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Have We Reached Peak Hadid? Will Rihanna Out-Kanye Kanye? And More Pressing Questions From New York Fashion Week
By Maya Singer
Photo: Alessandro Garofalo / Indigitalimages.com
Who Is Fashion Week For?
Given that it comes along like clockwork twice a year, and has done so for ages, it's easy to feel as though Fashion Week has always existed, a part of nature, as immutable as the tides. Not so! Back in 1943, Eleanor Lambert organized the first event we'd recognize as a Fashion Week. She called the fashion show lineup "Press Week," and it was meant to get the U.S. media to pay attention to New York–based designers at a time when Paris was unreachable due to war. A couple years later, the designers in Paris rejoined by staging a series of couture shows; Milan followed with its own Fashion Week in 1958, and London joined the parade in 1984. The point was always Lambert's original one: to get fashion journalists to report on the shows, the better to entice retailers to buy the local designers' clothes. And that system worked pretty well, until . . .
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Now. What's the point of Fashion Week, today? That's the question everyone seems to be asking—reporters, retailers, designers, and, most notably, the CFDA, which has engaged the Boston Consulting Group to get a read on the current state of Fashion Week and propose a new model for seasons going forward. As the good consultants surely understand, it's not that there's no point to Fashion Week; what makes the situation so vexing is that there are many points. Editors still come to the shows to get a bead on trends, and young designers still look to those editors for endorsement and exposure. But many established brands see their shows as a means to speak directly to consumers, much akin to advertising—hence the proliferation of the show-as-spectacle, epitomized by Chanel, and the emergence of such seemingly oddball initiatives as that of J.W.Anderson live-streaming its Fall '16 menswear show on Grindr. Meanwhile, designers such as Tom Ford and Burberry's Christopher Bailey have announced that, come September, they'll show current goods and sell straight from the catwalk.
The question facing the industry comes down to this: Who is Fashion Week for? Is it for people in the trade, who use the shows to plan editorials and curate the buys at their stores, or is it for the public, who appreciate the theater of Fashion Week and who want the shows to be shoppable? The answer's up for grabs.
Have We Reached Peak Hadid?
Short answer: No. Everyone is still very psyched on Gigi Hadid, and rightly so. That girl is sexy! But also relatable! She gives great Instagram. And we totes adore her sister, Bella, too. Who could displace such a distinctive duo? Chances are, it'll be someone who comes as far out of left field as Gigi and Bella did—but not from the same part of left field, some other part, where no one's looking now. Along with Kendall Jenner, the sisters Hadid have got the reality-TV personality–turned–runway star niche all sewn up. Is there another category of person with some purchase on the pop culture who we'd like to see make the catwalk leap? Maybe an artist? India Salvor Menuez is in the new Miu Miu campaign, and Juliana Huxtable is increasingly name-dropped by designers as a muse. Or, who knows? The ladies on the U.S. women's soccer team seem pretty cool. The interesting thing about casting right now is that we're in the midst of an industry-wide rethink about what a model is supposed to look like, and what role she's meant to play. Gigi and Bella augur a time when mannequins are truly out and interesting, idiosyncratic women are truly in. If that's what Peak Hadid represents, let's hope the era never ends.
Photographed by Phil Oh
Can New York Men's Fashion Week Really Be a Thing?
Perhaps the best testament to the enduring importance and appeal of Fashion Week is the fact that new entities keep trying to get in on the action. Pretty much every city you've ever heard of has a Fashion Week, from Seoul to Sydney to São Paulo. Last season, New York Fashion Week: Men's entered the fray. Can it gain a foothold?
If one key menswear designer decided to plant his flag at New York Fashion Week: Men's, that would help make it a must-see for editors and buyers. When London seemed to be losing relevance as a fashion capital, Burberry moved its show from Milan to the city the brand calls home. The move happened to coincide with the emergence of an amazing generation of fashion talent in London—the likes of Erdem and Christopher Kane—and suddenly there were enough unskippable shows at LFW to give the event fresh ballast. If New York Fashion Week: Men's is going to matter, it needs both those things—the flagship show and the outcropping of exciting young talent.
Thom Browne, a hard-core evangelist for American menswear, would seem predisposed to make his show a tentpole of New York Fashion Week: Men's. But Browne shows in Paris. Indeed, he's earned membership in the city's Chambre Syndicale. Calvin Klein and Ralph Lauren, two of the marquee names in American fashion, are likely candidates for NYFW: Men's tentpole status, but as of now, they have no plans to move their menswear shows from Milan.
One sticking point may be scheduling. This season, New York Fashion Week: Men's ends less than a week before the juggernaut of women's shows begins, which raises the question: Why not just combine the two? After all, the big trend in Europe is for gender-mixing on the runway—and so divvying up seasons between sexes may need to be part of the industry's whole Fashion Week rethink.
Photo: Courtesy of FirstView
Are You Ready to Party Like It's 1999?
Get ready for late-'90s redux. Back in the day, Daryl Kerrigan was the designer cool girls went to for killer boot-leg pants; Tracy Feith was their go-to for boho dresses; and the Mayle shop on Elizabeth Street was where they'd lay hands on vintage-inspired blouses, tailored coats, and Billie Bags, the downtowner's answer to the Fendi Baguette. Now Daryl K is returning with a denim collection for Madewell, Tracy Feith is set to debut his second collection, and Jane Mayle is relaunching her label (after about a decade of her many ardent fans begging her to come back). Even Xuly Bet, the brainchild of designer Lamine Kouyaté, whose colorful, upcycled looks were a cult phenomenon in Paris circa the debut season of Sex and the City, is back on the scene. It's officially time to get your chokers out of storage and fire up the TLC.
Is Zoolander Laughing at Us, or With Us?
Who cares? The Zoolander 2 premiere will be the party of the season, no doubt about it. The red carpet unfurls for Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, et al on February 9—one night before New York Fashion Week starts—and thus the after-party will serve as this season's unofficial kickoff event. Here's hoping the invitees make good on the movie's send-up of fashion types' penchant for over-the-top looks—you know, the kind of ensembles we get but that make everyone else scratch their heads. Comme des Garçons's Spring '16 collection would be ideal for the occasion. Who's in?
Photographed by Dan Roberts; Photographed by Phil Oh; Photo: Getty Images
Will People Be Wearing Their Gucci Slides in the Snow?
The problem with satirizing fashion folk is that we're so darn good at accidentally satirizing ourselves. To wit: There are 50/50 odds on it snowing during the busiest few days of New York Fashion Week; meanwhile, the season's must-have shoe is, once again, the Gucci loafer slide. Fur lining notwithstanding, the slide is not the most practical option for tramping through snowbanks, but there's a better-than-50/50 chance that showgoers will wear them regardless. Comedy gold.
Photo: Courtesy of Katy Perry / @katyperry
Are You a Havana or a Havana-Not?
When the United States and Cuba re-established diplomatic ties and softened restrictions on travel, it seemed inevitable that going to Havana would become "a thing." Cut to Instagram this holiday season: As the zillion or so posts from the island attested, fashion scenesters jetted to Cuba en masse over the winter break, all of them angling to get a look at the environs before chez Castro goes all capitalist and turns into the unofficial 51st state. Havana travel is sure to be a talking point in the front row this season, and for those who haven't yet made the trip, the pressure is extra-keen to get to Cuba before everyone else has been. "Everyone else," in this instance, referring to the lucky few folks who will be flying down to Havana to see Chanel's Resort '17 show in May. Ticktock, people! Après-Chanel, le deluge.
Photo: Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Are You Ready to Rethink Wearable Tech?
Also looking ahead to May: The Met Gala approaches! The theme of this year's marquee Costume Institute show is a heady one: "Manus x Machina," an exploration of fashion's changing relationship to the handmade (manus) and the high-tech (machina, i.e., "the machine.") Once upon a time, the distinction between haute couture and ready-to-wear was that couture was made by hand, whereas ready-to-wear was produced via assembly line, using machines. Couture was artisanal; ready-to-wear, a commodity. That distinction no longer holds. High-tech materials and processes have evolved their own language of fashion art: Laser-cutting, circular knitting, bonding, and 3-D printing are among the technologies employed by designers these days, and their effects can be as dazzling as all that lacework and embroidery.
Don't be surprised if Fall 2016 turns out to be the season that designers finally reckon with tech—its influence on the way we look and the way we live. That engagement is overdue—it will amount to more than a passing trend.
Why Does It Matter What Hillary Wears?
Election season is in full swing. New Hampshire casts ballots in the 2016 presidential primaries tomorrow, and by the time fashion worker bees have returned from the shows in Paris, more than a third of U.S. states will have made their pick for the Democratic and Republican nominees. But there is an issue in this election that all we fashion folk must come together on, and right away. This is the issue of Hillary Clinton's wardrobe.
The former First Lady and ex-secretary of state seems to have decided to make her fashion choices as much as a nonfactor as possible in her candidacy, the better to let her public persona rest on other aspects of her character. The temptation, as people who care about fashion, is to wish that Hillary Clinton showed some daring in her dress, a touch of MObama-esque savoir faire. We cannot succumb to this temptation.
As an industry, we need to make peace with Hillary's ho-hum pantsuits. And beyond that, begin the process of mourning the end of the era of Michelle Obama, the best fashion exemplar to occupy the White House since Jackie Kennedy Onassis departed it. We have to find other ways of engaging with politics now—perhaps by advocating for issues close to the hearts of the men and women who work in the biz. Issues like fair pay and LGBT rights and immigration and access to high-quality medical care, including abortion. There are lots of ways of being a fashion booster. You can even do the job wearing a pantsuit.
How Can Rihanna Top Kanye at Fashion Week?
Rihanna! Is showing! During Fashion Week! Details of RiRi's presentation of her Puma collection are only just trickling out, which is good, because it gives us the opportunity to speculate. What could she possibly do to top whatever Kanye's got planned? She could summon a full orchestra . . .
At a top-secret special location . . .
On board the International Space Station . . .
At which she gives a surprise performance . . .
Alongside David Bowie . . .
Who is immortal.
TopicsNew York Fashion WeekFall 2016 Ready-to-WearKendall JennerGigi HadidBella Hadid


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What is identity construction?
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How does an item become a status symbol?
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What is the difference between status and role in sociology?
Identity formation, also called identity development or identity construction, is a complex process in which humans develop a clear and unique view of themselves and of their identity. Specific factors also play a role in identity formation, such as race, ethnicity, and spirituality.
Scholarly research has been devoted to breaking down what we all know to be true about the iPhone; that it's a total status symbol. According to the National Bureau of Economic Research, no branded item was as predictive of a higher income in 2016 than the iPhone.
According to sociologists, status describes the position a person occupies in a particular setting. We all occupy several statuses and play the roles that may be associated with them. A role is the set of norms, values, behaviors, and personality characteristics attached to a status.
Identity is the qualities, beliefs, personality, looks and/or expressions that make a person (self-identity as emphasized in psychology) or group (collective identity as pre-eminent in sociology). One can regard the awareness and the categorizing of identity as positive or as destructive.
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To say that an identity is socially constructed is to deny that it has the objective reality ascribed to it. Rather, that identity is the result of beliefs and practices in society or specialized segments of society and it may or may not have a factual foundation apart from those beliefs and practices.
Role conflict occurs when there are incompatible demands placed upon a person relating to their job or position. People experience role conflict when they find themselves pulled in various directions as they try to respond to the many statuses they hold.
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Status is a term that is used often in sociology. Broadly speaking, there are two kinds of status, achieved status and ascribed status. Each can refer to one's position, or role, within a social system—child, parent, pupil, playmate, etc. —or to one's economic or social position within that status.
How does an item become a status symbol? It carries name of a designer, sports figure, other celebrity or hero and gains exposure in the media. What philosophy is helpful regarding status symbols? They're fine as long as you understand their function and can afford them, but they aren't necessary to fashion.
Researchers claim those who carry an iPhone have a 69 per cent chance of being a 'high-income' individual, which they defined as being in the top quartile of income for households of a certain type – like single adult or couple with dependents, for example.
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The government's anti-terrorism investigations have been run, on occasion, by post-it note. That was just one of many inappropriate, possibly illegible and probably illegal methods the FBI reportedly has been using to obtain phone records from 2003 to 2006, according to a report released today. The Department of Justice Inspector General's report details the practices the FBI used to obtain phone records in the time period after the passage of the Patriot Act loosened the once strict requirements for gathering such information.
The report, "examines in detail the flawed practices that the FBI used to obtain thousands of telephone records, and the accountability of FBI employees for these troubling practices," Inspector General Glenn Fine said. One method under scrutiny is the widespread use of the "exigent circumstances letters" which were used to obtain evidence such as phone records without extended legal process in times of emergency. The report found the FBI issued over 700 letters from 2003 to 2006, many with no emergency actually in existence. The FBI is required by law to follow an exigent circumstance letter with a National Security Letter, a small, technical requirement it now appears was rarely followed.
The report further detailed the "informal" requests for least 3,500 telephone numbers made use of by agents including requests by email, in person, by practically leaning over the shoulder of a phone company employee and yes, by post-it note. The report quotes one senior FBI official saying the free for all methods were, "like having the ATM in your living room." Americans attached to the 4th Amendment can take small comfort in the statement by the FBI that it never obtained the content of any telephone conversations, only the telephone billing records.
The Bureau was further reported to have obtained phone records for reporters at the New York Times and the Washington Post without first obtaining approval from the Attorney General as required by federal regulation and department policy.
The report concludes that the Bureau's practices (not to mention record keeping methods) are "troubling," and represented a failure to comply with the Electronic Communications Privacy Act. In response, FBI director Robert Mueller told the Senate Judiciary Committee during an appearance Wednesday, that the FBI takes the concerns raised in the Inspector General's report "exceptionally seriously."
Report: FBI improperly got phone records from 2003 to 2006 (Reuters)
Review: FBI skirted law to get phone records (MSNBC)
Has the law regarding telephone taps and other surveillance changed since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001? (Findlaw)
Do the police have the right to tap my telephone? (Findlaw)
Does the average member of the public have any privacy rights? (provided by The Umansky Law Firm)


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Upper town - located in Gornji grad is Mark's Square and the church of St.Mark as well as Ban's Palace, a baroque palace which is also the seat of the Croatian Government. Visit the Croatian Museum of Naive Art, walk down to Catherine's Square, see the town palace of Dverce and the Lotrščak Tower.
Kaptol - Here you will find Zagreb's Cathedral, and a unique part of Kaptol called Opatovina. Dolac, which used to be Kaptol's estate, is nowadays Zagreb's main open market.
Lower town - famous for the main city square - Ban Jelacic Square and the longest street in Zagreb called Ilica.
Zagreb is the Croatian capital, which is located in the continental part and has a population of one million. It is one of the leading economic centers and a destination for business, congress and cultural tourism. The first written documentation of the city dates back to 1094 when a Diocese was founded on Kaptol, while the neighboring Gradec was proclaimed a free royal city in 1242. Both of the settlements were surrounded by high walls and towers, with remains still preserved till this day. The city of Zagreb was formed by merging these two medieval settlements.


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        create_process_result result =
            create_process(unicode_view_from_c_str("does not exist"), NULL, 0, unicode_view_from_c_str("/"),
                           get_standard_input(), get_standard_output(), get_standard_error());
        REQUIRE(result.success == success_no);
    }
    {
        create_process_result result =
            create_process(unicode_view_from_c_str("/bin/true"), NULL, 0, unicode_view_from_c_str("does not exist"),
                           get_standard_input(), get_standard_output(), get_standard_error());
        REQUIRE(result.success == success_no);
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BEE CAVE, TEXAS
Travis County, Texas Hill Country
14 miles W of Austin
Population: 9,144 (2020)
3,925 (2010) 656 (2000) 241 (1990)
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By Clint Skinner
Located in West Central Travis County, the town of Bee Cave lies fourteen miles west of Austin near the intersection of State Highway 71 and Farm Roads 620 and 2244. Dietrich Bohls moved to this area during the 1850s, wanting to escape from the big city of Austin. It had reached a population of 900 and that amount of growth was too much for Bohls. He settled at the place where Barton Creek met with Little Barton Creek.
This region was a wilderness and had very few settlers because Indians roamed the land. The settlers eventually got together and called the area Bee Cave. The town earned its name because large colonies of Mexican honey bees inhabited a nearby cave and swarmed along the banks of the two creeks.
In 1870, a post office opened under the management of Martin V. Lackey. Will Johnson operated a trading post at Bee Cave a year later. By the mid-1880s, the town had added a school, church, gristmill, cotton gin, and general store.
The population reached 54 during 1914. Despite the growing population, the post office was closed down, forcing the citizens to go to Cedar Valley for their mail. The 1940s brought the consolidation of the Bee Cave School with the Teck Common School District. This changed in 1951 when it joined the Dripping Springs School District. The population fluctuated from the 1940s to the 1980s, but it always stayed around 50.
Bee Cave was incorporated in 1987. Three years later, the town's population reached the triple digits with 241 citizens. This rose to an impressive 656 at the turn of the century. By that time, Bee Cave had parks, a library, and a recreational center added. The year of 2010 saw the population massively increase to 3,925. During February 2013, Bee Cave changed from an Alderman-mayor government to a city council-mayor government. The latest development came in 2020 when the total population approached 9,144.
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Santa Claus lives at the North Pole, penguins roam the South Pole, and Texans inhabit the West Pole. Yes, there is a West Pole. That's what the 80th Texas Legislature concluded on May 28, 2007. Despite the lack of scientific evidence, House Resolution 2933 recognized Bee Cave, Texas as the official location of the West Pole. It's exact spot near the 98th Meridian was 38� 18.25' N and 97� 56.28 W.
The citizens of Bee Cave decided to take advantage of its new claim to fame by hosting its first Armadillo Day on February 2, 2010. Feeling that groundhogs like Punxsutawny Phil knew nothing about Texas weather, the townspeople decided to rely upon an armadillo named Bee Cave Bob. A group called The Benevolent Knights of the Raccoon was held responsible for handling the little critter.
The members of the organization placed a miniature strip of highway in front of Bob's burrow. After being coaxed from his home, he picked a lane to use for travel. The one Bob chose would indicate his prediction for an early spring or a longer winter. This tradition is now celebrated every year as a substitution for Groundhog Day.
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Bee Cave, Texas Nearby Towns:
\See Travis County
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John T. Hughes (25 de julio de 1817 - 11 de agosto de 1862) fue coronel de la Guardia Estatal de Missouri y del Ejército Confederado durante la Guerra Civil estadounidense. También podría haber sido un general de brigada en el momento de su muerte, pero falta la documentación del nombramiento.

Primeros años

John Taylor Hughes nació el 25 de julio de 1817 cerca de Versailles, Kentucky. Sus padres son Samuel y Nancy (Price) Hughes. Su familia se mudó a Fayette, Misuri cuando él era muy joven. Se graduó en 1844 de Bonne Femme College y enseñó en la escuela hasta el estallido de la invasión a México en 1846. Se alistó como soldado raso en el  Regimiento de Voluntarios Montados de Misuri de la expedición de Doniphan y escribió su relato personal de la caminata después de su licenciamiento en 1847.

El libro de Hughes proporcionó fama nacional y, tras su traslado a Plattsburg, Misuri en 1848, se convirtió en editor de un periódico del condado de Clinton, Misuri, superintendente escolar, coronel de la milicia y representante estatal en 1854. También fue plantador y propietario de esclavos.

Guerra civil y muerte
Hughes era primo de Sterling Price y, al igual que Price, profesó el sindicalismo condicional hasta el caso de Camp Jackson, después de lo cual se unió a la Guardia Estatal de Misuri y fue elegido coronel del  Regimiento, 4.ª División. Participó en la batalla de Carthage y la batalla de Wilson's Creek. Fue levemente herido en el Sitio de Lexington.

En la batalla de Pea Ridge en marzo de 1862, Hughes asumió el mando de una brigada del general de brigada herido William Yarnell Slack. Hughes regresó a Misuri en el verano de 1862 para reclutar para la Confederación. En este momento, pudo haber sido designado como general de brigada confederado interino o de la Guardia Estatal de Misuri. No se ha encontrado ningún registro del nombramiento, pero se le conocía como "general".

Él, sus reclutas y varias otras bandas de reclutamiento o partisanos se unieron para atacar la guarnición de Independence, Misuri el 11 de agosto de 1862 con Hughes al mando general. Durante esta batalla (la Primera Batalla de la Independencia), murió instantáneamente de un disparo en la cabeza mientras dirigía una carga, pero la ciudad fue capturada. Está enterrado en Woodlawn Cemetery en Independence. Dejó una esposa, Mary, y cinco hijos pequeños.

Referencias

Enlaces externos

Hombres
Fallecidos en 1862
Nacidos en 1817
Militares confederados de la guerra de Secesión

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Home » No Bonding Requirements? Think Again, Instructs the Federal Circuit
No Bonding Requirements? Think Again, Instructs the Federal Circuit
By Cohen Seglias on January 11, 2019
Posted in Procurement Information, Protection of Contractor Rights
For federal construction contractors, payment and performance bond obligations in construction contracts with the federal government that exceed $150,000 should, typically, come as no surprise. However, what requirements should contractors expect from a contract that is ambiguous as to whether it is a construction contract, yet calls for construction-related services, but lacks explicit bonding requirement terms? Can bonding requirements be "read-in" to the contract? When should contractors raise such questions? This past November, the Federal Circuit addressed those questions in K-Con, Inc. v. Secretary of the Army, 908 F.3d 719 (Fed. Cir. 2018). This decision provides instrumental lessons contractors should keep in mind before submitting offers for projects that include construction-related services.
In September 2013, pursuant to solicitations issued under the General Services Administration eBuy system, the Army awarded K-Con, Inc. (K-Con) two task orders for pre-engineered metal buildings. Each contract was valued at over $150,000, and the contracting officer used the Standard Form 1449 Solicitation/Contract/Order for Commercial Items. Neither contract included express bonding requirements, nor FAR 52.228-15, which mandates payment and performance bonds in construction contracts exceeding $150,000. However, both contracts did include numerous construction-related tasks in the statement of work, required compliance with the Davis-Bacon Act, and contained CLINs that called for "construction of a new pre-fabricated metal building," and "construct Telecom Hut D." Therefore, it was unclear as to whether the contracts were commercial item contracts or construction contracts, and consequently, whether or not bonding requirements should have been included.
Despite this ambiguity, K-Con did not seek clarification before submitting its offers and assumed that it would not be required to obtain payment or performance bonds if awarded the contracts. However, shortly after the Army awarded the contracts to K-Con, it mandated that K-Con obtain both payment and performance bonds before it would issue a notice to proceed. It took K-Con two years to obtain the bonds, and at that time, the Army modified the contracts to compensate K-Con for the costs of the bonding fees. Several months later, K-Con submitted a request for equitable adjustment seeking compensation for its increased costs and labor incurred during the two years that it sought the bonds. The contracting officer ultimately denied the request in a final decision, and K-Con appealed to the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals (ASBCA). Agreeing with the Army, the ASBCA found that the contracts were construction contracts in excess of $150,000, and, therefore, FAR 52. 228-15 was incorporated by operation of law. Consequently, K-Con was not entitled to additional costs associated with obtaining the payment and performance bonds.
K-Con appealed the ASBCA's decision to the Federal Circuit, arguing that the contracts were commercial items contracts, not construction contracts, and therefore, were not required to have bonding requirements therein. It further argued that even if the contracts were construction contracts, FAR 52.228-15 should not be included by operation of law.
The first key takeaway for contractors in the K-Con decision is the Federal Circuit held that because the solicitations were patently ambiguous as to whether they were commercial items contracts or construction contracts, K-Con had an affirmative duty to inquire into this ambiguity before submitting an offer. Because it failed to do so, K-Con could not subsequently argue that its interpretation, over the Army's, was correct. In other words, because the use of the commercial items solicitation form was facially inconsistent with the construction-related terms of the contracts, due to its failure to clarify this inconsistency, K-Con was precluded from arguing that the contracts were commercial items contracts as opposed to construction contracts. This is a keen reminder to contractors that it is imperative to seek clarification regarding ambiguous terms before submitting offers. Otherwise, contractors risk being bound by the government's interpretation of the ambiguity and the resulting associated requirements.
The second key takeaway in K-Con is that the Federal Circuit held payment and performance bonding requirements found in FAR 52.228-15 were incorporated into the contracts by operation of law pursuant to the Christian doctrine. According to the Christian doctrine, clauses that are left out of a contract will be deemed incorporated if they are (1) mandatory, and (2) express a significant or deeply ingrained strand of public policy. The Federal Circuit found that bonding requirements are mandatory in construction contracts under both the Miller Act and the FAR. The Miller Act was first enacted in 1935, and the long legislative history thereafter consistently reflects Congress' intent to both protect payment for subcontractors and suppliers who otherwise cannot obtain a mechanics lien on government property, as well as protect the government by ensuring contracts will be completed at no further cost if a contractor defaults. Consequently, payment and performance bonds in construction contracts are significant and deeply ingrained in public policy. Therefore, FAR 52.228-15 will be read into construction contracts where an agency otherwise fails to incorporate it.
In sum, Contractors should not assume that the absence of bonding requirements in a contract means that the contractor will not be obligated to obtain them later. K-Con is a warning that when in doubt as to what requirements a contract may or may not impose, it is essential to seek timely clarification from the agency.
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Q: Doing computation on tuples within a list in Haskell Given
data Allocation =
    Alloc [(Var, Register)]
    deriving (Eq, Show)

instance Ord Allocation where
     Alloc a < Alloc b = .......

I want to see if one Allocation is better than another Allocation if Alloc a has fewer distinct registers than Alloc b.
I have a few methods/strategies that I think I can use, but not sure how to string them together.
snd can take the register out from the (Var, Register) tuple.
nub can remove the duplicates within a list
length for the length of the list
intersect to find the intersection between two lists
Attempt to extract the registers from (Var, Register) tuple for both Alloc a and Alloc b. Maybe find the intersection of the two lists, remove them from both lists, and compare the length of the remaining. If length a is greater than length b, a is the better one. Otherwise, it's b.
Am I overthinking this, or am I somehow on the right track?
Edit: Below is my attempt
helper :: Allocation -> [Register]
     helper (Alloc a) = nub (map snd a)

instance Ord Allocation where
    Alloc a < Alloc b = length (helper a - (helper a `intersect` helper b)) < length (helper b - (helper a `intersect` helper b))

So my helper works, but now the question is how do I delete a list from a list so that a will delete everything that is the intersection of a and b and b will do the same.

A: There's a good chance I'm misunderstanding, but I think you might be overcomplicating it. Each allocation is a list of pairs of variables and registers, and the number of distinct registers used by an allocation is independent of the allocation it's being compared with. As such, I'm not sure I understand why you're doing an intersection.
If I'm understanding what you're trying to do correctly, the most concise way to define the Ord instance would be like this:
instance Ord Allocation where
  compare = comparing (length . nub . map snd . assignments)
    where assignments (Allocation a) = a

Here, we, for each operand of compare:

*

*Extract the assignments from the allocation.

*Extract the registers from each assignment.

*Remove the duplicate registers.

*See how many registers are left.

Then we compare those two numbers, determining which is better that way. If you aren't allowed to use comparing, you could just inline its relatively-short definition.

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class Student
  attr_accessor :first_name, :scores, :average, :letter_grade

  def initialize(name, scores)
    @first_name = name
    @scores = scores
    self.get_average
    self.get_grade
  end

  def get_average
    sum = 0
    @scores.each do |score|
      sum += score
    end
    @average = sum/scores.length
  end

  def get_grade
    case
    when @average >= 90
      @letter_grade = "A"
    when @average >= 80 #&& < 90
      @letter_grade = "B"
    when @average >= 70 #&& <80
      @letter_grade = "C"
    when @average >= 60 #&& <70
      @letter_grade = "D"
    when @average < 60
      @letter_grade = "F"
    end
  end

end

def linear_search(list, name)
    list.each_with_index{ |student, i| if student.first_name == name
      return i
      else
      return -1
      end
      }
end

def binary_search(list, name, imin, imax)
  unsorted_list = []
  list.each{|x| unsorted_list << x.first_name}
  #  sorted_list = list.sort
  sorted_list = unsorted_list.sort
  #p sorted_list

#   p unsorted_list.index("Jane")
#   p name
#   p unsorted_list.index(name)

  mid_position = imin + ((imax-imin)/2)

  #p sorted_list
  #p mid_position

  if name == sorted_list[mid_position]
    #p "hit"
    p unsorted_list.index(name)
  elsif name > sorted_list[mid_position]
    binary_search(list, name, mid_position+1, imax)
    #p "top half"
  else name < sorted_list[mid_position]
    binary_search(list, name, imin, mid_position-1)
    #p "bottom half"
  end

 # p sorted_list
  #p mid_position
#  list[list.length/2]
  #  list.each {}
end

alex = Student.new("Alex", [100,100,100,0,100])
jon = Student.new("Jon", [80,100,100,0,67])
james = Student.new("James", [90,100,48,0,43])
jane = Student.new("Jane", [86,100,100,0,96])
mark = Student.new("Mark", [75,100,89,0,100])

students = [alex, jon, james, jane, mark]

#p alex.average
#p alex.letter_grade

#puts students[0].first_name
binary_search(students, "Alex", 0, students.length)
binary_search(students, "Jane", 0, students.length)
binary_search(students, "James", 0, students.length)
binary_search(students, "Mark", 0, students.length)
binary_search(students, "Jon", 0, students.length)

# DRIVER TESTS GO BELOW THIS LINE
# Initial Tests:

# p students[0].first_name == "Alex"
# p students[0].scores.length == 5
# p students[0].scores[0] == students[0].scores[4]
# p students[0].scores[3] == 0

# # Additional Tests 1:

# p students[0].average == 80
# p students[0].letter_grade == 'B'

# # Additional Tests 2:

# p linear_search(students, "Alex") == 0
# p linear_search(students, "NOT A STUDENT") == -1

# Reflection
=begin
What concepts did you review in this challenge?

Reviewed a bunch of things, classes, methods, calling a class method from initialize using self.method, attr_accessor, using case/when statements.
We learned and implemented recursive functions for the implementation of the binary_search method

What is still confusing to you about Ruby?
 Nothing confusing about Ruby itself at the moment, but feeling very hazy in switching back and forth between Ruby and Javscript with only limited practice and experience with each.

What are you going to study to get more prepared for Phase 1?


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Interview with Photographer and Instagrammer Arthur Martins
If you've never visited Rio de Janeiro, you'll definitely want to after seeing Arthur Martin's photography. Hear more from our Fluence curator about what inspires him, his success with Instagram, and his beautiful hometown of Rio.
How did you get started in photography?
It was with Instagram; I noticed my friends started using it with their iPhones but I didn't have any Apple products. Then I received an Ipad from my aunt, and I got an IPhone but the pictures were terrible. I received a digital camera from a friend and a year ago I bought my first professional camera. I saw a huge improvement in the quality and aesthetics afterwards.
When I started a design course in college, I had an interest in special effects and animation. I was thinking about doing something connected with this or computer games and graphics. Then I started looking at movies, TV shows, and professional videos on Vimeo and when I was looking at those videos, I started researching the graphics from the videos and I got more focused on my photography. It really inspired me.
What are your favorite subjects to photograph?
Landscapes and the beach; I live Rio de Janeiro which is a great city for both.
My photographs tend to show this landscape in a clean, vintage aesthetic, so I try to get less saturated pictures.
Arthur Martins – 'Photoville NYC'
You're from one of the world's most fascinating cities, Rio de Janeiro. Tell me what is your favorite thing about it?
I think it is one of the best places to live; to live nearby so much nature. I live so close to everything; restaurants, bars. It is a city the where the "day" life and the "night" life are so different, but people always want to get together in the streets. Be out and meet each other. And most of the people are happy besides the problems that we have. They seem to not care about all of the superficial things.
Arthur Martins – 'P H O T O S A N D M E M O R I E S'
Speaking of people meeting, tell me about how you got started with the Instameets.
When I started photography, I used to get together with friends and take photographs around Rio. Then when Instragram became functional in Brasil, with the headquarters in Sao Paulo, the community grew to Rio because of our landscapes. Some of the Instameets happened here in Rio with Instagram Brasil. Throughout the year, Instagram Brasil asked us to lead Instameets here in Rio. Now there are about 10 of us that are directly involved with Instagram Brasil. In one of the Worldwide Instameets, we invited our followers and the plan was to go walking through Leblon and Ipanema. The first one was between 20 and 50 people. During the World Cup, many people came to Rio to watch and promote the games and some of them contacted me through direct messages on Instagram so we did some Instameets with people from all over the world.
Arthur Martins – 'Surfers'
What artists inspire you?
There are some photographers who really inspire my photography work such as Griffin Lamb, Benjamin Heath, and Finn Beales. They take fantastic pictures, like adventure and lifestyle pictures. They are so clean and the colors are shown in a light way. There is a tranquil mood. Chris Ozer and Vutheara Kham, who are photographers from New York and Paris, respectively, photograph cityscapes that have a different style than I am used to, because here in Rio my pictures are nature and landscapes but I like to see photographers from cities and places that I've never been to. I really like Ron Mueck; his work is almost reality, but it is a physical representation. You can see all of the textures and the feelings that are so explicit by the figures that he creates. The movie "Her", really inspired me, too. It's based in a city, and I really like the way the director captured the feelings of Joaquin Phoenix; the essence of the love he is feeling.
Griffin Lamb Photography
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Why did you join Fluence?
I think it is really important for artists to get feedback on their work from different people. And from people who are used to seeing professional work. On Fluence, you can find an idol, inspiration, a person who has amazing work, who you had no idea about that is on the other side of the world. It's important now that we're all connected. Fluence is doing this. It also means that your work is getting recognition. Fluence is important for me because my work is beginning to be recognized at a level that I wasn't expecting and maybe I can change the opinion of the projects and see some others that will inspire me.
What is your favorite technology or social media platform for photography?
At the moment, Instagram is my favorite. But I do use VSCO a lot. I use their software, VSCO Film to edit my pictures and videos through the computer, and the VSCO cam app on the phone as well. Exactly a year ago, my friends and I went to California. We visited the Instagram, Facebook and VSCO headquarters. Instagram and Facebook were more formal; we had a programmed visit and schedule, but the VSCO visit in Oakland was totally different. We were outside taking photographs, and some guy asked us who we were so we just said, "We're some Brazilians who love VSCO". So he invited us inside to talk to the CEO, Joel Flory. He is really humble and invited us into his office and told us about some new stuff that they were planning. I love the VSCO grid because you get to share your work and other projects. I've seen people in VSCO journal that are fashion designers, or travelers or just different professions being featured and it is inspiring.
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What advice would you give to artists just starting out?
As a designer and photographer, I suggest people to look at other photographers, designers, artists and research the work on their sites, and get inspired and amazed from seeing their work. Then, create and design your own concept with an unique aesthetic to your photos so your work will become exclusive to you. I create stories about my photographs or I add what people might be feeling in a picture. I really think people should get inspired by others, but focus on your style. I want people to look at my photography and say "this is Arthur".
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7-Step DIY PR Guide for Creating an Amazing Campaign
Running a successful campaign can be hugely rewarding. You've spent countless hours creating, performing, and nurturing your work into existence, and the time has finally arrived to share it with the world.
The guide below is to help you fit all the pieces together and give you an organizational foundation for promoting your work. This is a Fluence best practice that we share with anyone who promotes media in our system.
Step 1: Define Your Goals
Properly defining what you want to achieve with your campaign is essential. Your goals help you craft your promotional strategy and set expectations for your results. Goals typically fall into two phases: pre-release and post-release.
In the pre-release phase, you typically receive feedback on production and marketing strategy. In this phase you can establish connections that will be helpful for the post-release part of your campaign. For example, you can connect to curators and tastemakers who may want to have a private first look at your new release for premiering it on their blog or publication. These connections can also refer you to more curators who may be helpful for when you start promoting your release.
Goals in the post-release phase are usually related to generating exposure and amplifying your signal to the widest possible audience. Specifying your requests in your press release is important so people know what you're looking for, how they can help, and who they should refer you to.
Step 2: Craft Your Press Release
Crafting a beautiful press release can be a skill all by itself. Links to a few examples are included below, and here's a useful outline download as a general template:
[ Title ] by [ Creator Name ]
[Release Date]
[Release Image]
[Basic Release Note] – One descriptive sentence including the release or pre-order date.
[Message / Pitch from the Artist/Creator] – Here's where you start creating a meaningful connection and relationship with the person receiving your release. Give your pitch, what you're looking for, and explain your goals in 1 – 2 brief sentences. If you're using Fluence to manage your PR campaign, you would enter this as the first item in the "Description" area of your submission.
[Most Important Link] – This could be anything; a download, purchase, pre-order, signup, etc. Whatever it is you want people to do most, put the link (your CTA) here.
[Previous Press Highlights] – Use this space to include 1 – 3 positive quotes you've received from other press. Social proof is powerful!
[Brief Creator/Artist Description]
[Secondary Supplemental Links] – these usually compliment the main release in some way, but could include links to previous work.
[Social Media Links] – Add your full links instead of usernames: "https://twitter.com/fluence_app" = good. "fluence_app" = not so good.
[Contact Info]
[Lyrics or Product Specifications] – If applicable. Some people really want to see this level of detail. For example, song writing curators like Ari Herstand who are being asked about song writing feedback will require you to enter your lyrics.
[Credits]
Example 1: View Standard Email Press Release
Example 2: View Fluence Campaign Press Release
If you're using Fluence to manage your campaigns, you can include your entire press release in the 'Description' field for people to see, along with your Twitter username for people to easily mention you if they share it.
Step 3: Prep Your Social Media Assets
Your social media presentation is vital for every campaign. Your YouTube, SoundCloud, Bandcamp, Vimeo, and Facebook media should all have a mini-version of your press release in the description. For a number of reasons (all of them good), make sure your most important link is always at the very top.
The Flashbulb (Benn Jordan) does a great job with this:
Step 4: Target Relevant People
Picking the right people can make or break everything you've worked for on the campaign, so you want to make sure you send it to relevant people in your field or genre who will most appreciate your work.
Set time aside to research backgrounds, interests, and track records of the people you're considering sending your work to. Save the people you want to reach out to in lists to stay organized.
If you're looking for production or marketing feedback, make sure you search by expertise in specific areas such as music production and mastering, film/video, technology, start-ups, journalism, copywriting, and marketing. Choose whichever expertise fits best for your submission and be precise with your search terms.
With our new Fluence search and targeting features, we cut out the legwork by instantly recommending people who match your needs along with your social media connections. You can search by interest or expertise key words to see the best matching curators for your needs.
In the promotional phase of your campaign, choose the type of curator who will generate exposure for you depending on your needs. With a music submission, for example, you should spend a dedicated amount of time focusing on music blogger outreach, while also sending your submission to radio broadcasters and other music curators who reach people through different mediums like Spotify playlists and podcasts.
The Fluence Lists feature has social media integrations to show you people you already know who are on Fluence. You can reach out directly to people you follow on Twitter, SoundCloud, and Facebook on Fluence and ask them to participate directly in your PR efforts. The Lists let you also see the people who previously Liked or Shared your media so you can send them new releases.
Step 5: Launching Your Release
Once you hit that "Send" button, the game is on! Coordinate your social media posts beforehand, and take advantage of every scheduling tool out there to ease the stress and minimize accidents. Use services like bufferapp.com and hootsuite.com to schedule posts in advance.
If you've coordinated with bloggers and journalists pre-release, organize their releases on a calendar, and be sure to include their posts in your social media streams.
Step 6: Follow Up Responses
You've received feedback, traffic, views, shares, and responses: now is the time to turn all that attention into something tangible. Your end goal is to create 1 – 1 relationships with people, and here's where it's done.
Be proactive about sending thank you emails and checking in to see if they need anything else from you.
Follow up on referrals you've received and let people know you've pursued their recommendations.
Keep track of the people who respond positively and love your work in a list. Keep these contacts close and it will be much easier to reach out to them with future releases.
Share what they've done to help you with the world. Shout-outs foster goodwill, are always appreciated, and help you stay connected.
Step 7: Enjoy That Champagne!
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Music Journalist Raziq Rauf: Founder of Thrash Hits
Raziq Rauf has more than blood in his veins; music permeates his every molecule atom down to the bone marrow. For over the past 15 years, he's written as a music journalist for BBC, The Guardian, Kerrang!, Drowned in Sound, Classic Rock, Prog, and Metal Hammer to name a few. He also runs the successful music blog Thrash Hits; a necessity if you're a fan of metal, hard rock, punk, and more.
Needless to say, we jumped on the opportunity to learn how Raziq started his career and hear his favorite artists so far in 2015.
What was the inspiration behind the genesis of Thrash Hits?
It was part of an umbrella group of specialist sites started with Drowned In Sound in 2008. I'd been writing for them since 2000 so it was a natural partnership. I figured that if I wasn't being serviced with enough new music of my heavy, London-oriented tastes from an online portal, there would be others that would enjoy that service as well. I also didn't really enjoy the humourless style of the music press in general, so decided there would be more puns. The problem is that I'm not very funny.
The key to putting too much sriracha on your sandwich is also putting too much yoghurt on it #lifehack #protip #razrecommends #sandwiches
— Raziq Rauf (@RAZIQRAUF) March 12, 2015
Favorite future hits you've covered so far in 2015?
I really love Mord, a black metal band from Iceland that I discovered when I was over there last summer for the very, very awesome Eistnaflug festival. There's such a wealth of talent in that country.
MORÐ by MORÐ
One closer to home is Prosperina, who sound like "Mastodon having a wig-off with Tool," if you like that kind of thing. The title Future Hits is a funny one because we shine a light on the most ridiculously uncommercial music around, it's very, very unlikely any of the bands ever get more than a very committed cult following, but we like that.
Advice for artists looking to reach bloggers with DIY PR?
It's very difficult, so don't give up. I have hundreds of new bands in my inbox every month and it's literally impossible to listen to them all because then I'd have no time to actually write about anything. Generally, if you're good enough, you'll find a way through to somebody, somewhere. It sounds simplistic but it's as meritocratic as it can be.
Latest cool discoveries on Fluence? Any exciting connections with people on the platform?
I found an awesome, brand new prog metal band from London called Orca. There are Incubus and Tool vibes in there and I very much look forward to hearing their forthcoming album.
Your undying love for burgers using a metaphor.
Tip: watch your cholesterol. That's not a metaphor, just advice.
Best burger place you've been to in the past year?
Grill 'Em All in Los Angeles. You can not beat a full menu of heavy metal burgers full of flavour combinations concocted by gourmet chefs.
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Social Connections and Searching the Fluence Network
Fluence was built to connect the creative community to curators, experts, and other trusted sources. A crucial service of our platform is to match people based on their needs and interests. We released a new search and targeting system to help you quickly find the right people for your media.
Our new Lists feature uses your social connections to help you find people on Fluence from your Twitter, Facebook, SoundCloud, and Gmail. By syncing your accounts, you can access the focused and direct attention of your social connections on their own terms.
You can also see lists of people you've previously engaged with in the Fluence network. This is particularly powerful when you come back and send new media to people who have liked or shared your previous submissions.
We've also made it easier to get curator recommendations by entering different keywords for areas of expertise or interests.
You can now expand profiles directly in the search results and see the terms for their attention. We added new metrics in the profile to indicate responsiveness, location and social reach, and the icons to the right of their name show you if you're connected to them on different networks.
With our new search and social connections you can precisely find the best people to help you with your media needs. Dive into Fluence here to take a look at the new changes, and if you're just discovering Fluence for the first time you can get started here with $5 free credit.
We have much more soon to come. Thank you for all your support.
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Watch Slumberjack Team Up With K. Flay For Live Cover Of M.I.A's 'Paper Planes'
Langston Thomas | Apr 30, 2017 |Slumberjack, |Chill, Music, Video
Earlier this week Australian production duo Slumberjack teamed up with K. Flay for a live performance on Triple J's radio segment, Like A Version. For those that aren't familiar with Like A Version, it's a weekly segment on the Australian radio station Triple J that involves bringing international artists into a studio together to perform live versions of their own songs and covers.
For this weeks segment, Slumberjack and K. Flay took on M.I.A's classic single, "Paper Planes", effectively turning it into something almost unrecognizable. During the cover, K. Flay pays homage to the lyrics from the original while also adding a bit of Drake into the mix. Slumberjack's Morgan Then and Fletcher Ehlers played live keyboard and drums throughout the performance and even brought out a string trio to accompany them. Check out Slumberjack and K. Flay's cover of "Paper Planes" below and enjoy!