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World Cup Action Photos
As a special offer for the first time, Glen will be offering each player an option to purchase a DVD with all of their action shots including celebratory and team shots for just $150. On average, there will be approximately 30-50 images of each player on the disc in high resolution. That is an average of about $3 per photo, which is extremely good value.To order one of these DVD’s, or to discuss your interest in one of the DVD’s, just email Glen at glen@aisle5.com.au. You can find examples of the types of action shots on the TFA website, or on the TFA Facebook page.Work on the commemorative posters has also commenced, so it won’t be too long until you can hang them proudly on your wall and reminisce the wonderful times had in Scotland. But act fast on the DVD’s as they are only being offered for a limited time via Glen directly.
Human rights tribunal continues to hear First Nation children face discrimination
APTN National NewsFirst Nations children on-reserve continues to be the focus at the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal.The 14-week hearing is underway in Ottawa.The case alleges the federal government discriminates against First Nations on-reserve by underfunding child welfare programs resulting in a growing number of Children being placed in care.APTN National News reporter Annette Francis was there.
Initial public offerings scheduled to debut next week
NEW YORK — The following is a list of initial public offerings planned for the coming week. Sources include IPO ETF manager Renaissance Capital, and SEC filings.Week of Dec. 24.No IPOs scheduled for next week.The Associated Press
Move to Antarctica: Indonesian presidential challenger to pollsters
Jakarta: Indonesia’s presidential challenger on Friday slammed pollsters as untrustworthy and said they should move to Antarctica so they could “lie to the penguins”, as he refused to concede defeat in this week’s election. Firebrand ex-general Prabowo Subianto has rejected a dozen so-called quick counts that say Indonesian president Joko Widodo was re-elected Wednesday by a comfortable margin. The counts, which are samples conducted by pollsters, have been reliable indicators in past elections. Official results are not due until next month. Subianto — pilloried online for his refusal to concede — ratcheted up the rhetoric Friday, after claiming he was the Southeast Asian nation’s new president. “The people of Indonesia don’t trust you,” he thundered to around a thousand supporters outside his home in the capital Jakarta. “Maybe you can move to Antarctica. You can lie to the penguins.” Friday’s crowd size was small for a city that has seen huge street protests in the past. Subianto portrayed himself as a man of the people during the heated presidential campaign, despite his immense wealth and ties to Indonesia’s corrupt Suharto dictatorship, which collapsed in 1998. “This is a victory of the people. The Indonesian people have risen,” he told the crowd. “The Indonesian people don’t want to be cheated anymore.” On Thursday evening, Widodo said that he had received phone calls from world leaders to congratulate him on the country’s polls, but added that he would await final results before formally declaring victory. Subianto has alleged voter fraud and warned he would challenge the results in court. He did the same, unsuccessfully, after losing to Widodo in 2014 and there is little to suggest Subianto will win this latest fight.
Gonzaga Has The Numbers But UNC Has The Pedigree
In the video above, Chadwick Matlin previews tonight’s men’s NCAA National Championship Game and notes that Gonzaga’s size advantage may not stop UNC’s offensive rebounding.
Real Madrid fans speak We want Harry Kane to replace Cristiano
The Real Madrid fans have spoken! They have voted for Harry Kane as the man to replace Cristiano RonaldoThe Portugal captain ended his glorious nine-year spell at Real this summer in favour of a shock €112m move to Juventus after winning four Champions League titles in the past five seasons.But the absence of their all-time record goalscorer, who provided 40+ goals a season, will be sorely missed by both Real and the supporters with Ronaldo having led the charge in their recent dominance in Europe.And the question that everyone at Real has been asking is how can they replace that?Plenty of big-name players have been linked to Los Galacticos with Chelsea’s Eden Hazard the latest favourite to emerge with reports stating that he is set to arrive at the Santiago Bernabeu before the end of the summer transfer window.
Fiorentina owner: “Ribery played better than Ronaldo!” Andrew Smyth – September 14, 2019 Fiorentina owner Rocco Commisso was left gushing over Franck Ribery’s performance against Juventus, which he rates above that of even Cristiano Ronaldo’s.But lately, there have been no further updates on Hazard with Real having announced the signings of goalkeeper Andriy Lunin, full-back Álvaro Odriozola and 18-year-old Vinicius Junior instead.But now the club supporters have given the board a helping hand in deciding who should replace Ronaldo at Los Blancos with the Spanish media outlet Marca having conducted a poll with 200,000 fans casting their vote.The resultsHarry Kane – 26%Edinson Cavani – 14%Mauro Icardi – 14%Mariano – 12%Robert Lewandowski – 12%Alvaro Morata – 8%Rodrigo – 6%Other – 5%Roberto Firmino – 2%Although Real will have a hard time signing Kane after he put pen to paper on a new six-year contract at Tottenham before the start of the World Cup.Meanwhile, runner-up Cavani has recently been linked with a move to the Santiago Bernabeu with the Real board reportedly “considering” making an approach for him.
Brendan Rodgers confirms Shved move
Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers has confirmed the club is closing in on the signing of Maryan Shved from Karpaty Lviv.The Scottish champions are set to sign the Ukrainian winger but Rodgers made it clear that the player wasn’t for the first team because he didn’t want another winger.“I can’t say I know a great deal about him but what I have seen he is a talent and something that will probably benefit the club in the future,” Rodgers said, according to stv.“We have got about a million wingers, we don’t need another one.”“The club have been in contact with his representatives and he is a player for the future.”
Match Preview: Manchester United vs Leicester City Boro Tanchev – September 13, 2019 Old Trafford is the venue for the Premier League encounter between Manchester United and Leicester City, which kicks off at 16:00 (CET) on Saturday.“He is a talented young player. I haven’t seen a great deal of him to be honest, it is something that has come to the club through circumstance and he has been watched.”“I think that they will look to get the deal done on him and he will probably be out on loan.”
Bahamas Prime Minister Appoints Committee To Review Specific Provisions Of The Hawksbill
Bahamian music legend gunned down at home in Turks and Caicos Recommended for you Facebook Twitter Google+LinkedInPinterestWhatsAppPRESS STATEMENT BYTHE RIGHT HONOUORABLE PERRY G. CHRISTIE, M.P.PRIME MINISTER & MINISTER OF FINANCEON COMMITTEE TO REVIEW AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE EXPIRATION OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE HAWKSBILL CREEK AGREEMENT AND OTHER APPROPRIATE MEASURES TO PROMOTE AND SUSTAIN ECONOMIC GROWTH IN GRAND BAHAMAMARCH 5th, 2015 As indicated in my extensive presentation this morning at the Grand Bahama Business Outlook. I have called this Press Conference to announce a timely significant intervention which my Government is making with a view to charting a path forward to positively impact economic growth in Grand Bahama within a framework suited to the present and future, that also has due regard to the provisions of The Hawksbill Creek Agreement.Certain provisions of The Hawksbill Creek Agreement with respect to exemptions on business licence fees and real property tax are due to expire in August of this year. For some time the Grand Bahama economy, despite the broad incentives and tax concessions under the Hawksbill Creek legislation, has remained stagnant with limited exceptions, thus adversely impacting economic growth in the private sector and Government revenues. In the absence of aggressive policy interventions to jumpstart a new round of development, and enhance returns on existing investments, Grand Bahama’s economic performance could remain sub-par relative to other islands in The Bahamas. Thus the expiration of these Hawksbill Creek Agreement incentives provides an opportunity for the Government to secure a comprehensive set of new arrangements which can spur economic development and increase the Island’s contribution to net fiscal receipts. Several months ago the Government retained the international consulting firm McKinsey and Co to consult with the Grand Bahama Port Authority and other stakeholders and to undertake a study of the economic situation within the Port Area, the implications of the expiring incentives, and measures which might be taken to spur economic development. McKinsey and Company has presented its Report to the Government.Following upon the McKinsey Report, the Government has therefore appointed a Committee to hold discussions and negotiations with representatives of the Grand Bahama Port Authority, investors, relevant public, private sector and community interests, with a view to making appropriate recommendations to the Government on arrangements for securing both an economic package to promote more robust sustained growth, and a fiscal package that enhances Grand Bahama’s contribution to the Government’s revenue base.In this regard there are several main objectives:(i) Agree with the Grand Bahama Port Authority and principal licensees a long term economic development plan which both protect and promote the shipping, industrial, logistics, tourism, real estate and other commercial sectors as the focus for Grand Bahama Island;(ii) Create a framework for immediate and long-term investment promotion on the island to attract investors which can operate assets competitively at a world class standard, and effectively and efficiently utilize the land resources with proper environmental safeguards;(iii) Ensure that the mechanisms are in place to align the Grand Bahama Port Authority’s quasi-regulatory authority with the policies of the Government and that a regulatory framework exists in keeping with present and changing international business best practices.(iv) Agree a suitable framework for property tax and business license that would note impede economic growth, and contribute along with other suitable measures to the enhancement of the Government’s revenue base.The Committee will report to a Ministerial sub-committee chaired by the Prime Minister and Minister of Finance. It is expected to conclude its work before the real property tax and business license exemptions expire in August 2015. The Committee is comprised of the following persons:Dr. Marcus Bethel, ChairmanSir Baltron BethelMr. James SmithMr. Kevin Seymour, President Grand Bahama Chamber of CommerceMr. Maurice MooreMs. Cassietta McIntoshThe Committee will carry out its duties in collaboration with and the support of the consulting firm of McKinsey and Company. It will be assisted by a technical team from the Office of the Prime Minister, the Ministry of Finance and the Office of the Attorney General. The Ministry for Grand Bahama would coordinate administrative support.My Government looks forward to the full cooperation of all concerned parties in facilitating the Committee’s work, and to a successful outcome of this important exercise. Related Items:bahamas, hawsbill, perry christie Bi-lateral talks with Bahamas to resume, UK gives green light to high-level TCI delegation Facebook Twitter Google+LinkedInPinterestWhatsApp Former PM And Deputy PM Christie and Davis Deep in Water Debt
Izmirilian still wants to buy Baha Mar
Recommended for you Facebook Twitter Google+LinkedInPinterestWhatsApp Electricity Cost of Service Study among the big agenda items at September 11 Cabinet meeting Related Items:#magneticmedianews ALERT # 2 ON POTENTIAL TROPICAL CYCLONE NINE ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY THURSDAY 12TH SEPTEMBER, 2019 AT 9 PM EDT Facebook Twitter Google+LinkedInPinterestWhatsAppBahamas, March 6, 2017 – Nassau – Sarkis Izmirilian still wants to buy Baha Mar and said the offer government currently entertains is not better than his; Izmirilian in a statement issued Sunday criticized the staggered approach to opening the resort spread beginning from April and well into next year. Izmirilian says Bahamians deserve better and as the original developer, BMD Holdings Ltd is that better.Pointing to the tangle which led to delays and lawsuits and court battles and the re-sale of the billion dollar Baha Mar project, Izmirilian said it was the interference of The Bahamas Government which forced the liquidation. He put the cost of that liquidation, loss of revenue and hit to jobs as over $4 billion.BMD Holdings he said made a substantial offer to buy Baha Mar at a price in excess of the current undisclosed bid, and the offer was made with the understanding that BMD would drop all legal proceedings against The Bahamas government if their proposal to buy was accepted.The Bahamas Government through the Attorney General reportedly responded to this account with, first the Chinese EXIM Bank would firstly have to accept it. The current buyer’s offer happened in December, but the details remain undisclosed.#MagneticMediaNews The Luxury of Grace Bay in Down Town Provo
Pastors in anti crime march
Facebook Twitter Google+LinkedInPinterestWhatsApp New Gun Crimes unit under construction, says TCI Police Commissioner Facebook Twitter Google+LinkedInPinterestWhatsAppTurks and Caicos, May 8, 2017 – Providenciales – A moving protest through Providenciales as Pastors and Believers in Christ paraded in an anti crime march on Sunday. From the down town area to the First Caribbean round about, there was a stand by the church to see the scourge of crime reduced, to see the violence and armed offenses abated. We spoke to organizing pastors. “The march is to really bring an awareness to the community at large on what is going on, and stemming from this march, we’re going to have some town hall meetings where we go in different communities and help to assist them in being watchmen for their neighbors, and also putting together some neighbor watches so that they can keep an eye on the community and get some of these crimes nipped in the butt, because it is getting worse, it is escalating and it’s time for it to stop.”#MagneticMediaNews#Pastorsmarchagainstcrime#seesomethingsaysomething Recommended for you Editorial: Stop Likin’ Man! Related Items:#magneticmedianews, #Pastorsmarchagainstcrime, #SeeSomethingSaySomething Car-jacking, armed robberies, TCI Police hands full with new gun crimes
Minister Pintard Addresses Fresh Start Graduation
Related Items: Facebook Twitter Google+LinkedInPinterestWhatsAppBahamas, June 20, 2017 – Providenciales – Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture the Hon. Michael Pintard speaks during the recent Fresh Start Programme graduation ceremony, held at the British Colonial Hilton. The Fresh Start Programme is a youth employment skills training initiative of the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture that provides job search skills and training to youth, coupled with internships and possible job placement. The ceremony that night culminated in 80 graduates.(BIS Photos/Derek Smith) Facebook Twitter Google+LinkedInPinterestWhatsApp
TCI Flow Says Thank You
Facebook Twitter Google+LinkedInPinterestWhatsApp#TurksandCaicos, November 9, 2017 – Providenciales – On Tuesday, October 30th, Flow Turks and Caicos and partners traveled to the sister islands to distribute relief items for persons affected by the recent hurricanes and to say thank you to their customers for their loyal support. Flow also welcomed the many new customers who have joined its world-class 4GLTE network as a result of its demonstrated resilience during the hurricanes.Nearly 1,000 customers in Grand Turk, South Caicos, and North & Middle Caicos were treated to a hot cooked meal, ice cold refreshments courtesy of Sunny Foods, an assortment of fruits courtesy of Graceway IGA, and a variety of items from Flow.Flow Country Manager, Delleriece Hall said that “Cable & Wireless has been in Turks and Caicos for over 120 years and we stand committed to continue serving the people for many more years. We are grateful for our customers’ continued patronage and we thank them. We are also extremely grateful to our partners, CIBC First Caribbean, Inter Caribbean Airways, Graceway IGA, and Sunny Foods Wholesale for the contributions made in kind to give back to these islands that were severely impacted by the passing of the recent hurricanes more so than other islands.”“Graceway Supermarkets was pleased to partner with FLOW in to spend some time with residents of the Sister Islands. We hope we were able to bring some measure of relief and enjoyment in what has been a trying period for all. Thank you for allowing us to be a small part of your day,” shared Ken Burns, Managing Director, Graceway Supermarkets.Larry Lawrence, Country Manager, CIBC FirstCaribbean said, “CIBC FirstCaribbean stands by our colleagues and clients during this difficult time, and are committed to working closely with our corporate clients and communities to recover and rebuild. The road to recovery in some of the hardest hit areas will be long, but we will help each other through it.”Olympian and Flow/C&W regional ambassador Mr Delano Williams, who is from Grand Turk, was also part of the team. Delano was delighted to share a message of hope and resilience with students and residents impacted by Hurricanes Irma and Maria.“Kudos to the #1 network in the TCI for the tremendous work they have been doing to restore full services to residents in the TCI, and for keeping me connected to my family and friends before, during and after the storm,” said Williams.Williams visited several hurricane impacted public schools with the team from Flow across the Sister Islands. His message was to take a negative and turn it into a positive. He reminded islanders to use the Hurricane to reposition and re-invent themselves.Flow also unveiled its new Billboard messaging across the islands which echoes its sentiments of thanks and appreciation for its customers’ continued support.Press Release: FLOW Facebook Twitter Google+LinkedInPinterestWhatsApp Related Items:
SDSU selects contractor for Mission Valley campus extension
June 26, 2019 SAN DIEGO (KUSI) – San Diego State University announced Wednesday that it has selected Clark Construction as the contractor for the development of a satellite university campus in Mission Valley.SDSU selected Clark Construction through a competitive bidding process, the second time this year the university chose the company as a contractor for a development in Mission Valley. In February, SDSU selected Clark Construction as the design-build contractor for a planned 35,000-seat, multi-use stadium at the current site of SDCCU Stadium.For the campus extension, Clark Construction will work with Project Design Consultants, its partner organization focused on civil engineering design. The two firms will be responsible for the planning and construction of the new campus, according to SDSU.“The campus expansion at Mission Valley will be transformative for San Diego,” said SDSU President Adela de la Torre. “The university and its partners will be building and expanding on this site for years to come, and we need to ensure that the physical foundation — and the teams helping us to lay that foundation — are strong and highly dedicated to the success of the region.”Both projects are part of the university’s redevelopment plan for SDCCU Stadium and the surrounding area. The voter-approved plan, dubbed SDSU Mission Valley, includes a new stadium to be primarily used by the university’s football team, a satellite campus, a park along the San Diego River and commercial and residential space.Maryland-based Clark Construction has completed multiple development projects in Southern California, most notably Petco Park and the Rose Bowl press box in Pasadena. Clark Construction also designed and built local non- athletic buildings like the Naval hospital at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton and SDSU’s Engineering and Interdisciplinary Sciences building.“We look forward to working with SDSU and the San Diego community to deliver public spaces, amenities and development parcels that will serve the community for years to come and maximize the investment and the vision for the university,” said Clark Construction Senior Vice President Carlos Gonzalez.SDSU is currently in talks with the city to buy the 132-acre parcel of land on which SDCCU Stadium sits. University officials also expects the California State University Board of Trustees to consider approving a draft environmental impact report on the SDSU West plan early next year.On its current timeline, the university expects to break ground on the project in early 2020 and complete the redevelopment in its entirety by the mid-2030s. SDSU selects contractor for Mission Valley campus extension Posted: June 26, 2019 Updated: 2:43 PM
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Office Of Emergency Management Still Surveying Earthquake Damage
Nelson: “We know all of our schools are safe, all the occupants, and all of that. We want to ensure there isn’t any hidden structural damage or anything that might cause a major repair.” The Kenai Peninsula was very fortunate to not have as severe of damage as seen in the Anchorage area, but officials are still working to survey borough buildings to ensure continued safety. According to Nelson they are coordinating the assessment of damage for potential assistance to individual property owners. If you have damage to private property, report it as soon as possible to the Office of Emergency Management at http://www.kpb.us/emergency.
Facebook0TwitterEmailPrintFriendly分享The 7.0 earthquake struck at 8:29 a.m., on Friday, and caused property and infrastructure damage. Almost a week later and agencies are still working to assess just how much damage was caused. Dan Nelson, Emergency Manager with the Borough Office of Emergency Management: “The borough is right now doing its recovery process, which mainly includes going back and doing full structural assessments of all of our facilities and schools.” 
How Those EditorsTurnedNew Media Entrepreneurs Are Doing
Shibles, for one,told FOLIO: this week he has raised “less than $5 million” in angel financingto get VBM going and continues to look for additional financial partners. Oncethe site goes live, he hopes to launch two more verticals by mid-2009. While online metrics are only sotelling (and accuracy hard to come by), McCracken reported Technologizer.com monthly traffic “in the hundreds ofthousands of page views” in the first six weeks after launching. Waxman’s site, set to go live in January 2009, will usethe closing $500,000 that she acquired in the first round of funding for theonline presence in early August to get the ball rolling. Dvorkin also reportedreceiving undisclosed early-stage funding for his news aggregate site in earlyAugust.And what can Rieva Lesonsky expectfrom her startup venture? While still up in the air, the answer may soon be: legalfees. After launchingSMB Connects, a network that puts small business together with governmentagencies and organizations, Entrepreneur magazine filed a lawsuitagainst Rieva, alleging that the former editorial director stole confidentialinformation – namely, itsfranchise ranking concept, known as the Franchise 500. So much for imitationbeing the highest form of flattery. So far, 2008 has been the year ofgoing it alone. We’ve seen a myriad of editors and assorted big media executives venturingout to pursue dreams of grandeur in their very own new media startups.To review: Harry McCracken stepped down as PCWorld editor in May to launch Technologizer.com; Rieva Lesonsky, formerEntrepreneur editor, left to begin SMBConnects; former New York Times Hollywood reporter Sharon Waxman left thecompany to launch something called the Wrap News, an entertainment Web site; ex-AOLexec Lewis Dvorkin has been quietly working a news aggregation site; and PrescottShibles [pictured], new media vice president at Penton Media, left to begin his ownstartup, Vital Business Media.But since their departure from the “traditionalpublishing” world, where are they now and what can we expect from their newventures? 
People on the Move 102909
Scott Dadich reportedly has resigned as creative director at Wired to instead focus his efforts as Condé Nast’s executive director of digital magazine development.Vance Publishing named Tim L. Tobeck vice president and publishing director of the protein division. Most recently, Tobeck served as senior vice president and group publisher at Energy Central, a privately-owned b-to-b media company serving the utilities market. RDA Holding Co., the parent company of the Reader’s Digest Association, has appointed Fredric G. Reynolds as chairman of its board of directors, replacing Norman Matthews, who is retiring. Reynolds, who served as executive vice president and CFO at CBS Corp. from 1997 to 2009, has been a member of RDA’s board of directors since February.Kenneth Fuchs was promoted to vice president of emerging platforms business development at Time Inc., and will be responsible for development of distribution arrangements for emerging digital platforms, including tablets. The position will be folded under consumer marketing’s new Digital Marketing and Business Development group. Previously, Fuchs served as vice president and general manager of the Sports Illustrated Digital Group.Rolling Stone publisher Wenner Media named Mike Porche director of retail marketing and sales. Most recently, Porche served as president and CEO of American Media Inc.’s in-store magazine merchandising and distribution unit Distribution Services Inc. Porche, who has been with DSI for more than 25 years, will remain there through the end of the year.Firebrand Media, a Laguna, California-based newspaper and magazine publisher, appointed Christopher Schulz group publisher of its magazine division, which includes Newport Beach Magazine, Laguna Beach Magazine and Bespoke Magazine. Schulz most recently served as president and group publisher of Gulfshore Media/CurtCo.SourceMedia promoted John DelMauro to the newly-created position of senior vice president of conferences. Previously, DelMauro served as vice president and group publisher of SourceMedia’s banking group.
Prepping for the Plunge Into Multiple Devices
Developing content for multiple devices “takes place as far upstream as possible,” according to Jerry Beilinson, deputy editor of Hearst’s Popular Mechanics. “One of the things we try to do is not look at our content in terms of reusing or reworking but using it in multiple ways,” he adds. “With the earthquake in Japan last year, we had 20 articles online and in print we ran a ‘best of the Web.’ With the tablet, we have all those assets to work with. We put links to Web content in the app. Since we program the iPad app ourselves, we have the capability to say ‘we want to do this.” With illustrations, Popular Mechanics often has assignments that encompass print and tablet formats. “We will assign the art as a 3D illustration that can be created as a 3D object in the app that can be looked at from all sides but also use one frame of that for our print illustration,” says Beilinson. “It’s important to not come into this process saying, ‘OK, we’ve done print, we’ve done web, now we have to do this other project and repurpose it, we want to look at it at the beginning.”The iPad app, which Hearst codes in-house, is Popular Mechanics‘ most high value app, says Beilinson. “That’s a monthly edition of magazine. We also do one for Android that’s optimized for a seven-inch screen. That doesn’t have all the capabilities of the iPad app but is similarly designed specially for that device.” All Hearst magazines are on Zinio and the Nook, offering “multiple versions depending on the technology you are using,” says Beilinson. “In addition to the story-specific enhancements, the iPad app has a news feed–not quite an RSS feed–but a news feed from the website. In addition, we are developing a number of standalone apps. We’ll have a couple out in the next month or two, and a number launching in 2012. One of the benefits of doing a monthly app is being able to develop things that help us to develop standalone apps later on.”More on this topic Browser, Not Apps, Still Biggest News Channel on Tablets David Carey: Bullish On Magazines, Prospects for E-Subs and E-Commerce Amazon Tablet Revealed: Kindle Fire Zinio Digital Newsstand Now Available on Android Technology Chris Wilkes Hearst Claims More Than 300,000 Paid Circ. On Tablets and E-ReadersJust In BabyCenter Sold to Ziff Davis Parent J2 Media | News & Notes TIME Names New Sales, Marketing Leads | People on the Move Four More Execs Depart SourceMedia in Latest Restructuring Editor & Publisher Magazine Sold to Digital Media Consultant Bonnier Corp. Terminates Editor-in-Chief for Ethics Breach This Just In: Magazines Are Not TV NetworksPowered by Last month Hearst claimed more than 300,000 paid circ on tablets and e-readers across all its magazine brands (and those it acquired earlier this year from Hachette). Hearst also claims it’s the only magazine publisher to have its titles for sale on every device currently in the market.Creating digital editions for different devices requires dedicated infrastructure. Hearst announced it would convert all of its magazine websites to HTML5 through the fourth quarter and into 2012, starting with GoodHousekeeping.com. The newly revamped site is now compatible with the majority of all commonly used devices.”We sell all of our titles through the Zinio and Nook stores and soon on the Kindle Fire as well,” says Chris Wilkes, vice president, digital editions and audience development with Hearst Magazines Digital Media. “We sell nearly half our titles in the Apple Newsstand today and will have our complete roster there by February 2012 at the latest and I will welcome Amazon’s sales in November.”Zinio, Nook and Amazon all share a similar unified approach, says Wilkes. ” Their storefronts are unified and their reading experience is unified. This makes it somewhat simpler for a publisher like Hearst to work with because we can focus 100 percent on our content,” he adds. “It can also be simpler for a consumer. With Apple, there’s a unified storefront but the reading experiences are completely independent by magazine. There’s an additional investment by publishers to create and maintain those experiences and on the positive side, there are certain marketing flexibilities and experience customizations we can execute to make our digital magazines as enjoyable for our consumers as possible.”
Shutdown Pain Lingers for Contractors
Coast Guard members and other federal workers who had been furloughed or were working without pay during the partial government shutdown are getting their backpay this week.But there is still uncertainty for many contractors who were hit with stop-work orders, procurement delays and missed pay.“To get out of the mess, you have to unravel it on a contract-by-contract basis,” said David Berteau, president of the Professional Services Council, a trade group that represents a variety of federal contractors, according to Politico. “What can only take five minutes to stop can take days to start again.”The 35-day shutdown delayed $18 billion in spending, the Congressional Budget Office said in a report released Monday.“Some of those private-sector entities will never recoup that lost income,” the report said. ADC AUTHOR