Not refusing examination: Mirwaiz
Softening his earlier stand, Hurriyat chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has conveyed to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) “his willingness to cooperate” in an “illegal funding” case registered in 2017.In the latest letter, in response to a fresh NIA summon, the Mirwaiz’s lawyer wrote: “The Mirwaiz is willing and was always willing to be examined by the agency. It’s once again urged that such examination and sitting be held at Humhama office (in Budgam) of the NIA”.The Mirwaiz’s letter has attached “several social media threats”. “The Mirwaiz has received open calls for his assassination (online). The examination at the NIA’s office in the Valley will avoid any adverse consequences,” the letter reads. The NIA has served two summons so far to the Mirwaiz, who is considered a moderate and a pro-dialogue voice within the separatist spectrum. The Mirwaiz has lost his father and uncle in 1990 and 2004 to unknown assassins in Srinagar.“The Mirwaiz has not refused examination in the case,” the lawyer added.The letter also refers to the recent move by the State government to withdraw his Z-plus security. “The Mirwaiz has serious concerns about his safety,” it added. The NIA on February 27 searched the residence of the Mirwaiz in Srinagar and later issued two summon notices to him. The summon saw a spontaneous shutdown in the old city and protests from Valley-based civil society and religious groups. The Mirwaiz is also head priest of the Valley and delivers sermons every Friday at Srinagar’s Jamia Masjid.‘No intimidation’ The National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah on Thursday said his party “will not allow the NIA to intimidate innocent Kashmiris”. “In my tenure, the NIA was only used once, that too to save the life of Liyaqat, a local. It was (PDP president Mehbooba Mufti) who used NIA against hundreds of locals. We will ensure that undue intimidation of our youth is not done by the NIA,” the former Chief Minister said at an election rally in north Kashmir.
United States President Donald Trump on Friday reiterated his threat to levy “reciprocal taxes” on countries that impose high tariffs on imports from his country.“When a country taxes our products coming in at, say, 50%, and we tax the same product coming into our country at ZERO, not fair or smart,” he tweeted on Friday, in apparent reference to India.Read it at Scroll Related Items
The sun was blazing down from above. On the ground people had gathered, braving the heat, to catch a spectacle which was quite removed from sundry life.Shortly, two heavyset men arrived amid cheers from the onlookers. They entered an arena where a man presented them to the crowd. The man in question was the referee of the show. Known as a ‘khalifa’, he raised the arm of each man and announced him to the crowd – ‘Krishan pehelwan Chandgi akhade se’, ‘Kapil pehelwan Guru Jasram akhade se’. The wrestlers exchanged a handful of mud, patted their thighs and launched into attack.The Bamheta dangal is an annual event held in the honour of a local deity This is wrestling Indian style. Popularly called kushti, these are bouts fought in local wrestling events called ‘dangal’. The dangals are where wrestlers from various akhadas compete and are the breeding grounds for state, national and international level wrestlers. This particular dangal happened at Shahpur Bamheta, a village near Mehrauli in Ghaziabad, located nearly 30 kilometres from the Capital.The Bamheta dangal is an annual event held in the honour of a local deity. Organisers claimed the event is nearly half-a-century old, though regular participants dated the real fame of the event to the last five-six years, perhaps from the time when Sushil Kumar first won a bronze in 2008 Beijing Olympics and popularised the sport. Around 600 wrestlers come from various parts of Delhi, Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh and many claim to have been inspired after watching Sushil wrestle in such dangals in his heydays.advertisementOlympian Sushil Kumar was a regular at this dangal The whole affair starts by collection of funds. From the tents and public address systems to the prize money, every penny comes in the form of charity from the locals. Wrestlers from one locality and akhada challenge their counterparts from other akhadas for the prize money.Bouts start from a two-minute, Rs 50 limit and increases gradually by a minute each, as better wrestlers take to the pit. Money in this case touched a maximum of Rs 51,000 with the 15-minute final bout between ‘Vicky pehelwan’ and ‘Birju pehelwan’.Money has always been scarce in this sport and one way to generate it is to place bets on one’s favourite wrestler. A fighter sponsored by one person or his akhada declares a challenge of a particular amount open to anyone from the audience. Fighters, sponsored by other camps, awaiting this opportunity run towards him and the first person to grab the challenger’s hand gets to fight him. Bouts ranging from Rs 2,100 to Rs 21,000 are fought, which essentially can be described as gambling.Spectators watch a dangal at Shahpur Bamheta, a village near Mehrauli in Ghaziabad “I was a four-year-old when I saw Sushil for the first time in a bout at Badarpur. He was a champion in those times as well and would win the highest cash prize bouts, which at that time was around Rs 3,000. Sushil and Yogeshwar Dutt were regulars at dangals,” Kapil, a youth who trains at KD Jadhav stadium daily and once in a while participates in local wrestling events, reminisced.
\R Washington, Jun 23 (AFP) The US Olympic Committee expects to have a new chief executive within weeks and results by summer’s end from an independent investigation into its handling of a gymnastics sex abuse scandal. USOC chairman Larry Probst and acting chief executive Susanne Lyons updated the status of the situations Friday after a USOC board of directors meeting in Washington, where another hearing before US lawmakers is expected next month in the wake of the Larry Nassar scandal. “We’re in a period of transition and evolution,” Lyons said. “We’ve had a chance to look in the mirror and see how we should interact” with athletes and national sport governing bodies. Former USOC chief executive Scott Blackmun resigned in February after growing pressure about his handling of sexual assault allegations against former US gymnastics team doctor Nassar. Nassar is serving what is likely a life sentence for sexual assault after more than 250 women accused him of sexual abuse perpetrated under the guise of medical treatment, many of them while they were young Olympians. Many athletes have questioned the USOC for not doing more sooner to protect athlete safety. Probst said in February at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics that no personnel changes would be made until a Boston law firm completes its probe into how the USOC responded to athlete allegations of wrongdoing by Nassar. “We think they are gettuing closer to the end of that investigation but we don’t have a specific time frame,” Probst said. “We are thinking it will be before the end of the summer.”advertisement The USOC has spend nearly four months searching for a new leader, seeking an inspirational leader with strong communication skills to guide the organization into the future with a new emphasis on athlete safety. “We are making progress as we go through this process,” Probst said. “We hope to have this wrapped up in a couple of weeks, maybe less.” USOC officials met with US Senators Richard Blumenthal, Jerry Moran and Jeanne Snaheen on their visit to the US capital, the lawmakers having conducted a hearing on the Nassar scandal last month with another expected in mid to late July. “The tone of the meetings was forward looking and productive,” Lyons said. “They were interested in what progress we have made. The tone was more on a contructive path to let’s make athletes safer in the future.” While USA Gymnastics has adopted or is in the process of adopting 82 percent of recommended changes from an independent panel analysis in the wake of the scandal, the need for a long-term culture change within the governing body remains vital, Lyons said. “The culture change is probably going to be the longest and hardest,” Lyons said. “We’ve discussed with them a culture of speaking up, not a culture of retribution.” (AFP) ATKATK
NxGn ‘Cristiano Ronaldo is my inspiration’ – Brazil’s NxGn star Lincoln Raisa Simplicio Last updated 1 year ago 20:00 3/29/18 FacebookTwitterRedditcopy Comments(0) 
Gilvan de Souza/Flamengo/Divulgação NxGn Flamengo Vasco da Gama The Vasco ace was included in Goal’s NxGn list of the best teenagers in world football and he is determined to emulate one of the game’s greats Flamengo starlet Lincoln is setting his sights high, citing five-time Ballon d’Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo as his inspiration.The 17-year-old Brazilian was this week included in Goal’s annual NxGn list of the 50 best Under-19 talents in world football.And he says that the Real Madrid attacker’s determination and mental strength is the perfect example for any young player hoping to make their way to the top of world football. 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 “My main reference is Cristiano Ronaldo,” Lincoln told Goal.“Besides his unquestionable quality, he is a winner who works very hard and always wants more. So, I have him as an example, not only as a player, but as a person as well.”
The teenage forward, who hit his first senior goal in January of this year, has been thrust into the limelight after starring for Brazil at youth level.“Everything is going really well and I’m very happy with it all,” he says. “I’m very still young and have a lot of work to do. This is just the beginning of my career and I know that I have a long way to go.“I am trying to absorb as much as I can in training and get as much advice as possible from the more experienced players.”My only focus is on putting in the hard work that will enable me to sustain my early success.”Lincoln has emerged from the ‘2000 generation’ – spearheaded by Vinicius Junior (who finished third in this year’s NxGn) – which has been heralded as Brazil’s most promising group of youngsters in years.He is one of many bright prospects from the side that claimed the South American Under-17 Football Championship last year.
This exciting band of potential superstars also includes prodigious Vasco forward Paulinho, who was also selected in Goal’s NxGn top 50.“I am very happy to be with Vasco and to be part of the U20 national team,” Paulinho told Goal.“This is the result of a lot of hard work and dedication. At 17, no one can really expect to be here.”My future will depend on what I do today. I’m working to ensure I sustain a good period in my career and will do everything I can to achieve my goals.”
Next Reuters MelbourneJanuary 21, 2019UPDATED: January 21, 2019 22:41 IST Frances Tiafoe takes on Rafael Nadal in the Australian Open quarter-finals on Tuesday (AP Photo)HIGHLIGHTSFrances Tiafoe is hopeful to build on his own stature in the gameTiafoe defeated Grigor Dimitrov on Sunday to reach the last eight at a major for the first time in his careerTiafoe faces a tough test as he bids to keep the big dream aliveHaving already changed the lives of his immigrant parents, Frances Tiafoe is hopeful to build on his own stature in the game as he prepares for an Australian Open quarter-final clash with Rafael Nadal on Tuesday.American Tiafoe, the son of immigrants from Sierra Leone, recalled his humble beginnings after stunning Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov on Sunday to reach the last eight at a major for the first time in his career.”I told my parents 10 years ago I was gonna be a pro tennis player and change their life. Now I’m in the quarter-finals of a Slam. I can’t believe it,” world number 39 Tiafoe said.”The beginning of my career, I was playing for them, trying to do everything for my family. Obviously now I put them in a great place. Now I’m trying to do it for me.”Tiafoe, who turned 21 on Sunday, faces a tough test as he bids to keep the big dream alive, with 2009 champion Nadal in ruthless form coming into the contest at Rod Laver Arena.The Spaniard has not dropped a set so far in the tournament but said after his victory over Tomas Berdych in the last round that he did not expect his first career meeting with Tiafoe to be as smooth.”Going to be a tough one, as you can expect in the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam,” Nadal said.”I played some good matches until that round and now is the moment to keep doing steps forward, to keep having chances.”advertisementNadal’s compatriot Roberto Bautista Agut plays Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas, the conqueror of 20-times Grand Slam champion Roger Federer, in another quarter-final clash.Among the women, Russia’s Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova meets fellow unseeded player in Danielle Collins while Czech Petra Kvitova runs into local favourite Ashleigh Barty.For sports news, updates, live scores and cricket fixtures, log on to indiatoday.in/sports. Like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter for Sports news, scores and updates.Get real-time alerts and all the news on your phone with the all-new India Today app. Download from Post your comment Do You Like This Story? Awesome! Now share the story Too bad. Tell us what you didn’t like in the comments Posted byJepher Nickels Tags :Follow Frances TiafoeFollow Rafael NadalFollow Australian Open Frances Tiafoe hoping to keep dream alive as he prepares to face Rafael NadalAustralian Open: Frances Tiafoe is hopeful to build on his own stature in the game as he prepares for an Australian Open quarter-final clash with Rafa Nadal.advertisement
Kabul: Afghanistan fast bowler Aftab Alam has been handed a one-year suspension by the country’s cricket board for a code of conduct violation at the ongoing World Cup in England and Wales. The decision to suspend Alam from domestic and international cricket for one year came after an investigation by the Afghanistan Cricket Board’s disciplinary committee, following a decision taken at the board’s annual general meeting in Kabul last week, reports ESPNcricinfo. Also Read – Dhoni, Paes spotted playing football together During the course of the World Cup, Alam was sent back home, and an official release mentioned that it was done ‘in exceptional circumstances’. However, it later emerged that he was sent home following allegations of serious misbehaviour with a female guest at the team hotel in Southampton. Alam played his last game on June 22 in Afghanistan’s 11-run loss to India in Southampton, where the alleged incident of misbehaviour is said to have taken place. The 26-year-old was then, subsequently, suspended for two matches by head coach Phil Simmons for not being present at an ICC anti-corruption unit meeting on June 23. It later emerged that Alam was in London with a relative and returned to the hotel only later in the day. The right-arm pacer had three wickets to his name at the World Cup before he was summoned back home.
Mumbai: All 1,050 passengers on board Kolhapur-bound Mahalaxmi Express were rescued on Saturday in a multi-agency operation nearly 17 hours after the train was stranded near Vangani in Thane district due to flooding on tracks following heavy rains. Central Railway (CR) officials said all the passengers, including nine pregnant women, were rescued by 3 pm. Union Home Minister Amit Shah praised the rescue teams and said the Centre was closely monitoring the situation. Also Read – India gets first tranche of Swiss bank a/c details Teams of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), Navy, Air Force, Army, Railways and state administration rescued all the passengers, he tweeted. “Kudos to the rescue teams for their exemplary effort,” he said. The train had left Mumbai for Kolhapur on Friday night, but could not travel beyond Vangani, where it reached in the wee hours Saturday. Talking to PTI, chief spokesperson of the CR Sunil Udasi said all 1,050 passengers were taken to a safe spot. Also Read – Tourists to be allowed in J&K from Thursday “A special train with 19 coaches will leave from Kalyan to Kolhapur with the affected passengers of the Mahalaxmi Express,” Udasi said. Officials involved in the rescue operation said the nine pregnant women and a one-month-old baby girl were also safe. Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai spoke to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and assured him that all central assistance will be provided to the state, the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) said in tweet earlier.
MONTREAL – The Quebec government is setting aside almost $900 million for companies affected by tariffs recently imposed on Canada by the United States.Premier Philippe Couillard says his government will make $863 million available over five years in direct investments, tax subsidies and training.U.S. President Donald Trump has imposed 25 per cent tariffs on imported steel and 10 per cent tariffs on imported aluminum from many countries including Canada, which has retaliated with tariffs of its own.The provincial money will go towards offering companies liquidity to continue their activities, and to reduce contributions small and medium-sized companies have to make to the province’s heath services fund.Quebec’s plan also aims to increase investment in the agricultural sector and it sets aside $55 million for labour-related programs.Couillard says the five-year financial package is expected to spur $3 billion for the Quebec economy over the same period.“We are living an exceptional experience that demands an exceptional response,” Couillard said.
Short URL TWO MEN ARE due to appear in court following an armed robbery in Co Sligo. On Thursday at around 12pm, two men wearing balaclavas and armed with a knife and hammer entered a business at Deepwater Quay in Co Sligo. They threatened staff and demanded money. They then left with a sum of money. No one was injured in the incident. Gardaí investigating the robbery conducted searches and arrested two men aged 19 and 24 in the Sligo area that afternoon. They were detained under the provisions of Section 4 of The Criminal Justice Act 1984 at Ballymote Garda Station. A car and items connected to the robbery were also seized for examination. Both men are due to appear before a special sitting of Sligo District Court at 7.30pm this evening charged in connect with the robbery. Comments are closed as people have been charged Two men charged after robbing business while armed with knife and hammer The incident happened at Deepwater Quay in Co Sligo on Thursday. Mar 23rd 2019, 1:10 PM Saturday 23 Mar 2019, 1:10 PM Share1 Tweet Email 11,673 Views No Comments 
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July 9, 2019 Posted: July 9, 2019 KUSI Newsroom, CORONADO (KUSI) – A 4-year-old girl is in the hospital after she was run over by a lifeguard truck Monday on a Coronado beach, officials said.The accident happened at around 6:15 p.m. at the Coronado Beach and Dog Park, when the truck ran over the girl while the lifeguard was patrolling the beach, according to Coronado Fire Chief Jim Lydon.The girl was taken to Rady Children’s Hospital, where a hospital spokesperson said she was in good condition Monday night, according to media reports.The Coronado Police Department is investigating the accident. KUSI Newsroom 4-year-old run over by lifeguard truck on Coronado Beach Categories: Good Morning San Diego, Local San Diego News FacebookTwitter
As far as debuts go, this one was blissfully quiet. At lunchtime Wednesday, people walking by the north lawn of the Clark County Courthouse could talk to friends without raising their voices over the persistent roar of a gas-powered polluter, er, lawn mower.The grass was getting its regular Wednesday trim, but with new push mowers.The county bought four Fiskars Momentum push mowers ($199 each, plus tax), said Brian Loos, the county’s grounds maintenance crew chief. The eco-friendly mowers were pushed by orange-vested crew members who were working off criminal sentences. Previously, a county employee, wearing safety glasses and ear protectors, had been using a riding lawn mower to cut the 40,000 square feet of courthouse lawn. It took him approximately 90 minutes, including time to fuel up and do machine maintenance.With an endless supply of defendants needing to serve work crew hours, the county can afford to take four people to do the work of one, Loos said. “I’m sure everyone around here appreciates the decrease in noise,” said Travis Effinger, Department of Corrections crew chief.Loos said the Fiskars mowers are easier to push than older push mowers; according to the company, push force has been reduced 30 percent. The mowers require far less maintenance than gas or electric mowers, and the steel blades on the Fiskars models don’t need sharpening because they don’t rub against each other so they don’t wear down.Another bonus? “They won’t launch a rock and break a window,” Effinger said.Lawn debateWith the Board of Clark County Commissioners, even grass can be politically divisive.Last year, the board agreed to have grass removed from the Public Service Center, next to the courthouse on Franklin Street. The patches were replanted with native ground cover, shrubs and trees. The cost-cutting move was viewed as environmentally friendly by Commissioner Steve Stuart, a Democrat, who said grass has its place, but that it takes too much time, money, energy and water to keep it looking lush outside of a government building.
A man who was injured on April 18 after running into traffic in the Salmon Creek area and being hit by a car has been upgraded from critical to serious condition at Southwest Washington Medical Center.However, Keenan Moss, 42, of Vancouver remains in intensive care, a nursing supervisor said Wednesday night.Moss reportedly ran into traffic at Northeast 143rd Street and 20th Avenue and was hit by a southbound car about 9 p.m., Dawn Johnson, spokeswoman for Clark County Fire District 6, said in a bulletin. The driver of the vehicle that hit him stopped. Moss suffered a serious head injury, Johnson said.The case is being investigated by the Traffic Unit of the Clark County Sheriff’s Office.Just before running into traffic and being hit, Moss had been discharged from Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center, Johnson said.He’d been taken to that hospital a few hours earlier, about 6 p.m. Monday, after witnesses called 911 and said he ran into traffic at East 40th and Main streets, swinging his fists and yelling, the bulletin said.The 6 p.m. incident was within the geographic jurisdiction of the Vancouver Police Department. Johnson said she was told Vancouver police, after the 6 p.m. incident, put a hold on the man because he was believed to be a danger to himself.John Branton: 360-735-4513 or john.branton@columbian.com
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Police Chief Justin Doll, center, speaking about the Anchorage Police Department’s new crime supression strategy at APD headquarters next to Capt. Ken McCoy, left, and Lt. Kevin Vandegriff, right (Photo: Zachariah Hughes- Alaska Public Media)As property and violent crime continue to increase in Anchorage, the city’s police department is internally reorganizing to better respond.Listen nowSpeaking at a press conference inside Anchorage Police Department headquarters Tuesday, Police Chief Justin Doll announced that the department’s expansion in recent years is allowing it to increase its focus on property, drug, and violent crime. APD’s new initiative has three main elements, all of which, should be fully in place later this October.“Overall, our goal here is to more effectively deal with violent offenders, and run more efficient drug investigations, and gather and utilize relevant intelligence,” Doll told a handful of reporters.Doll said that the internal rearrangement is meant to “streamline that chain of command, make us more efficient, and make sure that we don’t have bureaucracy getting in the way of active investigations and operations.”The changes include bringing officers and detectives focused on drug crime in the Community Action Policing Team and Vice unit under the same command, as well as expanding intelligence sharing with other law enforcement agencies, and adding one detective a piece to the homicide and robbery/assault units. Finally, the department is creating an entirely new unit designed to support larger investigations.“That’ll be things like helping serve search warrants, run surveillance, find witnesses, assist detectives with long-term investigations,” Doll said.“When they’re not doing those things, they’ll provide high-intensity patrol operations in parts of town as we identify hot spots and crime trends,” Doll added of the new Investigative Support Unit, set to be comprised of eight patrol officers under the supervision of a sergeant.Across Anchorage, residents, business owners and elected officials say crime is on the rise, though the causes and degree of increase are hotly contested. Doll agrees there is more serious crime taking place compared to recent years, and sees this new strategy as aiming to make the police department less reactive and more proactive responding to the trend.But the chief stopped short of identifying the rise in crime, either locally or nationally, as attributable to any single cause or explanation.“I think in Anchorage we have a combination of things,” Doll said. “The department suffered from low staffing for a while, and I think whenever you don’t have law enforcement pressure on criminal activity it tends to increase. I think that we’re seeing a rise in the use of opioids, and that tends to affect property crimes because those people need to have sort of income or something they can trade for the drugs that they need to stay not sick. So I think it’s a whole host of things.”Doll says of the 409 officers at APD today there are still dozens in training, with another academy in December expected to further grow the force.
Campaign Plan Steps:1.) Conduct a targeted outreach event for the Fort Drum community to educate stakeholders about the Military Families Learning Network. CCE collaborated with the Family Advocacy Program at Army Community Services (ACS) to host this event. This will allow advertisement through all the on-post human service Facebook pages and other communication networks to include child care, ACS, TAP (Transition Assistance Program) and MEDDAC.This outreach event introduced an audience of professionals (primarily Military Family Life Consultants) working with Fort Drum Families to the MFLN, provided a brief history and purpose of MFLN, reviewed the primary concentration areas, with focus on Community Capacity Building including local programs that exemplify CCB at Fort Drum. There was also a review of the resources available and educational opportunities (webinars, trainings, etc.,). Participants were invited to contribute to conversation and networking.2. Prepare a press release for the region – This included Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence County newspapers and detailed the resources available. A modified version of the press release was also distributed to the North Country Council of Social Agencies and linked to their Website and Facebook.3.) Distribute Infographic – Investigate options with Fort Drum Public Affairs to advertise through Fort Drum venues.Distribute Infographic at local events, such as:Fort Drum Career FairYouth Services NetworkYouth, Family and Community Development Program AdvisoryAG ExtravaganzaEnvironmental Awareness Day 4. Distribute at Cornell Cooperative Extension Staff meeting to be passed along to a wider network (schools, community centers, businesses) – approximately 40 staff in attendance received the infographic for distribution.5. Appear on local news channel to share information about MFLN resources: featured on Chanel 7 News on December 9th, 2016.Video Playerhttps://militaryfamilieslearningnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Military-Family-Learning-Network-Is-Good-Community-Resource-2.mp400:0000:0002:27Use Up/Down Arrow keys to increase or decrease volume. An after action report was generated upon conclusion of this campaign, here were some suggestions and insights as to how this campaign could be improved:Keep presentations about MFLN resources short and to the point. Don’t spend a lot of time clicking around to show an overwhelming amount of resources. Let the audience practice navigating the website by making directional choices within each content area.Emphasize that this is an online learning community. Reviewing resources such as the webinars tends to be most helpful and is the primary interest of military family service professionals.Attend other group meetings and make presentations to multiple groups. Suggestions included superintendents of schools, community organizations and volunteer groups, and agency staff meetings on local installations.
This week’s Friday Field Notes feature a campaign plan to promote the Community Capacity Training Modules on the Fort Drum installation in Jefferson County, New York. The goal of the campaign is to better connect the military service professionals on the installation to the resources offered by Cornell Cooperative Extension Association of Jefferson County (CCE). It is our aim that this campaign serve as a model to be used by installations across the country. 
Every creative professional should follow these 5 tips for client success. More client love equals more business – and more money in your pocket!For creative professionals, the focus should not only be on finding new clients but retaining the ones you have! In this post, we suggest 5 ways to keep your clients happy and coming to you for future business. Applicable for any creative professional – photographer, designer, video editor – follow these tips to forge a positive and happy client relationship.1. Offer Free Phone SupportThis is probably the most time consuming of these tips, but instantly makes you seem invaluable to your clients. Typically they’ll call you wanting to know how to do something which is actually incredibly simple…but makes you look like a hero. Letting your clients know they can call you whenever they need builds the relationship. More importantly however, it means they’ll start to think of you as their go-to-guy/gal not only for technical help but also for more work. People hire people they trust.And how do you stop them ruining your life, calling 24 hours a day? Save their numbers to your phone and just let it go to voicemail if you’re in the middle of something. Most of the time a two minute phone calls sorts it out. If you really want to go above and beyond, offer to Skype screen share with them and walk them through step-by-step. Photo by Dave Catchpole 2. Offer Extra Deliverables For FreeOften a client will forget that in the future they might want to upload their finished film to the Internet, send it on an email or generally do more with it than they were planning to. By offering them some extra deliverables for free you can give them something more valuable, but that only involves a little extra effort on your part. As a film editor I have several Compressor presets that I’ve created because I use them all the time. The three I use most often are a compressor setting for Vimeo, emailing and client viewings. Its about 3 seconds more work from me to add these in and a little bit extra rendering time, but it makes for happy clients everytime.3. Share a Google CalendarThis is really a no-brainer as it will definitely help you get more work if you are a freelancer. Set up a free Google calendar and then keep it up to date with your available work dates. If you don’t want to reveal who you are working for you can just apply a simple ‘Busy’ filler on the dates you’re working. After every successful job, email your client a subscription link so they can easily see when you’re free. A great way to keep yourself more organized and your clients more informed.4. Recommend a friendHopefully you’re so busy that you occasionally have to pass on work because you’re already booked. In these cases it pays to actually pass it on to a trusted, professional, freelancer friend. Knowing others who do exactly what you do, and do it well, is a simple way to add value for your clients. They’ll know that whether you complete the work, or you provide a good recommendation, they can always come to you to get their job done. I’ve gotten a lot of work from other film and video editors I know who recommend me when they’re busy and vise-versa. They’re not the competition, they’re your community. Photo by Newtown Graffiti5. Listen to their ideasIf you can do this, and do this all the time, then your clients will certainly love you. Even though your client has hired you for your creative expertise, they will very likely have some ideas of their own. Even if you think their idea will sadly never work, let them express it fully and if its appropriate give it a try. That way everyone can see what is working and what isn’t. In this way, every idea that ‘might work’ gets a fair shot and the client feels valued and involved. This might seem like an obvious tip, but just think back to the last time a client told you their idea and half way through you interrupted to tell them ”that will never work and here’s why…” You might well have been correct, but it pays to listen anyway.Got tips for working with clients in a creative environment?We want to hear your thoughts and advice in the comments below!
Sync Settings have been added to Preferences, and here you can choose what and how you want to sync.You can also access the “Sync Settings” from the File Menu which offers additional settings: Selecting “Sync Settings Now” opens a dialog where you can choose to upload/download settings and have Premiere remember the settings. I like how the “Sync Settings” feel integrated into the app and doesn’t feel like an afterthought.Adobe ExchangeThe Adobe Exchange Panel is an extension marketplace. It provides a new way to search, discover, and install plug-ins, extensions, and other content (free and paid).You access the panel from Windows > Extensions > Adobe Exchange.In the panel you have the options of what you want to see (all, paid, free, my stuff) and have sort options. This has the potential to be a big feature if third party companies get behind this.Adobe StoryPremiere Pro CC adds a panel for Adobe Story Plus (part of Creative Cloud). Story is a screenwriting and production scheduling tool. If you’re interested in seeing how to integrate story with Premiere’s speech analysis see our previous blog post here.With the Adobe Story panel, you can access your projects from inside Premiere Pro CC and import scripts and metadata.Like many editors, I’m excited about Premiere Pro CC and will be sharing my take on other new features in future posts.Will you be subscribing to Creative Cloud?What are the pluses/minuses you see with this kind of app model?Share your thoughts in the comments below! Premiere Pro CC adds the ability to sync settings and connect with Adobe Exchange and Adobe Story – quickly giving you access to your editing tools and setup wherever you are.Premiere Pro CC will be available as part of Adobe’s new Creative Cloud membership model. That said. Premiere Pro CC will only be available as part of Creative Cloud.Previously you could upload/download and share files with Creative Cloud, but Premiere Pro CC adds features inside of the app that let you connect with the cloud. This is a big step forward in my opinion and definitely offers advantages over the previous Creative Suite.In this post we’ll take a look at the new Premiere Pro CC, and how they can enhance your video editing workflow.Sync Premiere Settings in the CloudWhen you launch Premiere Pro CC, you now have “Sync Settings” in the Welcome Screen. You can sync to the currently connected account or sign-in to another account.Sync custom settings (preferences, keyboard shortcuts, effect presets, and custom workspaces) and access them by logging in. Personally I see myself using this feature often, as I work as a freelancer. This means I can login to my Creative Cloud and access my settings from an edit suite or any laptop.