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The Demonstration of 3-D Bi2.0Te2.7Se0.3/Bi0.4Te3.0Sb1.6 Thermoelectric Devices by Ionized Sputter System
M. H. Liao*, K. C. Huang, W. J. Su, S. C. Chen, M. H. Lee
光電工程學士學位學程
In this brief, we propose and demonstrate the Bi2.0Te2.7Se0.3/Bi0.4Te3.0Sb1.6 thermoelectric (TE) device with the 3-D structure through the manufacturing process by the ionized sputter system. With the same top-point-of-view area, the proposed 3-D TE device in this brief has approximately twice the number of n-/p-junctions than that in our previously demonstrated 2-D TE device. In order to extract the Seebeck coefficient (S) and the electrical conductivity (σ) to evaluate the total efficiency in our TE device, we also build up the accurate measurement systems. It can be found that the S value is improved ∼25% successfully in our proposed 3-D TE device with the same TE material thickness (t) of 100 nm. On the other hand, the power factor is also found to be enhanced to ∼50% accordingly. In summary, the figure of merit (ZT) - i.e., the ability of a TE device to efficiently produce electricity - is increased to ∼50% and achieves a value of 0.9, which is the highly competitive number at the low operating temperature (T) of 130 °C in our proposed 3-D TE devices in this brief.
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Thermoelectricity Chemical Compounds 100%
Demonstrations Engineering & Materials Science 73%
Seebeck coefficient Engineering & Materials Science 20%
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Figure of Merit Chemical Compounds 14%
Electric Conductivity Engineering & Materials Science 14%
Electricity Chemical Compounds 14%
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Liao, M. H., Huang, K. C., Su, W. J., Chen, S. C., & Lee, M. H. (2020). The Demonstration of 3-D Bi2.0Te2.7Se0.3/Bi0.4Te3.0Sb1.6 Thermoelectric Devices by Ionized Sputter System. IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices, 67(1), 406-408. [8906168]. https://doi.org/10.1109/TED.2019.2950981
The Demonstration of 3-D Bi2.0Te2.7Se0.3/Bi0.4Te3.0Sb1.6 Thermoelectric Devices by Ionized Sputter System. / Liao, M. H.; Huang, K. C.; Su, W. J.; Chen, S. C.; Lee, M. H.
於: IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices, 卷 67, 編號 1, 8906168, 01.2020, p. 406-408.
Liao, MH, Huang, KC, Su, WJ, Chen, SC & Lee, MH 2020, 'The Demonstration of 3-D Bi2.0Te2.7Se0.3/Bi0.4Te3.0Sb1.6 Thermoelectric Devices by Ionized Sputter System', IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices, 卷 67, 編號 1, 8906168, 頁 406-408. https://doi.org/10.1109/TED.2019.2950981
Liao MH, Huang KC, Su WJ, Chen SC, Lee MH. The Demonstration of 3-D Bi2.0Te2.7Se0.3/Bi0.4Te3.0Sb1.6 Thermoelectric Devices by Ionized Sputter System. IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices. 2020 1月;67(1):406-408. 8906168. https://doi.org/10.1109/TED.2019.2950981
Liao, M. H. ; Huang, K. C. ; Su, W. J. ; Chen, S. C. ; Lee, M. H. / The Demonstration of 3-D Bi2.0Te2.7Se0.3/Bi0.4Te3.0Sb1.6 Thermoelectric Devices by Ionized Sputter System. 於: IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices. 2020 ; 卷 67, 編號 1. 頁 406-408.
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At GroundWork Counseling in Orlando, we often work with families seeking therapy for children and teens who display symptoms of low self-esteem, low frustration tolerance, and perfectionistic tendencies.
As a society, we often attribute many of the problems of childhood or teen years, such as insecurity, low academic performance, lack of friendships, poor body image, drug abuse, smoking, and early sexual activity, on a lack of self-esteem. Overpraising children and removing competition are often attempts to help children gain self-esteem, where often this has the opposite effect. This compulsive drive for increasing self-esteem in our children, can often lead to anxiety, and an inability to cope with negative feedback, social or academic setback, peer rejection, or perceived slights.
Although our modern culture has attempted to give children ample self-esteem through constant affirmations about how wonderful, brilliant, good-looking, artistic and talented they are, we have failed to allow children to build the kind of resilience and self-acceptance that can only be developed by learning coping skills, overcoming obstacles, meeting goals, and improving the parts of the self that can be improved while accepting the things that cannot.
Many children and teens become frustrated because that even though they have repeatedly been told that they are special, they are not "the best" at something right way – this can lead to low frustration tolerance and behavioral issues. It seems that telling children that they are special and wonderful without teaching them that, in most cases effort is required to be good at something, they become disappointed and often even hesitate to attempt something new, because they are afraid they will not be "perfect" right away. Yet when children are resilient, they accept themselves and their abilities or lack thereof. They do not feel that they have to prove their value and they will risk failing, being average at something or being rejected by a peer without falling apart. Sometimes these life lessons and frustrations are difficult and riddled with tears, but they do help children to grow and cope.
Key to fostering resiliency and self-acceptance in children is the cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) concept that our beliefs about situations have a direct impact on our feelings and behavior. With this model, children and teens learn to detect unhelpful thoughts, to assess the accuracy of those thoughts, and to challenge negative beliefs by considering another interpretation. CBT-trained Orlando child counselors and teen therapists also teach youth a variety of tools that can be used for problem solving and coping with difficult situations and emotions. With CBT, children and teens learn skills for decision-making, social problem solving, and assertiveness. These techniques can be used in many areas of life, including peer and family relationships as well as in academic and extra-curricular settings.
Resilience that is learned in this manner is a lot more difficult to tear down than the self-esteem bequeathed to children by well-meaning parents. Since avoiding life's challenges completely isn't possible, it may be better for our children if instead of focusing on imparting self-esteem, we teach our children to become resilient enough to stand firm in times of trial by developing skills that help them to handle life's difficulties effectively when challenges do arise.


I did a sanity check with our models and got results the same as specified in the datasheet. AD8033 updated SPICE model was not yet uploaded, and I'm attaching it here. Please also note that Open-Loop Gain response in SPICE models has a different test circuit as compared to your simulation.


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Oregon Teen Gets Bubonic Plague
A teenage girl in Oregon is recovering from the plague in the intensive care unit.
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The Yersinia pestis bacteria is the cause of the bubonic plague.
In Crook County, Oregon, a teenage girl contracted the bubonic plague from an infected flea during a hiking trip, CNN reported. The Oregon Health Authority published a press release explaining that the teenager had been feeling ill on Oct. 21.
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The press release reads:
Oregon Public Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention epidemiologists are working with health officials in Crook, Deschutes and Morrow counties to investigate the illness. No other persons are believed to have been infected.
According to the Oregon Health Authority, there have been only eight reported human cases of the plague in Oregon since 1995 and that if it is caught early, the plague can be treated with antibiotics.
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The CDC provided a list of ways to proactively prevent yourself from getting the plague on its website:
Reduce rodent habitat around your home, work place, and recreational areas. Remove brush, rock piles, junk, cluttered firewood, and possible rodent food supplies, such as pet and wild animal food. Make your home and outbuildings rodent-proof.
Wear gloves if you are handling or skinning potentially infected animals to prevent contact between your skin and the plague bacteria. Contact your local health department if you have questions about disposal of dead animals.
Use repellent if you think you could be exposed to rodent fleas during activities such as camping, hiking, or working outdoors. Products containing DEET can be applied to the skin as well as clothing and products containing permethrin can be applied to clothing (always follow instructions on the label).
Keep fleas off of your pets by applying flea control products. Animals that roam freely are more likely to come in contact with plague infected animals or fleas and could bring them into homes. If your pet becomes sick, seek care from a veterinarian as soon as possible.
Do not allow dogs or cats that roam free in endemic areas to sleep on your bed.
For more information on the plague, visit http://www.cdc.gov/plague.
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A Look Back At Pholia Farm
Five years ago Pholia Farm appeared on the first issue of The New Pioneer.
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Glamour 3
According to the official synopsis, The Luminaries is an 'epic story of love, murder and revenge, as men and women travelled across the world to make their fortunes.
It is a 19th century tale of adventure and mystery, set on the Wild West Coast of New Zealand's South Island in the boom years of the 1860s gold rush.
'The story follows defiant young adventurer Anna Wetherell, who has sailed from Britain to New Zealand to begin a new life. There she meets the radiant Emery Staines, an encounter that triggers a strange kind of magic that neither can explain. As they fall in love, driven together and apart by fateful coincidence, these star-crossed lovers begin to wonder: do we make our fortunes, or do our fortunes make us?'
If you've been feeling bereft of TV drama since binge-watching the entirety of Normal People, or wondering what you're going to watch after I May Destroy You, then we have good news: The Luminaries is set to be your latest TV obsession.
The six-part BBC adaptation of The Luminaries is based on Eleanor Catton's 2013 Man Booker Prize-winning novel, and is billed as 'an intricately woven, suspenseful tale of love, murder, magic, and revenge'.
The cast consists of Casino Royale and Penny Dreadful star Eva Green as brothel madam Lydia Wells, Bridge of Spies actress Eve Hewson as adventurer Anna Wetherell, Himesh Patel (EastEnders) as Emery Staines, Ewen Leslie (The Cry) as Crosbie Wells, and New Zealand actor Marton Csokas as Francis Carver. Also on the cast list are Erik Thomson, Benedict Hardie, Yoson An and Richard Te Are.
We can't wait for some good old fashioned murder mystery, the period drama costumes, and the beautiful New Zealand location.
The Luminaries will debut on BBC One on Sunday 21 June at 9pm and the full series will be available on BBC iPlayer. Watch the trailer below…
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Earlier this year in April, former Invermere Valley Echo reporter Steve Jessel was the recipient of the Environmental Initiative Award at the annual Ma Murray Community Newspaper Awards for his 2012 series on the protection of Lot 48. The award, sponsored by Vancouver-based printing company International Web Express, included a $1,000 donation towards a non-profit organization of the recipient's choice. As such, the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC), the land conservation organization that purchased the property, was selected to receive the funds donated by International Web Express.
Steve Jessel's series on Lot 48 beat out two contenders from major urban centres — a bio-diesel piece published by Victoria's Monday Magazine and a piece on cycling by The Vancouver Courier.
Prior to this year's award, International Web Express manager Byron Sheardown had never heard of Lot 48 nor the Nature Conservancy of Canada. His company has been sponsoring the award of over five years, since its inception.


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So he died according to the word of the LORD which Elijah had spoken. And Jehoram reigned in his stead in the second year of Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah; because he had no son.
The second year of Joram, counted from the time that he was associated to the throne of his father Josaphat; (Challoner) so that it is said that he reigned also in the 18th year of Josaphat, chap. iii. 1. See also chap. viii. 16. To obviate these apparent contradictions, chronologists suppose that Joram reigned over Israel in the 18th of Josaphat, king of Juda, and in the second year after the latter had appointed his son Joram viceroy. He was associated with his father on the throne two years before his death, and in the 5th of Joram, king of Israel. Examples of this kind are frequent among the Hebrews, and particularly among the Persians, whose chronology is thus rendered very difficult. Why should we allow that the numbers are erroneous, when this explanation will suffice? (Calmet) Grotius leaves the matter undecided. (Du Hamel) Capel (Crit. p. 414.) maintains that the numbers have been ill transcribed; and so does Houbigant, who asserts that such a mode of writing would not be to... Read More
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Rosy Outlook: Pop of Red + Fashion Frenzy Link-Up!
Pop of Red + Fashion Frenzy Link-Up!
Happy Hump Day! Crazy that this is my last post for the next week and a half while I'm away for the wedding/mini-moon. I thought I would go all out and not only do a blog post but I also have a new video for y'all linked below! I've had so much fun filming videos lately and I wish I honestly had started doing it sooner. These fun mules are included in my video along with my other top 5 Spring Essentials. I hope you guys enjoy it!
The wedding weekend itinerary is pretty much us arriving and checking in to the Inn that is on-site at our venue on Thursday. We are going to get a massage at the spa there and then just drop off the decor and go out to dinner with our friends and family that are arriving a day early. Friday, obviously, is the rehearsal and rehearsal dinner which will be so fun! We're going out for a few drinks after the rehearsal dinner as well with the rest of the out-of-towners. Saturday is wedding day and I couldn't be more excited! I'm definitely nervous but I just keep reminding myself that God will be watching over us and it will be just a beautiful day no matter what. Sunday, we're doing a little brunch with friends and family then we come home to get packed and Monday we leave for the beach!
Love y'all so much and truly appreciate all your kind words, advice, and well wishes as I've gone through the wedding planning process. I can't wait to share pictures from our special day when I get back!! See you on May 8th!
Talk about a pop of color fun! Aren't those the most adorable shoes! You look so sweet and thank you for including my ensemble from last week! Have a great day beautiful girl!
This is the perfect pop of red! Love it paired with the black and white, too. Yay for wedding weekend! I hope that you have an absolutely gorgeous day and I can't wait to see pictures! Enjoy the weekend and your honeymoon!
I am so obsessed with your mules! They are adorable! And congratulations on your wedding weekend! I hope you enjoy every moment!!
You are getting so close. Yay!! Love those mules. I am on the hunt for a blush pair but am having trouble finding a pair that fits.
What a classy outfit! Super cute.
It's going to be a beautiful day. God is in control. And I am loving this pop of red. Mules are growing on me. Might end up getting a pair.
Loving this black and white look! The red mules totally make the outfit! So cute!
I love the pop of red with the neutral blacks and whites! You look gorgeous, Kelly!
Such a great look! I love your draped vest, and those mules are the cutest!
Yay! Have so much fun this weekend and congrats again! Those shoes are the perfect pop of color for this look!
I love the whole outfit!! Specially the shoes!
Ahhhh, it's HERE! So excited for you! Have an amazing wedding + mini moon!
And PS those slides are amazing- love that color.
How exciting, girl, only a couple of days until the BIG day!!!! I know it will be a success and you will make for such a gorgeous bride. As for your outfit, I adore the pop of red and your makeup looks particularly striking in this post; I love that lip color! Thanks so much for sharing, beauty, and I hope you're having a great week so far!


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A North Canton family was injured in Saturday's fatal crash on Easton Street, near Columbus Road NE.
The Highway Patrol on Sunday still was investigating the crash that killed a 35-year-old Akron woman, Jessica R. Burdeshaw, according to a news release. The patrol released details about the other vehicle involved, a 2013 Dodge Ram truck driven by 41-year-old Dale E. Olbon, of North Canton.
Burdeshaw, who was driving a Ford Fiesta east on Easton Street, was turning left onto Columbus Road NE and did not yield to Olbon's westbound truck, according to the release. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
Olbon's truck came to rest on its top. He and his front-seat passenger, 41-year-old Linnea L. Olbon and back-seat passengers, 8-year-old Mason R. Olbon and 10-year-old Ella Blair, were taken to area hospitals for nonlife threatening injuries.
Neither driver nor Olbon's passengers were wearing seatbelts, according to the release.


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Rough Itinerary: Sat Depart Atlanta at 7am and Augusta at 9:45am. Plenty of NASCAR DVD's and Movies for the ride. Arrive at the Hotel by 1pm. We will get checked in, unpack, and head to the Speedway to get our Race Faces on!! All U Can Eat & Drink Tailgate from 2:30 - 5:30!! Southern 500 starts at 7:30. Settle in and get ready for NASCAR at Night!! After the Race we will head back to the Hotel.....or you can stay out late and enjoy Saturday Night in Florence!!
Sun We will check out at 11am and spend an hour in Florence (grab a nice lunch), then head for home arriving in Augusta around 3:30pm and the Atlanta area by 6:30pm.


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Renowned German health educator to give two talks for UHV
In her University of Houston-Victoria health studies classes, Sandra Vamos makes it a point to talk about international health care systems.
Klaus Klein
Those lessons will take on an even greater meaning when Klaus Klein, a professor of biology and health education at the University of Cologne in Germany, meets with students and gives two public lectures about the past, present and future of health care in Germany.
"Dr. Klein's visit will be an eye-opening experience for students, many of whom are not familiar with health care systems in foreign countries," said Vamos, an associate professor of health education in the UHV School of Education & Human Development. "As we become an increasingly global society, it's important for students to have a better grasp of global health care. That's why I'm thrilled Dr. Klein will be sharing his wisdom."
Klein will make presentations in Victoria and Sugar Land. The first talk will begin at 5 p.m. Feb. 17 in the UHV University West Alcorn Auditorium, 3007 N. Ben Wilson St., in Victoria. The free event will serve as the UHV School of Education & Human Development's Spring Symposium and is part of the UHV Provost's Lecture Series.
Sandra Vamos
Klein also will speak at 7 p.m. Feb. 19 in Room 180 in Brazos Hall at UH Sugar Land, 14000 University Drive. A reception will start at 6 p.m. The free event is part of the UHV School of Business Administration Willis Group Distinguished Speaker Series and the UHV Provost's Lecture Series.
Klein has taught at the University of Cologne for more than 30 years. He was the founder and director of the Health Education Research Unit and the founding editor of the Journal of Health & Environment. A renowned researcher in the field of school health education, Klein has authored 30 books and more than 200 publications in scholarly journals.
"We are honored that Dr. Klein will be visiting us for a series of lectures and classroom visits," said Jeffrey Cass, UHV provost and vice president for academic affairs. "His vast expertise in the fields of health care and health education will be of great interest to many of our students and faculty members as well as health care professionals in Victoria and Fort Bend."
Jeffrey Cass
Klein will talk about how the future of health care in Germany has become a permanent part of the political agenda. In order to understand the current structure of the German health care system, Klein said it's necessary to look back to the roots to see the evolution the system has undergone. He plans to delve into how the cultural implications of health care can be traced back to the beginning of Christianity and how the fundamental values of Christianity still govern the health insurance and health care systems today.
Vamos said Klein has served as a mentor and collaborator for the past 15 years. The university Vamos previously taught at in Vancouver, Canada had a formal partnership with the University of Cologne.
As part of the agreement, Vamos took her graduate students to Germany as a core travel abroad health education course, and German students visited Canada. She would like to work on a similar arrangement for UHV in the future.
"Among other things, the University of Cologne is well known for its health education research," Vamos said. "University faculty members do a lot of interesting and innovative projects and are eager to share and learn. That's why Dr. Klein is enthusiastic about coming here."
Fred Litton
Vamos attended an invitational international annual conference in Cologne, Germany, in December and presented on health literacy. She also was invited to conduct an international workshop at the Cologne Center for Ethics, Rights, Economics and Social Sciences of Health about recent developments in health literacy research and practice. Kirsten Schlüter, director and chair of the Institute for Biology Education at the University of Cologne, told Vamos the institute would like to explore a partnership with UHV, which could include joint programs, shared research, faculty visits and student exchanges.
"We are excited about Dr. Klein's visit and the possibility of future collaboration with the University of Cologne," said Fred Litton, dean of the UHV School of Education & Human Development. "Our health studies bachelor's degree just began in 2014, but it already is gaining popularity and recognition. To have a leading expert in the field on campus is a great step forward."
Vamos said Klein's speech also will appeal to UHV business students, especially those studying health care administration.
Farhang Niroomand
Farhang Niroomand, dean of the UHV School of Business Administration, said he's looking forward to hearing what possible lessons – positive and negative – business students can learn from how Germany has handled health care operations.
"There's still a lot of talk about President Obama's health care law, socialization of medicine and privatization – all of which have to do with economics," he said. "It's beneficial to have a global learning experience, and we're fortunate to be able to hear from an esteemed researcher and teacher."
Since 2011, the Willis Group Distinguished Speaker Series has brought in area executives to discuss contemporary business issues. The UHV School of Education & Human Development offers a symposium every spring and fall. The events are a free public service the school offers to help educate the community about topics of interest.
The Provost's Lecture Series began as part of the university's 40th anniversary celebration in 2013 as a way to bring more opportunities for scholarly discussion to UHV.


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La Rue Kétanou (; Kétanou — искажённое «q`est à nous») — музыкальная группа, сочетающая в своих песнях французский шансон и фолк-рок с уличным стилем, поэзией и театром.

История группы
Все участники группы — музыканты, вышедшие из парижского театра «Théâtre du fil». В 1998 в Иль де Ре Мурад, Оливье и Флорант, чтобы привлечь к себе внимание людей, решили поставить маленький спектакль, который получил название La Rue Kétanou (созвучный с девизом группы: «Не мы принадлежим улице — это улица принадлежит нам!»). Они играли на улицах, в пабах, в кафе, пока им не предложили записаться в студии, когда Bibou (один из участников группы Tryo) дал послушать их песни Патрисии Боннето (одной из представителей компании Sony). Таким образом, в 2000 году La Rue Kétanou выпускает свой первый альбом (En attendant les caravanes). В это же время Tryo приглашает группу выступить у них на разогреве в парижском Olympia и впоследствии вместе отыграть все турне, состоящее из двадцати концертов. Слава La Rue Ketanou становилась все больше — вместо маленьких залов на 50 человек они уже собирали по 200—300 человек за раз. В 2002 году выходит второй альбом (Y'a des cigales dans la fourmilière), а два года спустя — третий (Ouvert à double tour). В связи с тем, что каждый из трех участников, помимо группы, был занят также своим собственным проектом, после записи последнего альбома ходили слухи, что группа окончательно распалась, но они оказались ложными. Однако Флоран успел записать свой сольный альбом (T'inquiète Lazare), а Мурад и Оливье работали над проектом Mon côté punk. Но, спустя некоторое время,  группа снова воссоединилась, и, в 2009 году выходит их четвертый по счету альбом (À Contresens). В 2011 году группа выпустила свой новый альбом (La Rue Kétanou et le Josem). Он включает в себя лучшие, по мнению исполнителей, песни, записанные за все время существования группы, но с небольшими поправками. Самый поздний альбом вышел в 2014 году (Allons voir).

Участники группы
 Мурад Мюссе (гитара)
 Оливье Лейт (гитара)
 Флоран Вантринье (аккордеон)

Дискография
 En attendant les caravanes (2001)
 Y'a des cigales dans la fourmilière (2002)
 Ouvert à double tour (2004)
 À Contresens (2009)
 La Rue Kétanou et le Josem (2011)
 Allons voir (2014)

Ссылки

Музыка Франции
Шансон

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Italy Serie A Soccer Tipsters
Who will win the 2021-22 Serie A?
by Soccer Tipsters on May 10, 2022
The Italian championship has created a reputation for being one of the toughest in Europe, famous once upon a time for its iron-clad defenses and highly tactical approaches to the game, but nowadays things are much more different in one of Europe's most important leagues.
During the late 1980s and 1990s, Italian football was the world's best league, featuring the best players of the time. In fact, something that highlights this condition was that from 1989 to 1998, there was an Italian presence in 9 of the 10 UEFA Champions League finals played in that period. Names like Marco Van Basten, Jean-Pierre Papin, Didier Deschamps, Ronaldo (the Brazilian), Zinedine Zidane, Lothar Matthäus, Edgar Davids, etc., were part of everyday life in Italian football.
Not receiving as much foreign investment as other leagues like England because Italian clubs have traditionally been owned by some of the country's wealthiest families and businessmen. Currently, you can see foreign investment in clubs like AS Roma, Inter, or AC Milan but without the level that you see in, for example, Manchester City, Chelsea, or Paris Saint Germain. However, the Italian championship has, so far in the current season, the second-highest goal average of the main European leagues over Spain, England, France, or Holland and only below Germany.
Although Serie A has been dominated in the last decade by Juventus, who won 9 titles in a row, last season Inter broke that streak, trying to set a trend that is one of those that maintains the most uncertainty in the middle of the season. Next, we will talk about the main candidates to win Series A:
The Interista club began the season with the news that their manager, Antonio Conte, would not continue after being in charge of leading the team to win the last edition of Serie A. However, the Inter board cleverly obtained the services of Simone Inzaghi, one of the most outstanding managers in Italy during his five years in Lazio. With Inzaghi, Inter made some new signings such as Dzeko, Calhanoglu, Dumfries, Gosens, and two players he was very familiar with such as Joaquín Correa and Felipe Caicedo, with the intention of supplying the significant losses of, mainly, Achraf Hakimi and Romelu Lukaku, which, it is worth mentioning, was one of the reasons that led to the departure of Conte, who did not agree with these sales.
Inter is the highest-scoring team in the tournament with 53 goals in 22 games played (most teams have 23 games), which is impressive when you consider the loss of the Belgian striker who was their main scorer last season. This season, Dzeko and Lautaro Martinez have compensated for those goals, in addition to being more evenly distributed among the rest of the players. Lukaku was also the leading man in assists in the league last season, but that aspect has been handled quite well by Calhanoglu and Nicolo Barella. Inter has a 4-point lead over its two closest competitors with one game in hand for both.
Since their return to Serie A just over 15 years ago, Napoli has steadily risen to become regular contenders for the title despite not having won Serie A since the Maradona era. Despite being known for his attacking style of play, manager Luciano Spaletti has managed to form a solid defense. In fact, it is the best in the current Serie A, receiving only 16 goals in 23 matches in which experienced players such as Koulibaly, Mario Rui or goalkeeper Ospina stand out, who, it is worth mentioning, is the one with the cleanest sheets in the tournament (along with Inter's Handanovic) with 10.
The goals of the team are fairly distributed among several players, among which Mertens stands out with 7 goals, although Insigne, Osimhen, Zielinski, and Fbain Ruiz follow him with 5 goals each.
After the years of success, mainly during Carlo Ancelotti's time, Milan has returned to form a less competitive team making a considerable investment with signings such as goalkeeper Maignan, Giroud or Ballo-Touré and making the transfers of Tonalli and Tomori permanent. Additionally, they brought players on loan such as Brahim Diaz, Florenzi, or Bakayoko.
Italy Serie A predictions
Despite these new signings and keeping most of the relevant players from last season, Milan's main star remains Swedish veteran Zlatan Ibrahimovic who is the club's top scorer in Serie A, scoring 8 goals in 15 games, being an important piece for the attack of the Rossoneri club, which is the second best in the tournament with 47 goals in 23 games, only behind the leader Inter.
For a couple of seasons, it is the revelation club in Italy that has stood out for two specific aspects: their attacking playing style and their success in signings. In the first aspect, the main responsible is manager Gian Piero Gasperini, who bets on a 3-4-1-2 formation with a very marked tendency to go on the attack that helps the wing-backs and strikers have a greater role.
In terms of transfers, Atalanta has opted for little-known players such as Robin Gosens, Ruslan Malinovsky, Marten De Roon, Berat Djimsiti, Remo Freuler or Timothy Castagne who have given the club great sporting performance and, in the case of the Belgian, a great financial profit when he was sold.
Atalanta are 10 points behind Inter with the same number of games played and one less than Napoli and Milan, a condition that can help them in case some of these teams have a bad run.
Juve is in fifth place in Serie A, 11 points off Inter with a game more played than them. The scenario is not really favorable for the Bianconeri team, but Juventus is a club that has dominated Italy in the last decade. In the January transfer window, they were reinforced by Vlahovic from Fiorentina, one of the fashionable strikers in Europe for the last year and a half, and one of the revelations in Germany, midfielder Denis Zakaria from Borussia Monchengladbach.
Inter is the main candidate to win the tournament again. However, when the UEFA Champions League resumes, the Neroazurri club has a complicated tie with Liverpool, which could lead them to lose focus in Serie A and this could open the way for their pursuers, mainly Napoli and Milan.
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European Commission secures 10-year pledge to save Mediterranean fish stocks
Met dank overgenomen van Europese Commissie (EC), gepubliceerd op donderdag 30 maart 2017.
The Malta MedFish4Ever Declaration, a practical example of EU's successful neighbourhood policy, sets out a detailed work programme for the next 10 years, based on ambitious but realistic targets. Over 300 000 persons are directly employed on fishing vessels in the Mediterranean, whilst many more indirect jobs depend on the sector. The Declaration was signed by Mediterranean ministerial representatives from both northern and southern coastlines, a signature that gives political ownership to an issue that was up to now managed at technical level. It is the result of a European Commission-led process that started in Catania, Sicily in February 2016.
Commissioner Karmenu Vella, responsible for the Environment, Fisheries and Maritime Affairs, said: "Today we are making history. In signing the Malta MedFish4Ever Declaration, we are affirming our political will to deliver tangible action: on fisheries and other activities that have an impact on fisheries resources, on the blue economy, on social inclusion, and on solidarity between the northern and southern shores of the Mediterranean. I hope that this declaration will come to be seen as a turning point - for a bright future for fishermen, coastal communities and fishing resources alike."
Commitments made by the signatories include:
By 2020, ensure that all key Mediterranean stocks are subject to adequate data collection and scientifically assessed on a regular basis. In particular small-scale fishermen are to acquire an increased role in collecting the necessary data to reinforce scientific knowledge;
Establish multi-annual management plans for all key fisheries. On its part, the Commission has already initiated this process with its proposal for a multi-annual fisheries plan for small pelagic stocks in the Adriatic;
Eliminate illegal fishing by 2020 by ensuring that all States have the legal framework and the necessary human and technical capabilities to meet their control and inspection responsibilities. The General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) will lead the development of national control and sanctioning systems;
Support sustainable small-scale fisheries and aquaculture by streamlining funding schemes for local projects such as fleet upgrade with low-impact techniques and fishing gear, social inclusion and the contribution of fishermen to environmental protection.
The effective implementation of the declaration will be made possible by involving in the process fishers - men and women -, coastal communities, civil society, industrial, small-scale, artisanal and recreational fisheries, as well as the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation and GFCM. Today's declaration is another contribution to the EU's international commitments under the Sustainable Development Goals (Goal 14: 'Conserve and sustainably use the ocean, seas and marine resources for sustainable development').
The Mediterranean Sea is a unique sea basin, characterised by its long coastline and a fishing sector providing jobs for over 300 000 people. 80% of its fleet belongs to small-scale fishermen (with vessels under 10m long), who fish a quarter of the total catches. These jobs are at risk as fish stocks in the Mediterranean are shrinking: about 90% of assessed stocks are over-exploited. Food security, livelihoods, and regional stability and security are all under threat.
Today's declaration is the outcome of the so-called Catania process, launched by Commissioner Vella in February last year and entailing fruitful cooperation with stakeholders, the GFCM Secretariat, EU Member States and third countries. Important milestones include a first ministerial conference of Mediterranean fisheries ministers in April 2016, the GFCM annual session in June 2016, and the GFCM inter-sessional meeting in September 2016.
The following parties were represented at the Malta MedFish4Ever Ministerial Conference: European Commission, 8 Member States (Spain, France, Italy, Malta, Slovenia, Croatia, Greece, Cyprus), 7 third countries (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt, Turkey, Albania, Montenegro), FAO, the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean, the European Parliament, the EU Mediterranean Advisory Council.
Malta MedFish4Ever Declaration
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Lesson 18 - Quadrics

Introduction

The quadrics example is very easy since three.js provides built-in quadrics support. However, as always, there are a couple of wrinkles so let's go over it briefly.

Initialization

We initialize the gfxScene object same as always. We also declare some global vars:

var quadTexture;
var	quadric;
var	quadGeometry;
var	quadMaterial;
var	materialType = 'p';	// texture, paint or wire
var	quadType = 'b';

Global variables are not good programming but this is a simple demo so we'll just hold our nose.

Then we call initDemo which is very simple:

quadTexture = new THREE.ImageUtils.loadTexture("images/clouds.jpg");

quadMaterial = makeMaterial(materialType);
quadric = makeQuad('0');

window.addEventListener("keydown", onDocumentKeyDown, false);

Changing Quadrics and Materials

Here's the code that creates the material for the quadric. We do it this way because we have to create a new material each time we change the type of quadric (though not vice-versa).

function makeMaterial ( matType ) {

    materialType = matType;
    if ( materialType == 't')
        quadMat = new THREE.MeshPhongMaterial({ map:quadTexture, side:THREE.DoubleSide });
    else if (materialType == 'w')
        quadMat = new THREE.MeshBasicMaterial({ wireframe:true });
    else
        quadMat = new THREE.MeshLambertMaterial({ color: '#00abb1' });

    return quadMat;
}

And here's the code that actually creates the quadrics. Again, we have to re-create the geometry that is the quadric each time we change the quadric type (but not if we are only changing the material).

function makeQuad( qType ) {

    quadType = qType;

    gfxScene.remove( quadric );

	switch ( quadType ) {
        case '0':
            quadGeometry = new THREE.BoxGeometry(2.0, 2.0, 2.0);
        break;
        case '1':
            quadGeometry = new THREE.CircleGeometry(2.0, 32);
        break;
        case '2':
            quadGeometry = new THREE.CylinderGeometry(2.0, 2.0, 5, 32);
        break;
        case '3':
            quadGeometry = new THREE.DodecahedronGeometry(2.0);
        break;
        case '4':
            quadGeometry = new THREE.IcosahedronGeometry(2.0);
        break;
        case '5':
            quadGeometry = new THREE.CylinderGeometry(0.0, 2.0, 5, 64);
        break;
        case '6':
            quadGeometry = new THREE.OctahedronGeometry(2.0, 2.0, 2.0);
        break;
        case '7':
            quadGeometry = new THREE.RingGeometry(0.5, 2.0, 32);
        break;
        case '8':
            quadGeometry = new THREE.SphereGeometry(2.0, 32, 32);
        break;
        case '9':
            quadGeometry = new THREE.TetrahedronGeometry(2.0);
        break;
        case 'a':
            quadGeometry = new THREE.TorusGeometry(2.0, 0.5, 16, 100);
        break;
        case 'b':
            quadGeometry = new THREE.TorusKnotGeometry(2.0, 0.5, 100, 16);

    }

    quad = new THREE.Mesh(quadGeometry, quadMaterial);
    gfxScene.add(quad);

	return quad;
}

Keyboard Handling

Finally, we handle the keystrokes and create the material and geometry:

function onDocumentKeyDown(event) {
    var keyChar = String.fromCharCode(event.which);
    keyChar = keyChar.toLowerCase();

    var quadString = "0123456789ab";
    var matString = "ptw";

    if ( quadString.indexOf(keyChar) != -1) {
        quadric = makeQuad(keyChar);
    }
    else if (matString.indexOf(keyChar) != -1) {
        quadMaterial = makeMaterial(keyChar);
        quadric = makeQuad(quadType);
    }

    // need to stop propagation of the event or the Reading System will probably take back the focus
    event.stopPropagation();
}

And that's it!  Click on this link to see the actual rendered demo in all it's quadric glory!

As always, the original sources are on github here.


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Same Movie, New Eyes: Monsters, Inc., My Mom, and Me
By Lex Briscuso | December 7, 2021 | 11:30am
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I was nine years old when Pixar's Monsters, Inc. was released, and I'm not entirely sure if that was when my mother and I came to love it, or if that happened later, because it feels like we've always loved it. It feels like the movie has literally always been a part of my mother's limited, yet quality favorite-movie roster—which also includes School of Rock, the Pierce Brosnan remake of The Thomas Crown Affair, and the original Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory—and I have a long history of caring about movies. But no matter when exactly the movie came into our lives, there's no denying it was pivotal in keeping us bonded throughout my adolescence, when I got defiant and my attitude took over and I became the essence of a difficult teenager. The movie was a regular watch for us for a long time, but as I grew up, it shuffled out of my personal rotation like a lot of things tend to throughout life, clearing space to make room for new interests and passions. Now firmly planted in adulthood—I turn 30 next month—I revisited it, saw it with an adult perspective. It's still a hilarious and silly buddy comedy, with jokes that please kids and adults alike. That hasn't changed. But now, the heart of the film—its characters and their relationships—feels like a mirror image of my mother and I, how we've loved and lived alongside one another our entire lives.
The 2001 animated comedy follows monsters Sully (John Goodman) and Mike (Billy Crystal), whose world is flip-turned upside-down when a girl escapes the human world via her closet and makes her way into the monster world. Monsters, naturally, come through the closets of young children and scare them at night. But Sully (a top scarer at Monsters Incorporated, a business that runs like ConEd) and Mike (his trusty co-pilot on the scare floor) have hearts of gold and, reluctantly at first, take on the task of getting the young girl—who, naturally, forms an attachment to them both—back to her bedroom.
Like a lot of you probably feel about your own matriarchal figures, my mother is one of the most courageous, strong and purely good people in the world. While rewatching the movie, it was stunningly clear to me that my mom—based on those, and other, traits—is a textbook Sully. An archetypal heroine. She's always been the heroine in my life, at least, swooping in on any problem, big or small, and taking it on even if she didn't want to or didn't know how…which is the inciting impulse in both the film and Sully's personal arc. From helping me plot how to take on credit card debt to coming in clutch with a lighter when I could've sworn I put one in my bag, she has sacrificed herself to many of my crises and ushered me safely to the other side.
As for Mike, the lovable round little one-eyed weirdo who is quick with a joke and loyal to a fault? That would be me. I have nearly too much in common with the iconic Crystal character: I'm the first one to make a fool of myself to make someone laugh, I'm supportive, I'm just happy to be involved. And I need my partner in crime, you know? That's who my mom has become in my adult years, despite our rocky relationship in my pre-teens. I was the stubborn, defiant kid who was giving the middle finger behind my parents' backs and everyone else's, too scared to truly be a rebel in the limelight but still aching to defy authority nonetheless. It was shortly after Avril Lavigne's first album came out. So, it was a formative phase. I've since grown out of it, but now, it feels good to know I can always count on her, and that, where it counts, we think alike. Mike isn't Mike without Sully, and Sully isn't Sully without Mike.
Speaking of rocky, my relationship with my mom still has its moments. I think most maternal (and probably paternal) relationships do. We fight how Mike and Sully fight. We're both stubborn and steadfast in our beliefs; it's hard to get either of us to admit our wrongs—and sometimes harder still to get us to listen. That's something Mike throws in Sully's face after the pair get banished from the monster world following their discovery of a sinister plot involving the child they've been protecting and Monsters, Inc. CEO Mr. Waternoose. "You should've just listened to me," Mike says. "You never listen." But Mike doesn't listen either; it's a two-way street. That's something I've found myself saying a lot to my mom over the years for all different kinds of reasons, but it probably rings more true than anything we say to one another when tensions are high. It's something we're continuously working toward, but when it counts, we pull it together—like these characters inevitably do.
We make up the same way they do, too. Like the scene after the ragtag pair splits up after a seismic rift, and Sully returns to the monster world without Mike after getting banished: No matter what is said, what harsh words get exchanged when tensions are high between us, we show up for each other. In a moment of weakness, when Sully needs Mike most, Mike ends up actually being there, somehow having made it back from the harsh snowy human world they were wrongfully tossed out into. He tells Sully that it isn't that he doesn't care, but that he needed time to think. They're both at fault. Their bond is strong but imperfect, and that's OK.
And how does Boo—the little girl without whom we would not have a movie—fit in our story, you might be wondering? Maybe it's proud of me to say, but for us, she feels like a certain part of me, something I feel I brought into my mother's life when she had me: A fresh new innocence wrapped up in a willingness to play, love, explore and be free. It's a beautiful thing, finding that connection in a child. In a way, we're both mothering this part of me nowadays, my mom and I, just as Sully and Mike become surrogate parents to the young child.
At the end of the film, when things are finally right again, Sully deposits the sweet little girl back into her bedroom and shred her bedroom door, never to be used for scaring again—but also leaving Sully without a way to find her in the future. He keeps a shard of wood from her door as a reminder of his time with her, a talisman I've always found to be deeply tragic and special. It proves that the most valuable thing you can give to the people you love is that connection—and in my eyes, Sully gets to experience that again when Mike gifts him the reconstructed door in the film's final minutes. The look of pure joy on his face when he sees an off-screen Boo is undeniable. In that moment, all of the swelling feelings a child brings to your life come back full force, the love and light of it all. He remembers why he never let himself forget her.
Maybe it's all a bit too metaphorical, but the movie's finale reminds me of the moments my mom and I get together now, the fleeting joy of reuniting and rediscovering that childlike magic. We don't live under the same roof anymore. We live in different states. We have different day-to-day lives, and we haven't shared worlds as completely as we used to, not in many years now. We're used to it. But will we ever truly be used to it? Absence does make the heart grow fonder—Sully and his shard prove that—and it makes the moments you get with one another that much more special.
When my mom sees me again, like Sully seeing Boo, it brings that fresh innocence back to life, the nostalgic longing to start again from day one spilling over the brim of the moment—because time is fleeting, and can't we just get some of it back? Maybe not, but we can make good with the time we have. And lately, in all of our Mike and Sully glory, my mom and I do just that.
Lex Briscuso is an entertainment, film and culture writer who eats, sleeps, and breathes exceptional horror, sweeping dramas, and top-notch acting. She is a news desk writer at /Film and has bylines at FANGORIA, The Guardian, Shudder's The Bite and EUPHORIA. Her horror radio show, YOUR NICHE IS DEAD, is live Mondays 5pm ET. She tweets @nikonamerica.
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County Gvt. Supervisor Attempts Suicide After FBI Raid
FBI raids seem to be on the increase.
Supervisor Adam Hill attempts suicide following FBI raid
By KAREN VELIE
San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Adam Hill was rushed to the hospital on Wednesday because of an apparent suicide attempt, just hours after FBI agents raided his office at the County Government Center.
At 1:22 p.m., emergency personnel responded to Hill's Shell Beach home for a medical emergency. He was then transported to Arroyo Grande Hospital.
On Wednesday morning, the FBI served the County of San Luis Obispo a search and seizure warrant under seal and searched Hill's office on the fourth floor.
For more than five years, multiple credible sources have reported corruption surrounding Hill, several developers and a group of marijuana businessmen. This includes allegations of pay-to-play, harassment and threats.
Hill is currently ahead in the District 3 supervisor race. Hill leads Stacy Korsgaden 51 percent to 49 percent, or by 528 votes. There are currently 817 uncounted ballots.
FBI Searches SLO County Government Center
By: KSBY Staff
San Luis Obispo County officials say the FBI served a search warrant at the County Government Center Wednesday morning.
The search warrant was served at 7:10 a.m. at the building on the corner of Santa Rosa Rd. and Monterey St. in downtown San Luis Obispo, according to a press release.
County officials say they are complying with the warrant and the government center remains open to the public.
"We are sharing with the public what little information we can," said County Administrative Officer Wade Horton in the press release. "The FBI warrant is under seal, and we have no further information to provide, as we are cooperating with the investigation."
According to the FBI, the warrant seeks evidence in an ongoing investigation; however, because the affidavit is sealed by a judge, FBI officials say they are unable to comment on the nature of the investigation. They did say no arrests were planned Wednesday.
As a citizen journalist and investigative reporter, I am committed to accurately reporting the news. Wide awake, never asleep, I grew up in a 1960's patriotic household, aware of the truth behind the false narrative.
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My 10 Favourite Scenes of 2020
So hopefully tomorrow I'll be putting out my 'Top 20 of 2020' list to round out the year. In terms of films, there's been some great stuff put out this year, and before dropping that I want to take a look back at what I consider to be the 10 scenes of the year that coloured me the most impressed, moved, or awestruck. I have quite a sizeable shortlist and narrowing them down to even 10 was difficult enough.
As always, there are films I haven't seen (either because I have no interest or haven't gotten to them yet) so any notable absences may just be because I haven't caught them yet, or because I didn't love them as much as you might. I kept this strictly to film considering I haven't actually watched much new TV this year and I wouldn't want the Schitt's Creek finale to take up all 10 spots of the list. Because it probably would.
I'll just get right down to it. Here are my ten favourite scenes from films that I saw this year. Some may contain spoilers, but I'll warn for those when I get to them, so just be on the look out in case you haven't seen any of the films listed.
10. Birds of Prey – Amusement Park Sequence
Talk about a cool third-act fight sequence to kick off this list! I'm not going into too much plot detail really because that's not what the sequence really focuses on. Let's be honest, it's just a stage for these badass women to obliterate their enemies while coming together as a team for the first time. It's stylishly shot, the camera movements weaving in and out of the area focusing on the different fighters while they try to protect Cassandra from those wanting to capture her. Plus the thing being set to Barracuda by Heart just gives everything a more electric feel. And then you get Mary Elizabeth Winstead going down a tunnel slide while simultaneously dispatching a henchman which makes for a really cool shot. The whole thing really plays into Harley Quinn's theatricality and the whimsy with which she approaches her everyday life. It maintains the sprawling comedy and action of the rest of the film and I honestly love the idea of having big fight scenes set in places you wouldn't expect. I saw this film in February and it's stuck with me ever since, so I think it deserves a place on my list.
9. Black Bear – The Final Take
Okay definitely no spoilers for this one. I couldn't even if I wanted to, I don't understand most of what happened in this film. What I will say to contextualise this is that they're making a movie at some point in the film and the scene in question is the final take before they wrap production. Aubrey Plaza is at the height of her powers, channelling Gena Rowlands in Opening Night, something that bodes very well for me as I adore that performance. She's electrifying and the tensions running throughout the entire film spill out through her performance, both Plaza's and her character's. It's a beautifully raw sequence and one that continues to haunt me and contributes my love for Plaza's performance and how controlled and unhinged it feels at the same time. This film itself is more than worth a watch and this scene captures its whole energy in a fantastic way.
8. The Invisible Man – Opening
I could've honestly picked a handful of scenes from this movie (the restaurant scene, the hallway scene, the attic scene, etc) but the opening is the one that I was the most impressed with. Using very limited amounts of dialogue, director Leigh Whannell sets up Cecilia's entire circumstances in a handful of minutes, exposing us to the language of the film while setting up some key foreshadowing for later plot developments. It's stunning, economical work to start the film with, all contained in Moss' dedicated performance. Her physicality and expression have long been a strength Moss uses in her work, but The Invisible Man utilises that power so effectively as the tension soars and tightens around the audience. It's a beautiful opening and probably my pick for Opening Scene of the Year if I was doing such a list but you'll have to settle for its inclusion here.
7. The Assistant – The Complaint
Slight spoilery content for this one. The Assistant is one of the best films of the year and the scene between Julia Garner and Matthew Macfadyen absolutely sizzles with the rest of the film's tension. Coming about 25 minutes before the end of the film, Jane (Garner) approaches the head of HR with her suspicions and concerns about her boss' misconduct with a much-younger girl. The scene begins exactly how you want it to: Jane raises her voice about something she thinks is going wrong and something she's worrying about after dropping a new assistant at a hotel, subsidised by her boss. The scene very quickly becomes sickening as Wilcock (Macfadyen) deftly belittles Jane and dismisses her concerns, attempting to demean and even gaslight her by using her own words to try and paint a very different picture about her concerns. It's terrific storytelling and the scene is written so sharply and honestly by Kitty Green that it's very hard to watch. Garner and Macfadyen sell the hell out of this scene. Garner's innocuous line delivery and Macfadyen's blasé confidence in condescending her fill the scene with anxiety that isn't released until Jane defeatedly leaves his office and doesn't even let up then. A magical scene and one of the year's best.
6. Minari – At The Hospital
There's a lot of fantastic stuff in Minari and I could easily name a number of scenes as the best of the movie, but my favourite has to be everything that happens at the hospital. The conflict here is between Jacob and Monica, a husband and wife who have differing views about how to progress with the life they are building for their family. The sequence feels very much like two scenes, split by a cut-back to the grandmother, but I like them as one extended scene because they fit so well together. I won't go into any further detail, but the writing and acting on display here is absolutely excellent. Steven Yeun and Han Ye-ri are exceptional together and the discussions they have are blocked and executed masterfully. It's so simple but does everything that it needs to do and more so. The layers of the dialogue and the delivery show why both actors deserve Oscar nominations and why the film as a whole succeeds so well.
5. Babyteeth – The Beach
Definite Spoilers Here: Babyteeth is a fantastic movie that features a lot of great moments, but the highlight of the entire thing comes at the very end of the film, just when you think you've been punched in the gut enough times. Eliza Scanlen and Ben Mendelsohn sell this moment in a beautiful way. Okay if you ignored the last spoiler warning this is your last chance to duck out if you haven't seen it yet! The scene is basically a flashback to before Milla (Scanlen) succumbs to her illness and takes a trip to the beach with her parents and boyfriend. The scene is a beautiful coda to the film and shares an especially heart-rending moment between Milla and Henry (Mendelsohn) where she asks him to look after her boyfriend when she passes. It's a gorgeous look at moments within a family and there's nothing here that's anything less than completely genuine. Well-shot and beautifully performed, the beach scene stands out in my mind as the scene from the film. Between this and Little Women, whenever Eliza Scanlen is on a beach, you know it's going to be a great scene.
4. Promising Young Woman – Ending
Definitely no spoilers here, but just know that this film has one of the most divisive endings of the year, but one that I think absolutely works. It's highly subversive, packs a huge punch, and reinforces the themes that had been building over the course of the rest of the film, it's absolutely genius. Carey Mulligan gets huge credit for making this moment work so well as everything she does across the entire runtime contributes to how well this moment is sold. I really shouldn't say any more for risk of spoilers, but just know that you're not ready for how this film ends. I wasn't.
3. Another Round – Ending
Slight spoilers! This is the ending of the year and one of the most energetic, cathartic scenes I can remember seeing. Mads Mikkelsen's unleashed performance sells every iota of this scene and everything that has happened before it, however subdued and nuanced it might have been, serves to lead up to this one very special moment which releases the film's reservations and lets loose in a stunning finale that stands out as easily the best scene in the film and elevates the material. It quite literally made me raise my rating by half a star just because I loved it so much. Lovely character work and wonderfully filmed, it's the ending to end all endings. It's just not quite my favourite scene of the year.
2. Sound of Metal – Joe and Ruben's Final Scene
Spoilers again! This scene is…phenomenal. The scene itself is terrific, but what I adore here are the performances by Riz Ahmed and Paul Raci, who both deserve attention this awards season. Ruben (Ahmed) comes to Joe (Raci) and informs him of the surgery he had, Joe weighing in on whether that was right choice. The scene turns on its head a couple of times here, thanks to the gorgeous writing and the performances. Raci is particularly outstanding here as he balances Joe's fondness of Ruben with his dedication to the rest of his community. It's a stunning scene that should justly launch him to an Oscar nomination if there were any hope in this cruel world. Ahmed is also fantastic here, channelling Ruben's desperation with the heaviness of asking Joe for money. Joe points out that he behaves like an addict and that is subtly delivered in Ahmed's performance. It's just a masterclass of acting and writing and it's a good thing that the whole film is on this kind of level and makes it one of the best of the year.
1. Never Rarely Sometimes Always – The Title Scene
No spoilers here, but this scene is exceptional. The context is that Autumn is being asked a series of questions by a counselor prior to her abortion being performed. The answers Autumn gives are in the title of the film and it's no wonder this is what the film is named after. It's a spellbinding scene that sees Hittman linger her camera on Autumn, bringing out the best of Sidney Flanigan's beautiful performance (also one of the best of the year) and the patient rhythms of the script. The revelations the questions bring out only deepen the emotions that are being explored in the scene and we watch Autumn through every second of her pain as she's sensitively asked about her life. It's heartbreaking work and definitely my favourite scene in the film and the one scene I saw this year that had a profound effect on me and has stuck to me like glue since it all those months ago. Truly devastating work that should be seen and studied.
So there are my 10 Favourite Scenes of the year, not a straight look at my Top 10 but these films do feature very heavily in that list, so make sure you have a look at that when I post it to see where these films stack up against each other.
Any scenes you think I missed? Let me know!
As always, take care of yourselves and stay safe!
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December 2020 Film Round-Up – When The Credits Roll says:
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[…] With this post, I finally stop talking about 2020 in film, something I feel like I've been doing non-stop for weeks. I watched quite a bit in December, mostly as an incentive to catch up on as many anticipated releases in 2020 as I could so I make the most informed list at the end of the year, which you can find here. If you want to see my favourite scenes of the year, that's found here. […]


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Valley Show Girl: The Case of the Missing Wiki Edits
by Jennifer Levesque | Nov 13, 2017
CAROL LOLLIS Tanya Pearson, the curator of an oral history project on women in the rock and roll industry.
Tanya Pearson has been accumulating a continuous list of female musicians for her Women in Rock Oral History Project which she started at Smith College in December 2014. Accompanied by 29 video interviews (so far!) with some of them available on www.womenofrock.org, she has set the bar for having underrepresented female musicians speak their truth and tell their story behind what it's like to be a female musician in a "Man's World."
The interviews are real and the questions stemmed from Pearson's own wonderment when she was growing up and wanted to learn about her favorite female musicians, but couldn't find any information on them. The first interviews she landed were with Lydia Lunch, Veruca Salt, JD Samson (Le Tigre), and Julie Cafritz (Pussy Galore). The list just grew from there, including many more local and nationally known female musicians and traveling from as far as California for them.
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I may be biased in saying this since I am a huge Hole fan, but the video interview with ex Hole drummer Patty Schemel is my favorite. Schemel recently had her own documentary about her struggles with addiction, being a musician and a woman who was very much a "tomboy." Pearson's interview with Schemel is reminiscent of that documentary, with Pearson's charismatic voice in the background casually asking her questions. I highly recommend going over to the site and checking these videos out. They are documentary-like movies with the majority being about the same length as a feature film.
Since the beginning of this project, Pearson has also put on local shows and events throughout the Pioneer Valley to showcase local talent, all while promoting the project she has devoted herself to. A multi-instrumentalist musician herself, who's currently the guitarist in That Body, she has been playing with bands since the late '90s/early 2000s. Pearson hasn't played out much lately, due to the work on this project as well as grad school. However, you can check out her band playing Dec. 10 at the Flywheel Arts Collective in Easthampton.
The next event is a two-part-er that involves issues of gender, media, and access to audience. The first part is "Wikipedia vs. Women: A Roundtable Discussion" at Click Workspace in Northampton on Nov. 14 at 6-8 p.m. (Due to press deadline, this article will be published in print after the event, but you can view the video from the discussion on valleyadvocate.com). This idea came to fruition when numerous failed attempts at creating and editing Wikipedia pages focusing on women, trans and nonbinary people in rock music (local and nationally) were coming up.
Pearson put together a tutorial and then started editing and creating pages herself. She created a page for the Women of Rock Oral History Project and started linking her video interviews to the Wikipedia pages, and updated existing pages with information from the interviews. "I received a response from a female editor in response to my Women of Rock Oral History Project page, and she made some helpful suggestions — I fixed the problems and submitted the page," Pearson said. But the edits were rejected three times, by three different male editors. One had even blocked her after she had questioned him about the changes.
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"The thing that infuriated me was that I would address an issue they brought to my attention and they would then bring up some other issue or problem," Pearson said. One male editor questioned her sources and said the articles cited needed to focus entirely on the project, not provide mere mentions, and include a national news source. The articles she submitted about the Women of Rock Oral History Project were all articles relating to the project, as well as from a national news source. The dude clearly did not read them to find that out.
Another male editor questioned the validity of her interview with the women at Feminist Magazine Radio and cited the word "feminist" as being the reason he assumed it was not reputable. Wow. That same editor then had said that videos were not primary source documents. "I explained that the videos were oral history interviews housed at a major institution (Smith College) and that they would greatly benefit existing Wikipedia pages. He blocked me," she said.
Pearson assumed it would be difficult to create pages for local musicians, because you need to be able to link artists to reliable source materials. She thought that the more well known musicians in the area and nationally known ones would have plenty of information. But she could barely find anything at all after weeks of hunting the internet.
During an interview with Donita Sparks from L7 a couple years ago, Sparks brought up the Wikipedia conflict. This past summer she had asked Pearson to gather a "Wiki Army" and get people together to edit/update pages. Sparks shares the same anger towards underrepresentation of women on Wikipedia and together, they are trying to plan a course of action. Well ladies, color me rage, cause I'm right there with ya.
A Google search for just about anything will present a Wiki link on the top of the search results, IF there happens to be a Wiki page for it. It's an open forum site but there are still gatekeepers who grant access and make the rules. But if these gatekeepers make assumptions and rules based on their own beliefs, instead of representing freedom of speech and other's interests … what's the point?
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"I also looked into how Wikipedia defines "notable" sources, and how excluding certain sources undoubtedly contributes to the gender discrepancy that Wikipedia is well aware of (there is a page dedicated to its gender bias)," Pearson said. "The root of the problem goes way beyond the surface — rock history is rooted in sexism and this includes rock media and scholarship."
As long as Wikipedia rejects material drawn from smaller presses and DIY publications, artists and others who operate outside of the mainstream will continue to be excluded. With hope that this series will inspire local musicians and local press to join forces to push their way into broader awareness, I look forward to a more gender neutral Wikipedia. Wishful thinking, I know. But hey, a show girl can hope.
The second part of this event is the live show on Monday, Nov. 20, which will showcase local women, trans, and nonbinary musicians in conjunction with the roundtable discussion, "Wikipedia vs. Women." That will be my next column, and hopefully that will count as "the notable primary source documents" that Wikipedia requires. Some of the acts include Old Flame, Hot Dirt, Lexi Weege, The Liberated Waffles and many more. The event is free and open to the public at Northampton's The Parlor Room from 6-10 p.m. See ya there!
Stay tuned for the review of this show in the next Valley Show Girl coming at the end of the month.
Jennifer Levesque can be reached at jlevesque@valleyadvocate.com.


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Thinking about getting a SB Radio to the bedroom.
Does the UE version work with LMS for streaming FLAC files stored on a NAS?
Are there any other new players with built-in speaker(s) (also non-Logitech) available up to ~100 euros?
LMS and UE are 'separate' systems. If you have LMS, then you can use several standalone speakers (eg. the GGMM range, Google Home mini, etc.) with the range of bridge plugins. You can reconfigure the UE radio into a standard Logitech Radio and use this with LMS.
The UE has its own cut down version of LMS available too for local file playback, but yes it's closed source and you won't get extras on it. What else is there? Not much. A few manufacturers are coming out with multiroom hardware but it's miles from the functionality of LMS. Probably way better on usability for the newbies, but then, there's always Sonos.
> playback, but yes it's closed source and you won't get extras on it.


Home > Strategy > As an agile business, how can IFS help you be agile?
As an agile business, how can IFS help you be agile?
Reading Martin's words inspired me to share my view about what role an ERP system plays within a company's organization, and how IFS Applications can be one important element in supporting a company's aspirations to grow, increase profitability or whatever the business objectives are.
I am fortunate to have the opportunity to talk to university students a couple of times every year. One of the slides I always include in the deck is called "The role of ERP" and it serves as a good platform to prove my point.
Forces are external and relates to the world a company operates in. It has to do with the competition and the market-place, and the authorities and the legislation the company has to follow. It has to do with cost of labor, energy and raw materials, and with emerging technologies.
Forces can be an opportunity or a threat. Usually, they are both.
Globalization, trade barriers have eroded: as a result, most companies experience increased competition in the home market. At the same time globalization is an opportunity to grow in new markets.
The legislation around environmental, health and safety issues has become much stricter over the past decade. The REACH legislation within the European Union is one example of this. Companies' that manage to deal with these matters in a cost efficient way will gain a competitive advantage.
The demand for raw materials such as iron, gold, copper and oil has increased: as a result, we see prices increase. By developing new innovative products that depends less on scarce resources a company can gain cost advantages, and maybe as important, raise its image and perception in the market.
By definition there isn't much a single company can do about these forces. Instead they need to deploy different strategies to turn the new circumstances into business opportunities and competitive advantages.
Globalization has meant that companies tend to grow horizontally into new markets. To remain competitive and gain benefits of scale in the new landscape they also shrink vertically, or put it in different words, specialize. With a global market within reach, smaller niche market suddenly becomes a profitable opportunity.
Examples aside, the main message here is that external forces will drive companies to deploy new strategies to remain successful.
According to Darwinism, those species who fail to adapt will face extermination. This has proven to be true also for businesses.
Seventy percent of the companies that were on the Fortune 1000 list just ten years ago have now vanished, according to Forrester Research. This is largely because they were unable to adapt to change.
Expecting the unexpected and evolving quickly are fundamental characteristics of successful organizations.
Going global and, at the same time, specializing means more complex supply networks. Even though this might be the right strategy for a company, the chances are that things will fail when it comes to execution.
Doing business as an integrated supply network across a number of countries with larger, yet more specialized facilities is quite a different challenge compared to before, when everything happened within the four walls of the company.
This is the point where ERP functionality comes into play together with many other enablers such as organization, competence and capital.
Whether we like to believe it or not, I am quite convinced that most strategies can be deployed no matter the ERP system – it's just a question of how much manual work, Excel spreadsheet islands and mistakes the organization can carry.
Time is an increasingly important success factor for businesses and with an ERP system, companies will achieve quicker results at lower risk thanks to transparent processes and business data.
For us at IFS, it means that we have to work closely with our customers to really understand the market conditions in the industries and regions where we have decided to focus.
We need to be able translate new strategies and the capabilities needed to support them into new innovations. We need agile product development and the underlying technology that allows us to bring new innovations to market in a short time and without sacrificing quality.
And finally, we need to understand the importance of how our being agile allows our users to also be agile.
Those who fail to adapt face extermination. To put that in more positive words, the success of our customers is also our success.


Canisius senior Conner Morro and two former Golden Griffins, J.P. Stevenson and Liam Wilson, were recently named to the 19th annual All-Canadian college team, the Canadian Baseball Network announced last week. All three honorees were members of Canisius' 2018 MAAC championship squad.
Stevenson was named to the All-Canadian First Team as the top Canadian collegiate left-handed pitcher. The New Glasgow, P.E.I., native finished his collegiate career by racking up several other honors, including 2018 MAAC Pitcher of the Year, 2018 MAAC Championship Most Valuable Player, 2018 All-America Third Team and 2018 ABCA All-New England Region First Team. Stevenson's 93 strikeouts and 10 victories led the conference, and the lefty also ranked second in the MAAC with 99.0 innings pitched.
Morro, a native of Cheltenham, Ontario, earned All-Canadian Second Team honors at shortstop. The senior had a remarkable first season with the Griffs, where he ranked fourth in the MAAC with a .448 on-base percentage and eighth with a .342 batting average. The transfer from Chattanooga State shined during postseason play, where he racked up eight hits and scored six runs in four games at the MAAC Championship before recording a hit in both games at the NCAA Regional in Minnesota.
The All-Canadian Third Team included Wilson for the second-straight year, as the Ayr, Ontario native finished the 2018 season ranked third in the NCAA with 27 doubles. A two-time All-MAAC First Team selection, Wilson was also named to the 2018 All-America Third Team and ABCA All-New England Region First Team. The third baseman belted out 78 hits to finish second in the conference. Additionally, Wilson ranked third in the MAAC with a .624 slugging percentage and fifth with a .353 batting average.
After finishing their careers with the Blue and Gold, Stevenson and Wilson made their professional debuts last July for the Quebec Capitales of the Can-Am League.
Morro and the Griffs return to action when the squad opens the 2019 season Feb. 15 at North Carolina Central.


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Randy Travis Sells Beautiful Nashville Condo — Look Inside! [Pictures]
Taste of Country Staff
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Randy Travis has sold the luxurious condo that he owned in the exclusive Belle Meade neighborhood in Nashville for just over half a million dollars.
According to Variety, the Country Music Hall of Famer purchased the top-floor condo in 2010 for $500,000. The 1800-square-foot residence features three bedrooms and 2 1/2 baths, including a master suite that has its own bathroom with a soaking tub and separate shower enclosure, as well as double sinks.
Travis converted one of the guest bedrooms into an office, and the pictures above show memorabilia from throughout his long musical career sprinkled throughout the condo as accent pieces, including posters, guitars and more. The other guest bedroom is well-appointed, and the two smaller bedrooms share a bathroom.
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The residence includes two parking spaces in a secured underground garage, and it's beautiful from the moment you walk in, featuring a vestibule at the entrance that leads to a long hallway. The main living area features wood floors, 12-foot ceiling and large windows, along with a gas fireplace. There's also a separate laundry room, and the charming kitchen features dark cabinets that provide a stark contrast to the light granite countertops and stainless steel appliances.
Travis listed the property with Leanne Vande Kamp and Anna Shea Vande Kamp at PARKS Realty. Dorothy Curtis at Zeitlin Sotheby's Intl. Realty represented the buyer in the sale. Travis got $545,000 for the condo in July, knocking $5,000 off his original asking price of $550,000.
The country icon has been honest about the fact that his finances have been challenging in the wake of the stroke he suffered in 2013, which has impacted his speech and taken away his ability to perform to earn a living. He detailed his financial woes in his recent autobiography, Forever and Ever, Amen, and in an interview with Taste of Country to promote the book, he admitted that his circumstances have been dire, adding that sales of the book and a possible movie may help him set his finances straight again.
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Definition--Exponential Growth
The definition of the term "Exponential Growth."
Math Example: Laws of Exponents: Example 01
Example 1: Simplifying an exponential expression of the form x^a * x^b, under the following conditions: a > 0, b > 0.
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Example 2: Simplifying an exponential expression of the form x^a * x^b, under the following conditions: a < 0, b > 0.
Example 3: Simplifying an exponential expression of the form x^a * x^b, under the following conditions: a > 0, b < 0.
Example 4: Simplifying an exponential expression of the form x^a * x^b, under the following conditions: a < 0, b < 0.
Example 5: Simplifying an exponential expression of the form x^a * x^b * x^c, under the following conditions: a > 0, b > 0, c > 0.
Example 6: Simplifying an exponential expression of the form x^a * x^b * x^c, under the following conditions: a < 0, b > 0, c > 0.
Example 7: Simplifying an exponential expression of the form x^a * x^b * x^c, under the following conditions: a > 0, b < 0, c > 0.
Example 8: Simplifying an exponential expression of the form x^a * x^b * x^c, under the following conditions: a > 0, b > 0, c < 0.
Example 9: Simplifying an exponential expression of the form x^a * x^b * x^c, under the following conditions: a < 0, b < 0, c > 0.
Example 10: Simplifying an exponential expression of the form x^a * x^b * x^c, under the following conditions: a > 0, b < 0, c < 0.
Example 11: Simplifying an exponential expression of the form x^a * x^b * x^c, under the following conditions: a < 0, b > 0, c < 0.
Example 12: Simplifying an exponential expression of the form x^a * x^b * x^c, under the following conditions: a < 0, b < 0, c < 0.
Example 13: Simplifying an exponential expression of the form x^a / x^b, under the following conditions: a > 0, b > 0.
Example 14: Simplifying an exponential expression of the form x^a / x^b, under the following conditions: a < 0, b > 0.
Example 15: Simplifying an exponential expression of the form x^a / x^b, under the following conditions: a > 0, b < 0.
Example 16: Simplifying an exponential expression of the form x^a / x^b, under the following conditions: a < 0, b < 0.
Example 17: Simplifying an exponential expression of the form x^a * x^b / x^c, under the following conditions: a > 0, b > 0, c > 0.
Example 18: Simplifying an exponential expression of the form x^a * x^b / x^c, under the following conditions: a < 0, b > 0, c > 0.
Example 19: Simplifying an exponential expression of the form x^a * x^b / x^c, under the following conditions: a > 0, b < 0, c > 0.
Example 20: Simplifying an exponential expression of the form x^a * x^b / x^c, under the following conditions: a > 0, b > 0, c < 0.
Example 21: Simplifying an exponential expression of the form x^a * x^b / x^c, under the following conditions: a < 0, b < 0, c > 0.
Example 22: Simplifying an exponential expression of the form x^a * x^b / x^c, under the following conditions: a > 0, b < 0, c < 0.