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The collaboration David explains, became their ArtPrize entry Crowns of Courage, “We have these women come in and they are battered, they don't have any hair and they're in a real vulnerable spot." |
Until the moment their crown of courage is revealed and their photo shoot begins. |
For each of these photo sessions we did about 200-300 images for each woman." David explains it’s because he wants to capture the perfect image. |
Which is exactly what he did for Becky struggling through tears as she looks at her portrait, “It’s really how I felt inside. Somewhere deep in there, it was just lost." Becky's tears are shared among the other women and one young girl. |
"Tessa had Neuroblastoma." Amanda describes Tessa’s portrait as a representation of the fight you sometimes, don't win. |
"And we lost her maybe like a month after that. So, I’m really happy that she could be a part of the project." Amanda says through tears. |
Twenty-two Crowns of Courage -- displayed for everyone to see at the DeVos Place on the second floor. The artists plan to create a live crown of courage this Friday, Sept. 29. |
Free apps have been around ever since Apple launched the first mobile app store that mattered back in 2008. But there were plenty of paid apps too, including a $.99 farting app that pulled in $30,000 in a single day. In 2013, however, freemium clearly became pretty much the only model that matters. |
And it’s the model that drove the most success for the top-grossing apps of the year, Candy Crush Saga and Clash of Clans. |
The best-selling paid app for 2013, according to Apple, is Minecraft: Pocket Edition. |
In November, a full 92 percent of all apps on iOS were free to download, according to mobile analytics company Distimo’s year-end app store report. The numbers are even more overwhelming on Google Play: 98 percent of all apps are free. |
That’s up from 77 percent on iOS just in June of this year, and up from 89 percent on Google Play. Free of course, to download, and free to use or play — to an extent. Games, social apps, news, entertainment, and books are almost exclusively freemium with in-app purchases. |
That’s especially true in the highest-growth app markets of Asia, Schoger says. |
The only categories that are not are education, productivity, and navigation. |
While free continues its assault on paid apps, Google Play continues its assault on Apple’s app store for iPhone and iPad. While Apple’s revenue grew 12 percent over the last half-year, Google Play jumped 51 percent. While Google Play took in only 19 cents out of every dollar spent on the top 200 apps last November, th... |
Apple still leads, but that lead continues to shrink. |
The top-grossing apps in both app stores continue to be games, with all of the top 10 grossing apps on iOS in the games category, led by Supercell’s Clash of Clans and King.com’s Candy Crush Saga. On Google Play, the top grossing apps were Candy Crush Saga and GungHo Entertainment’s Puzzle & Dragons — but messaging app... |
Interestingly, various incarnations of Line were third, fifth, seventh, and 10th on the Google Play top-grossing app list. They’re all messaging apps, to a degree, with social gaming built in. |
The top-grossing app of all, however? |
Candy Crush Saga, which was No. 1 on iOS, and No. 2 on Google Play, is almost certainly the top earner of 2013. Distimo, of course, doesn’t see actual revenue numbers — its data is interpolated from the analytics it captures for thousands of apps. |
And the company is a little coy about reporting cross-platform numbers. |
Clash of Clans for Google Play was just released in early November, however, Schoger added, meaning that Candy Crush will have a fight on its hands to maintain top position in 2014. |
Photos by Brett Dunlap The new Simonton Shuttle will start service Monday transporting employees to Simonton Windows in Ritchie County. The company is partnering with the Mid-Ohio Valley Transit Authority to provide transportation for Simonton employees who don’t have transportation to work. The transit authority is us... |
PARKERSBURG — A new bus service — the Simonton Shuttle — will transport people to Ritchie County starting Monday in a partnership with Simonton Windows and Doors. |
Simonton, part of PlyGem Industries, is launching the partnership with the Mid Ohio Valley Transit Authority to create employment opportunities for underserved populations and provide public transit services to communities east of Parkersburg. |
The transit authority, operators of Easy Rider, is financed by property tax levies in Parkersburg and Vienna and also receives federal funds. |
The authority was approached by Simonton about potential employees who live in Wood County, but do not have reliable transportation. |
The company is reaching out with employment opportunities to underserved populations, Benson said. |
Hiring and promotion have been taking place in and around Parkersburg and Vienna, including outreach events at the Salvation Army, local veterans groups, and other work-based employment services. |
Simonton has been holding open interviews with individuals at the Parkersburg Salvation Army who might qualify for this opportunity. The interviews have been held on Tuesdays over the past few weeks. They will be held again this Tuesday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. |
Tim Thomas, general manager of the transit authority, and Benson worked together to develop a special Shuttle Bus Pilot project for Simonton employees that reliably allows them to get back and forth to work when scheduled for both day and night shifts. |
Starting out, the shuttle run is fully funded by Simonton. The transit authority is hoping to use this as a springboard for transit services from Ritchie County to Parkersburg and Vienna on the backhaul return trip, allowing better access to transit services that many local residents may be lacking. |
“We have been looking for an opportunity to extend our services out the Route 50 Corridor,” Thomas said. “The partnership with Simonton will enable us to determine the best possible routing and schedule to serve the people of Ritchie County. |
The employee shuttle will help Easy Rider demonstrate there is a need for this service, Benson said. |
Traditional transit funding is funded through taxes and levies. By partnering with Simonton, Easy Rider can work out a plan for transit services to Ritchie County. |
“They have plans in place where they want to go east to Ritchie County and beyond,” Benson said. “We are providing the platform for them to experiment so they can get it right when they launch. |
The shuttle will leave around 7 a.m. and return around 5 p.m. for day shift employees as well as 7 p.m. and return around 5 a.m. for night shift employees. |
There will be three stops in town to pick up the employees, one at the Salvation Army, one at the Route 47/U.S. 50 Park and Ride and one at the Seventh Street Kroger location. |
The initial shuttle will a 25-passenger bus. |
Being in the middle of oil and gas country, there are many companies who are providing transportation for employees. |
Simonton wanted to do something more to reach out to those underserved populations. The company is looking for people who can make a commitment. |
Although there is a need to fill positions on their manufacturing lines, especially during the busy fall season, the company is looking for long-term employees. |
Branded the “Simonton Shuttle,” both sides view this as a win-win project. |
“It gives people with limited transportation the opportunity to seek gainful employment, helps secure associates for our business, and gives back to our communities via the intended backhaul transit route,” Benson said. |
The Simonton Shuttle is slated to begin carrying workers to Ritchie County each day starting Monday, Labor Day, which Benson said was an appropriate day to launch the service. |
“We are very pleased to be a part of this community-minded effort,” Thomas said. |
Q: You’ve been with the chamber for eight years, previously as membership development director. What did you do in that role? |
Q: What was your career background? How did you get to where you are? |
Q: Since you’ve already been with the chamber, has it been an easy transition into your new role? |
Q: Why did you want the job? |
Q: In terms of business activity, Belleville appears to have made some significant progress in the last few years. What are your thoughts? |
Q: It seems like businesses are more collaborative now than they had been before. |
Q: A big project currently ongoing in Belleville is development across from the National Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows. What are you most looking forward to with regard to that project and projects like it? |
Q: So whatever folks in business, government and the general public are doing in town, your advice to them is to keep doing what they’re doing? |
At least seven people have died in a suspected bomb blast near a police post in the Pakistani city of Lahore. |
At least nine people were hurt in the explosion. It is unclear if the blast was caused by a suicide bomber. |
The attack comes as Pakistan prepares to celebrate the 61st anniversary of its independence on Thursday. |
Pakistani security forces are often attacked by Islamist militants allied to the Taleban militia based in the rugged north-west of the country. |
Twelve militants were killed in a missile strike in north-western Pakistan on Tuesday. |
Thirteen people also died in the north-western city of Peshawar in a bomb attack on an air force bus on Tuesday. |
Thursday's attack in Lahore appears to have targeted policemen on guard duty for the Independence Day celebrations. |
According to AFP news agency, a policeman interviewed by the private Express TV station said he had seen the burning body of motorcyclist, whom he believed to be a suicide bomber, lying next to bloodied policemen. |
"It appears the motorcycle rider blasted them. His body was making burning noises," the policeman was quoted as saying. |
Okay, the new Audi S6 and S8 don't quite have the full 500 hp of corporate cousin Lamborghini Gallardo—but they're close. Under the hoods of Audi's two largest and most powerful sedans is a version of Lamborghini's V10. |
Okay, the new Audi S6 and S8 don't quite have the full 500 hp of corporate cousin Lamborghini Gallardo—but they're close. Under the hoods of Audi's two largest and most powerful sedans is a version of Lamborghini's V10. However, the displacements have been enlarged to 5.2 liters in both Audis to enhance torque. In the ... |
The Audi Roadjet concept is one sport compact we'd like in our garage. Officials were mum about the production plans, but we could see this thing on a street near you very soon. It is smaller than even Audi's little A3 wagon. And that's neat because this little concept is powered by a 300-hp 3.2-liter FSi V6 paired to ... |
The carrier partners with mobile security company Lookout to preload free malware- and virus-protection software into select Android devices. |
T-Mobile is aiming to fortify the Android smartphones and tablets it carries by offering users free protection against malware and viruses. |
The company announced today that it is partnering with mobile security company Lookout to help T-Mobile customers protect their devices with a product called Automatic App Security. The software will come preloaded on certain devices this year, and then T-Mobile will roll it out to most Android devices in 2013. |
"As we rely more on our mobile devices, for everything from business to social to banking, it is increasingly important that we protect them from threats," CEO of Lookout John Hering said in a statement. |
The way Automatic App Security works is it scans all apps that users download to make sure they're safe and malware-free. If the product detects any harmful apps, it will notify the user. Since the software will be preloaded and already turned on in smartphones and tablets, users don't need to register or set-up the fe... |
T-Mobile isn't the only carrier that's trying to help its customers protect their devices from malicious malware. Verizon also recently introduced its Mobile Security app for Android, which is free and gives users basic antivirus protection and alerts. |
Android devices are some of the most notorious for attracting malware. According to a report by McAfee last month, 13,000 types of mobile malware have been uncovered this year, which is leaps and bounds above the 2,000 discovered in 2011. |
"During the past few quarters, we've seen that the Android OS is the most popular target for writers of mobile malware," McAfee's report said. "This quarter was no different; practically all new mobile malware was directed at the Android platform. The mix included SMS-sending malware, mobile botnets, spyware, and destr... |
T-Mobile plans to start preloading Automatic App Security on both the LG Optimus L9 smartphone and the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 tablet in the coming weeks. Customers that have different devices can also download the security software from Google Play. |
A burst water main in Sheffield city centre is causing havoc for rush-hour traffic this morning. |
The incident is causing delays in the Nursery Street area. |
Engineers are on site attempting to fix the leak. |
Maryland will not provide data on the state’s registered voters to President Trump’s election commission, a top state elections official said Monday, joining more than two dozen other states that have partially or entirely rejected the request. |
The commission, which is chaired by Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach (R), asked states to provide voter names, dates of birth, portions of Social Security numbers, voting histories and, if possible, party identifications as part of a broad inquiry in Trump’s allegations of widespread voter fraud in the 2016 electi... |
The Maryland elections board sought advice from state Attorney General Brian E. Frosh (D) on how to respond to what elections experts called an unprecedented request. The commission also asked states for evidence of voter fraud, convictions for election-related crimes and recommendations for preventing voter intimidati... |
He said two assistant attorneys general in his office determined that the request was prohibited by Maryland law. |
“Virginia conducts fair, honest and democratic elections, and there is no evidence of significant voter fraud in Virginia,” McAuliffe said. |
Both Common Cause Maryland and the ACLU of Maryland had raised questions about turning over the data. |
Damon Effingham, legal and policy director for Common Cause Maryland, said Maryland law allows only registered state voters to make a request to inspect voter roll information. The voter has to submit a statement that the information will not be used for commercial purposes or purposes unrelated to the electoral proces... |
Frosh called on Gov. Larry Hogan (R) and state elections officials to speak out against the commission’s effort and any other attempt to “intimidate voters and obtain their personal information.” Hogan so far has not done so. |
A Hogan spokeswoman, Amelia Chasse, indicated last week that it was not the governor’s role to make a decision on the request. |
After the state board’s decision became public Monday, Hogan spokesman Doug Mayer said the governor agreed with the decision. “As for any such request, the state Board of Elections should supply no more information than is required of them under the law,” Mayer said in an email. |
Ben Jealous, one of several Democrats vying for the nomination to challenge Hogan in 2018, joined community leaders in Baltimore at a news conference Monday morning to urge Hogan to condemn what Jealous called an attack to suppress votes. |
Marvell Technology Group Ltd. (NASDAQ: MRVL) announced a $6 billion acquisition of chip maker Cavium Inc (NASDAQ: CAVM) Monday. Both stocks moved sharply higher. |
Barclays' Blayne Curtis upgraded Marvell from Equal-weight to Overweight and increased the price target for the stock from $20 to $30. |
The deal has financial benefits for Marvell, as it adds much-needed growth, the analyst said. |
The combination of the two companies will drive both earnings growth and multiple expansion, Curtis said. |
Barclays estimates accretion of 27 cents or 15 percent in 2019 and 33 cents or 17 percent in 2020 using the guided synergies in COGS, SG&A and R&D expenses. Revenue synergies should contribute from 2020 forward, given two- to three-year design cycles. By 2020, Curtis expects that the combined entity is going to reach i... |
Marvell is trading around 6 percent higher Tuesday and already gained around 6 percent Monday. Cavium is trading around 3 percent higher. |
About 7.2 million coffee-brewing machines that could overheat and spray hot liquids on users are being recalled by Keurig Green Mountain Inc. |
The affected machines are Keurig Mini Plus brewers made between December 2009 and July 2014 with the model number K10 and serial numbers starting with 31, Reuters reported the company as saying on its website. |
The recall affects 6.6 million machines in the United States and 564,000 in Canada. |
The company said the machines could malfunction especially if used to brew more than two cups in quick succession. |
Keurig has received about 90 reports of injuries caused by hot liquid escaping from the machines, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said. |
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