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Trains in Chennai (Madras), Tamil Nadu are 57% cheaper than in Vilnius.
A meal in Chennai (Madras), Tamil Nadu is 83% cheaper than a meal in Vilnius.
Taxis are 12% more expensive in Chennai (Madras), Tamil Nadu than in Vilnius.
Coffee in Chennai (Madras), Tamil Nadu is 47% cheaper than in Vilnius.
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Is Chennai (Madras), Tamil Nadu more expensive than Vilnius to visit?
Looking at the price of taxis, a ride in Chennai (Madras), Tamil Nadu costs an around 1.12 EUR euros, 12% more expensive than Vilnius, with a fare of 1.00 EUR euros, while train tickets cost 57% less in Chennai (Madras), Tamil Nadu: 0.28 EUR euros against 0.65 EUR euros in Vilnius. Comparing the price of a meal, they range from 1.69 EUR euros in Chennai (Madras), Tamil Nadu, 83% less than the 10.00 EUR euros in Vilnius. The price of a coffee is approximately 47% cheaper in Chennai (Madras), Tamil Nadu, with an average of 1.49 EUR euros, while in Vilnius the coffee costs 2.83 EUR.
When booking, when is the best time to do so in order to get the best prices for Vilnius to Chennai (Madras), Tamil Nadu flights?
The most popular month for flights from Vilnius to Chennai (Madras), Tamil Nadu are: January, April and November.
When is the best time to travel from Vilnius to Chennai (Madras), Tamil Nadu?
A good period of the year to visit Chennai (Madras), Tamil Nadu from Vilnius really depends on lots of personal preferences, price being one of the main criteria When it comes to popularity, January is the best month to fly to Chennai (Madras), Tamil Nadu from Vilnius, basedd on searches from our customers, followed by February and July. If you prefer to avoid the busy season and get away from the crowds October, August and November are the months with fewer searches for the route Vilnius - Chennai (Madras), Tamil Nadu.
What is the weather like in Chennai (Madras), Tamil Nadu compared to Vilnius?
The average temperature in Vilnius the average temperature is 29.91 degrees in summer, with precipitation around 3.0 mm , Chennai (Madras), Tamil Nadu's temperatures reach 39.56 during the hot season, with 6.0 average of rain rate . In winter, however, weather indicators show around 20.33 degrees in Chennai (Madras), Tamil Nadu, compared to the -13.92 average degrees reported in Vilnius. During the winter period, Vilnius can register 1.6 mm precipitation, while Chennai (Madras), Tamil Nadu have an average of 8.3 mm rain level.
The airlines that fly indirectly from Vilnius to Chennai (Madras), Tamil Nadu are:
Lufthansa, stopping in Frankfurt for 150 minutes at least.
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Principles of Democracy: Majority Rule and Minority Rights
March 18, 2022 April 11, 2022 Joseph Henry 0 Comments
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e all know that in any election, from school board elections to national elections, the winner is determined by who receives the greatest number of votes. Whoever receives the most votes is the winner. The principle of majority rule is ingrained in all democracies.
According to Webster's Encyclopedic Dictionary, "government by the people" is "a style of government in which the supreme authority is put in the people and exercised by them directly or via their elected agents… a state of society characterized by nominal equality of rights and privileges." When we say "government by the people," we usually imply majority control. This concept serves various purposes, the most significant of which is to offer a clear procedure for making decisions: a topic or problem is decided by a majority of 50 percent plus one. Naturally, if a vote is close, those who "lost" the election may believe that the result is unjust. The notion of majority rule, on the other hand, assures that decisions may be made and minorities cannot.
Civics Lesson: Robert's Rules of Order
The American parliamentary procedural manual Robert's Rules of Order is the most commonly utilized in the country. It is the parliamentary authority for meetings of organizations ranging from church groups to Congress. Henry Martyn Robert, a U.S. Army commander, originally released the manual in 1876, adapting the House of Representatives' rules and customs to the needs of groups outside the house. The latest edition (the 11th) was published in 2011 after major modifications in 1915 and 1970.
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In a democracy, however, we must nevertheless ensure that minority rights are respected. Otherwise, in the words of the book's author, Alexis de Tocqueville: Majority rule presented a conundrum to the founders of America precisely because although majority rule was needed for the government to function and the principle of minority rule interfered with democracy, the majority in power could oppress a minority as easily as a king or dictator could. James Madison once wrote, "It is of great importance in a republic, not only to guard the society against the oppression of its rulers but to guard one part of the society against the injustice of the other part."
What it all comes down to is that democracy requires minority rights as much as it does majority rule. As understood today, that means the minority's rights must be protected, no matter how alienated they are from the majority of society. If that doesn't happen, the majority's rights become meaningless.
Political philosopher John Stuart Mill wrote in his essay On Liberty, "The only purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised over any member of a civilized community against his will is to prevent harm to others." This principle is typically exercised in the form of mutual agreements about respect for individual rights.
Free, fair, and regular elections, as well as the separation of powers between legislative branches and the notion of checks and balances, are all important safeguards for minorities. The majority's ability to wield ultimate power and oppress the minority is hampered as a result.
To apply majority rule with minority rights, various practical concerns must be addressed. These include a shared understanding of how majorities are created, the boundaries of debate and speech, and how members of the community can submit motions or laws. Finally, there must be consensus on how minorities may be guaranteed political and social representation within the democratic framework.
Many democracies have given diverse answers to these problems. In the United States, however, we follow Robert's Rules.
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U.S. Military Leads in Effort To Digitize Medical Records
By Mark Ingebretsen
Feb. 27, 2003 12:01 am ET
As the Daily Scan reported Wednesday, civilian health-care providers continue to make tentative inroads into paperless operations. So far the progress has come in the form of applications such as e-mailed prescriptions, as reported by the Journal's Laura Landro in her recent Best Practices column, and digital medical records, according to Modern Physician.
Meanwhile, without much fanfare, the U.S. military establishment has moved eons ahead in these same areas. The Veterans Administration, for example, has spent two decades developing automated systems that include digitized medical records, according to Managed Care.
Also, the Pentagon provides an example of what can be accomplished by "data mining" medical records, or using software to extract predictive information from databases. Troops awaiting a possible war with Iraq will have their health status tracked by a Pentagon database, Wired News reported. "Once on the system's servers, knowledge management software will review, collate and integrate the information with data about specific diseases, as well as the biological and chemical warfare agents most likely to be encountered in a particular theater of operations," the article said.
Although, as Wired reported, the Pentagon's Force Health Protection has its critics, a civilian version could have applications in community, corporate, or insurer health-monitoring programs.
The program's Web site describes FHP in wry military terms: "Force Health Protection introduces a life-cycle health management program for our most complex weapons system and the only one that improves over time -- PEOPLE!"


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South Korean smartphone maker Samsung launched Galaxy J4 plus and Galaxy J6 Plus. Both of these phones have a 6 inch larger HD + infinity display. The Indian price has not been told at this time. But it can be announced soon. Samsung Galaxy J6 Plus can be bought in black, gray and red color variants and Galaxy J4 Plus in Black, Gold and Pink color variants.
Galaxy J4 Plus Android 8.1 works on Aureo The phone has a 6-inch HD + infinity display. Its pixel resolution is 720×1480 As well as the aspect ratio is 18.5: 9. This phone is equipped with a 1.4 GHz quad-core chipset. It has 2 GB and 3 GB RAM. Also 16 GB and 32 GB of storage is provided. For photography, the phone has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash.
Its archers are F / 1.9. At the same time, a 5-megapixel front camera is provided with the F / 2.2 deadline. To give power to the phone, 3300 MAH batteries have been given. For connectivity, the phone has features such as 4G VoLTE, single-band Wi-Fi 802.11 B / G / N, Bluetooth version 4.2, GPS, GLONASS, NFC and 3.5 mm headphone jack.
Galaxy J6 Plus Android 8.1 works on Aureo. The phone has a 6-inch HD + infinity display. Its pixel resolution is 720×1480 Aspect ratio is 18.5: 9. This phone is equipped with a 1.4 GHz quad-core chipset. It has 3 GB and 4 GB RAM. Also, 32 GB and 64 GB storage is provided.
The phone has a dual rear camera for photography. Its first sensor is 13 megapixels with F / 1.9, and the second sensor is F / 2.2, with 5 megapixels. At the same time, an 8-megapixel front camera is provided with the F / 1.9 deadline. To give power to the phone, 3300 MAH batteries have been given. For connectivity, the phone has features such as 4G VoLTE, single-band Wi-Fi 802.11 B / G / N, Bluetooth version 4.2, GPS, GLONASS, NFC and 3.5 mm headphone jack.
Based on Infiniti Display and Battery Features, this phone can be copied from Micromax Canvas 2 Plus.


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When it comes to owning a digital marketing campaign - building the strategy, managing the execution, and being held accountable for results - many people will want to tell you that it's as simple as following steps 1, 2, and 3.
While there are certainly digital marketing strategies that need to be built, specific areas of focus to consider, and metrics that should definitely be tracked, what truly makes a campaign successful is the mindset held by those charged with its management.
Being a successful manager of a campaign requires a set of simple rules that go beyond campaign tactics. It requires an understanding of the expectations of all stakeholders involved, from the company's executives to the market and audience they're targeting. It requires a deep understanding of how their work and systems connect to and affect other elements of the business. It requires an intimate knowledge of the digital landscape and where the campaign currently lies within it.
At Revenue River, we've established 2 high-level rules that when followed, can be associated with the health and ultimate success of a digital marketing campaign. All account managers are tasked with keeping a mindset that is open to these 2 items above all else. As we've found success with this approach, we're now sharing it with you.
Know What's Important & Expected So You Can Filter All Decisions Through Them
While many believe that success within a certain project or activity, especially within the marketing field, comes down to metrics and numbers the truth is that success is whatever those above you say it is. Understanding that will allow you to focus your time initially on clearly establishing success metrics, goals, and overall visions before then filtering all decisions and activities through them.
If you've been hired to implement a digital marketing campaign for your business, it can be very easy to assume that success will look like a cohesive brand established across your website, social, and email channels. This assumption could be very off-base and only after speaking to your executive team would you find out that the most important thing to them is generating sales qualified leads for a specific new business unit.
No matter if you're just starting a campaign or half way through one, ask yourself these questions to better understand if you truly know what's important and expected of you and your marketing activity:
Are clear goals established and are the prescribed activities that are aimed at hitting those goals making progress towards them
Is all campaign activity being held against the standards demanded by all stakeholders, both internal and within the market?
Understand How Everything Connects So That You Can Promote Accuracy & Transparency
Having a system in place for accurately reporting on all areas of significance within the campaign (established above) is crucial to ultimately driving success through your work. By reviewing your current systems, tools, and processes to understand how all of these elements connect, you can establish a baseline to compare against future growth while also mapping out how you can properly report on different areas of your campaign and the business to help in campaign analysis and proof of progress and overall success.
Only after you review your website's lead generation system (landing pages, forms, contact property fields, etc.), marketing automation tools, sales process, and CRM set-up will you be able to piece together how information is currently being collected, what metrics you have to work with from different systems, and what blind spots will need to be accounted for within your campaign. All of this can be used to ultimately build an analytics and reporting system that helps you show progress and pitfalls within your current campaign and systems.
In order to promote accuracy and transparency in your analysis and reporting, no matter if you have a well-built out marketing automation and CRM environment or simple spreadsheet tracking, ask yourself these questions to better understand how everything within your campaign and business connect:
Are the internal systems and data sets properly built out so that all information and reporting from them is accurate?
Is this system continually being monitored and tweaked to allow for change and greater detail in transparency and reporting?
Success within the digital marketing arena does not just come to those that follow playbooks and jump on trends. Success comes from those who truly understand what's important within their campaigns and objectives. By following these 2 rules, you will put yourself in a better position to make decisions that will drive activities and results expected from all parties connected to your campaign.
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and into a space generally ignored because there is often nothing there.
the diagrams explore the underlying language used in documenting ideas in schematic forms - encouraging the viewer to access that way of seeing and thinking - both abstract and analytical.


Collage time! Circles again, inside my brain, on the cardigan I'm wearing – and then from my hands onto the paper. Cut out, drawn, or sewn – they appear in all colors and forms on my polka dot desk. Mostly circles are present when I paint or doodle, but now also in my collage work as you can see.
Collage: Look Ahead, by iHanna. For sale here.
I miss my project 365 Collages a lot right now.
Collage: Full Circle, by iHanna. For sale here.
But of course the 365-thingie is just an idea, a thing in your head, though a helpful thing. I can make collages each day this year too, and nobody is stopping me except myself, and my level of energy who is going on power low right now, though these two are listed in my Etsy Shop.
What do you do when you want to create something that you love, and it ain't happening? Do you force it out, ease into it, or ignore the feeling until it stops bugging you?
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Green Party leader Eamon Ryan has rounded on Taoiseach Leo Varadkar claiming he sides with "Silicon Valley over Irish Media".
In a scathing attack on the Taoiseach, Mr Ryan claimed Mr Varadkar is happy to watch the Irish media come under financial pressure as he prefers to communicate through social media.
The Green Party leader said the Taoiseach he would be "happy enough if RTE was withered and the Independent and Irish Times were weakened" as he "still has Twitter and Facebook".
Mr Ryan was responding to Mr Varadkar's criticism of the Irish media while at a behind closed doors function in the US last week.
"He doesn't think we should a have a well funded media," he told Independent.ie's Floating Voter podcast.
"If you don't have an indigenous, free stable balanced media who's going to be covering Irish politics in 20 years time," he said.
Mr Ryan said the media in Ireland is "clearly in crisis" due to a lack of funding.
"It's not the heyday of media in terms of money," he added.
He said the current television licence fee is out of date and should be replaced by a household charge.
Mr Ryan said the Taoiseach is "very far right" and does not have a "green bone in his body". However, he insisted there is no personal animosity between them despite a number of heated exchanges in the Dail.
"When he doesn't know the answer he goes on the personal attack," he said.
The Dublin Bay South TD said his party would consider entering government with any party after the next general election.
Mr Ryan also revealed that the Green Party is considering backing a candidate in the presidential election.


The prime minister's comments came as lorry drivers took a protest on the soaring cost of petrol to central London, while other motoring organisations and environmentalists accused the oil industry of profiteering at the expense of car drivers and the planet.
"We do need the oil coming out of the North Sea; we do need to encourage the new exploration," said Brown. "That is more expensive to do. That is why I hope that these profits are going to be invested in getting more oil out of the North Sea."
BP raised replacement cost profits by 50% to $6.6bn (£3.3bn) and Shell increased its earnings by 12% to $7.8bn in the first quarter with help from a near-doubling in the price of oil since last year, although both say margins at the British petrol pump are still very slim.
The two companies have been making much of their profit abroad and have been selling off assets in Britain. BP has disposed of its Forties field, as well as Grangemouth and other refineries, and Shell has announced it is cutting 180 jobs in Aberdeen and has put a range of offshore fields up for sale.
BP said last night that it was continuing to spend up to $3bn a year in the North Sea developing new fields such as the Rhum gas field and the Clair oilfield but a spokesman believed the North Sea would never be able to compete with the likes of Angola and the US Gulf, where enormous discoveries were still possible.
"You have to have something to spend it on," the spokesman said. "We have been producing in the North Sea since the 1960s at great benefit to the economy but it is a finite resource."
Shell insisted that it was pumping out more oil and gas than ever and blamed financial speculators for driving crude up to nearly $120 a barrel.
Peter Voser, the company's financial director, said the weakness of the dollar, political pressures and investors switching from equities to commodities all affected the value of oil, though there was "enough product and enough crude" available.
"We don't understand the oil price at this stage," Voser said, adding that there was no immediate sign of weakening demand as a result of the US economy slowing down. "The fundamentals do not justify the oil price at this level."
Edmund King, president of the Automobile Association, warned that drivers would be shocked by the earnings at a time when they were struggling with high prices at the pump.
"The motorist feels somewhat battered from all sides, seeing the oil companies going off with cash in their pockets and the Treasury filling its coffers," he said. "It's the ordinary motorist that's bearing the brunt of this, while the oil companies and the government are laughing all the way to the bank."
He called on the oil companies to reinvest the windfall in drilling and refining, to increase the supply of oil and create downward pressure on petrol prices.
Graham Tran, regional officer of the Unite union, joined the attack on the industry. "These profits are a slap in the face for 180 staff at Shell who were told less than seven days ago that they face redundancy," he said. "Both Shell and BP have announced pension holidays for 2008 at a time when our members in Grangemouth are fighting to protect their pension fund."
Friends of the Earth's economics coordinator, Tim Jenkins, said: "Oil companies are making vast profits at the expense of the planet. Ministers should introduce a windfall tax and invest the money in tackling climate change, including a comprehensive energy-efficiency programme to end fuel poverty and cut emissions from peoples' homes.
"Oil firms must also do more to clean up their activities. There must be a fundamental shift away from fossil fuels and much greater investment in the clean, green, renewable solutions that are essential for a low-carbon future."
Richard Griffith, analyst at the City brokerage Evolution Securities, said that yesterday's figures from BP showed that new chief executive Tony Hayward's turnaround plan was "bearing fruit" faster than expected.
The City cheered the performance, pushing Shell's shares 5.5% higher to £20.43, while BP's shares gained 6% to 613p.


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And Just Who Might Fiery Naomi be Based On?
Last week I gave you some thoughts on who and what inspired my character of Charles McIntyre. This week, I'd like to dish on his forever-love and my favorite heroine, Naomi Frink Miller McIntyre introduced in A Lady in Defiance.
The middle sister between Rebecca and Hannah, Naomi has been called a guard dog. She has the temperament and courage to confront threats to her sisters—albeit early on you could argue she didn't have the wisdom. Through three books, though, she has grown in her faith and as a person. She has worked to get her temper under control and tame her tongue. Like all of us, sometimes she succeeds.
So from where did this fictional character spring? Originally, she was me. Literally, for the first couple of chapters, I was Naomi. While a touch embarrassing to admit, this is pretty common for authors writing their first book. But pretty quickly something interesting happened—Naomi developed a spirit of her own. Things began to happen to her that I knew I would react one way and Naomi would react another. She had come to life and become her own person. I found it startling and very cool.
It took me a while to figure out that no one character—historical or fictional—had spawned Naomi. She is an amalgamation. She is the young, determined wife of a fallen American soldier manning his cannon at the Battle of Monmouth (see my blog); she is the frontiersman's wife whose temper the Cherokee so feared they named her War Woman (see my blog); she is the sassy young actress who wasn't afraid of anything, not even the mud and snow of the Klondike (see my blog); she is the rancher's wife who lived isolated and alone on the windswept Montana prairie (see my blog). The woman who did what she had to do to make a life for her loved ones. The woman who personified never give in, never back down, never lose faith.
Yeah, that's Naomi.
As far as looks, sure there was my blonde hair and green eyes, but when Naomi began to come to life, Reese Witherspoon fit the bill much better.
Diane Lane, who played Lorena in Lonesome Dove, had the right looks, too, but her character in that was kind of weak. Reese was in Return to Lonesome Dove and she played a sassy and impetuous gal. I will add, when cover designer Ravven took my notes and searched for the right model, she nailed it. The girl on the cover A lady in Defiance Hearts in Defiance is as close to Naomi as we can get. Unless someday we get Reese on the cover.
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Who Were the Men Who Made Charles McIntyre?
Quirt Evans
I often get asked if any of my characters are based on an actual person. Sometimes, they are, sometimes they're straight out of my imagination. I thought it would be fun to share with you today who I saw in my head when I was writing one of my favorite and most popular characters, Charles McIntyre.
Charles McIntyre
Who can resist a man running from love because he knows it will be his undoing? Think John Wayne's classic character of Quirt Evans in Angel and the Bad Man. Well, Charles McIntyre is my sexy Southern scallywag (now mostly redeemed), lord of Defiance and the main man in my Defiance books. His character was born when I watched the movie The Harvey Girls. The actor who played opposite superstar Judy Garland in this flick was the up-and-coming John Hodiak.
Ned Trent
Hodiak was one of the first to play a saloon owner AND bad boy redeemed by a good woman. Ned Trent was the name. Selling whiskey and women was his game.
Keeping these archetype characters in the back of my mind, I fell in love later on with Eric McCormack's looks and portrayal of Clayton Mosby, entrepreneur, saloon owner, and bad boy in Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years. When I sat down to write the first Defiance book, A Lady in Defiance, these three characters and actors swirled in my head.
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Eventually, of course, HBO released the graphic and gritty western Deadwood. The ruggedly handsome English actor Ian McShane played Al Swearengen, an entrepreneur, saloon owner, and bad boy with apparently no redeeming qualities whatsoever. I only watched one episode of Deadwood and that was a good three or four years after I'd finished ALID. The profanity, violence, and sex in this show went waaaay beyond my limits, so I can honestly say there is no direct link between my McIntyre and Swearengen.
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Repentance Day, on 26 August, is a public holiday in Papua New Guinea. It is celebrated by "prayer ceremonies" across the country.

It was established on 15 August 2011 by Prime Minister Peter O'Neill, who had come to power less than two weeks earlier. The announcement came only eleven days before the first Repentance Day was to be celebrated. It was made a public holiday at the request of "a group of churches", which had initially submitted the request to O'Neill's predecessor Sam Abal, before the latter was ousted in a motion of no confidence.

Virtually no explanation of the day's purpose was provided by the government, reportedly creating some confusion among Papua New Guineans as 26 August arrived. Pastor Jack Edward of the Shema Evangelism Ministry was made Repentance Day coordinator, and said the purpose was for people to "come together and pray and ask the Lord to forgive us for the wrongs that are happening in our nation". It was intended as a day of Christian prayer, in a predominantly Christian nation. Imam Mikail Abdul Aziz, described by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation as the "spiritual leader" of Papua New Guinea's "4,000 practising Muslims", said he did not oppose the idea, but it might send a "wrong message", as repentance should occur every time a wrong is committed, rather than once a year. As the day was little publicised, many businesses were initially uncertain whether it was indeed supposed to be a public holiday, requiring them to give their employees the day off or pay them double. The Port Moresby Chamber of Commerce obtained a copy of the Government Gazette to convince its members that it was indeed a public holiday.

On 26 August 2011, prayer ceremonies were held in churches throughout the country. In Port Moresby, the capital, a ceremony at the Rev Sioni Kami Memorial church was attended by "representatives of 20 provinces" and various "national leaders" and "church leaders", for "special prayer and Bible readings" and "thanksgiving prayers". Participants asked God to lead the nation. A parish priest in Boroko was reported by The National as saying that religious values were "essential to our identity and our culture", and people's church attendance on such a public holiday revealed a difference between Papua New Guinean identity and that of many other countries. On Karanget Island in Madang, the day was celebrated through children depositing the national flag on a church altar, symbolically "deliver[ing] the nation to God".

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Allison Williams's Parents Worked in the Journalism Field — Who Are They?
By Tatayana Yomary
Jan. 10 2023, Published 12:58 p.m. ET
We can all agree that having famous parents sometimes makes the road to stardom a bit easier to navigate.
Over the years, we've watched singer Robin Thicke — son of actor Alan Thicke — make his mark in the music industry. Not to mention, Kendall Jenner found major success as a model partly due to her family's connections and influence.
So, it comes as no surprise that M3GAN star Allison Williams, best known for her roles in Jordan Peele's Get Out and HBO's Girls, has been able to take Hollywood by storm.
Folks who keep up with Allison are well aware that she has often referenced the privilege she's had in Hollywood due to her family background. After all, she's been able to maintain a busy career in acting.
So, who are Allison Williams's parents? Here's everything that we know.
Allison's parents, Brian Williams and Jane Stoddard-Williams
Allison Williams's parents are Brian Williams and Jane Stoddard-Williams.
In case you've been out of the loop, Allison's parents, Brian Williams and Jane Stoddard-Williams, are notable figures.
Brian, who may sound and look familiar, is a former news anchor who worked with a slew of news outlets including NBC, CNBC, MSNBC, and WCBC.
Throughout Brian's tenure in journalism, he covered various topics in the breaking news sector ranging from presidential elections to the Olympic games.
Jane currently works on the weekly radio show Bloomberg EDU as a host and executive producer. In the past, Jane worked as a broadcaster and journalist.
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The pair tied the knot in 1986 and went on to welcome two children: Allison (born in 1988) and her brother Douglas Williams (born in 1991). Douglas also stepped into the broadcast field as a sportscaster; per his social media, he currently works for CBS Sports Radio & CBS Sports Network, WFAN, and MLB Network Radio.
Brian Williams recently said goodbye to viewers on his MSNBC show 'The 11th Hour with Brian Williams.'
According to NBC News, Brian decided to say farewell to viewers on the Dec. 8, 2022, broadcast of his MSNBC show The 11th Hour.
In Brian's farewell speech, he spoke about extremism in the country and shared where he stands.
"The truth is I'm not a liberal or a conservative," Brian said. "I'm an institutionalist. I believe in this place and my love of country I yield to no one. But the darkness on the edge of town has spread to the main roads and highways and neighborhoods. It's now at the local bar, and the bowling alley at the school board in the grocery store."
Brian also took a look back at his nearly three-decade run with the NBC and MSNBC families, respectively.
The veteran journalist first joined NBC in 1993. He held several positions as a news reporter and weekend news anchor up until he started anchoring The 11th Hour in 2016.
Journalists Ann Curry and Brian Williams
NBC News reports that Brian wrote that "good friends were in great supply at NBC," and shared that he was "fortunate that everyone he worked with made [him] better" in a note to colleagues in November 2022.
Additionally, Rashida Jones, president of MSNBC, shared in a staff note during that time that Brian would depart at the end of 2022 to "spend time with his family."
Although Brian had a great run in his journalism career, he was the subject of major backlash in 2015. Brian was suspended for six months for previously falsifying a story about his helicopter getting hit by a rocket-propelled grenade during his time covering the war in Iraq in 2003.
Allison publicly defended her father.
"He's a really good man," Allison told Seth Meyers in 2015, per Gawker. "He's an honest man. He's a truthful man. He has so much integrity. He cares so much about journalism."
Despite the controversy, Brian continues to be considered a notable journalist.
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Ібісові (Threskiornithidae) — родина птахів ряду пеліканоподібних (Pelecaniformes), що містить 34 види великих сухопутних та прибережних птахів, що поділяються на дві підродини: ібісів (Threskionithinae) та косарів (Plataleinae). Так саме і монофілія двох підродин залишається відкритим питанням.

В Україні зустрічається два види цієї родини — коровайка (Plegadis falcinellus) та косар (Platalea leucorodia).

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 Ібісні (Threskionithinae)
 Африканський ібіс (Bostrychia) — 5 видів
 Ібіс-довгохвіст (Cercibis) — 1 вид
 Карибський ібіс (Eudocimus) — 2 види
 Ібіс-лисоголов (Geronticus) — 2 види
 Чубатий ібіс (Lophotibis) — 1 вид
 Каєнський ібіс (Mesembrinibis) — 1 вид
 Червононогий ібіс (Nipponia) — 1 вид
 Чорний ібіс (Phimosus) — 1 вид
 Коровайка (Plegadis) — 3 види
 Південноазійський ібіс (Pseudibis) — 2 види
 Гігантський ібіс (Thaumatibis) — 1 вид
 Жовтошиїй ібіс (Theristicus) — 3 види
 Ібіс (Threskiornis) — 5-6 видів, з них один вимер
 Косарні (Plateinae)
 Косар (Platalea) — 6 видів

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Promotional Products Home Promo University® History of Promo Products History of Koozies
History of Koozies
Alyssa Mertes
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Updated: April 30th, 2019
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The custom koozie is perhaps one of the least acknowledged, but most popular promotional products in the universe, and it's time to give these insulated beverage sleeves a bit more respect! We bet you're thankful to have a personalized can cooler when you're cheering on your favorite football team or hanging around the bonfire on a summer night. After all, you have the koozie to thank for your dry hands and cool beverage.
Where did koozies come from? What are some of the first drink sleeves in history? Let's give promo can holders their moment in the spotlight!
Koozies are more than just a classic promo item – they've been loved by Americans since the 80s. They have a long lifespan, spark nostalgia, and remind people of fun times with their favorite brands. Not to mention, they work!
– Carrie L., Communications Specialist at BIC Graphic
History of Koozies Timeline
Today, the custom koozie is a staple of backyard barbecues and tailgates all over the world, but where did it come from? Take a look at the brief history of custom koozies in this exclusive timeline!
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Afternoon tea was a popular pastime among affluent members of Victorian society. They'd often keep their kettles and porcelain cups warm with the help of a knit cosy like the one pictured here.
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David and Russell Duncan filed a patent for "a cozy for portable gas generators." Eventually, these "huggies" made the transition from their original industrial use to our favorite beverages.
William Waggoner from Kansas City introduced his wrapping jacket for packing and shipping linoleum. This jacket served as a protective covering to use instead of heavy crates or boxes.
Stanley R. Moore of Dallas, Texas filed a patent for his refrigerated beverage holder. This cylindrical sleeve can be frozen in any refrigerator, keeping a beverage cold while it's consumed outdoors.
Source: http://www.coolaz.com.au
Australia kicked off the koozie craze with their Stubby Holders. These short, stout sleeves are named after the popular bottle sizes found down under.
Source: https://patents.google.com/
Bonnie McGough of Caldwell, Idaho filed a patent for a "cozy," an insulated sleeve with endless branding opportunities. Her design inspired many other companies to create their own versions of these insulated koozies.
Whitey's Ice Cream Manufacturers, a small shop in Moline, IL, filed a patent for their own custom insulator. This was a paper sleeve used around their delicious malts and shakes so the candy would stay inside.
Source: https://patents.google.com
Scott Henderson of Can Handlers in Plano, Texas filed a patent for a fold-up insulated beverage container. This was the first collapsible koozie design, adding stability while the koozie rested on a flat surface.
Joel Carlson filed a patent for his own insulated beverage cup sleeve. In the patent, the felt sleeve is said to be "simple to use, inexpensive, and reusable." Just like the best promo products!
Michael E. Hicks of Numo Manufacturing filed a patent for an insulated beverage jacket. This koozie works well with single-serving containers like aluminum soda cans.
Kyle Brandon Jones is credited with the invention of the Krazy Koozie. This insulated container easily expands and contracts around a variety of bottles, cans, and cups.
Late-2000s
Source: https://www.qualitylogoproducts.com/custom-koozies/boot-coolie-4cp.htm
Koozie makers started getting creative with their designs and imprints. This boot-shaped koozie makes for a great giveaway at a country-themed dive bar or rodeo.
Bevometer is a digital upgrade to the traditional foam or neoprene can cooler. This koozie tracks the number of drinks you've consumed when it's in use.
Tea Time: The History of Tea Cozies
The idea of custom koozies may have never come to fruition without the birth of tea cozies in the 19th century. As the story goes, the Duchess of Bedford, Anna Russel, introduced tea parties to entertain guests before mealtime. The tea would often get cold during these social gatherings due to the lively conversations. The solution was a custom knit tea cosy, designed to keep the kettle and cups nice and warm. Often, these tea cosies were hand embroidered and became a fashionable addition to afternoon tea.
During World War II, British soldiers were encouraged to knit tea cosies to avoid boredom.
Where Did Koozies Come From?
If you've ever gotten into a heated discussion about the origins of your favorite koozie, you're in luck! Read on for a full history of why we started printing these drink sleeves with team and company logos.
Who Invented the Koozie?
Of course, the art of having afternoon tea eventually faded away. Keeping up with the times, the koozie craze kicked off in Texas during the 1980s. The original koozie is rumored to have been inspired by construction workers who used pipe insulation to keep their beer cans cold. A variation of these drink sleeves was flying off the shelves at popular retailers and convenience stores across the country. The only downfall was they weren't very good at keeping drinks cold. Still, they were a huge hit with customers.
Patents started flying left and right for different versions of these insulated drink sleeves. The goal was to improve on the quality and offer something new to customers. It all started with Bonnie McGough of Idaho, who created her own cozy design from scratch. This set the momentum for the future, with Whitey's Ice Cream Manufactuerers creating a paper sleeve for their malts in 1985, and Joel Carlson developing his own insulated beverage jacket a few years later. These are only two of the many companies and individuals who patented their own versions of the koozie. Bottom line, these innovators created even more competition among koozie manufacturers.
The First Custom Koozies
Promotional products companies like the Radio Cap Corporation (RCC), a promo supplier in Texas, got caught up in the kooziemania! In the early 1980s, they became the first to offer promotional koozies. Founder Frank Krasovec thought they were perfect items to include in RCC's product selection, which at the time included primarily custom baseball hats and drinkware.
To have full rights to the koozie name, RCC bought out the original trademark and imprinted their own version in house, complete with company logos and advertising messages. They also improved on the original design by using neoprene, which was more water-resistant and worked as a better insulator.
This brought koozies from a novelty item sold at your corner store to a fully-fledged advertising tool. In fact, after RCC started printing company names and logos, the sales for koozies skyrocketed from $200,000 to well over $40 million dollars. Major companies like IBM and AT&T were among some of the first companies to order custom koozies as advertising materials. These early koozies were also used to promote welders' unions, US states, pop culture characters, the Olympics, car dealerships, weddings, and even funeral homes!
Custom koozies are an easily promotable product. They are cost-effective, have a long life span, and are useful, especially during warm weather events.
– Frank K., Founder of Norwood Promotional Products
Put it in Writing: The Battle for Custom Koozies
Custom koozies were a huge hit with customers all around the world and major distributors wanted rights to the koozie name. In 1991, RCC evolved to become Norwood Promotional Products. With this new company, the KOOZIE® line grew to include drinkware, accessories, and cooler bags. These items were very popular and many companies wanted their hands on them. In fact, this led to a major legal battle over the koozie name between Norwood and Kustom Koozies in 2001.
After Norwood was sold, BIC Graphic, one of the largest suppliers in the promotional products industry, ended up with rights to the koozie name. Today, their KOOZIE® line is still going strong!
BIC Graphic sells over 25 million KOOZIE® products a year, with the Collapsible Can Kooler and KOOZIE® britePix® Can Cooler being the bestsellers.
Getting A Hold on Custom Koozies
The koozie was proving to be an extra popular, well-loved item, and with so much competition, manufacturers had to set themselves apart. By the late 80s, Canhandlers International, an early beverage sleeve pioneer, followed RCC into the promotional products industry and introduced the very first collapsible koozie.
Scott Henderson invented his collapsible drink sleeve with the goal of reducing labor and keeping costs down at Canhandlers. The portable design made it easy for the koozie to be stored in a pocket, bag, or cooler without taking up too much space. Plus, the built-in bottom covered the entire soda can, which helped reduce the condensation that would often end up on tables with early foam koozies. Whether you set the can down on a table or let it balance on your knee, Canhandlers's koozie kept everything nice and dry.
Source: Scott Henderson with the original collapsible koozie, circa 1987
The collapsible koozies at Canhandlers were extremely popular with the NFL and state colleges. Fans loved using koozies decorated with their favorite mascot, team logo, or school name. Eventually, the collapsible koozies became popular with other industries, such as banks, realtors, and most notably, KERA channel 13 news in Dallas who gave away custom koozies in exchange for donations to their station.
Unfortunately, Canhandlers eventually went out of business. Their can holders were heat-sealed and looked smooth, but the foam on the inside didn't hold up very well due to moisture. Still, though, they contributed enormously to the future of advertising on koozies.
The koozie is functional, relatively low cost, and reusable. People are interacting and using this product, particularly in their downtime which is a good place to be when you're advertising.
– Scott Henderson of Canhandlers International
Koozies Down Under
Meanwhile, on the other side of the world in Australia, Shane Walsh introduced his own solid black model of the koozie. Down under, they know this koozie as a Stubby Holder due to its short, squat design. These insulated sleeves were an instant success, becoming popular with surfers who used them as they hit the waves. Stubby Holders were also valuable promotional products and were used to advertise sports teams, weddings, startups, and major companies. This essentially changed the koozie from a strictly American product to one enjoyed by the entire world!
Today, the Stubby Holder remains a popular advertising item in Australia. They come in a variety of shapes, colors, and sizes, keeping them fresh and always exciting as marketing materials.
Tipping the Scale: Introducing the Bevometer!
Custom koozies have an interesting history, and even today, there are new, innovative products coming onto the scene. Perhaps no company is more at the forefront of the koozie's future than Bevometer. This innovative drink counter works as a novelty item, tracking the number of drinks you've consumed in a lifetime. It works like an automatic scoreboard, tallying each new can as it slides into the sleeve. If you're interested in monitoring your soda intake or just want to make sure you won't need an Uber at the end of the night, the Bevometer has your back!
Source: Image source: http://www.thebevometer.com/home.html
Justin Richmond, creator of the Bevometer, was inspired to create this fun item after seeing his dad's beat-up Budweiser koozie. Believing fully in the value of a good koozie, Justin's dad held on to his favorite drink holder for over 35 years. It started as a family joke and eventually turned into a full-blown enterprise.To date, Justin's startup has sold around 20,000 digital koozies and has no plans of slowing down. In fact, he'd like to try his hand in customizing his Bevometers and using them as promotional materials. Just like his dad's favorite Budweiser koozie, Justin knows a good can cooler never goes out of style!
When you have a good product, eyes are immediately drawn to it. If somebody has their logo on something like the Bevometer, it's going to be completely visible.
– Justin Richmond, Creator of Bevometer
A Koozie by Any Other Name
Over the years, koozies have been made from cowhide, crochet, foam, neoprene, and a variety of other materials. In their unusual origin story, they've also acquired many different names from Britain to Australia to the United States. A lot of this confusion is attributed to the many patents that exist for these can coolers. Luckily, we're here to help the custom koozie avoid having an identity crisis.
Take a look at all the names for your favorite foam drink sleeves:
Beer Hugger
Beer Huggie
Coastie
Coosie
Coolie
Coldy-Holdy
Can Cooler
Bawdle
Beer Sleeve
Beer Jacket
Stubby Holder
Stubbies
The Value of Promotional Koozies
No question, custom koozies are among the most popular promo items on the planet. Why should you choose these drink holders instead of any other giveaway?
Do Koozies Actually Work?
Before you order koozies for promotional giveaways, you want to make sure they actually work. We put some of our most popular can holders to the test in this exclusive video!
Promote with a Koozie
Any promotional event can benefit from having custom koozies on hand. At the end of the day, customers are looking for a product they can use time and time again. Whether it's on a soda can at a birthday party or in hand while watching the big game, a good can cooler adds a personal touch to your favorite drink.
Custom koozies can reduce the rate a drink warms in the sun by up to 50%.
On average, an insulated beverage sleeve will keep your drink about 5º cooler after an hour.
Personalized koozies are some of the least expensive promotional items, starting as low as 42¢ each.
While it may not be the most glamorous item, the custom koozie has a special place in the world of promotional products. Whether you're using a polyurethane coldy-holdy, a rubber stubby holder, or a stainless steel coastie, your next promotional event will be that much cooler thanks to these insulated beverage holders.
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Alyssa is the Lead Copywriter at Quality Logo Products. As a promo expert, she's uncovered the world's first custom tote bag, interviewed the guy behind rock band ACDC's logo, and had a piece published by the Advertising Specialty Institute, a leader in the promotional products industry.
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