Advertise • Subscribe • Contact The Golf Wire a leader in advanced video technology solutions for the golf industry has launched an AI-Powered Free Ad-Supported Streaming TV (FAST) Channel Playout service The innovative offering – specifically built to anchor video content monetization strategies of golf media brands and organizations worldwide – leverages artificial intelligence to automate video scheduling eliminating the need for manual programming and enhancing viewer engagement.​ ParOne’s AI-Powered FAST Channel service intelligently curates and schedules videos based on real-time viewer engagement patterns and a host of other content performance metrics the system positions the most relevant videos to be played at optimal times benefiting audience retention and advertising revenue.​ Now golf content owners are empowered to optimize their video libraries reviving unused content and positioning it in high value connected TV environments where advertisers want to be seen Built on ParOne’s expansive cloud platform the service delivers unmatched reliability in confidently reaching core audiences without technical concerns brands and organizations in the golf industry ParOne technology is designed to perform seamlessly at scale “Our AI-Powered FAST Channel service is golf’s first golf-centric advancement in video delivery,” said JR Charles  “By automating the scheduling process we empower content providers to focus on creating high-quality content while our AI connects with the right audience at the right time.”​ Since its inception in early 2021, ParOne has rapidly become a leader in golf technology ParOne partners with premier golf media brands and organizations to monetize their video strategies through innovative technologies FAQ | Privacy Policy | Turnstile Media Group © 2025 Join us to receive the Wire with the latest golf industry  news Golf video technology, data analytics and syndication powerhouse ParOne has released its new commerce-ready feature allowing interactivity inside videos Several golf businesses are already integrating ParOne’s on-screen shoppable technology on their websites to sell golf products trips and other offerings during videos views This element deepens relationships with publishers’ client bases for expanded sponsorships horizontal bar on the bottom left of the screen to learn about and purchase golf offerings “ParOne’s solution is a new way for publishers and their brand partners to experience greater monetization” says JR Charles CEO of ParOne.  “This is a form of native and affiliate marketing at its best.” The commerce-ready feature resides within the advanced ParOne Enterprise Video Player that powers websites’ fast load times consistent metadata and other engagement and monetization elements ParOne’s video technology captures more than 120 data dimensions which are tracked and summarized Integration and administration of the ParOne video player is easy on golf publishers’ internal resources as they switch from antiquated video platforms ParOne also syndicates golf videos to top golf apps and websites globally and streams live broadcasts of professional tournaments with language translations Headquartered in New York City with offices in Knoxville ParOne is a transformational digital media data and analytics company serving the golf industry.  It developed an advanced video player benefiting golf website publishers seeking better load times video commerce functions and mitigation of resources allocation The company also syndicates golf videos and live streams professional tournament broadcasts to top golf websites globally.  A first mover among the sports ParOne plans to leverage its emerging technology and business model in other verticals within the greater sports ecosystem More information:  www.parone.com Following the news of the theft of over £2 million of stock from its Manchester warehouse last weekend Worldwide Golf Brands reports that the business is 'back up and 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Parone has specialized in corporate and real estate law for nearly six decades is a distinguished biographee of Marquis Who's Who As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes individuals profiled are chosen from among a pool of the most prominent professionals and are selected on the basis of current reference value and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process With almost six decades of professional excellence to his credit Parone is currently active as a private practice lawyer in Niagara Falls Spending roughly seven years in other legal roles before establishing his own practice he began his career as general counsel for the Conbow Corporation and a lawyer with Gellman & Gellman in Niagara Falls in 1961 he moved across the country to serve as assistant general counsel for the National General Corporation in Los Angeles from 1965 to 1966 Parone was active as an associate at Saperston Day & Wilson in Buffalo from 1966 to 1968 Specializing in corporate and real estate law with giving him the skills that he needed to succeed he has donated his time to a number of other professional organizations he was trustee of the Stella Niagara Education Park in New York for over a decade beginning in 1978 A longstanding member of the Niagara County Bar Association Parone also served as president of the association in 1983 Parone cannot pinpoint one specific reason for his choice to pursue a career in law he knows that it has been something that has always interested him greatly encouraged him throughout his education Embarking on his studies at the University at Buffalo in New York a Bachelor of Laws in 1960 and a Doctor of Jurisprudence in 1968 Parone also obtained a Master of Laws in taxation from New York University in 1961 First licensed to practice law by the New York State Bar in 1960 Parone was admitted to practice by the State Bar of California in 1966 he was also admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Southern District of California and he was admitted before the United States District Court for the Western District of New York Parone is the proud father of one daughter and grandfather to two wonderful grandchildren he enjoys spending his free time golfing and spending time with his family Parone has previously been featured in the fourth edition of Who's Who in American Law and the 66th edition of Who's Who in America http://www.marquiswhoswho.com the world's leading biographical publisher is proud to recognize Spotlight biographees for the first quarter of 2025 is proud to recognize Spotlight biographees for the fourth quarter of 2024 Publishing & Information Services Awards Do not sell or share my personal information: Edward Parone on his 90th birthday at the Whitney Museum in New York Though he never achieved the sort of fame that some playwrights and stage directors can attain with the right theater company or series of works Parone was active in one of the most vibrant periods of American theater a theater and television director who worked with such disparate writing and acting talents as Edward Albee Parone was active in one of the most vibrant periods of American theater and at some of the most influential companies including the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles and the once-famed Albee-Barr-Wilder Playwrights Unit in New York City “He had an incredible knack for pairing playwrights with the right actors and the right director,” said playwright and theater critic Harvey Perr Perr said that though Parone may have always been in the shadow of more famous theatrical figures like artistic director Gordon Davidson and playwright Edward Albee he never sought fame or fortune in the world of theater “He wasn’t in it for fame,” she said by phone from her home in South Carolina on Monday It was never about winning awards or who he knew Parone was born to Italian immigrants in Hartford His family lived near a vaudeville house and that may have played a role in his attraction to theater Many credit him with discovering Albee after Parone read the playwright’s one-act Parone began working at the Mark Taper Forum under Davidson in 1967 directing numerous plays there including John Guare’s Muzeeka and Tom Stoppard’s Travesties Perr said Parone may still be best known for directing Jules Tasca’s The Mind With the Dirty Man in the early 1970s “turned out to be one of the biggest commercial successes that the Taper ever had.” Parone also directed such classic plays as Major Barbara The Three Sisters and The Importance of Being Earnest at the Taper Forum he also directed a number of episodes for various television series including Family and Knots Landing Parone fell in love with New Mexico after visiting the state several times and decided to retire and leave Los Angeles for the Santa Fe area He lived on a farm in Nambé where he gardened naming trees that he planted after members of his family and walking with his beloved dogs Perr said that just last summer Parone helped him fashion an autobiographical theater piece who briefly worked as a journalist for the Hartford Courant was a frequent letter writer to The Santa Fe New Mexican One of his more offbeat stints was as an assistant to film director John Huston on the 1961 contemporary Western The Misfits Perr and Ladue both said Parone spoke well of Monroe’s professionalism said by phone that Parone had a sweet but commanding voice “He would call and read a story to me over the phone or talk to our pets over the phone and they would gave that head-cocked-to-the-side expression on their faces like they never heard anyone talk like that before,” she said But it is the voice that goes with all of it that I shall miss the most.” Contact Robert Nott at 986-3021 or rnott@sfnewmexican.com Your browser is out of date and potentially vulnerable to security risks.We recommend switching to one of the following browsers: Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device Account 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your password An email message containing instructions on how to reset your password has been sent to the email address listed on your account By Jack Veltri | Sep 16 Harry Parone Stadium has been the home to Spring Valley High School football since 1970 (Photo by Jack Veltri) High school football games in Richland School District Two will see big changes starting tonight Fans will see new safety policies after a large fight erupted Sept 9 at Spring Valley High’s Harry Parone Stadium during a game with Ridge View High all students must show a school ID and have a ticket Students of the two schools playing also must enter through an identified student gate anyone under 18 years old who can’t present a high school ID must be accompanied by an adult Face coverings that completely cover a person’s face are not permitted spectators must remain in their seats unless they are going to the restroom or concession stands Fans are prohibited from standing and congregating on the concourse or near the concession stands Entry gates will be closed and no fans will be admitted after halftime the concession stands will close at the end of the third quarter The changes were prompted by a fight involving three 17-year-olds during the Ridge View vs None of the three who were initially arrested and charged attended a Richland Two school with Ridge View being declared the winner with 11 minutes remaining in the third quarter The three teens were banned from being on the grounds of any Richland Two school in the future Four additional teens were arrested days later for their roles in the fight Two 14-year-old and two 17-year-old Spring Valley students were charged and released to their parents according to a Richland County Sheriff’s Department press release Richland County Sheriff’s Department deputies were at the game and other deputies arrived to assist with crowd control There was no evidence of gunshots being fired “It’s not difficult for us to get extra units over there should something occur,” Hart said Spring Valley travels to Richland Northeast High School tonight (Sept Ridge View hosts Dreher High at Ridge View Harry Parone Stadium (Photo from Experience Columbia) Veltri is a senior journalism student at the University of South Carolina He spent three years at the student-run newspaper covering baseball and softball and serving as sports editor he likes to work out and watch anything Star Wars and Marvel related Designed by Elegant Themes | Powered by WordPress The dates displayed for an article provide information on when various publication milestones were reached at the journal that has published the article activities on preceding journals at which the article was previously under consideration are not shown (for instance submission All content on this site: Copyright © 2025 Elsevier B.V. NY – ParOne has launched the first-ever automated technology that syndicates video to the most popular golf apps and websites engaging golfers worldwide through a single channel self-serve portal simplifies the media buying process whereby marketers select when their video content runs who sees it and the golf apps and websites on which it appears Through ParOne’s global distribution network brands and media outlets now have access to the connected devices of millions of golf consumers they wouldn’t have reached otherwise ParOne is poised to become the world’s largest connected golf media network travel and resorts – as well as non-endemic brands – are already lined up to showcase their videos under Par One’s pay-for-performance model featuring a set cost per view informative and instructional video through ParOne to golf apps and websites The timing of ParOne’s launch is opportune as golf reached unprecedented heights in 2020 with significant momentum in 2021   Rounds were up 25% from June to December new and returning golfers rose by 27% and sales of golf products sharply increased “With golf participation and consumerism red hot marketers are wisely intensifying their spends,” says JR Charles “ParOne is easy as 1-2-3 to administer and provides them a low-risk high return way for their videos to massively captivate their target markets “The thesis of our business is that golfers ostensibly live in their golf apps and websites and no one other than ParOne has built a network that unites them all.” ParOne’s focus on video distribution aligns with nearly 90% greater engagement than static content Video content typically enjoys double brand retention and 20% to 30% more conversions is a technology and media company that distributes original and branded content   It is comprised of leading software developers media executives and golf industry experts ParOne’s efficient self-serve portal automates the media buying process for established emerging and new brands to showcase their videos on leading websites and apps to millions of active unique golf consumers Content from leading news sources is pushed through ParOne to more complete user experiences More information:  https://parone.com, info@parone.com SwingU has selected ParOne’s advanced video player to drive additional engagement to the website and app of the popular provider of technology-based game-improvement tools ParOne technology includes fast load times rich data and analytics and consistent metadata.  Integration and administration of the ParOne video player is easy on SwingU resources.  In turn SwingU is leveraging the power of the ParOne ecosystem to syndicate its videos for further monetization “ParOne’s video player allows us the flexibility to bolster our app to curate content to satisfy golfers’ unique learning and teaching needs,” says Charles Cox “Its attentive and hyper-responsive client service was a big reason we chose to work with ParOne.” “The world is more comfortable learning visually; hence the rise of video technology among companies’ marketing priorities,” says JR Charles CEO of ParOne.  “The back-end data and analytics robustness of our video player will help to optimize engagement and revenue from video content on SwingU’s app and website.” The SwingU partnership follows recent announcements of ParOne powering videos on the popular GOLF.com and GOLFTEC.com.  Both websites also utilize ParOne’s video commerce technology whereby viewers learn more about and purchase products on-screen during videos In addition to the ParOne video player serving golf publishers the company syndicates golf videos to top golf apps and websites to reach 40 million-plus unique monthly active viewers across 20 countries ParOne also streams live broadcasts of professional tournaments on three continents to enthusiastic golf audiences providing language translation unique to several viewing countries Mediadrive have been appointed as the commercial partner to ParOne in the U.K The partnership gives Mediadrive the exclusive rights to sell and manage video advertising across the ParOne publisher portfolio of golf websites and golf apps The program centers on ParOne dynamically inserting 15-second pre-roll and mid-roll video ads  at the beginning of each video and  intermittently during the video feed Founder and Managing Director of Mediadrive commented: ‘We’re delighted to partner with ParOne as we have been looking for an in-stream video solution for our brand advertisers There’s a huge scarcity of quality video content in online golf media and therefore the opportunities for brand advertising has been limited double the brand retention and 20 to 30% more conversions than static content ParOne’s vetted and qualified portfolio gives advertisers the peace of mind that their brand will be seen within quality content offering a scalable brand safe solution for our golf and lifestyle advertisers” “Through ParOne and with little audience waste brands’ videos are now engaging golfers in the apps and on the websites they essentially ‘live in’,” says JR Charles CEO of ParOne.  “Talk about exponentially expanding reach of brands’ messages.” Mediadrive have dominated the golf media landscape in the U.K and Europe for over a decade,  and maintain longstanding and trusted  marketing relationships with established and emerging brands looking to reach the golf audience The partnership with Mediadrive adds to ParOne’s rapid ascension in the golf industry.   Launched in early 2021 the company assembled top golf apps and websites in 20 countries to receive golf video content.  It also partners with brands media and production companies worldwide to syndicate their golf videos ParOne streams live broadcasts of professional tournaments on three continents to highly engaged  golf audiences.  ParOne technology also provides language translation unique to each viewing country In modernizing how original and sponsored non-live videos and live tournament broadcasts are posted ParOne forecasts 40 million unique monthly active in 2023 therefore making it the world’s largest connected golf media video network 2024TAMPA — It’s neither a flock nor a swarm nor a school a lesser-known term that might come in handy in the here and now That’s because the Eagles will be out en masse Monday their nests bustling throughout the bay area They’ll gather at Mugs Sports Bar & Grill in Clearwater and Tampa Joe’s in Hillsborough County’s northwest nook As sure as the fat grams in a Philly cheesesteak convocations — for tailgate revelry around Raymond James Stadium on Monday “The Eagles fans will come out,” Philadelphia native Vince Rizzuto said the Bucs have faced Philadelphia in the playoffs more than any other franchise Monday night’s NFC Wild-Card Game will be the teams’ sixth playoff encounter this postseason series has featured history and heartbreak Tampa Bay’s first playoff triumph — and Tom Brady’s last — came against the Eagles The common denominator: Eagles fans in profusion Because the bay area remains a metaphorical melting pot of people who hail from somewhere else Bucs fans are consistently reminded of how thousands of local citizens refuse to sever their allegiance to the cities that spawned them It’s why Cheeseheads shoehorn themselves into Raymond James Stadium for Packers games, and why Tampa Bay’s uber-hyped creamsicle game against the Lions in mid-October also featured a sea of silver and blue. But few do it like Philly, which boasts travelers and transplants in profusion, armed with a national reputation — fair or not — for making obnoxiousness an art form. Eagles fans cheer during the second half of the regular-season matchup with the Bucs at Raymond James Stadium on Sept. 25. [ JASON BEHNKEN | AP ]“Eagles fans can be morons sometimes, but Philly people are very strong-willed,” said Paul Parone, a Philadelphia native and U.S. Army veteran who founded the Tampadelphia Eagles fan club 30 years ago and has it listed in Florida as a not-for-profit corporation. “They’re very loyal, they’re very die-hard. If Philly people had been at the Alamo, maybe they wouldn’t have lost that day. Look where the (American) Revolution started; Philly people told England to go pound sand and started the whole wave officially, so we’re not afraid to say it like it is.” Subscribe to our free Sports Today newsletter You’re all signed up!Want more of our free, weekly newsletters in your inbox? Let’s get started. said his parents never could wear Bucs attire when their son played the Eagles in Philadelphia “Because they would get beer thrown on them the longtime analyst for the Bucs’ official radio broadcast “So it just added that much more juice to the games when you played convene at Mugs for every Eagles game — home or away the Philly of the South fan group — with more than 3,000 Facebook members — gathers each game day at Tampa Joe’s A tailgate party preceding the teams’ playoff game at Raymond James Stadium two years ago — a 31-15 Bucs victory — attracted 700 Eagles fans “It’s a great competitive advantage with how well they travel Eagles fans can be a little rough around the edges,” said veteran Philadelphia sports columnist David Murphy a former Tampa Bay Times sports reporter raised two hours north of Philly “They don’t necessarily respect other people’s turf But definitely when you’re rolling into some of these cities like L.A The Bucs' Lee Roy Selmon pressures Eagles quarterback Ron Jaworski during a 1979 playoff game at Tampa Stadium [ Times (1979) ]The first postseason clash occurred during the Carter administration Only three years removed from a winless inaugural season churning out 186 rushing yards on the Tampa Stadium turf for a 24-17 victory against the Eagles — coached by eventual Hall of Famer Dick Vermeil — in an NFC division playoff contest on Dec The run game — and every other dimension of the offense — went frigid in the two ensuing playoff encounters The Eagles and Bucs met at Philly’s Veterans Stadium in the wild-card round following the 2000 and 2001 seasons the Bucs could have clinched a division title and first-round playoff bye with a win at Green Bay in the regular-season finale resulting in a wild-card road game instead “So we had to go up on Friday and spend 36 hours in a hotel when the entire city was shut down for this snowstorm,” Moore recalled “They wanted to make sure we got up there and were able to be there for the game.” the Bucs managed only three more field goals in a 31-9 loss resulting in Tony Dungy’s dismissal as coach The Bucs found atonement — and nirvana like never before — when the teams met for a third consecutive playoff encounter in the 2002 NFC championship game the final contest played at Veterans Stadium the Bucs surrendered an early touchdown before the offense started clicking and the defense started counterpunching All of which led to the most iconic moment in franchise lore: His team leading by 10 with barely three minutes to play Bucs cornerback Ronde Barber — nursing a torn posterior cruciate ligament — stepped in front of a short Donovan McNabb pass to the left side snagged it and raced 92 yards to the end zone “The best thing that happened was we gave up a score right away We needed that kick in the face to get going who would have to wait another 15 years before winning the franchise’s first Super Bowl Tampa Bay remains a few rungs below the Cowboys and Patriots (more specifically the Brady-led Patriots) on the Philadelphia hate list they’re the one team that people up here just can’t stand; that’s the big rivalry up here,” Murphy said “And then I feel like the Patriots would be No I feel like the Bucs never really rose to that They never really had that identity that people hated.” hate easily can be mustered for the moment Times staff writer Rick Stroud contributed to this report Contact Joey Knight at jknight@tampabay.com Sign up for the Sports Today newsletter to get daily updates on the Bucs Lightning and college football across Florida Never miss out on the latest with your favorite Tampa Bay sports teams. Follow our coverage on Instagram, X and Facebook. Joey Knight is a sports reporter who helps cover all sports teams in Tampa Bay, from high school athletes to professionals. Reach him at jknight@tampabay.com. Tom Stoelker is senior staff writer and visual media coordinator for Fordham News After fifteen years as a freelance designer Tom shifted his focus to writing and photography CUNY where he majored in English literature and photography and he received his master's in journalism from Columbia University His work has appeared in The Philadelphia Inquirer Sign up to receive the latest news from Fordham University Cover The Penicillin team (from left to right): beverage supervisor Saan Dhakal co-founder Agung Prabowo (Photo: Courtesy of Penicillin) The Penicillin team (from left to right): beverage supervisor Saan Dhakal co-founder Agung Prabowo (Photo: Courtesy of Penicillin) Just seven months after opening to the public Penicillin has already won its first accolade in the form of the Ketel One Sustainable Bar Award by Asia's 50 Best Bars 2021. The title which was announced in anticipation of the 50 Best Bars reveal on May 6 is awarded based on an independent audit carried out by Food Made Good Global 50 Best’s sustainability partner of the past eight years That Penicillin won the award is a well-deserved given the paucity of wholly sustainable bars in the region currently The bar comes from pedigree: opened in October 2020 it is the brainchild of Agung Prabowo and Roman Ghale—the co-founders of The Old Man which won our Best Cocktails award and was placed at #1 on the Asia’s 50 Best Bars list in 2019—alongside their partners as well as Betty Ng of award-winning architectural design firm Penicillin champions a closed-loop process of production wherein ingredients are locally sourced or foraged spirits are bought in bulk via Ecospirits to reduce packaging and what is traditionally treated as waste in the drinks-making is reintroduced into the cycle to be reused and upcycled into garnishes or bar food The bar also strives for regional impact—as part of its 'One Penicillin the bar plants a native tree in the endangered Kalimantan rainforest area in Borneo Indonesia for every order of a Penicillin cocktail Read more: Earth Day 2021 - 20 Nature Photographers To Follow On Instagram Above The classic Penicillin cocktail (Photo: Courtesy of Penicillin) The classic Penicillin cocktail (Photo: Courtesy of Penicillin) “We are pleased to congratulate Penicillin on winning this year’s Ketel One Sustainable Bar Award," remarks Mark Sansom "The team thoroughly deserve this recognition for their comprehensive and varied sustainability efforts – from supporting the local economy instigating Hong Kong’s first closed-loop bar programme and getting involved in reforestation projects via their ‘One Penicillin it is setting a sustainable example for the world to follow.” Penicillin joins a roster of past winners that includes Bar Trigona in Kuala Lumpur (2019 and 2020) we spoke to Prabowo on his reaction to winning the title so soon after their launch the challenges that the bar industry faces on its road to sustainability and the work that still has yet to be done in greening the craft of cocktail-making Read more: Earth Day 2021 -10 Must-Watch Filipino Indie Films For Wanderlusts Above A Far End cocktail (Photo: Courtesy of Penicillin) Above The Foraged & Found cocktail (Photo: Courtesy of Penicillin) A Far End cocktail (Photo: Courtesy of Penicillin) What does it mean to you to win this award during such a critical juncture in the conversation around climate change and sustainability We feel extremely happy and honoured to receive this award – Penicillin is still very young and winning this means a lot to us We see this award as a responsibility to be a pioneer in the industry – to influence other bars to join hands with us to protect our planet We feel encouraged to be recognised for our efforts and it makes us want to work even harder to ensure sustainability is at the heart of every aspect of our daily operations We hope to inspire everyone who visits Penicillin to rethink sustainability and hopefully encourage them to do their part to save our planet – in any way they can We want to leave behind a better planet for our kids and for the next generation And we realise that this can’t go on for much longer—we’ve all done too much damage to our planet and now is the time to change that The pandemic was a turning point for us—we saw that the skies were so much clearer due to reduced air travel became cleaner and it really inspired us to do something more to make our planet a better place for all Read more: Earth Day Tips - 5 Easy Ways To Be More Sustainable And Eco-Friendly Above Co-founder Roman Ghale with an Ecospirits container (Photo: Courtesy of Penicillin) Above The bar's feature wall of distillate bottles (Photo: Courtesy of Penicillin) Co-founder Roman Ghale with an Ecospirits container (Photo: Courtesy of Penicillin) What are some of the challenges you faced with translating cocktails into a sustainable format One of the biggest challenges we initially faced was having that awareness and realisation that our old ways of doing things were not sustainable and to make a conscientious effort to cultivate new perspectives The F&B industry is the third largest contributor of waste in the world—and I remember how in the past we would freely choose any spirit ingredients from all over the world to concoct our recipes Sustainability is now at the heart of our daily operations and we pride ourselves for championing a ‘closed­‐loop’ bar programme which means we not only use local ingredients but we recycle and upcycle them to work towards minimal waste we use commonly discarded ingredients like coconut bark used tea leaves and oxidised wine in our concoctions we also ensure that previously discarded off-­cuts from the food menu can be upcycled to use as garnishes on the cocktail list which is a key component of our ‘closed-­loop’ operation Penicillin’s sustainable mission flows through not only on the menu but in the design of the bar itself—ceramics are made from 50 percent recycled plaster while salvaged wood and recycled aluminium have been employed as interior fittings We’ve also collaborated with local artists for our tableware we try to source everything we need from Hong Kong but if there are some spirits that are not available here we’ll source them from within the region Read more: 7 Must Know Wildlife Photographers To Follow On Instagram This Earth Day 2021 Above The Gooseberry Negroni (Photo: Courtesy of Penicillin) Above The bar's food offerings (Photo: Courtesy of Penicillin) The Gooseberry Negroni (Photo: Courtesy of Penicillin) How have you sustained operations during Covid we had to be quick to adapt to the changes and be more innovative and flexible Some of the new things we did include opening for lunch and brunch service Our kitchen was formerly incepted to offer a unique lab food experience but we knew we had to adjust accordingly in order to survive working with Deliveroo to sustain our business Do you think the bar industry’s mindset towards sustainability has changed because of the pandemic everyone has generally became more aware about the importance of sustainability and how the effects of global warming is affecting the world I believe everyone in the industry is aware of how they can make a little change in their day-to-day lifestyle to make this planet a better place there’s this phrase from Sylvia Earle which really resonates: “Start with 'some' 'one' No 'one' can do everything but every 'one' can do 'some' thing.” What are some developments in the world of sustainable drink‐making that you’re excited about It’s really exciting to see how more bartenders around the world are choosing to use ingredients from a local source There have also been a lot more sustainable programmes and workshops as well as training being offered to people in the industry in recent times and it really helps to educate and create more awareness It is also really heartening to see more new bars championing sustainability practices—I feel that with more people in the industry getting on board the sustainability bandwagon it will inspire more people to join hands and help make our planet a better place to live in Prabowo and his team’s achievements will be honoured at the Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2021 online ceremony, which will be held on May 6 (6pm). It will be streamed via The World's 50 Best Bars Facebook page and the 50 Best Bars TV YouTube channel Email: JEDI.Minister@gov.bc.ca Over 1,370 British Columbians across the province are receiving the training they need for jobs in their communities thanks to the federal and provincial partnership under the Canada Job Fund Tourism and Skills Training and Responsible for Labour announced today that contracts for 46 targeted skills-training programs have been finalized Many of the programs are now underway and will be finished in March 2016 Today at the Parliament Buildings in Victoria along with representatives from Camosun College and Chemistry Consulting that is being delivered in Victoria and Vancouver These training programs represent an investment of more than $10.3 million from the Canada – British Columbia Job Fund Agreement under the Employer-Sponsored Training stream These training programs support B.C.’s regional labour market demands and provide opportunities to youth immigrants and other eligible participants to receive skills training as well as industry recognized certificates or credentials the Government of Canada provides $500 million annually to the provinces and territories for investments in skills training Under the Canada – British Columbia Job Fund Agreement the province receives a total of $65 million per year – its per capita share of the available funding The Canada Job Fund helps ensure training programs give individuals the skills to enter and succeed in the job market Through the Employer-Sponsored Training stream employer-driven training that leads to a job at the end of training This includes targeted programs offered by Indigenous service providers and private trainers that meet regional labour market needs Employers also provide either financial or in-kind contributions to support the training “Hard work and dedication – that is the Canadian way This is a great example of how Canadian organizations are working hard and getting the opportunity and the funds to train and develop their employees The Canada Job Fund is an excellent resource for Canadian organizations and we are committed to expanding these intergovernmental agreements.” Tourism and Skills Training and Responsible for Labour – “We are expecting nearly one million job openings in British Columbia in the next ten years due to retirements and economic growth and it is important that British Columbians have the skills and training they need for these future openings These training programs will help many British Columbians create paths to successful careers Investment in skills training is critical to keeping our economy diverse chair of trades development & special projects “The Multi Industry Skills Training program was developed by four partners to provide participants with job-ready certifications (such as Fall Protection etc.) and entry level skills for various workforce sectors Those skills include: essential skills training in document use and reading; conflict resolution; communication skills training; and The MIST project has worked with 72 participant students with programs being offered in Victoria and Vancouver.” Canada Job Fund: http://www.esdc.gc.ca/eng/jobs/training_agreements/cjf/index.shtml Canada Job Grant: http://www.esdc.gc.ca/eng/jobs/training_agreements/cjg/index.shtml Canada-B.C. Job Grant: https://www.workbc.ca/canadabcjobgrant British Columbia’s Skills for Jobs Blueprint: https://www.workbc.ca/Training-Education/B-C-s-Skills-for-Jobs-Blueprint/Learn-about-Blueprint.aspx B.C. Labour Market Outlook 2024: https://www.workbc.ca/labour-market-information/b-c-s-economy/reports.aspx More than $10.3 million is being given provincewide through project-based training programs to help over 1,370 British Columbians gain the necessary skills for various job openings in B.C These programs are delivered by a range of service providers funded by the Canada Job Fund under the Canada –British Columbia Job Fund Agreement Contract amounts are based on projected participant target numbers; payment for services are adjusted to actual participant levels and costs at time of program delivery For more information about the programs below please contact the service providers directly View the Ministry's latest photos on Flickr Watch the Ministry's latest videos on YouTube.