I went out to Australia to seek rejuvenation and new lands within myself. The trip back got me thinking about the nature of identity, as I reconnected with old friends and reinstated myself within the family unit again I noticed my Australian accent getting stronger, old phrases coming back into my vocabulary. All these things made me reconsider the nature of craft, as a separate theory from the human animal impossible. Belief is not a digested 'system' that lies dormant once learnt, but something that grows and shifts with the person.
I went back to where I first started acting at the age of ten The Australian Theatre For Young People, still thriving under it's parent company the Sydney Theatre Company, Cate Blanchett's leadership taking it to an Australian institution. I remember the first time I tread those boards, the dust and the lights much the same as it had been nearly two decades ago. My first role on that stage was Richard Attenborough. I remember the strange kind of confidence I had as a child, all intuition no theory.
I ambitiously took on the classics all my young life from about 14 when I played Caliban in The Tempest at an amateur theatre in Canberra, the renowned avant-garde composer Christopher Lyndon-Gee came to see me perform, he shook my hand after the show and said "you really do have the natural ability", his remark I remember so clearly, yet it has taken me this long to fully understand his reasons. As a professor of Music at Adelphi University, Christopher overseas the development of classical musicians at the highest level and sees the rigor, discipline and daily devotion to their craft necessary to groom violinists, pianists, cellists etc for such institutions as the New York Philharmonic. He saw that I was at the very beginning of a life dedicated to the pursuit of art, that would never, ever end. A few years later when preparing for the role of Richard III for my Drama School monologue I remember telling Christopher that I didn't want to watch any other actors performance of the piece because I didn't want to be influenced by their interpretation, he told me he had come to the same conclusions about music, but that it was still important to listen to everything, good and bad.
Christopher was later to write my recommendation to Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, the technical discipline of the place fine tuning my instrument, but offering little to my inner life as an artist, at least I felt there was not enough attention paid to artistic sensitivity, psychological intensity, and the inhabiting of the imaginary circumstances of the play. Though it must be said BOVTS is one of the oldest and most established Drama Schools in England, my comment I think is more about the pros and cons of the British institutional style of acting. Though there are many technical and disciplinary benefits to classical training and my reason for wanting a foundation in Classical Theatre before taking on the method style of American film, graduating actors may leave Drama School with a voice and a body but with an art shaped hole to their performances. Being from three different continents, a dual citizen of Australia and UK (spending 12 years in each country throughout my upbringing) and now a Greencard Holder in the US for the past five years, ultimately I feel Cultural Nationalism pretty pointless, there are great British actors and many bad ones, just as many in America and Australia. I would say from first hand experience artistic talent has nothing to do with a national identity and everything to do with the application of will. Take the best of a culture and cut the rest, no use hanging onto its failings for the sake of conformity. Discernment must be exercised in determining its benefits to artistic progress. So what classical theatre has to offer is the development of physical, vocal and transformational facilities, depth is a lifelong pursuit that can be found on any continent.
I remember arriving in Australia at seven years old, fresh off the boat from England preppy accent and posh hair, being met immediately in the schoolyard with a push to the chest and a Rugby ball. The heat bearing down on my spiked boots as it picked up mud grass and blood on the field of battle. This is where my accent began to change to the strange hybrid it is today, I adapted to survive in the harsh and beautiful Australian outdoors. My second taste of transformation.
Today I walk around Sydney, instead of pigeons the parks are flooded with an array of some of the most intelligent, complex and beautiful parrots in the world, Galahs and Cockatoos. It's no wonder upon arriving in Los Angeles I immediately purchased a flock of cockatiels. Not that Los Angeles is devoid of nature, it's all around, intermingled with a brutal urban 'progress' that builds up concrete mounds of neon as fast as it can turn a buck. Though the city and its leaders are making conscious efforts to establish and maintain better architecture than the black skeleton and blinding square. The new Wallis Annenberg Centre For The Performing Arts offering great hope for the future of cultural activity in Los Angeles. Developed out of Ralph C Flewelling's original 1934 Renaissance style post office. The structure blending the best of what the original building had to offer with a contemporary aesthetic, sculpture garden featuring Emmanuel Fillion's "Exhaltation". Under the new artistic direction of Paul Crewes, coming from Britain's Kneehigh Theatre Company, promises a much needed innovation and legitimacy to LA's theatre scene including Jesse Eisenberg's "The Revisionist" on until April 17th.
I caught up with the director of Possession(s) Jim Lounsbury, we discuss our next art and film project and go to see the beautiful, at times transcendent film Dheepan at Alliance French Film Festival.
I had the good fortune to meet with the art critic John McDonald who was an early mentor after my father died, we had many conflicts because of my rebelliousness and my eye turned to what was for him popular culture. He taught me about black & white films and Bob Dylan when I was a boy. Today we compare Michael Fassbender and Chris Hemsworth.
I went to visit my mother's beach where she paints her beautiful pictures. And to Perth for my Grandmother's 75th, and to see my Uncle, Aunty and their kids. My stepfather and Grandmother are both working on novels. My cousin Andrew is getting a band together in Japan with some success. My other cousin Tiffany Titshall has an art exhibition coming up in Melbourne.
Being around those who witnessed the crash, the catalyst that sent me on my new journey, in many ways my rebirth, I realized it is a choice that we face, those of us who have experienced trauma in our earliest years, either use it as an excuse to skate by, or fight it for the rest of our lives, prove to ourselves and those around us that no obstacle however insurmountable will be the rock that hinders the ascent of our will towards our desires. This life passes like a dream that can be jolted at any time, we must live fiercely in pursuit of our passions to be without regret when that time comes.
On my return I stopped back in at Ivana Chubbuck Studio to audit her flagship Thursday night Masterclass. I worked with Ivana for a year in 2013. She believes 'interesting and dynamic people go after what they want in interesting and dynamic ways' and that this is the key to compelling behavior on screen. That the most interesting characters have at their core, deep desires that they chase and overcome all obstacles to get what they want. Every desire and fear must be impelled by these defining relationships and events in the actors life, reimagined to fit the circumstances of the piece.
I am reminded of the furnace of the crumpled and burning vehicle that forged the man I am today. My mother's grip on my three year old arm as she pulled me out the backseat, tugging me to life. Like a new birth, my mother's will delivering me from the darkness out into the light of the new world that waited for me, the broken leg I had to stand on like the slap of the Doctor.
I love Australia, I hope to spend more time there in years to come and make more Australian movies. There's a grit and connection to all the universe that comes from standing on the rocks by the shore, watching the waves crash. Knowing the biggest sharks, stingrays, and predators of land and sea stand all around, and being totally confident and strong in that knowledge, proceeding with all the will in us as a species to go out into the world and obtain our desires. The search for ourselves, and the call for determination against the elements.
At the end of it a trip to Australia reconnects me to the natural world, the environment is so beautiful, it becomes common place to the people. There were these beautiful green and black parrots in my Grandmother's backyard, their intelligence and vitality was full of all the world. I pointed them out with curiosity, Grandma said "What Greenies? Yeah they're pests".
Below is an account of my father's relationship to Australia, his vision for the future of Australian art and the affect of its raw natural presence on him as a man.


Julia Loennegren, Co-Founder of Wavve Stream.
Julia, tell us about yourself. How did you end up in Houston?
I came to Houston to dive with one of the best coaches in the world at University of Houston. I didn't know much about Houston before I arrived here but it worked out great. Both with school and diving.
I've always wanted to start my own company and University of Houston has an Entrepreneur program, the Wolff Center for Entrepreneurship, which I got accepted into. They taught me everything about starting up a company; from how be passionate to giving back.
What kind of company have you started?
Wavve Stream is a nanotechnology that enables existing water filtration system to simultaneously remove all major contaminants from water; viruses, heavy metals, harmful chemicals and also inactivates bacteria. We improve water filters with our technology and make water cleaner and safer. Clean water is becoming more critical to the health, safety, and well-being of the world's population. Wavve is dedicated to contributing to the solution to this major problem by setting a new and higher standard in the water filtration industry.
Who are the other team members with your company?
All the team members went to the Entrepreneurship program at University of Houston and we formed the startup team when we were still in school. Our original group was five people from five different countries. Fun fact; Wavve stands for the first letter for water from the original Co-Founder's respective languages: Water (USA), Agua (El Salvador/Mexico), Vada (Russia), Vatten (Sweden), Eau (France). So we are a very international team working with an international problem.
Are you currently working with Wavve only or do you have other things going on?
I am working with sales at Lululemonn, I enjoy the environment and meeting other active people. I am also the head coach for the Cougar Diving Club where I teach kids and teenagers to dive and compete. I love to give back what I have learned in my life with diving.
What would you recommend to anyone who wants to start a company in the US?
Julia and the other founders of Wavve Stream winning the Wells Fargo Clean Technology Innovation Prize.
As an international person really pick something you love and believe in your idea. As long as you stay open-minded people in the US, especially in Texas, love dedicated people and so many people want to help you succeed.
What's the best thing with having your own company?
I love all the connections you make with similar and passionate people who you can share your story with. Additionally, all the dedicated people who want to help you along the way. That's what I love about it.
Finally, I think it is interesting to learn about the water crisis in the world – and the need for our technology.
Where do you see yourself and Wavve in 10 years?
I see Wavve expanded into large-scale filtration past the US and that we really support and help the developing countries. Personally, I hope I have a family and I would like a house in Sweden and Texas so I can have the best of both worlds.
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Facebook, YouTube, Shopify All Move to Deplatform Trump and Questions About 2020 Election
Posted by Kemberlee Kaye	Thursday, January 7, 2021 at 3:00pm | 1/7/2021 - 3:00pm
YouTube hasn't deplatformed Trump directly, but they've doubled down on their promise to penalize channels that post "false claims," which is awfully subjective.
In response to the breach of the Capitol building, several online platforms have deplatformed Trump.
Facebook began by removing Trump's video asking protesters to return home with peace and joy in their hearts and has now banned Trump's accounts from posting at least until the post-inauguration transition is complete.
Zukerberg posted the following Wednesday:
The shocking events of the last 24 hours clearly demonstrate that President Donald Trump intends to use his remaining time in office to undermine the peaceful and lawful transition of power to his elected successor, Joe Biden.
His decision to use his platform to condone rather than condemn the actions of his supporters at the Capitol building has rightly disturbed people in the US and around the world. We removed these statements yesterday because we judged that their effect — and likely their intent — would be to provoke further violence.
Following the certification of the election results by Congress, the priority for the whole country must now be to ensure that the remaining 13 days and the days after inauguration pass peacefully and in accordance with established democratic norms.
Over the last several years, we have allowed President Trump to use our platform consistent with our own rules, at times removing content or labeling his posts when they violate our policies. We did this because we believe that the public has a right to the broadest possible access to political speech, even controversial speech. But the current context is now fundamentally different, involving use of our platform to incite violent insurrection against a democratically elected government.
We believe the risks of allowing the President to continue to use our service during this period are simply too great. Therefore, we are extending the block we have placed on his Facebook and Instagram accounts indefinitely and for at least the next two weeks until the peaceful transition of power is complete.
Online store platform Shopify booted Trump's store. From TechCrunch:
Shopify, which hosted shops related to Trump's campaign paraphernalia and the outgoing President's personal brand, TrumpStore, has apparently taken down both of those properties.
"Shopify does not tolerate actions that incite violence. Based on recent events, we have determined that the actions by President Donald J. Trump violate our Acceptable Use Policy, which prohibits promotion or support of organizations, platforms or people that threaten or condone violence to further a cause," a Shopify spokesperson wrote in a statement to TechCrunch. "As a result, we have terminated stores affiliated with President Trump."
1. Due to the disturbing events that transpired yesterday, and given that the election results have now been certified, starting today *any* channels posting new videos with false claims in violation of our policies will now receive a strike. https://t.co/aq3AVugzL7
— YouTubeInsider (@YouTubeInsider) January 7, 2021
2. Over the last month, we've removed thousands of videos which spread misinformation claiming widespread voter fraud changed the result of the 2020 election, including several videos President Trump posted to his channel.
3. Like other major policy updates, in our Help Center, we noted that there would be a short grace period after the Dec update & new content that broke our rules would be removed without penalty. The grace period was scheduled to end on Inauguration Day. https://t.co/3It2xphe70
Trump was temporarily blocked from using his Twitter account but indicated if Trump has one more strike, he'll be permanently banned from the site.
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2smartforlibs | January 7, 2021 at 3:05 pm
At least the little piece of detritus finally admits he an arm of the DNC.
Chicklet | January 7, 2021 at 3:39 pm
Remember, he stole facebook from his other Harvard chums. Now he's the arbiter of American speech. Bah!
notamemberofanyorganizedpolicital | January 7, 2021 at 6:21 pm
Why can't he be honest for once in his life and come out of his MANY closets?
Hmmmmmm…….
Philo-Identitas says:
Across many articles here, many are posting "we have just lost the republic" and the like, those with such perception just don't get it: Our republican system was lost a long time ago — you're just now beginning to see it.
PDJT has challenged the political establishment, and the last 4 years have made it crystal clear that any semblance of a government "of, by, and for the people" was lost a long time ago.
An Oligarchy has replaced a Republic as the de facto form of government.
TheFineReport.com | January 8, 2021 at 12:05 am
It's worse than an oligarchy. Communist China now has enormous control of our government.
MAJack | January 7, 2021 at 3:10 pm
What genuine fascists do…
Neo | January 7, 2021 at 3:11 pm
Mark Zukerberg has been hanging out in St Maarten on his ridiculously huge yacht
walls | January 7, 2021 at 4:30 pm
Where do you find a torpedo running hot, straight, and normal when you need one:)?
Colonel Travis | January 7, 2021 at 3:12 pm
They know no one will ever touch them. Big Tech is trying to become the most powerful entity on the planet. In some way, they already are. If you can control the president this way, where will they stop? They won't. We are in scary times.
JusticeDelivered | January 7, 2021 at 5:49 pm
I will require outside intervention to stop them.
Milhouse | January 7, 2021 at 3:12 pm
So should I expect that BLM has been banned from Shopify? &bitter-laugh;
MAB | January 7, 2021 at 3:23 pm
I hope you're sitting down. You might get tired waiting.
n.n | January 7, 2021 at 5:35 pm
Some, Select Black Lives Matter. Any other claim should be construed as "hate speech".
Also, the Rainbow of inclusion, exclusive of black, brown, and featuring a gay pride in the shredded remains of white. Their logic is impeccable.
Once you go Pro-Choice…
It is unfortunate, but blacks make most Part of that is black lives not matter. Part of that is due to being lazy, part is low average IQ, and part is a really shiftless culture.
Since the sixties blacks have had opportunity available on a platter, yet most have been unable (IQ), or unwilling to due the work necessary to take advantage of those opportunities. Instead they demand have benefits without earning them.
stablesort | January 7, 2021 at 3:13 pm
The election has been stolen, Trump has been deposed, all that remains is the erasure of Trump's enormous successes and the deportation/reeducation of his supporters.
TheFineReport.com | January 7, 2021 at 3:20 pm
Not happening.
The Trump Party will destroy the GOP.
The Trump Newa Network will deatroy Fox.
Trumpbook will wreck Facebook.
Trumptube will wreck youtube.
Go, Donald – we're with you all the way!
Hear.
God has ripped off all their mask.
Their eyes will behold the "hand writing on the wall."
"You have been weighed in the balances and found wanting."
What Trump Party? If anything forms up, it will promptly be co-opted just like the tea party movement was.
They are already falling due to attrition……
By that logic, we have no hope.
The Tea Party wasn't co-opted. We just have to exclude the GOPe shit and their Rove-ish advisers that will come running when they realize they have no base.
UJ | January 7, 2021 at 3:13 pm
Olinser | January 7, 2021 at 3:39 pm
I said months ago they were going to do it the second that they thought he was safely gone.
They've been upping the ante and calling the RINO bluffs all year.
They officially do not give a shit about RINO talk show tough guys.
They're going to start openly banning ANYBODY they don't like that they think they can get away with, and now they don't even have to pretend to care.
To be blunt I expect Jacobson to be banished by the end of next year.
Good thing Professor Jacobson is old enough to retire from Cornell.
RE: "RINO talk show tough guys"
I'm so going to "steal" that! LOL
This is a continuation of the pile on that has been taking place for the last four years with the cooperation of never Trumpers and the GOPe. We shouldn't be surprised. They will not stop even after President Trump leaves office. They don't just want to destroy him, but annihilate him completely.
He has us. He REALLY has us.
If Trump is harmed, WE know we're next. And we'll act accordingly, because it is better to die fighting than to be killed like a sheep.
Just an FYI. Congress is drafting articles of impeachment to remove President Trump from office and bar him from ever again holding office.
p | January 7, 2021 at 4:27 pm
As of this typing Trump is out of office in 13 days. Both the House and the Senate are not scheduled to be in session next week.
House Dems have been constantly drafting articles of impeachment for the past 4 years.
What will definitely happen is that they'll have boatloads of committee hearings and investigate the Trump administration to a level never seen before, and a lot of good people who worked in the Trump admin will have their lives and finances ruined as a result of the witch hunt.
txvet2 | January 7, 2021 at 4:38 pm
Source is Pelosi. She is threatening impeachment unless Pence invokes Article 25. That stupid little Muslim chick claims to be writing articles herself, but she can be safely ignored.
mark311 | January 8, 2021 at 2:17 am
Pelosi isn't Muslim nor is she writing the articles of impeachment, she is supporting the use of them.
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/07/lawmakers-trump-25th-amendment-455832
Some info towards the bottom of the article
nordic_prince | January 9, 2021 at 8:47 pm
"That stupid little Muslim chick" was not referring to Pelosi (a so-called "Catholic"), but rather Ilhan Omar. Most people with a passing familiarity of Congresscritters could catch the reference – they're shoving "the first XYZ in Congress" crap down our throats constantly. Try to keep up with the players.
Source: Pelosi and Schumer.
He has bigger problems now than running for office. There is talk of criminal investigations for inciting violence at state level.
Paul | January 7, 2021 at 3:54 pm
Anybody who uses Facebook or Twitter at this point is a loser.
They will both die on the vine if conservatives JUST STOP USING THEM
alohahola | January 7, 2021 at 5:27 pm
A loser and an adolescent . . . and therein lies the problem: our citizenry is full of adult adolescents.
Conservatives, libertarians, too… center, right, too. Also, any not "good" Americans on the left. Welcome.
SeiteiSouther | January 7, 2021 at 4:05 pm
Which is why I never actively used the platforms?
Facebook? Security sieve and only good for getting impeachment evidence on plaintiffs too stupid to lock down their social media accounts when they file suit.
Youtube? Sure, I use it, but I'm not a content creator and I have blockers to keep out the annoying ads. With the arbitrary and mostly draconian decisions made by the site, I fail to understand how anyone will still use it to disseminate content. I certainly wouldn't.
Shopify? Never used it and never will.
I've NEVER joined Twatter or FascistBook – never will.
I have an old dumb flip phone – no tracking GPS, but still IMSI and IMEI will track you [carrier based and cannot defeat]. I'm considering a linux-based, open source PinePhone to maximize privacy concerns.
My new year prediction in a BiteMe administration: Chinese-style WeiChat mandatory tracking apps coming to your IoS and Android devices. It's for the chillen, people!
CommoChief | January 7, 2021 at 4:31 pm
This is simply another in a long series of Orwellian steps by Big Tech. I am beginning to think that they don't truly see how this appears to those outside their bubble.
There are some companies that offer somewhat similar services to Twitter and YouTube. Less so for FB, but all are constrained by acceptance: market penetration.
IMO, upon leaving office DJT should choose new 'platforms' for his digital media. Those platforms would likely experience explosive growth as his social media followers and political supporters move with him.
DJT could potentially do more damage to Big Tech after he leaves office than while in office. Strange but true.
For everyone else, remember if you are not paying for it then you and your data, are the product being bought, sold and profited from.
DJT can do TITANIC damage to Big Tech, if not become the richest man in the world at the same time.
Skip | January 7, 2021 at 4:57 pm
A very small riot that shouldn't have happened ( compare to a summer of $2Billion insurance bill, no idea how much unfunded liability) is now a power grab this country has never seen. It will be their reason to come down with a vengeance from the Leftists.
A very small set-up, more like.
Who convinced Trump that this "wild" rally/march was a good idea? That's who the culprit is.
James A. Wells | January 7, 2021 at 5:19 pm
Zuckerberg looks like Michael Corleone testifying before Congress.
alaskabob | January 7, 2021 at 5:32 pm
More like Caesar.
More like Caesar's rear end.
It'll be a great day when the knives rip through Zuckerberg.
Maybe enough of us will show up at his house – and IN his house.
MarkJ | January 7, 2021 at 5:59 pm
Truth be told, I'd rather be governed by a Corleone than a Zuckerberg any day.
randian | January 7, 2021 at 5:56 pm
What violence did Trump advocate? I firmly believe that much, and perhaps all, of this violence was by Antifa plants for the express purpose of enabling what they're doing in response.
southtexas | January 7, 2021 at 6:24 pm
But remember, Antifa/BLM/leftist violence is awesome and endorsed by this ugly weasel.
r2468 | January 7, 2021 at 8:47 pm
I don't do FB and just deactivated Twitter. I'm waiting for everyone to move over to new platforms. Until then I'll check here and a few other blogs for news and commentary. No more Fox News either.
tamboston | January 8, 2021 at 6:47 am
Parler is a good place to start.
Never forget the one man who could have saved he nation, but instead actively destroyed it.
One man.
His name is William Barr.
Danny | January 8, 2021 at 1:00 am
A hearty thanks to Trump and his rioters for this next round of censorship.
If he had accepted the results of the election instead of doing one story in court and another in the public instead of creating a false narrative about "stolen election" this simply wouldn't have happened.
He has worked double over time for this for two months, and has likely destroyed his legacy.
Terence G. Gain | January 8, 2021 at 8:38 am
A tiny number of his supporters acting on their own without any direction from him has destroyed President Trump's legacy? Only in the minds of those who are not merely unfair, but deranged. What would have destroyed President Trump's legacy is not contesting an obviously stolen election.
If the claims of Maria Zack, as contained in her video interview yesterday, which is readily available just by googling her name, then President Trump's concession was premature.
I think it is so funny that big tech wants to lose 75 million customers. I deleted my facebook and twitter accounts 2 months ago. I have not watched FOX since November 3rd and have never looked back. I get my news elsewhere. I just signed up here this morning. There are many place to get the real news. Facebook, twitter and etc. are all sowing the seeds of their own demise.
Sailorcurt | January 8, 2021 at 11:47 am
Of course they did.
The events in DC scared the everlovin bejeebers out of the left.
We aren't the ones that are supposed to riot…we're supposed to, at worst, peacefully protest and ask politely for them to stop crapping on us.
We're the ones who are armed. We are the ones who have LOTS of military vets in our ranks. We are the ones who know how to fight when it comes down to it. We are the ones who know how to take care of ourselves and survive even without (gasp) easy access to half-caf, free range, vegan, lactose free latte's.
If WE get to the point where we just decide we're not going to take it anymore…um…that could be a problem for them.
See, they know that most of the time they can push and push and push and we will, at worst, tell them very firmly to stop.
That's why anti-gunners will show up to a pro-gun rally, get in our faces and scream about how we're all murderers…they know we really aren't or they'd be far away from there.
What scares them is the thought that we maybe have finally had enough and that we're just starting to get the inkling that it's time to fight back – for real, not just with harsh language.
So, OF COURSE they're going to try go cut off our communication. They're going to try to shut down anyone who might take up the mantle of leadership, they're going to try to prevent us from coordinating and organizing, because the potential of a coordinated and organized right with solid leadership and good communication scares them out of their minds.
And it should.

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US Pay-Per-View Industry to earn more than 2 billion dollars in 2021 and reach 100 million users by 2022
By EMEAstartups on 23 August 2021
The Pay-Per-View (PPV) industry is under threat with the rise of the streaming industry, yet continues to play an important role in markets such as the US. According to data presented by TradingPlatforms.com, the PPV segment in the US is expected to generate $2.06B in 2021 – a 12.5% YoY increase from 2020. The number of PPV users is also expected to rise to 100M in 2022.
US PPV Industry Leads World with Over $2B Revenue in 2021
The PPV industry has been under threat in recent years with the rise of streaming services such as Netflix and Hulu. The industry now mostly deals in sports content and continues to make its mark in markets such as the US where it still has a respectable foothold. In 2021, the pay-per-view industry in the US is projected to generate $2.06B after growing by 12.5% from 2020.
The US' more than $2B revenue from the PPV segment is the largest in the world and is almost double the next largest revenue generated by the UK at $1.12B. From 2021-2025 revenue from the PPV industry in the US is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 6.96%, reaching $2.7B by the end of the forecast period.
PPV Users in the US To Reach 100M in 2022
The lockdowns of 2020 caused a spike in engagement for the PPV industry. In 2020, the PPV industry in the US added just under 12M users for a more than 15% increase. In 2021, 5M more users are expected to be added for a projected total of 96.4M by the end of the year and reaching 100M for the first time in 2022.
The PPV industry's penetration rate in the US is the highest in the world at 29% in 2021 and is projected to breach the 30% mark some time in 2022.
Rex Pascual, editor at TradingPlatforms.com, commented, "The PPV industry gained a fierce competitor with the emergence of the video streaming industry. Since then, PPV content largely deals with sports content and finds itself at a crossroads with new players such as the DAZN group entering the industry ready to offer both on-demand sports content and high-quality streaming. Expect the PPV industry to undergo some sort of upheaval in the next few years as new business models are still emerging for an industry that has been much altered in the last few years."
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Don't think. Make it easy. Leave complexity for someone else. It's good for you, after all I am a professional.
The Tucson show went spectacularly, I drove home Sunday afternoon, and I was back at the bench Sunday night. It's been go go go go GO around here in preparation for Scottsdale Artfest.
I'm worried about my price range, I have been making so many fancy pants little things, that last night I pondered, questioned, realized, and decided that I needed to get simple. My best selling price range is $45-$80 and I definitely do not have enough made in that range. Art show makes me think impressive, makes me thinks fancy, makes me think high end, makes me make too many expensive items. Last night I focused on earrings in the $40-$50 dollar range. Sometimes it's easy for me and sometimes I am a complete, blank slate. The price of silver is of no help either.
So, here's to new ideas, to complex ideas with a simple price tag, to thinking outside of a different box.


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Slim Carlos Net Worth
December 30, 2022 January 18, 2022 by Vealthy Milton
Photo source: EPA
Carlos Slim Elu (Spanish Carlos Slim Helu) is a Mexican businessman of Lebanese origin, the son of Maronite emigrants from Lebanon. Billionaire, one of the richest people on the planet.
According to Forbes, from 2010 to 2013 he was the richest person in the world. In the ranking of billionaires in 2016, Carlos Slim Elu was in second place, his financial fortune was estimated at $50 billion, despite the fact that he lost $27 billion in a year. Financial fortune is based on the communications industry, Telefonos de Mexico, Altria Group (formerly director of Philip Morris ), Telcel and America Movil. The main asset of the entrepreneur is the holding company Grupo Carso, which controls a number of large Mexican companies.
Place of Birth. Education. Born January 28, 1940 in Mexico City. The fifth child of a Lebanese refugee and the daughter of a successful Lebanese merchant. His father, Khalil Salim Haddad, wishing to avoid being drafted into the Ottoman army, came to Mexico in 1902, where he changed his name to Julian Slim. Mother's surname is Elu.
Julian had business acumen and went into business in his new location, and later, in 1920, he bought real estate in downtown Mexico City and opened a supermarket. He managed to create a successful trading business. All six of Julian's children began to work in this business, from whom he demanded "loyalty, talent and diligence." In return, children received non-children's pocket money, which they learned to "manage" starting from the first grade of school. Carlos was lucky with his business sense. With the blessing of his father, he began to engage in stock investment, and at the age of seventeen, having mastered the rules of investing, he made his first million.
Carlos, continuing to successfully engage in investment, had time to study at the Faculty of Civil Engineering at the National Autonomous University of Mexico. In his last years, he even taught linear programming and algebra in other streams. After Carlos Slim received his diploma in 1961, he did not work by profession.
Business. Carlos Slim began his entrepreneurial career in retail, focusing on making the cost of mass-market goods affordable for poor Mexican buyers. With funds left over from his father, in the 1980s he began to buy bankrupt companies in the hope of increasing their value in the future. Then he created his holding Group Carso, named after the addition of the names of Carlos and his wife Zumaya.
Now his trading company Carso competes on equal terms with the American giant Wal-Mart.
Then Carlos's business was replenished with the extraction of ore and coal, and today his corporation Frisco is one of the leaders in the national mining and chemical industries.
In 1990, Carlos Slim turned his attention to the telecommunications industry. He acquired Telefonos de Mexico (Telmex), which under his leadership has become a leader in the communications industry and a leading provider of advanced telecommunications services with international prestige.
In 1996, Carso Group was spun off into the Carso Global Telecom holding, whose primary task was to coordinate the organizational, financial and technical means of the Elu Group. Subsequently, the holding included Condumex (manufacturing of telecommunications equipment) and Prodigy (the first Mexican provider and pioneer of commercial web activities).
In 1999, Carlos Slim invested $1.5 billion to secure control of several US firms that operate fiber optic networks and cell phone centers in Florida and Puerto Rico.
In February 2000, on shares with SBC, he became a co-owner of the well-known Internet service provider Network Access Solutions. A joint project with Microsoft allowed the number of Internet users to triple, thanks to which sales of computer equipment also increased.
An engineer by training, during his career Carlos Slim held many important positions, was the first president of the Latin American Committee at the New York Stock Exchange. In 1984, he was one of the initiators of the creation under the government of the association of leading industrialists of the country "Free Enterprise", focused on the partial denationalization of a certain set of state-owned enterprises in order to bring them to the proper level of profitability and subsequent full transfer to private ownership.
He is on the board of directors of the Altira Group (formerly Philip Morris) and also holds one of the management positions at Alcatel.
By investing in politics, Carlos Slim has ensured his business has many years of support from the Mexican government.
Despite the fact that Carlos Slim conducts his business with the help of commercial companies, the overall control of the business is carried out by a group of his close and trusted persons. Having undergone heart surgery in 1997, Carlos Slim Helu gradually retires and passes the initiative to his sons, who form the backbone of the Slim family business.
Carlos never hid that he wants to turn his business into a family and clan business. He left his three sons in the leading positions of the family empire. Elu's eldest son, Carlos, holds the position of chairman of the board of the commercial and industrial group, the telecommunications holding, its main company Telmex and the venture capital company America Telecom, while his brothers, Patrick and Marco Antonio, head, respectively, America Movil and Grupo Financiero Inbursa, the underlying financial family empire structure. And the founder himself controls their activities and puts forward new ideas.
Charity. In addition to business, Carlos Slim Elu is engaged in charitable activities. He established the Carlos Slim Foundation, which finances educational, cultural and medical projects in Mexico. There are about $4 billion in the accounts of charities created by Slim.
It is one of the main sponsors of Nicholas Negroponte's "Laptop for Every Child" program. Slim donated about $100 million to Bill Clinton's charitable foundation, which fights poverty in Latin America.
The Slim family is trying to invest more in the development of the national economy than in social subsidies. They are trying to improve the state of affairs in the educational and medical spheres, social life in Mexico, as well as in the field of employment.
Slim devotes much of his time to the Latin American Development Fund, whose areas of work are infrastructure development, health care and worker education.
In addition, Carlos Slim Helu has invested heavily in the restoration of the historic part of the city of Mexico City. This is a special mission for him, which he adheres to with the guidance of his father.
In March 2011, with the participation of the foundation, the Soumaya Museum (Spanish: Museo Soumaya) was opened, the exposition of which presents the treasures of world culture.
State. As of 2010, Slim is the owner of America Movil, the largest telecommunications company in Latin America, as well as a chain of stores, restaurants and real estate. His wealth is based in the communications industry - Telefonos de Mexico, Altria Group (formerly a director of Philip Morris), Telcel and America Movil.
According to the results of the annual rating of billionaires by Forbes magazine, in 2009 Carlos Slim Elu became the richest man in the world, pushing Bill Gates to second position. The size of his fortune, according to the publication, is $ 53.5 billion. Over the year, it increased by $ 18.5 billion. According to some media reports, the personal capital of a Mexican businessman is equal to 8% of Mexico's gross domestic product. Microsoft founder Gates is worth $53 billion, "only" $500 million less.
Due to the sheer size of his business empire, Slim often jokes that he can't keep track of all the companies he manages.
Life style. At the same time, billionaire Slim leads a modest lifestyle. He continues to live in the house, which the family has occupied for more than a dozen years. The entrepreneur's office in Mexico City is located in a windowless basement. Slim is conservative in his habits, he does not like expensive excesses, for example, he lights cigars from ordinary plastic lighters.
Awards. Carlos Slim Elu has many honorary titles and awards not only from Mexico, but also from the USA and some European countries. He has received an award from the World Education and Development Fund for his assistance in expanding the infrastructure of the world economy.
Family. Carlos Slim was married to Sumaya Domit from 1967 until her death in 1999. Slim has six children: Carlos, Marco Antonio, Patrick, Zumaya, Vanessa and Johanna.
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Q: What's the Pythonic way to store a data block in a Python script? Perl allows me to use the __DATA__ token in a script to mark the start of a data block.  I can read the data using the DATA filehandle.  What's the Pythonic way to store a data block in a script?

A: Use the StringIO module to create an in-source file-like object:
from StringIO import StringIO

textdata = """\
Now is the winter of our discontent,
Made glorious summer by this sun of York.
"""

# in place of __DATA__ = open('richard3.txt')
__DATA__ = StringIO(textdata)
for d in __DATA__:
    print d

__DATA__.seek(0)
print __DATA__.readline()

Prints:
Now is the winter of our discontent,

Made glorious summer by this sun of York.

Now is the winter of our discontent,

(I just called this __DATA__ to align with your original question. In practice, this would not be good Python naming style - something like datafile would be more appropriate.)

A: It depends on your data, but dict literals and multi-line strings are both really good ways.
state_abbr = {
    'MA': 'Massachusetts',
    'MI': 'Michigan',
    'MS': 'Mississippi',
    'MN': 'Minnesota',
    'MO': 'Missouri',
    }

gettysburg = """
Four score and seven years ago,
our fathers brought forth on this continent
a new nation,
conceived in liberty
and dedicated to the proposition
that all men are created equal.
"""

A: IMO it highly depends on the type of data: if you have only text and can be sure that there is not ''' or """ which micht by any chance be inside, you can use this version of storing the text. But what to do if you want, for example, store some text where it is known that ''' or """ is there or might be there? Then it is adviseable to

*

*either store the data coded in any way or

*put it in a separate file

Example: The text is

There are many '''s and """s in Python libraries.

In this case, it might be hard to do it via triple quote. So you can do
__DATA__ = """There are many '''s and \"""s in Python libraries.""";
print __DATA__

But there you have to pay attention when editing or replacing the text.
In this case, it might be more useful to do
$ python -c 'import sys; print sys.stdin.read().encode("base64")'
There are many '''s and """s in Python libraries.<press Ctrl-D twice>

then you get
VGhlcmUgYXJlIG1hbnkgJycncyBhbmQgIiIicyBpbiBQeXRob24gbGlicmFyaWVzLg==

as output. Take this and put it into your script, such as in
__DATA__ = 'VGhlcmUgYXJlIG1hbnkgJycncyBhbmQgIiIicyBpbiBQeXRob24gbGlicmFyaWVzLg=='.decode('base64')
print __DATA__

and see the result.

A: Not being familiar with Perl's __DATA__ variable Google is telling me that it's often used for testing.  Assuming you are also looking into testing your code you may want to consider doctest (http://docs.python.org/library/doctest.html).  For example, instead of
import StringIO

__DATA__ = StringIO.StringIO("""lines
of data
from a file
""")

Assuming you wanted DATA to be a file object that's now what you've got and you can use it like most other file objects going forward.  For example:
if __name__=="__main__":
    # test myfunc with test data:
    lines = __DATA__.readlines()
    myfunc(lines)

But if the only use of DATA is for testing you are probably better off creating a doctest or writing a test case in PyUnit / Nose.
For example:
import StringIO

def myfunc(lines):
    r"""Do something to each line

    Here's an example:

    >>> data = StringIO.StringIO("line 1\nline 2\n")
    >>> myfunc(data)
    ['1', '2']
    """
    return [line[-2] for line in lines]

if __name__ == "__main__":
    import doctest
    doctest.testmod()

Running those tests like this:
$ python ~/doctest_example.py -v
Trying:
    data = StringIO.StringIO("line 1\nline 2\n")
Expecting nothing
ok
Trying:
    myfunc(data)
Expecting:
    ['1', '2']
ok
1 items had no tests:
    __main__
1 items passed all tests:
   2 tests in __main__.myfunc
2 tests in 2 items.
2 passed and 0 failed.
Test passed.

Doctest does a lot of different things including finding python tests in plain text files and running them.  Personally, I'm not a big fan and prefer more structured testing approaches (import unittest) but it is unequivocally a pythonic way to test ones code.

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The person making the haircut appointment for her boss? She's not a person.
There's a trend rapidly developing in AI—have it do the things we don't want to do. Self-driving cars get a lot of attention in this arena. But Google recently demonstrated AI for more mundane tasks. Their system is called Google Duplex—it's a voice assistant designed to mimic the ways humans speak to one another.
There is a point in the exchange where Duplex shows its true colors, though. Listen carefully and you'll hear a distinct difference between the AI's pronunciation of "10 A.M." and "12 P.M."
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A second Duplex clip is a bit more impressive, because the person answering the phone doesn't seem to be fully paying attention. Duplex tells the woman three times that he wants to come by on Wednesday.
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Geomorphology Reference Group field investigation near Mt Arapiles.


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NBA Playoffs Game 4: Battered Knicks' Season on the Line Against Celtics
By Chris Celletti Apr 24, 2011, 12:14pm EDT
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Carmelo Anthony's gargantuan Game 2 was one of the great statistical performances in recent playoff memory. Unfortunately for the New York Knicks, that performance came in a losing effort. Once again today, as the Knicks try to keep their season alive when they take on the Boston Celtics, Anthony will likely have to be the guy to do everything. Amare Stoudemire and Chauncey Billups are both doubtful, leaving Anthony as the lone Knick star.
It's hard to imagine Anthony playing any better than he did in Game 2. Even still, it may not matter, if both teams replicate Friday night's Game 3. On Friday, the Celtics shot lights out, especially the combination of Ray Allen and Paul Pierce, who dropped 70 points. Allen, particularly, has been the Knicks' kryptonite in the series, as his three-point shooting has been otherworldly. Eventually, even the great Allen is going to miss some shots, and come back down to earth. The question is whether the Knicks defense can hinder him enough into those misses. On Friday night, him and Pierce had their way.
Without Billups and Stoudemire, the Knicks simply aren't a very talented team on either side of the floor. Toney Douglas quite frankly has flopped as Billups' replacement, and rookie Landry Fields has looked nothing like the player he was through the first half of the season. When you have to rely on players like Jared Jeffries, Shawne Williams and Bill Walker for big minutes, the only playoff games you would have a chance to win would be in the D-League.
So the Knicks have one more shot at winning their first postseason game in a decade. It will be interesting to see the crowd for today's game, one which was so fired up at the beginning of Game 3. One would have to think they had a lot of the wind taken out of their sails being down 3-0 in the series.
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Monday 10/21 locker room notes
Monday notes from the Patriots locker room
Mike Hacku
With the Patriots streak of 12 straight wins over AFC East opponents ending after Sunday's 30-27 overtime loss to the Jets, the players realize that that they need to learn from their mistakes and move on.
Following team meetings on Monday afternoon, defensive co-captain Rob Ninkovich spoke to members of the media in the Patriots locker room and admitted that the team needs to bring more energy to away games.
"I don't think we had the sense of urgency we needed to start the second half," said Ninkovich after the Patriots we outscored 20-6 after halftime on Sunday.
"We're going to get together and try to come to some type of plan for us to get going here and have a better third quarter in these games."
The Patriots only other loss this season - against Cincinnati - has also come on the road. In that game, New England was outscored 10-3 in the second half.
"There are a lot of plays that we left out there that we have to learn from," added Ninkovich. "We have to bring more energy to away games and try and match the energy that's in the stadiums that we're going to.
"If you look back at the Cincinnati game, we didn't play well at all, and the last game we didn't play well. I think it's learn from your mistakes."
Meanwhile, the Patriots offense will hope to get an added boost of energy from all-pro tight end Rob Gronkowski, who returned from injury and made his 2013 debut on Sunday.
He recorded 8 catches for 114 yards in the loss, and instantly became Tom Brady's go-to target.
The 100-yard game was the 10th of Gronkowski's career, setting a new franchise record for tight ends previously held by Ben Coates.
"It was definitely good to have him back on the field - obviously he brings a lot to the table," said rookie wide receiver Aaron Dobson.
"I feel like he just opens it up for the outside receivers. He's a big target in the middle of the field so I feel like defenses have to respect that."
The young Patriots offense will continue to learn how to mesh with their new weapon when practice resumes on Wednesday at Gillette Stadium.


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How many people suffering from rare diseases in Bulgaria?
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This statistic shows that even if the diseases are rare, patients with rare diseases are many. It is not unusual person to be affected by a rare disease as a rare disease affects not only the patient but also his whole family in one way or another. In this sense, it is difficult to find a family in which nobody is affected by a rare (or strange, unexplained, bizarre) disease.
What are the causes of rare diseases?
It is proved that about 80% of rare diseases are of genetic origin, one or several genes or chromosomal abnormalities are being affected. They may be inherited or be a result from a de novo gene mutation or chromosomal abnormality. This occurs in 3% to 4% of newborns. Other rare diseases occur as a result of infections (bacteria or viruses) or allergies, or due to degenerative, proliferative or teratogenic (chemical, radiation, etc.) reasons. Some rare diseases are caused by the combined action of genetic and environmental factors. But for most rare diseases the etiologic mechanism is still unknown due to lack of research in this area through which to reveal the pathophysiology of the disease.
What are the problems posed by rare diseases?
What about rare diseases in Bulgaria?
Where people with rare diseases can receive support?
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Since 2004, the Information Center for Rare Diseases and Orphan Drugs (ICRDOD) – the first and Eastern educational and information service dedicated to patients, medical professionals and associations, interested in rare diseases and orphan drugs operates in Bulgaria.
In 2007, National Alliance of People with Rare Diseases (NAPRD) was established in Bulgaria. The alliance is as a link between people with rare diseases and public health system, aiming to protect the fundamental human right to equal and modern medical care. Currently, there are also about 20 different rare diseases patient associations in Bulgaria.
What to do if there is no patient association for my rare diseases?
If you, your friend or your relative is suffering from a rare disease for which there is no patient organization, ICRDOD and NAPRD can assist you to create one.
What should I do if I am diagnosed with a rare disease?
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Today I would like to introduce you to some novelties for the beauty treatment at home,I've tested different facial masks. I tried masks by Glamglow, Clinique, Clarins, Garnier and Zoé.
The Clinique Clinique Purify Charcoal Clay Mask & Scrub combines a purifying mask with a scrub. The mask deeply cleanses the skin, after use it is cleared. The natural carbon from bamboo and kaolin clay remove pollutants and impurities. After the exposure time, moisten the face a little bit and in a circular motion exfoliate the skin and at the same time wash off the mask. The mask has a great effect on impure skin and reliably absorbs the dirt in the pores. The combination of mask and peeling I also find super handy. A great mask for those who like it easy, fast and uncomplicated.
I also tested one mask from Clarins and one from Garnier. The black mask by Garnier SkinActive has a clarifying, moisturizing and pore-refining effect. It adapts well to your own face shape and has enough big cut-outs. The mask stays reliably in place. After application, the skin appears visibly clarified. The Super Restorative Instant Lift Serum Mask by Clarins cushions the skin. It's the first mask I tested, which also includes the neck area. After application, the skin radiates and appears smoothed and padded with moisture.
Now to the mask, which has probably caused a sensation on Instagram and Co. The Glamglow Gravitymud Firming Treatment Glittermask. It's a peel-off mask, so therefore no microplastic enters the sewage. The mask can be easily applied with the enclosed brush. Simply apply a thin layer and allow to dry for 20 – 30 minutes. I have not used peel-off masks for a while. Why? Many peel-off masks remain super annoying stick to the skin and can not be easily removed, yes, most of the time they still have to be washed off. Glamglow's Glittermask is different. Also with this mask Glamglow convinces me with the incomparable quality. The mask can be easily removed.
Zoé has two new masks. On the one hand the Zoé Cleansing pore refining mask with clay and the Zoé Cleansing clearing mask with clay. Both the pore-refining mask and the clarifying mask leave a matted and cleared skin. In comparison with other clay masks, however, these are stronger in texture but still easy to apply. They are small tubes, so they are good for trying. For impure skin certainly worth a test.
Glitter in einer Maske? Ich bin da jetzt etwas skeptisch, ob das gut ist?
Ich war auch skeptisch, aber eben es ist eine Peel-Off-Maske und vom Glitter spürst du nichts.
Ja absolut, lustigerweise hatte ich dies noch nie.


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Q: Automatically generate legend for graphs in r? Is it somehow possible, to automatically generate a legend in R? One thing that really annoys me, is redundant information, that I have to enter to show the legend (for example the line colour,...)
plot(
  c(1:5), c(.7, 2.2, 3.1, 3.9, 5.2),
  col=1,
  pch=3,
  type="b"
)

lines(
  c(1:5), c(1:5),
  col=2,
  pch=6,
  type="o"
)

legend(
  "topleft",
  legend=c("data", "expactation"),
  col=c(1, 2),
  pch=c(3, 6),
  lty=c(2 ,1)
)

I already gave information about the line colour,... in the commands plot and lines. It would be nice, if I do not have to add this information again in legend.
Is it for example possible to store the "lines"-Object and "plot"-object in a variable and only pass these objects to legend (where legend finds the required information)?
p = plot(...)
l = lines (...)
legend("topleft", p, l)

A:
Is it for example possible to store the "lines"-Object and
  "plot"-object in a variable and only pass these objects to legend
  (where legend finds the required information)

Not easily. However, ggplot2 gives you this functionality. For example,
##Create some data and load the library
dd = data.frame(x = c(1:5,1:5), y = c(.7, 2.2, 3.1, 3.9, 5.2, 1:5),
                type=rep(c("data", "expectation"), each=5))

require(ggplot2)

Next we create a plot object`:
##Legend is automatically generated
g = ggplot(data=dd, aes(x = x, y=y)) +
    geom_point(aes(colour=type, pch=type))
g

Not we add some lines to the "plot object":
g + geom_line(aes(colour=type, pch=type))

A: No, not without an awful lot of work and a wrapper too the plot function so that you record the styles specified once and pass them on to the various plotting functions and the legend.
The ggplot2 and lattice packages are higher-level approaches where this sort of thing is automated for you.

A: You need to customize the legend if you want it to look like your plot. Lattice technically got auto.key option, but it gives you ugly default colours and points type. But you can easily store your parameters' values before you make a plot, and then pass them to the corresponding arguments. Below is an example with lattice:
#your example data
d <- data.frame(a=rep(1:5,2), b=c(.7, 2.2, 3.1, 3.9, 5.2, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5),
                c=rep(c("data", "expactation"),each=5))
#your `pch` and 'col` you pass to the plot
pch.a <- c(3,6)
col.a <- 1:2
library(lattice)
xyplot(a ~ b, groups=c, data = d, type="o", col=col.a, pch=pch.a, aspect=1/2,
       key = list(points=list(pch=pch.a, col=col.a), text=list(levels(d$c))))


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Q: Generate acces token when uploading file to firebase storage I am experimenting with Firebase cloud functions and PDFs. I would like to send a PDF via email and save the Access token in Firebase database. My cloudfunctions looks like current code:
exports.invoice = functions
  .https
  .onRequest( (req,  res) => {
    const myPdfFile = admin.storage().bucket().file('/test/Arbeitsvertrag-2.pdf');
    const doc = new pdfkit({ margin: 50 });
    const stream = doc.pipe(myPdfFile.createWriteStream());

    doc.fontSize(25).text('Test 4 PDF!', 100, 100);
    doc.end();

    return res.send('Arbeitsvertrag-2.pdf');

  });

Via this code a PDF is stored in firebase storage.

Only no access token is created. Is there any way to do this by default?

A: you can do this as well to get download url and include the url in the email.
If your file is already exists in firebase storage and you want to get the public url
const bucket = admin.storage().bucket();

const fileInStorage = bucket.file(uploadPath);
const [fileExists] = await fileInStorage.exists();
if (fileExists) {
        const [metadata, response] = await fileInStorage.getMetadata();

        return metadata.mediaLink;
}

If you want to upload the file and same time get download url
    const bucket = admin.storage().bucket();

    // create a temp file to upload to storage
    const tempLocalFile = path.join(os.tmpdir(), fileName);

    const wstream = fs.createWriteStream(tempLocalFile);
    wstream.write(buffer);
    wstream.end();

    // upload file to storage and make it public + creating download token
    const [file, meta] = await bucket.upload(tempLocalFile, {
        destination: uploadPath,
        resumable: false,
        public: true,
        metadata: {
            contentType: 'image/png',
            metadata: {
                firebaseStorageDownloadTokens: uuidV4(),
            },
        },
    });

    //delete temp file
    fs.unlinkSync(tempLocalFile);

    return  meta.mediaLink;


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Restrictions tightened in Kashmir over COVID surge, Sehrai's death
By Press Trust of India on 2:37 pm May 6, 2021 No Comment
Srinagar:: Normal life remained affected in many areas in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday with the imposition of the lockdown in the wake of an alarming surge in coronavirus cases, even as the restrictions were tightened in the Valley due to the death of TeH chairman Mohammad Ashraf Sehrai, officials said.
Restrictions on the movement and assembly of people continued to remain imposed in many districts of the UT in the wake of the lockdown announced by the government," the officials said.
They said while curfew was in place across the Kashmir valley and in Jammu district, restrictions on the assembly of people were also imposed in many areas of the Jammu division.
The restrictions were tightened in many areas of the valley following the death of Sehrai, who passed away at a hospital in Jammu on Wednesday, the officials said.
Sehrai was under PSA detention at Udhampur jail where from he was shifted to a hospital after his health deteriorated. He was buried at his ancestral village in Kupwara district of north Kashmir in the early hours of the morning as per COVID protocol.
The officials said security forces put barricades on roads at many places in the city here as well as in other district headquarters of the valley to prevent the movement of people.
They said while the restrictions were being implemented strictly, essential and emergency services were allowed.
The officials said shops, fuel stations and other business establishments were shut across the valley, while public transport was off the roads.
On April 29, the Jammu and Kashmir administration imposed a curfew in 11 districts in a bid to tackle the surge in COVID-19 cases, which was subsequently extended to all the 20 districts the next day.
The curfew, which was supposed to end at 7 am on May 3, was extended in the twin capitals of Jammu and Srinagar besides Budgam and Baramulla till 7 am Thursday.
However, the authorities in other districts of the valley also ordered extension in the restrictions till Thursday.
Restrictions tightened in Kashmir over COVID surge, Sehrai's death added by Press Trust of India on 2:37 pm May 6, 2021
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import moment from 'moment';
import Icon from 'react-native-vector-icons/Ionicons';
import NavigationBar from 'react-native-navbar';
import Picker from 'react-native-picker';
import React, { Component, PropTypes } from 'react';
import { ScrollView, View, Text, TextInput, DatePickerIOS, Modal, TouchableOpacity } from 'react-native';

import Colors from '../../styles/colors';
import { Headers } from '../../fixtures';
import { KeyboardAwareScrollView } from 'react-native-keyboard-aware-scroll-view';
import BackButton from '../shared/BackButton';
import { API, DEV } from '../../config';
import { globals, formStyles } from '../../styles';

const styles = formStyles;

function setErrorMsg({ location, name }){
  if (! location ){
    return 'You must provide a location.';
  } else if (! name ){
    return 'You must provide a name.';
  } else {
    return '';
  }
};

class CreateEventConfirm extends Component{
  constructor(){
    super();
    this.goBack = this.goBack.bind(this);
    this.saveStart = this.saveStart.bind(this);
    this.saveEnd = this.saveEnd.bind(this);
    this.submitForm = this.submitForm.bind(this);
    this.toggleStartModal = this.toggleStartModal.bind(this);
    this.toggleEndModal = this.toggleEndModal.bind(this);
    this.state = {
      description       : '',
      end               : new Date(),
      errorMsg          : '',
      finalEnd          : new Date(),
      finalStart        : new Date(),
      showEndModal      : false,
      showStartModal    : false,
      start             : new Date(),
    };
  }
  submitForm(){
    let errorMsg = setErrorMsg({...this.props, ...this.state});
    console.log('SUBMIT', errorMsg);
    if (errorMsg !== ''){
      this.setState({ errorMsg }); return;
    }
    let event = {
      capacity    : this.props.capacity,
      description : this.state.description,
      createdAt   : new Date().valueOf(),
      end         : this.state.finalEnd.valueOf(),
      going       : [ this.props.currentUser.id ],
      groupId     : this.props.group.id,
      location    : this.props.location || {},
      name        : this.props.eventName,
      start       : this.state.finalStart.valueOf(),
    };
    fetch(`${API}/events`, {
      method: 'POST',
      headers: Headers,
      body: JSON.stringify(event)
    })
    .then(response => response.json())
    .then(data => this.props.navigator.push({ name: 'Group', group: this.props.group }))
    .catch(err => {
      console.log('ERR', err);
      this.setState({ errorMsg: err.reason })
    })
    .done();
  }
  goBack(){
    this.props.navigator.pop();
  }
  toggleStartModal(){
    this.setState({ showStartModal: ! this.state.showStartModal })
  }
  toggleEndModal(){
    this.setState({ showEndModal: ! this.state.showEndModal })
  }
  saveStart(){
    this.setState({ showStartModal: false, finalStart: this.state.start, end: this.state.start, finalEnd: this.state.start })
  }
  saveEnd(){
    this.setState({ showEndModal: false, finalEnd: this.state.end })
  }
  render(){
    let { finalStart, finalEnd } = this.state;
    return (
      <View style={[globals.flexContainer, globals.inactive]}>
        <NavigationBar
          title={{ title: 'Confirm Event', tintColor: 'white' }}
          tintColor={Colors.brandPrimary}
          leftButton={<BackButton handlePress={this.goBack}/>}
        />
        <KeyboardAwareScrollView style={[styles.formContainer, globals.pv1]} contentInset={{bottom: 49}}>
          <Text style={styles.h4}>{"* When does the event start?"}</Text>
          <View style={styles.formField}>
            <TouchableOpacity style={styles.flexRow} onPress={this.toggleStartModal}>
              <Text style={styles.input}>{finalStart ? moment(finalStart).format('dddd MMM Do, h:mm a') : 'Choose a starting time'}</Text>
              <Icon name="ios-arrow-forward" color='#777' size={30} style={globals.mr1}/>
            </TouchableOpacity>
          </View>
          <Text style={styles.h4}>* When does the event end?</Text>
          <View style={styles.formField}>
            <TouchableOpacity style={styles.flexRow} onPress={this.toggleEndModal}>
              <Text style={styles.input}>{finalEnd ? moment(finalEnd).format('dddd MMM Do, h:mm a') : 'Choose an ending time'}</Text>
              <Icon name="ios-arrow-forward" color='#777' size={30} style={globals.mr1}/>
            </TouchableOpacity>
          </View>
          <Text style={styles.h4}>Leave a note for your attendees</Text>
          <TextInput
            ref={(el) => this.description = el }
            returnKeyType="next"
            blurOnSubmit={true}
            clearButtonMode='always'
            onChangeText={(description) => this.setState({ description })}
            placeholderTextColor='#bbb'
            style={styles.largeInput}
            multiline={true}
            placeholder="Type a summary of the event..."
          />
          <View style={[styles.error, globals.ma1]}>
            <Text style={styles.errorText}>{this.state.errorMsg}</Text>
          </View>
        </KeyboardAwareScrollView>
        <TouchableOpacity onPress={this.submitForm} style={[styles.submitButton, styles.buttonMargin]}>
          <Text style={globals.largeButtonText}>Save</Text>
        </TouchableOpacity>
        <Modal
          animationType='slide'
          transparent={true}
          visible={this.state.showStartModal}
          onRequestClose={this.saveStart}
          >
         <View style={styles.modal}>
           <View style={styles.datepicker}>
             <DatePickerIOS
               date={this.state.start}
               minimumDate={new Date()}
               minuteInterval={15}
               mode='datetime'
               onDateChange={(start) => this.setState({ start })}
             />
             <View style={styles.btnGroup}>
               <TouchableOpacity style={styles.pickerButton} onPress={() => this.setState({ showStartModal: false })}>
                 <Text style={styles.btnText}>Cancel</Text>
               </TouchableOpacity>
               <TouchableOpacity style={[styles.pickerButton, globals.brandPrimary]} onPress={this.saveStart}>
                 <Text style={[styles.btnText, { color: 'white' }]}>Save</Text>
               </TouchableOpacity>
             </View>
           </View>
         </View>
        </Modal>
        <Modal
          animationType={"slide"}
          transparent={true}
          visible={this.state.showEndModal}
          onRequestClose={this.saveEnd}
          >
         <View style={styles.modal}>
           <View style={styles.datepicker}>
             <DatePickerIOS
               date={this.state.end}
               minimumDate={new Date()}
               minuteInterval={15}
               mode='datetime'
               onDateChange={(end) => this.setState({ end })}
             />
             <View style={styles.btnGroup}>
               <TouchableOpacity style={styles.pickerButton} onPress={() => this.setState({ showEndModal: false })}>
                 <Text style={styles.btnText}>Cancel</Text>
               </TouchableOpacity>
               <TouchableOpacity style={[styles.pickerButton, globals.brandPrimary]} onPress={this.saveEnd}>
                 <Text style={[styles.btnText, globals.buttonText]}>Save</Text>
               </TouchableOpacity>
             </View>
           </View>
         </View>
        </Modal>
      </View>
    )
  }
}

export default CreateEventConfirm;


Government Technology: Beginning in 2009, Minnesota will equire electronic submission of health transactions. "The new requirements, signed into law by Governor Tim Pawlenty as part of the 2007 Omnibus Health and Human Services funding bill, apply to all health care providers and affects virtually anyone who bills for or buys health care services on behalf of a group of people," including "auto insurers, chiropractors, dentists, pharmacists, workers compensation insurers and others."
Where is Muninet Wireless Broadband?
MuniWireless has posted an updated list of municipal wireless initiatives.
Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D., W.Va.) has introduced legislation establishing a national goal for the universal deployment of next-generation, 100 megabit Internet access by 2015, "and calling upon Congress and the President to develop a strategy, enact legislation, and adopt policies to accomplish this objective," according to Thomas. The goal is 10 megabit service by the end of 2010, and 100 megabits service by the end of 2015.
NASCIO has just released a compendium of state health IT efforts. Listed for each state, according to the introduction on the association's publications page, are standard descriptions, ranging from executive orders to legislative-driven initiatives to public/private or public/non-profit partnerships.
The CIOs also met with members of non-governmental organizations such as the National [Governors] Association and the eHeatlh Initiative. While three-quarters of a state CIO's work involves implementing federal funds, [Wisconsin CIO Matt] Miszewski says, too often the allocation and dispersal of federal money for state IT projects occurs without the involvement of the CIO.
Over at Om Malik's blog, Katie Fehrenbacher writes than in addition to developing muni-broadband networks, Earthlink is planning a WiFi-only phone. The company plans to sell voice and data subscriptions.
"Netroots" changing telecom lobbying game?
CIO Insight takes note of the so-called "netroots" action in favor of network neutrality, suggesting that the grassroots movement might be changing the nature of the lobbying game.
ConnectKentucky has been named the winner of a national excellence in economic development award, according to Government Technology. Governor Ernie Fletcher's Prescription for Innovation, of which ConnectKentucky is a part, is credited with increasing broadband availability and usage by 33 and 45 percent, respectively. The goal is to make broadband avialable to 100 percent of the homes in the commonwealth by 2007. That figure is currently 82 percent.
The Economic Development Administration in the U.S. Department of Commerce made the award. More information on awarded programs is available on its web site.
According to Government Technology, Wisconsin has signed into law a bill that it hopes will increase broadband availability in the state. Companies that demonstrate that they will expand broadband in areas of the state where there are one (or none) providers will be eligible tax credits.


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LeadersJan 2nd 1999 edition
The damage done
WITH every day that passes, matters get worse. The country is drifting along in a state of neglect. Legislative programmes are unheard of. Reformist debate has stopped. The political atmosphere is as poisonous as it has been since the 1960s. Iraq is bombed, and half America—as well as much of the world—wonders at the president's motives. When Russia collapses, when markets stumble, when China gets aggressive, when the next terrorist atrocity occurs, the world still hopes America will take the lead. But how can it, when Bill Clinton is about to go on trial before the Senate?
Everyone wants this horror—and horror is not too strong a word—to end. Had Mr Clinton resigned in August, when he was forced to admit that he had lied to his family, his colleagues and the American people, he could have finished it there. He could still do so; and would do so, if he were capable of shame or had any sense of honour. But Mr Clinton is even less inclined to resign today than he was before his impeachment. The vote to impeach was so partisan that it has rallied even wavering Democrats behind him, and has hitched the polls a few points higher in his favour. Where even the intimation of impeachment shattered Nixon, it has strengthened Bill Clinton. He will cling on to the last.
How then can the paralysis be broken? At this point, only in two ways. The first would be a quick trial in the Senate, which would probably end in acquittal but would not rule out criminal proceedings once Mr Clinton had left office. The second would be a motion of censure: constitutionally doubtful, but not objectionable, as long as it did not include immunity from future prosecution. Two things are vital here. The first is speed, to get America back to work. But more important is the second: that the president should be made to face the consequences of his perjury before the grand jury. He must be made to feel the weight of the damage he has done.
Penance all round
To be fair, blame for the damage should also be laid at other doors. America has been so convulsed by this scandal, and the public so revolted, because the process of bringing Mr Clinton to book has been tainted at every stage. The president was dogged by an independent counsel whose powers were excessive and whose tactics were sometimes suspect. The Supreme Court caused much of the paralysis by ruling that the Paula Jones suit against a sitting president should proceed. That suit itself was encouraged by the president's political enemies. The press—including The Economist—leapt into the Monica story with both feet. As a result, although the machinery of impeachment was gleefully cranked up, it soon felt wrong. The sense of shame and sadness that now engulfs many thoughtful Americans comes not so much from sympathy with this particular president—whose lying defiance deserves none—as from worry at the precedents that have been set for political vendettas against elected presidents in future.
As the new year dawns, there is some hope that the damage done will not be lasting. In the Senate, at least, there is a desperate urge for civility to undo the grandstanding rudeness shown by Republicans in the House. If the Senate performs its duties with dispatch, and above all with bipartisanship, some of the wounds may start to heal; though it may take months, and even a trouncing in next year's elections, before the Republican zealots in Congress start to grasp the havoc they have caused.
On a point of detail (though a large one) Congress should review, and consider abolishing in its present form, the office of the independent counsel when the statute comes up for renewal this year. At present, an attorney-general has little choice but to appoint such a counsel when there seems to be evidence of executive-branch wrongdoing. But his brief is open-ended, his funding and his subpoena powers almost limitless. The present statute, a reaction against the powerless prosecutors of the Watergate era, did not envisage a Ken Starr figure let loose on the White House. The office has diminished the importance of Congress (as was seen most clearly in Watergate) in checking the excesses of the president and his men.
The Supreme Court, too, has not emerged without bruising. As soon as a pretext arises (though America might well hope one would not arise soon), the court should revisit its ruling that sitting presidents are liable to prosecution in civil suits. The justices, like the House Republicans in turn, have sometimes seemed blustered into hardline positions by their distaste for the president's stonewalling. If calmer tempers can prevail, the three main branches of government may be able to deal with each other reasonably again.
Yet that may take years. Although every arm of government, not merely the president, has behaved in ways they are now beginning to regret, dangerous precedents have been set. The presidency is a weakened and unattractive office, impeachment has become a purely partisan instrument, and marginal groups in Congress will now feel they have the power to overturn the mandate of the people. It is high time everyone drew back, reviewed the damage, and began to restore some of the rules and conventions that have kept America free of such traumas in the past. But the first essential is the brisk, fair and appropriate punishment of the man who, many months ago, might have spared his country all this agony by behaving as an honourable president really should.
This article appeared in the Leaders section of the print edition under the headline "The damage done"
Welcome to the era of the bossy state
Boris Johnson has always been unfit to be prime minister
Standemonium
Central Asia will remain unstable, however many troops Russia sends
Indiacitement
Hindu bigots are openly urging Indians to murder Muslims
Poor students
America has failed to learn from the safe opening of classrooms abroad
Countries around the world want to bend companies to their will
With him in office, Britain can expect a rough ride
Events in Kazakhstan are not what they seem
And the ruling party does nothing to stop them
Its children have lost more school days than peers in most rich countries


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using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using Orchard.Events;

namespace Orchard.ImportExport.Services {
    [Obsolete("Implement IRecipeBuilderStep instead.")]
    public interface ICustomExportStep : IEventHandler {
        void Register(IList<string> steps);
    }
}


Making waves in their brief existence for their colorful, psych-pop pastiche, LA's Fever The Ghost released their Crab In Honey EP to much adulation from critics and peers alike. 2014 saw the band share stage The Flaming Lips, Temples, Sean Lennon, Morgan Delt, among many others. Putting the finishing touches for their 2015 full-length debut (for Heavenly Recordings and Complicated Game) - the band plots a lengthy touring schedule which includes Levitation (Austin Psych Fest), Canadian Music Week In Toronto, Southern California's Desert Daze, and a national US tour with their Heavenly Recordings labelmates Temples.
On their Crab In Honey EP, Fever The Ghost delivered an expertly-crafted collection of interstellar pop with surprises lurking around every corner. Clocking in just under 20 minutes, Crab in Honey managed to pack in the ideas covering a wide range of sonic terrain, while never drifting too far from their melodic center. Easy to get into with inviting hooks, Crab In Honey is the kind of work that grows more complex and deep with each successive listen. Genuinely weird and weirdly accessable.


As with other Kaby Lake-U processors, this one is aimed at ultra-low power platforms. Finally, the Core M7-7Y75 appears to be part of Intel�s Kaby Lake-Y series. If so, its TDP won�t go above... The new Whiskey Lake-U CPUs contain up to 4 cores and 8 threads, the same as their Kaby Lake predecessors. The three low-power Amber Lake-Y CPU variants are all dual-core and have 4 threads.
In practice, these improved video functions let Kaby Lake CPUs play back 4K HEVC video much more efficiently than they would be able to if they had to rely on CPU power alone, as demonstrated by... The empire strikes back � Intel Coffee Lake Core i7-8700K review: The best gaming CPU you can buy It even beats an eight-core Ryzen in many content creation apps�but boy does it run hot.
The new Whiskey Lake-U CPUs contain up to 4 cores and 8 threads, the same as their Kaby Lake predecessors. The three low-power Amber Lake-Y CPU variants are all dual-core and have 4 threads.
This is the formula for calculating the power draw based on the spinning of the analog disk: (3600 / number of seconds) * kH # = watts consumed Let�s say that we watched our meter and the disk took 15 seconds to spin one full revolution.
20/01/2017�� I took a look at the performance of Intel's most powerful non overclock-able Kaby Lake CPU, the Core i7-7700. I ran benchmarks including a power draw test and compared it to the i7-6700.
Could be worth a short stress test also (Prime95 etc) while watching the power draw too so that you know what happens if a runaway process decides to peg the CPU at 100%.