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- negotiate November 23, 2024Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for November 23, 2024 is: negotiate • \nih-GOH-shee-ayt\ • verb To negotiate is to discuss something formally in order to make an agreement. Negotiate can also mean, when applied to people or things in motion, "to get through, around, or over successfully." // The parties negotiated an agreement. // The […]Merriam-Webster
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On This Day
1942 – Voice of America, the official external radio and television service of the United States government, begins broadcasting with programs aimed at areas controlled by the Axis powers.
Voice of America (VOA) is a U.S. government-funded international news source that serves as the United States federal government’s official institution for non-military, external broadcasting. As the largest U.S. international broadcaster, VOA produces digital, TV, and radio content in more than 40 languages which it distributes to affiliate stations around the globe. Primarily viewed by foreign audiences, VOA programming has an influence on public opinion abroad regarding the United States and its leaders.[1]
Originally established in 1942,[2] the VOA charter (Public Laws 94-350 and 103-415)[3] was signed into law in 1976 by former President Gerald Ford. The charter contains its mission, “to broadcast accurate, balanced, and comprehensive news and information to an international audience”, and defines the legally mandated standards in the VOA journalistic code.[4]
VOA is headquartered in Washington, DC and overseen by the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), an independent agency of the U.S. government.[5] Funds are appropriated annually by Congress under the budget for embassies and consulates. In 2016, VOA broadcast an estimated 1,800 hours of radio and TV programming each week to approximately 236.6 million people worldwide with about 1,050 employees and a taxpayer-funded annual budget of US$218.5 million.[1][4]
Some scholars and commentators consider Voice of America to be a form of propaganda.[6][7] In a response to United States Department of Justice requesting RT to register as a foreign agent under the Foreign Agents Registration Act, Russia’s Justice Ministry also labeled Voice of America and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty as foreign agents in Dec 2017.[8][9]
Born On This Day
1898 – Leila Denmark, American pediatrician and author (d. 2012)
Leila Alice Denmark (née Daughtry; February 1, 1898 – April 1, 2012)[1] was an American pediatrician in Atlanta, Georgia. She was the world’s oldest practicing pediatrician until her retirement in May 2001 at the age of 103, after 73 years.[2] She was a supercentenarian, living to the age of 114 years, 60 days. On December 10, 2011, at age 113 years 312 days, she became one of the 100 oldest people ever. At her death she was the 5th-oldest verified living person in the world and the 3rd-oldest verified living person in the United States.
A pioneering female doctor, medical researcher, and an outspoken voice in the pediatric community, Denmark was one of the few supercentenarians in history to gain prominence in life for reasons other than longevity. She is credited as co-developer of the pertussis (whooping cough) vaccine. She started treating children in 1928. By the time of her retirement, Denmark was treating grandchildren and great-grandchildren of her first patients.[3]
FYI
By Danette Chavez: Octavia Spencer plans to host a free Black Panther screening for low-income families in Mississippi
Octavia Spencer is keeping up her own tradition of helping underserved communities see important new films. In early 2017, the Oscar nominee bought out a Hidden Figures screening in Los Angeles and invited families who couldn’t afford to purchase tickets for the film about the pioneering black female mathematicians involved in NASA’s earliest efforts. Now Spencer, who’s up for Best Supporting Actress for The Shape Of Water, has announced plans to buy out a screening of Black Panther in Mississippi this month.
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By Lisa Dillman @reallisa / NHL.com Staff Writer: Martinez fulfills promise, Kings defenseman gets degree
30-year-old surprises, thrills parents by completing college
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — It took a decade, but Alec Martinez finally made good on a promise to his parents.
In the spring of 2008, Martinez was finishing his third year at Miami (Ohio) University, especially eager to start his professional hockey career after the Los Angeles Kings made him a contract offer.
His parents, Frank and Lynne, were supportive, but wanted him to get his college degree, recognizing the uncertain nature of professional sports.
Excited to start his pro career, the defenseman assured his parents he would finish his education at some point.
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By Gary Price: Research Article: “The Right to Be Forgotten and Implications on Digital Collections: A Survey of ARL Member Institutions on Practice and Policy” (Preprint)
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The last outdoor Roman shrine in Western Europe sits in an unassuming park once frequented by ancient quarrymen.
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- Wikimedia Commons picture of the day for November 24 November 24, 2024Picture of the day The Scroll of Eighty-Seven Immortals, drawn by an unknown painter, measuring 30cm high and 292cm wide, is a line-drawing Chinese figure painting. Drawn on a long silk scroll with lines, the painting depicts 87 taoist immortals, including three supreme gods with halo, ten divine generals, seven deities and 67 celestial maidens […]
- Wikimedia Commons picture of the day for November 23 November 23, 2024Picture of the day Rainbow yarn for knitting displayed in front of a needlework shop in Graz, Austria
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