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Fixxing FaceBook???? ...Nah
Here’s a round of responses to Facebook’s move away from news:
On Friday, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that the social media site will prioritize content from friends and family over content from brands and professional publishers.
Live and news video will be deemphasized, too.
> Some see this “wild reversal” in line with Zuckerberg’s personal goal to fix Facebook in 2018 — maybe Facebook’s new ambition is to rebalance and shrink its massive and messy global footprint.
> Others say that in the post-Trump media landscape, Facebook killing news is “the best thing that ever happened to news.”
Adam Mosseri, the product boss for Facebook’s News Feed, talks in depth about the site’s recent sweeping changes (Mosseri is scheduled to speak at Code Media next month).
> “Facebook is done with quality journalism — deal with it,” says media thinker Frederic Filloux, who says Facebook is moving on from news after killing such longstanding industry certainties as brand, authorship and business model.
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And one more byte of news from Re/code:
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/13/style/bitcoin-millionaires.html
On Friday, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that the social media site will prioritize content from friends and family over content from brands and professional publishers.Live and news video will be deemphasized, too.
> Some see this “wild reversal” in line with Zuckerberg’s personal goal to fix Facebook in 2018 — maybe Facebook’s new ambition is to rebalance and shrink its massive and messy global footprint.
> Others say that in the post-Trump media landscape, Facebook killing news is “the best thing that ever happened to news.”
Adam Mosseri, the product boss for Facebook’s News Feed, talks in depth about the site’s recent sweeping changes (Mosseri is scheduled to speak at Code Media next month).
> “Facebook is done with quality journalism — deal with it,” says media thinker Frederic Filloux, who says Facebook is moving on from news after killing such longstanding industry certainties as brand, authorship and business model.
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And one more byte of news from Re/code:
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https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/13/style/bitcoin-millionaires.html
Goverment Affairs Meeting Date Correction
From: Mesa Chamber of Commerce just now
Upcoming Government Affairs Meeting
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Good Afternoon,
This morning's Monday Morning Message identified the date of the upcoming Government Affairs meeting incorrectly as January 25. The meeting is scheduled for Friday, January 19, 7:30.
If you are a business that employs signage, we encourage you to RSVP for this upcoming meeting. The details are below:
Guest Speaker: City of Mesa
Topic: Upcoming sign code ordinance changes
As a result of the Supreme Court ruling in Reed vs Gilbert, sign codes across the US have changed. Join us at our January 19 meeting and hear from the City of Mesa staff about changes and how it may impact your business.
Location:
Mesa Chamber of Commerce165 N Centennial Way #208
Mesa, AZ 85201
RSVP is Requested
Kinda Creepy > Just Got This Message From Facebook
Depending on which Services you use, we collect different kinds of information from or about you. WHY?
REALLY ???
Things you do and information you provide.
We collect the content and other information you provide when you use our Services, including when you sign up for an account, create or share, and message or communicate with others. This can include information in or about the content you provide, such as the location of a photo or the date a file was created. We also collect information about how you use our Services, such as the types of content you view or engage with or the frequency and duration of your activities.
Things others do and information they provide.
We also collect content and information that other people provide when they use our Services, including information about you, such as when they share a photo of you, send a message to you, or upload, sync or import your contact information.
Your networks and connections.
We collect information about the people and groups you are connected to and how you interact with them, such as the people you communicate with the most or the groups you like to share with. We also collect contact information you provide if you upload, sync or import this information (such as an address book) from a device.
Information about payments.
If you use our Services for purchases or financial transactions (like when you buy something on Facebook, make a purchase in a game, or make a donation), we collect information about the purchase or transaction. This includes your payment information, such as your credit or debit card number and other card information, and other account and authentication information, as well as billing, shipping and contact details.
Device information.
We collect information from or about the computers, phones, or other devices where you install or access our Services, depending on the permissions you’ve granted. We may associate the information we collect from your different devices, which helps us provide consistent Services across your devices. Here are some examples of the device information we collect:
- Attributes such as the operating system, hardware version, device settings, file and software names and types, battery and signal strength, and device identifiers.
- Device locations, including specific geographic locations, such as through GPS, Bluetooth, or WiFi signals.
- Connection information such as the name of your mobile operator or ISP, browser type, language and time zone, mobile phone number and IP address.
Information from websites and apps that use our Services.
We collect information when you visit or use third-party websites and apps that use our Services (like when they offer our Like button or Facebook Log In or use our measurement and advertising services). This includes information about the websites and apps you visit, your use of our Services on those websites and apps, as well as information the developer or publisher of the app or website provides to you or us.
Information from third-party partners.
We receive information about you and your activities on and off Facebook from third-party partners, such as information from a partner when we jointly offer services or from an advertiser about your experiences or interactions with them.
Facebook companies.
We receive information about you from companies that are owned or operated by Facebook, in accordance with their terms and policies.
Learn more about these companies and their privacy policies.
Niall Ferguson: Myth-Buster Par Excellence
The myth of the liberal international order
By Niall Ferguson Source:Global Times Published: 2018/1/11 20:28:39
"The phrase international order reminds me of the phrase Western civilization. As Indian independence icon Mahatma Gandhi wittily replied when asked about Western civilization, "It would be a good idea." The notion that international order exists or has ever existed seems highly questionable to me. The notion of a liberal international order is even more questionable because it is neither liberal, nor international, nor very orderly.
It is often claimed by political scientists that the liberal international order came into existence in 1945. The argument goes that American and British statesmen, having learned from the terrible mistakes of the 1930s and 1940s, decided to make the world anew by creating a series of remarkable international institutions: the United Nations, the International Monetary Fund and later the World Bank. According to this narrative, Donald Trump's election as US president in 2016 was a wrecking ball directed at the liberal international order created by the generation of 1945.
It is often claimed by political scientists that the liberal international order came into existence in 1945. The argument goes that American and British statesmen, having learned from the terrible mistakes of the 1930s and 1940s, decided to make the world anew by creating a series of remarkable international institutions: the United Nations, the International Monetary Fund and later the World Bank. According to this narrative, Donald Trump's election as US president in 2016 was a wrecking ball directed at the liberal international order created by the generation of 1945.
Yet this is a fairy tale . . . "
What comes next?
". . . There are two possible scenarios. In one, China and the US collide over both commercial and geopolitical issues and fall into the "Thucydides Trap" about which Graham Allison has written in his book Destined for War.
The much preferable alternative is that China and the US recognize their common interests as great powers facing multiple threats, such as Islamic terrorism, nuclear proliferation, cyber warfare and climate change. But they will not be able to do so as a team of two. They will need the support of the other great powers represented as permanent members of the UN Security Council: Britain, France and Russia. A key issue for the next 10 years is whether Russia can be persuaded to work collaboratively with the other great powers.
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The author is the Milbank Family Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, and a visiting professor at Tsinghua University. The article is an excerpt of his speech at Peking University. opinion@globaltimes.com.cn
The much preferable alternative is that China and the US recognize their common interests as great powers facing multiple threats, such as Islamic terrorism, nuclear proliferation, cyber warfare and climate change. But they will not be able to do so as a team of two. They will need the support of the other great powers represented as permanent members of the UN Security Council: Britain, France and Russia. A key issue for the next 10 years is whether Russia can be persuaded to work collaboratively with the other great powers.
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The author is the Milbank Family Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, and a visiting professor at Tsinghua University. The article is an excerpt of his speech at Peking University. opinion@globaltimes.com.cn
New Cannabis Ventures: Health For Life
MPX Finalizes CBD Production Joint Venture
with Israeli Pharmaceutical Company Panaxia
January 15, 2018 at 7:36 am | Published by NCV Newswire
MPX Signs Agreement With Israeli Pharmaceutical Company Panaxia for the Production and Marketing of Pharma-Grade Cannabinoid Products
TORONTO, Jan. 15, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — MPX Bioceutical Corporation (the “Company” or “MPX”) (CSE:MPX) (OTC:MPXEF) today announced that further to its press release dated August 22, 2017, it has entered into a definitive agreement with Panaxia Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (“Panaxia”) through its wholly-owned subsidiary Salus BioPharma Corporation (“Salus BioPharma”), a company engaged in the business of development and production of pharma grade cannabidiol medicinal products, medicinal preparations and medicinal accessories (the “CBD Products”).
Panaxia will provide the capital and equipment to build out and equip the manufacturing facility and will supply the non-active ingredients and compounds for formulation and packaging. The CBD Products will be produced at MPX-operated locations under licenses owned or managed by the Company or a subsidiary thereof. Salus BioPharma will provide Panaxia with the raw cannabidiol materials for final product assembly, as well as be responsible for marketing of the CBD Products which will be sold through the Health for Life (“HFL”) dispensaries managed by MPX and through HFL’s wholesale channels to other licensed dispensaries in Arizona.
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About MPX Bioceutical Corporation
MPX, an Ontario corporation, through its wholly owned subsidiaries in the U.S., provides substantial management, staffing, procurement, advisory, financial, real estate rental, logistics and administrative services to two medicinal cannabis enterprises in Arizona operating under the Health for Life (dispensaries) and the award-winning Melting Point Extracts (high-margin concentrates wholesale) brands. The successful Health for Life brand operates in the rapidly growing Phoenix Metropolitan Statistical Area._________________________________________________________________________
"We look forward to launching Salus BioPharma products in Arizona and will look at expanding operations into our other operating states in line with our long-term growth strategy."
- Michael Arnkvarn, Executive Vice President of MPX
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