Federal and local agencies have estimated that anywhere from 700,000 to 900,000 people will be in Washington, DC, today for Trump’s inauguration. That’s roughly half the number of people who attended Obama’s inauguration in 2009.
It’s also less than the turnout for Obama’s 2013 inauguration, which drew 1 million people.
But experts caution it will be weeks before we know the final count; in the meantime, take all estimates with a grain of salt.
Allison Puccioni, an imagery analyst, told me she helped estimate the number of people in attendance at Obama’s inauguration in 2009. To measure the density of people, she used satellite imagery, making a 90-square grid area of the Capitol and National Mall.
A few days later, the DC government, along with several federal agencies and media organizations, released official estimates that weren’t too far off from Puccioni’s 1.8 million using ticket information from turnstiles and other sources for their count.
Charles Seife, a professor of journalism at New York University and mathematician, has written about the perils of counting crowds. He says that using satellite imagery is one of the best ways to measure the size of a crowd if it’s not a strictly ticketed event, but warned it’s not a perfect tool.
“The best way is by aerial photography ... take pictures and count heads, but even that is fraught,” said Seife. “Pictures are taken at particular times, and [crowd] density may change over time. You’re not going to see everybody. People will be popping in and out of buildings; there are people under trees — you can get a pretty sizable estimate, but it’s not perfectly accurate.”
Estimates of political events can be particularly contentious, cautioned Steve Doig, a professor of journalism at Arizona State University who has been estimating crowd sizes for many years. “No one should be astonished when their claim is ignored, reviled, and claimed to be fake news,” he said.
Bit over halfway (14th video) down in yours, F6 .. a few Rachel mentions which are not in all others i've seen ..
* most diverse cabinet ever (Trump's cabinet does not include one Latino)
* first Latino to the Supreme Court
* highest high school attendance rate ever - 83%
* VET homelessness down 50%
* banned torture by US personnel .. closed secret prisons
* scrapped male Muslim register establishe after 9/11
* voluntary release of list of people who visit the WH - 1st time ever
* before raising card interest rates banks must now notify card holders
* secrecy order on the arrival home of American military killed overseas lifted .. transport costs of family members attending arrivals paid for by federal government
* FDA regulation saying cigarette companies must tell you what goes into that product
* 16 countries gave up last ounce of highly enriched uranium
* first ever establishment of a chief technology officer
* all combat positions opened up to women
A couple more Obama accomplishment lists on the board, yep, they overlap in places.
Trump Full Inauguration Oath/Speech begins at: 1:56:00
Readings and the Benediction begin at: 2:16:10
Trump Inauguration Parade begins at: 5:26:08
Donald Trump, now the 45th president of the United States, promised that he would work tirelessly for every American and vowed to put "America first." Trump told Americans, "This moment is your moment. It belongs to you. It belongs to everyone gathered here today and everyone watching all across America."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nieiu8tmLIM [with comments] [additional event YouTubes and transcripts and fact checks of Trump's full-of-shit fascist inaugural speech included/linked in my tally of sources below]
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Trump quotes Batman villain Bane in inaugural speech
Trump has been compared to a lot of unflattering movie characters: oompa loompas, Scrooge, the Grinch. But this time, he and a movie character have some real plans in common: to give a government “back to the people.” Unfortunately, the character in question is the villain Bane from “The Dark Knight Rises.”
The 45th President of the United States Donald Trump's Inauguration speech has a few similarities with the dastardly Bane's speech from The Dark Knight Rises.
14 Hours Of Freedom January 20th 2016: Trump's Legendary Inauguration [complete, just to have it here in the record; first two parts were included at the end of the post to which this is a reply]
Historic! Alex Jones Responds To Trump Inauguration Speech
Published on Jan 21, 2017 by The Alex Jones Channel
Immediately after Donald Trump was sworn in as the 45th POTUS. Alex Jones joined the 14 hour broadcast for a historic speech.
[compiled from video recorded January 20, 2017]
Alex Jones @RealAlexJones Trump is now declaring that we want the birthright! In the name of Jesus Christ. This is big!!! 11:49 AM - 20 Jan 2017 [ https://twitter.com/RealAlexJones/status/822486308669034496 (with comments)] [the tweet Alex references early in the video]
Asked what she thought of his controversial 2005 remarks, Donald Trump supporter Vicki Sciolaro told CNN's Brooke Baldwin that he's not "running for pope" and would not have said those things if he knew he was being recorded.
The televangelist Paula White wants those watching the inauguration on Friday to know that Donald J. Trump has “a heart for God, a hunger for God.”
Ms. White, who has been called Mr. Trump’s “spiritual adviser,” will be the first female clergy member to pray at a presidential inauguration, where she will deliver an invocation. The president-elect and Ms. White have been friends for 15 years, since Mr. Trump saw her on Christian television and called to tell her she was “fantastic.” He also repeated several of her sermons back to her, she said.
During the campaign, Mr. Trump seemed to demonstrate little fluency with the language of the religious right, even as he courted its support. While Ms. White acknowledged that Mr. Trump “doesn’t speak what I call ‘Christianese,’” she rejected portrayals of him as unversed on spiritual matters.
Published on Jan 21, 2017 by The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
At Donald Trump's inauguration, the new president paints a bleak picture of America, and Michelle Obama's face betrays her feelings about the incoming first family.
Trump took time during his Inaugural address to talk about how the former President sucks, while Obama had to sit there as helpless as a damp Russian mattress.
Women's March on Washington 2017 (FULL EVENT) | ABC News
Streamed live on Jan 21, 2017 by ABC News
Women's March on Washington 2017 | The National Mall is seeing a hundreds of thousands of visitors for the second day in a row as people are starting to gather in the capital for the Women's March. A number of high-profile speakers are expected to address those at the rally, including Gloria Steinem, Planned Parenthood's president Cecile Roberts, and director Michael Moore [who is joined by Ashley Judd (included)].
Pro Abortion, Pro Fake News, Anti Man Cult Invades DC
Published on Jan 21, 2017 by The Alex Jones Channel
Infowars reporters Owen Shroyer and Rob Dew ( @DewsNewz ) cover the anti male women's march invades Washington DC one day after Donald Trump was Inaugurated as the 45th President of the United States
Gay Feminist 'Attacks' Whiny-Ass Titty Baby Preacher At Protest
Published on Jan 22, 2017 by The Alex Jones Channel
The world has gone off the deep end. Notice that feminists don't want anyone to touch them yet they clearly have no problem violating other peoples' personal boundaries.
Pussy Hat Thought Police Triggered By Infowars Reporter
Published on Jan 22, 2017 by The Alex Jones Channel
Infowars reporter Millie Weaver triggers the Pussy Hat thought police brigade by her mere presence. How dare a women think different and be an individual.
FULL SPEECH: Donald Trump CIA Headquarters Statement
Published on Jan 21, 2017 by FOX 10 Phoenix
President Donald Trump is telling CIA employees whose work he has publicly doubted that no one feels stronger about the intelligence community than he does. Trump is addressing about 400 CIA employees at their headquarters in Langley, Virginia, on his first full day in office. Trump told the workers that they are really special and amazing people and that "I am so behind you." The meeting follows Trump's repeated and sharp public criticism of U.S. intelligence agencies before and after the election. He challenged and at times belittled their conclusions that Russia attempted to influence the election to help him win the White House.
White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer fired back at the media for the way they reported the size of the crowd at President Donald Trump's inauguration, saying it was inaccurate.
Spicer earns Four Pinocchios for false claims on inauguration crowd size “This was the largest audience to ever witness an inauguration — period — both in person and around the globe.” —White House press secretary Sean Spicer, remarks to reporters, Jan. 21, 2017 “I looked out, the field was — it looked like a million, million and a half people.” —President Trump, remarks to the CIA, Jan. 21, 2017 January 22, 2017 https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/wp/2017/01/22/spicer-earns-four-pinocchios-for-a-series-of-false-claims-on-inauguration-crowd-size/ [with embedded video, and comments]
Spicer’s first war with the news media: Sad! His brushes with the news media — and ensuing raw feelings — go back to his school days at Connecticut College. It started in April 1993, when The College Voice’s “This Week in Assembly” column detailed an amendment to ensure that an antismoking regulation would not affect existing rules for the creation of smoking and nonsmoking rooms for exams, sponsored by one “Sean Sphincter.” UPDATED JAN. 23, 2017 https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/23/us/politics/donald-trump-administration.html
Russian President Vladimir Putin (Beck Bennett) and Olya Povlatsky (Kate McKinnon) assure Americans that everything will be fine under President Donald Trump.
Kellyanne Conway, Counselor to the President, joins Meet the Press to talk about the Press Secretary's first briefing and President Trump's visit to the CIA.
Full Show - Trump Is Now President, Forces Of Satan Panic / President Announces Release Of Secret Technology - 01/22/2017
Published on Jan 23, 2017 by The Alex Jones Channel
On the LIVE Sunday, Jan. 22 edition of the Alex Jones Show, we'll recap the events surrounding Friday's historic inauguration of Donald Trump. We'll also break down the liberal Women's March on Washington, where several former celebrities made disparaging remarks about President Trump, and examine the media fallout over White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer's first fiery press conference. On today's show, we'll also look at Trump's steps to repeal Obamacare's individual mandate, the financiers behind the Women's March and more.
VIDEO: Donald and Melania Trump's first dance at the Inaugural Ball will make you cringe It looks like we can add dancing to the list of things Donald Trump isn't "terrific" at. US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania's performance at the Freedom Inaugural Ball at the Washington Convention Center wasn't exactly your traditional first dance, but then again, nothing is when it comes to the Trumps. The couple, who have been married for 12 years, swayed from side to side avoiding eye contact as they danced to a rendition of Frank Sinatra's My Way and took breaks from dancing in order to wave to the crowd. The 45th President of the United States also took the opportunity to fist pump. Let's remind ourselves of the opening line of My Way, shall we? "And now the end is near..." http://www.independent.ie/videos/world-news/video-donald-and-melania-trumps-first-dance-at-the-inaugural-ball-will-make-you-cringe-35386127.html
Trump admin tells National Park Service to halt tweets - this and next three following further to http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=128018887 (CNN)After the National Park Service retweeted a few messages that negatively compared the crowd sizes at Obama's 2009 inauguration to Donald Trump's inauguration, representatives from the new administration asked the Interior Department's digital team to temporarily stop using Twitter, according to a message obtained by CNN. The National Park Service Twitter account retweeted this observation from New York Times reporter Binyamin Appelbaum [ https://twitter.com/bcappelbaum/status/822478866035986435 ] on Friday: "Compare the crowds: 2009 inauguration at left, 2017 inauguration at right." The tweet contained images from both events showing an apparent difference in crowd size. The retweet has since been deleted. [...] http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/21/politics/trump-national-park-service-tweets/
FULL SPEECH: Donald Trump CIA Headquarters Statement - 1-21-17 - FOX 10 Phoenix President Donald Trump is telling CIA employees whose work he has publicly doubted that no one feels stronger about the intelligence community than he does. Trump is addressing about 400 CIA employees at their headquarters in Langley, Virginia, on his first full day in office. Trump told the workers that they are really special and amazing people and that "I am so behind you." The meeting follows Trump's repeated and sharp public criticism of U.S. intelligence agencies before and after the election. He challenged and at times belittled their conclusions that Russia attempted to influence the election to help him win the White House. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMBqDN7-QLg
Donald Trump's entire CIA speech - 1-21-17 - CNN President Donald Trump gave remarks at CIA headquarters a day after being sworn-in as the 45th president. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4v-Ot25u7Hc
Brennan: Trump ‘should be ashamed of himself’ “Former CIA Director Brennan is deeply saddened and angered at Donald Trump’s despicable display of self-aggrandizement in front of CIA’s Memorial Wall of Agency heroes,” Brennan said via former CIA deputy chief of staff Nick Shapiro. http://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/john-brennan-trump-cia-langley-233980
HARDBALL SEGMENT SAT 1-21-17 WITH MALCOLM NANCE - RE TRUMP/BRENNAN, TRUMP/RUSSIA, ETC. (still not there)
Donald Trump Inauguration: A Day of Ceremony, Protests and Celebration President Trump’s era on the government web began almost immediately with the wiping out of Obama-era initiatives and a new brand of policy pronouncement. But two sides can play that game. As Mr. Trump dined with dignitaries and members of Congress in the Capitol, the police skirmished with protesters, hurling flash-bang grenades to drive them from the inauguration parade route. Hillary Clinton, who won the popular vote by nearly three million but lost the presidency, was on hand for her former rival’s swearing-in at the Capitol. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/20/us/politics/donald-trump-inauguration.html
Trump’s inaugural address was demonstrably bleak On Friday, Donald Trump gave the 58th inaugural address in the history of the United States. It stood out from the 57 prior in one way: It was bleaker. A lot bleaker. Earlier this week, we cataloged [ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/01/19/now-you-can-search-past-inaugural-addresses-for-donald-trumps-favorite-expressions/ ] each of those prior addresses, building a tool allowing you to search them and see how the expressions the presidents used were in and out of vogue over time. It also allows us to see which terms were used by Trump but not by any president prior. The words below constitute that list. sprawl, ignored, windswept, overseas, tombstones, rusted-out, trapped, neighborhoods, landscape, flush, carnage, unrealized, robbed, stolen, likes, listening, hardships, transferring, politicians, reaped, stops, subsidized, disagreements, bedrock, Islamic, reinforce, solidarity, unstoppable, brown, mysteries, arrives, politicians, hire, infrastructure, trillions, depletion, allowing, disrepair, redistributed, tunnels, stealing, ravages, issuing, bleed [...] https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/01/20/trumps-inaugural-address-was-demonstrably-bleak/
Trump’s funeral oration at the death of Reaganism By Michael Gerson After every major Trump speech or event, the person I was before it seems desperately naive. I have been a consistent Trump critic, but my expectations are never quite low enough. Some of us approach Inauguration Day with a kind of democratic reverence. Its customs encourage the love of country. The best inaugural addresses offer historical context, emphasize shared values, encourage engaged citizenship, express goals worthy of a great nation, and at least attempt to wrap it all up in a neat package of rhetorical ambition. For Donald Trump, who lives in an eternal now, Inauguration Day was Friday, offering another opportunity to deliver a less raucous version of his stump speech — a chance to slam the establishment and make Peronist promises to reverse globalization. Apart from a few nice phrases undoubtedly borrowed from other, superior drafts, the “American Carnage” speech [ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/01/20/donald-trumps-full-inauguration-speech-transcript-annotated/?utm_term=.cca42caf4dad ] was blunt, flat and devoid of craft. Also devoid of generosity, humility and grace. Making it perfectly credible as the work of Trump’s own hand. [...] https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trumps-funeral-oration-at-the-death-of-reaganism/2017/01/21/4fc8bef6-dffb-11e6-918c-99ede3c8cafa_story.html
God´s Guy - Mike Malloy - from 1-20-17 - further to http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=127542637 , http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=127704637 The televangelist Paula White wants those watching the inauguration on Friday to know that Donald J. Trump has “a heart for God, a hunger for God.” Ms. White, who has been called Mr. Trump’s “spiritual adviser,” will be the first female clergy member to pray at a presidential inauguration, where she will deliver an invocation. The president-elect and Ms. White have been friends for 15 years, since Mr. Trump saw her on Christian television and called to tell her she was “fantastic.” He also repeated several of her sermons back to her, she said. During the campaign, Mr. Trump seemed to demonstrate little fluency with the language of the religious right, even as he courted its support. While Ms. White acknowledged that Mr. Trump “doesn’t speak what I call ‘Christianese,’” she rejected portrayals of him as unversed on spiritual matters. Full story: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/19/us/trumps-pastor-paula-white.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAG68EZWGZQ
Trump's Pre-Inauguration Photo Op: The Daily Show - from 1-19-17 President-elect Trump uses his reality TV know-how to promote his inauguration on Twitter. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBjpTiARC-U
The Inauguration of Donald Trump: The Daily Show - from 1-20-17 At Donald Trump's inauguration, the new president paints a bleak picture of America, and Michelle Obama's face betrays her feelings about the incoming first family. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MSQm3hqEUU
So Here We Are: Donald Trump Is Officially The President - Colbert - from 1-20-17 Trump took time during his Inaugural address to talk about how the former President sucks, while Obama had to sit there as helpless as a damp Russian mattress. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0L9ZDnOB5ZU [with over 7k comments]
With Mixed Feelings, Americans Make The Switch - Colbert - from 1-20-17 Inauguration Day brought mixed emotions across the country, as one President's portrait came down and a new one was mounted in its place. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W05c5qikn9U
The Secret To Happiness Revealed - included in 12-28-16 Alex Jones Show Paul Joseph Watson talks about the death of Carrie Fisher and how now many people are completely unhappy no matter what the accomplish. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Y-f8VLzMdM
https://www.youtube.com/user/DarkMatter2525/videos - recent not posted yet, chrono as uploaded If Muhammad Replaced Trump (. . .) Jul 24, 2016 If the ideals of Islamism came out of Trump's mouth, how would the Left & Right react? If any Muslims do respond to this cartoon, I have a couple predictions: 1. Some will respond by saying that the verses are out of context (standard response), but notice that none of these verses are actually justified by their context, and 2. Some other verse will be presented that contradicts one of the verses I used, which proves nothing other than the fact that the Islamic texts in question are contradictory. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3D1sW7tu6-s You Can't Escape - Episode 8 of "Power Corrupts" ( https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLv--V1yc2QDJi6hFNhur3iAsyFpXRtB8w - further to http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=123593680 ) Aug 28, 2016 You might be able to escape religion, but you can't escape what caused it in the first place. All you can do is try to be cognizant of it, and try your best to keep it in check. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dspHj0Cj2-g Always Cry Wolf Sep 28, 2016 Human beings often unite during tragedies, foregoing our petty differences. Imagine if we didn't require the tragedy. While "crying wolf" is considered bad, the title of this video refers to what happened at Yellowstone, and in that light, the title's meaning is "always strive for balance". During my 40 years of life, I have learned that attaining balance is the greatest solver of problems. Be neither excessive nor neglectful. I believe that is a good rule for the macro as well, for society, and for our planet. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVsVgAqV9WI Don't Expect A Terrible Hereafter Oct 25, 2016 I was challenged to make a meaningful animation without speech. Thanks to my friend, known as C0ct0pusPrime here on YouTube, for challenging me to do this a while back. I had a lot of ideas, but this one stuck with me the most. Life is filled with dark irony. The very thing you want the most, might actually end up being the thing you'd least want. If you're not mindful, you might find out too late. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_jijoIUi2A King Solomon Nov 28, 2016 Marriage should be between 1 man and 1000 women. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Zjjg7mmDN4 If Hitler Never Existed (. . .) Dec 21, 2016 This is basically a MUCH better version of "It's a Wonderful Life". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5TtDZlHqao The Horror of Your Desires Dec 29, 2016 If you somehow obtained ultimate power, the things you’d choose to do would show us far more clearly who you really are than you could possibly show us with your current limitations. You could choose to bend people to your will, even if only through threats and intimidation, or maybe you could enjoy life with us, help us, and teach us. The bible authors created a character in Yahweh who abuses his limitless power with wanton abandon, reeking of a crude tool of manipulation - not a loving, caring teacher. He is the ultimate bad guy, sold to us as the ultimate good guy - a monumental travesty of history. It certainly is a good thing that Yahweh is a fictional invention of ancient writers. My next animations will be about the life and times of King David, as found in 1st and 2nd Samuel (and a bit of 1st Kings). This animation was Episode 9 of my Power Corrupts series. Here’s a link to the full playlist of the Power Corrupts series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pA5PlJiqOnk&list=PLv--V1yc2QDJi6hFNhur3iAsyFpXRtB8w - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLv--V1yc2QDJi6hFNhur3iAsyFpXRtB8w https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqJBD5SosZI King David Jan 22, 2017 This is the beginning of King David’s story from the Bible, the books of Samuel. I’d like to animate the rest of the books of Samuel, but that would take an enormous amount of work, and not only would your support via Patreon be greatly appreciated, but would also attach your name to the project (DarkMatter Army or above). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdtV9kbs_fo
Kazuo Ishiguro: 'We’re coming close to the point where we can create people who are superior to others' - tie in particular to http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=126997323 Social changes unleashed by new technologies could undermine core human values unless we engage with science, warns author Imagine a two-tiered society with elite citizens, genetically engineered to be smarter, healthier and to live longer, and an underclass of biologically run-of-the-mill humans. It sounds like the plot of a dystopian novel, but the world could be sleepwalking towards this scenario, according to one of Britain’s most celebrated writers. Kazuo Ishiguro argues that the social changes unleashed by gene editing technologies, such as Crispr, could undermine core human values. “We’re going into a territory where a lot of the ways in which we have organised our societies will suddenly look a bit redundant,” he said. “In liberal democracies, we have this idea that human beings are basically equal in some very fundamental way. We’re coming close to the point where we can, objectively in some sense, create people who are superior to others.” [...] https://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/dec/02/kazuo-ishiguro-were-coming-close-to-the-point-where-we-can-create-people-who-are-superior-to-others
The Age of Stupid - full documentary (Official) - further in particular to http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=126997323 Hello. This is the official, full-length (89 min) version of our 2009 movie, The Age of Stupid. This film was made completely independently (we arguably invented crowd-funding to fund it) over five long years. We're a tiny independent film company always struggling to make ends meet, so if you watch for free here, please make a donation - http://spannerfilms.net/donate - and also sign up to our email list: http://www.spannerfilms.net/mailing_list . Thanks v much and enjoy the film, Franny & Lizzie from Spanner Films - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The Age of Stupid stars Oscar-nominated Pete Postlethwaite (In The Name of the Father, The Usual Suspects, Brassed Off) as a man living in the devastated future world of 2055, looking back at old footage from our time and asking: why didn’t we stop climate change when we had the chance? Launched at a Guinness World Recording-winning solar-powered premiere in London's Leicester Square, the film was released in cinemas worldwide, topped the UK box office (by screen average), became one of the most talked-about films of 2009 and garnered sensational reviews: The Telegraph called it "Bold, supremely provocative and hugely important", the News of the World described it as "A deeply inconvenient kick up the backside", ABC Australia said "So tightly constructed and dynamic you leave the cinema energised rather than terrified... hits home like a hammer blow" and the LA Times said "Think 'An Inconvenient Truth', but with a personality". Multi-award-winning documentary director Franny Armstrong (McLibel, Drowned Out) and Oscar-winning producer John Battsek (One Day In September, Restrepo) pioneered the now ubiquitous "crowd-funding" model to finance the film, and then spent four years following seven real people's stories to be interweaved with Pete Postlethwaite's fictional character: an Indian entrepreneur struggling to start a new low-cost airline, a Shell employee in New Orleans who rescued more than 100 people during Hurricane Katrina, an 82-year-old French mountain guide watching his beloved glaciers melt, two Iraqi refugee children searching for their elder brother, a young woman living in desperate poverty in Nigeria's richest oil area and a windfarm developer in Britain battling the NIMBYs who don't want his turbines to spoil their view. The Age of Stupid led to the formation of the 10:10 carbon reduction campaign which now operates in 45 countris (www.1010global.org). Recognising the film's unique contribution to independent filmmaking, the Huffington Post said that it "represents the future of film, film culture and film distribution and marketing". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=va_MVxpboqg [since gone dark - find another if possible] [though it clearly is dated]
A sobering look at what Betsy DeVos did to education in Michigan — and what she might do as secretary of education The people who best know the education advocacy work of Betsy DeVos, the billionaire tapped by President-elect Donald Trump to be his education secretary, are in Michigan, where she has been involved in reform for decades. DeVos is a former Republican Party chairwoman in Michigan and chair of the pro-school-choice advocacy group American Federation for Children, and she has been a shining light to members of the movement to privatize public education by working to create programs and pass laws that require the use of public funds to pay for private school tuition in the form of vouchers and similar programs. She has also been a force behind the spread of charter schools in Michigan, most of which have recorded student test scores in reading and math below the state average. Many pro-school-choice groups have praised the choice, saying DeVos will work hard to grow new programs that give parents more school choice. But public education advocates say that they fear she will help propel America’s public education system toward destruction. The Detroit Free Press has written a number of articles about DeVos’s education record in Michigan. Here is an important piece [ http://www.freep.com/story/opinion/columnists/stephen-henderson/2016/12/03/betsy-devos-education-donald-trump/94728574/ ] looking at what a DeVos Education Department could be expected to do, written by someone who has watched her work for some time. He is Stephen Henderson, editorial page editor of the Free Press, where this first appeared. He gave me permission to republish it. [...] https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2016/12/08/a-sobering-look-at-what-betsy-devos-did-to-education-in-michigan-and-what-she-might-do-as-secretary-of-education/
Teacher to Trump’s education pick: Let’s ‘address the elephant in the room.’ It’s you. The selection of Betsy DeVos by President-elect Donald Trump as his education secretary nominee has been attacked by public school advocates who see her longtime support for school “choice” and private Catholic education as evidence that she does not support America’s public education system. In this post, that sentiment is explained by an educator who has written an open letter to DeVos. He is Patrick Kearney, facilitator for Teacher Leadership in the Johnston Community School District in Iowa. He spent 25 years as a band director in private and public schools of Iowa, and is a past-president of the Iowa Bandmasters Association and past co-chair of the Iowa Jazz Championships. He was also a founding board member of the Jazz Educators of Iowa. His wife teaches in the Des Moines Public Schools and his son is studying education at Drake University. Here’s the letter, which first appeared on Huffington Post [ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/an-introduction-from-public-school-teachers-to-betsy_us_5845e2fbe4b0707e4c8171a3 ]. Kearney gave me permission to republish it. [...] https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2016/12/10/teacher-to-trumps-education-pick-lets-address-the-elephant-in-the-room-its-you/
Tornado Town, USA - big piece - map of mini-tornado alleys Four devastating tornadoes hit Moore, Oklahoma, in 16 years. Was it geography or just bad luck? May 26, 2016 http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/tornadoes/
Welcome to the era of cognitive business Start your cognitive business journey by learning more about cognitive solutions like Watson and the IBM Cloud platform that supports cognitive workloads. http://www.ibm.com/cognitive/
The material that could let robots REPAIR themselves: Wolverine-style substance heals within 24 hours The material is transparent, stretchable, and can conduct electricity The material can stretch 50 times its original length without being damaged As well as its use in robots, researchers believe it could be used to extend the lifetime of batteries in electric cars, and improve biosensors in the medical field http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-4070900/The-material-let-robots-REPAIR-Wolverine-style-substance-heals-24-hours.html
Scientists built an AI that is smarter than most adults Computers can already hold a massive amount of instantly-retrievable data in a manner that puts most humans to shame, but getting them to actually display intelligence is an entirely different challenge. A team of researchers from Northwestern University just made a huge stride towards that goal with a computational model that actually outperforms the average American adult in a standard intelligence test. [...] http://bgr.com/2017/01/19/ai-smarter-than-humans-northwestern/ referencing (among other): Making AI systems that see the world as humans do https://phys.org/news/2017-01-ai-world-humans.html study http://psycnet.apa.org/?&fa=main.doiLanding&doi=10.1037/rev0000039