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Messi Edges Out Ronaldo To Become The World's Highest-Paid Soccer Player
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The rivalry between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo is unlike any other in modern-day team sports. No two athletes have competed against each other at the highest level and dominated for as long. Not Magic and Bird. Not Brady and Manning. Not Crosby and Ovechkin.
Over the last 11 seasons, playing in the world's most popular sport, the soccer superstars have combined to win ten FIFA's Player of the Year awards (split evenly), and finish second nine times. They have won 9 of the last 10 European Golden Shoe awards for the top scorer on the continent (Messi 5, Ronaldo 4).
Cristiano Ronaldo and Leo Messi shaking hands during a May 2018 El Classico match. (Photo by Urbanandsport/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
While playing in Spain's top-flight La Liga for the past 9 seasons, their clubs have won 8 league titles (Messi's Barcelona nabbed 6 and Ronaldo's Real Madrid 3), and in the lone year Atletico Madrid won it, Barcelona was runner-up and Cristiano Ronaldo was the league's top scorer. Their clubs have gone to the UEFA Champions League final (considered the toughest competition in the soccer) seven times in 9 years. Ronaldo has won that trophy 4 times with Real Madrid and once with former club Manchester United. Messi has won it 4 times with Barca since making his debut with the first team in 2005. The only major title eluding both is a World Cup win. (Odds favor Messi's Argentina over Ronaldo's Portugal during this month's competition in Russia.)
Rightly, the two best have also been the sport's top two highest-paid players since 2014, and in the three years prior, were among the top 3, behind celebrity athlete David Beckham.
For the first time this year, Messi edged out Ronaldo for the No.1 spot (and ranked No.2 among all athletes in the world behind boxer Floyd Mayweather) with earnings of $111 million. Thanks to a contract extension he signed in November that commits him to Camp Nou through June 2021, he hauled in $84 million in salary and bonus before taxes, a 50% bump over last year. For perspective, his playing wages alone would rank him just behind former teammate and No. 3 top earner, Neymar, who made $90 million after transferring to Paris Saint-Germain last summer. For comparison closer to home, his paycheck is twice the combined paychecks of teammates Luis Suarez (no. 7 on our list with $26.9 million total earnings, $19.9 in salary and bonus) and Gerard Pique (no. 17 with $20.8 million total earnings, $17.5 million in salary and bonus).
Gallery: The World's Highest-Paid Soccer Players 2018
Off the pitch, the 31-year old striker raked in another $27 million in endorsements from sponsors around the globe – from German sportswear giant and lifetime partner Adidas, to Qatar-based telecommunications outfit Ooredoo, to Chinese dairy brand Mengniu. U.S.-based PepsiCo pays him as a pitchman for several of its brands including its signature soft drink, Lays, and Gatorade. He prominently features in the latter's World Cup promotions including what the company is calling the "biggest international campaign in the brand's 50-plus year history," to promote its first sport-specific product, Gatorade Football Energy.
Ronaldo came in No. 2 as the sport's top earner (and No. 3 among the world's top athletes) with $108 million, a mere $3 million short of Messi. His contract with Real Madrid pays him over $60 million in salary and bonus for the next three seasons. After a three-peat Champions League victory last month, he cast doubt over his playing future tellingBeIN Sports, "It was very nice to be in Madrid. In the next few days, I will give an answer to the fans who have always been by my side."
More than a few days have since passed without an answer. One possibility is few clubs can afford him now. Another is fewer can match what he wants (i.e. what his nemesis makes). A likely one is parties are renegotiating for him to stay put.
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Whatever the short game is with his contract, the 33-year old Portuguese winger's long game is strong thanks to his endorsement income. Last year he made $47 million as a human billboard, 34% more than last year. There is no sign of that revenue stream slowing down. One reason why is his lifetime deal with Nike, worth upwards of $1 billion. On top of that, he has a bourgeoning signature line of CR7 underwear, fragrance, jeans, shoes, hotels, soon-to-open restaurants (in Brazil) and recently announced gymnasiums that will last long after his playing days. The gravy: he pitches for Herbalife, Clear shampoo, EA Sports and luggage maker American Tourister, and an array of other regional companies.
One reason the endorsements keep coming is because the Portuguese winger remains the most popular athlete in the world on social media, with 322 million followers combined on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. He is also the most active. Through the first five months of 2018, he generated 570 million engagements across the three social networks, more than 370 million ahead of Messi and 270 million ahead of Neymar, per market researcher Nielsen.
"What's so special about Ronaldo's social content, however, is not the sheer quantity of posts across all platforms, but how commercially driven they are. What's even more surprising is how his fans don't seem to mind," said Max Barnett, Global Head of Digital, Nielsen Sports. "Branded content and product endorsements will easily rack up millions of engagements which is one key reason why sponsors love him and will continue to do so as his ever-increasing online fanbase grows."
By Forbes' estimates, Ronaldo has amassed $750 million over 16 years playing in top-flight European leagues and Messi $640 million over 13 years with Barcelona. They can each surpass $1 billion in earnings on their current contracts, both which expire in June 2021. The first athlete to do this was golfer Tiger Woods, who reached the $1 billion mark in 2009, 13 years after turning professional. (He made $43 million to rank No. 16 on The World's Highest-Paid Athletes.) Brand Beckham is still striving for it, worth over $800 million today.
The longest-tenured member of our highest-paid soccer players list is Wayne Rooney, who has ranked 13 years in a row and who currently comes in at No. 8 with earnings of $27 million. He has pulled in about $275 million over his career. Last summer the 32-year old left Manchester United as the club's all-time leading goal scorer and rejoined his first club, Everton. Any day now he is expected to be released from his 2-year contract there and to sign with MLS' D.C. United, a move that will most likely result in him falling off our list next year.
Former Man U teammate Zlatan Ibrahimovic crossed the pond to join the Los Angeles Galaxy of MLS this past March and held on to a spot, having made $21 million to rank No. 16. The 36-year old Swedish striker also will most likely fall off the list next year due to his MLS salary. Interestingly though, his star power is on the rise. The highlight reel of his first two MLS goals in his debut match and every press conference and U.S. television appearance he has made since joining the league explains why. In the last six months he has picked up endorsement deals with Samsung, Visa, and Bethard.
Mohamed Salah's official FIFA World Cup 2018 portrait. (Photo by Patrick Smith - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images)
One star missing from our list is Mohamed Salah who made a spectacular debut for Liverpool after joining from Roma last summer. The Egyptian winger fell two goals short of Messi for the European Golden Shoe award and helped lead the Reds to the Champions League final, where he suffered a shoulder injury at the hands of Real Madrid's Sergio Ramos and left the pitch in tears. Still, he finished the top-scorer in the Premier League, won its season's best player award, landed one of the covers of Sports Illustrated's World Cup Preview edition, and propelled himself into the world's best player debate. While most are betting he can give Ronaldo and Messi a run for their money, the proof has yet to show up in his wallet. He made $9 million in total earnings last season. His sponsors include Adidas, Vodafone, and Pepsi.
To compile our list of the world's highest-earning soccer players, we spoke with clubs, players' agents, commercial sponsors and soccer experts in the U.S. and Europe. All figures are in U.S. $ and include soccer salaries, bonuses, and endorsements. Transfer fees are excluded. Earnings are for the period June 1, 2017 to May 31, 2018. Unless noted, performance metrics are for all league competitions.
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Velotrade Kicks off Year of the Pig with a New Invoice Finance Platform
Hong Kong, 2 February 2019 – The year of the pig is starting and it looks to be an auspicious one in the world of invoice discounting, especially for Velotrade,… read more →
By Aurélie Grossemy
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Hong Kong, 2 February 2019 – The year of the pig is starting and it looks to be an auspicious one in the world of invoice discounting, especially for Velotrade, a cutting edge online invoice trading platform headquartered in Hong Kong.
Velotrade enables corporates or SMEs to meet their working capital financing needs by funding their B to B invoices.
Through Velotrade's online invoice financing platform or app, companies can upload their invoices and turn them into cash immediately instead of waiting for the standard payment terms of 30, 60, 90 or 120 days.
On the other side of the transaction, previously approved investors bid on trade receivables and provide the funding (generally around 80% of the nominal amount). At maturity, once the payment is made by the debtor, the remaining 20% (minus fees) will be returned to the client.
"Now Velotrade offers easy access to the digitization of receivable financing. From factoring to supply chain finance, Velotrade is able to propose a tailor-made and pay-as-you-go solution all over the world. We are helping  companies to efficiently monetize their unpaid invoices and unlock cash that may be otherwise only accessible in about two months - or in many cases, much longer." said Gianluca Pizzituti, CEO of Velotrade. "Technology is playing an ever more important role in shaping 'old school' business finance service product offerings," he added.
Simplification and process speeding-up have been the key solutions that Fintech have developed on their online services. Intervenants are offering differents level of security for investors and corporates.
The Asian Fintech market may have suffered from a lack of regulation compared to European and American markets.
Fintech are now trying to embrace it, Velotrade, for example, finished 2018 on a high note by being the first invoice finance platform in Hong Kong to be granted a Type 1 SFC licence.
The SFC (Securities & Futures Commission) is an independent statutory body set up to regulate the securities and futures markets in Hong Kong. It is the first time they have provided a Licence to an online invoice trading marketplace. "Obtaining an SFC Licence is proof of the quality and reliability of our platform and services," said Vittorio De Angelis, Executive Chairman.
Fintech can access new opportunities in this alternative asset class with the granting of a regulator's approval.
As a consequence of being regulated, Velotrade has already seen a growing interest from the investor community including global institutions, hedge funds, family offices and qualified HNWIs (High Net Worth Individuals).
Fintech world is vibrant and Velotrade also launched solutions to extend access to their online invoice trading platform to Chinese corporates while fully abiding to local rules and regulation. They were able to grant their investors the ability to purchase Chinese domestic invoices in January 2019. They became the first foreign invoice financing company to execute a factoring transaction in China with a pay-as-you-go solution through an online platform. They will not only offer invoice discounting on invoices issued by Chinese corporates for their overseas trading, but also will fund invoices on the domestic business.
Velotrade became the first invoice trading platform located outside of China to allow its foreign investors access to invoices issued in China.
Using the latest-available technologies, Velotrade's platform is an efficient and fast means for companies to obtain financing to meet their cash flow imbalances.
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A malevolent spirit attacks a family in Yorkshire during the 1974 blackout. The parents then seek out the assistance of a paranormal specialist and a local priest, who performs an exorcism that eventually halts the hauntings.
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Steven Waddington,
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Craig Parkinson,
Craig Parkinson 11 March 1976, Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK
Andrea Lowe,
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Tasha Connor,
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Hannah Clifford,
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Gary Lewis,
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Molly Windsor
Tony Pitts,
Tony Pitts 10 October 1962, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK
Jo Hartley,
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Victoria's 4/20 organizers eyeing Royal Athletic Park for 2020
April 22, 2019 updated
WATCH: Yesterday's 4/20 event drew hundreds outside the B.C. Legislature, the first legal event of its kind in Victoria. But organizers already have their sights set on a new venue. Aaron Guillen reports.
It's the home for many sports games in the South Island.
Royal Athletic Park boasts a clean field, and an open space where teams can practice and play in a natural grass stadium.
And this might be the new home for next year's 4/20 event in Victoria.
"We would love to go to Royal Athletic Park," says Ted Smith, organizer of Victoria's 4/20 event.
"It would be adults only, we could have vendors there, charge a bit of money so we could get really good bands to play music and have an awesome large world-class event there."
The park is known to host special events such as the annual Rifflandia Festival and the Great Canadian Beer Festival.
It seems most attendees at today's soccer game don't mind the new idea.
"Oh, I'd come just to enjoy the festivities," says Gana Dawson, a non-smoker.
"It's like a family event for adults anyways, so I wouldn't mind if it was here," says Albert Smith, a passerby.
"You're inside there [Royal Athletic Park] and everybody's there, rather than everybody being all over the place over there [BC Legislature]," says Carl Voyageur, a regular attendee of 4/20.
But the biggest problem facing Smith and his team is the Clean Air Bylaw, which bans the burning of any substance, including cannabis, in playing fields, playgrounds and public squares.
Yesterday's 4/20 event didn't have any glaring issues.
Local authorities chose not to enforce the clean air bylaw.
But for the future, Smith will be in talks with the CRD to see if they can bring their grass to the green field.
Until then, he says legalization is just the beginning.
"I've got years work ahead of me," says Smith.
"I wish legalization could mean I could sit back and relax and have some fun, but I've got years of this civil war still going."
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Other than White Rock's beautiful beach and pier, the city also has many other amenities and benefits to offer as it is rapidly becoming an urban hub for people to comfortably retire or raise families:
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Quepos Overview
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How much does it cost to travel to Quepos?
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How much money will you need for your trip to Quepos? You should plan to spend around ₡47,227 ($74) per day on your vacation in Quepos, which is the average daily price based on the expenses of other visitors. Past travelers have spent, on average, ₡12,124 ($19) on meals for one day and ₡3,880 ($6.10) on local transportation. Also, the average hotel price in Quepos for a couple is ₡60,939 ($96). So, a trip to Quepos for two people for one week costs on average ₡661,185 ($1,039). All of these average travel prices have been collected from other travelers to help you plan your own travel budget.
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A vacation to Quepos for one week usually costs around ₡330,592 for one person. So, a trip to Quepos for two people costs around ₡661,185 for one week. A trip for two weeks for two people costs ₡1,322,369 in Quepos. If you're traveling as a family of three or four people, the price person often goes down because kid's tickets are cheaper and hotel rooms can be shared. If you travel slower over a longer period of time then your daily budget will also go down. Two people traveling together for one month in Quepos can often have a lower daily budget per person than one person traveling alone for one week.
How expensive is Quepos? How much money do I need for Quepos?
How much does a trip to Quepos cost? Is Quepos expensive? The average Quepos trip cost is broken down by category here. All of these Quepos prices are calculated from the budgets of real travelers.
Accommodation Budget in Quepos
The average price for one person for accommodation in Quepos is ₡30,470. For two people sharing a typical double-occupancy hotel room, the average price for a hotel room in Quepos is ₡60,939.
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Vacation Rental Prices in Quepos
How much do vacation rentals cost in Quepos? Prices vary by location, date, size of the place, and the level of luxury. See below for options.
Food Budget in Quepos
While meal prices in Quepos can vary, the average cost of food in Quepos is ₡12,124 per day. Based on the spending habits of previous travelers, when dining out an average meal in Quepos should cost around ₡4,849 per person. Breakfast prices are usually a little cheaper than lunch or dinner. The price of food in sit-down restaurants in Quepos is often higher than fast food prices or street food prices.
What did other people spend on Food in Quepos?
Typical prices for Food in Quepos are listed below. These actual costs are from real travelers and can give you an idea of the prices in Quepos, but your costs will vary based on your travel style.
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Transportation Budget in Quepos
The cost of a taxi ride in Quepos is significantly more than public transportation. On average, past travelers have spent ₡3,880 per person, per day, on local transportation in Quepos.
One-Way Private Transfer from Uvita to Quepos - Manuel Antonio	Viator	$140
Private transfer from Manuel Antonio Quepos to Hotels in San Jose or…	Viator	$201
Manuel Antonio to SJO International Airport - Private Transfer	Viator	$209
Private transfer from Uvita to Hotels in San Jose or the Airport	Viator	$234
Flights to Quepos
How much does it cost to go to Quepos? Naturally, it depends on the dates. We recommend Kayak because they can find the best deals across all airlines.
Rental Cars in Quepos
The price of renting a car in Quepos will depends on dates, the type of car, the location, and your age. We recommend Kayak because they can find the best deals across all car rental companies.
Entertainment Budget in Quepos
Entertainment and activities in Quepos typically cost an average of ₡6,903 per person, per day. This includes fees paid for admission tickets to museums and attractions, day tours, and other sightseeing expenses.
Manuel Antonio National Park Tour	Get Your Guide	$55
Mangrove Kayaking Tour	Get Your Guide	$69
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Manuel Antonio National Park Tour with pick up included	Viator	$25
Tips and Handouts Budget in Quepos
The average price for Tips and Handouts in Quepos is ₡3,000 per day. The usual amount for a tip in Quepos is 5% - 15%.
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Alcohol Budget in Quepos
The average person spends about ₡5,943 on alcoholic beverages in Quepos per day. The more you spend on alcohol, the more fun you might be having despite your higher budget.
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Quepos is both a district and the capital of Aguirre canton in the Puntareanas Province of Costa Rica. The town is quite small, and the district has a population of about 22,000 people. Quepos is a popular tourist destination in Costa Rica due to its close proximity to Manuel Antonio National Park on the Pacific Coast. The town's economy is centered around tourism and there is no shortage of bars and restaurants in the area. The town also has a lively nightlife for such a small community.
Manuel Antonio National Park is one of the most popular parks in the country. The park service has imposed limits on daily visitors in an effort to minimize the environmental impact. Limits are currently set to 600 people a day and the park is closed on Mondays.
Most people come to Quepos so that they can visit Manuel Antonio National Park. The park is famous for its white-faced monkeys and its stunningly beautiful beaches. You can hire a wildlife guide or wander the trails on your own. Just outside of the park there is a beach that is free to the public, but it's worth paying the park entrance fee so that you can spend the day at the beaches inside the park.
Although Manuel Antonio is Costa Rica's smallest national park, it is also one of its most beautiful and most popular. The park itself is only 680 hectares, and this includes both land and sea areas. The four main beaches in the park are Espadilla Sur, Manuel Antonio, Escondido and Playita. While the most fascinating animal you're likely to see in the park are the white faced monkeys, you'll probably have an opportunity to see squirrel monkeys, sloths, iguanas, crabs, and toucans as well. Expect to pay $10 to enter the park. Definitely allow yourself at least one full day to fully enjoy the park and everything it has to offer. Also, don't forget your swimsuit, as swimming in the park is wonderful.
Within the park there are four main beaches: Espadilla Sur, Manuel Antonio, Escondido and Playita. There is also a public beach just outside of the park.
There are very few attractions within the town of Quepos, but it is worth walking through the Farmers Market where you can purchase produce or local handicrafts. It's a unique and fun atmosphere.
Many local restaurants and tourist shops can be found in Quepos as well as in the "Manuel Antonio" town just north of the park entrance.
A visit to Quepos is all about the coast and ocean. In addition to visiting Manuel Antonio National Park, there are some great activities you can try while you're in the area. Deep sea fishing is a very popular activity and there's no shortage of suppliers willing to take you out on their boat. You can also find vendors that offer snorkeling or diving tours and some companies offer surfing lessons in the area. It's also possible to organize a white water rafting trip while you're in Quepos.
Quepos is a tourist town and as such, there is no shortage of restaurants that cater to visitors. There are restaurants that serve the standard Costa Rican dishes, but there's also plenty of seafood, pizza, Italian, and American options. There are also plenty of bars with cheap drinks and a social atmosphere. Some places have live music, large screen televisions with international sports playing, or weekend specials on drinks.
There are a handful of restaurants that are located just outside of the national park so you can grab yourself a quick lunch or dinner without heading back to Quepos.
Public buses frequently travel from San Jose to Quepos and the trip takes about 3.5 to 4.5 hours. There are also several private companies that offer tourist oriented trips in a more comfortable setting for a higher price (about US$40). It's also possible to fly to the area for about US$50 one way. The Quepos airport is a taxi ride away from town (about US20 for the taxi).
The town itself is quite small, but you must take a bus to travel between Quepos and Manuel Antonio National Park. The buses leave every thirty minutes. It's also possible to rent scooters or hire a taxi. There are one or two hotels that are located just outside of the park, but the quality is generally low, and the prices are higher. It does save you the hassle of catching a bus everyday though.
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Quepos is relatively close to Manuel Antonio National Park, but if you really want to there are a couple of options right by the entrance to the park. The quality or price is not always ideal, but they do offer convenience. You definitely want to spend your time in Manuel Antonio, because it's the best place to see monkeys and the beaches are so much better than outside the park. It's worth the small entry fee to have access to the trails and beachfront you'll find in the park.
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While there is a beach outside of the national park, its absolutely worth it to pay the entry fee and spend that time at the beaches inside the park. They're far more beautiful, there are wonderful hiking trails, and you'll have an opportunity to see wildlife that is unlikely to venture outside of the park. You've traveled all this way, pay the fee and come what you've traveled to see. Too many people seem to linger at the beaches outside the park, but that just means you'll have more privacy inside the park when you get there.
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This character has the ability to polymorph into anything and can heal her own injuries. This all occurred when she went to a party against her parents wishes. On her way back home she was suddenly engulfed in Terrigen Mist. While unconscious she envisioned 3 of her favorite heroes, after discussing their disappointment with her for attending the party they asked her what she wanted in life. She said she wanted to be more like Captain Marvel. When she regained consciousness and emerged from the mist she was transformed.
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Now this character was also a part of the Air Force where she was able to work people such as Nick Fury and Benjamin Grimm. She also became one of the youngest security captains in NASA. It was during her time in NASA that she was exposed to alien technology that eventually changed her genetic structure leading to her becoming a half Kree superhuman. After that her life was changed forever. Her abilities include superhuman speed, strength, and durability as well as flight, cosmic awareness and photonic blasts.
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This character is the first human to be inducted into a intergalactic corp and is a founding member of the Justice League of America. He was born in Coast City and when he was of age he joined the U.S Air Force. Years later a dying alien crash lands in the desert and as his last mission he must select a worthy replacement officer. This character is chosen because of his ability to overcome fear. His new job entails serving and protecting sector 2814.
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Kathleen Halloran: 'Whatever we do, we do it with a smile!'
By Nikos Fotakis on Wednesday, May 8, 2019
Everyone is talking about Kathleen Halloran lately. The young guitarist has been making a significant mark on Melbourne's jazz scene, either as part of a number of bands – SPIRE ensemble not least among them – or, mostly, with her own trio with seasoned musiciansDarryn Farrugia and Kim May, on the drums and bass. Now the trio gets another chance to claim the spotlight, with a performance at the Stonnington Jazz Festival, featuring a true national jazz legend as a special guest: Andrea Keller. So yes, to say that Kathleen Halloran is excited about it would be an understatement.
What are you going to present at Stonnington Jazz?
The big difference with this show is that it's a collaboration with the amazing Andrea Keller and we'll be playing some of her tunes, as well as enjoying her contribution to our tunes. We all write differently, which will make for quite a varied set of ballads, up tempo rhythmic numbers, folkier tunes, and even some rock riffs! We hope that our audience members will go home feeling full! As a trio, we often collaborate with front line instruments but this will be the first time we will be playing with piano – which organically will make the music take different turns. I'll be playing a mix of electric and acoustic guitar.
Why Andrea Keller?
I reached out to Andrea about this gig because I'm really inspired by her playing, compositions and general philosophy on improvised music. I've been lucky enough to play more and more with Andrea over the past 12 months with my involvement in her 'Girls do Jazz' short course, as well as having the chance to be a part of her 'Masters and Apprentices' gigs (as part of her ongoing Jazzlab residency), both of which were moving musical experiences. I thought this would be the perfect opportunity for a potential collaboration with my trio, so I was rapt when she said yes!
(L-R) Kim May, Kathleen Halloran and Darryn Farrugia.
How would you describe your music to someone not familiar with it?
For the most part, our music is fairly accessible. I love pop/acoustic folk music and simple melodies/grooves. There's definitely a tinge of this in my compositions. I have been inspired by Pat Metheny and his ability to make complicated music sound simple and melodic. We can also can get pretty out and bent! I like the phrase that Kim came up with for our bio which was "a fun and fierce approach to improvised music." Whatever we do, we do it with a smile!
What is your greatest aspiration?
My aspirations in music are cliche, but true for me. I want to be the best musician I can be for whoever and whatever musical situation I find myself in. One that is always supportive, always honest, versatile and open minded. In jazz, I don't want to feel limitations in expressing myself and creating in the moment. I look at improvisers like Andrea Keller and see someone who is completely limitless, constantly innovative, and constantly freely moving in and out of structure and ideas. I would love to be able to achieve that… one day! Then, I want to play rock/pop gigs and have the skill set to sound like a supportive rock guitarist. I would like to play across as many styles and settings as possible, and as long as I feel that I am consistently improving across the board, I'll be really happy and engaged!
When did you realise that you are a musician?
When it became a source of income rather than something I just did for fun at home. When I was fifteen, my guitar teacher Steve Hobbs gave me a regular gig in his cover band at a local pub. This allowed me to experience for the first time what it's like to be a gigging musician and I have considered myself a musician ever since.
There's an ongoing discussion lately (particularly in light of the #metoo movement) about women in the music industry; how has your experience as a young woman in jazz been? Have you faced any gender-specific challenges?
I have been extremely fortunate to have amazingly supportive mentors, both men and women, going out of their way to support, encourage and protect me. I recognise that sadly this isn't the case for everyone. Looking back to gender-related challenges, particularly in my late teens, when I was still trying to come out of my shell, I can very easily see without the same support, how quickly you could lose all self-belief, become crippled with self-doubt, and as a result turned away from pursuing a career in music. I think role models are extremely important and beyond having someone to look up to, having another senior figure truly believe in you I think is the most empowering and uplifting thing I've ever felt as a young woman in jazz and music in general. It's really positive to see so many great programs running at a high school level including YOWO, Sweethearts and Girls Do Jazz as well as groups like All In which provide this same experience to other young females. I have to say my experience so far in jazz has been really positive. I'm extremely grateful to venues such as Paris Cat and Jazzlab for providing me with a place to regularly present original jazz and musicians who continue to book me.
I have many, all for different reasons. Darryn Farrugia, Kim May, Andrea Keller, Steve Hobbs, Xani Kolac and Kate Ceberano to name a few. I love sitting in the middle of Darryn and Kim when they talk about musical experiences theyve shared from times before I was born, soaking everything up like a sponge, to the point that it feels like I was there too!
Which tune best describes your current state of mind?
'Secret of Life' by James Taylor
Kathleen Halloran and her trio featuring Andrea Keller are playing at the Stonnington Jazz Festival on Thursday 16 May
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The degree to which the recent stress tests of big European banks by EU regulators lack credibility is becoming clear. Among a blizzard of analyses of the European Central Bank stress tests released on October 26, one by Viral Acharya of New York University and Sascha Steffen of Berlin's European School of Management and Technology stands out. It shows that the 39 banks tested by the ECB need between €80 billion and €700 billion ($101 billion to $885 billion) to withstand a scenario that the researchers insist is "conceptually similar" to the ECB's tests. That's between 3.2 and 28 times as much as the €25 billion that the ECB estimated was required by all 130 banks it tested.
The main reason for the gap has to do with the difference in their definitions of capital. While the ECB, like the Federal Reserve in its own bank stress tests, includes such items as preferred stock, goodwill and other intangible assets along with equity and deferred tax assets when analyzing "core" bank capital, the two academics exclude everything but common equity because they deem everything else illiquid.
Steffen notes that goodwill and deferred tax assets, most of which reflect losses within the eurozone, were the "primary reason" Spanish banks passed the ECB stress tests.
And the ECB still allows individual country regulators considerable leeway in assessing banks' capital and assets. German and French regulators assigned very little risk to holdings of sovereign debt, which helps explain why their banks were shown by the test to need no more than €200 million in capital under the so-called "adverse" scenario, which assumed a decline in eurozone baseline GDP of 1.9 % in 2014, 5.1% in 2015, and 6.6% in 2016. That scenario is similar to what the Fed used in its tests earlier this year.
But Steffen points out that Deutsche Bank, for example, holds more than €200 billion in sovereign debt but was judged by the ECB to have only €5 billion in risk-weighted assets. He and Acharya found that Deutsche Bank needed €77 billion in capital under their most severe scenario, compared with nothing under the ECB's adverse scenario.
Moreover, the authorities ignored the fact that banks' capital is correlated and therefore vulnerable to a downward price spiral. "Systemic risk and feedback effects … have been completely ignored in regulatory assessment," Steffen and Acharya conclude. Meanwhile, a poll showed that 51% of 531 Bloomberg data service users don't think the ECB tests were accurate.
The ECB has said it will follow up with a "business model review" of the region's banks.


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TROPIC OF CHOICE
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TRoP – The Rings of Power = good, actually
book, fiction, film critique, politics, series, storytelling / By operator / November 20, 2022 November 20, 2022
Why "The Rings of Power" is great fantasy worth watching – a long but reasonable rant (be warned, a wall of text coming, defending it from the wildlings):
Clout is a weak argument //
But – no clout could be even worse. Opinion should be an opinion, not truth or holy scripture – but in our world where platform capitalism calls every one of us to express our thoughts no matter how petty they are, putting forth an argument becomes a lost art. The average poster thinks to express dislike in a tweet is the apex of philosophical depth, no more needs to be said, and writing a blog post, oh, so 90s. We don't have time for that, we don't have time to read either. We are quick and witty and need no complexity. Good and short is the most difficult thing, any writer will tell you. People on the interwebs think it's enough to write "something" to be entitled to truth, insight or having a right to dismiss all others. It becomes social media feeding navel-gazing contests. Let's produce less fluff and get back to the old Roman art form of Rhetorics, holding a coherent speech, not just a shout out for the laughs. Until here I might have lost already 50% of the most impatient ones.
But, does my opinion count? Not really, after all it's just a story forged and enacted for entertainment. But, does yours count? Also not, because who gives a damn about our whimsical likes or dislikes of something – in the entertainment business? The producers, the cast, the social media platforms, the old Roman Senate? Your fellow audience member? Maybe little parts of the friend bubble, one may not reach more without platform help or (professional and costly) endorsement. The question is: can you coherently analyse a piece of storytelling and put your opinion in context and into sharpened words, make arguments which are beyond personal taste? To put it short, can you talk, or write…not just babble about your expectations and your feelings in half a paragraph? Moreover – is this babble based on any education or experience which separates "your wheat of opinion from the chaff"? In the age of eerie opinion wars and a society split apart through fake news, gaslighting, review-bombing, bought influence and trolls everything becomes a resonance of the political, and technology its mediator. The media may mostly play along. So what can we make of The Rings of Power recently dropped by Amazon, which Tolkien never wrote? Is it any good? I say yes.
First Blood //
The first superficial analysis of the criticisms may yield that TRoP is not failing in itself, but failing the expectations of the audience. We can ask of course, who the audience is, or where their expectations stem from. Are they particularly right wing or homophobic, do they already fight against diversity or strong female characters? Or are they from the left spectrum and get bored by the wokeness they live every day and see no need for this to get reflected in a fantasy world? What is the truth they claim the product "The Rings of Power" does not match. Most of the time, I guess, it will burn down to – their own high expectations, often not even including a good read of the source material…that means, Tolkien's books.
When an avalanche of review bombing and unfavourable hate gets hurled at Amazon's The Rings of Power, I got suspicious. Most of the repetitive slant felt more like a political campaign than a review of a fantasy saga. So, shaking my head I dare to firmly disagree here: I think it's good fantasy, actually very good fantasy, I would almost call a historical milestone. If you will, I could pitch my own emotional "taste vs. expectation" 50 cents: The high production value content is good bordering on very good with excellent moments and firm roots like Mithril running through that 300 Million EUR mountain. I like almost all of it, until the last third of the last episode – so, haters, I am fully in favour of the slow paced behemoth, and I have a ton of reasons for that. Now, let's put the shields in the ground for it.
Pulling rank //
As for throwing in personal qualifications for making this talk, I am working myself in media art, 3D production and fiction, and gave internationally workshops in storyworld building and interactive storytelling. Even when I have never worked for such a high production value series, I am not your average viewer or reviewer. In addition, as an artist I also tend to look at details, harmonies, subtleties and strengths of a conceptual and visual work, which may evade the layman's eye. I have not THE truth, as my view is still subjective, but I dare a strong opinion because of "work in that field" – which still does not mean that I do not need to be matching your taste to be "right". Before I put my opinion out giving a judgement about the whole, not just a part, I listened and I read – and of course I have read the source material. If you don't trust my arguments or my taste, then this text can only be hopefully a coherent attempt to show you other perspectives, or I am preaching to the choir. The "pulling rank" title is clickbait, there are no real ranks and a lot of people may be way more qualified than me to have a professional opinion. Regardless, I have high hopes that you read all of it, if you made it that far.
High hopes for high fantasy //
The high hopes in the project TRoP may be as big as the money spent. It's like in stock market where no one spent money but still own a lot of financial instruments, the personal expectations are being claimed as if fans of LoTR got gifted some Options and now they wanna bring home all the gains. Actually, this project does not have to do justice to the irresistible imagination of Tolkien, it has to satisfy the insatiable hunger of binge watching fans who see themselves as guardians of his legacy. Minds who do not write anything close to what Tolkien imagined, but crying out for high energy fodder, because they their own imagination may lay bare. Thus any disappointed voices sound like cultural watch dogs of traditional values of Middle Earth who do become so rigid and grunt so loudly to preserve the conservative canon that the beauty and valour of a a new narration is lost. It may exercise the core genre but in a different pace and without the clutter of the novels, and that may evade the the watch dog's vigilant eye. It's high fantasy, maybe simple, but skilfully exercised – and beautifully rendered.
Ride the Lighting //
The lighting is, is…is "wrong" some say, but why? Where is your reference, where is a bad example where this matches? Middle Earth does not exist, so we talk about believability or cinematic references. As bad as "Spacehunter – Adventures in the forbidden Zone", or "Krull", which was actually not that bad (both from 1983) – watch these 80s gems and talk to me about bad lighting. Star Trek The Original Series outdoor scenes on planets had a notoriously bad and unrealistic studio lighting – is it like this in TRofP? Nope, its technically masterfully executed, for what money can buy now, and actually a lot better than or on par with Jackson's trilogy, which already looks a bit dated after 20 years. (see e.g. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXMAgwcP7e8). Let's say, most of the time – as Jackson had years to prepare and movie sets in New Zealand, and it´s after all, cinema, not made for the screens at home. Second Tolkien´s world is an imagined world (you better believe that) and in my view the professional lighting is most of the time gorgeous no match for any cheap British TV production, let alone the horribly lit Dr. Who – just no comparison. To call it looking like the badly lit "Hollyoaks" sitcom can be called a slur, a blind man's reference, and a mean one… (for a sample see e.g. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gM6cCWtGTNk).
Sets, props, costumes //
Let's compare it to the charming series The Mandalorian by Disney, maybe the best Star Wars after the two stories, Solo and Rogue One, which were doing a good job, IMHO (also here I am intentionally getting into a minefield of strong controversies). Like Mando was significantly expanding the original Star Wars lore in a good way again for streaming, the heavy use of the Volume and backlit LED screen system technique allowed for shooting in environments already lit well realistically – in real time. This was not just slimming the post-production and cgi budget, but also allowed for innovative editing on spot (see e.g. https://blog.filmsupply.com/articles/5-takeaways-from-editing-the-mandalorian/ ). But also meant that you could simulating any environment, which does not need to get built as a set. In the end, maybe in 3D, but not being actually out there. And then came along TRoP (and Andor) to remind us that an anamorphic lens and amazing location scouting is really hard to beat no matter what technology you invent. The sets look fantastic, rich, detailed and fully rendered. From Lindon, the capital of the High Elves, Númenor, an Island Kingdom of Men, Eregion, Realm of the Elven-Smiths to the wilderlands of Rhovanion, all looks like big time set building and high class cgi. And lets not forget the gorgeous rendering of the dwarve's realm, Khazad-Dûm…only it's closeness to Babylon 5`s homeworld of the Shadows, Z'ha'dum, spooked me a bit. The props are fitting, weapons included, the sword hilt of Sauron a very good McGuffin and a simple well made dagger playing a major role. Where are the problems? I read people criticising the costumes, but honestly, I was warned and did not get distracted once by cheap fabric or painted underwear – and I was spying for it. It might be there, but overall no big mistakes on the costume front, IMHO. Yes, and I am rooting for the white vampire Orcs who have belief and can talk, being ruled by a strange master filling the power vacuum. Their costumes are on spot, most of the armour well made and befitting, only the Númenor armour a bit corny, for my taste – but the whole island has a bit of a preposterous, daft aura, which they need to overcome in the story.
Acting – less is more //
First, fantasy accents are meaningless, so the whole language discussion may be just a dead end.
Second, the critique that Galadriel is equal to bad acting is hogwash and completely unfounded. You may not like her, her face, her actions, but she is acting the character very well, no flaws. Portraying a strong woman itself is not a flaw – only for Incels and men with serious issues with the other gender. Morfydd's Galadriel has style, stern determination and something most people in our corrupt times may have lost or forgotten about: a backbone. She is dependable and unrelenting, highly focused and driven – not an inch from the path in 8 episodes. What is so bad about somebody who is not giving up, being vigilant, searching if the ugly head from the past is raking. And she is right – her "failure" or bad action shall be her perseverance? Why? Because everybody else would, including the audience? Her undeterred tenacity, her perseverance (Ihre unbeirrte Hartnäckigkeit, ihre Beharrlichkeit) is "bad acting"? – because she oozed that in every scene, and was visibly torn by it in her development, as it showed its dark sides and she got aware of that. She is young, a warrior and not yet an "elder stateswoman" – who wants to act better than Kate Blanchett? She needs to be a different, fierce base, where this character can develop from. I ask you, shall the Elf better be a Trumpist crook, to make the masses happy? An apprentice, who follows a corrupt rich white man, is that better? She was clearly badass, yet emotionally vulnerable, but reliable and steadfast, yet impulsive – a fine line she danced with strong, if not joyful determination. Was she feminin – yes, a bit, too, but first a general worthy like the best male ones, who also might have difficulties to stop ordering people around, in their private life.
The dwarves act marvellously, the couple dynamics at play a very joyful to watch and wife/husband is laid out in shades as much as old friendship/enmity, superior/rogue or father/son dynamics, all this offers tension to play with and the cast plays well – very well with it.
Let's not forget the melancholic, strange leader of the Orcs, a real surprise and a sleazy new height of evil AND empathy, preparing the grounds for, well, the people, he adopted. Yes, Orcs are people, too, get comfortable with it – just slaying them en mass may not cut it, maybe if you are a 12 year old with a wooden sword, it does. It was new to see a backstory to the Orcs and that they are seeking a homeland where to live, like all the other races. That gave the villains a human ring (pun intended), they make choices, and so do the good ones, too. This was way more black and white in the LotR.
The Harfoots (Tolkien`s idea of a common ancestry comprising 3 tribes and ending with the general Hobbits a 1000 years later) are adorable and act like in a fever dream of Shakespearean heights, Midsummer Night on Middle Earth. All of this material in TRoP has a feverish aspect to it, which I quite enjoyed. It heightened the sense of fantasy, not diminished it. There is no "real" Middle Earth, so again, the makers at Amazon help us dream it up. To soften a traditional society of stranger-shunning weird folk takes some vision, and curiosity is one of the key ingredients. To become international and trust dangerous new giants who fall onto your lap would be too much for most of the locally dwelling humans nowadays in an "enlightened" rich society, so this fantasy shows you how far courage can bring you…
Ismael Cruz Córdova as Arondir I would judge the better Elf, not because he is black, but his brooding serenity befits the character and feels superior to the all too funny and almost slapstick Legolas. His romance and tension is palpable and reflects the problem of interracial couples being still harassed, even after Shatner´s kiss with Lt. Uhura in 1968 groundbreaking episode "Plato's Stepchildren" (season 3, episode 10 of Star Trek – The Original Series). The episode is often—incorrectly—cited as the first example of an interracial kiss on television, but with all the hatred going on in a divided world lit up by racism and populism, and interracial couple still is a strong choice and necessary, unfortunately also in 2022.
Directing & script – the coming of chaos //
There is not ONE director like in LotR, there are three. So, no Peter Jackson coherence to be expected, and the material is invented by 7+ writers and. I guess an extensive writer's room in which story arcs, plots and scenes can get discussed and forged. There is a silence, a normality to establish before any conflict may come to disturb it, otherwise there is no disturbance felt. This takes a lot longer our usual "call to adventure" D&D posse in search for quests is willing to endure. It may sound boring to render peace, but it is utterly necessary for giving the quest of Galadriel weight and to fathom the destruction and doom foreshadowed by Sauron and we know will, in time become Mordor. The chaos to come has to have an established playing field it can undermine, otherwise we just have war, armies marching onto each other and riders galloping left and right to be there in time. We already had that. Its is the pretense, the pretentious assumption that there is no threat which is so precise and threatening. That a way of living is in danger, even though no cataclysm has happened in hundreds of years. Still, it will happen, and we know it. The slow and almost stealthy unfolding is the big strength of TRoP, not its weakness. We need that, because we know what's coming. Action and chaos waits, it lurks, it shows in portends, but not in full battle array. I find this very satisfying and much more real than a clear target. Direction and writing both reflect a state of disbelief, not unlike our own attitude after 70+ years of peace in the heart of Europe – we just did not belief that someone will pull off a war at our doorstep – until February 2022. There you go, all the high brow non-believers who voted to dismantle armies and dwell in the feeling we won the Cold War got thrown back into it, with no remorse. TRoP came out with an eerie timing and the chaos we have, climate crisis and inflation, pandemic and all very much sound like a fever dream Sauron is having in Mordor, unleashing his forces upon us, counting on us being divided and weak. If you wanna see dreadful fantasy writing , watch "Wheels of Time" (quite OKish, but way below the level of TRoP), or the well meant "The Witcher" series with the chaos of timelines and confused big arcs, or the last seasons of GoT ,…what a shame. Shall we painfully remind ourselves what became of the Mother of Dragons? TRoP is definitely not badly written at all, in comparison – no cringing there. But, is it better than the first five seasons of Game of Thrones with witty writing and cult dialogues, awesome conflicts and deaths, creating a cultural phenomenon? Nope, but they are also not making big mistakes, IMHO. Maybe the reveal who the big two characters are, Sauron and Gandalf really are, that was a bit dragged out too much, I admit…and wrapping it up in one episode. I go with DenofGeek in the criticism of unanswered lingering questions: "What exactly is going on with Ëarien and the palantír? Who were the Dweller, the Ascetic, and the Nomad? Are they related to Khamûl the Easterling, a Man who will eventually become that first Black Rider who sniffs for the hobbits in the Shire? Where has Isildur got to? (He's with that horse Elendil was obsessed with, isn't he?) And what's up with the Balrog now awake in Khazad-dûm?" (https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/lord-of-the-rings-of-power-episode-8-review/)
Values – better some than none //
What pleased me in TRoP, was that violence was not gratuitous or extreme. It was not depicted for gore value but when it was necessary, staying overall family friendly. A fantasy series which is underlining the right values, unlike other series which are only about power, brutality and betrayal – or slaying the next, obviously dull minded, evil monster like St. George, not asking the fair maid if the old dragon may be her friend. Middle Earth feels like a not very much veiled metaphor for the contemporary United States right now, a deeply divided society which at the core does not trust each other. The US, or even Europe as the realm of detached High Elves find a match and mirror in a fantasy series where allies are only kept together by singular cosmopolitan figures pulling personal favours and the rest is torn apart by centrifugal forces which cook up because old wounds do not heal. Like in the Western world today, bare hate gets exposed and and staying in the past is an obstacle too great to overcome to really face a common foe together, without a lot of bickering and back-stabbing. In TRoP we follow as an audience how to keep it together, not how secession and running from solidarity works, so yes, that is a very needed injection of values which almost feel lost in the real world, planet Earth.
The last third of the end – of a beginning? //
The final episode of the first season felt a bit rushed, and still, a lot of time was spent to say farewell to a courageous Harfoot who goes on an adventure, almost alone. That is fine, but all the strands do not come together smoothly – and providing no cliffhanger, more a "complicated set-up with clear next steps". Is that great, no, a bit underwhelming. The last third felt unnecessarily rushed and sketchy. The chant about the rhyme tells a lot about the rings we have seen only very shortly and in a small number. No conflicts widen, no surprise detail of a surviving cast member or his horse (twinkle) opening a door and stirring interest. We established a solid understanding of the chess board and the pieces, but no moves were made, yet. Let's see if the second season lives up to the promise to infuse this set with life – and death.
Truthful, authentic Tolkien? //
If truthfulness to the source material is a benchmark, or a solid writing published by the master himself, I argue: Jean Luc Picard would be no Star Trek, Deep Space 9 apocryphal, Cpt. Janeway a mistake and Discovery sound heresy (well in parts it was, but we forgive Michael Burnham after delivering a much better 2nd season and also the thirds is not so bad at all. I still insist, Naomi Nagata from the Expanse is the better Michael Burnham after all, beltalowdas!). Picard in his last instalment of 2 seasons, alone and in pension seems rather hopeless and forced, actually, without being able to blame Roddenberry. So one might think the conservative avid Tolkien reader deems Peter Jackson's take on the material THE canon? Well, like others I find Fellowship of the Ring outstanding – measuring up in every way possible. Then Jackson maxed out the Legolas factor – surfing the stairs in TT, surfing the Oliphaunt in RoTK. That alone moved the project out of magical Tolkien into sub – Marvel/DC comics territory. Hopeless, sorry. Canon, big, history, but hopelessly cheesy in parts – and clearly more and more for children. And now TRoP does it all wrong? It's a fantasy drama, stupid. Not reality, goddammit.
So, nothing is "as it should be" or should be held accountable for not living up to personal imagination, D&D quests while playing Middle Earth or larp The Hobbit notwithstanding. When you are twelve and all you want is hunting monsters, a gloomy grown up series about a war to come may of course make you nervous. If you want truthful Tolkien, read the books, or write fan-fiction which does a better job than the professionals hired for a lot of money doing it day-in, day-out. Every once and a while, a K. Rowling may be born out of that – but look where it got her (…not being hailed anymore to be truthful, nor authentic, I am afraid) 😉
Kudos for wading through this rather long rant, dear reader.
So long and thanks for all the daggers not welded together into a throne or a sofa, or a chaise lounge…being a blacksmith is definitely the most dangerous trade in any fantasy world.
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Q: How to create object id:name format in Reactjs Currently in my application, I have some data contains id and name.
data = [
  {id: 1, name: 'user 1'},
  {id: 2 , name: 'user 2'}
]

I want to display in id:name format
{id: "name", id: "name" ....}
{1 : "user 1" , 2: "user 2" ...}

A: You can use reduce to create the object this way

const array = [
 {id : 1,name : "user 1"}, {id :2 , name : "user 2"}
];
const object = array.reduce((o, s) => {
   o[s.id] = s.name;
   return o;
}, {});
console.log(object);

A: You could loop through your data and transform it into a new object. This is how I would do it so the key is the id like your example and the value is the name. and if you want more properties set to the key you could even just set it to person instead of person.name.
data.reduce((hash, person) => {
  return hash[person.id] = person.name
}, {})

Here are the docs for the reduce method.

A: In order to change that array of objects the way you want to, I would probably do it as follows:

let obj = {};
data.map(e => {
  obj[e.id] = e.name;
});

Hope it helps

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