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Inside the Adult Braces Boom of 2021
By Shira Feder | April 28, 2021
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At 32, Lionel Foster finally got braces. He'd wanted them growing up, but his family couldn't afford it.
"My mom and I knew that braces should be in my future," says Foster, now 40 and a senior associate at a venture capital firm in Washington, DC. "But the prospect of braces just sounded very expensive and like an unrealistic thing for us."
Foster says his pre-braces teeth looked like wings that had started to take flight: "Whenever I laughed or smiled, it was kind of an advertisement for how crooked my teeth were."
Once he settled into a higher-paying job with decent health benefits that covered most of the cost of adult braces, Foster took the plunge. Getting braces was "very much like signing up for torture sessions several times per year," he says, "but I raised my hand enthusiastically for it."
Foster is one of a growing number of adults who, upon achieving financial stability, are buying themselves the braces their parents couldn't afford.
According to the American Association of Orthodontists, 25 percent of all orthodontic patients today are adults, a considerable uptick from years ago. While the AAO did not offer a precise statistic for growth, a spokesperson told me that "according to the analytics and data, the number of adults seeking treatment with orthodontists continues to grow each year on a consistent basis."
This adult-braces boom is likely explained by a combination of factors, including tech advances, a proliferation of direct-to-consumer dental products like SmileDirectClub, and growing awareness of possible cosmetic improvements fueled partially by the pandemic.
Dr. Clark Stevens of Braces Omaha can attest to all of that. He's been an orthodontist for 30 years, and he says when he first started working 10 percent of his patients were adults. Now that number is 35 percent, and growing.
About half of his adult patients come in with cosmetic concerns. For the other half, the problems are functional. "Some people might be having a hard time brushing and flossing and maintaining their teeth because it's really hard if they're very crooked," says Stevens.
A lot of his patients are like Foster. They've wanted braces since they were kids, but their parents couldn't swing it, as the average cost of braces runs anywhere from $3,000 to $7,000. Stevens has also noticed more insurance plans covering adult braces. One example is Guardian Direct's Managed DentalGuard DHMO plan, which offers adults 19 and older $2,800 for braces. As of early 2021, that plan is only available in New York, Florida, Illinois and Texas.
Then there's the increased advertising for dental products like Invisalign, which in turn make people more aware of other, more traditional teeth-straightening options. Invisalign spent over $100 million on advertising in digital, print and national TV in the last year, and Stevens says those advertisements often get people into his office requesting Invisalign, but then deciding to get more traditional braces because they're more effective.
Stevens also points to the rising median age of marriage as a reason for the burgeoning popularity of adult braces. In 1990, the average age of marriage was 23 for women and 26 for men. Those averages have jumped to 31 and 33, prolonging the phase of single adulthood. "During that period of time they have more ability to pay for a couple of luxuries for themselves and I think orthodontics is one of them," said Stevens.
Dr. Jason Yang, of the Pennsylvania-based practice Yang Orthodontics, has been a dentist for six years. He believes the pandemic has turbocharged the popularity of adult braces. Before COVID, about 25 percent of his patients were adults. Now, it's 35 percent.
"A lot of people are on Zoom right now, and they have to look at their own faces, and they notice their crooked teeth. So just like there's a boost in sales in gym equipment, there's also a boost in orthodontics," he says. On top of that, some patients recognized the pandemic as an ideal time to get braces because their mouths had to be covered by masks.
But even before mask mandates and widespread WFH, Yang noticed an uptick in adult patients, in large part due to tech advances. A few decades ago, having braces meant flashing a mouthful of stainless steel, but now, with clear aligners like Invisalign, clear ceramic braces and lingual braces, it's entirely possible to have braces without letting the world know.
Metal braces are still the oldest and most reliable type of braces. They're also highly visible, which can be a turnoff. Ceramic braces are one alternative option. They have brackets colored to blend in with teeth, which makes them less obtrusive but prone to stains. Lingual braces go behind the teeth, rather than in front. While they're invisible, they're expensive to install and can affect the way a person talks. Invisalign uses clear plastic molds that fit over the teeth and can be worn and removed easily. The tooth alignment process is a lot slower than it is with more traditional braces.
Yang has also noticed that while some people might frown at the sight of braces, others think it's cool. "It's like the new grill," he said. "Some people are actually coming in for old-school braces."
Kathleen Brown wasn't one of the people who wanted braces, old-school or otherwise. She's a Chicago-based startup founder who speaks publicly for a living. After putting off braces for years, she eventually caved because her misaligned jaws were causing pressure headaches. "I really resisted," she says. "I did not want them, especially being mid-30s and single, but it was a matter of not wanting to deal with the pain."
One of the deciding factors for Brown was seeing people she respected with adult braces. "One of them was a former colleague who's one of the coolest people in the world," she says, "and she got them right before her wedding."
Brown's braces were only supposed to be on for nine months, but she ended up wearing them for two-and-a-half years, from 2017 t0 2019. They were lingual braces, so most people didn't see them. But the slight lisp they gave her was more noticeable. They also caused pain and required her to avoid certain foods. And she didn't date the whole time she wore braces. "I didn't know how that would even be, having someone else inside my mouth," she says.
Like many brace-faced teens, Brown fantasized about the day she'd get her braces off. Soon after that happened, she started dating someone she'd had a crush on for months. "I want people to know there's literally no shame in getting adult braces," said Brown, who feels some regret over delaying orthodontia for so long. "I would get braces again because I love my smile now."
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Shira Feder is a New York-based health and science writer whose work has appeared in publications including Vox, HuffPo, Business Insider and The Daily Beast.
Madeline BRENNAN
April 30, 2021 — 12:10 pm
I'm really surprised that you neglected to mention the significant risks in adult orthodonture such as bone loss. Older adults are no longer building bone. Bone loss that occurs due to braces in children can be replaced by bone growth but not in older adults. This is an important fact to point out to adults interested in orthodonture.
April 30, 2021 — 2:59 pm
First of all, it depends on what age of an adult. Second (and most important), this is a decision to be made with one's orthodontist. A scan of the literature available shows overwhelming support for a variety of ways to allow for braces in adults who have even severe bone loss.
I just finished my Invisalign treatment last year and it is great to finally have straight teeth. I got it when I was 35. It took about 60 plus trays. It's easier to brush my teeth and to floss now that my teeth are all aligned. They we're getting more crooked as I age that it caused me to talk a bit funnier. It was so embarrassing to laugh and talk to people up close. I'm so glad I did it. If anyone is hesitant to do it just go in for a consultation to a nearby orthodontist and hear what they have to say. The one I went to was really supportive. I thought that it was weird that a adult was getting braces but it's not. If fairly common now adults get braces.
Great article. I was hesitant to get traditional braces because of how I thought I'd look. But I'd rather look like a brace face for a year than have a messed up smile for the rest of my life.
I'm concerned about one of your sources, Dr. Stevens. Are you sure Align spent exactly $100 million dollars in one year in marketing? And who is he to say braces are a more effective mode of treatment? I read in many other articles that braces are declining in spite of the boom in adult Orthodontics and clear aligners are growing. Which makes sense due to the hundred of clear aligner companies that have come into existence in the last 3 years. I don't see née braces companies popping up every day. This article is not factually correct. If anything it's outdated.
May 6, 2021 — 9:01 am
I am a practicing orthodontist and I completely agree with you! The orthodontist who says that aligners are not as effective or slower at moving teeth does not know how to design a treatment plan using clear aligners. The effectiveness of clear aligner treatment depends on the design capability of the treating doctor and the wear time of the patient.
Diane Mongiardo
May 1, 2021 — 12:50 am
I got Invisalign by a new dentist because my old dentist had retired. Big mistake. I had a crooked snaggle bottom eye- tooth which new dentist explained could easily be moved into position in the lower left side after removal a a lower front tooth that was discolored due to a large filling. Long story (2+ years) continuing with more aligners due to tooth still being crooked. What an ordeal, I went to two orthodontists following the removal of the Invisalign brackets, neither could help me. I ended up with a very uncomfortable bite that took another 2 years to shift into a comfortable position on it's own. Finally my bite is correct and TMJ pain lessened. Be careful and ask, how will this affect my bite? Teeth are not just cosmetic, they chew a variety of foods to keep your body healthy.
May 7, 2021 — 11:25 pm
Got mine at 42, just before Covid. New to the city, I was self conscious, but I had the $$, so I am doing Invisalign. 25 trays (50 weeks) and my functional issues were resolved and now I opted to continue with less brackets for another 15 (30 weeks), for cosmetics (the one price covered however many trays it would take, so may as well continue. But one blessing of Covid is being able to still them behind a mask
November 22, 2021 — 1:53 pm
I had my braces put on the day after I turned 52. I have traditional metal brackets, which was my choice. I could have gotten Invisalign, but my job and lifestyle made braces a better alternative. It'll be a week this afternoon that I've had them, and I'm happily surprised at how much I like wearing them. Now, when I talk to people I can sense when somebody is trying not to stare at them, but nobody has said anything negative to me. The people I work with don't even seem to really notice them.
And I only told two people that I was getting them, and it turned out both of them had worn braces as an adult as well.
So, if you've been meaning to get braces, and your dental health is good, my advice is, Go for it. You'll regret it if you don't.
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By Ashley Abramson | January 6, 2022
If you suffer from anxiety or depression and have tried multiple ways to manage your symptoms to no avail, your doctor might prescribe you an antidepressant to boost your mood.
With rates of mental illness skyrocketing, antidepressant use has only increased during the pandemic. Medical providers use antidepressants to treat a wide range of mental illnesses including depression, a variety of anxiety disorders, chronic pain and post-traumatic stress disorder. Despite somewhat of a negative cultural stigma surrounding them, per a major Lancet study, most of the top antidepressants are more effective than placebo pills at treating symptoms of major depression. Other patients, with conditions like bipolar disorder, are more likely to benefit from other medications like mood stabilizers or antipsychotics.
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are perhaps the most popular antidepressants on the market; these include Zoloft, Prozac, Lexapro and others. Put simply, SSRIs increase the amount of serotonin, a hormone that stabilizes your mood, in the brain. SSRIs are very similar to serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs). Along with serotonin, SNRIs increase the brain's levels of norepinephrine, which can help with focus.
However, not every antidepressant will work for everyone. A lot of its efficacy depends on the patient's own biology. Antidepressants are also not a cure-all for mental illness — they're simply part of someone's treatment plan.
When patients start taking an antidepressant, they usually go through a period of intense side effects as their bodies adjust. These usually disappear with time. But for some, various side effects, like low sex drive or weight gain, may not. At some point, if a patient starts to feel like they can manage their condition without an antidepressant or if side effects of the medication start to outweigh the benefits, they might talk with their doctor about stopping treatment.
Tyler Rickers, a psychiatrist at Rogers Behavioral Health in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, says stopping cold turkey is never a good idea, even if you start to feel better. Many antidepressants come with withdrawal side effects, which can be alarming if you aren't aware of them. Plus, Rickers says, it's relatively common for people to start feeling depressed or anxious again a month or two after they stop without medical guidance. "Your doctor can help you decide whether you should go off medication and provide you with guidance on how to do it gradually and safely," he says.
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(Originally, antidepressants were thought to serve as short-term treatment for episodic problems, but more and more doctors are prescribing them to patients for the long term. More research needs to be done in this area.)
Unfortunately, Rickers says even with a doctor's help, tapering off an antidepressant can be notoriously difficult and come with a cocktail of bothersome side effects, like fatigue, brain fog and more. Below, five people describe their own experiences.
Alyssa, 34, Illinois
For most of her life, Alyssa took hormonal birth control to manage her polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) symptoms. While it helped with her periods, after getting on the pill, she noticed she began experiencing more symptoms of depression. So a psychiatrist prescribed her a low dose of Effexor, an SNRI. While it helped, after three years, she decided she didn't think she needed the medication anymore for her mood. Her psychiatrist warned her that tapering off Effexor was difficult, but Alyssa says she wasn't prepared for what "difficult" meant.
"Every time I lowered my dose, I felt like I had the flu," she says. At night, she had vivid nightmares. She was too dizzy to drive her car. Every few weeks she'd find an equilibrium — just in time to taper again and start it all over. Because she didn't have insurance at the time, she couldn't afford extra doctor visits for more support.
It took five months to taper off Effexor completely. During that time, Alyssa lost a job because of her withdrawal symptoms. "Coping with withdrawal was its own full-time job," she says.
Alyssa's been off both Effexor and birth control for several years — she quit the pill four years after she stopped taking Effexor. While she experiences depression before her period, a symptom of premenstrual dysmorphic disorder (PMDD), it's been less debilitating.
She has no plans to take Effexor, or any SSRI, either. Instead, she manages symptoms by seeing a therapist and practicing self-care through yoga, reading and going on walks.
My experience tapering off was so harrowing that I still have nightmares about it, and I would be reluctant to accept a prescription for another antidepressant unless I were in dire straits," she says.
Richard, 39, Illinois, director at audio production company
Richard was on a low dose of Zoloft, an SSRI, for three years to manage panic attacks and social anxiety. "I remember thinking that my anxiety was definitely impeding my normal life, most obviously after my improv shows, but also that it was spilling over into my family life," he says.
After a few years, Richard noticed his anxiety had disappeared, but side effects from his medication had not. He noticed Zoloft gave him brain fog that made it hard for him to think clearly. And he didn't want to deal with it anymore.
Richard's therapist fully supported his decision to taper off Zoloft. His family doctor gave him instructions on how to do it safely. "I think because I had a pretty terrible first two weeks of getting on Zoloft, I assumed the two week wind-down would be similar," Richard says.
Turns out, it was easier than expected. Some days, he'd wake up feeling jittery or sad, but he persisted. "It seemed like I would have these really bad days, and then the next day would be this beautiful revelation, a glimpse of what could be if I could ride it out," he says.
Throughout the process, he says he realized he might need to go back on antidepressant medication. However, since Richard reached zero milligrams, he's adjusted well; although he still experiences depression, he considers it "situational." "Ultimately, I found that I 'just knew' when I was done with the meds," he says.
Brett, 39, Indianapolis, engineer
Brett had been on antidepressants for depression since college two decades ago. When he became a dad 10 years ago, his depression shifted into anxiety, so his primary care doctor prescribed him a new medication: a high dose of Effexor. Unfortunately, while the medication helped with his anxiety, it gave him unwanted side effects — daily headaches, lightheadedness and fatigue.
After about two years, he talked to his doctor about stopping the medication. He decided to go through with it, and his withdrawal symptoms were worse than expected. As he finally reached the lowest dose, his constant headaches, confusion and dizziness made it tough to function.
After stopping Effexor, Brett had another child, which triggered more anxiety. He was prescribed a new antidepressant, and plans to stay clear of Effexor. "I might have avoided some of the anxiety struggles if I had remained on an antidepressant, but Effexor wasn't the right one," he says.
Lorren, Georgia, 33, piano teacher, freelance writer and editor
Lorren started taking Prozac, an SSRI, to help ease postpartum depression in 2015, after her second son was born. When she found out she was expecting a third baby in 2018, she tapered off Prozac. To her dismay, she found it hard to get through the long, dreary Pacific Northwest winter without its mood-boosting effects. Her ob-gyn recommended she switch to another SSRI, Lexapro.
By April 2021, Lorren decided the side effects of the antidepressant outweighed the benefits — she had gained 100 pounds since 2015, which she thinks may have been due to antidepressants. She couldn't seem to lose weight no matter what she tried. "I was in a good place mentally with no planned pregnancies, and it was summertime, so it seemed like an ideal time to stop taking the medication."
Lorren had a hard time getting in touch with her medical provider, so she took matters into her own hands. She researched common protocol and used the most conservative approach, reducing her 20 milligram dose by 25 percent for four weeks. (Disclaimer: This isn't recommended. If you're considering stopping a mental health medication, talk to a clinician.)
In the first few weeks, she experienced some gut issues, but didn't notice an increase in depressive symptoms. "It felt like I was able to feel my feelings more deeply instead of having them muffled," she says. However, she adds, "When I hit 5 milligrams, I was hit by depression like a truck." Her low mood and fatigue lasted a few more weeks.
Since April 2021, Lorren has been completely med-free. While she's generally happy and is inching towards her weight loss goal, she still experiences bouts of severe depression.
"I hoped that I would be able to feel mentally healthy without antidepressants, because it had been so long since I'd had an episode, but I'm doubting that now," Lorren says. "I should have been more mindful about getting support. I may finally try to set up a therapy appointment."
Maira, 30, Indianapolis, registered nurse
Maira had always struggled with seasonal depression and general anxiety, but she never really thought about taking medication for either until recently. Three years ago, her mental health hit an all-time low: Her new husband lost his job the week they returned from their honeymoon. At the same time, she was returning to school to become a nurse. "It was a lot of change in a very short amount of time," Maira says. "The longer I waited, the darker my thoughts got and the harder it seemed to get out of."
Maira's nurse practitioner recommended Celexa, an SSRI, to manage her depression symptoms. However, a year later, Maira's depression symptoms worsened, even after doubling her dose. Her nurse practitioner switched her to Pristiq, an SNRI, and Maira finally felt normal.
By summer 2021, Maira's life had stabilized, so she decided to wean off the medication. To curb side effects, she worked with her doctor to taper off as slowly as she could. As she went through the process, on top of dizziness and occasional headaches, Maira felt forgetful and irritable. But by the time she had come to a full stop, she felt confident she'd made the right decision.
While she's not currently taking an antidepressant, she knows the medication was necessary for her to be safe and function well — and she's open to taking medication again in the future if needed. "I'm able to look back on that time of my life and see it much clearer now," she says. "I believe that medication was truly necessary for me to be safe and function well."
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Chuck DeGroat is Professor of Counselling and Christian Spirituality at Western Theological Seminary in Michigan, USA. He is a licensed therapist with more than 20 years experience, an ordained Reformed Church minister and co-founder of Newbigin House of Studies, an urban and missional training centre in San Francisco.
He's also an author and will soon release his new book When Narcissism Comes to Church: Healing Your Community From Emotional and Spiritual Abuse. In it, he combines the accumulated wisdom of his years of clinical experience, pastoral ministry and seminary training to tackle a concerning subject.
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As increasing instances of abuse and bullying within the global church are being brought to light, Eternity asked DeGroat to explain the who, what, why and how of when narcissism comes to church.
Eternity: 'Narcissism' is a word that gets thrown around quite a lot these days – what do you believe the best definition of the term is?
Chuck DeGroat: There is the common psychological definition which includes grandiosity, a lack of empathy, and impairments of intimacy and identity, among others. That's a fair place to start. But I'd also say that narcissism comes in a number of different guises, which sometimes look less grandiose but no are less sinister. Power can be abused in obvious and subtle ways, and narcissists are adept at manipulating, exploiting, and empowering themselves, all to protect a fragile sense of their own self-identity.
E: Do we all have the potential to become narcissists? And if so, how do we keep those tendencies restrained?
CDG: I think we begin as little ones with a kind of healthy narcissism – "Look, Mummy, I can do a cartwheel." This "look at me, look at me" phenomenon is normal, and if we're loved well it doesn't become a pervasive sense of identity. Sadly, if one grows up without the love they need, they'll clamour for it, grasp for it, manipulate for it. In that sense, many are capable of some form of narcissism, although not as many will be diagnosably narcissistic, according to DSM-V* categories or clinical testing.
*The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM–5) is the product of more than 10 years of effort by hundreds of international experts in all aspects of mental health. Their work has yielded an authoritative volume that defines and classifies mental disorders in order to improve diagnoses, treatment, and research.
I do believe that pastoral ministry may, indeed, be a magnet for those with narcissistic tendencies.
E: Is narcissism more prevalent in churches than other organisations? If yes, are there particular factors that make it an 'easy route' for individual narcissists themselves or that make a church community vulnerable?
CDG: While we do not have good studies or solid numbers about the prevalence of narcissism among pastors or in churches, I do believe that pastoral ministry may, indeed, be a magnet for those with narcissistic tendencies.
Think about it – many, many people fear public speaking, but those who become pastors not only confidently speak each week, but speak the word of God! Now, there are a good many pastors who do this with humility, but in my many years of assessing pastors psychologically, I've found that a majority do test in the general "cluster" of personality disorders closely related to narcissism.
The factors that make particular groups of people, subcultures, even congregations vulnerable are complicated. I don't think we can pigeonhole a pretty pervasive psychological phenomenon. I just think we need more research on this … We're only on the cusp and making guesses.
E: What might narcissism look like in a church setting? Are there certain aspects of a church community that allow someone exhibiting narcissistic behaviour to gain a foothold? Is it generally a leadership problem, or structural?
CDG: Pastoral narcissism can be seen in a cluster of characteristics. Narcissistic pastors need to be at the centre of all decision-making. They are impatient with staff and congregants, especially needy ones. They constrain others by their demands and fear of losing control.
They feel entitled. They feel threatened by others and seem perpetually paranoid, especially among those they perceive to be brighter or more gifted. Thus, they always feel like they need to be the best and brightest in every room. They are inconsistent and impulsive, they praise and then withdraw praise, and they intimidate to get their way.
Finally, they manifest what I've coined "fauxnerability" – a faux vulnerability, with the pretence of insight about themselves or their Enneagram type or mental health, but all as a facade to ingratiate themselves with others.
Narcissists often make people feel crazy. There are rarely physical wounds. But the emotional and spiritual abuse is real.
E: Lots of churches will have a narcissist in their midst but they aren't always identified and confronted. How can churches become better at identifying and confronting narcissism? What should they look for and what should they do?
CDG: I've been dealing with this for twenty years, and I think we're still only at the beginning of the conversation. What I've noticed with my new book is that it is giving people words to name seemingly invisible realities.
Narcissists often make people feel crazy. There are rarely physical wounds. But the emotional and spiritual abuse is real. It begins with people taking seriously the abusive dynamics, and naming them courageously. Sometimes this comes with great risk. But unless we start talking, we'll continue to watch narcissism play itself out in our churches.
E: Can you give some keys for how churches can build systems which protect individuals from narcissists developing and others being exploited by them?
CDG: I think that systems that are accountable, relationally transparent, and where truth-telling is valued do not tend to support narcissistic leaders. In systems that are unaccountable, narcissistic leaders have free-reign, often choosing staff or elders who are 'yes-men' or 'yes-women'.
Am I crazy? No, you're just being 'gaslighted'
When I use the term "relational transparency", I mean cultivating an environment of knowing and being-known, where vulnerability is prized and not exploited. By "truth-telling" I mean sharing with each other how we experience them. A healthy pastor is willing to receive feedback about how he/she impacts others.
Christians follow a humble suffering servant. Herod exploited power, not Jesus. And yet we look more like Herod, at times.
E: Looking at recent prominent examples in the news – Acts 29 and Jean Vanier – can you see elements of narcissism might have been involved in those situations developing? Or is that over-reach? If they did involve narcissism, what can we learn from these situations?
CDG: I don't make a habit of diagnosing narcissism in church leaders in the news, but when I see recurring patterns across large churches where there is little accountability, relational health, or an embrace of a culture of honest truth-telling, I begin getting suspicious.
We seem to see repeated behaviours emerge in stories across a variety of ecclesial traditions – exploitation of one's role or power, bullying, silencing, shaming, terminating truth-tellers, leaders who insulate themselves, leaders protected by their other powerful friends. I could go on.
It just seems that when a new story breaks, I find myself saying, "Here we go again – same story, different context." Because of that, why wouldn't we say, "We have a problem. It's time to talk."
Chuck DeGroat's new book, When Narcissism Comes to Church: Healing Your Community From Emotional and Spiritual Abuse is available for pre-order at Koorong for $31.99 and due for release later this month.
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Rekkit est une série télévisée d'animation française de 104 épisodes de 11 minutes, créée par Vincent Chalvon-Demersay et David Michel et diffusée du  au  sur TF1 dans l'émission Tfou.

Par la suite, la série est diffusée depuis le  sur Disney XD et à partir du  sur Gulli.

En France, les saisons 2 et 3 sont diffusées sur Gulli.

Synopsis
Rekkit est un lapin magique et maladroit qui a fui son monde, Chakabrak. Il arrive alors chez les Shmufton, où il va rencontrer son meilleur ami, Jay. De multiples aventures les attendent à la suite des bêtises de ce grand et gros lapin.

Fiche technique
 Titre : Rekkit
 Création : Vincent Chalvon-Demersay et David Michel
 Réalisation : Jean-Louis Vandestoc et Eric Gosselet
 Directeurs d'écriture : Mitch Watson et Reid Harrison
 Musique : Noam Kaniel et Alexis Dernaucourt
 Production : Vincent Chalvon-Demersay et David Michel
 Production exécutive : Lorraine Collet et Berthe Lotsova
 Sociétés de production : Marathon Média et Disney XD, avec la participation de TF1
 Société de distribution : Zodiak Rights
 Pays d'origine :
 Langue originale : français
 Genre : série d'animation
 Durée : 13 minutes

Distribution
 Michel Mella : Rekkit
 Valentin Maupin : Jay Shmufton
 Emmanuel Curtil : Lorne Shmufton, Arnold, Reggie, interprète du générique
 Jean-Pierre Denys : le professeur Wiggsley
 Hermine Regnaut : les jumelles Evita et Marisa
 Magali Rosenzweig : Henrietta Shmufton
 Léopoldine Serre : Sarah (SK)
 Marc Alfos : Yoshini (), Sailor Sam ()
 Philippe Catoire : Yoshini ()
 Donald Reignoux : Wally et Bean
 Nessym Guetat : le maire et George Clark
 Evelyne Grandjean : Mamie Greta
 Fily Keita : Perle
 Pierre-François Pistorio : voix additionnelles
 Alain Dorval : voix additionnelles

Production
La production a démarré au premier semestre 2010.

Épisodes

Saison 1 (2011)

 L'arrivée (The arrival)
 Jay le médium (Mind reader)
 La mascotte (Sell it Rekkit)
 Le pouvoir du piment (Head ache)
 L'eau, ça mouille (Rekkit swims)
 Les ratons espions (A spy in the ointment)
 Les terreurs du salon (The convict furniture)
 L'invitation (The invitation)
 Jay-crevisse (Crayfish boy)
 La moustache (The moustache)
 Portraits de stars (Photo finished)
 Trou de mémoire (Fuzzy was he)
 Un bruyant secret (Rekkit has a secret)
 Un rhume de lapin (Shepherd of hamsters)
 Une fête déguisée (Cool fool)
 Voyage au centre de Rekkit (Hare ball)
 Le jour des papillons (Mmm butterfly)
 Un amour de yéti (Don't upset the yeti)
 Au service secret de Bill (The one where Bill gets Rekkit for a while)
 Attention Hoquet ! (Tale of the missing tail)
 Cours toujours ! (The fast and injourious)
 Un lapin qui a la classe (Rabbits prefer gentlemen)
 Le lapin et la tortue (Tortoise and harebrained)
 La revanche du chaton (Revenge of the kitty cat)
 Un Jay senteur florale (Smelly Jay)
 Les jumelles à la rescousse (The twins save Rekkit)
 La vache à glaces (Udder chaos)
 Têtes de légumes (Cabbage heads)
 Les ninjas de la moquette (Carpet ninjas)
 Quelle galère (Boy ahoy)
 La grosse tête (Air head)
 L'ami glaçon (I'm melting)
 Bienvenue dans mon rêve (See you in my dreams)
 Les boîtes à malheur (The bananas split)
 Un dragon de compagnie (Invisibob)
 La crème de jouvence (Baby makes four)
 Cuisine magique (Cooking magic)
 La pâte à sosie (Jay doh)
 Même pas peur ! (Harem scarem)
 Un exposé gourmand (Holey moley)
 La magie arc-en-ciel (Over the rainbow)
 Abraca-oh-non ! (Abraca-oh no)
 L'union des super-zéros (Jay, Bond Jay)
 L'autre meilleur ami (Fingerprint boy)
 Fais pas ci, fais pas ça (Breaking rules are for fools)
 Le jour de la patate (Little mister potato guy)
 Une journée interminable (Long days journey into nothing)
 Rekkit contre le gadget (Rekkit versus gadget)
 Nom d'un chien (A dog is a rabbit's best friend)
 La chambre de Rekkit (Rekkit's room)
 Rekkit dans l'espace (Rekkit in the Space)
 Panne de Rekkit (Rekkit has left the building)

Saison 2 (2012)

 Les toktoks
 Rekkit star
 Chakapouët
 Poisson d'eau douce
 Nounou Rekkit
 La tête dans le nuage
 Le monstre des marais
 Au revoir Wiggsley !
 Les justiciers masqués
 Une vie de star
 Jay gratte le ciel
 Chakabractérie
 Docteur Rekkit
 Qui veut la peau de Rekkit ?
 Attention: Maison malade
 Le porte malheur
 la fourure c'est dur
 Mon ami le Gortch
 Rekkit fait son numéro
 Un dimanche sans fin
 La vérité, rien que la vérité
 Les jumeaux maléfique
 Tout dans les muscles
 Des ballons d'amour
 Lapin téléguidé
 Jay a perdu sa langue

Saison 3 (2013)

 Une nuit à la Chakabrathèque
 Un lapin de trop
 À vos souhaits !
 La loi selon Rekkit
 La quête des bracelets
 La jeunesse de lorne
 Lapin cherche travail
 Espion en herbe
 Jay le chevalier
 Tout est permis
 La flute désenchantée
 Bouba Brouhaha
 Une affaire d'égout
 Ça tourne !
 La statue de Boucan-les-bains
 Lapin sous-marin
 Hôtel Shmufton
 Franken Rekkit
 Vilain Rekkit
 Rekkit en 6D
 Souvenir, souvenir !
 Le documentaire
 Mission spatiale
 À fond les wagons
 Le trésor de la discorde
 Rekkit fait son cirque

Personnages
 Rekkit : avant de rejoindre Jay, Rekkit vivait à Chakabrak, un monde parallèle peuplé de créatures étonnantes et farfelues où la magie fait partie du quotidien. Esclave du cruel Yoshini, un grand magicien, Rekkit a décidé de vendre la baguette de son maître en cachette dans un autre monde afin de lui échapper. Émotif, drôle et positif, Rekkit ignore tout des us et coutumes du monde des humains. Il fait preuve d'une grande candeur et s'extasie devant de nombreux objets du quotidien. Installé chez Jay, qu'il considère comme son meilleur ami, le lapin au grand cœur lui est reconnaissant de l'avoir sauvé et fait tout son possible pour lui apporter son aide. Mais Rekkit n'est pas réellement magicien puisqu'à Chakabrak, les lapins n'ont pas le droit de pratiquer la magie. Maladroit et gaffeur, il ne fait la plupart du temps qu'aggraver les situations avec ses tours de magie ratés ou en faisant venir des êtres farfelus de son monde pour l'aider.

 Jay Shmufton : âgé de 12 ans, Jay n'est pas très grand pour son âge, un trait physique dont il souffre, même si ses parents le réconfortent du mieux qu'ils peuvent. Élève moyen, mauvais en sport et peu sûr de lui, Jay est pourtant un jeune garçon sympathique, guilleret, débrouillard et intelligent, qui trouve souvent lui-même les solutions pour régler ses problèmes. L'arrivée dans sa vie de Rekkit, qui devient son meilleur ami et ne le quitte jamais, va bouleverser son quotidien, lui apportant surprises et situations délirantes.

 Lorne Rosenfeld et Henrietta Shmufton : Henrietta est une femme dynamique. Elle forme avec Lorne, le beau-père de Jay, un couple excentrique et amusant. Ils conçoivent tous les deux des jingles publicitaires et se sont rencontrés sur leur lieu de travail. Avec sa coupe afro et ses shorts colorés, Lorne considère Jay comme son propre fils, même s'il se comporte parfois avec lui comme avec un copain. Henrietta et Lorne sont des parents à l'écoute, compréhensifs et permissifs ; ils ont d'ailleurs accueilli Rekkit à bras ouverts bien qu'ils soient souvent les victimes de ses tours de magie ratés.

 Wally : ami benêt de Jay, gentil et curieux. Peu caractérisé, si ce n'est par son appareil dentaire qui lui donne un défaut de prononciation.

 Bean : ami encore plus benêt de Jay. Est surtout caractérisé par son obsession pour le fromage. Parle peu, agit peu, une curiosité en soi.

 Evita et Marisa : jumelles pourries gâtées, ce sont les voisines directes de Jay. Vraies pestes, elles veulent toujours ce qu'elles n'ont pas, et cette peluche de lapin géant qui bouge et qui parle est leur plus grande convoitise. Elles échafaudent des plans pour l'attirer chez elles, qui finissent toujours par échouer. Elles ignorent et méprisent Jay, sauf pour marchander de garder Rekkit quelque temps.

 SK : à prononcer ès-ké pour Sarah Kingsbury. Intelligente, sympathique et bonne en sport, SK est dans la même classe que Jay. Il est d'ailleurs sous son charme et fait tout pour l'impressionner ou lui faire plaisir, même s'il n'ose pas lui avouer ses sentiments.

Notes et références

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Série télévisée créée en 2011
Série télévisée disparue en 2013
Série télévisée française des années 2010
Série d'animation de TF1
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Revealed: Gratuitous Tank Battles
World War Tank
Feature by Jim Rossignol Contributor
Today we got to see Positech's sequel to Gratuitous Space Battles for the first time. Logically enough it was called Gratuitous Tank Battles, because it features a multitude of tanks, and even robots. However, it was very nearly called Gratuitous Trench Battles, and even "Over The Top", and you can find out why by reading on, below...
Those of you who dabbled in Gratuitous Space Battles will probably recall that the experience was a little unusual. It was a space fleet manager, rather than the real-time strategy you might have been expecting, and that experience that threw a few people. This was a game where you were the admiralty, rather than the commander, and you simply set up your fleet and your tactics and let the game play out. Terrestrial sequel Gratuitous Tank Battles is a little more hands-on than that, because you can direct a little of where the action is going. The basic premise nevertheless remains the same: intense tweaking and customisation followed by epic, gratuitous battles. This isn't about fleet battles in space of course, but gigantic assaults on the ground. It is about sending tanks, and mechs, and millions of tiny men to their deaths. It's still based in the Gratuitous idea, but this time it's actually a tower defence game. Sort of.
Gratuitous Tank Battles is a far more substantial offering than its predecessor. There's a campaign mode right out of the gate, for one thing, but Cliffski is also talking producing a menu of game modes: "I want all the game modes I can think of," he tells me, and that sounds like a lot of game modes. His references for this new game are diverse: the history of 20th century warfare on the one hand, and PopCap's Plants Vs Zombies on the other. "I suppose what I really want is Blackadder Goes Forth with lasers," he explains. What he is referencing, of course, is the final season of the classic British comedy in which ignoble servant of nobles, Edmund Blackadder, is doomed to serve in the trenches of World War I. In Cliff's Gratuitous Tank Battles universe this war has never really ended, and now - in 2114 - two hundred years of war have resulted in trench warfare which is just as likely to see the deployment of hapless men with rifles and gasmasks as it is great stomping robots. Gratuitous Tank Battles is the whole of modern warfare and its sci-fi future. Tanks of all shapes and sizes are pitted against vast, mechanized defences: WWI style meatgrinders of the future through which your army must pass.
This means that there are two sides to every battle, and in the campaign mode you can choose whether to attack or defend in each scenario. As an attacker you must send in your army of tanks, soldiers, and robots, in a number of waves. Your plan is to wear down some of the enemy defences, and absorb the punishment they dish out, in order to get a certain value of troops out through the exits on the far side of the field. As your units travel you can direct where they fire, allowing you concentrate their efforts on particular towers, and sticking points that might be troublesome to pass. The real trick, of course, is to have made the right kind of customisations to your units in the first place. As a defender your have to set up your grid of towers in the most economical fashion, paying attention to firing arcs and potential kill-zones. Cliff illustrates some of the detail of both sides by slowing down time. He says he'll even be leaving frame-by-frame tools he uses for development work in there for players to pay meticulous attention to what is happening in their battles.
The core of the game, however, is not the campaign but instead in taking on customised attacks or defences created by and downloaded from the community. This was arguably the most successful feature of Gratuitous Space Battles: being able to upload your fleet build to the game and download other folks' builds to try your luck against. This led to all kinds of committed nerdery which Cliff is hoping to see repeated here. Only this time there are asymmetrical possibilities, since you can both attack and defend. Everything can be customised, and that goes for visuals, too. Even the tank turrets can be swapped out for something sexier, on your whim. Cliff is expecting people to produce their own visual motfis, so you might just recognise the pink and yellow liveries of the Rossignol mechanized cavalry from one user-made scenario to another. The real challenge will be in create impenetrable defences, or unstoppable armies.
The focus on vast battles from the off is largely due to Cliff's own response to RTS and tower defence games. "I hate how usually these games start so slowly, with just a couple of units, or one tower," he explains. "What you want is hundreds of units right away, and therefore hundreds of explosions. That just makes for a better game." Cliff is also not a fan of the generic "upgrade" of many RTS or tower defence units? "Upgrade? What do they mean?" he asks. "That's not specific enough for me, I might want to upgrade just the rate of fire, or the ranger." This hunger for tinkering is reflected in the unit editing screens that sit at the heart of the game. This time, though, there won't be 47 types of plasma missile to confound your decision making, and the selecting will be pared down. "No spreadsheet learning curve this time," he promises. There will still be the trademark depth and complexity of army-management, however.
There are some big challenges ahead for Cliff - a balancing nightmare for one - but it's looking strong, far stronger than the original game. We'll be looking forward to see more in the coming weeks.
Gratuitous Tank Battles is scheduled to appear later this year, probably. And it will most certainly have a demo.
Cliff-Harris
Gratuitous Tank Battles
Positech Games
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Can Israel Become A Nation Of Startup Marathoners?
Having returned a week ago from Israel, I remain impressed by its strengths as a place to start companies.
Article by Peter Cohan, published on Forbes.com on May 26, 2019.
Beautiful view of Tel Aviv in Israel. Pixabay.
Yet Israel strikes me as somewhere in the middle of a transformation — from a nation that starts and sells companies to the likes of Google and Intel to one that hosts its own publicly-traded world-transforming industry leaders — on the order of Facebook and Google.
My visit to Israel was part of a Babson College Israel Startup Strategy Elective Abroad for 22 undergraduates. The first part of the course was classroom learning focused on three questions:
1. Why does private capital flow more to some countries than others? (based on Capital Rising, which I co-authored with Srini Rangan)
2. Why do a few regions host most of the startups and what should the rest do about it? (based on my 13th book Startup Cities); and
3. Why do a few startups succeed while most fail? (based on my 12th book, Hungry Start-up Strategy).
The second part of the course — which wrapped up May 19 — was a visit to Israeli startups, investors, accelerators, and government officials — along with cultural activities.
In the third part of the course, student teams conduct six-week consulting projects with startups in a startup incubator called 8200 Impact who are seeking help with their growth strategies.
How Israel Changed Its Narrative
Israel's Startup Nation narrative has been well-established in many minds — due in part to the success of the 2009 eponymous book. To counter the image of the country as a source of endless conflict, many now see Israel as an extraordinary entrepreneurial success story, Mike Bargman, CEO of Headline Media, a Tel Aviv-based PR firm said during our May 15 meeting.
The 71-year-old nation of nine million people has in the space of a few decades turned itself into a country with more IPOs per capita than any other.
Since most everyone enters the military before starting university, Israel trains people to lead others and — for the elite who are selected for its 8200 and 8100 units (analogous to our NSA) — gives them a deep knowledge of technologies that can form the basis of new companies.
Israel's leading universities and research institutes — such as the Technion, the Weizmann Institute, Hebrew University, and Tel Aviv University — also supply intellectual property that finds its way into startups.
Israel faces many handicaps — it has a small local market, it's surrounded by hostile countries, it lacks natural resources, and it has limited venture capital — particularly to fund the growth needed to go public.
Yet it has overcome many of these challenges. By developing technology in Israel and bringing on talented country managers, its companies have been able to gain share in huge markets for cybersecurity. On May 16, Andy David of Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that 20% of the world's 2,200 cybersecurity companies are in Israel.
The Israeli government continues to fund research partnerships with countries around the world to bring more corporate and venture capital into Israel. For example, the Israel Innovation Authority spends $500 million a year to fund innovation, Les Abelson told us on May 16.
That money — which is matched by partners in other countries — is paid out in $400,000 grants to startups — in industries including cybersecurity, life sciences, and nanotechnology. For every $1 invested, Abelson believes that the Israeli economy gets back $5 to $10. As he said, "We lose 70% of the money we give out — which creates valuable learning — but 30% we get back in royalties."
I have been following one of Israel's early public technology companies, cybersecurity technology provider Check Point Software, for nearly two decades.
As I wrote in April 2018, Check Point CEO, Gil Shwed told me that he wants the company to grow faster than its 7% five-year average. But over a year later there is more work to be done. In the latest quarter, Check Point reported 4% revenue growth — though Shwed seemed happy that its "subscriptions including advanced solutions for Cloud and Mobile as well as SandBlast Zero-day threat prevention" were up 13%.
We also visited with website development service, Wix, which grew at an impressive 27% rate in the latest quarter. On May 20 I wrote about why its organization and management processes bode well for its future.
People we met were proud to discuss the sale of Israeli companies to U.S. giants. Examples include Google's 2013 acquisition of mapping service Waze for an estimated $1.3 billion and Intel's $15.3 billion takeovers of autonomous vehicle control technology supplier Mobileye.
Can Israeli Entrepreneurs Run the Marathon?
This brings me to what I believe is the most significant transformation that Israel must undertake — from a creator of business leaders whom I call sprinters — who can turn an idea into a company that gets acquired — to a nation of marathoners — who take such companies public, generate revenues in the billions of dollars, and keep growing at 20% or more. (I spelt out the differences between such leaders in my new book, Scaling Your Startup).
This matters because if Israel can produce more marathoners, it can host more pillar companies — locally-headquartered, public companies that invest in local startups — to create more local jobs and provide tax revenue to help fund the build-out of infrastructure needed to reduce the traffic and housing crunch that accompanies Israel's current economic success.
Is Israel Germinating the Next Amazon or Facebook?
This is hard to do — and at the moment there seems to be a lull in new Israeli marathoner candidates. As Bloomberg reported, the number of recent Israeli IPOs has tailed off. After 17 in 2014, there were only six in 2016 and eight in 2018. As of March 2019, there were seven — in payments, cybersecurity, ridesharing, and other fields — that Bloomberg considered being in the IPO pipeline.
Indeed, since then one of the companies — cybersecurity supplier Tufin Software — has gone public. On April 12, Tufin sold shares on NASDAQ at $21 — about where its stock sits now — yielding a $698 million market capitalization on 2018 sales of $85 million up 30% from the year before and a $4.3 million loss, according to YahooFinance.
Another IPO aspirant, Gett Taxi, a ride-hailing service — recently raised $200 million at a $1.5 billion valuation, according to TechCrunch, and expects to go public in 2020. It would probably be better for Gett if by then shares of Uber and Lyft have risen from their current dismal levels.
In March 2018 I met with Shlomo Kramer, who helped found many Israeli companies that went public including Check Point, Imperva, and Palo Alto Networks. Kramer — co-founder and CEO of a new startup, Cato Networks– told me that Israel is trying to build companies to last — and to that end he is mentoring first-time Israeli entrepreneurs.
Meanwhile, Israeli startups are germinating in fields such as "transportation, foodtech, femtech [technology for women's health and other needs], and cannatech [cannabis-related startups]," said Bargman.
While there do not seem to be any Israeli companies in the making with the potential to scale like Amazon, Facebook or Google, $900 million venture capital firm, Vertex Ventures, has funded some other big winners with a more narrow focus.
For example, as Emanuel Timor, General Partner, pointed out in a May 15 interview, Vertex has backed publicly-traded solar energy electronics supplier, SolarEdge — which sports a $2.6 billion market capitalization on sales of $937 million, up 54% in the last year, and a 14% net profit margin. And Vertex backed anti-vehicle hacking supplier, Argus Cyber Security, was acquired in 2017 for $400 million by German automobile industry supplier, Continental.
Timor sees opportunity in many areas. As he said, "We are investing in cloud platforms, security, big data, digital transformation, automotive, fintech, digital health, and AI."
Attacking Global Markets Through Critical Infrastructure Control
Of all the companies we met, it strikes me that mPrest, a maker of complex control systems used in an array of industries, could become a large company that leads the world.
As a private company, I don't know its revenues or growth rate. But since it has raised $30 million in rounds led by venture capital firm, OurCrowd, and including investments from GE Capital and New Zealand energy utility, Vector, according to CrunchBase.
As I wrote last July, mPrest is best-known for providing key technology for Israel's so-called Iron Dome — a system intended to keep missiles headed to Israel from harming people or property.
I am impressed that mPrest has been able to extend its expertise in such control systems to other industries. As CEO Natan Barak said on May 15, mPrest's technology is used in "border control, critical facilities, water, smart agriculture, connected cars, smart cities, power, and oil and gas." Barak's mantra is "flexibility is the name of the game."
While mPrest has competitors, it often wins against them. As Barak said. "We beat Raytheon and Lockheed Martin for a contract award in the UK. That's because the commercial world is looking for a cloud-based application. Our competitors require customers to take out the old and install the new. Our solution [is better and more cost-effective] because it works on top of what they have already."
mPrest has technical expertise that's useful to many industries around the world. Yet its investors do not venture capital firms — who typically seek rapid growth followed by a quick exit. And Barak was not clear about the company's exit strategy.
OurCrowd expects Mprest to either go public or be acquired due to its growth from fast-growing commercial markets. As CEO Jon Medved said on June 5, "OurCrowd hopes to profit as investors in Mprest as it transitions from a defence solution provider for Iron Dome…to a commercial provider of software for utilities [and] Smart Cities."
If more Israeli startup marathoners such as Shwed emerge, I will be excited to talk with them. In the meantime, it remains to be seen whether the CEOs leading Israel's 2019 crop of IPO candidates will be among them.
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Larry Rodgers
The Arizona Republic
Apr. 15, 2005 12:00 AM
Irish supergroup U2 has staged spectacles for years, and Thursday's installment of its "Vertigo" tour at Glendale Arena certainly had its bells and whistles.
Most impressive on the visual front was the use of huge beaded "light curtains" that could programmed like a stadium scoreboard on steroids to flash colors, words or -- during a call for world unity by politically outspoken singer Bono -- a waterfall of flags from around the globe.
The band used an elliptical stage similar to the heart-shaped number employed last time out, enabling Bono and guitarist the Edge, bassist Adam Clayton and drummer Larry Mullen Jr. to strut far out into the arena's floor, with a group of lucky fans mulling about in the middle of it all. The stage was ringed with an array of lights used to set all types of moods.
Although Thursday's concert had its share of fun moments, it was more about a band exploring new ways to present its 25-year-old catalog and, just as important, the messages behind that music. (U2 returns to the arena tonight for a second sold-out show.)
So before the band could tear into a glitzy, laser-guided version of its iPod-friendly anthem, "Vertigo," it opened the evening with "Love and Peace or Else," from its latest album, "How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb." "Lay down your guns, all your daughter of Zion, all your Abraham sons," Bono sang, standing with his bandmates at the farthest reach of the catwalk. The singer, who turns 45 next month, still has plenty on his mind after decades of writing and performing, and he acted out plenty of it in Glendale.
The band kept things a bit lighter for the first half of the set. The audience, which stood for 98 percent of the concert, needed no prodding to sing along in 2000's "Elevation," while the tune was given a slightly stripped and funkified treatment by the Edge, Clayton and Mullen.
Bono crawled around the stage on all fours and then played to fans' cameras as U2 performed what he called "a song from a long time ago" – "The Electric Company," from its 1980 debut album, "Boy." The blissful looks on the faces of those fans near him and the sea of outstretched arms were reminders that there may not be a more magnetic and well-loved front man in rock and roll today.
The new "City of Blinding Lights" was uplifting both sonically and lyrically, with Bono singing, "Oh, you look so beautiful tonight" as the crowd was bathed in bright light.
But Bono & Co. summoned the most emotion for a six-song sequence that closed the main portion of the concert. Starting with the anti-war sentiment of 1984's "New Year's Day," the band took aim at the folly of war ("We're so sick of it!," Bono screamed during "Sunday Bloody Sunday," which had heavier, more aggressive guitar work than usual) and the costs of those battles (One of the evening's several small interludes had Bono singing "When Johnny Comes Marching Home" in a voice full of melancholy). The singer drew huge applause by dedicating one song to "the brave women of the United States military," but the selection was 1987's "Running to Stand Still."
Human rights and poverty took center stage as the band projected excerpts from a 1948 United Nations proclamation calling for global equality and condemning torture, abuse and slavery during "Running To Stand Still." Audience members were asked to use the text-messaging systems on their cell phones to sign up for a campaign to fight poverty during "One," which also was had a more funky edge.
During the still-powerful "(Pride) In the Name of Love," Bono couldn't resist reminding Arizonans about 1987, when the band issued a statement during a visit here blasting Gov. Evan Mecham for revoking the state's Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. "Remember, Arizona, when there wasn't a Dr. King Day?," he asked. "This is a better day. Dr. King's dream was big enough to fit the whole world."
Despite the high-tech glitz and the politics, U2 seems more reserved on this tour, both musically and in the way its members moved about the stage. Performances of such hist as "Mysterious Ways," "New Year's Day" and "Where the Streets Have No Name" sounded earthy and economical, and that was just fine.
Perhaps after the emotional drain of its last American tour, when the names of those who died in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks were projected on the walls and ceilings of arenas, U2 felt that a slightly more low-key approach was warranted this time out.
Or it could be that U2 is settling into an elder statesman's role in the world of bands that can still really rock and are still very relevant (that's a pretty small world, by the way).
But no matter how it tweaks each global outing, U2 remains one of the most awe-inspiring forces on the rock stage today. And Thursday's powerful, poignant performance was no exception.


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Charles James Carrico (Denton, 13 de abril de 1935-Greenbank, 25 de julho de 2002) foi um médico estadounidense que trabalhou no Hospital Memorial Parkland e que ficou famoso por ser o primeiro a dar assistência médica ao Presidente John F. Kennedy, minutos após este ter sido baleado em 22 de novembro de 1963, e quem lhe realizou reanimação cardiorrespiratória durante mais de 20 minutos.

Biografia
Jim Carrico fez o curso de medicina na Universidade do Norte do Texas em 1961, e nesse mesmo ano começou a realizar o seu internato em Parkland. Casou no ano seguinte com Susanne Grace. Em 1967, inspirado por JFK uniu-se à Armada dos Estados Unidos mas serviu dois anos e renunciou para regressar a Parkland em 1969. Mudou em 1974 para o Estado de Washington onde foi professor de cirurgia da Universidade de Washington, e regressou ao Texas em 1990, continuando como médico até à reforma em 2000.

Assassinato de John F. Kennedy
Carrico foi chamado de urgência por causa da chegada do Presidente, já que o Dr. Malcolm Perry encontrava-se numa junta médica, mas não foi informado da gravidade da situação clínica de Kennedy. Carrico notou que Kennedy não respirava nem tinha pulso mas o seu coração ainda batia pelo que iniciou a RCP. Minutos depois chegou Perry, que realizou uma traqueostomia. Porém, Kennedy foi declarado morto às 13:00.

Um Carrico devastado permaneceu na sala durante a unção dos enfermos, e nessa noite escreveu uma carta de condolências a Jackie Kennedy, que esteve presente na sala, mas que nunca enviou (a mesma se encontra em posse de sua esposa que a fez pública em novembro de 2013). Depois lavou a sua camisa ensanguentada com ajuda de sua esposa, sendo o único a fazê-lo; o resto do pessoal médico e os agentes do Serviço Secreto conservaram os artigos com sangue do presidente.

Assassinato de Lee Oswald
Dois dias após o magnicídio, Carrico junto-se ao pessoal médico a presenciar na televisão ao vivo o ataque de Jack Ruby com arma de fogo, e esperou a chegada de Lee Harvey Oswald ao hospital.

Oswald chegou inconsciente, e Perry rapidamente diagnosticou que o rim direito e o baço tinham sido completamente destruídos pela bala que por sua vez se encontrava alojada numa costela do lado esquerdo. O suposto assassino faleceu minutos depois ao sofrer uma falha cardiorrespiratória, produto da hemorragia interna que apresentava.

Legado
Segundo seus familiares, Carrico ficou afetado pelo acontecimento e no domingo seguinte, durante a missa, partilhou o sucedido com os presentes, para negar-se a falar do tema até ao resto da sua vida, só quebrando o silêncio quando testemunhou perante a Comissão Warren. Em 2013, por motivo do 50.º aniversário do crime, estreou o filme Parkland, onde Carrico obteve a fama que se negou a receber em vida, com a interpretação de Zac Efron no papel do jovem médico.

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Adele cries during surprise reunion with her teacher
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Adele is known for moving fans to tears with her music, but the Grammy award-winning singer shed some of her own after a surprise reunion with a former high school teacher.
The emotional moment happened during the British powerhouse's ITV concert special, "An Audience with Adele," which aired in the UK on Sunday night.
During the pre-recorded concert, the pop superstar took a question from Hollywood actress Emma Thompson, who asked whether there was anyone in her past who had supported her, inspired her or protected her from life's trials and tribulations.
In response, Adele opened up about the impact Ms. McDonald, her English teacher at Chestnut Grove Academy, had had on her.
The London-born singer shared: "I had a teacher at (south London high school) Chestnut Grove, who taught me English. That was Miss McDonald... She got me really into English literature. Like, I've always been obsessed with English and obviously now I write lyrics."
"She was so bloody cool. So engaging," Adele added, recalling that McDonald often wore sequins and gold bracelets. "She really made us care, and we knew that she cared about us."
Thompson then revealed that McDonald, whom Adele hadn't seen in 20 years, was in the audience. It was time for the singer, who is used to surprising fans at her concerts, to be left stunned.
In the clip shared on ITV's Twitter account from the highly anticipated televised UK concert special, Adele embraced her former mentor after she was brought on stage.
"I'm so proud of you," McDonald said as Adele cried tears of joy.
During their exchange, the "Easy On Me" hitmaker told McDonald: "You really did change my life."
"Now, I've got to get my whole face re-done," the 33-year-old star joked while wiping away tears. She then called on host Alan Carr to step in and entertain the audience with a song while she stepped away to regain her composure.
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A few years ago, we at the Rio Grande Foundation brought the "Florida Model" for K-12 education reform to New Mexico. The reforms enacted by then-Gov. Jeb Bush in Florida led to dramatic improvements in reading performance among Florida students.
Gov. Martinez has been pushing for some of the Florida-style reforms including the A-F school grading system which passed the Legislature earlier this year and is in the midst of being implemented. Bi-partisan legislation that would have prohibited social promotion (the passing of students from grade to grade regardless of their grasp of the material) of 3rd graders was held up in the waning hours of the session by Majority Leader Michael Sanchez.
Why has the elimination of social promotion for 3rd graders had a positive impact in education results? The idea behind it is that until 3rdgrade, students are learning to read. After that, they are reading to learn. So, a 7th grader who can't read is more highly-likely to drop out because their inability to read makes them unable to understand everything from their science book to the word problems on a math test.
A great, real-world example of this is the story of Michael Oher in the book and movie The Blind Side. Oher, now an outstanding left-tackle in the NFL, was passed along in the Memphis Public Schools despite not attending class and being homeless. While I'm not asserting that ending social promotion would solve all of our societal and educational problems, the fact is that ending social promotion can function as a warning bell for parents, teachers, and students alike who may be alerted to the fact that some children are having problems learning.
Whether the response to that warning is heeded or not is ultimately up to parents, teachers, and students, but it is better than nothing.
So, ending social promotion is a no-brainer, right? From listening to the concerns of New Mexico legislators who are dedicated to preserving our state's 49th ranking in K-12 education, one might think that Gov. Martinez's plan to end social promotion was part of a harsh right-wing agenda to keep kids trapped in 3rd grade.
The practice of social promotion contributes to the very problems that can make it seem necessary. Promotion, in the absence of satisfactory academic performance, perpetuates academic failure by teaching students that effort and achievement are not important and that objective standards can not and will not be enforced. It forces classroom teachers to deal with an impossibly wide range of student knowledge, background, and readiness. And it denies students both the classroom and remedial resources that could help them reverse the pattern of academic failure.
The special legislation provides a great opportunity for the Legislature to move our state one big step closer to educational success. Certainly, redistricting must be the first priority, but it is hard to see that turning around New Mexico's dire education results can be anything but a top priority for legislators.


What is Insulmax® Wall Insulation ?
Insulmax® is the affordable, no hassle system to insulate your walls and typically takes only two days to insulate the walls of most homes. Join the hundreds of Kiwi and millions of U.K. families enjoying the benefits of blown mineral fibre wall insulation.
Why Choose Insulmax® Wall Insulation?
Save money on heating FOREVER !
The position of Insulmax® as the innovative market leader in the Retrofit Wall Insulation industry was confirmed on 27th May 2016 when it became the first N.Z insulation company to be awarded CodeMark certification for its Retrofit Wall Insulation Method. CodeMark Certification is administered by the N.Z Government and is the highest form of product assurance in New Zealand & Australia. CodeMark certification is only awarded to products that have high levels of quality management and can demonstrates compliance with the New Zealand Building Code.
High resolution infra cameras are used after every installation of Insulmax® and are able to "see" the slightest difference in temperature radiating from your walls. Their sensitivity can even detect the temperature differences caused by structural timbers or the presence (or absence) of insulation.
Insulmax® is independently audited by AsureQuality, which ensures our high standards of quality are always met.
The cost, hassle and mess of removing walls to add insulation has, for years, been the daunting reason why many people continue to live in uninsulated cold homes. Most DIY'ers take weeks, months or even years to insulate their walls the old fashioned way and it's an expensive job for the professionals.
The team at Insulmax® can cost effectively complete your wall insulation in about two days and leave your property spotless. Our aim is for our customers to see no sign that their walls have been insulated. There is no need to remove wall linings to upgrade your home! Add value to your home and save money using a system that European homeowners have tried and tested for decades. Our retro wall insulation system is fully certified for use in New Zealand.
Insulmax® cavity wall insulation has been awarded CodeMark certification to be installed for all types and styles of New Zealand homes and can be installed through almost all external claddings including: brick, weatherboard, block, roughcast (stucco) and fibro. We can also install through internal plaster board linings. Installation holes can be as small as a 10 cent coin in the mortar joint of a brick home and about the size of a 20 cent coin for timber clad homes.
Insulmax® insulation is water repellent and breathable so there is no requirement for building paper and it is manufactured not to absorb or wick water so it can be installed directly behind masonry. Our trained and licensed installers will finish your exterior cladding to a durable & weathertight finish. We aim to leave no signs that the walls of your property have been insulated. You'll feel the benefits immediately and our 50 year product guarantee means those benefits will continue for years to come !


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Q: Opennms add outage I'm having a problem where adding an opennms scheduled outage is not functioning. Considering I can find limited documentation about how to do this through their interface (I suppose it's supposed to intuitive), I'd like to confirm these are the correct steps.
I begin by clicking on a node and clicking to "schedule outage" (Home / Admin / Scheduled Outages / Edit). I click a node and then on the main form page, I; search for a node and click "Add" (with or without "Add with path"), set "outage type" to "specific" and click "set", set a time between 2014 00:00:00 and 2014 23:59:59 (to set outage for all day) and click "add outage", then under "applies to" I select "all notifications" and scroll to the bottom and click "Save".
This will then redirect me to the scheduled outage log, of which I can see some entries but my entry that was just created does not appear and a scheduled outage is not set. Before I start looking into any potential server problems, can somebody please let me know if these steps are correct and not just user-error causing my problem?

A: Seems to be the right sequence... I just created a quick outage in my environment (OpenNMS  1.10.8).
If the new outage does not save, you may have a database or application issue not he OpenNMS side. Please provide the version of your installation. If there's an existing outage, try editing it and seeing if the settings stick. Otherwise, the logs or the OpenNMS mailing list are the best resources for your problem.
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Paul and Hannah celebrated their Christmas wedding last December. Hannah got ready at home with her mum and bridesmaids, and was driven to the ceremony in Swithland in a traditional white taxi cab. Couldn't resist the funny shot of her laughter getting out of the car. Paul was waiting at the church, and the ceremony was beautiful.
It was my first wedding at the old stables in Swithland, and it's a great venue for a christmas wedding. The decor was amazing, and Paul and Hannah obviously put loads of work and personal touches in. We just about managed to nip outside for coupley shots, and the photos went so well, I was really pleased.
If you're planning a christmas wedding, choose a great photographer who can work with the light and weather to produce photos that are magic, whatever season.


Welcome to PC Source, Inc.
PC Source Inc. has gone virtual and closed its brick and mortar location. Please contact us via email if necessary.
Randy and his staff would like to welcome you to the website of PC Source, Inc.
PC Source, Inc. is the premiere computer repair and sales stop for Wilkes county and the surrounding counties.
PC Source, Inc. has been selling and supporting computers in Wilkes since 1990. We strive to provide the best service at the best price thereby giving the best value for your hard earned dollar.
To see how we can assist you with your personal or business computer, network, or website just click on the relative link on the left or call to tell us your situation and see how we can help.


I manage a mechanic shop. I like to think of my business as a platform for discussions of social justice. Working with cars was not my first choice, not a field that I dreamed about working in or being wildly successful in. When I was in high school, I actively volunteered and interned at political organizations focusing on social justice and public health. I dreamed of a career in these fields. Then I became an adult. I graduated high school and realized I needed to figure out how to survive on my own. I needed to pay my own bills. I began my search for a job that made enough to live on and so I can afford to go to school. A wonderful person helped me find a job at Sears, and I applied to the auto center.
The shop became my home. The mechanics – a rowdy blunt family. I learned that making a difference didn't always mean knocking on doors. Sometimes it meant explaining to women that the decisions about cars don't have to be made the current man in their life, but that they were capable of making decisions themselves. The car business is a tough one. It challenges your basic instincts as a victim of abuse to lash back when attacked, to respond when someone verbally assaults you. Every customer who walks into my shop allows me to practice patience, kindness and strength. Every time someone asks for a man to help them, I get to prove what women can accomplish in a world and industry built for men. As the TV in waiting room of my shop blares the latest news, I get to discuss with customers topics like gender neutral bathrooms, police brutality, the Dakota access pipeline and inequities in pay in a non-confrontational environment.
I love my field and my career. I enjoy welding, though I haven't perfected that craft. I take pleasure in the rare days I actually get to work on a car. Building a honest relationship with a customer is a craft, a fine ask that takes time and finesse. When a customer who didn't know basic things about there car starts coming in regularly for oil changes I feel on top of the world. I accomplished something. For someone who depended on their car to get to work, regular maintenance can save the lots of money on repairs, money I am helping them save.
My job and my life are a balancing act. Femme mechanic manager. Complex. Balancing appearing to "feminine" to do my job right and to harsh where I don't recognize myself in the mirror. This blog is intended to share all kind of things, from the funny moments in the shop to car buying tips and tricks. This blog will show the femme side of things in the mechanic world – showing that ethical car repair exists. This blog will hit on the hard topics of sexism and racism in my workplace and the world. I will navigate how I prove myself to my employees, my customers and my boss. I might even throw in some of the cooking I do, but I can guarantee you lots of fabulous pictures with spectacular dresses.
Join me in my adventure!


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package org.scalaide.core.internal.launching

import org.scalaide.core.IScalaPlugin
import org.scalaide.core.IScalaProject
import org.eclipse.core.resources.IResource
import org.eclipse.core.runtime.IStatus
import org.eclipse.core.runtime.Status
import org.scalaide.ui.internal.handlers.CompilerLaunchErrorHandler
import org.scalaide.core.SdtConstants
import org.scalaide.util.eclipse.EclipseUtils

object MainClassVerifier {
  private final val ModuleClassSuffix = "$"
}

class MainClassVerifier {
  /**
   * Performs the following checks:
   *
   * 1) If the classfile of the fully-qualified `mainTypeName` can be found in the `project`'s output folders, a matching companion classfile
   *    (which is expected to contain the main method) is also found. If it can't be found, an error is reported (this is done because it means
   *    the user is trying to run a plain `class`, instead of an `object`).
   *
   * 2) If the class of the fully-qualified `mainTypeName` cannot be found, it reports an error if the `project` has build errors. Otherwise, it
   *    trusts the user's configuration and returns ok (this is the case for instance when the `mainTypeName` comes from a classfile in a JAR).
   *
   * @param project      The scala project containing the main type.
   * @param mainTypeName The fully-qualified main type name.
   * @param hasBuildErrors True if the passed `project` has build errors, false otherwise.
   */
  def execute(project: IScalaProject, mainTypeName: String, hasBuildErrors: Boolean): IStatus = {
    canRunMain(project, mainTypeName, hasBuildErrors)
  }

  private def canRunMain(project: IScalaProject, mainTypeName: String, hasBuildErrors: Boolean): IStatus = {
    val mainClass = findClassFile(project, mainTypeName)
    def mainModuleClass = findClassFile(project, mainTypeName + MainClassVerifier.ModuleClassSuffix)

    if (mainClass.nonEmpty && mainModuleClass.isEmpty) new Status(IStatus.ERROR, SdtConstants.PluginId, s"${mainTypeName} needs to be an `object` (it is currently a `class`).")
    else if (hasBuildErrors) {
      val msg = s"Project ${project.underlying.getName} contains build errors."
      new Status(IStatus.ERROR, SdtConstants.PluginId, CompilerLaunchErrorHandler.STATUS_CODE_LAUNCH_ERROR, msg, null)
    }
    else new Status(IStatus.OK, SdtConstants.PluginId, "")
  }

  private def findClassFile(project: IScalaProject, mainTypeName: String): Option[IResource] = {
    val outputLocations = project.outputFolders
    val classFileName = mainTypeName.replace('.', '/')
    (for {
      outputLocation <- outputLocations
      classFileLocation = outputLocation.append(s"${classFileName}.class")
      classFile <- Option(EclipseUtils.workspaceRoot.findMember(classFileLocation))
    } yield classFile).headOption
  }
}


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A handful of Michigan lawmakers believe the state's bottle bill is outdated and they want to repeal it.
State Rep. Joseph Bellino, R-Monroe, was among the legislators to introduce the bills during lame duck sessions last week.
The legislation seeks to repeal the state's bottle deposit law, which adds an extra 10 cents on to the cost of each carbonated beverage sold in the state to be redeemed later for a 10-cent refund.
The Michigan Beverage Container Act, which was enacted in 1976, was introduced as a way to reduce roadside litter, clean up the environment and conserve energy and natural resources.
The House bills, sponsored by Bellino and four other Republicans, would collectively end the deposit program on Dec. 31, 2022.
Bellino said the bills would improve the state's recycling.
Michigan has a 15 percent recycling rate compared to the national average of 35 percent, Bellino said.
If the bills pass, Michiganders would reroute containers to recycling bins either at curbside pickup or at a dumpster.
Bellino, the owner of Broadway Market, 510 N. Monroe St., said he does not believe the proposed legislation is a conflict of interest even though he said the current program costs his store about 30 to 40 hours in labor costs because of sorting.
He also said there are health concerns.
Bellino called the law "outdated" and a mess for stores. He also said stores are losing money because people from out of state are returning goods when they did not pay the deposit fee.
Lori Stevens, office manager at Hi-Lite Fresh Market, 15539 S. Telegraph Rd., said out-of-state returns are a problem.
Amy Drumm, vice president of government affairs for the Michigan Retailers Association, said grocers are required to take back bottles and cans under the law.
Drumm said there is a "substantial cost" to the returns that is not being defrayed by the amount of unclaimed deposit funds grocers receive back from the state.
Dan Rock, recycling and green community program coordinator for Monroe County, said he is encouraged by the recycling conversation but not necessarily by the proposed legislation.
Rock said efforts should be focused on a comprehensive environmentally-minded strategy to "develop and incentivize" the manufacturing and processing of recycled materials in the Great Lakes states.
Rock said the bottle deposit system is important for the state.
The four-bill package has not yet been voted on by the House.


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Young people can access free, fun activities across Renfrewshire throughout the school holidays as Street Stuff hosts its popular Spring Break programme.
Gaming and sports activities will be available for ages eight and above, with a free healthy meal thrown into the bargain too.
Activities will take place every weekday between Monday 1 April and Friday 12 April, with all young people welcome to go along and take part.
Young people can go along to activities on:
Monday 1 and 8 April (1.30pm-4.30pm)
Gleniffer HS and McMaster Centre Johnstone
Tuesday 2 and 9 April (1.00-5.00pm)
St Mirren FC Airdome
Wednesday 3 and 10 April (1.00-5.00pm)
Thursday 4 and 11 April (1.00-5.00pm)
Friday 5 and 12 April (1.30pm-4.30pm)
Linwood HS and St James PS Renfrew
Consent forms should be filled out in advance where possible, although they will be provided at the young person's first session.
The programme marks the start of Street Stuff's 10th anniversary celebrations which will be marked with a series of events throughout the year, beginning with a launch event at the Simple Digital Arena on 4 April.
Councillor Marie McGurk, Convener of Renfrewshire Council's Communities, Housing and Planning Policy Board, said: "The Street Stuff programme is a chance for young people to stay active over the school holidays, make new friends and get involved in sport and other fun activities.
"There's also a free meal available at each session to keep their energy up for all the activities.
"So if you're searching for something to keep them occupied during the break, everyone is welcome at Street Stuff."
Street Stuff is a diversionary project run in partnership between Renfrewshire Council, Police Scotland, Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, Engage Renfrewshire and St Mirren Football Club.
The programme began in 2009 in Renfrewshire contributing to a reduction in youth disorder and anti-social behaviour by 75 percent over the first five years with a sustained reduction of 65 percent.
For more information, visit our Street Stuff pages.
Published 18 March 2019.
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Q: Std::Lock avoids deadlock but this program gets stuck All,
Referring to the question in std::lock still caused deadlock
I still couldn't figure what is the problem in the below code. Can somebody please explain the problem and how to fix this? Why does it get hung? Pls help.
#include <iostream>
#include <mutex>
#include <thread>
using namespace std;

std::mutex m1;
std::mutex m2;

void func1()
{
    std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock1(m1, std::defer_lock);
    printf("func1 lock m1\n");
    std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::seconds(1));
    std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock2(m2, std::defer_lock);
    printf("func1 lock m2\n");
    std::lock(m1, m2);
    printf("func1 std lock\n");

}

void func2()
{
    std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock1(m2, std::defer_lock);
    printf("func2 lock m2\n");
    std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::seconds(1));
    std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock2(m1, std::defer_lock);
    printf("func2 lock m1\n");
    std::lock(m1, m2);
    printf("func2 std lock\n");
}

int main(int argc,char* argv[])
{
    std::thread th1(func1);
    std::thread th2(func2);
    th1.join();
    th2.join();
    return 0;
}

Output seen:
func1 lock m1
func2 lock m2
func1 lock m2
func1 std lock
func2 lock m1
----- Hung here.
Why doesn't func2 proceed even though func1 has released both the mutexes?

A: Instead of :
std::lock(m1, m2);

use :
std::lock(lock1, lock2);

More details (including an example) can be found on the reference page for std::lock.
Why does your code hang ?
When you call std::lock(m1, m2), the two mutexes are locked directly. Neither of the std::unique_locks (lock1 and lock2) are aware of this, and thus they can not unlock the mutexes.
So, when func1 ends both mutexes are still locked, and func2 cannot proceed past the std::lock(m1, m2) line.
Why does the fixed code work ?
When you call std::lock(lock1, lock2), the std::unique_locks (lock1 and lock2) are aware of this - they now own the locks, and are responsible for unlocking them (which happens when they go out of scope).
So, when func1 ends both mutexes are unlocked, and func2 can proceed past the std::lock(lock1, lock2) line. And all is well.


At Dragados we value a diverse workforce. Fairness in the workplace is the right of all. Dragados assures an equal employment opportunity to all qualified individuals in compliance with all federal and provincial requirements. Dragados is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities.


The 22nd Annual Children's Ball features costumed characters, inflatable sports, caricature artists, balloon sculptures, face painting, kid-approved food, music, dancing, and family time! Proceeds from the event will benefit The Matilda H. Theiss Child Development Center. The Center provides early childhood mental health services and promotes health and well-being to pediatric clients and their families. For more information, call 412-802-8256 or visit our website at www.upmc.com/childrensball.


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using System;
using System.CodeDom.Compiler;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.Runtime.Serialization;

namespace Alchemy4Tridion.Plugins.Clients.CoreService
{
	[GeneratedCode("System.Runtime.Serialization", "4.0.0.0"), DebuggerStepThrough, DataContract(Name = "MultimediaTypeData", Namespace = "http://www.sdltridion.com/ContentManager/R6")]
	public class MultimediaTypeData : SystemWideObjectData
	{
		private FileExtensionsList FileExtensionsField;

		private string MimeTypeField;

		[DataMember(EmitDefaultValue = false)]
		public FileExtensionsList FileExtensions
		{
			get
			{
				return this.FileExtensionsField;
			}
			set
			{
				this.FileExtensionsField = value;
			}
		}

		[DataMember(EmitDefaultValue = false)]
		public string MimeType
		{
			get
			{
				return this.MimeTypeField;
			}
			set
			{
				this.MimeTypeField = value;
			}
		}
	}
}


Rouhy J. Shalabi & Associates is a local law firm that serves clients in the Chicago area and its surrounding suburbs. Our attorneys are experienced in personal injury law, specifically: automobile crashes, aviation accidents, construction negligence, and head/brain/spinal cord injuries. These cases involve a private plaintiff seeking compensation for the harm or injury caused by the defendant's actions or lack of actions.
Why hire Rouhy J. Shalabi & Associates?
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Rouhy J. Shalabi & Associates has won many million and multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements on behalf of our clients.
At Rouhy J. Shalabi & Associates, we see people as people. We are dedicated to helping you get the compensation you deserve as a result of your injuries. If you were injured due to someone else's negligence, we believe the insurance companies should pay for your medical expenses, lost wages, pain and suffering, and other damages.
The personal injury lawyers at Rouhy J. Shalabi & Associates fight to get you the best possible outcome. If a case has to go to trial, we take it to trial. The insurance companies know which personal injury lawyers are willing to fight them in court and offer favorable settlements as a result.
Our personal injury lawyers understand your case is important to you. We are willing to review it. Our clientele is representative of all social and economic classes, and we are willing to share our expertise.
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Over The L'Arc-en-Ciel Manila Screening Slated!
Manila Laruku fans rejoice! Cosplay.PH and Live Viewing Japan are bringing an exclusive screening of Over The L'Arc-en-Ciel to Manila! Set for 28th February 2015 at 2:00 PM, at the SM North EDSA Cinema 2, take a look at stunning onstage performances and exclusive behind-the-scenes footage from the bands sold-out world tour!
Pre-sold tickets to Over The L'Arc-en-Ciel screening are exclusively available via SM Tickets outlets or via smtickets.com. Seats are limited — so grab your slot today!
About L'Arc~en~Ciel
L'Arc~en~Ciel is composed of hyde (Vocals), ken (Guitars), tetsuya (Bass), and yukihiro (Drums). The band was founded in Osaka in 1991 – and has gone on to be one of the biggest bands in Japan. L'Arc~en~Ciel has sold over 15 million records, has toured extensively in Asia and Europe, and were the first Japanese act to headline New York City's Madison Square Garden.
About Live Viewing Japan
Live Viewing Japan Inc. is an "Alternative Contents" Provider in Japan which distributes exciting Japanese Entertainment to movie theaters around the world. LVJ is in charge of distribution of live entertainment content such as concerts, events and theatrical productions, to movie theaters and playhouses.
About Cosplay.PH
Established in 2006, Cosplay.Ph is the premiere website and online community for Cosplay afficionados in the Philippines. Based in Makati City, the company has spearheaded some of the biggest cosplay events in the country, such as competitions, conventions and workshops.
magnetic-rose.net is an Official Media Partner of Cosplay.PH
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