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A2IM and RoadNation Unveil "Road-Less Concert Series"
To Help Independent Artists Earn Money In Wake of COVID-19
Program to Feature Tools for Indie Artists To Monetize Livestreams AZRA,
Ruth-Anne Cunningham, Rayvon Owen, Stefan Poole and Speelburg to Perform April 17
Portion of Proceeds To Sweet Relief Musicians Fund
April 15, 2020 -- RoadNation, the pioneering platform that enables artists and fans to build tours together, and A2IM (American Association of Independent Music) today announced a new program for independent artists to earn money from livestream performances. The program will kick off with a livestream concert April 17th featuring performances by AZRA, Rayvon Owen, RuthAnne Cunningham, Stefan Poole and Speelburg. The Association of Independent Music Publishers (AIMP), Women In Music (WIM), The Music Business Association and the Music Managers Forum-US (MMF-US) are promotional partners of the series, with the first show this Friday set to be featured on the Twitch homepage.
The coronavirus pandemic -- with the wave of concert and festival cancellations left in its wake -- has particularly impacted the lives of independent musicians, most of whom rely upon touring for the majority of their income. While the collective music community has admirably rallied to raise millions of needed dollars for a variety of charitable causes, the organizers seek to help independent musicians earn critical revenues directly from their work.
The "Livestream Road-Less Series," will provide all indie artists the opportunity to perform and monetize livestreams through a branded channel and experience on streaming platforms such as Twitch. Artists will get a free customized RoadNation.com page to sell unique experiences and merch like a virtual meet-and-greet, shoutout or instrument lesson.
The series will also include curated virtual concerts featuring groups of independent artists. The April 17 virtual concert, set for 4pm PT / 7pm ET, is the first in a series. A portion of all revenues generated will be donated to the Sweet Relief COVID-19 Musicians Fund.
"During this difficult time, A2IM is proud to lead this industry effort to help indie artists earn income from livestreams," said Dr. Richard James Burgess, President and CEO of A2IM (American Association of Independent Music). "Indie artists often live from gig to gig, relying
upon touring for a significant part of their income. Live gigs are not possible in a world under quarantine from COVID-19. The Road-Less Livestream Series enables indie artists to nourish their connection with fans and monetize online performances in order to pay their bills and keep creating."
"Like so many of us in the music community, we are heartbroken to see the toll that the coronavirus exacts on artists and all who help bring music to life," said Steve Marks, Founder and CEO of RoadNation. "We want to do our part to create powerful moments where artists can do what they do best -- bring music to life -- and fans can again feel that special connection to their favorite artists and support their work."
Contacts Jonathan Lamy (RoadNation) jlamy@jllcommunications.com ph: (202) 258-5451 Dawn Kamerling (A2IM) dawn@thepresshouse.com ph: (646) 322-4903
About A2IM
A2IM is a 501(c)(6) not-for-profit trade organization headquartered in New York City that exists to support and strengthen the independent recorded music sector. Membership currently includes a broad coalition of more than 700 Independently- owned American music labels. A2IM represents these independently owned small and medium-sized enterprises' (SMEs) interests in the marketplace, in the media, on Capitol Hill, and as part of the global music community. In doing so, it supports a key segment of America's creative class that represents America's diverse musical cultural heritage. Billboard Magazine identified the Independent music label sector as 37.32 percent of the music industry's U.S. recorded music sales market in 2016 based on copyright ownership, making Independent labels collectively the largest music industry sector.
The organization's board of directors consists of the following: Laura Ballance - Merge Records, Glen Barros – Exceleration Music Partners, Tony Kiewel - Sub Pop Records, Lisa Levy - Robbins Entertainment, Rosie Lopez - Tommy Boy, Martin Mills - Beggars Group, Jason Peterson - GoDigital Media Group, Thaddeus Rudd - Mom & Pop, Darius Van Arman - Secretly Group,Zena White - Partisan Records, and Victor Zaraya - RT Industries.
About RoadNation
RoadNation is a direct artist-to-fan platform that allows fans and creators to build tours together. Artists initiate a RoadNation campaign by designating the general area they want to tour, creating packages with unique experiences and merchandise to offer fans, and guaranteeing a show when purchases meet the artist's financial goal. Artists promote the campaign to fans with RoadNation's input and support throughout the campaign. Fans choose the cities by purchasing packages and then spread the word to friends. RoadNation shares all data from the campaign with the artist. The end-result is a model that democratizes touring while helping managers, agents and venues optimize revenue and mitigate risk while stimulating more fan engagement. For more information, visit www.roadnation.com
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AZRA: AZRA is an Asian-American "Substance Pop" recording artist, singer, songwriter, performer, hip-hop dancer, model, and entrepreneur based in Los Angeles, California.
This natural-born entertainer released her first EP titled Freedom in 2017 under her own label CLÚ Records. The EP features lush melodies along with uplifting, dance-worthy hooks, such as those on the singles "Shine" and "Gravity." Since then, AZRA has opened for the Plain White T's on their High School Nation tour, performed at major Pride festivals all around the country and has regularly performed live at college festivals, radio stations, storied LA venues (Viper Room, Mint, Peppermint Club), high schools and non-profit organizations. "Dimension," her 2018 single co-written and produced by Grammy-winning artist Jamie Jones and his production partner Matt Wong, hit #1 on the Digital Radio Airplay Charts for two consecutive weeks, while the music video received more than 200,000 views on YouTube. AZRA also most recently released her single/video pop power piano ballad, "Right Here," which reveals her vulnerable struggle with overcoming her life and professional challenges.
She's garnered praise from LA Weekly, VoyageLA, BillboardSounds, VoyageLA, TWIST Magazine, All Things Go, PopWrapped, PopDust, Singers Room, All Access, The WiMN, Celeb Secrets, GirlHQ, Rawfemme, Women's Republic, and FOX News to name a few.
Ruth-Anne Cunningham: RuthAnne is a force of nature. You'd have to be, to have got where she is today: boasting a string of writing credits for some of the biggest names in pop – from One Direction to Britney Spears. For years, this is how this multi-talented artist earned a living. Yet it is establishing herself as an artist in her own right that has always been the dream. Her debut album, Matters of The Heart, takes you through her story, chapter by chapter, with production by Fraser T Smith [Adele, Tom Grennan, Stormzy], Malay [Lorde, Frank Ocean, ZAYN], Future Cut [Little Mix, Shakira] and Sonny J Mason [Kimbra, The Wanted]. It melds the classic, authentic songwriting that she was raised on with the pop sensibilities of the artists she's worked with, to her favourite Nineties R&B artists.
Rayvon Owen: For as long as he can remember, pop/soul singer, Rayvon Owen has dreamed of a life dedicated to music. Born to be on stage, the Richmond, VA., native began his music career at a very young age - singing in choirs, touring with gospel musicians and performing in local musicals.
By the age of 18, he relocated to Nashville, TN., to study Commercial Music at Belmont University. In 2014, he released his debut EP, "Cycles," which includes the hit single "Sweatshirt." In the past year, Rayvon took his talent on the road - performing at over 60 colleges across the United States.
Already having a fan base across the U.S., he became a household name and "Twitter Save" champion as a Top 4 finalist on season 14 of "American Idol." While on "Idol," Rayvon performed with the likes of Jamie Foxx, Rickey Martin, Boy George, and many others. Receiving rave reviews from major outlets, including People Magazine, USA Today and Billboard.
Following his journey on "American Idol" and performing on the 38-city "American Idols LIVE!" tour this past summer, Rayvon shared his new creative direction and collaborative spirit with the September 2015 release of his "Air EP." In 2016, his lead single, "Can't Fight It," premiered exclusively on Huffington Post.
Stefan Poole: As a young singer/songwriter raised between Italy and the US, Stefan Poole uses the universal language of music to move his audiences. From Italy's American Idol equivalent AMICI to FOX TV's Glee to touring the world with famous artists like Jack & Jack, Andy Grammar, and Bridgit Mendler, you're bound to catch Stefan on a stage or screen somewhere near you. Given that his biggest influences happen to be legends such as Prince, Michael Jackson, and Stevie Wonder, Stefan's own sound is radiating soul and feel- good vibes. For him, it's all about connecting with the audience and sharing that intangible magic with the world.
Speelburg: Speelburg (né Noah Sacré) is in a good mood. Having spent the last few years living in England writing what he calls "pop music for important people," Speelburgrelocated to Los Angeles seeking the kind of weather he grew up with in the south of France. He made quite an impression during his time in Great Britain, earning BBC Radio 1's Chillest Record of the Weekfor his single "Headlights" and praise from Clashmagazine who described his sound as "startlingly unique electro pop." Pigeons & Planestook it a step further: "Speelburg...is a force to be reckoned with." In recent months, the Belgian-American musician has completed work on two solo albums, the secondof which will confusingly come out first, but only he will ever know the difference. Character Actor(coming late summer 2019) is a sunny collection of ten songs to be accompanied by Arcobaleno, a (very) short film he directed himself, drawn from Instagram and beyond. Whether it is paying homage to three Sofia Coppola films in his music video for "Screener Season," hand-drawing and animating the video for the aforementioned "Headlights" (which Clashcalled in true English fashion "a corker") or showing off his fondness for short-shorts and watermelon in the video for his upcoming single "Oxy Cotton Candy," Sacré is as much a compelling visual artist as he is an innovative musician. Having just completed a short tour of the West Coast and with a Europeantrek on deck this fall, Speelburg's good mood looks like it is going to stick around for awhile.
RoadNation's "Direct To Fan" Touring Platform Powering Artists To Success
Company Concludes Successful Campaigns with Dead End Kids, TEN and Fairground Saints; Dave Yaden, Perpetual Groove and Ships Have Sailed Set to Commence Campaigns in January
Key Biz Leaders Jordan Berliant, Kevin Conroy, Fred McIntyre, Vickie Nauman, Adam Parness, David Renzer, Greg Richling, Dave Stewart Part of Stellar Advisory Team
A2IM CEO Says Company's Platform Could Be Especially Useful to Independent Music Community
RoadNation, a promising independent technology company that empowers artists and fans to build tours together, today reported the successful conclusion of three tours by artists who performed for thousands of fans in 25 different cities. Additionally, three new artists -- Perpetual Groove, Ships Have Sailed and Dave Yaden -- are set to partner with the platform in January.
Artists utilize RoadNation's pioneering "direct to fan" platform to:
identify cities for a tour by enabling the fans to choose locations;
generate significant revenues in advance of the tour to ensure financial viability;
build momentum for the tour with the support of highly-engaged fans.
The company, founded by Steven Marks, former Chief, Digital Business at the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), is garnering support among key music and technology industry leaders. RoadNation counts as advisers prominent managers, artists and industry veterans including Jordan Berliant, Kevin Conroy, Fred McIntyre, Vickie Nauman, Adam Parness, David Renzer, Greg Richling (The Wallflowers), and Dave Stewart (Eurythmics) among others.
"Like never before, the music business is driven from the ground up and it's become essential for creators to engage directly with fans," said Marks, the company's CEO. "Our direct artist-to-fan platform democratizes touring while helping managers, agents and venues optimize revenue and mitigate risk. The result is more shows and more fan engagement. I'm incredibly gratified by the success we have experienced so far and excited about the new partnerships in the pipeline."
The Association of Independent Music (A2IM) recently hosted an educational webinar for its members to learn more about RoadNation. A2IM's CEO Richard Burgess said that the company's model could be especially applicable to the independent artist and label community. "So many independent artists seek to expand their fanbase and tour in different parts of the country, but the economic proposition is too daunting or risky. A company like RoadNation can help make tours viable by empowering and rewarding fans. I'm pleased to see the model gaining traction in the market."
Dead End Kids, which includes founding member of Panic! At the Disco Ryan Ross and Z. Berg, have become enthusiastic advocates for RoadNation and plan to use the platform for their next tour.
"RoadNation turned the often daunting and arduous process of touring into something entirely different and new," said Z. Berg. "It gave us the opportunity to really BUILD something, something tangible and true and lasting. My only regret is that I've toured for so many years without it!"
In addition to Dead End Kids, the Atlanta-based vintage soul artist TEN also utilized the RoadNation platform for a summer and fall tour, as did Fairground Saints, a California-bred country trio.
Three more artists will launch campaigns early in January. Ships Have Sailed, an indie rock duo with an unabashed pop structure, is set to tour soon and are partnering with RoadNation. "Because of RoadNation's innovative model, we will be able to expand our tour routes knowing in advance that doing so will be financially viable. This approach minimizes the risks that come with touring, while giving artists such as ourselves an opportunity to develop an even closer relationship with our fans. We're super excited to launch our campaign!"
Accomplished jazz pianist Dave Yaden is also partnering with RoadNation to empower fans to help plan a tour. "I love that RoadNation gives my fans the power to choose the cities where I'll perform. This unique model is the future of touring. I can't wait to get started."
Perpetual Groove is also set to commence a January 2020 RoadNation campaign. "We're really stoked to be returning to our West Coast fans," said the band's Brock Butler. "We're pumped to give those fans the power to choose where we play by partnering with RoadNation. Let's do this!"
Artists start a RoadNation campaign by designating the general area they want to tour, creating packages with unique experiences and merchandise to offer fans, and guaranteeing a show when purchases meet the artist's financial goal. Artists promote the campaign to fans with RoadNation's input and support throughout the campaign. Fans choose the cities by purchasing packages and then spread the word to friends. RoadNation shares all data from the campaign with the artist.
For more information about RoadNation, please see www.roadnation.com and follow the company at @Road_Nation on Twitter, @roadnationofficial on Instagram and RoadNation on LinkedIN.
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Would you think that performing in front of 250,000 fans is an experience exclusive to major label artists? Thanks in part to the advent and advances in livestreaming, that's the kind of audience that independent artists can now reach in a single virtual performance. We demonstrated that last week, through our RoadNation-A2IM "Livestream Road-Less Series." We are just getting started.
Along with our partners at A2IM, we developed this series in part because the pandemic has hit independent artists especially hard. Working musicians need more options to earn money so they can pay the bills. They need tools that fulfill their creative and sonic vision through reliable production. They need a way to reach all their fans and find new ones.
Livestreams are now a way of life for artists. It is how artists can nourish that essential connection with their fans. And while livesteams will never be a perfect substitute for a tour and a live show, the flexibility that the format affords -- an artist can go live at any time -- is undeniably useful.
The full potential of the livestreaming format is not realized, with the marketplace still nascent and typically lacking three things especially important for indie artists: (1) the ability to monetize beyond tip jars (fans usually expect online performances to be free); (2) expanding audience beyond one's fans on a single livestreaming platform, and; (3) production faithful to an artist's sound.
Our "Livestream Road-Less Series" is designed to remedy these limitations. Already, an array of music organizations -- SAG-AFTRA, SoundExchange, Association of Independent Music Publishers, SONA, Women In Music, Music Managers Forum-U.S., Music Biz and, Sweet Relief -- have joined us. Twitch and FaceBook signed up as key promotional partners.
The series works this way:
Artists livestream through a customized experience created and produced by RoadNation across Twitch, Facebook and YouTube. Promotional partnerships expand the audience beyond an artist's fan base.
Artists receive a customized RoadNation webpage to offer fans and new audiences unique experiences and merch.
RoadNation curates virtual concerts and will provide tools to individual artists to livestream on their own.
Results so far are very positive. Our curated show on May 7th featuring A.J. Smith, Dana Williams, BLUEOX, dolltrick and Frawley garnered nearly 500,000 views. More than 250,000 people tuned in over the course of the two-hour show and simultaneous viewers averaged 10,000. Our production team made the experience plug-n-play and provided clear, crisp sound for the artists who performed. We were live at the same time as Alicia Keys with roughly the same audience and better sound.
And this week we'll do it all over again with four new independent artists.
We believe that livestreams are here to stay even when in-person shows return. They will be an additional product for artists to offer fans, one that expands the opportunity to connect with fans and a new way to earn money. We continue to develop news tools for artists to realize the full potential of this format.
We stand ready and eager to work with any independent artist and label who wants to join us on this journey.
RoadNation and Twitch Forge New Partnership To Help More Independent Artists Monetize Livestreams
Sir Mix-A-Lot Slated For November 10th Show
RoadNation, the pioneering platform that enables artists and fans to build tours together, has forged a new partnership with Twitch to help support independent artists participating in RoadNation's weekly livestreaming series.
The "RoadLess LiveStream Series," curated by RoadNation and co-sponsored by a variety of leading music industry organizations, has become the premier online destination for two weekly livestreams exclusively dedicated to independent music. Already, 150 independent artists over 30 shows, spanning nearly every single genre, have participated in the series over the last few months, and more than 1000 artists have signed up to participate. The series, which is available on RoadNation's Twitch channel, has generated more than 7.5 million minutes streamed and 2.5 million unique views.
The formal partnership with Twitch quadruples programming hours, enabling more independent artists to perform in front of audiences beyond their traditional followers and fans. RoadNation handles all production for the shows, including soundchecks, and provides artists creative materials to promote a customized RoadNation page, as well as offers unique experiences and merch such as a virtual meet-and greet or instrument lessons. The partnership lets artists performing on the RoadNation channel fast-track their Twitch accounts to Affiliate status, which unlocks Twitch's monetization tools, enabling them to immediately start earning money from their streams. RoadNation and Twitch also will work together to onboard artists participating in the series to launch their own Twitch channels.
Sir Mix-A-Lot, the renowned rapper, producer and songwriter, is slated to join the November 10th #RoadLessSeries show, the first in a series of performances on his newly activated Twitch channel.
"The growth and innovation around livestreaming is a boon for independent musicians to connect with fans," said Marks. "Our RoadLess series has become the premier livestreaming forum for independent music, and its potential to move the needle for artists becomes turbocharged with this partnership with Twitch. Twitch users are especially passionate and engaged, and eager to support talented artists like those performing in our series. We're excited about this partnership."
RoadNation was originally conceived by Marks, the former Chief of Digital and General Counsel at the Recording Industry Association (RIAA), as a way for artists to harness the grassroots energy of fans to decide where to tour. The advent of COVID, and its devastating shuttering of live music venues, compelled Marks and his team to expand the company to livestreaming and help independent artists.
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In 2015 I am going to need to be more disciplined with my own photography. Teaching workshops and at the University take up a lot of time where I could be making my own pictures, so when I get the chance to go out on my own really should. So I went on a post-Christmas/ pre-New Year trip to the City of Bath and then a very first visit to the Brecon Beacons. I will start off with a few of the pictures from Bath and more images from the rest of the trip will follow soon.
The trip to Bath was only partly personal however, on Saturday 17th and into the early hours of Sunday 18th January 2015 I will be running a new workshop Bath at Night. The evening and night will be filled with photographing some beautiful locations which are illuminated around the city. It is the type of shoot I love to do myself and having some students along on that evening will be great.
Below is a a few of the locations that we will visit during the night and some camera settings for those of you who like to look at that type of thing. It was a lovely but very cold night out just wandering with my camera, this night being a purely selfish one. I would love to see some more of you along on the workshops so make sure you get in touch.


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Bonnie J. Addario, Founder of the Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation, Issued the Following Statement in Response to the Nov. 29 Dr. Oz Segment on 'Symptoms People Worry About Most'
Bonnie J. Addario, founder of the Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation, issued the following statement in response to the Nov. 29 Dr. Oz segment on symptoms people worry about most:
"Dr. Oz,
"I'm sure you are aware by now that your segment on Friday, Nov. 29 -- 'The Alarmist Guide To The Symptoms You Worry About Most' -- caused quite a stir in the lung cancer community. A woman on your show complained about a nagging, persistent cough and read online that it may be a symptom of lung cancer. It IS a symptom of lung cancer. While you did advise her to see a physician if her cough continued for more than two weeks, you mislead your audience when you said, 'If you don't smoke you should always feel better about that.' You then proceeded to calm her fears and said she had post-nasal drip, not lung cancer.
"It is true that smoking is the number one cause of lung cancer, but more and more people every year are being diagnosed who have never smoked a day in their lives. Lung cancer in never-smokers, if it were a cancer by itself, is now the sixth deadliest cancer in the U.S. The American Cancer Society estimates that nearly 24,000 Americans will die of lung cancer in 2013 who never smoked. That is greater than the number of deaths associated with Leukemia, Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma, Liver, Ovarian and Bladder cancers. Because there is so little funding for lung cancer research we still don't know why the number of never-smokers with lung cancer are increasing. Prevention and early diagnosis are extremely challenging as there isn't a reliable early detection test other than a CT scan.
"You did provide the proper advice to your guest at the end of the segment, but the message heard loudly among the lung cancer community is that never-smokers shouldn't worry about lung cancer, which sadly today is not the message well respected physicians like you should send.
"In May of 2012 you aired this short but important PSA on your show that 'Not only smokers get lung cancer.' We hope you'll consider revisiting this statement in more detail on an upcoming episode and partnering with us to increase awareness of lung cancer.
"In 2006 I founded the Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation, one of the largest and most active philanthropies dedicated to raising awareness and funding for lung cancer research and patient programs, with the ultimate goal of making lung cancer a chronically managed, survivable disease in the next 10 years. Our sister foundation, the Addario Lung Cancer Medical Institute, is launching a ground-breaking study in January called The Genomics of Young Lung Cancer Study, which aims to understand why never-smokers under the age of 40 are getting lung cancer and if they have a unique cancer subtype that could be treated differently. The research is being conducted by (list the institutions) Two patients who plan to enter the study, Ingrid Nunez and Emily Bennett-Taylor, were recently profiled in an article about the study in The Atlantic.
"This timely study offers you a great opportunity to clear up the confusion about smoking and lung cancer, and have a real discussion about the deadliest cancer in the U.S. and the world.
"Thank you in advance for understanding the concerns I am raising, and we look forward to working with you and your producers in 2014 to save lives."
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The Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation presents: "The Next Decade in Lung Cancer"
The brightest minds in research, academics and advocacy unite at the Lung Cancer Living Room.
Published on November 5, 2013 by The Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation
SAN CARLOS, CA, Nov. 5, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation (ALCF) is proud to present The Next Decade in Lung Cancer, a three-part series of the Lung Cancer Living Room, the nation's premiere live-streamed support group for patients, family and friends.
"We are asking the big question. What will it take to make lung cancer a chronically managed disease in the next 10 years?" said Bonnie J. Addario, lung cancer survivor and founder of the ALCF. "The Next Decade in Lung Cancer offers a glimpse into the future from the perspective of researchers, advocates and most importantly patients."
The three-part series will unite industry leaders in medicine, research and technology who will discuss the latest advancements and breakthroughs in lung cancer. Advocacy and policy agencies and foundations will also discuss access, information, education and needed legislative changes.
The series, which will take place over the next three months, kicks off on November 10, 2013 at 2 p.m. (PST). Guests who attend the Living Room in-person will have the opportunity to network with other patients and with the guest speakers listed below. Online guests can also participate through the live stream, asking questions and sending comments via a live chat function. The session also airs at a later date locally on Peninsula TV.
Larry Heifetz, MD, FACP Gene Upshaw Memorial Tahoe Forrest Cancer Center (Moderator)
Andrew Allan MD, PhD - CMO/EVP Clinical - Pre-Clinical Development – Clovis Oncology
David Jablons, MD, University of California San Francisco Medical Center
Ita Laird-Offringa, PhD, University of Southern California Medical Center
Harvey Pass, MD, New York University Cancer Center - Langone Medical Center
For more information about the full series, please visit the ALCF website.
The ALCF regularly hosts the Living Room on the third Tuesday of every month and the program is live-streamed online. It is the nation's premier lung cancer support group for lung cancer patients and their families, offering expert opinion and advice not found anywhere else. Visit www.ustream.com and select the Lung Cancer Living Room Support Group channel to see the video archive, including full length videos and 20-minute condensed highlighted versions, available the week after the group meets.
The patient empowerment educational series is made possible through funding partners: Biodesix, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Celgene, Genentech and The Safeway Foundation.
About The Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation
The Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation (ALCF) is one of the largest philanthropies (patient-founded, patient-focused, and patient-driven) devoted exclusively to eradicating Lung Cancer through research, early detection, education, and treatment. The Foundation works with a diverse group of physicians, organizations, industry partners, individuals, survivors, and their families to identify solutions and make timely and meaningful change. The ALCF was established on March 1, 2006 as a 501c(3) non-profit organization and has raised more than $10 million for lung cancer research and patient services.
Letter to the Editor: Pink Fades to White - Support for Lung Cancer research is Lacking
Tori Tomalia with her husband and children.
This letter to the editor was originally published at MLive.com (Michigan Local News) on November 1st, 2013.
by Tori Tomalia
The pink-infused Breast Cancer Awareness month is drawing to a close, and I have to commend the marketing minds behind that phenomenon, because pink is everywhere. However, few people know that November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month, and sadly the support for lung cancer research is greatly lacking. Lung cancer is by far the leading cause of cancer death among both men and women. Each year, more people die of lung cancer than of colon, breast, and prostate cancers combined.
Like many people, I thought little of lung cancer until just a few months ago.
My journey started with a nagging cough, a series of chest colds that seemed to drag on for ages, and a return of my childhood asthma that did not improve despite several different prescriptions.
Then, one afternoon in late May, I got the devastating news that I had lung cancer. As a healthy, non-smoking mother of a five-year-old and two-year-old twins, I could not fathom how this could be possible. It has spread to my spine, ribs, hip, and liver, making me Stage IV. The prognosis is not good. However, so far the chemo is working to shrink the tumors, buying me more time.
For me, this extra time means that I got to see my son turn five, and attend his first day of kindergarten. I had the gift of watching my girls master the art of riding the tricycle. I went on picnics, movie dates with my husband, and family bowling trips, joys that I once took for granted.
The hope for me lies is sticking around long enough for the next big medical breakthrough in lung cancer. I am hopeful that it is coming. You can help by giving a donation to one of these foundations that fund lung cancer research:
Lung Cancer Alliance, or Text LUNG to 27722 to Make a $10 Donation
The next time you laugh with a friend, sigh at a sunset, or blow out a birthday candle, pause in honor of the lungs that let you do those things. And make sure others get the chance to take their next breath.
Tori Tomalia
Follow Tori's journey through this diagnosis and treatment on her blog.
Stigma Lingers for Deadliest Cancer
by Dr. Lecia V. Sequist
Originally published by CNN.com on 10.30.13
Dr. Lecia V. Sequist is a medical oncologist at the Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, an associate professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School. and a member of the LUNGevity Foundation's Scientific Advisory Board. The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Dr. Lecia V. Sequist.
My patient, "Judy," is one of more than 228,000 Americans this year who will be diagnosed with lung cancer.
And like most of her fellow lung cancer patients, she is struggling not only to learn all she can about her diagnosis and treatment options, but also to adjust to the overwhelming burden of shame and stigma that plagues this disease.
When asked who is providing her with support, Judy said she is ashamed to admit her metastatic, incurable cancer diagnosis to loved ones, and that she is bearing the burden alone. Because one of the strongest risk factors for lung cancer is smoking, our society has come to the conclusion that people diagnosed with lung cancer somehow deserve it, that it was brought on by their own "bad" behavior.
Tell a friend or colleague that your aunt just found out she has lung cancer. Almost always the response will be, "Did she smoke?"
Then tell someone else that your aunt just found out she has breast cancer, or colon cancer, or any other type of cancer you can think of. This time the response will be pure sympathy, without any blame attached.
Donna Summer died of lung cancer not related to smoking
The feeling that lung cancer patients should somehow be held liable for their cancer diagnosis is often the only notion people have about lung cancer.
Lung cancer is the deadliest cancer, responsible for more than 25% of all cancer deaths. It kills roughly twice as many women as breast cancer, and almost three times as many men as prostate cancer.
What many people don't realize is that about 60% of all new lung cancer diagnoses are among people who have never smoked or are former smokers, many of whom quit several decades ago.
For the first time, the World Health Organization recently declared air pollution as a leading cause of lung cancer. In short, anyone with lungs -- anyone who breathes -- can get lung cancer.
Researchers are on the verge of a seismic shift in our ability to diagnose and treat lung cancer, and more funding is desperately needed to bring these promising new therapies to fruition.
In the last five years, researchers have learned that some lung cancers are remarkably sensitive to a new type of treatment, one that comes in a pill and is targeted specifically toward the genetic defects that make that particular cancer "tick."
In clinics across the country, oncologists are testing their lung cancer patients to find out which type of gene the cancer carries so they can know which type of targeted therapy will work best. As a result, some patients are living longer, with fewer side effects and improved quality of life compared to traditional therapies.
In addition, in the last two years researchers have started to learn how to harness the immune system to attack lung cancer, and have seen some patients with advanced disease go into prolonged remission, sometimes lasting long after the immune therapy is stopped. These types of successes in lung cancer treatments would have been unimaginable 10 years ago.
Scientists are deeply committed to broadening and improving therapy options until there is an effective treatment for all lung cancer patients.
Unfortunately, the stigma associated with lung cancer has translated to a massive inequality in research funding. When analyzing the combined 2012 cancer research dollars granted by federal organizations, for every woman who dies of breast cancer, more than $26,000 in federal research funding is devoted to breast cancer research. But for every woman who dies of lung cancer, just over 1,000 federal dollars are invested. The difference is staggering.
November is national lung cancer awareness month. Scientists don't have millions of dollars to spend on marketing to call attention to the need for research dollars. If they did, they would spend that money on research.
You can help by spreading the word about the need for lung cancer research to family and friends. By rejecting the tendency to blame lung cancer patients for their disease, you can help lift the crushing weight of stigma and guilt that for some can be as bad as the cancer itself.
With increased research, more lives will be saved. Please join me this November and talk about lung cancer, for Judy, and patients everywhere who are too ashamed to mention it.
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Join our team at Piedmont Park on November 16th!
Team "Jogging for Joan" walks and runs in honor of Joan Gaeta as well as all those affected by lung cancer.
Please join our team and come out on Saturday morning, November 16th for Breathe Deep Atlanta. Breathe Deep Atlanta is a 5k untimed walk/fun run to raise money for critical lung cancer research. The course is located at Piedmont Park and is stroller-friendly and wheelchair-friendly.
If you cannot make it out on November 16th, please consider a donation to our team .
All the information you need about the event is here. Join our team or donate here.
A Great Way to Honor Lung Cancer Awareness Month!
License-Plate-a-Go-Go!
This lung cancer license plate thing is catching on!
It is exciting to welcome Massachusetts to the party!
If you live in Georgia, the plates are currently in production and you can get yours today!
If you live in Kentucky or Mass., you can join their movement and pre-order yours. Once there are enough applications, they will be produced.
See the each state's page for more information.
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Jogging For Joan
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Extreme E: The electric beast
18/07/2019 Drivers, Feature, Formula E, IndyCar, Interviews, News, People, Teams
Gil de Ferran, Extreme E Founder, and McLaren Racing Sports Director, talks about all the details that made possible Extreme E, Fernando Alonso and much more.
Electric racing is a result of a group of people who gather around a common vision, to create awareness on climate change while bringing the best out of the motorsport world, the competition element, read excitement.
Those people are visionaries who persevered, firmly believing that their ideas could also help change the way we move in our daily lives through the technology transfer from the track to the road, which we can see today on the streets of city centers all around the whole globe.
NO TIME TO SPARE
When the ABB Formula E Championship began its journey back in 2014, the thought of an electric revolution with electric cars running through the city streets felt like something far away in a distant future.
In reality, the present was knocking on our doors saying – "I'm here, right now, planning to stay".
In five years, electric became the keyword to a cleaner, sustainable future, a real alternative for a planet with a population of over 7 million people, aching with symptoms of global warming; cities suffocated by pollution, deforestation, ice melting, extreme temperature variations, among others.
A HAND IN HAND WITH INNOVATION
Alejandro Agag is the man behind the electric revolution, who naturally made of innovation a personal landmark. Motorsport is a team sport, as well as ideas, require a team effort to bring them to life.
Agag together with the President of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) and the Italian politician Antonio Tajani created the all-electric racing series which last weekend saw its fifth season coming to an end as the most competitive racing category in the world nowadays. Not bad, but yet, that's not all folks.
The concept idea of Formula E was born and written on a napkin while Agag and friends (Todt and Tajani) were having dinner together at a restaurant in Paris.
Extreme E came together after Agag met with a friend for breakfast, both men talked about their ideas and the rest is a fascinating story the now co-Founder of the series addresses further, in his own words.
The friend was no other than 2003 Indianapolis 500 winner Gil de Ferran, and the result of that breakfast is perhaps the greatest adventure motorsport has ever seen.
A MOTORSPORT LEGEND
Younger generations must know the name of Gil de Ferran and immediately associate it to McLaren Racing, as a year ago, to be exact, he became McLaren Racing Formula One team sporting director.
But the fifty-one years old Brazilian, who went to Europe at the age of nineteen to chase his dreams, has under his belt two CART world championships, and a long list of race wins in different categories.
Back in 2003, de Ferran retired from his successful racing career, continuing to be involved with motorsport from a new angle, finding success also as an entrepreneur and team director.
In 2005 he became Sports Director of the extinct BAR-Honda Formula One team, most recently, July 2018, he began to work with McLaren Racing, a full-time job which hasn't prevented the Extreme E Founder to continue the "race for the planet", alongside co-founder Agag.
EXTREME E: THE WILDEST ADVENTURE
Extreme is by definition the fingerprint of this new racing series, launched last February in London, UK, onboard the Royal Mail Ship St Helena.
But it wasn't until a few weeks ago that we could lay our eyes on the series challenger as the impressive ODYSSEY 21 was first revealed to the public.
The Goodwood Festival of Speed held between 4 to 7 of July, in the iconic Goodwood House, sited at West Sussex, England, was the place chosen to introduce the off-road, all-terrain, electric SUV, designed by Spark Racing Technology. Its battery is produced by Williams Advanced Engineering and the prototype is capable of hitting 100km/h (62mph) in 4.5 seconds!
The championship's first season is set to start in January 2021 and the aim is to have 12 teams, all using the same spec-vehicle.
Last May, Venturi Automobiles was the first manufacturer to join the series, recently ABT Sportsline and HWA AG have also committed to the Extreme E adventure.
SAVING THE BEST FOR LAST: AN INTERVIEW WITH GIL DE FERRAN
After Goodwood Festival of Speed, we had the chance to interview Gil de Ferran to know more about the Extreme E series, set to reach five remote locations in the planet, the Amazon forest, the Arctic, the Himalayas, the Sahara desert, and the Indian Ocean Islands.
ERN: What did you think when you first heard about an all-electric racing series, ABB FIA Formula E Championship?
dF: "Most people thought of electric vehicles as slow, boring with limited range, and in general, had a very poor understanding of the underlying technologies in and around electric-powered cars and mobility.
"I though Formula E was a great way to shift that perception, give people more information and a greater understanding of how powerful electrification of mobility can be, to how we choose to move and how it can impact our planet."
ERN: How did the idea of Extreme E take shape and what make you decide to get on board with such a singular project?
dF: "I've always been interested in every aspect of motorsport. Not just the driving and technical side, which is probably most obvious to people, but the business and entertainment factors.
"I have seen the success of adventure and environment-focused content, as well as the difficulty traditional motorsport has encountered in attaining significant growth in many parts of the world and to new audiences. To me, there was a hunger for something innovative and different in the motorsports space.
"All of these ideas were sloshing in my head when I had the 'eureka' moment of holding motorsport events in incredible and extreme places. These locations provide a beautiful and spectacular backdrop to tell a compelling story of adventure, technology, competition and the environmental challenges each one of these locations faces. Of course, we have to put on a good show on the racing front and leave behind a positive impact and legacy.
"Alejandro and I are friends and I am a great admirer of his work with Formula E – what he has done there is nothing short of spectacular, turning a great idea into the success Formula E is today.
"We were having breakfast one day at his home, talking about racing in general and I started talking about some of the thoughts and ideas I was having, thankfully he loved it! I guess you can say that was the birth of Extreme E, and the first leap from just an idea to something real that we see today."
ERN: How do you balance your role as McLaren Sporting Director and Extreme E Founder?
dF: "In reality, I don't have a day to day role in Extreme E. Nevertheless, as a founder I want to see the project succeed and I try my best to support Alejandro and his team to develop the business of Extreme E. Somehow, we tend to speak quite often!"
ERN: How did it feel to pull the covers off the ODYSSEY 21 and later drive the all-electric challenger on its very first public outing at Goodwood Festival of Speed last weekend?
dF: "It was an amazing, emotional feeling – another big step on this journey. I feel incredibly proud of what has been achieved by everyone involved with Extreme E in such a small amount of time – it's really so special. Everything felt 'real' once we'd pulled the covers off the car. As Alejandro also said, once people can touch and see something physical, they then believe. Once fully developed, I am sure these vehicles will be an absolute electric beast!"
ERN: From a driver perspective, what impressed you the most about the prototype delivered by Spark Racing Technology?
dF: "Spark did an incredible job to turn the concept into reality, the quality of engineering produced by Spark is evident. I have never driven anything like it and it was a privilege to be the first. There are a number of innovations under the skin and it really was a unique experience. The hill climb at Goodwood is probably the smoothest terrain it will ever drive across!"
ERN: From the launch back in February until now, which would you highlight as the main challenge the project has faced?
dF: "The main challenge, I guess, was turning something from an idea into a reality. With every new venture, there is a huge amount of hard work and risk as there are a lot of unknowns. Your to-do list is normally bigger than you can fathom.
"It is normal to have a huge gap between an idea and something that is real and functioning. One of the things I give Alejandro and his team a huge credit for is their ability to bring something to fruition that never existed before, which is what they did with Formula E and what they are now doing with Extreme E.
"From our launch earlier this year, we've unveiled the car at Goodwood and have several partners and teams on-board. Thankfully, Extreme E seems to have generated passion and a great deal of interest from the public, the media, teams, drivers, manufacturers and the motorsport community in general; it has been amazing to see all this first-hand."
ERN: As a Brazilian, what's your opinion on the deforestation of the world greatest rainforest, the Amazon?
dF: "The Amazon ecosystem and tropical forests, in general, are a huge part of Brazilian identity, both nationally and internationally. If we, through Extreme E, can show their beauty, importance, and make a small contribution to the awareness of how important it is to help preserve these ecosystems for the good of our planet and the generations to come, I would be very pleased.
"Furthermore, if we can also leave a positive legacy, either directly to these fragile ecosystems and local communities, and or somehow support initiatives that are solely focused on preservation, it would be even better!"
ERN: Could Extreme E be a challenge "tailor-made" for Fernando Alonso?
dF: "Well, it has been a pleasant surprise to witness how much interest Extreme E has generated with some well know drivers. Since, Extreme E also exists to raise awareness, having famous drivers would obviously be positive. Hence, having someone of Fernando's caliber involved would be incredible from many perspectives.
"For a driver I think Extreme E will be a very different experience, as the whole thing, is not just a race, it is a fun and exciting adventure, starting from leaving port, to the checkered flag and back home!"
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Her articles appeared on a variety of international media outlets.
Her knowledge goes from F1, F2, and F3 to other series such as MotoGP, IndyCar, Rally, WEC, and particularly Formula E.
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the applicant intends to depart the U.S. when the E-2 status terminates.
The investment enterprise must be at least 50%-owned by nationals of the treaty country.
The investment must be active, not just passive investments. It must involve funds and assets for which the investor is personally at risk; loans secured by the assets of the enterprise are not acceptable. The investment must be substantial, measured by the amount actually invested in proportion to the total value of the enterprise or to the starting cost of the enterprise. Finally, the enterprise must generate sufficient revenues to employ U.S. workers.
The E-2 status alien must be a bona fide nonimmigrant who intends to depart the United States when his or her stay is completed, but the alien does not need to maintain a foreign residence and does not need to specify a date by which he or she intends to depart the U.S. permanently. The alien may remain in the U.S. indefinitely, as long as the investment enterprise continues to qualify for treaty classification and the alien continues to maintain valid status. An alien already in the U.S. in a different nonimmigrant category may apply for a change of nonimmigrant status to E-2 classification.
Treaty aliens are admitted to the U.S. for an initial period of one year, regardless of the period of validity of the alien's visa. On every trip abroad, a treaty alien is readmitted for a new period of one year. Treaty aliens who travel abroad at least once a year never need to obtain extensions through an application to the USCIS. Those who do not travel abroad need to apply for extensions to the USCIS by mail; the USCIS can grant extensions in increment of two years with no limit on the total period of stay.
Family members of an alien qualified for E-2 status are classified in the same subcategory as the principal alien; no separate subcategory is designated just for family members. Spouses of the principal alien may apply for employment authorization. Children of treaty aliens cannot obtain INS authorization to work, but they can attend school and may qualify for a different nonimmigrant category for which employment is authorized. Family members do not have to be citizens of the treaty country.


Internet-age companies like Apple, Alphabet, Amazon and Netflix, not to mention Chinese technology giants, are spending more on advertising, catching verticals like CPG, automotive and financial companies that traditionally spend the most on ads.
There are 10 new-age tech companies among Ad Age's top 100 global advertisers. In 2017, the most recent full year data is available for, those 10 brands collectively increased ad spend by 29.6%. The remaining 90 top advertisers increased 2.6%.
While internet companies disproportionately outspend legacy brands online, they're getting into traditional channels like television and out-of-home media.
And tech companies are bolstering television spend and pricing, even as TV audiences decline, said Jonathan Barnard, Zenith's head of forecasting and director of global intelligence.
Television is particularly important as companies like Amazon and Google build in-home hardware and media subscription businesses, Barnard said, because to gain mass market appeal they need to reach people who aren't regular users of their online services.
That need for reach is why tech companies have invested heavily in out-of-home (OOH) as well.
Three internet companies, Apple, Amazon and Google, were among the 10 biggest OOH spenders last year (and Facebook was No. 11), per Kantar Media data. Netflix cut out the middleman and bought a Hollywood billboard company last July.
Google, Apple and Amazon enjoy huge advantages in terms of attribution and sales conversion data, Barnard said. So those brand marketers could gain useful insights about rival media companies for their ad platform colleagues, especially as tensions mount between digital media and telco-broadcasters.
The global economy constantly cycles through new massive advertisers, said Wieser. In the 1980s, entertainment studios became big advertisers to support nationwide blockbuster releases, he said. And the pharma category has cycled up and down since it became legal to market prescription medicine to consumers.
But unlike previous waves of top ad spenders, tech companies are also the fastest-growing media sellers, creating a virtuous cycle of spend and earn for online ad platforms.
"Tech companies have become major players on the demand side of the ad market, as well as in the supply side," Barnard said. The ad spend the tech companies devote toward selling their products often goes right back to them.
The top advertisers on Amazon during the holidays last year were Amazon and Apple, according to data from the ecommerce marketing company Downstream. Last November, Apple agreed to sell some products directly to Amazon, with the ecommerce company taking first-party control over marketing on the platform.
And when Facebook released its political ad transparency report in 2016, most of the attention was on how different candidates and parties spent on the platform. But the transparency tool revealed that the biggest political spender on the platform was Facebook.
Owning the media and ad tech gives tech companies unique opportunities. For instance, Apple very rarely discounts its products, but in the past month Amazon has had exclusive, lowest-ever prices on Apple iPads and Watches.
Amazon also led all Google search advertisers in 2017, according to a report by Searchmetrics. And Google doesn't disclose what it pays to Apple for the right to be the default search engine for Siri and Safari, but Goldman Sachs estimates it to be $21 billion in 2018 and 2019 combined.


AA: Will Canon be introducing more DSLR cameras?
Mike addresses a question about an APS-C EOS R camera, something we feel is inevitable.
MB: Yes, the system could support it, but again it's not a priority because we have the M, and what we need to fill out is the lens range for the EOS R full-frame.
I'll over analyse what Mr Burhill said about future EOS R system cameras.
AA: Do you see a full-frame camera coming in at a price below the RP?
AA: And a pro version before the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo?
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Internal Security Minister John Michuki has taken the drivers' seat – safety belt buckled and all. He is going through the villages issuing an edict to all retired chiefs on a loud speaker. They should be ready to report to work at a short notice, once the Chief's Act is re-introduced.
Chiefs are a colonial relic, but then Mr Michuki was a colonial administrator. Then, chiefs were a crucial tool in suppression of "natives" agitating for freedom.
Tides of time may have swept the wazungu at the dawn of independence but Mr Michuki thinks "native" thugs are roaming the streets unchallenged. The moneyed wazungu weusi are imprisoned in their own castles.
A crucial lesson from his days in the colonial government is that the chief lives among the people, so he's best-placed to tell who among the villagers is making illicit brew.
But Kenyans know better. Crime is underpinned by poverty. Chang'aa and muratina are the ideal depressants; they make the people forget.
We haven't forgotten what Mr Michuki thinks is a golden era for local chiefs, when they disbanded political rallies and extorted from widows.
Those were the days of harambee. Chiefs invariably kept a card where one had to pledge something before getting any service. Kenyans understood harambee to mean extending a helping hand kwa hali na mali (in cash or in kind).
When chiefs went on debt collection missions, they needed assistance to take the loot home as their hands would be full – quite literally clutching at squeaking hens and the leashes of bleating sheep.
A long time ago, we were treated to a bizarre drama every Sunday. The chief would ride on his bike, sandalled feet in thick socks and coat flapping in the wind. He would make several stops at the homes of "Christian" families where he would gulp cups of over-sweetened tea.
His last mission was to the homes of people who had clandestine business, brewing muratina. Merry-makers would disperse, but their wobbly legs would not take them very far. The chief would drag the brewer away, taking with him a big brown bottle containing muratina. His one hand would be on the bicycle's handlebar, the other on the suspect's wrist.
On reaching a specific spot, the brewer would ask to be allowed to pass water. The moment he was freed, he would run like a deer into the nearby coffee plantation. The chief would stand dejectedly for a few moments before pushing his bike on. He had an exhibit, but no suspect to charge.
The next Sunday, he would return without fail for a repeat performance.
The brewer was never charged. A little rattling every Sunday, but that was it. We later learnt the chief was his in-law, so the Sunday raids were gimmicks to show he was working. But the bribes and extortion were real, as were the chicken, the heifers and the goats. Now Michuki wants the eating chiefs back.
When Moses, the famous lawmaker in the Bible, was burdened by work and asked God for help, he was asked to find a helper. Naturally, he picked his brother Haroun for the task.
And when Foreign Minister Chirau Ali Mwakwere was wondering how to cut the huge wage bill foreign missions were costing tax-payers, the President must have recommended restructuring, which meant dropping many workers and picking a few new ones.
Miraculously, the President picked Mwakwere's sister, Mishi Masika Mwatsahu, for an ambassadorial job, and also a brother of Wilfred Machage, an assistant minister in the Office of the President.
It is the prerogative of the President to make such appointments, but it seems highly suspicious that two ministers have had their siblings appointed to serve Kenya in the sunset days of their careers.
Even more curious, Machage's brother, Sospeter Magita, is married to a Russian, so it makes great familial sense to send him to Russia. But why make Kenyans pay for it?
Needless to say, Mwatsahu is not a diplomat, but she will happily report to her brother anyone questioning her credentials.
Nine girls have declined food and drink for over a week until the government pays their school fees.
There was a whisper in the NGO world that someone had "eaten" their fees, so the students have refused to eat food till they know where their next fees will come from.
Instead of assuring the girls that they will be admitted back to school, and that the fees will be paid one way or another, a local administrator in Marakwet pleaded with them to eat. They were unmoved.
Some Kenyans just don't get it. The girls are not protesting lack of food; they want to be allowed back to school. All they need is their money, which someone is allegedly keeping.
What happened to the much-hailed bursaries for bright students from poor families? Is there a provision that the kitty can be used for girls so thirsty for education that they can starve themselves to qualify for it?
The police are convinced there is something sinister about motorists who prefer tinted windshields and windows on their cars.
And they are reading some script to allege that it is illegal to have such tints, as it abets crime by frustrating their efforts to recognise and arrest criminals.
The Law Society of Kenya, on the other hand, is reading a script of its own to illustrate how misplaced the Traffic Act in question is, as the law does not criminalise tinted windows.
What's all the fuss about? The police actually stop and check all suspicious vehicles, and they can still do this. In any case, motorists naturally wind down the windows when flagged down.
At this rate, we shouldn't be surprised if they stop all pedestrians wearing dark glasses and march them to the nearest police station, or line them up in identification parades.
Hawkers, how they love the city. They must be elated to be back, this time at designated areas of Nairobi that include the busy Koinange Street.
Every Sunday, this and other city streets will be open to "genuine" hawkers, which is great news for them. A caveat for those who may not be well versed in the ways of the city, and who may be hoodwinked by some merchants on Koinange Street.
Once hawking is legitimised, some street walkers may choose to change their shift from night to day. And since it is difficult to distinguish a "genuine" hawker from a false one, some nocturnal girls may do a strip-tease while selling clothes, though in fact they'll be hawking something else. What you see is not what you get.
How they drive him crazy, those debts!
Is it true that Davis Nakitare's car was impounded by creditors last week? That's what some papers reported, adding that the Saboti MP's driver, determined to protect his boss's property to the bitter end, stayed in the car as it was towed away.
The auctioneers said they were acting on instructions of people who Nakitare owes money, and that he hasn't heard the last of them.
"This is not the first time we have attached the MP's vehicle," claimed one of the auctioneers.
"We have done so several times. But this time, he must pay all the money before we release the car."
Pity the hapless driver. They must drive him crazy – struggling to retain his job and to keep his boss's car. We hope that his many responsibilities are made clear in his job description, and that he is compensated accordingly.


The Hawaiian Islands will be as "hot" as ever this fall with the 3rd Annual Hawaii Food & Wine Festival taking place on Maui and Oahu. From September 1-9, more than 70 master chefs, culinary personalities, farmers, and wine and spirit producers from Hawaii, the mainland U.S., and around the globe at the epicurean event of the year. Enticing incentives from festival partners Aulani, A Disney Resort & Spa, Halekulani, Hyatt Regency Maui, Hyatt Regency Waikiki, JW Marriott Ihilani Resort & Spa, The Modern Honolulu and Classic Vacations will make it easy to travel to the Aloha State as there will be plenty of places to stay.
Notable personalities scheduled to participate in the festival include Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto, Man v. Food's Adam Richman, and Top Chef alumni Anita Lo, Sheldon Simeon, and Marcel Vigneron. The festival will showcase Hawaii's enviable bounty of locally sourced produce, seafood, beef and poultry, and offer one-of-a-kind cooking demonstrations, wine tastings, and cultural excursions.
Photo credit from Honolulu Magazine from last year's event.


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West Indies in Dhaka for series against Bangladesh
·January 10, 2021
The West Indies cricket team arrived in Dhaka on Sunday morning to play a series consisting of three ODIs and two Tests.
The series will begin with the first ODI at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on January 20, while the second ODI will also take place at the same venue on January 22. The third and final ODI of the series will be played in Chattogram on January 25.
After that, both teams will lock horns in two Tests.
All members of touring West Indies side will be quarantined for three days. They will not be allowed to do anything outside their rooms during this period. And at the same time, all of them will have to undergo a Covid-19 test.
After these three days of strict quarantine, all member of the West Indies team will have to undergo another Covid-19 test and those who will return negative will be allowed to join the intra-squad training from the fourth day. They will get support from the local staff after seven days.
At least 12 regular members of West Indies team have decided to stay out of this series due to concern over Covid-19 situation of Bangladesh.
West Indies Test Squad: Kraigg Brathwaite (captain), Jermaine Blackwood (vice-captain), Nkrumah Bonner, John Campbell, Rahkeem Cornwall, Joshua Da Silva, Shannon Gabriel, Kavem Hodge, Alzarri Joseph, Kyle Mayers, Shayne Moseley, Veerasammy Permaul, Kemar Roach, Raymon Reifer, Jomel Warrican
West Indies ODI Squad: Jason Mohammed (captain), Sunil Ambris (vice-captain), Nkrumah Bonner, Joshua Da Silva, Jahmar Hamilton, Chemar Holder, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Kyle Mayers, Andre McCarthy, Kjorn Ottley, Rovman Powell, Raymon Reifer, Romario Shepherd, Hayden Walsh jr.
Pacer Hasan Mahmud shines ahead of ODI series


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