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duuhrayliegh · 4 years ago

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Fuck Misogyny

request: Bucky uses his newly gained knowledge of feminism to squash misogynistic interview questions. @ptrs-prkrs

warnings: language, creepy men, feminist!bucky

a/n: hey babes!! i hope this lived up to what you wanted! i couldn’t find the exact video you were referencing but i know what you’re talking about, so i drew inspiration from a few others.

p.s.: my requests and tag lists are open!!

xoxo ray

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The set up was simple. A long row of fold out tables covered in black fabric, microphones in front of each seat. Black papers were taped to the backs of the microphones with each team member's name. Bucky had told Evie that he wasn’t going to be able to work out with her today because of this so it better be worth it. The PR manager for the team, Amanda, had set everything up. Hired the mediator, notified the press, everything. Ever since they announced that they were going to be hosting an Avenger’s Q&A Panel, the internet quite literally broke.

Of course Bucky had been doing lives on TikTok with the group of five for the past couple of weeks now, so he was becoming quite comfortable in this format. He’s become increasingly active on his social media accounts, gaining more and more followers everyday. Granted, there were still haters, as Freddie called them, but Bucky ignored them for the most part.

Bucky was actually excited for this press meeting. He was finally gaining traction in the media and he knew how to correctly answer their questions. As Amanda had explained, there was going to be several questions from the mediator, tons from the press that they had invited, and then some fan questions as well. They apparently were going to be live streaming the conference on YouTube allowing them to read the comments and questions as it went on.

“Okay, everyone. You have two minutes until we start.” The team was in an empty board room in the Hilton hotel. Tony didn’t want everyone on the compound’s grass because he just had it fixed. Bucky scanned his fellow teammates. It was impossible for everyone to dress for the same event. Steve was wearing a shirt that was almost bursting at the seams with a pair of jeans and sneakers.

Tony was wearing a lovely Tom Ford, three piece, two-button, of course. Natasha and Wanda were wearing ripped jeans and casual tops. Vision was wearing a sweater vest and slacks, Bruce was clad in slacks as well a jacket covering his shoulders. Sam was wearing a button-up shirt and pressed jeans and he couldn’t find Clint anywhere, probably hiding in the rafters again.

Bucky had his iconic leather jacket donning his shoulders, a pair of slightly ripped jeans. His outfit was picked out by Cassie and Penny. “You need to look like you care but like you don’t at the same time.” Is what they said, the phrase made Bucky shake his head. His hair had finally started growing back and he wasn’t quite sure how he felt about it.

He had gotten help from Evie before he left Cassie’s apartment. She had pulled back the top half, braiding back two sections into the bun at the back of his head. There were pieces dangling in front of his eyes, “to accentuate the facial features, trust me they’ll love it.” Was Evie’s explanation as they pushed him out of the apartment, so he wouldn’t be late.

“Alright guys! They’re calling your names!” The team filed out of the board room and into a large ballroom. Bottles of water were placed beside each placemat. Tony went out first, followed by Steve, then Bruce, Natasha, Clint, Wanda, Vision, Sam and ending with Bucky. They all settled into their seats, Bucky peeled his jacket off himself, placing it on the back of his chair. His black short sleeved shirt highlighted the gold inlays of his vibranium arm.

“Oh, I see we’re showing some muscle today huh, Buck?” Sam teased as Bucky took his seat next to him. Bucky groaned in realization, covering his microphone so it didn’t pick up what he planned to say.

“Good God, is this what it’s going to be like the entire panel? You just bugging the shit outta me?” They shared a laugh making the rest of the members look at the pair. The audience clapped as they were introduced and continued clapping as they assembled before them.

“Thank you. We would like to welcome everyone to the first, of hopefully many, Avenger’s Q&A Panel.” The female mediator, Stacey, read the assigned lines off the sheet on her podium. “We are going to start with questions we curated for the team and then open it up to the members of the press. After that we will turn to our live stream and answer some viewer questions.” The press rustled in their seats, pulling out pens and journals as well as their phones to record. “Okay, starting off with a question directed at the Avengers in general. How are you feeling about coming before the media in this type of format?” Glances were exchanged between the members, not sure on who was going to start.

“I feel that this is a great way for the general public to learn a little bit more about each individual team member.” Vision was the first to respond and Steve added on.

“Yeah, I definitely think that there’s a common misconception that we don’t want to engage with the media or the general public. We do, unfortunately due to the amount of research and training that we are doing behind the scenes, it just goes to the back of our minds.”

“Right. So Tony and Bruce, we all know that you two are geniuses. What are your feelings on expanding the teachings of STEM courses to not only high school, but as far back as elementary school or even kindergarten?” The pair thought about the question before answering.

“Well, I definitely think that offering STEM-based classes at a younger age would be beneficial, especially if we were to allow the kids to continue to switch what they want to focus on.” Bruce started. “It’s incredibly anxiety-inducing for teenagers to have to decide what they’re going to do with their life right before they are thrust into an unforgiving world.”

“Yeah, I’ll never understand why we do that to our future leaders, it’s honestly baffling. Why do American schools wait until high school to require our children to learn foriegn languages, they aren’t going to retain that information. The same applies for such comprehensive courses like STEM-based ones. If you wait until their brains are already developed so far, then they’ve already decided what they think is interesting and if they don’t find those courses interesting then they aren’t going to pay attention.” Tony finished Bruce's thought before nodding to each other smugly, obviously proud of themselves for answering the question so well.

“Interesting that you see it that way. This last one goes out to everyone and then we’ll open it up to the reporters. How do you deal with the stress and anxiety that comes with being an Avenger? Do you feel a certain amount of pressure to always do the right thing?” Stacey shuffled her papers, tapping them twice on the podium.

“We all have our own routines and ways that we decompress after missions so that really just depends on the person. Like I think that Bruce listens to opera music, and Wanda mediatates, Tony tinkers. It depends on the person.” Natasha answered concisely, making Bucky nod his head. He could recall all of those things to be true.

“Oh definitely, and it doesn’t hurt that we have a former VA Trauma Counselor on board to help us work through the harder stuff.” Steve added a gesture of his head to Sam.

“Speaking of that Sam, just a quick question before we open it up. How difficult was it for you to transition from regular Air Force missions to Avenger level missions?” Sam made a face at Stacey before answering.

“Um, I mean, it’s not that different. You’re always fighting one of the Big Three-- aliens, androids, or wizards, no matter what department you’re working with. The only transition I had to deal with was the Tony Stark-erized suits. Now that I think of it, Tony, can we make it tighter?” Sam quipped making the room laugh with ease.

“Alright, well now we’re going to open it up to the reporters. Starting with this gentleman in the front and then if we could also give a microphone to someone on that side of the room. Okay, thank you.” The first reporter stood up, holding the microphone in one hand and his phone in the other.

“Hello. John from Huffington Post. The Avengers inspire almost everyone around the world, so we would like to know who inspires you? Who do you look up to in terms of your idols?” He sat back down as the team contemplated their answers.

“Gandhi.” Bruce said, Tony snapped his fingers and pointed at him then added. “Pepper, she’s so amazing.” Steve looked down to Bucky, who shrugged.

“I would probably have to say that my sister, Sarah, inspires me. She raised her two sons, Cas and AJ, by herself after the Blip and was able to keep the family business going.” Sam’s answer made Bucky smile. Sam had brought him to their house in Delacroix, he remembered waking up to Cas and AJ playing in the kitchen, happy giggles filtering through reminding him of his time in Wakanda. By the time that Bucky had refocused on the conversation they had moved on without his answer. Several different questions went by, all directed to the team at large, until Chad.

“Hi, I’m Chad for the Daily Mail. My question is for Wanda and Natasha.” The pair of women perked up, excited to have a specific question. “Do you find that your equipment hinders you in doing your job as well as your male counterparts?” Stunned expressions settled over the womens faces, then annoyance. Bucky’s brows shot up to his hairline, appalled that someone had the balls to ask that. Wanda and Natasha handled the question with grace and much more restraint than Bucky would have.

“Well for me, I am able to move things with my mind so I can throw things randomly at people even if I’m not in the room. I’ve been very fortunate to work with Natasha who has Widow training, so my hand to hand combat is improving immensely. And being able to work with Princess Shuri in Wakanda to learn how to fully control my powers. It’s an ever evolving process that I’m always excited to take on.” Bucky nodded and turned his attention to Natasha.

“My favorite thing is training with either Steve or Bucky because they push me to do my best. We all have our specialties here and it’s nice to learn new skills or improve old ones with people who support you.” Natasha sat back in her chair, crossing her arms over her chest, throwing daggers with her eyes at Chad in the audience, waiting for him to say something else. Chad stood again, yelling so he could be heard over the crowd’s commotion.

“That’s great, ladies, but forgive me, you didn’t answer the question I asked.” Bucky pushed forward in his seat, leaning into his microphone.

“I’m sorry, I think I misunderstood what you asked them then. I would like for you to clarify what you mean by equipment.” Chad balked, not expecting a male’s voice to respond.

“You know what’s implied by equipment, sir.” Bucky’s jaw clenched at the man.

“Did you just ask two of the most capable women that I’ve ever known, if their equipment, which I’m assuming you’re referring their breasts, made it to where they couldn’t do their job as good as the rest of their male counterparts. Just to be clear, that’s what you’re asking?” Chad stuttered as he answered yes.

“Right, well first off that’s disgusting. Just a bit of background for you, Wanda is the strongest Avenger here, plain and simple. As for Natasha, she’s the smartest woman I’ve ever met and she can take down every single male here.” Bucky took a breath before continuing. “So, what I think you really want to know is how they encourage their teammates to keep up with them.” He dropped his head to look at the two women down the line.

“Don’t worry Chad, I’ll ask them the right question, since you can’t quite seem to understand how to respect women.” The team was holding back snickers at Chad’s reaction. “Wanda, Natasha. Chad wants to know how the hell you push your male teammates to be just as good as you are. What are your strategies to keep us on our toes while training?” Claps sounded from the women press members and Bucky awaited the pair's response. The next press member stood and asked a question.

“Hi, I’m Chloe from Vanity Fair. This question goes to everyone on the panel.” Bucky settled in for another question that didn’t matter. “How do you continue to be aware of things happening in our society today? Do you keep up-to-date through new channels, or social media?” The answers were rather generic from the team, all of them rather uncomfortable from the tension that Bucky and Chad had created. Stacey interrupted after Chloe’s question.

“Okay, we’re going to open it up to viewer questions from our live stream.” An iPad was placed on the podium in front of Stacey and her eyebrows rose. “Okay, there’s quite a variety here. Here’s one for Steve and Bucky.” Bucky perked up, nervous to answer because his adrenaline had worn off.

“One viewer asks, ‘Steve and Bucky, being from the 40’s, women were treated like second thoughts and were talked about like objects. Now, you’re in the 21st century, not much has changed. What have you been doing to support feminist causes?’”

“I just want to say that everyone should be answering this. It’s true that during the 40’s women were not treated the right way, and they still aren’t today. An 18 year old can’t walk down the street at nine o’clock at night without being catcalled. I am a proud feminist, as everyone should be. I think that as a team we are doing pretty well in that department. As far as what I’m doing to support feminist causes, I’m doing as much as I can. I actually recently enrolled in online classes to expand my knowledge on many subjects, seeing as how I am from the 40’s and all.” The crowd laughed along with Bucky.

“Almost all of my classes have to do with either psychology or gender studies, it’s a fascinatingly haunting subject. One book that I’m reading right now was suggested to me by my friend Cassie, it’s called Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women that a Movement Forgot. The author doesn’t let up and I’m only halfway through it. Look, I’m still educating myself, but I’m a strong believer in doing what is right for everyone, so I’m trying. Thankfully I have a few people keeping me in check as far as my actions.” Bucky thought his response was well thought out for being an on the fly question. He was new to the concept of feminism but that didn’t change the fact that it made total sense.

“I’m with Bucky on this. The 40’s were a rough time. I remember the first time I met Peggy Carter, I was astonished that a woman could be in such a powerful position. One of the first things she did after I met her was punch out someone who made a sexual comment to her. I’ve been supporting feminist causes ever since working with Peggy.” Steve added, a sad smile spreading on his face reminiscing Peggy.

“This one says, ‘As a total fan of all of you, I love seeing what you post on your social media accounts. When are the rest of the Avengers going to follow Bucky’s lead and download TikTok?’” Bucky’s head flew back into a full body laugh. Tony shifted forward in his seat, pointing his finger at the laughing man down the table.

“I would just like to say he didn’t get that approved before doing it. However, it did go over really well, so we’ll consider it.” Wanda’s mouth rolled inwards, stifling her laughter.

“We’ll consider it, you’re such an old man. Most of us have TikTok already, we just don’t make content on it like Barnes over here.” Sam said, tossing his head in Bucky’s direction.

“I’ve got like three videos on there!” Bucky and Sam began bantering back and forth.

“Yeah and one of them is dancing to a Cardi B song! Who even showed you that? I thought you only like 40’s music?” Bucky made a face at the man.

“Uh, just because I didn’t like your suggestions for music doesn’t mean I don’t have taste. My Spotify playlist is filling out quite nicely, Wilson.” Bucky and Sam didn’t quit fighting from then on, just little jabs at each other under the table.

“Here’s a good one,” Stacey had a smile on her face, “Are you allies of the LGBTQ+ community?” Bucky responded quickly with no hesitation.

“Yes, many of my friends are members of the Alphabet Mafia. Why wouldn’t we be?” Wanda nodded at his question, laughing at his use of the phrase Alphabet Mafia.

“Yeah, absolutely. I mean, I’m dating a fucking android, I’d be pretty hypocrictal if I wasn’t an ally. Nat, Clint what about you?” Clint bobbed his head in response.

“Oh yeah. We all are, even the Star Spangled Man with a Plan.” Steve’s shoulders shook with laughter at Clint’s nickname for him. The team broke out into laughter, joining Steve. Stacey cleared her throat, commanding the attention of the room again.

“Alright, everybody! That’s it for today.” She glanced down at her papers. “We would like to thank everyone for coming out today and joining the Avengers Q&A Panel. At this time we are unaware, if we will be conducting another one of these, but the odds look good based on the response.” The team filed out of the ballroom and into the empty boardroom. Bucky was the last to get into the room and he was approached by Natasha and Wanda immediately. Wanda wrapped her arms around him in a bear hug.

“That was so sick, Bucky!” She stepped back and Natasha offered him a side hug as well. “Where’d you learn all that? And since when are you taking online classes?”

“That guy was being an asshole, he needed to be put in his place. I hope you guys didn’t feel like I overstepped or anything.” Bucky hung his arm over Wanda’s shoulder, leaning his weight on her. “And I started about two months ago. They’re going really well, I’m learning a lot and enjoying it surprisingly. It’s a good thing to do in my free time since I’m not always on missions.”

“I’m proud of you James, that was impressive.” Natasha complimented him, she wasn’t usually a woman of many words so that was a lot. Bucky smiled at her, nodding his head. His phone began buzzing in his back pocket, so he excused himself from their conversation. His screen displayed one of Evie’s senior pictures, signalling that she was calling him. He pushed the green button and brought the phone to his ear to answer her call.

“Hello?” She ignored his greeting with a squeal.

“Check your Twitter! Bucky, you’re trending! Here I’m putting you on speaker, we’re all here Buck!” Shuffling noises were heard through the speaker as Evie began reading the tweets to Bucky. Laughs from Cassie, Freddie and Penny could be heard behind Evie’s voice.

“Oh my gosh Eve! Just let the man get back to what he was doing!” Freddie yelled at an excited Evie, who retaliated with a scoff.

“Okay, okay! Just remember we have a movie night tomorrow! It’s Penny’s turn to pick so we don’t know what to expect.” Evie mumbled the last part into her phone speaker. Bucky heard the impact of a pillow hit Evie, causing her to grunt in pain. “Okay! We’ll talk to you later, Buck! See you soon!” She hung up the phone before he could get a word in edgewise. Bucky shook his head as he shoved his phone back into his pocket. Amanda approached Bucky asking to speak with him privately.

“So we’re getting a flood of interview requests from networks and papers. We would like to start running with this. We’ll have to go over everything with our PR guy, Ryan, but it should work out. As long as you’re comfortable with all of this.” Bucky smiled and nodded, following after Amanda as she continued explaining what would happen going forward.

He was nervous, of course, but he could tell these nerves were coming from a place of excitement instead of fear, which was a new sensation for the man. It wasn’t unwelcome, it was the same as when he first started hanging out with Cassie, Penny, Freddie and Evie. It was the same when he went on his first mission with the team. Bucky was ready to tackle this next adventure, whatever it would entail.

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“Google is a trillion-dollar monopoly brazenly abusing its monopolistic power, going so far as to induce senior Facebook executives to agree to a contractual scheme that undermines the heart of [the] competitive process,” Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who led the suit, said in a statement.

The accusations opened up a fresh front of criticism for both tech giants, each of which face federal antitrust lawsuits filed in recent weeks.

Facebook declined to comment. Google denied engaging in any anticompetitive behavior and repeated its stance that it operates in highly competitive markets.

“Attorney General Paxton’s ad tech claims are meritless, yet he’s gone ahead in spite of all the facts. We’ve invested in state-of-the-art ad tech services that help businesses and benefit consumers,” a Google spokesperson said Wednesday. “We will strongly defend ourselves from his baseless claims in court.”

The spokesperson said that the allegation about Facebook isn’t accurate and that the company doesn’t receive special data.

Nine other attorneys general, all Republicans like Mr. Paxton, joined the lawsuit. Noticeably absent were Democrats who had initially joined Texas in launching a bipartisan state investigation of Google last fall, though it is possible more states could join the suit later. A separate, bipartisan group of state attorneys general is preparing another antitrust case against Google, which is expected to target its search business and could filed as soon as Thursday.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton accused Google of using its power to manipulate the advertising market, stifle competition and harm consumers.

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The Texas-led case contains allegations that aren’t addressed in detail in a Justice Department lawsuit filed Oct. 20 against Google. The federal suit focused on Google’s flagship search business, alleging it maintains its status as gatekeeper to the internet through an unlawful web of exclusionary and interlocking business agreements that shut out competitors.

Wednesday’s complaint traces back more than a decade, alleging that Google quietly built up and defended its dominance in the market for digital ads, beginning with its acquisition of the ad-technology firm DoubleClick in 2008.

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The Texas-led suit accuses Google of illegally tying these products to one another, leveraging its power in one part of the advertising chain to force publishers or advertisers to use another Google-owned tool.

The claims echo past concerns from advertising-technology companies and news publishers. They say Google created a system rife with conflicts of interest, in which it used its superior data advantage and dominant position in the marketplace to give preference to its own tools and steer money to its own properties.

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The suit alleged that this added cost “is ultimately borne by American consumers through higher prices and lower quality on the goods, services and information those businesses provide.”

The complaint also targets Google for allegedly influencing an initiative for developing mobile webpages, known as Accelerated Mobile Pages, to effectively force publishers to adopt a format that would make it harder to use alternative ad technologies on those pages.

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The program appeared to allow publishers more freedom to choose among exchanges that match the buyers and sellers of digital ads, the lawsuit alleged. But it says that Google “secretly let its own exchange win, even when another exchange submitted a higher bid.” The program was “designed…to avoid competition and the program consequently hurt publishers,” the suit says, citing an internal Google communication.

The company has consistently disputed claims that it dominates the advertising technology market.

“To suggest that the ad tech sector is lacking competition is simply not true,” it said in a blog post last year. “To the contrary, the industry is famously crowded. There are thousands of companies, large and small, working together and in competition with each other to power digital advertising across the web, each with different specialties and technologies.”

According to the lawsuit, Google went to great lengths to preserve its market power.

When Facebook emerged as a threat, “Google made overtures to Facebook,” the lawsuit says, with the two parties allegedly entering into the Jedi Blue deal. Facebook withdrew as a direct threat in return for Google giving Facebook “information, speed and other advantages in the auctions that Google runs” for publishers’ mobile advertising, the lawsuit says.

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The lawsuit seeks monetary damages from Google and asks the court to restrain Google’s behavior, including via “structural relief to restore competitive conditions in the relevant markets.”

States joining in the Texas-led case include Arkansas, Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota and Utah.

The federal suit filed this fall highlighted Google’s relationship with another tech giant, Apple Inc., alleging that Google uses billions of dollars collected from advertising to pay for mobile-phone manufacturers, carriers and browsers such as Apple’s Safari to maintain Google as their preset, default search engine.

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The lawsuits could take years to resolve. Eventually, the state and federal lawsuits against Google could be combined into a single case. Up to now, the states have coordinated with the Justice Department, which also has been posing increasingly detailed questions—to Google’s rivals and to executives inside the company—about how Google’s third-party advertising business interacts with publishers and advertisers, according to people familiar with that probe.

Wall Street Journal publisher News Corp, a longtime Google critic, was among the publishers contacted by antitrust investigators, along with New York Times Co. , Gannett Co. , Nexstar Media Group Inc. and Condé Nast, some of the people said.

David Chavern, chief executive of the News Media Alliance trade association, welcomed the states’ suit. “Quality local journalism has been directly damaged by Google’s anticompetitive conduct, and we look forward to the judicial authorities examining the full range of their behaviors and businesses,” he said.

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Sanders Demands Apology From Biden For Hilary Rosen’s Comment

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There is a controversy brewing over the comments of CNN contributor Hilary Rosen during a heated exchange with Sanders campaign co-chair Nina Turner. Rosen’s comments have been denounced as racist and her initial apology triggered even more intense criticism. What is most interesting however is what this controversy says about the role of contributors. Rosen has a long history of supporting Democratic establishment figures from the Clintons to Joe Biden. In today’s formulaic media roles, she is viewed as such a de facto voice for Biden that Sen. Bernie Sanders has demanded that Biden apologize for her comments. It is a dispute that directs a bright light on the usually murky roles played by “contributors” on the cable programs as campaign surrogates. The exchange also had some troubling issues when Turner object to Rosen’s contrary interpretation of a Martin Luther King “as a white woman.” As discussed below, Turner was right on the meaning of the quote. So the problem was not that Rosen was white. It was that she was wrong.

Turner and Rosen crossed swords on Thursday night on “Cuomo Prime Time” after Turner invoked Martin Luther King Jr. Rosen objected to the reference, suggested that Turner got the quote wrong, and then said that Turner “did not have the standing” to invoke King in this way. Later Rosen apologized after widespread criticism but seemed to refer to Turner in the apology as an “angry black woman.”

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“That is not what I said. Don’t you do that,” Rosen said.

HILARY ROSEN, BIDEN CAMPAIGN SURROGATE: You know, Nina referenced Dr. Martin Luther King [Jr.] before saying he said from the Birmingham jail that we should be concerned about white moderates. That’s actually not what Martin Luther King said. What he said —

NINA TURNER, SANDERS CAMPAIGN SURROGATE: He did say that.

ROSEN: He said we should be worried about the silence of white moderates.

TURNER: Don’t tell me about Martin Luther King Jr. Are you kidding me?

ROSEN: Nina —

CUOMO: She’s making a language point, Nina.

ROSEN: What he said was we should be worrying about the silence of white moderates. And what we have in Joe Biden is a man that’s not silent. He has a long record and many, many votes that in today’s world feel like the wrong thing, were the wrong thing and he has discussed that over and over again as Bernie Sanders did on the gun votes and other things. So we can be talking about votes from 20 years ago or we can be talking about people’s values and who they trust. And that’s what Joe Biden is going to be talking about.

CUOMO: Last quick point to you, Nina.

TURNER: What Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was talking about, he said it is the point that the white moderate wants things to be comfortable instead of focusing in on the bigger threat is not necessarily the white KKK member but more the white moderate that is more comfortable with keeping things the same while pretending like there is no tension than to deal —

ROSEN: Don’t use Martin Luther King against Joe Biden. You don’t have that —

TURNER: First of all —

ROSEN: You don’t have that standing. I’m sorry. You don’t.

TURNER: Don’t tell me what kind of standing I have as a black woman in America. How dare you?

ROSEN: You have a lot of standing as a black woman in America.

TURNER: First of all, you’re dipping into something you don’t understand. You need to — I did not demean you —

ROSEN: You don’t have the standing to attack Joe Biden using Martin Luther King’s words.

TURNER: I didn’t attack anybody. You’re taking it that way.

Listen, don’t dip into what I have to say about the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. How dare you as a white woman try to tell me —

ROSEN: That is not what I said. Don’t you do that.

TURNER: — trying to tell me what I’m supposed to feel and what I’m doing what now.

CUOMO: Nina, Hillary, I’m out of time on this one —

TURNER: Chris, I didn’t jump in on her, though and she wants to jump in on me.

CUOMO: You guys are in the same party. This is what you guys have to figure out. You’re in the same party. And let me tell you, you better keep that same energy when you are up against Trump that you have against each other because he is bigger and badder than I think you guys are ready for.

Cuomo has been criticized for not taking a stronger stance against Rosen. I am not sure that that is his function. Ironically, I am more concerned with what he said at the end where he seemed to chastise the two commentators for not focusing on defeating Trump as “the bigger and badder” threat. It is another example of the open advocacy that seems to have become the norm at CNN. I fail to see why it is the function of a CNN host to mediate disagreements between rivaling Democratic candidates to better campaign against Trump.

Moreover, while I think (as I explain below) that Rosen was wrong on the quote, I do not agree with Turner that “as a white woman,” Rosen is somehow not allowed to disagree with Turner on a quote of Martin Luther King.

Rosen however deepened the controversy with her apology:

“On air thurs I said my colleague @ninaturner didn’t have a standing to use MLK Jr. That was wrong. I am sorry for saying those words. [Please] no need to defend me and attack angry black women. They have standing. I always need to listen more than I talk. We rise together.”

The “angry black women” reference set off a firestorm and Rosen deleted her apology and issued a new one:

“I’m horrified that anyone would think i would call Nina Turner ‘an angry black woman’ I would NEVER!! After the TV hit last night, I was getting tons of ugly messages to keep fighting her using that phrase. I was trying to tell people to STOP. Cause I KNEW I needed to apologize. I unequivocally know I disrespected her and I wanted to make it right by telling disgusting white folks to stop. Wow did that tweet go wrong. I am so sorry.”

Now Sanders has demanded a Biden apology for Rosen’s comments:

“@JoeBiden must accept responsibility for his surrogate telling our campaign co-chair Senator @NinaTurner that she doesn’t have standing to invoke the words of Dr. King. That is unacceptable and Joe must apologize to Nina and all the people of color supporting our campaign.”

Rosen has had a history of controversial statements. In 2012, Rosen inexplicably attacked Ann Romney, the wife of then presidential candidate Mitt Romney, as a stay-at-home mother. Rosen said that a stay-at-home mother she “never worked a day in her life.” Rosen’s comments were denounced by the Obamas and she apologized.

Then in 2017, as we discussed in a blog post, Rosen attacked Georgetown Hoyas fans as “anti-Semitic,” and specifically attacked one fan as “bigot” after she saw a photograph of him wearing a bacon costume. The Georgetown student, Michael Bakan, was well-known for the costume that was a pun on his name which is pronounced “bacon.” Rosen again apologized.

For full disclosure, I previously had an odd exchange with Rosen on the air with NPR where she suddenly objected to a discussion over gay rights as a lesbian without explaining what was offensive. The host and I were simply discussing the change of Hillary Clinton on gay rights issues like same-sex marriage. I never did learn what was the cause of Rosen’s exclamation “Because I’m a lesbian and how dare you” but it now seems similar to aspects of this exchange.

Sander’s demand for an apology from Biden is fascinating in this new media environment where commentators are selected to give predictably one view in crossfire formats. Sanders is right that many contributors are effectively working for or directed by campaigns. However, his demand for an apology highlights these connections and pierces the artificial neutrality of so many political commentators.

The dispute by the way over the MLK statement stems from his famous “Letter From a Birmingham Jail.” I think that Rosen was wrong and Turner was right on what King said about moderates. It was not about their “silence” alone when he wrote:

“First, I must confess that over the past few years I have been gravely disappointed with the white moderate. I have almost reached the regrettable conclusion that the Negro’s great stumbling block in his stride toward freedom is not the White Citizen’s Council-er or the Ku Klux Klanner, but the white moderate, who is more devoted to “order” than to justice; who prefers a negative peace which is the absence of tension to a positive peace which is the presence of justice; who constantly says: “I agree with you in the goal you seek, but I cannot agree with your methods of direct action”; who paternalistically believes he can set the timetable for another man’s freedom; who lives by a mythical concept of time and who constantly advises the Negro to wait for a “more convenient season.” Shallow understanding from people of good will is more frustrating than absolute misunderstanding from people of ill will. Lukewarm acceptance is much more bewildering than outright rejection.”

His point seems to be that moderate whites are more devoted to the status quo and fearful of many reforms. Accordingly, I think Turner has the more accurate interpretation of the passage. It also would seems as apropos to her point a\in the exchange with Rosen.

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The best code snippets Wordpress for your website

Before publishing this post, we already know how to add PHP functions in Wordpress via using tools. However, I want to share with you some useful functions that either you or any web developers need to know for customising website. Furthermore, these functions can make your website more responsive, more security and more cool. In addition, these function can save your money (without using paid plugin), save much time for coding and test. Therefore, I create a list of 20 cool customised functions that can support you to select the most essential FUNCTIONS that you really need for your website. These functions are compatible with most popular themes and most of Wordpress versions. Besides, I will update more functions in this post for easy reviewing. In addition, the table of content on the right sidebar will support you to navigate easily. Before implementing the process, you need to concentrate on some important steps. READ THIS CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU GO Backup you website Separate each function below for testing before officially activating. You can use plugin snippets or other plugins or separated it in function.php. During testing, if it conflicts, incompatible or make errors on your theme, you can remove it, safely. You just copy and paste PHP code to snippet plugin and activate it. It begins with " " I already tested all codes below, It works like a charm. So if you have question or error code that need for support. You can leave your comment below. I will give you feedback asap. It could be including "How to use" and "CSS" parts. " " shows you how to display the function's result in html markup or insert it directly into posts. Therefore, you do not need to copy it into function.php or code snippet. Besides, " " supports you to decorate Html code block. Code snippets compatibility: Wordpress version > 4.6 PHP ~ 7.xx

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You still need to adjust it to your blog colors--*/ nav.pagination{position:relative;display:block;margin-top:20px} .page-numbers{margin:0;padding:0} .page-numbers li{list-style:none;margin:0 6px 0 0;padding:0;display:inline-block} .page-numbers li span.current{padding:10px 15px;background:#9FC65D;border:1px solid #9FC65D;display:block;line-height:1;color:#fff} .page-numbers li a{padding:10px 15px;background:#eee;color:#555;text-decoration:none;border:1px solid #eee;display:block;line-height:1} .page-numbers li a:hover{background:#9FC65D;border-color:#9FC65D;color:#fff} .screen-reader-text { clip: rect(1px,1px,1px,1px); position: absolute!important; height: 1px; width: 1px; overflow: hidden; } Replace WP login logo with custom If you feel so boring with old logo login style, you can replace it with your new logo as you want. Furthermore, if you are really proud of your WordPress website and have invested a lot of work in the design? 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', 'after_title' => '

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So, If you do not need this feature or if you are just uncomfortable with your articles being displayed in external articles at any time, simply disable this feature. /** * Disable embeds on init. * * - Removes the needed query vars. * - Disables oEmbed discovery. * - Completely removes the related JavaScript. * * @since 1.0.0 */ function evolution_disable_embeds_init() { /* @var WP $wp */ global $wp; // Remove the embed query var. $wp->public_query_vars = array_diff( $wp->public_query_vars, array( 'embed', ) ); // Remove the REST API endpoint. remove_action( 'rest_api_init', 'wp_oembed_register_route' ); // Turn off oEmbed auto discovery. add_filter( 'embed_oembed_discover', '__return_false' ); // Don't filter oEmbed results. remove_filter( 'oembed_dataparse', 'wp_filter_oembed_result', 10 ); // Remove oEmbed discovery links. remove_action( 'wp_head', 'wp_oembed_add_discovery_links' ); // Remove oEmbed-specific JavaScript from the front-end and back-end. remove_action( 'wp_head', 'wp_oembed_add_host_js' ); add_filter( 'tiny_mce_plugins', 'evolution_disable_embeds_tiny_mce_plugin' ); // Remove all embeds rewrite rules. add_filter( 'rewrite_rules_array', 'disable_embeds_rewrites' ); // Remove filter of the oEmbed result before any HTTP requests are made. remove_filter( 'pre_oembed_result', 'wp_filter_pre_oembed_result', 10 ); } add_action( 'init', 'evolution_disable_embeds_init', 9999 ); /** * Removes the 'wpembed' TinyMCE plugin. * * @since 1.0.0 * * @param array $plugins List of TinyMCE plugins. * @return array The modified list. */ function evolution_disable_embeds_tiny_mce_plugin( $plugins ) { return array_diff( $plugins, array( 'wpembed' ) ); } /** * Remove all rewrite rules related to embeds. * * @since 1.0.0 * * @param array $rules WordPress rewrite rules. * @return array Rewrite rules without embeds rules. */ function evolution_disable_embeds_rewrites( $rules ) { foreach ( $rules as $rule => $rewrite ) { if ( false !== strpos( $rewrite, 'embed=true' ) ) { unset( $rules ); } } return $rules; } /** * Remove embeds rewrite rules on plugin activation. * * @since 1.0.0 */ function evolution_disable_embeds_remove_rewrite_rules() { add_filter( 'rewrite_rules_array', 'disable_embeds_rewrites' ); flush_rewrite_rules( false ); } register_activation_hook( __FILE__, 'evolution_disable_embeds_remove_rewrite_rules' ); /** * Flush rewrite rules on plugin deactivation. * * @since 1.0.0 */ function evolution_disable_embeds_flush_rewrite_rules() { remove_filter( 'rewrite_rules_array', 'disable_embeds_rewrites' ); flush_rewrite_rules( false ); } register_deactivation_hook( __FILE__, 'evolution_disable_embeds_flush_rewrite_rules' ); ?> Remove unnecessary entries from the WordPress header WordPress loads a lot of stuff via the wp_head() hook into the header of WordPress themes. Some of them are very useful, others less. Some things just inflate the website unnecessarily. Here comes a little snippet that clears up a lot. The code below will remove the following from being output through the wp_head hook. Really Simple Discovery (RSD) linkWindows Live Writer linkWordPress generator noticePost relational linksFeed LinksShortlinks /** * AHLBTech add more file formats */ function add_custom_mime_types($mimes){ $new_file_types = array ( 'zip' => 'application/zip', 'mobi' => 'application/x-mobipocket-ebook', 'pdf' => 'application/pdf', 'epub' => 'application/epub+zip' ); return array_merge($mimes,$new_file_types); } add_filter('upload_mimes','add_custom_mime_types'); ?> User login only with e-mail and password Since WordPress Version 4.5, a user login is also possible with an e-mail address and the password. In addition, to annoy hackers and make WordPress a bit safer, you can only sign up with this code using email and password. // AHLBTech //WordPress Authentication remove_filter('authenticate', 'wp_authenticate_username_password', 20); // Authentication with E-Mail und Passwort add_filter('authenticate', function($user, $email, $password){ //Check for empty fields if(empty($email) || empty ($password)){ //create new error object and add errors to it. $error = new WP_Error(); if(empty($email)){ //No email $error->add('empty_username', __('ERROR: Email field is empty.')); } else if(!filter_var($email, FILTER_VALIDATE_EMAIL)){ //Invalid Email $error->add('invalid_username', __('ERROR: Email is invalid.')); } if(empty($password)){ //No password $error->add('empty_password', __('ERROR: Password field is empty.')); } return $error; } //Check if user exists in WordPress database $user = get_user_by('email', $email); //bad email if(!$user){ $error = new WP_Error(); $error->add('invalid', __('ERROR: Either the email or password you entered is invalid.')); return $error; } else{ //check password if(!wp_check_password($password, $user->user_pass, $user->ID)){ //bad password $error = new WP_Error(); $error->add('invalid', __('ERROR: Either the email or password you entered is invalid.')); return $error; }else{ return $user; //passed } } }, 20, 3); Stop users from changing their passwords The administration section of WordPress is the heart and the lungs of your website. You always ensure that the passwords given are very strong, so that attacks have no chance. Users, however, like to change the passwords given in very easy to remember and thus cracking variants. You can prevent this successfully! /** * * Stop Users changing password * */ class Password_Reset_Removed { function __construct() { add_filter( 'show_password_fields', array( $this, 'disable' ) ); add_filter( 'allow_password_reset', array( $this, 'disable' ) ); } function disable() { if ( is_admin() ) { $userdata = wp_get_current_user(); $user = new WP_User($userdata->ID); if ( !empty( $user->roles ) && is_array( $user->roles ) && $user->roles == 'administrator' ) return true; } return false; } } $pass_reset_removed = new Password_Reset_Removed(); Show ads after the xx paragraph If you want to earn money with your blog, then you can not avoid the use of advertising. You can use the popular Google Adsense for example. This snippet will display your ad units according to the paragraph you specify. /** * Show ads after the xx paragraph * */ add_filter( 'the_content', 'tb_insert_post_ads' ); function tb_insert_post_ads( $content ) { $ad_code = 'Here comes the promotional code. Either static advertising or Google Adsense.'; if ( is_single() && ! is_admin() ) { // The number before content determines where the code appears. Here after the second paragraph of an article. return tb_insert_after_paragraph( $ad_code, 2, $content ); } return $content; } // Parent Function that makes the magic happen function tb_insert_after_paragraph( $insertion, $paragraph_id, $content ) { $closing_p = ''; $paragraphs = explode( $closing_p, $content ); foreach ($paragraphs as $index => $paragraph) { if ( trim( $paragraph ) ) { $paragraphs .= $closing_p; } if ( $paragraph_id == $index + 1 ) { $paragraphs .= $insertion; } } return implode( '', $paragraphs ); } ?> View category list with RSS feeds Sometimes it can be handy to see all categories with the associated RSS feed addresses. It gets even better if you can use a WordPress shortcode to display the list everywhere - even in the text widgets. function tb_categories_with_feed() { $args = array( 'orderby' => 'name', 'feed' => 'RSS', 'echo' => false, 'title_li' => '', ); $string .= ' '; $string .= wp_list_categories($args); $string .= ' '; return $string; } // add shortcode add_shortcode('categories-feed', 'tb_categories_with_feed'); // Add filter to execute shortcodes in text widgets add_filter('widget_text', 'do_shortcode'); //------How to add ShortCode +The shortcode: lets you show the list where you want it. It also works within widgets. +In your theme, you can also use the shortcode:

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John Zimmel’s Advice on Branding & Growth Tactics for Overall Social Media

John Zimmel does what all other successful business leaders do; he surrounds himself with talent, but not always in the physical sense. One of those talented individuals is the highly-regarded multimedia expert, Gary Vaynerchuk.

Gary Vaynerchuk is an entrepreneur, best-selling author, inspirational speaker, social media leader, and mentor to many aspiring entrepreneurs. Gary’s messaging fits with John Zimmel’s vision to the T, and recently, Gary posted an article titled, “The $1.80 Instagram Strategy To Grow Your Business Or Brand.”

In this analogy of growing your brand and business specifically through Instagram, John Zimmel points out that the foundational message can be used on all social media platforms, and in life in general. The principal message ties into the $1.80 referenced in the title. Basically, Mr. Vaynerchuck is suggesting the following:

-Be a part of the conversation

-Engage with similar mindsets and goal-oriented people

-Leave Comments

-DM

-Be authentic and leave encouraging, thought-provoking messages or replies

-Make Meaningful Connections

-NEVER spam or clickbait your brand

Gary Vaynerchuck states, “The $1.80 Instagram strategy, which translates to leaving your personal .02 cents on the top 9 trending Instagram posts for 10 different hashtags that are relevant to your brand or business every single day. By the end, you haven’t just left your .02, but a full $1.80 of thoughts online in the specific category, niche, or industry you want to become a part of. I have always discussed how important it is, not only to build influence but to build community and become part of the conversation online.”

John Zimmel implements this $1.80 method into his Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and all other social media outlets, and real-world encounters. John uses hashtags and also search words depending on the platform in which he’s interested. John only connects when he feels empowered to do so.

John Zimmel said, “It’s not going to benefit you or your brand to connect or engage with individuals that you don’t respect or can’t stand behind. I ask myself if I would be comfortable talking to this person live, would I like to hang out with them, or would I want to exchange tips with them on a regular basis. However, if I believe there is a real connection to make, I make it without any hesitation.”

John Zimmel is a multimedia entrepreneur with several successful businesses in place. John has established himself as an ardent professional with a vision and plans for future development. He embraces new ideas and out-of-the-box thinking.

#johnzimmel

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telecomupdate · 8 years ago

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Broadband Accelerates Substantial Transformation in Development, says Global Report

Digital Inequality Between Developed and Developing Countries Grows; Ooredoo Reaffirms Commitment to Reduce this Gap across its Global Footprint

DOHA, Qatar, Sept. 25, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Broadband technologies are today driving substantial transformation in many development-related sectors, including health, education, financial inclusion and food security, making them a key accelerator towards achievement of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), says The State of Broadband 2017: Broadband Catalyzing Sustainable Development report released by the UN Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development.

The report has been released just ahead of the Commission's fall meeting in New York City on 17 September, and amid the UN General Assembly taking place 12-25 September 2017, also in New York.

According to the report, while 48% of the global population is now online, some 3.9 billion people still do not have Internet access, with the digital gap growing between developed and developing countries. In addition, only 76% of the world's population lives within access of a 3G signal, and only 43% of people within access of a 4G connection. The disparities in gender access are also becoming wider in developing countries.

"Broadband is crucial to connecting people to the resources needed to improve their livelihoods, and to the world achieving the Sustainable Development Goals," said ITU Secretary-General Houlin Zhao, who serves as co-Vice Chair of the Commission with UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova. "The goals for education, gender equality and infrastructure include bold targets for information and communication technology. The State of Broadband 2017 report outlines how broadband is already contributing to this and makes valuable recommendations for how it can increase this contribution into the future."

Sheikh Saud Bin Nasser Al Thani, Group CEO, Ooredoo, commented that: "The report shines a crucial light on the ongoing global challenge to help people across the world access the life-changing benefits of internet access. At Ooredoo, we continue to invest in mobile technology, people and resources that enable our communities – in particular underserved women and youth – to enjoy the internet and use it as a means to improve their lives and achieve their full potential. As we deploy the power of digital technology to give people access to the services and support they need, we urge governments, operators and regulators to continue working closely together to address the deepening digital inequality in global connectivity."

Ooredoo's commitment to reduce digital inequality stems from its core mission to make the internet accessible and enjoyable for everyone. This is highlighted within the report with several examples of Ooredoo's efforts to harness broadband for sustainable development including:

Ooredoo Myanmar's mAgri app Site Phyo, an app that provides farmers with localised weather information and best practices for growing and maintaining specific crops;

Ooredoo Maldives Smart Campus, an end-to-end solution for distance education offered in partnership with Microsoft, which enables educators to maintain their curriculums online; and

Indosat Ooredoo's Indonesia Belajar, a digital education programme that aims to use technology to help make education more available and accessible for children across Indonesia.

Delivery of this commitment rests on Ooredoo maintaining cutting-edge mobile technology across its global footprint, in both developed and developing markets. As such, Ooredoo has continued to invest in 5G-ready networks and in 2016, completed network modernisation programmes across all of the 10 countries it operates in.

This investment is recognised in the report with Qatar's path towards 5G highlighted in a dedicated viewpoint. Qatar is referenced as a regional pioneer in delivering cutting-edge broadband technology. The viewpoint observes that Qatar is one of a few nations around the world to have successfully tested 10 Gbps FTTH services, as well as completing one of the first 5G mobile trials in the MENA region, reaching speeds of 35.46 Gbps. Qatar is said to be on the brink of becoming a truly smart nation with the series of technological breakthroughs it has achieved demonstrating the potential of 5G for industry, society and individuals alike.

Issued annually, The State of Broadband report is a unique global snapshot of broadband network access and affordability, with country-by-country data measuring broadband access against key advocacy targets set by the Commission in 2011.

The report also examines global trends in broadband connectivity and technologies, reflects on policy and regulatory developments, as well as the applications of broadband for sustainable development. It also presents several policy recommendations.

Promoting investment in broadband connectivity from a broad range of sectors, the report notes, can help achieve the full potential of these technologies and bring the world closer to the goal of an inclusive digital society accessible by all.

About Ooredoo

Ooredoo is an international communications company operating across the Middle East, North Africa and Southeast Asia. Serving consumers and businesses in 10 countries, Ooredoo delivers the leading data experience through a broad range of content and services via its advanced, data-centric mobile and fixed networks.

Ooredoo served 138 million customers and generated revenues of USD 8.9 billion as of 31 December 2016. Its shares are listed on the Qatar Stock Exchange and the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange.

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About the UN Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development

Since its establishment in 2010 by ITU and UNESCO, the Broadband Commission has sought to promote the adoption of effective and inclusive broadband policies and practices in countries around the world, with a view to achieving more inclusive and sustainable development by empowering individuals and society through the benefits of broadband and on the basis of respecting human rights. The Broadband Commission comprises more than 50 leaders from across a range of government and industry sectors who are committed to actively assisting countries, UN experts and non-governmental organization teams to fully leverage the huge potential of information and communication technologies to drive new national SDG strategies in key areas like education, healthcare and environmental management. The Commission's outcomes have included an annual State of Broadband report since 2010.

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Voyager: A Fire of Devotion References: Part 1

I may have missed a few, but here is an I believe more than 95% complete list of references to other media I made in Part One of Star Trek Voyager: A Fire of Devotion.

From Chapter One:

The name for the gold shirt who died in the episode “Scientific Method” was never given in canon. The name used in AFoD was used from the non-canon version of that same character from the Voyager entry in the Section 31 novel series, titled “Shadow.”

From Chapter Three:

While the idea for having Harry Kim remember the “Year of Hell” was derived from the SF Debris review of that 2-part episode, the scene as it is written was envisioned by me as being in part like the series finale episode of Stargate SG-1.

“Creterakian onions” are a reference to the alien race called the Creterakian from Scott Sigler’s Galactic Football League series of novels. This is the first of many GFL reference scattered throughout this Voyager fic, including but not limited to race names and character names.

From Chapter Five: Transporter Chief Kitrick is named after Jess Kitrick, host of the (now defunct) YouTube shows Fool’s Gold and Superhero Rundown. She is currently an Assistant Editor on the YouTube series Rap Critic and co-host of the podcast Late Night With Bisexuals.

From Chapter Six: Seven of Nine’s thought, “I will make them suffer in ways they cannot imagine,” was a play on the following line from Buffy the Vampire Slayer;

Buffy: I will make him die in ways he can’t even imagine. *looks down* That probably would’ve sounded more commanding if I wasn’t wearing my yummy sushi pajamas.

The scene where Tom yells “Shit!” and Seven responds with “Langauge!” was intentionally referencing the exact exchange between iron Man and Captain America is Avengers: Age of Ultron.

From Chapter Seven:

Samantha calling Seven “Tiger” is a reference to the Peter Parker/Mary Jane Watson relationship from the Spider-Man comics before Queseda went and fucked it up- prior to One More Day. Sam’s decision to not make it a regular pet name was solely the author’s call.

Additional information about Omega used in this chapter but not in the original “The Omega Directive” episode were taken from the Star Trek TOS entry in the Section 31 novel series, titled “Cloak.”

Tom Paris quoting his father as saying ‘if you have to deny an action, it was a crappy action.’ is word-for-word a line taken from the video game Mass Effect 3. The original line is in reference to the organization known as Cerberus, which one could argue is the Mass Effect universe’s equivalent to Section 31.

Captain Janeway yelling Seven of Nine’s birth name to get her attention is a nod to/inversion of the scene in Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade where Indiana’s father uses his preferred name over his birth name for the first time in the movie to pull him away from trying to grab the Holy Grail.

From Chapter Eight:

In one paragraph, Seven picks up a pink, plush hippopotamus. This is a nod to Tara Deenihan, co-host of the web series What The Fuck Is Wrong With You, who is partially known for her love of hippos. Some of her quips from WTFIWWY also get used as lines during the course of A Fire of Devotion.

From Chapter Nine:

The reference to the homo-erotic subtext interpretation of Shakespeare's Coriolanus was inspired by the Brows Held High review of the recent film adaptation of that play.

The scene where Janeway tells Chakotay that her and Seven’s clash of personalities come from them being very much alike is abased on an exchange from an episode of the Babylon 5 spin-off series Crusade.

The Janeway line “Boy it sure is nice here in left field,” is a Gilmore Girls reference; specifically a line spoken by Rory when Lorelai makes a random comment about the actor William Holden.

#a fire of devotion #Part 1 #references

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minnievirizarry · 8 years ago

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8 Reasons Your Instagram Followers Aren’t Buying

Are you investing time, money and resources into Instagram, and only getting a handful of Likes and followers in return? While comments, Likes and new followers are great, they don’t always equate to new customers.

Although Instagram is mostly known as a great tool for branding and engagement, it can also be a direct source of new customers. The challenge is figuring out how to turn casual followers into leads and buyers.

If you’ve been struggling to convert on Instagram, here are eight reasons your followers aren’t buying.

1. You’re Hard Selling

Nothing turns people off more than the pushy salesperson, especially on social media. Since its inception, Instagram has placed a strict focus on content, creativity and capturing memorable moments. Posts about your latest specials and deals don’t always fit into that vision.

If you’re constantly selling on your Instagram page and not offering anything of value, there’s a good chance your followers notice and are completely turned off. Our Q3 2016 Index found that posting too many promotional messages is the No. 1 reason people unfollow brands on social media.

You can turn things around by sharing less self-serving content. Think about photo and video ideas that your audience would find useful or entertaining. You can even mix in your products and services to get the best of both worlds. For instance, the BulletJournal Instagram account regrams pictures of how customers use their product instead of solely generic images. This is a great way to demonstrate the value of your product without being overly promotional.

#Repost @bujo_nina with @repostapp ・・・ Happy Sunday!! This weekend mostly filled out ☺ I've enjoyed having so much space with this spread the last week but I know that from Monday I will be super busy with work, so back to a two page spread it will be! #bulletjournal

A post shared by Ryder Carroll (@bulletjournal) on Feb 20, 2017 at 1:00pm PST

2. You’re Not Promoting Enough

We just told you not to hard-sell, now we’re saying you’re not promoting enough. What’s the deal?

While posting too much promotional content can definitely be a turn off, some marketers fall on the other end of the spectrum and never post any type of marketing message. Ideally, you want to fall somewhere in the middle so that you’re giving value but also have the opportunity to get something in return when you need to.

In his popular book Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook, entrepreneur Gary Vaynerchuk recommends the process of give, give, give and then ask. What that means is you constantly give to your audience with no expectation of anything in return. Then when you actually do have something special to promote, you can ask without the fear of being spammy.

There’s no problem with being promotional or asking for something from your followers. The problem is when you start asking more frequently than you give value.

BestSelfCo, a company that sells products to motivate and improve productivity, is an excellent example of a company that has found a good balance. They share a healthy mix of promotional and non-promotional posts so that it’s not overbearing. Here’s a look at six posts in a row, only two of which feature their products.

As you can see, when you regularly share non-promotional posts, featuring your products every now and then isn’t disruptive at all. In fact, it helps your promotional posts stand out.

3. You’re Not Pushing Traffic to the Right Places

Let’s say you’ve found the right mix of promotional and non-promotional content and you’re able to get Instagram users to leave the app and go to your website, signup page or elsewhere. The next challenge is getting them to convert. If your Instagram traffic isn’t converting, there could be a chance that you’re not sending them to the right place.

Instagram gives you one clickable link in your bio and that’s it. You can’t add links to your captions, in replies or anywhere else. Most brands default to just using their website’s home page here, but that’s not always the best option. And here’s why.

A link to your home page might be great for people who have no idea what your company does and just want to check out your website. But that’s extremely broad and general. It doesn’t account for what people on Instagram want to see from your brand and it doesn’t give them any clue for what to do once they click through.

Instead, get strategic with where you’re sending your Instagram traffic.

For instance, you can use the link to promote your latest blog post, YouTube video or other content. Post a photo or video on you Instagram and direct people to click the link in your bio to read the full story.

Here’s an example from Mashable. They made a post featuring an eye catching image that referenced an old blog post.

#tbt to the early 20th century, when photographer Edward S. Curtis spent more than 20 years crisscrossing North America and photographing more than 80 different Native American tribes. Though Curtis sometimes posed and costumed his subjects to resemble an imagined pre-Columbian existence rather than their actual lives, his images represent one of the most expansive records of Native Americans of the time. For more, checkout the link in our bio. #retronaut

A post shared by Mashable (@mashable) on Feb 23, 2017 at 8:50am PST

Notice they direct people to go to the link in their bio for more information.

You could also send traffic to a landing page specifically made for people visiting from Instagram. Think about what your audience on Instagram wants to see and craft your copy and lead magnet around that. A lead magnet is simply something you’re giving away for free in exchange for the person’s email address or other information.

Foundr Magazine links to a lead magnet for an email swipe file in their bio.

When people click on the link, they’re taken to a landing page where they have to enter in their contact information and become leads Foundr can pursue.

Whether you’re sending traffic to your home page or a special landing page, it’s a good idea to add some context in your bio to guide people along. It can be as simple as a few words to explain what people should do on your site, or a brief description of what you’re linking to like Foundr did.

4. Your Site Isn’t Optimized for Mobile Devices

To go along with the previous tip, you need to make sure your website is fully optimized for mobile devices. This is particularly important for ecommerce or software companies that are trying to get people to make a purchase or signup for a trial. Your signup and checkout process needs to work just as well on a mobile device as it does on desktop since most Instagram users access the app through their phone or tablet.

You can start by plugging your website into Google’s mobile friendly tester. Passing this test in the minimum you can do. It simply shows whether or not your website is “easy to use” on a mobile device. It doesn’t necessarily mean everything functions as it should.

To go a step further, you should add your site in Google Search Console (GSC). This is Google’s dashboard that helps website owners get a better understanding of how their site is performing in the search engine as well as any issues that could affect your rankings.

GSC has a built in mobile usability tester that gives you a more in depth look into issues your website has on mobile devices.

The last line of defense is to actually go through your site on a mobile device as if you were someone visiting from Instagram. Test out any add to cart buttons, the signup process and anything else that could potentially cause problems for your audience.

5. You’re Not Tracking What’s Working

Remember what we said about posting the right type of content for your audience? If you’re not tracking, you’ll have no idea what that content looks like.

While you could use Instagram’s built in analytics, most businesses require something more in depth. Sprout’s Instagram analytics features give you in depth stats on your best performing content right down to which hashtags give you the most engagement.

Staying on top of your stats will help you make smarter decisions on what’s working and what could be improved on. There’s no need to guess or make assumptions. Use data to find out what type of content your audience wants to see from you.

6. You’re Not Being Strategic

In a survey from Trust Radius, 48% of businesses reported that developing a social media strategy was their biggest challenge on social. While you might be able to get away with just winging it for a bit, eventually not having a defined or thought out Instagram marketing strategy is going to hurt your ability to sell.

One of the main benefits of having a strategy in place is it allows you to build out a sales funnel for Instagram. Sending people to your home page and just hoping for the best leaves room for missed opportunities. While you’ll get the occasional visitor that converts on their first time, most people require a little more convincing before they trust you enough to become a customer.

With a sales funnel in place, you have the opportunity to nurture leads and warm them up for the sale. Check out our guide on how to create an Instagram marketing strategy to get started.

You’re Treating Instagram Like Every Other Platform

Instagram isn’t the same as Facebook, Twitter or any other network so you have to account for that in the way you approach it. For one, there’s the whole no clickable links issue we mentioned earlier. That alone makes it significantly different from what most marketers are used to.

Instead of strictly looking at Instagram as a way to directly result in sales, think of it from a branding perspective. It’s a way to stay in front of your audience and be discovered by new ones. But ultimately your goal should be to get that audience off of Instagram and onto your email list or another platform where they can be converted into a customer or lead.

7. You’re Not Evolving With the Platform

Instagram has made it clear that they’re not afraid to release new features. In 2016 the company released a wide range of updates from comment moderation to saved drafts and Instagram Stories. While these features are primarily to make the app more enjoyable for users, they also present new opportunities for brands as well.

If you’re still using Instagram the same way you were in 2015, it’s time to update take advantage of all the new features available. We’ve already seen brands like Tastemade jump on board Instagram Stories when many marketers were hesitant because they weren’t sure if it’d be able to go head to head with Snapchat.

Just like with any other social network, as they release new features and make changes, you should test it out and think of ways to use it to your advantage.

Ready to Get More Buyers on Instagram?

If you’ve been struggling to turn Instagram followers into buyers, hopefully the tips above will give you the boost you need. Focus on providing value, balancing promotional and non-promotional content and developing an Instagram marketing strategy. Over time you’ll start to reap the rewards of your efforts and go beyond getting Likes and followers to gaining leads and customers on Instagram.

This post 8 Reasons Your Instagram Followers Aren’t Buying originally appeared on Sprout Social.

from SM Tips By Minnie http://sproutsocial.com/insights/instagram-followers-not-buying/

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ahbusinesstechnology · 6 years ago

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The best code snippets Wordpress for you website

Before publishing this post, we already know how to add PHP functions in Wordpress via using tools. However, I want to share with you some useful functions that either you or any web developers need to know for customising website. Furthermore, these functions can make your website more responsive, more security and more cool. In addition, these function can save your money (without using paid plugin), save much time for coding and test. Therefore, I create a list of 20 cool customised functions that can support you to select the most essential FUNCTIONS that you really need for your website. These functions are compatible with most popular themes and most of Wordpress versions. Besides, I will update more functions in this post for easy reviewing. In addition, the table of content on the right sidebar will support you to navigate easily. Before implementing the process, you need to concentrate on some important steps. READ THIS CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU GO Backup you website Separate each function below for testing before officially activating. You can use plugin snippets or other plugins or separated it in function.php. During testing, if it conflicts, incompatible or make errors on your theme, you can remove it, safely. You just copy and paste PHP code to snippet plugin and activate it. It begins with "" I already tested all codes below, It works like a charm. So if you have question or error code that need for support. You can leave your comment below. I will give you feedback asap. It could be including "How to use" and "CSS" parts. "" shows you how to display the function's result in html markup or insert it directly into posts. Therefore, you do not need to copy it into function.php or code snippet. Besides, "" supports you to decorate Html code block. Code snippets compatibility: Wordpress version > 4.6 PHP ~ 7.xx

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Enqueue Google FontsThis function will add more style for your google font Make jQuery load from Google LibraryThe function support to load google library in front pages. Customize excerpt length and read more charactersSometimes you need a special length of the excerpt for a specific template. The following function can be used to set this length as desired. The good thing is that the excerpt length is not set globally, but each template can have its own length. // Deleting the original tag: // Exchange with this tag, and enter any length (in brackets): Enable Pagination LinksThe function enable pagination links in front page. You want the old »Older posts | Newer posts «Replace links with a cool number list? No problem, since the WordPress version 4.1 you need for the well-known plugin WP-PageNavi no longer. Now that's easy with on-board resources. /*---For the list to get a design, it still needs some CSS. Here are the styles that I use now and then. You still need to adjust it to your blog colors--*/ nav.pagination{position:relative;display:block;margin-top:20px} .page-numbers{margin:0;padding:0} .page-numbers li{list-style:none;margin:0 6px 0 0;padding:0;display:inline-block} .page-numbers li span.current{padding:10px 15px;background:#9FC65D;border:1px solid #9FC65D;display:block;line-height:1;color:#fff} .page-numbers li a{padding:10px 15px;background:#eee;color:#555;text-decoration:none;border:1px solid #eee;display:block;line-height:1} .page-numbers li a:hover{background:#9FC65D;border-color:#9FC65D;color:#fff} .screen-reader-text { clip: rect(1px,1px,1px,1px); position: absolute!important; height: 1px; width: 1px; overflow: hidden; } Replace WP login logo with customIf you feel so boring with old logo login style, you can replace it with your new logo as you want. Furthermore, if you are really proud of your WordPress website and have invested a lot of work in the design? Then go a step further and adjust the logo on the login page. It looks really good together with a background color of its own. #login h1 a, .login h1 a { background-image: url(/images/LOGO.png); background-size: 260px 110px; width: 260px; height: 110px; } Displays a custom Dashboard WidgetThis function supports to customised widget in dashboard. Allow different file formats in Media LibraryAs you know WP supports some kinds of type format when uploading and downloading process is executed. Moreover, this function will help your website to increase supportive WP function in upload and download activities. In addition, you want to upload special file formats to your WordPress library and get an error message? Then use this code and your problem is solved. The code allows the upload of the file formats ZIP , MOBI , PDF and EPUB . If you need more formats, you will find here the complete list of MIME types . Turn Off your self-referring PingbacksPingbacks and trackbacks are not bad features, tell them whether your articles have been referenced or linked to other websites. Unfortunately, WordPress has the bad ability to inform you about links to your articles on your own website. So you turn off these annoying news. Ping-backs affect negatively your SEO and also speed of loading your website. If you can disable it, you can enhance your speed loading of your website. Inject Post Images Into the RSS Feed By default, WordPress does not include post pictures in the RSS feed. That's the way you can add post images into RSS Feed. Responsive Videos – YouTube and VimeoIf your theme does not support responsive videos, then you can quickly set support for it yourself. A PHP function ensures an automatic embedding in a Div, the CSS specifications ensure the optimal scaling at every resolution. .embed-responsive.embed-responsive-16by9 { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; /* 16:9 */ padding-top: 25px; height: 0; } .embed-responsive.embed-responsive-16by9 iframe { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } /* This indication makes HTML5 videos responsive */ video { width: 100% !important; height: auto !important; } Custom SidebarsThis function supports you to customised sidebars area. Modifies tag cloud widget arguments to have all tags in the widget same font size Expanding Your User Profile With Further Social Media AccountsThe biographical details in your WordPress profile are quite meager. You do not have many options to link to all your social networks. With this code, you can add any of your social media accounts and quickly view them in the theme. Make Post Images Mandatory Read the full article

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The best code snippets Wordpress for you website

Before publishing this post, we already know how to add PHP functions in Wordpress via using tools. However, I want to share with you some useful functions that either you or any web developers need to know for customising website. Furthermore, these functions can make your website more responsive, more security and more cool. In addition, these function can save your money (without using paid plugin), save much time for coding and test. Therefore, I create a list of 20 cool customised functions that can support you to select the most essential FUNCTIONS that you really need for your website. These functions are compatible with most popular themes and most of Wordpress versions. Besides, I will update more functions in this post for easy reviewing. In addition, the table of content on the right sidebar will support you to navigate easily. Before implementing the process, you need to concentrate on some important steps. READ THIS CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU GO Backup you website Separate each function below for testing before officially activating. You can use plugin snippets or other plugins or separated it in function.php. During testing, if it conflicts, incompatible or make errors on your theme, you can remove it, safely. You just copy and paste PHP code to snippet plugin and activate it. It begins with "" I already tested all codes below, It works like a charm. So if you have question or error code that need for support. You can leave your comment below. I will give you feedback asap. It could be including "How to use" and "CSS" parts. "" shows you how to display the function's result in html markup or insert it directly into posts. Therefore, you do not need to copy it into function.php or code snippet. Besides, "" supports you to decorate Html code block. Code snippets compatibility: Wordpress version > 4.6 PHP ~ 7.xx

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