Gedas Adomavicius is a professor in the Department of Information and Decision Sciences at the Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota, where he also holds the Carolyn I. Anderson Chair in Business Education Excellence. He received his PhD degree in computer science from New York University. His general research interests revolve around computational techniques for aiding decision-making in information-intensive environments and include personalization technologies and recommender systems, machine learning and data analytics, and electronic market mechanisms. His research has been published in a number of leading academic journals in information systems and computer science, including Information Systems Research, MIS Quarterly, Management Science, Journal of Operations Management, IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering, ACM Transactions on Information Systems, and Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery, and has been cited more than 18,000 times to date (according to Google Scholar). He has received several research grants from major funding institutions, including the U.S. National Science Foundation CAREER award for his research on personalization technologies. He has served on the editorial boards of several leading academic journals, including as Senior Editor for Information Systems Research and MIS Quarterly. In 2017, Prof. Adomavicius received the INFORMS Information Systems Society's Distinguished Fellow Award. At the Carlson School of Management, he has taught analytics-related courses in the undergraduate, MBA, MSBA, PhD, and Executive Education programs and is currently serving as the chair of the Information and Decision Sciences Department.
G. Adomavicius, J. Bockstedt, S. Curley, and J. Zhang. Reducing Recommender Systems Biases: An Investigation of Rating Display Designs. MIS QUARTERLY. Forthcoming.
G. Adomavicius, A. Gupta, and M. Yang. Designing Real-Time Feedback for Bidders in Homogeneous-Item Continuous Combinatorial Auctions. MIS QUARTERLY. Forthcoming.
M. Yang, Y. Ren, and G. Adomavicius. Understanding User-Generated Content and Customer Engagement on Facebook Business Pages. INFORMATION SYSTEMS RESEARCH. Forthcoming.
M. Yang, G. Adomavicius, and A. Gupta. Efficient Computational Strategies for Dynamic Inventory Liquidation. INFORMATION SYSTEMS RESEARCH. Forthcoming.
G. Adomavicius, J. Bockstedt, S. Curley, J. Zhang, and S. Ransbotham. Hidden Side Effects of Recommendation Systems. MIT SLOAN MANAGEMENT REVIEW, 60(2):13-15, Winter 2019.
M. Yang, G. Adomavicius, G. Burtch, and Y. Ren. Mind the Gap: Accounting for Measurement Error and Misclassification in Variables Generated via Data Mining. INFORMATION SYSTEMS RESEARCH, 29(1):4-24, March 2018.
G. Adomavicius, J. Bockstedt, S. Curley, and J. Zhang. Effects of Online Recommendations on Consumers' Willingness to Pay. INFORMATION SYSTEMS RESEARCH, 29(1):84-102, March 2018.
J. Wolfson et al. Use and Customization of Risk Scores for Predicting Cardiovascular Events Using Electronic Health Record Data. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION, 6(4), April 2017.
M. Bichler, Z. Hao, and G. Adomavicius. Coalition-Based Pricing in Ascending Combinatorial Auctions. INFORMATION SYSTEMS RESEARCH, 28(1):159-179, 2017.
A. Ermagun, Y. Fan, J. Wolfson, G. Adomavicius, and K. Das. Real-Time Trip Purpose Prediction Using Online Location-Based Search and Discovery Services. TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PART C: EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES, 77:96-112, April 2017.
D.M. Vock et al. Adapting machine learning techniques to censored time-to-event health record data: A general-purpose approach using inverse probability of censoring weighting. JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL INFORMATICS, 61:119-131, June 2016.
G. Adomavicius and J. Zhang. Classification, Ranking, and Top-K Stability of Recommendation Algorithms. INFORMS JOURNAL ON COMPUTING, 28(1):129-147, 2016.
J. Wolfson et al. A Naïve Bayes Machine Learning Approach to Risk Prediction Using Censored, Time-to-Event Data. STATISTICS IN MEDICINE, 34(21):2941-2957, 2015.
S. Bandyopadhyay et al. Data mining for censored time-to-event data: A Bayesian network model for predicting cardiovascular risk from electronic health record data. DATA MINING AND KNOWLEDGE DISCOVERY, 29(4):1033-1069, July 2015.
G. Adomavicius and J. Zhang. Improving Stability of Recommender Systems: A Meta-Algorithmic Approach. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON KNOWLEDGE AND DATA ENGINEERING, 27(6):1573-1587, June 2015.
G. Adomavicius, J. Bockstedt, and S. Curley. Bundling Effects on Variety Seeking for Digital Information Goods. JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS, 31(4):182-212, 2015.
G. Meyer, G. Adomavicius, P. Johnson, M. Elidrisi, W. Rush, J. Sperl-Hillen, and P. O'Connor. A Machine Learning Approach to Improving Dynamic Decision Making. INFORMATION SYSTEMS RESEARCH, 25(2):239-263, 2014.
G. Adomavicius and Y. Kwon. Optimization-Based Approaches for Maximizing Aggregate Recommendation Diversity. INFORMS JOURNAL ON COMPUTING, 26(2):351-369, 2014.
G. Adomavicius, J. Bockstedt, S. Curley, and J. Zhang. Do Recommender Systems Manipulate Consumer Preferences? A Study of Anchoring Effects. INFORMATION SYSTEMS RESEARCH, 24(4):956-975, 2013.
G. Adomavicius, S. Curley, A. Gupta, and P. Sanyal. User Acceptance of Complex Electronic Market Mechanisms: Role of Information Feedback. JOURNAL OF OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT, 31(6):489-503, 2013.
G. Adomavicius, S. Curley, A. Gupta, and P. Sanyal. Impact of Information Feedback in Continuous Combinatorial Auctions: An Experimental Study of Economic Performance. MIS QUARTERLY, 37(1):55-76, March 2013.
G. Adomavicius and J. Zhang. Stability of Recommendation Algorithms. ACM TRANSACTIONS ON INFORMATION SYSTEMS, 30(4), Article 23 (31 pages), November 2012.
G. Adomavicius, J. Bockstedt, and A. Gupta. Modeling Supply-Side Dynamics of IT Components, Products, and Infrastructure: An Empirical Analysis Using Vector Autoregression. INFORMATION SYSTEMS RESEARCH, 23(2):397-417, 2012.
G. Adomavicius and Y. Kwon. Improving Aggregate Recommendation Diversity Using Ranking-Based Techniques. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON KNOWLEDGE AND DATA ENGINEERING, 24(5):896-911, May 2012.
G. Adomavicius, S. Curley, A. Gupta, and P. Sanyal. Effect of Information Feedback on Bidder Behavior in Continuous Combinatorial Auctions. MANAGEMENT SCIENCE, 58(4):811-830, April 2012.
G. Adomavicius, A. Gupta, and P. Sanyal. Effect of Information Feedback on the Outcomes and Dynamics of Multisourcing Multiattribute Procurement Auctions. JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS, 28(4):199-229, Spring 2012.
G. Adomavicius and J. Zhang. Impact of Data Characteristics on Recommender Systems Performance. ACM TRANSACTIONS ON MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS, 3(1), Article 3 (17 pages), April 2012.
G. Adomavicius, B. Mobasher, F. Ricci, and A. Tuzhilin. Context-Aware Recommender Systems. AI MAGAZINE. 32(3):67-80, 2011.
G. Adomavicius, A. Tuzhilin, and R. Zheng. REQUEST: A Query Language for Customizing Recommendations. INFORMATION SYSTEMS RESEARCH, 22(1):99-117, 2011.
G. Adomavicius, A. Gupta, and D. Zhdanov. Designing Intelligent Software Agents for Auctions with Limited Information Feedback. INFORMATION SYSTEMS RESEARCH, 20(4):507-526, 2009.
G. Adomavicius, J. Bockstedt, A. Gupta, and R. Kauffman. Making Sense of Technology Trends in the Information Technology Landscape: A Design Science Approach. MIS QUARTERLY, 32(4):779-810, 2008.
G. Adomavicius, J. Bockstedt, A. Gupta, and R. Kauffman. Understanding Evolution in Technology Ecosystems. COMMUNICATIONS OF THE ACM, 51(10):117-122, 2008.
G. Adomavicius and J. Bockstedt. C-TREND: Temporal Cluster Graphs for Identifying and Visualizing Trends in Multi-Attribute Transactional Data. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON KNOWLEDGE AND DATA ENGINEERING, 20(6):721-735, June 2008.
G. Adomavicius and Y. Kwon. New Recommendation Techniques for Multi-Criteria Rating Systems. IEEE INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS, 22(3):48-55, May-June 2007.
G. Adomavicius, J. Bockstedt, A. Gupta, and R. Kauffman. Technology Roles and Paths of Influence in an Ecosystem Model of Technology Evolution. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT, 8(2):185-202, June 2007.
G. Adomavicius and A. Tuzhilin. Validation Sequence Optimization: A Theoretical Approach. INFORMS JOURNAL ON COMPUTING, 19(2):185-200, 2007.
G. Adomavicius and A. Tuzhilin. Personalization Technologies: A Process-Oriented Perspective. COMMUNICATIONS OF THE ACM, 48(10):83-90, October 2005.
G. Adomavicius and A. Gupta. Towards Comprehensive Real-Time Bidder Support in Iterative Combinatorial Auctions. INFORMATION SYSTEMS RESEARCH, 16(2):169-185, 2005.
G. Adomavicius and A. Tuzhilin. Toward the Next Generation of Recommender Systems: A Survey of the State-of-the-Art and Possible Extensions. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON KNOWLEDGE AND DATA ENGINEERING, 17(6):734-749, 2005.
G. Adomavicius, R. Sankaranarayanan, S. Sen, and A. Tuzhilin. Incorporating Contextual Information in Recommender Systems Using a Multidimensional Approach. ACM TRANSACTIONS ON INFORMATION SYSTEMS, 23(1):103-145, January 2005.
G. Adomavicius and A. Tuzhilin. An Architecture of e-Butler: A Consumer-Centric Online Personalization System. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF COMPUTATIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND APPLICATIONS, 2(3):313-327, 2002.
G. Adomavicius and A. Tuzhilin. Expert-Driven Validation of Rule-Based User Models in Personalization Applications. DATA MINING AND KNOWLEDGE DISCOVERY, 5(1/2):33-58, 2001.
G. Adomavicius and A. Tuzhilin. Using Data Mining Methods to Build Customer Profiles. IEEE COMPUTER, 34(2):74-82, 2001.


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Q: Sql query on How to retrieve the value from root node in xml column I am new to XML queries in SQL, and was hoping some one could help me with an Sql query on how to retrieve the type value.
I have an xml column data as shown below
<mnt:job xmlns:mnt="http://namespaces.aada.be/4.0/maintenance"
xmlns:order="http://namespaces.aadasoftware.net/4.4/maintenance/order"
mnt:version="1.0" mnt:type="Aada.Core.Orders.DownloadOrder, Aada.Core">
<mnt:targets>
<mnt:target mnt:id="bf321a20-8283-4760-a683-57892d8b9e12" mnt:status="Succeeded"
mnt:duration="00:00:00" mnt:message="" mnt:attempt="1">
<mnt:custom>
 .................

I wanted to retrieve the value("Aada.Core.Orders.DownloadOrder, Aada.Core") inside mnt:type but was not sure on how to write the query for it.
Appreciate the Help

A: You need to use @ to get the attribute:
DECLARE @X XML = '<mnt:job xmlns:mnt="http://namespaces.aada.be/4.0/maintenance"
                    xmlns:order="http://namespaces.aadasoftware.net/4.4/maintenance/order"
                    mnt:version="1.0" mnt:type="Aada.Core.Orders.DownloadOrder, Aada.Core">
                        <mnt:targets>
                            <mnt:target mnt:id="bf321a20-8283-4760-a683-57892d8b9e12" mnt:status="Succeeded"
                            mnt:duration="00:00:00" mnt:message="" mnt:attempt="1" />
                        </mnt:targets>
                    </mnt:job>';

WITH XMLNAMESPACES ('http://namespaces.aada.be/4.0/maintenance' AS mnt)
SELECT  @X.value('(/mnt:job/@mnt:type)[1]', 'nvarchar(max)');

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> everything since people won't be working on it.
but still a bug), so I like that mindset.
schema which is under a non-free license (no modification allowed).
like that to make the status clear.
those bugs that's likely to sit in the BTS for quite a long time.
plus some conventions for the commit message.
of those merges would be quite annoying.
own when a patch was merged upstream and went away (as you address later).
automatic enough for me, and none of them seem conceptually hard.
least well-maintained and with maintainers that are the most overloaded.
patches in the BTS where the BTS is aware of a patch as a patch.
> life-cycle of a bug.
> and then later upstream fixes it so the bug is closed.
Okay, the idea is growing on me more and more.


Foods Matter – a monthly magazine supporting anyone on a restricted diet.
Food allergy and intolerance are becoming increasingly common, especially among very young children but although many will 'grow out' of the condition it is important to understand it and treat it. This is partly because a small proportion of these children will have an allergy so serious that even a small contact with the relevant food could prove fatal and partly because if a child continues to eat a food to which he/she is reacting a pattern of allergy may be created and child's system may be damaged.
In true food allergy the child's immune system becomes confused and reacts to a particular, but essentially harmless, protein in the food as though it was a dangerous infection. No one knows why this happens.
Immune reactions can be varied but usually include the release of histamine which can cause itching and skin eruptions, swellings, shortness of breath and obstruction of the airwaves. In really serious cases the person can go into Anaphylactic shock in which the mouth, tongue and airways swell up and the blood pressure plummets. If not treated very quickly (within 10 minutes) with adrenaline (epinephrine) this can be fatal. This kind of reaction is normally seen with peanut allergy but can also occur with allergy to sesame seeds, tree nuts and milk proteins. Anaphylactic reactions in babies are extremely rare but do occur in young children.
Allergic reactions to milk proteins can also cause digestive problems – vomiting, diarrhoea, constipation, wind, colic – so if you have on going problems it is worth checking with your doctor.
As yet there is no cure for allergy although there is much research being done worldwide. The only treatment therefore is to avoid the food. Before you do that, however, you need to identify which food is causing the problem. Because true food allergy causes a biochemical reaction in the body it is possible to have skin prick and blood tests to identify the allergen. If you suspect this type of allergy you should go immediately to your doctor to ask for a test. If the test is positive you will be supplied with an 'epipen' with which to inject adrenaline/epinephrine in the case of a reaction.
Learn to read labels to make sure that the product you are buying does not contain even the smallest amount of the allergen.
Ensure that everyone who comes into contact with your baby/child understands the seriousness of the condition, what to avoid and how to recognise a reaction.
Ensure that you and everyone who looks after your child understands how to use the Epipen if need be.
Many children react to food without having the kind of immune system reaction described above.
Lactose is the sugar that is found in all milks, human, cow, sheep and goat. To digest it we need an enzyme called lactase. Occasionally a child either does not produce any lactase or not enough to digest the lactose sugar in the milk. Much more often the lactase is 'washed' out of the gut by a tummy upset or a bout of gastroenteritis.
Lactose intolerance can be dealt with by taking a lactase supplement (such as Colief – www.colief.com) which can be put into the milk (either expressed breast milk or formula) or using a lactose free formula milk (several manufacturers make them). If the intolerance was caused by gastroenteritis then the lactase enzyme will re-establish itself again quite quickly; if it is more permanent then you may need to use the supplement or lactose free formula regularly.
In the ideal digestive system the 'walls' of the gut (the intestines) are made up of tightly packed cells which only allow liquids and properly digested nutrients through into the blood stream. However, the gut walls, especially in young children, can very easily get damaged by a stomach upset or an infection.
If the gut walls get damaged then partially digested food proteins can get through the gut walls into the blood stream in which they travel all round the body. Since they are not meant to be there they can cause all kinds of unexpected reactions in different parts of the body. They can even sometimes get across what is known as the 'blood-brain barrier' and get into the brain where they can cause mood and behavioural problems.
The gut is also populated with millions of bacteria, both good and bad. If the balance of the gut flora is upset (by an infection or by anti-biotics) so that you have more bad than good bacteria, this can cause all kinds of digestive problems and may, if not 're-balanced', cause problems elsewhere in the body.
Symptoms can be hugely varied from all kinds of digestive upsets to eczema (common in new born babies who are not able to tolerate something either in their formula feed or something that they mother is eating if they are being breast fed), breathing difficulties, headaches, behavioural problems, aching joints etc etc etc.
There is no way of diagnosing intolerances on the NHS as there is no completely reliable testing method – intolerances do not show up in the blood in the way an allergy does.
If there is an intolerance/allergy problem with a very young baby it is nearly always to cow's milk or lactose so it is worth a breastfeeding mother staying off cow's milk products for a week or so to see if this makes a difference, or experimenting with alternative formulae if the baby is not being breast fed.
It is also wise to delay weaning for as long as possible if you suspect an intolerance problem – at least to six months and probably longer. And when you wean, to avoid potentially dangerous foods such as dairy, wheat and nuts for as long as possible – up to a year if you can. If you are worried about calcium intake you should take a calcium supplement – Biocare (www.biocare.co.uk) do supplements for babies and small children.
For older children you will need to try and identify the problem food. Start by keeping a food diary (writing down everything the child eats over a 5 – 7 day period and how it feels/behaves). If a food looks as thought it could be a problem, eliminate that food from their diet for a week and see if things improve. Then re-introduce it and see if things get worse.
If you identify a problem food - or problem foods – you will then need to eliminate that from their diet on a longer term basis. See above for how to do this.
Dealing with a child with a food allergy or intolerance can be a difficult and lonely experience so you need as much support as you can get.
Learn as much as you can about the problem and try to involve the rest of the family. The internet is crammed with sites, many of which can be very helpful. On the Foods Matter site (www.foodsmatter.com) you will find a links page with lots of suggestions for other sites to check out.
If you have a serious food allergy, join the Anaphylaxis Campaign (www.anaphylaxis.org.uk) who are really helpful and supportive.
Unfortunately, although there are lots of food intolerance sites, there are no support groups as such. However, at Foods Matter we have a childrens' club and provide on going support to many, many families with children in our monthly magazines. We also have lists of foods that you should be avoiding, all their various names (in 6 different languages), lists of books you can read, an Agony Allergy Aunt and ten years worth of specialist articles on anything and everything to do with food sensitivity. Check out www.foodsmatter.com (where you can also subscribe) to see what we offer our subscribers.


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MIAX Emerald Options Exchange Sets February 22, 2019 Launch Date
November 21, 2018 Asianet PakistanInc., MENA, Miami International Holdings, Press Releases
PRINCETON, New Jersey, Nov. 21, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Miami International Holdings, Inc. (MIH) today announced that MIAX Emerald will launch trading operations on February 22, 2019, pending SEC approval. MIAX Emerald will officially join MIH's other exchanges, MIAX Options® and MIAX PEARL™, as part of the MIAX Exchange Group. Specifically designed as a hybrid market model with pro rata allocation and maker-taker pricing, MIAX Emerald will serve to complement the market models of MIAX Options and MIAX PEARL and expand the MIAX Exchange Group's trade execution capabilities into a market segment currently not offered to its member firms.
"We are pleased to announce the launch date of our newest options exchange, MIAX Emerald," said Thomas P. Gallagher, Chairman and CEO of MIH. "February 22, 2019 will mark another great achievement in the history of our company and create a MIAX Exchange Group capable of addressing all of the electronic trading needs of our member firms. Additionally, with the addition of MIAX Emerald, the MIAX Exchange Group will be better poised to handle any future U.S. trading volume shift into a given market segment due to the unique market model of each of our exchanges."
For more information on MIAX Emerald interface specifications, please visit: https://www.miaxoptions.com/interface-specifications/emerald.
MIAX Emerald pricing information will be made available at a later date. Please contact MIAX Trading Operations at TradingOperations@MIAXOptions.com or (609) 897-7302 to coordinate connectivity and interface testing.
For further information regarding the MIAX Exchange Group, please visit www.MIAXOptions.com. To learn more about trading on the MIAX Exchanges, please contact Sales at Sales@MIAXOptions.com or MIAX Trading Operations at TradingOperations@MIAXOptions.com.
About MIH and the MIAX Exchange GroupMiami International Holdings, Inc. (MIH) is the parent holding company of Miami International Securities Exchange, LLC (MIAX Options) and MIAX PEARL, LLC (MIAX PEARL and together with MIAX Options, the MIAX Exchange Group), two fully electronic options trading exchanges.
MIAX Options currently lists and trades options on approximately 2,800 multi-listed classes. MIAX Options' unparalleled system throughput is approximately 38 million quotes per second. The average latency for a single quote on MIAX Options is approximately 17.56 microseconds for a full round trip. At the 99th and 99.9th percentiles, the latency on MIAX Options is approximately 25.69 and 57.67 microseconds, respectively.
MIAX PEARL launched trading operations on February 6, 2017 and currently lists and trades options on approximately 2,800 multi-listed classes. The average latency for a single order on MIAX PEARL is approximately 24.42 microseconds for a round trip. At the 99th and 99.9th percentiles, the latency on MIAX PEARL is approximately 32.35 and 60.38 microseconds, respectively.
The MIAX Exchange Group has assembled a team with deep rooted experience in developing, operating and trading on options exchanges, and its trading platforms have been developed in-house and designed from the ground up for the unique functional and performance demands of derivatives trading. MIAX Options and MIAX PEARL leverage the MIAX Exchange Group's industry-leading technology and infrastructure to provide their member firms with both traditional (MIAX Options) and maker-taker (MIAX PEARL) pricing structures. The MIAX Exchange Group's executive offices and National Operations Center are located in Princeton, New Jersey. The MIAX Exchange Group also maintains a Miami Operations Center in Miami, Florida, which contains the Miami Annual Meeting and Conference Center and the offices of MIAX Technologies and MIAX Global.
In addition to MIAX PEARL and MIAX Options, MIH is the parent holding company of Miami International Technologies, LLC (MIAX Technologies), MIAX Global, LLC (MIAX Global) and MIAX Emerald, LLC (MIAX Emerald). MIAX Technologies is MIH's technology subsidiary for the sale and/or license of the trading technology developed by the MIAX Exchange Group. MIAX Global focuses on merger, acquisition and joint venture activities of MIH. MIAX Global also provides technology and other services outside of North America, with its initial concentration being on Europe and Latin America. MIAX Emerald is MIH's third options exchange and is expected to launch in Q1 2019, pending SEC approval.
Disclaimer and Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
The press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to purchase any securities of MIH, and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation or sale in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer; solicitation or sale would be unlawful. This press release may contain forward-looking statements, including forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements concerning the plans, objectives, expectations and intentions and other statements that are not historical or current facts of MIH, together with its subsidiaries, including MIAX Options and MIAX PEARL (collectively, the Company). Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about the possible or assumed future results of operations of the Company; the competitive position of the Company; potential growth opportunities available to the Company; the expectation with respect to securities, options and future markets and general economic conditions; the effects of competition on the Company's business; and the impact of future legislation and regulatory changes on the Company's business. Forward-looking statements are based on the Company's current expectations and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements.
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Chris Brown's Journey DVD
BIRTHDAY: May 5, 1989
BIGGEST POP SINGLE: "Forever" (2008)
BIGGEST LP: Chris Brown (2005)
GRAMMY AWARDS: 1
BILLBOARD: '100 Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Artists': 67
"I just try to have fun. I look at what other people are doing and try to do the opposite." - Chris Brown
Chris Brown was born May 5, 1989 as 'Christopher Maurice Brown' and hails from Tappahannock, Virginia. Brown was able to top the charts by the time he was 16 and having a platinum debut LP and a few Grammy nominations before turning 18 - not to mention his 5 hit songs on the pop and R&B charts from his debut LP Chris Brown.
# 45 Singles Artist of the Year
October 1: Brown hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "Run It."
October 29: Brown hit the Top 10 with "Run It."
November: Brown released his debut LP Chris Brown.
November 12: Brown topped the Billboard Airplay chart for 7 weeks with "Run It."
November 19: Brown topped the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart for 2 weeks and Rhythmic Top 40 chart for 7 weeks with "Run It."
November 26: Brown topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart for 5 weeks with "Run It."
December 3: Brown hit #1 for 3 weeks on the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "Run It."
December 3: Brown topped the Billboard Pop 100 chart for 7 weeks with "Run It."
December 10: Brown topped the Billboard Top 40 Mainstream chart for 7 weeks with "Run It."
December 17: Brown topped the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart for 1 week with Chris Brown.
# 4 Singles Artist of the Year
January: Chris Brown was certified platinum.
January 28: Brown hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "Yo (Excuse Me Miss)."
April 1: Brown hit the Top 10 with "Yo (Excuse Me Miss)."
May 20: Brown hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "Gimme That."
June: Brown won 2 BET Award for Best New Artist and Viewer's Choice ("Yo (Excuse Me Miss)").
August: Brown won a Teen Choice Award for Choice Music Breakout, Male.
August 31: The video for "Run It" was nominated for 2 MTV Video Music Awards including Best New Artist and Viewer's Choice, and the video for "Yo (Excuse Me Miss)" was nominated for Best R&B Video.
October 7: Brown hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "Say Goodbye."
October 14: Brown topped the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart for 6 weeks with "Say Goodbye."
November 4: Brown hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 helping out Bow Wow with "Shortie Like Mine."
November 21: Brown was nominated for an American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist.
December: Chris Brown was certified 2x platinum.
December 2: Brown topped the Billboard Rap Songs chart helping out Bow Wow and Johnta Austin for 7 weeks with "Shortie Like Mine."
December 31: Brown topped the Billboard Year-End Charts as the Top Pop Artist (singles & albums), Top Pop Artist - Male (singles & albums), Top New Pop Artist, and Top Hot Rhythmic Artist.
January 13: Brown hit the Top 10 helping out Bow Wow with "Shortie Like Mine."
January: Brown could be seen in the film Stomp The Yard.
February 11: Brown was nominated for 2 Grammy Awards including Best Contemporary R&B Album (Chris Brown) and Best New Artist. Brown performed at the ceremony.
September 9: The video for "Wall To Wall" was nominated for a MTV Video Music Award for Best Cinematography (Rich & Tone and Flii Styles).
October 27: Brown hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with help from T-Pain with "Kiss Kiss."
November: Brown could be seen in the film This Christmas and heard on the soundtrack for This Christmas.
November 3: Brown topped the Billboard Digital Songs chart for 2 weeks, Digital Tracks chart for 4 weeks, and Rhythmic Top 40 chart for 6 weeks with help from T-Pain with "Kiss Kiss."
November 6: Brown released his next LP Exclusive.
November 10: Brown topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart for 3 weeks with help from T-Pain with "Kiss Kiss."
November 17: Brown hit the Top 10 with help from T-Pain with "Kiss Kiss."
December: Exclusive was certified platinum.
December 29: Brown hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "With You."
# 2 Singles Artist of the Year (# 1 Male Artist of the Year)
January 26: Brown hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with Jordin Sparks with "No Air."
February: Brown won a NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Male Artist.
February 9: Brown hit the Top 10 with "With You."
February 10: Brown was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration ("Kiss Kiss" with T-Pain).
February 23: Brown topped the Billboard Rhythmic Top 40 chart for 6 weeks with "With You."
March 8: Brown hit the Top 10 with Jordin Sparks with "No Air."
March 8: Brown topped the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart for 6 weeks with "With You."
March 15: Brown hit #1 for 2 weeks on the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "With You."
March 29: Brown hit the Top 40 helping out Lil Mama and with T-Pain with "Shawty Get Loose."
March 29: Brown topped the Billboard Top 40 Mainstream chart for 2 weeks with "With You."
April 19: Brown hit #1 for 1 week on the ARC Weekly Top 40 with Jordin Sparks with "No Air."
April 26: Brown topped the Billboard Top 40 Mainstream chart for 1 week with Jordin Sparks with "No Air."
May 10: Brown hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "Forever."
June: Exclusive: The Forever Edition was released with 4 additional tracks and DVD.
June: Brown won a BET Award for Best Male R&B Artist.
July: Brown could be heard on the Nas LP Nas with "Make The World Go Round."
July 5: Brown hit the Top 10 with "Forever."
July 26: Brown hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 helping out David Banner with "Get Like Me."
July 26: Brown topped the Billboard Rhythmic Top 40 chart for 2 weeks helping out David Banner with "Get Like Me."
August: Brown won 5 Teen Choice Awards.
August 23: Brown hit #1 for 4 weeks on the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "Forever."
August 23: Brown topped the Billboard Pop 100 chart for 3 weeks with "Forever."
August 30: Brown topped the Billboard Top 40 Mainstream chart for 5 weeks with "Forever."
September 6: Brown topped the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart for 3 weeks with "Forever."
September 7: The video for "With You" won a MTV Video Music Award for Best Male Video. The video for "Forever" was nominated for Video of the Year, Best Dancing In A Video, and Best Choreography (Tone & Rich). The video for "Kiss Kiss" was also nominated for Best Choreography (Flii Stylz).
November: Brown could be heard on the T-Pain LP Thr33 Ringz on the track "Freeze."
November: Brown could be heard on the Ludacris LP Theater Of The Mind on the track "What Them Girls Like."
November 23: Brown won 3 American Music Awards for Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist, Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist, and Artist of the Year.
December 31: Brown topped the Billboard Year-End Charts as the Top Pop Artist (singles & albums), Top Pop Artist - Male (singles & albums), Top Hot 100 Singles Artist, and Top Hot 100 Singles Artist - Male.
January: Brown won a People Choice Awards for Favorite Male Singer.
February 8: Brown was nominated for 2 Grammy Awards including Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals ("No Air" with Jordin Sparks) and Best R&B Vocal Performance - Male ("Take You Down"). Brown was not at the Grammy Awards and cancelled his planned performance after turning himself into the police in Los Angeles after a reported incident of making threats and assaulting a female - later identified as his girlfriend Rihanna.
March: Brown was charged with the felony charges of assault likely to cause great bodily injury and making criminal threats.
April: Brown plead not guilty to charges of threatening and assulting Rihanna.
May: Brown could be heard on the Ciara LP Fantasy Ride on the track "Turntables."
June: Brown plead guilty to one count of felony assault on Rihanna and later received 5 years of supervised probation and 6 months of community labor.
September 26: Brown hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 helping out Ester Dean with "Drop It Low."
December: Brown released his next LP Graffiti.
December 26: Brown topped the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart for 1 week with Graffiti
June: Brown staged a comeback at the BET Awards with a tribute to Michael Jackson - a dance routine followed by Brown attempting to sing "Man In The Mirror" but overcome with emotion during the performance. Some viewed it as a real response to the loss of Jackson, some viewed it as a publicity ploy to regain sympathy for the singer, while others viewed it as possibly Brown listening to the words and facing his own demons.
August: Brown could be seen in the film Takers.
September 11: Brown topped the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart for 9 weeks with helpf from Tyga and Kevin McCall with "Deuces."
October 9: Brown hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with help from Tyga and Kevin McCall with "Deuces."
November: Brown could be heard on the Nelly LP 5.0 on the track "Long Gone."
November 27: Brown hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with Yeah 3X."
December: Brown could be heard on the T.I. LP No Mercy on the track "Get Back Up."
January 15: Brown hit the Top 10 with Yeah 3X."
February: Brown performed on Saturday Night Live.
February 5: Brown topped the Billboard Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop chart with "No BS."
February 13: Brown was nominated for 4 Grammy Awards including Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group ("Love" with Jill Scott and Marcus Miller, and "Take My Time" with Tank), Best Contemporary R&B Album (Graffiti), and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration ("Deuces" with Tyga and Kevin McCall).
March: Exclusive was certified 2x platinum.
March 19: Brown hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with help from Lil Wayne and Busta Rhymes with "Look At Me Now."
March 22: Brown released F.A.M.E.
April: F.A.M.E. was certified gold.
April 2: Brown topped the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart for 8 weeks, R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart for 8 weeks, Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop chart for 7 weeks, and Rap Digital Songs chart for 7 weeks with help from Lil Wayne and Busta Rhymes with "Look At Me Now."
April 9: Brown topped the Billboard 200 LP chart for 1 week and Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart for 3 weeks with F.A.M.E. The LP sold over 270,000 copies its first week of release in the US.
April 23: Brown topped the Billboard Rap Songs chart for 10 weeks with help from Lil Wayne and Busta Rhymes with "Look At Me Now."
May 7: Brown topped the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Songs chart for 1 week and Rhythmic Top 40 chart for 1 week with help from Lil Wayne and Busta Rhymes with "Look At Me Now."
May 21: Brown topped the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart for 1 week with "Beautiful People."
June 18: Brown hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "She Ain't You."
June 18: Brown hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 helping out T-Pain with "Best Love Song."
July 2: Brown topped the Billboard Rap Songs chart for 2 weeks helping out Big Sean with "My Last."
July 9: Brown hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 chart helping out Big Sean with "My Last."
August: Brown could be heard on The Game LP The R.E.D. Album on the track "Pot Of Gold."
August 28: The video for "Look At Me Now" was nominated for 2 MTV Video Music Awards including Best Hip-Hop Video and Best Collaboration.
September 3: Brown hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 helping out New Boyz with "Better With The Lights Off."
November 20: Brown was nominated for 2 American Music Awards including Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist and Favorite Soul/R&B Album (F.A.M.E.).
November 26: Brown hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 helping out Pitbull with "International Love."
December: Brown could be heard on the T-Pain LP RevolveR on the tracks "Look At Her Go" and "Best Love Song."
February 4: Brown hit the Top 10 helping out Pitbull with "International Love."
February 12: Brown won a Grammy Award for Best R&B Album (F.A.M.E.), and was nominated for Best Rap Song and Best Rap Performance ("Look At Me Now").
February 18: Brown hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "Turn Up The Music."
March 3: Brown topped the Billboard Dance/Electronic Digital Songs chart for 1 week with "Turn Up The Music."
March 24: Brown topped the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart for 1 week helping out Pitbull with "International Love."
April: Brown topped the UK singles chart with "Turn Up The Music."
April 9: Brown could be heard on the Sean Paul LP Tomahawk Technique on the track "Won't Stop (Turn Me Out)."
May: Brown could be heard on the B.o.B LP Strange Clouds on the track "Play For Keeps."
June 28: Brown released Fortune.
July 21: Brown hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "Don't Wake Me Up."
July 21:Brown topped the Billboard 200 LP chart for 1 week and R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart for 1 week with Fortune. The LP sold over 134,000 copies its first week of release in the US.
July: Brown topped the UK LP chart with Fortune.
August 18: Brown hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 helping out David Guetta and Lil Wayne with "I Can Only Imagine."
September 6: The video for "Turn Up The Music" won for 2 MTV Video Music Awards for Best Male Video and Best Choreography (Anwar "Flii" Burton).
October: Brown could be heard on the Brandy LP Two Eleven on the track "Put It Down."
October 13: Brown hit the Top 10 with "Don't Wake Me Up."
November: Brown could be heard on the Rihanna LP Unapologetic on the track "Nobody's Business" and the Pitbull LP Global Warming on the track "Hope We Meet Again."
November 18: Brown was nominated for 2 American Music Awards including Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist and Favorite Soul/R&B Album (Fortune).
December: Brown could be heard on The Game LP Jesus Piece on the track "Celebration."
February 10: Brown was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Urban Contemporary Album (Fortune).
February 16: Brown hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 helping out Afrojack with "As Your Friend."
April 6: Brown topped the Billboard Dance/Club Play Songs chart for 1 week helping out Afrojack with "As Your Friend."
May 11: Brown hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "Fine China."
June 15: Brown hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 helping out Sean Kingston and Wiz Khalifa with "Beat It."
August 25: The video for "Fine China" was nominated for a MTV Video Music Award for Best Choreography.
October: Brown spent a night in jail after an assault arrest and then checked into "... a rehab facility. His goal is to gain focus and insight into his past and recent behavior, enabling him to continue the pursuit of his life and his career from a healthier vantage point."
November 2: Brown hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with help from Nicki Minaj with "Love More."
November: Brown checked into a California rehab clinic, kicked out after 13 days, and then ordered back to face 90 days in an anger management program.
December: Brown could be heard on the B.o.B LP Underground Luxury on the track "Throwback."
January 18: Brown hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 helping out Kid Ink with "Show Me."
February 8: Brown topped the Billboard Rhythmic Songs chart for 3 weeks helping out Kid Ink with "Show Me."
March 14: Brown was arrested after a warrant was issued after he left a rehab facility "for failure to comply with rules and regulations of the program."
May 24: Brown hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with help from Lil Wayne and French Montana with "Loyal."
August 24: The video for "Loyal" (with Lil Wayne and French Montana) was nominated for a MTV Video Music Award for Best Collaboration.
September 16: Brown's long delayed LP X was released.
October 4: Brown topped the Billboard Digital Albums chart and R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart with X.
October 14: Brown could be heard on The Game LP Blood Moon: The Year Of The Wolf on the track "F*** Yo Feelings."
October 21: Brown could be heard on the T.I. LP Paperwork on the track "Private Show."
November 8: Brown hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with help from Usher and Rick Ross with "New Flame."
December 25: Brown could be heard on the Chris Brown LP The Young OG Project on the track "She Wildin'."
December 27: Brown topped the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart and Rap Singles chart helping out Nicki Minaj, Lil Wayne, and Drake with "Only."
December 31: Brown topped the Billboard 2014 Year-End Chart Toppers chart as the Top Rhythmic Songs Artist and with the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay Song ("Loyal").
January 10: Brown hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with Nicki Minaj, Drake, and Lil Wayne with "Only."
February 8: Brown was nominated for 3 Grammy Awards for Best R&B Performance, Best R&B Song (awarded to the songwriter) ("New Flame"), and Best Urban Contemporary Album (X).
February 24: Brown released the collaborative LP Fan Of A Fan The Album with Tyga.
March 7: Brown hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with Tyga with "Ayo."
May 16: Brown hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 helping out Pitbull with "Fun."
June 20: Brown hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 helping out Omarion and Jhene Aiko with "Post To Be."
November 22: Brown was nominated for 2 American Music Awards for Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist and Favorite Soul/R&B Album (X).
December 5: Brown hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "Zero."
December 18: Brown released Royalty.
December 26: Brown hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 helping out Tinashe with "Player."
January 9: Brown topped the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart with Royalty.
February 15: Brown was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration ("Only" with Nicki Minaj, Drake, and Lil Wayne).
February 27: Brown hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 helping out Zendaya with "Something New."
March 15: Royalty was certified gold.
March 25: X and Fortune were certified platinum.
March 31: F.A.M.E. was certified 2x platinum.
August 28: Royalty was nominated for a MTV Video Music Award for Breakthrough Long Form Video.
August 30: Brown was arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon and released on bail.
November 20: Brown won an American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist.
December 24: Brown hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 helping out DJ Khaled featuring Nicki Minaj, August Alsina, Jeremih, Future and Rick Ross with "Do You Mind."
November 3: Brown released Heartbreak On A Full Moon.
November 8: Heartbreak On A Full Moon was certified gold.
November 18: Brown topped the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart with Heartbreak On A Full Moon.
April 12: Brown topped the UK Singles chart helping out Lil Dicky with "Freaky Friday."
April 14: Brown hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 helping out Lil Dicky with "Freaky Friday."
June 28: Brown released Indigo.
July 13: Brown topped the Billboard 200 LP chart, R&B Albums chart, and R&B/Hip Hop Albums chart with Indigo.
LP DISCOGRAPHY
Released: November, 2005
US: 2x Platinum
Billboard Top 200 LPs peak: # 2
Billboard # 1: R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Rolling Stone: - Entertainment Weekly: C+
Tracks: "Intro" - "Run It" - "Yo (Excuse Me Miss)" - "Young Love" - "Gimme That" - "Ya Man Ain't Me" - "Winner" - "Ain't No Way (You Won't Love Me)" - "What's My Name" - "Is This Love?" - "Poppin'" - "Just Fine" - "Say Goodbye" - "Run It" (Remix) - "Thank You"
Released: November 6, 2007
Rolling Stone: - Entertainment Weekly: B-
Tracks: "Throwed" - "Kiss Kiss" (featuring T-Pain) - "Take You Down" - "With You" - "Picture Perfect" (featuring will.i.am) - "Hold Up" (featuring Big Boi) - "You" - "Damage" - "Wall To Wall" - "Help Me" - "I Wanna Be" - "Gimme Whatcha Got" (featuring Lil Wayne) - "I'll Call Ya" - "Lottery" - "Nice" (featuring The Game) - "Down" (featuring Kanye West)
Exclusive - The Forever Edition
Released: June, 2008
Tracks: "Throwed" - "Kiss Kiss" (featuring T-Pain) - "Take You Down" - "With You" - "Picture Perfect" (featuring will.i.am) - "Hold Up" (featuring Big Boi) - "You" - "Damage" - "Wall To Wall" - "Help Me" - "I Wanna Be" - "Gimme Whatcha Got" (featuring Lil Wayne) - "I'll Call Ya" - "Lottery" - "Nice" (featuring The Game) - "Down" (featuring Kanye West) - "Forever" - "Superhuman" (featuring Keri Hilson) - "Heart Ain't A Brain" - "Picture Perfect Remix" (featuring Bow Wow & Hurricane Chris)
Released: December, 2009
Tracks: "I Can Transform Ya" (featuring Lil Wayne & Swizz Beatz) - "Sing Like Me" - "Crawl" - "So Cold" - "What I Do" (featuring Plies) - "Famous Girl" - "Take My Time" (featuring Tank) - "I.Y.A." - "Pass Out" (featuring Eva Simons) - "Wait" (featuring Trey Songz & The Game) - "Lucky Me" - "Fallin Down" - "I'll Go"
F.A.M.E.
Released: March 22, 2011
Billboard Top 200 LPs peak: # 1 (for 1 week)
Tracks: "Deuces" (featuring Tyga & Kevin McCall) - "Up To You" - No BS" - "Look At Me Now" (featuring Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes) - "She Ain't You" - "Say It With Me" - "Yeah 3X" - "Next To You" (featuring Justin Bieber) - "All Back" - "Wet The Bed" (featuring Ludacris ) - "Oh My Love" - "Shouldn've Kissed You" - "Beautiful People" (featuring Benny Benassi)
US: Platinum
Grammy Nominee: Best Urban Contemporary Album
Tracks: "Turn Up The Music" - "Bassline" - "Till I Die" (featuring Big Sean & Wiz Khalifa) - "Mirage" (featuring Nas) - "Don't Judge Me" - "2012" - "Biggest Fam" - "Sweet Love" - "Strip" (featuring Kevin McCall) - "Stuck On Stupid" - "4 Years Old" - "Party Hard / Dadillac (Interlude)" (featuring Sevyn) - "Don't Wake Me Up" - "Trumpet Lights" (featuring Sabrina Antoinette)
Billboard # 1: R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, R&B Albums
Tracks: "X" - "Add Me In" - "Loyal" (featuring Lil Wayne & Tyga) - "New Flame" (featuring Usher & Rick Ross) - "Songs On 12 Play" (featuring Trey Songz) - "101" (Interlude) - "Drown In It" (featuring R. Kelly) - "Came To Do" (featuring Akon) - "Stereotype" - "Time For Love" - "Lady In A Glass Dress" (Interlude) - "Autumn Leaves" (featuring Kendrick Lamar) - "Do Better" (featuring Brandy) - "See You Around" - "Don't Be Gone Too Long" - "Body Shots" - "Drunk Texting" (featuring Jhene Aiko) - "Lost In Ya Love" - "Love More" (featuring Nicki Minaj) - "Don't Think They Know" (featuring Aaliyah)
Fan Of A Fan The Album with Tyga
Tracks: "Westside" - "Nothin' Like Me" - "Ayo" - "Girl You Loud" - "Remember Me" - "I Bet" - "D.G.I.F.U." - "Better" - "Lights Out" - "Real One" - "Bitches N Marijuana" - "She Goin' Up"
US: Gold
Tracks: "Back To Sleep" - "Fine By Me" - "Wrist" (featuring Solo Lucci) - "Make Love" - "Liqour" - "Zero" - "Anyway" (featuring Tayla Parx) - "Picture Me Rollin'" - "Who's Gonna (Nobody) - "Discover" - "Little Bit" - "Proof" - "No Filter" - "Little More" - "Day One" - "Blow It In The Wind" - "KAE" - "U Did It" (featuring Future)
Heartbreak On A Full Moon
Tracks: "Lost & Foiund" - "Privacy" - "Juicy Booty" (featuring Jhene Aiko & R. Kelly) - "Questions" - "Heartbreak On A Full Moon" - "Roses" - "Confidence" - "Rock Your Body" - "Tempo" - "Handle It" (featuring DeJ Loaf & Lil Yachty) - "Sip" - "Everybody Knows" - "To My Bed" - "Hope You Do" - "This Ain't" - "Pull Up" - "Party" (with Usher & Gucci Mane) - "Sensei" (featuring A1) - "Summer Breeze" - "No Exit" - "Pills & Automobiles" (featuring Yo Gotti, A Boogie With da Hoodie & Kodak Black) - "Hurt The Same" - "I Love Her" - "You Like" - "Nowhere" - "Other N****" - "Tough Love" - "Paradise" - "Covered In You" - "Even" - "High End" (featuring Future & Young Thug) - "On Me" - "Tell Me What To Do" - "Frustrated" - "Enemy" - "If You're Down" - "Bite My Tongue" - "Run Away" - "This Way" - "Yellow Tape" - "Reddi Wip" - "Hangover" - "Emotions" - "Ony 4 Me" (featuring Ty Dolla Sign & Verse Simmonds) - "Grass Aint' Greener"
Billboard # 1: Album Sales chart, R&B Albums chart, R&B/Hip Hop Albums chart
Tracks: "Indigo" - "Back To Love" - "Come Together" (featuring H.E.R.) - "Temporary Lover" (featuring Lil Jon) - "Emerald / Burgandy" (featuring Juvenile & Juicy J) - "Red" - "All I Want" (featuring Tyga) - "Wobble Up" (featuring Nicki Minaj & G-Eazy) - "Need A Stack" (featuring Lil Wayne & Joyner Lucas) - "Heat" (featuring Gunna) - "No Guidance" (featuring Drake) - "Girl Of My Dreams" - "Natural Disaster / Aura" - "Don't Check On Me" (featuring Justin Bieber & Ink) - "Sorry Enough" - "Juice" - "You Like That" - "Troubled Waters" - "Take A Risk" - "Lurkin'" (featuring Tory Lanez) - "Trust Issues / Act In" - "Cheetah" - "Undecided" - "BP / No Judgement" - "Side N****" - "Thow It Back" - "All On Me" - "Sexy" (featuring Trey Songz) - "Early 2K" (featuring Tank) - "Dear God" - "Part Of The Plan" - "Play Catch Up"
POP SINGLES DISCOGRAPHY
[based on RockOnTheNet's The ARC Weekly Top 40
1 "Forever"
from the LP Exclusive: The Forever Edition
ARC chart run: 33 - 25 - 23 - 18 - 14 - 14 - 13 - 11 - 7 - 6 - 5 - 4 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 5 - 7 - 10 - 14 - 18 - 23 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 6
RIAA Certification: 4x Platinum
MTV VMA Nominee: Video of the Year, Best Dancing In A Video, Best Choreography 1(4) 27 2008
2 No Air
[Jordin Sparks featuring Chris Brown]
from the Jordin Sparks LP Jordin Sparks
ARC chart run: 39 - 30 - 27 - 23 - 15 - 12 - 7 - 5 - 4 - 3 - 3 - 2 - 1 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 3 - 3 - 4 - 7 - 10 - 13 - 20 - 24 - 28 - off
RIAA Certification: Platinum
Grammy Nominee: Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals 1(1) 26 2008
3 Run It
from the LP Chris Brown
ARC chart run: 40 - 32 - 23 - 14 - 10 - 8 - 6 - 4 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 3 - 4 - 6 - 8 - 9 - 11 - 14 - 21 - 30 - 37 - off
MTV VMA Nominee: Best New Artist, Viewer's Choice 1(3) 24 2005
4 With You
from the LP Exclusive
ARC chart run: 35 - 27 - 23 - 18 - 13 - 11 - 5 - 4 - 3 - 2 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 2 - 3 - 6 - 8 - 10 - 14 - 16 - 19 - 24 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 17
MTV VMA Winner: Best Male Video 1(2) 23 2008
5 Kiss Kiss
[Chris Brown featuring T-Pain]
ARC chart run: 33 - 21 - 15 - 10 - 6 - 5 - 4 - 3 - 2 - 3 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 5 - 5 - 10 - 14 - 18 - 24 - off
Grammy Nominee: Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
MTV VMA Nominee: Best Choreography 2 19 2007
6 Don't Wake Me Up
ARC chart run: 39 - 38 - 37 - 31 - 27 - 25 - 22 - 20 - 17 - 15 - 12 - 11 - 10 - 10 - 9 - 8 - 9 - 9 - 10 - 11 - 13 - 30 - off
RIAA Certification: 2x Platinum 8 22 2012
7 International Love
[Pitbull featuring Chris Brown]
from the Pitbull LP Planet Pit
ARC chart run: 36 - 32 - 31 - 27 - 24 - 21 - 19 - 19 - 14 - 13 - 10 - 10 - 8 - 7 - 6 - 4 - 5 - 10 - 13 - 24 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 40 4 20 2012
8 Yeah 3X
from the LP F.A.M.E.
ARC chart run: 31 - 27 - 20 - 17 - 15 - 12 - 11 - 9 - 8 - 6 - 8 - 9 - 9 - 10 - 12 - 15 - 18 - 24 - 29 - off
9 Yo (Excuse Me Miss)
ARC chart run: 38 - 34 - 30 - 26 - 23 - 20 - 16 - 12 - 12 - 10 - 9 - 11 - 13 - 17 - 25 - 29 - off
MTV VMA Nominee: Best R&B Video 9 16 2006
10 Shortie Like Mine
[Bow Wow featuring Chris Brown]
from the Bow Wow LP The Price Of Fame
ARC chart run: 38 - 35 - 33 - 30 - 24 - 21 - 18 - 16 - 14 - 11 - 10 - 12 - 13 - 15 - 18 - 22 - 28 - off
RIAA Certification: Gold 10 17 2007
11 Show Me
[Kid Ink featuring Chris Brown]
from the LP My Own Lane
RIAA Certification: Platinum 17 17 2014
12 Say Goodbye
from the LP Chris Brown and Step Up soundtrack
ARC chart run: 39 - 34 - 32 - 24 - 18 - 14 - 12 - 11 - 11 - 14 - 20 - 26 - 27 - 39 - off
13 Gimme That
ARC chart run: 38 - 36 - 33 - 29 - 23 - 21 - 20 - 19 - 15 - 18 - 36 - 39 - off
14 Look At Me Now
[Chris Brown featuring Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes]
ARC chart run: 38 - 38 - 36 - 35 - 35 - 37 - 31 - 26 - 24 - 23 - 23 - 23 - 28 - off
Grammy Nominee: Best Rap Song, Best Rap Performance
MTV VMA Nominee: Best Hip-Hop Video, Best Collaboration 23 13 2011
15 Fun
[Pitbulll featuring Chris Brown]
from the Pitbulll LP Globilzation
ARC chart run: 39 - 28 - 28 - 25 -24 - 23 - 21 - 19 - 19 - 19 - 18 - 17 - 25 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 76 17 13 2015
16 She Ain't You
17 Turn Up The Music
MTV VMA Winner: Best Male Video, Best Choreography 11 13 2012
18 Post To Be
[Omarion featuring Chris Brown & Jhene Aiko]
from the Omarion LP Sex Playlist
ARC chart run: 32 - 24 - 22 - 21 - 20 - 19 - 18 - 18 - 20 - 24 - off
19 I Can Only Imagine
[David Guetta featuring Chris Brown & Lil Wayne]
from the David Guetta LP Nothing But The Beat
20 New Flame
[Chris Brown featuring Usher & Rick Ross]
from the LP X
ARC chart run: 38 - 32 - 31 - 29 - 27 - 27 - 27 - 35 - 39 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 102
Billboard # 1: R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay, Rhythmic Songs
Grammy Nominee: Best R&B Performance, Best R&B Song 27 9 2014
21 Better With The Lights Off
[New Boyz featuring Chris Brown]
from the New Boyz LP Too Cool To Care
Year-End Chart Position: # 100 19 9 2011
22 Ayo
[Chris Brown & Tyga]
from the LP Fan Of A Fan The Album
RIAA Certification: 2x Platinum 26 9 2015
23 Zero
from the LP Royalty
RIAA Certification: Gold 30 9 2016
24 Best Love Song
[T-Pain featuring Chris Brown]
from the T-Pain LP RevolveR
ARC chart run: 37 - 31 - 31 - 30 - 29 - 32 - 39 - off
25 As Your Friend
Year-End Chart Position: # 107 29 10 2013
26 Loyal
[Chris Brown featuring Lil Wayne & French Montana]
ARC chart run: 40 - 39 - 39 - 37 - 36 - 39 - off
MTV VMA Nominee: Best Collaboration 36 6 2014
27 Get Like Me
[David Banner featuring Chris Brown]
from the David Banner LP The Greatest Story Ever Told
28 Fine China
MTV VMA Nominee: Best Choreography 27 7 2013
29 Drop It Low
[Ester Dean featuring Chris Brown]
from the Music Inspired By The Film More Than A Game soundtrack
30 Something New
[Zendaya featuring Chris Brown]
31 Love More
[Chris Brown featuring Nicki Minaj]
ARC chart run: 39 - 39 - 38 - 38 - off - 38 - 38 - off
RIAA Certification: Platinum 38 6 2013
32 Freaky Friday
[Lil Dicky featuring Chris Brown]
33 Do You Mind
[DJ Khaled featuring Nicki Minaj, Chris Brown, August Alsina, Jeremih, Future & Rick Ross]
from the DJ Khaled LP Major Key
ARC chart run: 37 - 34 - 31 - 36 - 36 - off
34 Deuces
[Chris Brown featuring Tyga & Kevin McCall]
ARC chart run: 39 - 37 - 35 - off
[Sean Kingston featuring Chris Brown & Wiz Khalifa]
from the Sean Kingston LP Back 2 Life
36 My Last
[Big Sean featuring Chris Brown]
from the Big Sean LP Finally Famous
37 Player
[Tinashe featuring Chris Brown]
from the LP Joyride
ARC chart run: 40 - 38 - 36 - 35 - off
[Nicki Minaj featuring Drake, Lil Wayne & Chris Brown]
from the LP Nicki Minaj The Pinkprint
Grammy Nominee: Best Rap/Sung Collaboration 38 3 2015
39 Shawty Get Loose
[Lil Mama featuring Chris Brown & T-Pain]
from the Lil Mama LP VYP - Voice Of The Young People
RIAA Certification: Gold ** ** 2007
MTV VMA Nominee: Best Cinematography ** ** 2007
from the This Christmas soundtrack
Take You Down
RIAA Certification: Gold
Grammy Nominee: Best R&B Vocal Performance - Male ** ** 2008
Superhuman
[Chris Brown featuring Keri Hilson]
from the LP Chris Brown Exclusive - The Forever Edition
from the LP AT&T Team USA compilation ** ** 2008
What Them Girls Like
[Ludacris featuring Chris Brown & Sean Garrett]
from the Ludacris LP Theater Of The Mind
Year-End Chart Position: # 167 ** ** 2008
from the T-Pain LP Thr33 Ringz ** ** 2009
I Can Transform Ya
[Chris Brown featuring Lil Wayne & Swizz Beatz]
from the LP Graffiti
RIAA Certification: 2x Platinum ** ** 2009
[Rihanna featuring Chris Brown]
from the Rihanna LP Talk That Talk
RIAA Certification: Platinum ** ** 2012
Note: Song title and position links lead you to the song's ARC Weekly Top 40 chart run, LP links take you to Amazon.com for that LP's info (often including track listings and track samples), and single cover art takes you to Amazon.com for that CD single (if available). Songs charting prior to 1980 have information from Billboard magazine.


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Coco Rocha, née Mikhaila Rocha le  à Toronto, en Ontario, est un mannequin canadien.

Biographie
Coco Rocha grandit à Vancouver, où elle se découvre une passion pour la danse irlandaise traditionnelle, qu'elle commencera tôt pour atteindre un niveau professionnel. Coco est remarquée à l'âge de quatorze ans, lors d'une compétition, hésite puis signe son premier contrat à quinze ans, pour rejoindre un peu plus tard la célèbre agence Elite.

En 2006, Coco Rocha pose pour la maison Dolce&Gabbana, photographiée par Steven Meisel.
En , elle ouvre le défilé Jean Paul Gaultier d'inspiration écossaise, par une danse irlandaise très remarquée.

En 2007, elle devient l'égérie du parfum Elle d'Yves Saint Laurent, et apparaît en couverture du Vogue américain de mai (qui a pour titre ) avec Doutzen Kroes, Caroline Trentini, Raquel Zimmermann, Sasha Pivovarova, Agyness Deyn, Lily Donaldson, Hilary Rhoda, Chanel Iman  et Jessica Stam.

En 2008, elle est photographiée par Patrick Demarchelier pour le calendrier Pirelli.

En 2009, elle est le visage du parfum CK One Summer de Calvin Klein.

Très active sur les réseaux sociaux, comme Twitter et Tumblr, elle lance avec son mari un portfolio en ligne, récapitulant l'intégralité de sa carrière. Coco Rocha fait aujourd'hui figure de personnalité sur les réseaux sociaux où elle accumule plusieurs centaines de milliers de fans. Elle anime quotidiennement son compte Instagram, et fut le premier mannequin à rejoindre la plateforme dédiée à la mode, Pose.

En , elle est choisie par Karl Lagerfeld pour être l'égérie de sa collection capsule, en collaboration avec les magasins Macy's.
Coco ouvre ensuite les défilés Zac Posen, Giorgio Armani printemps-été 2012 à New York et Milan.

En , elle réalise une collection capsule avec Senhoa, une organisation qui a pour but de venir en aide aux survivants Cambodgiens des trafics humains. La collection comprend sept pièces dessinées par Coco Rocha et fait appel aux mannequins Iman Bowie, Caroline Trentini et Behati Prinsloo pour présenter sa ligne de bijoux.

Au cours de sa carrière, elle défile pour Marc Jacobs, Versace, Miu Miu, Anna Sui, Louis Vuitton, Lanvin, Balenciaga, Chanel ou encore Carolina Herrera.

Elle a également posé en couverture des magazines Vogue, Elle, Harper's Bazaar, Numéro, Madame Figaro, i-D et .

En 2013, Coco Rocha pose pour la collection  de Longchamp, avec .

La même année, elle est jurée du concours The Face, émission de télé-réalité dans laquelle elle affronte Naomi Campbell et Karolina Kurkova.

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Le , Coco Rocha épouse James Conran. En mars 2015, elle donne naissance à une fille prénommée Ioni James. Elle a ensuite un garçon en avril 2018, Iver Eames. En novembre 2020, elle met au monde sa seconde fille, Iley Ryn.

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Prof. Xiao-dong Xiang is a Chair Professor at Department of Materials Science and Engineering in Southern University of Science and Technology. Prof. Xiang pioneered combinatorial material science at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab in 1994. For his outstanding contribution to combinatorial material science, Prof. Xiang won the Discover Magazine Awards for Technological Innovation in computer hardware category in 1996 (Java Language from Sun Microsystem won the award for computer software category in the same year) and the R&D 100 Award (known as the Oscar award in industrial field) in 2000. Prof. Xiang has published over 100 papers among them, 9 papers has been published in Science/Nature. Prof. Xiang was authorized over 120 U.S. and international patents and more than 50 Chinese patents.
◆ Currently, he is interested in high throughput synthesis, screening and characterization of combinatorial material chips to explore advanced materials including metallic glass, high entropy alloy, battery and functional materials.
◆ In 2000, R&D 100 Award.
◆ In 1996, Discover Magazine Awards for Technological Innovation in computer hardware category.
high throughput synthesis, screening and characterization of combinatorial material chips to explore advanced materials including metallic glass, high entropy alloy, battery and functional materials.


Without a doubt the internet is a marvellous tool, but we all know that dangers lurk throughout, especially for our children.
Innocent searches can often reveal not so innocent results.
But with broadband parental controls you can block harmful or upsetting content, control app purchases and manage how long your child spends online. What's more, these are simple to set up.
As any parent will tell you, balancing a child's natural curiosity with limitations can be a difficult proposition.
Imposing total bans or strict controls can be a negative experience for a child, increasing their levels of anxiety.
Remember software cannot do everything and there is no substitute to talking with your child.
Experts recommend talking about what might be age appropriate as a good start.
Try asking your children what sites or apps they like. Perhaps write a list and look at them together.
Getting them involved and giving them responsibility for decision-making is key.
Be positive about what you see but express concerns. Peer pressure begins at an early stage and some of their friends may well be viewing things that are not appropriate.
Always be ready to discuss the reasons for this and recognise that they may not agree with you. Be ready to listen carefully and always discuss your broadband parental controls in a positive light.
Which ISPs have broadband parental controls?
The big four internet providers in the UK provide free parental controls which can be activated at any time.
According to Ofcom, the telecoms regulator, only one in ten new broadband customers set these controls up at the time of purchase.
Of course you can start at any time, but it's good to get your ideas in place before your child gets free WiFi in their bedroom and carte blanche to search the internet, join chat groups or start messaging.
Sky offers age categories to define what content can be blocked. The choice is between PG, 13 or 18 but you can customise each one to tailor your needs if you have younger children.
To set up simply sign into your Sky account online and go to settings in the Broadband Shield menu.
This will then cover every device in your network, including games consoles, tablets and phones.
BT offers three categories of restriction, Light, Moderate and Strict. Again, each of these can be customised.
To access this service, log on to MY BT and scroll down to BT Parental Controls and simply follow the on-screen instructions. BT Parental Controls not only applies to your home network but also any BT WiFi hotspots.
TalkTalk has a feature called Homework Time, which blocks gaming and social networks during a certain time of the day.
Once accessed through TalkTalk's HomeSafe menu you will be able to select the content you want blocked and once activated Homework Time will protect every device on your TalkTalk network.
Virgin Media offer parental control as part of their Web Safe package. It has an added feature of blocking phishing and scam sites, so you are protected from possible virus and malware attacks.
Head to My Virgin Media page and click on the parental control service. You can change the settings any time and alter the sort of content you don't want to get through.
The NSPCC has two useful sites covering these issues, Net Aware and Sharing to Keeping Children Safe Online.
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Michelle rejoined the popular show Junk Raiders for Season 3 in 2013.
The Junk Raiders team returns and pushes the idea of "upcycling" to the limits with the toughest and trendiest challenge to date…To transform an old dilapidated local tavern into a trendy new restaurant from trash found on the city streets and back alleys. The end result will be a fully operational restaurant that clientele will be able to enjoy for years to come. Once again, the team has only one month and a $5,000 budget to work their magic. Over the course of four weeks they'll have to drive, bike and walk the city streets, scavenging for interesting cast-offs they can re-purpose as building materials. And there's no margin for mistakes; they'll have to finish the job on time and on budget. If the team gets it right, the owners, staff and the public will fall in love with the new establishment; and it will stand out as both a testament to innovative design and construction, and a reminder of just how much perfectly good trash we throw away every day. But if the team fails the restaurant's doors will close for good!
The sky's the limit with this massive recycling experiment. And when opening night arrives, we'll see if the Junk Raiders have pulled it off.
The result of Junk Raiders 3 was the wildly popular Farmhouse Tavern. See the finished results in the projects section of the Lucid Interior Design website.
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Fidelity is doubling down on its recent move to offer completely free index funds with no investment minimums. The money manager will launch a pair of new free index funds, one focused on large caps, and the other on the "extended market" (or small and midcaps), in late September. The new free funds are part of Fidelity's strategy to compete vigorously on pricing to bring in new clients, and then try to earn money from them spending on other services.
FINSUM: Fidelity is almost using these funds as loss leaders in order to drum up other business. This may work for them because they have such a large product suite, but for less diversified managers, it poses a serious challenge.
For several years Vanguard was seen as the champion of low-cost investing. It led the revolution in ever-lower cost ETFs. However, just recently, it seems to have fallen on hard times as it is facing challenges on multiple fronts. In particular, it is suffering at the hands of Fidelity, which is undercutting it on fund pricing. Fidelity's recent no-fee index funds mean they are even cheaper than Vanguard's lowest cost funds. The second, and perhaps even more worrisome challenge, relates to investment minimums, which Fidelity did away with on its cheapest funds. Vanguard's minimums are now starting to look old-fashioned by comparison.
FINSUM: The best way for Vanguard to compete would be to merge some of the classes of their products. However, doing so would require a big revenue haircut, all of which means the company has some tough choices to make.
So How are Fidelity's Free Funds Doing?
Fidelity made a huge splash in the asset and wealth management world' about a month ago when it launched the markets first completely free indexed mutual funds, and with no investment minimums. The move sparked big share price losses for other asset managers and seemed to spell doom for the industry. But how have the funds actually performed so far? The answer is well. The pair of funds have taken in almost $1 bn of client money in just a month, which is considered a solid success.
FINSUM: We think this is a good showing for Fidelity, but one of the other issues the zero fee funds have brought up is that there are many other terms of index funds that investors need to pay close attention to. Not just price.
New academic analysis has found part of the full cost of the DOL rule on the financial sector. A group of academics analyzed the market cap movements of the top 30 brokerage and fund providers and found that, in aggregate, the DOL rule cost firms $14 bn of market cap. That figure does not include the money spent to prepare for the rule, just changes in share valuation that directly resulted form the rule. However, the same firms have since benefitted strongly from the so-called Trump Effect.
FINSUM: The DOL rule ended up being an enormous waste of time that in hindsight appears to have been doomed from the beginning. We will say that its lasting effect was to bring consciousness of fiduciary duty to the wider public.
By far the biggest focus of the recent tax package has been its limiting of SALT deductions to just $10,000. The current implementation of the rule was considered phase one by Republicans, with phase two—making the changes permanent—supposed to happen this fall. However, given how tight the congressional races are, including in high tax states like New York, New Jersey, Minnesota, and Illinois, many Republicans are now considering delaying the vote so that sitting representatives don't have to take a stand on the package.
FINSUM: The SALT limits are wildly unpopular in many locations, and the Republicans are rightfully worried that pushing for making them permanent could cost them some seats. Will this eventually lead to the repeal of the rule?


Framing a house or the house framing trade is the most difficult which explains why it takes the longest to complete.
Framing is also the most costly of all residential construction trades. In fact the framing labor and material for wooden frame houses covers approximately 25% of the total home construction cost.
If you are a diyer home builder, it's not a bad idea to look into learning house framing instructions so you can learn how to frame a house in order for you to save.
The first step in any house framing is to chalkline the location of exterior walls. This first step is critical because this is where the foundations and anchor bolts are verified if they were installed correctly or reasonably acceptable.
One of the most important responsibilities of a house framer is to make sure the walls are square. This should be done before walls or any floor joist is installed. The term square in construction framing means that at wall intersections form right angle or 90 degree with each other.
Early framing layout is where errors (if any) from concrete foundation work are corrected. The sooner these errors are discovered and make necessary adjustments to the framing the better it will be for the rest of the project.
An off square framing will be disastrous for such items as cabinets, countertop, shower, bathtub, door, furniture, etc. Since these items are premade based on right angle corners, it will be extreme costly to special order them if framing is not square.
Framers use the 3-4-5 triangle to check square corners. Remember high school geometry? Well, you get to see a real life application of the Pythagoras theorem and hypotenuse.
Figure 45 above represents the 3-4-5 triangle where letters a&b correspond to the sides 3&4. The number 5 represent the hypotenuse or the letter c in the triangle.
The unit of the numbers do not matter whether you use feet, inches, meters or centimeters as long as you remain consistent i.e if you feet stay with feet, you can't use one side a in feet and side b in inches. One thing nice about 3-4-5 triangle is you work with whole numbers versus 7-10-12.2 which require a calculator to do.
Should you decide not to use the 3-4-5 triangle, you can use the formula for hypotenuse shown to calculate the length of c necessary for any wall to be squared. The photo below illustrates how in the process of framing a house you start by checking for exterior wall layout squareness. The red and blue lines represent the sides a&b while the green line represents the hypotenuse. It will be ideal to use the entire wall length as sides but if you don't have a long enough tape measure, you can use multiple of the 3-4-5. For example if you use a factor of 5 meaning you multiply everything by 5 the triangle becomes 15-20-25 which is within the limit of a 25 feet tape measure. Always remember the longer the two points, the more accurate it will be.
Before you snap any line with chalkline make sure all the walls are verified first. This is an important point because if you find one or two of the walls to be "off" mark, you might have to make adjustments to all of the walls in order to come up with a "happy medium" to make the "off walls" more manageable. If you snap the line prematurely, you run in to the risk of making adjustments, erasing, and redrawn lines can cause confusion.
Once you get all the exterior wall layouts verified, it is time to start the next step in framing a house by moving on to frame individual wall which need to be done on level surface before lifting it to its final location on the layout. Learn about framing a window which is an important step in constructing walls. As you install walls, make sure to install braces to keep the wall level and upright. Also check out wall framing to learn about the importance of shear wall and shear wall nailing as well as shear panel application when space if limited.
You can also go to load bearing wall and here to learn about bearing wall. All of these are preparation for roof framing.


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The Sandycove & Glasthule Residents Association are delighted to welcome you to our website. We are a local community group committed to protecting the interests of the residents and to supporting positive developments in the area.
Sandycove and Glasthule is one of Ireland's treasured beauty spots, situated in a stunning seaside location. Nestled between the bustling town of Dun Laoghaire and Dalkey village, the area offers a haven of natural beauty and tranquility to visitors and residents alike.
The community is rich in artistic and political history and has many literary connections. Sandycove itself is named after a small sandy cove near the rocky point on which the Martello Tower was built.
This site is designed to help you enjoy the local amenities to their full and to encourage residents to join the Association.
Our AGM will be held on Monday May 28th in St Joseph's Pastoral Centre, Glasthule. The meeting starts at 8pm. We will have a presentation by An Garda.


Bike mechanic and trainer of 30 + years in Peterborough, Ontario. Operating MikeFixMyBike. Just Google, bike repair Peterborough to find me.
As a long-time cyclist and mechanic, I continue to provide excellent service to local cyclists in Peterborough Ontario.
When people Google, bike repair Peterborough, my name pops up and they immediately call or email me. I provide personal service out of my home. Paying close attention to the problem that they bring me, their budget and goals.
I lead with my reputation and my reputation is built on quality service.
Steven I honestly don't feel that the camera being in Portrait mode has anything to do with your black images. Have you verified that there actually are images on the card? Did you have a lens cap on the lens? If anything, portrait mode would have given you a well exposed image. So I don't think that is the cause of the dark image. Verify that an exposure actually took place, but since you say they are black more than likely there is no hope. Sorry.
The mirror fell to the ground? Without a second thought, take the camera to a Nikon repair technician to have it replaced. Tell them you need a new mirror. I would doubt that the mirror is still in perfect condition. Additionally if it tumbled out of the body, I would surmise that there are parts missing that are designed to hold it in position. My first thought is that this is a warranty repair. Clearly it was not assembled properly.
It sounds like there might be a 'double exposure' setting on this camera. Try to find information about "double exposure" in the owner's manual.
Usually this "weird" feeling is because the pedal axle is slightly bent. These are fairly low end pedals. Replacing them is not expensive. Taking it to a local bike shop to buy pedals won't cost much, but learning first hand from a mechanic will be an eye opener. And could save you money down the road.
First I would look at the space between the brake pad and the rim. It should be close. Maybe 1/8". Not more than 1/4". The cable running along the frame top tube, should not be slack. The brake hand lever needs to activate the cable within 1/4" of movement. If any of these are not as indicated, you need to tighten the cable. Grab a set of allen wrenches and loosen the bolt that holds the brake cable tight on the brake arm. Loosen it enough (don't remove it) to be able to pull the loose end of cable tighter. Again, look at the brake pads. Try to get them 1/4" away from the rim or closer. Tighten the bolt to hold the cable in place. Too close to the rim? Adjust the micro adjuster on the brake hand lever to fine tune. Note: make sure your rims are clean and the brake pads are clean and flat against the rim (or slightly angled so the front of the pad touches the rim before the rear of the pad does ) When in doubt, or you get crazy frustrated, talk to your local mechanic.
Got a warranty? No. A certified technician will do it right. Ask them what the cost would be and save yourself the hassle of screwing it up.
Have you tried a new battery? Did the camera suffer a fall? Can you take it to a technician?
If the camera had indeed gone into lake/river water, the first thing I would do is to take it to a technician for a thorough cleaning. Without a doubt. Get it cleaned and tested.
I would try the autofocus function using a completely different af lens. Perhaps take the camera to a camera store and try a couple of their lenses in the store.
Have you gone through the menu to find the LCD Brightness option? Check page 83 of the manual.


To assist researchers whose ancestor may have worked for the Midland Railway Company, here is extract from the National Archives' Catalogue of the Company's Staff Records. For more details, visit their web site.
Glynn Waite has written a paper which guides researchers around the many & varied potential pitfalls which exist within the National Archives' "RAIL491" series of Midland Railway staff records. Drawing on his vast experience, Glynn provides illustrated examples which explain the often mysterious shorthand that the Company's clerks used, and lead the reader through the records. With particular emphasis on the Coaching Department, he gives a comprehensive overview of the scope of the records, and just as importantly, highlights the gaps which exist.
There are some other locations where the information was entered in separate books from 1880 onwards, but which no longer appear to exists. Locations that are missing (that we know of) are: Buxton, Millers Dale, Melton, Stamford, Peterborough, and Kentish Town.
Burton & Ashby Light Rly.
NAME: followed by Pedigree Number. There is a column for other remarks, though in 90% of cases this is blank.
Any remarks usually take the form of a place-name (presumably the place where the individual was employed) and/or a reason for leaving (e.g. deceased, resigned etc). I imagine the "Pedigree Numbers" were at one time cross-referenced to actual employee files with much more information in them. Since these particular documents do not even carry any dates (not even an overall date range for the book as a whole) – or places in most cases – it is almost impossible to know whether the individual listed is really the person of interest. I suppose though that for someone with an extremely unusual name they would at least give an indication whether that person had in fact worked for the Midland!
Vaguely described as a "Pedigree Book" in the National Archives catalogue, but on the basis of the names listed it is evidently for Millhouses Shed (see also the following entry). Different to most District Staff Books in that it seems to contain mainly discipline matters.
This covers most of the Company but is limited to managerial, clerical and support grades - in other words, no footplate staff.
Locomotive Department: supervisors, clerks, pupils, draughtsmen, photographers, stewards, cooks, messengers, etc.
From Peter Witts: This is an extremely useful document with what appears to be a comprehensive list of all salaried staff as of 7th August 1914. It is easy to read as it is in typescript, well laid-out, as opposed to the usual handwritten records which are often less easy to decipher. It appears to be set out in "station order" (ending with St.Pancras, of course). Thus, one would need some idea of the name of the place where the individual was employed, otherwise it would be a long trawl.


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MARK ZUKERBERG: FOUNDER OF FACEBOOK
Mark Elliot Zuckerberg (born May 14, 1984) is an American internet entrepreneur and philanthropist is known as the co-founder and leader of Facebook Inc. and its social networking site of the same name as President, Chief Executive Officer, and majority shareholder. He is also a co-founder and board member of the Breakthrough Starshot solar sail spacecraft project. Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp are the top social media platforms by Zukerberg.
On February 4, 2004, Zuckerberg launched Facebook in his Harvard dorm. An earlier inspiration for Facebook may have come from the Phillips Exeter Academy, a prep school that Zuckerberg graduated from in 2002. She published her student directory, "Address Book of Photos", which students called Facebook. These photo catalogs were an important part of students' social experiences in many private schools. With their help, students can list attributes such as school year, friends and phone numbers. Once in college, Zuckerberg's Facebook started as a simple "Harvard thing", until Zuckerberg decided to distribute it to other schools, seeking help from roommate Dustin Moskowitz. They started with Columbia, New York, Stanford, Dartmouth, Cornell, University of Pennsylvania, Brown, and Yale University. Samayr Lane, the triple jumper who represents Haiti at the 2012 Summer Olympics, lived in the same room as Zuckerberg when Facebook was founded.
He launched Facebook from his dorm with university roommates Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Dustin Moskowitz, and Chris Hughes. Originally launched to select campuses, the site quickly developed and eventually surpassed the university to reach 1 billion users by 2012. Zuckerberg made the company public in May 2012 with a majority stake. His net worth is estimated at $ 74 billion in December 2019, compared to last year with Facebook stocks in general. In 2007, at the age of 23, he became the youngest billionaire to make his world. In 2019, he is the only under 50-year-old on the Forbes' richest ten people list and the only under-40-year-old on the top 20 billionaires list.
Since 2010, Time magazine has named Zuckerberg one of the 100 wealthiest and most influential people in the world for the Man of the Year award. In December 2016, Zuckerberg took 10th place on the Forbes list of the most influential people in the world.
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Yahoo flaw, now fixed, allowed hackers to access any user's email
Malicious code could have been used to compromise an account, forward messages to an external account, or even spread a Yahoo Mail-infecting virus.
Graham Cluley
9 Dec 2016 - 01:32PM
Yahoo has fixed a critical cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that could have been exploited by hackers to access any Yahoo Mail user's private emails.
If left unpatched, the vulnerability could have potentially put an estimated 300 million Yahoo Mail accounts at risk.
The security flaw was found by Finnish vulnerability researcher Jouko Pynnönen, who works for the security company Klikki Oy. Pynnönen has a history of uncovering XSS vulnerabilities in web-facing software, having responsibly disclosed security holes in the likes of WordPress and Uber in the past.
The flaw, which was patched in late November after Pynnönen responsibly disclosed details to Yahoo's security team, allowed malicious JavaScript to be embedded within a specially-formatted email message.
What should send a chill down the spine is that an attack exploiting the vulnerability would not require any user interaction. All a victim would have to do to have their account compromised is simply view an email, with no requirement to click on a link or open an attachment.
The malicious code embedded in the email could be used by an attacker to compromise an account, change its settings, forward messages to an external account, or even spread a Yahoo Mail-infecting virus.
For his efforts Pynnönen was rewarded with a $10,000 prize under Yahoo's bug bounty program.
This isn't the first time that Pynnönen has earned himself a handsome reward for reporting critical security vulnerabilities in Yahoo's mail system. A year ago, Pynnönen told Yahoo about a different but similar stored XSS vulnerability that allowed attackers to embed malicious script inside boobytrapped email messages.
Just viewing the message was enough to trigger the malicious code – meaning that the recipient did not have to be tricked into clicking on any links or opening any attachments. The malicious script could be used to compromise the account – changing settings, or forwarding/sending emails without the user's consent.
Pynnönen provided Yahoo's security team with a proof-of-concept email that would forward a victim's inbox to a third-party website, and a virus that would infect the account and attach itself to every subsequent email sent from the Yahoo Mail account.
It's easy to imagine how such an attack could spread very quickly, and would be attractive for online criminals to exploit.
Fortunately, there were no known exploits in the wild, and the vulnerability was patched in January 2016.
It's a shame that the work which Yahoo did then to fix that flaw didn't also protect against the latest vulnerability. A stronger filter at Yahoo's gateway, hunting for malicious HTML, could have stopped these types of attacks dead in their tracks.
Thank goodness that Pynnönen believes in responsibly disclosing details of his findings to technology companies, and that Yahoo responded appropriately in this latest case.
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FactoryGirl.define do
  factory :library_item_message do
    association :created_by, factory: :user
    association :message, factory: :message

    after(:build) do |o|
      o.thread = o.message.thread
      o.message.update_attributes(component: o)
    end

    trait :with_document do
      after(:build) do |o|
        doc = FactoryGirl.create(:library_document)
        o.item = doc.item
      end
    end

    factory :library_item_message_with_document, traits: [:with_document]
  end
end

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Q: SCNText rendering without curves, not font-like When I run this SceneKit code:
let txt = SCNText(string: "Hello", extrusionDepth: 0.2)
let textNode = SCNNode(geometry: txt)
scene.rootNode.addChildNode(textNode)

I get very angular text:

It seems to do this regardless of font and it behaves the same way on a device as in the simulator.
Here's the code in context:
    // create a new scene
    let scene = SCNScene()

    // create and add a camera to the scene
    let cameraNode = SCNNode()
    cameraNode.camera = SCNCamera()
    scene.rootNode.addChildNode(cameraNode)

    // place the camera
    cameraNode.position = SCNVector3(x: 10, y: 0, z: 75)

    // create and add a light to the scene
    let lightNode = SCNNode()
    lightNode.light = SCNLight()
    lightNode.light!.type = SCNLightTypeOmni
    lightNode.position = SCNVector3(x: 0, y: 10, z: 10)
    scene.rootNode.addChildNode(lightNode)

    // create and add an ambient light to the scene
    let ambientLightNode = SCNNode()
    ambientLightNode.light = SCNLight()
    ambientLightNode.light!.type = SCNLightTypeAmbient
    ambientLightNode.light!.color = UIColor.darkGrayColor()
    scene.rootNode.addChildNode(ambientLightNode)

    let txt = SCNText(string: "Hello", extrusionDepth: 0.2)

    let textNode = SCNNode(geometry: txt)
    scene.rootNode.addChildNode(textNode)

    // retrieve the SCNView
    let scnView = self.view as! SCNView

    // set the scene to the view
    scnView.scene = scene

A: SCNText subdivides the 2D Bézier path for your text just like Core Graphics would do if you were drawing it. You can always use the flatness property to make it smoother, but you won't get "sub-pixel smoothness".
To solve this issue you can use a bigger font size, so that the underlying Bézier path is bigger and more vertices are generated when discretization occurs.

A: My solution was using big font as @mnuages was suggested then using scale on the text node with
     animatedTextNode.scale = SCNVector3(0.1, 0.1, 0.1)

to get what size I wanted.
In that case when you animate text and when it comes closer to the camera it looks smooth.


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Family of Moncks Corner woman killed in car crash awarded $3.5 million in suit against driver (2013)
Click below for a .pdf version of the article.
State ex rel. Condon v. Hodges, 562 SE 2d 623, 349 SC 232 (2002)
Whitner vs. State of South Carolina, 328 S.C.1, 492 S.E. 2d 771(1997)
SC Supreme Court: Jury trials are for adults only
Attorneys general have announced grand juries before, former AG Charlie Condon says
Hollywood murder suspect could face death penalty
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Glenn Smith, Charleston, SC Post and CourierSouth Carolina spree killer Mitchell Sims has dodged a death sentence for more than 20 years. But his stay of execution may soon come to end.
Sims, 50, earned a cell on California's Death Row for killing a Domino's Pizza delivery man in the Golden State in 1985. That murder occurred just days after Sims gunned down two co-workers at a Domino's Pizza parlor in Hanahan, a crime for which he earned a second death sentence, authorities said.
South Carolina spree killer Mitchell Sims is on Death Row in California.
An agreement between the states sent Sims back to California to await his execution. But that state's notoriously circuitous appeals process and challenges to California's lethal injection policies have long delayed Sims' date with death.
"I'm surprised that, even in California, it has taken 25 years," said Charlie Condon, the former solicitor and attorney general who prosecuted the South Carolina case. "That is really far too long. These were very atrocious, premeditated crimes."
Condon, however, said he was recently informed that Sims had exhausted his appeals in California and that he is one of two Death Row inmates there who have been cleared for execution once the state irons out its capital punishment procedures.
The family of Gary Melke, one of Sims' Hanahan victims, told WCTI-TV in North Carolina that they expect Sims' execution to take place by year's end and that they will travel to California to watch him die.
Officials from the California attorney general's office and the state prison system said only that no execution date has been set for Sims.
On Dec. 3, 1985, Sims hid a 25-caliber pistol in his clothes and walked to a Domino's Pizza shop on Yeamans Hall Road where he worked as a delivery man. Inside were Melke and Christopher Zerr, Charleston Navy Hospital corpsmen who worked at the pizza shop part time. They both were 24 years old.
Sims pulled out his gun, looted the safe and bound both men with telephone cord. He then shot the two men execution-style, firing one bullet into Zerr's head and four more into Melke's head and neck. After the shooting, Sims returned home and went to sleep.
Zerr died in the shop, but Melke managed to drive and walk to the Hanahan police station, where he told authorities "Mitch Sims" had shot him. Melke died at a hospital days later.
Sims, meanwhile, made his getaway and traveled to California with his girlfriend, Ruby Padgett. On Dec. 10, 1985, they ordered a Domino's pizza to their motel room in Glendale and then killed the delivery man when he arrived. The victim, John Harrigan, was tied up and drowned in a bathtub.
His attackers then stole Harrigan's truck and held up the Domino's shop where he worked, tying two employees in a walk-in refrigerator in such a way that they had to stand on tiptoes to avoid hanging themselves.
Sims and Padgett were arrested later that same month in Las Vegas. She was later sentenced to life in prison. Sims was tried first in California and then in South Carolina.
A witness at Sims' California trial testified that Sims held a grudge against Domino's from the time he worked as a manager of a franchise in West Columbia and quit over a reduction in bonus payments.
But Bill Runyon, one of Sims' defense attorneys in South Carolina, said his former client simply needed cash and knew the practices and procedures of Domino's from his work there. "He never had a dislike of Domino's," Runyon said. "It was a crime of convenience."
Runyon said Sims had a horrible childhood and became an alcoholic at age 14. Witnesses at his South Carolina trial testified that he was beaten and sexually abused by a stepfather who forced Sims and his siblings to have sex with him, each other and their mother. Once he dried out and kicked drugs in jail, Runyon said, Sims was "quite personable".
At his trial in Aiken in 1989, Sims asked the jury for mercy and said he had relived the horror of his crimes over and over. He also made this blunt admission: "I am not a nice guy. You know it and I know it."


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