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Q: Showing that the map $a\to\exp(a)$ from $\mathcal{A}\to\mathcal{A}$ is continuous for a unital Banach algebra $\mathcal{A}$
Let $\mathcal{A}$ be a Banach algebra with $1\in\mathcal{A}$.

(a) For $a\in\mathcal{A}$ show that $\exp(a)=\sum\limits_{n=0}^\infty\frac{1}{n!}a^n$ converges in $\mathcal{A}$ and show that if $a,b\in\mathcal{A}$ satisfy $ab=ba$, then $\exp(a+b)=\exp(a)\exp(b)$.

(b) Let $a,b\in\mathcal{A}$ and $M=\max\{\|a\|, \|b\|\}$. Show that $\|\exp(a)-\exp(b)\|\le e^M\|a-b\|$ and hence that $a\to\exp(a)$ is continuous from $\mathcal{A}\to\mathcal{A}$.

I have seen some solutions on MSE which are relevant to this problem but my complex analysis is quite rusty and I'm struggling to put the pieces together, I am wondering if someone wouldn't mind walking through a "proof for dummies" so to speak. Any help is much appreciated.

A: I've given an answer to part a with little machinery here (answer was for bounded linear operators, but the same exact proof follows through): Proving $\exp (T + S) = \exp (T) \exp (S) = \exp (S) \exp (T)$ for $T,S\in\mathcal{L}(E)$
For the next part, note that $$a^n-b^n=(a-b)(a^{n-1}+a^{n-2}b+\cdots +ab^{n-2}+b^{n-1}),$$ and so $$\|a^n-b^n\|\leq\|a-b\|\|a^{n-1}+a^{n-2}b+\cdots +ab^{n-2}+b^{n-1}\|\leq \|a-b\|nM^{n-1}.$$ Thus, $$\|\exp a-\exp b\|\leq \sum\limits_{n=1}^\infty\frac{nM^{n-1}}{n!}\|a-b\|=e^M\|a-b\|.$$

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Wilhelm "Willi" Malle (* 5. April 1956 in Klagenfurt) ist ein ehemaliger österreichischer Leichtathlet, der als Speerwerfer in Erscheinung trat.

Leben und Karriere

Erste Erfolge in den frühen 1970er Jahren
Wilhelm Malle wurde am 5. April 1956 in Klagenfurt geboren, war bereits in seiner Jugend als Leichtathlet aktiv und trat als solcher für den Klagenfurter Leichtathletik Club (KLC) in Erscheinung. Schon in den frühen 1970er Jahren nahm er an Länderkämpfen teil. Am 22. Oktober 1972 erreichte er mit 66,02 m in seiner Heimatstadt Klagenfurt einen neuen österreichischen Jugendrekord. Noch früher in diesem Jahr hatte er mit 56,30 m einen neuen Jugendrekord aufgestellt und diesen immer weiter ausgebaut. So kam er am 15. April mit 58,60 m der 60-Meter-Markierung immer näher und schaffte es am 11. Mai 1972 mit 60,24 m erstmals über die 60-Meter-Marke. Auf der Kunststoffanlage in Trostberg nahe dem Chiemsee verbesserte Malle am 1. Mai 1973 den österreichischen Jugendrekord im Speerwurf, den er bereits im vorangegangenen Herbst Walter Pektor abgenommen hatte, auf 67,34 m. Bei den Österreichischen Jugendmeisterschaften 1973 im Juni 1973 Bundesstadion Liebenau konnte Malle abermals seine Rekorde ausbauen; nachdem er drei Tage vor den Bewerben bereits einen neuen Jugendrekord (67,96 m), den er zuvor selbst mit 67,34 m gehalten hatte, aufgestellt hatte, erreichte er in Graz 68,94 m und imponierte durch eine sehr gute Serie, die zwei weitere Würfe über 68 m enthielt (68,10 m und 68,48 m). Auch in den Bundesländer-Vergleichskämpfen der Jugend konnte Malle in den 1970er Jahren oftmals dominieren.

Im August 1973 vertrat er sein Heimatland bei den Leichtathletik-Junioreneuropameisterschaften 1973 im Wedaustadion in Duisburg, wobei er allerdings ohne Medaillengewinn blieb. Mit einer Weite von 58,10 m belegte er lediglich Rang 10. Eine Ellbogenverletzung, die ihn bereits bei den Österreichischen Meisterschaften geplagt hatte, sowie eine Leistenzerrung waren ausschlaggebend für die EM-Leistung des 17-Jährigen. Des Weiteren machte ihm der neue Kunststoffbelag im Wedaustadion zu schaffen, da er hierbei nur schwer Halt fand. Am 25. August 1973, als Malle gerade seinen bislang größten Wettkampf bestritt, stürzte sein Speerwurftrainer vom KLC, der 34-jährige Helmuth Steinberger, bei einer Klettertour in den Karawanken ab und verunglückte tödlich. Nur etwas über einen Monat vor den Europameisterschaften in der BR Deutschland schaffte Willi Malle mit einer Weite von 70,98 m in Klagenfurt einen neuen österreichischen Jugendrekord im Speerwurf, nachdem er davor bereits des Öfteren über 67 und 68 m geworfen hatte.

Bei den Österreichischen Leichtathletikmeisterschaften 1974 belegte er mit einer Weite von 73,90 Metern, womit er einen neuen österreichischen Jugendrekord aufstellte, den zweiten Platz hinter Routinier Walter Pektor. Bereits davor hatte er seinen vorherigen Rekord von 71,12 m im ersten Durchgang auf 72,32 m verbessert, ehe er im zweiten Durchgang auf die genannten 73,90 m kam. Mit einer Weite von 74,56 m, die er am 22. Juli 1974 in seiner Heimatstadt Klagenfurt erzielte, stellte er nicht nur einen neuen österreichischen Juniorenrekord auf, sondern war auch der beste Jugendliche Europas. Dieser nationale Rekord blieb über mehrere Jahre ungebrochen; erst mit der Umstellung der Beschaffenheit und der Änderung des Schwerpunktes des Speeres Mitte der 1980er Jahre wurden Malles Rekorde aus den nunmehrigen Bestenlisten gelöscht und ab dem Jahre 1987 die neuen Rekordhalter ab der Einführung des neuen Speeres (1. April 1986) geführt.

Wahl in den Olympiakader der Vorqualifikation für Montreal 1976
Gemeinsam mit Eva Janko stand Malle bei den österreichischen Speerwerfern im Olympiakader der Vorqualifikation für die Olympischen Sommerspiele 1976 in Montreal. Auch auf internationaler Ebene konnte er im Frühjahr 1975 bei einem Wettkampf in Nova Gorica Erfolge einfahren. Am 4. Mai 1975 stellte Willi Malle, bei seinem zweiten Wettkampf als Junior, im Bundesstadion Liebenau in Graz mit einer Weite von 75,88 m einen österreichischen Juniorenrekord auf. Dieser ist der bis dato (Stand: 7. August 2019) noch immer gültige Kärntner Landesrekord (mit dem alten Speer, vor der Reglementänderung). Auf nationaler Ebene hielt dieser Rekord in der Juniorenwertung ebenfalls bis 1986, ehe im Wettkampf auf den neuen Speer umgestellt wurde und fortan die Rekorde, die mit diesem Speer erreicht wurden, gelistet wurden. Zuvor hatte diesen Rekord seit 1966 Walter Pektor mit 75,74 m inne. In der Ewigen Österreichischen Bestenliste rangierte er am Ende dieses Monats hinter Helmut Schönbichler (77,54 m; 1970) und Walter Pektor (82,16 m; 1968) auf dem dritten Platz. Verletzungsbedingt, an einem sogenannten "Speerwerferarm" leidend, verpasste Malle Wettkämpfe im Sommer 1975.

Danach dominierte er weiterhin bei den Österreichischen Juniorenmeisterschaften, bei denen er im Jahre 1976 bei einer Weite von 64,14 m, abermals den Juniorenmeistertitel im Speerwurf gewann, blieb aber ansonsten weitgehend hinter den Erwartungen. Während zu ebendieser Zeit der Ungar Miklós Németh mit einer Weite von 94,58 m einen neuen Weltrekord aufstellte, reichten für Malle im Juli 1976 60,98 m für den Kärntner Landesmeistertitel. Nach einigen weiteren kleineren Erfolgen, unter anderem bei den ASKÖ-Bundesmeisterschaften, zog er sich bald darauf eine erneute Verletzung zu.

Österreichischer Staatsmeister 1977 und 1978
Im Juni 1977 galt der 21-Jährige bereits als lange verletzt und schaffte erst bei einem Meeting anlässlich der Nachwuchsmeisterschaften des Bundeslandes Kärnten am 5. Juni mit einer Weite von 70,26 m sein Comeback. Knapp zwei Wochen später warf Malle beim Bundesländer-Vergleichskampf mit einer Weite von 71,48 m die österreichische Jahresbestleistung, die jedoch noch am selben Tag von Routinier Walter Pektor mit einer Weite von 71,88 m um 40 cm übertroffen wurde. Mit 68,24 m wurde er bei den Österreichischen Juniorenmeisterschaften in diesem Jahr zum wiederholten Male Juniorenmeister im Speerwurf. Im Juli 1977 kam er nach seiner langwierigen Verletzung wieder in Fahrt und erreichte bei den österreichischen Meisterschaften mit einer Weite von 73,64 m, weniger als eine Speerlänge hinter seiner persönlichen Bestleistung von 1975, die absolute Bestleistung in diesem Wettkampf. Kurz zuvor hatte er noch mit einer österreichischen Auswahl an der Europacup-Zwischenrunde in London teilgenommen, wobei er mit einer Weite von 70,44 m (ein Wurf über 73 m im letzten Durchgang wurde nicht gewertet) Fünfter wurde. Zudem wurde er Anfang des Monats abermals Kärntner Landesmeister im Speerwurf. Beim international besetzten Bleikristallmeeting in Ebensee schaffte es Malle am 30. Juli mit 66,98 m auf den zweiten Platz im Speerwurf. Bei der Sitzung des erweiterten ÖLV-Vorstandes am 12. November 1977 im neuen Gebäude der oberösterreichischen Landessportschule in Linz wurde Malle dem allgemeinen österreichischen Nationalkader zugeteilt.

Beim nunmehrigen 1. Volksbanken-Cup der österreichischen Bundesländer der Allgemeinen Klasse, der zuvor als Bundesländer-Vergleichskampf bekannt war, konnte sich Willi Malle im Juni 1978 mit 69,44 m knapp vor Georg Werthner (69,28 m) als Sieger hervortun. Mit dem österreichischen Nationalkader bestritt er in weiterer Folge von 17. bis 18. Juni 1978 den 5. Westathletik-Cup in Sittard in den Niederlanden, wo er mit einer Weite von 68,40 m den vierten Platz im Endklassement belegte. An einem weiteren internationalen Wettkampf nahm der gebürtige Klagenfurter Ende Juni teil; beim Konstantinos-Tsiklitiras-Meeting in Athen wurde er mit einer Weite von 67,76 m Siebenter. Mit einer ASKÖ-Auswahl trat Malle Anfang Juli 1978 bei den CSIT-Meisterschaften, den offiziellen Meisterschaften der Conféderation Sportive International Travailliste et Amateur, in Kotka, Finnland, an und wurde hierbei im Speerwurf Sechster (65,80 m). Kurz davor hatte er in seiner Heimatstadt mit einer Weite von 71,52 m noch die österreichische Jahresbestleistung erzielt. Wie bereits im Jahr davor siegte Wille Malle auch 1978 wieder beim Speerwurf der Österreichischen Meisterschaften, als er mit 72,20 m die österreichische Jahresbestleistung warf. Neben einigen Kärntner Landesmeistertitel in den letzten Jahren wurde er somit im Jahre 1978 zum zweiten Mal in seiner Karriere Österreichischer Staatsmeister im Speerwurf. Im August 1978 nahm er zudem an den CISM-Weltmeisterschaften, den offiziellen Weltmeisterschaften der Conseil International du Sport Militaire, in Mikkeli, Finnland, teil und belegte mit 65,30 m lediglich den siebten Rang; Erster wurde der Routinier Michael Wessing aus Westdeutschland.

Karriereausklang ab den späten 1970er Jahren
Wie schon so oft in den vorangegangenen Jahren wurde Malle auch 1979 Kärntner Landesmeister im Speerwurf; 63,94 m waren dafür ausreichend. Seine Staatsmeistertitel aus den Jahren 1977 und 1978 konnte er 1979 jedoch nicht mehr verteidigen; obwohl er eine Zeit lang geführt hatte, wurde er am Ende hinter Pektor (68,88 m) und Werthner (69,02 m) mit 68,60 m Dritter. Danach zog sich Malle ab den frühen 1980er Jahren weitgehend aus dem Leistungssport zurück und feierte im Jahre 1981 mit einer Österreichischen Jahresbestleistung (ÖJB) von 70,08 m sein Comeback. Diesen Jahreswert konnte er in weiterer Folge noch auf 70,78 m verbessern. Im Jahr davor hatte er es lediglich auf eine persönliche Jahresbestleistung von 62,86 m gebracht. Ebenfalls 1981 nahm der mittlerweile 25-jährige Malle wieder an einem internationalen Wettkampf teil. Bei der Zwischenrunde des Leichtathletik-Europacups 1981 belegte er in Warschau den fünften Platz, nachdem er den Speer 66,50 m weit geworfen hatte. Bei den von Unwettern überschatteten Österreichischen Meisterschaften 1981 kam es nochmal zu einem Duell zwischen Georg Werthner und Willi Malle, bei dem sich der Kärntner jedoch klar gegen den Oberösterreicher geschlagen geben musste und mit exakt drei Metern Rückstand Zweiter wurde. Beim diesjährigen Bleikristallmeeting wurde er Dritter. Bei den Feierlichkeiten des 80-jährigen Jubiläums des ÖLV in Judenburg erzielte Malle Ende August 1981 mit 70,78 m eine österreichische Jahresbestzeit.

Mit Ende des Jahres 1981 zog sich Malle endgültig weitestgehend aus dem Leistungssport zurück und konzentrierte sich vermehrt auf seine berufliche Laufbahn. 1983 scheint er nochmals als Viertplatzierter in der Österreichischen Bestenliste für das Jahr 1982 auf. Im Jahre 1984 rangierte er mit einer persönlichen Jahresbestleistung von 59,38 m im Jahre 1983 österreichweit nur mehr auf dem 18. Platz. In den Jahren danach wurde er nicht mehr in besagter Liste aufgeführt.

Heute (Stand: 2019) lebt Malle noch immer in seiner Geburtsstadt Klagenfurt und arbeitet hier für das Amt der Kärntner Landesregierung in der Abteilung 8 – Umwelt, Energie und Naturschutz, sowie Schall- und Elektrotechnik.

Weblinks
 Wilhelm Malle auf der offiziellen Webpräsenz des Österreichischen Leichtathletik-Verbandes

Einzelnachweise

Österreichischer Meister (Leichtathletik)
Speerwerfer (Österreich)
Sportler (Klagenfurt am Wörthersee)
Österreicher
Geboren 1956
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Karl Hermann Rüfenacht (* 28. Juni 1867 in Bern; † 22. Februar 1934 ebenda) war ein Schweizer Jurist und Diplomat.

Leben und Wirken
Rüfenacht besuchte das Gymnasium in Bern und studierte von 1885 bis 1891 Rechtswissenschaften in Genf, Bern, Berlin und Wien. Das Studium schloss er 1892 mit einer Dissertation zum Thema Das Litterarische und Künstlerische Urheberrecht in der Schweiz mit Besonderer Rücksicht auf die Bestehenden Staatsverträge ab.

Nach dem Studium war Rüfenacht zunächst bei einer Versicherungsgesellschaft in Paris angestellt, bevor er von 1893 bis 1913 als Anwalt in Bern arbeitete, er spezialisierte sich auf Versicherungsfragen. Von 1913 bis 1922 war er erster Direktor des Bundesamts für Sozialversicherungen, wo er an der Entwicklung der AHV und einer Versicherungskasse für das eidgenössische Personal mitwirkte. In den frühen 1920er Jahren wechselte er in den diplomatischen Dienst der Schweizer Eidgenossenschaft. Von 1922 bis 1932 amtierte er als schweizerischer Gesandter für das Deutsche Reich in Berlin.

Für die FDP war er 1900 bis 1904 bernischer Stadtrat.

Schriften
 Das Litterarische und Künstlerische Urheberrecht in der Schweiz mit Besonderer Rücksicht auf die Bestehenden Staatsverträge, 1892.
 Rekurs für Leo Gröner, Wein- und Spirituosengrosshändler in Zürich, 1897.

Literatur
 Hermann Böschenstein, Hg.: Zwischen Diplomatie und Gesellschaft. Der Schweizer Gesandte in der Weimarer Republik, 1992

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Schweizer Gesandter im Deutschen Reich
Jurist im auswärtigen Dienst (Schweiz)
Kommunalpolitiker (Kanton Bern)
Schweizer
Geboren 1867
Gestorben 1934
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Irises, irises: this is their time of year.
variously around Springfield are beds of them.
especially the one in your photo. Thank you.
Just right for Memorial Day, loren.
I love what you did with this.
A sentimental favorite for me, the perfect choice for the day, my father's favorite flower, found wild in the marshes of south Louisiana where we grew up.


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Q: How do I tell pipenv to use a library that is installed locally? Trying to use the neopixel library. It looks like it can't be installed with pipenv, as I get:
TypeError: 'module' object is not callable
When I try and install with:
PIPENV_TIMEOUT=300 pipenv install -e git+https://github.com/jgarff/rpi_ws281x.git#egg=neopixel\&subdirectory=python
So I tried installing the neopixel library with these instructions here:
https://learn.adafruit.com/neopixels-on-raspberry-pi/software
and it works great. Personal projects and the demo both work with no issues.
However...I am now trying to integrate some code that uses the neopixel library with some other libraries that I install via pipenv. (As is best practice)
I have no reference to neopixel in my Pipfile (as stated above, it can't be installed via pipenv without that error)
But when I run my program with:
pipenv run python foo.py
It complains about the missing neopixel library.
How do I tell pipenv "Even though I am using a virtual env for most of my libraries, this one library is not found in the virtual env, but it is found globally on the OS" ?

A: This solution comes a bit late but I encountered exact same issue with 'numpy' package which couldn't be installed using pip on raspberrypi.
For anyone having same issue here is workaround: reinstall a new environment using following command:
pipenv --three --site-packages
From official pipenv docs:

Working with Platform-Provided Python Components
It's reasonably common for platform specific Python bindings for operating system interfaces to only be available through the system package manager, and hence unavailable for installation into virtual environments with pip. In these cases, the virtual environment can be created with access to the system site-packages directory:
$ pipenv --three --site-packages

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Run the following command to downgrade it:
pipenv run pip install pip==18.0

Reference to the GitHub issue: pip 18.1 causes "TypeError: 'module' object is not callable" #2924


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The first episode will take place on Thursday, December 3rd, and will be a deep dive into Discovery Commerce.
Catch up on the recordings from our launch event using the link below!
Take a tour of the site to download content related to the talks, check out our Facebook City Guides and explore our creative tips and tricks!
Opening Marketing Strategy Keynote
Seth Godin - Author, Founder of the altMBA, Member of the Marketing Hall of Fame
Protecting Access to Opportunity
David Fischer - Chief Revenue Officer, Facebook
How to Build Through Creativity, Community and Culture on Instagram
Grace Kao - Director, Head of Business Marketing, Instagram
The Age of Discovery Commerce
Leigh Thomas - Director of Global Categories and Clients, Facebook
How To Market When You Can't Even Find Your Keys
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Angelika Gifford - Vice President for Central Europe, Facebook
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Since January 2020, Angelika Gifford has been serving as Facebook's Vice President for Central Europe.
In this role, she is responsible for the business development of Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram and Messenger in 34 countries, including Germany, Austria, Switzerland, the Benelux region as well as Central and Eastern Europe, among others Russia. She has taken over the position from Martin Ott, who held the role until the summer of 2019.
Prior to joining Facebook, Angie was managing director at Hewlett-Packard (HP) Germany until the end of 2018, overseeing the software and digitisation business in the German-speaking region. Previously, she worked for Microsoft for over 20 years, serving in different senior management positions in Germany and abroad, among others as a member of the board of Microsoft Germany from 2006 to 2011.
In 2009, an independent organisation honoured Angie as "manager of the year". The leading German business publication "manager magazin" voted her one of the 100 most influential businesswomen in Germany.
Angie also serves as a member of the board of the German-American non-profit association "Atlantik-Brücke" and is part of the corporate supervisory boards of Thyssenkrupp and TUI.
David Fischer is the Chief Revenue Officer at Facebook. He is responsible for Facebook's advertising business and manages the Sales and Marketing teams worldwide.
Prior to joining Facebook in 2010, David was Vice President of Global Online Sales and Operations at Google. Starting in 2002, he built and directed Google's online sales channel, which represents the majority of Google's customers worldwide, and helped build Google's online advertising network into the largest in the world. He played a major role in globalizing Google's business and operations, opening offices in the U.S., Europe, and Asia.
David previously served as Deputy Chief of Staff of the U.S. Treasury Department. At Treasury, he served as an advisor to the Secretary of the Treasury and worked on a variety of economic policy issues within the federal government. Prior to that, David was an Associate Editor at U.S. News & World Report, where he covered economics and business from Washington, DC.
David holds a bachelor's degree from Cornell University and a master's in business administration from Stanford University. He is recognized as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum and is a Henry Crown Fellow at the Aspen Institute. David serves on the boards of the Alterra Mountain Company and the Ad Council, where he is Board Chair.
Seth Godin is the author of 19 books that have been bestsellers around the world and have been translated into more than 35 languages. He's also the founder of the altMBA and The Akimbo Workshops, online seminars that have transformed the work of thousands of people.
He writes about the post-industrial revolution, the way ideas spread, marketing, quitting, leadership and most of all, changing everything. You might be familiar with his books Linchpin, Tribes, The Dip and Purple Cow. His latest book, This Is Marketing, was an instant bestseller
In addition to his writing and speaking, Seth has founded several companies, including Yoyodyne and Squidoo. His blog (which you can find by typing "seth" into Google) is one of the most popular in the world. His podcast is in the top 1% of all podcasts worldwide.
In 2018, he was inducted into the Marketing Hall of Fame. More than 20,000 people have taken his powerful Akimbo workshops, including the altMBA and The Marketing Seminar.
Leigh is the Director of Global Categories and Clients for Facebook, EMEA. She leads a senior team who provide strategic consultancy to global partners and their agencies in how to engage effectively with the Facebook platforms in order to drive competitive advantage and quantifiable business outcomes. This team provide global category leadership for Facebook, across FMCG, Tech, Telco, Autos and Digital Natives.
She also spent 20 years working in Creative Agencies, including roles as Managing Director of Saatchi & Saatchi, London, and running Digital Agency of the Decade, DARE, as CEO.
Aside from her passion for gender equality and work as a proud WACL executive (Women in Communications and Marketing London), she is also a board trustee for Pennies, the award winning Fintech NGO. She a Campaign A-lister, and a BIMA top 100 achiever.
In her spare time she likes to spend time with her family, husband Huw, and children Graydon & Cameron, reading books (analogue), and attending the ballet (also preferably in analogue form).
Asher Rapkin is Facebook's Director, Global Business Marketing – Facebook app and Emerging Platforms. Asher and his team look after global business to business marketing for the Facebook app as well as Facebook's emerging platforms: SparkAR, Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality.
Prior to taking on this role, Asher led Global Business Marketing for Messenger and WhatsApp and was the Product Marketing Communications Lead for Platforms and SMB on Facebook's Global Business Marketing team. Before coming to Facebook, Asher was the Global Head of Channel Marketing for iAd, a division of Apple, where he oversaw the verbal and visual articulation of the brand and managed the platform's PR, events, and thought leadership work.
Before shifting into tech, Asher spent eight years in television, working in Integrated Marketing for Current TV, NBCUniversal and MTV.
Asher also owns and operates Collective Horology, a digital community for passionate watch collectors. Asher holds a BA from Oberlin College in Theater and lives with his family in Ventura, CA.
Grace Kao is Head of Global Business Marketing for Instagram. With over 20 years of marketing and advertising experience, Ms. Kao brings a diverse base of media expertise. Instagram enables brands to be at the intersection of creativity and culture. Grace leads Instagram business marketing, helping millions of brands around the world connect with Instagram's vibrant community of 1 billion people in more meaningful and effective ways.
Grace has led award winning campaigns for iconic brands such as Pepsi, Sony PlayStation, HP, Crate&Barrel, and Apple. Her experience includes working at creative agencies such as TBWA Chiat\Day and Goodby, Silverstein & Partners. Before joining Instagram, Grace served as VP, Sales Marketing at Pandora and Consumer Marketing Director at Yahoo.
Grace has a master's degree in Communications from Stanford University, and resides in San Francisco, California with her husband and two children.

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President Trump weighs in on Samantha Bee's vulgar comments
By: Alex Hider
President Trump called for talk show host to be fired on Friday morning after Bee used vulgar language to describe Trump's daughter and advisor, Ivanka Trump.
"Why aren't they firing no talent Samantha Bee for the horrible language used on her low ratings show? A total double standard but that's O.K., we are Winning, and will be doing so for a long time to come!" Trump tweeted.
The double standard to which Trump was referring appears to be Roseanne Barr's firing from her hit show on ABC. Barr's show was canceled from the network on Tuesday after she made a racist tweet about a former aide to President Obama.
In a segment about the first daughter, Bee called Ivanka Trump a "feckless c***."
Bee issued an apology after conservatives began rallying for her TBS show to be canceled over her comments.
"I would like to sincerely apologize to Ivanka Trump and to my viewers for using an expletive on my show to describe her last night," Bee said in a statement.
TBS also apologized for airing Bee's comments, but says they will not fire her.
"Samantha Bee has taken the right action in apologizing for the vile and inappropriate language she used about Ivanka Trump last night," the network said in a statement, according to The Hill. "Those words should not have been aired. It was our mistake too, and we regret it."
Two advertisers have also said they will pull their ads from Bee's show.


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Improving on fifth difficult without new F1 wind tunnel
By Sylvester Simmonds 18 November, 2022 3 mins read 70 Views
Under Andreas Seidl's leadership, McLaren enjoyed an upturn in fortunes and took third in the 2020 championship, followed by fourth place last year..
Under Andreas Seidl's leadership, McLaren enjoyed an upturn in fortunes and took third in the 2020 championship, followed by fourth place last year.
It is set to slide another place backwards this year, however, needing a miracle to overturn Alpine's 19-point lead in this weekend's Abu Dhabi season finale.
Chasing four manufacturer outfits Seidl admitted it would be difficult for McLaren to do any better than fifth given that its infrastructure is still lagging behind.
Among other projects, McLaren has been building a new wind tunnel in Woking for some time, but a series of delays means it won't come online until well into the 2023 season.
When asked by Motorsport.com if its wind tunnel deficit is the main reason for its slide from third to fifth, Seidl said it will be 'difficult to beat the works teams' until the squad can benefit from a "level playing field" on the infrastructure side.
But he also thought McLaren was outperforming with 2020's third-place finish because teams like Ferrari dropped the ball.
"If I look at the bigger picture, then I always had a realistic picture of where we are right now as a team," Seidl replied. "We have to acknowledge that with the works teams we have in front of us at the moment, with the infrastructure they have in place, if they do the same good job as us then it's simply difficult to beat them.
"If we look at the P3 we could score two years ago it was the result of us doing a very good job, overperforming to a certain degree and other teams underperforming.
"But the good thing is that we're working on all the deficits we are still having to the teams that are running in front of us.
"Thanks to the great commitment from our shareholders with the investments we are doing, we know we will get to a level playing field in the future.
While Red Bull, Ferrari and Mercedes proved well out of reach this year, Alpine too had a faster car for much of the 22-race championship.
But a spate of reliability issues for the Enstone team kept McLaren in the fight for perhaps longer than it should have been, although Daniel Ricciardo's well documented struggles have not helped its cause either.
Andreas Seidl, Team Principal, McLaren, in the team principals Press Conference
Photo by: FIA Pool
Seidl accepts that fifth is therefore a fair outcome of the 2022 constructors' championship for McLaren.
"I'd say the ranking of the season is also a fair reflection of where we have been this season," he acknowledged, pointing out that McLaren still made progress in several operational areas that are less visible to the outside world.
"I'm very happy there's still a lot of positives in this season. A lot of things where we made steps, the operational side for example, methodologies and processes that we're using.
"In terms of further progressing we're staying flat out on completing our infrastructure projects, which will finally finish at some point next year, which will be key for making the next steps as a team in 2024 and 2025.
"Of course, we learned a lot about the weaknesses of our current car.
"Even with not having the infrastructures or projects in place – mainly the wind tunnel – for next year's development, I hope we still apply those learnings and make a step forward for next year. That's how I would judge the season.
"If we keep making steps as a team, which we did this year, even if it is not that visible in terms of results, I'm more than confident that we can make this step in the future and then get back to a position that we regularly fight for race wins."
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Linked In groups has a new policy- maximum number of groups you can join is 50. .As a relief they created a leave group button which enables many LI groupies (like myself with 184 groups) to pare down the list. This closed down a loophole by which many open networkers used to send bulk requests.


Things under Bank of Internet (BofI) started out great. Responsive, friendly customer service, nice features, easy to get set up and start using, and great rates. No fees, and ALL ATM fees reimbursed. Really cool. Then it took months for them to get Android Pay (supporting the other 85% of smart phone users - hello!) Then they became Axos and the real decline began. They got rid of PopMoney. They got rid of the financial management tools they had. Today I learned the back breaker. I can't use them with Venmo. I'm now shopping again (Ally, anyone?), and maybe I'll even go back to my good old credit union.
The company has systematic issues that will not be resolved soon.
Axos Bank does not have the resources and employees to run a proper operation. It is a joke of a bank, so stay away and never look back.
I had my checking account at Axos bank for more than 10 years, and was a very satisfied customer. In March 2019, I received an email from them stating that they would close my account in 30 days, without providing any further explanation. I called them, and they refused to explain why they were doing this. I'm sure you think this is the craziest thing you ever heard of, and that's exactly what I thought. You can google this issue, and you will find all the other customers whose account Axos has closed for no reason whatsoever.
I urge you not to open an account with them, because they may close your account for no reason, just like they closed my account.
They hold mobile deposits for 5 business days no matter the amount!! Yes for even $10.00 but they held MY $200.00 for a whole week!!! You sit on their website usually for a good bit before getting to chat with someone too....it's more trouble trying to call them!!
Wow This 'Bank' Is Bad.
40 minute hold times, then I get hung up on.
Just trying to activate a debit card.
I've now cut up the debit card and will never consider Axos or UFB Direct again.
My account at Nationwide was transferred to AXOS Bank, the experience has been HORRIBLE.
Long hold on customer support calls, misinformation given by representative, no reasonable time response to my questions, lack of follow up. After all the bad experiences I closed may account and filled out the AXOS wire transfer form which had to be faxed, the AXOS fax line was busy for multiple attempts, WOW!
Waiting now to see if I'll receive my funds in a timely fashion.
Based on some third parties' reviews, I opened deposit accounts with AXOS. The whole experience turned into a nightmare. I don't believe I am the only one out there. This bank's problems are multi-faceted and seem deep rooted.
First, they make serious operational errors. Be very careful to double check your interest payment on the deposit accounts. I discovered blatant errors that lasted for years. Account statements went missing for no reason. A mysterious loan appeared under my account despite the fact that I had never opened any loan account with them whatsoever. Interest accrued in one year was account as the interest of another year. A whole bunch of errors entangle together, as a result their own calculations contradict each other, not to mention entirely wrong.
Once, the deposit department replied and said everything will be fixed in 12 days time. They even laid out detailed plans on how to fix each problem on a given day. However, by the end of the 12th day, nothing happened. I asked them what went wrong. No reply.
Thirdly, their site or phone system constantly experiences technical difficulties, which can be a problem for an internet bank. I don't know how many times I have seen the error message on their site when I tried to log in, or click some links. It reads "Error. Something unexpected went wrong no our end. Please try again. Thank you." Today, their phone routing system failed to work, so customers can't reach the correct department or any person. I have to chat with someone to get an alternate number.
If you have accounts with this bank, please check your statements. If you are researching for online banks, you have been warned.
Hello. In accordance with your Deposit Account Agreement with Axos Bank™, please be advised that we have elected to close your accounts. All related services will be terminated in 3 business days, and the effective date of the closing will be 10 business days from the date of this email.
We suggest you cease making deposits to, and writing checks against, your account at this time. After all outstanding items have cleared; a check payable to the current account holder(s) in the amount of any remaining balance (less any outstanding fees, service or other charges) will be sent to your mailing address on file. Please make other arrangements for any automated transactions such as direct deposits and prearranged ACH credits and debits.
Do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions concerning this letter. Best Regards, Axos Bank Customer Service.
I emailed them why they closed it and all they said was they had no information to give me. How can this bank get away with closing people's accounts just like that out of the blue with no warning? They don't even have the decency to tell the person why or address them by their name!
They just notify you in a form email that they are going to close it. Don't people have a right to know why their account is being closed?
I had a business bank account with Axos, formerly Bofi Federal Bank www.bofifederalbank.com, for a year and a half, and this is the thanks I get for doing business with their bank. They close my account for no reason.
They have no idea how inconvenient this is. It put my business operations on hold, I have to scramble around to find a new business bank account, and they also say not to make any withdrawals or write any checks on my account, so I can't even get my own money out of there.
I have to wait for 10 days for them to send me a check of my remaining balance. What if I need that money for something in the meantime?
On top of that, I wrote to the deposit operations about a problem I had with a check that had a stop payment on it, that I believe was stolen out of my account because there was no reason for a stop payment to be put on it, and then they also charged me a chargeback of 10$, and after I ask for help about what to do and getting my money back, instead of getting any help or investigating, they turn around and close my account! I have no idea if that may have been why.
Then it says in their form letter: 'Do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions concerning this letter'. So I ask them why my account is being closed and they can't tell me!
What kind of bank is this? How do they stay in business? Do not open an account with this bank!
I switched to this bank due to the interest rates being so good. Well you will be screwed out of interest if you count on them doing automatic transfers from one account to another that you set up online. I have been fighting with them to get this corrected and to provide me with the missed interest in savings. So far they have not fixed it and they have not called me back. I spent another 30+ minutes on the phone with them and told them if I don't hear back by close of business tomorrow I will transfer all of my accounts back to Capitol One where had no problems to begin with. This is an ongoing issue and not a one time issue so don't expect an ONLINE bank to have a website that works like it is supposed to. Set up three transfers from one account into 3 other accounts and only one happens on a consistent basis the other two seem to never be done and I have made 2 calls to customer service and on chat session with no HELP what so ever. DO NOT GO WITH THIS BANK!!!!!
At this time, the Bank has made the decision to end our Banking relationship.
reserves the right to close your account for any reason, without cause, or notice."
This decision is final and we appreciate your interest in Axos Bank. All access to your account(s) has been disabled.
Any remaining funds will be mailed to your address on file.
I was a customer with BOFI which they took over this fall since 2012 with no issues. I was given no warning or reason and now have to borrow money to live until next payday or they send my money or get a credit card.
I wrote: How do I instruct AXOS during my 10 day grace period, to close the CD and move the funds to my Checking account? (I'm a Nationwide customer) Will a phone call do, or do you need a form or something in writing/ If in writing, does it have to be mailed in, or will an email or secure message via this message center suffice?
They answered: Hello Sally, We regret to hear that you are considering closing your account. Before I officially submit the closeout request and in an effort to retain your business, I am hoping you can provide me any of your feedback or concerns regarding our pricing, processes and/or services so I can personally address them. We would love the opportunity to keep your business with our bank! At your earliest convenience if you could reply to this message with some additional information we would be more than happy to further assist you.
I can't wait to leave this moronic bank.
I opened a checking and savings account online. The online process was pretty straightforward and painless. The bank has gone to great pains to make everything look slick and sophisticated. Their account offerings are also very attractive at the surface. From the get go, there was a hiccup in their account on-boarding process which caused me to be unable to use the mobile deposit feature. An online message to their customer care took three days for a reply. A call to customer service was lukewarm at best. The representative could only tell me that the account opening process hadn't completed, and that she couldn't provide me with more information. She did advise me that she was going to send an email up the chain for the issue to be researched and that I would receive a phone call back when the issue was resolved. The issue did get resolved, but no follow-up phone call was ever received. I submitted an online deposit successfully. The confirmation email I received advised me that a 5 day business hold would be in effect for the deposit, but since the account was less than 30 days old, the deposit would be held for a total of 7 business days. Their motto is, "Banking evolved". In my opinion it's more like "banking devolved".
As indicated in your Deposit Account Agreement accepted during account application, "The Bank reserves the right to close your account for any reason, without cause, or notice."
This decision is final. All account access is disabled.


Sometimes, there's nothing to eat.
Other times, you scooch around a few bowls of scraps you've been saving in the 'fridger-tater to take out to the chickens and you find a bag of parsnips shoved up against the back wall. And then, voila! Suddenly, you go from there's nothing to eat to endless parsnip-bilities.
I love parsnips; maybe because they were one of the first "new" veggies I discovered when I transitioned to Paleo/Primal/Real Food eating and realized I'd need to explore a few plant kingdom offerings besides spinach and broccoli, lest I start crying green tears of oxalate-laden boredom (ha! Nutritionist joke).
Parsnips look like cream-colored carrots, yet taste totally unique. They have an earthy taste, and when roasted, they become just a little sweet. They pair outrageously well with cinnamon (another earthy-sweet flavor).
Adding a dash of thick coconut milk, then whipping the lot of it, turns those parsnips into a surprisingly warm, filling, unexpectedly impressive side dish that would taste great with bison or beef.
Use an immersion blender (just like this one) to "whip" them – they won't get gluey like potatoes will if not mashed by hand. I order my coconut milk from Golden Star Trading – it's incredibly thick, rich, has no added ingredients, and comes in BPA-free cans.
Toss the chopped parsnips in the melted cooking fat and salt.
Spread the parsnips across a large roasting pan (line with unbleached parchment paper for easy cleanup). Make sure they're not over-crowded in the pan.
Roast the parsnips for up to 40 minutes; check every 10-15 minutes to ensure they don't begin to blacken. You want soft parsnips, not burnt ones!
When the parsnips are soft, remove from oven and transfer to a bowl.
Allow to cool briefly, then add coconut milk and cinnamon.
Mash with a fork, then whip with an immersion blender like this one for a creamy consistency.
I've been dying to try parsnips since I switched to Paleo/Primal/Real Food. The only reason I haven't bought them is they're almost $3/lb at the grocery, non – organic. and they're right there next to the carrots, which are so much cheaper. If I see some at the farmer's market when it starts up again, I'll get some!
I've never heard of halloumi before, Anna! Must Google!
I love parsnips, but have only ever had them roasted. This is a great idea – I love coconut cream, it's such an amazing treat. Brilliant, I can't wait to try this!
Parsnips are SO high on the glycemic index (almost as high as glucose itself) and that's something I have to watch, but I wonder if the sugar-balancing effects of cinnamon helps?
I don't recommend using the glycemic index as a guide – use the glycemic load, which is a much better indicator 🙂 Parsnips would be around a 4.
Must try these soon. . . Haha parsnip-bilities! Love your humor as always, Liz!


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ou La Matrice : Révolutions au Québec et au Nouveau-Brunswick, (The Matrix Revolutions), est un film de science-fiction américain réalisé par les Wachowski et sorti en 2003. C'est le troisième volet de la série de films commencée avec Matrix.

Synopsis

Présentation générale
C'est une guerre sans issue qui attend les derniers survivants humains retranchés de Sion, cité-État de la résistance, assiégée par l'armée des Machines.

Pour seul espoir ne reste que Néo qui après s'être sorti d'un monde intermédiaire, parvient à se rendre auprès du représentant du camp adverse et lui propose sous contrat d'une paix définitive, d'anéantir ainsi leur ennemi commun : l'agent Smith devenu incontrôlable.

Synopsis détaillé
Les passagers du Nébuchadnézzar ont été recueillis par le Hammer (vaisseau du capitaine Roland) après la destruction du premier par les Sentinelles. Néo est tombé dans une sorte de coma (il est en fait coincé dans un monde intermédiaire contrôlé par le Mérovingien et sera libéré par Trinity) après avoir court-circuité cinq Sentinelles. La contre-attaque des autres hovercrafts a échoué à cause d'un EMP déclenché trop tôt qui a endommagé les vaisseaux. Les équipages se sont fait massacrer par les Machines toujours en chemin pour Sion. Le seul survivant, dans le coma lui aussi, est Bane (contrôlé par Smith). Le dernier hovercraft restant, le Hammer est à la recherche du Logos, le vaisseau du capitaine Niobe.

Encore dans la matrice, Néo va voir l'Oracle une dernière fois. Elle lui fait comprendre qu'il doit se rendre à la ville des Machines, le vrai emplacement de la Source et que Smith (qu'elle définit comme le double négatif de Néo) est la clé de la fin de la guerre. Après le départ de Néo, Smith et ses clones arrivent et l'Oracle le laisse l'absorber. Le Smith possédant l'Oracle devient capable de transgresser les lois de la Matrice (comme Néo) et « voit » sa victoire grâce aux pouvoirs de l'Oracle.

À Sion, le commandant Locke organise la résistance mais la bataille va être difficile voire désespérée. Locke définit les foreuses des Machines comme cibles prioritaires dans une tentative pour empêcher les Machines d'accéder aux niveaux inférieurs. La défense du quai se compose des unités APU (Armored Personnel Unit: des exosquelettes lourdement armés pilotés par des humains), des tourelles armées de canons mitrailleurs, d'équipes de fantassins dissimulés et armés de double bazookas (Zee, la fiancée de Link, en fait partie).

Pendant ce temps, le Logos et son équipage sont retrouvés sains et saufs. De retour dans la vie réelle, Néo demande à emprunter l'un des deux hovercraft pour se rendre dans la ville des machines. Roland refuse mais Niobe accepte suivant ce que l'Oracle lui a dit. Le Hammer se dirige vers Sion, son EMP jouera un rôle capital dans l'issue de la bataille. Ils se font repérer et prendre en chasse par une nuée de Sentinelles. Niobe entraîne le vaisseau dans une série de cabrioles irréalisables pour tout autre pilote tandis que les autres utilisent les tourelles pour repousser les robots comme ils le peuvent.

Néo et Trinity, à bord du Logos, s'apprêtent à le démarrer. C'est à ce moment qu'ils réalisent qu'ils ont un passager clandestin : Bane/Smith (qui est à l'origine de l'échec de la contre-attaque des hovercrafts). Il affronte Néo, révélant qui il est, et réussit à aveugler son ennemi en lui brûlant les yeux avec un câble électrique. Manifestant ses pouvoirs dans le monde réel, Néo « voit » (en fait, ressent) Smith à l'intérieur de Bane et le tue. Piloté par Trinity, le Logos peut enfin remonter à la surface.

La bataille s'engage à Sion mais les défenses humaines s'effondrent rapidement. Les Sentinelles bloquent la porte principale pour que le Hammer ne puisse pas entrer, celui-ci ayant été privé de sa radio permettant son identification. C'est le Kid, utilisant l'APU du capitaine Mifune décédé, qui déverrouille la porte après avoir été sauvé par Zee. Le Hammer se crashe dans le quai et déclenche son EMP. Les Sentinelles sont hors service, mais c'est également le cas des défenses du quai et des derniers APU.

Les humains se préparent à un baroud d'honneur. Pendant ce temps, grâce aux pouvoirs de Néo détruisant des flots entiers de Sentinelles, le Logos franchit les défenses de la Ville des Machines et s'y écrase. Néo survit, mais pas Trinity qui succombe au crash. L'Élu se présente donc devant la Deus Ex Machina, interface centrale de 01  et dirigeant suprême des Machines, et lui propose alors de le débarrasser de leur ennemi commun, Smith, en échange de la paix avec les humains.

À Sion, la seconde vague de Sentinelles arrive mais n'attaque pas, attendant de voir si Néo réussira. Ce dernier est connecté à la Matrice à partir de la ville des Machines.

Là, Néo constate que Smith est devenu la seule entité présente dans la Matrice. Smith/Oracle affronte Néo, les autres Smith restent à observer. Cependant, celui-ci est devenu beaucoup plus puissant et semble même prendre l'avantage au terme d'un combat violent. Finalement, Néo le laisse l'absorber. Ainsi les Machines peuvent accéder à Smith par l'intermédiaire de la connexion de Néo et supprimer ce programme malveillant, réinitialisant la Matrice par la même occasion. Le corps de Néo est emmené dans la ville des Machines pour un sort inconnu, et disparaît au loin emporté par une machine volante.

Morpheus est le premier à comprendre que Néo a réussi et, après avoir posé son arme au sol, s'approche des machines qui ne manifestent aucune agressivité. Les Sentinelles quittent alors Sion en la laissant intacte, les humains se réjouissent et fêtent cette victoire. L'Oracle, Séraphin et Sati contemplent le magnifique lever de Soleil créé par cette dernière en l'honneur de Néo. L'architecte annonce que les humains rejetant la Matrice pourront en sortir librement s'ils le désirent mais il dit que le jeu de l'Oracle était dangereux se demandant combien de temps la paix va durer. L'Oracle suggère que Néo pourrait réapparaître et dit qu'elle « avait la foi » quant à la fin de cette histoire.

Fiche technique

 Titre original :
 Titre français : Matrix Revolutions
 Titre québécois : La Matrice : Révolutions
 Réalisation : Les Wachowski
 Scénario : Les Wachowski
 Musique : Don Davis
 Décors : Owen Paterson
 Photographie : Bill Pope
 Montage : Zach Staenberg
 Production : Joel Silver, Les Wachowski
 Sociétés de production : Warner Bros., Village Roadshow Pictures, Silver Pictures et NPV Entertainment
 Société de distribution : Warner Bros.
 Budget :
 Pays de production :
 Langue originale : anglais, français
 Format : couleur (Technicolor) — 35 mm — 2,39:1 — son DTS / Dolby Digital / SDDS
 Genre : science-fiction, action
 Durée : 129 minutes
 Dates de sortie :
 Sortie mondiale :
 Classification :
 États-Unis : R
 France : tous publics avec avertissement
 Déconseillé aux moins de 12 ans à la télévision

Distribution
 Keanu Reeves (VF : Jean-Pierre Michaël) : Néo/Thomas A. Anderson
 Laurence Fishburne (VF : Pascal Renwick) : Morpheus
 Carrie-Anne Moss (VF : Danièle Douet) : Trinity
 Hugo Weaving (VF : Vincent Grass) : Agent Smith
 Jada Pinkett Smith (VF : Annie Milon) : capitaine Niobe
 Mary Alice (VF : Jacqueline Cohen) : L'Oracle
 Nona Gaye (VF : Géraldine Asselin) : Zee
 Ian Bliss (VF : Laurent Lederer) : Bane/Smith
 Harold Perrineau Jr. (VF : Daniel Lobé) : Link
 Sing Ngai (VF : Bing Yin) : Séraphin
 Harry Lennix (VF : Thierry Desroses) : Commandant Jason Lock
 Clayton Watson (VF : Taric Mehani) : le Kid
 Nathaniel Lees (VF : Hervé Jolly) : Capitaine Mifune
 Bruce Spence (VF : Michel Vigné) : l'homme du train
 Helmut Bakaitis (VF : Jean Lagache) : L'Architecte
 Lambert Wilson (VF : lui-même) : le Mérovingien
 Monica Bellucci (VF : elle-même) : Perséphone
 Bernard White (VF : Bernard Gabay) : Rama-Kandra
 Anthony Zerbe (VF : Dominique Paturel) : Conseiller Hamann
 Essie Davis (VF : Ivana Coppola) : Maggie

Production

Développement
L'idée d'une saga Matrix remonte avant la sortie du premier film, dont le succès mondial a permis la mise en chantier de deux suites. Sorti six mois après Matrix Reloaded, Revolutions en est la suite directe et résout les enjeux laissés en suspens à la fin de l'opus précédent. Selon Lana Wachowski, cette conclusion invite le spectateur à vivre le même changement que Néo, à participer pour créer le sens de sa propre vie.

Distribution des rôles
À la suite du décès de Gloria Foster, qui incarnait l'Oracle dans Matrix et Matrix Reloaded, le rôle est repris par Mary Alice. Cette dernière avait joué au théâtre avec Laurence Fishburne alors que l'acteur n'avait que 10 ans.

Tournage
Avec son énorme budget, le film a été tourné en simultané avec Matrix Reloaded, entre  et , soit 270 jours. Comme les deux autres films, Matrix Revolutions est majoritairement tourné dans les Fox Studios de Sydney en Australie et quelques autres lieux de la ville (Hyde Park, Martin Place, Jardins botaniques royaux de Sydney, etc.). L'équipe a également tourné quelques scènes en Californie, à Oakland et Alameda.

Après la scène dite du Burly Brawl dans le film précédent (Néo affronte plusieurs versions de l'agent Smith), le  possède sa séquence Super Burly Brawl : le combat final entre Neo et Smith, sous une averse et devant un public composé d'une multitude d'agents Smith. Le producteur Joel Silver déclare à ce propos :  Le tournage de cette séquence a nécessité deux mois de tournage. L'acteur Hugo Weaving (qui incarne Smith) raconte :

Musique

Don Davis compose la musique du film, comme pour les deux précédents films. L'album commercialisé contient également des compositions de Juno Reactor. Le réalisateur allemand Tom Tykwer compose le titre In My Head sous le pseudonyme de Pale 3. Quelques années plus tard, il coréalisera le film Cloud Atlas avec les Wachowski.

Liste des titres
 The Matrix Revolutions Main Title de Don Davis – 1:21
 The Trainman Cometh de Juno Reactor/Don Davis – 2:43
 Tetsujin de Juno Reactor/Don Davis – 3:21
 In My Head de Pale 3 – 3:46
 The Road to Sourceville de Don Davis – 1:25
 Men in Metal de Don Davis – 2:18
 Niobe's Run de Don Davis – 2:48
 Woman Can Drive de Don Davis – 2:41
 Moribund Mifune de Don Davis – 3:47
 Kidfried de Don Davis – 4:49
 Saw Bitch Workhorse de Don Davis – 3:59
 Trinity Definitely de Don Davis – 4:15
 Neodämmerung de Don Davis – 5:59
 Why, Mr. Anderson? de Don Davis – 6:10
 Spirit of the Universe de Don Davis – 4:51
 Navras de Juno Reactor vs. Don Davis – 9:08

Sortie
Matrix Revolutions est le premier film de l'histoire à sortir simultanément dans le monde. À la minute près, il sort le  au même moment partout dans le monde : à 6 heures du matin à Los Angeles, 9 heures à New York, 14 heures à Londres, 15 heures à Paris, 17 heures à Moscou et 23 heures à Tokyo. Seuls quelques pays comme le Kazakhstan, l'Égypte, Malte, Bahreïn ou encore le Koweït ont eu une autre date de sortie.

Accueil critique

Le film reçoit des critiques plutôt mitigées. Aux États-Unis, il obtient 35 % d'opinions favorables pour 216 critiques recensées sur l'agrégateur Rotten Tomatoes. Sur Metacritic, Matrix Revolutions n'obtient que 47/100 pour 41 critiques.

En France, le film obtient la moyenne de 2,9/5 sur le site Allociné, à partir de l'interprétation des critiques de 15 titres de presse (Libération, Le Figaro, Première, ...). Côté spectateurs, Allociné recense 33955 notes pour une moyenne 3,4/5.

Box-office
Avec un budget estimé à 150 millions de dollars, le film rapporte  dans le monde, dont  aux États-Unis.

En France, le film totalise  entrées, dont  à Paris.

Distinctions
Entre 2003 et 2019, Matrix Revolutions a été sélectionné 42 fois dans diverses catégories et a remporté 5 récompenses.

Notes et références

Notes

Références

Voir aussi

Articles connexes
 Matrix
 Matrix Reloaded
 Matrix (série de films)
 Cyberpunk
 Chronologie du cinéma de science-fiction
 Cinéma américain
 Cinéma australien

Liens externes

Film américain sorti en 2003
Film australien sorti en 2003
Film de science-fiction américain
Film de science-fiction australien
Film d'action américain
Film d'action australien
Film réalisé par les Wachowski
Film se déroulant au XXIIe siècle
Film se déroulant dans une ville fictive
Film tourné à Oakland (Californie)
Film tourné à Alameda (Californie)
Film tourné à Sydney
Film tourné aux Fox Studios Australia
Film nommé aux Razzie Awards
Film de Warner Bros
2003 en science-fiction
Film en anglais
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