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IN THE MATTER OF:
MOVIES FOR A BETTER
WORLD, LLC
("MFBW")
MICHAEL J. MARTINEAU
("Martineau")
(Collectively "Respondents")
ORDER TO CEASE AND DESIST
ORDER TO MAKE RESTITUTION
NOTICE OF INTENT TO FINE
NOTICE OF RIGHT TO HEARING
DOCKET NO. CRF-11-7852-S
I. PRELIMINARY STATEMENT
1. The Banking Commissioner ("Commissioner") is charged with the administration of Chapter 672a of the General Statutes of Connecticut, the Connecticut Uniform Securities Act ("Act"), and the regulations promulgated thereunder (Sections 36b-31-2 to 36b-31-33, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies) ("Regulations").
Pursuant to Section 36b-26(a) of the Act, the Commissioner, through the Securities and Business Investments Division ("Division") of the Department of Banking, has conducted an investigation into the activities of Respondents to determine if Respondents had violated, are violating or are about to violate provisions of the Act or Regulations ("Investigation").
3. As a result of the Investigation, the Commissioner has reason to believe that Respondents have violated certain provisions of the Act.
As a result of the Investigation, the Commissioner has the authority to issue a cease and desist order against Respondents pursuant to Section 36b-27(a) of the Act.
As a result of the Investigation, the Commissioner has the authority to order that Respondents make restitution pursuant to Section 36b-27(b) of the Act.
6. As a result of the Investigation, the Commissioner has the authority to impose a fine against Respondents pursuant to Section 36b-27(d) of the Act.
II. RESPONDENTS
7. MFBW is a Connecticut limited liability company with its principal place of business last known to the Commissioner at 1 Glenville Street, Greenwich, Connecticut 06831, and its mailing address at P.O. Box 31037, Greenwich, Connecticut 06831. MFBW is or was purported to be a full service film, music and literary development company.
8. Martineau is an individual whose address last known to the Commissioner is 24 Pemberwick Road, Greenwich, Connecticut 06831. At all times relevant hereto, Martineau was a member and president of MFBW.
III. STATEMENT OF FACTS
9. From at least August 25, 2009 to the present, MFBW has been an issuer of securities in the form of notes, investment contracts, evidence of indebtedness, or certificates of limited interest or participation in a profit-sharing agreement ("MFBW Securities").
10. On or about August 25, 2009 and September 3, 2009, MFBW and Martineau, acting on behalf of MFBW, offered and sold MFBW Securities from Connecticut to at least one Connecticut investor. The investor had no role in the management of MFBW, and relied solely on the efforts of MFBW and Martineau to receive a share of the net profits and the return of the investor's principal.
11. In connection with the offer and sale of the securities, Respondents provided the investor with a document for signature entitled "Development Money Investment Agreement" ("Investment Agreement").
12. The Investment Agreement provided that investors would receive a percentage of all net profits earned.
The MFBW Securities offered and sold by Respondents were never registered in Connecticut under Section 36b-16 of the Act, nor were they exempt from registration under Section 36b-21 of the Act, nor were they the subject of a filed exemption claim or claim of covered security status.
14. Martineau has never been registered in Connecticut as an agent of MFBW, nor was he an associated person.
16. [sic] To date, at least one investor has not received any principal or interest from Respondents.
17. In connection with the offer and sale of the MFBW Securities, Respondents failed to disclose, inter alia, risk factors related to the investment; any financial information pertaining to MFBW or the performance of prior MFBW development projects; any financial or background information on directors, officers and/or principals of MFBW; the remuneration to be paid and/or paid to directors, officers and/or principals of MFBW; payments to be made and/or made to affiliated companies; the estimated cash proceeds of the MFBW securities offering; the registration status of the securities; the purposes for which the cash proceeds of the offering would be used by MFBW; MFBW's financial statements; and material litigation involving any directors, officers and/or principals of MFBW. Each of these omitted items was material to investors and prospective investors of the MFBW securities.
IV. STATUTORY BASIS FOR ORDER TO CEASE AND DESIST,
ORDER TO MAKE RESTITUTION AND ORDER IMPOSING FINE
a. Violation of Section 36b-16 of the Act –
Offer and Sale of Unregistered Securities
18. Paragraphs 1 through 17, inclusive, are incorporated and made a part hereof as if more fully set forth herein.
Respondents offered and sold unregistered securities in or from Connecticut to at least one investor, as more fully described in paragraphs 7 through 12, inclusive, which securities were not registered in Connecticut under the Act, as more fully described in paragraph 13. The offer and sale of such securities absent registration constitutes a violation of Section 36b-16 of the Act, which forms a basis for an order to cease and desist to be issued against Respondents under Section 36b-27(a) of the Act, an order that Respondents make restitution under Section 36b-27(b) of the Act, and for the imposition of a fine against Respondents under Section 36b-27(d) of the Act[.]
b. Violation of Section 36b-4(a) of the Act –
Fraud in Connection with the Offer and Sale of any Security
21. The conduct of Respondents, as more fully described in paragraphs 7 through 17, inclusive, constitutes, in connection with the offer, sale or purchase of any security, directly or indirectly employing a device, scheme or artifice to defraud, making an untrue statement of a material fact or omitting to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in the light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading, or engaging in an act, practice or course of business which operates as a fraud or deceit upon any person. Such conduct constitutes a violation of Section 36b-4(a) of the Act, which forms a basis for an order to cease and desist to be issued against Respondents under Section 36b-27(a) of the Act, an order that Respondents make restitution under Section 36b-27(b) of the Act, and for the imposition of a fine against Respondents under Section 36b-27(d) of the Act.
c. Violation of Section 36b-6 of the Act –
Unregistered Agent Activity
23. Martineau transacted business as an agent of issuer in this state on at least one occasion absent registration, as more fully described in paragraphs 9, 10 and 14. Such conduct constitutes a violation of Section 36b-6(a) of the Act, which forms a basis for an order to cease and desist to be issued against Martineau under Section 36b-27(a) of the Act, and for the imposition of a fine against Martineau under Section 36b-27(d) of the Act.
24. MFBW employed Martineau as an unregistered agent of issuer in this state on at least one occasion, as more fully described in paragraphs 9, 10 and 14. Such conduct constitutes a violation of Section 36b-6(b) of the Act, which forms a basis for an order to cease and desist to be issued against MFBW under Section 36b-27(a) of the Act, and for the imposition of a fine against MFBW under Section 36b-27(d) of the Act.
V. ORDER TO CEASE AND DESIST, ORDER TO MAKE RESTITUTION,
NOTICE OF INTENT TO FINE AND NOTICE OF RIGHT TO HEARING
WHEREAS, as a result of the Investigation, the Commissioner finds that, with respect to the activity described herein, MFBW has committed at least one violation of Section 36b-16 of the Act, at least one violation of Section 36b-4(a) of the Act, and at least one violation of Section 36b-6(b) of the Act;
WHEREAS, as a result of the Investigation, the Commissioner finds that, with respect to the activity described herein, Martineau has committed at least one violation of Section 36b-16 of the Act, at least one violation of Section 36b-4(a) of the Act, and at least one violation of Section 36b-6(a) of the Act;
WHEREAS, the Commissioner further finds that the issuance of an Order to Cease and Desist, Order to Make Restitution, and the imposition of a fine against Respondents is necessary or appropriate in the public interest or for the protection of investors and consistent with the purposes fairly intended by the policies and provisions of the Act;
WHEREAS, notice is hereby given to Respondents that the Commissioner intends to impose a maximum fine not to exceed one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) per violation against Respondents;
WHEREAS, the Commissioner ORDERS that MFBW CEASE AND DESIST from directly or indirectly violating the provisions of the Act and Regulations, including without limitation, (1) offering and selling unregistered securities, (2) in connection with the offer, sale or purchase of any security, directly or indirectly employing any device, scheme or artifice to defraud, making an untrue statement of a material fact or omitting to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in the light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading, or engaging in an act, practice or course of business which operates as a fraud or deceit upon any person, and (3) employing an agent of issuer in this state absent registration;
WHEREAS, the Commissioner ORDERS that Martineau CEASE AND DESIST from directly or indirectly violating the provisions of the Act and Regulations, including without limitation, (1) offering and selling unregistered securities, (2) in connection with the offer, sale or purchase of any security, directly or indirectly employing any device, scheme or artifice to defraud, making an untrue statement of a material fact or omitting to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in the light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading, or engaging in an act, practice or course of business which operates or would operate as a fraud or deceit upon any person, and (3) acting as an agent of issuer in this state absent registration;
WHEREAS, the Commissioner ORDERS that Respondents MAKE RESTITUTION of any sums obtained as a result of Respondents' violations of Sections 36b-4(a) and 36b-16 of the Act, plus interest at the legal rate set forth in Section 37-1 of the General Statutes of Connecticut. Specifically, the Commissioner ORDERS that:
1. Within thirty (30) days from the date this Order to Make Restitution becomes permanent, Respondents shall provide the Division with a written disclosure which covers the period from August 1, 2009 to the date this Order to Make Restitution becomes permanent and which contains (a) the name and address of each investor, (b) the amount Respondents collected from each investor, (c) the amount of any refunds of principal or purported interest payments Respondents made to each investor;
2. Within forty-five (45) days from the date this Order to Make Restitution becomes permanent, Respondents shall reimburse each investor the amount of funds collected from the investor plus interest, less funds returned in the form of purported refunds of principal and purported interest payments made to the investor, with respect to all transactions effected from August 1, 2009 to the date this Order to Make Restitution becomes permanent. Such restitution shall be made by certified check, and shall be sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, to each affected investor; and
3. Within ninety days (90) days from the date this Order to Make Restitution becomes permanent, Respondents shall provide the Division with proof in the form of copies of the certified checks and the return receipts required by paragraph 2 of Section V of this Order to Cease and Desist, Order to Make Restitution, Notice of Intent to Fine and Notice of Right to Hearing (collectively "Order"), that Respondents have reimbursed each investor the amount of funds collected from investors plus interest, less funds returned in the form of purported refunds of principal and purported interest payments, with respect to all transactions effected from August 1, 2009 to the date this Order to Make Restitution becomes permanent.
THE COMMISSIONER FURTHER ORDERS THAT, pursuant Section 36b-27 of the Act, each Respondent will be afforded an opportunity for a hearing on the allegations set forth above if a written request for a hearing is received by the Department of Banking, Securities and Business Investments Division, 260 Constitution Plaza, Hartford, Connecticut 06103-1800 within fourteen (14) days following each Respondent's receipt of this Order. The enclosed Appearance and Request for Hearing Form must be completed and mailed to the above address. If any Respondent will not be represented by an attorney at the hearing, please complete the Appearance and Request for Hearing Form as "pro se". Once a written request for a hearing is received, the Commissioner may issue a notification of hearing and designation of hearing officer that acknowledges receipt of a request for a hearing, designates a presiding officer and sets the date of the hearing in accordance with Section 4-177 of the General Statutes of Connecticut and Section 36a-1-21 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies. If a hearing is requested, the hearing will be held on December 13, 2011 at 10 a.m., at the Department of Banking, 260 Constitution Plaza, Hartford, Connecticut.
The hearing will be held in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 54 of the General Statutes of Connecticut. At such hearing, each Respondent will have the right to appear and present evidence, rebuttal evidence and argument on all issues of fact and law to be considered by the Commissioner.
This Order to Cease and Desist shall remain in effect and become permanent against any Respondent that fails to request a hearing within the prescribed time period or fails to appear at any such hearing.
This Order to Make Restitution shall remain in effect and become permanent against any Respondent that fails to request a hearing within the prescribed time period or fails to appear at any such hearing.
The Commissioner may order that the maximum fine be imposed upon any Respondent that fails to request a hearing within the prescribed time period or fails to appear at any such hearing.
Dated at Hartford, Connecticut, ________/s/________
this 28th day of October 2011. Howard F. Pitkin
Banking Commissioner
I hereby certify that on this 28th day of October 2011, the foregoing Order to Cease and Desist, Order to Make Restitution, Notice of Intent to Fine and Notice of Right to Hearing was sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, to Movies for a Better World, LLC, at 1 Glenville Street, Greenwich, Connecticut 06831, certified mail no. 7010 1870 0001 3619 4844; c/o David S. Shields II, Agent, 33 Church Street, Mystic, Connecticut 06355, certified mail no. 7010 1870 0001 3619 4851; and P.O. Box 31037, Greenwich, Connecticut 06831, certified mail no. 7010 1870 0001 3619 4868; and Michael J. Martineau, 24 Pemberwick Road, Greenwich, Connecticut 06831, certified mail no. 7010 1870 0001 3619 4875.
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Blending into an alternate reality made while you're still in your current reality – that's what virtual reality is mostly about. The technology isn't entirely new but reaching the mass consumer level is something very new. Virtual Realities used to be under sci-fi movies' possession for a long time and then, the technology giants started making easy to use and VR helmets that use the smartphone to create and blend into the virtual reality.
Oculus Rift is one of the most popular virtual reality projects and they have earned a pretty good amount of media coverage as well – people got to know about virtual reality helmets through that Oculus Rift. However, later on Facebook acquired the project and they are working on improving this project even more. While Facebook is at it, there are plenty other companies taking endeavors at virtual reality helmets, here are brief reviews on five of those.
Sulon Technologies have been working on gaming technologies for a pretty long time. They had taken a project that blends the virtual reality techniques into a gaming tech, and hence the Sulon Cortex was made. They could've come up with something exactly like the Oculus Rift, but instead the Sulon Cortex was made as a gaming VR helmet. The users of Sulon Cortex get to experience gaming like never before – any physical space could be used as a holodeck for the virtual reality helmet to work.
The camera on this VR gadget will perform spatial scanning to come up with necessary properties to plot the augment virtual reality there. Requirements for Sulon Cortex is of course some actual physical space apart from the technical requirements. Initially the Cortex will scan the surroundings and once it's done calibrating, the user is good to go. Price – $499.
Most virtual reality headset/helmets use a traditional display to plot the virtual reality on its screen. But Avegant Glyph has taken a different approach towards their premium VR helmet, it uses virtual retinal display instead of regular displays. The difference between a typical display and this one is, a retinal display uses the rear side of the eyeball to project the elements and the user would feel like they are seeing the virtual elements for real, not onto a separate display. Basically, Glyph projects all virtual details on to the retina directly and it makes everything very sharp and crystal clear.
Even though Glyph was mainly built for media consumption purpose, it still eliminates the passage like approach. HDMI port makes Glyph an alternate display as well. Price – $499.
Oculus Rift is truly amazing, but given the price point such amaze can turn very sour. Not many people may will to buy a virtual reality headset for couple hundreds of bucks no matter how awesome they are. However, not all virtual reality gadgets are crazy pricey. There are few companies offering great deals on VR in a cheaper price tag, Altergaze is one of them. Altergaze is inexpensive because it essentially 3D-prints via a printer and user can insert a smartphone to turn it into a VR helmet. Altergaze offers 110 degree viewing angle, it's printable via 3D printer and open source. Price – $83.
Durovis Dive is a virtual reality goggle, like the Altergaze. The setup is not complete until a smartphone is inserted into the bay. This low-cost solution still offers a viable option for a virtual reality helmet. However, Durovis Drive isn't very conveniently 3D-printable because the lenses need to be acquired separately and there's no 3D-printable file uploaded on their website. On the Durvois Dive website, anyone willing to try a VR helmet can order the lenses, head-strap and an app named NativeSensor. Durvois Dive is offers a usable option for virtual reality experience without spending too much, like an Oculus Rift. Price – $77.
Project Morpheus adopts virtual reality technology for mostly gaming purposes – this is a project by Sony and they named it Project Morpheus. It has an HD 1080p display with 90 degree wide field of view. To accurately track orientation and rotation of head, Project Morpheus helmet is equipped with accelerometer and gyroscope sensors. There's a PlayStation camera as well, which provides additional supportive data with the sensor data.
However, Project Morpheus is still a prototype. Apart from the sensor based movement detection there's support for DualShock 4 wireless controller and PlayStation Move motion controller. These systems integrate with the Morpheus helmet and provide accurate movement data, and implant a virtual reality on the surrounding around the user. The operations are pretty fast. No price tag has been announced yet.
Virtual Reality has added a different dimension of seeing unreal things in real time. Even though Oculus Rift does things in a more premium and intuitive way, doesn't mean the alternatives are worthless. In fact, every VR gadget is totally worthy.


Small and Medium-Sized Board was built in China in 2004. As a crucial role in main-board market, it builds a multi-level capital market and to support the development of small and medium-sized enterprises. However, there is still few empirical study of the empirical research of the growth enterprise market in China. It also is important in both practice and theory for researching in asset pricing theory. This dissertation uses some western theoretical models and research findings to study, and to find an effective and practical pricing model in the small and medium-sized board model, which helps investors to make decision.


Thank you for expressing interest in becoming part of the Temple Emanuel Community! We are a diverse and vibrant congregation consisting of 550 families. Rabbi Robert Goldstein and Cantor Idan Irelander provide our Spiritual and Musical Leadership.
Please contact our Executive Director, Maureen Chapman, at 978.470.1356 for more information and a prospective member packet which includes a newsletter, calendar of upcoming events, schedule of services and school brochures. You can also download our Membership Registration Form and Dues Policy for more information.
The dues structure, is an essential component of maintaining our religious institution. It is not intended to preclude membership for anyone who seeks to be part of the Temple Emanuel Community. Please speak with Maureen regarding the personalized process for adjustments. No one will be turned away due to their inability to pay.
Welcome and thank you for expressing interest in joining our "family of families." We are a diverse congregation, consisting of young families, empty-nesters, singles, Jews by birth, Jews by choice and inter-faith families. We are a congregation of seekers: people searching for meaning in their lives and ways to find purpose in our swiftly-changing often chaotic world. We celebrate holidays together, learn together, and mostly support each other in times of sorrow and joy.
We believe the Jewish way of life offers us direction, whether it is planning a bar/bat mitzvah or wedding, or volunteering at a local soup kitchen. Mostly we are committed to opening our doors wide so that we can warmly welcome all who wish to become a part of our community.
I personally invite you to join us for Shabbat or an event that interests you to meet the Temple members and as well as our Clergy.


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Robert Downey Jr's return from the brink: The real-life Iron Man who was once shunned by Hollywood
Almost 10 years since the first Iron Man movie, Downey is now an integral part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe with concerns running high over his return after Avengers 3 & 4.
By Sutrishna Ghosh
Updated On : 05:21 PST, Jan 9, 2020
Tags :Avengers: Endgame,MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
On the heels of the Avengers: Infinity War release, Marvel fans cannot help but ponder over the fate of the Avengers, given the amount of doom and finality that is anticipated in Anthony and Joe Russo's upcoming superhero blockbuster. To be specific, things look especially grim for the biggest star of the franchise, Robert Downey Jr, who has been associated with the Marvel Cinematic Universe since its very conception in 2008.
Beginning with Jon Favreau's Iron Man, the 53-year-old star has so far reprised his billionaire-cum-playboy philanthropist role at least eight times. And in Downey Jr's own words, there were numerous times, when he felt it might be the end for his character, Tony Stark aka the Iron Man.
"Believe me, I'm tired of every movie, you know, 'It's the end! It's Armageddon! It's the Be All, End All, Forever!' And then it's … not," the artist had told EW, hinting on the tragedy that could befall his superhero character. "This one actually is. They're not kidding. This is a heads-will-roll scenario."
The actor is clearly referring to the third Avengers movie, where, threatened by mad titan Thanos' growing evils, the Earth-bound Avengers, the space-trekking Star Lord, God of Thunder, and the King of Wakanda will be compelled to join forces and prevent a catastrophe. In the light of these cosmic events, however, all eyes are on Downey Jr and the fate of his Iron Man - especially since his colleague Chris Evans has already confirmed his departure from the million-dollar franchise.
Will he survive the wrath of Thanos? And if he doesn't, are we nearing the end of an era marked by Tony Stark's genius, wit, and tomfoolery? In carefully-constructed words, Infinity War co-director Joe shared an update, teasing that no one can replace Downey Jr.
"He can't play the character forever," said the director echoing every Marvel fan's greatest fears. "I am sure there are lots other things he wants to do in his career. But he loves playing the character, I know that, and we love working together. We will see where it goes from here."
Indeed, the architect of what can be considered as the most ambitious superhero flick, sounds ominous. After all, the discussion is surrounding one of Hollywood's biggest stars, who has traced his way to the top, as an invaluable part of a multi-billion dollar franchise following a series of unfortunate events.
Robert Downey Jr (Getty Images)
The revered actor, philanthropist, and devoted family man that we have come to know him as, today, is a culmination of years of failure and rejection, mostly of his own doing. Downey Jr. is no stranger to prison or the dire consequences of drug and substance abuse. In fact, at the heights of his initial years of success, he was making trips to rehabilitation centers but with little success.
"It's like I've got a shotgun in my mouth, my finger on the trigger and I like the taste of gun metal," said the actor back in 1999, while appearing in front of Superior Court Judge Lawrence Mira, who had almost exhausted her goodwill on Downey Jr, as he spiraled back into the same pattern over and over again.
"We tried rehabilitation, and it simply hasn't worked," she said, before sentencing the actor to three-years of jail time.
As it turns out, The Avengers star's encounter with substance, a catalog that over the years included heroin, cocaine, and alcohol, began early on in his life. At his home. It is said that the actor's father Robert Downey Sr., a reputed filmmaker in his own right, was the one to introduce him to drugs, namely marijuana, even before he stepped into his teenage years.
Drugs cemented the bond between this unique father-son duo, as Downey Jr. explained, that in his home "there was always a lot of pot and coke around."
Robert Downey Jr. and his father Robert Downey Sr. (Getty Images)
"When my dad and I would do drugs together," he told The New Breed in 1998, "it was like him trying to express his love for me in the only way he knew how." And in the days to come, the actor would eventually "spend every night out getting drunk…making a thousand phone calls in pursuit of drugs," as per the excerpts from the book on young actors.
Interestingly, Downey was able to continue with his Hollywood endeavors despite his personal life going for a toss amid reports of his drug-addled lifestyle and multiple run-ins with the law and order. Following a troubled decade, by the end of 80's Downey Jr. was making splashes as far as his acting mettle was concerned.
In 1992, the actor starred in 'Chaplin', a British-American biographical film about the life of British comedian Charlie Chaplin. As ironical as his casting, to play the controversial comedian, was, Downey picking an Oscar nomination for the role that brought him into the good books of filmmakers.
Quite successfully, though, the actor followed Chaplin's rave reviews with his other projects like 'Hear and Souls', 'Only You', and 1994's 'Natural Born Killers' with Woody Harrelson. But as fast-paced and riveting his life in the spotlight was turning out to be, so was his personal predicament: a nightmarish roller-coaster of one misstep after another.
From the late 90s until mid-2000s, the actor battled his personal demons, got arrested numerous times on drug-related charges and had quite a few embarrassing escapades including the one when he ended up at his Malibu neighbor's house, stark naked.
The actor was arrested multiple time over drug-related charges (Getty Images)
A series of jail times later, the actor allegedly suffered the fate that his reckless living was preparing him for: he was beaten black and blue in the jail - where he landed after failing to take a drug test in 1996. The brutal incident would require him to undergo a facial surgery as well. But that hardly stopped the actor from falling back into his old routine or appearing before Judge Mira and trying her patience until the 1999 hearing.
Thankfully for the actor, he was paroled just after 12 months, in 2000; but fell off the wagon in the subsequent years to make his way to the Wavelengths International, a correctional facility which is still frequented by Downey Jr., but of his own accord.
The redemption of the star
Something flipped for the actor after his release in 2000: he was on the path of redeeming his career with a Golden Globe-nominated role in the hit TV show 'Ally McBeal' amid a failing marriage to former actress Deborah Falconer. In the course of the next three years, the struggling Hollywood star exhausted all his options of saving his personal life, but started making small leaps, professionally.
First came 'Singing Detective' (the 2003 film for which Downey has to thank his friendship with Mel Gibson), and soon a slew of critically acclaimed mainstream movies fell in his lap - including 'Gothika'; 'Fur', a Steven Shainberg biographical film of Diane Arbus; 'Kiss Kiss Bang Bang'; 2007's mystery thriller 'Zodiac'; and so on.
Downey Jr. was nominated for Oscar for his 'Chaplin' role (Getty Images)
Describing his genius, in fact, actor Keith Gordon gushed, "Robert can take a two-minute scene and take you through five different arcs of emotion as he takes himself through that... Which is very much like life, but not very much like what we usually see in acting."
Then he makes the mother of all comebacks
Despite an array of hits - critical and commercial - the actor had given to his fans, he didn't hold claims to any blockbuster movie. This is the point, where we start talking about Iron Man.
Redemption in its truest form, the actor slipped into the armor of this fan-favorite character to mark a remarkable journey (in 2008), shedding the image of an addict to become what he is now better known as, an avenger. "Downey wasn't the most obvious choice, but he understood what makes the character tick. He found a lot of his own life experience in 'Tony Stark'," were the infamous words of Favreau, who has been instrumental in bringing Downey Jr. back to the limelight.
There's a lot in common between Downey and Depp (another of Hollywood's misunderstood genius). And Favreau understood this as he insisted on getting the star on board for the billion-dollar franchise, which we have come to know as MCU.
Robert as Tony Stark aka the Iron Man (Marvel)
Almost 10 years since the first Iron Man movie, Downey is now an integral part of the cinematic universe. So much so, that even before the third phase of the ongoing saga is over, frowns and concerns are running high on whether or not the actor will be returning after Avengers 3 & 4.
In a way, Infinity War has a sense of finality about it, from the point of view of a storyline, the cast, and all the popular characters; and there might be "new stories to tell" in the future, but as Joe Russo says, "There is nobody who can take over Iron Man from Robert."


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Q: How to name branch in gitflow for 'update/upgrade third-party packages'? I'm working on update npm libraries (third-party packages) but I dont know to name branch: feature, hotfix, another?.
What do you recommends me?

A: That would be a feature branch, used to isolate a development effort.
In your case: feature/upgradetp, to test in your own branch the upgrade of third-party packages.
If that works, then you can merge in develop for integration testing, and finally master for release.

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"Feared and hated": as Altai women have overcome the alcoholism
"Feared and hated": as Altai women have overcome the alcoholism Almost three decades ago the women of two villages in the Altai declared war on the alcoholism to save the men and their villages. Gathered Assembly and created the territory of sobriety. Now this fashion has spread to other regions. In 2017 in the Russian villages, the alcohol poisoning was the cause of every 12 of 100 of thousands of deaths. To stop their extinction, the villagers are increasingly trying to do. For about thousands of villages, according to the health Ministry, decided to ban the sale of alcohol in local stores. The leader on the refusal of the trade in alcohol — Yakutia, where the territories of sobriety declared himself 182 of the village. In Tatarstan there are villages about 15, in Tuva from six small villages turned a sober area. There is a village near Orenburg, where the
Lantern from predators: how it works and who invented it?
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Next U.S. Navy aircraft carrier to be named after African American Pearl Harbor hero
Aircraft carrier to be named after Pearl Harbor hero
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The aircraft carrier is the symbol of American power – 90,000 tons of diplomacy, the Navy likes to say. Almost all of them are named after presidents – until Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly broke with tradition.
CBS News national security correspondent David Martin said, "So, the list of carriers is going to read Washington, Lincoln, Roosevelt, Reagan, Truman, Eisenhower, Bush, Ford, Kennedy … Miller?"
"Exactly right, and I like it when you put it that way," said Modly.
That's Miller as in Dorie Miller. The next aircraft carrier to be built will be named for the grandson of slaves and a son of sharecroppers. The official announcement is on Monday, Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday, at Pearl Harbor.
And Dorie's closest surviving relatives, Florietta Miller and Brenda Haven, are still getting used to having a carrier named after their Uncle Dorie, who served in the segregated Navy in World War II. "That's a great honor," said Haven. "because it's been a long, hard road."
Miller was born in Waco, Texas – and his first name was actually Doris.
Doris "Dorie" Miller.
The name, said Haven, came from Miller's mother: "Grandmother thought she was having a girl. And it wasn't a girl! Doris turned out to be a boy, so that's where that name came from," she laughed.
Waco has been described in those years as the place where the Old South met the Wild West, and like much of America back then, Jim Crow ruled.
Haven said, "White man was, 'Yes, sir.' White lady, 'Yes, ma'am.' You didn't disrespect whatsoever, don't care how old you are."
There were no economic opportunities for a young black man, so he joined the Navy; at least there the pay was steady.
"Navy policy at that time limited blacks to those duties that were manual, that they thought didn't require a whole lot of intellect," said Regina Akers, a historian with the Naval History and Heritage Command. "When Dorie Miller came in, he was limited to the Messman's branch pretty much."
"What does a mess attendant do?" asked Martin.
"Basically a mess attendant takes care of an officer," Akers said. "You lay out his clothes, you shine his shoes, and then you serve in the officers' mess."
Miller served aboard the battleship West Virginia which on Sunday morning, December 7, 1941, was tied up on "Battleship Row" in Pearl Harbor.
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Miller has just finished serving breakfast, and was sorting laundry when the West Virginia was hit by nine Japanese torpedoes and two bombs. Miller was ordered to the bridge to evacuate the ship's captain, who lay mortally wounded.
As the air attack continued, against all rules, Miller manned a .50-caliber Browning anti-aircraft machine gun and fired on the Japanese planes. He also helped carry and move injured sailors to safety.
"The irony of this is that, back in the '40s, pre-World War II, African Americans were not allowed to have any jobs where they handled machine guns or any type of lethal force," said Modly.
When the Navy, which Miller had joined in 1939, awarded medals to those who had fought bravely, it didn't even mention the name Doris Miller.
Martin asked, "Why wouldn't the Navy right from the start at least identify him by name instead of calling him 'an unknown Negro sailor'?"
"Well, you would have to be a Negro in 1939 to understand that," said Akers. "The status of African Americans, they were treated like second-class citizens."
Four months later, the Pittsburgh Courier, perhaps the leading African American newspaper of the day, finally published the sailor's name and the Navy grudgingly gave him a letter of commendation.
"In his opinion that's all he warranted," Akers said. "However, others disagreed. The press, black and white press, disagreed, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People disagreed."
As recorded on Miller's service card in the Navy Archives, President Roosevelt stepped in and ordered him awarded the Navy Cross. "That was not without controversy," Modly said. "There were some people who did not want him to receive the Navy Cross, because of his race."
Admiral Chester Nimitz presents American Messman Third Class Doris Miller with the Navy Cross. CBS News
He received the medal from Admiral Chester Nimitz, who noted Miller was the first person of his race to receive such a high honor.
Akers said, "He understood the importance of having a black hero to encourage other blacks to support the Navy's war effort."
Miller went on a speaking tour and became a black celebrity in the same league as heavyweight champion Joe Louis and singer Lena Horne.
Akers said, "Some considered him just as important, just as aspirational, drew just as much hope from him."
Was he comfortable with his celebrity? "No, not at all," Akers said. "His goal was really to get to his next ship."
Miller was assigned to the aircraft carrier Liscome Bay, which less than a year after Pearl Harbor, was sunk by a Japanese torpedo. Dorie Miller was never seen again.
Haven said, "It's kind of hard thinking of my grandmother, her hurt. She used to say, 'Had I been a white woman, they would have treated me better. But I'm a black woman, and my son is a hero.'"
Over the years his legacy has been honored, including in a larger-than-life statute in his hometown of Waco, but that's nothing like having an aircraft carrier named after him. There are currently 11 aircraft carriers – an honor reserved for very few Americans. "Absolutely," said Modly.
The last carrier to be christened was the USS. John F. Kennedy, by his daughter Caroline.
Construction has not yet begun on the USS Doris Miller; it will be seven or eight years before the ship gets into the water. It will be expected to sail the world for 50 years.
Akers said, "Like everything else that's celebrated about Dorie Miller, it's gonna draw some criticism, rest assured."
"What would be the criticism?" asked Martin.
"Some may suggest it's more than he deserves. Some may say he was just a guy who did his job when general quarters went off on a shi;, 'What's the big deal?'"
"What was your personal reaction?"
"Oh, I was overwhelmed," said Akers. "It is tremendous, and it's a reminder, too, that heroism is in no way limited by race, by gender, by background, by rank or rating."
Of the ceremony to take place on Martin Luther King Day, Haven said, "Never would have thought my uncle would have been next to Martin Luther King, or even the same day. That's beautiful!" she said.
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> 1) is there any convenient way to extract the name of the objects?
> get a character vector c("my.lm", "my.lmer"), how would one do this?
Hmm. Can you be a little more specific?
then z is [1 2 3] and there's no longer any way to recover the names of the objects.
and you could then use some combination of strsplit() or gsub() to get the pieces you wanted.
and then names(L) gets you what you want.
> Error in UseMethod("logLik") : no applicable method for "logLik"
> an AIC for an lmer object. AIC(my.lmer) give me the error above.
> I use this, and I do not get an error.
dispatch of S3 methods for AIC().
> general issue here that I'm missing. Any pointers?
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Although there are still some months before the 2022 iPhone 14 models are ready for launch, there are some noteworthy updates that are being made to these devices. We've heard rumors about them since before the iPhone 13 models were even released.
Apple will be changing the size of iPhones in 2022. The 5.4-inch iPhone Mini was not popular with customers. Apple plans to make its flagship iPhones larger after seeing a lackluster iPhone mini sale. We can expect a 6.1-6 inch iPhone 14 Pro, a 7.6-inch iPhone 14 Max, a 6.7 inches iPhone 14 Max and a 7.7-inch iPhone 14 Pro Max. This year, there will not be a 5.4-inch iPhone 14 Mini.
The notch on the iPhone's front has been used for facial scanning since 2017. But that will change with the iPhone 14. Expect the 2022 iPhone 14 Pro models to remove the notch and adopt a new design. Rumours were circulating for a while, but Apple appears to be going with a combination of a round hole-punch cutout on the camera and a pill-shaped cutout at the house to access key Face ID components. Unfortunately, this feature will only be available on the Pro models. The more affordable iPhone 14 models will still have a standard notch.
Although we don't expect any major design changes, the camera bumps on the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro could be thicker. The Pro's bump may grow in size. Apple may introduce new colors, possibly adding a purple hue.
An iPhone 14 Pro model may have a titanium frame rather than a stainless steel one. Redesigned microphone grilles and speaker grilles could also be an option. Apple may also consider a new thermal system called vapor chamber that will keep the iPhone's temperature down to reduce the impact of faster chips or 5G connectivity.
The iPhone 14 is not the first iPhone to include improvements in camera quality. The Ultra Wide camera will get improvements, and Apple may introduce a "periscope zoom lens" that will allow for greater optical zoom. However, it is not clear when this will happen, 2022 or 2023. Pro iPhone models will get 48-megapixel cameras, 8K video recording capabilities, but these features won't be available on the iPhone 14.
Rumours suggest that the iPhone 14 models will continue to use an A15 chip, which was introduced in the iPhone 13 series. The iPhone 14 Pro models get an updated A16 chip. This would be the first time the Pro iPhone models receive a faster chip. Apple may have done this to reduce costs or because of ongoing supply problems.


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Q: How to perturb a spacetime? Suppose we have some vacuum spacetime, described by the metric $g_{\mu \nu}$ which is a solution to Einstein's field equation $G_{\mu \nu} = 0$. For concreteness, let's just suppose I have some M = 1000 $M_{\odot}$ black hole.
Now if I introduce some star ($m = 1 M_{\odot}$) around this black hole, the mass of the star will perturb the spacetime and we can write for small perturbations,
$$ \bar{g}_{\mu \nu} = g_{\mu \nu} + h_{\mu \nu}$$
where $h_{\mu\nu}$ describes the perturbation introduced by the star.
My question is, how do we determine the actual vaule of $h_{\mu \nu}$? I can see potentially substituting $\bar{g}_{\mu \nu}$ back into the Einstein field equations, but is this still a vacuum case such that $G_{\mu \nu} = 0$, or else should we consider some small perturbation to the stress energy tensor, i.e. $G_{\mu \nu} = 8 \pi \delta T_{\mu \nu}$?


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Racist Much?: Megyn Kelly Calls For White People To "Stand Up" Amidst Trump Exit
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Fired NBC host Megyn Kelly is back in the headlines for once again making racially disparaging remarks.
Via an interview with right-wing show, America This Week with host Eric Bolling, the disgraced journalist complained during the chat about President-elect Joe Biden's call for unity after more than four years of division caused mostly in part by the Trump presidency.
"All of a sudden they want unity on the left when they've spent the last four years calling everyone who's a Trump supporter misogynists or homophobic or xenophobic or bigoted or the list goes on and on," Bolling opened the discussion by saying.
While unity is the message being made loud and clear by the Biden Administration, Trump's message of "voter fraud" while causing hang-ups with the Presidential transition shows that the fight for togetherness is proving to be just as hard as the overall fight for equality — even in the midst of a pandemic while numbers are continuing to increase daily.
"I also want all the kittens and all the puppies to be adopted and world peace, but it's not going to happen," Kelly chimed in. "The country is very divided. Yes, in part, because of what President Trump has done over the last four years but also because of what the Democrats have said and done over the last four years."
Although Trump's history both in and out of the White House reek of failure and serves as the examples of racism, sexism, and homophobia that many have long since noted, Kelly states that it is "unfair" to label a supporter of Trump as such, even with the documented incidents of the aforementioned happening at various Trump rallies.
"Let's get real. When you tell 71 million Americans they're racists, bigots, homophobes, transphobes, and sexists year after year, you're going to make enemies lists of anybody who supported Trump, they're not really feeling unified with you," Kelly complained.
"Liberals think that if you're white, you're a white supremacist, so the only thing you can try to do is be less white. So that's who you are dealing with. You cannot listen to these people call names anymore. I think the average Americans get very jarred when they hear these nasty terms, which are meant to silence you," she added.
Kelly then went on to call for Trump supporters to "stand up" for their "ideals" before launching into another rant claiming that Trump opposers are "threatening jobs" over the political affiliations.
"The only real choice you have is to stand up not be silenced and not think you have to unify with the people who have been calling you the awful thing and trying to shut you up," Kelly whined.
She continued with, "Maybe now is not the time for unity, maybe now is the time for liberty. You know, for fighting to maintain your right to think what you want, say what you want, to do what you want, to hold the ideals that are important to you. They are threatening people's jobs! They're going to stop corporate America from hiring you."
As if the interview couldn't get any worse, Bolling chimes in comparing the delusional claim to racism.
"Isn't that kind of the same thing as racism?" Bolling asked. "If you group a whole group of people the same way, that may not be racist — or whatever 'ist'. They are doing the same thing."
"That's the same thing!" Kelly agreed. "They are trying to silence you. Maybe they are just that vindictive."
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What a fab design! The first thing I would make is courgette and houmus soup, which is my favourite winter soup.
I would really like to make smoothies!
I would like to make vegetable soup.
Sounds like a fabulous idea, always plenty of leftover turkey in our house.
Mmmmmm… my favourite, I like it chunky and spicy.
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Lovely immune system boost! Best of luck David.
Lovely duo. Good luck Claire!
I'd make a butternut squash soup.
Carrot and coconut it is delicious.
A tasty soup to take to work!
I love the retro styling. I would make a butternut squash and red chilli soup.
I'd make my own homemade houmous! It's cheaper than buying it in the store – and you can customise it to your own taste!


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Alt accounts are fine. Attack looping between alts is not. I think there are some people in this thread wildly overestimating how frequently and to what extent attack looping is happening.
I can think of only that one guy from a few weeks ago. (Without naming and shaming, anyone know if that was put to an end? I forgot about it and never followed up.).
My point to you is that there is no fence, as there is no issue here. You are imagining something that isn't real.
from their attack/defence log they were given a very short ban and slap on wrist, and sent to bed with no supper, with the threat of "wait til your father gets home" ringing in their ears.
but did it stop them.....nope carried on a couple more times before finally stopping.
Hmmm. When I first joined I played alone for about a months I learned the advantage of joining an alliance. My alliance taught me a lot about the game and game play slows down as you advance. About a month later I found out someone else in the alliance had a second account. I wanted to see what I had learned so I started a second account. Starting a new account under Win 10 is just a matter of creating a new user account. I didn't learn all that much but with intense play on both accounts my second passed my first (that has since reversed). This spring I started my third account and I had learned a lot. I was able to be the top in the league with only 2 days intense play. But it burned me out. I'm less intense now.
Free games like this have a revenue model that depends upon people buying stuff. What is a reasonable level? I've bought stuff with my original account not so much to gain offense or defense but to do my part to fund the game. I don't know how much is reasonable. I've been playing since September 2015 and put in about $20.
One of the things I learned from my third account is that many players don't make it past a couple of days. They create an account and play the beginning moves then never come back when they see it takes time to improve one's empire. I was able to move through the first three leagues quickly by looking for inactive accounts and getting my 2 crows (originally) every 15 minutes(or so) until I got a champion. As I said earlier this burned me out on playing what for me is intense play.
A bit over a month ago I got tired of the bickering in my alliance. Since you don't get to see the chat room in the various alliances you can't just look around to find a good fit. I decided to form my own alliance. Having one's own alliance has advantages and disadvantages. One of the major advantages for me is I don't have to feel like I need to donate to wonders to the disadvantage of my individual accounts' game play. As far as I can tell several of those complaining weren't giving as much as I and they were advancing quicker than I. One of the major disadvantages is I have to build the wonders again on my own. I've learn more about the game as emperor.
There are lots of youtube videos out their on Castle Siege but many of them for beginners are wrong and give bad advice. Even though I'm not the best player I feel I could contribute something and have been thinking about starting a 4th account so I can help people decide if this is the right game for them and if they think it is then provide some basic tips without destroying the excitement of discovering new attack patterns and empire design. I've been eyeing video editing tools and learning something new while giving back might be fun.
OK, I've have about 40 days into my new alliance and am less than 1/4 of the way into my first wonder. A 4th account would speed that up so there is some advantage to me as a player in adding that 4th account to my alliance. I'd really like to get that Basilica done.
I never thought of additional accounts as cheating or violating the code of conduct. Any advice would be helpful.
Gary, it sounds like you are doing great. Alt accounts are absolutely legal. Good luck!
Am I the only one here who doesn't have any alts?
I have problem with this line.
I´ve bean band becouse I was here with my alt, not for I´ve bean band.
This is not a trouble for me, I just want to know.
In reply Riches to Ruin. Can we please leave politics out of this game? I hear enough of that on the news. I do appreciate your loyalty but I get so depressed when I think about the politics of our Country..
I'm a member of Riches to Ruins.... Its an Alliance not a person. I am member and the alliance has has nothing to do with politics. I just enjoy the people there..
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Is there some way to turn on the ability to have different colors/fonts in the signatures. I've been looking, but I'm baffled as my Replies and sigrnatures only have Bold, Italics, Underline, Link, Quote, Emoticons, 2 list options, and preview.
Есть ли какой-нибудь способ, чтобы включить возможность иметь разные цвета / шрифты в подписи. Я искал, но я сбит с толку, как мои ответы и sigrnatures только жирный шрифт, курсив, подчеркивание, Link, Цитата, смайлики, 2 опции списка, и предварительный просмотр.
Hi)! No, after "list of options" - the letter "A" (the color of the text), and choice of font sizes?
If you have a message in your inbox or a post from a topic with a different font that you would like to use then all you have to do is copy a portion of that and paste it into a new message or topic to use. I went to one of my messages and just copied the "I" to start this one. You will have to hit the backspace one time to move the cursor back to get that font started and you can start typing something and then move the cursor back to before what you just typed and hit the backspace to erase what you started with if it is not what you wanted. I hope this helps!!


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My movement-based and dance-like yoga flows challenge in a positive and creative way. Are you able to move freely with full commitment and willingness to fail a few times along the way? Can you break your patterns to make space for the unknown and growth? I welcome you to listen to yourself, to meet your strength and embrace your sensitivities. You simply do you.
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Expect nothing. Appreciate everything. Yoga playlists, dance-like videos and things I'd love to share with you.


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Into the Light. A simple signaling pathway tells plants whether to grow tall in search of sunlight (far right) or to develop leaves (left).
How Seedlings See the Light
By Josh Gewolb Aug. 16, 2001 , 7:00 PM
Seedlings start to turn green just minutes after they emerge from the ground. Exactly how light touches off this transformation has long been a mystery. Now, a team of scientists has uncovered a remarkably simple pathway that kick-starts this process.
The master regulator of this so-called photomorphogenesis is a protein called COP1, discovered a decade ago by Xing-Wang Deng's team at Yale University. COP1 works hard while seedlings are in the dark to keep photomorphogenesis genes turned off. It does this by making sure that no relevant transcription factors are around to make RNA from the genes. When seedlings encounter light, supplies of COP1 dwindle in the nucleus, allowing transcription factor levels to rise and switch on photomorphogenesis genes.
But how does COP1 learn that the lights are on? In a report published online this week by Science, Deng and his colleagues suggest that in the plant Arabidopsis thaliana, blue-light photoreceptor proteins known as cryptochromes cozy up to COP1. A battery of tests showed that the two proteins can directly interact with each other: For example, antibodies against COP1 also fished a common class of cryptochromes out of Arabidopsis extracts. The case for direct interaction was bolstered by similarities between gene expression profiles of plants with various deficiencies in photoreceptors and COP1.
The team proposes that blue light alters cryptochromes so that they can attach to COP1. This stops the protein from its normal business of tagging transcription factors for degradation. As a result, the gene-transcribing machinery, which is ready and waiting in the nucleus, can respond almost instantaneously to light-signal changes.
Plant geneticist Peter Quail of the University of California, Berkeley, says the process is unexpectedly simple: There could easily have been a dozen regulators between cryptochromes and COP1, he says. "It's a very dramatic shortening of the potential pathways."
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