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Blue Line Experiencing Delays; Boarding change between Pulaski and Austin (Significant Delays)

(Thu, Nov 14 2024 2:05 AM to TBD) Blue Line service running w/delays due to a track condition near Cicero; board all trains on the Forest Park-bound side at Pulaski, Cicero and Austin.




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This List of Popular Passwords Shows We Still Dont Understand Online Security

See if your password is on the list of shame.




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Nigeria: Nigerian Lawmakers Pressure Officials to Manipulate Budgets for Their Gains - Jega

[Premium Times] Mr Jega alleged that some legislators attempted to influence budget allocations and secure contracts, undermining public officials' efforts to maintain integrity.




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Falling In Reverse Cancel 3 The Popular Monstour II: World Domination Dates

Falling In Reverse have announced that they have been forced to cancel three of their upcoming shows




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JewCE! The Jewish Comics Experience 2024 is only getting more popular

On the JewCE! Jewish Comics Experience 2024 and what it was like attending this year plus some special highlights.




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News24 | DRIVEN | Nissan's popular Magnite arrives in SA with fresh design and tech upgrades

The Nissan Magnite is one of the most popular compact SUVs in South Africa. Now, the Japanese automaker has unveiled its facelifted version. We have specifications and pricing.




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Spotify unveils a new payout model for creators with popular videos

Spotify is aiming to give YouTube some competition with its new partner program for video creators and content that goes viral. The music and podcast app announced a new “Partner Program” that monetizes audio and video beyond income from advertising starting on January 2, 2025.

The new monetization program pays Spotify creators in two ways. Creators can earn a share of ad revenue from their content on all platforms through its Partner Program. They can also earn money through monthly podcast subscriptions that “allow listeners to support creators directly in return for exclusive bonus content and perks.”

Both tiers also come with eligibility requirements. The Spotify Partner Program requires participants to host and upload their content through its Spotify for Creators platform, have streamed 10,000 hours and at least 2,000 unique views in a 30-day period and published at least 12 episodes. Subscriptions will be open to content creators who have at least two published episodes and at least 100 unique Spotify listeners in a 60-day period. The new programs will be available for subscribers in the US, UK, Canada and Australia next January.

Spotify has taken other steps to make its video and music content more accessible and mainstream. The music and video streamer integrated with TikTok and Instagram so users can post tracks on the social media sites.

This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/entertainment/music/spotify-unveils-a-new-payout-model-for-creators-with-popular-videos-221706698.html?src=rss





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Africa's elephant population declines by 70 per cent over past 50 years: study




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Prolonging exciton diffusion length via manipulating molecular stacking enables pseudo-planar heterojunction organic solar cells over 19% efficiency

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA00594E, Paper
Wang Ke, Fuwen Zhao, Yufan Zhu, Yi He, Zesheng Liu, Xiao Han, Qi Ai, Xingxing Shen, Bao Li, Jianqi Zhang, Yuze Lin, Chun-Ru Wang, Dan He
The limited exciton diffusion length (LD) of organic semiconductors constraints exciton dissociation in pseudo-planar heterojunction (PPHJ) organic solar cells (OSCs), which is deemed as the bottleneck issue hampering the further...
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Tambaram Corporation begins population survey and area mapping for improved coverage of UPHCs




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Internet split on Tendulkar's popularity after Australian media's coverage on Kohli, netizen says, 'Sachin was never...'

Major Australian outlets like Fox and The Daily Telegraph ran articles on Kohli, who was arriving for the Border Gavaskar Trophy, with special mention of his cultural significance and even added Hindi and Punjabi elements




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Wikipedia: Normans - The Normans were the people who gave their name to Normandy, a region in northern France - They were descended from Norse Viking conquerors of the territory and the native population of Frankish and Gallo-Roman stock - Their identity

They played a major political, military, and cultural role in medieval Europe and even the Near East. They were famed for their martial spirit and eventually for their Christian piety. They quickly adopted the Romance language of the land they settled, their dialect becoming known as Norman or Norman-French, an important literary language. The Duchy of Normandy, which they formed by treaty with the French crown, was one of the great fiefs of medieval France. The Normans are famed both for their culture, such as their unique Romanesque architecture, and their musical traditions, as well as for their military accomplishments and innovations. Norman adventurers established a kingdom in Sicily and southern Italy by conquest, and a Norman expedition on behalf of their duke led to the Norman Conquest of England. Norman influence spread from these new centres to the Crusader States in the Near East, to Scotland and Wales in Great Britain, and to Ireland. ... In Byzantium: Soon after the Normans first began to enter Italy, they entered the Byzantine Empire, and then Armenia against the Pechenegs, Bulgars, and especially Seljuk Turks. The Norman mercenaries first encouraged to come to the south by the Lombards to act against the Byzantines soon fought in Byzantine service in Sicily. They were prominent alongside Varangian and Lombard contingents in the Sicilian campaign of George Maniaces of 1038-40. There is debate whether the Normans in Greek service were mostly or at all from Norman Italy, and it now seems likely only a few came from there. It is also unknown how many of the "Franks", as the Byzantines called them, were Normans and not other Frenchmen. One of the first Norman mercenaries to serve as a Byzantine general was Hervé in the 1050s. By then however, there were already Norman mercenaries serving as far away as Trebizond and Georgia. They were based at Malatya and Edessa, under the Byzantine duke of Antioch, Isaac Komnenos. In the 1060s, Robert Crispin led the Normans of Edessa against the Turks. Roussel de Bailleul even tried to carve out an independent state in Asia Minor with support from the local population, but he was stopped by the Byzantine general Alexius Komnenos. Some Normans joined Turkish forces to aid in the destruction of the Armenians vassal-states of Sassoun and Taron in far eastern Anatolia. Later, many took up service with the Armenian state further south in Cilicia and the Taurus Mountains. A Norman named Oursel led a force of "Franks" into the upper Euphrates valley in northern Syria. From 1073 to 1074, 8,000 of the 20,000 troops of the Armenian general Philaretus Brachamius were Normans - formerly of Oursel - led by Raimbaud. They even lent their ethnicity to the name of their castle: Afranji, meaning "Franks." The known trade between Amalfi and Antioch and between Bari and Tarsus may be related to the presence of Italo-Normans in those cities while Amalfi and Bari were under Norman rule in Italy. Several families of Byzantine Greece were of Norman mercenary origin during the period of the Comnenian Restoration, when Byzantine emperors were seeking out western European warriors. The Raoulii were descended from an Italo-Norman named Raoul, the Petraliphae were descended from a Pierre d'Aulps, and that group of Albanian clans known as the Maniakates were descended from Normans who served under George Maniaces in the Sicilian expedition of 1038 A.D.



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THE EDGE AM: February 18th, 2012 -- Douglas Hamp - Genetic Manipulation; Angels, Aliens, and the Antichrist Revealed (Mp3)

Douglas Hamp is a specialist in ancient languages including Biblical Hebrew and Koine Greek. Doug says something ominous is coming upon the world: it is Satan's final effort in the battle to destroy the image that man was created in, which has been raging since the beginning of time. If Satan can destroy the image, then he can avert his own destruction. The prophecy of Genesis 3:15 states the serpent will one day mix his seed with humanity as a counterfeit of the Messiah. Jesus told us that the last days will be like the days of Noah when fallen angels mixed their seed with humanity. In the Book of Daniel we read that "they" will again mingle with the seed of men. How so? Satan will use man's desire to be his own god to deceive him into believing the ultimate lie - that his fallen messengers are both the creators and saviors of man. He will not do this openly but will deceive mankind through demons which are masquerading as "aliens" who are spreading the message that the inhabitants of the earth can evolve to be like them and obtain transcendent powers. Finally, the seed of the Serpent will come; he will be a man who will be greater than his fellows, who will understand sinister schemes and shall rise up and become the Antichrist. That day of fulfillment is nearly upon us!




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Kampania Balada Injector infekuje strony WordPress wykorzystując popularne wtyczki

W ostatnich tygodniach zespół CERT Polska obserwuje wzmożoną kampanię ataków z użyciem szkodliwego oprogramowania Balada Injector, które infekuje strony oparte na WordPressie korzystając z podatności w niektórych popularnych wtyczkach.




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The A-Z of Popular Business Startups: A State by State Guide (Infographic)

So many small businesses start as a dream. But what types of businesses are entrepreneurs currently dreaming about starting? Online equipment marketplace Bid on Equipment recently created an infographic showing the types of businesses that are most popular with prospective entrepreneurs and current business owners. Here’s a rundown of the findings.

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Review of Most Popular Online Poker Sites

This web page is definitely the most popular page on this site, as it describes themost popular online Poker sites in detail.




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Review of Most Popular Online Casino Sites

This web page is definitely the most popular page on this site, as it describes the 16 most popular online Casino sites in detail.




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TNP - Glycemic Index of Popular Foods

Provides the glycemic index of popular foods to help you control your blood sugar and insulin levels.




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LXer: Alternatives to popular CLI tools: rm

Published at LXer: This article spotlights alternative tools to rm, a command that removes files or directories. Read More... (https://linuxlinks.com/alternatives-popular-cli-tools-rm/)



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LXer: Two of the Most Popular Privacy-Focused Projects Have Teamed Up!

Published at LXer: We are very fortunate to have some really cool organizations like Proton, Tuta, Mullvad VPN, and others that have been consistently working on providing privacy-focused products...



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My Hero Academia - World Best Hero - Global Character Popularity Poll

The good folks from Japanese publishing giants Shueisha Inc have sent us details about My Hero Academia - World Best Hero - Global Character...




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Kumpulan Link Casino Online Indonesia 2024

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Pragmatic Play menjamin keadilan dan transparansi di semua permainannya dan disahkan oleh Komisi Perjudian Inggris dan Otoritas Gaming Malta. Berkat teknologi HTML5, permainan mereka dapat dimainkan di berbagai platform. Komitmen Pragmatic Play terhadap inovasi berarti portofolio permainannya terus berkembang dan menarik bagi banyak pemain. Mereka fokus untuk menciptakan game berkualitas tinggi, menarik, dan menghibur sekaligus memastikan game yang adil dan andal.

PGSoft dikenal atas game slot unik dan berkelas tinggi mereka. Judul populer termasuk “Medusa”, “Plushie Frenzy”, dan “Tree of Fortune”, yang semuanya dirancang dengan grafis 3D yang menakjubkan dan efek suara imersif. Mereka juga dikenal karena mengintegrasikan cerita yang kuat ke dalam gameplay mereka, yang membantu menciptakan pengalaman yang lebih menarik bagi pemain.

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PGSoft berkomitmen terhadap standar industri tertinggi dan dilisensikan oleh Komisi Perjudian Inggris dan Otoritas Gaming Malta. Dengan fokus pada inovasi dan kualitas, PGSoft terus berupaya menciptakan pengalaman bermain game yang unik dan menarik …




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Mark Cuban predicts podcasts and livestreams are only going to become more popular.

Cuban shared his unique insights about the current and future state of  not just podcasting, but the entire media industry. We discussed both legacy media companies and independent creators.

Here are the main takeaways and my thoughts from our conversation:

1. Streaming is the future, and legacy companies need to get on  board in order to survive
2. These days, audio is just as competitive as video because the  barrier to entry is lower and there's no pressure to look nice
3. As new technology emerges, media will continue to evolve — and creators must keep up




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Samuel L Jackson wants Oscars for popular films




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Use press releases for improving your site popularity

Get valuable tips on how to promote your web site through effective dustribution of press releases.




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How Do You Track an RSS Feeds Popularity

There are a number of ways to track an RSS feeds popularity. Unfortunately because of the nature of syndication the tracking is not always reliable or accurate. Use the followng to track the consumption of RSS feeds.

How Do You Track an RSS Feeds Popularity




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Beer science: This popular glass keeps your brew coldest, says physics

How do you keep a glass of beer cold the longest? By using science, of course. At least that's what one researcher has turned to, finding the optimal shape of vessel that will keep a poured beer chilled for as long as possible while you drink it.

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This Pizza Was Suspiciously Popular. Police Discovered the Secret Ingredient

The incredible popularity of a specific pizza order has led to the bust of an unusual drug trafficking operation.




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Urban farming gains popularity in Bengaluru: Can it become an urban foodscape

Many Bengalureans are discovering the allure of urban agriculture, taking pleasure in getting their hands dirty, for many or all these reasons: better access to more nutritious food, creating communities, reducing environmental impact, managing mental health and connecting to nature




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In Kerala, ‘Millet Cafes’ to come up in every district in a phased manner to popularise millets products

The cafes will serve millet-based food products and also have these on sale, says Kerala Agriculture Minister P. Prasad




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Popular wedding caterers of Chennai are setting up kitchens for selling traditional sweets for Deepavali

Popular wedding caterers are setting up kitchens for Deepavali, enabling customers to try, buy and post traditional sweets. We travel to each festive outpost, sampling the coffee and ladoos




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In Chandigarh, a popular three-year-old Pizza ATM is up for renewal

The Pizza ATM at Chandigarh’s Sukhna Lake is popular for it’s ready-in-three-minutes pizza. Rohit Shekhar Sharma tells us how he built it, and why he wants to keep it running




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Chennai’s kulambu kadais | Popular spots for affordable, home-style gravies

Convenient, affordable and prepared in home kitchens, gravy carts or kulambu kadais in Chennai offer a variety of dishes, with the option of customisations and even customisation is possible. These vendors serve authentic Tamil Nadu flavours and generally functions in busy localities for limited hours. As the rates are pocket-friend, they have a good patronage in the neighbourhoods they operate.




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Flathead Warming Center supporters take to the streets to show solidarity with homeless population




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What is ChatGPT? How the world's most popular AI chatbot can benefit you

As the AI chatbot's advanced conversational capabilities continue to generate buzz, here are detailed answers to your most-asked questions.




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Popular Saints

Frederica wonders why some saints are more popular than others.




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Fr. Patrick Reardon on Popular Monotheism

Here's a hint: It's wrong! Great stuff as Kevin Allen interviews this popular Orthodox priest, a senior editor at Touchstone Magazine.




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Digg manipulation

Silicon Valley Sleuth reported this morning how several stories about Google buying Sun suspiciously made it to the front page of Digg.com. These "baseless rumours" were all submitted and promoted by a small group of Digg members that seemed to be working together. I found this story through Digg itself, where it was posted on the front page. It later... (381 words)




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Survey shows wild wallaby population likely 1,000

The latest drone survey finds a further 297 of the animals outside of the Ballaugh Curraghs area.




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Is Nintendo Switch 2 about to be announced? Instagram lowers quality of less popular videos

The internet is still convinced a Nintendo Switch 2 announcement is going to happen this month, as a part of a major third-party open world game is also rumoured. It’ll […]

The post Is Nintendo Switch 2 about to be announced? Instagram lowers quality of less popular videos appeared first on ShinyShiny.




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On reparle des classes populaires, des péri-urbains, partis politiques... (billet de Mai 2011 )

L'actualité aidant, une personne sur twitter a exhumé un vieux billet que j'avais écrit en Mai 2011. A l'époque, je parlais du Parti Socialiste... sans fausse modestie, j'avais vu plutôt juste... Aujourd'hui, on peut déjà parler d'un autre "parti" mais...




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Exploring the Key Informational, Ethical and Legal Concerns to the Development of Population Genomic Databases for Pharmacogenomic Research




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Uniting Idaho:  A Small Newspaper Serves Hispanic Populations in Distributed Rural Areas




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Digital Divide in the Population of Serbia




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The Usefulness Metrics of The Most Popular eReader Used by Higher Education Students

In the digital technology era, mobile devices have an important rule to deploy a copy of data and information through the network. An electronic reader (eReader) allows readers to read written materials in an electronic manner that is available in many models. The objective of this study is to evaluate the usage of eReader by higher education students. We firstly identified the most frequently used eReader by surveying higher education students. The survey results showed that Apple iPad, Amazon Kindle, and Samsung Tablet are the most popular eReader devices used by higher education students. We presented these results, and then we analyzed the surveyed results in detail in order to develop an evaluation metric of the eReader in a mobile platform that clearly allows the selection of the most suitable eReader for higher education students. The main contribution of this paper is the development of a set of criteria that can be used by students in the selection of an eReader that matches their specific needs and requirements.




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Towards A Comprehensive Learning Object Metadata: Incorporation of Context to Stipulate Meaningful Learning and Enhance Learning Object Reusability




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An Exploratory Study of Online Equity: Differential Levels of Technological Access and Technological Efficacy Among Underserved and Underrepresented Student Populations in Higher Education

Aim/Purpose: This study aims to explore levels of Technological Access (ownership, access to, and usage of computer devices as well as access to Internet services) and levels of Technological Efficacy (technology related skills) as they pertain to underserved (UNS) and underrepresented (UNR) students. Background: There exists a positive correlation between technology related access, technology related competence, and academic outcomes. An increasing emphasis on expanding online education at the author’s institution, consistent with nationwide trends, means that it is unlikely that just an increase in online offerings alone will result in an improvement in the educational attainment of students, especially if such students lack access to technology and the technology related skills needed to take advantage of online learning. Most studies on levels of Technological Access and Technological Efficacy have dealt with either K-12 or minority populations with limited research on UNS and UNR populations who form the majority of students at the author’s institution. Methodology: This study used a cross-sectional survey research design to investigate the research questions. A web survey was sent to all students at the university except first semester new and first semester transfer students from various disciplines (n = 535). Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the survey data. Contribution: This research provides insight on a population (UNS and UNR) that is expanding in higher education. However, there is limited information related to levels of Technological Access and Technological Efficacy for this group. This paper is timely and relevant as adequate access to technology and technological competence is critical for success in the expanding field of online learning, and the research findings can be used to guide and inform subsequent actions vital to bridging any educational equity gap that might exist. Findings: A critical subset of the sample who were first generation, low income, and non-White (FGLINW) had significantly lower levels of Technological Access. In addition, nearly half of the survey sample used smartphones to access online courses. Technological Efficacy scores were significantly lower for students who dropped out of or never enrolled in an online course. Transfer students had significantly higher Technological Efficacy scores while independent students (determined by tax status for federal financial aid purposes) reflected higher Technological Efficacy, but at a marginally lower level of significance. Recommendations for Practitioners: Higher education administrators and educators should take into consideration the gaps in technology related access and skills to devise institutional interventions as well as formulate pedagogical approaches that account for such gaps in educational equity. This will help ensure pathways to sustained student success given the rapidly growing landscape of online education. Recommendation for Researchers: Similar studies need to be conducted in other institutions serving UNS and UNR students in order to bolster findings and increase awareness. Impact on Society: The digital divide with respect to Technological Access and Technological Efficacy that impacts UNS and UNR student populations must be addressed to better prepare such groups for both academic and subsequent professional success. Addressing such gaps will not only help disadvantaged students maximize their educational opportunities but will also prepare them to navigate the challenges of an increasingly technology driven society. Future Research: Given that it is more challenging to write papers and complete projects using a smartphone, is there a homework gap for UNS and UNR students that may impact their academic success? What is the impact of differing levels of Technological Efficacy on specific academic outcomes of UNS and UNR students?