There is tons of literature that endorses the idea of connecting with others for support when you're faced with a chronic illness, such as idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). I know that literature very well because I thoroughly examined it throughout the writing of my masters thesis this past year. Some of this literature deals with how connecting with others is emotionally gratifying, and that there is a unique sense of comfort in sharing details of your illness with someone who truly understands because they also are living it. The literature covers how obtaining support from others, be it in a formal support group, online forums, or just talking over coffee with someone who can relate to your experience, reduces the feeling of social isolation.
Another benefit of connecting with others living through the same disease as you is the sharing of coping strategies, especially for those hard topics that others may not understand, including but not limited to: Facing mortality, dealing with the less-obvious side effects of medication or disease progression, and resource sharing. With all of these benefits about the importance of obtaining support from others living with a similar experience highlighted in the literature, one might wonder why you wouldn't participate in a support group, or share your story and experience with someone else. I whole-heartedly agree about how powerful it can be. However, I learned the hard lesson recently, how utterly painful and heart-breaking it can be when one of the people you confided in for support dies from this awful disease.
Since starting this column I have been blessed and privileged to receive a number of emails from readers who have thanked me for writing and for sharing my story as they have outlined how helpful I have been to them. For this, I am truly grateful. Some of those people are a lot older than me, some are closer to my age (29) and some do not have IPF, but they have other lung diseases that are similar, such as bronchiolitis obliterans, pulmonary hypertension, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. All of us, despite our age or our disease, share one particular symptom, and that is the constant struggle to breathe.
Connecting with others who truly "get that" and understand how difficult it is, brings extreme comfort to me, which is why I connected so quickly to my friend Sam (Note: I am not using her real name out of respect for her family's privacy at this time). Sam had the same disease I do. Sam was my age; actually, she was two years younger than me as she just turned 27. Sam fought so hard to get on the lung transplant list and did everything she could, including trying all the horrible cocktails of medications, fighting her way through pulmonary rehabilitation programs and isolating herself from possible exposure to germs and viruses that are ever-present this time of year. Is it any wonder I had so much respect for this young woman as a result of all that she did in her fight to get new lungs?
I saw Sam recently and she was as bright as ever with her admirable, positive attitude. But later that week Sam caught a cold. That cold turned into a flu and chest infection that settled into her lungs and her body just could not fight it off. On Jan. 29 Sam died of respiratory failure, despite being on the list for lungs and despite her incredible fight against this disease.
I suppose the point of this column is two-fold. I agree with the literature that talks about the importance of obtaining social and emotional support from others who also are living with this terrible disease. It can be so beautiful to connect with someone who truly "gets it." That being said, it also can be crushing when the person you connect with for mutual support dies of the same disease with which you are living. I wouldn't change my choice to get to know Sam, and to enlist in her support throughout this journey the past several months. She was a remarkable young woman and I am grateful to have known her.
The second point of this column is to use her story as a reminder to everyone who knows someone with a compromised immune system: Please stay away from people with a lung disease if you are sick. Sam died as a result of getting a cold. Please honor her life and think twice about how serious spreading a common cold could be to someone with a compromised immune system. Let that be her last words of advice because I know she would want to share that with others who sought her support.
Rest in peace, Sam, and breathe easy.
Tagged Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, pulmonary fibrosis, support, support groups.
Hi Charlene: I just read your column. Interesting to say the least. I'm sorry your young friend passed.
A bit your senior, I too was diagnosed with IPF recently.
In Jan 2013 I began having shortness of breath. Thinking I was just out of shape until Oct of 2013 I went to ER . They said I had pneumonia. In 2016 the same thing. Then my family doctor sent me to a pulmonary specialist. On my first visit, he put me on oxygen-April 28, 2016. This doctor asked to see any previous xrays. The two of them had a report with them. Both suggested a CT scan which was not performed. I asked the family doctor whose PA sent me to get the last one, if anyone ever read these reports or looked at the xrays. The doctor admitted that she had not. So here I was, three years into shortness of breath when the pulmonary doctor sent me to University of Texas Southwestern Medical Facility in Dallas (UT Southwestern). The fist visit there was 27 Dec 2016. This doctor requested my lung biopsies from June 2016. Jan 13,2017 I got the diagnosis of IPF. My know-about-it-journey has begun. I'm reading a lot.
Having placed the xray disc in the laptop, most of my lungs are white and I cannot see my heart. It llos to me like my lung are aboutfinished. I will ask about interpreting xrays.
The two meds, Esbriet and Ofev, which only might slow the progression of IPF are trouble at best it seems. Later. Ron Cade.
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Suns guard Devin Booker has emerged as one of the NBA's best young players.
Suns head coach Igor Kokoskov said Monday that star shooting guard Devin Booker, five weeks after hand surgery, will return to play in Wednesday's season opener against the Mavericks.
"Devin's going to play on Wednesday," Kokoskov told Phoenix's 98.7 FM. "There's no secret. He's ready, he's playing, he's excited. He's our big rock."
Booker underwent surgery on Sept. 10 to repair an injury to the fifth metacarpophalangeal joint in his right (shooting) hand. He had been expected to miss six weeks.
Booker averaged 24.9 points per game last season, his third in the NBA.


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Basel is one of the three largest cities in Switzerland. It is located on the banks of the River Rhine near the border of France and Germany. About 200 thousand people live here, but every year more than 1 million tourists visit the city.
The city is located most of all Swiss universities, so the urban population for the most part are young people. There are a lot of young people and tourists; of course, the entertainment industry is well developed. We will tell about this in our Entertainment Guide in Basel, about its festivals and nightlife.
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Basel Festivals
In Basel, as well as throughout Switzerland, there are many different festivals dedicated to different themes and events. Perhaps the most important of them is the Basel Carnival (Fastnacht). It takes place in early March and combines noisy merry festivities and age-old traditions. As part of this festival, a carnival costume procession lasts 3 days. Interestingly, the fest provides for a strict separation between spectators and participants. Therefore, only members of the carnival-musical unions who have applied in advance can take part in the carnival.
Another no less interesting event in the life of the city is the International Basel Art Festival. It takes place in June and collects more than 300 artists from around the world, who present their works during the festival. Guests and participants of the festival can visit exhibitions of sculptures, paintings, showings of short films and performances of musical and theatrical groups.
In addition, in Basel also pass:
Exhibition Baselworld (March);
Within the festival, over 2 thousand of the best Swiss manufacturers present their best models of watches to visitors. At the exhibition, you can either buy yourself any copy or make a good deal for your business.
Balois Session Basel Festival (November);
Jazz festival in which in the city act as world jazz stars and little-known musicians.
Basel Tatoo (July);
This is a festival of military bands. The festival also includes performances of bagpipers and dance groups.
Basel Nightlife
Despite the fact that the population of city is quite small, there is a surprisingly active and vibrant nightlife. The choice of places where you can have fun pleasantly surprises with its diversity. At the same time, the city offers both inexpensive places for students and luxurious institutions for those whose budget is unlimited.
One of the most popular places to dine is Safran Zunft or Hasenburg. It serves traditional Swiss cuisine, and at very reasonable prices.
Nightlife in Basel offers many different alternatives in the form of bars, nightclubs, dance floors and concert halls, each of which its own peculiarity has. For example, in the Campari Bar you can find at least 200 kinds of cocktails. Cargobar offers 16 different beers, some of which are among the best in Switzerland.
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Q: Plots starting at different location on x-axis I am trying to plot a series of functions starting at different location on the x-axis. I'm fine with plotting them starting at the origin but varying location is causing trouble with these iteration. for instance:
x = [2,4,8, ..., Max]

y1=x**2 + 4
y2=x**2 + 4
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y_m=x**2 + 4

Each plotted between:
[0, Max], [2, Max], [8, Max], .... [x_n-1, Max]

Can anyone help?

A: In order to plot this left truncated function set, you may iterate over the starting index of an array slice, i.e. x[i:], which would select the complete list for i==0 and reduce the number of elements to be taken into account by one in succesive loop steps.
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import numpy as np

x = np.arange(2,16,2)
f = lambda x: x**2 + 4

fig, ax = plt.subplots()
for i in range(len(x)-1):
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plt.legend()
plt.show()

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A fogtündér egy mitikus lény, aki pénzt (vagy néha ajándékot) hagy a gyerekeknek cserébe egy kiesett fogért. A fogat rendszerint a párna alá kell dugni. A "fogtündér" szerepe az, hogy az apró jutalmazás segítségével segítsen a gyerekeknek megbirkózni a fogkihullás tényével, amire így várakozva tekinthetnek, ahelyett, hogy aggódnának miatta.

A fogtündér jellegzetes folklóralak, amiről a felnőttek tudják, hogy nem igaz, de sokan tényként adják a gyerekeknek, hasonlóan a Mikulás vagy a Húsvéti Nyúl történetéhez. Annak a felfedezését, hogy ezek a mesék nem igazak, többnyire a felnőtté válás részének tekintik. Sok gyerek ezzel szemben érzelmi sokkot vagy kiábrándulást él át, amikor rájön, hogy szándékosan becsapták. Az ilyen gyerekek sokszor még felnőttként is emlékeznek a csalódásra.

Sok családban akkor is megtartják a szokást, ha már a gyerekek is tudatában vannak az állítólagos természetfeletti lény nemlétezésének, pusztán játékból vagy hagyománytiszteletből.

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Under the leadership of our Local Business Chair Lauren Bohlin, RHN hosted its first Merchant Mixer in conjunction with the Polk District Merchants Association at Saint Frank Coffee on Polk Street. More than 40 attendees had the opportunity to meet, discuss common concerns and learn how RHN and PDMA can support their businesses. You can see a listing of RHN's Local Business Members on our website and elsewhere in this newsletter. Remember – Shop Local!
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Last night, Cboe XBTSM Bitcoin Futures commenced trading on the Cboe Futures Exchange.  The launch was smooth, although our website experienced some issues due to an overwhelming number of hits looking for the trading data.  Now that the futures are up and running, it may be time for a brief explanation of how an owner of bitcoins may use futures to hedge their position.
The first timestamping scheme invented was the proof-of-work scheme. The most widely used proof-of-work schemes are based on SHA-256 and scrypt.[18] The latter now dominates over the world of cryptocurrencies, with at least 480 confirmed implementations.[37] Some other hashing algorithms that are used for proof-of-work include CryptoNight, Blake, SHA-3, and X11.
Having said that, bitcoin price action remains fraught with wild and inexplicable gaps, like a $400 drop and rise in an hour in the late hours of July 30, according to Bloomberg. This particular trade, and unwind seems to have affected bitcoin pricing globally and likely impacted trading of the U.S. listed contracts as well. Volumes and open interest seemed to have increased around the time of this large trade unwind. It could be a coincidence, though I suspect that some smart traders, aware of the situation, put short trades on in these future contracts to take advantage of the forced unwind.
Cryptocurrencies are far more volatile than stocks and bonds, and the industry evolves rapidly. An altcoin that is popular today may not exist a month or a year from now. In other words, traders should consider the possibility of losing everything when they start trading. For this reason, you should put only a very small portion of your portfolio in this sector.
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Ripple is an open-source digital payment network, and it's already being used by some of the world's largest banks – such as the bank of Tokyo and Santandar. XRP has shown significant potential recently and has been turning a lot of heads. Ripple aims to become the go-to tool for banks on a global scale, while still giving an exciting investment opportunity to crypto advocates and solo investors. Ripple has many haters and I've been burned by it myself in the past – I sold 30,000 XRP at 20 cents… painful. Still, I did buy them at 3 cents a pop, so it could have been worse. I hold 10,000 XRP today and will hold until 2022.
Disclaimer: Trading carries a high level of risk, and may not be suitable for all investors. Before deciding to invest you should carefully consider your investment objectives, level of experience, and risk appetite. The possibility exists that you could sustain a loss of some or all of your initial investment and therefore you should not invest money that you cannot afford to lose. You should be aware of all the risks associated with foreign exchange trading, and seek advice from an independent financial advisor if you have any doubts.
What's important to consider as crypto evolves is to learn everything (or as much as possible) for yourself. Crypto coins all offer white papers to the public (though they're not always easy to find). They're for a scientific audience, but you've probably read worse if you have a university degree. Find them and read them. Don't understand something, ask a question.
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Created by Charlie Lee, a former Google engineer, Litecoin is an open-source payment network that operates on a global scale. It is not controlled by any centralized power, and it uses the "scrypt" as proof-of-work. It is similar to Bitcoin but has the advantage of offering a faster rate of generation and therefore faster transactions. This is one of the main reasons why its enthusiasts continue to invest or hold onto the coin even after finding out that its founder sold his stack.
The data contained in this website isn't real-time or necessarily accurate, meaning prices are indicative and not appropriate for trading purposes. Your capital is at risk. This website is intended as a source of information only, not financial advice. Under no circumstances should you trade commodities, select a broker or perform any other task connected with commodity trading without taking professional advice first. Commodities can fall in value as well as rise in value: substantial losses can be made commodity commodity trading or trading with CFD services.
Ethereum (ETH) is more than just a currency – it's like one giant computer housing many computers around the globe. Ethereum can respond to sophisticated requests. Its ability to store revolutionary computer programs, known as smart contracts, gives Ethereum an edge over Bitcoin and has attracted attention from banks around the world. This, among other factors, has led to a jump of almost 10,000% in 2017!
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Futures contracts with a longer term to expiration may be priced higher than futures contracts with a shorter term to expiration, a relationship called "contango." Conversely, futures contracts with a longer term to expiration may be priced lower than futures contracts with a shorter term to expiration, a relationship called "backwardation." Contango and backwardation have different impacts on ProShares Bitcoin/Blockchain ProShares Bitcoin Futures Strategy ETF, ProShares Bitcoin Futures/Equity Strategy ETF and ProShares Bitcoin/Blockchain Strategy ETF (each, a "Bitcoin Fund") and ProShares Short Bitcoin Futures Strategy ETF (the "Short Bitcoin Fund").
As discussed in more detail below, FATCA (as defined below) generally imposes a reporting and 30% withholding tax regime with respect to certain U.S.-source income ("withholdable payments") paid to "foreign financial institutions" and certain other non-U.S. entities when those entities fail to satisfy the applicable account documentation, information reporting, withholding, registration, certification and/or other requirements applicable to their status under FATCA. A Subsidiary will be subject to the 30% withholding tax in respect of any withholdable payment it receives if it fails to satisfy these requirements, as may be applicable to the Subsidiary. Each Subsidiary expects to satisfy these requirements, as may be applicable to it, so as to avoid this additional 30% withholding. See "Certain Additional Reporting and Withholding Requirements" below for more discussion of these rules.
It is also possible that other digital currencies, typically referred to as "alt-coins", and trading systems could become more widely accepted and used than Bitcoin. In particular, the digital asset "ethereum" has acquired a substantial share of the cryptocurrency market in recent months, which may be in part due to perceived institutional backing and/or potentially advantageous features not incorporated into bitcoin. There are other cryptocurrencies gaining momentum as the price of the bitcoin continues to rise and investors see the cheaper cryptocurrencies as attractive alternatives. The continued rise of these alt-coins can lead to a reduction in demand for bitcoin, which could have an adverse effect on the price of bitcoin and may have an adverse impact on the performance of Bitcoin Instruments and the performance of the Funds.
Daily Position Limit Risk - Many U.S. futures exchanges limit the amount of fluctuation permitted in futures contract prices during a single trading day. Once the daily limit has been reached in a particular contract, no trades may be made that day at a price beyond that limit or trading may be suspended for specified periods during the trading day. In addition, these exchanges have established limits on the maximum amount of futures positions that any person may hold or control on such exchanges. These limits may restrict the amount of assets the Fund is able to invest in bitcoin futures contracts or have a
Jump up ^ "Bitcoin: The Cryptoanarchists' Answer to Cash". IEEE Spectrum. Archived from the original on 4 June 2012. Around the same time, Nick Szabo, a computer scientist who now blogs about law and the history of money, was one of the first to imagine a new digital currency from the ground up. Although many consider his scheme, which he calls "bit gold," to be a precursor to Bitcoin
For instance, last year, an ETF was rejected. This resulted in the boost of altcoins. Here, Kelly says that we saw Bitcoin outperform and altcoins prices go flat. Cryptocurrencies such as Ethereum [ETH] and XRP [XRP] have been flat due to all the money flowing into Bitcoin. In case of an ETF rejection or even delay, a heavy amount of money will flow out of Bitcoin and into the others.
Corporate debt securities carry both credit risk and interest rate risk. Credit risk is the risk that a Fund could lose money if the issuer of a corporate debt security is unable to pay interest or repay principal when it is due. Some corporate debt securities that are rated below investment-grade are generally considered speculative because they present a greater risk of loss, including default, than higher quality debt securities. The credit risk of a particular issuer's debt security may vary based on its priority for repayment. For example, higher ranking (senior) debt securities have a higher priority than lower ranking (subordinated) securities. This means that the issuer might not make payments on subordinated securities while continuing to make payments on senior securities. In addition, in the event of bankruptcy, holders of higher-ranking senior securities may receive amounts otherwise payable to the holders of more junior securities. Interest rate risk is the risk that the value of certain corporate debt securities will tend to fall when interest rates rise. In general, corporate debt securities with longer terms tend to fall more in value when interest rates rise than corporate debt securities with shorter terms.
Investors in the ProShares Short Bitcoin Futures Strategy ETF should understand the consequences of the "short" strategy employed by the Fund, which is subject to, among others, compounding and market volatility risk. The Fund may adjust its short exposure as frequently as daily basis which entails obtaining additional short exposure as the Fund experiences gains, and reducing short exposure as the Fund experiences losses. As a result, the Fund's performance may be more vulnerable to the effects of compounding than funds that do not seek to provide short investment exposure. During periods of high volatility, this risk may be exacerbated and the Fund may have losses as a result of such adjustments.
The Funds may invest in both sponsored and unsponsored depositary receipts. Certain depositary receipts, typically those designated as "unsponsored," require the holders thereof to bear most of the costs of such facilities, while issuers of "sponsored" facilities normally pay more of the costs thereof. The depository of an unsponsored facility frequently is under no obligation to distribute shareholder communications received from the issuer of the deposited securities or to pass through the voting rights to facility holders with respect to the deposited securities, whereas the depository of a sponsored facility typically distributes shareholder communications and passes through the voting rights.
Beneficial owners of Shares are not entitled to have Shares registered in their names, will not receive or be entitled to receive physical delivery of certificates in definitive form and are not considered the registered holder thereof. Accordingly, each Beneficial Owner must rely on the procedures of DTC, the DTC Participant and any Indirect Participant through which such Beneficial Owner holds its interests, to exercise any rights of a holder of Shares. The Trust understands that under existing industry practice, in the event the Trust requests any action of holders of Shares, or a Beneficial Owner desires to take any action that DTC, as the record owner of all outstanding Shares, is entitled to take, DTC would authorize the DTC Participants to take such action and that the DTC Participants would authorize the Indirect Participants and Beneficial owners acting through such DTC Participants to take such action and would otherwise act upon the instructions of Beneficial owners owning through them. As described above, the Trust recognizes DTC or its nominee as the owner of all Shares for all purposes. Conveyance of all notices, statements and other communications to Beneficial owners is effected as follows. Pursuant to the Depositary Agreement between the Trust and DTC, DTC is required to make available to the Trust upon request and for a fee to be charged to the Trust a listing of Shares holdings of each DTC Participant. The Trust shall inquire of each such DTC Participant as to the number of Beneficial owners holding Shares, directly or indirectly, through such DTC Participant. The Trust shall provide each such DTC Participant with copies of such notice, statement or other communication, in such
For each of the following Funds that hold Non-U.S. Investments: the DJ Brookfield Global Infrastructure ETF; the Global Listed Private Equity ETF; the MSCI EAFE Dividend Growers ETF; the MSCI Europe Dividend Growers; the Short Term USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF; and the Merger ETF (each a "Global Fund" and collectively the "Global Funds"), when a purchase order is placed, the Distributor will inform the Advisor and the Custodian. The Custodian shall cause local sub-custodians of the applicable Global Fund to maintain an account into which the Authorized Participant shall deliver, on behalf of itself or the party on whose behalf it is acting, the Deposit Securities "free of payment," with any appropriate adjustments as advised by the Trust, in accordance with the terms and conditions applicable to such account in such jurisdiction. If applicable, the sub-custodian(s) will confirm to the Custodian that the required Deposit Securities have been delivered and the Custodian will notify the Advisor and Distributor. The Authorized Participant must also make available to the Custodian no later than 12:00 noon Eastern Time (or earlier in the event that the relevant Exchange or the relevant bond markets close early) by the second Business Day after the order is deemed received through the Federal Reserve Bank wire transfer system, immediately available or same day funds in U.S. dollars estimated by the Trust to be sufficient to pay the Balancing Amount next determined after acceptance of the purchase order, together with any applicable Transaction Fees. For Global Funds, the Index Receipt Agent will not make available through the NSCC on each Business Day, the list of the names and the required number of shares of each Deposit Security to be included in the current Portfolio Deposit.
XBT futures is a cash-settled contract that settles to a single, tradeable auction price. In designing XBT futures, Cboe leveraged its significant product development expertise to design an instrument that allows participants to implement trading strategies in a manner to which they are accustomed. The single price settlement process gives participants the option of using XBT futures to hedge their exposure in underlying bitcoin or gain exposure to traded bitcoin prices without holding bitcoin.
•	Non-Diversification Risk — The Fund is classified as "non-diversified" under the 1940 Act, and has the ability to invest a relatively high percentage of its assets in the securities of a small number of issuers susceptible to a single economic, political or regulatory event, or in financial instruments with a single counterparty or a few counterparties. This may increase the Fund's volatility and cause performance of a relatively smaller number of issuers or the credit of one or a relatively smaller number of counterparties to have a greater impact on the Fund's performance. This risk may be particularly acute if the Fund is comprised of a small number of securities. Notwithstanding the Fund's status as a "non-diversified" investment company under the 1940 Act, the Fund intends to qualify as a "regulated investment company" accorded special tax treatment under the Internal Revenue Code, which imposes its own diversification requirements that are less restrictive than the requirements applicable to "diversified" investment companies under the 1940 Act.
There is no registry showing which individuals or entities own bitcoin or the quantity of bitcoin that is owned by any particular person or entity. It is possible, and in fact, reasonably likely, that a small group of early bitcoin adopters hold a significant proportion of the bitcoin that has been thus far created. There are no regulations in place that would prevent a large holder of bitcoin from selling their bitcoin, which could depress the price of bitcoin and have an adverse effect on an investment in the Funds which do not take a short position in bitcoin futures contracts.
Each of the Exchanges has established limitations governing the maximum number of call or put options on the same index which may be bought or written (sold) by a single investor, whether acting alone or in concert with others (regardless of whether such options are written on the same or different Exchanges or are held or written on one or more accounts or through one or more brokers). Under these limitations, option positions of all investment companies advised by the same investment adviser are combined for purposes of these limits. Pursuant to these limitations, an Exchange may order the liquidation of positions and may impose other sanctions or restrictions. These position limits may restrict the number of listed options which a Fund may buy or sell; however, the Advisor intends to comply with all limitations.
Under a Rule 12b-1 Distribution Plan (the "Plan") adopted by the Board, each Fund may pay its distributor and financial intermediaries, such as broker-dealers and investment advisors, up to 0.25% on an annualized basis of the average daily net assets of a Fund as reimbursement or compensation for distribution related activities with respect to the Funds. Because these fees are paid out of each Fund's assets on an on-going basis, over time these fees will increase the cost of your investment and may cost you more than paying other types of sales charges. For the prior fiscal year, no payments were made by the fund under the Plan.
The Funds are not required to enter into forward currency contracts for hedging purposes. It is possible, under certain circumstances, that the Fund may have to limit its currency transactions to qualify as a "regulated investment company" ("RIC") under the Internal Revenue Code. The Funds do not intend to enter into a forward currency contract with a term of more than one year, or to engage in position hedging with respect to the currency of a particular country to more than the aggregate market value (at the time the hedging transaction is entered into) of their portfolio securities denominated in (or quoted in or currently convertible into or directly related through the use of forward currency contracts in conjunction with money market instruments to) that particular currency.
The legal status of cryptocurrencies varies substantially from country to country and is still undefined or changing in many of them. While some countries have explicitly allowed their use and trade,[66] others have banned or restricted it. According to the Library of Congress, an "absolute ban" on trading or using cryptocurrencies applies in eight countries: Algeria, Bolivia, Egypt, Iraq, Morocco, Nepal, Pakistan, and the United Arab Emirates. An "implicit ban" applies in another 15 countries, which include Bahrain, Bangladesh, China, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Indonesia, Iran, Kuwait, Lesotho, Lithuania, Macau, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Taiwan.[67] In the United States and Canada, state and provincial securities regulators, coordinated through the North American Securities Administrators Association, are investigating "bitcoin scams" and ICOs in 40 jurisdictions.[68]
Consistent with a client's investment objective, the Advisor may enter into guarantee close agreements with certain brokers. In all such cases, the agreement calls for the execution price at least to match the closing price of the security. In some cases, depending upon the circumstances, the broker may obtain a price that is better than the closing price and which under the agreement provides additional benefits to clients. The Advisor will generally distribute such benefits pro rata to applicable client trades.
Note that any losses on the bitcoin position is offset by the short position in the Jan XBT Futures contract. Because Jan XBT was trading at a $1,000 premium to spot bitcoin, the profit for this trade is equal to that difference. Now, keep in mind if bitcoin doubles between now and January 17 settlement the maximum profit is $1000. Larry is giving up some upside to assure a return of $1000.
This Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") is not a prospectus. It should be read in conjunction with the Prospectus of ProShares Trust (the "Trust"), dated October 1, 2017, the Prospectus dated November 16, 2017 for ProShares Decline of the Retail Store ETF, the Prospectus dated November 16, 2017 for ProShares Long Online/Short Stores ETF, the Prospectus dated             , 2018 for ProShares Bitcoin Futures Strategy ETF, the Prospectus dated             , 2018 for ProShares Short Bitcoin Futures Strategy ETF, the Prospectus dated             , 2018 for ProShares Blockchain/Bitcoin Strategy ETF, and the Prospectus dated             , 2018 for ProShares Bitcoin Futures/Equity Strategy ETF each as may be amended or supplemented, each of which incorporates this SAI by reference. A copy of the Prospectuses and a copy of the Annual Report to shareholders for the Funds that have completed a fiscal year are available, without charge, upon request to the address above, by telephone at the number above, or on the Trust's website at www.ProShares.com. The Financial Statements and Notes contained in the Annual Report to Shareholders for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2017 are incorporated by reference into and are deemed part of this SAI. The principal U.S. national stock exchange on which all Funds (except those noted below) identified in this SAI are listed is NYSE Arca. The S&P MidCap 400 Dividend Aristocrats ETF, the Russell 2000 Dividend Growers ETF, the ProShares MSCI Emerging Markets Dividend Growers ETF, the ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF, the ProShares MSCI EAFE Dividend Growers ETF, the MSCI Europe Dividend Growers ETF, the Morningstar Alternatives Solution ETF, the Global Listed Private Equity ETF, the Large Cap Core Plus, the High Yield—Interest Rate Hedged, the Investment Grade—Interest Rate Hedged, the Short Term USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF, the ProShares Managed Futures Strategy ETF, the Merger ETF, K-1 Free Crude Oil Strategy ETF and the CDS Short North American HY Credit ETF are listed on the Bats BZX Exchange, Inc. The UltraPro Short QQQ®, the UltraShort Nasdaq Biotechnology, the UltraPro Short Nasdaq Biotechnology, the UltraPro QQQ®, the Ultra Nasdaq Biotechnology the UltraPro Nasdaq Biotechnology and the Equities for Rising Rates ETF are listed on The NASDAQ Stock Market.
In addition, the securities of some foreign governments, companies and markets are less liquid, and may be more volatile, than comparable securities of domestic governments, companies and markets. Some foreign investments may be subject to brokerage commissions and fees that are higher than those applicable to U.S. investments. A Fund also may be affected by different settlement practices or delayed settlements in some foreign markets. Moreover, some foreign jurisdictions regulate and limit U.S. investments in the securities of certain issuers.
Certain Funds expect to invest in exchange-traded funds, including exchange-traded funds registered under the 1940 Act ("Underlying ETFs"). Some such Underlying ETFs will be treated as regulated investment companies for federal income tax purposes (each such Underlying ETF, an "Underlying RIC"). In such cases, a Fund's income and gains will normally consist, in whole or part, of dividends and other distributions from the Underlying RICs and gains and losses on the disposition of shares of the Underlying RICs. The amount of income and capital gains realized by a Fund and in turn a Fund's shareholders in respect of the Fund's investments in Underlying RICs may be greater than such amounts would have been had the Fund invested directly in the investments held by the Underlying RICs, rather than in the shares of the Underlying RICs. Similarly, the character of such income and gains (e.g., long-term capital gain, eligibility for the dividends-received deduction, etc.) will not necessarily be the same as it would have been had the Fund invested directly in the investments held by the Underlying RICs.
Inverse bitcoin contracts are usually denominated in USD terms. So if there's a contract value of $100 then each side -- LONG and SHORT -- puts down some portion of the contract value in margin. The contract is an agreement between traders to pay the other side an amount of bitcoin profit/loss as the price changes. Each contract has an expiration date, and some exchanges have periodic (daily or weekly) dates where the contract period's profits are "settled" even if the contract has not expired.
The Advisor, its principals, officers and employees (and members of their families) and affiliates may participate directly or indirectly as investors in the Advisor's clients, such as the Funds. Thus the Advisor may recommend to clients the purchase or sale of securities in which it, or its officers, employees or related persons have a financial interest. The Advisor may give advice and take actions in the performance of its duties to its clients that differ from the advice given or the timing and nature of actions taken, with respect to other clients' accounts and/or employees' accounts that may invest in some of the same securities recommended to clients.
Since a portion of the Fund's assets are invested in short positions in bitcoin futures contracts, the Fund will likely decline in value when the price of bitcoin futures contracts goes up (unless such losses are offset by gains in the value of the Fund's positions in other investments), a result that is the opposite from the results of taking long positions in bitcoin futures contracts.
(c) distribute with respect to each taxable year at least 90% of the sum of its investment company taxable income (as that term is defined in the Code without regard to the deduction for dividends paid—generally, taxable ordinary income and the excess, if any, of net short-term capital gains over net long-term capital losses) and net tax-exempt interest income, for such year.
On May 7, 2014, the SEC published an investor alert that highlighted fraud and other concerns relating to certain investment opportunities denominated in bitcoin and fraudulent and unregistered investment schemes targeted at participants in online bitcoin forums. On July 25, 2017, the SEC issued a Report of Investigation or Report which concluded that digital assets or tokens issued for the purpose of raising funds may be securities within the meaning of the federal securities laws. The Report emphasized that whether a digital asset is a security is based on the particular facts and circumstances, including the economic realities of the transactions. This was reiterated in a December 11, 2017 Public Statement emphasizing the risks of investing in digital assets such as bitcoin and noting the possibility that bitcoin and other digital assets may be deemed to be securities. The SEC continues to take action against persons or entities misusing bitcoin in connection with fraudulent schemes (i.e., Ponzi scheme), inaccurate and inadequate publicly disseminated information, and the offering of unregistered securities.
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, One Beacon Street, 19th Floor, Boston, MA 02108, acts as Administrator to the Funds pursuant to an administration agreement dated June 16, 2006, as amended from time to time. The Administrator provides the Funds with all required general administrative services, including, without limitation, office space, equipment, and personnel; clerical and general back office services; bookkeeping and internal accounting; the determination of NAVs; and the preparation and filing of all financial reports, and all other materials, except registration statements and proxy statements, required to be filed or furnished by the Funds under federal and state securities laws. Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. ("Citi"), located at 4400 Easton Commons, Suite 200, Columbus, OH 43219, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Citibank N.A., provides regulatory administration services to the Trust (altogether, the "Regulatory Administrative Services"). For its services, Citi is paid a set fee allocated among each of the Funds.
Bitcoin is maintained on the decentralized, open source protocol of the peer-to-peer bitcoin computer network (the "Bitcoin Network"). No single entity owns or operates the Bitcoin Network. The infrastructure of the Bitcoin Network is collectively maintained by a decentralized user base. The Bitcoin Network is accessed through software, and software governs bitcoin's creation, movement, and ownership. The value of bitcoin is determined in great part by the supply of (which is limited), and demand for, bitcoin in the global exchange markets for the trading of bitcoin (individually, "Bitcoin Exchanges" and collectively, the "Bitcoin Exchange Market"), market expectations for the adoption of bitcoin and the volume of private user-to-user transactions.
Unitary Fee Funds	S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF, S&P MidCap 400 Dividend Aristocrats ETF, Russell 2000 Dividend Growers ETF, MSCI EAFE Dividend Growers ETF, MSCI Europe Dividend Growers ETF, MSCI Emerging Markets Dividend Growers ETF, Decline of the Retail Store ETF, Long Online/Short Stores ETF, DJ Brookfield Global Infrastructure ETF, Large Cap Core Plus, S&P 500 Ex-Energy ETF, S&P 500 Ex-Financials ETF, S&P 500 Ex-Health Care ETF, S&P 500 Ex-Technology ETF, Equities for Rising Rates ETF, High Yield—Interest Rate Hedged, Investment Grade—Interest Rate Hedged, Managed Futures Strategy ETF, K-1 Free Crude Oil Strategy ETF (the "Crude Oil Strategy ETF"), Bitcoin Futures Strategy ETF, Short Bitcoin Futures Strategy ETF, Blockchain/Bitcoin Strategy ETF, and Bitcoin Futures/Equity Strategy ETF
Several factors may affect a Fund's ability to achieve a high degree of correlation with its benchmark. Among these factors are: (i) a Fund's fees and expenses, including brokerage (which may be increased by high portfolio turnover) and the costs associated with the use of derivatives; (ii) less than all of the securities underlying a Fund's benchmark being held by the Fund and/or securities not included in its benchmark being held by a Fund; (iii) an imperfect correlation between the performance of instruments held by a Fund, such as futures contracts, and the performance of the underlying securities in a benchmark; (iv) bid-ask spreads (the effect of which may be increased by portfolio turnover); (v) holding instruments traded in a market that has become illiquid or disrupted; (vi) a Fund's share prices being rounded to the nearest cent; (vii) changes to the benchmark that are not disseminated in advance; (viii) the need to conform a Fund's portfolio holdings to comply with investment restrictions or policies or regulatory or tax law requirements;
Cboe Futures Exchange, LLC (CFE) launched trading in Cboe bitcoin futures at 5:00 p.m. Central Time on December 10 under the ticker symbol "XBT". XBT℠ futures are cash-settled contracts based on the Gemini's auction price for bitcoin, denominated in U.S. dollars. Gemini Trust Company, LLC (Gemini) is a digital asset exchange and custodian founded in 2014 that allows customers to buy, sell, and store digital assets such as bitcoin, and is subject to fiduciary obligations, capital reserve requirements, and banking compliance standards of the New York State Department of Financial Services.3
The first decentralized cryptocurrency, bitcoin, was created in 2009 by pseudonymous developer Satoshi Nakamoto. It used SHA-256, a cryptographic hash function, as its proof-of-work scheme.[16][17] In April 2011, Namecoin was created as an attempt at forming a decentralized DNS, which would make internet censorship very difficult. Soon after, in October 2011, Litecoin was released. It was the first successful cryptocurrency to use scrypt as its hash function instead of SHA-256. Another notable cryptocurrency, Peercoin was the first to use a proof-of-work/proof-of-stake hybrid.[18] IOTA was the first cryptocurrency not based on a blockchain, and instead uses the Tangle.[19][20] Many other cryptocurrencies have been created though few have been successful, as they have brought little in the way of technical innovation.[21] On 6 August 2014, the UK announced its Treasury had been commissioned to do a study of cryptocurrencies, and what role, if any, they can play in the UK economy. The study was also to report on whether regulation should be considered.[22]
Now, what if the Bitcoin price is rising? For example, if 1 BTC is worth 5,500 USD, you don't want to fulfill this contract any more and sell cheap for 5,000 USD. In order to still make things fair for both participants, the exchange (here CME) will make sure that you can sell for the current market price of 5,500 USD if you so wish, but they will compensate your contract partner for this. How? They will take the difference – 500 USD – out of your so-called margin account and give it to Mortimer. This kind of settlement is not only performed on the fulfilment date of the futures contract, but on every trading day, according to the current price of the asset.


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title: Tutorial For Instrumenting an OpenTracing Java Application
keywords: tracing tutorial
tags: [tracing, tutorials]
sidebar: doc_sidebar
permalink: tracing_java_tutorial.html
summary: Configure your OpenTracing Java application to send data using the Wavefront OpenTracing Java SDK.
---
In this tutorial, you configure a sample application with the Wavefront OpenTracing Java SDK. The application will send data to Tanzu Observability by Wavefront. Let's get started!

## Prerequisites

* Java 8 or later.
* Install the Docker platform. You'll later run the Wavefront proxy on Docker.
* Clone the sample application. Open the command prompt and run the following command:
  ```
  git clone https://github.com/wavefrontHQ/distributed-tracing-sample-apps.git
  ```
  This repository has many sample applications. Navigate to the dropwizard-app application.
  ```
  cd distributed-tracing-sample-apps/Wavefront-DT/dropwizard-app/
  ```

## Instrument the Sample Applications

1. Open `dropwizard-app` in your preferred Java IDE.
1. Add the Wavefront OpenTracing SDK dependency to the `pom.xml` file and import the changes to your application:
    ```
    <dependencies>
      <dependency>
        <groupId>com.wavefront</groupId>
        <artifactId>wavefront-opentracing-sdk-java</artifactId>
        <version>LATEST</version>
      </dependency>
    </dependencies>
    ```
1. Configure the application to send data to the Wavefront service via the Wavefront proxy.
    1.  For this tutorial, let's install the Wavefront proxy on Docker.

See [Install a Proxy](proxies_installing.html#install-a-proxy) to find other options for installing the proxy on your environment.
        ```
        docker run -d \
          -e WAVEFRONT_URL=<your_cluster_name> \
          -e WAVEFRONT_TOKEN=<your_token> \
          -e JAVA_HEAP_USAGE=512m \
          -p 2878:2878 \
          wavefronthq/proxy:latest
        ```
        {% include note.html content="Replace `<your_cluster_name>` and `<your_token>` with the name of your Wavefront instance and API token."%}

        {%include tip.html content="If you are not sure of your cluster name or token, log in to your Wavefront instance, click **Browse** > **Proxies** > **Add New Proxy**, and click the **Docker** tab. Copy the command on the tab and run it."%}

    1. Open the common/src/main/java/com/wfsample/common/Tracing.java file and update the following:
        * Make sure the following dependencies are set.
          ```
          import com.wavefront.opentracing.WavefrontTracer;
          import com.wavefront.opentracing.reporting.Reporter;
          import com.wavefront.opentracing.reporting.WavefrontSpanReporter;
          import com.wavefront.sdk.common.WavefrontSender;
          import com.wavefront.sdk.common.application.ApplicationTags;
          import com.wavefront.sdk.common.clients.WavefrontClientFactory;
          ```
        * Change the Tracer init(String service) method to return a WavefrontTracer.
        * Assign a name for the application. This will later help you identify the application and view the data that was sent. For this example, let's use foo-beachshirts or use a name you like.

        Your code looks as follows:
        ```
        public static Tracer init(String service) {
            WavefrontClientFactory wavefrontClientFactory = new WavefrontClientFactory();
            wavefrontClientFactory.addClient("http://localhost:2878/");

            WavefrontSender wavefrontSender = wavefrontClientFactory.getClient();
            String applicationName = "foo-beachshirts";
            ApplicationTags applicationTags = new ApplicationTags.Builder(applicationName,
                    service).build();
            Reporter wfSpanReporter = new WavefrontSpanReporter.Builder().
                    build(wavefrontSender);
            WavefrontTracer.Builder wfTracerBuilder = new WavefrontTracer.
                    Builder(wfSpanReporter, applicationTags);
            wfTracerBuilder.redMetricsCustomTagKeys(new HashSet<String>(Arrays.asList("env")));
            return wfTracerBuilder.build();
          }
        ```
1. Run `mvn clean install` from the root directory of the project.
1. Start the `shopping`, `styling`, and `delivery` services by running the following commands from the root directory of the project.
    {% include note.html content="Run each command on a separate terminal." %}

    ```
    java -jar ./shopping/target/shopping-1.0-SNAPSHOT.jar server ./shopping/app.yaml
    java -jar ./styling/target/styling-1.0-SNAPSHOT.jar server ./styling/app.yaml
    java -jar ./delivery/target/delivery-1.0-SNAPSHOT.jar server ./delivery/app.yaml
    ```
1. Run the `./loadgen.sh` script on a new terminal. The script will order a shirt and call the shop, style, and deliver services. Let's run it every 5 seconds.
    ```
    ./loadgen.sh 5
    ```

## View Data in the Application Map

You use the [Application Map and related pages to visualize the trace data](tracing_basics.html#visualize-distributed-tracing-data) that you collect from your instrumented application.

1. Click **Applications** > **Application Status** to get an overview of the services and applications.
      * [**Application Map**](tracing_ui_overview.html#application-map-features) gives you an overview of how the applications and services are linked, lets you focus on a specific service, view Request, Error, and Duration (RED) metrics for each service, and the tracing traffic in the application.
      * [**Table View**](tracing_ui_overview.html#table-view-features) gives you a list of the applications and services. You can see the Request, Error, and Duration (RED) metrics at a glance and sort the data.
      * [**Grid view**](tracing_ui_overview.html#grid-view-features) lists the application and services in a grid. You can see the RED metrics for each of the application's services.

    ![The screenshots shows the foo-beachshirts application on the app map view.](images/tracing_java_tutorial_application_status.png)
1. Click the Application Map icon (  ), click the settings icon, and select Error or Duration to update the legend.

These settings can be configured by each user and apply to the table view and grid view too.
  ![The screenshot shows the legend settings with error selected from the dropdown.](images/tracing_java_tutorial_update_legend.png)
1. Click the settings icon and select an option from the **Service Layout** dropdown.

View the services in the default, concentric, circle, or grid layout. Choose the layout that helps you understand how your services are linked.
  ![The screenshots shows grid layout selected for the service layout of the foo-beachsirts application.](images/tracing_java_tutorial_service_layout.png)
1. Click on the **styling** service and click **Dashboard**.

![The screenshot shows the pop up that comes when you click the styling service. The dashboard link is highlighted.](images/tracing_java_tutorial_cick_service.png)
1. You are taken to the [Service Dashboard](tracing_service_dashboard.html) of the styling service. The default, read-only dashboard for a service lets you explore:
  * RED metrics derived from trace data.
  * Component metrics data sent by each service in your application.
1. Click **See All styling Traces**.
  ![The screenshot shows the service dashboard for the styling service. The See all styling traces just below Overview is highlighted.](images/tracing_java_tutorial_drilldown_to_traces_bowser.png)
1. You are taken to the [Traces Browser](tracing_traces_browser.html), which supports a streamlined task flow for examining traces. You can perform trace queries, view query results, expand traces to see their member spans, and expand individual spans to see their details without having to navigate between pages and pop-ups.
  ![The screenshot shows the traces browser.](images/tracing_java_tutorial_traces_browser.png)
1. Optionally, you can download the traces, and view them later using [Offline Traces](tracing_view_offline_traces.html).

## Next Steps

- Learn how to [instrument your application and view data on the Application Map and related pages](tracing_instrumenting_frameworks.html).
- Familiarize yourself with the tracing concepts. See [Tracing Concepts in Tanzu Observability](trace_data_details.html) for details.

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勞勃·阿特曼(英語:Robert Altman,1925年2月20日-2006年11月20日)是一位美國電影及電視導演,曾經5次入圍奧斯卡最佳導演獎,於2006年獲得奧斯卡榮譽獎。他也是目前唯三在國際三大影展獲得大滿貫的導演之一(剩下的分別為米開朗基羅·安東尼奧尼及亨利-喬治·克魯佐。)知名的作品包括《風流軍醫俏護士》與《納許維爾》。
1992年於康城影展
Robert Bernard Altman
(1925-02-20)1925年2月20日
美國密蘇里州堪薩斯市
逝世
2006年11月20日(2006歲-11-20)(81歲)
美國加州洛杉磯
電影導演
LaVonne Elmer (1946-1949)
Lotus Corelli (1950-1955)
Kathryn Reed (1959-2006)
儿女
Christine Altman (b.1947)
Mike Altman (b.1955)
Stephen Altman (b.1957)
Robert Reed Altman (b.1960)
Matthew R. Altman (b.1966)
活跃年代
1947年-2006年
奥斯卡金像奖
奧斯卡榮譽獎
金棕櫚獎
1970年 《風流軍醫俏護士》
最佳導演獎
1992年 《幕後玩家》
英国电影学院奖
最佳導演
最佳英國影片
2001年《高斯福大宅謀殺案》
艾美奖
戲劇類最佳導演
1989年 《Tanner '88》
金球奖
其他奖项
柏林影展金熊獎
1976年 《西塞英雄譜》
威尼斯影展金獅獎
1993年 《銀色·性·男女》
阿特曼執導風格獨特,多用自然主義手法,在多部電影都不跟劇本叫演員自發演出,亦時常在一個角色未完成對白時已讓另一個角色開始說話。莉莉·湯姆琳及梅麗·史翠普在第78屆奧斯卡金像獎上,頒奧斯卡榮譽獎給阿特曼時的介紹詞即用了此手法[1]。
1.1 電影
1.2 電視
1.2.1 電視電影及短劇
1.2.2 電視劇集
2 參考
作品编辑
電影编辑
Honeymoon for Harriet (1949) (short industrial film, International Harvester)
Modern Football (1951) (short industrial film, Official Sports Film Service)
The Dirty Look (1951) (short industrial film, Gulf Oil)
King Basketball (1952) (short industrial film, Official Sports Film Service)
The Last Mile (1952) (short industrial film, Caterpillar Tractor Company)
The Sound of Bells (1952) (short industrial film, Goodrich Corporation)
Modern Baseball (1953) (short industrial film, Official Sports Film Service)
The Builders (1954) (short industrial film, Wire Reinforcement Institute)
Better Football (1954) (short industrial film, Official Sports Film Service)
The Perfect Crime (1954) (short industrial film, Caterpillar Tractor Company)
The Magic Bond (1955) (short industrial film, Veterans of Foreign Wars)
The Delinquents (1957)
《占士甸傳》 The James Dean Story (1957) (documentary) (co-dir: George W. George)
The Katherine Reed Story (1965) (short documentary)
Pot au feu (1965) (short)
Girl Talk (1966) (ColorSonics short)
The Party (1966) (ColorSonics short)
Speak Low (1966) (ColorSonics short)
Ebb Tide (1966) (ColorSonics short)
《太陽神登月先鋒》 Countdown (1968)
《落花有意》 That Cold Day in the Park (1969)
《風流軍醫俏護士》(MASH,1970)
提名奧斯卡最佳導演獎 (得獎者:法蘭克林·沙夫納 《巴頓將軍》)
提名英國電影學院獎最佳導演
提名金球獎最佳導演
《空中怪客》 Brewster McCloud (1970)
《花村/江湖豪客俏佳人》(McCabe & Mrs. Miller) (1971)
Images (1972)
《撲朔迷離》 The Long Goodbye (1973)
《江洋大盜》 Thieves Like Us (1974)
《爛賭仔與小老千》 California Split (1974)
《普世歡騰樂滿城》(Nashville) (1975)
提名奧斯卡最佳導演獎
提名奧斯卡最佳影片獎
《西塞英雄譜》Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson (1976)
《三女性》 3 Women (1977)
《婚禮/良辰吉日》(A Wedding) (1978)
提名英國電影學院獎最佳劇本
《五面受敵》 Quintet (1979)
《天生一對》 A Perfect Couple (1979)
《選舉風雲》 HealtH (1980)
《大力水手》 Popeye (1980)
《偶像的失落》 Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean (1982)
《出師未捷身先死》 Streamers (1983)
Secret Honor (1984)
O.C. & Stiggs (1984) (released in 1987)
《錫晒你》 Fool for Love (1985)
《盲目錫哂你》 Beyond Therapy (1987)
《菩薩蠻 / 末世風情畫》 Aria (1987) - segment: Les Boréades
《梵谷與我/梵高與提奧》 Vincent and Theo (1990)
《幕後玩家》The Player (1992)
英國電影學院獎最佳導演
提名英國電影學院獎最佳影片
《銀色·性·男女》(Short Cuts) (1993)
提名金球獎最佳劇本
《雲裳風暴》Prêt-à-Porter,英文譯名Ready to Wear (1994)
《肯薩斯的最後一夜》(Kansas City,1996)
《迷色佈局》 The Gingerbread Man (1998)
《藏錯屍體殺錯人/玩謝嫌疑犯》(Cookie's Fortune) (1999)
《醫盡女人心》(Dr. T & the Women) (2000)
《高斯福大宅謀殺案》(Gosford Park) (2001)
英國電影學院獎最佳影片
金球獎最佳導演
《浮生若舞》The Company (2003)
《在晴朗的一天收檔》A Prairie Home Companion (2006),又名The Last Show
電視编辑
電視電影及短劇编辑
Nightmare in Chicago (1964) [previously "Once Upon a Savage Night" in Kraft Suspense Theater]
Precious Blood (1982) - TV-Movie written by Frank South
Rattlesnake in a Cooler (1982) - TV-Movie written by Frank South
The Laundromat (1985) (60 min.)
Basements (1987) - two one-act plays by Harold Pinter: The Dumb Waiter and The Room (the former was released to video as its own feature by Prism Entertainment)
Tanner '88 (1988) - six hour mini-series for HBO
The Caine Mutiny Court Martial (1988) - TV-Movie based on the play by Herman Wouk
Vincent & Theo (1990) - British Mini-series in 4 parts, later released in edited form worldwide as feature film.
McTeague (1992) - an opera for PBS
The Real McTeague (1993) - making of "McTeague", also for PBS
Black and Blue (1993) - an Emmy nominated filmed play which aired on PBS' "Great Performances"
Robert Altman's Jazz '34 (1996) - PBS special about the music from Kansas City
Tanner on Tanner (2004) - two hour mini-series for the Sundance Channel, a follow-up to Tanner '88
電視劇集编辑
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1957–58)
ep. 3-9: "The Young One" (air-date December 1, 1957)
ep. 3-15: "Together" (a.d. January 12, 1958)
M Squad (1958) ep. 1-21: "Lover's Lane Killing" (a.d. February 14, 1958)
The Millionaire aka If You Had A Million (1958–59)
directed by Altman
ep #148 / 5-14: "Pete Hopper: Afraid of the Dark" (a.d. December 10, 1958)
ep #162 / 5-28: "Henry Banning: The Show Off" (a.d. April 1, 1959)
ep #185 / 6-14: "Jackson Greene: The Beatnik" (a.d. December 22, 1959)
written by Altman
ep #160 / 5-26: "Alicia Osante: Beauty and the Sailor" (a.d. March 18, 1959)
ep #174 / 6-3: "Lorraine Dagget: The Beach Story" [story] (a.d. September 29, 1959)
ep #183 / 6-12: "Andrew C. Cooley: Andy and Clara" (a.d. December 8, 1959)
Whirlybirds (1958–59)
ep. #71 / 2-32: "The Midnight Show" (a.d. December 8, 1958)
ep. #79 / 3-1: "Guilty of Old Age" (a.d. April 13, 1959)
ep. #80 / 3-2: "A Matter of Trust" (a.d. April 6, 1959)
ep. #81 / 3-3: "Christmas in June" (a.d. April 20, 1959)
ep. #82 / 3-4: "Til Death Do Us Part" (unknown air-date, probably April 27, 1959)
ep. #83 / 3-5: "Time Limit" (a.d. May 4, 1959)
ep. #84 / 3-6: "Experiment X-74" (a.d. May 11, 1959)
ep. #87 / 3-9: "The Challenge" (a.d. June 1, 1959)
ep. #88 / 3-10: "The Big Lie" (a.d. June 8, 1959)
ep. #91 / 3-13: "The Perfect Crime" (a.d. June 29, 1959)
ep. #92 / 3-14: "The Unknown Soldier" (a.d. July 6, 1959)
ep. #93 / 3-15: "Two of a Kind" (a.d. July 13, 1959)
ep. #94 / 3-16: "In Ways Mysterious" (a.d. July 20, 1959)
ep. #97 / 3-19: "The Black Maria" (a.d. August 10, 1959)
ep. #98 / 3-20: "The Sitting Duck" (a.d. August 17, 1959)
ep. 4-17: "The Triple Cross"
ep. 4-23: "Shortcut to Hell"
ep. 4-25: "R.I.P." (a.d. June 6, 1959)
uncertain; some sources cite Altman on these episodes; no known source cites anybody else
ep. 4-18: "The Third Miracle"
ep. 4-31: "Kill or Be Killed"
ep. 4-32: "Backfire"
ep. "Tapes For Murder"
ep. "Special Delivery"
ep. "Paper Bullets"
ep. "Tarnished Star"
Troubleshooters (1959) (13 episodes)
Hawaiian Eye (1959) ep. 8: "Three Tickets to Lani" (a.d. November 25, 1959)
Sugarfoot (1959–60)
ep. #47 / 3-7: "Apollo With A Gun" (a.d. December 8, 1959)
ep. #50 / 3-10: "The Highbinder" (a.d. January 19, 1960)
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (1960)
ep. "The Sound of Murder" (a.d. January 1, 1960)
ep. "Death of a Dream"
The Gale Storm Show aka Oh! Susanna (1960) ep. #125 / 4-25: "It's Magic" (a.d. March 17, 1960)
Bronco (1960) ep #41 / 3-1: "The Mustangers" (a.d. October 17, 1960)
Maverick (1960) ep. #90: "Bolt From the Blue" (a.d. November 27, 1960)
The Roaring '20s (1960–61)
ep. 1-5: "The Prairie Flower" (a.d. November 12, 1960)
ep. 1-6: "Brother's Keeper" (a.d. November 19, 1960)
ep. 1-8: "White Carnation" (a.d. December 3, 1960)
ep. 1-12: "Dance Marathon" (a.d. January 14, 1961)
ep. 1-15: "Two a Day" (a.d. February 4, 1961)
ep. 1-28&29: "Right Off the Boat" Parts 1 & 2 (a.d. May 13/20, 1961)
ep. 1-31: "Royal Tour" (a.d. June 3, 1961)
ep. 2-4: "Standing Room Only" (a.d. October 28, 1961)
Bonanza (1960–61)
ep. 2-13: "Silent Thunder" (a.d. December 10, 1960)
ep. 2-19: "Bank Run" (a.d. January 28, 1961)
ep. 2-25: "The Duke" (a.d. March 11, 1961)
ep. 2-28: "The Rival" (a.d. April 15, 1961)
ep. 2-31: "The Secret" (a.d. May 6, 1961)
ep. 2-32 "The Dream Riders" (a.d. May 20, 1961)
ep. 2-34: "Sam Hill" (a.d. June 3, 1961)
ep. 3-7: "The Many Faces of Gideon Finch" (a.d. November 5, 1961)
Lawman (1961) ep. #92 / 3-16: "The Robbery" (a.d. January 1, 1961)
Surfside 6 (1961) ep. 1-18: "Thieves Among Honor" (a.d. Jan 30, 1961)
Peter Gunn (1958) ep. 3-28: "The Murder Bond" (a.d. April 24, 1961)
Bus Stop (1961–62)
ep. 4: "The Covering Darkness" (a.d. October 22, 1961)
ep. 5: "Portrait of a Hero" (a.d. October 29, 1961)
ep. 8: "Accessory By Consent" (a.d. November 19, 1961)
ep. 10: "A Lion Walks Among Us" (a.d. December 3, 1961)
ep. 12: "... And the Pursuit of Evil" (a.d. December 17, 1961)
ep. 15: "Summer Lightning" (a.d. January 7, 1962)
ep. 23: "Door Without a Key" (a.d. March 4, 1962)
ep. 25: "County General" [possibly failed pilot] (a.d. March 18, 1962)
Route 66 (1961)
ep. #40/2-10: "Some of the People, Some of the Time' (a.d. December 1, 61)
ep. 3-17: "A Gift For A Warrior" (a.d. January 18, 1963) - often incorrectly cited, Altman did not direct this
The Gallant Men (1962) pilot: "Battle Zone" (a.d. October 5, 1962)
Combat! (1962–63)
ep. 1-1: "Forgotten Front" (a.d. October 2, 1962)
ep. 1-2: "Rear Echelon Commandos" (a.d. October 9, 1962)
ep. 1-4: "Any Second Now" (a.d. October 23, 1962)
ep. 1-7: "Escape to Nowhere" (a.d. December 20, 1962)
ep. 1-9: "Cat and Mouse" (a.d. December 4, 1962)
ep. 1-10: "I Swear By Apollo" (a.d. December 11, 1962)
ep. 1-12: "The Prisoner" (a.d. December 25, 1962)
ep. 1-16: "The Volunteer" (a.d. January 22, 1963)
ep. 1-20: "Off Limits" (a.d. February 19, 1963)
ep. 1-23: "Survival" (a.d. March 12, 1963)
Kraft Suspense Theatre (1963)
ep 1-8: "The Long Lost Life of Edward Smalley" (also writer) (a.d. December 12, 1963)
ep 1-9: "The Hunt" (also writer) (a.d. December 19, 1963)
ep 1-21: "Once Upon a Savage Night"
released as TV-Movie Nightmare in Chicago in 1964
The Long Hot Summer (1965) pilot
Nightwatch (1968) pilot: "The Suitcase"
Premiere (1968) ep. "Walk in the Sky" (a.d. July 15 1968)
Saturday Night Live (1977) ep. #39 / 2-16 "h: Sissy Spacek", seg. "Sissy's Roles" (a.d. March 12, 1977)
Gun (aka Robert Altman's Gun) (1997) ep. 4: "All the President's Women" (a.d. May 10 1997)
this episode, along with another, was released on DVD as Gun: Fatal Betrayal; subsequently, the entire six-episode series was released
參考编辑
^ 勞勃·阿特曼獲奧斯卡榮譽獎片段. [2010-02-22]. (原始内容存档于2021-02-12).
延伸阅读编辑
Caso, Frank. Robert Altman in the American Grain. London: Reaktion Books. 2015. ISBN 978-1-78023-522-6.
The director's commentary on the McCabe & Mrs. Miller DVD, while focusing on that film, also to some degree covers Altman's general methodology as a director.
Judith M. Kass. Robert Altman: American Innovator early (1978) assessment of the director's work and his interest in gambling. Part of Leonard Maltin's Popular Library filmmaker series.
The English band Maxïmo Park have a song named "Robert Altman", a b-side to their single "Our Velocity"
The Criterion Collection has released several of Altman's films on DVD (Short Cuts, 3 Women, Tanner '88, Secret Honor) which include audio commentary and video interviews with him that shed light on his directing style.
Charles Warren, "Cavell, Altman and Cassavetes" in the Stanley Cavell special issue, Jeffey Crouse (ed.), Film International, Issue 22, Vol. 4, No. 4, 2006, pp. 14–20.
Rick Armstrong, "Robert Altman: Critical Essays" Actors, historians, film scholars, and cultural theorists reflect on Altman and his five-decade career...(McFarland, February 18, 2011)
Mitchell Zuckoff, Robert Altman: The Oral Biography. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2009. ISBN 978-0-307-26768-9
Description and details on the Short Cuts Soundtrack for more in-depth information about this title.
Helene Keyssar, Robert Altman's America. Oxford, 1991
外部連結编辑
勞勃·阿特曼在互联网电影资料库(IMDb)上的資料(英文)
勞勃·阿特曼在豆瓣電影上的簡介(简体中文)
互聯網百老匯資料庫(IBDB)上勞勃·阿特曼的資料(英文)
Robert Altman bibliography (页面存档备份,存于互联网档案馆),來自柏克萊加州大學媒體資源中心
亞倫·帕克
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史蒂芬·史匹柏
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李安
《臥虎藏龍》 金球獎最佳導演
馬丁·史柯西斯
《紐約黑幫》
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