24SHARESShareShareSharePrintMailGooglePinterestDiggRedditStumbleuponDeliciousBufferTumblr In the age of digital media marketing, regulators continue to turn their heads toward social media use. Whether your financial institution has embraced social media marketing or not, best practices for risk management recommend having social media procedures for current or potential future use.Here we take a look at different aspects of social media and what it has to do with your financial institution.Why Social Media?Social media is more than “selfies” and connecting with old high school acquaintances; it is a way to reach a wide demographic of individuals and present yourself to them without leaving your office.If you think Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram are only for celebrities and teenage girls, you are missing out on prime marketing opportunities. Utilizing social media can help youPromote your brand;Build trust with current and potential customers/members;Save money by reducing the need for expensive ad space;Interact with your community and help underserved individuals; andPromote financial products. continue reading » read more
Jan 21, 2009 (CIDRAP News) – Indonesia has confirmed two more fatalities from H5N1 avian influenza, a 29-year-old woman and a 5- or 6-year-old girl, both of whom lived near the country’s capital, Jakarta, according to news reports.An Indonesian Ministry of Health statement today said the woman developed flu-like symptoms after visiting a market Dec 11 and died in the hospital Dec 16, according to the Associated Press (AP). She was from Tangerang, on the outskirts of Jakarta.Today’s AP story also said that a 6-year-old girl (reported as age 5 by Agence France-Presse) from Bekasi, West Java, got sick after buying a chicken at a live market with her parents in December and died Jan 2 after a week’s hospitalization.The ministry reported that laboratory testing confirmed both patients as having the deadly H5N1 strain of avian flu.If both cases are confirmed by the World Health Organization (WHO), Indonesia, already the world’s hardest-hit country, will have recorded 141 H5N1 cases and 115 deaths. The worldwide figure would be 399 confirmed cases and 251 deaths.Indonesia’s last H5N1 cases were confirmed Dec 9. To protest a perceived lack of access to avian flu vaccines and treatments that result from isolates it supplied, Indonesia stopped sharing H5N1 samples with the WHO in late 2006 and has provided only a few since then.The government said last June that it would no longer promptly report H5N1 cases and would give only periodic updates, making up-to-date figures more difficult to pin down. read more
In March last year, the Family Tourism Association at the Croatian Chamber of Commerce became an official member of the European Family Accommodation Association (EHHA), and in the first year of competition for the best tourist apartments / holiday homes, the European Holiday Home Award, became the absolute winner in Europe. is just another proof of the quality of our family accommodation.Thus, Villa Vista Zamask in Istria was declared the most original house, Villa Sreser from Peljesac the best house on the coast, Villa Falcon Rook from Konavle the best family house and Villa Vadediji near Zminj as the best wellness house, in the selection of Best European Holiday Home (BEHH).Applications for the European Holiday Home Award 2018 are open.New applications are currently open for the selection of the best tourist apartments / holiday homes in Europe European Holiday Home Award 2018 in organization EHHA-e, and this year even more applications are expected than last year, when Croatia had as many as 12 finalists out of a total of 64 in eight categories. To date, 51 accommodation facilities in family accommodation have registered from Croatia, and you can apply HEREYou can report your objects in the following categories:The best holiday accommodation in the European capital (regional or national capital)The holiday home / apartment is located in the regional or national capital. It allows the visitor to enjoy the city life and the special ambience and features of the city where it is located.The best accommodation for a beach holidayHoliday house / apartment is located on the coast, near the waterfront and offers the opportunity to enjoy the sea, water, beach, etc.The best family holiday accommodationThe holiday home / apartment and surroundings provide quality facilities especially suitable for families with children.The best green holiday accommodationThe holiday home / apartment is sustainable in terms of a mild environmental impact and provides an opportunity for visitors to experience the local nature.The best accommodation for a holiday with petsThe holiday home / apartment provides quality facilities and opportunities for families with pets.The best accommodation for health and wellness holidaysThe holiday home / apartment provides quality facilities and opportunities for visitors dedicated to health and wellness.The best unique vacation spotThe holiday home / apartment is uniquely located and integrates the environment into the experience of living in a house.The best affordable holiday accommodationThe holiday home / apartment provides quality facilities and facilities for the disabled.The best holiday accommodation in a winter destinationHouse / apartment for winter vacation.The best architectural and design accommodation for vacationHoliday house / apartment that differs in its unique architecture and design.The best holiday accommodation at an affordable priceHoliday house / apartment where even low-income families can experience a wonderful holiday.The best accommodation for a vacation in natureHoliday house / apartment located in a natural environment that allows experiences in nature.The best romantic holiday accommodationThe holiday home / apartment provides couples with a romantic atmosphere.Apply and prove once again that Croatia has the best family accommodation in Europe. While some are trying to stifle and suppress it, family accommodation in Croatia is recognized in Europe by the biggest ones such as Booking.com and Airbnb.You can sign up no later than June 15th. – APPLY European Holiday Home Award 2018.Related news:BOOKING.COM AND AIRBNB UNDERSTAND: HOST ACCOMMODATION IS A WORLD HITFAMILY ACCOMMODATION – CROATIAN SUPERBRAND read more
Six-time All-Stars are Marriott, Kelly Shryock of Fertile, Shute and Jeff Taylor of Cave City, Ark., while Jason Wolla of Ray, N.D., and Zane DeVilbiss of Farmington, N.M., both made the show for the fifth time. Kelsie Foley of Tucson, Ariz., becomes the first female driver elected to the All-Star race. Other first-time All-Stars who will take the green flag in the Friday, Sept. 11 spectacular, during the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s at Boone Speedway, are David Goode Jr. of Copperas Cove, Texas, Jake O’Neil, also of Tucson, and Brandon Smith of Bath, N.Y. Noteboom will make his career 12th All-Star start, Abelson and Tim Ward of Chandler, Ariz., both their 10th. They’ll be joined on the starting grid by defending race winner Joel Rust of Grundy Center, 2018 winner Hunter Marriott of Brookfield, Mo., 2013 winner Todd Shute of Norwalk, 2011 winner Chris Abelson of Sioux City and 2005 and 2008 winner Jay Noteboom of Hinton. BOONE, Iowa – IMCA Modified drivers from a dozen states, representing notable first-time competitors as well as previous race winners, have been elected to start the 17th annual Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational. In the history of the event, 149 drivers from 26 states and two Canadian provinces have now been All-Stars. Completing the starting field of 30 for the $1,000 to win feature will be drivers with the top national point total and the most 40-point feature wins as of Aug. 28 competing at Super Nationals. Calera, Okla.’s William Gould is an eight-time All-Star. Richie Gustin of Gilman, Ricky Thornton Jr. of Adel and A.J. Ward of Ionia, Mich., each make career seventh All-Star starts. Steven Bowers Jr. of Topeka, Kan., Ethan Dotson of Bakersfield, Calif., and Jesse Sobbing of Malvern all make fourth All-Star starts. In for the third time are Cayden Carter of Oskaloosa, Clay Money of Penokee, Kan., and Rust. Jeff Aikey of Cedar Falls, Tom Berry Jr. of Des Moines, 2019 runner-up Tanner Black of Otis, Kan., Chris Elliott of Abilene, Texas and Mitchell Hunt of Kent City, Mich., were elected for the second time in their respective careers. read more
Authorities in Hialeah are reporting that they have arrested a 31-year-old mother after she attempted to strangle her three young children.The incident was reported Saturday night on the 1300 block of Palm Avenue.According to the report, Ailenys Carmenate brought her 6-month-old into a bedroom with her 12-year-old son and 9-year-old daughter and told them to go to bed. She then locked the door and turned out the lights. While the children laid in their beds, they heard Carmenate tell someone on the phone that she killed her 6-month-old.The older children then found their mother pressing her elbow to the infant’s neck. That’s when the 9-year-old jumped up and began pulling her mother’s hair and biting her in an attempt to stop her.Carmenate’s boyfriend and the father of the 6-month-old Roy Montano was in the shower at the time, but heard the commotion coming from inside of the room. He then went to go find out what was happening and found that the door was locked.Eventually the 12-year-old was able to unlock the door and let Montano inside of the room.When Carmenate saw Montano had gotten into the room, she switched positions and began strangling the 6-month-old with both hands. Montano tried to push Carmenate off of the baby but Carmenate’s grip was so tight that the baby fell with her. Montano was eventually able to free the baby but by that time, the baby was unconscious.Montano then fled the scene with the baby and the two other children attempted to follow. Carmenate, however, managed to grab the 12-year-old and began strangling him. 9-year-old began fighting her mother and the 12-year-old managed to get away. That’s when Carmenate began strangling the 9-year-old. Eventually the 9-year-old was also able to escape.The 6-month-old was said to have suffered a head injury and had strangulation marks around her neck while the 9-year-old suffered similar marks.Carmenate was immediately taken into custody. She has since been taken to the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center where she faces charges of child abuse, kidnapping and attempted murder. read more
The International American football is gradually making a name for itself in Nigeria and dribbling its way into other African countries since its arrival in 2013.The Lagos Marines stormed Cote D’Ivoire and defeated the Riviera Gold Golden Eagles of Abidjan Felix Houphouet Boigny University Sport Field on June 18. The Marines defeated its opponent 13 goals to 12 and according to the head coach, Dominik Mueller, it is the first international contest between two clubs in West Africa.“The turnout was very encouraging. Although the American football is still coming up in Africa, we believe that with time, the sport will be popular here.â€He expressed joy after the successful trip through Benin Republic, Togo and Ghana, “The Lagos Marines had already made a name for themselves in Ghana by running three American Football clinic sessions for scores of children between ages eight and 16 on the beaches and at a primary school in CapeCoast.“Mueller commended the Lagos state government in Nigeria for providing a conducive platform for the boys to play and continue their training, adding that the Lagos Marines, currently practise on Saturdays at LASUTH. “We are counting on more talents to join the team on both the playing and coaching level.â€The German Head coach told THISDAY that the Association had plans to introduce American Football in secondary schools starting with Lagos then other parts of the country.He emphasised that he Lagos Marines are now considering to play their way ‘westwards’ along the coast planning to taking on club sides in Takoradi in Ghana and Abidjan in Cote D’Ivoire and hold training camps for these countries as well.Share this:FacebookRedditTwitterPrintPinterestEmailWhatsAppSkypeLinkedInTumblrPocketTelegram By Rebecca Ejiifoma read more
And it stayed 5-5 through the end of regulation. Finally, in the bottom of the eighth, McCann, Solvay’s cleanup hitter, belted a solo home run off Fraher to win it for the Bearcats.It was McCann’s fourth hit of the game, and she had two RBIs before her game-winner. Emily Britton doubled and drove in two runs as Ryleigh Bidwell added an RBI.Izzy Lambert pitched and shut out Marcellus after the third inning, negating the three hits and two RBIs Grattan picked up, with Trytek adding two hits and Emily Durand adding an RBI.A day earlier, Solvay piled up runs in an 18-3 win over Homer, the Bearcats scoring in every inning, capped by a seven-run rally in the bottom of the second.Previewing her Marcellus heroics, McCann had a grand slam, notched three other hits and piled up seven RBIs, part of a 20-hit attack where Sidney Chaffee and Bre Kuhles each got four hits. Kuhles had three RBIs, as did Lambert, while Britton drove in two runs.And right after that win over Marcellus, Solvay again broke out the bats at Chittenango on Saturday, bashing the Bears 18-2 as it scored in every inning except the fifth and produced 15 hits.McCann hit her third and fourth home runs of the week and amassed six RBIs, with Lambert notching three triples and driving in four runs. Hannah Martineau doubled and got three RBIs as Chaffee added three hits and three runs scored.As that went on, Marcellus went to the Mudville Tournament in Herkimer and got a pair of impressive come-from-behind victories, first facing Susan Wagner, from Staten Island, and edging the Falcons 3-2 before rolling past Oneonta (Section IV) in a 10-4 decision to improve its overall record to 11-3.In the game against Wagner, the Mustangs gave up runs in the first and fourth innings, but scored three times in the bottom of the fourth to erase that 2-0 deficit, with Trytek, Mahoney and Hannah Durand scoring those runs.Fraher took care of the rest, blanking Wagner over the last three innings and limiting them to six hits overall while recording 10 strikeouts.Against Oneonta, Marcellus allied again, this time trailing 3-0 before it erupted for seven runs in the top of the fifth inning, adding three runs in the sixth to pull away from the Yellowjackets.Webster’s home run was the key blow as she finished with four RBIs. Grattan doubled, singled twice and drove in two runs, while Fraher also had three hits and scored twice. Trytek and Emma MacLachlan each had a double and RBI.Share this:FacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditComment on this Story Even with slightly nicer weather in April, area high school softball teams still saw a backup in their schedules caused by rain that fell constantly in the early portion of May.As the week started, Marcellus carried the most momentum, having climbed to no. 16 in the latest state Class B rankings, and it continued to roll last Wednesday afternoon in an 11-0 shutout of Westhill.In the bottom of the second inning, the Mustangs scored three times to move out in front, adding four-run rallies in the fourth and fifth innings as Evelyn Webster went three-for-three with five RBIs. Aubrey Fraher, Caroline Trytek, Elaine Grattan and Shannon Kellar each had two hits and two runs scored, with Fraher adding two RBIs as she also kept Westhill off the board despite allowing six hits, striking out nine.Just 24 hours later, though, Marcellus got thrown off its track by another neighbor as Solvay, led by the clutch hitting of Caitlin McCann, pulled out a 6-5, eight-inning decision over the Mustangs.They went back and forth in the second and third innings, trading rallies and forging a 4-4 tie. Then it happened again in the fifth, Marcellus grabbing the lead with a run, Solvay answering with a run pulling back even. Tags: J-EMarcellusSoftballSolvay read more
The Irish Sports Council had agreed a deal with the Irish Amateur Boxing Association to keep the Wexford man at home, but an I-A-B-A board meeting has reportedly shot that proposal down.During his time with the High Performance Unit, Walsh has helped deliver seven of the last eight Irish Olympic medals.
That’s the sound of the team celebrating in the dressing room after their brilliant win.The Premier County continued their unbeaten run this year with a 1-13 to 1-10 win over Tyrone in Croke Park. Aisling McCarthy contributed 1-4 of Tipp’s tallyThe closing moments from Tipp FM’s Stephen Gleeson.Afterwards manager Shane Ronayne was full of praise for the team Photo © Twitter Tipperary Ladies Footballers
With his exciting 11th-round TKO of former division king Wladimir Klitschko in April, unified heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua went a long way in announcing himself as boxing’s next big thing.The 2012 Olympic gold medalist from Great Britain, may have just as well succeeded in reviving a dead division by bringing hope and drama back to the heavyweight scene.But as Joshua, 27, said himself at Thursday’s final press conference, it’s time to put the Klitschko fight behind him. Today, in front of more than 70,000 at sold-out Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales, Joshua will do that when he faces late-replacement Carlos Takam in the fourth defense of his title. “We’re going to have to put that Klitschko win to the side at some stage because boxing is unforgiving,” Joshua said. “That was that. This is now. Carlos is a completely different animal than Klitschko.”Takam, 36, accepted the fight on 12 days’ notice after mandatory challenger Kubrat Pulev pulled out with a shoulder injury. But the native of France believes he saw a weakness in Joshua last time out.“I saw Joshua go down,” Takam said. “I saw he has a weak point, and we’ve been working on targeting that.”Klitschko rose from a knockdown in Round 5 and rallied to floor the champion one round later with a right hand. Joshua, who ultimately blamed fatigue, was able to gather himself and avoid being stopped. Five rounds later, he brutalized Klitschko to the tune of two more knockdowns before the fight was dramatically stopped.“Who knows what’s going to happen in that ring Saturday? This division is unpredictable,” Joshua said. “You saw I got tired in the fifth round against Klitschko. Am I going to find out I’m only a five-round fighter? Takam is tough and can go the distance. He’s definitely going to take me into late waters and that’s where it’s going to be interesting.”Joshua, already a massive star in England with his good looks and muscular 6-foot-6 frame, expects to make his long-awaited United States debut in 2018. His return Saturday not only fulfills a mandatory for the IBF title he won in 2016 by knocking out Charles Martin, it continues his build as a future worldwide star.Like Joshua’s original opponent, Takam is an orthodox fighter who is compact and three inches shorter than Pulev. He has been consistently durable, save for a late knockout to Alexander Povetkin in 2014, and believes he holds a specific edge over Joshua that will decide matters.“My experience will help me win the fight,” said Takam, who has faced the likes of Povetkin, Joseph Parker and Mike Perez. “I’ve been in there with a champion. When we get in the ring it’s just two fighters. Only at the end of the fight will we know who the real world champion is.”Although Takam brings power and experience, he’s often plodding and there to be hit against elite opponents. Joshua will entering the ring with definitive advantages in size and speed.Share this:FacebookRedditTwitterPrintPinterestEmailWhatsAppSkypeLinkedInTumblrPocketTelegram read more