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By Jamie Beckett, June 2008
HP Labs scientists who in April proved the existence of the memristor have made another significant advance toward developing a new type of computer memory that's many times faster than Flash and could lead to analog computers that process information in a manner similar to the human brain.
The scientists have now successfully engineered control over how the device functions. This means it is now possible to design memristors into integrated circuits that remember information, consume far less power than existing devices and may someday learn from past behavior.
"With engineering control, we can build a device that delivers a specific electrical performance," says Duncan Stewart, principal investigator. "Only then do you get to a point where you can build large integrated circuits."
World's smallest memristive switch
The researchers, members of the Information and Quantum Systems Lab led by HP Senior Fellow R. Stanley Williams, published their experimental findings in the advance online editon of the July issue of the journal Nature Nanotechnology. An earlier paper in the journal Nature (1 May 2008) described the theory of the memristor.
The team conducted its experiments by building a nanoscale memristor switch - at 50 nanometers by 50 nanometers, it is the world's smallest - that contained a layer of titanium dioxide (a chemical commonly used in both sunscreen and white paint) between two nanowires. As its name implies, titanium dioxide typically comprises one titanium atom for every two oxygen atoms.
Scientist Jianhua Yang found that by subtly manipulating the distribution of the oxygen atoms in this layer, he could control how the device functioned. Although other labs have demonstrated switching using similar materials, none have achieved this level of control over the switches.
Controlling the switch
The HP Labs scientists were able to determine both when current flowed through the switch and also how much current flowed through it, operating the switch more like a dial. They could set the switch to 'on' or 'off' - '1' or '0' - and they could dial up or down to anything in between.
"A conventional device has just 0 and 1 - two states - this can be 0.2 or 0.5 or 0.9," says Yang.
That in-between quality is what gives the memristor its potential for brain-like information processing.
Faster, cheaper nonvolatile RAM
A memristive device can operate in both digital and analog modes, each of which has different applications.
In digital mode, it could replace today's solid-state memories (Flash) with much faster and less expensive nonvolatile random access memory (NVRAM). That would enable digital cameras without a delay between photos, for example, or computers that save power by turning off when not needed and then turning back on instantly when needed.
Because it is built at nanoscale, the NVRAM chip would also be denser, giving chipmakers the ability to pack more information into a smaller space.
Computers that learn
Longer term, in its analog mode, the memristor could possibly enable computers that "learn" what you want.
"Any learning a computer displays today is the result of software," says Yang. "What we're talking about is the computer itself - the hardware - being able to learn."
That's not to say the computer would function like a human brain. But it could gain pattern-matching abilities would let it adapt its user interface based on how you use it. These same abilities make it ideal for such artificial intelligence applications as recognizing faces or understanding speech.
"When John Von Neumann first proposed computing machines 60 years ago, he proposed they function the way the brain does," says Stewart. "That would have meant analog parallel computing, but it was impossible to build at that time. Instead, we got digital serial computers."
Now it may be possible to build large-scale analog parallel computing machines, he says.
"The advantage of those machines is that intrinsically they can do more learning."
Proving the memristor
In their first memristor paper published in May, the researchers solved a decades-old mystery by proving the existence of a fourth basic element in integrated circuits. Professor Leon Chua of the University of California Berkeley proposed in 1971 that the memristor should be included along with the resistor, capacitor and inductor as the fourth fundamental passive circuit element.
Although researchers had observed instances of memristance for more than 50 years, proof of its existence remained elusive - in part because memristance is much more noticeable in nanoscale devices.
To learn more, see "Memristor Mystery Solved" or read the paper (subscription required).
The latest paper (authors Williams, Stewart, Yang, Matthew D. Pickett, Xuema Li and Douglas A.A. Ohlberg) is only the latest in a long history of the lab's achievements in the field of nanotechnology.
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Cornelius "K9" Bundrage is a 39-year-old veteran of "The Contender" reality series and now a junior middleweight titleholder looking for a breakout fight in the late stages of his career.
Gary Russell Jr. is a 24-year-old featherweight prodigy and the 2011 ESPN.com prospect of the year with an enormously bright future.
Although they are in radically different places in their careers, Bundrage and Russell have more in common than one might think.
Both are anxious to get back into the ring after being forced to sit on the sideline for a lot longer than either had expected or wanted. Finally, both will get their opportunity to fight again, on a special Saturday night edition (9 ET/PT) of Showtime's "ShoBox: The New Generation" series at the Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, Calif.
In the main event, Detroit's Bundrage (31-4, 18 KOs) is back after a 53-week layoff to make a mandatory defense of his 154-pound belt in a rematch with former titleholder Cory Spinks (39-6, 11 KOs), the man Bundrage destroyed in five one-sided rounds in August 2010 in front of Spinks' hometown St. Louis crowd to win the belt. Russell (19-0, 11 KOs), a 2008 U.S. Olympian from Capitol Heights, Md., will face Mexico's Christopher Perez (23-2, 14 KOs) in a 10-round undercard fight.
Opening the tripleheader will be junior middleweight contender Erislandy Lara (16-1-1, 11 KOs), a former world amateur champion and Cuban defector living in Houston, against Mexico's Freddy Hernandez (30-2, 20 KOs).
Bundrage, who is trained and managed by Emanuel Steward, pulled the upset against Spinks to win a belt and figured that bigger fights and bigger purses would follow. Instead, Bundrage was put on ice by promoter Don King, who let him languish.
Bundrage fought only once a year from 2009 to 2011 and hasn't fought yet this year.
Even when King staged the Timothy Bradley Jr.-Devon Alexander junior welterweight unification fight at the Silverdome outside of Detroit in January 2011, Bundrage couldn't find a spot on the hometown card. Instead, he showed up to the fights wearing street clothes and his title belt.
He had been off for 10 months before King finally arranged a fight for him last June, an overdue mandatory defense against Sechew Powell in a rematch of Powell's first-round knockout win in a 2005 nontitle bout. Bundrage won a unanimous decision, but the fight did nothing for him. It was on a small untelevised card for a five-figure purse.
Then came another year of inactivity, despite the fact that Bundrage had a title in one of boxing's hottest divisions.
Bundrage was looking at another meager purse and no television exposure for the rematch with Spinks until Golden Boy Promotions, which is heavily invested in the junior middleweight division and has a lot more juice with the television networks than King does these days, came to his rescue. Golden Boy won a purse bid for the rematch against Spinks for $211,011, even though it doesn't promote either fighter. King bid a meager $51,000.
"I'm just prepared to go out there and give it my best on Saturday night," Bundrage said. "I don't dwell on the past. I can only take care of the present and what's in front of me. I just want to have a good fight on Saturday and show the world I am one of the elite fighters out there."
Bundrage claimed that he is free of King now because of multiple contract breaches, even though King still promotes Spinks.
"I was in a contract with Don King and it was a two-fight deal and he wanted me to sign a longer deal, and I refused to do that when I was doing nothing but fighting mandatory fights," Bundrage said. "On top of that, he didn't even give me any money to sign with him in the first place. I was the mandatory [opponent] for Spinks in the first fight, so I earned it. It's not like Don King gave it to me. Then I signed with him, and he gave me no fights. It was bad. But I hung in there and I kept God first and now I'm [a free agent] and on Showtime in the main event. You go from not fighting for a year to fighting the main event on a good card, so it's a blessing."
Bundrage said his deep religious faith and support from his wife kept him from getting overly frustrated during his forced layoff.
"I stayed in the gym," Bundrage said. "I've been in the gym for a year, but I didn't get frustrated. I'd get upset here and there, but I stayed in the gym, so I'm in great shape for this fight."
At Bundrage's age, however, he may have missed some of his prime earning opportunities because of the layoffs. He said he isn't worried about that because he views himself as a young 39. He hasn't taken much punishment and keeps himself in condition year-round.
"You don't hear me slurring. I feel 24," he said. "I don't smoke, I don't drink, I don't party. I am well-preserved. I'm 100 percent clean and I take care of myself. No regrets. I'm just happy to move forward. I'm living in the present. You can't go forward if you are looking back."
A victory on Saturday could put Bundrage squarely in the sweepstakes to land a unification fight with titlist Saul "Canelo" Alvarez -- who has already lost three opponents for different reasons -- on Sept. 15. That would be a fight for significant money and exposure. Of course, it's a fight Bundrage wants.
"I definitely don't look past Spinks, even though I've heard I could be a possible opponent for Canelo," Bundrage said. "That's what I want. I don't want to keep fighting the same fighters over and over again. It's time for the big fights now."
Russell put the finishing touches on a 6-0 year in 2011 by scoring a sensational first-round knockout of Heriberto Ruiz in November, and big things were anticipated -- and expected -- in 2012. Then came an unexpected seven-month layoff.
But Russell wasn't idle because of a promoter. He was a victim of bad luck. He was supposed to make his 2012 debut in February on the undercard of the Victor Ortiz-Andre Berto rematch. But Berto suffered a biceps injury, and the fight was postponed until June 23 (before Berto was dropped altogether because of a failed steroids test).
Golden Boy rescheduled Russell to fight on an April 21 card, but then Russell suffered a badly sprained left ankle while training for the fight, forcing him out of action again.
"I injured it in sparring," Russell said. "There was a real soft spot in the ring, and I stepped in it and just rolled my ankle all the way over. It comes with the territory. I believe God allows things to happen for a reason, so no frustrations, man. I took my time coming back. I'm in no rush. I'm just 24 years old.
"Time is definitely on my side, so no rush, and now we're back, but it was extremely painful. It was a little more serious than just a twisted ankle. They put a brace on it. It's definitely better, but I have it wrapped to protect it, but I can perform. We don't make excuses."
Russell, who could have been fighting fellow prospect Luis Franco in a title eliminator on Saturday before the deal fell apart, said he did what he could to work out, even with the injury.
"I stayed as active as I could," Russell said. "I'm one of those guys who stays in the gym all the time and I'm never out of shape. There was a little ring rust, but we got rid of that in sparring. I'm ready to go. I love what I do, I love the sport and I'm grateful to get back in the ring."


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UNIONDALE, L.I., Feb. 16— The Islanders were effective in every phase of their play tonight and posted a resounding triumph against the best team in the National Hockey League.
Inspired primarily by Billy Smith's 36 saves and their success in converting on three consecutive manpower advantages, the Islanders trounced the Calgary Flames, 9-3, at the Coliseum.
Greg Gilbert led the parade of scorers for the Islanders with three goals for the second hat trick of his career. Gilbert's goals came after the Islanders had a 6-3 lead on two goals by Pat LaFontaine and one each by Gerald Diduck, Dale Henry, Bryan Trottier and Brad Lauer.
The victory, the first in the last four games, moved the Islanders (27-23-7) into second place in the Patrick Division, 3 points behind Philadelphia. The Islanders play the Flyers in Philadelphia Thursday night. Inspired Goaltending
Encouraged by Smith's inspired goaltending, the Islanders played with plenty of confidence on defense despite the absence of Denis Potvin, who is nursing a sprained left knee but is expected to return against the Flyers.
Jeff Finley, who was recalled from the minor leagues on Sunday, played creditably on defense again for the second game in a row in his fourth appearance of the season for the Islanders.
Coach Terry Simpson used Finley on the point in the power play and Finley had a chance to display is ferocious shot. It was his shot from the blue line that Trottier deflected for his 20th goal of the season to give Finley his first point in the big leagues.
Trottier's goal, 16 minutes 27 seconds into the game, was the first power-play goal of the evening for the Islanders, who followed with goals on their next two manpower advantages.
They came from LaFontaine, with 15 seconds left in the opening period, and 14:04 into the second, with Mikko Makela making the pass for each.
Brett Hull, Al MacInnis and Joe Mullen scored the goals for the Flames (34-19-6), who played poorly according to their coach, Terry Crisp.
Crisp replaced Mike Vernon in goal with Doug Dadswell at the beginning of the second period after Vernon allowed 4 goals on 18 shots. Dasdwell allowed 5 goals on 16 shots.
''The whole team stunk,'' Crisp said about the performance of his Flames, who were in sixth game of an 11-game trip because of the Olympics. 'No Excuses'
''There are no excuses,'' Crisp said about the long trip away from Calgary. ''They played well and they made us pay the price.''
''We need this kind of effort every night,'' said Brent Sutter, the captain of the Islanders. ''We knew what kind of team they have. Their record speaks for itself.''
Sutter said the Islanders were determined to make amends for failing to win in their previous three games.
''Our last game in Calgary was not what it should have been,'' Gilbert said referring to the Islanders' 7-4 loss on Jan. 8. ''We had to do something to prove ourselves.''
The Islanders proved themselves, but not until the last session as they had a 5-3 lead at the end of the second period. They made a laugher out of it when Lauer scored his 12th goal 90 seconds into the period and Gilbert followed with his hat trick for the most goals in a game since the 9-5 triumph over the Flyers in Philadelphia in the final game of the regular season last year.
''It was nothing like last Friday,'' Smith said, referring to his last start, a 6-2 loss to the Capitals, when he allowed three goals on the first six shots and was replaced by Kelly Hrudey.
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SAN DIEGO — Avast! While the international pop-culture celebration known as Comic-Con has long been the domain of superheros, the biggest showdown at this year's convention might not even involve spandex.
Several pirate-themed properties are sailing to San Diego this week in hopes of reclaiming the pop-culture crown from the undead likes of "The Walking Dead," "World War Z" and "Dead Rising." That's right. It's pirates vs. zombies.
"I think everyone is going to remember this as the year that pirates commandeered Comic-Con," said actor Mark Ryan, who portrays gruff quartermaster Gates in Starz's upcoming mature pirate drama "Black Sails."
The series centering on Toby Stephens as pirate Captain Flint isn't set to debut until next year. However, the network is screening the first installment for a select group of fans at a movie theater Thursday night.
"As crowded as the marketplace is right now, there's weird missing spots," said "Black Sails" co-creator Jonathan Steinberg. "It's a genre you think you've seen a million times, but in reality, there just aren't that many iterations of it. Certainly, there's none that I've seen that have taken this approach."
The pirate invasion is certainly apparent on the convention's show floor where both Starz and ABC have erected mock pirate ships towering over costumed Comic-Con attendees.
ABC recreated the Jolly Roger from the popular fantasy series "Once Upon a Time," which introduced the character of Captain Hook at last year's Comic-Con and is heading to Neverland next season. The show's cast and crew are expected to detail the pirate-filled trek during a Saturday panel.
Behind the seaside convention center, Ubisoft Entertainment docked an actual iron-hulled windjammer built in 1863 depicting the fictional Jackdaw pirate ship from the upcoming game "Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag," which casts players as an 18th century privateer.
Does this flood of pirates mean zombies will soon be walking the plank?
"Look, I'll be watching 'Black Sails' as much as the next guy, but pirates aren't cooler than zombies," said "Walking Dead" creator Robert Kirkman. "There's no contest. Pirates wear silly hats and boots, they ride on ships and they're completely outdated and old timey. There's no way they could compete with zombies. They have no chance."
The buccaneers are certainly outnumbered when it comes to events celebrating the undead at Comic-Con: There's two panels for "The Walking Dead" — one for the comic, another for the TV series — a zombie-chasing obstacle course at Petco Park and the seventh annual Zombie Walk, a march of undead-dressed folks through the city's Gaslamp Quarter.
"World War Z" author Max Brooks is among the speakers scheduled for a Thursday talk titled "Zombies in Pop Culture." He'll also join the creators of Capcom's upcoming undead-slaying video game sequel "Dead Rising 3" for a Saturday panel focusing on zombies in the interactive medium.
For an entirely different showdown involving the undead, "Plants vs. Zombies" creators PopCap are showing off the sequel to their silly strategy game on the show floor of the 44th annual convention, which runs through Sunday.
"I just hope this conflict doesn't tear the convention apart," joked DC Entertainment co-publisher Jim DiDio. "I'd put my money on the Man of Steel against any of them."
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EXCLUSIVE: I've just learned that the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences will announce today that TV, film, stage, and singing star Seth MacFarlane will host the 85th Academy Awards. The Emmy-winning TV animation mogul was chosen in large part for mastermindng Summer 2012's huge R-rated comedy motion picture Ted: the $420 million worldwide box office hit was MacFarlane's feature directorial debut, and he co-wrote and produced and voiced the title character, too. The success of the pic gave him street cred with the snobby film community. And it now looks as if MacFarlane's hosting stint September 15th on Saturday Night Live's fall season premiere was a tryout for Oscar telecast producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron. He did well, especially during his standup where he sang and did voices and looked great and was thoroughly entertaining.
Related: 'SNL': Host Seth MacFarlane Monologue
Of course during the Emmys he didn't find his mark and stood on the stage awkwardly when he was a presenter. But that, too, showed he could roll with the punches and he made a joke and continued. All in all, it's an inspired choice by the Academy and seems certain to bring in younger demographics which is what the telecast needs desperately to boost ratings. Also MacFarlane is that rare multitalent: actor, voice actor, animator, screenwriter, comedian, producer, director, and singer. He is best known as the creator of Family Guy (1999–present) and as co-creator of American Dad! (2005–present) and The Cleveland Show (2009–present) — all shows syndicated overseas which also should help with international Oscar viewership. MacFarlane will host Hollywood's biggest night on February 24th, 2013, for ABC live at the Dolby Theatre.
UPDATE: The Academy has confirmed MacFarlane's selection. Here's the official release:
BEVERLY HILLS, CA – Seth MacFarlane will host the 85th Academy Awards®, telecast producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron announced today. This will be MacFarlane's first appearance on Oscar's stage. The 85th Academy Awards will be broadcast live on Oscar® Sunday, February 24, on the ABC Television Network.
"We are thrilled to have Seth MacFarlane host the Oscars. His performing skills blend perfectly with our ideas for making the show entertaining and fresh," said Zadan and Meron. "He will be the consummate host, and we are so happy to be working with him."
"It's truly an overwhelming privilege to be asked to host the Oscars," said MacFarlane. "My thoughts upon hearing the news were, one, I will do my utmost to live up to the high standards set forth by my predecessors; and two, I hope they don't find out I hosted the Charlie Sheen Roast."
"Seth is unbelievably talented," said Academy President Hawk Koch. "We couldn't be happier with the creative team we've assembled. With Craig, Neil, and now Seth, we're off to a great start."
MacFarlane made his feature directorial debut this summer with the box office success "Ted. "He also co-wrote and produced the film, and voiced the title character. "Ted" has brought in over $420 million worldwide, making it one of the highest-grossing films of the year.
MacFarlane is the creative force behind the television series "Family Guy" and co-creator of "American Dad!" and "The Cleveland Show. "In September he hosted "Saturday Night Live" for the first time, for the show's 38th season premiere. An accomplished live performer, MacFarlane has played to sold-out audiences at London's Royal Albert Hall and New York's Carnegie Hall. In 2011 he released his debut album, "Music Is Better Than Words," which earned two Grammy® nominations. He also has earned 13 Emmy® nominations and won two for his work on "Family Guy."
Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2012 will be presented on Sunday, February 24, 2013, at the Dolby Theatre™ at Hollywood & Highland Center®. Don Mischer will direct the telecast for the third consecutive time. The Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 225 countries worldwide.
Good god…in a town with so much talent, we have to revert to old childish potty humor to host the Oscars? A guy so full of himself, he won't even notice he's around real talent.
your mad
Jealous much
The guy is insufferable. The worst thing to happen to him was the huge success of Ted.
Yeah dammit! It's not the Oscars unless it's a Catskills comedian in his 70s!
SO, this is not a joke? Someone shut out the lights, the Oscars are done.
C'mon, this is a brilliant choice! The simple fact that the boards are lighting up already with people jawing about MacFarlane illustrates they made a bold if controversial choice, and bold and controversial get eyeballs.
I don't know the man (so I can't speak to what he's like behind closed doors, but I suspect pretty much everyone here offering an opinion can't either), but I think he's exceptionally talented (seriously, look at what he's done already in his career). And let's get real, the Oscars are not the Nobels or Pulitizers – we're talking about wealthy actors, producers, directors etc. patting each other on the back. Why shouldn't the host liven that up a bit? Bob Hope is dead. Carson is dead. Crystal, well, soon enough. Inject some life into these shows.
I would much rather see Matt Stone and Trey Parker
Very happy about this and hope he will sing as he has one of the greatest voices for the real American classic music such as that performed at the Albert Hall in London recently and his many voice talents will be useful also in making the Oscars a hit.
This is a good choice, I may watch the broadcast this time.
The guy is crazy talented and just what the Oscars need. Ted is angling for a front row seat.
Does he remind anyone else of Peter Brady?
yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes!!!!!!!!!
All I can think of is a 4 letter word. Yuck! Did we not learn anything from the Brett Ratner incident last year? Jeez.
Great choice! Seth is an amazing performer.
Geez, they do this every year and now it doesn't even matter. 99% of the public don't know who this guy is – but Johnny Carson, Bob Hope he ain't. This show is in real danger of becoming completely so unimportant that it will end up like the Miss America Pageant.
Do you really care who hosts the Oscars? Like, really? The show is a PR push for films, a pr push for a tv network, a pr push for clothing and jewelry, and not unlike US politics, the right campaign with the most money spent, can get the Oscar nod – regardless of the film (Up In The Air, Crash anyone?)…. stop taking this stuff so seriously. And it is no different than Miss America – just with celebs whose image many people believe as opposed to 18 year olds in bikinis. And it plays right into the hands of narcissistic actors who take themselves so seriously. And once it's over everyone just talks about how bad it was.
I much prefer the shock on the interviewers face when confronting Sasha Baron Cohen about his urn toss on Ryan Seacrest and whether he was concerned about back-lash: "it's never been my dream to be nominated or win an academy award, I couldn't care less".
you mean it doesn't have to mean that much? really? the horror.
Up in the Air was the best movie that year, LOL The Hurt Locker
Not a good choice. He's an incredible talent, but the man's ego is beyond belief. It will be all about how clever, smart and aware of irony Seth is, not about honoring those who work in the film business.
Really, this is the best they could do? I can't stand his shows. This is just an attempt to pull in people that would not otherwise watch, completely neglecting the viewers that turn in year after year. I might just have to read about it the next morning this year.
Awesome pick!! Can't wait!!
Every one of his intros and segues are going to be "This reminds me of the time" and then a quick cut to a clip of the nominee with a low-brow visual gag tacked onto it.
Christ, not THIS guy.
I love Family Guy and American Dad but MacFarlane has become increasingly insufferable with his self adoring, smug song and dance shtick. He's convinced himself that he's absolutely "ADORABLE" and he has a small army of aged college bois who fules his ego. As someone else said, in a city and state overfull with talent, WHY this man?
I'm gay and I think this guy is absolutely adorable. Even since his low key karaoke 'performances' at Brass Monkey. I'd rather much see him than someone who's done too much botox in HD.
I'm straight and I think this guy is absolutely adorable. And very talented. Billy Crystal was great this year, but Hollywood really needs to find someone younger(not too young though) who is talented, funny and likeable.
I'm genuinely impressed and shocked. He was nowhere on people's radar for suggestions, yet now he makes complete (and obvious) sense
It's a bold and intriguing choice, but pretty strange considering they thought Chris Rock was "too edgy!"
Was Lena Dunham unavailable?
he will be terrific..stop with all the negativity!!
As my 65 year old mother will say upon hearing the news, "Who is this Seth McFarlin?" This is not to insult Seth's accomplishments behind the scenes, but the majority of the public (in the U.S. and abroad) have NO CLUE who he is UNLESS he does his animated voices — and even then Stewie, Brian the Dog and Quagmire are not household names. With this school of thought, why not have Trey and Matt host the show? Or Steve Whitmore? Don't know who Steve Whitmore is? The voice of Kermit The Frog.
My 65 year old mother sent this article to me, and she's actually thrilled with the choice
He can't be worse than James Franco/Anne Hathaway.
He's like a younger Jason Alexander, and I don't mean that as a compliment.
The Academy prides itself on being such a quality organization (and it has been)–but now they're really feeling their age, and pandering to youth and stupidity, they are completely out of their mind. How will they put McFarlane and the likes of Nicole Kidman on the same stage? Bring back Rob Lowe and Snow White, please, in comparison, a class act.
Kudos to everyone involved with this decision! Hopefully he will liven up the evening while avoiding any dick/puke/fart joke. It's a tough challenge but I'm sure he can manage.
If ever there was a clear indicator of the sorry state of movies today this is it. Are you kidding me, this is the guy you roll out for the biggest night in the movies? Wasn't James Franco putrid enough? How do you guy from hosting Comedy Central roasts to the oscars? I mean if that's the case we should have Jeff Ross be the co-host.
This guy SUCKS… And his schtick is so boring… doing the same freaking thing during every one of his routines. And he was awful at the Emmy's. The presenters used to be true class acts in the hollywood scene and now the Academy has resorted to this smug douche bag (who clearly has something to compensate for) in hopes to generate ratings. I will not be tuning in.
He's going to kill this. This is right in his sweet spot.
Wow, lots of negative comments. Not a huge fan but I thought his SNL appearance was *extremely* good, the Academy show could do a lot worse
(I mean, could he possibly be worse than Franco?).
Yes, actually–cause Franco was a bad choice, but was sort of harmless. McFarlane's not really a movie guy, and he's not really talented. Could be a disastrous three-ring circus, one that's not even about or for movies. I mean, let's focus, folks!
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Xiaolu Guo
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|Xiaolu Guo
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|Novelist, filmmaker and essayist
Xiaolu Guo (simplified Chinese: 郭小橹; traditional Chinese: 郭小櫓; pinyin: Guō Xiǎolǔ) born 1973[1]) is a Chinese-British novelist and filmmaker, who uses cinema and literary language to explore themes of alienation, memory, personal journeys, daily tragedies, literature translation and develops her own vision of China's past and its future in a global environment. Her novels have been translated into more than 26 languages. In 2013 she was named as one of Granta's Best of Young British Novelists, a list drawn up once a decade.
Guo has served on the judging panel for the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize and in 2016 she served as a jury for the Financial Times Emerging Voices Awards for Fiction. She has lectured on Creative Writing and Filmmaking at King's College London, the University of Westminster, Colgate University, Swarthmore College in the USA as well as at Harvard University. She is an honorary Associate Professor at the University of Nottingham, UK. Guo currently lives in London and was a guest of the DAAD Artists in Residence in Berlin in 2012 and a Writer in Residence of the Literaturhaus Zurich and the PWG Foundation in Zurich in 2015.
Guo's 2005 autobiographical novel, Village of Stone focuses on two people, Coral and Red, who live together in Beijing, and how Coral's life changes one day when she receives a dried eel in the post, an anonymous gift from someone in her remote home village.
Guo's 2008 novel, A Concise Chinese-English Dictionary For Lovers, tells the story of a Chinese woman who is sent by her parents to study English in London. She soon renames herself "Z" and her encounters with an unnamed Englishman spur both of them to explore their own sense of identity. The novel is written in the heroine's broken English to begin with, in an experimental dictionary form. With each chapter her English gradually improves, reflecting the improvement of the heroine's own English over the year in which the novel is set.[citation needed]
Guo's 2009 novel, 20 Fragments of A Ravenous Youth is a coming of age story about a 21-year-old Chinese woman Fenfang, her life as a film extra in Beijing, to which she has traveled far to seek her fortune, only to encounter a Communist regime that has outworn its welcome, a city in varying degrees of development, and sexism more in keeping with her peasant upbringing than the country's supposedly progressive capital.
Guo's 2010 book, Lovers in the Age of Indifference is a collection of short stories, that depicts the lives of people adrift between West and East, set in various locations.
In Guo's 2015 novel, I Am China, London-based literary translator Iona Kirkpatrick discovers a story of romance and revolution as she translates a collection of letters and diaries by a Chinese punk musician named Kublai Jian. Unbeknownst to Iona, Jian has come to Britain seeking political asylum, while another character, Mu, is in Beijing trying to track him down. As the translator tracks Jian and Mu's twenty-year relationship, she develops a sense of purpose in deciding to bring Jian and Mu together again before it is too late.
Guo's 2004 film is The Concrete Revolution, a film essay about the construction workers in Beijing building stadiums for the 2008 Olympics. It received Grand Prix at the International Human Rights Film Festival in Paris, 2005.
Guo's 2006 film, How Is Your Fish Today?, is a docu-drama set in modern China, focusing on the intertwined stories of two main characters; a frustrated writer (Rao Hui) and the subject of his latest film script, Lin Hao (Zijiang Yang). It was selected for the Official Competition at Sundance Film Festival 2007 and Rotterdam Film Festival, received Grand Prix at International Women's Film Festival in France.
Guo's 2008 film, We Went to Wonderland is a black and white essay film focusing on two elderly Chinese communists who arrive in the rundown East End of London and comment the Western world from their astonished Chinese perspective. The film which premiered at the Rotterdam IFFR was immediately picked for the New Directors/New Films Festival of the MoMa / Lincoln Film Society in New York.[citation needed]
Guo's 2009 feature is She, A Chinese, a homage to Jean-Luc Godard's La Chinoise. This film won the Golden Leopard at the 2009 Locarno International Film Festival and the Best Script Award at the Hamburg Film Festival 2010. It has been distributed in the UK, France, Spain, Germany and Switzerland.[citation needed]
Guo's other 2009 film, Once upon a time Proletarian, is a sister film to She, a Chinese. This documentary looks at China in the post-Marxist era. It premieres at the Venice Film Festival 2009 and has been shown at Rotterdam IFFR and Sheffield Doc/Fest.[citation needed]
Guo's 2011 film, UFO In Her Eyes is a cinematic adaptation of her novel of the same title. The film stars Shi Ke and Udo Kier and is a political metaphor recounted through the transformation that befalls a small Chinese village after an alleged UFO sighting. Inspired by Soviet cinema, Xiaolu Guo dedicated this film to Soy Cuba, a 1964 Soviet-Cuban film directed by Mikhail Kalatozov.[2] It received the Public Award at Milan 3-Continental Film Festival 2013.[citation needed]
Guo's 2013 film, Late at Night, Voices of Ordinary Madness, focuses on Britain's dwellers, each fighting their ground in their own way. It is the second part of Guo's Tomorrow trilogy, continued after her documentary Once Upon A Time Proletarian. It premiered at the 57th BFI London Film Festival 2013 and Rotterdam Film Festival 2014, and was exhibited at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC.[3]
Awards and nominations[edit]
Guo's third novel, A Concise Chinese-English Dictionary For Lovers, inspired by Roland Barthes's "A Lover's Discourse", written originally in English, was nominated for the 2007 Orange Prize for Fiction and it has been translated into 26 languages. She was also the 2005 Pearl Award (UK) winner for Creative Excellence.[4] Her first novel Village of Stone was nominated for the Independent best Foreign Fiction Prize as well as the International Dublin IMPAC Awards. She writes in both English and Chinese, and has served as the jury member for the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize. Her most recent novel is I Am China, set in Europe, China and America, was awarded for Giuseppe Acerbi Prize for Young Readers 2015 in Italy and longlisted for the 2015 Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction.[citation needed]
Her feature film She, a Chinese premiered at the 2009 Locarno International Film Festival, where it immediately took the highest prize, the Golden Leopard. Her previous feature How Is Your Fish Today was in Official Selection at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival and received the Grand Jury Prize at the 2007 Créteil International Women's Film Festival in Paris. Her documentary We Went to Wonderland (2008) was selected for the New Directors/New Films Festival at the MoMA/Lincoln Center in New York in 2008. The Concrete Revolution premiered at the Margaret Mead Film Festival and IDFA 2005, among others. Once Upon A Time Proletarian was premiered at Venice Film Festival and Toronto Film Festival 2009, and received Grand Prix de Geneva at the Documentary Forum Rencontres Media Nord-Sud in Switzerland in 2012.[5] She was awarded the Gilda Film Prize for her film career at the 37th International Women Film Festival Florence in Italy, 2015.
List of books[edit]
- I am China (novel, 2014)
- Lovers in the Age of Indifference (short story collection, 2010)
- UFO in Her Eyes (novel, 2009)
- 20 Fragments of a Ravenous Youth (novel, 2008)
- A Concise Chinese-English Dictionary For Lovers (novel, 2007)
- Village of Stone (我心中的石头镇 Wo Xin Zhong de Shi Tou Zhen) (novel, 2003)
- Movie Map (电影地图 Dian Ying Di Tu) (film critics, 2001)
- Film Notes (电影理论笔记 Dian Ying Li Lun Bi Ji) (film critics, 2001)
- Fenfang's 37.2 Degrees (芬芳的37.2度 Fenfang de 37.2) (novel, 2000)
- Flying in My Dreams (梦中或不是梦中的飞行) (essay collection, 1999)
- Who is my mother's boyfriend? (我妈妈的男朋友是谁?) (screenplay collection, 1998)
- Waiting for the Second Renaissance (2014)
- Reading Howl in China (2014), First published in Aeon Magazine Reading Howl in China
- The Blood Eater (2014), First published in the Intelligent Life My Madeleine
- Memories of An Island (2014)
- Coolies (2013), 14-18 NOW [1]
- Beyond Dissidence (2012), First published in The Independent
- Notes Towards A Metaphysical Cinema Manifesto (2010)
- Further Notes Towards A Metaphysical Cinema Manifesto (2010)
- A Soul In Sakhalin (2009), First published on BBC 3, The Essay
As director/producer[edit]
- Late At Night - Voices of Ordinary Madness (Documentary, 2013)
- UFO in Her Eyes (Fiction Feature, 2011)
- She, a Chinese (Fiction Feature, 2009)
- Once upon a time Proletarian (Documentary, 2009)
- An Archeologist's Sunday (Fiction Short, 2008)
- We Went to Wonderland (Documentary, 2008)
- Address Unknown (Fiction short, 2007)
- How Is Your Fish Today? (Fiction Feature, 2006)
- The Concrete Revolution (Documentary, 2004)
- Far and Near (Documentary, 2003)
As screenwriter[edit]
- The House (Menghuan tianyuan) (1999)
- Love in the Internet Age (Wangluo shidai de aiqing) (1998)
As playwright[edit]
- Dostoevsky and the Chickens (2014), BBC Radio 3, the Wire Dostoevsky and the Chickens
- Beijing's Slowest Elevator (2009), BBC Radio 3
- UFO in Her Eyes
Public Award, Milan 3 Continents International Film Festival, 2010. City of Venice Award (2nd Prize), Premio Città di Venezia, 70a Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica 2013
- She, A Chinese
Golden Leopard (Grand Prix) in the International Competition, Locarno International Film Festival 2009. Mount Blanc Prize for the Best Script, Hamburg Film Festival 2009.
- Once Upon A Time Proletarian
Grand Prix de Geneva, Forum 2011. Nomination, Horizon Award, Venice Film Festival 2009
- How Is Your Fish Today?
Grand Prix, Créteil International Women's Film Festival 2007, France; Nominated, Best Drama at Sundance Film Festival 2007; Special Mention at the Rotterdam Film Festival's Tiger Award 2007, Speicial Mention at the Pesaro Film Festival 2007 and the Fribourg Film Festival 2007.
- The Concrete Revolution
Grand Prix, International Human Rights Film Festival, Paris 2005; Special Jury Prize at EBS International Documentary Festival, Seoul 2005
- Far and Near
ICA Beck's Future Prize 2003, Institute of Contemporary Arts, London
- 2013: Granta "Best of Young British Novelists"
Notes and references[edit]
- ^ Xiaolu Guo: Far East to East End - Features, Books - Independent.co.uk[permanent dead link]
- ^ UFO In Her Eyes
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on September 3, 2014. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
- ^ The 2005 Pearl Awards Archived August 29, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ Bilan Forum Médias Nord Sud 2011
External links[edit]
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to Guo Xiaolu.
- [2] Granta Magazine Podcast interview
- [3] BBC HARDtalk
- [4] Critic's Talk, Rotterdam Film Festival
- [5] Documentaries on globalization, Cinema Studies, University of Pennsylvania
- [6] 37e Cinema du Reel, Xiaolu Guo Masterclass
- Interview with Xiaolu Guo
- HOW IS YOUR FISH TODAY? site for Independent Lens on PBS
- She Went to Wonderland Multimedia profile on Xiaolu Guo, with clips from her films and a video interview.
- Twenty Fragments of a Ravenous Youth, reviewed in Northwest Asian Weekly.
- Entry in the Encyclopedia of Science Fiction
- "Reading Howl in China", essay, 20 August 2014, Aeon.


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My ds won't listen to me and everything is a battle! Help!
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Honestly this does sound normal for an exhausted three year old who's had his world rocked by a new baby brother. You are not a failure but I agree that yelling, timeouts, and punitive punishments won't work.
I think the lack of sleep is a huge part of the problem. I sound like a broken record about this lately but I have to recommend a book I've been reading that addresses exactly what you're talking about. www.amazon.com/Sleepless-America-Ch...
I've also read Playful Parenting recently, which has a lot of wonderful ideas about getting our kids to stay connected to us and how to address difficult issues like sibling rivalry, etc. so I recommend that one too. But Sleepless in America will have concrete ideas that can help you now, absolutely! It's made me take my 3-year-old's sleep needs more seriously and I think it could really help yours.
My dear, happy girl was born in mid-August 2009. I've been married many years and am definitely an "older mom."
I think this sounds like normal behavior for a 3 year old that isn't exhausted, especially one that has had to adjust a new baby. My DS is the same in many ways and he still naps. We don't have constant struggles, but we have enough of them to make me want to pull my hair out! We had a baby in June. He loves his brother and for the first 5 months didn't test those waters at all. Now that brother is bigger and mobile, he feels the need to push him down, etc. He still loves his brother, but the acting out is in large protion due to adjustment still. His actions towards us were awful in the first 3 months of the new baby. He was great with his brother, but was plain awful to me and DH.
I would say, it is normal, but try to get him some rest as I am sure the sleep isn't helping. I wouldn't make naptime a battle, but maybe just see if you can get him to lay down for an hour and "rest". My DS will usually fall asleep if we make him lay down. We turn on something he likes to watch and make him lay down. He falls asleep in about 10-20 minutes of laying down.
she's gotten a bit obsessed with the stuff lately anyways, so it's actually been nice taking it all away. (She was running off with my iPhone every chance she got!)
Anyways- it's a phase. I'm just trying to be consistent, patient & gentle even at times when she makes me want to rip my hair out! Some days I'm more patient than others, and some days she listens & has a better attitude.
The WORST part is her whining and crying lately. Drives me crazy! I think it's just the age though, and this too shall pass. :) good luck to us all!
Hi! I know its hard to put a 3 year old to sleep...they fight it...that's how my daughter was, until I decided to send her to early Head Start. I did this because she had tons of energy she was not using at home with me (despite all the attention and games we played) and basicly I felt I need ed help.So I sent her to a headstart program with gymnastics( its 4 hrs long with 1 hr gymnastics). And it has worked good so far, she comes home with energy but is not the energy she had before, its moderated and she is more focused on books ..and learning... she still does not nap, but she goes to sleep at 7:30pm and she wakes 7:30 am the next day...so she gets her 12 hrs of sleep (she would not sleep so much before, and was cranky all the time). She is not whinning as before and shows more afection towards me, before I was the bad guy, telling her NO this ...no that...we are getting along better. And those 4 hrs she goes to headstart I focs on me...so I'm more relaxed too, when she comes back...so it has worked great. I hope this advise helps!
I can relate. I will say I've found that as hard as it is, our days go a lot better when I don't let his behaviors get to me and react in a calm, rational manner. If I get fed up and start getting snappy, he just gets way worse. I know he is lonely/bored and craving attention (he's gone through adding a baby, a temporary separation from Daddy while he started a new job, a move so we could all be together again, and left daycare with friends to be alone with his newly SAHM and sister in a new town where we don't know anyone and it's too cold to play outside - all in 4 months), so I really try to limit the negative attention because it will spiral out of control. It's very hard, but it really helps. I try to remind myself of all he's been through and remind myself of the mother I want him to remember me as, and give him as much positive attention as I can. Some days are better than others though, and I can't wait until it warms up a little and he can burn off some energy outside and hopefully meet some other kids for him to play with.
The sleep issue is also one we're struggling with. We've always prioritized sleep, but we can't force him to fall asleep just because he's in bed. If he naps, it takes him 2 hours to fall asleep at night even with a later bedtime. If he doesn't he's a mess in the evening, but falls right asleep at his normal bedtime. What we're trying right now is switching between "rest time" (where he has to be in his bed, but can have a dim light on and look at books or play with his stuffed animals) and nap every other day. It's sort of working but it's not a perfect fix.
Mel, married to DH for 10 yrs
DS 6 yrs, DD 3 yrs, an old dog, and a puppy
I think you've received a lot of great tips. I second that you're doing great--there are a lot of adjustments going on. My LO has also started phasing out naps--and it is challenging. She loves sleeping--so it caught us all off guard.
I'm going to check out that book that NewSouthMom recommended about sleep--see if there is anything else we can do in that arena. I know we could all use a lot more sleep around here.
I always recommend "Love and Logic Magic for Early Childhood"--it helped us get through a real rough patch of defiant behavior and acting out. It is magic and it does make parenting so much easier and fun--imagine that!
Amy: Mom to Hannah, Sarah, wife to Kelly
Hannah: born 6-1-05 @ 34 wks via C-section bc my appendix burst.
Sarah: born 9-25-09 @ 39 wks via C-section.
Yes, Sleepless in America DOES have tips for the kid who's hard to put to sleep! The kindle version is only $8 and it's been worth every penny and more.
My dear, happy girl was born in mid-August 2009. I've been married many years and am definitely an "older mom."
great comments! my son has just started this behavior too - verbally defiant when we ask him to do pretty much everything! its so hard ot have my little guy say "no mommy!" and "I dont want to" when i ask him to do anything! and it seems like no consequences work - time outs, cool down periods, taking favorite toys away and early bedtime. it is absolutely driving me crazy! glad to hear that it's the age - not just my son!!!
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2010 Audi A6 Sedan 3.0T Premium quattro 4dr Sedan AWD (3.0L 6cyl S/C 6A)
I love driving this car but sadly have had too many problems.1) had to replace 4 tires after hitting small potholes for flat/sidewall bubbles. Really detracts from driving enjoyment if constantly worrying about the tires.2) total of 4 services for coolant pump, 3 engine related repairs - broken fan, loose lines, and rear view mirror falling off.
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Car has some great features but expect problems with front brake rotors.I was hoping Audi would correct brakes and after problems with my 2005 allroad I switched to a Mercedes 300 series. After 52,000 miles I traded in on original brakes. Now my A-6 2010 again has warped rotors after 17,800 miles. Pads only about 40% worn or less. This was same problem in allroad. It just cost me 600 dollars after 15% dealer discount - a true joke. I usually use engine during down hills and am carefull not to heat brakes. I think that it may be slush or cold rain that cold shocks the rotors. When audi covered these under warranty I did not mind, they stopped this in 2005 probably due to frequency - so $$$
good econony- acceleration - generally a great car except for brakes. Next time I will go back to a mercedes, BMW or Volvo for ski country - even my Checy Suburban went 70k miles on original brakes.
Beaf up rotors or bring back brake warranty 5/50K
This is my 2nd A6, and 3rd Audi. Overall an excellent car. Shopped it against BMW 535xi, but found it to be more responsive, particularly at low speeds, and much more attractive (aesthetically), especially the interior. Audi did make the car more powerful with the new 3.0T engine, and managed to keep the price down, but it did fall short to some cost savings: The stereo is no longer a Bose unit, hidden cubbyholes under the front seats are gone, the side mirrors no longer fold automatically, and the standard tires are now 97H (even the Q7 gets 109H). The only reliability issue I experienced was a coolant leak due to a faulty water pump, which was replaced under a recall notice.
The car is well finished and very comfortable. Acceleration is quite good (especially given its size, weight and AWD). Overall handling is also good, Audi AWD is second to none. Handling in the snow is excellent, even on stock tires. Fuel economy is 22 in the city 28 on the highway (reasonable use).
I miss the automatically folding mirrors, especially when parking in the city or in tight spots. I wish Audi would stop cutting costs on little things. I don't mind if a $54k car costs $200 more 3 years down the road. Cheap plastic housing on the water pump which had to be replaced with metal one.
1st move away from Honda/Acura product in 25 years. Very impressed with performance, handling and styling of the A6 (supercharged). Only 2 complaints: very average gas mileage even when not driving hard, in the 18- 20 mpg range. Have had to visit dealer 5 times for service in 1st year, 1 sch maint, 2 running light burnouts, 1 water pump seal, 1 display malfunction. Seems like a lot of down time for a new vehicle in this price range.
Styling, comfort, performance & handling; fastest 0-60 car I've owned. Interior tech features excellent, not overdone, superb audio.
Quality control kinks need to be worked out with this new model. If dealer is accurate that only two fact recalls have hit my car early, won't be anymore, then I'm happy.
My New Audi A6 quattro is the best car I have ever driven bar none! The power of this car thrills me. The Tiptronic transmission is so smooth you can barely feel the shift. It accelerates like a motorcycle. Drive mode and Sport mote are the same. The interior is huge! I am 6'2" and I can completely stretch my legs all the way out. I can pull the seat forward to allow back seat passengers and I am still driving comfortably. The Premium Plus and all weather package came with this car. It has the full MMI which has a 10 Gig hard drive for uploading media. the navigation is a little cumbersome at first, but if you use it enough you begin to see just how intuitive it is. I love this car!
Don't have one! The Car itself is all I can say here.
Always fuel economy. I can only image this car as a hybrid!
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