan out there watching face it was up vegetarian vegan vegetarian it eight hundred two five three nine three seven seven for Uber eats one eight hundred two five three nine three seven seven now I sit two messages I didn't understand where it comes from but I understand like there was drinking and I was like Oh maybe they just gave me a drink and they know order from them all the time because there was so much eats is never going to sponsor me let me just give you all their number real damn quick so y'all could call them anytime y'all need the number hold on they require you when you're talking about your order to take a picture of it so they don't they don't want people fuck around and say oh I got the wrong thing how would they customer service they're getting to a place where you can't call them they don't want your harassment but they they don't fucked up in the process got nowhere to go so I had to go online to find the number for Uber Eats I've called it before so one line search for the number just just so we above war because I know Uber they didn't get the wrong thing so it took an order it was a Vegan Omelette or something like that I don't even know what it said watch out face you are embarrassed anything she's biased towards anything that is against me being right so pat will like facts facts coupon now I want this is called was I right or was I wrong and you guys can weigh in who are watching live once on bears is off fat bitch that has somebody recognized me by my order not by my work material you have you order a bottle of Ambien I didn't put me to sleep well that's heavy car right there well always GonNa hold you up that's the problem so I call and you know the things so finally I call and it's like they go through this little customer service ease that gets on my nerves wrong my entire order is wrong I have must have somebody else's order this is nothing that I ordered is in this order is that we got tired it'd be like Oh this is my fake name and then this is my my real name so they will know who it was so when she came on set she was like Oh my God I was so glad to meet you to which she then asked me so are you saying your whole order is wrong your you didn't you didn't want the grits grits aren't in here and I was like Oh yeah one of the great like they knew me they knew my order they will like it doesn't look right so yeah I'm loyal minute she also did make up and make up no I care or under a fake name but I I would deal with him so so then after I've air for myself she goes hold on a second one I call the so she did whatever she did she gets back on she goes Ma'am we will be able to refund you for your order a number and a name it's a phone number name the order the order number BITs I don't know sucking on her number I'm on the phone with you if I told you my name sent the email to me so I check my phone I check my computer which is right in front of me as I'm making the phone call and I said I don't see an email and she goes okay we'll come in a few minutes S. lady okay I called in I send my order was wrong so the now she has to go to to verify who I am which is not just a phone go back there but I'm have to physically go there because I will be going through ubereats after I use my five dollar coupon exhaust it's all extra profits for the last quarter my last order what they gave me a little card and a PC I'll have to call back in and place that order all over again which to me I think is the ultimate disrespecting customer service if I have an order that I received that was in oh twenty dollars I'll get back hopefully five whatever something days I don't have money like therefore to be playing around with me and nor even about did I don't want my money back because I'm best so I said Ma'am I don't I don't I said listen you haven't given me my refund ten minutes with the first email and this was not me counting from the call said like twelve or route I said but let's be really clear here even if it did take five to ten minutes I am now on the phone with you approximately eight two thing minutes at the time or thirteen minutes I'm talking about from the time that I asked her about the email has been now a tin almost eight to ten minute camp this refund and that I will so can you please send me an email stating that so she says hold on a second she goes away for about a minute or two she comes back and she says situation there's no confirmation of that northern confirmation number nor is there an email from you you told me you've sent an email now through to trust okay well I want you to wait with me while the email comes in 'cause emails instantaneous so then we wait another minute or so and then she goes we'll have to I said well there's no immediate refund you're telling me there's a refund you also telling me I have to call back to the place to then put in another order your now also telling me that you have handled I don't want to say to her I don't trust you right away I wanna walk her through the steps of Ms Trust on this phone call then guess what she said Ladies and Gentlemen Customer Service Representative because you poorly trained you're trained just enough to be a NYPD officer 'cause ladies and gentlemen man this call is being recorded I said Oh you now threatening me you're threatening you threatening me that I'm supposed to be all this but pat is GonNa win today on whether I was right or whether I was wrong and just to let you know pat is completely unbiased nine minutes and forty eight seconds before I realised that I was getting nowhere with him his first when he first got on the phone he said to me. Am You requested a man address said absolutely I have he told me his name was Marvin I said Okay Marvin can you manage well Marvin is completely correct it's not mind why is the onus on me as a customer to then call back and put the different order to which you are going to charge me again because he can Vegan Omelette they have not Jimbo's aimed at progressive to be having a Vegan not at that whole okay shot at the Jimbo's our order ah numbers matching was attached. Don't make me fill out all I'm not asking to shake the president's hand I'm asking you to give me my ah how do I know you've or from my restaurant all that was so embarrassed I this is this I you fat bitch in Bangladesh or being Indian about tell me your real fucking name budget or whatever the fuck it is so that I have a real paper trail it's like what was going on so I said well absolutely not I will not be putting another order end and now because you're telling me this I need verification that you have now process we're up t shirts say where I didn't understand people that know no web I've been saying kid yeah it's J- is jazz okay when somebody says who did you speak to I have to give them a real name I don't get to say the People Oh my name is Karen meanwhile my name's Monica and then how they go Marvin okay I didn't question it although he did not sound like he was Marvin and let's just all know it sounded like they WANNA call center and Bangladesh that has nothing to do with scared the calls recorded I said I most certainly hope the call is being recorded because whoever listens to this and I urge them to listen to this they need to walk you through the steps of how to be and just so now Marvin gets on the phone I don't even say anything about him being Marvin Okay I just ask him to give me something that identifies him as a Jason what is your title there what is a badge number something because I'm not getting any information that I need and you guys are asking me a lot of information Asian for an order that I still haven't received I'm too I'm three emails into you. They haven't been responded to talking to a woman named Mary now we twenty nine minutes and forty eight seconds do now this is a form of harassment customers calling you was obviously I rate obviously I know it has nothing to do with you personally why I'm in this situation but you the person that I'm supposed to contact to get it resolved you are now making me jump through hoops. PS shout out to that bear and I'm still waiting five to seven days for my money back from the first order so now that order was twenty something dollars I've got a now order again which means I'm forty dollars just thank you so much for calling with circuited with you know the whole thing and so I saw the first thing I said to this woman was my entire order is don't WanNa give a manager honey first of all let's be very very clear and let me just cut to the chase I talked to another guy right after I had been on the phone for twenty wow this is an friend order that I paid for that I don't have and it's already been thirty one minutes so I'll set my last message to you guys with my second picture thank you this conversation and I'm going back and forth with the conversation was longer than that but at twenty nine forty eight seconds is when I looked at the time and I said this is too much and he says to me I'm rip that Man's toenails out of the sockets Matt look it up please the bear the bear you know the bear the bear that the circus bear hit send it comes to me that's happens within a matter of seconds it should be in less than a minute I don't know why your emails have to re- Antigen we're going to get to the other side of the rainbow with this because it did take a bit of a racist turn and it should have he said his name was I cannot give you any information to verify yourself I said or then he goes no I'm sorry then he goes the call has been monitored I said okay this is I see what you guys I told her I just wanted to walk through the strike I didn't want to just lodge into I don't know I'm saying she was you Detroit right right the day put in motherfucking suspenders and pants and reps he rips this Nigga partner have the man died I will tone it down just because they looking for a fucking Karen that don't exist so I said I say anything to her her name was Mary I'd say Mary I said Okay give me mail so I said as well it's just as well as Senate again so she goes and she says it a second time she comes back and I said well there's no email well Ma'am it takes five to ten minutes for an email to go I said no it doesn't it's like Jacob's pickles and I'm telling the lady and she thought my name is Steve No no no you don't get to just throw out whatever the fuck you want when people are trying to keep record of the humor there but don't tell me tell us why emailed in come tell me your name is Marvin because and it's not about him when I started to get stink well okay we're GONNA shit on Uber Eats but we let's go out to the New York while we add it hold on your email that's happening with someone like that not go but it was like she's rushing me along the enemy today I said level me up level up Blah Blah Blah I said Gimme manager I can you now because unle got together because whoever ordered this new sop grits which I never thought also at least I've got another idea what to do a bit because I do not condone death even bear on human death after the BA basement putting suspenders but I would like everybody to know the the same way that motherfucking band went there I would customer the bear bear I win asking you how am I going to get confirmation that I am getting a refund on my order something that you've already told me is going to take back and forth that is taking way too long I'm telling you as somebody who has been a customer service manager you can give me information he knew I kept putting him in double jeopardy because he wants me to he wants me to answer questions and he's not answering questions but I understand as the customer through all the rigmarole I just need to know what is going on with his email that she said she sent me fifteen minutes ago now I'm on the phone with you twenty nine minutes not having all day I will have it because I think of the person who they do this to people this is the problem with America they do this to people almost five days as if I'm going to be keeping some log why go in every day to check my account I need verification from you so that I can keep track of what's going on and if you're listening closely enough you would already know my answer to whether I'm okay with being recorded or not I sat there is I said well that's unfortunate so I don't care if you have to give me your cubicle buddy I will not be speaking to you I don't care if you have to put an alligator on vacation if I needed so that I can keep track of how I'm being handled as a customer and now there's responsibility on you not to be an asshole because you know I have identified are not and never mind the fact that the woman that spoke to you prior already has my verification that's how I got elevated to you as a customer to a manager because she already all the time that they think they can get away with it oh I hear woman on the phone she sounds black I can talk to her and he kind of way I'm talking to a person that sounds like they're not educated I can do them in away but heaven forbid I call and some frantic white woman they would have been on top of it like this or some white guy they would have been on top of it like that oh I'm so sorry I'm so


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Economic insecurity drags on in Ukraine: ILO survey shows millions in distress
KIEV – According to a new ILO survey, Ukraine's population remains mired in poverty and insecurity, twelve years after the country became independent, with a monthly income of less than US$100 per capita, and with no less than 40 per cent of wage earners being owed a backlog of wages.
These results are shown from the latest People's Security Survey, conducted by the ILO and the State Committee of Statistics of Ukraine. The national survey of over 9,000 adults found that average income is less than what most estimated is required for a subsistence standard of living.
As for the non-payment of wages, the percentage of workers not receiving their contractual wages was higher in 2003 than found in an earlier survey, conducted in 2002. As then, the worst affected sector was agriculture.
Speaking at an international conference in Kiev on December 16-17, organized by the Government, the ILO and the UNDP, Guy Standing, Director of the ILO's Socio-Economic Security Programme, said that "the worst aspect shown in this year's survey was the sense of apathy and pessimism among almost all groups in society".
Among the main results presented at the conference were the following:
- About 85 per cent of adults felt that their household income was insufficient to cover for their healthcare needs;
- Over four in every five adults expected their financial situation in old age to be bad or very bad;
- More people felt "badly off" than was the case in 2002: only one in every 20 people thought their family income would improve in the coming year;
- Most people had little or no trust in government agencies to do much about their plight;
- Less than half of the unemployed receive regular unemployment benefits, and of those the average replacement rate is less than 50 per cent of their previous wage;
- Scarcely surprisingly, over two-thirds of the employed were dissatisfied with their wage levels, and over half were dissatisfied with their enterprise benefits;
- Workers were staying in their jobs largely because they saw no chance of obtaining another;
- Only one in five workers were confident about retaining their employment over the next 12 months;
- Only a small minority can use, or have access to, a computer;
- Widespread apathy or anomic reactions characterize the attitude of most workers, most saying that they would take no action in response to unpaid wages or other adverse developments in their jobs.
There was support for a reduction in the extent of inequality, and nearly two-thirds expressed support for a minimum income for every citizen of Ukraine. Nearly nine out of ten workers supported equal wages for men and women, and over three-quarters expressed support for equal wages for citizens and legal immigrants.
"In short, social and other values are persisting in economically insecure circumstances", concludes Guy Standing.