A fancy phone is a term created to describe mobile phones of the next generation which besides being smart and useful nowadays are also toys, tools of recreation and expression of lifestyle at the same time. The term fancy phone, like web 2.0, does thereby not denote new technical specifications, but tries to capture a development of phones that cumulated to such an extend that simply a new expression was needed. According to common knowledge and rumors the term can be traced back to Peter Meißner, a political scientist at the University of Konstanz, who persistently claimed that smart is not capturing anymore correctly the capabilities and services provided by high end phones nowadays. Instead he argues that the essence of those phones is to be fancy, hip, up-to-date and that most things done with these smart aka fancy phones is more connected to leisure time and convenience than smartness in such a way that one simply has to love them once having played around with a fancy phone.
Joshua Ky, March 25, 1964 is the first Vietnamese-American billionaire. He is a Vietnamese American entrepreneur, investor, and philanthropist. His success and some of his biography has been publicizing in many truth worthy publications including The New York Times, Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal and San Francisco Chronicle, as well as an interview with CBS News in New York, 1996. As of June 1999, his assets were about $9,7 billion. Joshua was rank number 33rd riches person in the world, and the world riches Vietnamese American in 1999, but then publication had to cease publicizing and removed his name out of the list by court order in the year 2000, after Joshua won the litigation. (verification request will not provide in the public)
Beginning in 1984, Joshua first found work as part time job at Microsoft then full time job as software developer. He left Microsoft in 1987 and start his own business whilst the palmy days of technology. Joshua started a company, Bright Networking and Communications. His company was initially provide a Computer Networking Services, ISP (Internet Service Provider) to end user and corporation, Corporation Integrate Telephony Systems, and Networking Administration for midsize corporation. With some of Cisco routers, three computer technicians, and few customers, Bright Networking and Communication became the only door to door service company to its clients. In 1990, Bright Networking and Communications had grown to 2 million customers in ISP department, and 3000 corporations and $26.6 million in revenue for the second quarter. In March 25, 1992, during the dot com boom, Bright Networking and Communication was acquired by MCI WorldCom, Telecommunication for $4,4 billion in cash.
After the sale of Bright Networking and Communications, Joshua continued to focus on technology. He then formed the Fiber Optical Data System to manufacture the micro fiber telecom chipset and telecom fiber circuit board. His clients were Fujitsu, Alcatel, and Ericsson. In 1995, he sold Fiber Optical Data System to MFS Communications for $2 billion in cash and stock. In August 1996, MFS Communications was acquired by WorldCom for $12 billion. His MFS stocks benefited from that merger.
He also an inventor of the Voice Recognition (computer analysis of the human voice, especially for the purposes of interpreting words and phrases or identifying an individual voice.). In 1999, the application was then purchased by Lernout & Hauspie, before the financial scandals. The acquired was report as $1,5 billion, and $600 million royal fee in 20 years payment.
On August 2001, Joshua begin to diversify his investment to avoid the crash of the IT market. Some of his wealth was invested into real estate and some was in commodity, Energy, investment fund and banking. His real estate rollin around the world as: Las Vegas (US), Hong Kong (mix use building), Singapore (commerce building, hotel), Shanghai (residential), London (hotel), Paris (residential), and other countries in Southeast Asia. The real estate portfolio has an estimated value of $2.3 billion, and It's been created a profits of hundreds of millions. As same as his investment in commodities such as Oil and Gas in Middle East, East Texas, and Coal from Indonesia that would worth $2.4 billion.
In 2000, Joshua had spent $85 million to launch a campaign and litigation against publications, journalists about "privacy, personal and safety". His purpose was to stop publicizing about his personal life, and his direct family members without his permission. Joshua finally won a litigation in several states in US, and other countries in Europe, since then his name very seldom to show on the fortune list, and public. He is well known that could easily crush any journalist, or publication, which sticks its nose where it doesn’t belong.
In 2005, There was not many his profile on the internet. It's very difficult to have his track record since he won a litigation, and also because his residency register under many addresses in US, and oversea. Many corporations, Investment firms under his ownership but not listed him as an owner. He earned a reputation as "the quiet billionaire" among his friends. He also well known as " a backpack billionaire", as his travel habit with his JanSport backpack from one country to the other. It's hard to believed he is a billionaire while he has a very simple life, not like many other billionaires, but he travel in luxury. Most of his travel was taking off from his private jets, the 2008 Global Express XRS. His sport hobby is golf, and willing to cross the continent for a round of golf with his best friend.
Beside his contribution to major charitable organizations in US, Joshua has made some charitable donation during 2002 - 2005 in Vietnam. He met with Mr. Nguyen Vinh Nghiep a former Governor of Ho Chi Minh City and a philanthropist who form the Hoi Bao Tro Benh Nhan Ngheo (HBTBNN). In 2005, Mr. Nghiep and with Joshua's fund set to end the The Smile for the Young program by the year of 2010. The program had run for 2 years, but not last to 2010 and ended in 2007 when the heartbroken News that to farewell Mr. Nghiep (d. Nov, 2007). He and Mr. Nghiep also setting a contributing program giving a 1000 wheelchair per year, and Joshua did delivery the 2000 wheelchairs before Nov 2007. Yet, not only the charitable he had contribute, Joshua also supporting the Vietnamese fish farmer during the anti-dumping catfish launch by CFA (Catfish Farmer of America) and USDoC (US Department of Commerce). In 2002, Joshua and his advisors had met Dr. Nguyen Huu Dung, a former General Secretary of VASEP to discussed about his opinion and supporting, Joshua then spend approximate about $1.3 million to hired a well reputation lobbying company in Washington for 2 years to counseling VASEP (Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporter and Producers) in the Anti-Dumping case.
Beginning in 1984, Joshua first found work as part time job at Microsoft then full time job as software developer. He left Microsoft in 1987 and start his own business whilst the palmy days of technology. Joshua started a company, Bright Networking and Communications. His company was initially provide a Computer Networking Services, ISP (Internet Service Provider) to end user and corporation, Corporation Integrate Telephony Systems, and Networking Administration for midsize corporation. With some of Cisco routers, three computer technicians, and few customers, Bright Networking and Communication became the only door to door service company to its clients. In 1990, Bright Networking and Communications had grown to 2 million customers in ISP department, and 3000 corporations and $26.6 million in revenue for the second quarter. In March 25, 1992, during the dot com boom, Bright Networking and Communication was acquired by MCI WorldCom, Telecommunication for $4,4 billion in cash.
After the sale of Bright Networking and Communications, Joshua continued to focus on technology. He then formed the Fiber Optical Data System to manufacture the micro fiber telecom chipset and telecom fiber circuit board. His clients were Fujitsu, Alcatel, and Ericsson. In 1995, he sold Fiber Optical Data System to MFS Communications for $2 billion in cash and stock. In August 1996, MFS Communications was acquired by WorldCom for $12 billion. His MFS stocks benefited from that merger.
He also an inventor of the Voice Recognition (computer analysis of the human voice, especially for the purposes of interpreting words and phrases or identifying an individual voice.). In 1999, the application was then purchased by Lernout & Hauspie, before the financial scandals. The acquired was report as $1,5 billion, and $600 million royal fee in 20 years payment.
On August 2001, Joshua begin to diversify his investment to avoid the crash of the IT market. Some of his wealth was invested into real estate and some was in commodity, Energy, investment fund and banking. His real estate rollin around the world as: Las Vegas (US), Hong Kong (mix use building), Singapore (commerce building, hotel), Shanghai (residential), London (hotel), Paris (residential), and other countries in Southeast Asia. The real estate portfolio has an estimated value of $2.3 billion, and It's been created a profits of hundreds of millions. As same as his investment in commodities such as Oil and Gas in Middle East, East Texas, and Coal from Indonesia that would worth $2.4 billion.
In 2000, Joshua had spent $85 million to launch a campaign and litigation against publications, journalists about "privacy, personal and safety". His purpose was to stop publicizing about his personal life, and his direct family members without his permission. Joshua finally won a litigation in several states in US, and other countries in Europe, since then his name very seldom to show on the fortune list, and public. He is well known that could easily crush any journalist, or publication, which sticks its nose where it doesn’t belong.
In 2005, There was not many his profile on the internet. It's very difficult to have his track record since he won a litigation, and also because his residency register under many addresses in US, and oversea. Many corporations, Investment firms under his ownership but not listed him as an owner. He earned a reputation as "the quiet billionaire" among his friends. He also well known as " a backpack billionaire", as his travel habit with his JanSport backpack from one country to the other. It's hard to believed he is a billionaire while he has a very simple life, not like many other billionaires, but he travel in luxury. Most of his travel was taking off from his private jets, the 2008 Global Express XRS. His sport hobby is golf, and willing to cross the continent for a round of golf with his best friend.
Beside his contribution to major charitable organizations in US, Joshua has made some charitable donation during 2002 - 2005 in Vietnam. He met with Mr. Nguyen Vinh Nghiep a former Governor of Ho Chi Minh City and a philanthropist who form the Hoi Bao Tro Benh Nhan Ngheo (HBTBNN). In 2005, Mr. Nghiep and with Joshua's fund set to end the The Smile for the Young program by the year of 2010. The program had run for 2 years, but not last to 2010 and ended in 2007 when the heartbroken News that to farewell Mr. Nghiep (d. Nov, 2007). He and Mr. Nghiep also setting a contributing program giving a 1000 wheelchair per year, and Joshua did delivery the 2000 wheelchairs before Nov 2007. Yet, not only the charitable he had contribute, Joshua also supporting the Vietnamese fish farmer during the anti-dumping catfish launch by CFA (Catfish Farmer of America) and USDoC (US Department of Commerce). In 2002, Joshua and his advisors had met Dr. Nguyen Huu Dung, a former General Secretary of VASEP to discussed about his opinion and supporting, Joshua then spend approximate about $1.3 million to hired a well reputation lobbying company in Washington for 2 years to counseling VASEP (Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporter and Producers) in the Anti-Dumping case.
Alex Galvin (born 1976) is a Wellington, New Zealand film director, novelist, screenwriter, and film producer.
Early life
Galvin, whose father, Badih, was part Lebanese, and mother, Noël, is a New Zealander, was born in New Zealand and has lived in Wellington from an early age. He received his secondary education at and attended Victoria University. He graduated Bachelor of Arts in linguistics and music history. He trained as an opera singer and has been a member of the Chapman Tripp Opera Chorus since 1998. After working as a public servant, Galvin commenced study at the New Zealand Film School in 2003. He is presently employed as a policy manager at Victoria University. Galvin has written a novel, One Endless Day which was published in 2007., winning the Special Jury Prize at the California Film Awards and being nominated for four awards at the 2013 Madrid International Film Festival. The film was selected for screening at Cinema des Antipodes at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2013. The film cost about $NZ100,000 to make but has the production values of a large-budget feature.<ref name="Dom"/>
Early life
Galvin, whose father, Badih, was part Lebanese, and mother, Noël, is a New Zealander, was born in New Zealand and has lived in Wellington from an early age. He received his secondary education at and attended Victoria University. He graduated Bachelor of Arts in linguistics and music history. He trained as an opera singer and has been a member of the Chapman Tripp Opera Chorus since 1998. After working as a public servant, Galvin commenced study at the New Zealand Film School in 2003. He is presently employed as a policy manager at Victoria University. Galvin has written a novel, One Endless Day which was published in 2007., winning the Special Jury Prize at the California Film Awards and being nominated for four awards at the 2013 Madrid International Film Festival. The film was selected for screening at Cinema des Antipodes at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2013. The film cost about $NZ100,000 to make but has the production values of a large-budget feature.<ref name="Dom"/>
International Airstrike They then competed in their first match as a tag team at WrestleMania XXVIII for the WWE Tag Team Championship in a triple threat tag team match also involving Primo & Epico being managed by Rosa Mendes, and The Usos, but were unsuccessful in retrieving the titles, and with Gabriel suffering an elbow injury during the match.
The team reunited on the June 6 episode of NXT Redemption defeating the team of Johnny Curtis and Heath Slater. They competed at the No Way Out pay-per-view in a fatal four-way tag team match to become the number one contenders for the WWE Tag Team Championship also involving Epico and Primo, The Usos, and the Prime Time Players (Titus O'Neil and Darren Young), but were unsuccessful with O'Neil and Young coming out victorious. On the June 21 episode of WWE Superstars, Kidd and Gabriel competed in tag team competition coming out victorious against the team of Curt Hawkins and Tyler Reks, a feat they repeated on the July 26 and August 9 episodes of WWE Superstars again in winning efforts. On the August 24 episode of SmackDown, Kidd and Gabriel joined the other tag teams backstage in an argument on which team will be the new number one contenders, which ended in a brawl.
The name International Airstrike was chosen on August 28 by the WWE fans via Tout and Twitter because Kidd is a Canadian and Gabriel is a South African. The team suffered their first loss on the August 31 episode of SmackDown against the Prime Time Players. On the September 21 episode of SmackDown, the team appeared as lumberjack's along during a tag team match between Daniel Bryan and Kane against Cody Rhodes and Damien Sandow, ending in a disqualification after Rhodes attacked Kane with a chair, who would afterwards assault the team's with Bryan with chairs. On the October 3 premiere of WWE Main Event, Kidd and Gabriel lost a number one contender tournament first round match against Santino Marella and Zack Ryder.
On the November 12 episode of Raw, Kidd and Gabriel competed in an 8 man tag team match alongside with Rey Mysterio and Sin Cara defeating Titus O'Neil, Darren Young, Primo, and Epico with Gabriel pinning Young. The team then competed in a 10 man elimination tag team match at the Survivor Series pay-per-view along with Rey Mysterio, Sin Cara, and Brodus Clay against Titus O'Neil, Darren Young, Primo and Epico, and Tensai in a winning effort with Mysterio lastly pinning Young. In January Kidd was sidelined with an injury leaving the teams future in jeopardy. Kidd made an appearance on the February 21st edition of NXT before being attacked by Leo Kruger before Gabriel ran to his aid.
In wrestling
*Double team finishing moves
** Sprinboard Moonsault(Gabriel) immediately followed by a Springboard Elbow Drop(Kidd)
** Springboard elbow drop (Kidd) / Standing catapult backbreaker (Gabriel)combination
**Spinebuster (Gabriel) / Diving neckbreaker (Kidd) combination
*Double team signature moves
**Aided hip toss (Gabriel) / Hurricanrana (Kidd) combination
**Double hip toss / Double dropkick combination
**Double snapmare / Shoot kicks to a seated opponent's chest and back<ref name="wrestleview" />
**Double springboard dropkick
**Drop toe-hold (Gabriel) / front dropkick (Kidd) combination<ref name="wrestleview" />
**Suicide dive (Gabriel) / Hurricanrana or a Shoot kick (Kidd) combination<ref name="wrestleview" /><ref name="madaboutwrestling" />
*Entrance themes
**"The Rising" by Jan Cyrka and Tony Bricheno (April 1, 2012-present)<ref name="wwe" />
The team reunited on the June 6 episode of NXT Redemption defeating the team of Johnny Curtis and Heath Slater. They competed at the No Way Out pay-per-view in a fatal four-way tag team match to become the number one contenders for the WWE Tag Team Championship also involving Epico and Primo, The Usos, and the Prime Time Players (Titus O'Neil and Darren Young), but were unsuccessful with O'Neil and Young coming out victorious. On the June 21 episode of WWE Superstars, Kidd and Gabriel competed in tag team competition coming out victorious against the team of Curt Hawkins and Tyler Reks, a feat they repeated on the July 26 and August 9 episodes of WWE Superstars again in winning efforts. On the August 24 episode of SmackDown, Kidd and Gabriel joined the other tag teams backstage in an argument on which team will be the new number one contenders, which ended in a brawl.
The name International Airstrike was chosen on August 28 by the WWE fans via Tout and Twitter because Kidd is a Canadian and Gabriel is a South African. The team suffered their first loss on the August 31 episode of SmackDown against the Prime Time Players. On the September 21 episode of SmackDown, the team appeared as lumberjack's along during a tag team match between Daniel Bryan and Kane against Cody Rhodes and Damien Sandow, ending in a disqualification after Rhodes attacked Kane with a chair, who would afterwards assault the team's with Bryan with chairs. On the October 3 premiere of WWE Main Event, Kidd and Gabriel lost a number one contender tournament first round match against Santino Marella and Zack Ryder.
On the November 12 episode of Raw, Kidd and Gabriel competed in an 8 man tag team match alongside with Rey Mysterio and Sin Cara defeating Titus O'Neil, Darren Young, Primo, and Epico with Gabriel pinning Young. The team then competed in a 10 man elimination tag team match at the Survivor Series pay-per-view along with Rey Mysterio, Sin Cara, and Brodus Clay against Titus O'Neil, Darren Young, Primo and Epico, and Tensai in a winning effort with Mysterio lastly pinning Young. In January Kidd was sidelined with an injury leaving the teams future in jeopardy. Kidd made an appearance on the February 21st edition of NXT before being attacked by Leo Kruger before Gabriel ran to his aid.
In wrestling
*Double team finishing moves
** Sprinboard Moonsault(Gabriel) immediately followed by a Springboard Elbow Drop(Kidd)
** Springboard elbow drop (Kidd) / Standing catapult backbreaker (Gabriel)combination
**Spinebuster (Gabriel) / Diving neckbreaker (Kidd) combination
*Double team signature moves
**Aided hip toss (Gabriel) / Hurricanrana (Kidd) combination
**Double hip toss / Double dropkick combination
**Double snapmare / Shoot kicks to a seated opponent's chest and back<ref name="wrestleview" />
**Double springboard dropkick
**Drop toe-hold (Gabriel) / front dropkick (Kidd) combination<ref name="wrestleview" />
**Suicide dive (Gabriel) / Hurricanrana or a Shoot kick (Kidd) combination<ref name="wrestleview" /><ref name="madaboutwrestling" />
*Entrance themes
**"The Rising" by Jan Cyrka and Tony Bricheno (April 1, 2012-present)<ref name="wwe" />