Jun 17: The European Environmental Commission has begun a public dialogue on nanotechnologies -- "tapping economic and environmental potential through safe products." According to a release from the Commission, "Nanotechnologies have enormous potential benefits for manufacturers, consumers, employees, patients and the environment. They will bring more energy and resource efficient processes, improve computer memories and processors and could usher in a new age of customized pharmaceuticals and medical procedures."
While current EU legislation covers in principle the challenges for health, safety and environment with regards to nanomaterials, there is further need for research and international cooperation. As more and more products involving nanomaterials are reaching the market, the European Commission will start a consultation with stakeholders and Member States in order to increase knowledge and awareness about the potential of nanotechnologies and to continue to ensure an adequate protection of nature, environment and health.
The Commission reports, that nanotechnologies process materials are at the atomic, molecular and macromolecular scale, where properties may differ from those seen at a larger scale. Products based on nanotechnologies are already in use and analysts are predicting explosive economic growth in the sector over the coming decade. Nanotechnologies will boost innovation in areas such as public health, Information and Communication Technology (ICT), the manufacturing industry, environmental protection, energy, transport, security and space.
Forecasts for the world market for nanotechnologies span between 750 to 2000 billion € up to 2015, and the potential for the creation of jobs is estimated to 10 million nano-related jobs by 2014, i.e. 10% of all manufacturing jobs world-wide. In the European Union, nanotechnologies are covered by existing legislation such as REACH [Regulation on Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals], the current legislative framework for chemicals, and other specific-sector legislation for food, cosmetics, medicine and etc.
The Commission says that much work has already been done in this area related to the Working Party on Manufactured Nanomaterials of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), while under the OECD Committee on Scientific and Technological Policy (CSTP) a Working Party on Nanotechnology was established in March 2007. The objective of this Working Party is to promote international co-operation which facilitates research, development and responsible commercialization of nanotechnology in member countries and in non-member economies.


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Consolidated Communications Reports First Quarter 2011 Results
Best quarterly access line performance in five years.
Grew total connections for sixth consecutive quarter.
Increased net cash from operations 31% year over year.
Generated cash available for dividends of $22.6 million for a 51% dividend payout ratio.
MATTOON, Ill., May 5, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq:CNSL) reported results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2011.
First quarter 2011 financial summary:
Revenue was $95.4 million.
Net cash from operations was $31.1 million.
Adjusted EBITDA was $46.5 million.
Dividend payout ratio was 51.0%.
Cash and cash equivalents ended at $77.2 million.
"We kicked off the new year with a strong quarter. Operationally, our access line performance was the best in five years. We increased broadband subscribers by 2,391 driving total connections growth for the sixth consecutive quarter," said Bob Currey, President and Chief Executive Officer.
"Financially, we delivered our best ever dividend payout ratio and a strong operating cash flow. We continued to build cash on our balance sheet by adding $9.6 million in the quarter, which is net of a $1.9 million contribution to the pension plan. With $77.2 million of cash on hand and our $50 million revolver undrawn, we continue to build substantial liquidity," Currey concluded.
Operating Statistics at March 31, 2011, Compared to March 31, 2010.
Period Ended March 31,
2011 2010 Increase/(decrease) %
Total connections 463,238 453,668 9,570 2.1%
Local access lines 234,928 244,696 (9,768) (4.0)%
DSL subscribers 107,634 102,132 5,502 5.4%
IPTV subscribers 30,380 24,898 5,482 22.0%
ILEC VOIP lines 8,665 8,529 136 1.6%
CLEC access line equivalents 81,631 73,413 8,218 11.2%
Cash Available to Pay Dividends
For the quarter, cash available to pay dividends, or CAPD, was $22.6 million, and the dividend payout ratio was 51.0%. At March 31, 2011 cash and cash equivalents were $77.2 million, representing an increase of $32.9 million over the prior year. The Company made capital expenditures of $10.0 million compared to $10.9 million in the first quarter of 2010.
Financial Highlights for the First Quarter Ended March 31, 2011
Revenues were $95.4 million, compared to $98.3 million in the same period of 2010. Revenue declined by $0.6 million year over year when giving affect to the $2.3 million from the telemarketing and operator service business units that were divested last year. Declines in local calling services, long distance and subsidies were partially offset by increases in network access and data and internet services.
Depreciation and amortization was $22.2 million, compared to $21.5 million for the same period in 2010. The increase is principally due to additional spending on video equipment which has a relatively short depreciable life.
Income from operations was $16.9 million, compared to $18.0 million in the first quarter of 2010. The decrease is mainly due to the higher depreciation and amortization expense and the slightly lower revenues highlighted above.
Interest expense, net was $11.9 million, compared to $12.9 million in the same quarter last year. The improvement of $1.0 million is primarily the result of a lower weighted average cost of debt as the result of $175 million in interest rate hedges that matured on December 31, 2010 and were replaced with hedges at lower rates.
Other income, net was $7.1 million, compared to $6.4 million for same period in 2010. The increase is mostly due to growth in the equity earnings for our wireless partnerships, while cash distributions were $6.9 million for both the current quarter and the first quarter of 2010.
Net income attributable to common stockholders was $7.4 million, compared to $6.9 million in the first quarter of 2010. "Adjusted net income applicable to common stockholders" excludes certain items in the manner described in the table provided in this release. On that basis, "adjusted net income attributable to common stockholders" was $7.7 million, compared to $7.2 million in the same quarter of 2010.
Diluted net income per common share was $0.25, compared to $0.23 in the first quarter of 2010. "Adjusted diluted net income per share" excludes certain items in the manner described in the table provided in this release. On that basis, "adjusted diluted net income per share" for the first quarter of 2011 was $0.26, compared to $0.25 in the same period the prior year.
Adjusted EBITDA was $46.5 million, compared to $47.1 million for the same period in 2010.
Net cash provided from operating activities was $31.1 million, compared to $23.8 million for the first quarter in 2010.
The total net debt to last twelve month adjusted EBITDA coverage ratio was 4.42 times to one.
For 2011, the Company is reiterating its full year guidance: Capital expenditures are expected to be in the range of $38.0 million to $41.0 million, cash interest expenses are expected to be in the range of $45.0 million to $48.0 million and cash income taxes are expected to be in the range of $14.0 million to $16.0 million.
On May 3, 2011, the Company's board of directors declared its next quarterly dividend of $0.38738 per common share, which is payable on August 1, 2011 to stockholders of record at the close of business on July 15, 2011.
The Company will host a conference call today at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time / 10:00 a.m. Central Time to discuss first quarter earnings and developments with respect to the Company. The call is being webcast and archived on the "Investor Relations" section of the Company's website at http://www.consolidated.com. If you do not have internet access, the conference call dial-in number is 1-877-374-3981 with pass code 59183480. International parties can access the call by dialing 1-253-237-1158. A telephonic replay of the conference call will also be available starting two hours after completion of the call until May 12, 2011 at midnight Eastern Time. To hear the replay, parties in the United States and Canada should call 1-800-642-1687 and international parties should call 1-706-645-9291.
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
This press release, as well as the conference call, includes disclosures regarding "EBITDA", "adjusted EBITDA", "cash available to pay dividends" and the related "dividend payout ratio", "total net debt to last twelve month adjusted EBITDA coverage ratio", "adjusted diluted net income", "adjusted diluted net income per share" and "adjusted diluted net income attributable to common stockholders", all of which are non-GAAP financial measures. Accordingly, they should not be construed as alternatives to net cash from operating or investing activities, cash and cash equivalents, cash flows from operations, net income (loss) or net income (loss) per share as defined by GAAP and are not, on their own, necessarily indicative of cash available to fund cash needs as determined in accordance with GAAP. In addition, not all companies use identical calculations, and the non-GAAP financial measures may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies. A reconciliation of the differences between these non-GAAP financial measures and the most directly comparable financial measures presented in accordance with GAAP is included in the tables that follow.
Adjusted EBITDA is comprised of EBITDA, adjusted for certain items as permitted or required by the lenders under the credit facility in place at the end of each quarter in the periods presented. The tables that follow include an explanation of how adjusted EBITDA is calculated for each of the periods presented. EBITDA is defined as net earnings (loss) before interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization on a historical basis. We believe net cash provided by operating activities is the GAAP financial measure most directly comparable to EBITDA.
Cash available to pay dividends represents adjusted EBITDA plus cash interest income less (1) cash interest expense, (2) capital expenditures and (3) cash taxes.
We present adjusted EBITDA, cash available to pay dividends and the related dividend payout ratio for several reasons. Management believes adjusted EBITDA, cash available to pay dividends and the dividend payout ratio are useful as a means to evaluate our ability to fund our estimated uses of cash (including interest on our debt) and pay dividends. In addition, we have presented adjusted EBITDA, cash available to pay dividends and the dividend payout ratio to investors in the past because they are frequently used by investors, securities analysts and other interested parties in the evaluation of companies in our industry, and management believes presenting them here provides a measure of consistency in our financial reporting. Adjusted EBITDA and cash available to pay dividends, referred to as Available Cash in our credit agreement, are also components of the restrictive covenants and financial ratios contained in the agreements governing our debt that require us to maintain compliance with these covenants and limit certain activities, such as our ability to incur debt and to pay dividends. The definitions in these covenants and ratios are based on adjusted EBITDA and cash available to pay dividends after giving effect to specified charges. In addition, adjusted EBITDA, cash available to pay dividends and the dividend payout ratio provide our board of directors with meaningful information to determine, with other data, assumptions and considerations, our dividend policy and our ability to pay dividends under the restrictive covenants in the agreements governing our debt and to measure our ability to service and repay debt. We present the related "total net debt to last twelve month adjusted EBITDA coverage ratio" principally to put other non-GAAP measures in context and facilitate comparisons by investors, security analysts and others; this ratio differs in certain respects from the similar ratio used in our credit agreement.
These non-GAAP financial measures have certain shortcomings. In particular, adjusted EBITDA does not represent the residual cash flows available for discretionary expenditures, since items such as debt repayment and interest payments are not deducted from such measure. Similarly, while we may generate cash available to pay dividends, we are not required to use any such cash to pay dividends, and the payment of any dividends is subject to declaration by our board of directors, compliance with applicable law and the terms of our credit agreement. Because adjusted EBITDA is a component of the dividend payout ratio and the ratio of total net debt to last twelve month adjusted EBITDA, these measures are also subject to the material limitations discussed above. In addition, the ratio of total net debt to last twelve month adjusted EBITDA is subject to the risk that we may not be able to use the cash on the balance sheet to reduce our debt on a dollar-for-dollar basis. Management believes these ratios are useful as a means to evaluate our ability to incur additional indebtedness in the future.
We present the non-GAAP measures adjusted net income, adjusted diluted net income per share and adjusted diluted net income attributable to common stockholders because our net income and net income per share are regularly affected by items that occur at irregular intervals or are non-cash items. We believe that disclosing these measures assists investors, securities analysts and other interested parties in evaluating both our company over time and the relative performance of the companies in our industry.
About Consolidated
Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc. is an established rural local exchange company providing voice, data and video services to residential and business customers in Illinois, Texas and Pennsylvania. Each of the operating companies has been operating in its local market for over 100 years. As of March 31, 2011 the Company had 234,928 ILEC access lines, 81,631 Competitive Local Exchange Carrier (CLEC) access line equivalents, 107,634 DSL subscribers, 30,380 IPTV subscribers and 8,665 ILEC VOIP lines. The Company offers a wide range of telecommunications services, including local and long distance service, custom calling features, private line services, high-speed Internet access, digital TV, carrier access services and directory publishing.
Any statements contained in this press release other than statements of historical fact, including statements about management's beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements and should be evaluated as such. These statements are made on the basis of management's views and assumptions regarding future events and business performance. Words such as "estimate," "believe," "anticipate," "expect," "intend," "plan," "target," "project," "should," "may," "will" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements (including oral representations) involve risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such statements. These risks and uncertainties include economic and financial market conditions generally and economic conditions in Consolidated's service areas; changes in the valuation of pension plan assets, as well as a number of other factors related to our business, including various risks to shareholders of not receiving dividends and risks to Consolidated's ability to pursue growth opportunities if Consolidated continues to pay dividends according to the current dividend policy; various risks to the price and volatility of Consolidated's common stock; the substantial amount of debt and Consolidated's ability to refinance it or incur additional debt in the future; Consolidated's need for a significant amount of cash to service and repay the debt and to pay dividends on the common stock; restrictions contained in the debt agreements that limit the discretion of management in operating the business; the ability to refinance the existing debt as necessary; regulatory changes, including changes to subsidies, rapid development and introduction of new technologies and intense competition in the telecommunications industry; risks associated with Consolidated's possible pursuit of acquisitions; system failures; losses of large customers or government contracts; risks associated with the rights-of-way for the network; disruptions in the relationship with third party vendors; losses of key management personnel and the inability to attract and retain highly qualified management and personnel in the future; changes in the extensive governmental legislation and regulations governing telecommunications providers and the provision of telecommunications services; telecommunications carriers disputing and/or avoiding their obligations to pay network access charges for use of Consolidated's network; high costs of regulatory compliance; the competitive impact of legislation and regulatory changes in the telecommunications industry; and liability and compliance costs regarding environmental regulations. These and other risks and uncertainties are discussed in more detail in Consolidated's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our reports on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q. Many of these risks are beyond management's ability to control or predict. All forward-looking statements attributable to Consolidated or persons acting on behalf of us are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements and risk factors contained in this press release and Consolidated's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Because of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Furthermore, forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. Except as required under the federal securities laws or the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Consolidated does not undertake any obligation to update or review any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc.
(Dollars in thousands, except par value)
March 31, December 31,
Accounts receivable, net 39,285 42,012
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 27,273 26,584
Total current assets 143,799 136,250
Property, plant and equipment, net 350,206 356,057
Intangibles, net and other assets 711,200 717,239
Total assets $ 1,205,205 $ 1,209,546
Current portion of capital lease obligation $ 160 $ 132
Accounts payable 10,777 9,972
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities 61,533 65,488
Capital lease obligation less current portion 4,666 3,993
Long-term debt 880,000 880,000
Other long-term liabilities 176,337 178,086
Total liabilities 1,133,473 1,137,671
Common stock, $0.01 par value 299 298
Paid in capital 94,402 98,125
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (28,023) (31,471)
Total Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc.
stockholders' equity 66,678 66,952
Noncontrolling interest 5,054 4,923
Total stockholders' equity 71,732 71,875
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 1,205,205 $ 1,209,546
(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited) (Unaudited)
Revenues $ 95,441 $ 98,302
Cost of services and products 35,684 35,940
Selling, general and administrative
expenses 20,699 22,803
Depreciation and amortization 22,158 21,542
Income from operations 16,900 18,017
Other income (expense):
Interest expense, net (11,939) (12,905)
Other income, net 7,144 6,366
Income before income taxes 12,105 11,478
Income tax expense 4,608 4,427
Net income 7,497 7,051
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest 132 131
Net income attributable to Consolidated Communications
Holdings, Inc. $ 7,365 $ 6,920
Diluted net income attributable to Consolidated
Communications Holdings, Inc. per common share $ 0.25 $ 0.23
(Dollars in thousands)
Net income $ 7,497 $ 7,051
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash
provided by operating activities:
Non-cash stock compensation 511 503
Loss on disposal of assets 4 4
Other adjustments, net 624 1,109
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net 285 (6,420)
Net cash provided by operating activities 31,079 23,789
Proceeds from sale of investments -- 514
Proceeds from sale of assets 115 --
Capital expenditures (10,043) (10,935)
Net cash used in investing activities (9,928) (10,421)
Payments made on long-term obligations (34) (241)
Dividends on common stock (11,530) (11,546)
Net cash used in financing activities (11,564) (11,787)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents 9,587 1,581
Consolidated Revenue by Category
Local calling services $ 22,068 $ 23,810
Network access services 21,388 21,202
Subsidies 11,548 12,203
Long distance services 4,297 4,634
Data and Internet services 19,630 18,001
Other services 8,463 8,933
Total Telephone Operations 87,394 88,783
Other Operations 8,047 9,519
Total operating revenues $ 95,441 $ 98,302
Schedule of Adjusted EBITDA Calculation
EBITDA:
Net cash provided by operating activities $ 31,079 $ 23,789
Adjustments:
Compensation from restricted share plan (511) (503)
Other adjustments, net (628) (1,113)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities (285) 6,420
Interest expense, net 11,939 12,905
Income taxes 4,608 4,427
Adjustments to EBITDA (2):
Other, net (3) (7,051) (6,274)
Investment distributions (4) 6,886 6,951
Non-cash compensation (5) 511 503
Adjusted EBITDA $ 46,548 $ 47,105
Footnotes for Adjusted EBITDA:
(1) EBITDA is defined as net earnings before interest expense, income taxes, depreciation
and amortization on a historical basis.
(2) These adjustments reflect those required or permitted by the lenders under the credit facility in place
at the end of each of the quarters included in the periods presented.
(3) Other, net includes the equity earnings from our investments, dividend income, income attributable to
noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries and certain miscellaneous non-operating items.
(4) For purposes of calculating adjusted EBITDA, we include all cash dividends and other cash
distributions received from our investments.
(5) Represents compensation expenses in connection with our Restricted Share Plan, which because of
the non-cash nature of the expenses are being excluded from adjusted EBITDA.
Ended March 31,
Adjusted EBITDA $ 46,548
- Cash interest expense (11,407)
- Capital expenditures (10,043)
- Cash income taxes (2,499)
- Capital lease payments (34)
+ Cash interest income 37
Cash available to pay dividends $ 22,602
Dividends Paid $ 11,530
Payout Ratio 51.0%
Total Net Debt to LTM Adjusted EBITDA Ratio
Summary of Outstanding Debt
Term loan $ 880,000
Capital leases 4,826
Total debt as of March 31, 2011 $ 884,826
Less cash on hand (77,241)
Total net debt as of March 31, 2011 $ 807,585
Adjusted EBITDA for the last twelve
months ended March 31, 2011 $ 182,668
Total Net Debt to last twelve months
Adjusted EBITDA 4.42 x
Adjusted Net Income and Diluted Net Income Per Share
March 31, March 31,
Reported net income attributable to common stockholders $ 7,365 $ 6,920
Non-cash stock compensation, net of tax 316 311
Adjusted net income attributable to common stockholders $ 7,681 $ 7,231
Weighted average number of shares outstanding 29,593 29,483
Adjusted diluted net income per share $ 0.26 $ 0.25
Calculations above assume a 38.1 and 38.6 percent effective tax rate for the three months
ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.
Key Operating Statistics
March 31, December 31, March 31,
Local access lines in service
Residential 139,707 140,660 144,855
Business 95,221 96,481 99,841
Total local access lines 234,928 237,141 244,696
Total IPTV subscribers 30,380 29,236 24,898
ILEC DSL subscribers (1) 107,634 106,387 102,132
ILEC Broadband Connections 138,014 135,623 127,030
ILEC VOIP subscribers 8,665 8,640 8,529
CLEC Access Line Equivalents (2) 81,631 81,090 73,413
Total connections 463,238 462,494 453,668
Long distance lines (3) 173,944 172,856 170,765
IPTV Homes passed 207,796 205,436 193,748
IPTV penetration of homes passed 15% 14% 13%
(1) Includes only ILEC DSL. CLEC DSL is included in CLEC access line equivalents.
(2) CLEC access line equivalents represent a combination of voice services and data circuits. The calculations
represent a conversion of data circuits to an access line basis. Equivalents are calculated by converting data circuits
(basic rate interface (BRI), primary rate interface (PRI), DSL, DS-1, DS-3, and Ethernet) and SONET-based (optical)
services (OC-3 and OC-48) to the equivalent of an access line.
(3) Excludes CLEC LD subscribers.
CONTACT: Matt Smith
Treasurer & Director of Finance
matthew.smith@consolidated.com
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Timothy Whitfield/ May 31, 2016
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Timothy Whitfield 2016-05-31
This article is the latest in the series of AdTech reviews. This time the spotlight was turned to Data Management Platforms (DMPs). Specifically, the subgroup of platforms that can verify the audiences that have been exposed to digital ad-campaigns. For example: this technology verifies if an audience is mostly male or female, young or old, interested in sports or travel, etc.
Note that enterprise platforms that house 1st party data were not included in this test. This was because we weren't testing the quality of data from one specific client, instead we were testing the quality of commercially available online data.
Just like in previous tests, this review needed to be fair and transparent in order to understand the results. The goal of this test was not to prove that one DMP was "better" than another. Instead, intention behind the test was to get an understanding of the overall industry by looking at the results from multiple DMPs simultaneously.
This test used a single 300×250 creative from the "Kiss Goodbye to Multiple Sclerosis" awareness campaign. This campaign reached over 450,000 unique users, it was thousands of free dollars of media investment which was kindly donated by AppNexus and the ad-serving was given away by free by Sizmek. We are very grateful for their continued support and generosity. In total over 150 people clicked on the ads and went to the Multiple Sclerosis donation site.
MS Research Australia received a notable increase in donations during that week of this test. They had this to say: "The Kiss Goodbye to MS campaign, that GroupM facilitated, offered increased exposure to more than 200,000 people within our target demographic, something we simply would not be able to achieve within our existing marketing budget. We are very thankful for their ongoing help and assistance." Dr Matthew Miles CEO.
"Smart marketers and agencies need to ask tough questions of their tech partners, and AppNexus supports GroupM's efforts to spotlight areas of ad tech that benefit from greater scrutiny. We're also very happy to support MS awareness along the way!" Dave Osborn, VP APAC for AppNexus.
Seven different audience DMPs were approached with a request to donate a tracking pixel for this campaign. Five of the seven DMPs agree to the test and the only two technologies abstained.
To ensure that the test was a fair as possible (a) the test was independently administered by the great team at Sizmek; (b) the programmatic buying was run by the experts at GroupM Connect; (c) the programmatic media was split evenly over five premium media partners (Yahoo, Fairfax, MCN, Mi9 and News Digital Media) and (d) the results were independently analysed by Dr Nico Neumann from the University South Australia.
The results of the test were very interesting;
Image 1 – Overview of Key Audience Data Sets
Image 2 – Overview of Demographic Audience Data Comparison
Note: "Data was compared for standard age definitions such as 18-24, 25-34, etc… If a vendor had a blank field, this does necessarily mean they don't have data, it just means they don't have data for this standard age category."
The results of this test were fascinating. I've tried to break down the results into a number of key themes;
Observation 1 – Get the Basics Right
It was shocking to see that some of these AdTech companies didn't have the basics. Counting (a) Impressions; (b) Unique Users and being able to display these results (c) in a daily breakdown and (d) in a self-service interface is an absolute must.In summary: How can one trust a technology to give accurate sophisticated results if it can't measure the basics? Would you trust your General Practitioner if he / she didn't know how to take your blood pressure?
Observation 2 – Deterministic, not Probabilistic Data
The data-set that underpins vendor 1 and 4 are from a deterministic data-set. Deterministic data is whereby users login to an application and freely give private information about themselves. A good example of deterministic data is Facebook whereby users login and share your age and gender and there is a social system in place to ensure that that data is relatively accurate. Vendors 2, 3 and 5 had probabilistic data. Probabilistic data is whereby the data is "guesstimated" by looking at the browsing history of a user and guessing which category to which they belong.In summary: To follow on from the analogy above: this would be like your GP guessing your blood pressure by looking at what food you purchased and put in your fridge over the last 28 days. Statistically speaking it may be "interesting" but it's hardly accurate.
Observation 3 – Data Quality Beats Quantity
One key data-set that is often used as a proxy for data quality is People 18-24. There was a 38 % discrepancy of this data-set across the group. One vendor said that the data had 7% of the people in this category and another said that there were 45% in this category.In summary: To follow on from the analogy above: this would be like visiting two different GPs and one saying that you had high blood pressure and the other saying that you had low blood pressure. How could you trust either?
In conclusion: One upcoming milestone for the media industry is to be able to migrate media dollars from TV to online digital advertising. This migration will require each of the TV stations to be able to measure the audiences that watch their TV shows. Think about a scenario whereby each TV station uses (a) different data-sets to verify their audiences (b) different methodologies for determining this data and (c) no transparency in how these data-sets are created. It's important that we (as an industry) hold the digital / programmatic data-sets to a higher degree of accountability and scrutiny.
Next Steps >>
Clear Data Origin – Ask your data provider if their data uses deterministic and / or probabilistic data. For example: Does the data come from people logging in and sharing their personal information or is this guessed by looking at their browsing history?
Data Classification Methodology – Ask your data provider for them to share their rules of classification: For example: why do they put a user in Segment X (e.g. male) instead of Segment Y (e.g. female)?
Data Validation Process – Ask your data provider to explain how they validate their data. For example: what principles are in place to test for accuracy of audiences?
In Closing: Asking these three simple questions could have a dramatic effect on the effectiveness and efficiency of your online digital campaigns.
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Spring play rehearsals have kicked off and the cast is collecting props
By: Kayla Granat and Cameron White
Stomachs rumble. Butterflies.
The stage is dim. Chatter from spectators is heard backstage.
Props are stacked. Light conversation turns to silence.
Stage lights brighten. Repetition of lines, over and over, in your head.
You step on stage and transform.
This is what Theater 100 looks forward to as they begin to rehearse and prepare for this year's spring production, Loving Lives, set to premiere in the Ayres-Conway Theater in late March.
"The title of the spring play this year is Loving Lives by Alan Haehnel. It is set in 1949, and it's the last day of a radio soap opera. The main character is Mac, who runs the theatre. The stars of the show are characters called Blanche, Rosie, and Walter. You have Jack, who's the sound effects guy who is in a relationship with Rosie," Theatre 100 director Samuel Fitzgerald said. "There is Abigail, who is the producer's niece, and it's her first day on the job there. Then you have John, who is the announcer for the show."
About 20 to 25 people auditioned for the play. The cast currently consists of 12 people with a crew of about five to ten people. "We actually had a lot of freshman talent this year, which was a wonderful surprise, so I decided to pick something a little bit funnier and a little bit bigger than I was originally going to pick this year," Fitzgerald said.
For Fitzgerald, the props are also part of what he has to think about as he chooses his plays. "For any given play, we do have a small amount of props that we have in the theatre that we've been accumulating over the years. If a play ever calls for something that I don't have, I'll see if I can make it or if one of the students can make it," Fitzgerald said. "If not, we'll see if we can rent it or find it. Second-end stores are usually really good. Places like Unique or Salvation Army are good places to find stuff," Fitzgerald said.
The theatre also uses props from a warehouse called Zack's Props located in Bridgeport. Television shows like Empire, Chicago Fire, and Chicago Med tend to use props from the play store as well.
"If [the prop] is something fairly common that I don't have room to keep, I'll donate it somewhere or give it to a cast member," Fitzgerald said. "Say they use that prop specifically, and I have no more use for it, I would totally give it to an actor," Fitzgerald said.
Most funding for the props come from previous box offices. Almost all funds from the fall play are used to help put on the spring play. The profit made from the plays determines future play productions.
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Made for the summer. The White Sands Dress from Amuse Society is a textured yarn dye stripe woven with side slit detail and a tie back. We can't wait to wear this all season long with sunkissed skin and dainty gold jewellery.


AGOA Acceleration Act of 2004 - Declares the sense of Congress that the preferential market access opportunities for eligible sub-Saharan African countries (SSA countries) will be complemented and enhanced if those countries implement specified existing obligations under the World Trade Organization (WTO). Urges such countries to participate in and support mutual trade liberalization in ongoing negotiations under WTO auspices, recognizing that such commitments may need to reflect special and differential treatment for developing countries. States that eligible SSA countries will benefit from reduction of trade barriers in other developing countries. Urges all countries to make sanitary and phytosanitary decisions on the basis of sound science.
Expresses the sense of Congress that the executive branch, including specified Federal agencies, should enforce African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) provisions relating to preferential treatment of textile and apparel articles, broadly in order to expand trade by maximizing opportunities for imports of such articles from eligible SSA countries.
Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to extend duty-free treatment for AGOA articles: (1) from FY 2008 through 2015; and (2) made from material produced in former beneficiary SSA countries.
Defines former beneficiary sub-Saharan African country as a country that, after being designated as a beneficiary sub-Saharan African country under AGOA, ceased to be designated as such a country by reason of its entering into a free trade agreement with the United States.
Amends AGOA to revise requirements for textile and apparel products from SSA countries receiving duty-free and other preferential import treatment, including extensions of such treatment to certain apparels.
Authorizes duty-free and preferential treatment for certain apparel articles such as ethnic printed fabric of an SSA country that meets certain conditions.
Extends preferential treatment to an article containing fibers or yarns not wholly formed in former beneficiary SSA countries (currently, the United States or one or more beneficiary SSA countries) if the total weight of all such fibers and yarns is not more than ten (currently, seven) percent of the total weight of the article.
Requires the Secretary of the Treasury, under specified conditions, to liquidate or reliquidate as free of duty and free of any quantitative restrictions, limitations, or consultative levels any entries of certain apparel.
Requires the President to: (1) study each eligible SSA country, identifying sectors of its economy with the greatest potential for growth, including through export sales, and identifying both domestic and international barriers impeding such growth; (2) make recommendations on how the Federal Government and the private sector can provide technical assistance to assist that country in dismantling such barriers and promoting investment in such sectors; and (3) disseminate information to appropriate Federal agencies on each such country.
Requires the President to develop and implement policies to encourage the development of investment in SSA countries, particularly in: (1) infrastructure projects supporting development of land transport road and railroad networks and ports, and the continued upgrading and liberalization of the energy and telecommunications sectors; (2) establishment and expansion of modern information and communication technologies and practices to improve the ability of citizens to research and disseminate specified information; and (3) agriculture, particularly in processing and capacity enhancement.
Requires the President to: (1) foster improved port-to-port and airport-to-airport relationships in order to facilitate and increase trade flows between eligible SSA countries; (2) encourage the development of infrastructure projects that will help increase trade capacity and a sustainable ecotourism industry in such countries; (3) identify at least ten eligible SSA countries as having the greatest potential to increase marketable exports of agricultural products to the United States and the greatest need for technical assistance, particularly with respect to pest risk assessments and complying with U.S. sanitary and phytosanitary rules; (4) assign at least 20 full-time personnel to provide assistance to such countries to ensure that their exports of agricultural products meet Federal law requirements; and (5) convene the trade advisory committee on Africa established by Executive Order 11846 of March 27, 1975, under the Trade Act of 1974.


At long last I can officially say it and I can't be more excited or scared shitless.
Fysh and I have had this dream of buying a van and living out of it for years now, and then we met The Person and hey guess what, he has the same dream!
While for some the whole moving to another house thing might not seem like a giant leap for most people for us it's such a huge scary milestone. My whole life I have moved every two years max and yet I have been in this particular house for 8 years. 8 freaking years!!! It's basically the only home Fysh knows but we need to move. I have grown moss on my back from being this stagnant. I basically lost myself, I've been stuck and that's affected everything.
It's been helpful living here though, I used to make a decent living, we could easily get through the months but then I guess the "stuck" got to me and eh, I don't know. The helpful part is that I have been able to lease out two of the rooms in the house which amounts to the rent being covered so we've been able to get by that way. But the problem is that when I moved in here I was 22 and no landlord would sign a lease with me because I was a single mom, my dad was living and working in Mozambique and needed a place to store his stuff and basically have a base when he had to come back and renew his visa's.
It was great for the first 3 years or so but he's been here more and more with longer stays and it's literally felt like I am living with my dad instead of him staying with me. I get made to feel like a child that can't do anything and that really affects everything else that I do because it's such a negative feeling. Also, your father trying to parent your child is just not something that works well. Particularly when he's from a whole different era. You learn from your parents and you build from that, avoiding the mistakes they made, but he doesn't see it that way.
The Person has had a massive influence the past few years and he's really helped me grow as a person which I am so grateful for. What I love most is that he didn't come in and fix everything, instead he tied a string around all the broken pieces so that they don't fall completely apart while I learn to fix it myself. And slowly slowly my confidence has been coming back. I'm not there yet, are we ever? But I'm feeling like I can actually maybe accomplish things again. I mean look at me, I'm working to getting a degree! That in itself was a moerse gedoente.
And with that, we are about to take this giant leap.
We are moving out of the city and into the countryside. Okay so it isn't really the countryside as such but we are outside of Stellenbosch nestled between wine farms and fresh air and occasionally the one farmers cows get loose and you end up having coffee with them mooing next to the fence. It's freaking amazing.
There are new obstacles though, I'll be paying rent again for the first time in a long time and while that scares me because it's more than I make right now I know this whole endeavor is the right step because I just feel it in my soul that when I am there, surrounded by hippies and positive people I will find my groove again and I will be able to build up everything stronger than before. This isn't just for me, this is for the Fyshness as well, he needs the positivity just as much as I do.
We are I am scared out of my wits.
But this is one step closer to our van-life dreams.
Oh, and if you are keen and in the Cape Town area I will be selling off a whole bunch of stuff that's going to go towards helping us get through at least a month or two of rent while we build ourselves up. And if you aren't in Cape Town then you can go have a look at my book list here of books I am parting with which in turn pays for second semester of studies! Or you can order an illustration. Either or, we don't want free stuff, we want to work for it, but I would appreciate the helping hand of letting us earn it if that makes any sense.
And for those who still follow us despite the absence and mood swings.


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Coffee shop information and reviews.
Coffee Shop Businesses seem to be on every corner. Both in the city and the suburbs, you can buy every type of coffee imaginable. If you want a latte, a mocha, an espresso, or even just your favorite beans in dark roast coffee, you can get one (or two or three!) while chatting with your friends.
These little nooks and crannies, whether a chain or a local name, have become such a deep part of our social arena that drinking coffee is the natural extension of being around other people.
So why have Coffee Shops become such an integral part of our social realm? It's really hard to say, but the recent history of coffee may hold a clue. Coffee changed during the 1990's; it went from Black or Cream and Sugar to Lattes, Espressos, and Dark Roast with a shot of Hazelnut flavoring.
These new coffees deserved an equally upscale setting, not your classic diner. And so businesses started setting up figuring out the right combination of music, lighting, and seating to deliver just the right atmosphere and draw the customers buying coffee by the dozen.
Once these shops started popping up everywhere, people began taking notice. They started talking to their friends, telling them about the fabulous new concoction of coffee they tried last week on the way to work.
Soon, people started going together to the shops, each trying a different thing and evaluating just how much they liked the various coffees. One thing led to another, and these places became gathering grounds to see and be seen.
Now, Coffee Shops are deeply ingrained in our social scene, much to the pleasure of those who own stock in the major chains. The joke that you can find a shop on every corner doesn't seem to be far from the truth. What these chains lack in individuality they make up for in convenience and access.
The small, independent diners are more prevalent in the artsy parts of the large metropolitan areas of the country than the mid-sized markets and suburbs, but they still have a lot of influence on people involved in independent arts and entertainment.
If you're out there in the dating scene, you know that "Let's grab a coffee tomorrow" is much more common to hear from someone you'd like to get to know better than "Let's have dinner tomorrow." Coffee Shops are crawling with singles on the prowl and couples canoodling.
Many of these establishments are setup just for such a social gathering, with cozy, plush chairs organized in full and semi circles around coffee tables perfect for resting coffee. The lights are dim, there's jazz playing in the background – what better environment to get to know someone better without the pressure of having to stay longer than it takes to down the coffee.
Coffee Shops are not just the realm of city dwellers any longer. Many of the larger chains are now setting up in suburban malls and strip centers. Soccer moms can grab their coffee without leaving their minivans and SUVs at the convenient drive-thru.
Tired new moms drink coffee that someone bought for the entire playgroup while letting their little ones crawl all over each other and share toys. And lines snake out the door toward the end lunch hour when Corporate America's employees need a quick fix to get through the rest of their day.
Gone are the days of the diner where you could grab a cup of joe for a quarter. These days, Coffee Shops and their endless menus and options reign supreme.


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WATERTOWN, Mass.—This year, the St. Stephen's Armenian Elementary School (SSAES) expanded its week-long Science Technology Engineering Math (STEM) Expo to a month-long event, focusing on various activities including coding, robotics, engineering design, and math challenges.
The month ended with a science fair when parents were invited to view their children's projects, which included subjects like life cycle investigations and chicken hatching (Kindergarten); study of bird beaks and how their shape affects their diet (First Grade); study of matter (Second Grade); study of weather and meteorological predictions (Third Grade); building of simple machines (Fourth Grade); and environmental science, in collaboration with the Avedisian School in Armenia (Fifth Grade).
"The STEM Expo allows for collaborative learning which is key to developing highly desirable 21st century skills such as creativity, critical thinking, communication and collaboration," said Mrs. Houry Boyamian, SSAES Principal.
To learn more about SSAES, visit www.ssaes.org.
Founded in 1984, St. Stephen's Armenian Elementary School is a private pre-kindergarten through grade five school dedicated to educational excellence in an environment rich in Armenian culture. St. Stephen's is fully accredited by the Association of Independent Schools in New England (AISNE), which has commended the school for "creating an environment where all the students love to read and appear committed to academic excellence."


Today in Brasilia I discussed with President Dilma Rousseff the current situation in the country, some regional issues and the role played by the Organization of American States.
In addition, President Rousseff referred to the political situation in Brazil and the impeachment process she may have to face.
(…) 2. It is well known that the impeachment trial for a crime of responsibility attributed to the President of the Republic is actually a juridical-political trial, which does not remove the requirement for certainty regarding the facts attributed to the aforementioned official.
3. Without certainty in the process, a positive resolution of the impeachment is flagrantly illegal, as it signifies a conclusion without motive, thus arbitrary, based on opinions that, obviously, lack clear-cut proof.
4. The facts articulated in the preliminary proceedings in the current impeachment process, and how they were handled by the preparatory committee to support the plenary decision by the Members of Parliament, with all due respect, are far from supporting indications of a crime of responsibility, let alone certainty of such a crime.
5. In fact, the issue of the additional credit decrees to reassign spending limits in certain public policies authorized by law, and the delays in the transfer of Union subsidies to public banks to cover for expenditures of institutions with loans made to third parties through government programs, are both procedures contemplated within the law, in legal opinions and in the understanding of the TCU (Federal Accountability Court), which always considered such measure as legal, until the end of 2015, when the understanding of the Court changed.
6. Furthermore, there is no crime without a previous law defining it, and much less without the understanding of previous jurisprudence. The opposite would result in an absurd legal uncertainty, even with respect to more than half of all governors and innumerable mayors who have always used and continue using the same measures that supposedly support the impeachment process against the President.
In addition, it must be highlighted that a presidential system like the one in Brazil–and the vast majority of those in our Hemisphere, except for the English-speaking Caribbean—cannot operate out of the blue as if it were a parliamentary system, moving for impeachment, in this case of the chief executive, because of a shift in the political balance of a coalition government.
In effect, the sustainability of the presidential system does not depend solely on the legislature and the alliances generated therein. This is a reality that is useful in terms of efficiency in legislating and governing, but does not substitute for popular and sovereign support generated at the moment of voting for the current President. This equation of popular sovereignty cannot be changed for politically opportunistic reasons. If those who wrote the Constitution had wanted to establish a kind of parliamentary or semi-parliamentary solution, they would have structured it in that way and the logic of formation of governments, designation of the cabinet, the political responsibility and the fall of governments would be completely different.
We are not making a judgment as to which kind of system—presidential or parliamentary–is better, because that depends on the social and political contract of every society. But the organization of the Brazilian constitutional system is clear and, for that reason, it has established the constitutional limits for the exercise of an impeachment process. To ignore those limits affects the very structure of how the system operates, and distorts the forces and operation that the Constitution and the laws should have.
"Brazil is a very important country and any political instability is a social concern for us," said the U.N. Secretary General, Ban Ki Moon, to the Brazilian press last week. "We repeat the request to guarantee that the judiciary be respected, that the democratic institutions that Brazil fought for be respected and not be undermined by the process," said Ravina Shamdasani, Spokesperson for the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights.
The President can only be tried and dismissed–revoking the popular mandate that elected her–for criminal offenses in which her willful and active participation can be proven. To accept that an executive can be removed from office for alleged failures in administrative acts leads to the dangerous criminalization of governance simply for reasons of a political nature.
Brazil has always been an example of democracy in the Hemisphere, and we all need for it to continue to be so. That is why the international community is sending these messages.
Indecent and criminal acts should be judged by decency and public integrity, not vice versa.
This principle, moreover, will be essential in the fight against the corruption that is plaguing the country and that must be fought to the end. It is in the interest of all that the investigation is completed and arrives to the final consequences.
Conscience must be affirmed in truth and justice, and the political conscience is only valid when it is expressed according to the existing institutions in the country.


As the May 26 through June 4, 2017 date for the Miami World Outgames inches ever-closer, Duy Ngo's work load with the Gay and Lesbian International Sport Association North America (GLISA NA) may even increase. GLISA NA is the North American portion of GLISA, international rights-holder to the OutGames and since its inception in 2006, close to 10 OutGames editions have been produced globally.
GLISA North America has a working board of directors staffed by volunteers that are active, something requiring those involved to have a huge commitment to the organization's cause of supporting the LGBTQ community to "compete, connect and learn." It requires community heroes. And that is certainly a good description of Ngo and his role as GLISA NA's vice-president.
Part of Ngo's duties in this volunteer role are to execute the organization's digital media platform (website, social media, email campaigns, etc.), coordinate brand stewardship, manage internal information technology systems, provide external communications and engage in partnership development. Part of his special involvement in the LGBTQ community is to participate in various forums relating to LGBTQ sports, including the #LGBTSportsSummit in connection with Connect meetings.
If that were not enough, he also assists with host selection and promotional activities for the OutGames. For the upcoming Miami World OutGames as well as past events, GLISA awards the rights to a host city and then works closely with the local committee to plan and implement the host city's vision of the OutGames. That can include making connections, building partnerships, advising on strategy, providing information and resources as well as promoting the OutGames itself. Finally, GLISA serves as the legacy host for each completed OutGames.
But remember that GLISA isn't his only passionate commitment. Ngo is a tennis player, a member of the Los Angeles Tennis Association (LATA), one of the oldest and largest LGBTQ sports organizations in the U.S. As part of the Gay and Lesbian Tennis Association's (GLTA) global tennis consortium, LATA sponsors many of GLTA's U.S. tournaments in which he plays on a regular basis. And if his wheels weren't already going fast enough, he recently took up spinning.
Ngo's day job is working in asset management for Mobilitie, LLC, the largest privately-held telecommunications infrastructure company in the U.S. So while this job isn't directly involved in the LGBTQ community, it is tangentially if you consider the company's technologies that power mobile connectivity to such apps as Grindr. If that counts as involvement, then his job also helps support the LGBTQ community.
Ngo also talked about the insidious nature of staying silent, referencing a quote by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.: "In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies but the silence of our friends." Congratulations to you, Duy Ngo for not being silent – no wonder you are a community hero!
Do you know a community hero? Community Heroes is a regular feature in Compete Magazine. Nominate deserving individuals by emailing us at [email protected] and include a brief biography of or a link to your nominee.


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The Opera & Musical Theatre Workshop is pleased to present The Christmas Gift, a warm-hearted holiday season opera by award-winning composer James Sclater. This delightful one-act opera in four scenes is appealing to audiences of all ages.
The opera is based on the Raymond Alden story, "Why the Chimes Rang," and focuses on the travels of two brothers who are making the long journey through winter snow, ice, and chilly temperatures to reach the Christmas Eve service at a church in their rural village.
This performance will be the first time in over 30 years that a complete opera will have been performed by a UAFS student ensemble.
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The stone soul of Zanzibar
The old soul of the tropical island of Zanzibar is rooted in Stone Town. While the rest of the island developed over the years, little has changed here in the last 2 centuries. It is a magical place, perfect for exploring on foot. Stroll through narrow, winding alleys, bustling bazaars and mosques and enjoy the beautiful architecture.
At first glance, Zanzibar looks quite small. However, in the 19th century the island was one of the major trading centres in the Indian Ocean. You can still admire the magnificent merchant houses. The name Stone Town is derived from the predominantly stone architecture, built mostly in coral stone. The island's many diverse cultures have also combined several architectural styles here, creating a unique collection of structures. In 2000, Stone Town was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List.
 The city owes its name to coral stone
A wealth of architectural styles
Traditionally, the merchants of Stone Town tried to outdo each other with the quality craftsmanship of their homes. This has led to spectacular results. The wooden doors are true works of art - you can admire around 500 different examples. The houses were built in an Indian style and feature doors with large brass buttons. These buttons were originally attached in India to repel elephants, but here they were applied purely for decorative purposes. There are also streets full of examples of East African, Persian, Arabic and European crafts. These cultures have melded together to form the unique Swahili culture.
The 19th-century merchants who lived in these homes (and sometimes palaces) garnered their wealth with the spice and slave trade. The spices are still found in abundance in the lively bazaars. An impressive monument marks the spot where slaves were once traded.
 Anti-elephant architecture
 The slavery monument in Stone Town
The Palace of Wonders
Along the boulevard of Stone Town stands a unique structure, the Palace of Wonders. This square colossus earned its name as it was the first building on the island to have electric light and boasted the first electric elevator. It was once the residence of the second sultan of Zanzibar, who ruled the rest of his empire from this palace. Today the building houses the National Museum of History and Culture of Zanzibar.
 A former bastion of modern ingenuity
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Common search refinements base class.
Flag for an ascending sort.
Flag for a descending sort.
Flag for sorting on value count.
Flag for sorting on value name.
A sorted list of refinement definitions that are appropriate for the deepest common category (or deepest common folder) of the search result. The method concatenates the sorted refinement definitions per category starting at the root category until reaching the deepest common category. The method does not filter out refinement definitions that do not provide values for the current search result and can therefore also be used on empty search results.
A sorted list of refinement definitions that are appropriate for the deepest common category (or deepest common folder) of the search result. The method concatenates the sorted refinement definitions per category starting at the root category until reaching the deepest common category. The method also filters out refinement definitions that do not provide any values for the current search result.
Returns a sorted list of refinement definitions that are appropriate for the deepest common category (or deepest common folder) of the search result.
Returns a sorted collection of refinement values for the given refinement attribute.
Returns a collection of refinement values for the given refinement attribute, sorting mode and sorting direction.
Returns a sorted list of refinement definitions that are appropriate for the deepest common category (or deepest common folder) of the search result. The method concatenates the sorted refinement definitions per category starting at the root category until reaching the deepest common category. The method does not filter out refinement definitions that do not provide values for the current search result and can therefore also be used on empty search results.
Returns a sorted collection of refinement values for the given refinement attribute. The returned collection includes all refinement values for which the hit count is greater than 0 within the search result when the passed attribute is excluded from filtering the search hits but all other refinement filters are still applied. This method is useful for rendering broadening options for attributes that the search is currently refined by. This method does NOT return refinement values independent of the search result.
For product search refinements, this method may return slightly different results based on the "value set" property of the refinement definition. See ProductSearchRefinements.getAllRefinementValues(ProductSearchRefinementDefinition) for details.
attributeName - The name of the attribute to return refinement values for.
The collection of SearchRefinementValue instances, sorted according to the settings of the refinement definition, or null if there is no refinement definition for the passed attribute name.
The passed refinement attribute is NOT used to filter the search hits.
All other refinements are still applied.
This is useful for rendering broadening options for the refinement definitions that the search is already refined by. It is important to note that this method does NOT return refinement values independent of the search result.
For product search refinements, this method may return slightly different results based on the "value set" of the refinement definition. See ProductSearchRefinements.getAllRefinementValues(ProductSearchRefinementDefinition) for details.
sortMode - The sort mode to use to control how the collection is sorted.
sortDirection - The sort direction to use.
The collection of SearchRefinementValue instances, sorted according to the passed parameters.
Returns a sorted list of refinement definitions that are appropriate for the deepest common category (or deepest common folder) of the search result. The method concatenates the sorted refinement definitions per category starting at the root category until reaching the deepest common category. The method also filters out refinement definitions that do not provide any values for the current search result.
attributeName - The attribute name to use when collection refinement values.
The collection of refinement values.


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Q: : Can't access the Fragment View's LifecycleOwner when getView() is null i.e., before onCreateView() or after onDestroyView() I am using live data in my application for all the network calls and response handling.
In one of the scenarios, my recycler view is loading some data in its view holder's onBind and the response is updating the UI. In order to do so, I have to provide a lifecycleOwner to the observer.
As recycler view doesn't have any lifecycle owner of its own, I am using the parent fragment for that by using parentFragment.viewlifecycleOwner but somehow it is giving an error.
How can a view Holder have its instance when the parent fragment is not having its instance?
viewModel.responseState.observe(parentFragment.viewLifecycleOwner, Observer {
    updateUI(it)
})

Fatal Exception: java.lang.IllegalStateException: Can't access the Fragment View's LifecycleOwner when getView() is null i.e., before onCreateView() or after onDestroyView()

A: i faced the same problem and i could fix it with the code bellow , just check if the view is null or not
     if ( view != null)
       viewModel.responseState.observe(parentFragment.viewLifecycleOwner, Observer {
       updateUI(it) })

A: The solution for me was writing code inside onViewCreated insted of writing in onCreateView....
and my problem fixed.

A: This can be fixed, by triggering the logic which is raising the error, from around end of onCreateView(...) callback (not onCreate(...) nor onAttach(...)).
In getViewLifecycleOwner() documentation, I don't think, I can explain better:

The first method where it is safe to access the view lifecycle is onCreateView(LayoutInflater, ViewGroup, Bundle) under the condition that you must return a non-null view (an IllegalStateException will be thrown if you access the view lifecycle but don't return a non-null view).
The view lifecycle remains valid through the call to onDestroyView(), after which getView() will return null, the view lifecycle will be destroyed, and this method will throw an IllegalStateException. Consider using getViewLifecycleOwnerLiveData() or FragmentTransaction.runOnCommit(Runnable) to receive a callback for when the Fragment's view lifecycle is available.

public LifecycleOwner getViewLifecycleOwner() {
    if (mViewLifecycleOwner == null) {
        throw new IllegalStateException("Can't access the Fragment View's LifecycleOwner when "
                + "getView() is null i.e., before onCreateView() or after onDestroyView()");
    }
    return mViewLifecycleOwner;
}

A: The problem is that the observer is still active on the parent's viewLifecycleOwner even after the view is destroyed (when you navigate to the next fragment). The most reliable way to fix this is to clear out the observers.
override fun onDestroyView()
    viewModel.responseState.removeObservers(parentFragment.viewLifecycleOwner)
    super.onDestroyView()
}

A: The solution for me was simplified. I am using separate observers - one for the network which is using Lifecycleowner from the main activity (or just from any activity) and one for the fragment view (model view view model).

A:  myModel.getOfflineData().observeForever(new Observer<List<indiaStateModel>>() {
                @Override
                public void onChanged(List<indiaStateModel> indiaStateModels) {
                    adapter = new stateAdapter(indiaStateModels);
                    recyclerView.setAdapter(adapter);
                }
            });

// use this forever observer when your are getting that error
// mainly this error comes when you try to change your phone theme to dark to light
or light to dark

A: Best To Use FLow() instead of LiveData()
Convert LiveData() to Flow()
Before
viewModel.responseState.observe(parentFragment.viewLifecycleOwner, Observer {
    updateUI(it)
})

AFTER
lifecycleScope.launch {

viewModel.responseState.asFlow().collectLatest{

updateUI(it)

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}

}

A: In my case I was setting observer inside view runnable:
view.post(() ->{
    ...
    viewModel.getDate().observe();
})

A: I used as suggested by android studio viewLifecycleOwnerLiveData.
so for your case will be something like
    parentFragment.viewLifecycleOwnerLiveData.value?.let { nonNullViewLifecycleOwner ->
       viewModel.responseState.observe(nonNullViewLifecycleOwner, Observer   {
          updateUI(it)
       })
    }

Hope it helps!

A: observe view model live data in onViewCreated function. Or you can do this check this out

A: The solution, as your comment, is to ensure the fragment's view is not null. This happened to me with a Fragment inside a ViewPager.


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Norbert Kalucza (ur. 4 grudnia 1986) − węgierski bokser, reprezentant Węgier w kategorii muszej na Letnich Igrzyskach Olimpijskich 2008 w Pekinie, zdobywca brązowego medalu na Mistrzostwach Unii Europejskiej 2006 w Peczu oraz na Mistrzostwach Unii Europejskiej 2009 w Odense, mistrz Węgier w roku 2005, 2006, 2010, 2012 oraz w roku 2013

Letnie Igrzyska Olimpijskie 2008
Na Letnie Igrzyska Olimpijskie 2008 w Pekinie zakwalifikował się wygrywając turniej kwalifikacyjny dla Europy, który odbył się w Pescarze. Na igrzyskach wystartował w kategorii muszej, przechodząc bez walki do 1/8 finału. W 1/8 finału przegrał na punkty z Portorykańczykiem McWilliamsem Arroyo. W klasyfikacji końcowej zajął 9. miejsce w swojej kategorii wagowej.

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Step aside Alexandra, Imogen Heap, Fall Out Boy and, at risk of controversy, even Jeff Buckley because it was Amy Macdonald's version of 'Hallelujah' that had the real X-Factor as she performed at a sold out Newcastle Carling Academy.
Joined on stage by a band of two electric guitars, drums and keyboard the little Scot with the big voice performed songs from her debut album This Is The Life.
A rather lacklustre start caused by picking some of her lesser known and slower tracks combined with a worrying moment where her relatively unimpressive cover version of 'Mr Brightside' had more of her fans singing along to it than any of her own songs didn't signal a great night ahead.
But enter her most successful UK single 'Mr Rock 'n Roll' and the whole atmosphere transformed. An increase in the audience's energy levels swept across the Academy and the gig really got going.
Self-titled album track and massive European hit 'This Is The Life' alongside other singles 'Poison Prince' and 'Run' along with talentless celebrity mocking 'Footballer's Wife' were all well received.
Heart strings were then nearly ripped out than merely just tugged with the Glaswegian's version of 'Hallelujah' reducing the audience to an almost stunned silence.
If there was ever a charity for badly beaten guitars then most of Amy's would probably be receiving support from it, as three guitars got caught in a constant circular process of being played, returned and re-tuned, with her strong strumming doing them no favours.
Midway-through the hour and a half set it was difficult to determine if Amy was singing with passion or pain. This was highlighted by a couple of incidents where her voice had lost strength and couldn't be heard, but then if you'd performed around 100 times this year, your vocal chords might just be a little tired too.
Self-deprecating at times, Amy admitted that 'A Wish For Something More' had started to sound "crap" so a re-worked and much improved version of it shortly followed.
Finishing the night in a suitably festive mood with Amy, her band and the audience sang along to 'Fairy Tale Of New York', rounding off an impressive and enjoyable performance with some intimate acoustic moments. It's to be hoped she'll soon take a break from touring - but only in order to release that increasingly overdue second album.


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Creation of a communication library in C.
The project is to create a 3-function library to communicate with an MCU. The communication protocol is described in the attached document.
• Reading function of transmitted values.
The programming language is C. The target for this library is an STM32F103C8 MCU.
The communication port is switched to the functions on each call.
Final stage of the project is to test the library on our own code. Library have to work for milstone release.


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Crime > Crime Drama
Hell Drivers
directed by Cy Raker Endfield
featuring Stanley Baker, Herbert Lom, Peggy Cummins, Patrick McGoohan, Jill Ireland, William Hartnell
In this efficient British crime drama, Tom Yately (Stanley Baker) is an ex-con looking for honest work. He thinks he's found it when he takes a job as a truck driver, but he soon discovers that the trucking firm he's signed on with is not playing by the rules. Red (Patrick McGoohan), the company's best driver, and Cartley (William Hartnell), the manager, have created five fictional drivers who have been added to the payroll. The other staff drivers are given the shifts that the phony drivers are supposed to be working, ... Read More
In this efficient British crime drama, Tom Yately (Stanley Baker) is an ex-con looking for honest work. He thinks he's found it when he takes a job as a truck driver, but he soon discovers that the trucking firm he's signed on with is not playing by the rules. Red (Patrick McGoohan), the company's best driver, and Cartley (William Hartnell), the manager, have created five fictional drivers who have been added to the payroll. The other staff drivers are given the shifts that the phony drivers are supposed to be working, while Red and Cartley divide their pay packets. When Tom attempts to expose the corruption at the trucking firm, he soon discovers that he's taken his life in his hands in the process. Keep an eye peeled for a supporting performance by a young Sean Connery (it was only his fifth screen role); the cast also includes Herbert Lom, Jill Ireland, Peggy Cummins, and David McCallum. Mark Deming, Rovi Read Less
Stanley Baker; Herbert Lom; Peggy Cummins; Patrick McGoohan; Jill Ireland; William Hartnell. Very Good. In very good packaging. Run time: 91 mins. Hell Drivers [DVD] [1957]
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