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Lysates of PMA-stimulated Cos7 cells transfected with HA-tagged wild-type PED/PEA-15 (A), His-tagged S104A mutant PED/PEA-15 (B), and His-tagged S116A mutant PED/PEA-15 (C). Absence of signal in PED/PEA-15 S116A mutant demonstrates antibody specificity.
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|Immunogen||The antiserum was produced against a chemically synthesized phosphopeptide derived from a region of human PED/PEA-15 that contains serine 116. The sequence is conserved in mouse and rat.|
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PEA15 is a death effector domain (DED)-containing protein predominantly expressed in the central nervous system, particularly in astrocytes.
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FADD adaptor and PEA-15/ERK1/2 partners in major depression and schizophrenia postmortem brains: basal contents and effects of psychotropic treatments.
44-836G was used in western blot to investigate Fas-associated death domain in patients with major depression and schizophrenia
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Artist's Book: HAPPY, A Colorful Outlook from an Artist's Perspective
HAPPY features 190 pages of breathtaking art, words, and inspiration by acclaimed New Orleans artist, Becky Fos.
Printed on Premium Lustre paper inside a glossy 8x10 hardcover, HAPPY is sure to make a statement as the centerpiece of your coffee table. HAPPY also makes the perfect gift and will provide endless inspiration for any art lover. A must-have item for the B.Fos Fan in your life!
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This is a land unlike anything else in Botswana, it is drier than
the Delta, yet has large river courses unlike anything in the Kalahari. The spectacular Game Reserve that our group will explore during the first leg of our journey comprises of 71,000 hectares of remarkably diverse habitat, including Mophane bush land, riverine woodland, and marshland, punctuated by towering sandstone cliffs, basalt formations and unusually shaped kopjes – making for truly breath taking scenery.
It is not uncommon to find leopard reclining in one of the large nearby trees, which makes this area one of the best Predator viewings especially in winter months. The soft rays of the winter sun makes a lion, leopard and cheetah really glow. As usual, the cheetah are found on the open areas, allowing for easy, close up viewing. Water is starting to become a premium and it is not uncommon to find elephants digging in the riverbeds for water, which lies just below the surface.
At the waterholes, doves and guinea fowl come down each day to drink. This attracts birds of prey and gabar goshawk and tawny eagles are commonly seen. With the birth of giraffe in May, there are always a few deaths- this always attracts black backed jackal, spotted hyena, white backed vulture, lappet-faced vulture and even cape vultures. The water bath in camp is a hive of birding activity and offers probably the most comfortable bird photography ever from the lounge, 3m away!
From there we will move ahead to our next destination which is another privately owned Game Reserve located in South Africa. This particular reserve holds a host of ecosystems that will cater to any nature lover’s needs- Be it grassy plains, Fig tree lined rivers, boulder strewn hills or large, languidly, meandering rivers that you are looking for, this beautiful reserve will accommodate your needs. Based here for the next three days, you will be guided on drives to look for animals, birds and other creatures that inhabit this park. Here you will live in five-star luxury and enjoy morning and evening game drives to go out and look for animals.
You will have a ranger and tracker team who will guide you in an open landrover, through the bush and tell you all the small details as well as showing you the large. As one of the best destinations in Africa to view the big 5, this reserve prides itself on its’ leopard viewing. As leopards are territorial, their regular appearances in the area allow us to plot their movements and to observe their behavior. Many of the animals become familiar and are easily recognized. Large herds of buffalo numbering in excess of 300 often find their way to the Sand River, in front of the camp. Elephants are also seen in numbers. There are various lion prides in the area, as well as a few nomadic males. Over 90% of guests will experience The Big 5 – very often in one day, sometimes in one drive.
Led by Art Wolfe
Limited to 10 participants
Transportation and Accommodation
All meals, lodging, and transportation specified on the itinerary are included. You will be responsible for your flight to and from O.R. Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg where our trip will begin and commence. You are encouraged to arrive one day prior to the workshop so that there is no worry of flight delays causing any problems. You are also encouraged to stay one additional night at the end of the tour if your schedule allows.
Shooting schedules have the ability to be altered to effectively cater to the photographic desires of the group, as well as to adapt to changeable weather conditions.
Day 1 O.R. Tambo International Airport
Arrive O.R. Tambo International Airport. Welcome and transfer to the Hotel.
After breakfast you will be transferred to a beautiful lodge in Botswana by our guides.
The Private Game Reserve our group will be exploring is a wholly preserved and untainted wilderness in eastern Botswana. The ample plains range from savannah, to riverine forests, marshland, and sandstone outcrops. As one of the largest private game reserve in southern Africa, at 25 000 ha (75 000 acres), a fitting setting for the world’s largest land mammal (the elephant) – with the largest herds on privately owned land on earth. It also provides sanctuary to the world’s tallest mammal (the giraffe); the world’s largest antelope (the eland); the world’s largest bird (the ostrich) and of course, the world’s heaviest flying bird (the kori bustard). Add the lion, the king of the beasts and the iconic baobab – and you have Africa’s Big Seven.
After your last game drive and breakfast at the Botswana Game Reserve you will be collected and transferred to our next destination in South Africa for your 3 nights stay.
The South African Game Reserve lies strategically sandwiched between the Kruger National Park and the Sabi Sand Wildtuin. The unfenced borders between Mala Mala and the Kruger National Park on one side, and the Sabi Sand Wildtuin on the other allow animals to migrate unhindered to the perennial Sand River which flows north to south through the reserve for 20 kilometres (13 miles). This well-preserved wilderness is a “honey-pot” to the most sought-after wildlife species, as well as a host of smaller creatures. The accommodation is discreet, classic and elegant African opulence. The individually decorated, spacious and comfortable rooms under traditional thatching offer spectacular views of the river and the wild- and bird life that are attracted to the water for refreshment and refuge from the hot African sun.
Day 9 Depart
After breakfast you will be transferred back to O.R. Tambo International Airport in time for your international flight home. This is the end of the safari.
- Accommodations (twin sharing basis)
- All meals
- Assistance at airports and at the hotels at the time of check in/out in all the major cities.
- Road transfers for entire safari
- Private Vehicle (Including the special Photo Vehicle) for the group in Botswana based on one person per row on each vehicle.
- Exclusive use of the Photo Hides while at Botswana Private Reserve.
- Park and conservation fees.
- Bottled water during all meals, transfers, drives and sightseeing (available in vehicle)
Services Not Included
- Any international Airfare, travel insurance or medical insurance. (health insurance is mandatory and travel insurance is highly recommended)
- Anything not mentioned in inclusion above.
- Tipping to accompanying escort is not included.
- Any expenditure of personal nature like alcoholic drinks, Fruit shakes, sodas, laundry, telephone calls, or internet
- Anything ordered from room service at any hotel including mineral water (other than what being offered by the hotels on their compliment).
- Visas and Vaccinations
- Any sudden increase in price due to steep hike in fuel cost, change in government tax policy or for any reason beyond our control like acts of god, natural calamity, law and order situation, riots etc and any forced change in itinerary for any unforeseen situation or reason beyond our control.
- To keep our instructors and clients safe and healthy as well as streamlining the process of acquiring destination venues and accommodations, we are asking that all workshop participants be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

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| Martel Irasia chapter 1 . 8/14/2013
What an interesting idea! Whose to say that there weren't certain kinds of plants and creatures that existed only when the worlds were united as one?
However, it was my understanding that Tethe'alla was the name of Sylvarant's Moon. Therefore, I think it stands to reason that Sylvarant was the name of Tethe'alla's Moon. The two worlds were arranged in such a way so that they seemed like the Moon to one another. They probably originally shared a single Sun and Moon.
It's impossible to tell, because that isn't mentioned anywhere in the canon of the story. Whether it's the game/manga/anime, we're left to wonder about that part for ourselves.
| Colette's a Bimbo chapter 1 . 5/31/2011
Yay! They discovered a new species of plants! Whee!
This was a bit fast paced but it was still good. But what can i say, my writing has nect to no detail -.-
I loved it!
| Christopher Scott chapter 1 . 5/22/2011
Great oneshot, my friend. That was a very artistically handled piece. I enjoyed the siblings , Christopher Scott: A Gentleman Thief

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I have the same problem but mine starts in my chest and slowly moves down both arms. The pain is dull but severe almost immobilizing? HELP I NEED A DOCTOR! But seriously I have asked several doctors and nobody has a clue?

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The chase is over,
She has taken off her restrictive shoes and tossed them aside.
She now walks barefoot, connecting with the earth as its beacons her home
So friend, if you are waiting, she is not coming.
She is out in the woods with the soft green moss, finding faerie folk amongst the willow trees.
She is swimming naked down pebble lined streams, the cool water enveloping her entire being
She feels alive, she has let go, she has found her peace.
She is crystal clear about what she wants in her life moving forward.
She whispers it to the moon and the stars and they respond with a gleam
So friend, you are welcome to join her on the journey,
But she is not coming, she is not chasing.
She has let go of the fantasy because she is it.
The chase is over,
She is home.
The air is crisp as it envelops me. I feel the soft earth beneath me as I walk, moisture wicking into the fabric of my socks. Frost coats the grass shimmering like little crystals embedded in the beauty of nature.
I can hear birds call from the distant trees, bringing with them the first morning light. The cool colours dance in a harmony together as the sky shifts preparing for the birth of a new day.
Delicate feathered blooms sway in front of me, they feel so soft as I hold my hand against them.
This moment is so precious, the juncture between night ending and day beginning. An in-between to be savoured.
I am at an in-between of life, between mastering an old craft and learning a new one, between mothering young kids and tweens and teens, between loving the old me and nurturing the new me. I have been trying to savour it, to pace myself, to let go and surrender, to deeply feel the myriad of emotions like frustration, excitement and obsession that have come with this in-between.
I am reminded of the beauty of the interlude. The interlude brings with it respite and breathing space, its not a fresh start, but a transition to the next part and its magical
I love creating a feeling and to have that come through in a painting. What more beautiful a way to hold on to that beauty and immersion of feeling is there? It's magical like a fantasy land and I love playing there.
We are told to stop daydreaming and not to live in that fantasy land, but as an artist, I say it's essential. It is a must to what I do, to bring something otherworldly to my works, to be free and completely me.
I'm slowly learning through art and sharing it to be the truest version of myself that I can be. It's what I've desired for so very long. When I'm happy and I love what I do it can only flow on into my work for the better.
As I set up to paint with essential oils on, music playing to suit the feeling or mood I'm wanting that day, I am devoted to the exploration of what it is to be an artist, to be a woman, to love and embrace all facets of that.
Sometimes I get deja vu like I've been here, right now, before. It's a calling and as you answer with every cell in your being, a whisper gets louder. Its a lullaby here on earth, a song that is only yours to sing a dance that is only yours to dance, a painting that is only yours to paint ❤🖌
'Moonlit Maiden' previously sold
'Interlace & Flourish'
As I take a long, slow breath, familiarity washes over me. With my eyes closed softly, I can see pulsating colours dance against the darkness of my eyelids
Bird calls swirl in the distance, mingling with the soft music playing in my studio. I feel a cool breeze brush across my skin, refreshing after a humid rainy day. Here feels so perfect, safe, and beautiful.
I'm here right now, meditating and visualising. All over me, flowers bloom, bud, then burst. Their soft velvet petals caress my skin tenderly. As I take another leisurely breath in, the lovely perfume fills the air and my lungs. I can hear native bees buzzing around, gathering precious pollen.
Reality and imagination interlace so beautifully, joining together to form a whole, like the soft green vine winding its way up my leg. Isn't this what it means to be a woman, and what it means to be creative? Absolutely, without question. Living, breathing, creating, bringing to life, and allowing our world to flourish.
Artwork, from my sketchbook.
Excitement fills me as I run down the hill, through the open paddock. I feel the grass hitting gently against my shins and the wind tugging at my hair. I run and run and run.
Stopping I rest my hands on my knees to catch my breath for a moment. I can hear the crickets chirping in the creek beyond. I breathe in the summer air, it smells like fresh grass and warm sunshine. I flop myself down into the soft green expanse.
Looking up I see the big blue sky, the expanse makes me feel free. The distant blue mountains remind me this is home. Closer to me are an array of wild flowers bobbing their heads happily. Pink, blue, yellow, white....soooo many colours and yet all beautiful together.
I pick a bright yellow dandelion and notice how the vibrancy bounces off my own skin as I hold it near.
I am just like a wild flower. Unique, my own stunning colour, shining my own vibrancy, adding to the mix, creating beauty.
This life is just a dream, remember who you are wildflower, before everything! 🌼


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3 (Sat) August 2019
-Dasmariñas Village, Makati, Manila, Philippines-
Recently acquired a new toy for roasting chicken – the design principle intended to keep the bird separated from the pan to allow for the fat to drip away free and clear.
I brined the chicken for 30 minutes, placed it on the spit, then roasted in the oven at 180C for 1.5 hours. Checking progress by visual cues, I stopped the cook when the chicken skin looked sufficiently brown.
Anticipating some degree of mess, I had lined the tray with aluminium foil, but it turned out to be unnecessary. I was amazed that most/99% of the drippings were collected neatly in the small base receptacle.
As hoped, the skin came out perfectly crisp.
However, the flesh within had been overcooked. Still tasty, though rather dry.
Can’t explain exactly why, but I had so much fun roasting this chicken.
Next time, I’ll brine the bird a bit longer (45 min) and cook it for a shorter time (1 hr) at a higher temperature (200C).


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How To Add This Control To Your Project
Step #1) Load the most recent release of EZ-Builder
Step #2) Press the Project tab from the top menu bar of EZ-Builder
Step #3) Press Add Control from the button ribbon bar of EZ-Builder
Step #4) Choose the
Step #5) Press the
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Adding this control to your project will connect EZ-Builder or an EZ-B v4/2 Wi-Fi Robot Controller to the SSC-32 Servo Controller. The Virtual Servo Ports, labelled V0, V1, V2... V31 are used to move servos through the SSC-32. The configuration menu on this control will allow you to specify the baud rate and how the SSC-32 is connected.
This control allows servos connected to the SSC-32 to be used in Auto Position, Camera Tracking, WiiMote, Myo, and all controls where servos are used.


Calling the shots: How St. Luke’s automated ‘Shot-Line’ revolutionized vaccination communication
Time to read: 3 minutes
It’s a story many health systems know all too well. Overwhelmed by the volume of people seeking a COVID-19 vaccination, St. Luke’s University Health Network was working hard to get the vaccine to as many eligible individuals as possible. The issue was the communication bottleneck between those who wanted the shot and the number of vaccines available.
The hospital system, made up of 12 locations across eastern Pennsylvania and western New Jersey, initially attempted to remedy this bottleneck with a simple online intake process that let patients fill out a questionnaire to determine their vaccine eligibility status. From there, St. Luke’s reached out to patients directly to let them know when their vaccine was available. To support the registration process, they increased staffing levels for their existing call center to meet the rapidly increasing volume of calls from patients asking about the vaccine. But they were still struggling, said Director of Marketing and Public Relations Kate Raymond.
“We essentially went from a team of around 20 people to over 100 people. Those folks would be answering calls up until eight at night every single day, and we still had a callback list of about 5,000 people daily. Our team quickly realized this was not sustainable,” Raymond said.
This was bigger than just dropped calls. For every person not receiving a callback, there was also a risk that an elderly or immunocompromised person would not be able to sign up for a vaccine and further risk contracting COVID-19.
Giving something new a shot
Beyond community safety, Director of Development, Information Technology Shishir Singh also feared St. Luke’s existing telecom system couldn’t handle the volume of calls they were receiving and quickly got to work to find a solution before the system potentially broke down. He began looking for a solution that could serve people regardless of an individual’s digital literacy level or preferred language.
“We went back to the drawing board and identified that everyone uses text and voice. So what can we do on these two channels? That’s when we started looking at Twilio as an alternative to our previous system,” Singh said.
In just two weeks, St. Luke’s University Health Network built St. Luke’s Shot-Line, an automated scheduling and appointment reminder system that lets patients self-schedule their appointments over the phone and receive reminders in the channel of their choice, using Twilio’s platform.
St. Luke’s was already using Twilio to power their messaging in other communication facets when they included voice into their vaccine communication mix for Shot-Line. Both channels let the patient be contacted in a way that works best for them. Instead of exhausting their legacy telecom system (and employees answering the calls), the system uses cloud communication technology to handle automated messaging to people who sign up for more vaccine information.
By using Twilio, St. Luke’s team can prevent overbooking, and also target segmented audiences based on the data within their system. St. Luke’s even customized Shot-Line’s language to its Spanish-speaking patients. Patients are targeted based on location, age, language, and other demographics, and then send an automated message eliminating the need to wait on hold to speak to a live agent. This also lets St. Luke’s improve upon the quality of the data within their system.
“Because we have people opt-in or out, we verify their identity. We also use Twilio Lookup to verify if the number we have is a mobile or landline number, and that’s helped with outreach as well,” Singh said.
Shot-Line has also made vaccination more equitable for those across the digital divide, especially for those who don’t have the technical wherewithal to spend time refreshing a screen or even have easy access to the internet altogether. Given the majority of initially eligible patients were over 70, providing these individuals the option to schedule over the phone was a smoother and more accessible experience. Now, scheduling and confirmation take all of three minutes without waiting to speak to a live person at all.
“Instead of abandoning 5,000 calls a day, we now have the ability to reach 60,000 people daily over voice and text. With the automation, we're able to reach all of our customers twelve times over instead of before, where we may not even have reached them once.”
Making a meaningful impact
“More than 320,000 shots have been given by our network, and we are the highest county for vaccination in Pennsylvania, which we’re really proud of. We owe a great deal of that to meeting people where they’re at and giving them multiple communication options. It’s helped us accelerate that vaccine process and continue to request more vaccines from the state,” Raymond said.
The system has been a smashing success for patients across the 11 counties St. Luke’s serves but it has also been a humbling experience for the St. Luke’s team.
“Instead of abandoning 5,000 calls a day, we now have the ability to reach 60,000 people daily over voice and text. With the automation, we’re able to reach all of our customers twelve times over instead of before, where we may not even have reached them once. It’s incredible and very exciting,” Vice President and Chief Information Officer Chad Brisendine said.
And for the patients who received those automated calls? It was nothing short of miraculous according to one patient, Elizabeth, 78, of Phillipsburg, New Jersey.
“I do not have a computer or any other technical devices so that phone call saved me hours in searching for places to call for a vaccine appointment,” she said. “The next day I received my vaccine. It was one of my happiest moments.”


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DENISON, TX -- Pet lovers and dogs were out in downtown Dension Saturday for the annual Bark and Paws event.
It was held at Heritage Park and had all sorts of vendors, activities and prizes for owners and their pets. Event goers got to enjoy a weenie dog race, a retriever contest and obstacle courses. The event was not only about fun and games, but supports the local police department's canine unit.
"Last year and this year we raised money for the canine unit. Last year was to be able to purchase the drug dog, and this year we're going for the bite suit to train the dog," Main St. Director Donna Dow said.
Other contests were held at the event for the biggest, smallest, ugliest and oldest dog.

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About a year ago I set out to search for a table lamp for my bedroom. I have a sideboard along one of the walls and was fixated to place an oversized lamp there to create drama. So how did I end up with a small and minimalistic JWDA?
This light does not shout “Look at me!” but it does possess timeless quality of a future classic. The simple rounded shape of an opal glass and a sturdy base made of a combination of two natural materials, be it marble, concrete or metal (mine is in brass), make it fit perfectly into any context – a bedside table, a desk, a sideboard or on bookshelves. Jonas explains his design philosophy: “I want to create products that can be used every day and become part of people’s lives.”
In practical terms, what makes it so perfect is the lamp’s quality of light. The manual dimmer on the base of the lamp can regulate the intensity of light and suit your mood and situation. When I was buying the lamp, I kind of knew it had a dimmer but didn’t test it before buying, so didn’t realise what a great feature it is. It really does create an atmosphere similar to a candle or an oil lamp. This makes it perfect for a bedroom setting or to cosy up on a sofa in the living room. That is why I think it’s a perfect lamp for any home.
You can buy JWDA table lamp here. I checked and it is on special offer at the moment on this website!
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Hot Club of Philadelphia w/ Laura Munich
Creperie Beau Monde & L'Etage
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While Martha Graham Cracker is on hiatus in Las Vegas, we're using her 2nd Thursday slot at L'Etage to showcase some of our favorite musical friends in the Philadelphia area.
In March, we bring you The Hot Club of Philadelphia with guest vocalist Laura Munich. The Hot Club is a jazz quartet dedicated to preserving and playing the music of Django Reinhardt while adding their own sound into the mix. Since 2001, they have brought their French, gypsy sounds to every corner of Philadelphia.
For this very special one-night-only performance, Hot Club will be joined during the first set by Philadelphia jazz vocalist Laura Munich, who has been a band leader, musical director, and festival producer, among other things. A true ambassador of the arts.
Doors at 7pm. Showtime is 8pm sharp.
Barry Wahrhaftig-guitar & vocals
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624 S 6th St
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|Start: ||Thursday Mar 08, 2018 7:00 PM|
|End: ||Thursday Mar 08, 2018 10:00 PM|
|Minimum Age: 21|
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|Dog Friendly: No|
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It’s been nearly 10 years since Phil Schiller unveiled the lightning cable as the “modern connector for the next decade” at the same September 2012 Apple event where the company announced its newest brainchild – the iPhone 5. The lightning port launched on the iPhone 5 and has been on every iPhone since. If Apple … Continue reading Lightning launched 10 years ago as a ‘modern connector for the next decade’ – What’s next for iPhone 14?
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In advance of the final week before Election Day, Los Angeles Mayor and Metro Vice-Chair Eric Garcetti was welcomed last Sunday by Bishop Charles Blake and his congregation at the West Angeles Church in God and Christ to speak about the importance of voting and of Measure M, the Los Angeles County Traffic Improvement Plan.
Bishop Blake and this newspaper have endorsed Measure M, which Mayor Garcetti described as potentially more directly impactful on the daily lives Los Angeles County residents than anything else on the ballot.
“This election has been tiring, but let me tell you, I am not to tired to vote,” Garcetti said. “Voting honors those who shed blood so we can participate in democracy, and voting is how we are able to have a
direct impact on issues fundamental to our daily lives, such as traffic congestion.”
“Here in L.A. County, our daily purgatory, our daily inferno, is traffic congestion. It is in our hands, through the exercise of our democratic duty at the ballot box, to do something about it,” he added.
Measure M would extend the Crenshaw/LAX line north from Crenshaw and Exposition Boulevards, right outside the doors of West Angeles Church, to Hollywood. It will improve the Blue Line, upgrade the Vermont Corridor with either a Rapid Bus line or rail line from Hollywood to 120th Street; will improve freeways including the 105, the 110 and the 405 South Bay Curve; and will immediately fill potholes and repave roads in South L.A. and in every L.A. County community.
Independent analyses of Measure M have found it will reduce the time people are stuck in traffic by 15 percent and that it will create 465,000 jobs.
At an event on Crenshaw Blvd. in support of Measure M earlier this month, Bishop Blake said: “Measure M will generate good paying jobs for this community. We are united in support Measure M. We will all reap the benefits of a more reliable transportation system that relieves traffic. At West Angeles Church of God in Christ, we know first hand the benefits of affordable and accessible transportation
because the Expo line is right here. We are excited about Measure M.”
Measure M is endorsed by a broad coalition of faith leaders, including Rev. John Cager, President of the AME Ministerial Alliance; Pastor Edgar Boyd of First A.M.E Church; and Apostle Beverly BAM Crawford of Bible Enrichment Fellowship International Church. It is also endorsed by the Los Angeles County Democratic Party; the New Frontier Democratic Club; the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO; the Crenshaw Chamber of Commerce; and the AARP.
Measure M will keep senior, disabled, and student fares affordable and will provide critical earthquake retrofitting for overpasses and bridges.
A recent Texas A&M analysis found that traffic congestion costs the average commuter in our region $1,711, including from wasted fuel and lost productivity. All together, drivers in our region lose 622
million hours stuck in traffic a year, for a total cost of $13.3 billion, according to the analysis. The L.A. County population is projected to increase by 2.3 million.
Measure M will modernize L.A. County’s aging transportation system and build a twenty-first century transportation network that expands subway, light rail, Rapid Bus, Metrolink, freeways, and highways.
Measure M adds and accelerates transit lines and finally ties them together into a comprehensive system that will work with an improved freeway and local road network.


By Ademola Akanni, Abuja
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Nigeria has surpassed the 5000 mark, The Gazelle News.com reports.
On Thursday, 14 May, 2020, 193 new cases were reported nationwide by the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on its official Twitter handle bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 5162.
In the figure released on Thursday, Lagos continues to be the epicentre with 58 cases reported, Kano has 48, Jigawa 35, Yobe 12, FCT 9, Ogun 7, Plateau and Gombe 5 each, Imo 4, Edo, Kwara and Borno 3 each, Bauchi, Nasarawa and Ondo 1 each.
193 new cases of #COVID19;
5162 cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria
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Forty-one workers at Elwyn, a nonprofit that provides care for people with disabilities, stole more than $920,000 over 21 months by falsely claiming on time cards that they had worked overtime, authorities said Wednesday.
Four supervisors and 37 other employees were charged with theft and related crimes after an extended investigation uncovered the missing money and misrepresented time cards, the Delaware County District Attorney’s Office said. The supervisors — Tyloneous Wilson, 40; Karriemah Williams, 34; Lakiea Gay, 36; and Terrance Chatman, 28 — no longer work at the facility.
Authorities say the four altered employees’ time sheets to indicate they had worked longer than they did, and in exchange sought favors or a cut of the overtime pay.
In May 2017, officials at Elwyn contacted the Pennsylvania State Police about suspected fraud after the organization’s accountants noticed discrepancies between time cards and pay stubs, said State Police Lt. James Hennigan.
“This was a long, painstaking investigation,” he said, adding that those charged committed varying levels of fraud. Twenty-four former employees were arrested Wednesday, authorities said, and more are expected to surrender this week.
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City in the top flight: Deehan and Gunn remain top dogs
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As our summer series comes to an end, David Freezer looks back on Norwich City's record highs and lows in the top flight.
Norwich City are preparing for their 27th season in the top flight as Daniel Farke searches for the formula required to establish the Canaries at the top table of English football.
The majority of those campaigns (17) were prior to the formation of the Premier League in 1992, following the club's first promotion to the top tier in 1972.
With well-documented financial restrictions as a self-funded club, the difficulty of competing with lavishly-funded Premier League teams grows by the year, but City have enjoyed top-flight stability before.
City's longest stint in the top flight was the nine seasons that followed the Division Two title success of 1986, which included finishing fifth (1987), fourth (1989) and third (1993).
So it's little surprise to see four important players of that era leading the way for top-flight appearances, led by goalkeeper Bryan Gunn as the only player to surpass 300 for the Canaries.
- 1 Chris Goreham: The red warning light is on for Farke and Norwich City
- 2 Six things you might have missed after City's sixth successive defeat
- 3 City Q&A - with Paddy Davitt
- 4 Injury blow for Norwich City loanee
- 5 Lee Payne: I don't know if Norwich City can break this yo-yo cycle
- 6 RECAP: City's U23s beaten in seven goal thriller at the Walks
- 7 Reader letter: How Roy Hodgson can save Norwich City
- 8 City keeper 'can't wait' to prove doubters wrong
- 9 Townsend reveals Krul spot kick 'mind games'
- 10 ‘We will turn this around’ - Normann’s passionate Canaries defence
In terms of the Premier League era, Alex Tettey moved up to eighth place as he made his 101st appearance at the end of 2019-20.
None of the current crop can join that top 10 this season, with Todd Cantwell and Kenny McLean the closest having made 37 appearances during the 2019-20 relegation season.
Top flight: 1 Bryan Gunn (304), 2 Mark Bowen (289), 3 Ian Crook (273), 4 Ian Culverhouse (266), 5 Kevin Keelan (238), 6 Ian Butterworth (233), 7 Dale Gordon (200), 8 Tony Powell (197), 9 Martin Peters (196), 10= Ruel Fox, Jeremy Goss (172)
PL era: 1 Russell Martin (125), 2 Mark Bowen (119), 3 John Ruddy (116), 4 Wes Hoolahan (112), 5 Ian Crook (106), 6 Bryan Gunn, Jonny Howson (104), 8= Alex Tettey, Bradley Johnson (101), 10 John Polston (100)
John Deehan remains top dog in the scoring stakes for City in the top tier, with his 48 goals scored from 114 games between 1982 and 1985, keeping him ahead of the exploits of World Cup winner Martin Peters between 1975 and 1980.
Chris Sutton enjoyed the best individual goal-scoring season when he notched 25 in 41 matches during 1993-94, earning his British record £5million move to Blackburn after a mid-table finish.
Sutton remains the top scorer of the Premier League era for Norwich, with his 33 leaving him 10 clear of Grant Holt. Teemu Pukki's 11 during 2019-20 moved the Finn to eighth so further goals this season will swiftly move him up that list.
The only other players to manage 20 in a top-flight season for City were Ted MacDougall with 23 during 1975-76 and Deehan with 20 during 1982-83.
Top flight: 1 John Deehan (48), 2 Martin Peters (42), 3 Robert Fleck (41), 4 Kevin Reeves (37), 5= Justin Fashanu, Chris Sutton (35), 7 Ted MacDougall (34), 8 Dale Gordon (30), 9 Kevin Drinkell (28), 10 John Ryan (26)
PL era: 1 Chris Sutton (33), 2 Grant Holt (23), 3 Mark Robins (20), 4 Efan Ekoku (15), 5 Anthony Pilkington (14), 6= Robert Snodgrass, Wes Hoolahan (12), 8= Teemu Pukki, Ruel Fox (11), 10 Steve Morison (10)
Having finished fifth and fourth in the 1980s, the Canaries went one further under Mike Walker when finishing third in 1992-93 to secure Uefa Cup qualification.
City had been the surprise package of the inaugural Premier League season though and spent much of the campaign top of the table, with a 3-1 home defeat to eventual champions Manchester United in early April proving the turning point.
There's no avoiding it, the 2019-20 campaign which had started with so much promise ended up being the worst in Canaries history - at any level.
Just 21 points and a club-record 10 successive defeats as relegation was confirmed, saw Farke's team enter the history books for all the wrong reasons, with injuries and the Covid-19 pandemic making the season all the more difficult.
Norwich have won 4-0 on several occasions in the top flight, the most recent of which was against West Brom in 2013 to seal survival, but they have scored more than that in four matches.
That includes Efan Ekoku's four-goal haul in the 5-1 win at Everton in September 1993 and the same score at home to Birmingham in 1982 and Stoke in 1980.
City's biggest win in the top tier was in April 1984 though, when Watford were thrashed 6-1 at Carrow Road, with Deehan scoring four.
A night to forget for Chris Hughton's team as they flopped to a 7-0 defeat at Manchester City in November 2013.
Bradley Johnson and Russell Martin both scored own goals during the reigning champions' romp at the Etihad, following on from a 4-0 defeat at Manchester United in the League Cup a few days earlier.
The most goals scored in a top-flight season was 65 during a tumultuous 1993-94, with Sutton at the heart of that attacking threat as City finished 12th under John Deehan after Walker's exit for Everton.
The fewest goals scored was the 26 during 2019-20, which was two fewer than the 2013-14 relegation season.
The best season defensively came during Dave Stringer's reign, with 42 conceded during 38 games as the Canaries finished 10th.
The worst remains the 77 let in during the relegation of Nigel Worthington's 2004-05 squad, added to by the 6-0 implosion at Fulham on the final day.


The $2.1 billion project that will extend the light rail from Old Town to University Town Center may not actually help commuters who need it the most, contributor Alon Levy writes.
Levy wrote that as the region waits for other major mass transit projects, we could increase the frequency and timing of the east-west lines from the beaches to the inland areas around Clairemont, which would increase the number of riders who could partake in the Mid-Coast line. This would also improve transit service between I-8 and La Jolla.
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No, That Grad Rate Report Doesn’t Disprove VOSD’s Reporting
Yesterday we talked about the new report from UC San Diego researchers that had officials at the San Diego Unified School District very pleased. But in their excitement, they decided to take a swipe at Voice of San Diego. Well, Scott Lewis isn’t going to just let that fly.
He took their charge and reread all our reporting plus the new report to see if we had gotten anything wrong.
Bills Live and Die in Sacramento
In the ongoing saga that is SANDAG, the lawmakers in Sacramento are still mulling big changes to the agency. AB 805, a bill introduced by Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez meant to reform SANDAG passed through the Senate, reports Sara Libby in the Sacramento Report. But, not without debate.
Sen. Pat Bates, the Republican leader in the Senate, feared this bill would disenfranchise representatives in smaller cities: “Think hard folks, this could affect your district if it becomes precedent-setting, that Sacramento starts dictating to local agencies how votes will be counted.” The bill has to head back to the Assembly before it can move on to the governor.
Other new bills are on their way to the governor’s desk, including:
• Sen. Toni Akins bill giving prosecutors a new tool in targeting sex traffickers.
• Assemblyman Todd Gloria’s bill allowing students to wear cultural items during graduations.
• Assemblyman Brian Maienschein’s bill initiating the development of a Continuing Medical Education course for medical professionals focusing on identifying early symptoms of mental illness.
There’s also a fairly sizable list of bills that have died, including two bills we already suggested you watch out for, and a bill that would’ve allowed bars to stay open till 4 a.m. — why can’t we just have nice things? RIP.
VOSD Podcast: It All Comes Down to Poop
For this week’s podcast, hosts Scott Lewis and Andy Keatts invited Sara Libby into studio to discuss what exactly took the government so long to respond the Hepatitis A outbreak, and even longer to get anything done. Officials dealt with bureaucracy as usual as people we’re dying.
The trio discuss how the Hep A is spread, the effects of the outbreak throughout the city and the communities that have been hit the hardest.
And they talk about new marijuana regulations being brought before the City Council on Sept. 11. They’ll be making decisions on allowing manufacturing, cultivation, testing and distribution of pot.
• The New York Times’ California Today newsletter also zoomed in on the Hep A crisis. County Supervisor Greg Cox told the Times that he’s not satisfied with how long it took to place hand-washing stations downtown, a sluggish process first reported by VOSD’s Lisa Halverstadt.
• The city announced on Friday it plans to start doing street washing downtown in a move to combat the outbreak, the Union-Tribune reports.
Quick News Hits
• Another blow for scandal-plagued Rep. Duncan Hunter: His chief of staff resigned Thursday. (Union-Tribune)
• Dean Spanos hopes that hiring LaDanian Tomlinson will help the Chargers hang onto San Diego fans. (ESPN)
• U-T: Trustees lowered projected returns for the city of San Diego’s pension system Friday. That would normally mean taxpayers would be on the hook to put more money into the pension system but the board overseeing the pension system also put the debt off into the future. In other words, they said the pension system would not be making as much from investments but they also managed to provide the city’s budget some relief.
Top Stories of the Week
These were the top five VOSD stories for the week of Sept. 1-8. For the full top 10 list, click here.
A 2011 report envisions hundreds of billions in statewide damage, and researchers say it’s not even the worst-case scenario. (Randy Dotinga)
After weeks of bureaucratic hand-wringing, San Diego County’s top official directed the city to allow hand-washing stations in at least 30 locations in the city – and the city’s pledging to act quickly. (Lisa Halverstadt)
As recently as the first months of this year, Californians were asked to conserve water. Well, they did. And they still are. Now, that’s a problem. (Ry Rivard)
A raft of complaints prompted a San Diego Unified investigation into the school, which found problems ranging from issues with special education to improper hiring practices. The school adamantly denies the findings. School leadership and the board have been disrupted by departures, and some parents have pulled their kids out. (Maya Srikrishnan)
A hepatitis A outbreak disproportionately hitting San Diego’s homeless reveals a fundamental tenet of the city’s homeless policy. For years, the city has opted against giving a modicum of comfort to the homeless, while failing to put forward a long-term solution. (Lisa Halverstadt)


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German luxury carmaker BMW has repeated it is on course for a record year in revenues and sales , but its third quarter figures were slightly down on estimates. Shares fell sharply by more than two percent on the news, adding to the eight percent drop in the company’s stock this year. It seems contradictory, but costs and losses at the leasing division dragged down the overall figures, although analysts noted BMW’s leasing shifts profits into the future.The Bavarian company has been knocking spots off main rival Mercedes this year, overtaking it in terms of sales as Mercedes struggles with quality and reliability problems, and has launched several new models that are proving popular. It expects growth to continue well into next year, although there are fears negative currency factors could shave hundreds of millions of euros off profits in 2005, which in part explains the drop in share price.
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The State must not just impose taxes, it must pay them as well. Taxes that are imposed by the Government have to be paid by the public employees of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and other entities, as well as by the private sector. In fact, SOEs have stronger responsibilities to adhere to tax policies because they are essentially run with taxpayer money. But, overwhelmingly, the discourse in Sri Lanka is on how the private sector should pay taxes, but that scrutiny is often missing with its public counterparts.
This glaring discrepancy came to light recently when it was reported that the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) had paid Rs. 1.4 billion on behalf of its employees as pay as you earn (PAYE) tax. PAYE tax should rightly be deducted from the salary of employees but instead, the tax payers footed this cost and according to reports, it was a decision that was not even approved by Cabinet, though the irregular move had been discussed. It was listed as an “irregular payment” in the CEB Annual Report. In addition, 39 different staff allowances were also allowed to be paid with no Cabinet approval or oversight.
The issue had been flagged in the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) and since then, snippets of reports have hinted that the same may have been done at the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) as well. Such payments are a massive breach of public trust because the public, including all the professionals in the private sector, pay their taxes in good faith. When it is mismanaged in this manner, the public become less inclined to do their duty because they feel betrayed by the very system that is supposed to protect their interests.
SOEs paying their employees’ taxes are essentially breaching public trust by condoning and supporting double taxation of the masses. Sri Lanka still overwhelmingly relies on indirect taxes, which has a disproportionate impact on the poor. Moreover, public officials already enjoy many benefits their private sector workers do not, including vehicle permits, low-interest loans and a non-contributory pension scheme. In some instances, they also have access to better healthcare and enjoy more days off than their private sector counterparts. It is because of these benefits that the Government is still the preferred employee of the masses and unemployed graduates regularly hold protests in Colombo demanding public sector jobs. This is also why Governments increase hiring public workers when an election is on the horizon.
Taxes are often compared to death because neither is supposed to give preferential treatment. Death is the great equaliser because it comes for both the rich and poor. Similarly, taxes should be paid by both the public and private sectors. Taxes are levied so that inequalities across a society can be smoothened out and all people can have a moderately decent life that gives them access to basic rights. This effort of empowerment is intrinsic to a democracy and embedded in Sri Lanka’s effort to become a progressive society. Such an effort can only be achieved by everyone paying their dues.


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Members of the Hungarian Association of Insurance Brokers had 14.3 billion in revenue from commissions in 2011, association secretary general Anna Pálos Turczi told a conference in Siófok (C Hungary) on Sunday.
Insurance companies paid brokers HUF 1.46 billion in commissions on life insurance policies last year. Of this total, 29% came from the insurance company AXA, 23% came from CIG and 13% came from Generali, Turczi said.
Insurance brokers received HUF 12.8 billion in commission in the non-life segment in 2011. One-quarter of the total came from Allianz, 23% from Generali, and 11% from Uniqa.
The conference was held to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the association.
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That upswing refers to the fact that the Phoenix and surrounding Maricopa County market took significant strides towards a ‘sustained recovery,’ years after the housing market crash affected the rest of the country. Those strides took place throughout most of the markets associated with real estate in the area, notably including the single-family property and luxury property markets.
‘Signs of recovery’
According to resources at the time, the Phoenix housing market had experienced signs of recovery and stability, once the value of single-family homes started rising. From the end of 2012, the value of a standard single-family home in the area rose ‘more than 25 percent,’ accounting for the $157,000 price average, as reported by an Arizona State University housing report at the time.
From that point, the housing market was said to harbor investors ‘looking for rentable properties.’ First time home buyers, on the other hand, weren’t exactly lucky, as they suddenly found themselves unable to ‘keep up’ with the rising costs.
‘The cost of luxury’
Those that could have kept up with the costs were probably looking at the luxury housing available in Phoenix at the time. What was left at the time, at least. There were decidedly less properties valued over $750,000 on the market in 2013, which experts pretty much attributed to the luxury market’s relatively ‘slow reaction’ to ongoing market trends.
An interesting trend to note was that affordable properties within the Valley actually increased in value, potentially turning otherwise affordable properties into near-luxury buys.
‘The market’s downswing’
Foreclosures in 2013 did see a downswing, though they didn’t exactly return to ‘normal levels,’ as reported by market experts. That downswing accounted for a 90 percent decrease, which was considered ‘pretty close to normal’ by experts.
While investors in Maricopa County properties did play a role in Phoenix (and the surrounding area’s) market recovery, they ultimately didn’t influence most of the changes. That particular trend slowed, since their rental rates ‘don’t vary as much as property prices vary,’ keeping these investor-landlords from making much from the deal.
‘A continuing improvement’
What did improve in 2013 was the market itself, as a whole, particularly when referring to how the market’s average sale price stabilized throughout most of the year. The historically low interest rates, at the time, were also expected to help promote ‘new home ownership’ throughout the year.
Both of those factors were said to help both first time buyers and current homeowners find properties to buy, especially market recovery ‘hinges’ on the buying power of those individuals.
Luxury real estate was also said to have a positive impact on the market, as experts indicated that those who purchased luxury properties helped keep that marketplace relatively stable. Even if you don’t own luxury real estate, a home warranty is probably right for you. Click here if you’re from the 602.
While the ‘cost barrier’ between both luxury and single family homes was still somewhat in effect, experts did mention that many prices were ‘close to 2003 levels on the market’ during the year. That trend is expected to continue throughout the rest of 2014, barring any circumstances that might change the market’s conditions.


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Itanagar: Arunachal Pradesh Finance Minister Chowna Mein on Saturday said that the state government has decided to enforce austerity measures in the state to maintain strict financial discipline.
Responding to a question raised in the assembly by Trinamool Congress member Laeta Umbrey on the "financial crisis" being faced by the government, Mein said that instead of "financial crisis", the state government was facing financial constraints.
On the various austerity measures taken by the government after due approval of the cabinet, Mein said that the state government had imposed a ban on creation and filling up of non-plan posts besides ban on employment of casual and contingency employees by any government department.
A general ban on purchase of new vehicles is imposed and no department will be allowed to enter any extra financial commitment beyond the sanctioned budget, he said and added that no LOC (letter of credit) system of drawing wages would be entertained and wages would be draw through treasuries.
The state government has also banned foreign tour on official account to government functionaries, he added.
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A search on Google Images reveals that many Tolkien fans and RPG players have drawn maps of Harad, but that these never correspond to one another, with the result that innumerable versions of Harad now exist, each with its own specifications of kingdoms, peoples etc. There are two Harad extension packs for the official (non-computer) Tolkien RPG, although they are only available second-hand.
The name "Harad" is an Elvish word for "south". The area is also known as the Haradwaith ("South-folk").
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Known to audiences through her live performances, recordings, radio, television and film performances, American mezzo-soprano Jane Shaulis has been a staple of the Metropolitan Opera’s roster for 19 years. Prior to joining the Met she performed with New York City Opera for 15 years, appearing in over 60 roles. She has also sung with the major opera companies in this country, including, San Francisco, Chicago, San Diego and has performed with many major orchestras, including Chicago, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, as well as the festivals at Spoleto, Aspen, Chautauqua and Artpark.
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NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Higher food prices continue to be the main driver of inflation in China, raising the likelihood of an imminent interest rate hike as the country tries to reel in its red-hot economy.
Consumer prices rose 5.1% for the 12 months ended Nov. 30, according to government data released early Saturday in China. That comes on the heels of a 4.4% jump in October. And once again, a surge in food costs is the culprit. Food prices rose 11.7% during the period.
Excluding food prices, China's CPI edged up only 1.9%.
Compare that with the United States, where the CPI has been sluggish for months. In October, the U.S. CPI increased a modest 1.2%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Excluding the volatility of food prices, the U.S. CPI rose 0.6%.
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Another year is drawing to a close and it’s about time we contemplate what the next 12 months will hold for the mobile marketing sector. Obviously making predictions on such a young and rapidly developing space isn’t always easy, but we’ve managed to find a range of industry heavy weights willing to opine on what issues will fill this blog’s pages during 2015.
In our 2014 round-up of trends, the panel reached a consensus on a few things, namely consolidation among mobile ad companies, which has certainly panned out. 2014 saw a whole load of acquisitions and mergers in the sector, as bigger players moved in and smaller players banded together.
Last year our panel of experts also predicted that mobile native advertising would start to emerge as a driving force and, again, they were proven right, with big publishers such as Yahoo and AOL, getting into the game (and causing some kerfuffle in the process), and social networks such as Twitter, Tumblr and Pinterest, following Facebook’s lead. Expectations of China’s growing clout and westward turn also appears to be on the money, evidenced somewhat by the inclusion of a few China-based firms on this year’s panel. We also saw lots of talk about how app developers would gravitate toward quality and LTV, though it’s debatable how much further along this line the industry moved.
But enough about the past, let’s look toward the future and find out what the industry thinks will be the biggest mobile marketing trends in 2015.
The Top Mobile Advertising and Marketing Trends in 2015
Ouriel Ohayon, co-founder and CEO, Appsfire
Unbundling apps and marketing channels
Apps will unbundle and so will marketing channels: we got used to apps that run on our smartphone as a software you open. But it is becoming now clear there are multiple ways you can interact with an app, from widgets to rich notifications to API integrations, to extensions on iOS, to continuity features on your desktop and to, very soon, apps on your iWatch. Developers and marketers will have to rethink how they design a service through multiple interaction points. Of course this will have a massive impact on how you market a service and how you measure performance. It’s going to increase the complexity of developers’ work and of course create a bigger gap between good and bad developers. The era of a simple app to download on your smartphone, as we know it today, will be soon something of the past
Rise of native and incoming big advertisers
It’s now a fact: publishers are looking beyond the banner but still experimenting with new formulas and formats. Until 2014 most of the ad spend has been driven by app install ads and mostly out of traditional formats including incentivized advertising. Facebook has managed to make a big entrance in a crowded market and many follow (Twitter, Yahoo, AOL, …) but the biggest story is yet to come. Madison avenue dollars are still entrenched in TV, radio and desktop. In 2015, the demand for better paying ads and the rise of large screens, high bandwith and high resolution phones but also cross-device tracking technologies and verification measurement tools will make it possible for big advertisers to transfer their ad dollars to mobile
Dale Carr, founder and CEO, Leadbolt
More direct deals
As app publishers and mobile marketers are more advanced than ever before, they demand a better user experience when dealing with networks. With several partner choices in the market, comes higher expectations for returns. The industry is ready for more open marketplaces, where direct deals between publishers and advertisers can happen and where optimized partner matches yield better outcomes. By participating in Direct Deals, both parties experience more transparency, and more control over the results. It’s a closer interaction.
We expect to see more consolidation of ad networks – there will continue to be winners and losers. Currently, there seems to be very few points of differentiation among competitive companies, and innovation will be the key. End users are becoming bored with conventional ad methods. Smart, intelligent platforms that innovate to offer next generation features and benefits and deliver returns will separate the winners from the losers.
Esha Shah, mobile strategy and innovation manager, Fetch
The Buy Button
The era of 1-click purchasing was initiated by Amazon, but on June 30th, Twitter began publicly testing a “Buy Now” button that can be embedded in postss. This seamless one click purchase process presents a huge opportunity for advertisers- especially those looking to sell time sensitive deals or exclusive items. Twitter is testing its functionality with only a handful of businesses, celebrities, and non-profit organizations. Tumblr also recently came out with its version of a buy button. Users that post links from a selection of sites — Etsy, Artsy, Kickstarter and Do Something — will now automatically see action buttons appear in the top right corner of the posts for people to “buy”, “browse”, “pledge”, or “do something”. Finally – Apple is also taking part within this trend. A new feature will integrate Apple Pay with Apple’s iAd mobile ad network in the form of a tap-to-buy button embedded in mobile ads.
Fetch looks forward to experimenting with more ad formats that allow consumers to make purchases easily and enable brands to display relevant content more visibly. Opportunities such as these provide a happy medium for both parties involved – consumers have easy access to items they want to purchase and brands are able to drive revenue in more ways. Tap to buy buttons might be the next possible mobile media trend as both more media formats experiment with such features. This could be a huge game changer in the media world as direct response ads are now becoming EVEN MORE DIRECT RESPONSE … as we have the ability to impact a client’s mobile ROI right on an ad.
OTT Messaging Apps
The messaging app marketplace has seen great transformation this year. Facebook acquired WhatsApp for $19 billion, Snapchat partnered with Square to provide payment transfer and anonymous messaging app Yik Yak was valued at $400 million – to name a few milestones. Between March 2013 and March 2014, the messaging app market — as represented by the top apps — expanded by 148%, adding 900 million users. Currently, the primary reason users adopt messaging apps is for communication one on one or within groups. Users require easy communication for organizing plans or social sharing. Messaging apps have recognized this need and are starting to offer deeper functionality that can allow users to better plan and share within their networks.
Chris Hanage, general manager Europe, Papaya Mobile and AppFlood
Programmatic on non-programmatic
We see an increasing trend next year to be advertisers using a programmatic approach to non-programmatic media. As counter-intuitive as that may sound, it is now possible to buy CPM traffic using the same measurement and methodology as performance-based traffic. For advertisers, this means that the superior targeting and engagement you get through a programmatic approach can be turned into much broader campaigns.
If 2014 was the year where programmatic really hit its stride, next year we’ll see it positively disrupting more of the traditional advertising industry.
Peter Zou, Founder and CEO, YeahMobi
Native in China
The first thing I am sure is native ads are going to be even hotter in 2015. Basically, we saw the big Chinese advertisers spending over US$500m on acquiring users in 2014, and in 2015 they’re going to want to monetize their traffic. YeahMobi works with all the giants in China and we know what they are looking for. Traditional banner ads are not working for them, native ads is exactly what they are looking for. We are working with big players who have huge traffic and the great eCPM from our native ads is making them happy.
Mobile commerce and retargeting
Another thing I predict is the rise of mobile ecommerce. Retargeting user accounts on mobile will be huge in 2015. As we can see, all the top B2C or C2C main players in different countries are receiving massive investments. They’re going to put a heavy emphasis on their marketing budgets in 2015, especially looking for marketing offering precise user acquisition and retargeting. Our DSP is designed to provide marketing precision for mobile ecommerce. YeahMobi is set to help mobile ecommerce businesses achieve better results. We’re getting ready for this big trend.
Also, there will be big budgets for launcher apps. The 3 main launcher players globally are GO Launcher, Solo Launcher and APUS. The launcher app budget for 2015 is predicted to be over US$100m. I believe at the end of 2015, we will see who can dominate the launcher market.
Chen Levanon, CEO, ClicksMob
It’s all about location
It’s the first rule in real-estate, and it’s the key to data-rich information in mobile advertising. Advertisers are able to hyper-target their audiences, making ads more relevant and thus more effective than ever before. Traffic sources will also be more targeted and will deliver the quality users that advertisers want to pay for.
Ultra-personalization in mobile ads
Everything has become about personalization today, and customers expect their experiences to be tailored to them as such. In order to get the quality users advertisers want, a focus on a target audience is required and the more and more targeted they are, the more successful they will be in reaching the right people. Context is also king in advertising as it drives relevancy for consumers, and if the right tools are used to capture a user’s context, the better results the campaign will receive.
Sharper measure of ad spend
Gartner projected mobile advertising spending globally to reach $18 billion in 2014, and by 2017 the market will be worth around $41.9 billion, which is just around the corner. If mobile advertising is expected to more than double, and companies begin to invest heavily, they’ll be demanding a sharper measure of ROI. The industry will see more cost-per-acquisition (CPA) campaigns than cost-per-install (CPI) campaigns because advertisers will be looking for more meaningful events; not just an install but also a deposit or a purchase.
Daryl Colwell, senior VP, Matomy Media Group
Native is no longer a buzz word
As consumers continue to embrace and command technology that makes day-to-day life more enriching and efficient, advertisers need to adapt to these behaviours and provide more sophisticated campaigns. In 2014, native advertising, which is more engaging and less intrusive than banner ads, emerged as the new standard. While native is not a new concept in the media world, the exact nature of this ad format and the ability to scale within the mobile app environment has been a big topic of discussion. Look for publishers to open up even more native ad inventory in 2015, due to the fact that native commands higher rates (on average 3X higher than standard banners) and leads to a more lucrative in-app advertising solution. Advertisers are willing to place higher bids on an ad unit that mimics the publishers’ site, therefore leading to more clicks. This increase in demand and supply for native has pushed the best in the industry to innovate their platforms and offer a scalable solution.
Mobile programmatic begins to mature
In 2015, advertisers and publishers will increasingly turn to mobile programmatic advertising to meet their user acquisition and mobile monetization needs. Advertiser spend on mobile programmatic will grow significantly in 2015, reaching an estimated $8.4 billion, from an estimated $4.4 billion in 2014. Marketers using mobile programmatic in 2015 should look for two key things: reach and transparency. Find a reputable mobile programmatic ad partner that offers a single gateway to new media sources and targeting capabilities, while also delivering a robust level of transparency that helps you scale your campaigns with confidence in the quality of users you are reaching and acquiring.
Venkatesh C.R., CEO, Dot Com Infoway
Wearable smart devices come into play
Wearable technology is gaining popularity and will soon emerge to become a lucrative platform for marketers. Shipments of wearables are projected to reach almost 112 million units in 2018, up from less than 20 million this year, according to IDC. Brands will be looking for ways to get their marketing messages across to people who own wearable smart devices. Advertisers are already experimenting with ways to create ads that can be accommodated within the limited display size of wearable devices.
Tapping into the potential of mobile video ads
Nearly 40% of YouTube video views are via mobile. Mobile video consumption has increased drastically, resulting in big opportunities for brands to reach their customers through video ads. Video ads can be a great way to communicate a brand’s message clearly, and drive greater customer engagement. We are starting to see native mobile video ads appearing within apps and this is a trend that is on the rise.
Ron Brightman, CEO, Performance Revenues
2014 demonstrated a trend of steady increase in CPI rates, This trend is expected to continue further through 2015 and reach new highs. Competition constantly increases, not necessarily due to the number of new apps on the stores, rather due to the number of companies willing to spend big budgets on the promotion of their mobile apps. There is a larger variety of companies joining the race – be it web-game giants moving into mobile, offline retailers and big brands, new start-ups who are all focused on mobile apps, as well as a big surge of Asian companies armed with deep pockets.
User quality, Engagement and Fraud
One of the biggest issues constantly gaining more attention from advertisers and networks is the issue of a user’s quality. The emphasis on acquiring good users, who will use the app, come back to use it again, and where relevant- also pay, is expected to become the main focus of most companies, as the blind land-rush for pure volume diminishes, where advertisers get smarter, demanding quality traffic to achieve positive ROI.
Savvy advertisers know that reaching positive ROI usually doesn’t come from targeting specific audiences in advance, or from buying on sophisticated RTB exchanges, rather it is the same methodology that was crafted long ago on web campaigns, where advertisers start broad, and then optimize based on the good performing segments, which are usually a combination of OS x Geo x Traffic Type x Traffic Source. As this knowledge spreads throughout the industry, more advertisers will become successful, after they have found their sweet-spot niche. This in turn will relieve some of the biased focus on USA and we will see more campaigns targeting smaller countries and unique combinations. It also means that the networks will have to work harder to be able to track and optimize based on in-app events, closing under-performing sources, while closely monitoring for fraud, to ensure that the advertisers reach their performance goals.
Leo Zhong, Co-Founder & VP, Mobvista
Growth of programmatic buying
With dramatic increase of traffic demand for CPA advertisers, more and more companies will provide programmatic buying service in order to meet the requirements of high-quality users and comparably lower the cost. Looking forward, as world wide traffic supply is steadily increasing, every ad network will provide an API to support large-scale programmatic buying.
Mobile ad exchanges will have a rough time ahead
Ad network eCPM is usually higher than that of supply side platforms (SSPs) acquired by ad exchanges. It’s therefore difficult for an ad exchange to please publishers worldwide. Meanwhile, objectively, mobile DSPs are not efficient for using traffic from an ad exchange. Ad exchanges will therefore have a rough year in 2015.
Mobile DSPs still face challenges
Because there is no cookies in mobile, every mobile DSP needs precise targeting and has to expend a lot of effort in data science. In 2015, due to fragmented mobile data, a mature data management platform (DMP) serving DSPs needs to be established, which requires various innovative methods for DSPs to accumulate data.
Start-up opportunities for mobile DMPs
Although mobile ad exchanges and DSPs are immature, data accumulation and third party DMPs will have bright future, especially in Asia. There is no good third party DMP which covers Asia, and it will be a great opportunity for a start-up. Mobvista has abundant accumulation of data worldwide, and will bring more innovation into our own DMP, in order to better serve advertisers and partners.
Elad Natanson, CEO and founder, Appnext
Automated Inventory Selling
It’s the end to the Affiliate Networks as we know them. With programmatic buying gaining momentum, the publishing side has followed. Working with referral links cannot anymore be competitive. Implementing automatic solutions, a publisher is poised to get higher optimization flexibility, operation efficiency, and higher revenue. Using ad platform API the publishers can also take care of offer relevancy, pulling the apps/ads from content-related categories. For more than 40% of publishers and media partners that come to us for app recommendation solutions API-integration is a must.
Apps as content
Since mobile won the battle for screen dominance, content discovery experience has naturally found its mobile implication, yet had to transform to make the perfect mobile fit. Content relevancy has always been its central element, making the whole model successful. With this regard, there is a question: “What is the most relevant mobile content, or what is the information a smart phone user would want to discover?” Mobile apps – from games to utilities – naturally fit the equation. Our research shows that the algorithm-based recommendations of relevant apps deliver 2,5-4% CTR on average, while boosting user engagement and diversifying revenue streams. We believe this trend will continue to rise next year, reaching its peak by the end 2016.
With more and more publishers going for automated ad solutions, there is still demand for pre-defined ad units for indie, and small developers who usually do not have capacity to integrate with APIs. At the same time the current UX and monetization trends have built the need of providing lean and seamless user experience. That is why more and more publishers are looking for customizable units that can be brought as close as possible to the app’s/website’s look and feel. Changing unit colors, messages and other ad ingredients, while still enjoying automatic optimization will catch the wave.
So there’s certainly wide range of opinions on what will be trending this year. Programmatic of course looms high on the agenda, and is expected to further mature and impact the way advertising is sold in numerous ways. Native is expected to almost complete its mission to kill off the banner, as evidence mounts that the format results in better ROI, and the industry will continue to consolidate, bringing bigger spending advertisers on-board in the process. Mobile commerce and re-targeting also looks to be a big factor for 2015, which isn’t a surprise given how re-targeting was a recurring theme of the last two App Promotion Summits. Perhaps absent from the discussion is the move of middleware app development players into the marketing sector, further merging the likes of MBaaS, cross platform development, messaging and marketing analytics, as well as the increasing role of video app install ads. How many of these predictions will come true? You’ll have to check back right here to read all the latest.


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My column in the upcoming issue of 7x7 is about pizza wine--and the most harmonious pairings I found in that classic combination of food and drink. One wine--often considered the most food friendly of all varieties--that didn’t come up was Pinot Noir. For some reason, I never seemed to find pizzas that just called for Pinot. Most pies needed something more pithy and darkly juicy. I wondered if I would ever find a good pizza for all the Pinot I like to drink.
Well, the wait is now over. I found the perfect Pinot pizza. It’s at Coco 500 and is one of their signature dishes--the Harvest pizza, featuring bacon and Champagne grapes. It’s just an incredible match with new world Pinot (in my case the 2007 Felton Road from New Zealand, which we brought in as corkage). The grapes on the pie just perfectly mesh with pinot’s fresh red and black berries, while the bacon adds an element of salt and smoke that make those berry flavors sting. Can’t wait to go back to have that match again.


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