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• Colonel Paris D. Davis chosen Grand Marshal of the iconic Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade
•••• Hollywood, CA (November 10, 2023) -- For the first time in history, an American War Hero, COLONEL PARIS D. DAVIS, has been announced as the Grand Marshal of the iconic 91st Anniversary of the Hollywood Christmas Parade Supporting Marine Toys for Tots. Associated Television International in association with The City of Los Angeles will present the parade in the streets of Hollywood, CA on Sunday, November 26, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. PST. Colonel Davis is also the recipient of many other prestigious awards, including:  the Silver Star, the Bronze Star with "V" device, a Purple Heart with one Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster, an Air Medal with "V" device, and a Soldier's Medal for his heroism in the military.
•••• Colonel Paris D. Davis said, "I am honored and very grateful to be chosen as Grand Marshal of the Hollywood Christmas Parade. I am especially pleased that this wonderful annual tradition raises awareness of the important work that Marine Toys for Tots are doing to bring gifts and holiday cheer to those less fortunate.  The parade also brings goodwill to people from all walks of life throughout the world.  It's a good reminder about what America stands for, who we are, and all that we can accomplish when we come together."
•••• Hosted by Erik Estrada, Laura McKenzie, Dean Cain and Montel Williams, with Special Co-Host Elizabeth Stanton, the parade features Hollywood celebrities and movie cars, award-wining bands from around the country, dazzling equestrians, larger-than-life character balloons, colorful floats, and humorous specialty acts.  The parade culminates with the appearance of the Jolly Old Elf himself, Santa Claus and his reindeer, ushering in the holiday season!  
•••• To view a sizzle reel of highlights from past Hollywood Christmas Parades, please visit: https://vimeo.com/480561401/6401a3b270

• About Colonel Paris D. Davis

•••• Colonel Paris D. Davis earlier this year on March 3, 2023 was the recipient of the Medal of Honor, which was bestowed upon him by President Joe Biden in The White House.  President Biden said, "This is an incredible man.  Today, after 58 years after he bore the battle, we honor a true hero of our nation.  The Medal of Honor, created during (Abraham) Lincoln's presidency, is our country's highest military award, recognizing gallantry above and beyond the call of duty." 
•••• Colonel Davis was awarded the Medal of Honor as a member of the Army's elite Green Berets for his heroic acts during the Vietnam War on June 18, 1965 when Davis was leading a group of South Vietnamese forces and American soldiers during a nighttime raid when the Viet Cong staged a counterattack.  Even after hours of fighting, Davis ignored an order to evacuate and instead rescued several of his injured battlefield, soldiers while suffering several gunshot wounds himself.

Colonel Paris D. Davis receiving the Medal of Honor from Presiden Joe Biden - Photo by Getty Images ••••

•••• President Biden said during his presentation of the Medal of Honor upon Davis:  "Just as the story of Paris Davis did not begin on June 18, 1965, it does not end there either.  Captain Davis went on to become Colonel Davis, serving more than 25 years in our military and earning a PhD on top of that.  At the time Captain Davis returned from war, the country was still battling segregation.  And although the men who were with him on that June day immediately nominated Captain Davis to receive the Medal of Honor, somehow the paperwork was never processed and not just once, but twice.  He never stopped believing in the founding vision of our nation….one where all women and men are created equal."  
•••• Paris D. Davis, now 84, who was born on May 13, 1939 in Cleveland, OH, and is now a retired United States Army Officer.  He was commissioned as a Reserve Component Officer on June 1, 1959, and received Airborne and Ranger qualifications in 1960, and Special Forces qualification in 1962.  His initial oversees tours included Korea, Vietnam and Okinawa, Japan.  He was deployed in the Vietnam War in 1962 and 1965, where he was promoted to Captain as detachment commander with the 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), 1st Special Forces making him one the first African American Special Forces officers during the civil rights movement. 
•••• Colonel Davis received a Masters degree in Public Affairs from Southern Illinois University in 1973, and a Masters degree and Ph.D. in Public Administration from Northern Virginia University in 1977. After retiring from military service on July 30, 1985, Davis published the Metro Herald newspaper for 30 years in Alexandria, VA, where he now resides.  In 2019, Davis was inducted into the U.S. Army Ranger Hall of Fame. Davis is the proud father of three children, and a grandfather as well.
•••• Colonel Paris D. Davis said, "I am honored and very grateful to be chosen as Grand Marshal of the Hollywood Christmas Parade. I am especially pleased that this wonderful annual tradition raises awareness of the important work that Marine Toys for Tots are doing to bring gifts and holiday cheer to those less fortunate.  The parade also brings goodwill to people from all walks of life throughout the world.  It's a good reminder about what America stands for, who we are, and all that we can accomplish when we come •••• Hosted by Erik Estrada, Laura McKenzie, Dean Cain and Montel Williams, with Special Co-Host Elizabeth Stanton, the parade features Hollywood celebrities and movie cars, award-wining bands from around the country, dazzling equestrians, larger-than-life character balloons, colorful floats, and humorous specialty acts.  The parade culminates with the appearance of the Jolly Old Elf himself, Santa Claus and his reindeer, ushering in the holiday season!  

For Parade inquiries, please call the 24/7 Hollywood Christmas Parade Hotline toll free at 1-833-PARADE1 (1-833-727-2331).  For updates on this year's parade, please visit the parade's official website at www.thehollywoodchristmasparade.org

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• 115- Meet Pop Culture Icons from your favorite TV shows & movies during L.A. ComicCon December 1 - 3, 2023 at the Los Angeles Convention Center.

Ahsoka
Ivanna Sakhno (Shin)
Natasha Liu Bordizzo (Sabine)
Eman Esfandi (Character)
Diana Lee Inosanto (Character)

The Boys
Erin Moriarty (Starlight)
Karen Fukuhara (Kimiko)

Jamie Campbell Bower
Known for his iconic roles in Stranger Things, Twilight, and more will be appearing on Saturday and Sunday.

Emily Rudd 
Known for her iconic roles in One Piece, Fear Street, Hunters, and more will be appearing on Saturday and Sunday.

The Office 
Rainn Wilson (Dwight Schrute)
Paul Lieberstein (Toby Flenderson)

The Lord of the Rings
Elijah Wood (Frodo)
Sean Astin (Samwise)
Dominic Monaghan (Merry)
Billy Boyd (Pippin)

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• SAG-AFTRA Statement to Members Regarding End of Historic TV/Theatrical/Streaming Strike

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 9 -- SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher and SAG-AFTRA National Executive Director and Chief Negotiator sent the following message to members today: 

We did it! Our historic TV/Theatrical/Streaming strike is over as of 12:01 AM this morning. After 118 days on strike, we are set to change the future of our industry with a transformative contract that includes gains for every category of SAG-AFTRA member who works this contract. 

This revolutionary agreement achieves major breakthroughs in addressing compensation via residuals and protections from generative artificial intelligence technology while reaffirming the role human performers play in the production of film, television, and streaming entertainment.

Tomorrow, the National Board will meet to review the tentative agreement and vote on whether or not to send it to you, the membership, for a ratification vote. 

Although full details will not be shared in advance of tomorrow's meeting, we wanted to share just a few key deal points: 

• More than one billion dollars in new wages and benefit plan funding;
• A streaming participation bonus;
• Minimum compensation increases that break the so-called "industry pattern;" 
• For the first time, consent and compensation guardrails on the use of AI;
• Raised Pension & Health caps that will channel more value into our funds; and 
• Critical protections for diverse communities.

We're proud of the phenomenal efforts of our TV/Theatrical Negotiating Committee, and send our sincerest thanks to you -- the members -- who made these gains possible by granting a strike authorization prior to negotiations, and remaining resolved throughout the 118 days of our strike. Your solidarity helped us achieve the necessary leverage to secure these unprecedented gains.

We're also grateful to our union siblings who stood by our side -- literally and figuratively -- from the very beginning. We truly could not have succeeded without your unwavering support. 

Effective immediately, all SAG-AFTRA members should fulfill their contractual obligations and return to work. Members and influencers may resume services relating to publicity and the promotion of motion pictures produced under the CBA and Television Agreement, without consequence or conflict with the union. 
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• 101- SAG-AFTRA TV/THEATRICAL NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE STATEMENT

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 4 -- The SAG-AFTRA TV/Theatrical Negotiating Committee today released the following statement:

"We received an offer today from the AMPTP, which they characterized as their "Last, Best, and Final Offer."

We are reviewing it and considering our response within the context of the critical issues addressed in our proposals."
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• 107- About author, Adria Manary Adams

•••Adria Manary Adams is the author of several books including the bestseller, MOMMY MAGIC. Most importantly, she is mom to four amazing children and Mimi to six grandsons.
••• She is presently working on a book about her Uncle Elwin, about whom she heard stories throughout her childhood and wrote about in college.
••• The working title is Never Stand Still, which she feels incorporates her uncle's genius mind as well as his ability to always move forward, especially after the many career disappointments that he experienced.
••• Adria now lives in sunny San Diego, with her husband Gene and their little fur babies, who are also her inspiration in writing a new children's book entitled, Bubbly Bliss and Bouncing Banjo Find a Home.

• THEY TOLD HIM TO BE QUIET - by Adria Manary Adams
When the government tells you to be quiet, alarm signals should go off in your brain. Only a chosen few know the full extent of its power, and my uncle, Elwin Laurence Peterson, regrettably found out the hard way.

During World War II, he worked at the Washington D.C. Navy Yard in the optics and machine shop. While there, he received several awards for his contributions to the war effort. One concern that he became acutely aware of, was the difficulty that all facets of the military were experiencing in communications. Methods of transmitting vital information to and from ships, submarines, airplanes and troops on the ground had become increasingly problematic since the Germans were intercepting and/or scrambling our signals. In exploring the situation, Elwin realized that varying the frequencies on which the messages were sent would disable the enemy from capturing our communications. Since frequency variation was a prominent component of a television system that he had conceived of in the late 1920's, and patented in 1928, he suggested that the government use this significant piece of his "Transmitting System and Apparatus," patent number 1,747,791.

He absolutely believed that this method would provide clear, secured and unencumbered communication in military operations, thus saving many American soldiers.

After explaining how FM would benefit the Navy to the manager of his department, his
suggestion made its way up the ranks. In handwritten notes written by my uncle in 1945, he states:

"I was interviewed several times by various officers and engineers. At one of these interviews, a man who worked for Edwin Armstrong was in attendance. He had been called in because of his claim that Armstrong (now a Major in the Signal Corps), had been working on variations of wavelengths since 1931. At that point I informed the officers that I was well aware of his efforts, because I had demonstrated my version to Mr. Armstrong back in

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1929 and again in 1930, when Bell Telephone and the Postal Telegraph Company had requested his opinion of my invention."

What Mr. Peterson did not mention in this meeting was that after seeing these demonstrations, Edwin Armstrong later used what he saw to further his efforts in transmission technology, which eventually helped him to become who many refer to as the "Father of Radio". If Armstrong was to be given this title, then Elwin Peterson should have been credited for being the "Grandfather of Radio". (The Armstrong patent was filed in 1933. Peterson's patent was submitted in 1928, five years earlier, and finalized in 1930, three years before Mr. Armstrong's.)

This act of stealing began a sad string of betrayals by other associates, the government, major corporations, and worst of all, family members. And now another betrayal was unfolding as these meetings continued.

After the last interview at the Navy Yard, Mr. Peterson did not hear from anyone in the department for almost a year. Then one day he received a formal telegram demanding his presence at the Communications Office at the Navy Yard that very day."

The urgency of the telegram seemed quite odd to Elwin. Especially since he had inquired about how his invention might be used on many occasions. However, the urgency of the notification paled in comparison to what he would face once he got there.

As soon as he walked into the office, a man whom he had never met greeted him with a firm handshake, a formal greeting, and a gesture toward the chair in front of his desk. Elwin took the seat, noticing a piece of paper that looked like a contract with a pen alongside, conveniently placed before him.

The man began to explain that the Navy would be taking over his patent on frequency modulation until the war ended. Another man walked into the office to join the conversation, and quite obviously to be a witness to Elwin's expected signature. They both assured him that he would be given credit for the invention and the Navy's use of it, which Elwin had requested early on.

"They said they would be taking my patent out of the Patent Office and all papers about it would be kept secret. They also told me to be quiet. I was not to discuss anything about what was being agreed to."

Undoubtedly, there should have been an attorney present, although anyone would have recognized the pressure being placed on Elwin that afternoon. The officers continued to reassure him, encouraging him to sign the document.

Elwin was hesitating. After all, he wasn't in the Navy. He was a civilian working for the Navy Department and had filed this patent many years before he started working there. He wasn't in a position where he was obligated to take orders from any military officer. So, he wondered…was this a demand or a request?

The man behind the desk looked at his associate and then back to Elwin. He continued,

"Of course you will be paid for this significant contribution, Mr. Peterson. The government never takes anything without giving what it is worth, but the amount will be determined later."

The room fell silent.

A few more minutes passed until Mr. Peterson picked up the pen. Warily, he signed the contract, thinking that he was lending the rights to his patent, and eager to do whatever he could to save American lives.

The next day, his manager called him into his office to meet another navy officer who had been in the field during the past year. Elwin was surprised to hear that the improvements made through the use of the technology in his patent were already in use. In his notes, Elwin wrote,

"The officer went on to say that my method of communication was a complete success. The Germans were pushed all the way back before they found out about the new communication."

He was extremely pleased to hear this and proud that he could make such an important contribution to winning the war. However, the promises made were never kept. After the war he wrote many letters, asking when the rights to his patent would be returned to him, what amount he would be paid and how the navy planned on giving him the credit that he deserved.

Finally, the Navy responded in a letter from The Chief of the Bureau of Ordnance, Navy Department, confirming the contribution from Elwin L. Peterson to the Navy, in the field of Frequency Modulation.

There was never any payment from the government, but the rights to his patent were indeed returned in 1946. As more and more FM stations were given licenses post-war, Mr. Peterson hired a lawyer to sue these stations for infringement on his patent. Unfortunately, none of these stations were making money yet. Although FM broadcasting was surging by the end of 1941, it declined substantially after America entered the war at the end of that year. Even before Pearl Harbor, American manufacturers began experiencing extreme scarcities when trying to obtain certain raw materials and essential electronic components. After December 7th, all manufacturing of broadcast equipment for civilians ceased when President Franklin D. Roosevelt ordered the establishment of the War Production Board. Its purpose was to convert the factories of peacetime industries into manufacturing plants for weapons and military equipment.

In addition, the FCC instituted a freeze on new licenses because of these material shortages. Although the stations that already had permits were allowed to continue, materials that they needed were not available. Staffing shortages were another problem, as many experienced announcers, musicians and engineers headed off to war.

It took many years for the resurgence of FM broadcasting after the war. Not only would it take time to establish stations, the FCC announced a proposal to move the existing FM band of 42-50 MHz to a new band of 88-108 MHz. The move was to accommodate the newest technology that would soon take over the world of home entertainment…the television.

With other major changes proposed by the FCC, along with the fact that big corporations like RCA already ruled the airwaves, Elwin Peterson had very little chance of renewing his patent, which expired on February 18, 1947. The attorney who had been helping him for many years put it this way, "It would take an Act of Congress to get the U.S. Patent Office to extend this patent."

This was largely due to the fact that during World War I, the U.S. Navy had nationalized the American airwaves. When the war was over, the political elites of Washington wanted to make sure that no foreign entity could gain or regain control of America's long-distance wireless stations or their technologies. In an effort to make the Navy's radio system permanent, President Wilson and Navy Secretary Josephus Daniels backed a bill to make this happen. Although this bill did not pass in Congress, the Navy was not satisfied.

Two naval officers, were especially concerned about the radio stations owned by the Italian inventor and radio pioneer, Guglielmo Marconi. Thus, plans were put into motion to create an all-American company that would buy out the Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company of America. Yes, the U.S. government was heavily involved in creating a civilian business that would eventually become a monopoly that would prevent many entrepreneurs and inventors from entering the business of radio broadcasting. In October of 1919, Admiral H. G. Bullard and Commander S. C. Hooper, met with the president of General Electric, Owen D. Young, to propose that GE purchase American Marconi, and form its own radio communications subsidiary. Young agreed and within months, he transformed American Marconi into the Radio Corporation of America. David Sarnoff, an American citizen who was the commercial manager of the Marconi company, was chosen to be the manager of RCA.

This was the beginning of a fierce battle to control the airwaves, and Sarnoff proved to be the right man for the job. Over the next two decades, he would stop at nothing to gain and maintain RCA's complete dominance over the American broadcasting industry.

Sarnoff became President in 1930, launching an infamous reign as a corporate bully. His tremendous prowess as a promoter was equal only to his cutthroat methods of making sure that RCA reigned in the field of broadcasting. His next quest would be television. Nothing would stand in his way of winning the race toward becoming the first company to manufacture televisions in America. Although a hero to his stockholders, he became the ultimate enemy of many small inventors, going to great lengths to shut them down, steal their patents, or bring them under the umbrella of RCA.

The history of television is long and complicated, with brilliant minds around the world contributing to its ultimate success. It was the creation of commercial television that brought out the greed. That is when the "Peterson Principal" became a threat, which will be explained later in this article.

Sarnoff was among the earliest to see that television, like radio, had enormous potential as a medium for entertainment as well as communication. After researching the leading inventors of this new medium, he hired Vladimir Zworkin, a fellow Russian immigrant. Zworkin had been working on the development of electronic television for Westinghouse, but executives there did not believe it was feasible anytime in the near future. But after he proposed his concept to Sarnoff, he was hired immediately.

Having previously bought out the interests and patents of John Baird, another pioneer inventor in Scotland, and having Zworkin under his control, David Sarnoff thought his way was clear for RCA to control the industry.

But he soon had another problem. Unknown to him, Philo Farnsworth had already filed a patent for television. Through Sarnoff, Zworykin heard about Farnsworth and his work on television systems. After visiting Farnsworth's lab on the west coast, he returned home and immediately created copies of a piece of Farnsworth's demonstration that he thought would be the answer to the lack of success he was having with his own method. It was a video camera tube called the image dissector.

When Zworkin used this to finally make his television marketable, RCA was sued by Farnsworth. After many years of legal battles, RCA's might won out and left Farnsworth desolate.

Sarnoff was often referred to as a robber baron, a title that was more appropriate than a "visionary" as others called him. When Edwin Armstrong was working on FM radio, as previously mentioned, Sarnoff also struck a deal to push Armstrong out of the limelight. Armstrong worked for RCA for many years, bringing FM under the company's brand. Later, however, an argument ensued, lawsuits were filed, and Armstrong became another victim. After five years of legal battles and tremendous amounts of money spent on attorneys, he committed suicide in 1954. The resources that seemed limitless from RCA could never be matched by individual inventors.

Another casualty of the cutthroat journey to bring television to the public was Elwin Peterson. Long before the issues he had in gaining the recognition he deserved for the invention of FM, his primary focus was on his work on television.

The real truth behind the entire saga during the development of television was written in a pamphlet entitled, "The Newest Marvel of Science", which was first distributed at a meeting for potential investors in Ray-O-Vision. This was the company Elwin Peterson founded when he was ready to manufacture televisions in 1930.

"As is true of any great development, the milestones of its progress are engraved with the names of men. In bringing television to its present practical state, a number of men stand out. Baird of Scotland, Peterson, Jenkins, Farnsworth and Alexanderson of America, Karolus of Germany, Zworkin of Russia, Holwek and Dauvillier of France, and Mihaly of Austria."

Included in this list of tv pioneers should have been Kenjiro Takayanagi of Japan. He is said to have developed the world's first practical electronic television in 1926. However, his market was only Japan, so he was not considered a competitor for the all important American airwaves.

At the present time, all of the names above can be found when researching online or in books about the History of Television, with the exception of one…Elwin Laurence Peterson.

In 1922, at the age of sixteen, Elwin Peterson had mentally visualized his method of television, and spent the next six years bringing it into reality. He submitted a patent application for his Television Apparatus and System in 1928, which was approved in 1930. He had become well known for his work and was lauded in the press:

From the Washington Universal Service, July 14, 1928, an article states:

"A twenty-three-year-old California inventor, E. L. Peterson of Los Angeles, has obtained patent rights on a new and revolutionary television principle, it was revealed here today."

On July 15, 1929, The Washington Herald reported the following about Elwin Peterson's advancements in television:

"The invention embodies a wholly new and simplified principle. The problem of synchronization between the distributing and receiving points has been mastered for the first time since wireless moving pictures were attempted. All obstacles to synchronization which have retarded television in the past have been eliminated. The Peterson invention will make it possible to turn a dial and receive the picture with no more technical knowledge than for the operation of the radio."

A letter from the Secretary of State of California, Frank C. Jordan, dated September 24, 1931 says the following about his patent on the Television System and Apparatus:

"I was delighted to have an opportunity to view your Ray-O-Vision three-dimensional screen. It was my good fortune to have with me men high in the theatrical profession, and they were exceedingly interested and very much pleased. That you have accomplished what you set out to do, and which seemed to be impossible, is evident. It is one of the most interesting and valuable inventions of the year…."

In a Western Union wire from Mr. Peterson to his partner dated September 3, 1931, he stated,

"I have had a conference with representatives of the Radio Corporation (of America). They want to see a demonstration of my screen this month. But I do not think it is safe."

In another wire, he stated:

"I saw a swell demonstration by Farnsworth. They have nothing and we have everything."

Unsurprisingly, David Sarnoff had been actively recruiting Elwin to work for RCA during this period, but he refused all attempts. Confident that his method was the best, Elwin was ready to bring his television to market through his own company. Thus, he began to make plans for he and his new wife to move from Hollywood to New York. All of his equipment and even his wedding gifts were shipped to the building that his partners had leased on Long Island to begin manufacturing.

A newspaper article reported that Ray-O-Vision would soon be hiring. He was on top of the world!

After arriving in New York and checking into the hotel, he was anxious to see the new plant. Sadly, he was about to experience the greatest disappointment of his life, and the most shocking. Although he had not been able to reach his partners the previous week, he had been sent keys to the building. He assumed they would be at the new plant, working on the next steps to begin the operation. When he arrived there were no cars, which he thought was odd. Then he saw the chains on the doors and a sign. He could not believe his eyes as he walked up to the doors. "Building seized under court demand."

Not able to enter the building, he returned to Manhattan and began making calls. His nightmare was just beginning.

He was told that his partners, one of whom was his uncle, had oversold stock in the company and were being investigated for fraud. Eventually they were convicted and everything in the building was to be sold to reimburse those who had bought stock.

This is where the story unravels. Who would want to buy television equipment? Who would even know what to do with it? Why was there so much secrecy behind who had purchased the stock?

In my opinion, RCA could have been behind this siege to gain control of Ray-O-Vision's equipment and my uncle's patent, that was better than RCA's technology. His system enlarged and improved the television's image. It would also have made the television more accessible and affordable.

Was it a coincidence that he was in direct competition with RCA when the takeover of his company occurred? I think not.

It is my hope that the name Elwin Laurence Peterson will someday be included in the list of brilliant men who brought this -- world-changing invention to life.
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• 115- 15th Edition of Languages & The Media
•••• After a hugely successful conference in 2022, with a record breaking number of particpants, we are delighted  to announce that the 15th edition of Languages & The Media, the International Conference and Exhibition on Language Transfer in Audiovisual Media, will take place from November 13 - 15, in Budapest, Hungary.
•••• For its 15th edition, Languages & The Media is discovering new frontiers by moving to Budapest. Embark on this journey with us! After so many years in Berlin, we are very excited about this change of location and hope you'll be joining us in this new adventure!
•••• The conference will be held under the overriding theme "New Frontiers in Media Localization" and you can find out more about our overall theme and our sub-themes here and submit to the call here.
•••• After a surge of audiovisual content on streaming platforms during the pandemic, followed by content owners' cutting back on spending, some of the longest Hollywood strikes the industry has witnessed, new media landscapes are emerging. On this occasion, we will explore new and existing industry practices, discuss cutting-edge developments and innovations, and hear about pioneering research. Technology is bound to take centre stage and we will explore the role of AI-driven products and workflows, which might give us a glimpse into the workplace and jobs of the future. Together we will ponder the questions: What will media localization look like tomorrow, as AI and human intelligence forge new pathways? And what is the role of creativity in this new age of media localization?
••• Join us in November 2024 in Budapest for three days of pre-conference workshops, panel discussions and presentations from experts and analysts to explore the pivotal role of continuing professional development and certification in the professionalisation of our industry; to champion equality, diversity and participation; to learn more about viewer preferences; to celebrate the artistry of subtitling and dubbing and discuss how to best manage quality in a technology-driven market. The Languages & The Media Conference 2024 is your platform to be part of this transformative dialogue; a nexus for thought leaders, content owners, language service providers, technology developers, educators, researchers, and language professionals, shaping the future of media localization. We look forward to welcoming you in a new venue to re-connect, share insights and experiences and unlock new potential in this dynamic field.• • Click for more tviStory 115- 15th Edition of Languages & The Media
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• 115- All roads lead to LA's Annual 10-day Automotive Festivities, November 17 - 26
••••• Founded in 1907, the LA Auto Show®, one of the world's premier auto shows and cherished LA icon will take place Nov 17-25, 2023 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. AutoMobility LA, the show's Press and Trade Days will take place May 19-20, 2021. AutoMobility LA is where the auto industry unveils groundbreaking new vehicle and tech innovations, while making strategic announcements in front of media and industry professionals from around the globe. The LA Auto Show is endorsed by the Greater LA New Car Dealers Association and is owned and operated by ANSA Productions.
••••• To receive the latest show news and information, follow the LA Auto Show on Twitter,Facebook or Instagramand sign up for alerts at http://www.laautoshow.com/. For more information about AutoMobility LA, please visit http://www.automobilityla.com/ and follow AutoMobility LA on Twitter,Facebook or Instagram.
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Photo by Gary Sunkin, TVI Magazine

• After 20 years in hiatus bycylists took over the 110 Freeway
Freeway closed to car traffic for second time in history for ArroyoFest
•••• The 110 Freeway from Pasadena to Los Angeles was crowed the morning of Sunday, October 29. not with car traffice but rather with a steady flow of everything-people.
•••• From folks riding bicycles, scooters, rollerblades, skateboards or just walking, more than 50,000 descened on the six-mile closed-off stretch of the Arroyo Seco Parkway to expereience LA's oldest freeway without cars from 7 a.m. to little after 11 a.m.
••••It marked the 2nd time the same the freeway was closed to vehicles. The first time took place in June 2023, when two professors from Occidenal college and several environmental and cycling groups pulled off the inaugural ArroyoFest drawing about 8,000 people who traveled the lanes of the emptied freeway.
••••A new generation will revive the magic. Some worked the first Arroyo Fest with their young children who arwe now grown and maybe experienced it a secon time. Others came from all parts of Southern California to take part in a spectacular event.

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• 106- FCC opens process for reimposing net neutrality
PORTLAND, Ore. (Sept. 26, 2023) -- The International Center for Law & Economics (ICLE) offers the following statement from ICLE Director of Innovation Policy Kristian Stout in response to today's announcement by Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chair Jessica Rosenworcel that the FCC plans to open the process for reimposing net neutrality:
••••Despite dire predictions, the internet has thrived in the absence of utility-style net-neutrality regulations. When the FCC repealed net neutrality in 2018, advocates claimed that without these rules, innovation would cease and access would suffer. But the opposite has occurred: more services are available at faster speeds than ever before. During the COVID-19 pandemic, our broadband networks proved remarkably robust, supporting a massive shift to remote work and school. U.S. networks also outperformed those in many countries with net-neutrality rules. These facts demonstrate that heavy-handed regulation is not needed to preserve a free and open internet. 
••• Moreover, the FCC does not have clear authority from Congress to reclassify broadband as a common-carrier service or to impose utility-style regulations. As the U.S. Supreme Court has made clear through its "major questions" doctrine, federal agencies cannot make major regulatory moves without explicit authorization from Congress. Regulating net neutrality involves complex economic and political considerations that Congress has actively debated, without granting the FCC power to resolve them. Any attempt by the FCC to adopt net-neutrality rules through reclassification would likely be struck down by the Supreme Court as exceeding the agency's authority. Rather than wasting time and resources pursuing legally dubious regulations, the FCC should allow Congress to legislate on this major policy issue.
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• 106- Long Live National Security - International Center for Law & Economics
•••• In the latest edition of his Telecom Hootenanny series, International Center for Law & Economics (ICLE) Senior Scholar Eric Fruits looks at how the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) proposed Securing the Open Internet (SSOI) order differs from the original Open Internet Order (OIO) that the commission passed in 2015.
•••• Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chair Jessica Rosenworcel announced plans last week for the commission to vote Oct. 19 on whether to take the first steps toward reinstating Title II regulations on broadband providers. Two days later, the FCC issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) for the Safeguarding and Securing the Open Internet (SSOI) order.
••••If adopted, the new rules would revive much of the Open Internet Order (OIO) the commission passed in 2015 under former FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler. That order classified broadband-internet service as a Title II telecommunications service under the Communications Act, treating many broadband services as public utilities. This allowed the FCC to impose common-carrier obligations on internet service providers (ISPs), including bans on blocking or throttling lawful content, paid prioritization of content, and other practices seen as contrary to so-called "net neutrality" principles.
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• 106- SAG-AFTRA Applauds Announcement of the
NO FAKES Act
Proposed Bill Establishes Protections in Voice and Likeness Performance

LOS ANGELES (Oct. 12, 2023) --  Sen. Chris Coons, Sen. Marsha Blackburn, Sen. Amy Klobuchar and Sen. Thom Tillis today announced the NO FAKES Act, a proposed bill creating new and urgently needed protections for voice and likeness in the age of generative artificial intelligence. 

The proposal offers historic federal intellectual property protection against the misappropriation of voice and likeness performance in sound recordings and audiovisual works. It prohibits the unauthorized use of digital replicas without the informed consent of the individuals being replicated. 

The world has seen what generative artificial intelligence can do, and witnessed the ease with which an individual can be replicated without consent. The damage to lives, and careers, is real and immediate. This proposal provides an invaluable tool for performers, allowing them to maintain control over their most valuable assets.  

"A performer's voice and their appearance are all part of their unique essence, and it's not ok when those are used without their permission. Consent is key, and I'm grateful that Sens. Coons, Blackburn, Klobuchar and Tillis are working to give performers recourse and providing tools to remove harmful material," said SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher.

"The explosion in popularity and capability of generative artificial intelligence has flooded the internet with AI-created songs, videos, and voice recordings which exploit the voices and likenesses of our members without consent or compensation," said SAG-AFTRA National Executive Director and Chief Negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland. "For our members, their voice and likeness is their livelihood. They spend a lifetime improving their talent and building their value. It is outrageous to think someone can undermine that value with a few prompts and clicks on a keyboard. Thank you to Sens. Coons, Blackburn, Klobuchar and Tillis for spearheading this urgent and important effort."

SAG-AFTRA looks forward to working with Congress to finalize and pass this historic legislation.
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• 110- Solid Rocket Motor Arrival Celebration

Photos By Gary Sunkin, Television Int'l Magazine

LOS ANGELES - (October 11, 2023) Some unusual cargo was hauled through the streets of Exposition Park on Wednesday, as a pair of large space-age Solid Rocket Motors were delivered to the California Science Center.
•••• Exactly eleven years after Space Shuttle Endeavour made its 12-mile journey across the streets of Los Angeles and Inglewood, the California Science Center invited the public to come out and watch the arrival of two large Solid Rocket Motors (SRMs), the next phase of Go for Stack--the complex, multi-phase process of moving and lifting each of the space shuttle components into place for Endeavour's upcoming awe-inspiring 20-story vertical display. The SRMs, donated by Northrop Grumman, are the final elements of the space shuttle system to arrive at the California Science Center.
•••• The move of the motors is also no small task. The rocket motors are each 116 feet long and more than 12 feet in diameter. And they both weigh 104,000 pounds•••• Due to the moving and construction process, the space shuttle Endeavour will be removed from public display, meaning the last chance for people to see the shuttle in its current configuration will be Dec. 31.
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• SAG-AFTRA Statement Regarding Saturday Night Live 
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 4 -- SAG-AFTRA today released the following statement:
"SAG-AFTRA members appearing on Saturday Night Live either as hosts, guests, or cast members are working under the Network Code agreement, which is not a contract we are striking. They are not in violation of SAG-AFTRA strike rules, and we support them in fulfilling their contractual obligations.

 "The program is a SAG-AFTRA non-dramatic production under a separate agreement that is not subject to the union's strike order.

 "The majority of our members who are regular cast on Saturday Night Live had contractual obligations to the show prior to the strike.  Many are under option agreements that require them to return to the show if the producers exercise their option which the producers have done.  

 "Our members are also subject to a "No Strike Clause" in the Network Code Collective Bargaining Agreement.  This means our performers agree not to strike during the term of the Collective Bargaining Agreement and to show up to work during this term (the Network Code runs through June 30, 2024). By not showing up to work, our performers can be held in breach of contract and the Union is prohibited from advising them not to work.   

 "It is important to recognize that SAG-AFTRA is fighting against the studios and not members who are required to go to work every day under other union contracts or personal service agreements.  We stand with our union siblings across the industry as we also recognize our obligations under federal labor law."
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• 101-End Of WGA Strike - TV and Movie Writers to Begin Returning to Work.
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Hollywood's writers strike was declared over after nearly five months when their union board member approved a contract agreement with studios, bringing the industry at least partly back from a historic halt in production.
•••• The governing boards of the eastern and western branches of the Writers Guild of America and their joint negotiating committee all voted to accept the deal, two days after the tentative agreement was reached with a coalition of Hollywood's biggest studios, streaming services and production companies. After the vote they declared that the strike would be over and writers would be free to start on scripts at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday September 27.
•••• •••• Writers have the right under the deal to use AI in their process if the company they are working for agrees and other conditions are met. But companies cannot require a writer to use AI.
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109- Award-winning actress Kyra Sedgwick reads Velma Gratch and the Way Cool Butterfly for back-to-school at the SAG-AFTRA Foundation's Storyline Online®
LOS ANGELES (September 2023) -- Award-winning actress and director Kyra Sedgwick is helping to kick off the new school year by reading Alan Madison's brilliant children's story Velma Gratch and the Way Cool Butterfly for the SAG-AFTRA Foundation's free children's literacy program Storyline Online®. In this new read-aloud, Sedgwick inspires young ones to embrace their individuality while learning some scientific facts about metamorphosis and migration along the way! 
••••••• Kyra Sedgwick joins the impressive cast of Storyline Online readers including Angela Bassett, Kristen Bell, Connie Britton, Keith Carradine, Terry Crews, Viola Davis, Rosario Dawson, Cynthia Erivo, Sutton Foster, Jennifer Garner, Allison Janney, John Lithgow, Simi Liu, Rami Malek, Seth Meyers, Bob Odenkirk, Holly Robinson Peete, Chris Pine, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Justin Theroux, Oprah Winfrey, Michelle Yeoh, and dozens more who have volunteered their time and talent to promote literacy and inspire a love of reading in hundreds of millions of children worldwide.
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• Series of Film screenings at GERMAN CURRENT 2023
•••• More than just a series of film screenings, German Currents is a platform for cultural exchange, connecting German films and filmmakers with the greater Los Angeles community. This year's festival takes place from October 13 -- 16 with screenings at the American Cinematheque and the Goethe-Institut.
•••• German Currents 2023 opens Friday, October 13th, at the Los Feliz 3 Theatre, with the exclusive US premiere of director Birgit Möller's multi-award-winning festival favorite, FRANKY FIVE STAR, starring Lena Urzendowsky (COCOON, Netflix's DARK, and HOW TO SELL DRUGS ONLINE (Fast). A discussion with Ms. Urzendowsky will follow the screening. Opening night event continues with the LA premiere of veteran German Filmmaker Fatih Akin's German box office smash, RHINEGOLD (RHEINGOLD).  
••••The festival weekend continues with the US premiere of David Wnendt's SUN AND CONCRETE (SONNE UND BETON), adapted from Felix Lobrecht's best-selling novel. David Wnendt (COMBAT GIRLS, WETLANDS) will be present to discuss his film.
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• Venice: Yorgos Lanthimos' 'Poor Things' Wins Best Film
•••• The 80th edition of the Venice Film Festival has come to a close, with this year's Competition jury, led by American filmmaker Damien Chazelle (La La Land, Babylon), awarding the coveted Best Film Golden Lion to Yorgos Lanthimos' "Poor Things."
•••• Actress Caterina Murino hosted the opening and closing nights of the 80th Venice International Film Festival 2023 within La Biennale di Venezia, directed by Alberto Barbera. She also hosted the closing ceremony on Saturday 9 September, when the winners of the Lions and other official prizes of the 80th Venice Film Festival were announced.
Winners of the 80th Venice Film Festival 2023?
Poor Things
Special Jury Award - Agnieszka Holland ("Green Border")
Best Documentary Prize - "Thank You Very Much"
The Lion of the Future Prize - "Love is a Gun"
Best Film in the Horizons sidebar - "Explanation for Everything"
Best Director Honor in Horizons - "Paradise is Burning"
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• 115- La Biennale Cinema 2023 at Venice Lido
The lineup includes octogenarians Woody Allen and Roman Polanski.
•••• The 80th Venice International Film Festival organized by La Biennale di Venezi took place at the Venice Lido from August 30 to September 9. It is the oldest film festival in the world and one of the "Big Three" film festivals.
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• 115- Lorenzo Mattotti creates official poster for Venice Inter'l Film Festival - TVIMagazine
••• Italian illustrator and artist Lorenzo Mattotti is, for the sixth consecutive year, the author of the image for the official poster, and for the fifth year, of the opening sequence for the Venice International Film Festival of La Biennale di Venezia.
•••• Lorenzo Mattotti lives and works in Paris. He began his career in the late 1970s as a comic artist and in the early 1980s founded the Valvoline group with other illustrators. In 1984 he created Fuochi, which was greeted as an event in the world of comic art, and won important international awards. In cinema, he collaborated in 2004 on Eros by Wong Kar-Wai, Soderbergh and Antonioni, and was responsible for the presentation segments of each episode. He was a creative consultant for Pinocchio by Enzo D'Alò. In Incidenti, Signor Spartaco, Doctor Nefasto, L'uomo alla finestra and many more books, all the way to Stigmate published in Italy by Einaudi, Mattotti's work has evolved following an extremely consistent constant.
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• 113- How many Wikipedia Pages were visited in August
According to the data presented by the Atlas VPN, the Oppenheimer film, an Indian movie "Gadar 2", and Cleopatra were the most visited Wikipedia pages in August. Besides these, YouTube and Barbie's film were also some of the most viewed pages. Throughout August, Wikipedia pages were visited nearly 7.8 billion times.

The report shows that:
• The Oppenheimer film generated nearly 7 million views on its Wikipedia page.
• A highly visited page, with 6.6 million views, was the Indian action film "Gadar 2".
• Cleopatra ranks third on the most visited page list with 6.1 million views.
• YouTube's Wikipedia page was visited 6 million times.

To see the full report, please click here.
The report covers the most visited Wikipedia pages in August 2023.
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 101- SAG-AFTRA approves extention of active coverage to qualified participants
LOS ANGELES (August 30, 2023) -- The trustees of the SAG-AFTRA Health Plan have unanimously agreed to a one-calendar-quarter extension of health coverage for certain qualified participants who would otherwise lose coverage on Oct. 1, 2023. This extension accounts for work opportunities that may have been lost in May and June of this year due to the WGA strike.
•••• Qualified participants must be losing earnings-based or days-based coverage on Oct. 1, 2023, and have at least $22,000 in reported earnings (or 85 alternative days) from July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023. These reduced requirements apply only to continuation of existing active coverage and reflect a reduction that accounts for lesser earnings opportunities during May and June. 
•••• "This will come as a great relief to our members," said SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher. "I think it's important that we never forget that we are in a contract negotiation with the AMPTP and under no circumstances should the health and well-being of members and their families ever be weaponized against them because of this strike. The AMPTP is long overdue to return to the negotiating table with a fresh perspective on their integral relationship with SAG-AFTRA members. The ball is in their court to do the right thing on behalf of performers and accept the inevitable paradigm shift with grace and generosity."
•••• SAG-AFTRA's National Executive Director and Chief Negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, who also serves as a trustee, said, "It's a shame the studios and streamers have put so many SAG-AFTRA members in a position where they have to worry about basic necessities &emdash; like whether they will remain covered by their health plan. The Board of Trustees' approval of this extension to some of those impacted by the AMPTP's intransigence will help alleviate some of that anxiety. The solution we're all hoping for, however, is that the AMPTP will return to the bargaining table."
•••• SAG-AFTRA health plan participants who lose active coverage but don't qualify for the extension will receive a COBRA offer from the Plan. COBRA premium payment assistance or other resources that can help members find affordable coverage may be available through their state or through one of the entertainment industry's charitable foundations. 
•••• The SAG-AFTRA Health Plan is governed independently of the union.
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• Train Festival 2023 draws large crowds at Los Angeles Union Station
- By Gary Sunkin

•••• Los Angeles Union Station is the largest railroad passenger terminal in the Western United States and is widely regarded as "the last of the great train stations." The Station was commissioned in 1933 as a joint venture between the Southern Pacific, Union Pacific, Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railroads and was intended to consolidate the three local railroad terminals.
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• 115- The 75the Emmy Awards were postponed from Sept.18, to Jan. 15, 2024. - Emmy Awards 2023: 'Succession,' 'Last of Us' and 'Ted Lasso' among top nominees. Below is the list of 2023 Emmy nominees:

Drama series "Andor" "Better Call Saul" "The Crown" "House of the Dragon" "The Last of Us" "Succession" "The White Lotus" "Yellowjackets"	Television movie "Dolly Parton's Mountain Magic Christmas" "Fire Island" "Hocus Pocus 2" "Prey" "Weird: The Al Yankovic Story"

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• The Western Foodservice & Hospitality Expo weekend event - By Gary Sunkin

Robotic server - Photo: Gary Sunkin

ANAHEIM, CA - Aug. 4, 2023 -- The Western Foodservice & Hospitality Expo will be held from August 6-8 at the Anaheim Convention Center, and co-located with Coffee Fest Anaheim, the business resource for the specialty coffee and beverage industry. This premier 3-day event will offer the hottest menu trends, state-of-the-art design and décor, the best in business education, and hundreds of exhibitors offering the newest food products, technology, and equipment. The tradeshow and conference is sponsored by the California Restaurant Association (www.calrest.org).
••••• The Center Stage Culinary Area, sponsored by Lamb Weston and United Robotics Group will feature demonstrations by local chefs including Mareya Ibrahim, Shaun O'Neale, Mel Cottingham, Riley Baird and Deanna "Bomb Chica" Colon in addition to exciting competitions. mpetition Bourbon Edition will take place Savage & Cooke Distillery
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• 110- Space Exploration Day - California Science Center to Begin Go for Stack on July 20, 2023 - California Science Center Foundation

Space Shuttle Endeavour at future Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center
Photo by Gary Sunkin

Aft Skirt Installation Will Be First Milestone toward Lifting Space Shuttle
Endeavour into Vertical Launch Position for New
Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center

LOS ANGELES, July 6, 2023 --The California Science Center will commence Go for Stack, the complex process of moving and lifting each of the space shuttle components into place for Endeavour's upcoming, awe-inspiring 20-story vertical display in the future Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center, currently under construction. This technically challenging feat has never been done outside of a NASA facility. The installation of the two aft skirts, the base of the solid rocket boosters, will mark the first Go for Stack milestone and lay the foundation upon which the entire shuttle stack will be built. This is the first step in creating the world's only display of an authentic, 'ready-to-launch' space shuttle system; complete with the orbiter Endeavour, solid rocket boosters, and external tank.
••••••"Endeavour will be the star attraction of the Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center, a launchpad for creativity and innovation that will inspire future generations of scientists, engineers and explorers," said Jeff Rudolph, President and CEO of the California Science Center. "We are grateful to be at this point in the construction of the new Air and Space Center, and thrilled to start Go for Stack on July 20 to commemorate Space Exploration Day."

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•••• With an impressive artifact collection integrated with hands-on exhibits, the Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center will be a major expansion that will double the Science Center's educational exhibit space, adding 100,000 square feet and 100 new educational exhibits.
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• 102- Proof of Connection 1902 when voice was introduced to wireless transmission - Wi-Fi 1902

• 106- Proclamation by Wallace G. Wilkinson, former Governor of Kentucky
• 1992 proclaimed Nathan Beverly Stubblefield year and
• Murray, Kentucky 'Birthplace of radio'

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• Wireless Telephone inventor Nathan Stubblefield
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• 115th 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
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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.
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• 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.
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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

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• 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.
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• 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.
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+• 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)
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• 114- Ron Rice, Hawaiian Tropic founder in 2004 accompanied the Troy Cory Show on a concert tour through China. -
Rice died May 19, 2022 at the age of 81 in Daytona Beach, Florida
••• He grew up in the mountains of North Carolina, and fell in love with the beaches of Florida on a childhood visit. He made his home in Daytona Beach, where he worked as a high school chemistry teacher and part-time lifeguard.
••• It was at his part-time job that Rice was inspired by seeing people all over the beach using Coppertone suntan lotion. He became determined to create a unique competitor, using his chemistry knowledge to experiment with a suntan lotion formula, scented with coconut and fruit.
••• He famously mixed his first formula in a garbage can, bottling it at home in his garage with a $500 loan from his father to launch his business. He named it Hawaiian Tropic to evoke an exotic beach locale.
••• His experiment was a hit making him a multi-millionaire, with his Hawaiian Tropic suncare brand creating sales of $110 million per year.
••• Ricewith his Hawaiian Tropic brand became known for sponsoring beauty pageants and NASCAR racecars.
••• In 2004 he accompanied Troy Cory to a concert tour through China.
•••After selling Hawaiian Tropic to Playtex in 2007, Rice returned to the industry in recent years with the suncare brand Habana Brisa.
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• 114- Scott B. Whitenack-Stubblefield Esq., great-grand son of wireless telephone inventor, Nathan B. Stubblefield, died - By Troy Cory
Scott Bryan Whitenack passed away untimely on September 18, in Los Angeles, CA.
•••• Scott, aka Scott Stubblefield, was one of four children with siblings, Alden, Keith, and Priscilla. (His brother Keith pre-ceded him in death at the age of 32). His parents were Troy Cory Stubblefield, an entertainer and author and Dorothy Swafford, owner of a furniture and antiques retail store. Scott's children are Steven, David and grand-children, William, Bruce, Cora and Max, borne to Steven and Skylark. Scott's great-grandfather is Nathan B. Stubblefield, the inventor of Radio, in 1882, and patent holder of the wireless telephone (1908) and his great-great-great .... grandparents were - John and Priscilla Alden who were part of the pilgrimage who sailed on the Mayflower to Plymouth Rock from England in 1620.

(The Stubblefield story is incorporated within several photographs and denotes of and about S Scott to show how their personal ambitions and dreams parallel each other - both died - before their dreams and ambitions were fulfilled)

During the time he studied for the State Bar, Scott lived with Josie and myself on our family estate in Pasadena. He passed the State Bar the first time and was among only 33% to do so.
The balance of time was spent doing cinematography for my TV shows, which he considered an artistic outlet besides his major life's work, in the field of law. After he passed the State Bar he handled numerous legal cases and ended up working as an associate lawyer with Melvin Belli with whom he engaged in several cases and won a lawsuit that became precedent case law. Whitenack was committed to his legal profession for over three decades.•
r••• If you needed legal advice or help with a motion filing, Scott was there with his trusty law books. He was very intelligent, outspoken and an independent thinker.
•••• He also was a family man, who loved hiking and scuba diving, a good game of tennis and enjoyed bringing his sons to Paramount Ranch for regular family outings and Father's Day get-togethers.
•••• As to his love for cinematography he videotaped additional segments for the movie "Christmas around the World." Scott later became my producer and cinematographer for "To Catch a Dream" filmed in Europe. The video project brought him and the production team to Paris, Venice, Cannes, Munich and Salzburg. Said footage with perfect picture-book pans of the Eiffel Tower, the Seine River, the leaning Tower of Pisa and the Venice Bridge of Sigh, is a legacy he left behind for us.
•••• In the early 90s during the writing of our 4-volume set of books entitled "the SMART-DAAF Boys" about the invention of radio and the the wireless telephone, Scott lent a helpful hand in giving his legal aspect of his great-grandfather Nathan Stubblefield's copyrighted and patented invention. He also was the co-author of "Bank America, the Tortfeasor." •

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Scott as a teenager with John Wayne
at LA Herald-Express columnist Harrison Carroll's Cinema Reporting Prize press conference.

•••• His favorite poem is found on a card he prepared for one of my Father's Days titled "The Force That Through The Green Fuse Drives The Flower."

••••• He leaves behind his father, Troy Cory-Stubblefield, his mother Dorothy Steele, sister Priscilla Stubblefield Cory, brother and sister-in-law Alden and Sara Stubblefield, step mother Josie Cory-Stubblefield, sons David and Steven, daughter-in law Skylar, and great-grandchildren, William, Bruce, Cora and Max; Nephew Ryan White, and niece Jenny Wharton. His brother Keith pre-ceded him in death at the age of 32.

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