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Fiji's tourism sector sees billions in investment

Investment in Fiji’s tourism sector has continued to grow over the years, with the implementation of 262 projects from 2007 to 2020, worth around FJ$1.6 billion. This was revealed by Deputy Prime Minister, Manoa Kamikamica, during the Fiji Tourism Investment Summit 2023. According to Kamikamica, the tourism sector has been the main beneficiary of these investments, with a focus on…

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Tim Tszyu vs Tony Harrison Fight Preview

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Published: March 10, 2023

Tim Tszyu (21-0, 15 KOs) faces Tony Harrison (29-3-1, 21 KOs) for the WBO Interim super welterweight title on Saturday, March 11 at the Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia.

Tszyu vs Harrison is aired live on Showtime in the US, with a UK broadcaster yet to be announced.

This is a showdown between two of the leading super welterweights in the world. Tszyu is the unbeaten 28-year-old on the ascension towards the summit of the 154 lbs, and Harrison is the battle-hardened, more experienced foe who has already been in 154 lbs deep waters and is looking to return there. 

Tszyu has looked very impressive in his quest to emulate the Hall of Fame career of his father Kostya Tszyu, arguably the greatest Australian boxer of all time. With this match-up against Harrison, Tszyu will be getting his first true taste of those super welterweight deep waters to gain a clearer perspective of whether he is cut from the same cloth as his father. 

Can Tszyu continue to shine, or will the slick and experienced Harrison prove to be the wrong move?

Tszyu was initially scheduled to face Jermell Charlo on January 28 in Las Vegas but Charlo pulled out because of a broken hand. 

Harrison may not have as complete and well-rounded a skill set as Charlo, but as far as backup options go, he is about as tough as it gets. Tszyu could definitely have opted for an easier road than the one he has chosen. If Tszyu loses to Harrison, it will cost him a shot at Charlo’s titles. If Tszyu wins, he will no longer just be a mandatory. He will be a truly worthy contender.

A lot of fighters give the impression they prioritize legacy over money, but that is not the case. It is purely a mindset of gain as much money as possible, with the least risk. Tim seems to genuinely want a legacy resembling his father’s, and his mindset is reflecting this. 

During their Face Off sit down in fight week, Tszyu was asked why he chose Harrison, to which he responded: “I think this is the biggest fight that could be made after the Charlo fight. He’s (Harrison) the next best in line, he’s the one that beat Charlo, so you know, fighting someone like that, that puts your name up there at the very top.”

Tszyu is entering this bout coming off the most important victory of his career. He survived a first-round knockdown against Terrell Gausha to defeat the respected Olympian via unanimous decision in March 2022. This win in Minneapolis was Tszyu’s first fight outside of his native Australia as a professional and suggested he is not just another famous fighter’s son. 

Tszyu may not be an exceptionally skilled technician or one-punch knockout artist, but he is tough and has a combination of determination, ability and strength that will pose problems for anybody at 154 lbs. Harrison’s technical ability is undoubted, but he has had a rollercoaster of a career.

Harrison was stopped by Jarrett Hurd in the ninth round whilst challenging for the vacant IBF super welterweight title in February 2017, before producing a stunning upset against Jermell Charlo four fights later in December 2018 to win his only world title, the WBC super welterweight belt. Charlo stopped him in the 11th round in the rematch in December 2019 to regain his WBC title.

Then, coming off a 16-month layoff and the loss of his father, Ali Salaam, due to the coronavirus, Harrison had a split decision draw with Bryant Perrella. Harrison’s most recent outing was against the dangerous Sergio Garcia in April 2022, easily outpointing Garcia to a 10-round unanimous decision to take the vacant WBC Silver title.

This Tszyu fight presents Harrison with the best chance he may ever have to secure a rubber match with the lineal and undisputed super welterweight champion, Charlo. 

In head-to-head match ups, Charlo and Harrison are currently tied. If Harrison defeats Tszyu, he will have the opportunity to settle that score once and for all.

At 32, Harrison is still in or near his prime, but there is miles on the clock, and he most likely has a shorter road left ahead in the sport than Tszyu. 

They say experience is the best teacher. Harrison believes his experience and road to get here has been much tougher than Tszyu’s, and that will make the difference. 

Harrison told FOX Sports Australia’s Ben Damon: “I don’t even know how he got here for Jermell, to be honest. You know what I mean? Like how did he – what steps did he take to get there? You know what I mean? I fought guys like [Jarrett] Hurd and Charlo, and then I was lining up to fight [Sebastian] Fundora. So, to get there my road was expensive. Like I had to expend a lot to get to my road back to Jermell.”

Harrison then continued to state: “Like what did he accomplish to get there, to say he’s next up to fight for every single one of the belts? Who did he beat? Who did he fight? You know what I mean? For me, I had to go through hell, the fire in America. You know what I mean? He don’t have those kind of complications, those obstacles that he had to hurdle over and go through to get there. You know what I mean? But I think this one will show you that it’s so many levels to why you shouldn’t skip levels.”

Harrison knows this is a make-or-break fight for him. Tszyu, as the younger fighter yet to reach the top, is likely the hungrier fighter. Harrison certainly has the ability to defeat Tszyu on foreign territory, but maybe Tszyu’s team are privy to information and a game-plan unbeknown to the rest of us, which gave them the confidence to pursue this option, not viewing it as a significant risk.

Mills Lane would have said it best: “Let’s Get It On!”

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The importance of retail experience design; Designing a valuable retail experience

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via Lauren Mathews, LEAP

Author Lauren Mathews explores the importance of total experience innovation in a hybrid world. Solis’ book, X: The Experience When Business Meets Design, couldn’t be more timely.

In her article, she writes…

90% of purchases are researched online before being made in-store.

Customers expect a memorable experience when shopping in stores. A retail store experience brings a brand’s story and values to life.

But retailers can’t rely on Instagrammable moments and digital screens alone to make their stores stand out. While these can be vital tools, brands must consider how they use technology to enhance the customer’s experience.

How do you build a lasting connection with your customer? To create a store experience that resonates, brands must evaluate every step of the customer journey.

The store experience is critical for driving customer loyalty. A valuable store experience will increase traffic, conversion, and lifetime customer value.

To do this, she recommends that retailers, 1) build brand awareness, 2) meet new consumer habits, and 3) drive engagement and loyalty.

Brands can’t rely on one blueprint to create an authentic experience. When designing your store experience, you should consider how you communicate your brand’s story across every touchpoint.

1. Use store design to bring the brand to life

2. Encourage customers to interact with your product

3. Create opportunities for engagement

4. Focus on personalized customer service

5. Reimagine the fitting room

6. Use technology to enhance the customer journey

Brands must be thoughtful about how they integrate technology. For Brian Solis, who leads Global Innovation at Salesforce, digital tools should create a seamless customer journey.

Solis believes that technology brings otherwise transactional moments to life when it is invisible, designed to enhance the experience. He shared in a special McKinsey interview that explored retail in 2030, “Technology should not feel intrusive and suffocating. It should be in the background.”

Solis believes that the future of retail embraces a continuous practice of customer empathy, experience innovation, and the integration of seamless technology and digital solutions to reimagine stores and journeys forward…

“Retailers can no longer just build fixed structures and rely on a business model based on, “How much can we squeeze out of this design before we need a remodel?” The business model is remodeling. It’s about being agile, evolving, staying culturally relevant.”

Solis recently shared his views on CX at the Salesforce Retail and Consumer Goods Summit in Melbourne, Australia. CX is more than customer experience. We must remind ourselves that it’s the “customer’s experience.” The importance of this is emphasized by adding an apostrophe to make CX possessive.

The customer, after all, owns their experience. And the standard for mediocre and exceptional experiences is shaped by everything in their life, beyond retail. Your sources for inspiration starts by exploring the best and worst experiences in every facet of the consumer lifestyle as they evolve.

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Utah is not solidly greenon the nation’s COVID-19 map with solely low neighborhood ranges of the virus now that Summit County’s case counts and hospitalizations are up, in accordance with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Summit County’s medium standing, the one yellow on the Utah map, comes as different components of the nation, particularly the northeast, are at excessive neighborhood ranges for the virus. New York City has been placed on “high COVID alert” by public well being officers there, freelancertamal reported. Masking in public indoor settings in New York City is being strongly really helpful, however New York City Mayor Eric Adams, who lately had COVID-19, stated Monday, “we’re not at the point of mandating masks” as a result of hospitals haven't but been overwhelmed by virus sufferers. The CDC modified the best way COVID-19 threat ranges are calculated by county nationwide earlier this 12 months after omicron despatched case counts skyrocketing. Now it takes double the variety of weekly circumstances per 100,000 residents, 200, to be thought-about at a excessive stage of transmission.New metrics are additionally being thought-about by the CDC, together with the variety of hospital admissions for the virus in addition to what number of hospital beds are stuffed with COVID-19 sufferers. Those are seen as a extra correct illustration of severity, and assist offset what are seemingly suppressed case counts since dwelling take a look at outcomes go unreported. Utah changed its personal metrics for figuring out threat with the CDC map as a part of Gov. Spencer Cox’s “steady state” response to the pandemic that turned over most testing and therapy to non-public suppliers. The Utah Legislature has restricted the power of state and native public well being officers to impose masks mandates or different measures. Under the governor’s plan, the Utah Department of Health solely updates the state’s COVID-19 numbers as soon as every week, on Thursdays, so the division is ready to see if extra counties within the state be a part of Summit in transferring to a better threat stage, spokeswoman Charla Haley stated. Cases are rising in Utah because of the identical new variations of omicron spreading by the northeast. Last week, greater than two-thirds of wastewater therapy websites monitored by the state for traces of the virus as a key indicator of unfold confirmed elevated ranges. At the CDC’s medium stage, folks at excessive threat are suggested to seek the advice of with their well being care supplier about whether or not they need to be sporting masks and taking different precautions. The CDC now solely recommends common indoor masking for counties at a excessive stage of transmission threat. window.fbAsyncInit = function() FB.init( appId : '528443600593200', xfbml : true, version : 'v2.9' ); ; (function(d, s, id) var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = " fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); (document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));

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How a beekeeper helped Akron police find the suspect in a Lyft driver's death AKRON, Ohio — A beekeeper for a dozen years, Sarah Smithers was tending to some of her honey bees around 5 p.m. Sunday when she was startled by the sound of gunshots on East Buchtel Avenue in Akron. ‘It was like, ‘What the hell?'” Smithers said. “I saw a dude with a gun shooting.” What Smithers didn’t realize at the time was that the gunfire killed 48-year-old Kristopher Roukey, a Lyft driver and a married father of two from Hudson. Courtesy of family. Kristopher Roukey Smithers, who was wearing half of her white bee suit, stood out and feared she could become the next shooting victim so she quickly took steps to protect herself. “I backed the hell up,” she said. Bob Jones / News 5 Sarah Smithers recounts how she heard shots fired and took photos of a murder suspect in Akron. Smithers took cover behind some trees and then grabbed her cell phone. She took four pictures of the suspect as he walked down the street. “There was a lot of adrenaline. I will say that much. I didn’t know if he was gonna shoot me too, so I’m taking pictures as fast as I can and backing up,” Smithers told News 5. “Shoot somebody in broad daylight and just walk away? I mean, get him!” Bob Jones / News 5 Sarah Smithers took four pictures of what would turn out to be the suspect in the murder of a Lyft Driver in Akron. Smithers then called 911 and in a calm voice detailed what she witnessed. “I just saw a guy shoot at a car as he walked down the street and then he just put it in his pocket and just kept walking. I got a picture of him,” she told the operator. She also told the operator that the man was wearing a blue hoodie and a blue mask and was heading west on Buchtel. “Then I noticed all the cops coming around so I flagged one down and showed them the pictures on my phone just to get a better description so they’d know exactly what they were looking at,” Smithers explained. Sarah Smithers One of the photos Sarah Smithers took of the murder suspect. The next day, police arrested their suspect, 23-year-old Kahlyl Powe, in the same neighborhood. Police said Powe was a passenger in Roukey’s car and shot the driver after getting of the vehicle. Detectives have not mentioned a motive. RELATED: 23-year-old arrested in connection to Sunday shooting in Akron Powe has pleaded not guilty to murder and is being held in the Summit County Jail on a $1 million bond. RELATED: Bond set at $1 million for suspect in shooting death of ride-share driver from Hudson Akron police said the efforts of the beekeeper-turned-witness made a big difference in the early stages of the investigation. Lt. Michael Miller believes Powe is the man Smithers photographed. “I think it’s immeasurable from the standpoint it really dictated the momentum, the early momentum that the investigation took,” Miller said. Miller said the department intends to talk to Summit County Crimestoppers to discuss the possibility of giving Smithers a reward for her role in helping police solve the high-profile murder. “Undeniably, her information did assist us greatly,” Miller said. Smithers appreciates the reward consideration but stressed that’s not the point of what she did. “I just wanted to make sure the cops had every information I could think of to find him as fast as they could,” she said. With the suspect locked up, Smithers said her thoughts are with Roukey and getting justice for his family. “It makes me really happy to know that maybe I had something in getting the guy who did this,” she said. window.fbAsyncInit = function() FB.init( appId : '117981068372285', xfbml : true, version : 'v2.9' ); ; (function(d, s, id) var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = "http://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js"; js.async = true; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); (document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk')); Source link Orbem News #akron #beekeeper #Death #Drivers #Find #Helped #Lyft #Police #Suspect

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Tim Tzsyu vs Tony Harrison Fight Preview

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Published: March 10, 2023

Tim Tszyu (21-0, 15 KOs) faces Tony Harrison (29-3-1, 21 KOs) for the WBO Interim super welterweight title on Saturday, March 11 at the Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia.

Tszyu vs Harrison is aired live on Showtime in the US, with a UK broadcaster yet to be announced.

This is a showdown between two of the leading super welterweights in the world. Tszyu is the unbeaten 28-year-old on the ascension towards the summit of the 154 lbs, and Harrison is the battle-hardened, more experienced foe who has already been in 154 lbs deep waters and is looking to return there. 

Tszyu has looked very impressive in his quest to emulate the Hall of Fame career of his father Kostya Tszyu, arguably the greatest Australian boxer of all time. With this match-up against Harrison, Tszyu will be getting his first true taste of those super welterweight deep waters to gain a clearer perspective of whether he is cut from the same cloth as his father. 

Can Tszyu continue to shine, or will the slick and experienced Harrison prove to be the wrong move?

Tszyu was initially scheduled to face Jermell Charlo on January 28 in Las Vegas but Charlo pulled out because of a broken hand. 

Harrison may not have as complete and well-rounded a skill set as Charlo, but as far as backup options go, he is about as tough as it gets. Tszyu could definitely have opted for an easier road than the one he has chosen. If Tszyu loses to Harrison, it will cost him a shot at Charlo’s titles. If Tszyu wins, he will no longer just be a mandatory. He will be a truly worthy contender.

A lot of fighters give the impression they prioritize legacy over money, but that is not the case. It is purely a mindset of gain as much money as possible, with the least risk. Tim seems to genuinely want a legacy resembling his father’s, and his mindset is reflecting this. 

During their Face Off sit down in fight week, Tszyu was asked why he chose Harrison, to which he responded: “I think this is the biggest fight that could be made after the Charlo fight. He’s (Harrison) the next best in line, he’s the one that beat Charlo, so you know, fighting someone like that, that puts your name up there at the very top.”

Tszyu is entering this bout coming off the most important victory of his career. He survived a first-round knockdown against Terrell Gausha to defeat the respected Olympian via unanimous decision in March 2022. This win in Minneapolis was Tszyu’s first fight outside of his native Australia as a professional and suggested he is not just another famous fighter’s son. 

Tszyu may not be an exceptionally skilled technician or one-punch knockout artist, but he is tough and has a combination of determination, ability and strength that will pose problems for anybody at 154 lbs. Harrison’s technical ability is undoubted, but he has had a rollercoaster of a career.

Harrison was stopped by Jarrett Hurd in the ninth round whilst challenging for the vacant IBF super welterweight title in February 2017, before producing a stunning upset against Jermell Charlo four fights later in December 2018 to win his only world title, the WBC super welterweight belt. Charlo stopped him in the 11th round in the rematch in December 2019 to regain his WBC title.

Then, coming off a 16-month layoff and the loss of his father, Ali Salaam, due to the coronavirus, Harrison had a split decision draw with Bryant Perrella. Harrison’s most recent outing was against the dangerous Sergio Garcia in April 2022, easily outpointing Garcia to a 10-round unanimous decision to take the vacant WBC Silver title.

This Tszyu fight presents Harrison with the best chance he may ever have to secure a rubber match with the lineal and undisputed super welterweight champion, Charlo. 

In head-to-head match ups, Charlo and Harrison are currently tied. If Harrison defeats Tszyu, he will have the opportunity to settle that score once and for all.

At 32, Harrison is still in or near his prime, but there is miles on the clock, and he most likely has a shorter road left ahead in the sport than Tszyu. 

They say experience is the best teacher. Harrison believes his experience and road to get here has been much tougher than Tszyu’s, and that will make the difference. 

Harrison told FOX Sports Australia’s Ben Damon: “I don’t even know how he got here for Jermell, to be honest. You know what I mean? Like how did he – what steps did he take to get there? You know what I mean? I fought guys like [Jarrett] Hurd and Charlo, and then I was lining up to fight [Sebastian] Fundora. So, to get there my road was expensive. Like I had to expend a lot to get to my road back to Jermell.”

Harrison then continued to state: “Like what did he accomplish to get there, to say he’s next up to fight for every single one of the belts? Who did he beat? Who did he fight? You know what I mean? For me, I had to go through hell, the fire in America. You know what I mean? He don’t have those kind of complications, those obstacles that he had to hurdle over and go through to get there. You know what I mean? But I think this one will show you that it’s so many levels to why you shouldn’t skip levels.”

Harrison knows this is a make-or-break fight for him. Tszyu, as the younger fighter yet to reach the top, is likely the hungrier fighter. Harrison certainly has the ability to defeat Tszyu on foreign territory, but maybe Tszyu’s team are privy to information and a game-plan unbeknown to the rest of us, which gave them the confidence to pursue this option, not viewing it as a significant risk.

Mills Lane would have said it best: “Let’s Get It On!”

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The Men of TERMS: Writing A Series, Working As A Team, Walking On Water, Living Your Creative Dream

Walking On Water — A Conversation with writer-director-actor Rob McCollum, Men of TERMS, Part 3

  MAXXIMILLIAN PRESENTS: THEMATIC IS A PODCAST TO FORTIFY YOUR CREATIVITY FEATURING CREATIVES, INNOVATORS, WRITERS, ARTISTS, AND SCIENTISTS. MUSICAL FEATURES RANGING IN STYLE FROM CLASSICAL TO FUNK ARE PRESENTED IN EACH EPISODE TO SHINE A LIGHT ON MAXXIMILLIAN'S FAVORITE—SOMETIMES OBSCURE—MUSICAL DISCOVERIES.

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  Episode Guest: Writer-Director-Actor Rob McCollum Also known for TERMS Political Thriller Audio Drama Rob's episode is the third installment of a trio. TERMS is a political thriller audio drama, preparing for their next season. It's absolutely excellent. Highly recommended. It's not about politics, it's about people in politics, and it'll have you you on the edge of your seat! In addition to creative strategies, and writing an episodic series with a team, writer-director-actor Rob McCollum of the riveting political audio drama TERMS and writer Maxximillian Dafoe (Award-nominated Afterlife Audio Drama, Mollyville Modern Radio Drama, Host of THEMATIC podcast—that’s me!) discuss the real bogeyman in American politics—and it's not who you think.   Discussed in this episode:

Personal Politics vs. Issue-based Politics

The Media’s role in shaping political narratives

  Writing an episodic series—working together as a team

Maxximillian shares how she begins her projects

Rob shares how he begins his writing projects

Writing Treatments

Different roles for writers

Script Doctoring

  Parting the Sea (of your own limiting beliefs)

How to defend your dreams from destitution

How to walk on water — Yes, really!

  Using social media to make yourself accountable

The benefits of an Accountability Buddy

  Take It Home — It’s great when we hear about interesting people and things, but don’t let these gems slip by you, take it further! These people, events and organizations will likely inspire you. Take a closer look, you may discover these signposts lead to people and experiences you’ve been wanting in your life!

The World Domination Summit 2018 (Portland, OR)

Chris Gilbo ($100 Entrepreneur)

Jason Roberts (Social Activist, Better Block Initiative, Ted Talks)

  In Men of TERMS, Part 3, Rob mentions my Mollyville Modern Radio Drama, a dystopian romance for the adventurous expatriate that lives within you. Mollyville Modern Radio Drama is also available on Apple Podcasts.

  During the interview, we discuss inspiration and where we find it, and I share what inspired me to write AFTERLIFE. It's a novel and a podcast, the award nominated Afterlife Modern Radio Drama, a paranormal satire lives here, take a listen.   In case you missed it, follow the links below and listen to the Making Creative Endeavors Your Full-Time Job with the creator of  TERMS, Lindsay Graham, followed by the episode with writer-actor Michael Federico. Each has a unique perspective and creative process and touches on different areas of writing with a team, managing expectations, making your creative life dream a reality, and more.

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Slow Curves by Split Phase is licensed under a Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. Thunder Dub by Split Phase is licensed under a Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. Be Sweet by Marco Trovatello is licensed under a Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Germany License. Ambient-M (2003) by Antony Raijekov is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License. Auf der anderen Seite by Wolf Nilson Trio is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 2.0 Germany License. Unknown by Split Phase is licensed under a Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. Ode To A Baby Snowstorm by Ghostly Dust Machine is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License. Ultradivine by Split Phase is licensed under a Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. Scarlet Fire by Otis McDonald is copyright free.  

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CRYPTOGLOBE: Beyond Money-Motivated Projects – The State and Promise of web3

Some helpful advice on Content & Video Marketing.

via Siamak Masnavi of CRYPTOGLOBE

On Monday (June 13), American serial entrepreneur and technology investor Kevin Rose commented on Ethereum, Web3, and the current crypto market conditions.

Rose currently works as a partner at True Ventures, where he is focused on “blockchain (NFTs, cryptocurrency, DeFi), consumer internet, and health/wellness.” He also hosts the “PROOF” and “Modern Finance” podcasts.

Some of Rose’s angel investments are Twitter, Square, Foursquare, Nextdoor, Blue Bottle Coffee, and Facebook.

On Monday, Rose told his over 1.6 million followers on Twitter that no matter how low the Ethereum ($ETH) price gets in the current bear market, projects that are more interested in the technology and the promise of Web3 — rather than focuses solely on how much money they can make — will continue to build.

These are the market conditions that discourage money-motivated projects. There is no ETH price at which web3 becomes less interesting. Back to work.

— KΞVIN R◎SE (,) (@kevinrose) June 13, 2022

On February 28, at the (virtual) Web 3.1 Leadership Summit, Brian Solis, who is a Global Innovation Evangelist at Salesforce, as well as an award-winning author and world-renowned futurist, gave the keynote speech.

In this speech, Solis “spoke about where we are and where we need to be, to leave the world better off than it is.”

He said, “the top 9% of accounts in web3 hold 80% of the $41 billion dollar market value of NFTs, the top 2% own 95% of the $800 billion supply of bitcoin, and 0.1% of bitcoin miners are responsible for half of all mining output.” He went on to say that “Web3 is not supposed to be about this elitism or exclusivity”, and in fact, it is “supposed to be built on transparency, accountability, security, decentralization, trustless networks, and community.”

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'Her Next Adventure:' Boy Scouts of America aiming to recruit more girls to join their troops in Northeast Ohio NEW FRANKLIN, Ohio — Being a scout is all Naomi Amiot used to dream about. “It feels like it’s part of my own skin when I put it on. It feels part of me. I feel comfortable in it. It’s wonderful,” she said while buttoning her uniform top. “I remember growing up in my brother’s pack. I was doing all the activities. I was going camping with my brothers in the pack.” She says it was the pack that helped mold her as a little girl. “I’ve learned more life skills in BSA Scouts than a lot of my life.” But she says because she is a girl, she was left behind. “One day I asked my mother when am I allowed to join? But I couldn’t. When they joined the troop, it was like okay now what for me? It was weird seeing my bothers age up and move on without me. It was like I was sitting still while everyone else was still moving,” Naomi explained. Her mother, Jodie Amiot, says she and her husband were torn trying to make sure their sons and daughter felt supported. “Knowing that she wasn’t a member of the group was hard…you wonder well maybe I shouldn’t be involved with the boys in the pack then she and I can do stuff together, but you don’t want to do that,” she said. “I teach all my kids, each of my kids to be the best version of themselves they can be. Part of the challenge of that is also figuring out who you are in order to be able to accomplish that.” To help cope and find a pack of her own, Naomi joined girl scouts but said it “wasn’t really for me.” Then news came that Boy Scouts of America would allow girls to join. It wasn’t long after her mother sprung into action founding troop 7335 with Naomi. “It wasn’t even a question like my husband and I knew if she wanted to do it then we would create a troop for her.” The troop is under the Boy Scouts of America Great Trail Council, which serves Medina, Portage, Summit and Trumbull counties. “What we’re looking to do is to give the girls who have experience scouting with their brothers the same experience that their brothers have had,” said Shannon Sinex, Boy Scouts of America Great Trail Council Field Director. “We’re not trying to compete with Girls Scouts. They’re very popular here and are great. This is just another option.” Her Next Adventure For the first time since Boy Scouts of America announced girls are welcomed to join, the Great Trail Council in Northeast Ohio is hosting a recruiting event called “Her Next Adventure.” The event will be Saturday, May 8 from 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. at Camp Manatoc, located in Peninsula. Girls in grades 5-9 who are not currently registered in Scouts are invited to participate to see what being a scout is all about. The event will be held at Camp Manatoc, located in Peninsula. Activities will BBs, Archery, Dutch Oven Cooking and climbing. Lunch will also be included. For those who have registered, you will need to bring a completed COVID Pre-screening form as well as Parts A and B of the medical form for all participants (youth, adult, and staff). Part C of the medical form is not required. Forms can be downloaded online. To access, click here. window.fbAsyncInit = function() FB.init( appId : '117981068372285', xfbml : true, version : 'v2.9' ); ; (function(d, s, id) var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = "http://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js"; js.async = true; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); (document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk')); Source link Orbem News #7335 #Adventure #Aiming #America #boy #girl #girls #her #join #Naomi #Nature #nextadventure #NorthEast #Ohio #recruit #Scouts #Troop #Troops

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A look at the Fighting Life of Terence ‘Bud’ Crawford

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Published: March 31, 2022

Terence ‘Bud’ Crawford has been a pound-for-pound elite mainstay in boxing for the best part of a decade. Bud is undefeated and in his prime, and it will take either Father Time or an All-Time Great performance by an opponent to beat him.

However, the journey to the top has not been an easy one and has been one worthy of moulding such a tough, special fighter.

Terence was raised in Omaha, Nebraska, by a single mother on a street that has since been renamed “Terence ‘Bud’ Crawford Street.”

Crawford’s mother, Debra, brought him up with a certain type of tough love. When Terence was born, his father branded him ‘a million dollar’ baby, a world champion, to which Debra responded he “wouldn’t be shit”. Growing up, Debra offered $10 to any kid who could beat Terence up on the streets. Later, prior to his first title shot against Ricky Burns, Debra told Terence he was ‘gonna get his ass kicked.

Crawford’s induction to fighting was as a kid on the streets of Omaha before entering the boxing gym and looking to take his fighting to the next level in the boxing arena.

Shortly after Crawford’s professional debut in 2008, a setback, and major re-awakening, occurred. Whilst shooting dice with some neighbourhood gangsters in North Omaha, Bud returned to his car to count his winnings. A gun bullet then grazed Crawford’s skull. This near-death incident was a huge wake-up call for Crawford, which made him put his previous life entirely behind him and dedicate himself to a new life which has carried him to the summit of professional boxing.

Crawford is the best finisher in the sport today. Once he hurts an opponent, he will pounce and get them out of there. There are really good fighters, and there are special fighters. The special ones have that “It” factor. Crawford has it. He is as complete a fighter as any in recent memory. Crawford is arguably the greatest switch hitter in the history of boxing in his seamless way of switching from orthodox to southpaw, or vice versa, and is a great counter-puncher. There’s the silky skills, power, toughness, poise, and vicious killer’s instinct, but there’s also his supreme confidence and competitiveness. The heart and doggedness. The intangibles that make him an extremely difficult individual to beat.

Crawford once said: “When it’s time to fight, it’s time to fight. At the end of the day, it’s going to be me or you, and I’m coming.”

In March 2013, Crawford moved up to super lightweight and fought the hard-hitting Colombian, Breidis Prescott, on less than two weeks’ notice and prevailed via unanimous decision. In a display of ring IQ and superior speed, Crawford shocked the world and took Prescott apart. With this win, the Nebraskan improved to 20-0, and his career was starting to take off.

After working his way up the rankings, Crawford received his first title shot for the WBO lightweight title against Burns in Glasgow, Scotland, in March 2014.

Teddy Atlas has repeatedly referred to Crawford as the best switch hitter and most instinctive fighter he has ever seen. During this fight, Crawford’s natural fighting instincts came to the fore for all to see. Bud switched effortlessly between orthodox and southpaw throughout the fight to outfight and outbox Burns, and with a clear points victory, he inflicted Burns’ first loss in seven years and became the new WBO lightweight champion of the world.

Crawford’s first defense was against an undefeated Yuriorkis Gamboa in front of his hometown fans at the CenturyLink Center in Omaha.

Gamboa was a 2004 Olympic gold medalist on the come-up through the professional ranks. Crawford’s switch-hitting prowess strengthened him both offensively and defensively and yet again enabled him to prevail in style. With a scintillating display, Crawford scored a ninth-round stoppage and introduced himself as a star to the boxing world.

His final title defense at 135 lbs came against arguably the second-best lightweight in the world in Raymundo Beltran. In a constant running theme throughout Crawford’s career, Crawford has always been in with supposedly the toughest opponent of his career.

Nevertheless, Crawford proceeded to close out 2014 by scoring a 12-round shut-out against the Mexican warrior to win his first Ring Magazine world title.

With nothing left to accomplish at lightweight, Crawford commenced 2015 by making a move up to the 140 lbs division.

Just over a year after claiming his first WBO title at lightweight, Crawford fought for the vacant WBO super-lightweight title in April 2015 against Thomas Dulorme. In what has become very common during Crawford’s championship fights, Bud produced a commanding, highly skilled performance to stop Dulorme in the sixth round after three knockdowns to become a two-weight division champion.

Crawford’s exploits throughout the next two years established him as the most dominant champion at 140 lbs since it was “Hawk Time” in the early 1980s when Aaron Pryor was the top dog of the division.

After two successful title defenses against Dierry Jean and Henry Lundy, Crawford had a unification showdown with WBC super lightweight champion Viktor Postol. Postol was viewed as the main man of the 140 lbs division and a legitimate threat to Crawford’s unbeaten record. Nevertheless, Crawford had no regard for the script. On July 23, 2016, Crawford displayed a masterclass. With his vicious counters, movement, poise, a vast array of punches, and precise shots, Crawford out-classed Postol with another highly skilled performance. The only thing left for Crawford at 140 lbs was to unify all the belts.

After two successful defenses of his WBC, WBO, and Ring Magazine titles against John Molina Jr and Felix Diaz, Crawford faced WBA and IBF champion Julius Indongo in an attempt to become the first undisputed 140 lbs champion during the four-belt era. As a skillful, awkward, rangy, hard-hitting southpaw, Indongo was viewed as a dangerous opponent for Crawford. When fight night arrived, from the opening bell, Crawford displayed his versatility to fight out of the southpaw stance, stifling Indongo with his superior speed. In the second round, a brutal right to the body followed by a straight left to the head dropped the Namibian to the canvas. In the third round, a vicious and quite literally breath-taking left to the body made Indongo drown on the canvas, and Crawford became the undisputed super lightweight champion of the world.

After cleaning out the 140 lbs division, the next step for ‘Bud’ was to move up to welterweight, the most talent-laden division in history, and attempt to wreak havoc there.

In June 2018, in his first fight at 147 lbs, Crawford dominated and battered Jeff Horn for eight rounds and dropped the Aussie in round 9 before the referee mercifully stopped the fight in the ninth, making Bud the WBO welterweight champion.

After four defenses of his title against mediocre opposition came Crawford’s toughest career opponent by far in Shawn Porter. As the boogeyman of the welterweight division, Crawford had been unable to land a meaningful fight at 147 lbs, and so a showdown against a game and always-ready Porter, who had faced every elite welterweight of his era, was refreshing and a legacy-builder for Bud.

Porter put forth a fierce effort with constant effective aggression, with his lunging power shots and rough inside punching. However, Crawford continued to gather information as the rounds passed by and made adjustments. With time, Crawford has really come into his own as a welterweight. He has filled out and carries genuine power at the weight, stopping all his opponents at 147 lbs. This power showed in the tenth round, with Crawford becoming the first man to ever stop Porter following two knockdowns. At the 1:21 mark of round 10, Porter’s father and trainer, Kenny Porter, jumped on the ring apron to call a halt to the fight.

As a two-weight lineal champion and three-weight division champion with 16 title fights, Crawford has already amassed a Hall of Fame career. With his great boxing skills, terrific adaptability, and vicious killer’s instinct when required, it’s like we are witnessing a modern-day Marvelous Marvin Hagler when watching Crawford in full flow. He has that same chip on his shoulder. However, for Crawford to get the recognition his talent deserves and be recognized in the same breath as all-time greats such as Hagler, he must face and defeat Errol Spence Jr, the other leading welterweight of his generation. If Crawford and Spence don’t face one another, it will go down as one of the biggest disasters in boxing history, with two elite, undefeated, pound-for-pound stars, both welterweights, competing in the same era, both in their prime and not fighting.

In a recent interview with Behind The Gloves, Crawford said: “If I can’t get the Spence - Ugas winner, I would love to get the Jermell (Charlo) - Castano winner.”

When speaking about Crawford and Spence on the Club Shay Shay podcast, Mike Tyson recently said: “These guys have gotta want to be immortal. I wanted to be immortal. I wanted the world to know my name until the end of time.”

Crawford is a generational talent, and if Spence prevails against Yordenis Ugas and the Spence fight cannot be made for Crawford, an undisputed showdown at 154 lbs would be the greatest alternative. Bud’s aspirations of sealing an undisputed fight in the near future at 147 or 154 lbs to become a two-weight undisputed champion is the sort of accomplishment that will seal all-time great status and the immortality that Tyson referred to.

Whether Crawford manages one of these “Dare to be Great” fights in these final years of his career remains to be seen, but his legacy will depend on it.

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FAIRMONT — It’s that time of year again when some of the city of Fairmont’s recreational amenities go into hibernation.

The process of closing up Fairmont’s parks began last week and will continue through this week, Nick Lardy, park and street supervisor, told the Fairmont Park Board. Water has been shut off at the parks, and restroom facilities have been closed.

Lardy said some of the lesser-used docks have been pulled off the lakes in preparation for winter. The dock at Amber Lake Park and the Budd Lake landing will be the final two removed.

In other business, Roni Dauer, CER director, updated the board on Community Education and Recreation activities and classes. Although COVID has forced the cancellation of many classes, others are still available through virtual learning.

Dauer mentioned one particular class, making homemade cinnamon and caramel rolls, that will be conducted via the Internet Nov. 14. Those who register will be given a list of ingredients prior to the class, and the instructor will talk students through the process via Zoom.

Because of the constant adaptations made in the CER class schedule, no fall/winter catalog was mailed this year. A list of offerings, which is frequently updated, is available on the school’s website at www.fairmont.k12.mn.us

Dauer invited the board and the public to CER’s annual open house from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 12. Those interested are asked to enter through door 15A on the south side of Fairmont Elementary School. They also are asked to wear a mask and observe social distancing.

In another matter, board member Craig Nelson asked about the possibility of painting a utility box at the new Richard S. Bradley Park at Woodland, Shoreacres and Summit. He said he has seen similar boxes in Mankato that have received a decorative touch from local artists. Although board members were amenable to the idea, the safety factor of such a project will be examined first.

The board does not meet during the winter months so its next meeting will be in March 2021.

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