1.40 lakh new voters added to Gurugram electoral rolls
Around 1.40 lakh new electorate have been added to the Gurugram district rolls since the previous Lok Sabha elections in May 2014, registering an increase of over 15%. The final electoral rolls for the current year ahead of the upcoming elections is likely to be published by the month-end.According to the district administration, the total number of electorates for Gurugram district stood at 10,64,351 as on September 1, 2018. However, 24,465 new electorates were added and 3,179 names deleted during the revision of the electoral rolls from September 1, 2018, to January 8, 2019, with qualifying date being January 1, 2019.Election Tehsildar Sant Lal said that the total number of electorates as per the final electoral rolls for 2019 would be 10,85,637 against 9,43,110 for 2014 registering an increase of 1,42,527.The maximum number of 15,356 electorates were added to the Badshapur Assembly constituency in the district, followed by Gurgaon (4,480), Pataudi (2,467) and Sohna (2,162).Similarly, a maximum of 1,334 names were deleted in Sohna Assembly constituency followed by Badshapur (924), Gurgaon (730) and Pataudi (191) on account of death or shifting of the electorates.A total of 2,177 Form 8 applications were received for corrections, but 546 were rejected. Besides, 1,443 Form 8A requests were received for change in address due to shifting within the same constituency. The maximum of 736 such forms were received in the Badshahpur Assembly constituency followed by Gurgaon (641) and Sohna (60). However, only six such requests were received for Pataudi, a Scheduled Caste reserved Assembly constituency.“The requests received for fresh voter identity cards after the completion of the revision process will be taken up after the publication of the final electoral rolls. The process of continuous updation of the electoral rolls will continue till the day of filing of nominations for Lok Sabha elections,” said Mr. Lal.Deputy Commissioner Vinay Pratap Singh told The Hindu that around 1,73,000 entries with similar names and father’s name were physically verified by the Block Level Officers during the revision, but none was found to be duplicate. Similarly, 11,387 “identical entries” were weeded out by the software for uncanny visual resemblance and were being physically verified. A single line voter helpline number — 1950 — is operational from Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. at the mini-secretariat to seek any information related to the voter identity cards.Mr. Singh said an awareness campaign would also be kicked off on January 25, the National Voters’ Day, to educate the electorate about the use of Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail in the EVMs. “This time VVPAT would be used in all the 90 Assembly constituencies during Lok Sabha election.”
Ethel Booba on SEA Games cauldron: ‘Sulit kung corrupt ang panggatong’ Priority legislation in the 18th Congress Meralco, which has won its last five outings, hopes to continue its winning run when it wraps up its elimination round campaign against Rain or Shine next Sunday.NorthPort, which is still in the playoff mix, takes on pace-setting NLEX on Wednesday before wrapping up its eliminations bid versus crowd darling Barangay Ginebra also next Sunday.Sports Related Videospowered by AdSparcRead Next Hot-shooting UST torches UP, forces do-or-die for last finals slot Duterte calls himself, Go, Cayetano ‘the brightest stars’ in PH politics Rice industry paralysis LATEST STORIES “Anjo was just awesome. He gave us a big lift and pretty much guided us to victory,” said Meralco coach Norman Black.“I give him a lot of credit leading the team. He knew that Baser (Amer) wasn’t a hundred percent,” he added.FEATURED STORIESSPORTSGreatest ever?SPORTSFormer PBA import Anthony Grundy passes away at 40SPORTSSan Miguel suspends Santos, Nabong, Tubid indefinitely after ‘tussle’ in practiceImport Allen Durham tossed in 26 points and 19 rebounds, while Chris Newsome had 17 to propel Meralco into solo second place.The Batang Pier drew 27 points from reinforcement Michael Qualls, 20 from Christian Standhardinger and 19 from skipper Sean Anthony. Drilon apologizes to BCDA’s Dizon over false claim on designer of P50-M ‘kaldero’ What’s behind the display of Chinese flag in Boracay? Duterte officials’ paranoia is ‘singularly myopic’ Trending Articles PLAY LIST 00:50Trending Articles00:50Trending Articles00:50Trending Articles02:11Makabayan bloc defends protesting workers, tells Año to ‘shut up’03:07PH billiards team upbeat about gold medal chances in SEA Games01:38‘Bato’ to be ‘most effective’ CHR head? It’s for public to decide – Gascon02:07Aquino to Filipinos: Stand up vs abuses before you suffer De Lima’s ordeal01:28Ex-President Noynoy Aquino admits contracting pneumonia00:45Aquino agrees with Drilon on SEA games ‘kaldero’ spending issue Matteo Guidicelli had saved up for Sarah G’s ring since 2014? MOST READ Don’t miss out on the latest news and information. PBA IMAGESANTIPOLO — Meralco secured a twice-to-beat bonus in the PBA Governors’ Cup quarterfinals at the expense of NorthPort, 103-89, Sunday night at Ynares Center here.The Bolts found an unlikely hero in Anjo Caram, who fired a career-best 30 points to go with four steals in a scintillating performance off the bench..ADVERTISEMENT View comments
Mumbai, Aug 18 (PTI) Bollywood celebrities including megastar Amitabh Bachchan, Aamir Khan, Akshay Kumar, Madhuri Dixit, Anil Kapoor and Karan Johar among others, congratulated Indian woman wrestler Sakshi Malik for ending Indias frustrating medal drought by winning bronze medal at Rio Olympic Games.Malik scripted history by becoming the first woman wrestler from India to bag an Olympic medal and only fourth female athlete from the country to climb to the podium at the biggest sporting event in the world.The 23-year-old from Haryana defeated Kyrgysztans Aisuluu Tynybekova in the 58kg category to script history.”Proud to be an Indian… Proud of Sakshi…More power to women !! JAI HIND,” Bachchan tweeted.Aamir, who will be essaying the role of a wrestler in his upcoming biopic “Dangal” posted, “Congratulations Sakshi Malik! 1st Indian female wrestler to win an Olympic medal. Well done. You have done India proud!”Akshay wrote, “Here comes the first! Thank you & congratulations #SakshiMalik! Youre the reason for a billion smiles today #Rio2016″Madhuri tweeted, “Congratulations #SakshiMalik for making us proud. You go girl.”Calling her the hope for future, filmmaker Johar posted, “The innocent smile of achievement and our smile is of immense pride…..#SakshiMalik is the hope for the future.”Abhishek wrote,”Many congratulations #SakshiMalik we are very proud!! #Rio2016″”24” star Anil tweeted, “Congratulations #SakshiMalik! Stars like you make India shine #OlympicsRio2016 #Olympics”.Riteish Deshmukh thanked Malik for making the nation proud.”The Indian flag flies high..You have made every Indian proud. Congratulations on the Olympic Bronze #SakshiMalik”.advertisementActor Arjun Kapoor also congratulated the sports star. “A truly fantastic achievement…Sakshi Malik u have made every Indian proud today…Congratulations!””Neerja” actress Sonam Kapoor hailed the girl power. “#SakshiMalik has proved that all you need is an opportunity. The rest, as they say, is history! #Winning #GirlPower #OlympicsRio2016,” she posted.”Aligarh” actor Manoj Bajpayee wrote,”Congratulations #SakshiMalik Entire nation is rejoicing on your achievement. Thank you.”Saluting the woman power, actor-singer Ayushmann Khurrana tweeted, “And India gets a medal in Olympics. Woman power! Hail #SakshiMalik! #RioOlympics2016 #wrestling.”Actor Randeep Hooda, who also belongs to Maliks home state Haryana, wrote, “Very proud of #SakshiMalik for ending our medal drought this #Olympics2016 #JatPride #ProudIndian #Rohtak””Proud of our Haryana ki Shaan # Sakshi Malik for winning the Bronze Medal in #RioOlympics2016 ..Hurrah!” filmmaker Satish Kaushik posted.”Paraaya dhan does wonders for apne log always,” actress Taapsee Pannu tweeted.Comedian Sunil Grover was also elated with win and tweeted, “Yay!!! Congratulations #SakshiMalik We win our first medal at #Rio2016” .Actress and reality TV star Shamita Shetty posted, “Congratulations #SakshiMalik on being the 1st Indian female wrestler to win an #Olympic medal! You made us all so proud! #RioOlympics2016. PTI SHD SHD
LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Mohamed Salah looked to the ground and held up his hands, almost apologizing for the sheer beauty of his goals.Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp laughed to himself in incredulity. Roma’s players, former teammates of Salah, were shellshocked. Anfield rocked in jubilation.In the latest virtuoso performance of his stunning first season at Liverpool, Salah produced two world-class finishes in the first half then set up further goals for Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino to help his team into a scarcely believable five-goal lead in the Champions League semifinals. Then he handed his old club a lifeline — by leaving the pitch.After Salah was substituted in the 75th minute, Roma seized the initiative and scored two late goals to escape from Anfield with a 5-2 loss from the first leg on Tuesday.The Italian side has already shown in this season’s competition that a three-goal deficit can be overcome. Just two weeks ago, Roma beat Lionel Messi’s Barcelona 3-0 in the Stadio Olimpico to advance from the quarterfinals on away goals.Liverpool has been warned ahead of next week’s second leg.“The tie is not over, we have already proven that against Barcelona,” Roma coach Eusebio Di Francesco said. “Whoever doesn’t believe in a comeback should stay home. That applies to the fans in the stands as well.”Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah, second right, celebrates with teammates after scoring his side’s second goal during the Champions League semifinal, first leg, soccer match between Liverpool and Roma at Anfield Stadium, Liverpool, England, Tuesday, April 24, 2018. (AP Photo/Rui Vieira)There was a strange atmosphere after the final whistle of one of the most extraordinary Champions League matches. Liverpool had just become the first team in 23 years to score five goals in one leg of a semifinal, yet its players left the field thinking it was an opportunity lost.Roma’s fans, meanwhile, sang loudly and proudly long after the final whistle. They had been given unlikely hope.“We have to work again in Rome now, that is no problem,” Klopp said. “There would have been work if we had won 5-0.”It is still in Liverpool’s hands, though. Especially with Salah in the team.The Egypt forward’s display was as exquisite as Roma’s defending was naive, with his two goals moving him on to 43 goals for the season in all competitions. Salah won English soccer’s Player of the Year award on Sunday and, at this rate, the Ballon D’Or could be his next year.His first goal came after Roma striker Edin Dzeko gave up possession cheaply in Liverpool’s half. The ball made its way to Salah, who cut inside from the right edge of the penalty area and curled a shot in off the crossbar, near to the post. It couldn’t have been placed any better.If that was a typical Salah finish from his first half of the season, his second goal was a replica of a couple of his more recent strikes. Firmino timed his through ball perfectly and Salah outpaced Juan Jesus before applying a dinked finish over goalkeeper Alisson, just like he did to eliminate Manchester City in the quarterfinals.Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah scores his side’s second goal of the game against Roma during their Champions League, Semifinal first leg soccer match at Anfield, Liverpool, England, Tuesday April 24, 2018. (Peter Byrne/PA via AP)“Outstanding, pretty much undefendable,” Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp said of Salah, who he signed from Roma for 42 million euros (then $47 million) in June. “He is playing a season that is not normal.”Salah didn’t celebrate either of his goals, out of respect for his former teammates, but he made them suffer by setting up goals for the other members of Liverpool’s devastating forward line.Taking advantage of Roma’s recklessly high defensive line, Salah provided right-wing crosses for Mane and Firmino to score almost identical, close-range goals in the 56th and 61st minutes, respectively. Salah, Firmino and Mane have now scored 28 goals between them in this season’s Champions League — more than every other team that has taken part in the competition.When Firmino glanced home a header from James Milner’s corner in the 69th to make it 5-0, Liverpool had scored five goals in 33 minutes either side of halftime and Roma’s players were on the floor — literally in the case of its distressed goalkeeper, Alisson. The semifinal looked over with 110 minutes remaining.However, Klopp took off Salah in the 75th minute and Roma suddenly began to swarm all over the home side, outshooting them eight to one in the final 15 minutes.Two of them resulted in goals. Dzeko chested down a long pass to slot a low finish inside the near post in the 81st and when Milner handled a shot from Radja Nainggolan, Diego Perotti converted the penalty in the 89th.“If anyone wants to say it is my mistake we conceded the two goals because I change the striker, I have no problem with that,” Klopp said. “We did not prepare our passes and he (Salah) was running all the time and it would not have helped us if he gets an injury.”A three-goal deficit will not scare Roma’s players after what happened against Barcelona. Yet it is highly unlikely that Liverpool, the master of the counterattack, will fail to score against a side that has to take chances going forward“If any of my players think Roma doesn’t have enough to come back, they will not play,” Klopp said.Bayern Munich plays Real Madrid in the other semifinal, with the first leg in Germany on Wednesday.—By STEVE DOUGLAS , AP Sports WriterLiverpool’s Mohamed Salah, right, celebrates scoring his side’s second goal of the game with Roberto Firmino against Roma during their Champions League, Semifinal first leg soccer match at Anfield, Liverpool, England, Tuesday April 24, 2018. (Peter Byrne/PA via AP)TweetPinShare0 Shares
The Recap: sign up for the best of the Guardian’s sport coverage Share on Messenger Topics Ladbrokes Show Read more Thank you for your feedback. Quick guide Tuesday tips Share on Twitter Horse racing Share on Facebook The Guardian first highlighted a possible problem with Ladbrokes’ bet-handling procedures in early November when it was disclosed that three near-identical cases involving its clients were being considered by the Independent Betting Adjudication Service (IBAS).In all three, punters attempted to place a bet which was referred to Ladbrokes’ trading department for approval. All the bets were assigned a unique “receipt number” and the balance of the account appeared to have been debited as if the bet had been accepted. The bets were subsequently listed as having been “cancelled” rather than declined or refused.It was subsequently revealed that Ladbrokes had reached out-of-court settlements with at least four punters who had experienced the same problem and subsequently sued for payment. These included Paul Glynn, who was paid out £1,200 for a £150 bet on a 7‑1 winner in July 2018 which Ladbrokes initially claimed had been “cancelled”.Ladbrokes’ statement to the Guardian on Monday was the firm’s first public comment on the cases, the earliest known example of which dates from October 2017.The statement read: “Following a thorough and forensic technical investigation we have identified an issue in the Ladbrokes automated bet referral process whereby, given a very specific and rare set of circumstances, a very small number of customers over a period of time may have been led to believe that their bets had been accepted when in fact they had not been placed and no stakes taken.“For clarity, no funds were ever deducted from a customer’s account in respect of such proposed bets and this issue impacted both winning and losing bets.” Was this helpful? Share on LinkedIn Ladbrokes wooed problem gambler – then paid victims £1m Sport betting
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Antonio Rüdiger Chelsea can be like Real Madrid in the Champions League – Rudiger Nizaar Kinsella Click here to see more stories from this author Chelsea correspondent Last updated 1 year ago 20:00 2/19/18 FacebookTwitterRedditcopy Comments(3) 
Getty Images Chelsea Chelsea v Barcelona Barcelona UEFA Champions League The Blues defender thinks that his side can put their league woes behind them in Europe’s elite club football competition on Tuesday Antonio Rudiger believes Chelsea can follow Real Madrid’s lead in the Champions League after urging his team-mates not to fear Barcelona.Chelsea head into the first leg of their last-16 showdown against Barcelona at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday night on the back of an inconsistent Premier League season which has left them 19 points behind leaders Manchester City.AdChoices广告Their domestic plight is mirrored by Madrid, who lag 17 points behind Barcelona in La Liga, but beat Paris Saint-Germain 3-1 at home in the first leg of their Champions League tie last week. Article continues below Editors’ Picks Lyon treble & England heartbreak: The full story behind Lucy Bronze’s dramatic 2019 Liverpool v Man City is now the league’s biggest rivalry and the bitterness is growing Megan Rapinoe: Born & brilliant in the U.S.A. A Liverpool legend in the making: Behind Virgil van Dijk’s remarkable rise to world’s best player Rudiger hopes that Chelsea can produce a similar result on the European stage by taking a different mental approach to the two competitions.”The mental side of it is different because you can see Real Madrid haven’t been doing as well as they’re used to in the Spanish League, but in the Champions League they did very well against Paris Saint-Germain,” Rudiger said after Chelsea’s 4-0 win over Hull City in the FA Cup. “This is a different competition, it’s two games. This is a chance for us to do things right and we have to take it. It depends on us. We all know Barcelona like having the ball. We have to try to make the match cat and mouse. “Football is played out on the pitch for 90 minutes, it is not what happens before it starts. Anyone who has fear or something like that, should not play. My respect for them is good, but once the referee blows the whistle I will always try to win my games. Everyone needs to focus as a team.”The team needs to have one mind, to go on the pitch and try to win, that’s it. This is a game of high quality, two good teams. They will have to worry and care about players we have like Hazard, Giroud, Morata, Fabregas. There are 11 players on that pitch and we will have to care about anyone on the pitch. The same goes for them.”When I was younger I was dreaming about playing in a game like this. I think everyone does. I played against them before with AS Roma and now I’m with Chelsea but it doesn’t matter what kind of club.”Rudiger faced Barcelona twice with his former club Roma in the Champions League group stage in 2015, drawing 1-1 at home and losing 6-1 at Camp Nou to the then holders. 
Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez both scored twice in that game, and Rudiger is well aware of the challenge of trying to stop the Argentine superstar.”How would you react?!” said Rudiger in response to facing Messi. “Yes, I have played him before. Everyone knows what kind of quality he has.”But we have to take this match. We are playing at home and it could be an advantage for us.”It was a Champions League game [when I last faced them]. You are laughing so you know what happened! You can Google it.”Chelsea will play the first leg at Stamford Bridge before travelling to Barcelona to play Ernesto Valverde’s side at Camp Nou on March 14.
TagsTransfersAbout the authorPaul VegasShare the loveHave your say Ex-Arsenal boss Wenger linked with AC Milanby Paul Vegas25 days agoSend to a friendShare the loveFormer Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is being linked with AC Milan.Wenger and Claudio Ranieri have been linked with the AC Milan head coach role by various Italian outlets following their poor start to the season under Marco Giampaolo, says Sky Sports.Milan lost 3-1 at home to Fiorentina on Sunday – their fourth defeat in their opening six Serie A games – and despite the club backing Giampaolo, it did not stop Italian media from speculating on a replacement.Gazzetta dello Sport listed Rudi Garcia and Leicester’s 2016 Premier League winner Ranieri, both currently without a club, as the leading candidates. while Wenger and ex-Roma and Inter Milan coach Luciano Spalletti were also mentioned. 
Premier Rodney MacDonald offered best wishes to the lobster fishermen of southwestern Nova Scotia on “dump day”, the day the boats set traps for lobster season. “This is a very important day for many people in southwestern Nova Scotia, as the lobster fishery is a critical component of the economic and cultural fabric of the area,” said Premier MacDonald, who was in Yarmouth today, Nov. 26, as the boats set traps. “I wish everyone associated with the lobster fishery the best of safety and success this season.” The premier also recognized concerns about the impact of the dollar on the industry. “With so many variables affecting the price of lobster, the dollar always seemed to be one of the few things to remain constant, year-over year,” said the premier. “Obviously, that has changed this year, and I’ve joined my fellow premiers in asking the prime minister for a meeting to discuss the impact of the dollar on our respective industries. “Having said that, with the best supply of cold-water lobster in the world, and the potential of other export markets in Europe, I remain confident in the strength of the industry.”
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Homes that take 12 days to sell are the most likely to achieve their maximum asking price, research suggests.Homeowners’ campaign body the HomeOwners Alliance looked at the relationship between the length of time that a property sits on the market for and the percentage of the asking price that it achieves.Using data from more than 5,000 estate agency branches across Britain, it found the eventual price paid for a property peaked at 12 days. Properties which are listed for a number of weeks see their values drop steadilyPaula Higgins, HomeOwners Alliance The HomeOwners Alliance used a tool on its website called estateagent4me, which helps people to find out about local estate agents, for the research.Paula Higgins, chief executive of the HomeOwners Alliance, said properties sold in fewer than 12 days might not achieve their full value if they were sold too quickly.”Perhaps another buyer may have come along with a better offer if the seller had waited for a few more days,” she said. “At the other end of the scale, properties which are listed for a number of weeks see their values drop steadily, particularly after they have been listed for over a month.” Estate agents selling homes at this point tended to achieve just over the full asking price, at 100.89 per cent typically.Both before and after the 12-day point, the average percentage of the asking price achieved was slightly lower.Based on an average UK property price of £218,000, a 12-day sale could mean the owner achieves additional £1,940 on top of their asking price, the report suggested.The research also suggested that after a property had been on the market for a couple of months, it would achieve around 96 per cent of the asking price on average, and after three months on the market this would fall to around 94 per cent. Want the best of The Telegraph direct to your email and WhatsApp? Sign up to our free twice-daily Front Page newsletter and new audio briefings.
Apple on Thursday rolled out the iOS 12.1.4 update to fix a Group FaceTime bug that let users hear audio of the callee before they answer.iDevice owners should upgrade their operating system ASAP to avoid prying eyes—and ears.First reported by 9to5Mac last week, the glitch made it easy to eavesdrop on contacts. Simply start a FaceTime video chat, swipe up from the bottom to choose “Add Person,” type in your own phone number, and listen.Before the patch, hackers could overhear anything the person’s mobile microphone picked up, not to mention see anything their front-facing camera detected.Now, after more than a week offline, Cupertino has reinstated Group FaceTime, sans unintentional spyware.The update is available for iPhone 5S and later, iPad Air and later, and iPod touch 6th generation.Release notes claim a “logic issue existed” in Group FaceTime, which was fixed “with improved state management.” As of Thursday evening, Apple’s System Status page noted the app had been restored.The tech titan credited Daven Morris of Arlington, Texas, as well as Catalina Foothills High School student Grant Thompson—who with his mother Michele led Apple to turn off group chat during its investigation.In return, the firm will compensate the Thompson family and make a monetary gift toward 14-year-old Grant’s education, according to Reuters, which did not publish exact figures.It’s been a rough week for Apple, which faces multiple lawsuits and questions from lawmakers over the FaceTime incident.Add to that the headline-making news that some iOS apps record users’ activity without permission, blatantly skirting Apple’s guidelines, and you’ve got what I’d call a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad start to 2019.More on Geek.com:Skype’s Background Blur Hides Embarrassing EnvironmentsThese Cute Seals Use FaceTime to Stay In Touch With Each OtherApple Might Be Making a Video Game Streaming ServiceThe 5 Best Alternatives to FaceTime for Android iOS 13 Forces You to Make Eye Contact While FaceTimingApple’s Group FaceTime Bug Fix Is Delayed Until Next Week Stay on target
Chemical WeekChemical Week switched to a paid content model in 2007, a move that generated more than 30,000 new customers and helped stop a 30-year revenue slide (In September 2010, Access Intelligence sold Chemical Week to IHS Inc., a global information and services firm.) Nearly all content on Chemweek.com is accessible only by subscription, with prices ranging from $200 to “several thousand dollars” annually for e-newsletters. CW’s paid subscription platform is a combination of a CMS developed in-house by Access Intelligence with gating and authentication tasks being handled in real-time via OMEDA, according to John W. Rockwell, director of marketing and -emedia at IHS.”In 2007, when we deployed the current system, we needed a fast-to-market solution that allowed us to create a tight paywall and, at the same time continue to manage traditional ‘fulfillment’ functions efficiently,” says Rockwell. “This set-up did just that. We were able to employ some simple CRM ‘best practices’ as well by combining a myriad of separate database systems into one ‘master.’ Basically, we control gating, e-messaging and order processing in one infrastructure. This allows us to maximize sales opportunities at every turn.”August Home PublishingAugust Home Publishing-which publishes hobbyist titles Garden Gate, Cuisine at Home, Workbench and Woodsmith-has charged for online content for more than 15 years. Today, the publisher sells approximately 200 work plans per day (charging $9.95 for most). “That’s pretty significant revenue when you consider it’s about 98.5 percent profit after credit card charges,” says founder Don Peschke. August Home also offers a membership program that charges between $19.95 and $29.95 per year and is the company’s biggest revenue generator, according to Peschke.Much of the back-end is done in-house, with actual transactions being handled by the Yahoo Store. “Everything right up to final purchase page is all ours, it’s just the secure payment part that is the Yahoo Store, and nobody knows it’s there,” says Peschke. August Home also had to figure out the sequence of transactions. “People come online and expect to be able to download something now,” says Peschke. “Would we take the time to verify the credit card and all that stuff? We decided not to. What have we lost? There is no physical product to ship. We wanted to make it the most comfortable experience for the consumer. Rather than protecting every last dime, we said if we take a hit, we take a hit. But we haven’t.” American Banker For sites like AmericanBanker.com, Source Media has created a link between its Web publishing platform (iProduction) and customer fulfillment system (Cambey & West) to govern access to content. “In that sense, the back-end is purely third party,” says Adam Reinebach, senior vice president, inside sales and technology. “With our conversion architecture, customers must have a an online ‘token’ to access our content. This token is granted to trial subscribers and of course paid subscribers but becomes invalid once the trial period is over or their paid subscription expires.”On the content side, one of the features Source Media required from iProduction was the ability to make a story paid or free on the fly. “For American Banker, the default treatment is always going to be paid, but the editors typically make a few stories free each day in order to give prospective customers a taste of the type of content we provide,” says Reinebach. “On the marketing side, we wanted to improve our ability to renew customers online, which we’ve been able to do with iProduction and Cambey.” According to FinancialTimes.com managing director Rob Grimshaw, the FT’s paid content strategy “isn’t publishing as much as Internet retail.” The advantage of that approach for publishers is the tremendous amount of data that can be collected about the audience.The challenge is setting up a back-end that offers a convenient customer experience yet still offers security for both publisher and client (The New Yorker recently told subscribers the magazine was resetting passwords for those who never bothered to change the default user name/password they were assigned when they subscribed because different settings were needed to keep non-subscribers from being able to access the archive for free).Publishers increasingly need a platform that can support multiple content types (Webcast, podcast, video, white paper, e-book) and present the asset clearly to the user, and work with any third-party vendor supplying a specific format, such as Webcasts.At this early stage, many publishers with a paid content platform are following a hybrid approach of developing non-transaction tools (search etc.) in-house, then turning to a third party for the actual transaction to ensure security. Here, three publishers offer their approach to building a back-end. 
Email News Twitter What Are College Students’ Top Music Influencers? Friends Are College Students’ Top Music Influencer what-are-college-students-top-music-influencers Facebook The Orchard investigates college listening and discovers personal connections still rulePhilip MerrillGRAMMYs Sep 11, 2017 – 3:13 pm It can seem like digital screens are replacing real people with online “friends,” but when the Orchard asked their campus reps about students’ listening habits, they learned the opposite — real friends are students’ top influencers for new music discovery and 18–21 year-olds “are primarily sharing their favorite music in-person.”There seem to be no limits to what types of music students listen to while studying or how many digital platforms they might explore for discovery and sharing. But while students’ digital explorations take them all over, personal connections, activities and concert attendance still dominate. There is something heartening that “kids today” know how to value what’s personal — an important truth for young artists trying to nurture their fan base.Sure, Spotify’s discovery and sharing tools are common, and college kids also engage with their favorite artists on Instagram and YouTube and Reddit (Facebook, Snapchat and Twitter were about equally influential). But these global sharing platforms have not replaced real word-of-mouth among college consumers as the most digitally savvy generation of all time keeps it personal.Students, jump-start your music career! Learn more about GRAMMY U
33 Photos Now playing: Watch this: 1:34 The best geek movies of 2018, ranked The Transformers are famous for shifting from one form to another in the blink of an eye. And spin-off movie Bumblebee, just like its yellow-hued hero, transforms from sci-fi action to adorable family fun just as quickly.Enlarge ImageHailee Steinfeld and her amiable Autobot ally in Transformers prequel/spin-off Bumblebee. Jaimie Trueblood Bumblebee, out in the US and Australia this week and in the UK on Monday, is a prequel to the series of Transformers movies based on the much loved toys from the ’80s. And it represents a marked transformation from the bombastic action style of the five previous movies directed by Michael Bay.Instead, Bumblebee’s director Travis Knight, the man behind the stunning Kubo and the Two Strings, strips things back to basics. Gone are Bay’s brand of macho techno-fetishism, leering camerawork peering up the leading ladies’ skirts and overblown CG nonsense (well, mostly). Instead, we get a movie based on a line of toys that’s actually suitable for kids.Cleverly, the return to the basics is marked by a return to the 1980s. Bumblebee is the lone Autobot warrior arriving in 1987 on Earth, where a battle with an enemy Decepticon leaves him damaged and alone.He’s discovered by Charlie (Hailee Steinfeld), a teenager who loves The Smiths, engines and her late father. Charlie and the car quickly help each other learn to live and love again, but their friendship is threatened when more Decepticons forge an alliance with a shadowy government agency that has a score to settle with Bumblebee. Share your voice Comments Culture: Your hub for everything from film and television to music, comics, toys and sports.Movie Magic: The secrets behind the scenes of your favorite films and filmmakers. 
Tags Movie reviews The film shifts between tones, sometimes seamlessly and sometimes with a crunching of gears. One minute it’s violent future war, full of robots blasting the cogs off each other. Then it’s a kid-friendly slapstick romp as the giant yellow robot doesn’t know his own strength. Then it’s a teen coming-of-age story, as Charlie faces the local mean girls.And for the adults, it’s all slathered in the greatest hits of the ’80s: Duran Duran, Wang Chung, The Breakfast Club, ALF — even the Transformers cartoon’s signature hair-metal anthem You Got the Touch.That uber-radical ’80s-ness provides the key to this mashup of tones. Basically, Bumblebee is a throwback to classic family romps like Short Circuit, WarGames, Flight of the Navigator and ET. It’s no coincidence Steven Spielberg is listed as a producer.
