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static PyObject *
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PyDoc_STRVAR(_clearcache__doc__,
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Not a big surprise to see Soros pulling the strings.
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The bill, named for George Soros, won the approval of Prime Minister Netanyahu.
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Rick's Cabaret International, Inc. Reports Quarterly Adult Nightclub Sales of $22.5 Million
HOUSTON - (April 7, 2011) – Rick's Cabaret International, Inc. [NASDAQ-GM:RICK], the nation's leading group of upscale gentlemen's clubs, generated sales of $22,541,440 at its nightclubs in the quarter ended March 31st.
Companywide sales were 2.57 percent higher than the $21,976,859 generated in the same quarter last year. Revenues at clubs open for more than 12 months, excluding Las Vegas, increased by 8.25 percent from the same period last year. If Las Vegas is included in the calculation, companywide sales decreased by 3.14 percent at clubs open for more than 12 months.
Revenue totals were negatively impacted by continuing weak sales at Rick's Cabaret in Las Vegas, due to the discontinuance of a costly taxicab marketing program that had generated sales but no profits, and the slow economic recovery in Nevada.
"Except for the declines in Las Vegas, overall sales in January and February were fairly consistent with last year, and we again had a very strong March at several of our key clubs, especially Rick's Cabarets in New York City and Austin, Tootsie's Cabaret in Miami, XTC in Dallas, and the Charlotte Club Onyx location," said Eric Langan, President and CEO of the company.
About Rick's Cabaret:
Rick's Cabaret International, Inc. (NASDAQ: RICK) is home to 22 upscale adult nightclubs serving primarily businessmen and professionals that offer live entertainment, dining and bar operations. Nightclubs in New York City, Miami, Philadelphia, New Orleans, Charlotte, Dallas, Houston, Minneapolis and other cities operate under the names "Rick's Cabaret," "XTC," "Club Onyx" and "Tootsie's Cabaret". Sexual contact is not permitted at these locations. Rick's Cabaret also operates a media division, ED Publications, and owns the adult Internet membership Website couplestouch.com as well as a network of online adult auction sites under the flagship URL naughtybids.com. Rick's Cabaret common stock is traded on NASDAQ under the symbol RICK. For further information contact ir@ricks.com or visit www.ricksinvestor.com.
This document contains forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause the company's actual results to differ materially from those indicated in this document, including the risks and uncertainties associated with operating and managing an adult business, the business climates in cities where it operates, the success or lack thereof in launching and building the company's businesses, risks and uncertainties related to the operational and financial results of our Web sites, conditions relevant to real estate transactions, and numerous other factors such as laws governing the operation of adult entertainment businesses, competition and dependence on key personnel. Additional factors that could cause the Company's results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements are described in forms filed with the SEC from time to time and available at www.ricksinvestor.com or on the SEC's internet website at www.sec.gov. Rick's has no obligation to update or revise the forward-looking statements to reflect the occurrence of future events or circumstances. For further information visit www.ricksinvestor.com.
Contact: Allan Priaulx, 212-338-0050, allan@ricks.com
© RCI Internet Services, Inc., All Rights Reserved. Rick's Cabaret, Club Onyx, Silver City, XTC Cabaret, Foxy's Cabaret, Hoops Cabaret, The Seville Club and Bombshells Restaurant and Bar are registered trademark of RCI Hospitality Holdings, Inc.
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Forward Nathan Thomas bagged his first goal for the club at The New Lawn on Saturday and we caught up with him shortly after full-time to get his thoughts on what had been an excellent team and personal performance.
"It was important we put in a good performance because we felt like we really let ourselves down on Tuesday night," he admitted. "We wanted to bounce back and come and get a result, and we all feel in the dressing room we should have taken the three points from the game.
"We worked on something a little bit different in terms of the formation and I think it paid off. We sat in a little bit and let them come onto us and, when we turned the ball over, we looked really dangerous on the counter-attack.
"Against a team which I think has the highest possession-based stats in the league we played really well and made them look very ordinary for long stretches of the game. The performance gives us something to build on ahead of next Saturday now."
And on his own energetic display, he told us: "I feel like I've eventually shown what I can do today. It's taken me a few games but I'm delighted to finally get a goal, even though I was disappointed not to score the other chances I had.
"It's a starting point and hopefully I can go on and get a few more goals before the end of the season."
"When it hit the back of the net I felt relief more than anything," he revealed. "I missed two or three chances in the first half and I felt like I'd let the team down a little bit, because they were very good chances. I was just delighted to get us back on level terms and it really felt like we would go on and win the game from there.
"With the chances I missed in the first half it was about that last little moment. I maybe hesitated a little bit for one chance, and there was another one where the ball just didn't quite sit right.
"I can make all the excuses in the world, but I still should have put the ball in the back of the net, and I was frustrated coming in at half time. I just had to clear my mind and it was good that the first opportunity I got in the second half was the one I stuck away."
"You can't beat yourself up if you miss chances because you need to be ready when the next one comes along," he explained. "The one I scored was the one where I didn't really have any chance to think, it was the most instinctive finish of all of them.
"Sometimes that makes it a little bit easier, when you don't have the time to think about what you could do."
And on his explosive return to the starting eleven, he commented: "It's all about taking your opportunity when you get a chance to play. I've been a little bit frustrated so far, and I felt like I maybe deserved more game time than I've had, but I've been patient and worked hard.
"I felt like I've taken my opportunity when I've got it and I just want to build on it now and put in these performances every week. I've spoken to the manager in the last couple of weeks and I told him I was a little bit confused about the position he was asking me to play.
"It was a different way of playing a front three to what I've played in the past, so it was about me getting to grips with how the gaffer wants me to do things. I struggled a little bit at first but we've sat down a few times and he's shown me what he expects, and I feel the more games I've played it's got better and better.
"I enjoy playing the style of football we play. We play on the counter-attack and we're really good going forward, especially when we break through midfield. We can go from front to back really quickly, and if we can keep the back door shut we feel like we'll always score goals."
"We're down to single figures in terms of games remaining now so we need to put good performances in every week," he said. "We all know what we want to achieve this season, and although we're disappointed to only be coming away with a draw today, we might look back at this and see it as a really good point.
"It's all about getting results at this stage of the season. I think you can sacrifice the performance a little bit now and just make sure you pick up three points, which is what we want to do at home on Saturday.
"As long as the play-off pack don't pull away it's still in our hands. We've got teams in and around us to play, and there are a lot of teams above us who will play each other and drop points, so it's up to us how much we want to challenge.
"The pressure is on every game so we have to go and get the results."
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Las Vegas-based Capriotti's Sandwich Shop has tapped finance and restaurant industry veteran, Brent Erwin as Capriotti's Senior Vice President of Finance as the brand looks to further its strategic growth.
Las Vegas-based Capriotti's Sandwich Shop has tapped finance and restaurant industry veteran, Brent Erwin as Capriotti's Senior Vice President of Finance as the brand looks to further its strategic growth. With more than a decade of experience in finance, Erwin is equipped to develop a sound unit economics strategy to continue driving Capriotti's to the forefront of the franchise space.
Erwin comes to Capriotti's most recently from hospitality behemoth, Compass Group (Levy Restaurants division) where he served as Director of Finance Operations for the East Coast sports and entertainment division. He has also held leadership roles at global law firm, Mayer Brown where he focused on developing a robust business analytics department, and also at tech consulting firm, Accenture, where he spent nearly a decade gaining valuable mergers and acquisitions, transactional and corporate finance experience.
"Capriotti's stood out to me for the overwhelming sense of goal alignment and passion that emanates from the team all the way up to the CEO," said Erwin. "The brand started as a family-run business more than 40 years ago and it still has that familiar feeling. I am excited to add value to the team not only in a business capacity but also in its passionate and genuine culture."
As Senior Vice President of Finance, Erwin will be responsible for overseeing finance, accounting and human resources departments, implementing a full suite of forecasting processes, striving to increase value for Capriotti's franchise partners and enhancing the brand's culture internally. He will also work to further establish a sense of accountability, visibility and efficiency across the brand from a finance and accounting perspective. Looking ahead, Erwin hopes to make franchise partners feel supported financially by implementing a strategy that will continue to further enhance the brand's unit economics.
"We are thrilled to welcome Brent into the Capriotti's family," said David Bloom, Capriotti's Chief Development Officer. "With his expertise in finance and working closely with restaurant brands, we know that he is poised to play a vital role in helping take Capriotti's to new heights as we continue to grow."


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Diocese of Saint Thomas of Guiana
Suffragan of Caracas, Venezuela, erected by Pius VI on Dec. 19, 1791
Saint Thomas of Guiana (GUAYANA), Diocese of (DE GUAYANA), suffragan of Caracas, erected by Pius VI on December 19, 1791, comprises the former state of Bermudez, districts of Nueva Esparta and Guayana, and territories of Amazonas Caura, Colon, Orinoco, and Yuruary, in the south and east of Venezuela. The first bishop was Msgr. Francisco de Ybarra, born at Guacata, Venezuela; his successors were: (I) Jose Antonio Mohedano (1800), born in the Diocese of Toledo; (2) Msgr. Jose de Silva y Olave (March 15, 1815). After the troubles caused by the wars of independence Leo XII named (3) Msgr. Mariano Talavero, of Santa Fe, vicar Apostolic and titular Bishop of Tricala. Gregory XII restored the episcopate, appointing (4) Msgr. Antonio Fortique (July 12, 1841); (5) Jose Emanuel Arroyo (1856); and (6) Msgr. Antonio Maria Duran (September 25, 1891), the present bishop. The diocese contains over 400,000 Catholics, and a few alien Jews and Protestants; 60 parishes (20 filial); 36 priests; 50 churches and chapels. The Carib Indians occupying Eastern Venezuela were civilized and Christianized by the early Spanish Franciscan missionaries. The episcopal city, Ciudad Bolivar (population 12,000) was established in 1764 by two Jesuits under the governorship of Joaquin de Mendoza, on the right bank of the Orinoco, and called San Tomas de la Nueva Guayana; but owing to a narrowing of the river was commonly known as Angostura. It played an important part in the national history, and Simon Bolivar was elected president there by the Congress of February, 1819; in his honor the city has been renamed Ciudad Bolivar.
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Q: What is the first number for in a 4-number chmod argument (such as `chmod 4555`)? When I install a program, it recommends me to do chmod 4555. Okay, i know about values if I just use three numbers. For example
chmod 555 test-file

will give
-r-xr-xr-x

4 for write, 2 for read and 1 for execute. But, when I do this:
chmod 4555 test-file

it gives me
-r-sr-xr-x

So, x changed to s. What's that mean?

A: It is called the SETUID bit. if it is set by chmod 4555 test-file (in your case), then the test-file can be executed by any user as if the user is the owner of the file.
When the SETUID bit is set then the Effective User ID (EUID) of the user who does not have permission to execute the file otherwise (by normal permissions, e.g. 0744), takes the EUID of the file owner and can execute the file.

A: There's actually 4 attribute sets you can work with via chmod.
Special, User/Owner, Group, and Others in that order, when working with the four-number chmods, with that first number being special bits that can be set.
chmod 4555 equates to the following:

*

*Set UID bit - Run the file as the owner regardless of which user is running it

*User/Owner: Read, Execute

*Group: Read, Execute

*Others: Read, Execute
The s in your 'human readable' string for permissions indicates that the SetUID bit (explained below) is set.

Effectively, we can break down the four-number chmod permissions argument into specific descriptors as follows, and doing the math to determine what a 4 in the first section would be, a 5 in the next section, and so on.
Keep in mind that #### is Special User/Owner Group and Others in that order.
For Special attributes (the first number in a four-number chmod argument):

*

*Set UID - Run file as owner regardless of the user running it (shows as s in the human-readable permissions string for User section) = +4 (--s under User/Owner)

*Set GID - Run file as group regardless of the user/group running it (shows as s in the human-readable permissions string for Group section) = +2 (--s under Group)

*Sticky Bit - EFFECTIVE ON DIRECTORIES ONLY - If set, only the directory's owner user and root can delete the directory, and only the file owner or root can delete files inside it. (shows as t in the human-readable permissions string for Others section)  = +1  (--t under Others)

For User/Owner, Group and Others attributes (the last three numbers in a four-number chmod argument):

*

*Read = +4      (r--)

*Write = +2     (-w-)

*Execute (for files), or 'Enter Into / List Items' (for directories) = +1   (--x)

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Russ Collins: Ready for His Close Up
Russ Collins remembers a pivotal movie that fueled his love for film: seeing "The Godfather" at the Michigan Theater when he was 16 years old. He couldn't have imagined then that he would end up, years later, running the place where he saw the film.
In fact, for the past 32 years, Collins has been executive director and CEO of the Michigan Theater, earning his living by fostering a love for live performances and film in an 87-year-old building that was designed as a movie palace. Recently, he worked with Henry Aldridge, professor emeritus in film at Eastern Michigan University, to showcase the theater's history in a new book, simply titled "The Michigan Theater." Full of historic photos taken through the years, it tells the story of the theater and how it fits into the history of American film exhibition.
"Both of us wanted badly to document not only the history of the theater," Aldridge said, but also the effort that went into saving it. Collins, '79, MA'81, was at the forefront of efforts to save a theater that was struggling when he took the reins. Now thriving, it hosts 100 live events and screens 134 films annually.
His love for theater began with theater management classes that he took as a U-M upperclassman and when he performed in student-run MUSKET shows. In 1977, he started a summer dinner theater at the Michigan League. And in November 1982, when he was just 26, Collins assumed his current job. At the time, the Michigan was "a broken down old movie theater" that was in danger of going out of business, said Collins. Being young and green helped him land the job. "I was cheap, and it was a very difficult financial situation at the time."
He started the theater's turnaround by bringing in touring Broadway shows and contemporary performances that weren't being shown elsewhere, which he said resonated with the community. He also focused on classic films as well as first-run art house titles.
He's particularly proud that the Michigan Theater was one of 12 art houses, most of them from major cities, selected to show films from the Sundance Film Festival. He has brought together directors of historic American theaters to launch the Art House Convergence, a conference that launched in 2008 and that 450 people attended last year. That involvement, combined with his long tenure at the Michigan Theater, led the independent film website Indiewire to name him an "Indiewire influencer" in 2013. Among his other accolades is Italian Knighthood, an honor he received in 2006 after collaborating with the Counsel of Italy to bring a Federico Fellini retrospective to the theater.
"It was a real thing," he said. "I got a little medal and a lapel pin." Collins' most recent effort is the Cinetopia International Film Festival, started in 2012 and focusing on feature-length films from festivals around the world.
Aldridge describes Collins as a "visionary" who moved the theater's model beyond just movies to live shows. The connections he made nationally raised the Michigan's profile, he said. "Russ has made (the Michigan Theater) what it is today. None of this would have happened" without him, he added.
Collins hopes to see the Michigan through to its 100th anniversary in 2028. He's focused on expanding Cinetopia and the Art House Convergence and continuing to offer innovative programming. While the list of projects might be challenging, he's looking forward to them.


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Q: The property 'latitude' can't be unconditionally accessed because the receiver can be 'null'. Try making the access conditional (using '?.') I am facing a null safety issue in Text(
"Latitude: " + currentPosition.latitude.toString(),
) this line. i dont know how to make currentPosition.latitude not null help me with this guys.
It gives me this The property 'latitude' can't be unconditionally accessed because the receiver can be 'null'.
Try making the access conditional (using '?.') or adding a null check to the target ('!'). error.
The property 'longitude' can't be unconditionally accessed because the receiver can be 'null'.
Try making the access conditional (using '?.') or adding a null check to the target ('!'). error
import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
import 'package:fluttertoast/fluttertoast.dart';
import 'package:geocoding/geocoding.dart';
import 'package:geolocator/geolocator.dart';

void main() {
  runApp(const MyApp());
}

class MyApp extends StatelessWidget {
  const MyApp({Key? key}) : super(key: key);

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return MaterialApp(
      home: HomeApp(),
    );
  }
}

class HomeApp extends StatefulWidget {
  HomeApp({Key? key}) : super(key: key);

  @override
  State<HomeApp> createState() => _HomeAppState();
}

class _HomeAppState extends State<HomeApp> {
  String currentAddress = 'my address';
  Position? currentPosition;
  Future<Position?> _determinePosition() async {
    bool serviceEnabled;
    LocationPermission permission;
    serviceEnabled = await Geolocator.isLocationServiceEnabled();
    if (!serviceEnabled) {
      Fluttertoast.showToast(msg: 'Please keep your location on.');
    }
    permission = await Geolocator.requestPermission();
    if (permission == LocationPermission.denied) {
      permission = await Geolocator.requestPermission();
      if (permission == LocationPermission.denied) {
        Fluttertoast.showToast(msg: 'Location permission is denied.');
      }
    }
    if (permission == LocationPermission.deniedForever) {
      Fluttertoast.showToast(msg: 'Location permission is denies forever.');
    }
    Position position = await Geolocator.getCurrentPosition(
        desiredAccuracy: LocationAccuracy.high);
    try {
      List<Placemark> placemark =
          await placemarkFromCoordinates(position.latitude, position.longitude);
      Placemark place = placemark[0];
      setState(() {
        currentPosition = position;
        currentAddress =
            "${place.locality},${place.postalCode},${place.country}";
      });
    } catch (e) {
      print(e);
    }
  }

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return Scaffold(
      appBar: AppBar(
        title: Text('Location App'),
      ),
      body: Center(
        child: Column(
          children: [
            Text(
              currentAddress,
              style: TextStyle(
                fontSize: 20,
              ),
            ),
            (currentPosition != null)
                ? Text(
                    "Latitude: " + currentPosition.latitude.toString(),
                  )
                : Container(),
            (currentPosition != null)
                ? Text(
                    "Longitude: " + currentPosition.longitude.toString(),
                  )
                : Container(),
            TextButton(
              onPressed: () {
                _determinePosition();
              },
              child: Text('Locate Me'),
            ),
          ],
        ),
      ),
    );
  }
}

A: Change to this:
 currentPosition!.latitude.toString()

Since you check that currentPosition is not null, you can use the ! as a way of saying "I know it can be null, but I also know that at this point it definitely isn't".


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Extremes Of Art
WE HAVE had the extremes of art come through Singapore in the past few days.
Rolls-Royce and Faberge put their heads together and laid the unique Spirit of Ecstasy Fabergé Egg costing untold sums of money for an anonymous buyer.
Meanwhile, over at the National Gallery Singapore and the ArtScience Museum, the Minimalism movement got a good airing as part of Minimalism: Space. Light. Object.
Impenetrable (2009) by Mona Hatoum
The minimal approach to the title is a good prelude to the works spread through the Gallery. Some 150 pieces by over 80 artists and 40 composers curated over more than two years. It's the first showcase of the art form on a large scale here.
As an evolving form, Minimalism is an inclusive medium. It allows for the use of the ordinary in projecting ideas and commenting on philosophical and existential notions. Many of the works need to be explained for the benefit of the viewer. What is a piece of string in the shape of a triangle about, you may wonder, looking at Fred Sandback's triangle of yarn in Untitled (Learning Triangle)?
And the artist can spin a yarn to justify his work's raison d'etre.
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Spirit Of Ecstasy Faberge Egg
The Faberge Egg, on the other hand, oozes exclusivity and is about that immediate wow factor. It's about precious metals, engineering and that little surprise when the egg is opened. In the case of the current egg, it's the representation of the Spirit of Ecstasy, the emblem of Rolls-Royce that graces the bonnet of the luxury car.
The Spirit of Ecstasy Faberge Egg is only the second to be commissioned in the 'Imperial Class' since 1917. And prior to that, since the House of Faberge came to being in 1842 Russia, there have only been 50 made in this exclusive category.
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While you may be lucky to get a fleeting glimpse of the Spirit of Ecstasy Faberge Egg before it's squirrelled away somewhere posh in the world, you have five months to explore minimalism in Singapore, a country not particularly known for adopting this state of mind, preferring to be the biggest, most expensive, tallest, grandest….
Singapore probably gravitates towards the Faberge Egg.
Material Gains
Minimalism digs to the core of the work by stripping away the excesses. Developed in the USA in the 1960s, its ideology seems to be evident in some of the Eastern philosophies brought about by Buddhism and Hinduism.
These elements have been incorporated into the exhibition in Singapore, with Asian artists presenting their works. As an ever-evolving art form, this is to be expected, and soon Minimalism will incorporate the digital world to a greater extent.
But mostly, Minimalism involves common materials like cord, barbed wire, earth, wood, resin, fluorescent tubes, pu'er tea, sunflower seeds, fabric, canvas, stainless steel.
Ton Of Tea (2006) by Ai Weiwei
Faberge's route is headed in the opposite direction. Weighing in at 400gms, the Spirit of Ecstasy Faberge Egg has 18K white gold, rose gold, 10 carats of round white diamonds, amethyst and lots of handcrafting.
It's about expressions of opulence with an end result that is jealously guarded by a rich person, which makes for their rarity while elevating their value immeasurably.
In 2015 a scrap metal dealer paid US$14,000 for a Faberge egg at a US flea market. He learnt that it was the Third Imperial Easter Egg, designed by the House of Faberge for Tsar Alexander III in 1887 and worth an estimated $33 million.
Room For One Colour (1997) by Olafur Eliasson
Importance To Art
A common element between the Faberge eggs and Minimalism is possibly their importance in their respective contributions to art.
Their presence in Singapore at the same time points to the importance of the Republic's role as a location.
"We are proud to showcase the Egg for the first time in Asia, here in Singapore. Customers here are the 'tastemakers of the region' in a place," explained Josina von dem Bussche-Kessell, Faberge's Business Development and Global Sales Director of the rare sighting of the Spirit of Ecstasy Faberge Egg.
Singapore's recent focus on art as a means of attracting tourists and raising awareness to the soft power of this medium is beginning to bear fruit.
Another point of convergence is their eventual value as unique items. While Minimalist works and Faberge Eggs may come from contrasting sources, as they are worked into their final forms, the end results become invaluable for the creative process and ingenuity imbued in them.
And their value as lessons for posterity, and artefacts will be elevated.
Anyone attending this year's showpiece at the National Gallery will have to minimise their expectations after last year's rambunctious Yayoi Kusama spectacle. But it's important to bear in mind that there are few artists who are so celebrated in the world. Most artists fall into other categories that are important for their roles in the larger picture being painted and that continues to be developed.
Walking through the National Gallery and the ArtScience Museum, you'll come across items on the floor, sounds, coloured sheets forming a labyrinth in Peter Kennedy's Neon Light Installations 1970-2002, Mona Hatoum's Impenetrable barbed wire installation that tells a compelling story, and walk into Olafur Eliasson's Room For One Colour where you'll be drained of colour.
While many of the pieces will compel you to stay longer and consider the artist's perspective as you try to rationalise it in today's context, you could almost hear someone standing in front of Tan Ping's 60 x 60 with its white squiggles on a black surface, or Sandback's Untitled (Leaning Triangle) — yarn stretched in the form of a triangle — saying: "I could have done that."
But you didn't.
And it's important to understand that.
You can enjoy Mimalism: Space. Light. Object. until 14 April 2019. Visit http://www.minimalism.sgfor more information.
For a rare glimpse at the Spirit Of ecstasy Faberge Egg, try your luck by emailing [email protected] or sending a WhatsApp message to +44 7780 112319
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Are You the One and Bachelor in Paradise: Which way will queer representation go?
Are You The One couple Max and Justin making out and dancing at a themed party, before they found out they were not each other's perfect match. (Image from AYTO)
9 Sep. 2019 | 9:38 am
Bisexual, trans, non-binary people have been part of reality television show casts before this summer, and been represented well on shows from Queer Eye to Dating Around to RuPaul's Drag Race.
But they have never been centered as much as on Are You The One: Come One, Come All, which cast a house full of sexually fluid people and became the most queer season reality TV has ever seen.
Are You The One has been cast so well that it's not just a celebration of difference, but a much better reflection of the complexities of human beings, which exists even within specific groups.
While early marketing was concerning, the show thankfully went another direction, with a cast that has been a joy to watch and root for. Their straight predecessors on Are You The One may have been bad at relationships, but they were not also having to simultaneously figure out relationships as many (though not all) of these cast members are.
That adds a lot of complexity to typical MTV reality show energy. This group is trying to find a match in a house with 15 options while also working through acceptance of themselves—and, oh yeah, just having a great time, because they're on an MTV show that supplies alcohol and has designated a room for having sex.
We've watched Kai, who introduced himself by saying "I am a queer, trans-masculine, non-binary human who has chosen to medically transition," as he's had ball trying to figure things out. "I'm at a house full of people where I'm like, here's all the opportunity that I pretend I don't want in the real world," Kai told Remy.
Meanwhile, there's Max, who's 25 and last week went through his first same-sex break-up, after learning that he and Justin weren't a match, and learning that Justin took that as permission to bail on Max so he could play the field again.
For queer people who didn't date when they were teenagers, going through that kind of breakup and heartache as an adult is likely familiar, and it's remarkable to see on MTV, where it may be new or even baffling to MTV's audience.
Max and Justin were the couple this season, and the heartbreaking end of their relationship raises the fascinating question about AYTO: Is finding a "perfect match" the most important thing? Of course it is for the purposes of winning the cash prize, but do these cast members really trust MTV's opaque matchmaking process, one that has failed season after season?
For a show about relationships to claim that there is a "perfect match" undermines the reality of relationships: it's not about stars aligning, it's about connection and a lot of work. But this is MTV; their concerns are elsewhere.
Are You The One? has previously functioned as a feeder show for The Challenge, an opportunity for people to prove themselves hot, drunk, and/or violent enough to continue with an MTV career.
Casting season eight with people whose attraction doesn't check tiny boxes has delivered the kinds of scenarios that reality TV producers dreams about, and I don't just refer to more sex than the editors could include, nor the permutations of the math that make finding matches more difficult. (I loved the turn the show took when Kari insisted on focusing on strategy.)
Earlier in the season, Danny said, "I feel like this house is turning into just this big, crazy cat and dog chase, where everyone is chasing someone who's chasing someone else, and I know that I can't force someone to turn around and chase me, but it still grinds me down sometimes."
It's that chase—and that defeat, and the heartbreak—that's powered AYTO and made it different than the seven preceding seasons of straight men and women dealing with the "perfect match" conceit, which has provided mostly drama, not lasting connection.
Are You The One season eight's cast has also excelled at identifying what's happening with each other, like when the group confronted Kai about running away from his problems, and his need for attention.
There may not be long-term relationships and marriages to come out of season eight, but by casting a reality show where "everybody here is real fucking hot, and real queer, and real fluid," as Kai said on the first episode, it's been a smashing success. In the ratings, though? Not so much.
Meanwhile, on Bachelor in Paradise: bisexuality
Demi Burnett and Chris Harrison on the premiere of Bachelor in Paradise season 6 (Photo by John Fleenor/ABC)
Are You The One's drama has unfolded at the same time Bachelor in Paradise dipped Chris Harrison's little toe into bisexual waters, and then congratulated itself for swimming all the oceans of the world.
Demi Burnett's coming out to her castmates was handled well, as she talked about her identity and how her feelings for a woman she'd been dating was affecting her relationship with Derek.
When Chris Harrison imported her girlfriend Kristian Haggerty (who happens to be roommates with someone from Bachelor Nation, Catherine Agro), however, it revealed itself to be just another one of The Bachelor franchise's choreographed stories.
The only thing more frustrating than the clumsy way producers craft storylines is the how many of its viewers think it's genuine, especially when people show up unannounced to interrupt the proceedings.
At least this time, the show admitted what it was doing: another baby step forward! "All I care about is what's best for you, and what's best for everybody here," Chris Harrison told Demi (I did not believe him). "How can I help you find love? And we've come to a decision that I think is going to put you in the best position. So, why don't you head upstairs."
A lot has been made of how Bachelor in Paradise had to break its nonexistent rules to allow a non-franchise cast member to join in the fun. But that really just illustrates how stifling the casting has been, returning to the same wells over and over again.
Casting a bisexual woman, Demi, is a step forward, but those stairs lead to the same place they always have if her dating options are only straight men. She's also in the place that so many queer people—and people of color—have been in reality shows before: alone in having to represent an entire group of people.
As frustrating as ABC's conservatism is, it also makes sense. MTV has nothing to lose, so desperate are they for anyone to watch anything on their cable network, while ABC has one of television's top-rated franchises to protect, holding on to as many viewers as possible as ratings atrophy across all of television.
Host Chris Harrison even admitted to this, in a surprisingly candid and honest yet still nauseating answer to a question from THR:
"We work extremely hard behind the scenes to create diversity and see more people represented on our show. It's incumbent on us to do that, but it's also really incumbent on us and everybody who runs this show to keep the show alive and keep it a viable option for ABC to renew. What's the purpose of making a big social stand if you're off the air in December? Every writer or person who is clamoring for something, whatever their social issue is, they're going to move on and go yell at somebody else. You have to listen, but you have to do so and be prudent about it as well. We can't just make decisions because we want to make everybody happy by making a social statement."
I wish Are You The One provided evidence that would give ABC more courage in an industry drunk on fear.
Creatively, it should have: AYTO season 8's cast has given a previously one-note show layers that would make Mary Berry swoon. But its ratings, oof: they've been dreadful.
Despite its reveal of the big cliffhanger about Max and Justin's relationship, last week's AYTO had just 238,000 viewers, less than half of its episode-five peak of 510,000 viewers. It had a 0.12 in the 18-49 demo, ranking 98th of all cable shows on Monday.
Ratings fell sharply when MTV moved the show to Mondays at 11 from Wednesdays at 9. (Obviously, not all of MTV's audience watches the same day on an actual television, so there is a likely a larger audience than these numbers indicate.)
Let's hope this isn't blamed on its queer cast, who have delivered everything MTV could possibly want from a reality show.
It's worth noting that The Bachelorette's ratings also fell when the show did something new by casting a black woman, Rachel Lindsay, as its lead. Even franchise creator Mike Fleiss admitted that was because of racist fans.
That's the danger when there's just one, whether it's one person, or one season, that has to represent an entire group. The Bachelor franchise responded by retreating.
Are You The One shouldn't do the same—but it also shouldn't have to be alone in representing queerness on reality TV.
For more on what Are You the One has accomplished this season, I highly recommend these two pieces:
Jenna Wortham's essay about How Queer People Brought Some Actual Reality to Dating-Reality TV, which explores the way "they are all used to performing, whether or not they're being televised."
Caroline Framke on how the show "Is an Unexpected Step Forward for Queer Representation on TV" because "no single person had to represent an entire queer identity like Demi does on 'Bachelor in Paradise.'"
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I recently spotted this lovely gold horse head on The Coveteur. Even though part of it is cut off in the picture, it still caught my eye! This past weekend I bought a lovely marble sculpture at the Brooklyn Flea. I haven't taken any good pictures yet, but she's a beauty! :) Hopefully, I'll get around to posting a few pictures from our trip soon and I'll show her to you! She's right out of Pride & Prejudice and she's about 5lbs! Nice and solid. I didn't want anything plaster. :) Sculpture adds so much to a room. Random fact: Did you know Patrick Dempsey's wife is an incredible sculptor? I was blown away when I saw their home in last month's Architectural Digest. See the slideshow here.


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There are universities and university colleges in several places in Norway. Some are private and some are state run. The state ones are free. You can see where these institutions of higher education are located on the map of Norway to the right.
As a general rule one must possess the minimum requirements for entrance to higher education in Norway to be admitted as a student at a university or university college. The courses one will be able to take usually depends on the grades one attained at upper secondary school.
The Storting (the Norwegian Parliament) has decided that universities and university colleges can also admit adult applicants who do not possess the formal minimum requirements for entrance to higher education in Norway. The applicants must possess informal qualifications that are assessed as being of equal worth. Informal qualifications are made up of all the knowledge we have acquired through paid or unpaid work, courses, schooling, leisure activities and voluntary work. The applicant must be 25 years old or older if the informal qualifications are going to form the basis for admission. If the person passes the exam for a course that is of at least one year's duration, this will provide the general minimum requirements for entrance to higher education in Norway.
Documented informal qualifications may also allow a student to take an abridged course or be exempted from some exams and tests.


Campsites reservations for Riding Mountain National Park are up 62% compared to last year after opening for the season on Tuesday.
Park officials say 20,115 camping nights were booked for Wasagaming Campground, which now includes the ability to rent out oTENTik tents.
The Park Reservation Service opened at 7 a.m. on Tuesday and reservations had surpassed the previous year's record by just 10 a.m.
Campsite reservations can be made at pccamping.ca or by calling 1-877-737-3783.


Our Hotel provides a private parking, subject to availability.
Start your day with energy or take a rest at the end of an exhausting day at the sauna of our hotel, available only for our passengers.
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Modern facility with WiFi, computers, printers and fax for exclusive use of our guests, available 24 hours.


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137 Pillars House is a boutique hotel in Chiang Mai that revives the old world elegance of the Orient and invites guests to enjoy every modern luxury. The staff is honored to lead you through the surrounding charms of Chiang Mai and welcome you home into pampered privacy. The home-style residential concept at this Chiang Mai luxury hotel allows guests to participate and share in the richness of a like-minded international community while creating plenty of space for sublime intimacy in sumptuous suites and throughout the tropical grounds.
The ambition is that guests of 137 Pillars House will collect meaningful experiences that remain in their hearts long after they leave. More than building a very comfortable place to sleep, the hotel creates exceptional memories for every guest on every single day.
Architectural historians and conservationists worked meticulously to conserve the integrity of the original 1889 structure at 137 Pillars House ensuring truly distinctive luxury accommodation in Chiang Mai. Guests can look forward to the same nostalgic ambiance in all 30 suites, along with modern comforts and conveniences that you would expect at the finest Chiang Mai luxury hotel.
Seven hundred kilometers northwest of Bangkok and just over 300 meters above sea level, Chiang Mai sits along the Mae Ping River, a tributary of the Chao Praya River that flows through Bangkok.
From Chiang Mai International Airport, proceed straight to Mahidol Road (Highway 1141). Turn left at the Far Eastern University, continue to Bunrueang Road along the mold, then turn right to Maneenopparat Road. Passing the intersection to Wichayanon Road, cross the Mae Ping river using the Nakornping bridge and head straight to Kaeo Nawarat Road. Turn right to Nawatgate Road, 137 Pillars House is located on the right hand side of Soi 1 Na Watgate Road.
The multi-functional space is an ideal venue for a business meeting, training workshop, private dining function, or social gathering. It can also be used as an art exhibition space featuring rotating installations in different forms and mediums.
From breakfast in bed or on your verandah, to lunch under the sun or well-shaded daybed by the shimmering infinity pool and on to intimate dinners set up just for you in secluded tropical nooks around the bucolic grounds or throughout the day in the dramatic Dining Room, meals at 137 Pillars House are gastronomic memories in the making.
The air-conditioned facility is equipped with the latest multi-station free unit and free weights, as well as computer controlled cardiovascular equipment including treadmills, an elliptical trainer, and an upright bicycle.
Go for a few laps in the shimmering 25 x 5.5 meter pool or relax in one of the sun loungers. Refreshments are available by the poolside, as well as any menu items from the restaurants. Homemade sorbet, cool mineral water and cold towels are served by the attentive staff to take the edge off the northern Thailand's steamy swelter.
The Spa menu consists of authentic massages and spa treatments featuring Asian methods from aromatherapy to Thai massage. Private and group Yoga classes are also available. Beauty rituals integrate locally sourced, organic ingredients with ancient secrets. Freshly prepared beauty products come straight from the local market.
Wat Gate Khar Rham Temple, Nimmanhaemin Road Tour, Old City Tour, and Heritage Tour.
William Bain Terrace Suite Overlooking the historic pillars house, infinity pool and garden wall from the upper floor, both suites are 100 square meters. Each suite has a bedroom with a King bed, a generous living room and an airy veranda with cane shades for privacy. The en-suite bathroom with dual washbasins has a vast walk-in closet and a sunken bath facing onto the tropical foliage.


This month the best selling picture book from our affiliate store is Ocean Meets Sky (A 2018 TCBR Best Book of the Year), written and illustrated by the Fan Brothers—a stunning picture book about a young boy who sets sail to find a place his grandfather told him about…the spot where the ocean meets the sky.
Publisher's Synopsis: The hilarious New York Times bestselling picture book about dealing with unexplained feelings…and the danger in suppressing them!
Jim the chimpanzee is in a terrible mood for no good reason. His friends can't understand it–how can he be in a bad mood when it's SUCH a beautiful day? They encourage him not to hunch, to smile, and to do things that make THEM happy. But Jim can't take all the advice…and has a BIT of a meltdown. Could it be that he just needs a day to feel grumpy?
Grumpy Monkey and the best-selling picture books by Emily Winfield Martin and Adam Rubin are truly great choices. Follow along with our Picture Book category for more great titles to peruse.


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