Chrissy Teigen to Donate $200,000 to Help Bail out Protesters
By Claudine Varela
Chrissy Teigen committed $200k to bail out hundreds of protesters after originally pledging $100k and thinking it may not be enough.
Chrissy Teigen expressed her commitment to helping jailed protesters by pledging to donate $200k for their release. The fiery supermodel made her generous intentions known in a series of tweets on May 31.
Model Chrissy Teigen visits "Extra" at Universal Studios Hollywood in May 2015. | Photo: Getty Images
As thousands flocked to the streets to protest the senseless death of George Floyd, many were arrested for alleged riotous behavior.
In response to this, Teigen, one of many stars advocating for justice for Floyd, tweeted that she would donate money to bail them out.
Chrissy Teigen and husband, John Legend at the LA Premiere of Netflix's "Between Two Ferns: The Movie" in September 2019. | Photo: Getty Images
In her original tweet, Teigen wrote, "I am committed to donating $100,000." She added that it was to help post bail for jailed protesters all over the country. However, she later sent out a second tweet dialing up her donation to $200,000 saying more money may be needed.
The growing number of protests has also become alarming with the threat of COVID-19 still at large.
Earlier, Teigen earned a lot of flak for supporting protesters who turned riotous and violent. Not one to back down, she fired back by slamming those minding her business.
As of May 31, Madame Noire reported over 1,600 protest arrests across 22 cities in the US. There were also alleged shootings in Minneapolis where mayhem first erupted after Floyd died in the city while being restrained during an arrest.
The growing number of protests has also become alarming with the threat of COVID-19 still at large. In fact, Teigen's husband, John Legend reminded protesters to continue to stay safe, distanced, and protected while out in the streets.
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Like Teigen and Legend, many celebrities have also spoken up to express their dismay over the circumstances that led to Floyd's death. Among them were Rihanna, Jay-Z, Beyonce, Diddy, Ciara, Ariana Grande, Jennifer Lopez, Mariah Carey, and Ice Cube.
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Arctic Ocean Opening for Business: Less Ice Means More Access
"Before 2050, we can realistically expect a nearly ice-free summer in the Arctic"
By Edward H. Lundquist	- October 21, 2013
Members of the Coast Guard Cutter Healy ice rescue team survey an ice sheet before allowing the crew and passengers of the cutter to disembark onto the Arctic Ocean, Sept. 13, 2013. Before conducting ice-based flight operations and holding ice liberty, the crew established a safety zone and briefed all passengers on emergency procedures. As the Arctic ice melts, the U.S. Coast Guard and other government agencies are having to rethink their operating doctrines for that part of the world. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Grant DeVuyst
When experts, scientists, and policy makers met in Washington, D.C., for the 5th Symposium on the Impacts of an Ice-Diminished Arctic Ocean on Naval and Maritime Operations, held in July at the Naval Heritage Center, the bottom line was this: The ice is receding, and traffic is growing.
"There are a lot of academic discussions around the Arctic these days, but for us, this is not an abstract academic discussion," said U.S. Coast Guard Deputy Commandant for Operations Vice Adm. Peter V. Neffenger.
"Since this symposium was last convened in 2011, NOAA [National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration] has reported a rather startling string of events and milestones that mark an unprecedented rate of change in the Arctic," said Kathryn D. Sullivan, Ph.D., acting under secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and acting NOAA administrator. "For example, just last year carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere in the Arctic reached the historic benchmark level of 400 parts per million. And summer sea ice melted to an historic low, which is the second historic low in just five years. Furthermore, the minimum extent of multiyear sea ice has diminished by 50 percent in area, and 75 percent in volume, compared to 1970s climatology. It is now the normal case that the massive, thick, multiyear ice that once was prevalent is commonly represented as a fragile, seasonal ice cover, Arctic-wide. Before 2050, we can realistically expect a nearly ice-free summer in the Arctic; it's a lot sooner than many earlier estimates had suggested and a so-called ice-free Arctic will bring an expansion of commercial activities and, in turn, increase the demand for NOAA products in the region – from comprehensive up-to-date nautical charts, to more detailed Arctic weather forecasts, severe storm warnings, better short-term and long-term sea ice forecasts, and integrated environmental impact assessments."
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) ship Fairweather conducts hydrographic reconnaissance in the Arctic. As the Arctic has changed, so has the amount of resources NOAA has allotted to that region. NOAA photo
"NOAA will continue to bring the best of its resources – from our ships and satellites, to our scientists and airplanes, and other observational platforms – to the challenge of keeping pace with rapidly changing conditions in the Arctic," Sullivan said.
"There are a lot of academic discussions around the Arctic these days, but for us, this is not an abstract academic discussion," said U.S. Coast Guard Deputy Commandant for Operations Vice Adm. Peter V. Neffenger. "As people move into a region where there are challenging operating conditions, difficult lines of supply, lack of shore infrastructure, lack of logistics… it demands a presence of those agencies like the Coast Guard that are required to govern those areas. So, all of the Coast Guard's authorities and responsibilities in the rest of the country around the coast apply in this new ocean that is opening up."
A chart depicting the Arctic region at minimum sea ice extent, in September, and cargo trans-shipment routes, illustrated by the red and blue lines. U.S. Coast Guard imagery
"We look to see an ice-free Arctic in as close as mid-century, then I suspect that that will become a much more attractive route for people to travel," Neffenger said. "There's a great deal of potential resources, and we know that people are interested in finding those resources and extracting those resources, whether that's minerals, gas and oil, or living resources – fish stocks are tending to move further north as the waters warm up. There's also a significant amount of ecotourism."
Both of Alaska's senators spoke at the event. Both called for more cooperation among stakeholders, and more capability to respond to emergencies.
The 418-foot Coast Guard Cutter Waesche is moored to the Coast Guard Base Kodiak fuel pier on a foggy morning in Kodiak, Alaska, Aug. 19, 2013. The Alameda, Calif., based cutter is the second of eight planned national security cutters and the crew were on their first patrol in Alaska, part of Operation Arctic Shield 2013. Some are calling for the Coast Guard to station a national security cutter in Alaskan waters. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Sara Mooers
"We are seeing more water in the Arctic that the Coast Guard is charged with," said Alaska Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski. "What we haven't done as a Congress is step up to that responsibility as an Arctic nation."
Maintaining access for oil and gas shipments through the Arctic is an economic and security issue, and requires more infrastructure to support the Coast Guard, including bases and icebreakers in arctic waters to be able to respond quickly to emergencies.
Sen. Mark Begich, a Democrat, said the Coast Guard must accelerate development of operational requirements for a new icebreaker and ensure the capacity and viability of the industrial base. He also called upon the Coast Guard to homeport a national security cutter in the Arctic.
U.S. Navy: Arctic is part of our future
Rear Adm. Jonathan White, navigator and oceanographer of the U.S. Navy, said the Navy and the Coast Guard have a growing area of responsibility (AOR) in the Arctic. "As the Arctic opens up more and more, we believe there is going to be a need for more Navy presence. Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan Greenert says that the Arctic is part of our future in the Navy, and he has been very adamant about that. We're looking at the environment, the projected activity, the missions of the Coast Guard and the Navy, and determining what are the enablers. From the communication, charting, infrastructure, and the ships I have today, what do we need to be able to operate in the Arctic in 10, 15, 20 years? For example, with the ships we're building, will the overboard discharges and fuel systems work in that environment."
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'Dragon Age 4' is "built on choices that matter" says BioWare
A short update from the BioWare general manager
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Dragon Age 4. Credit: BioWare
BioWare has updated fans on what to expect from the company in 2022 including some insight into Dragon Age 4.
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In a blog post on the BioWare site, general manager of BioWare, Gary McKay, explained plans for forthcoming games. Notably, while keeping vague about the next iterations of Dragon Age and Mass Effect, he did have one thing to offer. "We are focused on a single-player experience that is built on choices that matter," he explained. He also pointed out that the team behind Dragon Age is made up of "a veteran group of talented developers".
Decisions play a crucial role in how Dragon Age and Mass Effect games play out so the idea that such choices will truly matter should delight many people. With many games including multiplayer modes (including Mass Effect 3 at launch), a focus on a single-player experience should also be welcome for Dragon Age 4 fans.
Dragon Age: Inquisition. Credit: Bioware.
McKay also focused on the company's mission to "create worlds of adventure, conflict, and companionship that inspire you to become the hero of your story". He added that it wanted game launches "to be seminal moments in the industry".
Elsewhere in the blog post, McKay explained that Star Wars: The Old Republic will also see a new expansion pack – Legacy Of The Sith. The DLC will offer more combat style choices, a new storyline, and more when it launches on February 15.
The post also discussed how the firm is adding remote positions for employees, marking a considerable change for how it operates.
Elsewhere in gaming, E3's in-person event has been cancelled again due to COVID-19 concerns. It's the third year in a row that the event has not gone ahead, and a digital replacement has not been announced just yet.
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Unleashing the populace
Analysts observing the working-age population of China surmise that it is a big challenge for a country to avoid a scenario where it grows old before it turns prosperous.
NEW DELHI: On many metrics, China maintains an economic edge over emerging manufacturing rivals like Vietnam and India.
Boasting of superior infrastructure, Beijing has long-standing private sector relationships that it can rely on for years to come.
However, India has primed itself to give China a run for its renminbi in terms of human capital or population. India is now set to surpass China and become the most populous nation globally in 2023.
As per the World Population Prospects 2022 study compiled by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, India is set to have a population of 1.668 billion by 2050, which is higher than China's expected population of 1.317 billion by the middle of this century.
China's population had declined for the first time since 1961, owing to a plunging birth rate. Its demographic crisis deepened in 2022 as population dropped by 8.5 lakh to rest upon the 1.4118 billion mark, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said.
These developments are transpiring when China's economic growth has also plummeted to its second-lowest in five decades, as it registered a three per cent increase in 2022.
China's decline in population is a fallout of its decades-old myopic one-child-policy, implemented in the 1970s and scrapped in 2016. The policy prevented 400 mn additional births. However, China's rapidly ageing population and the demographic transition from an agrarian to an industrial economy also contributed to this decline. As living expenses shot up, people were less inclined to have children.
Apart from the revised third-child policy implemented in May 2021, Beijing has initiated a range of stimulus measures to boost population growth. Several cities, provinces and regions have introduced incentive schemes like issuing subsidies to families with a second or third child.
However, population scientists affirm that the experience drawn from Europe and Japan tells us how hard it is to inspire a shift in mindsets and reverse such declines with fiscal incentives and government campaigns.
In terms of age structure, China's working-age population between 16 and 59 is estimated to be 875.56 million, which accounts for 62 per cent of the national population. The population of those aged 60 or more hit 280.04 million, which was 19.8 per cent of the total population. As per estimates, this number is set to rise to 30 per cent, or more than 400 million people by 2035.
On the other hand, World Bank data says that India's working age population is 68% as against the global average of 65%. But, there aren't enough people employed in the workforce as just about 46% of India's potential labour force is active in the job market, compared to nations like Indonesia with 68%, and Vietnam with 74% of its eligible population employed in the workforce.
India must take advantage of being one of the youngest nations globally. Making the most of its population dividend requires the administration to tick off many items on the checklist. The creation of a business-friendly milieu that inspires investors to set shop here is imperative to drive employment generation. India must also aspire to improve indices pertaining to the quality of life without which all such mobilisations could falter.
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Oh, Ellen! The beloved talk show host revealed on her show on Tuesday, March 21 that she recently had to make an emergency trip to the hospital after injuring her finger in a wine-related incident.
"I have something to show you — it's that right here. Can you see it?" she said to the camera showing off a splint on her finger. "I broke my finger. I know what you're thinking: 'How can you host a show without the tip of my ring finger?' I am not gonna let this beat me. I am not," she joked.
DeGeneres went on to explain the whole incident, stating, "So, you know how in gymnastics when you do a one-handed cartwheel and you have to spread the weight evenly between all your fingers? Well, I had two glasses of win and fell into a door."
She and her wife were coming home from a dinner party and were almost to the door when the accident happened. "The dogs were so excited to see us and I caught the lip of the top step. I was a foot away from the door and I fell into the door and it did something to my finger, I knew something was wrong." She then failed to warn her audience before showing a photo of the dislocated finger. "I should have warned you. Don't look at that. If you're squeamish, don't look at it. I'm sorry," she said.
"My first thought was, 'No big deal; Obama Care will cover this.' So, Portia drove me to the hospital—to the emergency room—and when I got there, of course, the receptionist had so many things for me to sign: a picture for her nephew, a T-shirt for her," DeGeneres joked. "No, they were wonderful. UCLA, thank you so much…There was a lot of people who were helpful, but Tammy, thank you so much. Tammy was my nurse who was taking care of me." DeGeneres then showed an X-ray of her finger. "Don't worry—this isn't as bad as the last one I showed you," she said. On second thought, she said, "Maybe it is. I was wrong. It's worse. I'm so sorry."
The beloved host then explained how they fixed the dislocation. "So, do you know what they do when you dislocate your finger? It's very technical. What they do is they take the part that's dislocated and then they just snap it right back into place. Yeah, you can see why they have to go to eight years of medical school. Before they did it, I was in incredible pain and Tammy said, 'Do you want a shot?' And I said, 'No, I had two glasses of wine—that's what got me into this mess in the first place, Tammy.' She meant a shot to numb my finger. She said, 'You're gonna feel a little prick.' This is a daytime show—you make up your own joke there."
Luckily DeGeneres was okay and even stopped to take a selfie with some patients including one young man who explained he got hit by a bus. "He won," DeGeneres told Stephen "tWitch" Boss. "He won the story."
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Brownstone Tombstones
Continuing my theme of tombstones, I would like to turn to a singular grave marker in Middletown, Connecticut, just across the border from the old brownstone quarries in Portland. I believe this may be the only tombstone with dinosaur tracks on it. It honors Joseph Barrett, an M.D., though judging from the stone, he was equally as proud to be a botanist and geologist. Who wouldn't?
Barrett was well known in the area for his passion for tracks. His obituary in the New York Times read "So deeply was he engaged in this work that he neglected his profession and became a monomaniac on the subject of bird tracks. He saw all manner of fossils in city walks which no other eyes were able to see, and in his peregrinations about the town would stop suddenly, look at a stone, bring out a sheet of wrapping paper and, laying it out on the walk, draw upon it whatever his fancy painted, write the place where the stone lay and date its discovery." Oh, to be able to see those drawings!
Barrett also regularly supplied tracks to Edward Hitchcock, who taught at Amherst College and is considered the father of ichnology. Hitchcock never could admit that dinosaurs made the tracks; birds were the track makers.
When Barrett died, according to brownstone historian Alison Guinness, the local quarries donated two slabs of stone. You can find the facts on the smooth face. You can also see how brownstone weathers, peeling off layer by layer like sunburned skin. The back side, though, is the face to explore. Several three-toed tracks can be seen crossing at angles to each other. The most obvious one is just to the left of center, next to a round white lichen. Another one is a few inches down and to left. They have been designated as Grallator formosus and Brontozoum sillimanicum.
The back side of Barrett's tombstone. Note the various tracks of three-toed dinosaurs.
The second slab, which the first sits on, has two tree casts. In addition, you can see where it says "The Testimony of the Rocks." This book, written by Scottish geologist Hugh Miller and published the year after his death in 1857, is a curious combination of anti-evolution but supportive of a great age for the Earth.
Together these two slabs are certainly a wonderful tombstone testimony to the passion of a man for the stone and the fossils he loved.
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NDLEA Commander in the state, Mr. Joseph Icha, told the newsmen in Maiduguri on Tuesday that the suspects comprised 500 males and nine females.
He said large quantities of Indian hemp, cocaine, heroin, tramadol, Rohypnol, diazepam and other psychotropic substances were recovered from the suspects.
Icha said 295 persons were counselled against drug abuse, while 27 others were sent to rehabilitation centres.
He added that during the period, the Borno office of the NDLEA secured 34 convictions of drug traffickers and users, while 174 cases were still pending in courts.
The NDLEA Commander said that the agency was working with relevant security agencies to ensure a drug-free society.
Icha urged politicians to sensitise their supporters against the use of drugs and engaging in violent campaigns and warned that anyone found culpable would face the full wrath of the law.
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9.30 a.m. Prayers.
Adjournment Debates:
9.35 a.m. Mr Archy Kirkwood (Social Security Committee): Disability Living Allowance.
11.00 a.m. Mr Bruce George (Defence Committee): Peace support operations in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
12.30 p.m. Mr Nigel Evans: The millennium bug and its impact on public services.
1.00 p.m. Mr Tam Dalyell: Her Majesty's Government's response to the publication of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources Red List of rare plants.
1.30 p.m. Mr Paul Tyler: Enforcement procedure under the Food Safety Act 1990 (until 2.00 p.m.).
2.30 p.m. Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.
3.00 p.m. Oral Questions to the Prime Minister.
3.30 p.m. Private Notice Questions, Ministerial Statements (if any).
Afterwards Disposal and Re-use of White Goods--Motion for leave to introduce a Bill under the Ten minute rule (Dr Alan Whitehead) (for up to 20 minutes).
Human Rights Bill [Lords]: Committee [2nd allotted day] (for up to 6.5 hours).
Northern Ireland (Sentences) Bill: Committee [2nd allotted day] (for up to 3 hours).
Northern Ireland Grand Committee (Motion) (no debate after 10.00 p.m.).
Human Rights Bill [Lords] (Programme) (No. 2) (Motion) (no debate after 10.00 p.m.).
At the end of the sitting Adjournment Debate: Epilepsy (Mr Stephen Twigg) (until 10.30 p.m. or for half an hour, whichever is later).
Note: Main Business is indicated in bold type. Other items may also occur. Timings may change
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He lived to take on Asia's best
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He lived to take on Asia's best
Champ, who cheated death in 1989, to try for a gold medal
By Marc Lim
IN MALAY, 'wira' means a warrior hero. Singapore bodybuilder Nor Perwira Jaya Rahmat will always be one in a very special way, even if he fails to win a gold medal at the Asian Games in Busan next week.
For, he already has a gold medal just for being alive.
He met with an accident in 1989 that would have killed most men - a car smashing into his motorcycle from the side.
It put Perwira into an instant coma and left him with C2-5 cervical damage, a near-fatal neck and spine injury.
By the time medical help arrived, he had fluid coming out of his ears and blood flowing freely from his nose.
The doctors gave him only a 40 per cent chance of living.
His pillion rider, sister Nor Seha, fractured her rib cage and spinal cord. Now, 13 years after that April night, she walks with a permanent hunch.
Despite the odds, Perwira battled his way back from the brink of death.
'I was admitted to hospital in April but woke up only in May,' said the 33-year-old national bodybuilder.
'Even then, the doctors said that I would probably be paralysed. And I feared the worst when I could not feel my legs.'
He spent the next nine months in rehabilitation.
'Because of my injury, my head had to be in a fixed position. I could not move it at all,' he said.
'I would have conversations with the other patients around me, but I could not see them.'
He was finally discharged in December 1989 and, as part of his rehabilitation, started going to the gym.
He said: 'My brothers Rano and Rino were just taking up bodybuilding, so I would follow them for their workouts.' Perwira started taking part in bodybuilding competitions in 1993, but never really took it up seriously because of business commitments.
He finally found his satay stall too difficult to manage and took a job as a gym instructor at California Fitness Centre in 1997.
Only a year later, he won his first major crowns - the bantam-weight and the overall title at the 1998 National Championships.
He has since added the 2001 Asian Championships bantam-weight title and this year's South-east Asian lightweight title to his growing trophy cabinet.
If there is one person he credits for his amazing recovery, it is his South Korean wife, Mira Park.
He said: 'I met her while I was recovering from my injuries. She was a volunteer with a mission and heard of my plight.
'She has been the one encouraging me all this while, even in bodybuilding.'
He dreams of being a world champion but would first like a gold in the lightweight category at the Asian Games.
'My wife cannot be there. But my in-laws will be there, so at least I have some 'home' support,' he said.
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Security as Playmaker at the World Cup
The 2018 World Cup required the involvement of a significant number of service providers and installers, complex integrations, and years of planning to provide physical security to the stadiums. Here's a peek at a slice of that work.
There were 12 stadiums in use for the 2018 World Cup in Russia, including Yekaterinburg city stadium, pictured above.
Fans from Russia, Brazil and Switzerland are walking into Rostov-on-Don before the match of the FIFA World Cup 2018.
Located on Oktyabrsky Island, Kaliningrad Stadium is also called Arena Baltika. The stadium hosted four of the World Cup games.
Alexander Nevsky Church sits in the foreground of the stadium built for the World Cup in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia.
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The World Cup is one of the biggest international sporting events. Almost half of the world's population tuned in to watch the month-long 2010 World Cup in South Africa, according to FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association). Russia, the host country for the 2018 men's World Cup, spent billions of dollars in preparation for the occasion. The country reportedly devoted between $11 billion and $14 billion to World Cup expenses, including approximately $3 billion to stadium builds and updates. The hefty bill is on par with other host countries, none of which have spent less than $10 billion in the last decade or so.
With around one million people reportedly coming and going from Russia during the 21st World Cup, the physical security and safety of participants, employees and spectators was an enormous undertaking — and a similarly enormous success as no major incidents were reported. A country hosting such a large event is intently watched by the international community, and negative events or coverage risk damaging a country's reputation.
FIFA, the organization overseeing the event, says that host countries assume the immense responsibility of ensuring the safety and security at all sites and venues, as well as host city airports and transportation stations.
"FIFA places the highest importance on the safety and security of all persons involved in and attending its competitions and events. Russia was excellent in terms of security and we received very positive feedback from all stakeholders," a FIFA spokesperson tells SDM about the 2018 World Cup event.
And, it would seem, no news in terms of major security events, is good news to those in the industry. Though the soccer tournament, which takes place every four years, is over and done with within a matter of weeks, the event requires years of planning, infrastructure and investments by its host country. According to FIFA, that planning process begins as soon as the host is announced.
For the 2018 World Cup in Russia, planning began on December 2, 2010, as government and design, engineering, construction and IT companies worked in 11 cities across Russia to prepare for the influx of visitors. Security at the stadiums before and during the 64 matches played at the World Cup must adhere to requirements and regulations set out by FIFA. For physical security, this includes a mix of human and electronic security and surveillance, both outside on the perimeter and surrounding areas, and inside the stadiums. FIFA's regulations call for a video surveillance system that must allow personnel to identify incidents or potential problems, assist with the situational assessment and inform courses of action and responses, as well as make recordings that can be used for investigations and evidence.
During the World Cup preparations, the Ministry of Sport of the Russian Federation, Sportin (the agency responsible for stadium builds), and the Federal State Unitary Enterprise, worked with many different contractors, integrators and vendors to accomplish the goal of safety and security and meet the regulations set by FIFA for the 12 World Cup stadiums.
A Look at a Portion of Stadium Security
The following security systems were deployed at these 2018 World Cup stadiums.
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One of those vendors was ISS – Intelligent Security Systems, a developer of security surveillance and control systems for networked digital video and audio recording, video image pattern processing and digital data transmission. Headquartered in Woodbridge, N.J., ISS has a global base of developers and primarily focuses on the transportation, smart cities and critical infrastructure markets. The company has had its share of large installations, third-party integrations and large-scale systems customization, including for the 2016 Rio Olympics.
ISS deployed the complex video surveillance systems for five of the 12 Russian stadiums, including Rostov-on-Don, Kaliningrad, Volgograd, Nizhny Novgorod and Yekaterinburg. Those five stadiums included integration with about 8,000 cameras and well over 100 servers, from a variety of manufacturers.
The solution needed to be an independent video management system handled and managed at each stadium location, as well as be completely integrated with each stadium city's existing urban surveillance systems for seamless law enforcement viewing — all of which were FIFA requirements. The main goal of the surveillance systems was to allow staff the ability to have total situational awareness of each sports complex in its entirety, including perimeter; entrances and exits; parking (both outside and underground); internal territories such as player locker rooms and public gathering spaces; areas of small architectural forms; and more. External cameras for the perimeter and outdoor areas had to be equipped to withstand Russia's harsh weather conditions with waterproof and dustproof functions, along with a solution that prevented data loss in the event of network instability.
ISS became involved after going through the complex certification process within both Sportin, and all the general contractors, which for the five stadiums included the Crocus Group, Sinara Group and Stroytransgaz.
Because ISS was already a provider of its SecurOS VMS platform and native analytics for the five Russian city's safe-city urban surveillance systems, it made sense to deploy the same platform in the stadiums for its integration capabilities and scalability, according to Peter Pirogov, director of product management, Intelligent Security Systems.
According to Olga Markevish, head of the system integration department at Vilkom Holding, Russia, one of the integrators for the Nizhny Novgorod stadium, "One of the major challenges was the necessity to coordinate and approve various project stages with many different entities.... Moreover, we ensured interoperability of the stadium venue and the city video surveillance systems. Thus, [government and city operators] had the opportunity to receive video streams and video events of the situations at the stadium instantly."
Pirogov says that while every surveillance system was integrated to pass live and archived video streams to the local offices of the federal agencies and the Federal Monitoring and Control Center, each system was also designed and deployed as a virtually independent system. At the 45,000-seat, five-level Rostov-on-Don stadium, for example, 25 SecurOS IVS video servers integrated with more than 1,500 IDIS IP cameras to transmit video to 30 SecurOS Universal workstations. In Kaliningrad, which seats 35,000 on five levels, 19 SecurOS IVS video servers under the SecurOS VMS needed to process data from more than 1,000 IDIS IP cameras at its 30 workstations within the stadium.
Aside from the necessity for independent surveillance systems at each stadium to be available to both on-site security staff as well as with law enforcement and government officials remotely, FIFA and Sportin had other security needs.
The video management platform not only had to be integrated with thousands of cameras from different vendors, including IDIS, TVhelp and Hikvision, but also with fire alarm, perimeter protection and access control systems — with each stadium specifying systems from different vendors including Bolid, Rusguard, Parsec, Rubezh and Hikvision.
Most of the hardware and software had already been integrated and tested with the video management platform before deployment, according to Pirogov. "[But], for the project, we specifically developed three new integrations of perimeter protection, fire alarm and access control systems," he adds.
In addition, FIFA required that the video management systems be integrated with the organization's "black list," which is the main database of those who are barred from World Cup venues. Additional suspects may be added to the database by federal agencies as needed. ISS' SecurOS Face analytics were used at the Rostov-on-Don and Kaliningrad stadiums for video-analytic face capture and recognition to identify any persons on the no-entry list. The feature also made it possible to determine the exact number of people coming into the stadium through a specific entrance, says Pirogov, thus increasing the efficiency of the access control system at the entrances and exits.
Another feature that was implemented at the five stadiums ISS was involved with was SecurOS Auto, a license plate recognition analytics solution that was used to improve efficiency of employees at checkpoints on the perimeter, as well as to ensure the safety of vehicles in the parking areas of the stadiums.
Not only did the project require complex integration and a significant number of people involved, but it also required a level of adaptation and fluidity that only comes with experience. For example, says Pirogov, special premises within one of the arenas had to be equipped to allow for an increased amount of law enforcement personnel during the event, as the city's control center did not have enough space and capacity to host them at their own facilities.
ISS, along with other vendors, integrators and general contractors, worked together to provide the surveillance needed for situational awareness for all temporary structures within the five stadiums as well, including accreditation centers, fan zones, ticket offices, security facilities, and checkpoints and police facilities at the stadiums.
The final result — according to one of the integrators for the Volgograd Arena, Jury Danilovskiy, deputy director general for construction at Task-T, Russia — was a high level of surveillance and situational awareness. "All systems and services operated closely together and proved to be reliable and effective," Danilovskiy shares.
According to Pirogov, more than 50 percent of the staff at the ISS regional office in Russia was involved in the project at some point during the process. Due to the size of the project and complexity of integration and systems, the company was heavily involved with the integrators and contractors at almost every stage of the process from design and development to delivery, training and post-deployment technical support.
ISS held training in Moscow for systems integrator engineers for which official certificates were earned. The company also held on-field training conducted by its professional service team during the deployment phase. Integrators then conducted operator training at the stadiums, according to Pirogov.
While FIFA and the Russian government agencies specified a number of security needs for the project, perhaps the biggest challenge was the countless contractors, integrators, manufacturers, staff and law enforcement that needed to work together to provide rock-solid security to fans, players, coaches, staff and citizens.
"The success of implementing technologically loaded, large-scale projects depends on the core and functional customers', general contractors' and executors' level of engagement in the process," says Aluisio Figueiredo, CEO of ISS. "While working on the creation of [the] stadiums' safety systems, [we] were completely confident in achieving success, because we saw a high interest of the representatives of the Ministry of Sport (Sportin) and received comprehensive support from the general contractors and the organizations under their control, as well as the structures of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Federal Security Service and the city administrations.
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Visit SDM's and Security Magazines' websites, where you'll find additional articles about securing large, live events:
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Dope! It makes me wonder if Switch will get the first two games in the series as well? Although I suppose that's XSEED's decision, not NIS America's. Still, it's awesome to have this on Switch. And it gives me hope that an announcement of a Switch port for Ys IX: Monstrum Nox is a possibility in 2020.
P.S. - Since I'm a fan of NIS America, of course I preordered the uber-edition for ToCS 3 immediately.
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Oh god, the amount of people that are going to jump into this without playing any of the other 7 games (or at the very least, CS1 and 2). I sincerely hope people here won't do that themselves.
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Glad it is coming for Switch I was watching for this. This only means good signs for the Switch in the future. Developers and Indie are seeing the light that a aka "underpowered" Switch can play what the big boys can only says is on their league. I for one am glad for it and will when permitting get the CE edition.
Edited on Wed 4th December, 2019 @ 01:50 by SwitchForce
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@Drake This series has seven other games? My goodness! Newcomers like myself are going to be super confused.
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MsJubilee wrote:
More than seven, the Legend of Heroes series has been running since 1989. But unlike Final Fantasy, the Legend of Heroes series carry one story arc across multiple games. Conversely, most rpg games have a new story with each new entry in a series. The story of LoH: Trails of Cold Steel spans across four games.
Edited on Wed 4th December, 2019 @ 02:46 by Magician
Drake wrote:
I mean, most people aren't going to go play multiple 100+ hour JRPGs on other platforms just as a prerequisite storyline catch-me-up.
The game includes an interactive (kind of) plot summary that expounds in great detail the events leading up to the present:
Trails of Cold Steel Summary
Trails of Cold Steel 2 Summary
Thors Military Academy - Class VII
Thors Military Academy - Others
Suspicious Figures
World Introduction
The World of Trails
Countries of Zemuria
Erebonia's 5 Major Cities
Erebonian Organizations
Erebonian History
And each of those topics have menus and submenus, with all people, places, things, events and ideas thoroughly explained. The best part is the story summary though, as it has text with button prompts to continue with various character animations.
It's obviously best if someone has played all the games, or at least the previous Cold Steel entries. But I don't think it's a big deal if someone hasn't, given the elaborate summary descriptions included. As long as someone takes 15 or 20 minutes before starting their game to glance over and soak up some info, they'll manage fine. I own the first 2 Cold Steel games on Vita but never played more than a few hours, and I own all three of them on PS4 but again, never played more than a few hours. But what I have played I've managed just fine thanks to the summaries provided.
All that being said, I do hope XSEED somehow manages to bring the first two games (though I doubt they will- unlike NIS they don't have the manpower for such an endeavor). But even if they did I would probably start with this one anyways just because the first two are... a little rigid, imo.
Edited on Wed 4th December, 2019 @ 03:15 by JaxonH
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Ok, I just lost my freakin mind!! This has been my number 1 most anticipated title for a couple of years now (played them all including the Crossbell fan translations). I've been that desperate to play it that i've been checking the PSNow titles daily (because no pc version). I never even considered that it would come to the Switch!! Falcom has to bring the whole Trails series over now, they are perfect for Switch.
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@C-Chakra crossing my fingers would love to play all of this series
@JaxonH I do know that CS3 is enjoyable enough (gameplay-wise) without playing any previous entries, but man... this is the only game series I know to carry an incredibly intricate world and characters across 9 games (with more to come). It's practically its biggest selling point because there is quite literally nothing else like it.
Diving into the series with CS3 as your first game is like reading the 6th or 7th Harry Potter book and skipping the rest. 90% of the impact of certain scenes, characters, words, etc. will go completely over your head. Of course, anyone's free to start here anyway, but I think they'd be doing themselves a major disservice by doing so.
Falcom's other series (like Ys) are totally fine to play in whatever order you want and all you'll miss out on are a couple of minor references, but Trails is way, way more than that and I think it's kind of insulting for NISA to constantly insist that starting here is fine, even if I do understand why they're saying that (they didn't publish any previous games and they don't want to promote a competitor's products).
Also, while the in-game summary does summarize CS1 and 2 pretty well, it's got practically nothing about the other games, so you'd still be lacking a lot of information, one example is that characters from Crossbell that are in CS3 but weren't in 1 and 2 (Like Randy and Tio) don't even have character profiles. It's primarily intended as a recap for people who already played 1 and 2 and simply need a refresher before starting 3.
Ideally I'd recommend everyone to start with Trails in the Sky, but I do also realize playing 500+ hours worth of games in order to play the newest entry is pretty daunting. At the very least I hope people interested in the series will consider starting with CS1 first, and if they enjoy it a lot, consider going back to Sky (and Crossbell) before getting to CS3. You don't NEED to play games as soon as they release, after all.
Edited on Wed 4th December, 2019 @ 03:48 by Drake
@Dredlor yep, I really hope they do too because
the series is amazing from the start and more people need to play them. Character development and world building is second to none and they never miss a beat in terms continuity right down to small things like the different character's sense of humour. Absolutely epic. Jumping in at Cold Steel 3 seems wrong but it may not be so bad seeing that you CAN start from any of the beginnings of the different arcs. And there is a year or so I believe between 2 and 3 so it MAY be its own arc (3 and 4 that is). not sure.
@Drake summed it up perfectly. I haven't played 3 yet and by the sound of it, sounds like it kinda ruins 1 and 2 with the recap. I personally wouldn't want them ruined that way. Starting with Cold Steel 1 at least is my advice.
@Drake
I'm not disagreeing that's the preferable choice. I completely understand that that is the intended way it should be approached and by not doing so you will not enjoy it as much as you could.
That being said.
Buying and playing through multiple other games with 100+ hours on completely separate systems just as a requisite to play a new game someone has interest in is an immensely big ask for players interested in the title.
The summary will do fine for most people. For those who have the ambition to go play multiple other games just to try to properly enjoy this one, I say more power to them, and I truly hope they thoroughly enjoy it. But most people are not going to be willing to do that, and even I myself am not willing to do that.
My point being, for people like myself and most others, the summary should more than suffice. It does indeed cover all the important plot points. You won't enjoy reading the summary as much as you would enjoy actually playing the games (should go without saying) but that's not its purpose, which is to get the player up to speed to the extent they comprehend enough of what's going on to enjoy the game without being utterly confounded. And to that end, it should do just fine.
darkfenrir
@Drake I think starting in Sky will make some people drop it tbh, I tried Sky and can't get further than first 2 hours because the fighting system is so... idk how to explain it but I don't enjoy it at all. And it's suuuuuuuuuuuper slow
Edit because I kind of forgot something.
Edited on Wed 4th December, 2019 @ 06:12 by darkfenrir
timleon
I'm a little concerned about the success of this given what people have said about the backstory (how would jumping into this be compared to, say, Kingdom Hearts 3?)
As JRPG not who have never touched the series, I have done interest in this. What other JRPGs is it comparable to?
Previously "Buizel" and "HunterLeon"
Currently playing: Fire Emblem Three Houses (Silver Snow), Uncharted 2, The Simpsons Hit and Run
Sun 29th Mar 2020
Anyone play the demo yet?
I'm just starting now.
Read the story summary for both previous games. And I have to say, the first game ended on a cliffhanger but the second game, it really tied together... like, everything. It feels like the first two games were a duology and this game is just starting a fresh story altogether. I even have different classmates than were in the first two games! I mean sure, knowing the backstory and lore is definitely nice, but this really does feel completely detached from the previous two games.
Spoke too soon. Rean showed up. Just in the nick of time too, cause I was getting stomped on.
Started a new save afterwards, and so far, the quality of the port is top notch. Really high quality port. It runs beautiful, looks gorgeous in handheld mode... I've got no complaints whatsoever.
I just hope the demo save data transfers into the full game.
Edited on Sun 29th March, 2020 @ 06:17 by JaxonH
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Borja García plays until 2022
Girona FC and Borja García have reached a new agreement until the year 2022.
Borja, who joined to Girona in 2015 from Córdoba, was one of the key players in the promotion of Girona to the 1st Division and also one of best players in the great season of Girona FC this year in LaLiga Santander.
The Madrid player was one of the leaders of Machín's team and now he will be with Eusebio also. Borja has played 114 games with Girona and has scored 12 goals.


Kendall Jenner talks Ben Simmons romance, privacy and more in Vogue Australia
By Wonderwall.com Editors Wonderwall 12:06pm PDT, May 19, 2019
Last fall, amid conflicting reports that Kendall Jenner and NBA star Ben Simmons were either getting more serious or taking a breather as a couple, tabloids in both New Zealand and Ben's native Australia reported an engagement was on the horizon for the two.
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GossipCop debunked the stories at the time. Eight months later, though, things are looking a bit more serious for the supermodel and 76ers player.
Kendall, 23, covers the June edition of Vogue Australia, and the angle of the accompanying feature is pretty heavily tilted towards her romance with Ben, also 23, who grew up in Melbourne (his father, Dave Simmons, is an American who played pro basketball in Australia; Ben has dual citizenship).
"I've always been the person to prove [critics] wrong, even when I was younger," #KendallJenner tells Vogue's deputy editor Jessica Montague in the June 2019 issue, on sale Monday, May 27. "I've always been a hard worker: that's in my blood. My parents raised me and my little sister to be that way and the rest of my sisters, too. A lot of people assumed that because I came from a 'name' that it was a lot easier for me to get to where I got, but actually it's the completely opposite." Read the interview and see the entire shoot in the link in the bio. Photographed by @charliedenno, styled by @jilliandavison, Vogue Australia, June 2019.
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After noting that Kendall streamed her man's game while getting her hair and makeup done for the cover shoot and FaceTimed Ben before the interview, the Vogue interviewer wonders if she's thinking about marriage when it comes to Ben.
"Maybe. Definitely not now, but maybe one day," she says.
Kendall also explains why she tends to keep her romantic life to herself.
. "I got a glimpse of how my sisters dealt with [the attention] and it's cool to learn from that," she says.
"For me, a lot of things are very special and very sacred, like my friends and relationships, and I personally think that bringing things into the public makes everything so much messier. I'm very young and right now I feel like relationships aren't always super-certain and I don't want to bring too much attention to something if you don't really know long term [what it's going to be]."
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Kendall adds: "A relationship is only meant to be between two people, and the second you make it the world's business is when it starts messing with the two people mentally. Like once everyone is let in, you're letting all these opinions into your relationships, and I don't think that's fair."
In spite of having been photographed out on the town with Ben and attending his games for months, Kendall managed to avoid confirming the two were dating for a long while — until she appeared on "Ellen" in February.
Asked how long they'd been together, she just smiled and said, "for a bit now," leaving the start of their relationship up for debate.
And maybe she wasn't keeping track. As she told Vogue when the question of a timeline for life goals came up, she's not one to force anything like marriage on herself because of age.
"I feel like once you do [that], it's just completely ingenuine, and you think that you have to be in a certain place when you don't have to be," she says.
"Everyone has their own path and their own way of letting the cards fall. Your 20s are for messing up and figuring it out."
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My photo was taken in Sudan by Troels Jepsen.
In 2013, before I left Denmark, I was given the honor of traveling to every country in the world as goodwill ambassador of the Danish Red Cross.
The Red Cross was founded in 1863 and is today the world's largest humanitarian organisation. Amazingly it now exists in 191 countries around the world and always aims to alleviate the suffering of the most vulnerable people. A national society (NS) is a representation of the Red Cross, Red Crescent or Red Crystal in a country. The Danish Red Cross is the NS of Denmark, the American Red Cross is the NS of the USA, the Syrian Red Crescent is the NS of Syria etc. The headquarters for both the IFRC (International Federation of the Red Cross) and ICRC (International Committee of the Red Cross) are to be found in Geneva, Switzerland.
A goodwill ambassador is someone who brings positive attention to a cause, company or organisation. As such I aim to enlighten the world on the humanitarian efforts and inform on how you can take part. You can volunteer your time, make donations or simply share positive stories about the movement to make a difference.
The Danish Red Cross was formed in 1876: www.rodekors.dk / The Danish Red Cross does not finance this project. Your donations to the Danish Red Cross go to humanitarian work.
Here below you can find a few chosen pictures and stories from my travels throughout the world.
Honduras, Central America
My friends at the Honduras Red Cross (www.cruzroja.org.hn).
Barbados, Caribbean region, North America
My friends at the Bahamas Red Cross Society honored me with this 'Life Member' pin in March 2015. www.bahamasredcross.com
Nearly all National Societies have pins of various degrees.
When I lost my hat in March 2016 it was temporarily replaced by National Societies from Central and South African countries.
Mozambique, southern Africa
My friends at the Mozambique Red Cross honored me with a signed t-shirt (www.redcross.org.mz). April 2016.
Seychelles, Indian Ocean, East Africa
I always offer the National Societies the opportunity to use my visit as a way of creating local visibility. Seychelles July 2016.
My friends at the Red Cross Society of Seychelles gave me this great honor! www.seychellesredcross.sc
Mauritius, Indian Ocean, East Africa
One way you can support National Societies around the world is by donating.
My friends at the Mauritius Red Cross Society: www.mauritiusredcross.org August 2016.
My friendship and love for you my friends at Mauritius Red Cross Society! :)
Kenya, East Africa
Africa is the worlds most diverse continent. It has 54 wonderful countries and to follow the coastline is equal to making a journey once around the planet! (approximately 40,000 km / 24,850 mi).
On television promoting the incredible work of the Kenya Red Cross Society: www.redcross.or.ke
My friends at the Kenya Red Cross Society honored me with this special pin. November 2016.
Ethiopia, East Africa
My friends at the Ethiopian Red Cross Society gave me a warm welcome in December 2016: www.redcrosseth.org
Eritrea, East Africa
In spite of the rain and setting sun, my friends at the Red Cross Society of Eritrea received me with flowers and applause! :) April 2017.
Sudan, East Africa
In April 2017 my friends at the Sudanese Red Crescent Society honored me with this 'Humanitarian Ambassador' medallion! :) www.srcs.sd
The 7 fundamental principles are: Humanity, Impartiality, Neutrality, Independence, Voluntary Service, Unity and Universality.
Romania, Europe
My friends at the Romanian Red Cross honored me with a medallion commemorating 140 years of humanitarian work. Their national society was formed in 1876. www.crucearosie.ro - I visited in November 2017.
Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
In December 2017 the Lebanese Red Cross honored my efforts with this incredible medallion! www.redcross.org.lb
Jordan, Middle East, Asia
Qatar, Gulf region, Middle East, Asia
With 191 National Socities around the world it was just a question of time before I would reach one which was established the same year which I was born (1978). But how amazing to think that all which they have accomplished over the years has literally been within my lifetime. Astonishing! You can learn more about the Qatar Red Crescent Society by going to their website. I reached them in July 2018.
Bahrain, Gulf region, Middle East, Asia
The Bahrain Red Crescent was founded in 1972 when it became the 116thNational Society out of the 191 which exist today. They are active within Social Services, Health Awareness, Youth, Blood Donations, First Aid, Foreign Aid and Restoring Family Links. They are a very active and kind National Society and proud to have a heritage of the Dilmun Civilization which stretches back more than 5,000 years in Bahrain. The bull's head is a miniature of an archelogical find. In the photo from left to right: Mr. Mubarak Khalifa Al Hadi (Director General), Mr. Iain James Rowe (my companion for the visit), me, and Dr. Fawzi Abdullah Amin (General Secretary).
Israel, Middle East, Asia
Magen David Adom (MDA) is what they call the Red Cross in Israel. It means the Shield of David. I often meet people who think the Red Cross and Red Crescent emblems have religions connotations but in reality they are 100% neutral. The Red David Star is likewise completely neutral. MDA have an end to end blood drive solution in which they collects the blood, processes the blood, stores the blood and delivers the blood. Interestingly nobody ever asks who will get the blood when they donate or who the blood came from when they receive it. That is one of those things in life where politics and religion really plays no role. Isn't that refreshing?
Palestine, Middle East, Asia
The Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) arranged for a solidarity bike ride with me!! They invited Cycling Palestine to join and a large group of us took a tour through the streets of Ramallah with a police escort ahead of us. Real VIP style! The PRCS is a full bodied national society which does phenomenal work!! And they do it in spite of some very crippling circumstances. I find that the RC truly excels in difficult environments and the PRCS is a clear example.
Azerbaijan, Caucasus, Asia
The Azerbaijan Red Crescent Society were formed back in 1920 but really began to come to life after 1991. They've got some really dedicated staffers and volunteers! They have several key programs such as disaster preparedness, disaster response, youth and volunteer programs, dissemination about HIV and AIDS and the promotion of blood donation.
Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
I met the Armenian Red Cross (ARCS) during the Francophonie 2018 which is an international festival that takes place every second year and for 2018 it was set in to take place in Yerevan! The ARCS volunteers were busy attending heatstroke, minor injuries and what else the 58 participating member states would throw at them. They do so much more and you can discover it by clicking HERE :)
Turkmenistan, Central Asia
The Turkmenistan Red Crescent Society was established in 1928 and became an independent National Society in 1992 after Turkmenistan gained its independence. Learn more about them HERE :)
Uzbekistan, Central Asia
The Red Crescent Society of Uzbekistan deals with tasks such as a rapid response to emergencies and natural disasters, training people to provide first aid, provision of health and social care services, humanitarian assistance, capacity building, implementation of international projects and development of international cooperation in the humanitarian field. I had a good time interacting with volunteers and staff at their HQ in Tashkent. Keep on keeping on my friends!
Kyrgystan, Central Asia
Kyrgyzstan Red Crescent Society have a long proud history of humanitarian work which began already back in 1926 when the Red Cross Society of the Kyrgyz ASSR was established. I had a great time with the volunteers who are always amazing :)
Kazakhstan, Central Asia
The Red Crescent Society of Kazakhstan have a long proud history of humanitarian work which began already back in 1936 when the Red Cross Society of the Kazakh ASSR was established. Check them out HERE :)
Pakistan, Central Asia
The Pakistan Red Crescent Society (PRCS) was pretty amazing! I was guided around the Blood Donor Center which is fully equipped to handle donations of blood, plasma and blood platelets. They also have storage facilities and are grateful for all the donations they receive. However in light of the ever increasing demand for safe blood, the PRCS would be grateful for more donations in order to meet the needs. That is you! ;)
Vietnam, South East Asia
It was a great pleasure meeting with the management of the Vietnamese Red Cross (VNRC) in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC). They are doing an extraordinary good job which warms my heart! I was awarded this pin during my stay in HCMC. The local government gives this as a recognition for individuals who have contributed to the city. The VNRC presented me with it. Thank you! :)
My contact book now holds more than 600 Red Cross Red Crescent contacts! Volunteering is a great way of making friends and National Societies can always use more help. You are welcome in the family ;)
Throughout the first four years of the Saga I managed to visit 140 National Societies. On request of the Danish Red Cross I wrote 'always present stories' about my visits to the Red Cross and Red Crescent. I have written more than 100 such stories and here are a few of those which exist in English:
Angola:
http://www.ifrc.org/en/news-and-media/news-stories/africa/angola/once-upon-a-saga---angola-72368/
Zambia (day 1):
http://www.ifrc.org/en/news-and-media/news-stories/africa/zambia/once-upon-a-saga---zambia-72302/
http://www.ifrc.org/en/news-and-media/news-stories/africa/zambia/once-upon-a-saga---zambia-day-two-72311/
Malawi:
http://www.ifrc.org/en/news-and-media/news-stories/africa/malawi/once-upon-a-saga---malawi-72316/
Comoros:
http://www.ifrc.org/en/news-and-media/news-stories/africa/comoros/once-upon-a-saga--comoros-72381/
Madagascar:
http://www.ifrc.org/en/news-and-media/news-stories/africa/madagascar/once-upon-a-saga---madagascar-72404/
Seychelles:
http://www.ifrc.org/en/news-and-media/news-stories/africa/seychelles/in-the-seychelles-the-red-cross-is-always-present-one-mans-journey-to-seychelles-as-part-of-his-quest-to-visit-190-countries-72610/
Tina Dickow
Tina Dickow is a beloved Danish singer-songwriter who successfully continues to bring joy to millions. Tina has supported the Red Cross on multiple occasions: Wikipedia
Rune Klan is a Danish comedian and world class magician. He's basically a national treasure in Denmark: Wikipedia
Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson
Also known as "The Mountain" in HBO's Game of Thrones, Hafþór is an Icelandic strongman and actor: Wikipedia
Adam is an American industrial designer and special effects designer/fabricator, actor, educator, television personality and TED speaker who's best known for his role on The Discovery Channel's hit series Mythbusters: Wikipedia
Alick Macheso
Alick is a popular musical artist from Zimbabwe and Goodwill Ambassador of the Zimbabwe Red Cross: Wikipedia
Gina Din
Gina is a successful businesswoman from Kenya with focus on strategic communication and public relations. Gina is a Goodwill Ambassador of the Kenya Red Cross: Wikipedia
Iuliana Tudor
Iuliana is a well known Romanian journalist and television personality. She is also a Goodwill Ambassador of the Romanian Red Cross: Webpage
Mr. Torbjørn C. Pedersen (Thor)
Danish Red Cross Goodwill Ambassador.
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Strong quake hits northwest Iran, killing two and wounding 241
By Web Desk on	 August 26, 2018 News World View
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck near the Iranian city of Kermanshah, killing two and wounding 241, the Tasnim news agency reported on Sunday.
The majority of casualties were in the city of Tazehabad, northeast of Kermanshah, according to Tasnim. Two aftershocks above 3.0 on the Richter scale were also recorded, according to the Tasnim news agency.
The US Geological Survey reported that a shallow, magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck about 55 miles (88 km) west-northwest of Kermanshah. The quake was felt as far away as Baghdad, according to
Iraqi state television, which also said there were no injuries recorded.
Last November, a 7.3 magnitude quake struck villages and towns in Kermanshah province along the mountainous border with Iraq, killing at least 530 people and injuring thousands of others. It was Iran's deadliest earthquake in more than a decade.
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Why Marketing Turns to Rogue IT
Hint: They want it done fast, and vendors are knocking on their door. Help them resist the temptations.
By Minda Zetlin
Contributing writer, CIO	 Jun 8, 2012 8:00 am PDT
Rogue or shadow IT–when business departments make their own arrangements with external vendors without consulting IT–is the bane of many CIOs. But from a marketing department's perspective, it's easy to understand the appeal.
"As marketers, we're used to asking: How can I get this done fast, and how can I spend less?" says Myra Rothfeld, CMO at Genworth Financial Wealth Management. "If you're working with your own large and complex IT organization, it doesn't feel fast or cheap."
To make matters worse, many technology vendors have discovered the marketing automation market, Rothfeld says. "I think it's particularly easy to do these days because there are so many IT vendors, consultants and specialists who find that market very desirable." In fact, she says, "You have to really decide not to do shadow IT."
It's a decision worth making. "As marketers, our objective is to build better, faster client experiences," Rothfeld says. "I personally have found that the best way to do that is within the structure of the leadership team, and with marketing staff who have a deep understanding of technology."
In the end, resisting the temptation to go rogue should pay off for marketing and the company as a whole. "It's really about competitive advantage," says Glen Hartman, global managing director of digital consulting at Accenture. "Rogue IT systems are usually siloed. Whichever companies can do the hard work of getting the CIO and CMO connected will be able to outpace their competitors."
Minda Zetlin is a business technology writer and co-author of The Geek Gap: Why Business and Technology Professionals Don't Understand Each Other and Why They Need Each Other to Survive.