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Hosting the Oscars Is a Great Job—So Why Doesn't Anyone Want It?
The last time the show avoided a host, it was a disaster. The Academy should avoid that at all costs.
By Sean Fennessey Jan 3, 2019, 8:50am EST
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It's been 30 years since the Academy Awards did not have a host. Do you remember it? That was the year Rain Man won Best Picture in a walk, leading all nominations with eight and wins with four. There were innovations and wrinkles at the 61st Oscars: Presenters began to say "And the Oscar goes to …" rather than the standard "And the winner is …" Comic writer Bruce Vilanch, a longtime Oscars staple, was hired to pen bits for the ceremony for the first time by show producer Allan Carr. Lucille Ball made her final public appearance. Throughout the night, real-life Hollywood couples like Bruce Willis and Demi Moore, Farrah Fawcett and Ryan O'Neal, Geena Davis and Jeff Goldblum, and Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell presented awards. Beau, Jeff, and Lloyd Bridges appeared together, as did Vertigo stars Kim Novak and Jimmy Stewart. Composer and three-time Oscar winner Marvin Hamlisch served as musical arranger for the show. It was the year of Big, Working Girl, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Dangerous Liaisons, The Last Temptation of Christ, Bull Durham, A Fish Called Wanda, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, and Married to the Mob, all of which were nominated in some form. It was a wonderful movie year. To celebrate it, the Oscars decided to open the show with this:
Please watch all of this, if you can spare the time. It is the nadir of awards shows, no easy title to claim. This clip cannot be found on the Academy's official YouTube page. It is described by its astute uploader as "The 11 minutes that ruined Hollywood producer Allan Carr's career forever." That seems grand, but it's true. Carr was a hugely successful manager and producer for decades, notably staging La Cage Aux Folles on Broadway and producing Grease. He was a no-brainer choice for the Oscars, an over-the-top showman expected to bring razzle-dazzle to a ceremony that had handed nine awards to Bernardo Bertolucci's The Last Emperor the year before. His big idea—to blend old Hollywood glamour with newfangled celebrity—resulted in the show's most infamous moment ever. There have been entire profiles dedicated to Eileen Bowman, the young actress who portrayed Snow White in that opening number. Her career, too, was ruined that night. Its legacy lives on to this day. Rob Lowe continues to self-loathingly dine out on his participation.
Seriously, this "best pop movie" category is the worst idea the Academy has had since they asked me to sing with Snow White.
— Rob Lowe (@RobLowe) August 9, 2018
In a time before the internet, the 1989 Oscars were a media fiasco. The New York Times' Janet Maslin opened her review of the show like this: "The 61st Academy Awards ceremony began by creating the impression that there would never be a [62nd]." Disney sued the Academy for copyright infringement over its use of Snow White's likeness. An open letter to Carr signed by 17 Hollywood luminaries—among them Billy Wilder, Julie Andrews, Paul Newman, and Gregory Peck—derided the production as an "embarrassment to … the entire motion picture industry." So that was tough.
There's a lesson here: Don't let Rob Lowe sing at your awards show. There's one more: Hire a host. We are fewer than eight weeks away from the 91st Academy Awards, and the show doesn't have one. And without one, trouble—and the perilous ideas of ambitious producers—awaits. We're one month removed from the Kevin Hart mishegas, one of the most fascinating and unnecessary self-owns of the century, and a new host has not emerged. Not a credible rumor either, just a torrent of blog posts with largely unrealistic suggestions. Some, like my boss Bill Simmons, have suggested a kind of rotating committee of four or more high-grade performers—say, Tom Hanks, Meryl Streep, Denzel Washington, and Oprah—to serve as guides for the evening, if not exactly hosts. It wouldn't be unprecedented. When people think Oscars host, they tend to visualize Billy Crystal or Whoopi Goldberg or Bob Hope or Johnny Carson or Ellen DeGeneres. But the Oscars has featured three or more hosts for a single ceremony 12 times. In the mid-'70s—a period that saw Rocky, The Godfather and Part II, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, The Sting, and The French Connection take home the big prize—there was routinely four hosts. The last time it happened, in 1987, Chevy Chase, Goldie Hawn, and ol' Crocodile Dundee himself, Paul Hogan, shared the honors. It was fine.
There is a feeling that hosting the Oscars has been toxified. Ratings are dropping for live televised events at a precipitous rate. Awards shows seem more frivolous than ever. And maybe it just isn't worth it. Taking the gig means arranging a Hubble telescope directly over the database of your entire life. Bad tweets? You're out. A history with blackface? No. Are you a "fun" actor? Beware the curse of Hathaway and Franco. Want to sing about boobs? Not here you won't. And yet, even with these pitfalls, hosting the Oscars is one of the last true fame grabs on earth. If you want to raise your profile—and honestly, why else would one want to host an awards show?—the Oscars is the closest one can come to maximum exposure right now, shy of singing the national anthem at the Super Bowl or being blasted on Twitter by the president. Last year, 26.5 million people in America watched the Oscars. After seven football games, an episode of This Is Us that aired after one of those games, and the premiere of Roseanne, the Oscars were the most-watched program of 2018. And with a bounceback year inevitable thanks to the likely presence of Black Panther and A Star Is Born in the Best Picture race, as well as some Netflix films—particularly Alfonso Cuarón's Roma—that will likely have been seen by more people than have seen many Oscar front-runners in recent memory, there's a case to be made that this could be the most populist ceremony since 2004, when Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King won Best Picture. This is an easy sell. Picture the headlines: "Lin-Manuel Miranda Saves the Academy!" "Ellen Confirmed as Oscars' Reigning Queen!" "The Rock Delivers a People's Elbow to Falling Ratings!"
The Academy wants a host that is not socially divisive or politically outspoken and one that also does not appeal primarily to older viewers, with the assumption that they'll be watching regardless, according to The Hollywood Reporter's Scott Feinberg. I'd argue that's a bit like trying to buy a horse without the manure, but maybe there's a middle ground. Feinberg suggests John Legend and Chrissy Teigen, box-tickers who are accomplished, highly visible on social media, and well-connected in Hollywood. Sure. I could see it. Because what I think Legend and Teigen most desire, where their thirst is deepest, is exposure. They want to be seen and heard, no matter the platform or the cost of embarrassment. That doesn't exactly make them unique in Hollywood. Perhaps it's true that the Academy has been turned down by a great many candidates at this point. And maybe that's because the gig doesn't pay as much as you'd expect. Or maybe everyone has bad tweets; it certainly seems that way every day. But we won't know until this process becomes more public. I'd welcome a bake-off, a competition show to host. In some respects, the Oscars' hosting position is hallowed ground reserved for Hollywood's finest ambassadors. On the other hand, Paul Hogan did it once. Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis once wrote, "Publicity is justly commended as a remedy for social and industrial diseases. Sunlight is said to be the best of disinfectants; electric light the most efficient policeman." Maybe he was talking about hosting the Oscars.
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Despite bookmarks, social media, etc…, domain names are still very important to the success of the websites and blogs built upon them. A great domain name can be the difference between a successful website or blog and one that is doomed to become a failure.
If you were to ask someone "Where did you get that great shirt?" and they said "I got it at this really great website called superstorename.com." it is likely to be remembered by that person and they in turn might visit that website to see what they offer. On the other hand if you asked someone the same question and they replied by saying "I faved a Tweet by someone I came across online and there was a website link in one of their previous Tweets and I followed that link and found this great online store who's domain name I can't remember." then it is highly unlikely that you will receive a visit to your website because there is not a memorable domain name they will remember.
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The name has a .com extension if a good and relevant one is available.
One of the arguments that some people have as to why they don't think that a great domain name is that important of a role on the success a websites has is that they assume that web surfers will bookmark or subscribe to a given website after they have visited a particular website if they like it enough.
Most of the time, this is not the usually the case for most website visitors. Most people will need to come across a particular website many times before they decide that they are going to bookmark the website.
Usually on their first visit to a website, they will come to that site by following a link on another website or blog or from a link found in a web search from a search engine. A great domain name, however, can play a very important role weather or not that website visitor remembers that website to return for another visit. If the domain name is easy for website visitors to remember and easy to spell, more visitors will come back to that website for future visits. If the domain is too long, too hard to spell or remember, however, there is a great chance that the visitor will not return to that website in the future.
I'm not just talking about website visitors that will remember your domain name and type it directly into the URL address bar of their web browser later. If your domain is too long, too hard to spell or the name is irrelevant to what is on the website then there's a very good chance that the site visitor will completely forget about the website and never return to it in the future. After a few days that website visitor most likely won't remember the name of that website and forget it exists. A short and catchy domain name will, on the other hand, stick on the mind of that website visitor. Even if that website visitor is not able to type it into the URL bar in their web browser, Google, Bing or other search engine will be there to help him/her find your website.
Another point to think about is the connection between the domain name of your website and the brand of the business. If your website has dozens, hundreds or even more similar type of websites competing for the same niche, the brand name relevancy will be highly determinant. Then if you realize that the brand of any website is heavily anchored to its domain name, you'll see how important a great domain name becomes.
Over 376 out of 500 domains had 14 characters or less, more than 75% of them.
The average number of words was 1.83.
The most common domain name, statistically had 9 characters in the name and 2 words.
94.4% of the domains had a .com or .net domain extension.
only 8 out of the top 500 domains (less than 2%) contained a dash in the name.
There are exceptions to the rules, but these are rare.
It's just like when you are discussing smoking and the health problems it causes. Even though statistics have found that smoking will reduce most people's life expectancy by 20 years or so, there's always someone that has a friend, family member or someone else that they know or know of that smoked their whole life and still lived to the age of 100 years or maybe more.
That friend, family member or whomever that person was represents the exception to the rules/statistics, but that does not diminish the validity of the statistics. The same exceptions, although they are rare, apply to what we have shown above, even if you know a popular website with a really long or weird domain name.
So, does this means that if you have a longer, a hard to remember domain name or so on, your website is then doomed to fail? No, by no means is that what we are trying to say. We are just saying that if you have a competitor in your particular niche that has a much better domain name, you are going to need to produce better content, offer better services, or spend more money in promotion your website to compensate for that.
So the bottom line is that if you are starting a new website or are doing a complete overhaul, make sure to get the best domain name that you can find/get within your particular budget.
If you have a comment, question or something else to share, please leave a reply below!


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package com.github.skempken.rapdemo.spring;

import org.eclipse.rap.rwt.RWT;
import org.eclipse.rap.rwt.service.UISession;
import org.springframework.beans.factory.ObjectFactory;
import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.Scope;

/**
 * Custom Spring scope binding to RAP's UISession. This way, each UI session can
 * hold its own Sring beans (e.g., View Controllers)
 *
 * @author Sebastian Kempken
 *
 */
public class UISessionScope implements Scope {

	/*
	 * (non-Javadoc)
	 *
	 * @see org.springframework.beans.factory.config.Scope#get(java.lang.String,
	 * org.springframework.beans.factory.ObjectFactory)
	 */
	public Object get(String name, ObjectFactory<?> objectFactory) {
		final Object presentObject = RWT.getUISession().getAttribute(name);
		if (presentObject == null) {
			final Object newInstance = objectFactory.getObject();
			RWT.getUISession().setAttribute(name, newInstance);
			return newInstance;
		} else {
			return presentObject;
		}
	}

	/*
	 * (non-Javadoc)
	 *
	 * @see org.springframework.beans.factory.config.Scope#getConversationId()
	 */
	public String getConversationId() {
		return RWT.getUISession().getId();
	}

	/*
	 * (non-Javadoc)
	 *
	 * @see
	 * org.springframework.beans.factory.config.Scope#registerDestructionCallback
	 * (java.lang.String, java.lang.Runnable)
	 */
	public void registerDestructionCallback(String name, Runnable callback) {
		// Nothing to do

	}

	/*
	 * (non-Javadoc)
	 *
	 * @see
	 * org.springframework.beans.factory.config.Scope#remove(java.lang.String)
	 */
	public Object remove(String name) {
		final UISession uiSession = RWT.getUISession();
		final Object presentObject = uiSession.getAttribute(name);
		uiSession.removeAttribute(name);
		return presentObject;
	}

	/*
	 * (non-Javadoc)
	 *
	 * @see
	 * org.springframework.beans.factory.config.Scope#resolveContextualObject
	 * (java.lang.String)
	 */
	public Object resolveContextualObject(String name) {
		return null;
	}

}

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Q: First list is sorted and the other is unsorted now which is the better approach to merge both list I have one Sorted ArrayList A and one unsorted ArrayList B, now I want to merge items of B in A such that A remains sorted.
Now I can think of only two ways to do this.

First one is to sort Arraylist B and then have two index positions one for Arraylist A and other for Araylist B, then we will move index
  one by one to insert B list's item in A.

Let us assume size of Arraylist A be n and size of Arraylist B bem.
Order of complexity will be O(m Log(m))(for sorting ArrayList B) + O(n + m).

Second Approach is just have an index on ArrayListaylist B and then use Binary search to place item from Arraylist B to A.

Order of complexity will be O(Log(n) * m).
Now can anybody please tell me which approach should i opt, also if you can think of any other approach better than these two then please mention.

A: It depends on the relative size of n and m.
When n > m*log(m) the run time of the first algorithm with complexity O(m*Log(m) + max(n,m))  would be dominated by that linear term on n (notice in this scenario max(n,m)=n as n > m*log(m)). In this case the second algorithm with complexity O(log(n) * m) would be better.
The exact practical cutoff point would depend on the constant factor for each algorithm particular implementations, but in principle, the second algorithm becomes better as n gets bigger in relation to m, and eventually becomes the better option. In other words, for every possible value of m there exists a big enough value for n for which the second algorithm is better.
EDIT: THE ABOVE IS PARTLY WRONG
I answered assuming the given complexities for both algorithms, but now I'm not sure the complexity for second one is correct. You propose inserting each number from the unsorted list into the sorted list using binary search, but how  exactly would you do this? If you have a linked list you can not do binary search. If  you have an array you need to displace part of the array on each insert and that is a linear overhead on each insert. I'm not sure if there is a way to achieve this with a more complex data structure, but you can not do this with either a linked list or an array.
To clarify, if you had two algorithms with those time complexities, then my original answer holds, but your second algorithm doesn't have the O(m log(n)) complexity we assumed.

A:
1st Approach: m * log(n) = O(mlgn)
2nd Approach: m * log(m) + n + m = O(mlgm)

if n <= m {
   1st approach
} else {
   2nd approach
}

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Q: Sum unique values with multiple criteria
Hello,
I need an equivalent formula to sum unique values based on some criteria.
The results I want is in column E. There are 2 criteria(first one on column D and the second one, column B must be ">10".
Now I use this formula:
{=SUM(IF(FREQUENCY(IF($A$2:$A$10=D2,IF($B$2:$B$10>10,MATCH($B$2:$B$10,$B$2:$B$10,0))),ROW($B$2:$B$10)-ROW($B$2)+1),$B$2:$B$10))}
The problem with this formula, is that it can't be set with FormulaArray inVBA.I understand that I can use evaluate to extract the result but all I want is to have a formula on every cell from column E, that can calculate correct.
Thank you !

A: I had to try a couple methods before I found one that works, but I got 'er figured out.
Paste these functions into a module:
Public Function SumIfIf(rgeData As Range, matchCriteria As String, numCompCriteria As String) As Double

    Dim c As Range, arr_Distinct() As String, x As Long, totalOut As Double, str_ConcatRgeRow As String
    ReDim arr_Distinct(0)

    totalOut = 0
    If InStr("<>=", Left(numCompCriteria, 1)) = 0 Then numCompCriteria = "=" & numCompCriteria

    For Each c In rgeData.Columns(1).Cells
        str_ConcatRgeRow = c.Value & c.Offset(0, rgeData.Columns.Count - 1).Value
        If Not IsInArray(arr_Distinct, str_ConcatRgeRow) Then
            ReDim Preserve arr_Distinct(UBound(arr_Distinct) + 1)
            arr_Distinct(UBound(arr_Distinct)) = str_ConcatRgeRow
            If Evaluate(c.Value = matchCriteria) And Evaluate("=(" & c.Offset(0, rgeData.Columns.Count - 1).Value & numCompCriteria & ")") Then
                totalOut = totalOut + c.Offset(0, rgeData.Columns.Count - 1).Value
            End If
        End If
    Next c

    SumIfIf = totalOut

End Function

Function IsInArray(arrToCheck As Variant, valToFind As Variant) As Boolean
    Dim x As Long
    IsInArray = False
    For x = 1 To UBound(arrToCheck)
        If arrToCheck(x) = valToFind Then IsInArray = True
    Next x
End Function

In the case of your example, you'd use it like this:

Usage:
SumIfIf(rgeData As Range, matchCriteria As String, numCompCriteria As String)
rgeData  =  a range of any number of rows and at least 2 columns
The function matches:

*

*the left-most column for exact matches to 'matchCriteria', and

*the right-most column for matches to 'numCompCriteria'
...and then:

*

*returns the sum of numCompCriteria matches

*where [matchCriteria] + [numCompCriteria] is unique.
matchCriteria = a text or numeric identifier, to be matched exactly
numCompCriteria = a numeric identifier specific as a string starting with > or < or = like you would specify simple criteria for the SumIf worksheet function.

*

*Examples of numCompCriteria: "=10", "<=10", "10"

I'm at my screen-time limit for the day; Let me know if you want further explanation. In the meantime hopefully this solves your issue.  :)
+1 to the Question for the challenge, which had the bonus of being just what I needed for something I'm working on too!

Update, further to @BOB's question:
The line of code that does the comparison is this one:
If Evaluate(c.Value = matchCriteria) And Evaluate("=(" & c.Offset(0, rgeData.Columns.Count - 1).Value & numCompCriteria & ")") Then

so depending on your needs there are a few ways you could change it.
Quick and dirty, if your new criteria is permanent, replace the above line with:
If Evaluate(c.Value = matchCriteria) _
    And Evaluate("=(" & c.Offset(0, rgeData.Columns.Count - 1).Value & ">10" & ")") _
    And Evaluate("=(" & c.Offset(0, rgeData.Columns.Count - 1).Value & "<=35" & ")") _
    Then

Note that this won't be using the value of numCompCriteria anymore but you'd still have to specify something, or else remove the argument from the function declaration. Or, adjust it add more parameters for your new criteria.
Following that pattern you can add all the criteria you like. The way it's used here, "Evaluate" is returning True or False.  You can demonstrate with:
debug.print Evaluate ("=(10>35)")

and in the code above
c.Offset(0, rgeData.Columns.Count - 1).Value

returns the value of the right-most column.


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Starting with the Universe
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Boris Artzybasheff, R. Buckminster Fuller, 1963
Buckminster Fuller: Starting With the Universe
The Whitney Museum of American Art
June 26–September 21, 2008
It was on the coral island of D'Arros in the Seychelles Archipelago, in February 1978, that Prince Shahram Pahlavi of Iran, nephew to the last shah of Iran, convened a meeting of fifteen of the world's foremost environmental advocates. Their task? "To develop a strategy for preserving the earth." The Very Reverend James Parks Morton recalled of then-eighty-three-year-old Buckminster Fuller, "Bucky on the subject morning, noon, and night, was overwhelming."
In addition to seeing him at our group gatherings, which Bucky dominated, I met with him privately… I asked him how we should continue building New York's Cathedral of St. John the Divine for the solar age.
By the time we left D'Arros, Bucky… had volunteered to plan with me over the next few months how to complete the cathedral as a vast solar bioshelter to export solar energy to the local community.
The great polymath Fuller visited Morton some months afterward and delivered a sermon from his pulpit, expounding on the idea at length; but in the years that followed, the plan was substantially reduced in scale. Today, St. John the Divine, the church of Morton's parish, is still under construction, though its present design doesn't call for the bioshelter conceived on D'Arros. At the time of Morton and Fuller's meeting, mass demonstrations were already underway in Tehran. In a little less than a year, their host, along with his uncle, would be exiled from Iran.
The D'Arros episode brought together a number of set pieces from the Fuller drama, as typically staged by his critics — the speechifying, the starry-eyed client, the big zilch at the end. In this instance, however, there was the added intrigue of a political environment so grave and (in hindsight, at least) so obvious, that it turned the whole production into a farce. There was Bucky, scheming under the banyans as the world burned! Known as a visionary in the fields of design and engineering, Fuller was afflicted from childhood with bad eyes, and perhaps his shortsightedness extended to politics, as well.
That's a serious charge: Fuller's reputation as a technological utopian, his counterculture cred in the 1960s, even the common gripe of his detractors that he was too ambitious, all have rested on the presumption that Fuller was, if not strictly engagé, at least an authentic radical. But what if the famous revolutionary wasn't revolutionary enough?
Building Construction—Dymaxion Deployment Unit, United States Patent Office no. 2,343,764, filed March 21, 1941, serial no. 384,509, granted March 7, 1944. Invented by Buckminster Fuller, from the portfolio, Inventions: Twelve Around One, 1981. Image courtesy Carl Solway Gallery, Cincinnati
That Fuller rarely paused to consider the possibility of a meaningful resistance to existing political conditions shouldn't be news. Still, architect and critic Felicity Scott, in her recently published Architecture or Techno-Utopia, makes it a revelation: Scott perceives a politically regressive paranoia at the heart of Fuller's world-saving project. It's an important point, too, because it upends the prevailing arguments both for and against Fuller — all of which have become rather tiresome. Fuller is one of those cyclical saints to whom architects start praying once every few years, only to be forgotten again. Right now we're witnessing one such turn of the wheel.
The latest Fuller moment began, by rough estimate, in 2006, around the time of the exhibition Best of Friends: Buckminster Fuller and Isamu Noguchi and was sustained by the recent environmental fetish in architecture. It came to a head this past summer, with Fuller shows at Max Protetch, Carl Solway, and Sebastian + Barquet galleries and a series of events at the Center for Architecture in New York; it reached its apex with the exhibition at the Whitney Museum of American Art, Starting with the Universe, which closed September 21.
Many of the works on paper at the Whitney were splendid: early graphite plans for the proposed Dymaxion Dwelling Machine; a screenprint of Fuller's Synergetic Building Construction system, featuring the design schematics against the background of a New York streetscape; the Harlem Redesign of 1965, giant cylindrical pylons spaced at intervals over Upper Manhattan, manifesting the mutual influence between Fuller and Louis Kahn. There were a few surprises, as well, in particular a Collector's Room designed for architect Ely Jacques Kahn (no relation to Louis), whose relationship with Fuller might warrant further study. But too many drawings and renderings took the life out of the exhibition, occasionally recreating the atmosphere of a taxidermist's lab. There was of course the familiar MoMA Dymaxion House model, along with a Dymaxion Car from the Harrah Collection in the main floor gallery and any number of smaller models and structural elements besides. All in all, the show felt dutiful, relevant, and dull.
Proposal: A Geodisic Hangar, Plan Projection, Geodisic Dome, Styrofoam or Tubular Aluminum, 1951. Department of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries. Photograph by Ben Blackwell
"Relevant" was the theme of Nicolai Ourossoff's review for the Times, though he hardly confessed any opinion about the quality of the curatorial work. The Whitney got its kindest critique from Alistair Gordon of the Architect's Newspaper, a reaction made only slightly suspect by the fact that Gordon's most recent book is a celebratory volume on mid-century experimental design. The takedowns came, predictably perhaps, from the New Yorker's Elizabeth Kolbert in an unflattering June 9, 2008, Fuller profile and from Martin Filler of the New York Review of Books in October, who not only tied Fuller and his chicanery to a lamppost but put the show's curators, K Michael Hayes and Dana Miller, there as well.
Hayes, at least, probably had it coming. His essay in the accompanying catalogue is remarkable chiefly for its credulity. While Hayes recognizes that architects of today should not look to Fuller for "reflexivity… or radical cultural critique," he doesn't care to admit just how profoundly un-reflexive Fuller really was, or what repercussions that uncritical posture had for architects of his day or ours. Rather than taking Fuller for either a genius or a charlatan, we might, like Scott, detect in him a foreshadowing of some of contemporary architecture's latent contradictions: its best minds wandering among imagined solutions conjured in idyllic isolation. They might as well be on D'Arros — in fact, they could be. The prince still owns the island, and it's available for rent at $7,500 per day, all inclusive.
Kids, Winter 2009
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The Interactive Achievement Awards recognized the year's best console and computer games, but not arcade videogames. For years, arcades had been consistently stereotyped as breeding grounds for violence, but fortunately, they began changing for the better. Disney followed Gameworks' lead and opened DisneyQuest, a five-story entertainment center at Walt Disney World. While similar to those at Gameworks, the attractions at DisneyQuest featured Disney characters and themes. Disney planned an additional twenty DisneyQuest centers around the country, with the rest scheduled to be built in Chicago in 1999.
Although big seemed to be better, Gameworks began opening smaller entertainment centers. The new Gameworks Studios were one-third the size of the regular Gameworks centers, yet featured big, brand-new arcade games that were just too expensive for older, smaller arcades to support. Just as the movie industry had to find unique ways to get people away from their TVs and into theaters during the fifties, arcade manufacturers were facing the same dilemma. One calamity resulting from this shift to the home was the closing of Acclaim's coin-op division early in the year.
Meanwhile, another Japanese arcade company continued churning out machines that the public clamored to play. Following the success of Beatmania, Konami released Beatmania 2ndMix in March. The new version followed the same game play as the original, but included a new mix of songs. In September, Konami released Beatmania 3rdMix.


The house was well equipped beyond our expectations, was perfectly clean and tidy and all the little extras made it a wonderful welcome. The location was good for us too. We had a brilliant holiday.
Everything we wanted pus lots of extra thoughtful little touches.
After Mel's helpful instructions of how to find the cottage very useful. Every little detail thought of and some. Will definately try and return someday.
Mel had left eggs, jam, biscuits for both us and the dogs and more, plus a welcome message. We visited a different beach every day and did some woodland walks too, but it was great to come home to a lovely warm cottage and relax in the evenings. 10/10!
So quite and in a lovely area had a great time would recommend to anyone!
We had a week there last year and did not hesitate to trbook this year. We would recommend this cottage to friends and family. Melanie the owner goes that extra mile to make your stay a happy one. We can not thank her enough for all the extra things she provides and puts a lot of thought into making her guests comfortable and memorable.
The owner has thought of everything that guests might need. Light, airy and immaculately clean. If you like an absolutely rural location then you will not be disappointed.
It was very clean with a lot of homely touches. Mel the owner is lovely and friendly. It's in a good position to travel all over Cornwall. We had great walks with our dogs.
Very quiet and rural yet within driving distance of town facilities such as shops, pubs, and petrol stations. The cottage is well appointed and very clean. It is a home from home with everything one would need, such as cooking facilities, washing machine, dish washer etc. The owner also added those little special extras such as fresh flowers, milk, eggs, tea, coffee, loads of dvd's, books, and doggy treats. A nice comfortable lounge with tv and DVD player, and freesat. Bed was comfortable and there was good wardrobe space. The kitchen is large with lots of cupboard space and a table and chairs. The garden is enclosed with a sitting area with table and chairs. We really enjoyed our week at the cottage and will use it again if we visit that area of Cornwall again. Highly recommended.
Mel had left various treats for us and the flowers in every room made a lovely touch. We got out and about every day but for anyone who wanted to totally unwind and relax Swift Cottage was the place to be. Would definitely recommend to anyone.
Beautifully clean, well equipped and very welcoming. Owner very helpful too. Cottage is ideally placed for travel to the south coast and of course the A38 which will take you into Truro with lots of other places to see on the way. A brilliant place, one to which we will return.
The Cottage was beautiful and our dog settled in and enjoyed it as much as we did, everything was catered for and exceptionally clean would not hesitate to recommend it.
Fresh flowers, tea, coffee & milk etc were most welcome after our 6 hour journey from Sheffield. We had a superb holiday, as the weather was glorious and hot all week and Swift Cottage was an excellent base for us to explore Looe, Polperro, Charlestown & Fowey etc and we enjoyed quite a few coastal walks with our dog Alfie. The nearby Deer Forest Park was an excellent place to walk Alfie on the really hot days as the shade of the trees made it a perfect place to walk. Thankfully the weather was nice as there is no hairdryer in the property and I have very long hair and failed to pack mine as all the previous cottages I have stayed in have supplied one. My own fault I guess, but if you do need a hairdryer, don't forget to pack one.
Well equipped and well maintained property. We were unfortunate to be staying during 'the beast from the east' and snowstorm, it was -5 degrees outside but the cottage was a warm and cosy 'bolt hole'. Will definitely be booking again.
We stayed at Swift Cottage from 8th to the 15th July 2017. We opened the door and immediately we fell in love with it. On a big message board was a WELCOME message written by Mel and as she knew it was our Golden Wedding with the help of our Daughters she had left us a bottle of Presecco in the fridge and a card to celebrate how thoughtful of her. The cottage was perfect and a welcome pack was there which was so nice including, milk, Cornish ginger biscuits, teabags bottle of Cornish cider, coffee, jam . In every room there was a vase of fresh flowers the cottage was perfect. We could not recommend this cottage enough spotlessly clean and lots of quirky bits and pieces around. The garden was lovely and lot of thought had been put into it. There were solar lights and electric lights outside making it so peaceful and romantic perfect for our 50th Wedding Anniversary. We would recommend Swift Cottage to our friends and family. we are looking at booking it again next year !!
Beautiful rural location easy accesss to popular Looe and Polperro .
Ideal for that special romantic time away together, this spacious barn conversion sits in the sleepy village of East Taphouse, near Looe in charming Cornwall.
Set alongside a small collection of character cottages, down a long winding farm lane off the road to the famous fishing port of Looe, Swift Cottage is perfect for touring this delightful area or for simply relaxing amongst glorious countryside close to the sea.
As you arrive at the cottage you immediately sense the homely welcoming feel that greets you; walk through the pretty garden and enter to find the property has been beautifully finished.
Passing through the well-equipped kitchen and dining area, you turn down a step to the hallway where first you have the cosy sitting room with its large comfortable sofa and then down a further three steps to the tastefully-furnished bedroom, which adjoins the shower room.
Outside, the wonderful English country garden is a delightful spot to sit and relax in at any time of day and a few steps up from the garden is the sun-kissed patio with barbecue, providing the perfect place for alfresco dining.
With Looe and Polperro both only a short distance away and the cities of Truro and Plymouth within half an hour's drive for some of the best shopping in the South West, your options are endless.
For a really relaxing break amongst beautiful peaceful surroundings, in a wonderful part of Cornwall, Swift Cottage is hard to beat for a rural, romantic getaway.


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Six threatened historic world sites receive American Express funding
16 May 2012 Randy GenerLeave a comment
NEW YORK CITY: Six historic sites around the world received $1 million in grant funding, it was announced May 14. This funding represents the first allocation from a $5 million, five-year grant to the World Monument Fund. Each of the six locations was among the at-risk historical sites included on the 2012 World Monuments Watch list, announced in October 2011. American Express is founding sponsor of the Watch program.
The projects receiving funding are the Ruta de la Amistad in Mexico City, Mexico; Salvador de Bahia, Brazil; Balaji Ghat in Varanasi, India; the Canterbury Provincial Government buildings in Christchurch, New Zealand; the ruins of the former Cathedral of Saint Michael in Coventry, United Kingdom; and the town of Sawara in Japan.
"WMF is grateful to American Express for its longstanding commitment to the World Monuments Watch," says Bonnie Burnham, President of World Monuments Fund, in a prepared released. "Over the years, the company's steadfast support has helped to preserve 138 sites in 62 countries, benefiting both the local populations and the many people from across the globe who visit them for their beauty and to learn about history and culture."
"American Express remains committed to preserving and sustaining historic and culturally significant sites," says Ed Gilligan, Vice Chairman of American Express. "These places serve to unite communities, and we are proud to play a role in ensuring that they continue to be enjoyed far into the future."
Historic sites selected to rece
ive grant funding include:
Balaji Ghat, Varanasi, India: Located on the banks of the Ganges River, Balaji Ghat dates from 1735 and is an important example of the buildings, called ghats, constructed along the Ganges to serve pilgrims worshipping at the holy river. There are 84 ghats in the holy city of Varanasi, one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities and a major Hindu pilgrimage destination. Balaji Ghat, once the home of the Banaras Gharana music school, has suffered two collapses in recent years due to the combination of heavy visitation and lack of maintenance.
The American Express award will support the current plan for adaptive reuse of the building, transforming it into a cultural center for tourists and pilgrims, showcasing the history and heritage of the region. The initial phase of conservation will restore the first three floors of the building and provide new visitor amenities, along with exhibition installations and a performance space.
Canterbury Provincial Government Buildings, C
hristchurch, New Zealand: Built in the mid-nineteenth century, Canterbury Provincial Government Buildings have remained relatively unchanged through the twentieth century. The High Victorian Gothic Revivalbuildings were an important local destination and tourist attraction. The buildings were also used as an educational and event space until earthquakes in September 2010 and February 2011 reduced large sections of the buildings to rubble. Disaster-response efforts have understandably focused on the thousands of displaced Christchurch residents whose homes were severely damaged, as well as the rebuilding of critical infrastructure.
The American Express award will support efforts to restore salvaged artifacts and to promote the future rebuilding of the Canterbury Provincial Government Buildings, helping to ensure that the buildings' heritage lives on for generations to come.
Christchurch 1880: Canterbury Provincial Council Buildings (Photo credit: Canterbury Heritage)
Cathedral Church of St. Michael, Coventry, United Kingdom: More commonly known as Coventry Cathedral, the Cathedral Church of St. Michael was gutted by incendiary bombs during World War II. When a new cathedral was built, a decision was made to keep the shell of the old cathedral as a gathering place and reminder of the effects of war. Decades of exposure to the elements have deteriorated the medieval sandstone, necessitating a conservation program to ensure that the ruins endure.
The American Express award will support the development of a comprehensive management plan for the ruins. Structural stabilization and repair of the ruins will also be undertaken, along with the conservation of the medieval stained glass that was salvaged and stored during the war.
Ruta de la Amistad, Mexico City, Mexico: This series of specially commissioned outdoor sculptures was developed for the 1968 Olympic Games. Nineteen of the large-scale sculptures lined the 17-kilometer route, while three others were positioned outside of stadiums. The sculptures were created by contemporary artists from five continents. In the decades since its creation, the Ruta de la Amistad has become a major artery in Mexico City. Growth has obscured many of the artworks, and many have deteriorated from pollution and lack of maintenance, while construction of an elevated toll road along the route has necessitated the relocation of some of the sculptures. A major effort is underway to restore and relocate all of the sculptures as part of a new cultural corridor to highlight their significance and enable visitation.
The award will support conservation efforts, as well as the development of an interpretive program, including maps and signage, to support tourism.
Salvador de Bahia, Brazil: Founded in 1549, Salvador de Bahia was Brazil's first capital. Today, this modern-day metropolis of three million inhabitants contains a historic center (Centro Histórico) comprising a streetscape of colonial-era buildings housing some 80,000 residents. Since the 1970s, the social and physical condition of the Centro Histórico has deteriorated as a result of economic decline, increased crime, and decaying infrastructure.
The award will support efforts to install an interpretation center in the historic center devoted to the culture and heritage of Bahia.
Sawara, Japan: This picturesque, historic canal town in the Kantō region of Japan was included on the 2012 Watch along with other areas of eastern Japan affected by the devastating earthquake in March 2011. The town flourished during the Edo period (1603–1867) and is characterized by more than 300 historic examples of a distinctive style of Edo townhouse known as machiya, which functioned as both residence and workspace. More than a third of these were damaged by the disaster.
The American Express award will support the conservation of seven of Sawara's most treasured machiya.
World Monuments Watch
Launched in 1996 and issued every two years, the World Monuments Watch calls international attention to threatened cultural-heritage sites around the world. Watch listing provides an opportunity for sites and their nominators to raise public awareness, foster local participation, advance innovation and collaboration, and demonstrate effective solutions. The process also serves as a vehicle for requesting World Monument Fund assistance for select projects.
American Express is a global services company, providing customers with access to products, insights, and experiences that enrich lives and build business success. Historic preservation has long been the hallmark of American Express's involvement in the community, reflecting the company's recognition of the importance of cultural sites and monuments as symbols of national and local identity, and the role that their preservation can play in attracting visitors and revitalizing neighborhoods.
World Monuments Fund is the leading independent organization devoted to saving the world's most treasured places. For over 45 years, working in more than 90 countries, its highly skilled experts have applied proven and effective techniques to preserve important architectural and cultural heritage sites around the globe. Through partnerships with local communities, funders, and governments, WMF inspires an enduring commitment to stewardship for future generations. Headquartered in New York, WMF has offices and affiliates worldwide. www.wmf.org, twitter.com/worldmonuments, and facebook.com/worldmonuments.
Christchurch building million dollar historical site (nzherald.co.nz)
Partners in Preservation Launches Historic Site Awareness Initiative & Grant Competition (nycitymama.com)
Coventry News: Coventry Cathedral lands World Monuments Fund grant (coventrytelegraph.net)
Ndiigbo Ternopil Annual Cultural Dinner (igbokwenuradio.wordpress.com)
Project to document intangible culture (thehimalayantimes.com)
Botched Baalbek renovation puts historic buildings in danger of collapse (dailystar.com.lb)
Japan Society awards $2.1M in earthquake relief grants
15 Jul 2012 Randy Gener
Press release | Interest in arts predict social responsibility and altruism, Chicago university study reports
A NAKED TOUR DE FORCE | Bruno Isaković's twisting elegance in DENUDED at LaMaMa ETC
Ethiopian journalist accepts PEN award in behalf of jailed husband


To unlock this experimental plane, you have to complete the Campaign Mode once in Normal or Hard difficulty. You must also own at least one of these aircraft: YF-23 Black Widow II, the F-22A Raptor, or the Su-57. The X-02s will become available in the Aircraft Tree for 2,000,000 MRP, with 4AAM as its default SP weapon.


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# EdtUbx
Cette librairie permet de récupérer l'emploi du temps de différentes filières de l'Université de Bordeaux, de le filtrer en excluant les cours et de l'exporter en format iCalendar (.ics).

[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/nquocnghia/EdtUbx.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/nquocnghia/EdtUbx)

### Prérequis
L'extension `php-xml` est requis pour l'usage de cette librairie.

### Installation

Vous pouvez télécharger directement cette librairie depuis la page [Releases](https://github.com/nquocnghia/EdtUbx/releases) dans ce dépôt.

Vous pouvez aussi l'installer avec [Composer](http://getcomposer.org). Il suffit de lancer la commande suivante dans le dossier de votre projet:

```sh
$ composer require nquocnghia/edtubx
```

### Usage

##### Récupérer tous les URLS des emplois du temps

```php
// cela retourne un array de 4 dimensions
$urls = \QnNguyen\EdtUbxNS\Core\EdtIndex::fetch();

// 1st dimension: Licence|Master1|Master2
// 2nd dimension: Semestre1|Semestre2
// 3rd dimension: Série de cours (ie. IN601)
// 4th dimension: <Nom du groupe de TD>|(rien)

// exemple: l'url vers l'emploi du temps du 2è semestre du groupe A1 de la Licence Informatique (IN601)
$url = $urls['Licence']['Semestre2']['IN601']['GROUPE A1']
```

##### Télécharger, analyser et export un emploi du temps

```php
use \QnNguyen\EdtUbxNS\Core\EdtUbx;

// Initialiser l'objet EdtUbx
$edt = EdtUbx::makeFromUrl($url);

// ou bien si vous voulez remplacer le nom d'une/des UE(s)
$edt = EdtUbx::makeFromUrl($url, [
    'codeUE1' => 'nouveau nom1',
    'codeUE2' => 'nouveau nom2',
    ...
]);

// Générer un fichier iCalendar (.ics)
$edt->toICS();
```

##### Filtrage de l'emploi du temps
Parfois vous auriez des UEs en option ou qui ne vous concernent pas. Vous pouvez donc les exclure de votre emploi du temps pour le rendre plus lisible.

Cette librairie fournit une structure logique pour effectuer le filtrage:

```php
interface IContidion {
    /**
     * @return boolean
     */
    function evaluate(EdtUbxItem $item);
}

// les tests
abstract class PropertyCondition implements ICondition {}
class MatchInString extends PropertyCondition {}
class MatchInArray extends PropertyCondition {}

// les opérateurs logiques
abstract class PolyadicCondition implements ICondition {}
class AndCondition extends PolyadicCondition {}
class OrCondition extends PolyadicCondition {}
class NotCondition extends PolyadicCondition {}

// La classe CF (ConditionFactory) sert à générer les classes
// de la famille ICondition en raccoursissant le syntax.
class CF {
    public static function _string($propertyName, $regexPattern) {}
    public static function _array($propertyName, $regexPattern) {}
    public static function _and(ICondition ...$conditions) {}
    public static function _or(ICondition ...$conditions) {}
    public static function _not(ICondition $condition) {}
}
```

L'objet de type `EdtUbx` permet donc de filtrer l'emploi du temps avec la méthode `filter(ICondition $condition)`. Le résultat renvoyé sera la copie filtrée de l'emploi du temps courant.

###### Exemple de filtrage

Un étudiant en L3 veut exclure de son emploi du temps:
* l'emsemble des cours de l'UE `J1IN6012`
* tous les **TD** de l'UE `J1IN6011` qui ne sont pas pour le **groupe 4**

```php
// !J1IN6012 && !(J1IN6011 && td && !groupe4))
$filteredEdt = $edt->filter(
        CF::_and(
            CF::_not(CF::_string('code', 'J1IN6012')),
            CF::_not(
                CF::_and(
                    CF::_string('code', 'J1IN6011'),
                    CF::_string('category', 'td( machine)?'),
                    CF::_not(CF::_string('notes', 'groupe( )?4'))
                    // bien lu, parfois le groupe est indiqué dans 'notes'
                    // et non pas dans 'groupes' T_T
                )
            )
        )
);
```

### Dépendances
- [eluceo/ical](https://github.com/markuspoerschke/iCal)

### License
See [LICENSE](LICENSE)

_Tweet me [@nquocnghia](https://twitter.com/nquocnghia "nquocnghia on twitter")_


Expanded function dental assistant; application for permit; qualifications.
(1) Every applicant for a permit to practice as an expanded function dental assistant shall (a) present proof of current, valid licensure under the Dentistry Practice Act as a licensed dental assistant at the time of application, (b) present proof of at least one thousand five hundred hours of experience as a licensed dental assistant, (c) present proof of successful completion of courses and examinations in expanded function dental assisting approved by the board, (d) pass a jurisprudence examination approved by the board that is based on the Nebraska statutes, rules, and regulations governing the practice of expanded function dental assisting, and (e) complete continuing education as a condition of the permit if required by the board.
(2) Upon completion of these requirements, the department, with the recommendation of the board, shall issue the applicant the applicable permit to practice as an expanded function dental assistant.
Laws 2017, LB18, § 12.


Rolls the elements of a tensor along an axis.
The elements are shifted positively (towards larger indices) by the offset of shift along the dimension of axis. Negative shift values will shift elements in the opposite direction. Elements that roll passed the last position will wrap around to the first and vice versa. Multiple shifts along multiple axes may be specified.
shift: A Tensor. Must be one of the following types: int32, int64. Dimension must be 0-D or 1-D. shift[i] specifies the number of places by which elements are shifted positively (towards larger indices) along the dimension specified by axis[i]. Negative shifts will roll the elements in the opposite direction.
axis: A Tensor. Must be one of the following types: int32, int64. Dimension must be 0-D or 1-D. axis[i] specifies the dimension that the shift shift[i] should occur. If the same axis is referenced more than once, the total shift for that axis will be the sum of all the shifts that belong to that axis.


Plane carrying 10 tonnes of nutritional paste for malnourished children was the first to land in Mogadishu.
Airlifts were to begin on Tuesday to Mogadishu, from Dolo in Ethiopia and Wajir in Kenya but they were delayed by one day due to administrative complications.
Orr has said the series of delivers will not stop once they are launched, as "they will just keep coming and coming in an ongoing operation".
Challiss McDonough, a WFP spokeswoman, said Wednesday's shipment of nutritional paste will feed 3,500 malnourished children for one month.
McDonough said WFP decided to send in the airlift because of an urgent need to treat the growing number of internally displaced children suffering from malnutrition before their condition deteriorates.
About 18,000 children are suffering from malnutrition and the number is expected to grow to 25,000, she said, adding that the WFP cannot reach 2.2 million people in need of aid in the militant-controlled areas in southern Somalia because of insecurity.
Somalia has been embroiled in conflict for two decades since the last leader was overthrown by warlords who then turned on each other.
Groups have spent the last few years battling the weak UN-backed government in an attempt to overthrow it.
Al-Shabab, the Muslim group which controls large areas of southern Somalia, forced the WFP to pull out from the region in early 2010.
The bulk of Somalia's drought-affected people are in the country's southern regions.
Last week it said it will not allow the aid groups to operate in its territories, exacerbating the drought crisis.
The drought in southern Somalia has deteriorated so badly, it has created a triangle of hunger in the Horn of Africa, where the borders of Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia meet.
A handful of relief groups were however spared the insurgents' ban, but have been struggling to cope with the rising numbers of people in need of humanitarian aid.
At the weekend, the International Red Cross said it had handed out 400 tonnes of food in drought-hit areas controlled by the hardline Shebab rebels, the first ICRC-led drops into such areas since 2009.
The UN declared famine last week in two southern Somalia regions of Bakool and Lower Shabelle, where up to 350,000 people are at risk of starvation.
In Nairobi, a team of humanitarian organisations met with donors to streamline operations to assist victims of the drought that has also hit parts of Ethiopia, Djibouti, Kenya and Uganda.
Earlier this month the group had shown indications of wavering on its 2009 ban on certain aid groups in its territories.
Last week, the UN declared famine in two southern Somalia regions of Bakool and Lower Shabelle, where up to 350,000 people are at risk of starvation.
WFP estimates more than 11.3 million people need aid across drought-hit regions in East Africa.
The majority of those affected live in pastoral communities whose herds have been wiped out because of a lack of water.
The UN has received $1bn since launching an appeal for the region in November 2010, but needs a billion more by the end of the year to stave off widespread starvation.
Al Jazeera's Alan Fisher, reporting from Rome, said: "The UN wants firm commitments from anyone who is saying, 'yes we will pledge money'."
Ban Ki-moon, the UN secretary-general, has called on donor countries to come up with $1.6bn in aid for the two regions of southern Somalia designated by the UN as famine zones.
For its part, the World Bank pledged on Monday more than $500m for the region, with the bulk of the money going towards long-term projects to aid farmers.
However, $12m will be immediately released for relief projects for those worst hit by the drought.


"Hey! Sound the alarms, Asparagus, a grain of rice just jumped ship."
I made spring risotto for the ibKid. Follow the recipe and three-quarters through the cooking time add asparagus tips and a teaspoon of lemon zest. Right before serving the risotto add a squeeze of fresh lemon juice.
Oh geez that looks good.


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Rip Torn quotes and sayings
If you're lucky enough to have a pretty girl love ... (Rip Torn)
Rip Torn quotes
Never think you're better than anyone else, but don't let anyone treat you like you're worse than they are.
Don't ever humiliate a man. If you're gonna have to dress him out, you take him aside and do it that way. That's the one thing I don't like about Hollywood: They go in for public humiliation. You shouldn't do that to a man.
If I could just get a piece of lemon, it'd be great.
I honor religion except when it gets into shedding blood.
I used to be friends with Miles Davis. He didn't like many folks. I lived across the street from him.
You can never turn your back on the ocean.
Everybody says, 'You impress me as a guy who never wanted to be a movie star.' I say, 'Everybody in the world wants to be a movie star.'


Apple has entered the consumer marketplace with several products, but one analyst expects the company to delve even deeper into the market with a connected-HDTV. In a research note sent to clients on Tuesday, Piper Jaffray Senior Research Analyst, Gene Munster said Apple is well positioned to enter the television market. Munster said the reason Apple would enter the market is simple — money Home entertainment is a $31.8 billion business.
While Apple does have a great content delivery system with iTunes, it is lacking the live TV feature that satellite and cable companies offer. Munster believes Apple could overcome that with a subscription service priced between $50-$90.


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Esther Chiang is a corporate attorney in the New York office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Her practice focuses on the structuring, formation, management and regulatory compliance of private equity funds, hedge funds, fund of funds and other investment vehicles, as well as operational, legal and regulatory issues faced by their sponsors. In addition, she advises prominent institutional investors in connection with the review and negotiation of fund terms.
Represented an established global private equity sponsor in launching its past two over $12 billion flagship funds, as well as two of its strategy-specific companion funds (each over $2 billion). Negotiated LPAs, placement agent agreements and side letters. Assisted in structuring fund entities and drafting private offering memorandum, operating agreements and other constitutive documents.
Represented a defense and government contractor focused buyout fund sponsor in launching its $700 million fourth fund. Negotiated placement agent agreements, side letters and operating agreements. Drafted private offering memorandum, operating agreements and other fund constitutive documents.
Represented a technology focused buyout fund sponsor in launching its $1.8 billion third fund and $3 billion fourth fund. Negotiated placement agent agreements, side letters and operating agreements. Drafted private offering memorandum, operating agreements and other fund constitutive documents.
Represented an international government owned fund sponsor in launching its first third-party fund focusing on minority investments in private equity sponsors. Assisted in drafting offering materials, operating agreements and other constitutive documents.
Represented a well-known private equity sponsor focusing on technology investments in connection with its sale of minority stakes in itself to a consortium.
Represented a well-known private equity fund sponsor in an auction-style sale of a sleeve of fund investments to a consortium of secondary buyers.
Regularly represent a major pharmaceutical company in the negotiation of its strategic alliance relationships with certain biopharma focused venture capital funds.
Regularly represent an European family office in the negotiation of its investments in credit funds, private equity funds and hedge funds.
Represented an Asian insurance company in its investment in various private equity funds sponsored by well-known fund sponsors.


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Sophie Bredier, née le  à Incheon (Corée du Sud), est une réalisatrice de films documentaires et scénariste.  La plupart de ses films, engageant une parole intime, traitent de la filiation et de la perte en partant d'un matériau physique tel le corps ou les lieux.
Par ailleurs scénariste, Sophie Bredier a participé à l'écriture des scénarios des deux longs-métrages de fiction de Myriam Aziza, La Robe du soir (2008) et Simone Benloulou (2016). Elle apparaît amicalement dans certains films comme La Croisade d'Anne Buridan de Judith Cahen ou encore Gare du Nord de Claire Simon.

D'abord largement autobiographique (ses trois premiers films Nos traces silencieuses (1998), Séparées (2000) et Corps étranger (2004) mettent en scène ses interrogations identitaires autour du mystère de ses origines et de sa perception ambiguë de son statut d'« étrangère »), son cinéma s'est progressivement tourné vers les autres tout en demeurant fondamentalement travaillé par une poignée de thématiques personnelles comme le statut de la femme (Femmes asiatiques, femmes fantasmes), la perte (Élie et nous), l'abandon (La Tête de mes parents), la réparation (Mon beau miroir), ou encore la filiation (Orphelins de la patrie).

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Adoptée par un couple de Français à l'âge de quatre ans, elle vit ses dix premières années en banlieue parisienne puis étudie au lycée Henri-IV. Après son baccalauréat, refusant la voie des classes préparatoires, elle entame des études de Lettres classiques à la Sorbonne où elle commence l'apprentissage du grec ancien tout en multipliant des activités parallèles comme la photographie et le militantisme. Elle participe notamment à l'émission NRV sur Fréquence Paris Plurielle entre 1993 et 1995 où elle s'initie à la critique de films et fait partie des fondatrices du groupe féministe Les Marie Pas Claire. Fascinée depuis l'adolescence par l'absolu du geste autobiographique de Michel Leiris faisant reposer sa morale de l'engagement sur une exigence d'authenticité radicale, elle rédige sa maîtrise de lettres modernes sur Les limites de l'autobiographie dans La Règle du Jeu tout en cherchant comment lui donner une correspondance cinématographique.

Après quelques expériences dans la presse écrite (rédactrice aux Cahiers du cinéma, Bref et à L'Écran entre 1995 et 1996), la rencontre décisive avec Myriam Aziza la convainc de se tourner résolument vers le cinéma et de se lancer dans une démarche autobiographique avec Nos traces silencieuses, premier film documentaire qu'elles co-réalisent en 1998. Questionnant à partir de traces laissées sur sa peau ce qui persiste et ce qui s'efface des expériences passées, Sophie Bredier mêle sa propre histoire à des témoignages de survivants de la Shoah et des Khmers rouges. D'abord présenté dans le circuit des festivals (il remporte notamment le prix du jury documentaire au Festival du film de Belfort - Entrevues; le Golden Spire au Festival international du film de San Francisco dans la catégorie documentaire à la première personne ; le prix des Cinémas de recherche au Festival international de cinéma de Marseille) il bénéficiera d'une double diffusion sur France 3 et d'une sortie nationale en salle en .

Toujours associée à Myriam Aziza, Sophie Bredier pousse plus loin ses investigations autobiographiques avec Séparées (produit par l'INA et Arte) en retournant pour la première fois en Corée du Sud depuis son abandon, sur les traces de ses parents biologiques. Mettant en parallèle l'intime et le politique en articulant son destin individuel avec l'histoire de la Corée marquée par la scission entre le Nord et le Sud depuis 1953, Sophie Bredier revient de ce voyage filmique sans espoir de retrouver sa famille. Séparées obtiendra le prix Louis-Marcorelles au Cinéma du Réel de 2001 et sera présenté à Cannes dans la sélection de l'ACID.

Avec Corps étranger (produit par l'INA et Agat Films & Cie - Ex Nihilo), qu'elle réalise cette fois seule en 2004, Sophie Bredier viendra clore et parachever ce triptyque autobiographique inaugural. Se mettant en scène alors qu'elle est enceinte, bouleversée par la perspective d'avoir un enfant à qui bientôt transmettre une histoire familiale et une culture « empruntées », elle y poursuit sa quête identitaire en la plaçant cette fois sur le plan de la filiation tout en élargissant sa focale pour interroger le malaise identitaire de toute personne  « déplacée » dans une autre culture. À la suite de la diffusion du film sur ARTE dans La lucarne, Isabelle Potel dans le journal Libération titrera sa critique : « Une réalisatrice est née » — notant la capacité de la cinéaste à « parler de choses dont le plus souvent personne n'ose, ne sait, parler. ».

Délaissant progressivement la forme autobiographique, Sophie Bredier dans son film suivant, Femmes asiatiques, femmes fantasmes (produit par EX NIHILO et Arte en 2007), interroge à la fois la fascination que la femme asiatique a toujours suscitée chez les Occidentaux et ses différentes représentations au fil du temps à la fois dans l'art et dans l'imaginaire collectif. Sollicitant des personnalités du monde artistique comme Jean-Paul Goude, Christophe Gans, Romain Slocombe ou Setsuko Balthus, il s'agit d'un portrait composite qui explore les soubassements racistes et néo-colonialistes d'une certaine forme d'érotique propre à la femme asiatique toujours prégnants dans la culture occidentale.

Présenté en compétition en 2010 dans le cadre du festival international Cinéma du Réel, Élie et nous (produit par AGAT Films) raconte à la manière d'un thriller, l'histoire d'Élie Buzyn, déjà présent dans Nos Traces silencieuses. Cet ancien déporté à Auschwitz, après s'être fait opérer afin d'effacer le numéro de matricule tatoué sur sa peau, perd finalement la relique glissée dans son portefeuille et entreprend de la retrouver, incapable de supporter sa disparition. Dans cette réflexion sur la trace et la perte, la cinéaste reprend et déplace ses propres problématiques et interrogations identitaires, faisant de l'histoire d'Élie une fable universelle. Ce film est sélectionné par le ministère des Affaires étrangères dans le cadre de CulturesFrance Cinéma.

Produit par AGAT films et France 2, La Tête de mes parents (diffusé en  sur  dans la case Infrarouge) permet à Sophie Bredier de revenir sur le thème de l'abandon en dehors de son cas personnel. Elle y interroge des hommes et des femmes nés sous X et ayant entrepris à un moment de leur vie d'adulte de retrouver leur père ou leur mère biologique.

Dans une veine plus proche du cinéma direct, Mon beau miroir (co-produit par AGAT films et  et diffusé à la télévision en ), propose l'espace d'une saison une immersion à l'hôpital Saint-Louis dans le service de chirurgie plastique, reconstructrice et esthétique du professeur Maurice Mimoun, aussi présent dans Nos traces silencieuses et Élie et nous. Suivant le parcours de différents patients ayant décidé de se faire opérer du visage pour gagner une réparation, au sens propre et/ou figuré, et se réconcilier avec leur image, Sophie Bredier invite à une sorte de traversée intérieure renvoyant chacun à ses réactions face à la souffrance, à la maladie et aux accidents de la vie.

En 2014, elle réalise Orphelins de la Patrie qui explore le statut particulier de pupille de la nation. Déroulant à travers une série d'entretiens et de fragments de vie une sorte d'histoire parallèle de la France à travers quelques conflits marquants du  (travaillant notamment la problématique des guerres coloniales françaises et de ces enfants d'« ailleurs » adoptés par la « Mère Patrie »), Sophie Bredier articule une fois encore l'autobiographique et l'universel en ancrant sa réflexion dans sa propre histoire (son arrière grand-père « adoptif » est mort à Verdun).

En 2017, son dernier film [[Maternité secrète (film)|Maternité secrète]] (Secret Nest) est présenté en première mondiale et en compétition internationale au festival DOK Leipzig. En , il est en première française et en compétition nationale au FIPA, à Biarritz.

 Filmographie
 Réalisatrice
 Documentaires
 1998 : Nos traces silencieuses 2000 : Séparées 2004 : Corps étranger 2007 : Femmes asiatiques, femmes fantasmes 2009 : Élie et nous 2011 : La Tête de mes parents 2012 : Mon beau miroir 2014 : Orphelins de la patrie 2017 : Maternité secrète En cours : Portrait chinois Scénariste
 1998 : Lettres décousues 2008 : La Robe du soir 2017 : Simone Benloulou''

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Réalisatrice française
Scénariste française de cinéma
Documentariste française
Naissance en octobre 1970
Naissance à Incheon
Actrice française de cinéma


Katy High School's junior varsity and varsity cheerleading squads have had a busy and productive summer as they gear up for the 2011-2012 school year. The junior varsity squad recently held their annual Red & White game and the varsity squad won three trophies at the Woodland's Elite Cheer Camp.
The junior varsity squad holds the Red & White game at the end of each school year. Members who participated include: Maranda Ripperger, Courtney Alexander, Annie Rymes,Co-Captain Hannah Martin, Carling Williams, Laura Ann Thiele, Alicia Walker, Danielle Golden, Co-Captain Devyn Harris, Brianna Wadas, Avery Carrier, and Chelsea Beauford.
Katy High School varsity cheerleaders won Most Game-Ready Squad at the Wooland's Elite Cheer Camp, while Kara Hanson won Best Jumper and Shelby Walker was awarded Most Passionate Mascot. Members who participated include: Taylor Marks, Camilla Reed, Carley Roseberry, Victoria Holsey, Mallory Montgomery, Kara Hanson, Sara Rucker, Lauren White, Co-Captain Lauren Ellingson, Co-Captain Amber Treybig, Alexis Bailey, Victoria Dresden, and Shelby Walker.
Katy High School junior varsity cheerleaders at the annual Red & White game.
Katy High School varsity cheerleaders won three trophies at the Woodlands Elite Cheer Camp.


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Why Is It Called A Credit Union?
While bank and banking are universally understood and accepted terms, the term credit union is still largely misunderstood and unknown to many. Credit union is an unusual term, isn't it? Is it just another name for a bank? Is it a credit card company? Do I have to be in a union to join?
But, just like Jackson or Smith, Credit Union is our last name and we're proud of it. It does beg the question, though—where did the name come from? We need to go way back to find the answer to that question and to understand the origins of credit unions.
The first working credit union models sprang up in Germany in the 1850s and 1860s and, by the end of the 19th century, credit unions had taken root across Europe. These upstart financial institutions, which drew inspiration from co-operative successes in other sectors, including retail and agriculture, went by a variety of names, including people's banks, co-operative banks, and credit associations. Some notable brand names from the time: the People's Bank of Belgium, the People's Bank of Milan, the Co-operative Bank in England, Crédit Mutuel in France, Casse Rurali Loreggia in Italy, and the Anyonya Co-operative Bank Limited in India.
While these early credit unions had slightly different names, they were all best identified by their adherence to co-operative principles, especially those related to membership and control. Essentially, a co-operative is an autonomous association of persons united voluntarily to meet their common economic, social, and cultural needs and aspirations through a jointly owned and democratically controlled enterprise. These enterprises are based on the values of self-help, self-responsibility, democracy, equality, equity, and solidarity. In the tradition of their founders, co-operative members believe in the ethical values of honesty, openness, social responsibility, and caring for others.
The first credit union in North America, the Caisse populaire de Lévis in Quebec, Canada, began operations in 1901 with a 10¢ deposit. Founder Alphonse Desjardins, a former journalist and the French-language stenographer for the Canadian House of Commons, was moved to take up his mission in 1897 when he learned of a Montrealer who had been ordered to pay nearly $5,000 in interest on a loan of $150 from a moneylender. Drawing extensively on European precedents, Desjardins developed a distinctive parish-based model for Quebec: the caisse populaire. The literal translation of caisse populaire is "popular cash register", which speaks to providing access to cash and credit to people with limited income. These people were considered as less desirable customers by the established banks, who were in business to turn a healthy profit.
Did you know that St. Mary's Bank of Manchester, New Hampshire, which now uses the term bank instead of credit union, was actually the first credit union in the United States? Assisted by a personal visit from Desjardins, the then-named St. Mary's Cooperative Credit Association was founded in 1908 by French-speaking immigrants to Manchester from Canada's Maritime provinces.
Pierre Jay, the Massachusetts Banking Commissioner, and Edward Filene, a Bostonian merchant and philanthropist, were instrumental in establishing enabling legislation in Massachusetts in 1908. Filene's philanthropy and the practical implementation efforts of his associate Roy Bergengren were critical to the emergence of credit unions across the United States.
Unlike the credit unions of Germany or Quebec, most credit unions in the U.S. emerged from an employer-based bond of association. In addition to the advantages of access, information, and enforcement that resulted from members sharing the same workplace, the employer-based bond permitted credit unions to use future paychecks as collateral.
Although the word 'credit' might make you think that the earliest credit unions offered only credit services, they usually also offered savings services, and often payment and insurance services as well. The word 'union' can also be confusing. At first blush, you may think that members of a credit union need to be member of a labor union, but that's not the case. Members are simply united together because they share a similar situation. This affiliation can be where they live, where they work or what they believe in.
While 'credit union' may be a bit harder than 'bank' to grasp, it's our name and we're sticking with it! To paraphrase Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, "A rose by any other name would smell as sweet".
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Feature 1 is claimed to improve S/N when irradiated by gamma radiation, the effect would be of most benefit in the event of a nearby nuclear bomb. Given that most ham stations are not EMP hardened, this is unlikely to be of material benefit to those ham stations.
Thus if V is the potential generated by dB/dt around a single turn loop of that size, the potential appearing around this Moibus strip loop should be 2V.
The problem with this claim is that the potential appearing around the loop cannot at the same time be V and 2V. Whilst the voltage that appears between the feed line conductors at the T joint might be twice that at the gap, the open circuit voltage induced in the loop due to dB/dt appears at the gap and is simply that for a single turn. The process by which 2V is obtained at the T is an impedance transformation process, no additional power is captured by the loop, no additional power is available from to loop to a conjugate matched load, no power is created in the system.
It would appear that it was originally designed in the 1960s for measuring EMP transients from nuclear blasts, hence the desire to suppress Compton transients and discussion of loop time constants.
The name "Moibus strip loop" coined by its inventor is not self explanatory, it is not a strip formed into a loop in the style of a Mobius strip, but simply a gapped circular tubular loop with internal transmission lines in each side and that are cross connected at the gap.
It offers better common mode rejection of Compton currents that arise in the event of a nearby nuclear bomb, and it incorporates an impedance transformation scheme that transforms the gap voltage to twice that at the feed T joint.
Baum, C Dec 1964. Sensor and simulation notes VIII – characteristics of the Moibus strip loop.


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Pyradena is een geslacht van vlinders van de familie van de grasmotten (Crambidae), uit de onderfamilie van de Spilomelinae. De wetenschappelijke naam voor dit geslacht is voor het eerst gepubliceerd in 1958 door Eugene Gordon Munroe.

Dit geslacht is monotypisch, dat wil zeggen dat het maar één soort heeft namelijk Pyradena mirifica (Caradja, 1931) die in China voorkomt.

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"I've been in the cattle business all my life," Arnold says, "Before I got involved with Agrigain with SumaGrow inside, I watched the product being used for five years. I watched the tests and the trials because I needed to know that it really worked before venturing into starting a company that offers SumaGrow product. Our product can be used for both organic and conventional farm practices. We are reducing fertilizer by up to 50 percent and increasing yield from five to 20 percent.
If there is one thing Arnold knows a thing or two about, its cattle. In the past 20 years he's backgrounded more than 50,000 cattle and successfully served as a Superior Livestock Representative for 25 years. When he came upon SumaGrow, a liquid concentrate microbial agricultural product designed by Bio Soil Enhancers, Inc. (BSEI), to promote soil and plant health, he decided to market the product to help other cattleman and farmers to meet their yield goals and improve their bottom lines.
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Agricultural consultant Chuck Grantham explains the beneficial microorganisms contained in Agrigain products are a key part of the product functionality as they stretch the overall plant health and soil health. By producing a healthier plant, the animals are able to take in more of the nutrients from the soil, which results in a higher quality product that the dairy cattle consume.
"In dairy, that means growing a feed that has a higher crude protein, higher total digestible nutrients, and a higher relative feed value. The higher the quality of the forage, the more milk production that these dairy farmers can expect," Grantham says.
It also means that dairy farmers who use Agrigain products have reported higher stocking rates, higher average daily gains and healthier dairy cows with shiny hair coats. Mineral requirements for dairy herds may decrease as the livestock ingest more natural minerals in the plant from grazing healthier, more nutrient-dense forages.
According to Pam Barr, owner of Barr Farms, a diversified dairy farm in Mendenhall, MS, the cows can tell. "They will walk past a bale of untreated hay to eat the SumaGrown hay. It's sweeter," Barr says.
The Agrigain team works with each dairy farmer to determine the proper application protocols of products containing SumaGrow that are specific to the needs of each farm. When used in conjunction with current growing practices, growers can see a decrease in fertilizer inputs of up to 50 percent. The objective is to reach the producer's production goals while reducing fertilizer inputs.
Agrigain products help improve fertilizer efficiency thus reducing the amount of applied nutrients required. The microorganisms contained in SumaGrow were specifically selected for their abilities to improve nutrient mobilization, unlock soil bound nutrients, and sequester nitrogen. Different concentrations and application rates may apply based on various factors such as soil condition and crop type.
"Agrigain products will help anything with a root system and can be used on all sizes of crop production," Arnold says.
Arnold recommends performing soil tests when using Agrigain products because a soil analysis will show the fertility and mineral density of the soil and indicate what Agrigain products will best benefit a farm's operation to meet production goals and animal health and well-being.
So what does this mean for animal performance?
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Conducted by Murray State University in Western Kentucky, the primary focus of this study was to determine the effectiveness of different methods of alternative pasture inoculations compared to traditional nitrogen fertilization. Thirty-two cross-bred steers were divided into four equal groups that weighed an average of 628 pounds at the beginning of the grazing period. BMR sorghum was planted no-till at a seeding rate of 19 pounds per acre. The four groups of steers were moved to fresh grazing paddocks when approximately 50 percent of the available forage dry matter in each paddock had been consumed.
The SumaGrow treated plots of BMR sorghum, showed a higher Average Daily Gain (ADG), a higher Animal Unit Month (AUM), and a significant cost advantage when compared to the nitrogen fertilization, raw milk, and a control (no treatment).
The ADG for the steers grazing the SumaGrow treated forage showed an additional gain per steer of 40.5 pounds for a 150-day warm season grazing period when compared to either the fertilizer only or the control group.
In calculating AUM, which for this trial was defined as the number of beef steer that one acre of forage could support for every 30 day period, once again the SumaGrow treated forages were significantly greater than the fertilizer only or control treatments.
Per acre cost analysis for the treatment and application costs indicated an advantage of $101.45 per acre for the SumaGrow treatment compared to the control. The SumaGrow had the best overall performance with higher ADGs, increased AUMs, and better return on investment.
Every state in the US is predicted to experience water stressors within the next ten years and uncertainties well beyond that. As thousands of acres are left fallow as drought conditions prevail in some parts of the country, wet and muddy farmland has frustrated other producers and delayed planting and harvesting. Both conditions will adversely affect producers' crop production and earning potential.
As Arnold further explains, it is because the biologicals in Agrigain increase the soil's fertility and nutrient efficiency that plants and forages produce longer, denser root systems that capture untapped water and nutrient resources. This produces the healthy, resilient and higher-nutrient crops and forages.
"This winter we had some ice and our grass recovered much quicker than the neighbors. It's also convenient because we can mix it with our herbicide applications so we have to make only one pass over the fields," said Barr.
There have been unprecedented shifts in agricultural production in recent years. From polarizing policies to the growing concern over the environmental impact of conventional agricultural production, the agricultural industry has seen a dramatic increase in the emphasis on using products and procedures that will positively impact the environment.
Agricultural industries and publications all now increasingly publish informative material that stress a healthy community of microorganisms are essential to improving soil health and reducing the environmental and economic impact of agriculture while meeting our global nutrition demands.
For more than a decade, SumaGrow biologicals have been in production, following more than 20 years of research and development by BSEI. Ongoing research that includes numerous field trials from universities, third parties, and specialized testing facilities, demonstrates the benefits of using agricultural microbials for higher yields, lower input costs, and improved water-holding capacity of the soil.
Specifically, using Agrigain, SumaGrow inside products help repopulate the soil with beneficial microorganisms that work in the root zone of the plant to help retain water and nutrients for the plant's use. This supports higher yielding and hardier crops.
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