Once upon a time the time was set att 00 because of this dude..and everything before and after was counted in relation to that.
some trivia that follows his Initials,Fictional and real people.
john coffey-mysterious miracle prisoner with quite some healing powers.
James cameron-director filmmaker who gives us visions of other worlds.
James Caviezel- plays the role as jesus christ.
john carpenter-unlike the guy who did actual carpenting 2000 years ago, this one brings horror.
james carney-alias name picked up by crazy killer who´s about to try and assasin a president.
made an impact on the rest of the world, remarkable that those names are close in letter count.
and heres a fun list of people having the J.C initials.
if they might have a connection to the "dude"
Im sure I have missed some..
But I do find myths and ancient history fascinating, as food for my own imagination and creativity.
Some of these Names are probably consciencly taken to relate to that we know of, and some are most surely coincidental.
Carpenter is a miss translation, actually. See they dont really have a whole lot of trees down there and so they dont build houses from wood, but instead stone. He was actually a mason and therefore also quite wealthy (provided he existed, which some people doubt).
you can count me in for that last statement..
Lovely music by peter gabriel.
What about the forests of Lebanon? Their current flag has a Cedar on it. The forests have been gone for centuries, but did exist in the time of Jesus' mortal existence. Roof structures were made of wood, hence their early disappearance from ruins.
Humans have a strange tendency to superimpose patterns on everything they see.
Real persons can be found everywhere and is mostly just circumstances thou.
Can you guys mention any more J.C persons that shows up in fiction and movies?
It´s just interesting to see if there´s an relation between the movie character´s role, in the terms that they are sort of mysterious, or are given messias or savior properties to them.
such as john connor(terminator), who is the savior of mankind, why did he get that name, purely coincidental or simply picking a name close to his own (james cameron) or in fact a hidden property to enhance our perception of his role as a savior.
john coffey in the green mile was obvious.
hides under the name James Carney thou.
or in fact a hidden property to enhance our perception of his role as a savior.
Mr Cameron in some interview mentioned exactly that thought led to the choice of the name.


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He battled it out thousands of kilometres from home, but you could have been mistaken for thinking Alex Volkanovski's fight took place inside Shellharbour's Central Hotel on Sunday. It was standing room only inside the pub's events centre, as hundreds of die-hard supporters - and family and friends - packed in to watch the Illawarra UFC star pummel his Brazilian rival, Jose Aldo, in Rio de Janeiro. With eyes glued to the big screen, the crowd watched the 30-year-old's every move inside the octagon - deafening cheers, applause and whistling often ringing out. Not surprisingly, the biggest roar came upon his unanimous-decision victory. At that time, amid the flurry of fanfare, Alex's proud wife Emma breathed a sigh of relief. Read more: Volkanovski claims major scalp to move into UFC title frame "I'm glad it's over,' she said, moments after his win. "This is the first time I've actually watched it ... at a pub; I'm usually there or at home, so the atmosphere was amazing. "He stuck to his game plan and he fought a smart fight, like he knew what he needed to do to fight Aldo and he did it. "He didn't get careless, he didn't stray away from the game plan, he did what he had to do to get it done." Emma was buoyed by the number of people who turned out to watch. However, the pub crowd was missing two of Alex's littlest and most-loyal fans; his daughters, Airlie and Ariana. "They're sort of a little bit young to understand [Alex's quest], they'll just be happy to have him home after such a long time away," she said. "It's a lot of sacrifice that he puts into the fight camps. "A lot of the time away, a lot of money spent ... and a lot of energy put in, but when you've got a dream you do whatever it takes to achieve that dream, and he's well on his way to getting that belt."
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He battled it out thousands of kilometres from home, but you could have been mistaken for thinking Alex Volkanovski's fight took place inside Shellharbour's Central Hotel on Sunday.
It was standing room only inside the pub's events centre, as hundreds of die-hard supporters - and family and friends - packed in to watch the Illawarra UFC star pummel his Brazilian rival, Jose Aldo, in Rio de Janeiro.
With eyes glued to the big screen, the crowd watched the 30-year-old's every move inside the octagon - deafening cheers, applause and whistling often ringing out.
Not surprisingly, the biggest roar came upon his unanimous-decision victory.
At that time, amid the flurry of fanfare, Alex's proud wife Emma breathed a sigh of relief.
Read more: Volkanovski claims major scalp to move into UFC title frame
Illawarra UFC star Alex "The Great" Volkanovski after his unanimous-decision win over Brazilian rival Jose Aldo on Sunday. Pictures: Adam McLean
"I'm glad it's over,' she said, moments after his win.
"This is the first time I've actually watched it ... at a pub; I'm usually there or at home, so the atmosphere was amazing.
"He stuck to his game plan and he fought a smart fight, like he knew what he needed to do to fight Aldo and he did it.
"He didn't get careless, he didn't stray away from the game plan, he did what he had to do to get it done."
Alex's wife Emma (front) watches the fight. She says he makes a lot of sacrifices to fight, but "when you've got a dream you do whatever it takes to achieve that dream".
Emma was buoyed by the number of people who turned out to watch.
However, the pub crowd was missing two of Alex's littlest and most-loyal fans; his daughters, Airlie and Ariana.
"They're sort of a little bit young to understand [Alex's quest], they'll just be happy to have him home after such a long time away," she said.
"It's a lot of sacrifice that he puts into the fight camps.
"A lot of the time away, a lot of money spent ... and a lot of energy put in, but when you've got a dream you do whatever it takes to achieve that dream, and he's well on his way to getting that belt."
PARTY TIME: Some of the jubilant crowd of diehard fans at the Central Hotel.

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After trending for weeks on end due to his 'The Viper' diss track. M.I Abaga is back to serious business with a new hot jam dubbed 'The Warrior'. He features a singing Kauna.
The new track is off his 'Judah' EP. Kauna is a new artist in the Nigerian music scene and M.I has given a chance to her to build her brand on his platform. Kauna is Bola Adebisi's daughter,M.I Abaga's mentor.
'When I was 11 or 12 I met a superstar J.Town artist, Bola Adebisi. He was everything I wanted to be, a few years later at the lowest part of my life I met him again in Jos. He gave my brother and I the studio he had in his house and this is how we began making music that eventually led me here. Bola literally changed my life! 15 Years later I introduce his daughter Kauna Adebisi (@Kauna_a {IG}) to the world. With her amazing voice she comes from a lineage of music royalty!! Please follow her online and support her as she blossoms.' , M.I shared on his youtube account.
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Mitchell propels Massachusetts to 74-53 victory over Maine
Massachusetts head coach Matt McCall, center, applauds his team play in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Maine in Amherst, Mass., Friday, Dec. 20, 2019. ( J. Anthony Roberts/The Republican via AP)
AMHERST, Mass. (AP) — Tre Mitchell had 23 points as Massachusetts cruised to a 74-53 victory over Maine easily defeated Maine 74-53 on Friday night.
Mitchell buried 9 of 17 shots from the floor, including 3 of 6 from 3-point range, for the Minutemen (6-6), who snapped a six-game losing streak. Mitchell added seven rebounds. Carl Pierre had 14 points, Sean East II added 12 points, six assists and five boards and C.J. Jackson scored 10.
Nedeljko Prijovic led the Black Bears (3-9) with 14 points. Sergio El Darwich, who was second on the Black Bears in scoring heading into the matchup with 10 points per game, shot only 18 percent for the game (2 of 11).
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Global Compact Network Switzerland in collaboration with Firmenich, the world's largest privately-owned perfume and taste company and member of the Network since 2008, hosted a criticaldialogue on climate action with Ambassador de Alba, the UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy for the 2019
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"With global emissions still increasing and temperatures rising, we are not on the right track to limit climate change. The science tells us, however, we can still reverse course, if we start now," said Luis Alfonso de Alba, the Special Envoy for the 2019 Climate Action Summit. "This will require everyone's participation, including partnerships with the private sector and civil society, and a huge mobilization of resources to invest in a truly green future. The private sector is crucial to deliver the transformative action necessary to bring our economies and societies in line with the Paris agreement. I salute Firmenich's leadership and their willingness to act as a catalyst to reverse the disruption of climate change."
The UN Secretary-General hosted Climate Action Summit, taking place on 23 September, will provide leaders from all sectors of society with an opportunity to demonstrate how they will tackle climate change, setting targets along the way on the road to achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050.
"At Firmenich climate change is everyone's job as a critical pillar of our inclusive capitalism business strategy," said Gilbert Ghostine, CEO Firmenich. "We are making great inroads on our vision to be carbon neutral, as one of only two companies in the world with a CDP triple 'A' ranking, and will always keep on stretching ourselves. Given the scale of today's challenge we are partnering for impact with many leading coalitions, including the UN Global Compact, WBCSD, Livelihoods and the Toilet Board Coalition all present with us this evening. I invite all businesses to join us to win the race for climate!"
"Business has a vital role to play to deliver on Goal 13 on climate action," said Antonio Hautle, Executive Director Global Compact Network Switzerland. "It is very encouraging to see so many companies in the room tonight representing the Swiss economy at large from luxury and watch making to banking and finance, all the way to consumer goods, united by the common vision to step up climate action. I look forward to seeing many more companies join us to make Swiss Business equal Sustainable Business."
As the world's largest corporate sustainability initiative, the United Nations Global Compact believes in business as a force for good. It aims to mobilize a global movement of sustainable companies to responsibly align their strategies and operations with the Ten Principles of the UN Global Compact on human rights, labour, environment and anticorruption, while taking strategic actions to advance broader societal goals, such as the UN Sustainable Development Goals, with an emphasis on collaboration and innovation. A catalyst for Swiss Business to equal Sustainable Business, Global Compact Network Switzerland gathers, promotes and educates its members to place Switzerland on the global stage as a fore-runner in sustainable business. For Global Compact Network Switzerland, it is critical to see its member companies, such as Firmenich, investing in scalable and impactful solutions to reach the 2030 objectives.
As signatories of the Paris Pledge for Action, Firmenich set ambitious environmental goals to tackle climate change. As an example, the Group aims to operate with 100% renewable electricity or off-sets by 2020 and has already reached this objective across its operations in Europe, North America and Brazil, with an 80% global rate to date. Globally recognized for its environmental leadership, this year the Group ranked with CDP as triple "A" for climate, water and forestry, as well as on its Supplier Engagement Leaderboard, while achieving a Gold rating with EcoVadis, as the number two company worldwide, among the 45,000 participants.
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Hollywood icon Debbie Reynolds passed away Wednesday, just one day after her daughter, fellow Hollywood icon, Carrie Fisher, died of complications from a heart attack. In the days following the late actress's death, people have taken to Twitter to praise Debbie Reynolds' advocacy for LGBT rights — especially during an era when Hollywood was largely silent on the issue.
For example, Reynolds headlined an AIDS benefit concert at the Hollywood Bowl in 1983, when the disease was still highly stigmatized. President Ronald Reagan didn't address the disease publicly until 1985.
Among her many legendary performances was a long stint on hit TV show Will & Grace, a show which worked to normalize LGBT identities.
Reynolds also admitted in 2014 that she would fake relationships with closeted actors during her Hollywood heyday to protect them from a scrutinizing press.
Thank you, Debbie. We won't forget you or the work you did — on screen and for social justice.


Well, we have an answer.
It's a little less than two minutes.
But to give the security guy credit he was on a bike, someone had to see us on CCTV, wonder what the bloody hell we were up to, communicate it to him, and then he had to find us. Two minutes in that context is a pretty rapid response. Kudos to Facebook security!
Once we explained to him that we were there to see Tim Campos the CIO, and yes we were planning on meeting him in the parking lot—in the Cricket, that had transformed into a mobile-blitzing-lab-come-conference-center he was mightily impressed, and as the Cricket is now a giant dry erase board Greg wrote "Approved by FB security" on the front and we were good to go (that apparently is all it takes!).
We then had to convince Tim's executive assistant that we were not going to kidnap one of the most influential CIO's in the world, we're pretty sure he was only 22% joking about that. Upon inspection, he agreed that our conference room was far superior to any on their campus* and he went inside to return with Tim.
*He may not have said that, but it was pretty obvious what he was thinking!
"Technology matters, but talent matters more".
Some people, like John Bielenberg for instance ;), might have thought such a thing creepy, weird and slightly stalker-esq… conversely we thought it mildly sidesplitting and with John being in Maine at the time, what was he going to do about it?
Mercifully, Tim's team saw the hilarity, and he himself was impressed that he'd said such wise words.
Be Bold: We think showing up in a Cricket adorned with the CIO's face on the side is pretty bold.
Get Out: Well yeah—not only did we get out, but we gave the Facebook team the opportunity to get out of their environment too, to be receptive and invite serendipity.
Let Go: This was most definitely not the same old same old meeting!
Make Stuff: We were sitting in a space that was living testament to making, and the Facebook team engaged having fun with the physical space, playing with the writable surfaces and the Cricket itself.
Bet Small: The worse thing that could have happened is thinking it was a little weird and having the meeting in a conference room instead.
Move Fast: The Cricket was still a Cricket until a week before, and we had no way of moving it. Plus, it is a conference room that can go about 70mph—that's a pretty fast conference room.
There was serendipity of doing all this at Facebook whose culture fosters the traits of blitzing and the Think Wrong Practices themselves, and we're thankful the team was more than willing to return serve with us, how'd the meeting turn out?
You'll just have to wait and see.
P.S. If we did it again, we would put beer in the cooler!


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A Kiwi Sunwolf's story: Michael Little's star rising
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Wallabies name mixed bag for Springboks
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Wing Sevu Reece among five All Blacks new caps
Springboks' Rynhardt Elstadt and Herschel Jantjies to debut against Wallabies
Injury delays Christian Leali'ifano's Wallabies return
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England's Vunipola regrets impact of Folau support on teammates
Day leaves Saracens, joins Major League Rugby in California
James O'Connor insisted on behavioural clauses, Rugby Australia says
Pumas seek to rediscover scrum reputation for Rugby Championship
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Springboks' Beast Mtawarira 'fresh again' after knee injury
2019 Rugby Championship: Fixtures, results and coverage
What the All Blacks will want out of Pumas 'banana skin'
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How Nic White honed his halfback craft for a World Cup shot
2dSam Bruce
James O'Connor eyes Springboks Test after Reds deal
Under-strength All Blacks see opportunities in Argentina
Wallabies look to refocus after brazen Johannesburg robbery
Springboks' Aphiwe Dyanti ruled out of Wallabies Test
Cipriani separated from England squad for fitness work
Parramatta forward Tepai Moeroa switches codes to rugby, Waratahs
Wallaby Taniela Tupou robbed of phone in South Africa
Cane to captain All Blacks in Rugby Championship opener
Bernard Foley leaves Waratahs for overseas opportunities
Beauden Barrett moves north, extends New Zealand contract
Will Genia, Quade Cooper sign for same Japanese club
Springboks Rugby World Cup winner James Small dies, aged 50
Saracens, Harlequins to meet at new Tottenham stadium
Super Rugby: Sunwolves' Michael Little talks team's future, Test hopes
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Sam BruceESPN Associate Editor
Sam was brought up on long drives and the dusty fields of north-west New South Wales, where he developed his love of rugby from an early age. He joined ESPNscrum after a five-year stint heading up Fox Sports Australia's digital rugby coverage.
He's the son of an All Blacks great, yet Michael Little could end up wearing the red and white of Japan as he continues to star for the Sunwolves in Super Rugby.
And he has a message for those who want to bring an end to the Sunwolves when the current SANZAAR broadcast deal is up. The New Zealander is adamant the Japanese franchise, who are playing their third season of Super Rugby, have added to the competition on the whole.
It's a statement that's hard to argue, given the Sunwolves last week picked up their third victory of the year, a 42-37 triumph over the Bulls in Singapore. Furthermore, they have only once conceded more than 50 points in 2018 as opposed to three times last year.
"The boys love it here," Little told ESPN. "At the end of the day we're holding our own, we're pushing teams; winning a couple of games. I certainly enjoying being here with all the Japanese boys; the South Africans; the Australians; we've got Georgians as well.
Barbarians-like Sunwolves are Super Rugby's entertainers
"It's just a place with an opportunity, we're growing; we hope to see it [the franchise] retained. But at the moment there's not too much talk about that, it's just about focusing on this week, next week, and then see where it goes from there."
Little, along with fellow Kiwi Hayden Parker, has been at the heart of the Sunwolves' improvement. The North Harbour product sits in Super Rugby's top 20 for both total runs [108] and run metres [919]. He is also averaging one line break and 1.7 offloads per game.
Having made the move from New Zealand after missing out on a full-time contract with one of the Kiwi franchises, Little credits the his mother's wise words for his arrival on the Super Rugby scene.
"Initially after the ITM Cup season a couple of years back, I was lucky, I got a training gig with the Highlanders and spent a bit of time down there preseason," he told ESPN. "But then a contract in Japan came up and Mum always said, 'take all your opportunities'.
Hayden Parker dives over for a try against the Reds MARTIN BUREAU/AFP/Getty Images
"So just luckily enough I think I had a good season over there [in Japan's second division], and Browny (Tony Brown) came over to coach the Sunwolves and I got a call from Jamie [Joseph] asking if sometime during the season I wanted to have a go. So it was a bit lucky, stuff just falling into place that I ended up here, and I'm pretty happy."
The Sunwolves have taken on a more global look this season, Kiwi coaches Jamie Joseph and Tony Brown bolstering the local Japanese talent with some international quality. That strategy has drawn criticism in some quarters, but without the added international experience the Sunwolves may not have had the same upward trend they have enjoyed in 2018.
It's also giving the game greater exposure in Japan ahead of next year's Rugby World Cup, and Little is already seeing the off-field benefits of the Sunwolves' improvement.
"Personally, the Japanese people are extremely supportive," he said. "I'll come off the field after a game and people will be giving me gifts; asking me for a signature. I know the boys put a lot of time back into the community; we like to leave our footprint behind.
"Rugby as a whole is growing, obviously the World Cup next year a lot of people are excited for that and we're excited for that. I've only been there a short time and I've only seen small improvements. But 15 years ago rugby wasn't that big [in Japan], so it's pretty cool."
Contracted with the Sunwolves through the 2019 Super Rugby season, it may be that Little's form spruiks the interest of franchises back home in New Zealand. He also played for Fiji at Under 20s level, potentially giving him three options to choose from at Test level.
Joining his father as an All Black would obviously be the toughest route, and it may prove that life in Japan is too good to ignore.
Michael Little celebrates with Sunwolves supporters in Hong Knog PHILIP FONG/AFP/Getty Images
"I'm not too sure at the moment, I'm committed to these guys this year and next year," he told ESPN. "I'm keen to play international rugby wherever it is, so at the end of the day if Japan want me I'll be happy to go with them. I've talked a little bit with Fiji but it's been hard learning two languages, let alone a third one, so we'll see I guess."
In the much shorter term, Little's focus is on the Waratahs this week in Sydney. Beaten 50-29 by NSW in Tokyo earlier in the year, the Sunwolves again showed scoring points isn't their problem.
"Yeah you could say, they've [NSW] got firepower all the way through the backline," he said when asked whether it was as simple as making a few more tackles. "In their forward pack they've got some great players as well. So we've just got to do what we do and hopefully you'd think we're going to score the points, it's been like that all year. We've maybe been letting a few points slip.
"So we'll see, it's an exciting time, you get to play rugby for a living and you get to play every Saturday; it's the hard work you put in in between that makes a difference. It should be good."


What is really going on in these situations? Does a person need to settle for having these symptoms just because they are getting older? Absolutely not! First of all, the above symptoms are very common and may occur in many other endocrine disorders sometimes due to subtle deficiency of testosterone, estrogen, growth hormone and/or adrenal hormones. A patient with known hypothyroidism may develop a second endocrine deficiency, for example, menopause which can mimic some of these symptoms. If the thyroid tests are truly low, then of course the person should be treated with some form of thyroid replacement. However, if the tests are not low, rather than taking thyroid medicine that they probably don't need, they should undergo a definitive endocrine evaluation to determine the true cause of their symptoms.
Another factor, which may explain a discrepancy between thyroid tests and symptoms, is related to the particular thyroid hormone, which has been tested. The predominant hormone, which is produced by the thyroid gland, is T4 but T4 is primarily a storage form of thyroid hormone, which circulates throughout the blood stream. When the tissues get ready to actually utilize thyroid for cellular metabolism, the T4 must be converted to T3. Some individuals may have normal amounts of T4 in their blood but they are unable to convert the T4 to T3, which is the active metabolite. In addition, it is more accurate to test for free T4 and free T3 which enables the physician to see the hormone that is truly available to the tissues instead of that bound up to the carrier protein.


Section of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92095, USA.
Loss-of-function mutations may only produce a mutant phenotype when both copies of the gene are mutated. Gantz and Bier developed a method they call mutagenic chain reaction (MCR) that autocatalytically produces homozygous mutations. MCR uses the initial mutated allele to cause a mutation in the allele on the opposing chromosome and thus the homozygosity of the trait. MCR technology could have broad applications in diverse organisms.
Fig. 1 Scheme outlining the mutagenic chain reaction (MCR).
(A to C) A plasmid consisting of a core cassette carrying a Cas9 transgene, a gRNA targeting a genomic sequence of interest, and flanking homology arms corresponding to genomic sequences abutting the target cleavage site (A) inserts the core Cas9-gRNA cassette into the targeted locus via HDR [(B) and (C)]. (D to F) In turn, the inserted cassette expresses both Cas9 and the gRNA, leading to cleavage (D) and HDR-mediated insertion of the cassette into the second allele, thereby rendering the mutation homozygous [(E) and (F)]. HA1 and HA2 denote the two homology arms that directly flank the gRNA-directed cut site.
Fig. 2 Experimental demonstration of MCR in Drosophila.
(A) Mendelian male inheritance of an X-linked trait. (B) Theoretical MCR-based inheritance results in the initially heterozygous allele converting the second allele, thereby generating homozygous female progeny. (C) Diagram of y-MCR construct. Two y locus homology arms flanking the vasa-Cas9 and y-gRNA transgenes are indicated, as are the locations of the PCR primers used for analysis of the genomic insertion site (see supplementary materials). (D) PCR analysis of a y+ MCR-derived F2♂ (lanes 1 to 3; see fig. S1 for sequence), yMCR F1♀ (lanes 4 to 6), and yMCR F1♂ (lanes 7 to 9) showing junctional bands corresponding to y-MCR insertion into the chromosomal y locus (lanes 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, and 9) and the presence (lanes 1 and 4) or absence (lane 7) of a PCR band derived from the y locus. Although the yMCR F1♂ (carrying a single X chromosome) displays only MCR-derived PCR products (lanes 8 and 9), yMCR F1♀s generate both MCR and noninsertional amplification products. (E) Summary of F2 progeny obtained from crosses described in table S1. (F) Low-magnification view of F2 progeny flies from an yMCR × ♂ x y+♀ cross. Nearly all female progeny display a y– phenotype. (G) High-magnification view of a full-bodied yMCR F1♀. (H) A rare 50% left-right mosaic female. (I) A y+ control fly.
From two independent F0 male (♂) × y+ female (♀) crosses and 7 F0♀ × y+♂ crosses, we recovered y– F1♀ progeny, which should not happen according to Mendelian inheritance of a recessive allele. Six such yMCR F1♀ were crossed individually to y+♂, resulting in 95 to 100% (average = 97%) of their F2 progeny exhibiting a full-bodied y– phenotype (Fig. 2, E and G, and table S1), in contrast to the expected rate of 50% (i.e., only in males). We similarly tested MCR transmission via the germline in two y– F1♂ recovered from an F0♀ cross that also yielded y– female siblings. These y– F1♂ were considered candidates for carrying the y-MCR construct and were crossed to y+ females. All but one of their F2 female progeny had a full-bodied y– phenotype (Fig. 2, E and F). Occasionally among yMCR F2♀ we also recovered mosaics (~4%) with a few small y+ patches as well as a lone example of a 50% chimeric female (Fig. 2H), and in two instances, we recovered y+ male progeny from a yMCR F1♀ mother (Fig. 2E and table S1). These infrequent examples of imperfect y-MCR transmission indicate that although HDR is highly efficient at this locus in both somatic and germline lineages, the target occasionally evades conversion.
Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analysis of the y locus in individual y– F1 progeny confirmed the precise gRNA- and HDR-directed genomic insertion of the y-MCR construct in all flies giving rise to y– female F2 progeny (Fig. 2D). Males carried only this single allele, as expected, whereas females in addition possessed a band corresponding to the size of the wild-type y locus (Fig. 2D, lane 4), which varied in intensity between individuals, indicating that females were mosaic for MCR conversion. The left and right y-MCR PCR junction fragments were sequenced from y– F1 progeny from five independent F0 parents. All had the precise expected HDR-driven insertion of the y-MCR element into the chromosomal y locus. In addition, sequence analysis of a rare nonconverted y+ allele recovered in a male offspring from a yMCR F1♀ (Fig. 2E) revealed a single-nucleotide change at the gRNA cut site (resulting in a T→I substitution), which most likely resulted from nonhomologous end-joining repair, as well as an in-frame insertion-deletion (indel) in a y+♀ sibling of this male (fig. S1 and table S1). The high recovery rate of full-bodied y– F1 and F2 female progeny from single parents containing a yMCR allele detectable by PCR indicates that the conversion process is remarkably efficient in both somatic and germline lineages. Phenotypic evidence of mosaicism in a small percentage of MCR-carrying females and the presence of y locus–derived PCR products of wild-type size in all tested y– F1 females suggest that females may all be mosaic to varying degrees. In summary, both genetic and molecular data reveal that the y-MCR element efficiently drives allelic conversion in somatic and germline lineages.


Major General George Cowan, environmental and political activist George Monbiot, and molecular biologist Sir Kenneth Murray were made honorary graduates of the University of St Andrews this morning (Friday 27 June 2008). They are pictured above following the ceremony.
During the afternoon ceremony, French philosopher and literary critic Professor Rene Girard (pictured below with laureator Professor Paul Gifford) was made a Doctor of Letters.


Many students earn associate degrees during their first few years of higher education. Since they usually require about two years of study, these degrees can act either as job qualifications or as precursors to more advanced degrees.
Political science attempts to analyze and deconstruct government entities and the social structures that they influence. A strong component of the study involves understanding the political behavior of citizens and various philosophical and ethical issues.
The ASHS requires the successful completion of 60 credit hours of instruction at the lower level (freshman and sophomore years). The ASHS places a strong emphasis on general education courses that will provide a foundation for entry to the BSHS program. General education courses are designed to broaden a student's educational foundation.


Scratch custom blocks have always been a powerful way of simplifying code. They reduce the amount of duplicate code in a sprite by allowing you to reuse a procedure; text/number and boolean inputs complement this by letting you give specific values to the blocks in the procedure. They even allow for some neat and convenient programming tricks by way of recursion (that is, you can call a custom block from within the definition of that custom block) and "run without screen refresh" (an option that makes the custom block evaluate as quickly as possible, not allowing any other scripts to run at the same time).
Of course, Scratch custom blocks are based on the "procedures" (or "functions") feature found in nearly all programming languages, which also feature inputs/parameters and recursion. However, procedures in many "professional" programming languages allow for a particularly unique idea absent from Scratch: creating custom control structures.
Indeed, writing this was as simple as replacing the "say (Number) for 1 secs" with a block-shaped input.
Update December 14: Be sure to take a look at this additional section proposing custom block "outputs", as well as the immediately-below comment with interesting examples of custom C-blocks!
PPS, here are some example use cases.
Of course, there's endless more possibilities, but hopefully these demos should get you started thinking about what you could do with C-shape custom blocks.
@joker314 I did think about E-shape blocks (etc) while writing this suggestion, but I decided not to include them because they "raise the floor" a lot (so, high-floor instead of low-floor).
As you can see, the "while" block is an actual C-shape, which is how it will display in the block palette. This matches how the "placeholder block" in current custom blocks match how the block will actually display in the block palette.
If this were to be implemented, that definition would appear in every project with any frame complexity.
@Kenny2github I wouldn't say that would be the most exciting new use of it (since you could more or less just use a separate custom block for each "run without screen refresh" thing), but it would for sure be helpful, yeah! Thanks for the example.
I wanted to bring up an important topic to consider when thinking about custom C-blocks - particularly ones which manipulate variables.
Can you see what's happening? The inner loop is manipulating the counter variable - which is also used by the outer loop!
This idea of custom block outputs can be explored in a lot of different ways to make it as intuitive and useful as possible, but I've explained the gist of the idea and how it can be used to make custom C-blocks realistically useful by avoiding the problems described above.
Is 'counter' available in the variable drop-down menu of the 'set variable' block even if that block is not inside of the C-block yet? If not, it might make the output variables less intuitive (some users may look through the drop-down menu of the 'set variable' block in the palette before dragging it out)? But if yes, then it's easy to make a mistake and set a variable not in your 'scope' (would this actually change the variable, or be ignored?).
If they actually do set the (out of scope... or not! variable), then two C-blocks can't have the same names as each other or it'd be ambiguous.
Can the output variables be monitored on the stage, perhaps via right click?


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1704 (MDCCIV) byl rok, který dle gregoriánského kalendáře započal úterým.

Události
 16. února – Po obsazení Varšavy švédským vojskem byl svržen král August II.
 13. června – Po více než měsíčním obléhání obsadila ruská armáda město Dorpat, nazvané dnes Tartu.
 12. července – Polským králem se stal Stanislav I. Leszczyński.
 1.–4. srpna – Britové obsadili Gibraltar.
 9. srpna – Po šestitýdenním obléhání obsadila ruská armáda město Narva.
 13. srpna – V bitvě u Höchstädtu vojska pod vedením Johna Churchilla a Evžena Savojského porazila francouzsko-bavorskou armádu.
 24. srpna – Námořní bitva u Málagy mezi britskou a francouzskou flotou skončila nerozhodně.
 září – Skotský námořník Alexander Selkirk byl vysazen na pustém ostrově Más a Tierra v Tichomoří. Jeho osud se v roce 1719 stal patrně jednou z inspirací k románu Daniela Defoa Robinson Crusoe.

Probíhající události
 1700–1721 – Severní válka
 1701–1714 – Válka o španělské dědictví

Vědy a umění
 Francouzský orientalista Antoine Galland začal vydávat arabskou sbírku příběhů Tisíc a jedna noc přeloženou do francouzštiny.

Narození

Česko

 3. února – Jan Josef Antonín Eleazar Kittel, lékař a léčitel († 16. listopadu 1783)
 11. dubna – Anton Ernst Beyer, malíř († 10. dubna 1773)
 2. října – František Ignác Tůma, hudební skladatel († 30. ledna 1774)

Svět
 28. února – Louis Godin, francouzský astronom († 1760)
 21. června – Alexandr Ferdinand z Thun-Taxisu, třetí kníže z Thurn-Taxisu a generální poštmistr císařské pošty († 17. března 1773)
 11. června – Carlos Seixas, portugalský hudební skladatel († 25. srpna 1742)
 31. července – Gabriel Cramer, švýcarský matematik († 4. ledna 1752)
 2. srpna – Maria Caroline Charlotte von Ingenheim, milenka císaře Karla VII. († 27. května 1749)
 13. srpna – Lorenzo Fago, italský varhaník, hudební skladatel a pedagog († 30. dubna 1793)
 16. září – Louis de Jaucourt, francouzský encyklopedista († 3. února 1779)
 22. září – Fatma Sultan, osmanská princezna a dcera sultána Ahmeda III. († 4. ledna 1733)
 24. září – Karel August Waldeck, nejvyšší velitel nizozemské armády († 19. srpna 1763)
 5. října – Maurice Quentin de La Tour, francouzský malíř († 17. února 1788)
 9. října – Ján Andrej Segner, německý fyzik, lékař, astronom, botanik, matematik a vynálezce († 5. října 1777)
 28. října – John Byng, britský admirál († 14. března 1757)
 9. listopadu – Hadrian Daude, německý jezuita a historik († 12. června 1755)
 10. listopadu – Augusta Bádenská, bádenská princezna a orleánská vévodkyně († 8. srpna 1726)
 neznámé datum – Tahmásp II., perský šáh († únor 1740)

Úmrtí

Česko
 3. května – Heinrich Biber, hudební skladatel (* 12. srpna 1644)

Svět

 2. února – Guillaume de l'Hôpital, francouzský matematik (* 1661)
 23. února – Georg Muffat, hudební skladatel skotského původu (* 1. června 1653)
 24. února – Marc-Antoine Charpentier, francouzský hudební skladatel (* 1643)
 5. dubna – Christian Ulrich I., olešnický kníže (* 9. dubna 1652)
 12. dubna – Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet, francouzský teolog, kazatel, politik a spisovatel (* 1627)
 11. května – Jules Hardouin-Mansart, francouzský architekt (* 16. dubna 1646)
 13. května – Louis Bourdaloue, francouzský jezuita a kazatel (* 20. dubna 1632)
 14. července – Žofie Alexejevna, ruská carevna (* 27. září 1657)
 6. září – Francesco Provenzale, italský barokní skladatel (* 15. září 1624)
 28. října – John Locke, anglický filosof (* 29. srpna 1632)

Hlavy států

 Anglie – Anna Stuartovna (1702–1714)
 Dánsko-Norsko – Frederik IV. (1699–1730)
 Francie – Ludvík XIV. (1643–1715)
 Habsburská monarchie – Leopold I. (1657–1705)
 Osmanská říše – Ahmed III. (1703–1730)
 Polsko – August II. (1697–1704) / Stanislav I. Leszczyński (1704–1709) od 4. října
 Portugalsko – Petr II. (1683–1706)
 Prusko – Fridrich I. (1688–1713)
 Rusko – Petr I. (1682–1725)
 Španělsko – Filip V. (1700–1724)
 Švédsko – Karel XII. (1697–1718)
 Papež – Klement XI. (1700–1721)
 Japonsko – Higašijama (1687–1709)
 Perská říše – Husajn Šáh (1694–1722)

Externí odkazy

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package edu.psu.cse.siis.coal.arguments;

import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Set;

import soot.G;
import soot.Local;
import soot.Scene;
import soot.SceneTransformer;
import soot.SootClass;
import soot.SootMethod;
import soot.Unit;
import soot.Value;
import soot.jimple.InvokeExpr;
import soot.jimple.Stmt;
import soot.toolkits.graph.ExceptionalUnitGraph;

public class CustomSceneTransformer extends SceneTransformer {
  public static final Map<String, Set<Object>> result = new HashMap<String, Set<Object>>();

  @Override
  protected void internalTransform(String phase, Map options) {
    boolean want_global_analysis = true;
    if (want_global_analysis) {
      /*
       * Call this for global/whole program analysis IMPORTANT: (1) The argument must implement the
       * ConstraintCollector.ModelInterface to decide what classes are excluded from the global
       * analysis. (2) ConstraintCollector.globalCollection must only be called once! Subsequent
       * calls will silently be ignored, and the cached values from the first call (i.e. using the
       * first model) will be used.
       */

      ConstraintCollector.globalCollection(new ConstraintCollector.CCModelInterface() {
        @Override
        public boolean isExcludedClass(String class_name) {
          return class_name.startsWith("sun.") || class_name.startsWith("java.")
              || class_name.startsWith("com.") || class_name.startsWith("org.");
        }
      });
    }

    for (SootClass sootClass : Scene.v().getApplicationClasses()) {
      for (SootMethod method : sootClass.getMethods()) {
        G.v().out.println("DBG:SEEN:" + method);
      }
    }

    // CallGraph cg = Scene.v().getCallGraph();
    //
    // Iterator it = cg.listener();
    // while (it.hasNext()) {
    // soot.jimple.toolkits.callgraph.Edge e = (soot.jimple.toolkits.callgraph.Edge) it.next();
    // System.out.println("" + e.src() + e.srcStmt() + " =" + e.kind() + "=> " + e.tgt());
    // }

    System.out.println(Scene
        .v()
        .getMethod(
            "<edu.psu.cse.siis.coal.arguments.cases.StringProblems: "
                + "void main(java.lang.String[])>").getActiveBody());

    // Now use the collector to perform the analysis
    for (SootClass sootClass : Scene.v().getApplicationClasses()) {
      for (SootMethod method : sootClass.getMethods()) {
        // A ConstraintCollector collects constraints for the languages of string
        // variables
        ConstraintCollector cc =
            new ConstraintCollector(new ExceptionalUnitGraph(method.retrieveActiveBody()));

        Iterator<Unit> unitIt = method.getActiveBody().getUnits().snapshotIterator();
        G.v().out.println("in ConstraintCollector for " + method);
        while (unitIt.hasNext()) {
          Unit s = unitIt.next();
          handleStatement(s, cc, method);
        }
      }
    }
  }

  // Look for calls to 'println' and report the set of strings for the parameter.
  private void handleStatement(Unit u, ConstraintCollector cc, SootMethod method) {
    Stmt s = (Stmt) u;
    if (!(s.containsInvokeExpr()))
      return;
    InvokeExpr iexpr = s.getInvokeExpr();
    SootMethod sm = iexpr.getMethod();
    String m_signature = sm.getSignature();
    if (m_signature.equals("<java.io.PrintStream: void println(java.lang.String)>")) {
      // OK, so this is a call to copy1
      Value v = iexpr.getArg(0);
      if (v instanceof Local) {
        Local l = (Local) v;
        // get the constraints for 'l'
        LanguageConstraints.Box lcb = cc.getConstraintOfAt(l, s);

        /*
         * Now, in theory we can use any one of the available solvers ...
         *
         * In particular, DAGSolverVisitorLC is a simple solver (and the only one available for now)
         * that only works if there are no recursive constraints (ex. in a loop) and the set is
         * finite.
         */
        // DAGSolverVisitorLC dagvlc = new DAGSolverVisitorLC();
        RecursiveDAGSolverVisitorLC dagvlc = new RecursiveDAGSolverVisitorLC(5);
        if (dagvlc.solve(lcb)) {
          /*
           * dagvlc.result is a set of strings which can contain .* for unknown substrings.
           */
          // G.v().out.println("DAG-VISITOR:RES:\t\t=======>\t\t" + dagvlc.result.size() +
          // " expressions: " + dagvlc.result);
          System.out.println("Putting " + dagvlc.result + " for " + method.getName());
          result.put(method.getName(), dagvlc.result);
        }
        G.v().out.println("DAG-VISITOR:lcb:\t\t=======>\t\t" + lcb);
      }
    }
  }
}

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So we've all heard about "Breaking Away," right? If you haven't, then someone needs to slap your parents. Not for failing to introduce you to this Oscar winning film, but for raising a child in a such a pitiful and meaningless environment.
As far as films-with-bikes go, nothing beats Breaking Away. Nonetheless, there are a few that are worth watching. However, here are three other cycling-related films that I have recently watched. All are completely different, and all are worth your time.
Triplets of Belleville: This one is about chubby kid who loves riding his bike. His grandmother trains him and he eventually gets to ride the Tour de France. He is kidnapped during the race and his skills are used to support a gambling ring. Sound weird? Well it is. But since the movie is animated, you can temporarily suspend your disbelief for the story. I don't think you'll ever see it on Cartoon Network though. I am not sure it will hold the attention of a Sponge-Bob loving kid suffering from A.D.D. It is however, funny, smart, and almost completely without dialog. What a trip.
2 Seconds: A pro female downhiller loses an important race and consequently her job. Looking for purpose, she takes a job as a bike courier and meets up with a bike shop owner who was a pro road racer. Both love cycling. Our heroine learns from her new mentor the truly important things in life. If you ride a bike, then you'll relate to this one.
American Flyers: This one is the only one on my list which is truly about bike racing. Is about two brothers (one is played by Kevin Costner) who take a road trip to race in Colorado. The back-story about their family problems and medical issues try to make this a serious film, but falls short. Watch it for the bike racing. The rest is just fluff used to tie the cycling scenes together.


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Q: Writing a Monad Transformer, does it really need so many hardcoded instances I am a long time monad transformer user, first time monad transformer writer....  And I feel like I've done something unnecessary.
We are working on a project that has multiple DB tables, and hardcoding the set into different monad stacks was becoming unwieldy, so we decided to break it into different pluggable monad transformers, allowing us to pick and choose at the function type level, like this
doSomething::(HasUserTable m, HasProductTable m)=>Int->m String

(HasXTable is the class, XTableT is the concrete monad transformer).  These separate monad transformers could be inserted or removed in a fully modular fashion, and would store the DB handles, require ResourceT, etc....
My first attempt was to just wrap around ReaderT, which would be used to hold the DB handle.  It became immediately apparent that this would not work, as ReaderT (and StateT, etc) can not be stacked without using chains of hardcoded "lift"s, thus breaking the pluggable modularity of the stack elements.
The only solution seemed to be to write completely separate copies of the ReaderT monad, each allowing access to the others at a lower level.  This works, but the solution is filled with boilerplate code, something like this
class HasUserTable m where
    getUser::String->m User

newtype UserTableT m r = UserTableT{runUserTableT::String->m r}

--Standard monad instance stuff, biolerplate copy of ReaderT
instance Functor m=>Functor (UserTableT m) where....
instance Applicative m=>Applicative (UserTableT m) where....
instance Monad m=>Monad (UserTableT m) where....
instance Monad m=>HasUserTable (UserTableT m) where....

--Gotta hardcode passthrough rules to every other monad transformer
--in the world, mostly using "lift"....
instance MonadTrans BlockCacheT where....
instance (HasUserTable m, Monad m)=>HasUserTable (StateT a m)....
instance (HasUserTable m, Monad m)=>HasUserTable (ResourceT m)....
.... etc for all other monad transformers

--Similarly, need to hardcode passthrough rules for all other monads
--through the newly created one
instance MonadResource m=>MonadResource (UserTableT m) where....
instance MonadState a m=>MonadState a (UserTableT m) where....
instance (MonadBaseControl IO m) => MonadBaseControl IO (UserTableT m)....
.... etc for all other monad transformers

What makes this even worse is that we need to add even more passthrough rules for each new monad transformer we add (ie- each new table we add needs to passthrough all the other table monad transformers, so we need n^2 instance declarations!)
Is there a cleaner way to do this?

A: Yep, that's one of the problems with monad transformers: when you add a new transformer, you have to write an ever-increasing number of boilerplate instances. It's n instances each time, for a total of O(n^2) instances. You can observe this scaling issue in the mtl source code, for example. Monad transformers are not readily extensible.
Now, a good percentage of the monads we use on a daily basis can be expressed as some combination of the transformers provided by mtl, which means that someone else has already done the work of writing all of those boring instances. But those transformers certainly don't cover every monad, and you'll get bitten whenever you need to write your own.
That's why there's ongoing effort being put into devising new approaches to effect typing. A good example in Haskell is Kiselyov et al's extensible-effects library, which takes an algebraic approach to effect typing, based on free monads. The design of this library is described in two articles: An Alternative to Monad Transformers, which spends some time describing problems with the mtl approach, and More Extensible Effects, describing an updated and optimised implementation of the library.
If you want to see how far safe and extensible effect typing can be taken, see Edwin Brady's effects library for the Idris language. There exist quite a lot of resources explaining effects: a tutorial, the original Programming and Reasoning with Algebraic Effects article, and Resource-dependent Algebraic Effects describing some newer features of effects. There's probably some more resources that I've forgotten in this list.

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There's a new study out this week to add to the mounting stack of evidence that being bilingual has tremendous advantages, beyond the obvious one of being able to communicate with more people.
The latest comes from a pair of Northwestern University researchers who say that people who are bilingual have enhanced memory and are better able to pay attention. In a new study published in the April 30 issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, bilingualism expert Viorica Marian, auditory neuroscientist Nina Kraus,and three other scholars, examined how bilingualism affects the brain—specifically looking at the subcortical auditory regions.
Using two groups of teenagers—23 bilingual English and Spanish speakers and 25 English-only speakers—the researchers recorded the students' brainstem responses to speech sounds as they heard them in two conditions. In a quiet condition, the teenagers responded similarly, but against a noisy background, those with bilingual brains were "significantly better" at "encoding the fundamental frequency of speech sounds known to underlie pitch perception and grouping of auditory objects," according to the study. In other words, the bilinguals' brains were far superior to the monolinguals' brains at sorting through the noise to pick out the spoken syllable "da."
Professor Marian explains it this way: "Bilinguals are natural jugglers," she said in a news release about the study's publication. "The bilingual juggles linguistic input and, it appears, automatically pays greater attention to relevant versus irrelevant sounds. Rather than promoting linguistic confusion, bilingualism promotes improved 'inhibitory control,' or the ability to pick out relevant speech sounds and ignore others."
Can we expect that this study might have some impact on education policy when it comes to making decisions about educating English-learners? Dual-language programs are certainly popular among upper-income parents who want their children to learn a second language and they are increasingly becoming more available to ELL students, allowing them to build their literacy in their native language at the same time they learn English, but these programs are a long way from being accessible to the masses.


Despite constant assertions by my mother to the contrary, computers don't behave randomly, nor are they boxes filled with magic. Even the output of a non-deterministic function can only be thought of conceptually as "random" while we don't understand its internal operation. Case in point - SharePoint 2007 and the case of the Randomly Assigned My Site Preferred Search Center URL.
Countless postings and random musings describe the value here as appearing at random. Whither thou goest, blank value?
Well, as it turns out, when an SSP is initially provisioned, this value is left blank. This has the effect of causing all subsequently provisioned My Site instances to lack a connection to a search center, limiting the search experience while on their My Site to just their individual site (the OOB OSSSearchResults.aspx and the This Site scope). When this value is set to something, everyone's My Site is updated to use custom scopes and direct queries to the configured search center. Sometimes though, no one touches this setting and yet it magically gets configured for a search center... and people are left wondering a breathless why?
Well, as it turns out no magic is involved, nor is it the random behavior of a malfunctioning system. Whenever a search center is provisioned, a hidden feature called the OSSSearchSearchCenterUrlFeature is activated. This feature consists of a feature receiver that checks to see if the Preferred Search Center setting of the My Site infrastructure associated with the current Web Applications SSP is configured, and if not, sets it to be the URL of the search center being provisioned.
Tada; magic explained. You didn't have this value configured, and you probably meant to configure it, so we'll configure it for you first chance that we get. The first time you provison a site collection using the Search Center template, we'll set this value for you.


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Romanian 'Aurora' mystifies, bores
The Romanian New Wave has yielded its share of stark, clinical masterpieces ("4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days" for one) and also a few loosely metaphysical mind-bogglers ("Police, Adjective" for another). Chalk up Cristi Puiu's "Aurora" somewhere between the two. It is the latter-day answer to Chantal Akerman's "Jeanne
A World Apart
When I entered the office space of Tiffany Shlain at Pier 38, which has the look of a pirate ship refurbished into a tech geek's dreamland, she was on her iPhone, Bluetooth-in-ear. How apropos of her new documentary "Connected: An Autobiography About Love, Death & Technology," a rumination on our
Benny Chan's 'Shaolin' combines martial arts tropes and explosive effects
Between the wattage generated by the mega-star cast and their velvety complexions glowing in high-definition perfection, the viewer's eyes might be on the verge of shorting out on contact with Benny Chan's drama "Shaolin." By pandering to our animalistic affinity for explosive and shiny things, the film's sensory stimulus snares
'The Debt' reimagines Israeli espionage thriller
The saying goes that those who can't do teach, and those who can't teach make Holocaust movies. John Madden, director of such sappy, trophy-swiping schlock as "Shakespeare in Love" (1998) and "Proof" (2005), competently elevates "The Debt" from the constraints of that genre and into another: a dark, rich espionage
'Socialisme' unifies with collective disinterest
Monsieur Godard, qu'est-ce que la big idea? Literally, what is "Film Socialisme" about? Is it an indictment of the blasé bourgeois of the West? Sure. Is it an indictment of the frantic images of contemporary cinema? Yeah. But both of these prove tiresome terrain for Jean-Luc Godard, who has already
Abstract Adulthood
It has been a long six years since we have seen a feature film from Miranda July, the coyly svelte poster girl of independent cinema. But in the time since her debut feature "Me and You and Everyone We Know" (2005), July has been a busy little bee, toiling away
'One Day' becomes a forgettable and haphazard mess
"One Day," a tedious and plodding romantic comedy, is the cinematic equivalent of the proverbial kitchen sink. It incorporates every single romantic comedy cliché — class differences, a dysfunctional family, an ugly duckling, a hopeless promise to preserve "the friendship," a list of rules to help preserve said friendship and
'30 Minutes or Less' stars Jesse Eisenberg and Aziz Ansari discuss their new comedy
A group of people sit around a table eating pizza and laughing. Aziz Ansari is telling a joke about how curly hair and green polos are coming into style. Jesse Eisenberg sits off to the side trying to keep soda from coming out of his nose. Ansari and Eisenberg have
'The Help' displays an unfocused and shallow effort
With her trademark ginger locks and deep, throaty voice, Emma Stone is a refreshing revelation on screen. Since her debut in the now comedy classic, "Superbad," Stone has carved a bustling, fledgling career out of her ability to be both accessibly amusing and extraordinarily elegant. She's the whole package. Seductive
"30 Minutes or Less" fails to make an impact
Characterized by a surprisingly short running time and an abundance of cheap gags, "30 Minutes or Less" continues the streak of mediocre summer movies that may fare well with more forgiving moviegoers. As an R-rated buddy comedy with a solid cast, "30 Minutes or Less" has the potential of appealing


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– Nicole hosted a lunch and learn for excel! I'm far from an excel expert, but I have a much better understanding of the functions, uses, and capabilities of excel now.
– I bought renters insurance for the first time! It was much easier than I thought. I basically downloaded an app, punched in my info, and boom. It was done!
– I learned how to send DocuSigns and onboard new employees.
– And the list goes on and on!
– I started reading Building a Story brand. As someone who does a lot of content writing, I think the concept of telling a story is becoming more and more important. I just started it this weekend so I'm not super far in, but I'm looking forward to all that I'll learn.
Who lead the Praxis Wednesday workshop?
– This week my boss, Foram, lead the workshop. Foram is one of the ALV co-founders and a leadership coach.
– We talked through 4 main questions.
Question 1) What are you doing outside of your own job responsibilities?
Question 2) What would they say is a strength of yours?
Question 3) How do you leverage your strengths and communicate what you can do?
Question 4) What are you going to commit to starting tomorrow?
– I have a new focus on how I'm leaving a legacy at work. What I'm building that will sustain past the time that I'm there.


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Gilda's Club NYC Raises $850,000 and Honors 'SNL' Star Vanessa Bayer at Annual Gala
Gilda's Club NYC raised over $850,000 last night at a roaring bash that honored patients, as well as "Saturday Night Live" darling Vanessa Bayer.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – NOVEMBER 07: Vanessa Bayer (L) and Kenan Thompson attend the Gilda's Club NYC 24th Annual Gala at The Pierre Hotel on November 07, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images for Gilda's Club)
The comedian was awarded at the Pierre Hotel in New York City. Friend and fellow "SNL" cast member Kenan Thompson presented her with The Gilda Radner Award.
"I applaud you all for what you are doing here," said Thompson to attendees whose ticket purchases went to help back the free services patients receive at the center. "The world needs more people like you."
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – NOVEMBER 07: (L-R) Bill Slattery, Donald Deieso, Lily Safani, Lewis C. Cantley, and John DiGiovanni attend the Gilda's Club NYC 24th Annual Gala at The Pierre Hotel on November 07, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images for Gilda's Club)
Vanessa Bayer, who recently released her first children's book, "How Do You Care for a Very Sick Bear," was inspired by her own personal experience with childhood cancer.
Other honorees included: Donald A. Deieso, Ph.D., Executive Chairman and CEO, WCG (WIRB-Copernicus Group); and Lewis C. Cantley, Ph.D., Meyer Director, Sandra and Edward Meyer Cancer Center Weill Cornell Medicine & New York-Presbyterian Hospital.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – NOVEMBER 07: Gilda's Club NYC Board Member Andrea Rabney poses with "Roseanne Roseannadanna" at the Gilda's Club NYC 24th Annual Gala at The Pierre Hotel on November 07, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images for Gilda's Club)
The evening, hosted by Bill Ritter, Anchor WABC-TV, also featured a live auction lead by Harry Santa-Olalla and a comedy set by Phil Hanley. Honorary Chairs included Joanna Bull, Mandy Patinkin, Emma Stone, Karen Wilder and Robin & Alan Zweibel. Gala Co-Chairs were William Slattery, Senior Partner, Deerfield Management and John DiGiovanni, Principal, Arsenal Capital Partners.
"It's an incredibly important organization to me," said Stone in a taped message to the audience from the set of her latest film. "I've seen firsthand how incredible the work is they do there and how they help so many people."
The room was brought to tears as present day patients at the center spoke on their love of the program before a lively auction took place that brought in thousands of dollars.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – NOVEMBER 07: Gilda's Club NYC Member Kawanna King speaks during the Gilda's Club NYC 24th Annual Gala at The Pierre Hotel on November 07, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images for Gilda's Club)
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LV= prepares ground for demutualisation after watchdog refuses to block sale
'Members are being asked to sell their rights in the business for less than the cost of a good meal out'
Iconic insurance mutual LV= has said it will share out £111m among its members – £100 each – if they back takeover plans by private equity firm Bain Capital, a payment condemned as 'paltry' by MPs.
The move follows an announcement by the Financial Conduct Autbority that it would raise no objections to the takeover of the insurer by US investment firm Bain Capital.
Members will vote on the £530m deal, which needs 75% approval, to go ahead.
Those holding eligible with-profits policies will also receive enhancements to their future payouts amounting to £101m.
MPs on the All Party Parliamentary Group on Mutuals, which has been conducting in enquiry into the takeover, have been highly critical of the deal. In April they published a scathing report from sector thinktank Mutuo which criticised a lack of transparency in presenting the deal to LV='s members, and highlighted concerns over regulatory oversight of the process. The APPG also claims similar benefits could have been gained through a sale offered by fellow mutual Royal London.
The APPG's chair, Labour/Co-op MP Gareth Thomas, has condemned the proposed payment to members.
"When we published our report, we thought members didn't have enough information to judge what's in their interests," he said. "Now we can categorically say that this is a bad deal. A paltry £100 in return for membership rights to hand over a business focused on its customers to a private equity shark intent on screwing the maximum profit for itself."
The head of the Association of Financial Mutuals, Martin Shaw, was also critical of the offer.
"If members feel aggrieved that the sale to Bain Capital for £530mmeans that only £111m will be paid to members in 2022 in return for their vote, with a 0.1% top up to with-profits policies for each year it was held, then that's something they may have to get used to.
"In fact, the one-off payment, of either £60 or £100 is low compared to previous demutualisations and the 0.1% policy enhancement is no more than the annual 'mutual bonus' that LV has paid its members in recent years. Historically, demutualisation means managers focus less on customer service and policyholder returns, so the value of any payment may soon be lost.
"The sad fact, for a small mutual seeking to discover its future direction, is that the amount of money it has spent on dressing itself up for sale has been colossal, the money earned for selling its general insurance business has been lost, and members are being asked to sell their rights in the business for less than the cost of a good meal out."
The FCA last week said it raised no objection to the takeover. In a letter to stakeholders, it said it had "scrutinised the fairness of the proposed transaction and process for how it is decided" and had given the green light for LV= to hold a Convening Hearing on the Scheme of Arrangement and, subject to the outcome of this hearing, to send voting packs to its members, in advance of a Special General Meeting (SGM) for a vote on the proposals.
It added: "The PRA's and FCA's consideration of the change in control application is ongoing, and approval of this change in control would be required for the transaction to proceed, regardless of the outcome of the member votes."
It said it had not been granted the duty by Parliament "to consider form of ownership of an acquirer when considering transactions such as these. We consider such transactions in the context of our statutory objectives in relation to consumer protection, market integrity and competition in the interests of consumers."
But the regulator added that communication between LV= and its members over the deal is a concern and it would be monitoring the process. It wants the mutual to hold extended opening hours on its customer helpline and to host regular Zoom meetings and webinars to answer members' questions.
"It is important that there is maximum opportunity during this window for LV's policyholders and members to engage with the proposals once they have received the member voting packs," it added.
"We have challenged LV= on their current and planned engagement and communications strategy with their policyholders and members, as an area of particular concern for us. Given the complexity of the proposed transaction and the need for policyholders and members to engage with and understand the proposals before voting on them, we have focused on ensuring that LV= does all it can to support them."
LV= CEO Mark Hartigan has said the Bain deal would include an injection of £168m to support the two existing company, pension schemes. He added that LV= had been waiting for court and regulatory approvals before being able to provide full details of the deal, but was now holding webinars on it with members and financial advisers.
Summoned to a hearing with the APPG last week, LV= chair Alan Cook said the board's objective was to fix the company's "capital shortfall" and had not specifically planned to demutualise.
"To be able to compete effectively in the future, we need long term investment in this business," he said.
"In the normal course of events, you would use internal capital to fund this, but the majority of our with-profits members are unlikely to benefit because their policies will mature in the relatively near future.
"There's quite a bias in the policyholder space. Within a relatively small number of years, the number of policyholders will drop off quite remarkably.
"So from the board's perspective, that does not seem a good thing to do with their money, when they won't be around when the proceeds of the deal, the success that results from the investment, takes place.
"We've seen that with the general insurance sale, that policyholders have done very well out of it, but it's been a number of years before that benefit emerged."
While he was sorry the business would demutualise, he claimed it would "still be the same company with the same people working for it". Three current board members – Mr Cook, chief executive Mark Hartigan and non-executive director Seamus Creedon – are expected remain in place after the sale. The rest will step down and be be replaced with three new independent non-executive directors, subject to approval.
Mr Cook said he did not intend to say on longer than the six-year term he accepted on joining in 2017.
After the hearing, Mr Thomas said: "Whatever inducement members are offered, long-term, all the evidence shows that they're better off with a mutual, even Alan Cook himself admitted that members would have had at least the same benefits if they had taken the Royal London offer.
"The only major difference between the deal with Bain and the offer from Royal London is that Mr Cook and Mr Hartigan will stay on the board earning very large sums of money.
"There is a massive conflict of interest that the two people set to benefit most from the sale of LV are leading all the negotiations about its future. Bain will be laughing all the way back to Wall Street about just how good of a deal they have done."
In a statement, Mr Cook said the Bain deal is the only option that "offered both an excellent financial outcome for members and gave unrivalled support for the LV brand, our people and locations", and that no option would have allowed LV= to remain as a standalone mutual.
Mr Hartigan told the Financial Times: "If anyone else had produced more money, we would've sold it to them," adding that neither he nor Mr Cook would receive "a penny" as a result of the outcome of the deal. In terms of future remuneration, he said he did not yet have a "contract on the table" with Bain.
The proposed deal follows the £1.1bn sale of LV='s general insurance business to German insurer Allianz in January 2020.
The loss of businesses to the mutual sector was criticised in the APPG report. "Demutualisation is bad for members, for consumer competition and choice and for financial market stability," it said. "The UK economy needs mutuals. More importantly, customers need mutuals. It is incumbent on us all to ensure that individual mutuals play their part as responsible and well governed businesses."
In a statement, Bain managing director Matt Popoli said it looked forward to "investing in the LV brand and its people for the long-term, to preserve and grow the business for future generations of customers".
A spokesperson for LV= said: "This transaction is not about the views of any one individual. The decision to pursue a transaction with Bain Capital was taken by the board as a whole and the board was unanimous in its decision which followed a process and strict criteria that was approved by the regulator."
He added: "The proposal from Bain Capital was the only option that offered all of the following; an excellent financial outcome for all members, an independent future for the LV= brand and the protection of jobs for our people enabling us to maintain our position as a significant employer in Bournemouth, Hitchin and Exeter. In total £212m will be distributed in the form of payments to members and the board firmly believes this transaction is the right thing to do for our members, our business and our people.
"The chair and non-executive directors receive a flat fee for their work on the board. They do not receive bonuses and never will. The CEO will receive no bonus directly related to the transaction. In terms of the CEO position going forward, there have been no firm decisions regarding this role or the terms of any contract and there won't be until the outcome of the transaction. Future CEO remuneration will be a matter for the remuneration committee of the new board."
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