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Memorial Day

TVI's Gary Sunkin poses with Flag at Forest Lawn
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What we now refer to as Memorial Day began as Decoration Day just after the Civil War in 1868. It was established as a day to remember the war dead by decorating their graves with flowers. The North and The South originally observed Decoration Day on different days until the mid-20th century when the last Monday of the month was chosen to honor all Americans who died while serving in the military.

Flag etiquette: On Memorial Day, the flag of the United States is raised briskly to the top of the staff and then solemnly lowered to the half-staff position, where it remains only until noon. It is then raised to full-staff for the remainder of the day.

National Moment of Remembrance: In 2000, Congress passed the National Moment of Remembrance Act, asking people to stop and remember at 3:00 pm.

• General Colin L. Powell remembrance at National
Memorial Day Concert

WASHINGTON, DC -- PBS will be broadcasting the 2022 National Memorial Day Concert live from 8-9:30 p.m. ET, on Sunday. PBS stations from around the country will be carrying the 90-minute concert, which will also be streamed and shown on YouTube, starting at 8 p.m.

PBS will broadcast the National Memorial Day Concert live from Washington, D.C. on Sunday m 8-9:30 p.m. ET. This will be the 33rd year the annual all-star event honors the men and women who served in the U.S. armed forces, as well as their families and those who sacrificed their lives for their country.

Emmy Award-winner Gary Sinis and Tony Award-winner Joe Mantegna, who have dedicated themselves to supporting the troops and veterans' causes, will be hosting once again. The concert will also feature special appearances and performances by Jean Smart, Gil Birmingham, Mary McCormack, Dennis Haysbert, Lea Salonga, Norm Lewis, Craig Morgan, Rhiannon Giddens, Brian Stokes Mitchell and Pia Toscano with the National Symphony Orchestra.

This year's concert will include the following specially themed segments:

• Gen. Colin L. Powell Remembrance - Dennis Haysbert of "24" and "Major League" honors the memory of the 12th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the 65th U.S. Secretary of State.

• Generations of Service - Gil Birmingham of "Yellowstone" and "Wind River" will perform a tribute to the over 58,000 Americans who lost their lives in the Vietnam War and those who served during the Vietnam era.

• Honoring Gold Star Families - Jean Smart of "Hacks" and "Mare of Easttown" joins Joe Mantegna in sharing the inspiring story of retired Maj. Gen. Mark Graham and his wife Carol, who lost both their sons, 2nd Lt. Jeff Graham and Senior ROTC Cadet Kevin Graham, to an IED and depression, respectively, in under eight months.

• Women in WWII Tribute - Mary McCormack of "Heels" and "West Wing" honors the women in uniform and those who served on the home front during World War II.

• Medal of Honor Tribute - Gary Sinese will be joined by Medal of Honor recipients in this tribute to those who received the nation's highest award for valor in combat.

• Lincoln Memorial 100th Anniversary - The concert will mark the 100th anniversary of the monument dedicated to President Lincoln.

This year's National Memorial Concert will also feature performances by musical groups from the Military District of Washington, D.C., including the U.S. Army Herald Trumpets, The U.S. Army Chorus, The Soldiers' Chorus of the U.S. Army Field Band, The U.S. Navy Band Sea Chanters, The U.S. Air Force Singing Sergeants, the Armed Forces Color Guard and Service Color Teams.
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• 115- CORSAGE opens FILMFEST MÜNCHEN

To celebrate in a fitting manner, the opening ceremony of the 39th FILMFEST MÜNCHEN was held in the beautiful new concert hall recently opened by the city of Munich: the Isarphilharmonie at the Gasteig HP8. This modern concert hall, built onto an industrial heritage site, provides just the right atmosphere for the majestic opening film. Marie Kreutzer's CORSAGE has Vicky Krieps step into the iconic role of Empress Elisabeth of Austria in a completely new guise. Kreutzer paints a completely new picture of a woman who was literally and socially corseted by royal constraints, prevailing standards of beauty, and her own wardrobe.
•••• Kreutzer is obviously making a case for Sissi as a woman comprehensively stymied by the combined forces of patriarchy and court protocol, but she is not the kind of filmmaker to avoid unpleasant truths. Her Sissi is a textbook narcissist.
•••• 39th FILMFEST MÜNCHEN takes place June 23 to July 2, 2022 -
•••• Inaugurated in 1983 and with some 200 showings every year, the Munich Film Festival is Germany's second biggest film festival after Berlin. With over a million films admitted since the festivals beginning, this event is certainly one of the most important for the film industry in Germany. Major productions, indie documentaries, and short films all find an audience in one of Munich's many theaters. All films are shown in the original language, often with German or English subtitles. There is usually an impressive lineup of live guests from the movie industry as well. The theaters are mostly within a 15-minute walk from each other, and public transportation can bring you there easily. Some of the venues for previous years include the Filmmuseum, Gasteig Kulturzentrum, Rio Filmpalast, Filmtheater Sendlinger Tor, City-Atelier Kinos and Gloria Palast am Stachus.
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• 115- CORSAGE premiers at Cannes.
CANNES - With a new empress Elisabeth, CORSAGE celebrates a world premier at Cannes' Un Certain Regard and earned unanimous praise and was circled by several distributors.
•••• IFC Films has acquired North American rights to "Corsage," Marie Kreutzer's bold costume drama starring Vicky Krieps as the Empress Elisabeth of Austria known as Sissi. In the 1950s she has captured the hearts of the public ever since she was immortalized by actress Romy Schneider in a "Sissi" trilogy.
•• Free of "Kitsch" Marie Kreutzer (Direction and script) shows a completely new picture of said empress Elisabeht who as "Sisi" became an ikone and who now in CORSAGE not only can be seen in a new light but is freed.

•••Vicky Krieps as empress Elisabeth. © Ricardo Vaz Palma / Alamode France

"Corsage" centers on Empress Elisabeth of Austria, the monarch idolized for her beauty and inspiring fashion trends. Sissi was a Bavarian princess, who married the Austrian emperor Franz Joseph I when she was 16 and was on the throne for 44 years. Kreutzer's script focuses on just one of those years:
•••• Christmas 1877: It's the 40th birthday of empress Elisabeth of Austria (Vicky Krieps). In her performative role on the side of her husband emperor Franz Joseph (Florian Teichtmeister) she may not opine her thoughts on matters of state but must always stay the young empress. To stay true to this expectation, she keeps a rigid plan of fasting, sport, combing her hair and daily cinching her famed 19.5" waist. But Elisabeth is curious, and with a zest for live, whose opposition to the oversized image of herself grows and who does not want to live trapped in a royal corset any longer. The "corsage" of the title doesn't refer to flowers on a dress, but the corset that squeezes Elisabeth's rib cage tighter and tighter. Her hunger for knowledge and adventerous life makes her more and more restless in Vienna.
•••• 20 years after the film is set, the empress was, in fact, assassinated in Switzerland by an Italian anarchist in 1898. Given the character's penchant for dangerous sports and constant starvation, privilege, frustration and, trying to hold on to her sanity it comes as a surprise to learn that Corsage gives her a different end.
•••• "Corsage" was produced by A Film AG production, in co-production with Samsa Film, Komplizen Film, Kazak Productions, ORF Film/Fernseh-Abkommen, ZDF/ARTE, ARTE France Cinéma.
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• 115- The Cannes Film Festival celebrates its 75th edition on May 17 - 28 at the Palais de Festival.
•••• After partnering with France Télévisions & Brut., the Festival de Cannes is thrilled to welcome BMW and Campari which, alongside its long-standing partners, will be instrumental in promoting the event's continued influence.
•••• As the most important cultural event in the world, the Festival de Cannes is the ultimate place where film lovers meet up every year. Supporting this event dedicated to all kinds of films is about helping both established and budding talents expand their influence internationally, turning the spotlight on the films of yesterday and those of tomorrow, encouraging meetings that will allow films to come to life in the most beautiful setting -- the silver screen -- and that of the Palais des Festivals is named Lumière!
•••• In 2022, BMW joins the Festival de Cannes as the official automotive partner to provide a fleet of fully electric and hybrid cars exclusively, in line with the environmental policy we initiated in 2019.
•••• Campari will be on the Croisette and alongside the Festival for the first time. In 2022, they will open an exclusive reception venue, specially built for the occasion.
•••• Just as a reminder, with France Télévisions' multiple outlets and Brut. being established in over 80 countries, our new media partners will provide far-reaching, unprecedented coverage both in France and internationally.
•••• As a new chapter is about to be written in the history of the Festival for its 75th edition, we would like to say how thrilled and proud we are that all of our partners, suppliers and sponsors have come forward in 2022 &endash; and to extend our heartfelt thanks to them for their invaluable, unwavering support.
•••• We will see you all mid-April for the press conference to announce the 2022 Selection and on the Croisette from May 17 to 28 to celebrate with us the 75th Festival de Cannes.
•••• « At a time when the world is going through a difficult period, with the cultural industries having been hit particularly hard, we are extremely proud and happy that such exclusive, complementary brands and institutions have supported us for a great many years. Their commitment held fast, intensified and was even maintained over time, regardless of the economic situation we're in. For that matter, we wished to congratulate our long-standing partners Chopard and L'Oréal Paris, as they will celebrate their 25-year continued support of the Festival during the upcoming edition. »
Pierre Lescure, President of the Festival de Cannes
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Jury of Un Certain Regard at the 75th Festival de Cannes
Valeria Golino - President, Director, actress, producer,
Italy

Debra Granik, Director, United States

Joanna Kulig
Actress, Poland

Benjamin Biolay
Singer-songwriter, producer, actor,France

Édgar Ramírez
Actor, producer
Venezuela

Following British filmmaker Andrea Arnold, Valeria Golino will be the President of the Jury of Un Certain Regard at the 75th Festival de Cannes. Along with 4 members from Poland (actress Joanna Kulig), Venezuela (actor Édgar Ramírez), the United States (director Debra Granik), and France (singer-songwriter and actor Benjamin Biolay), she will select the winners of this section which celebrates young, auteur and revelation films.
•••• Un Certain Regard will feature 20 films this year, including 8 first films and 9 films by female directors, just as Maryland by Alice Winocour, Montparnasse Bienvenue by Léonor Serraille who won the Caméra d'or and whose new film is in competition, A Brother's love by Monia Chokri and Good Mother by Hafsia Herzi in 2021. Last year's winner of Un Certain Regard was Russian filmmaker Kira Kovalenko's Unclenching the fists.
••••I have been to Cannes so many times, as an actress, as a director, in different selections... It is the event of the month of May. It's a party, where you reconnect with friends. But it's also the occasion to reflect: What path did I take? What have others done? What does the cinema say that is universal, inherent to all times and all countries? It is all the more intense within a Jury, where we will feel, think and share together. In this world full of sound and fury, I am happy and honored to be here to help, perhaps, filmmakers to emerge. Valeria Golino, Jury President of Un Certain Regard
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• 115- Activist crashes red carpet at Cannes Film Festival to protest Ukraine sexual violence
•••• Cannes -- A woman crashed the Cannes Film Festival red carpet premiere of George Miller's "Three Thousand Years of Longing" on Friday and stripped off her clothes in protest of sexual violence in Ukraine.
•••• "Stop raping us," read a message written across the unidentified woman's topless torso covered in yellow and blue paint, the colors of the Ukrainian flag. The lower half of her body was covered in red paint.
•••• The protester also had the word "scum" written on her lower back, which coincides with the name of a French collective of radical feminists.
•••• After storming the Cannes red carpet, security authorities rushed toward the half-naked activist, covered her with a coat and attempted to block some cameras from filming.
•••• She yelled "Don't rape us!" as she was taken off the red carpet.
•••• No immediate comment on the incident from representatives for the festival.
•••• Russia's war in Ukraine has often been in the spotlight at this year's Cannes festival, which is screening several films from Ukrainian filmmakers.
•••• The festival barred Russians with ties to the Kremlin from attending.
•••• The issue of Russia's place in the film industry, and of the role of entertainment during a war, continues to dominated the opening days of the festival, taking its cue from the speech that Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy delivered at the festival by screen on Tuesday.
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• 115-The Weeknd, Doja Cat and Olivia Rodrigo lead as BBMA's finalists
•••••• On Sunday, May 15, the 2022 Billboard Music Awards show will air live at 8 p.m. ET on NBC and on Peacock from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, hosted by Sean "Diddy" Combs following Nick Jonas who hosted last year. Diddy Combs, will serve also as an executive producer.
•••• For nearly 30 years, the BBMAs has celebrated music's greatest achievements, honoring the hottest names in music today. Unique among music awards shows, finalists are determined by performance on the Billboard Charts based off of chart data from April 10, 2021 to May 26, 2022 including song sales, streaming and social engagement.
••• The Weeknd leads as a nominee in 17 categories. Meanwhile, Doja Cat is leading the female nominees with 14 categories and Olivia Rodrigo with 13 as a first-time finalist.
••• Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber and Drake are also finalists in several categories this year. Drake currently is the most decorated artist at the award show with 29 wins -- though Swift could surpass his record if she wins at least five of her categories.
••• This year, five new categories were introduced to the award show called Top Billboard Global 200 Artist, Top Billboard Global Excl. U.S. Artist, Top Billboard Global 200 Song, and Top Billboard Global Excl U.S. Song.
•••• Becky G, Ed Sheeran, Elle King, Miranda Lambert and Travis Scott are set to hit the award show stage, along with Morgan Wallen, Florence + the Machine, Maxwell and Silk Sonic.
•••• The Red Hot Chili Peppers were originally scheduled to perform before they announced they were dropping out. Machine Gun Kelly and Dan + Shay have since been added to the lineup.
•••• Performances also include Megan Thee Stallion, Latto, Rauw Alejandro and Burna Boy as well as this year's Icon Award recipient, Mary J. Blige. Blige marks her eleventh Billboard Music Award, following a 1995 album of the year win for My Life and nine trophies -- including female R&B/hip-hop artist of the year and Hot 100 airplay song of the year for "Be Without You."
•••The Billboard Icon Award was established in 2011, and Blige follows previous A-list recipients Neil Diamond, Stevie Wonder, Prince, Jennifer Lopez, Celine Dion, Cher, Janet Jackson, Mariah Carey, Garth Brooks and Pink. 
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• 115- Billboard Music Award Winners - 2022
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	TOP ARTIST: Doja Cat Drake Olivia Rodrigo Taylor Swift The Weeknd TOP MALE ARTIST: |Drake Ed Sheeran Justin Bieber Lil Nas X The Weeknd		TOP NEW ARTIST: Giveon Masked Wolf Olivia Rodrigo Pooh Shiesty The Kid LAROI  TOP FEMALE ARTIST: Adele Doja Cat Dua Lipa Olivia Rodrigo Taylor Swift

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• 115- Ukraine's Kalush Orchestra wins 2022 Eurovision song contest
TURIN, Italy -- Before the final on Saturday, several bookmakers had said that Ukraine was by far the presumptive favorite to win. Winners are determined based on votes from national juries and viewers at home. Kalush Orchestra had been considered a favorite, traveling with special permission to bypass a martial law preventing most Ukrainian men from leaving the country.
•••• The Ukrainian rap and folk band Kalush Orchestra won the Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday, as European viewers and juries delivered a symbolic, pop culture endorsement of solidarity behind Ukraine in its defense against Russia's invasion.
•••• The band won an emotional victory for Ukraine with a performance of "Stefania," a rousing, anthemic song. Written to honor the mother of the group's frontman, Oleh Psiuk, the song has been reinterpreted during the war as a tribute to Ukraine as a motherland.
•••• The lines to the band's song Stefania "I will always walk to you by broken roads" have become interpreted in context of the country's current plight.
••••After Psiuk performed the song on Saturday night, he put his hand to his heart and shouted, "I ask for all of you, please help Ukraine!" Europe's voters listened, giving the band 631 votes to win, far ahead of Sam Ryder of Britain, who took second place with 466 votes.
•••• Eurovision, the world's largest and possibly most eccentric live music competition, is best known for its over-the-top performances and its star-making potential -- it helped launch acts like Abba and Celine Dion to international fame. But as a showcase meant to promote European unity and cultural exchange, it has never truly been separate from politics. The song contest is officially apolitical, ever since its inception in 1956 and the contests rules forbid contestants from making political statements at the event. However, in the past artists have offered surprises by slipping political lyrics into their songs.
•••• This year sees politics playing a more apparent role, with the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) announcing back in February that Russia would be banned from the competition, following its invasion of Ukraine.
•••• Carlo Fuortes, chief executive of the national broadcaster RAI, which hosted the events, said he had sensed that Ukraine would be a favorite. "It could be that all European citizens might think of giving a political signal through a vote to Ukraine," he said in an interview earlier this month. "And I think that it could be a right signal."
•••• The band's victory over 39 other national acts illustrated how Russia's invasion of Ukraine has unified Europe, inspiring a wave of weapons and aid deliveries for Ukraine, pushing countries like Sweden and Finland closer to NATO and bringing the European Union to the verge of cutting itself off from Russian energy.
•••• UK's Sam Ryder with Spaceman came in runner up. He was seen as second favorite to win and stop the "no one votes for UK" and more than a decade low scores, most likely caused by of UK's political isolation around the years of Brexit or the country's decision to quit the EU. Sam Ryder has more than 12 million followers on TikTok, so he already enjoys a higher profile and bigger fanbase across Europe than many previous UK entries. Chanel with SloMo garnered 3d place for Spain; and Kornelia Jacobs with Hold Me Closer got 4th place for Sweden.
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• NAB 2022 product of the Year award Winners: Sony VENICE 2, and Canon EOS R5 C - Awards honor breakthrough products By Gary Sunkin
Las Vegas, Nev. -- The NAB Show has announced the winning products of 2022. The Sony VENICE 2 and the Canon Cinema EOS R5 C are the cinema cameras that took the prize.
•••• The winners of the fourth annual Product of the Year Awards were announced during a live awards ceremony on April 26 at the 2022 NAB Show.
•••• The awards recognize the most significant and promising new products and technologies exhibited for the first time at the 2022 NAB Show. "The NAB Show Product of the Year Awards honor innovative breakthroughs that will change the way the media and entertainment industry creates, connects and capitalizes content," said NAB Executive Vice President of Global Connections and Events Chris Brown. "This year's winners can help storytellers at all stages of the content lifecycle meet the challenges of today and tomorrow and revolutionize the content industry."
•••• Winners were selected by a panel of industry experts in 15 categories. To be eligible for an award, nominated products had to come from companies exhibiting at the 2022 NAB Show and are delivered within the 2022 calendar year.

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• Attendees from outside the U.S. make up nearly one-quarter of all pre-registered 2022 NAB Show attendees.
•••• Washington, D.C. -- NAB Show the world's largest annual conference for broadcast, entertainment and technology professionals, will host attendees from 154 countries and exhibiting companies from 38 nations at the 2022 NAB Show, held April 23 -- 27 in Las Vegas, Nev.
•••• "At a time when content can travel around the world in a blink of an eye, there is nothing like NAB Show to help the content community discover the tools, trainings and insights that will unleash the next global phenomenon," said Chris Brown, NAB executive vice president and managing director of Global Connections and Events. "We are excited to welcome back our friends and partners from all across the globe as our industry gets back to doing business in-person."
•••• NAB Show participates in the U.S. Department of Commerce's Trade Event Partnership Program, which recruits international trade delegations to select U.S. trade shows and connects international buyers with U.S. suppliers.
•••• Delegations attending NAB Show include Brazil, Columbia, Germany, India, Japan, Mexico, Nigeria, Panama, Peru, Turkey, Vietnam and more.

• Latest technologies and innovations at NAB - April 23-27, Las Vegas, NV
NAB Show Takes Content Creators Behind the Scenes of Hit Film, Television Productions
Washington, D.C. -- The 2022 NAB Show will explore the latest technologies and techniques reinventing the storytelling process through special sessions, deep dive examinations and panel discussions. Content creators will gain exclusive insight into the creative choices and innovations behind recent hit film and television productions during NAB Show.
•••• On Sunday, April 24, the session "Creative Camera Conversations: Nightmare Alley" will feature camera operators Gilles Corbeil and Doug Lavender discussing the challenges and creative solutions in making the Academy Award-nominated film. During the session, produced in partnership with Createasphere and Society of Camera Operators, Corbeil and Lavender will discuss working with filmmaker Guillermo del Toro and the unique artistic collaboration that is created on his sets.
•••• Also on Sunday, the session "Merging Reality With Fantasy: Virtual Production & Visual Effects on HBO Max's 'Our Flag Means Death'" will feature a discussion on how to use modern production tools in new ways to fit any budget level. Produced in partnership with BlackMagic Design, Stargate Studios CEO and founder Sam Nicholson and visual effects supervisor Dave Van Dyke will talk about using modern virtual tools and massive, high-resolution imagery to create the most compelling story possible.
•••• Produced in partnership with American Cinema Editors (ACE), "Good Is No Fun at All: The Making of 'The Bad Guys'" on April 25 will take attendees on a deep dive into the just-released animated feature "The Bad Guys." The Hollywood Reporter's Carolyn Giardina will discuss with director Pierre Perifel and editor John Venzon the creative decisions behind their adaptation of the New York Times best-selling book series.
•••• On April 25, "Remote Collaboration: The Making of Everything Everywhere All At Once" will explore how the creative minds behind the sci-fi action adventure overcame the challenges of the pandemic, lockdown and a far-flung roster of filmmaking talent. Director Daniel Kwan and editor Paul Rodgers will sit down with Meagan Keane, principal product marketing manager at Adobe Pro Video, to discuss how they created the film through cloud-based collaboration and shared technology.
•••• The Tuesday session "Out of This World: Virtual Production on Roninfilm's 'Gods of Mars'" will feature a discussion between the creative team behind the sci-fi epic about utilizing cutting edge real-time virtual production techniques. Academy Award-winning DP/VFX supervisor David Stump, director/producer Peter Hyoguchi, virtual production producer Joan Bevan Webb, lead Unreal tech Charles Jones and editor Robert Dias will discuss building a world in the Unreal Engine, pre-viz, live-action Smart Stage lensing, work-flow and more.
•••• Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel and National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) President and CEO Curtis LeGeyt will participate in a fireside chat on the NAB Show Main Stage on April 25, 2022 at 10 a.m.
•••• Rosenworcel was designated as acting FCC on January 21, 2021 and became permanent chair following her Senate confirmation for another five-year term in December 2021. She was first confirmed as an FCC commissioner in May 2012 after serving as senior communications counsel to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation. She previously worked at the FCC for the Wireline Competition Bureau and as a senior aide to then-Commissioner Michael Copps.
•••• LeGeyt became NAB's president and CEO in January 2022 after serving as the organization's chief operating officer. He joined NAB in 2011 and served as executive vice president of Government Relations from 2015-2020.
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• 108- CNN+ to shut down service
•••• CNN+ has become a major casualty of the streaming video business.
•••• Just weeks after the completion of the Warner Bros. Discovery merger, new management announced it is pulling the plug on CNN's streaming service.
•••• CNN staffers were informed that CNN+, which launched on March 29, will be shut down on April 30.
•••• "This decision is in line with WBD's broader direct-to-consumer strategy," CNN President Chris Licht said. "In a complex streaming market, consumers want simplicity and an all-in service, which provides a better experience and more value than stand-alone offerings."
•••• The decision to pull the plug on CNN+ so quickly comes on the heels of the disastrous earnings for streaming giant Netflix, which lost billions in stock value after failing to meet expectations for subscriber growth.
•••• The decline of Netfilx subscribers demonstrated how much consumers are willing to spend on streaming services.
•••• Licht said the decision was not a judgment on the content of the service. He said some of the programming and on-air talent hired will be absorbed into the company's other networks.
•••• CNN+ launched with major promotional campaigns, hiring a number of well known names including Chris Wallace from Fox News and Audie Cornish from NPR. It is expected they will be joining the TV side.
•••• Wallace's one-on-one interview program has included sit-downs with high profile figures as "The 1619 Project" author Nikole-Hannah Jones and White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki that were certainly worthy of airing on the cable network.
•••• But with 400 employees hired for the endeavor, there is the likelyhood of cuts.
•••• Still, CNN staffers were shocked by the announcement of a total shutdown of CNN+. Many anticipated a freeze in hiring and spending as the new executive team decided on a new path forward.
They also expected some version of a CNN streaming product to be folded into HBO Max.
•••• Warner Bros. Discovery leadership likely preferred to take a short term hit of a shutdown rather than continuing to invest in a service they did not believe in.
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• 114- Art Rupe, pioneering record executive who helped launch Little Richard's career, dies at 104
•••• Rupe, who was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2011, died Friday (April 15) at his home in Santa Barbara, California.
•••• Music executive Art Rupe, whose Specialty Records was a premier label during the early years of rock'n'roll and who helped launch the careers of Little Richard, Sam Cooke and many others, has died. He was 104.
•••• He was born Arthur Goldberg, the son of an Austrian immigrant laborer, in Greensburg, Pa., on Sept 5, 1917, whose passion for Black music began through hearing the singers at a nearby Baptist church. He studied at
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the University of California, Los Angeles, and after considering a career in movies decided on music instead. He co-founded Juke Box Records in the mid-1940s, but soon left to start Specialty.

•••• Rupe was a contemporary of Jerry Wexler, Leonard Chess and other white businessmen-producers who helped bring Black music to the general public. He founded Specialty in Los Angeles in 1946 and gave early breaks to artists such as Cooke and his gospel group the Soul Stirrers, Little Richard, Lloyd Price, John Lee Hooker and Clifton Chenier.

 •Little Richard: Michael Ochs Archives

••• •••• Rupe settled on Specialty's eye-popping yellow labels after a marketing professor said it was among the colors most likely to attract buyers' attention.
•••• An astute businessman who loved the music while at the same time signed his artist to exploitative record deals -- "Tutti Frutti" sold more than 500,000 copies but, at a royalty rate of half-cent per record, reportedly netted Little Richard a mere $25,000.
•••• Rupe was known for how little he paid his artists and engaged in an exploitative practice common among label owners in the early rock era: having performers sign contracts leaving him with much or all of the royalties and publishing rights. "Tutti Frutti" sold more than 500,000 copies but, at a royalty rate of half-cent per record, reportedly netted Little Richard a mere $25,000. In 1959 Little Richard would sue Rupe for back royalties and settled out of court for $11,000.

•••• Eventually Rupe grew increasingly frustrated with the "payola" system of bribing broadcasters to get records played and distanced himself from the music business. He sold Specialty to Fantasy Records in the early 1990s, but continued to earn money through oil and gas investments. In recent years, he headed the Arthur N Rupe Foundation, which supported education and research.

Rupe spent his final decades in Santa Barbara.

Troy Cory's Specialty Record days with Sonny Bono as his A&R rep.
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• 115- Silk Sonic to open the 64th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony
•••• The Grammys will be held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on April 3, 2022. It will recognize the best recordings, compositions, and artists of the eligibility year, running from September 1, 2020, to September 30, 2021.
••• The lineup of performers includes, John Legend, Carrie Underwood, Maria Becerra. Silk Sonic -- the duo of Bruno Mars and Anderson Paak -- are slated to open the show. BTS will not only perform at the awards ceremony but they are also nominated for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance this year.
••• Before announcing Billie Eilish as the 2021 Grammy winner for Record of the Year, Ringo Starr said, "If you're making music in our world today, you've already won."
••• If you ever wondered who won the most Grammy Awards? It was Sir Georg Solti, Hungarian-born Chicago Symphony Orchestra conductor for 22 years, and the artist with most Grammy Awards won in a lifetime -- 31 out of 74 nominations.
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	Album of the Year "We Are" -- Jon Batiste | WINNER Record of the Year "Leave the Door Open" -- Silk Sonic | WINNER Pop Duo/Group Performance "Kiss Me More" -- Doja Cat featuring Sza | WINNER Pop Vocal Album "Sour" -- Olivia Rodrigo | WINNER		Gospel Album "Believe for It" -- Cece Winans | WINNER Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song "Believe for It" -- Cece Winans; Dwan Hill, Kyle Lee, Cece Winans & Mitch Wong, songwriters | WINNER Gospel Performance/Song "Never Lost" -- Cece Winans | WINNER

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• 115- The 2022 B2B Marketing Expo
will take place April 6 - 7, at the Los Angeles Convention Center and will cover industries from finance, technology, healthcare, transportation and more, plus 100s of suppliers, speakers and like minded professionals.

The following B2B MARKETING EXPO AWARDS will be presented:
•••• Best Tech Innovation- Finalists: Capillar technologies; Lead Forensics; Pandadoc
•••• Best Marketing Tool Award- Finalists: FormAssembly; WiseStamp; Optmyzr
•••• Best Offline Marketing Award- Finalists: Gorilla LED truck; Modern Postcard, Roham
•••• Agency of the Future Award Finalists: Flying Horse Communication; Napier Partnership; Sociallyin
•••• SALES INNOVATION EXPO 2022 AWARD- Finalists: Dubb; Spiff; Vanilla Software
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• 115- The 39th PaleyFest LA Returns in Person
•••• •"For the first time in three years, PaleyFest LA returns in person to THE DOLBY THEATER with exclusive behind-the-scenes conversations including leading stars from the most acclaimed and buzzworthy TV shows, screenings of special preview and premiere content, never-before-seen TV footage, and an interactive Q&A with festival attendees.
•••• The Fest will run will run for 10 days from Saturday, April 2 through Sunday, April 10 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. 
•••• "PaleyFest LA selections include NBC and Twentieth Television's This Is Us, The CW and Warner Bros. Television's Superman & Lois, ABC and ABC Signature's black-ish, CBS's & Lionsgate Television's Ghosts, CBS's The Neighborhood, HBOMax and Universal Television's Hacks, Netflix and Sony Pictures Television's Cobra Kai, The CW and Warner Bros. Television's Riverdale, AMC and Sony Pictures Television's Better Call Saul, CBS and CBS Studio's A Salute to the NCIS Universe celebrating NCIS, NCIS: Los Angeles, and NCIS: Hawai'i, and Netflix's Emily in Paris.
••• "PaleyFest LA is the nation's original and longest-running festival celebrating creative excellence in television with the most acclaimed and impactful shows and stars, including Lucille Ball, Barbra Streisand, George Lucas, Ava DuVernay, Norman Lear, and the casts and creative teams behind The Sopranos, The West Wing, Mad Men, Mary Tyler Moore, Parks and Recreation, Will & Grace, The Walking Dead, and countless more.
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• 102- Hacked streaming accounts on the dark web
By Brent Shelton
•••• NordVPN in teamed with cybersecurity researchers to discover stolen data records from 16 million computers worldwide, including credentials from Netflix and Spotify users. 
•••• What has been stolen? 174,800 streaming credentials were stolen and are now being sold online--61% were from Netflix users, 25% Spotify, 7% Amazon Prime and others from  Hulu, Vimeo, and Disney+.
•••• Who got affected the most? Half a million American internet users and more than a third of a million Canadians managed to download and install the malware that stole their credentials. 
•••• What happens to stolen accounts? Hackers commonly share streaming service credentials on the dark web for free, and eBay and other classifieds offer to get access to a streaming service for half the price. 
•••• "Stolen login credentials to streaming services are just a fraction of what has been leaked. Unencrypted files ended up on the dark web too. Customers can prevent this by using protection tools like NordLocker that encrypt data and keep it safe in the cloud," says Daniel Markuson, digital privacy expert at NordVPN.
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• 115- OSCAR Nominations for 94th AWARDS
The Oscar nominations 2022 are in as Emmy®-winning actor-comedian Leslie Jordan ("Will & Grace," THE HELP) and Emmy-nominated actor-CEO-producer Tracee Ellis Ross ("black-ish," THE HIGH NOTE) announced the nominations for the 94th Academy Awards on February 8.
•••• The Oscars 2022 will air LIVE SUNDAY MARCH 27 8e/5p on ABC and will be televised live in more than 200 territories worldwide.
• CODA takes Oscar for best picture

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• 115- Taye Diggs and Nicole Byer Will Host 27th Critic Choice Award Ceremony
Los Angeles, CA -- (March 9, 2022) -- The Critics Choice Association (CCA) announced the star-studded lineup of presenters who will take the stage at the 27th annual Critics Choice Awards.
the Savoy Hotel for a late-night soiree that will be an integral part of the live telecast.
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• 115- 27th Critics Choice Award Winners - 2022
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• 101- The LA Marathon runs its course from Dodger Stadium to the Avenue of the Stars, on Sunday, March 20
By Gary Sunkin, TVI
••• The LA Marathon (formerly the City of Los Angeles Marathon) is an annual running event usually held in the Spring in Los Angeles, California. The 26.219 mile (42.195 km) footrace, inspired by the success of the 1984 Summer Olympic Games, has been contested every year since 1986.
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• 101- John Korir wins men's race for consecutive year and Delvins Meringor - both of Kenya - wins women's
•••• Marathon fans throughout the 26.2-mile course route on Sunday cheered on the estimated 15,000 athletes from around the country -- and the world -- who ran the 37th annual Los Angeles Marathon.
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Men's 1. John  Korir - 2:09:07 2. Edwin Kimntal - 2:10.42 3. Biuktyit Eshehetu - 2:15:12 4. Tyler McCandlless - 2:15:18 5. Elishe Barno - 2:16:38

Women's 1. Delvins Meringor - 2.25.03 2. Antenna Kawamura - 2.30.12 3. Biruktayoti Degphill - 2:31:28 4. Marta Abeno - 2.34.02 5. Amanda Phillips - 2.35.06

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• 101-SAG Awards 2022
•••• "CODA," "Succession" and "Ted Lasso" led the ensemble winners in film and TV as the 28th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards were handed out on Sunday, Feb. 27. Held this year at the Santa Monica Barker Hangar, the ceremony was broadcast live on TNT and TBS at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT and will be available to stream on HBO Max on Monday.
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• LOS ANGELES - 101- Favorite Travel Show is Back for 2022
•••• The Travel & Adventure Show returns to Los Angeles Convention center on March 12 and 13 2022. The hours are March 12, 10:00 am to 5:00pm and Sunday 10:00am to 5:00pm.
•••• 2022 Keynote Speakers include PETER GREENBERG, Emmy Award-Winning Investigative Reporter and Producer and CBS News Travel Editor; PAULINE FROMMER Editorial Director of the Frommer's Guides and Publisher of Frommers.com and BRIAN KELLY, Founder and CEO of The Points Guy (TPG).
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12	7	• 115- TradeShows - Festivals - Awards • tviNews Reports Click ToGo Update 2nd QUARTER 2022 JANUARY • 115- The Tournament of Roses Parade JANUARY 1, 2022 Pasadena, CA • Click Direct- Rose Tournament of Roses Parade • 115- INTERNATIONAL CES®Virtual JANUARY 5 - 8 Las Vegas, NV, U.S.A. • Click Direct- 115- CES • 115- Digital Hollywood at CES JANUARY 4 • Click Direct- 115- Digital Hollywood • 115- NATPE Miami - JANUARY 18-20 Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.A. • Click Direct- NATPE, Miami Beach, FL • 115- SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL Salt Lake City, Utah JANUARY 20 - 30 • Click Direct- Sundance Film Festival • 115- The 79th Golden Globe Award JANUARY 9  • Click Direct- FEBRUARY • 101- Super Bowl Experience LA leading-up to the big game LA Convention Center FEBRUARY 5-6 and 10-12 Super Bowl, SoFi Stadium Los Angeles Rams vs. vs. Cincinnati Bengals ScoreW 23-20 SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 13 • Click Direct- • 115- BERLIN FILM FESTIVAL FEBRUARY 10 - 20 2022 • Click Direct- Berlinale MARCH • 115- Newfilmmakers LA (NFMLA) • Click Direct- NEWFILMMAKERS LA • 101- Travel Show Los Angeles Convention center on MARCH 12 - 13 • Click Direct- Travel & Adventure Show Los Angeles Marathon MARCH 20 • Click Direct- • 115- Academy Awards, Dolby Theater, Hollywood MARCH 27 • Click Direct- Oskars APRIL • 115- GRAMMY AWARDS MGM Garden Arena, Las Vegas APRIL 3 • Click Direct- Grammy Awards • 115- MIP TV 59th Spring International Television Market Palais Des Festival, Cannes, France APRIL 04- 06 • Click Direct- MIP TV The 2022 B2B Marketing Expo, LA Convention Center, APRIL 6-7 • Click Direct- NAB, Las Vegas Convention Center APRIL 23-27 •Click Direct 115- Los Angeles Times Festival of Books University of Southern California APRIL 23 - 24 festivalofbooks.usc.edu • Click Direct- 115- The Cannes Film Festival, Palais des Festival MAY 17 - 28 • Click Direct- • 115- The Billboard Music Awards, MGM Grand Arena, Las Vegas MAY 15 F115- FILMFEST MUENCHEN 2022 JUNE 23 - JULY 2 • Click Direct-	11	11
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	History: Founded in 1956 by ABC's Sam Donaldson and his partner Al Preiss and acquired by the Cory's in 1987. In April 1956 Television Int'l Magazine debuted it's first edition with offices at 1580 Crossroad of the World, Hollywood, CA. In March, 1963, TVI hosted the first "Annual Festival of World TV Classics Award " at the Huntington Hartford Theater. Since 1956 TVI grew to command the print readership of television network executives in 142 countries on six continents, covering the industry of television, film, telecommunication and WiTEL. In the mid-90s Television International Magazine (TVI Magazine) went online as: tvimagazine.com Publisher/Editor: JosieCory.com • iPublisher: TroyCory.com . . . "People read what they want," says tviNews. "There is no master plan what people are interested in." The question is, how can we partner with people to have a symbiotic realationship? • CLICK FOR MORE TVI History •

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12	7	• Wireless Telephone inventor Nathan Stubblefield • Click Stubblefield Speaks - YouTube- 30Min • Proclamation by Wallace G. Wilkinson, former Governor of Kentucky • 1992 proclaimed Nathan Beverly Stubblefield year and • Murray, Kentucky 'Birthplace of radio' STUBBLEFIELD-MAIN Acknowledgments-02 Thanks-Gerry ThanksGovWilkinson PROCLAMATION Acknowledgment-03 NBSwiTEL04 NBSwiTEL05GOV NBSwiTEL06 www.witel.org • 130th Anniversary of First Wireless Broadcast in 1892 •• This year marks the 130th year anniversary of the 1st Wireless Radio Broadcast of the human voice by American Inventor Nathan Beverly Stubblefield, not Maronis's 1894 'Dots and Dashes." 1992 WAS PROCLAIMED THE NATHAN BEVERLY STUBBLEFIELD YEAR by Kentucky Governor, Wallace C. Wilkinson: "... I Do hereby proclaim that Nathan Beverley Stubblefield is the true inventor of radio and should be so recognized internationally as such, and that Murray in the Commonwealth of Kentucky be recognized as the birthplace of Radio, and that the year 1992 be proclaimed as NATHAN BEVERLY STUBBLEFIELD YEAR in Kentucky in recognition of his accomplishment, on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of his achievement. • 114th Anniversary of the N.B. Stubblefield's Wireless Telephone Patent 1908 0512 - PATENT GRANTED: Stubblefield's U.S. Patent, Number 887,357, All Purpose Wireless Telephone, Filed April 5, 1907, Granted May 12, 1908. / Click MORE STORY TO GO DIRECTLY TO U.S. Patent Office - (Patent Expires May 12, 1925) CLICK ANY IMAGE TO VIEW PATENT • Click for More- Nathan B. Stubblefield • Nathan B. Stubblefield's Wireless Telephone Patent • Nathan B. Stubblefield • Click for more- Ground Battery • 130th Anniversary of the First WirelessBroadcast Trivia: What other event occurred in 1902, the year of Stubblefields's public demonstration in 1902. A: The founding of J.C. Penney stores by James Cash. ///  • 102- Nathan B. Stubblefield, the Man History Overheard By Harvey Geller •••• In Life's current Bicentennial issue, radio checks in, at #86 on the hot "100 Events That Shaped America," 19 buttons behind Bell's telephone. Erroneously, Life lists Guglielmo Marcon's dots and dashes as the first wireless broadcast, a fable echoed by the World Almanac and Encyclopedia Britannica. It's a forgivable mumpsimus, since the evidence offered on the following pages has not, until now, appeared in any national publication. •••• The birth of broadcasting is a bizarre soap opera saga, a lacrymal legend of mystery, machination, ephemeral enshrinement, decline, disillusionment and disaster. It's denouncement dissolves six miles north of Murray, Kentucky, in a two-room shanty constructed of pine and cornstalks, where radio's uncelebrated architect is discovered 48 hours after his death, his records scattered, his equipment destroyed, his brain partly eaten by rats. Even local radio fails to mention his demise. He is Nathan Beverly Stubblefield, the man history over-heard and then overlooked. • Click for Full Story Published in Warner Bros. Circular • Click for More tviStory 102-s90- Nathan B. Stubbblefield, the Man History Overheard • Who are the SMART Inventors of Radio-WITEL 1890-2017 - ®™© 1908 0512 - PATENT GRANTED: Stubblefield's U.S. Patent, Number 887,357, All Purpose Wireless Telephone, Filed April 5, 1907, Granted May 12, 1908. / Click MORE STORY TO GO DIRECTLY TO U.S. Patent Office - (Patent Expires May 12, 1925) CLICK ANY IMAGE TO VIEW PATENT • SMART90 SMART90 stands for Stubblefield Nathan, Marconi Guglielmo, Ambrose Fleming, Reginald Fessenden, Tesla Nicola, DeForest Lee, Armstrong Edwin Howard, Alexanderson Ernst Fredrik Werner, Farnsworth Philo, •••• SMART-DAAF Boys, Vol I, 'The Inventors of Radio & Televison & The Life Style of Nathan B. Stubblefield," by Troy Cory-Stubblefield and Josie Cory, Library of Congress Number 93060451. (ISBN) 1-883644-003, pgs. 580. •Copyright © 1993 SMART-DAAF stands for Stubblefield, Marconi, Ambrose, Reginald Fessenden, Tesla, DeForest, Armstrong, Alexanderson, Farnsworth /// • Click for More • Smart-Daaf Boys • Book NBS100 <Return ^To Top After the Telecommunication Act of 1996 and the prior establishment of the world wide web by Tim Berners-Lee, Television International Magazine went online in the mid-90s as TVIMAGAZINE.COM under the distribution arm of SMART90.COM. ( CLICK FOR MORE TVI History) SMART - DAFF Boys Stubblefield • Marconi • Ambrose Fleming • Reginald Fessenden • Tesla • DeForest • Armstrong • Alexanderson • Farnsworth • Smartdaafboys/ (The inventors of the Signals and Frequencies that put the Pizzazz in the Electromagnetic Radio Wave)	11	11
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12	7	• 101-Vine Street Video Center    • Troy Cory Show • • Ambros Seelos • • Troy Cory Show-VINE ST. • Troy Cory Show-CHINA  ˆ Click For More Troy Cory Websites <01> www.troycoryshow.com/ • <02> www.troycory.com • <03> www.smart90.com/people/troycory.htm • <04> www.smart90.com/people/troycory• <05> www.smart90.com/people/troycoryChinaTCS.htm • <06> www.profiles4.com/troycory • <7> www.smart90.com/troycoryshow ˆ ˆ Click For More Troy Cory Websites smart90.com/people/troycory.htm <01> MUSIC720 • troycoryshow.com/ • <02> mLABELS • troycory.com • <03> tc"Bio-PHOTOS • smart90.com/people/troycory.htm • <04> <05> SHANGHAI • smart90.com/people/troycoryChinaTCS.htm • <06> YES90 TC • profiles4.com/troycory • <7> CinemaPrize • smart90.com/troycoryshow • <8> http://profiles4.com/troycory/bio01.htm 9>http://www.smart90.com/troycory/SpecialtyRecordsHistory.htm smart90.com/tvimagazine/2005/4005/107SamDonaldson1939.htm ˆ 01QUARTER • Pasadena Show Case House 1990- the Cory Estate • 115- The 26th Shanghai TV Festival with focus on story's quality & energy •••• On the morning of August 5, the meeting of judges for Magnolia Award of the 26th Shanghai TV Festival (STVF) was held, including Chinese judges for Dramas, Documentaries and Animations. • Click for More tviStory 115-s90- 26th Shanghai TVFestival • Click for more STVF. • Troy Cory Performs at the 1988 Shanghai TV Festival (STVF) • Troy Cory- Shanghai TV Festival concert program <Return ^To Top • 101- Troy Cory, First American to perform on Stage in China, PRC • 101- Cory's Road to China; • ••• Troy Cory was among the first international entertainers and the first American entertainer to perform in the People's Republic of China, beginning in 1988. In itself a notable culture-historical feat, in view of China's closed door policies of the late 70s and well into the 80s. The PRC's administrative climate in comparison is much less restrictive now and China's open door policy enables many entertainers to introduce themselves to the populace Chinese audiences. • Click for MoreChina •• ••More TroyCory •• ••TroyCoryShow  Shanghai TV Festival Troy Cory & The Brook Sisters • Click for "Goodtimes" Bejing, China ^ +• 101- Cory Meets Jiang Zemin, former President PRC • • Back in the 80s, as a goodwill ambassador representing the U.S.A., Troy Cory and his back-up dancers and singers, "The Brooke Sisters," were the first entertainers from the United States to appear in a full staged program in the People's Republic of China during the Shanghai TV Festival, and televised on China's National Television (CCTV), viewed by over 300 million people.• • • • It was there Cory met Jiang Zemin, then mayor of Shanghai, and who later became the 5th President of the People's Republic of China.• • The '88 Shanghai Concert was the beginnings of Troy's concert tours in China for the next two decades. The concerts, just to name a few, included the following cities: Shanghai, Beijing, Anshan, Harbin, Fuzhou and and Tsingtao (Qingdao)	11	11
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