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Anime/MangaDragon Ball Z
Eternal Rivals
By: CloakSky
Really, what came over her when she agreed to go to an all-you-can-eat restaurant with Bulma's family? She should have known that it would end up with a stupid food competition! One-Shot.
Rated: Fiction K - English - Humor - Goku, Gohan, Vegeta - Words: 780 - Reviews: 11 - Favs: 33 - Follows: 4 - Published: 4/26/2010 - Status: Complete - id: 5925396
A/N: This fanfic is an entry to the Dragonball-Forever contest on deviantART, the theme being Times of Peace. Hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it =)
Okay, this was getting ridiculous.
"Come on Daddy, you can win!" Goten cheered.
"No way! It's my dad that's going to win!" Trunks retorted.
While the boys argued over whose father was going to win, the two only full-blooded Saiya-jins left were draining on the resource of the all-you-can-eat restaurant by wolfing down as much food as possible as fast as they could.
And it wasn't a pretty sight.
"Goku! Have you forgotten your manners?!" Chichi screeched.
"Vegeta, you stop that this instant!" Bulma ordered, but to no avail. The two men just continued devouring everything in sight, ignoring their wives. After all, they couldn't allow themselves to be distracted; this was a fundamental competition.
'I'll beat you this time, Kakarotto.' Vegeta thought with determination, speeding up the pace.
'There's no way I can lose; this is food we're talking about!' Goku reasoned. When food was concerned, the Saiya-jin could not be beaten.
"Goku, stop it!" Chichi continued, desperate. This situation was becoming more and more embarrassing. Really, what came over her when she agreed to go to an all-you-can-eat restaurant with Bulma's family? She should have known that it would end up with a stupid food competition!
In the end, the restaurant ran out of food and the competition between Goku and Vegeta ended with a tie.
"I would've beaten you had that pathetic restaurant not run out of food." The Saiya-jin Prince stated as the two families went out of the restaurant.
"Haha, I doubt it, Vegeta." Goku laughed in response.
"Oh really? And how is that?"
"It's very simple, really: I'm bigger than you, and therefore, you don't need to eat as much as I do."
Chichi, Bulma and Gohan sweatdropped at Goku's logic, while a vein throbbed furiously at Vegeta's temple.
"Did you just call me short, Kakarotto?" He said dangerously.
"Well, you have to admit that you're not very tall, Vegeta."
"That's it! You're going down, Kakarotto!" The Prince declared as he launched himself at the third-class warrior with rage.
"No! Not in the middle of the street!" Chichi screeched. But again, the two men did as they wanted and began to fight right in the middle of the street. Desperate, she turned to her eldest son: "Gohan! Do something!"
Gohan sighed. Knowing only one way to stop the fight between the two Saiya-jins, he powered up, summoning his hidden power. He then launched himself between the two warriors and blocked both of their attacks at the same time.
"Woo! Go Gohan!" Goten cheered.
In his Mystic form, Gohan glared at the two men.
"Really, you should know better than to fight in the middle of the street; people could get hurt." He scolded.
"So?" Vegeta retorted, crossing his arms.
"Vegeta, Gohan is right. We can't risk people's lives with our fights." Goku said reasonably.
The Saiya-jin Prince huffed. "Whatever. I'm going home."
"Videl, please stop laughing; it wasn't funny."
On the other side of the line, the young girl couldn't help laughing despite her boyfriend's plea. It was just too funny!
"Videl…" Gohan pleaded.
"S-Sorry, I just c-can't h-help it!" She managed to say between laughs. Eventually, she calmed down and sighed.
"Are you done laughing now?" Gohan said tiredly. It had been a long evening.
"Yeah, sorry for laughing." Videl said, though she couldn't get rid of the big grin that was glued on her face. Luckily, Gohan couldn't see it. "But just imagining it cracks me up! I mean, your dad's logic is just too good! And the look on Vegeta's face must've been priceless! Oh, how I wish I'd been there to see it!"
"Well, if you want, you can come next time; I'm sure something similar will happen."
"You bet I'm coming! I wouldn't want to miss it again!"
Gohan chuckled. "Okay then."
"Gohan, it's getting late." Chichi called from upstairs. "Hang up the phone and go to bed."
"Just a sec!" He called back. "Videl, I gotta go. See you tomorrow okay?"
"Sure. Just don't forget your promise!"
"I won't. Goodnight Videl, I love you."
"Love you too."
As soon as she hung up the phone, Videl fell to floor laughing.


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Q: Getting user info from LDAP by using JAVA For LDAP, I use LDAP test server namely as Forumsys and we can see users and groups of Forumsys LDAP in the link.
I want to get users' info from their groups. I watched some videos about LDAP on JAVA and tried to do. However, I cannot get them. My code returns null.
How can I solve it? Where is my problem in getting the users' and groups' information?
This my code:
import javax.naming.*;
import javax.naming.directory.*;

import java.util.Hashtable;

public class LDAPV2 {
    public static void main(String[] args) throws NamingException{
        Hashtable <String,String> env = new Hashtable<>();
        env.put(Context.INITIAL_CONTEXT_FACTORY,"com.sun.jndi.ldap.LdapCtxFactory");
        env.put(Context.PROVIDER_URL,"ldap://ldap.forumsys.com:389/dc=example,dc=com");
        env.put(Context.SECURITY_AUTHENTICATION, "simple");
        env.put(Context.SECURITY_PRINCIPAL, "uid=boyle,dc=example,dc=com");
        env.put(Context.SECURITY_CREDENTIALS, "password");

        DirContext context = new InitialDirContext(env);
        DirContext groupCx = (DirContext) context.lookup("ou=chemists");

        NamingEnumeration <Binding> groups = groupCx.listBindings("");
        while (groups.hasMore()){
            String bindingName = groups.next().getName();
            Attributes groupAttributes = groupCx.getAttributes(bindingName);
            Attribute groupName=groupAttributes.get("cn");
            System.out.println(groupName);
        }
    }
}

A: ou=chemists is empty in the directory you're looking up. So it has no child bindings, so the while loop never executes.
It does however have some attributes, which you can print with:
    Attributes groupAttributes = groupCx.getAttributes("");
    Attribute groupName = groupAttributes.get("uniqueMember");
    System.out.println(groupName);

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Ex Shin Bet chief: Price tags – basis for next political murder
Marking 18 years since murder of prime minister Yitzhak Rabin, former Shin Bet director Carmi Gilon slams radical right-wing, says price tag activists are 'planted with roots' of next political assassination
Itamar Fleishman|Published: 10.16.13 , 15:08
According to Carmi Gilon, who served as Shin Bet director during the assassination of Prime Minister Yithak Rabin in 1995, the roots for the next political murder are planted within "price tag" activists. "Today they call it 'price tag' because there is no actual threat of returning territories, but this is where the foundations lay for the next (political) murderer," he added.
Gilon spoke at a ceremony at the Holon Institute of Technology marking the 18th anniversary of the murder of Rabin. He widely addressed the issue of the Hilltop Youth and price tag activities and said: "When the Latrun monastery is spray-painted, it troubles the entire Protestant world, and we cry about anti-Semitism? Those who seek to destroy and devastate us come out of us."
Rabin's son urges leadership to take initiative
Sheikh Jarrah: Punctured tires, 'price tag' grafitti
Op-ed: Our 'price tag'
While Gilon made his remarks, an indictment was filed with the Jerusalem District Court against 11 teens, who are accused of carrying out several price tag acts in Jerusalem's Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood during August and September. According to the indictment, they acted "with intent to harm the property and lives of Arabs," and are accused of damaging property and endangering lives.
Price tag in east Jerusalem (Photo: Gil Yohanan)
The charges attributed to the minors include scratching vehicles, throwing stones at cars in which they thought there were Arab passengers and puncturing tires. It was further claimed that in one instance, the youths shattered a bus windshield.
A representative for three of the boys said: "Ultimately, we will see the mountain gave birth to a mouse. The suspicions were proven wrong and the severe offenses that were alleged to (the boys) during their hearings were omitted from the indictment. These are children that belong in schools, not courthouses."
Yitzhak Rabin (Photo: Yaakov Sa'ar, GPO)
In his speech in Holon, Gilon criticized the futility of the law enforcement establishment in dealing with the price tag phenomenon. Gilon called on State Prosecutor Moshe Lador to firmly treat these incidents as he decisively deals with corruption.
"They say (price tag activists) cannot be dealt with both because they are children and because the law does not allow it, but the Shin Bet can discourage children, provided there is an adult by their side," he said. "I do not know of a 15 year old who sprays graffiti on a monastery and there is no adult who knows about it. The real failure has an address, and it is the law enforcement agencies."
Gilon also addressed the responsibility that lays on the rabbis, and their backing of radical right-winged operations: "Behind the Jewish underground, such as Yigal Amir, were rabbis. We know who they are but it requires courage to deal with them. Everyone says it is a political (issue) and we may be criticized for it."
Referring to the murder of Rabin, Gilon was asked about the problematic use of Shin Bet agent Avishai Raviv. "Surely there is fault in operating such agent, but Avishai Raviv was like any other agent in a drug investigation or one that is (gathering intel) on Hamas , and got out of control," he said. "Once that happened, his operation with discontinued."
Gilon was asked about other issues as well, including the possibility of an Israeli attack in Iran. Gilon criticized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and said: "The reality of 'a people dwelling alone' is unrealistic. Netanyahu too knows that no plane will lift off from Tel Nof (IAF base) without the Americans."
The events marking the anniversary of Rabin's murder began Tuesday, and at a ceremony held at the Presidential Residence in Jerusalem, son Yuval Rabin protested the widespread connection in Israel between his father and the waves of terror since the Oslo Accords : "I would like to bring up several phrases that became prevalent, such as 'Oslo criminals,' or the use of the words '20 years of terror.' Is this terror really the direct result of Oslo? Jews have been dealing with Palestinian terror since the previous century."
Aviel Magnezi contributed to this report
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'Simpsons' Actor Disputes Fox on Reason for Leaving
By PAUL BROWNFIELD
As Fox's long-running animated hit "The Simpsons" gets set to kill off a character during February sweeps, the actress who voiced the role of Maude Flanders is saying her character's rumored demise is a case of death-by-corporate-greed.
Maggie Roswell, who played Maude, wife of Simpsons neighbor and Christian do-gooder Ned Flanders, says she left the show last spring because 20th Century Fox Television, the studio that produces "The Simpsons," refused to give her a raise. In previous reports on Roswell's departure, Fox has said the actress left the show because she no longer wanted to commute to Los Angeles from her Denver home.
"There's a presence that I helped create in Springfield," said Roswell, referring to the show's hometown. An actress and writer from Los Angeles, Roswell has lived the last four years in Denver, where she and her husband run a recording studio for voice-over work. Before leaving the show last spring, she had been with "The Simpsons" since its inception as a prime-time series in 1989.
In addition to Maude Flanders, Roswell voiced other Springfield residents, including Helen Lovejoy, wife of Rev. Lovejoy, and Miss Hoover, one of Lisa Simpsons' schoolteachers. This season Maude's appearances on the show have been minimal, with another voice actress filling in.
"Simpsons" producers haven't revealed who will be rubbed out in the show's Feb. 13 episode, but the show's title provides a potential clue that Maude will be offed. The episode is called "Alone Again, Natura-Diddly," a reference to Ned Flanders' particular way of speaking.
Mike Scully, executive producer of the show, was in transit and could not be reached for comment.
Roswell's contract grievance isn't new to "The Simpsons"--or to Fox, which has seen squabbles with actors go public on other shows, including "The X-Files." Two years ago, the five major voice actors on "The Simpsons"--Dan Castellaneta (Homer), Nancy Cartwright (Bart), Yeardley Smith (Lisa), Harry Shearer (Mr. Burns, Smithers) and Hank Azaria (Moe the bartender, Chief Wiggum, Apu)--held out for big raises, eventually winning multimillion-dollar packages to stay on the show.
Roswell, by contrast, says she was asking for $6,000 an episode--an increase from the $1,500 to $2,000 an episode she earned the last three seasons for her recurring guest voices, she said. When Fox offered a raise of $150, she decided to quit, because the raise didn't even cover the cost of having to fly to Los Angeles to record her portions of the scripts, she said. Pamela Hayden, who voices the role of Bart's friend Milhouse, threatened a similar walkout earlier this season before getting a raise.
Roswell's tactics, however, fell short, perhaps proving what "Simpsons" fans may discover Feb. 13--that Maude is an expendable character.
"I was part of the backbone of 'The Simpsons,' and I didn't think [the requested raise] was exorbitant," Roswell said. "I wasn't asking for what the other cast members make. I was just trying to recoup all the costs I had in travel. If they'd flown me in, I'd still be working."


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American Pie Cast: Have a Look on What You Need To Know!
All About American Pie Cast
By Riya Arya On Dec 24, 2022
Let's talk about all the latest updates regarding American Pie Cast. Here's everything you need to find out so far. Let's have a look on what we have found out for you.
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To know the answer of the questions mentioned above, then go through this article. Let's get started.
About American Pie
American Pie Quick Facts
American Pie is a 1999 American sex comedy film. The film was directed and co-produced by Paul Weitz and written by Adam Herz. It stars Jason Biggs, Chris Klein, Alyson Hannigan, Natasha Lyonne, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Tara Reid, Mena Suvari, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Seann William Scott, Eugene Levy, Shannon Elizabeth and Jennifer Coolidge.
Casting: Jason Biggs
Chris Klein
Thomas Ian Nicholas
Eddie Kaye Thomas
Eugene Levy Cinematography
Richard Crudo
Edited by: Priscilla Nedd-Friendly
Directed by: Paul Weitz
Written by: Adam Herz
Produced by: Warren Zide
Craig Perry
Music by: David Lawrence
Production companies: Universal Pictures
Newmarket Capital Group
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Distributed by: Universal Pictures
Running time 95 minutes
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Angry Birds Go is the eighth angry bird game within the Angry Birds game series from Rovio. This version is totally different and more entertaining than the other Angry Birds game which offered sling game play. This latest version is in full 3D environment which weren't found in the past versions of Angry bird series. This latest Angry birds game allow you to race with those cute piggies and many other characters in its unmitigated old kart sport vogue amusement jam-gagged with scores of consideration getting new diversion modes and great 3D illustrations.
In Angry Birds Go! You can observe that Piggy Island in surrounded with 3D graphics and your favorite character race through speedways, stunt roads, canyons, and air courses. This is an action packed game, and if you select the cute angry birds or the pigs, during the game you can observe that they race against one another and they are surrounded with wonderful 3D environments. This game is packed with challenges and there are huge numbers of opponents to defeat. Additionally, this is the only game which allows you to utilize some particular powers, including mega match, fruit splat, champion chase and time boom.
This Angry Birds Go is actually a solo challenge where you have got the chance to attain the end before the clock runs out, and there are various obstacles which you have to overcome. This completely new version of Angry bird was release on 8th April By Rovio. This new free game sets the aggravated fowl against the pigs from a totally new vantage point.
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Crime of the Century – trzeci studyjny album brytyjskiego zespołu rockowego Supertramp, wydany w 1974 roku. Uważany za magnum opus zespołu, zawiera jedne z najpopularniejszych piosenek w ich karierze, takie jak School, Bloody Well Right, Dreamer czy Rudy. Piosenki te na stałe weszły do repertuaru koncertów grupy.

Lista utworów
Wszystkie utwory autorstwa Ricka Daviesa i Rogera Hodgsona.
 Strona A
 "School" – 5:34
 Śpiew: Hodgson i Davies
 "Bloody Well Right" – 4:32
 Śpiew: Davies
 "Hide In Your Shell" – 6:49
 Śpiew: Hodgson
 "Asylum" – 6:44
 Śpiew: Davies i Hogdson
 Strona B
 "Dreamer" – 3:31
 Śpiew: Hodgson i Davies
 "Rudy" – 7:21
 Śpiew: Davies i Hogdson
 "If Everyone Was Listening" – 4:05
 Śpiew: Hodgson
 "Crime of the Century" – 5:36
 Śpiew: Davies

Skład
 Roger Hodgson - śpiew, gitara, fortepian
 Rick Davies - śpiew, instrumenty klawiszowe, harmonijka ustna
 Bob Siebenberg - bębny, instrumenty perkusyjne
 John Helliwell - saksofony, klarnety, śpiew
 Dougie Thomson - gitara basowa
 Christine Helliwell, Vicky Siebenberg, Scott Gorham - chórki w "Hide in Your Shell"
 Ken Scott - producent, gong w "Crime of the Century"
 nieznany muzyk uliczny - piła w "Hide in Your Shell"

Lista

Single

Przypisy

Linki zewnętrzne
 Okładka

Albumy Supertramp
Albumy rockowe
Albumy muzyczne wydane w roku 1974
Albumy A&M Records

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My name is Adam Carter and for the past six years, I have been engaging in humanitarian work around the world. My desire to improve the lives of the less fortunate has led me to travel to distant lands, obtain my Master's Degree and has now resulted in the formation of my non-profit foundation Cause & Affect Foundation.
I spend the summer months in Chicago as a beer vendor and during the other half of the year, I travel throughout the developing world on humanitarian-based trips for Cause & Affect.
While working the Cubs and White Sox games in Chicago, I am also busy raising money for these projects through a variety of fundraisers and through our website. At the same time, I address local issues that affect people here in Chicago, such as providing money to bring music instruction to inner-city Chicago schools.
My partners and I have created this site to attract sports fans that may not be familiar with the humanitarian work that takes place around the world. We would like to think that for those of you that have not been exposed to some of the harsh realities millions of people face on a daily basis, Cause & Affect will shed some light on these issues. And if you choose to help our cause, even better! There are many ways to help, most importantly by making a contribution through PayPal.
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One of the goals of the AWF Board is to visit other Animal Shelters in Iowa. Our intention for the visits is to learn how to better proceed with the building of the AWF Animal Rescue Facility. We feel the other shelters that have been through the process can offer us a wealth of information on what works the best as far as the construction goes.
Animal Rescue League in Des Moines Iowa AWF Board Members Kelly Day, Ruth Carlson, Annie Locher and her dog Jenni along with Vicki Kelchen, and Dave Boehm visited the beautiful Animal Rescue League in Des Moines Iowa on February 6, 2013. We were graciously greeted and guided by Tom Calvin and Mick McAuliffe who proudly toured us through their fantastic facilities that houses cats, dogs, and other large and small animals that await their 'Forever Families'. Animal Rescue League EntrywayWith a focus on adoption, humane education, cruelty intervention, spay and neuter programs, and reuniting lost and found pets with their owners, the ARL is the greater Des Moines area's only shelter that never turns away an animal in need. Our hopes and dreams of what we wish our own shelter to be were confirmed. We felt energized to have seen such love and concern given by Tom, Mick and their staff for all the animals who are under their care.
Dubuque Regional Humane Society in Dubuque Iowa AWF Board members Ruth Carlson and Linda Reicks took a road trip March 1, 2013 to visit The Dubuque Regional Humane Society of Dubuque Iowa (DRHS). They were greeted by Jane McCall, President and CEO. Jane shared with us their Mission; DRHS protects and promotes the well-being of all animals by fostering respect for their inherent dignity. Jane also shared their Vision; DRHS envisions a community where every pet has a permanent and loving home, companion animals are spayed or neutered and all animals are treated with respect and compassion.
Both Shelter Directors and their Staff were very willing to share information about what made their facility the success it is today. We are very appreciative of the guidance and directions they gave us in what we may want to implement in the building of our shelter. We hope to partner with both these shelters one day when we have our shelter in place.


Creative toys stimulate the imagination of the child, motivate to creative play. These toys, for which they are widely used, creative toys are those that are what the children want them to be. Our online store offers a wide selection of toys that stimulate the imagination. What's more, we have toys that are completely safe for children's health and have all the approvals. In our online store you will find, among others: toys from the DIY series (kits for making bracelets, toys, embroideries, for clothing design, creation eg. In three-dimensional format, geometric mosaics, plaster casts and much more). In addition, our online store offers in its assortment of creative toys teaching professions, for example, lineman, shop assistant, diagnostician, mechanic, builder, doctor, policeman, fireman or farmer. You can find a wide selection of toys from a little magician, such as an enchanted hat, a jester set or magical nails. What's more, we also have toys for home or war, as well as carnival costumes and many other interesting accessories.


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This project started because I was interested in the hundreds of towns around America that have been evacuated and then purposely flooded in order to make reservoirs. In many cases, the streets, the buildings, still exist underwater. When droughts happen, these town resurface and the people who lived in these towns often come back to see what's left of their old homes. To me, this was a very powerful image. I saw it as such a perfect example of the idea that "you can never go home again." As I started researching I kept finding all these different parallels between water and memory, between water and time, in mythology, psychology, physiology, in the great floods, and icebergs, in swimming pools, and ancient rivers. It began to feel like maybe the reason water kept appearing as a metaphor for these things, was because it spoke to a basic human connection between the two. That maybe somewhere in the nature of water itself, we could find the nature of the human mind. (((NOTE: This piece is a slight departure from my earlier work. The piece is written less as a monologue and more like a transom of ideas set to music that I've written for it. It's separated into 7 different sections, like tracks on a record, each with a different perspective on the relationship between water and memory. So to that extent it should be listened to more like a music album with narration instead of lyrics.)))
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By Linda Morris
March 31, 2020 — 6.01pm
Some of the $5 million allocated by the Australia Council to an emergency fund for struggling arts companies and workers will be directed towards the making of art, as well as patching losses incurred during the COVID-19 health crisis.
Adding detail to its first "response package" announced last week, Australia Council said it had created a Resilience Fund, from which small grants could be quickly made to save organisations, tide them over or help create new works for a nation in virtual lockdown.
Playing on: The Opera Australia orchestra. Credit:Louise Kennerley
The move comes as small to medium-sized arts companies nervously await news of their success or failure to secure long-term funding.
A total of 162 companies across Australia were invited last August to apply for grants to fund their operations and activities from January 2021 to December 2024.
Peak industry bodies were informed by Australia Council at a weekly roundtable meeting on Tuesday that an announcement around the fate of the $100 million-plus funding pool was imminent.
However, it is understood that with funding not due to kick in until early next year the federal government is unlikely to sign off on any commitments until it sees the full effect of the wage subsidy and other stimulus measures that are expected to help the sector.
A spokesperson for Australia Council said multi-year funding was proceeding but hinted funds would be spread thinner but wider.
"We have been working on changes to our Four Year Funding 2021-2024 program to support the greatest number of small to medium arts organisations in these difficult times," she said. "We will confirm the timing of the announcement in the near future."
National Association for the Visual Arts executive director Esther Anatolitis said any delay would come at the cost of industry confidence at the most sensitive time the industry has ever known.
The latest funding grants and restoration of the suspended Arts and Disability Mentoring Initiative were important and helpful, she said.
''There's a good balance of urgency and care, as well as making funds available for artists to just make art - something all of Australia desperately needs right now.
"These, of course, are small and piecemeal measures that don't in any way replace the need for stimulus called for by the entire industry.
"Without that, companies will fold and livelihoods will end in the month it takes for the wage subsidy and cashflow stimulus measures to kick in. That urgency needs to be addressed now."
Linda Morris is an arts writer at The Sydney Morning Herald


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"A great master, his style combines ample technique, maturity, lyric fantasy, and liberty."
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"Itin's is a rare and exciting artistry indeed…poised, pure, and ravishing in its range of colour, Itin's playing is a prime example of a superb technique put at the service of an inquiring and imaginative mind." (Daily Telegraph, London)
Audiences throughout the world revere Ilya Itin's unique artistry. Playing to sold out houses in Japan and in the US, he is known for his extraordinary range, power, quality of sound and command of the piano. His Princeton recital was singled out by the Philadelphia Inquirer as a "top ten musical moment of the year", and a New York Times critic described him as: "…a brilliantly insightful pianist who offered a superb recital." Since capturing the Gold Medal, BBC Audience Award, and Contemporary Music Prize at the 1996 Leeds International Piano Competition, Ilya Itin has performed throughout the world bringing his powerful musical imagination and mastery to wide ranging repertoire. "I'd go to hear him play the phonebook," remarked BBC TV critic Ian Burnside.
"Ilya Itin is a major pianist with an ease about him that makes you want to listen to him for hours…." Philadelphia Inquirer
Ilya Itin has performed with many of the world's great conductors, including Sir Simon Rattle, Neemi Jarvi, Christoph von Dohnanyi, Yakov Kreizberg, Vassily Sinaisky, Valery Polyansky, and Mikhail Pletnev performing as soloist with orchestras, including the Cleveland Orchestra, the St. Petersburg Philharmonic, the Tokyo Symphony, the National Symphony, the London Philharmonic, the China National Symphony, the Symphony Orchestra of India; the Mexico City Philharmonic; and the Rochester Philharmonic.
Much lauded for his chamber music collaborations with colleagues and friends in the US, Europe and Asia, he recently performed Beethoven Archduke Trio in New York with the Jupiter Chamber Players followed by a recital of the complete Brahms Sonatas in Tokyo with violinist, Fuminori Maro Shinozaki. He has made numerous recordings of chamber music, including Beethoven's "Spring" Sonata, Brahms Viola Sonata, Martinu Double Violin Sonata, and Piazzola Spring/Autumn in Buenos Aires, with Igor Gruppmann, violin and Vesna Gruppmann, viola/violin. Mr. Itin has also recorded a full recital with legendary violinist Ida Handel at the Miami International Piano Festival.
During the 2020-21 pandemic he has released several recording projects and live streams available at miamipianofestacademy.com/artists. In addition he will be performing recitals in Tokyo and throughout Japan.
Ilya Itin's recording of the complete Debussy Preludes on vinyl and high definition audio won critical acclaim: "I [won't] hear a greater performance of Debussy in my life." ZB Living the Classical Life. Itin's DVD of the "Russian Marathon" concerts at the Miami International Piano Festival recorded live, in one day all 24 Preludes of Rachmaninov, and Prokofiev's 7th and 8th Sonatas was a seminal achievement. Other recordings include Beethoven's 2nd Piano Concerto with the Jerusalem Camerata on the JDR label, and Prokofiev's 6th Sonata with Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition on VAI.
Mr. Itin is also a much sought after teacher giving regular master classes throughout Japan, in Princeton, Miami, and New York. His students include winners of top prizes in international competitions, and highest awards at the most competitive conservatories of the US and Japan.
Born in Yekaterinburg, Russia, his piano studies began at the Sverdlovsk School for the Gifted with Natalia Litvinova. He went on to graduate from the Moscow Conservatory with the highest honors in 1990 working with legendary teacher Lev Naumov. Mr. Itin won his first major piano competition while at the Conservatory, taking second place in the 1990 Russian National Rachmaninov Competition. Soon after, he won top honors in the William Kapell Competition, followed by First Prize, and the Special Chopin Prize at the Casadesus Competition (Cleveland Competition), and the Best Performance of a Work of Mozart, Best Prokofiev Performance, and Third Prize at the Gina Bachauer Competition.
Ilya Itin is on the teaching faculties of the Musashino Academy in Tokyo, the Academy of the Miami International Piano Festival and the Golandsky Institute at Princeton University. He has also taught in the piano departments of the Juilliard School prep and college divisions, Peabody Conservatory, and the Graduate Program at CUNY. Ilya Itin resides in Tokyo, Japan, and New York City where he maintains a private teaching studio.
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Ilya Itin plays "The Great Gate of Kiev" from "Pictures at an Exhibition" (Mussorgsky) in a VAI Music Production in collaboration with th Miami International Piano Festival.
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Ilya Itin played the Complete Rachmaninov Preludes at MIPF during 2011 season. You can here see an excerpt of this concert.
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Ilya Itin plays Debussy's Preludes Book One at Aventura, Florida, within the 2016 season of MIPF.
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Russian pianist Ilya Itin speaks about Nikolai Medtner's Op. 38 & 39 "Forgotten Melodies", prior to a performance of the same pieces.
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The standard through the region is exceptional and over the coming weeks we will be focusing on our favourites. The wines are so balanced and ripe they can be enjoyed now, with incredible richness and depth on the palate. Suckling comments that 'most have a fascinating savory, almost salty character that makes them succulent and incredibly satisfying to taste'. As such most of his tasting notes are marked 'drink or hold', as they will 'age gracefully and improve for decades ahead'.
Traditionally the backbone of great Italian wine has been the wines of Piedmont (Barolo), Amarone and Brunello di Montalcino, the latter are still competitively priced relative to quality. Brunello di Montalcino DOCG is located south of Chianti, the region therefore is warmer and drier producing grapes that are riper, with higher alcohol. Montalcino is built around a large hill, with a higher altitude than Chianti and Bolgheri. This altitude produces smaller berries and therefore a reduced pulp to skin ratio, resulting in thicker grapes yielding higher concentration and tannins. Brunello di Montalcino has a different ageing requirement to Chianti DOCG, needing a minimum of four years, two of these in wood and four months in bottle. The leading producers of Montalcino are experiencing price increases.


We've all heard of Google.
But have you heard of Google X?
Google X is Google's super somewhat secret research facility, a la Q Branch of Ian Fleming's 007 spy novel fame, which has as its mission the improvement of non-Google-core technologies by a factor of 10.
Notable projects, a few of which have seen the light of day but many of which have not, include Google's self-driving car, Google Glass, a space elevator, a hoverboard, a jetpack and teleportation.
But while Q was a grandfatherly English gentleman with a penchant for tweed jackets and dangerous gadgets, Google X has been accused of engaging in more S.P.E.C.T.R.E. like acts . . . like patent infringement.
Attia, considered one of the world's leading experts in skyscraper design, claims that he developed a new method of design and construction that integrates architecture, engineering, construction and maintenance, in what he has called "Engineered Architecture," or "EA" for short, which basically takes a CAD drawing, figures out what parts need to be cut, and systematizes what is usually a lengthy process for quick assembly in the field. According to Attia, EA can save over 40% off the cost of designing and constructing a building. It is also, not surprisingly, patented.
According to Israeli newspaper Globes, in the summer of 2010, Attia was invited by Google to present his technology to Goggle's top brass including Larry Page. Several weeks later, Page and Sergey Brin asked Attia if he would be willing to work with Google on further developing the technology as part of Google X. Attia agreed and, according to Globes, nondisclosure and employment agreements were signed making it clear that the IP and know-how were Attia's.
However, in early December 2011, Nicholas Chim the head of the Google X team, allegedly told Attia that Genie was finished.
According to the lawsuit, Google, Page, Brin, and other Google executives secretly continued to develop Genie through a spin-off company called Vannevar Technology, Inc. using the same project members from Genie, and when Vannevar Technology was discovered (by Globes, nonetheless), another company was formed called Flux Factory, Inc.
And, indeed, there is a company called Flux Factory, Inc. with a website (you have to scroll down to the footer of the website to see the full company name), which has as its slogan "Reimagining building design for a more sustainable future," has a "Jobs" page touting that "Solving hard problems is in our DNA (our project was born at Google [x])," and identifies one of its co-founders as none other than Nicholas Chim.
And, to add to the intrigue, there apparently is (or was) a company called Vannevar Technology whose one and only Tweet was "We will no longer be tweeting here. Please join us at @flux_io !" which is the same Twitter account for Flux Factory.
We began our exploration with the premise that buildings and the sustainability of our modern lifestyle are deeply intertwined. In addition, buildings – more specifically, housing – is an issue of human dignity. We wanted to find ways to apply Google-scale thinking to tackle these important issues. We started with nearly a blank slate, literally because the software engineers on the team had no prior background in architecture or construction, then engaged thought leaders, interviewed practitioners, built prototypes, and tested our thinking with a broad cross section of industry. Through this process, we discovered a strong desire to address the industry's challenges, yet practitioners are caught in the realities of today's business relationships, legal structures, risk tolerance, and design tools. To break this cycle, we are focusing our efforts on improving collaboration during planning and early design, enabling data-driven decision making, reducing information latency, and building knowledge communities.
Our first product will be Flux Metro. Its immediate utility (as of this interview) is limited to Austin, Texas, but it's an experiment. . . . We needed to create a 3D experience where [real estate developers, land-use specialists and architects] visualize and comprehend the amalgamated data [of a project site]. Furthermore, we needed to show the cityscape not only as it is today, but as it might be as planned, so we painstakingly digitized Austin's planning codes. Our product can interpret the spatial relationships that form the basis of zoning codes including district overlays, floodplains, distance from a specific street, parcel adjacencies, corner lots, and Austin-specific view corridors.
So, did Google, through Google X, through Vannevar Technology, and later through Flux Factory, steal Attia's revolutionary idea? And is Attia's patent what he says it is?
Well, as they say, the jury's still out.
Did you know your banner still says Wendel? Thought you might want to change that.
Hope you're doing well in Sacto.
Hey Rob! Hope all is well and that your family had a nice holidays. I actually returned to Wendel in Novwmber. Long story . . .


During the 90 day follow up period we found only one patient suffered a bleeding event after a traumatic injury, without any cases of recurrent symptomatic blood clots or death.
Response: Patients in the US with acute pulmonary embolism can be safely treated without hospitalization after appropriate risk stratification. Patients are very satisfied with home treatment.
Response: Larger studies involving a broader range of institutions in the US are needed prior to adopting home treatment for PE as standard of care for the rest of the country, as these results are specific to our institutions.
Response: I would like to thank Intermountain Healthcare, Utah Emergency Physicians and my co-investigators for making this important study possible.
I have no relevant conflicts of interest.
Chest. 2018 Aug;154(2):249-256. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2018.01.035. Epub 2018 Feb 2.
Management of Low-Risk Pulmonary Embolism Patients Without Hospitalization: The Low-Risk Pulmonary Embolism Prospective Management Study.
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Phytophthora bilorbang is a non-papillate homothallic plant pathogen known to infect Rubus anglocandicans (European blackberry) in Western Australia. It produces non-papillate sporangia, oogonia with smooth walls containing thick-walled oospores, as well as paragynous antheridia.

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Aghighi, Sonia, et al. "Blackberry decline: a major disease of Rubus anglocandicans in south-west Australia." (2012): 146–149.
Parke, Jennifer L., et al. "Phytophthora community structure analyses in Oregon nurseries inform systems approaches to disease management."Phytopathology 104.10 (2014): 1052-1062.
Aghighi, S., et al. "Phytophthora bilorbang prov. nom., a new species associated with declining Rubus anglocandicans (blackberry) in Western Australia." (2012).

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I have a kitchen obsessed 3 year old. She makes hundreds of cups of tea a day, with toast and jam of course. It's amazing to see her little imagination shine through. She was really excited to test out the Casdon Morphy Richards Play Set, especially the toaster!
Previously we have reviewed the Casdon toy fruit and veg and shopping trolley, as well as the Chip 'n' Pin till and have thoroughly enjoyed them. The till still gets lots of use!
Complete set of kitchen appliances with contemporary styling. Fillable coffee maker which allows water to pour into the coffee pot, kettle with level gauge indicator, toaster with 'pop-up' toast and an extensive range of colourful crockery, cutlery and even play food.
But we honestly couldn't be happier with the Morphy Richards Kitchen Play Set. It's red, fun, good quality plastic items and the coffee machine will hold and dispense real water! My only negative is the tiny knives and forks, they are too small relative to the equipment and made of flimsy plastic. Absolutely adore the bacon and egg and of course the toast to go in the working toaster! L squeals every time the toast pops up!
Fill the top of the coffee machine with tap water, then with the coffee pot set inside it. Watch the water trickle down into it.
The Morphy Richards Kitchen Play Set is definitely true to life and encourages realistic play. Actions to perform for understanding cause and effect. Opening the lids develop problem-solving and motor skills.
We love that this set fits right in with the kitchen. It's bright red and fun!
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On and Around Campus: 5/31 - 6/10
By The News Editors
Students for Disability Justice Teach-in
*6:15 p.m., McCormick Lounge, Reynolds Club*
At this event, Students for Disability Justice, a campus activist group, will discuss the history of the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act and its relation to the University of Chicago. The group aims to raise awareness about perceptions of disability on campus, and in Chicago. Pizza will be served. To access the lounge, enter Reynolds club through the north entrance and use the elevator.
Nussbaum: "Anger and Forgiveness: Resentment, Generosity, Justice"
*6 p.m., The Seminary Co-Op*
In the estimation of Law School professor and public intellectual Martha Nussbaum, anger is over-valued as a tool for achieving justice. At this event, Nussbaum will present the case for forgiveness that she makes in her most recent book.
Cut the Bull: Economics of the 2016 Race
*6–7:15 p.m., Institute of Politics, register online*
Austan Goolsbee, Booth School professor and former chairman of the president's Council of Economic Advisors, and Stephen Moore, the chief economist at the Heritage Foundation, come to this discussion with a very different understanding of politics and the economy. They will consider the implications of the 2016 election for America's economic future.
Third Annual Vivekananda Lecture: "The Subtle Surfaces of Wickedness from Nigamasarma to the Occupation of Palestine"
*6 p.m., International House Assembly Hall*
At this lecture David Shulman, an expert on Indian languages and an Israeli-Palestinian peace activist, will consider the question of wickedness. He will discuss one South-Indian account of wickedness and compare it to his experience of authority figures in the West Bank.
SEI: A Conversation on Entrepreneurship and Social Justice with NowPow
*11:45 a.m.–1:15 p.m., Charles M. Harper Center, 5807 S. Woodlawn Avenue, Room C-24, register online*
Booth School's Social Enterprise Initiative tries to explore how institutions can be designed in order to improve society. NowPow is a start-up that provides people in poor communities with health information. Together, they will consider entrepreneurship and social justice interacts.
Richard So's "Transpacific Community" and Patrick Jagoda's "Network Aesthetics"
*4:30 p.m., Seminary Co-Op*
At this event University of Chicago assistant professors of English Richard So and Patrick Jagoda will present their newly written books. So has written about early 20th century intellectual interactions between intellectuals in the United States and China. In his book, Jagoda considers the ubiquitous modern concept of networks and its implications.
LECTURE: The Ark Before Noah: A Great Adventure & Book Signing
*7–8 p.m., pre-lecture tour at 6:30 p.m., Oriental Institute, register online*
Irving Finkel, a keeper at the British Museum responsible for cuneiform tablets, discovered that one tablet records animals entering an ark two-by-two, expanding the amount of the ark story known to be pre-Biblical. Finkel will discuss the journey of discovery that this prompted, which included a book and a movie.
Death Cafe
*Noon–1:15 p.m., School of Social Service Administration Lobby, 969 E. 60th Street*
At Death Cafes, hosts aim to increase awareness of death, while helping guests make the most of their lives. Discussion may include religious or spiritual views of death, though the event is secular. The Death Cafe movement began in East London in 2010.
The University of Chicago Innovation Fund Spring 2016: Final Presentations
*7:30–10:15 a.m., Chicago Innovation Exchange, 1452 E. 53rd Street*
The University of Chicago Innovation Fund awards a quarter-of-a-million dollars to would-be entrepreneurs affiliated with the University, Argonne National Lab, the Marine Biological Laboratory and Fermilab. At this event, applicants will make their final pitches for funding to a panel of judges.
Jean Trounstine: "Boy With A Knife"
*6 p.m., Seminary Co-Op*
Jean Trounstine will discuss her sixth novel, *Boy with a Knife: A Story of Murder, Remorse, and a Prisoner's Fight for Justice*. The book tells the true story of Karter Kane Reed, who was sentenced to life in adult prison when he was 16. The book critiques the laws that allow children to be tried as adults.
*Thursday, June 2 to Sunday, June 5*
Alumni Weekend begins Thursday, June 2 and continues through Sunday. Highlights include UChicago faculty's Uncommon core lectures, class celebrations, a beer garden and an intra-fraternity sing. This year's weekend will be the debut of a new alumni weekend app.
Khalil Gibran Muhammad: Where Did All the White Criminals Go?
*6–7:30 p.m., International House Assembly Hall*
Khalil Gibran Muhammad, an author and academic, thinks that race must be part of any explanation for mass incarceration in America. At this event Muhammad, a director of the Schomburg Institute for the Study of Black Culture, will present on the way reactions to crime and criminals are often split along racial lines.
The Chicago Maroon Alumni Weekend Panel and Reception
*1:15–2:30 p.m., Breasted Hall in The Oriental Institute*
*The Chicago Maroon* will host a panel event during Alumni Weekend. The panel will consist of Tim Landon, CEO of the *Sun Times Network*; Rick Perlstein, author of *Nixonland*; and Brian and Jan Hieggelke, co-founders of *Newcity*. A reception will follow in Saieh 112.
International Wine Tasting
*3–4:30 p.m., International House, must be 21 or older, tickets will be sold at the door for $20*
This tasting of wines from around the world will be held in Rockefeller Lounge. The Chicago world music ensemble, the Copacabana Trio, and the Passistas Samba Dance Troupe will perform, and tours of I-House will be offered. The event is sponsored by International House Global Voices Series, UChicago Alumni Weekend, UChicago GRAD, and the Brazilian Cultural Center of Chicago.
Hyde Park Community Art Fair
*June 4–5, E. 57th Street and S. Dorchester Avenue*
Featured artists from the Midwest will gather to display and sell their work. The annual fair was first held in 1974, and typically coincides with Alumni Weekend. There will be music, a food court, and activities for children.
57th Street Art Fair
*11 a.m.–7 p.m, Sunday, June 5, 10 a.m.–7 p.m., E. 57th Street and S. Kimbark Avenue*
Since 1948, the 57th Street Art Fair has presented thousands of artists to the Hyde Park community and Greater Chicago's art buying public. Each year, a jury of art professionals awards the best of the approximately 250 artists who attend; its persistence has made the 57th Street Art Fair the oldest juried art fair in the Midwest.
The Life and Amazing Adventures of Cyrus Leroy Baldridge
*11 a.m.–Noon at the Regenstein Special Collections Center*
Jay Mulberry (A.B. '63) will give a talk about Cyrus Leroy Baldridge, who was a University of Chicago graduate, an artist, an author, and a man with "adventurer" in the first line of his Wikipedia page. Mulberry will curate an exhibit on Baldridge's art at Special Collections this summer.
Sunday, June 5
Alison Flowers: *Exoneree Diaries*
*3 p.m., 57th Street Books, 1301 E. 57th Street*
Invisible Institute Journalist Alison Flowers will discuss her book *Exoneree Diaries: The Fight for Innocence, Independence, and Identity*. The novel explores the stories of four exonerated prisoners, and their battles to readjust to society after being freed. Each exoneree was imprisoned in Cook County. Flowers is an investigative journalist who focuses on social and criminal justice.
They Can Live in the Desert but Nowhere Else: A History of the Armenian Genocide
University of Michigan professor of social and political history Ronald Suny, will discuss his book on the history of the Armenian Genocide. In the book, he argues that World War I and the invasion of the Ottoman territories created a threatening "mental and emotional universe" for the Ottoman ruling elite, which triggered their atrocities against ethnic minorities.
Cass Sunstein: The World According to Star Wars
Harvard professor, Bloomberg view columnist, and legal scholar Cass R. Sunstein will give a book talk on his new book, which gives a look at the impact of the *Star Wars* series on history, politics, and behavioral economics. In Sunstein's view, the basic theme of the book is choice, which he relates to contemporary events, including the current presidential election.
Last Project Standing: Civics and Sympathy in Post-Welfare Chicago
Catherine Fennell, Associate Professor of anthropology at Columbia University, will discuss her recent book *Last Project Standing*. The book compiles her three years of ethnographic and archival research, in which she explores the demolition and reconstruction of the Henry Horner housing complex, its problems, and those of Chicago public housing in general.
Entrepreneurs and the Sharing Economy
*5:30–7 p.m., Washington Park Classroom, Chicago Innovation Exchange, 1452 E. 53rd Street, register online*
AirBnB, Uber (and the variety of startups best described as "Uber for fill-in-the-blank") have introduced new challenges and opportunities for entrepreneurs. This event will consider how this new segment of the economy can best be navigated.
Class of 2016 Baccalaureate
*2:30 p.m., Rockefeller Chapel*
Physics professor Scott Wakely will give the Remains of Education speech to graduating fourth-years on the afternoon before Spring Convocation. In addition to the speech, there will also be performances. Class of 2016 memories—stories, quotes, poems, or sayings—will also be shared.
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We are one of the co-sponsers of the "First Annual 2nd Avenue Trading card convention and swap meet"!
Going to be an exceptional event. I plan to bring some vintage uncut sheets and vintage wax pack boxes of cards to show. I am hoping many who attend bring at least one binder of their best cards to show. Especially sketch or original art cards.
We will be raffling off a Suckpax 1 uncut sheet sometime during the event. The plans are for all attendees to get a numbered ticket, and there will be hourly drawings for prizes.


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Investing in Startups is Like Investing in Show Business
Andrzej Targosz
When asked about the chances of success for his new film, the legendary Hollywood screenwriter William Goldman reportedly retorted: "Nobody knows anything." The example of founders who received hundreds of millions of dollars from investors only to exit in an atmosphere of scandal shows that the startup world is very similar. Investing in them is like investing in show business. Question: is this the right direction?
Reading this, many of you might wonder how Goldman was so successful in his industry when he couldn't predict the success of one of his own films. He was an honest and uncompromising man. He knew that show business is unpredictable, which also has a positive side. There are very few films that actually do well at the box office. Some of them earn enough to cover the cost of production, while many take a serious loss. But once a movie is successful, the rewards will be tremendous. What's worth paying attention to is the quality of the product (the film), meeting deadlines and sticking to schedules and keeping a close eye on the element of surprise.
A few years ago I was approached by a founder recommended to me by a large fund that had just invested in his idea. He introduced himself as someone worth talking to because he does interesting things. Indeed, at the time, his concept of revolutionizing retail was visionary and, at the same time, feasible. The founder had credibility as well since he had previously built a large company in the same industry and knew what mistakes not to repeat.
I invested in his idea as a minority investor, alongside the aforementioned fund and a few other seasoned angel investors. I was very interested in the execution of the idea as it was immediately obvious that the window for having a competitive advantage would be short. Despite the founder's experience, the startup didn't work out. Today, in retrospect, I know that it failed for two main reasons:
The main investor, i.e. the VC fund, gave the founder several million zlotys. But the idea required burning much more capital in a shorter period of time.
The founder misjudged his own abilities. He thought his startup could grow slowly. He didn't take into account the fact that you need to chase a lot of money to put the business in a higher gear.
For your consideration – the infamous WeWork
WeWork's founder, Adam Neumann, raised huge amounts of money from investors in the name of innovation, although in reality their business was about renting office space in a flexible way. The enchanted investors gave him millions. They believed in the community-building vision he was selling. It was only on the occasion of the company's IPO that it became clear that the company was generating huge losses.
Neumann is a controversial figure today, but his initial vision was quite noble. Instead of doing business in the real estate sector, he wanted to build a community and create spaces for young people right out of college – the people who were most affected by the high prices of New York real estate, and most of whom couldn't even rent a flat by themselves. He was effective in raising money. Of course later on in the process of building the company he ruined a lot of things, and finally left in an atmosphere of scandal. Looking at his story, we can learn that a company's vision must be coherent and be able to defend itself in business terms. But we should also remember that founders often have to deal with selling dreams.
Apple puts WeWork's story on screen
The "WeCrashed" television series perfectly depicts how the participants of the startup industry and VCs play the same game. In one of the scenes, Neumann (played by Jared Leto), has just applied for a huge investment from SoftBank, he then returns to his office and tells his colleagues that they have to become a tech company, much to their surprise. Without hesitation he barks orders to start hiring programmers right away because without them SoftBank won't give them money. This one scene brings together several threads from many founder stories.
Firstly, Neumann blurred his original concept because he had to put on a masquerade for investors in order to raise money. And three-quarters of the investment community fell for this masquerade. But all along his company was simply just renting real estate property. This eventually got him into trouble because that was not the kind of company he said he was building.
The second thread is worth considering from a psychological perspective. This is a similar case to that of Elizabeth Holmes of Theranos. She dressed like Steve Jobs. Like him, she wore black turtlenecks and drove a black car without license plates. She described her specialist medical product as a "healthcare iPod." Both she and Neumann wasted investor money to lead lifestyles like Hollywood stars. They both pretended to be someone they were not.
In the opening scene of "WeCrashed," we see Neumann at the height of his powers. He gets up hungover at noon, awakened by a host of servants. One of them lights a hookah for him right away, another brings him breakfast and yet another brings him his clothes, all except for shoes, that is, because Neumann – like Steve Jobs once upon a time – leaves the house barefoot. His assistants shield him from reality. One of them is tasked with making sure the music is loud enough when Neumann and his partner ceremoniously – like stars on a stage – enter the WeWork offices, which are inscribed with the modest inscription of "Galactic Headquarters."
Investors are affected by social sentiments
Forbes columnist Derek Lidow admitted that after the Theranos scandal came to light, "Most people, including me, had wanted Elizabeth Holmes to be successful. The technology in her vision was very promising, and we welcomed her as a role model for female entrepreneurs."
In Silicon Valley, which is a model for Venture Capitalists from around the world, interpersonal relations are extremely important. Almost everything is based on informal contact between entrepreneurs and VC investors. These relationships are also mostly cultivated in our spare time.
Investors often focus on the originators of an idea rather than the idea itself
They make decisions based on personal impressions and recommendations from other investors. In a sense, rightly so, because creating a successful startup requires experience and mental resilience. But often, when a founder gains the trust of one VC, they quickly try to impress and gain credibility with others. Regardless if they are actually building an innovative product or not.
One caveat: the case of the WeWork founder remains slightly more nuanced than the Holmes case. Neumann didn't sell any non-existent products and didn't mislead people by giving false health test results. He started bending the financial facts and eventually cooking the books after the valuation of his company went to his head. And the fact that VC funds accepted his term sheet… Well, that's just how they work.
This is how the VC world turns
WeWork got money to burn through from the aforementioned SoftBank. They are one of the largest technology investors in the world. A few years ago, they created the Vision Fund worth $100 billion. In the past few years they have collected tens of millions more. They built up the image of a visionary institution, however so far such a large amount of money has yet to produce any breakthrough companies. Financiers usually don't understand technology, so they invest poorly in startups that are supposed to change the world.
After the WeWork scandal, Neumann didn't actually disappear at all. He admitted his mistakes, and in the summer of 2022 he received $350 million for his new real estate startup from the American VC fund Andreessen Horowitz.
This investment has more questions than answers. On the one hand, we have a compromised founder, but one who has proved he can raise an enormous amount of cash. We have a man who ran a business poorly, but who brings a lot of assets to their new business in the form of real estate. Andreessen Horowitz is a fund that invested $250,000 in Instagram a decade ago. And when Facebook bought IG two years after that, they earned $ 78 million on the deal. As Peter Thiel accurately noted, he earned 312 times what he invested. Has he made a mistake with this current deal? In my opinion, no. He knows he has to take risks. Perhaps he hasn't behaved entirely ethically, but that is a topic for a separate article – whether investing in startups is ethical at all.
VC Funds must invest in companies that are likely to give them a big enough return on investment to cover all of their unsuccessful investments. A diversified portfolio, in which the best companies return invested capital twice or four times over, will not balance the losses incurred on the weaker companies in the portfolio.
The media does not understand this mechanism. After the collapse of WeWork, they accused investors of believing in Neumann, which by means of low prices cut out the competition and took over the market. How is this different from the practices of current monopolists? Investors got a whiff of what they thought could be another global business. The charismatic CEO and the company masquerading as a tech company made them believe in this fabrication.
Repeatable and unrepeatable decisions
The big players, when they invest, make what psychology calls repetitive decisions. Employees of large companies process complaints, HR specialists check applications of job applicants, doctors in the emergency room decide in which order to see patients... Each case is slightly different, but the decisions are all repeatable.
Meanwhile, the decision to invest in a revolutionary technological idea is a wholly unique and unrepeatable situation. It is so rare that it cannot be compared to any real world precedents. A decision such as this is usually only made once in a lifetime and under exceptional circumstances.
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Kayla Brooks joined the WHSV team in June 2021. She is from Middle Tennessee and graduated from the University of Tennessee at Martin with a major in broadcast journalism and a minor in political science.
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