#Ami Shafrir

[nyancrimew]

stardom dreams, stalking devices and the secret conglomerate selling both

over the last half a year, @rhinozzryan and i have worked on an investigation into Tracki, a "world leader in GPS tracking", and ExploreTalent, one of the biggest talent listing services in the world. what the hell do those two have in common?

(feature art by @catmask)

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Ami Shafrir The Cultural Explorer

Ami Shafrir is a global explorer and zoologist. As of June 2011, Men's Journal ranked him as the ninth most courageous person in the world. Shafrir currently serves as the host of the mystery-solving television program EXPLAINED AND EXPLORED, which employs both outdated maps and cutting-edge technology. The program has been aired on the NTG Channel and Travel Channel since 2016. The SATWF Lowell Thomas Award was given to Ami, a contributor to the NYTIMES, VICE, Explorers Journal, Parts Unknown, and Roads & Kingdoms.

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Take a look at The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog, a playable visual novel developed by the @sonicthehedgehog social media team.

Just in time for this year's April Fools celebrations, The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog give the player the ability to "interrogate some of your favorite characters as you figure out what happened to Sonic."

It's Amy Rose's birthday, and she's hosting a murder mystery party on the Mirage Express! When Sonic the Hedgehog becomes the game's victim, everyone is off to get to the bottom of things. However, something feels a bit off - is this really an innocent game or is something more sinister afoot? New & familiar faces Interrogate some of your favorite characters as you figure out what happened to Sonic. Play as a new character who is starting their first day working on the Mirage Express, and meet the kind Conductor who is finally retiring from his long run with the train!

All aboard! Immerse yourself in the sights and sounds of the Mirage Express, featuring fully hand-drawn landscapes and characters. Canon or Headcanon? You know what they say: everything is canon*. *This is not a Sonic Team title, but we strongly believe in the power of headcanon!

The game was written by Ian Mutchler, with credits to Justin Thormann and executive producer Katie Chrzanowski. Greg Batha was the lead designer and programmer. Art was directed by Ellen Alsop. Character art directed by Min Ho Kim. Michal Shafrir was the producer and project manager.

The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog is available now on Steam for free.

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Life History Of Ami Shafrir in 2022

Ami Shafrir, a successful internet entrepreneur, began using the Internet in 1994 when he founded WorldSite networks Inc. From 1994 to 2000, Ami Shafrir was the owner of the 50,000-square-foot Beverly Hills structure in the 8670 block of Wilshire Boulevard. It had a high-speed fiber connection directly to the Internet at the time, making it the first structure in the neighborhood. In 1994, Ami started his own company, WorldSite, which offered website programming, online payment processing, and web hosting services. In addition, Ami owns a 75% stake in Federal Trance Tel, a billing firm with Birmingham, Alabama, offices (FTT). FTT was a major B2B long-distance service provider for commercial services like pay-per-call numbers, toll-free numbers, and pay-per-call numbers

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Ami Shafrir The American Businessman History 2022

In 1994, Ami Shafrir launched WorldSite networks Inc. and began using the Internet. In 1994, Ami started his own company, WorldSite, which offered website programming, online payment processing, and web hosting services. Because ComBill used his Internet billing platform, his idea was way ahead of its time. In addition, Ami owns a 75% stake in Federal Trance Tel, a billing firm with Birmingham, Alabama, offices (FTT). According to BigCrime.com, Ami Shafrir was involved directly or indirectly in more than 130 lawsuits and 15 bankruptcies between 2000 and 2004 as a result of the crimes the Nicherie brothers committed between 2000 and 2004.

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Ami Shafrir – A Successful Businessman in the US

Internet entrepreneur Ami Shafrir started using the Internet in 1994 when he established WorldSite networks Inc. Ami Shafrir owned the 50,000-square-foot building in the 8670 block of Wilshire Boulevard in Beverly Hills from 1994 to 2000. At the time, it was the first building in the area to have a high-speed fiber connection straight to the Internet. 

Ami founded his own business, WorldSite, in 1994, which provided web hosting services, online payment processing, and website programming. The websites of all the major Hollywood studios, including Paramount and Warner Bros., as well as some of the most well-known Hollywood movies of the time, such as Independence Day, were hosted by WorldSite.

world site was also a part of a business called ComBill, which processed online payments and provided services for companies that use the Internet as well as financial transaction online services, including credit and debit data and collection services, as well as the identification of payment and electronic money transfers fraud for clients around the world, both online and through computers.

ComBill's idea was well ahead of its time because of the utilization of his Internet billing platform. Ami Shafrir was promoting banks when she said that Internet billing and banking were the way of the future and that soon there will be very few physical branches of bank tellers.

 Many bankers mocked Ami Shafrir's fantastical forecasts, but we are aware of the reality of online banking and e-commerce now. One of the forerunners, Ami Shafrir, foresaw internet currencies like Bitcoin and BlockChain tokens in 1996, more than ten years before bitcoin was launched.

Ami also has a 75% stake in Federal Trance Tel, a billing company with offices in Birmingham, Alabama (FTT). For commercial services such as pay-per-call numbers, toll-free numbers, and pay-per-call numbers, FTT was a significant B2B long-distance service provider. FTT supplied billing services for tens of millions of dollars each month and has billing arrangements with all US long-distance carriers.

Although WorldSite.com, ComBill.com, and FTT businesses were destroyed as a result of any white-collar crime that might have been possible, including the forging of Ami's signatures, which was committed 25 times in the hands of convicted twins Daniel Nicherie and Abner Nicherie, who destroyed the Estate of Ami Shafrir engaged in, FTT was the first to have an Internet billing platform called UniversalBill existed before PayPal and provided services that were similar to PayPal

Ami Shafrir found himself in court between 2000 and 2004 as a result of the crimes the Nicherie brothers perpetrated between 2000 and 2004 and was involved directly or indirectly in more than 130 lawsuits and 15 bankruptcies as a result, according to BigCrime.com. Ami finally prevailed in each of this litigation about his name, amassing judgments totaling over $10 million against Daniel Nicherie's illegal operation, which are still uncollected.

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Ep 193: Kate Spencer

First Draft Episode #193: Kate Spencer

Kate Spencer, comedian, author of Dead Mom’s Club: A Memoir, and co-host of fabulous podcast Forever35 talks about the never-ending quest for confidence, exorcising grief and pain through writing, and how a podcast about serums became a podcast about feelings.

Links and Topics Mentioned In This Episode

Amy Poehler, comedian, actress, writer, and director, who is not from the same town Kate is from, but they both grew up “outside Boston”

Early on in childhood Kate fell for The BabySitter’s Club books by Ann M. Martin, and the Sweet Valley Twins series by Francine Pascal, and then she fell for Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery and Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm by Kate Douglas Wiggin and The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett.

Revisiting The Boxcar Children, written by Gertrude Chandler Warner, with her daughter was a special bonding experience

Hatchet by Gary Paulsen and other “kids surviving intense circumstances” books are so fascinating, right?!?

Kate’s eight-year-old daughter is plowing through Raina Telgemeier’s graphic novels, including Smile, Sisters, and Guts

The Fear Street books by R.L. Stine, It by Stephen King, and V.C. Andrews’ books like Flowers in the Attic and Petals on the Wind

The film Grease is not actually appropriate for young kids, it turns out

When she moved to New York City, Kate signed up for classes at the UCB Theater and rose through the ranks in the improv community

I basically demand that Kate read Vacationland: True Stories From Painful Beaches by John Hodgman because she went to college in Maine

The two writers I mention who went to Vermont College for Children’s Writing well into their careers are Ally Condie, author of Matched, The Last Voyage of Poe Blythe, and more (listen to her First Draft interview here) and Brendan Reichs, author of Nemesis, Virals, and co-author with Ally Condie of The Darkdeep

On Grief by C.S. Lewis was one of the only books out there for people experiencing loss for a long time

The poet Taije Silverman has written about the grief of caring for her dying mother, and Kate found her work while grieving for her own loss

Kate and her Forever35 podcast co-host Doree Shafrir’s conversation on the By the Book podcast, in which Kate discusses finding Twilight by Stephenie Meyer while grieving and how it inspired her to write

“How I Finally Let Go of Grief for my Dead Mom,” Kate’s piece in Buzzfeed about the pain of letting go of grief

Holly Root, founder of Root Literary, is Kate’s literary agent

Kate’s husband is Anthony King, who has written for TV shows Silicon Valley, Broad City, Search Party, Playing House and more, and he co-wrote Beetlejuice: The Musical which has been nominated for eight Tony Awards, including best musical

Kate is writing in Scrivener, a writing program

Elana K. Arnold, author of Damsel, What Girls Are Made Of, Infandous, A Boy Called Bat, and more (listen to her First Draft interviews here and here) said in her interview with me that she feels like she might be ready to move on from writing about anger and feminism

A Cup of Jo is the website and newsletter run by Joanna Goddard that is packed

Kate wants to be up front about the fact that Vinter’s Daughter sent her their Active Botanicals Serum, she did not buy it herself

The Call Your Girlfriend episode that walked through an OB-GYN appointment

Cat Winters, whose recent book, The Raven’s Tale, called for her to research Poe a ton. In that process she discovered that Edgar Allen Poe’s #1 hater outlived him, then wrote his obituary and his first biography, which has shaped how we think about Poe to this day. (Listen to Cat’s First Draft episode here)

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Ami Shafrir – A Successful Businessman in the US

Internet entrepreneur Ami Shafrir started using the Internet in 1994 when he established WorldSite networks Inc. Ami Shafrir owned the 50,000 square foot building in the 8670 block of Wilshire Boulevard in Beverly Hills from 1994 to 2000. At the time, it was the first building in the area to have a high-speed fibre connection directly to the Internet. Ami founded his own business, WorldSite, in 1994, which provided website programming, online payment processing, and hosting services. The websites of all the major Hollywood studios, including Paramount and Warner Bros., as well as some of the most well-known Hollywood movies at the time, such as Independence Day, were hosted by WorldSite.