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The Huawei MateBook is no Surface Pro
Everyone is copying the Surface Pro 4.
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Huawei's MateBook will draw the inevitable copycat comments from fans of both the Microsoft Surface Pro and the iPad Pro.
But really, who copied who? Everyone copied Microsoft. The original Surface, as big a flop as it was, had the new portable-PC concept right from the start.
SEE ALSO: Huawei's P9 and P9 Plus flagships come with dual Leica cameras
The idea then and today remains the same: a tablet that transforms into a laptop with a detachable keyboard. Tablets — iPads in particular — are great for many people, but when it comes to getting "real" work done, a device with a proper keyboard (and for some, a stylus) is a must.
Apple caved to this vision and released the iPad Pro, complete with Smart Keyboard and Apple Pencil, in late 2015. While it may validate Microsoft's mobile tablet-PC vision, it's nowhere near as versatile as a Surface Pro 4 since it runs iOS and not OS X (soon to be called macOS).
Cheaper than Surface Pro 4
The MateBook has more in common with the Surface Pro 4 than an iPad Pro. It runs Windows 10, and its entry-level specs are the same as Microsoft's tablet. Starting at $700, it's $200 less than what the Surface Pro 4 starts at, too.
On the baseline, you get a dual-core Intel Core m3 processor, 4GB of RAM and 128GB of internal SSD storage.
I tested the more powerful $850 MateBook with an Intel Core m5 processor, 4GB of RAM and 128GB of SSD and based on how it performed, I don't think anyone should buy the Core m3 model.
A 'real' computer for work
At first glance, the large 12-inch screen looks sharp and capable. Its 2,160 x 1,440 resolution may not be as high-res as the iPad Pro's 2,732 x 2,048 display or the Surface Pro 4's 2,736 x 1,824, but it's at least on par with Samsung's TabPro S's screen.
Huawei kept the bezels around the display nice and slim. Photos and videos look great at first glance, and the screen looks perfectly fine in well-lit situations like the office. But I found its brightness insufficient and the viewing angles too weak when I used it at home in my dimly lit bedroom.
With Windows 10, the Huawei MateBook is immediately a more useful computer for me than the iPad Pro. For work, I need full-featured Chrome, with extensions, to get anything done. That's impossible with an iPad Pro.
The Core m5 processor provides good-enough performance for the usual web browsing, video and music streaming, and document editing. But if you're looking for a mobile video editing or gaming machine, you should look elsewhere.
Magnetic connector
1 USB-C port
Windows 10 has really grown on me over the last six months and while I could juggle a dozen open Chrome tabs fine, the 4GB of RAM quickly bottlenecks when you do more resource-intensive things like streaming video while multiple apps and tabs are open. One night, the MateBook struggled to stream a 480p video clip on YouTube without dropping frames.
Fingerprint sensor works with Windows Hello.
The MateBook even supports login with Windows Hello via its fingerprint sensor between the volume buttons (which are too flat in my opinion). Once configured, unlocking the MateBook is as easy as touching the sensor with a registered fingerprint. The best part is there's no silly swiping required. It works just like the sensors on many flagship smartphones and is a much better login alternative to typing in a password.
Unfortunately, the 5-megapixel camera on the front doesn't support Windows Hello's facial recognition.
The MateBook supports fingerprint login with Windows Hello via its fingerprint sensor.
The MateBook, like virtually all tablet hybrids, doesn't actually come with its accompanying keyboard in the box — you have to buy it separately. Samsung seems to be the only company with the sense to bundle the keyboard in with its TabPro S.
Huawei sells a "Portfolio Keyboard" for $130. It attaches securely to the MateBook via a seven-pin port using magnets. The back of the keyboard, which is also a protective folio-style case, can be positioned at two angles via magnets in the back. It's OK, but not nearly as versatile as the Surface Pro 4's hinge when it comes to "lapability." Still better than the iPad Pro, though.
The keyboard itself is... not the best. The keys are large, but they're too close to each other, which made it really easy to hit the wrong keys during a rapid-fire typing session.
The trackpad works, but out of the box there's a slight lag to the pointer. But again, at least it has a trackpad unlike the iPad Pro.
$60 stylus
$90 USB-C dock
The MateBook's screen supports multi-touch with up to 10 fingers and the responsiveness is spot-on. Huawei also sells a stylus for $60. I'm not a fan of styli because they're easy to lose and there's usually no way to keep them attached to the tablet. In comparison, the Surface Pro 4's stylus attaches magnetically to the side of the tablet.
It's a good stylus that's responsive and I like the two buttons (one for ink and one for an eraser) and how the other end is a laser pointer. It's also pressure-sensitive, which means the harder you press, the thicker the digital ink will be.
Additionally, you can buy a $90 dock which includes two USB 3.0 ports, a USB-C port, HDMI and VGA ports, and an Ethernet port and plugs into the MateBook's single USB-C port. Yet another added cost to get more out of the MateBook.
Boo for battery life
Battery life is the MateBook's weakness. Huawei advertises battery life as up to 9 hours, but I didn't get anywhere close to that.
I got around 3 to 4 hours using it as my work machine at work, at home and even during my commute.
You will see longer battery life if you turn all the usual settings down or off (i.e. Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, brightness, audio, etc.), but that's not how most people are going to use the MateBook.
If you're considering the MateBook, you're looking at it as a laptop replacement, not just a tablet alternative. Battery life needs to be a lot longer.
Room for improvement next time
I can, without hesitation, tell you the MateBook is a beautiful tablet. The aluminum build quality is top-notch, it's super thin, and the specs sound solid on paper. It's even $200 cheaper than the entry-level Surface Pro 4.
But Huawei dropped the ball on bringing the hardware and software together. The MateBook has weak battery life and stutters when you throw a handful of apps at it. Not to mention the entire device gets hot even you're not doing anything intensive (like typing this in a Chrome tab).
The MateBook is a good first try, but I'll wait for the next-gen model.
Like so many rising Chinese tech companies, Huawei's goal is to topple the existing top tech players. The company's made tremendous strides in the last few years to establish itself as a quality hardware maker (i.e: Nexus 6P and P9 and P9 Plus smartphones), but that's not enough.
As the smartphone scene has taught us, any company, big or small, can build premium devices with the latest processors and storage. But few can optimize software to work seamlessly and powerfully while maintaining solid battery life.
The Surface Pro 4 is still the gold standard when it comes to 2-in-1 devices. The iPad Pro is a good alternative if Windows 10 isn't your thing, but you won't get the same kind of productivity from iOS the way you would with OS X (soon to be called macOS) on a MacBook.
Huawei's here for the long haul. The MateBook is a good first try, but I'd recommend waiting for the next-gen model, which will hopefully deliver more juice.
Ultra-thin metal design • Runs Windows 10 • Good-enough performance • Sharp, high-res screen • Fingerprint sensor security
Models with 4GB of RAM insufficient • Keyboard keys are too big and mushy • Weak battery life • Volume buttons too flat
Huawei's MateBook would have been a decent entry-level Surface Pro 4 rival if not for middling performance and weak battery life.
Topics: china, Gadgets, matebook, Mobile, Reviews, tablets, Tech


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Attempted Murder Charges Filed Against Man Accused of Shooting CPD Officer, Woman
Michael Blackman, 45, was charged Monday with five counts of attempted murder. He remains hospitalized after he was shot multiple times by arresting officers over the weekend.
September 23, 2019 - Full Show
Watch the Sept. 23, 2019 full episode of "Chicago Tonight."
At UN, Trump Focuses on Religious Freedom, Not Climate
President Donald Trump made his political priorities clear Monday within an hour of arriving at the United Nations for a three-day visit: He breezed by a major climate change summit to focus instead on religious persecution.
Politics, Science & Nature
27 Illinois Counties Eligible for Federal Aid After Near-Record Flooding
Steady rain throughout much of the spring led to the state's worst flooding in more than 25 years, according to the Illinois Emergency Management Agency. More than two dozen counties can now apply for federal funding to help with recovery efforts.
Where Have the Wild Birds Gone? 3 Billion Fewer Than 1970
North America's skies are lonelier and quieter as nearly 3 billion fewer wild birds soar in the air than in 1970, a comprehensive study shows.
Schools Consider Unrestricted Locker Room Access for Transgender Students
A suburban high school district that's faced years of court battles over equal locker room access is considering a big policy change.
Health, Politics
Illinois Considers Banning Flavored E-Cigarettes
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has been critical of the vaping industry, and now Illinois lawmakers are considering statewide action.
Crain's Headlines: Cash Infusion for High-Profile CTA Project
U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley announces $100 million in federal funding for a major Chicago Transit Authority project. The most visible portion of the project – the Belmont Avenue flyover – is scheduled to begin within days.
One of Lightfoot's Loudest City Council Critics Speaks Out
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In a recent op-ed published in the Chicago Sun-Times, Ald. Anthony Beale outlined his frustrations with Mayor Lori Lightfoot. Beale joins "Chicago Tonight" in conversation.
Banned Books: Librarians Push Back Against Censorship
It's Banned Books Week, an annual event organized by the Chicago-based American Library Association to highlight the threat of censorship. Find out which books were challenged most in 2018.

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Just a day after it was announced that Jon Jones would defend his light-heavyweight title against Glover Teixeira in the main event of UFC 170, the fight is now off.
Dana White spoke to the media two days before UFC 167 and told them that Jones was off the card. However, the reason for withdrawing remains uncertain. White also revealed that Jones isn't injured, adding another element of mystery to an already strange situation.
No word yet on if Glover Teixeira will remain on the card or if he will wait for an eventual title shot.
UFC 170 will take place as planned on February 22nd at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.


La Roche-Posay is somewhat of a new brand for me. Having first tried it out as another blogger recommended it. I have got their makeup remover which I spoke about in my recent youtube vid. This anti pore matt moisturiser I have started using as I like the consistency of it, its more of a serum. It can be used as a base for the skin as it has a little tacky feel to it. I love it because it helps my skin to be less oily without it drying out my skin. So it brings me the right balance. This brand is fab if you have sensitive skin btw.
Just arrived the other day was this REN glow gel cream I ordered and I have used it a few times, I love the light consistency of it. I wanted the cream version as I do have the glow tonic, which I prefer to use in the summer. This is a bit better for the winter as it has more coverage and hydrates the skin. It says it also protects against pollution which is a bonus for us Londoners ha!
Let me know what your tips for combination skin are!


Sales funnels are like stepping stones to get someone from merely knowing about your business to converting them into loyal customers. It is a guided path that you create to guide prospective customers by familiarizing them with your product or service. After which they will decide whether or not they want to give you any business and buy your products. It is a tool that is designed to turn visitors into customers. The prospective customers follow a series of steps that lead them to take action in the end.
There are five parts of a sales funnel. They are: awareness, interest, conversion, retention and referrals. Below we have discussed what each of these steps involve. Knowing each of the steps in depth will give you a better idea on how to engage with prospective consumers and convert them into loyal customers for your business.
The first stage or part of a funnel is awareness. It is the part at which a company is informing or spreading information about their products/services. It makes potential customers aware of a company's existence/brand. This part is where companies create content about their company and products on blogs and websites. Blogging generates interest along with awareness. It is a strategic way to engage your audience by sharing content. Use of right keywords to optimize content. Promote posts on social media by using influencers and boosted posts. At this stage it is important to get all of your marketing messages right. No matter which marketing channel you use, it is important to make sure that all the content follows some uniform pattern and tone. The marketing messages you give out will eventually play a role in how your customers identify your business or your brand.
When a prospective customer is at this step, he/she is showing an interest in looking for solutions. Yourales process.
At this point, potential customers are going to make decisions. The objective at this stages is to convince customers to purchase or acquire your product or service.
It is a lot easier to convince your audience at this point because now they are paying close attention to your offers and benefits. Create a demand for your product/service through webinars, calls, sales packages etc.The potential customer converts into a customer as he/she is purchasing your product/service.
You have to maintain a relationship with your final customers through email or social media in order tokeep them hooked to your business. Remember that customers have a lot of options in the market, so you need to put in efforts to keep your customers. Keep your customers hooked onto your social media handle by posting relevant and informative content. Create video tutorials or 'how to videos', to keep them engaged. Offer discounts to loyal customers. These loyal customers vouch for your company's product or service. Continuous sale of products and services are afloat.
If you provide your customers with excellent products and customer support, referrals are to follow. Loyal customers promote your brand and product to their friends and family. Your company can increase referrals by creating vouchers for customers who refer their friends. You can also offer a 5-10% coupon discount for customers who refer their friends and for friends who have been referred to the company. Selling to current and loyal customers is cheaper and easier than a new customer. Permanent satisfaction is definitely a goal to aspire for.
Measure how effective your sales funnel is by testing to check which tools work better at each stage. Improving different tools to gather information and provide insight is vital. Trying to use all available tool, will only lead to you using out your budget. Make sure you research and check which ones work for you. Focus on on the ones that work at each stage of the sales funnel. Use tools to identify parts that are performing poorly and fix them. Small changes can lead to remarkable improvements in the effectiveness of your sales funnel.
These steps will help guide you to understand a sales funnel. It is a vital part of the sales process in a company as it has monetary benefits. All you have to remember is that the a big community of customers are on top of a funnel and the final output/sales comes at the bottom. As the customers move from one step to another, the path gets narrow until the final stage, which is the sales process stage.
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Vardanjan may refer to:

Places
Vardanjan Rural District, in Shahrekord County, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, Iran
Vardanjan, Iran, a village in Shahrekord County, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, Iran
Vardanjan, Farsan, a village in Farsan County, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, Iran

People
Gurgen Vardanjan (born 1963), figure skater and figure skating coach
Tigran Vardanjan (born 1989), figure skater

See also
Vardanyan

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rewak, you just watched Dune for the first time? Congrats. That was the first Lynch film I saw in the theater.
Had you read the book first??
If you're a reader, you'd probably like the Frank Herbert books. I can't really recommend the prequels, although I like the first few.


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This Week in Fashion
How Sustainability Became Fashion's New Battleground
By BoF Team September 27, 2019 17:11
The industry has long treated climate initiatives as a secondary concern, but as scrutiny from consumers and regulators heats up, finding a way to strike the delicate balance between environmental impact and growth is becoming a business imperative.
Extinction Rebellion activists stage a funeral march for the fashion industry on the final day of London Fashion Week in September 2019 | Source: Getty Images
Hello BoF Professionals, your exclusive 'This Week in Fashion' briefing is ready, with members-only analysis on the key topic of the week and a digest of the week's top news.
LONDON, United Kingdom — During normal times, the world's largest fashion companies treat fashion week as an opportunity for their star designers to duke it out in a sometimes brutal seasonal popularity contest.
This September, big fashion faced off over its sustainability actions. At the culmination of a month of shows in Paris this week, climate was front and centre.
Companies' actions ran the gamut from token gesture to major policy shift, but there's no denying the tangible influence that climate concerns are having on the industry.
In New York, Gabriela Hearst ran a carbon neutral show; in London, Burberry Group PLC did the same, offsetting the emissions generated by models and guests travelling specifically for the event; Dior's Maria Grazia Chiuri transformed her show space into a forest of trees that were later replanted in sustainability projects around Paris; industry associations including La Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode and the British Fashion Council made fresh commitments to working towards a cleaner industry.
In Paris this week, fashion titans LVMH Moët Hennesy Louis Vuitton and Kering SA were pitted against each other, as the owner of Louis Vuitton, Dior and other luxury houses gave a combative update on its climate actions just days after Gucci-owner Kering announced plans to go carbon neutral.
Fashion's sustainability wars are taking place against a backdrop of mounting global concerns over slow progress in efforts to halt climate change. A new United Nations report issued this week warned that climate change is heating oceans and altering their chemistry so dramatically that it is threatening sea life, fuelling hurricanes and floods and posing profound risks to coastal populations. The last four years are the four hottest on record.
A speech by teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg has succeeded in competing for column inches in the same week Democrats announced they were launching an impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump and the UK's Supreme Court ruled that Prime Minister Boris Johnson acted unlawfully when he suspended parliament just weeks ahead of the scheduled Brexit deadline.
Fashion's role in contributing to the world's climate woes is becoming increasingly inescapable.
Fashion's role in contributing to the world's climate woes is becoming increasingly inescapable. Behind the glitz and glamour, the industry is a problematic tangle of waste and pollution. Clothes are often made from oil-based fabrics or water-intensive crops like cotton. Manufacturing frequently involves toxic chemicals and energy-intensive processes. Vast quantities of discarded clothes end up in landfill every year.
Consumers and regulators are beginning to pay attention. Earlier this year, French President Emmanuel Macron enjoined Kering Chief Executive Francois-Henri Pinault to build an industry coalition to tackle fashion's climate impact. This September, London Fashion Week was upstaged by a series of photogenic protests by environmental activist group Extinction Rebellion. Investors and executives are becoming increasingly vocal about the importance of catering to a new generation of consumers who expect companies to demonstrate their products have minimal negative impact on the environment.
In a challenging retail environment, it's a complex problem for brands to tackle. There's a fundamental and intractable tension between the economic imperative to pursue growth and ethical commitments to reduce impact. To make fashion more sustainable often requires upfront investments in improving supply-chain processes or developing new technologies. The pay off can be uncertain and long term in a highly competitive industry where many companies are simply struggling to stay afloat. Though consumers say they care about the environment, it's not clear if they'll pay to make sure it's protected.
Even for those doing well, squaring the circle between the image of excess and indulgence sold by the luxury sector without hurting the planet is a particular challenge. Kering has been one of climate's most progressive advocates and has worked diligently to measure and reduce its footprint, but its growth has outpaced those initiatives. In a highly competitive environment, it's hard for companies to commit to costly changes that others are not compelled to follow by regulation.
It's also something companies can't ignore anymore.
Social and environmental policies are becoming an increasingly essential part of a company's strategy and an important risk-mitigation tool, buffering companies against consumer scrutiny, investor concerns and potential regulatory change.
If the industry doesn't step up, it is likely governments will step in and provide a blunt resolution to the tension between responsible operations and growth. Regulatory scrutiny of the industry is increasing and France is on course to ban the destruction of unsold goods, a common and controversial practise within the industry.
Brands that are taking steps to measure impact across supply are likely to find themselves out ahead in putting together credible and targeted action plans to tackle fashion's climate problems in the most efficient and economic manner. They may also end up out ahead on new retail models gaining traction like resale and rental.
It's an issue for which there is no quick fix, and the battle lines drawn up today will take years to play out. But in fashion's new climate wars, brands can't afford to lose. Such pressures are already playing out with dramatic effect in other industries. Take the rise of electric cars' impact on the automotive sector, or the increase in renewable energy's impact on coal.
"The [fashion industry] is right at the heart of that disruption," Mike Barry, former director of sustainable business at Marks & Spencer, told a sustainable fashion round table hosted by eco-focused brand Deploy. The changes this will enforce are systemic. "It's not just about being a little bit less bad, it's fundamental change in the future," Barry said.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF
FASHION, BUSINESS AND THE ECONOMY
Francois-Henri Pinault and Livia Firth at The Green Carpet Fashion Awards in September 2019 | Source: Getty Images
Kering commits to carbon neutrality. The French luxury conglomerate said Tuesday that it is going carbon neutral, paying to offset emissions it can't currently eliminate in its operations. The announcement comes just weeks after the company's biggest brand holding, Gucci, said it would spend $8.4 million to offset its emissions, raising questions about why its parent company had not followed suit. Kering's moves reflect broader shifts within the industry as fashion comes under increasing scrutiny for its environmental impact.
Richemont buys Buccellati to bolster jewellery business. The Swiss luxury-goods maker has bought the Milan-based jeweller from Chinese investment company Gangtai Group for an undisclosed price. Bernstein Analyst Luca Solca said Richemont probably paid less than the €230 million ($250 million) Shanghai-based Gangtai paid for Buccellati several years ago. Richemont already owns Cartier and Van Cleef & Arpels, and the new addition strengthens its position in the branded-jewellery market, which has proven a more resilient sector than watches during economic downturn.
Gucci faces backlash for straitjackets and tax scandal. The Italian fashion house faces possible backlash for showing straitjackets, meant to make a statement about self-expression and not to be sold in stores, at Milan Fashion Week. Model Ayesha Tan Jones held up "Mental Health Is Not Fashion" on her hands going down the runway, and posted on Instagram that straitjackets symbolise "a cruel time in medicine when mental illness was not understood," calling Gucci's use of the imagery "hurtful and insensitive." Meanwhile, Italian fiscal authorities are probing more than a dozen of Gucci's current and former executives over an alleged tax-avoidance scheme.
Paco Rabanne debuts menswear in Paris. Creative Director Julien Dossena launched menswear on Thursday during Paco Rabanne's Spring/Summer 2020 show, as the brand capitalises on the success of its womenswear line. The men's collection will be distributed exclusively by five retailers and in Paco Rabanne's own e-shop, with the line delivered to stores globally in December this year. The collection will be expanded gradually, with the brand targeting for at least 25 percent of its revenues to come from menswear within the next five years.
Kering trims Puma stake, while Amazon Fashion partners on athleisure brand. Kering has moved to reduce its remaining stake in Puma by issuing a $550 million bond that can be exchanged for shares in the German sportswear brand. Kering still has a 15.7 percent stake after spinning off 70 percent of Puma to its shareholders last year. Meanwhile, Amazon Fashion has partnered with Puma to launch a new athleisure brand, Care Of. The line, which launched this week as a pilot collection in Europe, spans men's and womenswear, and comprises of 50 styles ranging from T-shirts and leggings to sneakers and outerwear. A US launch is planned for next month.
Nike profit and revenue beat estimates as direct selling gains momentum. First-quarter revenue and profit beat estimates on Tuesday as Nike's strategy to sell directly to consumers powered growth. The company's "Nike Direct" push to sell more products through online platforms such as Amazon, rather than wholesalers, has been well received on Wall Street. Shares of the Oregon-based company rose more than 5 percent to $91.84 in extended trading.
Boohoo profit jumps as younger shoppers fuel sales. The online retailer, which raised its full-year revenue forecast earlier this month, said pre-tax profit rose 83 percent to £45.2 million ($56.24 million) for the six months ending August 31. Manchester-based Boohoo has been an online success story with millions of active customer accounts across brands, drawing in more younger consumers who shop on their mobile phones and share fashion tips through social media.
Ipsy Products | Source: Courtesy
Ipsy's $500 million in revenue is driven by influencers. The beauty subscription service's business has reached $500 million in annual revenue, more than tripling in size since 2015, thanks to its popular "glam bag" service hyped by beauty influencers and bloggers. Each month, its 3 million members pay a fee and receive a pouch with five product samples from smaller, up-and-coming brands. It also sells full-sized items on its e-commerce site. Ipsy, which does business as Personalized Beauty Discovery Inc, has garnered interest from buyers and, last year, Bloomberg reported the business was exploring options for an exit and could fetch about $2 billion if sold.
The $100 tube of toothpaste is here. The global toothpaste market was valued at $26 billion in 2018 and is expected to reach $36 billion by 2024, and a new crop of more decadent products is now carving out a share. Aesop's Dentifrice Toothpaste ($17), for example, contains cardamom and wasabi extract to freshen breath. Italian brand Marvis, sold at Barneys and Sephora, has apothecary-chic packaging and flavours like jasmine, ginger and liquorice ($12). French brand Buly 1803's fluoride-free toothpastes ($29) are sold on Net-a-Porter. And, most recently, Kendall Jenner launched a line of oral care products called Moon, stocked in Ulta since May.
Kylie Jenner at the VMAs | Source: Shutterstock
Kylie Jenner pulls out of Paris Fashion Week due to hospitalisation. The makeup mogul was due to launch a new cosmetics line with French luxury label Balmain at Paris Fashion Week. Jenner said on Twitter that she was sick and unable to travel to Paris to launch the Kylie X Balmain line of eyeshadows, lip liner and lip gloss at the Balmain show as planned with Creative Director Olivier Rousteing. The line is to be worn by Balmain models walking the runway for the Spring/Summer 2020 collection.
Rent the Runway executive steps down after delivery failures spark customer backlash. The company's head of supply chain Marv Cunningham is leaving after a wave of complaints from customers over late or missed shipments from the fashion rental service. Cunningham, who joined in October 2018 as chief supply chain officer after working at Target and Amazon, is stepping down from his position at the end of the month. In recent weeks, hundreds of customers left frantic comments on social media about missing dresses they'd chosen for events. Rent the Runway is now refunding and giving out $200 in cash to customers who have had their orders cancelled, even as it warned the disruptions are likely to continue.
EBay CEO steps down amid ongoing operating review. Devin Wenig took over in 2015 and made bold promises of returning the marketplace to prominence, but the results have been slow going. Wenig has been under pressure from activist Paul Singer, who has been pushing the company to spin off some of its businesses, including StubHub and the Classifieds Group. Chief Financial Officer Scott Schenkel was appointed interim CEO, while the company seeks a permanent candidate. Shares fell 1.6 percent in early trading in New York.
Ted Baker taps Debenhams executive for CFO. Rachel Osborne, a retail industry veteran with more than two decades of experience, will join Ted Baker once a date is agreed for her exit from department store Debenhams, where she is also chief financial officer. She has been at Debenhams for only a year. Debenhams said its current Group Finance Director Mike Hazell, who has been with the company for nearly a decade, would replace Osborne. She is leaving at a time the group is going through a restructuring under company voluntary arrangement.
Vox Media Acquires New York Media. The group behind New York Magazine, and home to websites The Cut, Grub Street, Intelligencer, The Strategist and Vulture, has been acquired by Vox Media. Neither company would disclose the value of the deal. While consolidations in media typically mean cutting costs, the companies announced plans to bring a print magazine, websites, a podcast and streaming television deals together into a modern media company. New York Media is said to have been losing as much as $10 million a year before a recent upturn.
Louis Vuitton partners with Riot Games for e-sports tournament. Vuitton Creative Director Nicolas Ghesquière is designing clothing for characters in the popular fantasy video game League of Legends, part of a new partnership between the LVMH unit and publisher Riot Games. The first of these outfits, called "skins" in gaming parlance, will be unveiled during the League of Legends World Championships, which end in Paris in November. It is the first time that Riot Games has let a luxury brand place designs within its games.
Condé Nast China responds to corruption accusations against Group Publisher Paco Tang. A leaked email from an unnamed Condé Nast China employee addressed to President Sophia Liao claimed to have "evidence of [Tang's] corruption and bribery." A screenshot of the email — posted on Weibo on September 23 — appears to have been sent to Condé Nast China names like Vogue China's Editor-in-Chief Angelica Cheung, in addition to top Chinese executives of global luxury brands. The message makes several allegations against Tang, including embezzlement of $1 million to $1.4 million in Condé Nast company funds.
Tatler in Asia hires Joe Zee amid rebrand. Former Yahoo Fashion and Elle Editor Joe Zee is joining Tatler, one of Asia's prominent society magazines which publishes in 8 international markets, as global artistic director. The title is rebranding and hiring experienced names from the American publishing industry to get a leg up on its competitors in the region's growing luxury market. Edipresse Media Asia will be renamed Tatler Asia Group in January and is the parent of Tatler editions in Hong Kong, mainland China, Singapore, Taiwan, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines.
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Japan's little spacecraft that could returned to Earth, putting on quite a show over the Australian outback, making a fiery reentry. Hayabusa returned around 10 a.m. EDT (1400 GMT) in the Woomera Prohibited Area of South Australia. In the video you'll see a little speck of light ahead of the falling debris: that's the sample return canister with, hopefully, some precious goods aboard – samples from asteroid Itokawa. The canister separated about three hours before reaching Earth, and returned to Earth via parachute. The canister has been recovered, and will be taken to Japan where scientists will open it to find out if there is anything inside.
The return was monitored scientists from around the world, including a NASA crew on aboard a DC-8 airplane who took the video footage.
I got a note from Col Maybury from radio station 2NUR in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. He said the final message from a Defense debriefing in Woomera at 2:30 am Monday, Woomera time was that all reports indicated the sample capsule had landed softly, and all appeared well.
Col reported that during the briefing, Alan Cole, Regional Manager of Defense Public Affairs, Woomera, told of a brilliant light throwing shadows on the ground as the spacecraft approached. The recovery was successful and it is hoped pristine material from the early days of the solar system will be available for analysis by scientists around the world.
JAXA has said that even one grain of sand like material can be cut into 100 or more samples that can be distributed world wide for analysis.
Col said the Ghan train, (which we talked about in our previous Hayabusa article) a passenger train that travels across Australia, would have had an outstanding view of the re-entry, a front row seat, as it crossed the lonely central Australian desert on its normal north south crossing of the Australian continent.
"It is not often a train and spacecraft cross paths in the remote, dark, clear and cold desert skies," Col said.
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This even made it to the Danish paper Politiken. Apparently the first people to go check on the craft are Aboriginal elders who're to make sure nothing has been damaged in the landing. Apparently the park is sacred ground.
I guess we should be happy they allowed the place to be used in the first place then.
Now we can say the little spacecraft that did.
Let's hope it did take a sample after all that!
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Symmetry, Transactions, and the Mechanism of Wave Function Collapse
Cramer, John Gleason and Mead, Carver Andress (2022) Symmetry, Transactions, and the Mechanism of Wave Function Collapse. In: Symmetries in Quantum Mechanics. MDPI , Basel, pp. 5-48. ISBN 978-3-0365-2694-2. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20220114-163105179
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The Transactional Interpretation of quantum mechanics exploits the intrinsic time-symmetry of wave mechanics to interpret the ψ and ψ* wave functions present in all wave mechanics calculations as representing retarded and advanced waves moving in opposite time directions that form a quantum "handshake" or transaction. This handshake is a 4D standing-wave that builds up across space-time to transfer the conserved quantities of energy, momentum, and angular momentum in an interaction. Here, we derive a two-atom quantum formalism describing a transaction. We show that the bi-directional electromagnetic coupling between atoms can be factored into a matched pair of vector potential Green's functions: one retarded and one advanced, and that this combination uniquely enforces the conservation of energy in a transaction. Thus factored, the single-electron wave functions of electromagnetically-coupled atoms can be analyzed using Schrödinger's original wave mechanics. The technique generalizes to any number of electromagnetically coupled single-electron states—no higher-dimensional space is needed. Using this technique, we show a worked example of the transfer of energy from a hydrogen atom in an excited state to a nearby hydrogen atom in its ground state. It is seen that the initial exchange creates a dynamically unstable situation that avalanches to the completed transaction, demonstrating that wave function collapse, considered mysterious in the literature, can be implemented with solutions of Schrödinger's original wave mechanics, coupled by this unique combination of retarded/advanced vector potentials, without the introduction of any additional mechanism or formalism. We also analyze a simplified version of the photon-splitting and Freedman–Clauser three-electron experiments and show that their results can be predicted by this formalism.
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© 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Received: 17 June 2020 / Revised: 3 August 2020 / Accepted: 14 August 2020 / Published: 18 August 2020. Supplementary Materials: The following are available online at http://www.mdpi.com/2073-8994/12/8/1373/s1. The authors are grateful to Jamil Tahir-Kheli for sharing his unmatched knowledge and understanding of physics history, and his deeply insightful critique of the approach developed here, during many thoughtful discussions down through the years. We thank Ruth Kastner and Gerald Miller for helpful comments and for rubbing our noses in the probabilistic approach to QM. We are particularly grateful to Nick Herbert for asking about transition time in our calculations, which led us to important new insights. David Feinstein, Glenn Keller, Ed Kelm, and Lloyd Watts caught many bugs and offered helpful suggestions. We thank Jordan Maclay for asking us to write this paper for a special issue of Symmetry and for making useful comments and suggestons. Finally, we thank our four anonymous reviewers, whose penetrating comments and questions led to major improvements in this paper. This research received no external funding. Author Contributions: Both authors contributed to this work in roughly equal amounts. It started as a short internal report written by JGC discussing Mathematica calculations based on CAM's book. Following this, CAM made major contributions in expansion to the present length and produced most of the discussion of equations and formalism. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript. The authors declare that there are no conflicts of interest.
quantum mechanics; transaction; Wheeler–Feynman; transactional interpretation; handshake; advanced; retarded; wave function collapse; collapse mechanism; EPR; HBT; Jaynes; NCT; split photon; Freedman–Clauser; nonlocality; entanglement
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When we went back to derryX's apartment, we were talking about action figures and stuff (I don't know why I'm turning into the action figure guy, but I think it's ok), and he showed me his wrestling figure collection, all of which are still sealed in the boxes (one day, I'll take some pictures of his collection because I'm sure you guys would love that). So we talked about the plans for the Zombie Superman figure that he bought, and he said he was leaving it in the box.
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So I got him to agree to open it. He took a picture of it and uploaded it so that I can use it for this post.
…and I'm taking full credit, because without my pressure, it would have stayed in a box forever.
Can I be a nerd? Too bad, I'm going to anyway.
It's actually Black Lantern Earth-2 Superman.
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If that's what he's called, that's what he's called. Since I didn't read Black Lantern, I don't know how a black lantern is different from a zombie. He looks like a zombie.


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The Neo-Maxi Zoomdweebies
Demented and sad, yet social
2010 Best Challenge
1999 Quote Board
Fall 1999 Quote Board
What is Trivia?
The Challenge Line
Katie basks in the pre-Trivia glory at the sight of her rearranged living room.
She's back! Angie makes her triumphant return to the team as the first to show up.
The banner makes its second annual appearance. It now sports the full team name, our scores and placements from previous years, and our two "Best Challenge" awards.
CHICKENS! Josh takes his last meal before Trivia. This NMZ newbie was also a host this year.
Orange Joelius, also a "calm before the storm" type of pic.
If I can't see the camera, it can't see me…
And they're off! LeAnna took the notebook in the wee hours.
We got the mandatory boob shot out of the way early this year. Thanks, LeAnna!
That's more like it. Usual suspects Angie, Chandra, Keri, and Michael drive the team forward.
Everybody's doin' the fish! Yeah, yeah, yeah!
Michael cranks up the radio three more points…
Due to Katie not having the power cord for the router that was to go in the livingroom, her bedroom became another workroom.
Chandra. Fuckin' right.
Joel and LeAnna take refuge on the wonderfully hideous gold love seat.
Er… Does water really stain?
Until the untimely death of their batteries, we communicated with Katie's bedroom via walkie-talkie. Much trucker lingo was used and abused.
Yes, it's either Anne or Liv. No, I don't know which it is.
Matt stands up for a stretch and models his NMZ:42 shirt for the camera.
A head-on shot of the banner. It hangs in Matt's bedroom for most of the year.
We think they're constipated.
You can clearly see the thong of this unfortunate contestant in the UTVS Twister Contest. She was the butt of many jokes and a source of amusement for the remainder of the weekend.
It's the Keg o' Butterworth's!
Anne in a pose of contemplation.
Katie sits with Anne and Liv, our own NMZ Wonder Twins who rarely left the confines of Katie's bedroom. They just worked, ate, and slept where they were. We even had to pry the laptops out of their sleeping hands when they took naps.
LeAnna basks in the glow of the chili pepper windsock.
The Ass of Chandra, which is an unending fountain of knowledge.
And there was much rejoicing.
Third-year captain Matt in all his close-up goodness.
I present to you… Liv!
I just know my marbles are in here somewhere…
And Tabitha shows up to break her Trivia Hymen with the Zoomdweebies.
And in just a few minutes she fit in on the Island of Misfit Toys.
Keri, down for the count.
Saturday morning comes and slaps the inhabitants of Katie's bedroom in the face.
Who needs natural light when you have an illuminated chili pepper?
Sarah, this year's mistress of the telephone, and Chandra, team founder, in an action photo.
Kim, second-year member and hostess, claims that she has no knowledge that is usefull for Trivia. But I'll be damned if she doesn't keep the place livable.
This is it, folks! All the thrills, chills, and spills of Trivia Weekend! This is all that happens!
If memory serves, we actually got an answer out of this one.
Six years, and we're still going strong. The Linnell sisters never really knew how far this would go when they started the team in 1998.
The camera man from Moorhead Public Television enjoys some of that barley-flavored sparkling water.
Another member of the KVSC entourage arguing with the station.
And yes, that is… BRAD SAVAGE! Our favorite roaming KVSC-ite makes his return to the NMZ headquarters. And there was much rejoicing.
Angie is very happy about Brad's presence.
Matt was here for over half of the weekend, including the 12-hour home stretch.
I love how Sarah allows us to abuse her husband for 50 hours.
It was great to have Angie back again.
Joel is at Katie's computer, and the twins are still there!
KVSC has their phone bank, and we have ours. Here's the power source for our rotating stock of cell phones.
Keri holds up the big-point book which she found as Michael does "The Monkey" in celebration of the points it raked in.
Dancing Queeeeeeeen! Feeel the beat on the taaaamboriiiiine!
By far our favorite sponsor of Trivia Weekend. Perhaps we'll look into an individual team sponsorship.
Michael walks the walk as Keri talks the talk.
Liv and Katie in their natural Trivia habitat.
A between-hour strech is always much enjoyed.
Bullseye?
The Kim awakens…
…and shows her love and admiration for the camera.
Speed and attitude. That'd be Joel. Hardcore, man, hardcore.
I'll swallow your soul!
Liv, on the floor of… you guessed it… Katie's bedroom.
And Anne on… what else… Katie's bed.
April checks in from Bumblefuckegypt.
When did they rename the Pacific Ocean to Gardetto's Ocean?
Can't sleep. Dart boards will eat me.
Trick or treat! Smell my feet!
Jen showed up Sunday afternoon and… Did her homework?!?
Love thy Char. Especially since she was a big part of the push at the end that got us the Brady Buch question and 15th place.
Bow to Aja, the Almighty Bitchmaster.
It's not so bad being trendy. Everyone who looks like me is my friend.
Pucker up, dearie!
Yep, still doing homework!
I swear, Snoopy, if you steal my blanket one more time…
Hey! Let's call up the bakery that made Elvis Presley's wedding cake and ask them how many sugar doves they put on it!
Don't stick it out unless you intend to use it.
I don't have to care. The bear does it for me.
Sarah and Aja count how many times Elvis sings the words "viva Las Vegas" in the opening credits of the movie.
Since nobody was sleeping in there anymore, nor did we intend to allow anyone to that late in the game, Matt's room was used as the base for tearing apart and figuring out the Brady Bunch Math Question.
We may have half the team on the Brady Question, but the Trivia drum beats on…
For those who didn't get it, this is the answer to the Brady Bunch Math Question.
Some of the extensive notes taken to get the Brady Math Question.
Still more notes. Can you tell that we're really proud that we got this one?
Natalie, Super-Goddess of the Brady Bunch Math Question, tells other teams to just lick her tasty Trivia goodness.
Come on… Feel the love. I dare you.
Parents drop by.
Kim and Sarah grinning as the Weekend winds down.
Texas has a whore house in it!
Former Zoomdweebie Tuman dons his Viva Las Trivia shirt so that he may commence with his duties as Sumo Referee.
Matt and House of Insanity member Chad shake hands before their Sumo match.
Take your corners, sirs.
HWAAAAAAAAARGH!
Matt strips for the crowd.
The team from the balcony
The 2003 Neo-Maxi Zoomdweebies.
(Back)Jen, Keri, Anne, Liv, and Angie (Front)Matt, Katie, and Tabitha
Not pictured: Everyone else
After the previous year's utter lack of photos, the team shutterbugs stepped up and made use of the digital cameras that Matt had grabbed from the SCSU library. With so many images from the weekend, this collage was created for the website.
With the previous year seen as a dismal affair in many ways, as the apartment had been small and tempers high, 2003 was a bit of a do-over for 2002. It was our second year in an apartment, but the first time that the team had gotten it to work well for us. The 2003 Neo-Maxi Zoomdweebies entered the arena of 75 teams not knowing what to expect, especially after the less-than-happy 2002 contest. This was perhaps the most serious year for the team, as concentration was high, the points were earned with sweat, and the shenanigans were kept to a minimum.
The team was definitely a back-stretch hero. The first half of the contest was wrought with low-point hours
and three people working at a time, thanks to another thinned-out roster. We were spending our time going head-to-head with the likes of the House of Insanity, LDE, and TWATS the whole time (with all three whomping us at some point in time or another). The home stretch was where the NMZ showed that, yes, we are contenders. Armed to the teeth with a Las Vegas phone book and Sarah's bewitching way with the phone, the NMZ Posse rode high again. Had the team not been one of the six to get the Brady Bunch Math
Question, a placement of 21st would have been our fate. As it was, the announcement of our ranking damn near made us shit our pants.
It was a year of reunions, too. Angie made her way back to the team this year, and Brad Savage once again returned to broadcast after two years of radio silence from the NMZ Posse. The return of old friends to the fold definitely lifted our spirits for the year.
Besides reunions, there were unions as well. Michael and Sarah made their first Trivia appearance as a married couple, having tied the knot the previous summer. The two charter members finally owned up to years of togetherness to vow a lifetime with each other. They joined Keri as being bonafide married members of the team. Honorary team member Chuck Linnell, father of team founders Natalie and Chandra, also tied the knot since the previous contest.
This was the last year that the team's co-founders, the Linnell sisters, were both on the team. Chandra would move on to pursue a career path that led her out of the state in 2004.
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Hello! I'm a pretty good Mei player and I would like to give some help for people who might be struggling against Mei now in the new update.
So Mei got a nice buff in the most recent update that made her ult far more consistent. However, her overall playstyle hasn't changed that much and dealing with her now isn't going to be as different or as difficult as some people might believe. So let's get into it.
So 13 people can get out of their ult by doing something quite simple and practical.
Respect her space. Mei is built to control an area like all heroes classified in the defense category. She is made to control the area immediately surrounding her so if you see her, respect that area. If she's playing aggressively, she's going to try to impose that area onto you and force you to play in a zone where she has a strong advantage so always be wary of that and if she overextends, make sure it doesn't go unpunished.
Know her role and how she fits into her team's comp. Speaking from the standard 2/2/2 format, Mei typically replaces a tank since her damage is a bit lacking and inconsistent. So, if you see Mei, it's usually safe to assume that she is replacing a tank. This means that the team running Mei is heavily dependent on Mei staying alive and getting the most out of her survivability because if she can't get the most out of her survivability, that team essentially has a hero that isn't sufficiently tanking or DPSing. So here's how you take advantage of this situation. You want to make sure that at least one person is dedicated to keeping her shut down and don't let up an inch on her. This puts the other tank they have under a lot more pressure to stay alive and their DPS is now more pressured to secure kills as they will have significantly less time to do it if you're melting their tanks.
Countering Ice Block. With Mei's new ult, you're going to have to be really careful about crowding around that iceblock to kill her as she comes out. With the increased area and unlisted decreased start up time, being stuck in the center is going to be bad news for you. So here's what you do differently. First of all, if you have no movement abilities, you're going to want to step a bit back from that iceburg and shoot at her from a couple meters back. Basically you want to anticipate her immediately popping out and throwing her ult at her feet. So stay back but stay with your team. This is especially important if you play zarya and your self barrier is on CD. So if you see her jump into your team and go into iceblock, think of it as reaper using wraith to run right into your team. Anticipate an ult coming out. If you're playing D.Va, one strategy can be to keep the matrix on the iceblock so if she comes out and screws up the drop cast* you can just eat it up and kill her.
Countering the ult. Here's the biggest thing I can say. Mei has the potential to build her ult very fast. I think my fastest ult built time might be around 20 seconds and on average I think I can built it around once every 50 seconds, give or take. The point is that good Mei players will have their ult A LOT. So if you see a team is running Mei, always keep an ear out for that ult line. When you do hear the ult line, just scatter. Do not try to predict where it will be, just scatter. It's going to catch you completely off if you spend too much time thinking about it. If you're Zarya, use your self barrier to get out but look to see who needs the other barrier. Generally you want to give it to either a support or someone who doesn't have a movement option like roadhog or McCree if he was too close to the center. You want to expend every option you can. If you're a support role, you need to be especially wary of this. Lucio: amp up your speed boost and your team will most likely be able to safely escape. Mercy: fly to the first person you see who's out or close to out and either run back to some safe area closer to your spawn or hide and wait to rez if they get a lot of people. Zenyatta: 90% of the time, you do not want to waste transcendence on countering this ult. A time where this rule wouldn't apply would be in a situation like overtime where everyone is just throwing out ults or any other case where a team wipe would mean losing the entire round. The reason is that, people can still freeze in transcendence and when they're frozen they're still standing targets open for headshots, and are essentially just going to function as ult batteries for the entire enemy team. The biggest reason you don't want to do this is simply just because of the fact that mei can build ult much faster than you can. So if you save everyone from one blizzard, what happens if a minute later mei has another ult up? You're going to lose unless your other support uses theirs to counter the blizzard. Basically, if your team can't escape blizzard, you need to have someone focus more on killing her and not blow support ults unless the situation absolutely demands it because if your team can't escape the ult, they're going to be wiped by it eventually. Better now when you can all just die, regroup and re push with your support ult to save from something like black hole instead of when it's overtime and you've got nothing while the other team has all their ults charged.
Countering Mei. Reaper is Mei's biggest counter right now. If mei is making your team struggle, whip him out and focus her down. Other counters are Zarya, Pharah, Junkrat, Ana, and Tracer (wouldn't recommend using this one as a sole mei counter though). Don't get tilted and just shoot her.
*drop cast is a technique where you can bypass D.Va's defense matrix with your ult by putting it straight at your feet. Here is a video of it being done. This works with Zarya, Mei, and Tracer ults. Other uses can be Ana's biotic grenade, McCree's flashbang, and Junkrat's Mine (but you have to blow it up immediately. Credits to ForceBoink for finding this.


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"Uncomfortable!" Get it now? It's not what men do, but rather it's women's feelings that govern. When how women feel, not how men act, is determinative, is it any wonder that men would want to limit their risk by avoiding women in the workplace.
On the other hand, why does the public not recognize that men take the most dangerous jobs, they fight and die in our wars, yet are told that women "have a right to be fearful" of them, that they are terrible, and the future isn't for them. Men are expected to shrug it off because, well, that's what men do. Well, here's yer toxic masculinity!


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from zitkino import parsers
from zitkino.models import Cinema, Showtime, ScrapedFilm

from . import scrapers, Scraper

cinema = Cinema(
    name=u'RWE letní kino na Riviéře',
    url='http://www.kinonariviere.cz/',
    street=u'Bauerova 322/7',
    town=u'Brno',
    coords=(49.18827, 16.56924)
)

@scrapers.register(cinema)
class RweletnikinonariviereScraper(Scraper):

    url = 'http://www.kinonariviere.cz/program'
    tags_map = {
        u'premiéra': u'premiéra',
        u'titulky': u'titulky',
    }

    def __call__(self):
        for row in self._scrape_rows():
            yield self._parse_row(row)

    def _scrape_rows(self):
        resp = self.session.get(self.url)
        html = parsers.html(resp.content, base_url=resp.url)
        return html.cssselect('.content table tr')

    def _parse_row(self, row):
        starts_at = parsers.date_time_year(
            row[1].text_content(),
            row[2].text_content()
        )

        title_main = row[3].text_content()
        title_orig = row[4].text_content()

        # TODO scrape tags according to new implementation of tags
        # presented in https://github.com/honzajavorek/zitkino.cz/issues/97
        tags = [self.tags_map.get(t) for t
                in (row[5].text_content(), row[6].text_content())]

        url_booking = row[8].link()

        return Showtime(
            cinema=cinema,
            film_scraped=ScrapedFilm(
                title_main_scraped=title_main,
                title_orig_scraped=title_orig,
            ),
            starts_at=starts_at,
            tags={tag: None for tag in tags if tag},
            url=self.url,
            url_booking=url_booking,
        )

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


Read 150 books: I've read 154 books (and yes, that counts Gone with the Wind, of which I lack about 100 pages to read, but I'll get that done today).
1) Finish first draft of NaNo 2007 (the Atlantis story). Done. I think I finished this in February or March.
2) Start subbing Through Shadowed Stone. Done. I started this in May, and actually stopped subbing it in the summer. Not because of the rejections I got, but because I realized this story isn't ready yet. It's on the back burner for now, until I'm ready to tackle its issues.
3) Finish first round edits on Atlantis story. Done. Finished this 12/29/08-Nothing like waiting 'til the last minute. I actually like this story much more than I remembered.
4) Finish first draft of zombie story. Not done. Took a 6-month break from the story, but we're working on it again now.
5) Finish first round edits on Witches. Done. 10/12/08. I'm not entirely happy with this draft, and I still need to cut a large amount of it, but I cleaned it up some.
6) Finish first round edits on zombie story. Also clearly not done, since the first draft isn't complete yet.
7) Do NaNo 2008. Done. 100k done.
8) Outline Witches II. Done. Finished the outline in October, and I'm looking forward to writing it, despite the fact that Witches still needs so much work. I have a complete outline for this one, so I don't think I'll wander quite so far afield.
9) Finish 2YN class. Done (more or less). It still isn't quite ready for subbing, and I need to fix my synopsis and draft a query, but it's been written and edited.
10) Write 250,000 new words. Not done. Not even close. My final word count for the year is 163,570 words. Which isn't bad, it just isn't what I'd hoped for. But that's okay.
This year, I finished up two story drafts. I wrote one complete first draft. I did a lot of writing on the zombie story. I did a lot of editing, a lot of crits, and got a bunch of new ideas that will carry me over into 2009. I'm satisfied with my progress, and happy with what I learned.


My parents couldn't afford a full time drama school, but I basically just did every class I could do, and followed every drama interest I could. When I was 15 or 16 I did drama courses.
Fortunately, both television adaptations and the film I've been involved with are pieces of work that I'm proud of, so I'm very happy for people to focus on them.


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DJ VYBES
They call him Vybes but known to those personally as Leon.
He has been involved in the music industry for over 19 years, starting in the late 90's mixing it up live for the clubs and radio, being influenced by family and close friends who have been involved in the music industry for many years playing & producing.
He started at an early age, building his own sound system by working little jobs to fund his love for music. Then his feel for entertaining began, back in 1998 at school discos & proms where he djd at the tender age of 14, which gained him experience and opened up doors and opportunities. Back in 2005 he then took it to another level and began presenting his own radio show on a Thursday nights The 'Urban Flavaz show based in Wolverhampton which opened up doors to the highly rated hot spots, clubs and bars in the Wolverhampton, Telford, Leicester, Stafford and Birmingham areas working alongside street teams promoting music events running competitions for the likes of Sony BMG, Urban star, The Play Centre, Def Jam and many others, doing Launch parties for UK and US artists and having the pleasure of being able to interview artists such as Robin Thicke, Ryan Leslie, David Banner, Fun d mental, Nathan and Beverly Knight and most present Fuse ODG where they attended and performed live.
Over the years he has created various promotional mix tapes for the streets and still continues the demanded "Urban Flavaz mix promo compilations, which once originally started with viynl's (from his vast collection using Techniques 1210s for the vinyl connoisseurs) moving with the times to Cds and Mp3's.
Over time his horizon has widened covering genres from the early 80s, 90s, slow jams, UK Garage, Rare grooves, Reggae, Lovers Rock & Motown, which has allowed him to cater for a much larger audience including commercial pop, Dance classics, UK house (Funky) and since working along side the UK Pro DJ's team he has had to cater for 50s 60s 70s and Motown, corporate events, weddings, Birthday and Christmas parties of all ages groups, club events and much more.
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Microsoft has released another new build of Windows 10 for Windows Insiders! Today's drop is build 14316 and is packing lots of new changes for us to walkthrough! Finally, we have a video that is actually worth watching!
Build 14316 includes new personalization options, Cortana improvements, Action Center changes, new and updated apps and a whole lot more. All of this is showcased in the video, which is embedded above.
What else are you hoping to see show up in the Windows 10 Anniversary Update? Let us know below!