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That's precisely the point, say the activists. They argue that the deregulation of radio has left the airwaves in the hands of a few corporate giants that have little interest in catering to diverse neighborhoods or providing a forum for dissenting voices. Microradio operators see their cause as a crucial component of free speech.
"We were willing to risk this," said Charlotte Hatch, whose daughter, Karoline, is an SFLR disc jockey, "because if the people don't keep their toe in the door" -- the airwaves -- "the door is going to be shut. And it's not gonna be opened by a corporation."
Dunifer and his colleagues accuse the FCC of alarmist tactics. "They have all kinds of straw-person arguments," said Dunifer, "like the claim that airplanes will fall from the sky" because of interference with air-traffic control frequencies. "It's an amazing campaign of disinformation and outright lies."
Though last week's confiscation at SFLR was carried out without resistance, FCC raids have at times taken on an element of farce. One seizure at a party station in Florida featured "a multijurisdictional task force, a SWAT team, the whole nine yards," contends Dunifer. "They almost shot a cat when it jumped off a table."
Richard Edmondson, a co-founder of SFLR, was once broadcasting from a camper on Twin Peaks when he was spotted by an FCC agent. He drove off, but the agent called the San Francisco Police Department.
According to Dunifer, Edmondson was soon surrounded by "at least 10 patrol cars, with 15 to 20 cops with their guns drawn, telling him to kiss the asphalt." When the officers learned of the nature of the offense, "they were looking at each other like, 'FCC'?
"It points out the absurdity of all this," he said. "But on another level, it's pretty chilling."
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The Pop Century resort is one of Disney World's "value" hotels, located on the property and in the midst of all the Disney action. Guests enjoy staying at this resort because it allows them to enjoy the benefits of staying on-site without breaking the bank. There are a variety of restaurants near this hotel, both on Disney property and off, that offer a nice selection for the entire family.
Disney World has several fine-dining establishments, with offerings from a variety of cultures and culinary styles. While on vacation, some guests like to splurge and treat themselves royally, and Disney certainly gives guests that option when it comes to food. While these restaurants may have more kids and less formal attire than restaurants outside the park (it is Disney, after all), the food is often second to none. Restaurants that offer some of the best dining options and are near Pop Century include The Brown Derby at Hollywood Studios, Les Chefs de France in Epcot and Yachtsman Steakhouse at the Yacht Club Resort, all within about three miles and reachable via the Disney transportation system.
Sometimes guests have had just a little bit too much of "the Mouse" and need to escape Disney for the surrounding areas of Orlando or Kissimmee. Because Walt Disney World is such an epicenter for tourism, hundreds of restaurants and other guest-focused businesses dot the surrounding area. Guests can escape for anything ranging from fast food to quiet sit-down meals. Some of the restaurants near Pop Century but outside Disney include La Cruce (laluceorlando.com) at the Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek, three miles away; the Arabian Knights Dinner (arabian-nights.com), which combines a restaurant with entertainment and is only about five miles away; and Kobe Japanese Steakhouse (kobesteakhouse.com), about five miles away.
One of the great parts of going to Disney World -- especially with kids -- is character interaction. Disney provides some great opportunities to interact with characters while dining, with some of your Disney favorites coming right to your table while you eat. These meals are big hits with adults and kids alike, and there are several options throughout the parks and resorts, each featuring a particular set of characters. Character dining restaurants close to Pop Century include the Garden Grill in the Living with Land Pavilion at Epcot, featuring Mickey, Minnie and Chip 'n' Dale; the Crystal Palace in the Magic Kingdom, featuring the Winnie the Pooh characters; and Tusker House Restaurant in Animal Kingdom Lodge, featuring Donald and Daisy Duck and Goofy, all within about five miles and on the Disney transportation system.
Counter-service restaurants are those that do not have waiters, but where guests buy their food at a counter and then find seating on their own. These restaurants are usually inexpensive, and can be a great way for a family to have a cheap, quick meal. They can be found at most resorts and throughout the parks. Counter-service restaurants close to Pop Century include Tortuga Tavern in the Magic Kingdom, Boardwalk to Go on the Boardwalk, and Min and Bill's Dockside Diner in Hollywood Studios, all within about three miles and on the Disney transportation system.
Kaho, Mason. "Restaurants Near Disney World Pop Century Resort." Travel Tips - USA Today, https://traveltips.usatoday.com/restaurants-near-disney-world-pop-century-resort-54348.html. Accessed 20 April 2019.
Stomper Lau Lup discovered a "scary creature" lurking in his tank yesterday (May 3).
"I found it at the bottom of the tank," Lau Lup said.
"The creature’s movements seemed slow and deliberate."
Lau Lup also said that the creature's body was covered with aquarium substrate.
"Hence, it was extremely difficult to spot it until yesterday evening when it happened to be near a light source," he said.
"Does anyone know what creature this is?"
He hopes that someone can help him identify this creature on his birthday today (May 4).
Can you spot the mysterious creature hidden among the water plants in Lau Lup's fish tank?
The lineup for the 2018 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival has been announced.
This year's lineup was released early Tuesday morning and includes Eminem, The Killers and Muse.
Tickets for the popular Tennessee music festival go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. ET.
Click here to see the full list of artists and find out more information about tickets.
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A deadly doctor returns, and celebrity wannabe Kenneth Horne gets some bona advice. With Kenneth Williams and Bill Pertwee. From May 1966.
A deadly doctor returns, Rambling Syd Rumpo sings of courting, while celebrity wannabe Kenneth Horne gets some bona advice from Julian and Sandy.
With Kenneth Williams, Hugh Paddick, Betty Marsden and Bill Pertwee.
Round The Horne was born out of the demise of BBC radio comedy Beyond Our Ken, after the end of writer Eric Merriman's involvement. Using the same cast and producer, Barry Took and Marty Feldman were persuaded to write the scripts - which led to four series that ran between 1965 and 1968 - packed full of parodies, recurring characters, catchphrases and double-entendres.
Music by Edwin Braden and the Hornblowers and The Fraser Hayes Four.
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in May 1966.
(Reuters) - Walt Disney Co missed Wall Street profit targets as new technology costs rose during the quarter ended June 30, but Chief Executive Bob Iger said an exodus of consumers from its television channels was slowing.
Shares of Disney, which have climbed nearly 9 percent so far this year, slipped 1.1 percent in after-hours trading on Tuesday to $115.45.
Disney is trying to transform itself into a broad-based digital entertainment company as ESPN and its other networks lose viewers to Netflix Inc and other streaming options. It is on the verge of gaining new film, television and international properties in a $71 billion (£54.9 billion) purchase of assets from Twenty-First Century Fox Inc.
Iger, on a post-earnings webcast, said growth of smaller channel bundles delivered online had helped make up for customers dumping larger cable packages. Disney has seen “noticeable improvement in the rate of (subscriber) loss in each of the last four quarters,” he said.
The company plans to launch its own streaming service for family entertainment in late 2019. The service will not, however, carry the volume of content found on Netflix, Iger added.
The cost to build streaming services contributed to a profit decline at Disney’s media networks, the company’s largest unit, in the quarter. Operating income at the division dropped 1 percent to $1.8 billion, the company said.
Subscription growth for ESPN+, a pay streaming service launched in April, is “exceeding our expectations,” Iger said.
Overall, Disney posted earnings of $1.87 per share excluding certain items, an increase from a year earlier, but below Wall Street’s average forecast of $1.95, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.
Disney’s movie studio enjoyed blockbuster success with “Avengers: Infinity War” and “The Incredibles 2.” Operating income at the studio rose 11 percent to $708 million, but it also recorded a $100 million film impairment charge, primarily related to work on two animated films it decided not to release.
The company’s theme parks division reported a 15-percent rise in profit to $1.3 billion with increases at domestic and international resorts.
In consumer products, operating income declined 10 percent to $324 million.
Net income attributable to Disney rose to $2.92 billion, or $1.95 per share, in the quarter, compared with $2.37 billion, or $1.51 per share, a year ago.
Total revenue rose 7 percent to $15.23 billion, but missed analysts’ average forecast of $15.34 billion.
The university is asking how businesses in Northampton could make the town more 'dementia friendly'.
Northampton businesses are being asked to give their views about how they support people with dementia and their carers as part of a new university survey.
The survey – led by Kathleen Mortimer, senior lecturer in the Faculty of Business and Law, and Alison Ward Faculty of Health and Society researcher – contains 20 questions that will paint a fuller picture about local business’ knowledge and understanding of dementia law, and their duties and responsibilities as employers.
Researchers are looking to make the town more ‘dementia friendly’ – being aware of and how to act on the needs of customers affected by the condition.
There are approximately 850,000 people living with a diagnosis of dementia in the UK and that figure is set to increase to 2 million by 2025, of which 40,000 have young onset dementia and are aged under 65 years – also known as working age dementia.
In Northamptonshire, the number of people predicted to have dementia will rise from 6,935 in 2008 (of which 65 per cent are female) to 11,899 by 2025.
The university is engaged in a number of projects aimed at understanding the effects of dementia and to help the county be more dementia friendly. This includes co-running the county’s first dementia centre – UnityDEM – where people with dementia and their carers can access support at the same time.
Being a dementia friendly organisation can bring a number of benefits. It can support people with dementia and their family carers to remain an active part of their communities and workplaces. It can help develop an inclusive and empowering culture within the workplace which may help with staff retention, productivity and quality of service.
It also works towards businesses fulfilling legal requirements under the Equality Act 2010.
Organisations can already take simple steps to becoming dementia friendly. This may involve giving customers more time or having a friendly person on-hand who understands how they might be feeling. This can be achieved by accessing free dementia friends training for staff.
The type of dementia training would they find useful.
The survey can be completed online here.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Moments after Jeff Flake announced his support for Brett Kavanaugh, he was confronted with one of the consequences.Two women cornered him as he got on an elevator Friday, pleading for him to reconsider his support for the Supreme Court nominee accused of sexual assault. The raw, emotional moment was caught on television, capturing the charged atmosphere in the Capitol as senators prepare to vote.
A day earlier, the senators heard hours of testimony for Christine Blasey Ford, a California psychology professor who told them Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her when the two were teenagers. Kavanaugh has denied the allegation.
Flake had lobbied Republican leaders to give Ford the chance to speak. He was viewed as a possible no vote, until the announcement Friday morning.
The senator on his way to the Senate Judiciary Committee as the two women, who are both affiliated with advocacy groups, told him they were sexual assault survivors.
Archila, 39, appeared to block the Arizona senator from closing the elevator door.
Flake, cornered in the elevator, shifted between looking at them and looking down. He said, “Thank you,” but didn’t respond to questions on whether he believed Ford’s testimony.
The elevator doors closed. A committee vote was set for 1:30 p.m. on whether to recommend Kavanaugh’s confirmation to the full Senate.
The women do not identify themselves in the video, but Archila’s group sent a press release following the confrontation confirming it was Archila speaking on camera. Gallagher confirmed via phone to the AP it was her, and she consented to the use of her name.
Jill Rappaport is an award winning animal advocate and best selling author, best known as a correspondent on NBC. But after decades on the red carpet covering all things entertainment, it was her dog Jack that transformed her life and career forever. In 2006 after her beloved German Shepherd was diagnosed with bone cancer, Rappaport covered his valiant battle on the Today Show. His story touched people all over the world, and Jack became the “Ambassadog of Hope” for Animal cancer.
At that point Jill knew her true calling was to raise awareness for all things animals, and she went to her Today Show Executive producer, and said “stars don’t need my help, animals do” and from that day on Jill went from entertainment reporter to animal advocate.
Jill is now considered the voice for the voiceless-working tirelessly to make a difference for animals in need, by shining a light on shelters across America.
She launched her award winning segment “Bow To Wow” on Today, and this beloved series which featured shelter animals getting a makeover and a second chance for life ran for over 6 six years and had a 100% adoption record!
Whether it is through her heartfelt reporting, her best-selling books, or her pet product lines which now includes leashes, collars, toys, dog and cat beds plus equestrian goods- including a jewelry line (for humans) named after her beloved mare “Hannah’s Heart” to support the ASPCA.
Jill has transformed her passion into purpose, all to raise awareness and funds for rescue and adoption. Jill’s work has garnered her countless coveted honors including, three Genesis Awards “the Oscars of the animal world” from the Humane Society of the United States, The First Voice for the Animals Award from HSUS,The Presidential Service Award for Media Excellence from the ASPCA, and the Excellence in Journalism and Outstanding Contributions to the Pet Industry Award.
Rappaport was also named the ASPCA’S Goodwill Equine Welfare Ambassador, and had the honor of ringing the NYSE Opening and Closing Bell- all to raise awareness for pet adoption.
Jill is currently working on her own rescue site, where she also will feature her own line of pet products at great prices with the animals models ALL up for adoption! It’s called Jill Rappaport’s Shop and Adopt. She will also feature animals from around the country that need homes most, dire cases-in a special series which she trademarked called “America’s Most UNwanted”.
Rappaport was also named the Spokesperson for the American Pet Products Association “PETS ADD LIFE” campaign, and just spoke at the BLOGHER convention about the joys and benefits of saving animals lives.
Jill has also created a wonderful new toy called “Shelter Shake” which was launched exclusively on QVC in December. Plus she will be donating them to various shelters nationwide, “so animals feel like they are one step closer to a loving home".
In 2015 on Feb. 21st., Jill will launch her much anticipated “Best In Shelter with Jill Rappaport”prime time special. Jill is the creator, executive producer and host of this show which she say’s is going to be “Westminster for shelter pets and a game-changer for animals in need”.
And she is very proud of her Jill Rappaport’s Pies 4 Paws challenge to raise awareness for shelter animals. Rappaport launched her version of the ALS ice bucket challenge to help rescue pets- and to date fifteen national animal organizations and shelters are PIE-Ticipating! Including the big 3 – HSUS, ASPCA, and The American Humane Association.
Jill is the proud pet parent of five rescue dogs and seven horses, whom she calls her “fur angels”and lives on a farm in Watermill, New York.
The FBI has launched an investigation into the massive cyberattack that wreaked havoc on Sony Pictures Entertainment.
Reuters reports that the FBI issued a five-page, confidential “flash” warning to businesses late Monday, providing advice on how to respond to the malware. The FBI report said that the malware overrides all data on computer hard drives, according to Reuters, making it difficult to recover data using standard forensic methods.
The sheer complexity of last week's attack has sparked speculation that North Korea was behind the hack, possibly aided by its ally China. Sony Pictures’ forthcoming film “The Interview,” starring Seth Rogen and James Franco as journalists enlisted to assassinate dictator Kim Jong-un, has outraged North Korea, fuelling talk that Pyongyang may be behind the hack.
Culver City, Calif.-based Sony Pictures is a subsidiary of Japanese tech and media giant Sony.
On Nov. 24 a hacking group called Guardians of Peace, or GOP, took over Sony Pictures’ corporate network and vowed to release sensitive corporate data if certain demands were not met. Variety reports that screener copies of at least five Sony movies were downloaded freely online following the hack. In a further twist, a spreadsheet appeared on a text sharing site Monday purportedly showing the salaries of top Sony Pictures executives.
“The company has restored a number of important services to ensure ongoing business continuity and is working closely with law enforcement officials to investigate the matter," it added.
Experts, however, have warned that sophisticated malware could leave Sony Pictures’ network at risk for a long time. “The ‘backdoors’ [into the system] that may have been placed by the Guardians of Peace could be in the network for months,” Gary Miliefsky, CEO of Nashua, N.H.-based security software specialist SnoopWall, told FoxNews.com Monday.
The hacking incident, he added, is damaging both to the studio and the image of Sony.
Sony Pictures has reportedly hired FireEye’s Mandiant forensics unit to clear up the cyberattack.
Earlier this year the company also faced a double-barreled assault with an executive's flight diverted due to a bomb scare at roughly the same time as PlayStation and Entertainment Networks were under attack.
BONN, Germany (REUTERS)- The United States and other rich nations are doing less than their fair share to fight climate change under a UN accord due in December while China is outperforming, a report by 18 civil society groups said on Monday (Oct 19).
Overall, governments' pledges for curbs on greenhouse gas emissions are not enough to limit a rise in temperatures to 2 deg C, seen as a threshold for damaging heat waves, downpours and rising sea levels, it said.
"The ambition of all major developed countries falls well short of their fair shares," according to the report by groups including Christian Aid, Oxfam, the International Trade Union Confederation and WWF International.
The study coincides with the start of Oct 19-23 talks among almost 200 nations in Bonn, Germany, the final UN session to prepare a deal due at a summit in December in Paris to limit climate change beyond 2020.
About 150 nations have so far submitted national plans for fighting climate change, as building blocks of a Paris accord. But there is no agreed system to compare each nation's level of ambition.
Monday's report said the rich could afford to shift from fossil fuels to cleaner energies, while helping others, and have more responsibility because they have benefited from burning coal, oil and natural gas since the Industrial Revolution.
By those yardsticks, it estimated that the United States and the European Union had promised about a fifth of their "fair shares" and Japan about a tenth.
By contrast, it found that emerging economies' plans "exceed or broadly meet" their fair share. China was doing more than its fair share, for instance, counting its emissions since 1950, while Brazil was contributing two-thirds.
"Across the board, rich countries are failing to bring the two most important ingredients to the negotiating table - emission cuts and money," said Mr Brandon Wu of ActionAid.
Ms Tasneem Essop of WWF International said Paris should set up "mechanisms to allow actions to get stronger and stronger through regular science and equity reviews".