Minutes of the 20 January 2013 meeting of the JVFOA Board of Directors were approved.
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Daniel Vick updated the Board on the progress of the list of past Presidents. The Board decided to meet via telephone/web conference on June 2nd. With no further new or unfinished business, Larry Vick made a motion to adjourn and was seconded by Lori Vick Millsap.


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Basically, a good food for pregnant women is that contains high nutrition according to the needs of mother and fetus. However, it does not mean all nutritious foods can be consumed just like that by pregnant women without any restrictions. This is because there are some foods that are known to have high nutrition, but are not allowed to be consumed during pregnancy, such as raw eggs and meat, as well as dairy products that have not been pasteurized.
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Green vegetables this one good consumed during pregnancy, especially for young pregnant women, because it has content of folic acid and iron. The consumption of foods containing high folic acid is required at the beginning of pregnancy, as it can prevent neural tube defects are having babies (disabled on the part of the brain and spinal cord). In addition, folic acid is also useful for reducing the risk of premature birth and preeclampsia. Complete your pregnancy nutrient needs with increased consumption of green leafy vegetables, such as spinach.
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Pregnant women are also advised to consume citrus fruits. High nutritious food for pregnant women is rich in vitamin C, folate, and fiber. Nearly 90 percent of the content in citrus fruit is water, so that helps expectant mothers to meet the needs of body fluids. Lack of bodily fluids can cause fatigue. High folate content on oranges can also help the development of the brain and spinal cord in a fetus, thus preventing the fetus is handicapped.
Sweet is one of high nutritious food for pregnant women who are rich in vitamin a. vitamin A needs Sufficient while pregnant is very important for the growth of cells and tissues of the fetus. When pregnant, women are generally advised to increase the intake of vitamin A by 10 to 40 percent of its daily needs. However, you should be careful in taking vitamin A, especially in the form of high-dose supplements. If it is too much, vitamin A can cause fetal defects.
Peanuts, peas, and soy beans are some of the types of nuts that can be used as a source of folic acid, fiber, protein, iron, and calcium which is needed during pregnancy. Nutrition-the nutrition is very important for the health of the mother and the fetus, especially in the first trimester.
Beef, chicken, fish and meat is a group of foods rich in protein content. In addition, there are deposits of iron as essential minerals that are useful in the formation of red blood cells. Red blood cells are instrumental to deliver oxygen to all the cells in the body.
Therefore, pregnant women need more iron, because of their blood volume also increased during the period of pregnancy, especially in the third trimester. Iron deficiency in early and mid period of pregnancy can cause anemia, a risky result in you giving birth prematurely or infants born with low weight.
Salmon is one of the sources of animal vitamins that must be inserted into the menu of high nutritious food for pregnant women. Salmon contains omega-3 fatty acids that are so needed pregnant women, such as EPA and DHA are important for brain and eye development in the fetus.
Salmon also contains a good source of vitamin D for mother and fetus. But keep in mind, pregnant women are advised to consume salmon cooked in advance. Avoid consuming raw salmon in a State, such as sushi and sashimi, is risky because contaminated various types of bacteria that harm the growth of the fetus. Not only salmon, other types of fish are also good consumed by pregnant women.
During pregnancy, you are obliged to consume food and drinks that contain protein and calcium to meet the needs of the growing fetus. Processed milk products, especially yogurt, could be the right choice for you who are pregnant.
In addition, you can also consume other dairy derived products, such as cheese, on a regular basis. Milk can meet the needs of protein and calcium to the mother and fetus. Meanwhile, dairy products like yogurt, probiotics, can help reduce the risk of complications during pregnancy.
The egg is one of the foods that are recommended to be consumed while pregnant, because it contains nearly all of the nutrients your body needs. Eggs contain calories, protein, fat, vitamins and minerals. In addition, the eggs also contain Colin, i.e. essential nutrients for brain health and development of the fetus.
However, pregnant women should not consume eggs half-cooked, because the risky carry germs that can be harmful to the health of the mother and the fetus.
Dried fruits contain fiber, calories, and a variety of vitamins and minerals. One dried fruit typically contain the amount of nutrients equivalent to fresh fruit, though without the water content and smaller form. One of the recommended dry fruit is dates. Dates contain fiber, potassium, and iron.
Consumption of dates on a regular basis in the third trimester cervical dilation and helps lower the risk of induction of labor at the time. However, you are not recommended to consume more than one dried fruit servings every meal, because dried fruit contains sugar.
White water should be consumed during pregnancy because the pregnant women's blood volume will increase to 1.5 liters. Therefore, it is important to maintain a good balance of body fluids to avoid dehydration.
Mild dehydration symptoms in pregnant women include headaches, anxiety, fatigue, mood swings so chaotic, and feel limp. Drinking enough water can also help prevent constipation and urinary tract infections during pregnancy.
Pay attention to nutrition during pregnancy is very important because it can support the health of the mother and the fetus. Nutritional deficiencies while pregnant may increase risk of miscarriages and infants born prematurely. Therefore, high nutritious foods for pregnant women that have been described above are recommended to always present in your daily food menu. While pregnant don't forget to regularly consult to your obstetrician for pregnancy checks.


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Remote Court Attendance Now Available for Public, Media
By City News Service Jan 11, 2021
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Los Angeles Superior Court cases are remotely accessible beginning today to members of the public, attorneys and media representatives, the presiding judge announced.
"We are implementing this new tool as part of our ongoing effort to ensure public access during the pandemic and to enforce social distancing requirements in Los Angeles County courthouses,'' Presiding Judge Eric C. Taylor said in a statement.
The court is strongly urging attorneys and other interested parties to use the remote, listen-only option in order to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. It requires users to create an ID and password and then register for remote access to each hearing individually. Attorneys can use their existing court ID and password.
Court rules prohibit recording or broadcasting any proceedings without written authorization, and no such authorization will be granted for remote participants, according to the court's statement.
Because not everyone has the technology to participate via the online remote system, a limited number of courtroom seats will remain available on a first-come, first-served basis for in-person attendance. Members of the public must obtain prior approval via email.
The technology is listen-only, but witnesses and others who need to participate in hearings can inquire about attending remotely via Webex and LACourtConnect.
Users can sign up for the new system or find out how to arrange for in- person attendance at http://www.lacourt.org/newsmedia/ui/CourtroomSeating.aspx.

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\section{Introduction}
Bulk cholesteric liquid crystals (chiral nematic liquid crystals) exhibit a variety of intriguing twisted mesophases \cite{kitzerow2001chirality}. Such twisted structures can have a single uniform helical axis and reflect light selectively, thereby making cholesteric liquid crystals prospective candidates for optical devices including displays, lasers, waveguides, and resonators \cite{muvsevivc2014integrated, humar20103d}. When surface confinement is imposed, the twisted ground state undergoes additional deformations due to geometrical frustration of chiral order \cite{bezic1992structures, xu1997chiral, sevc2012geometrical, geng2013liquid}. Such deformations are governed by a delicate balance between elasticity, chirality, and surface interactions; a myriad striking topological defect patterns are seemingly possible, such as free-standing knots \cite{sevc2014topological, orlova2015creation}, skyrmion lattices in channels \cite{fukuda2011quasi}, or strained blue phases in droplets \cite{wright1989crystalline, bukusoglu2015stimuli, martinez2015blue}. These defect patterns are of interest in the study of symmetry and topological entities and, once understood, could find potential applications in multiple disciplines.
When liquid crystals are confined within two spherical surfaces, they form curved channels that are referred to as nematic shells. In 1992, Lubensky and Prost predicted a spherical vesicle structure with four disclination lines at the vertices of a tetrahedron  \cite{lubensky1992orientational}, in contrast to configurations found in droplets or channels. Later, Nelson proposed the creation of nematic shells coated with colloids functionalized as to provide a 4-fold valence, resembling $sp^3$ hybridized chemical bonds \cite{nelson2002toward}. Using double-emulsion techniques, experiments were able to identify not only tetravalent structures, but also bivalent and trivalent LC shells with interfacial parallel orientations (planar anchoring) \cite{fernandez2007novel, lopez2011frustrated, koning2015spherical}. Through addition of surfactants, the anchoring type of either the inner or the outer surface of a shell can be tuned, leading to possible control over distinct structures \cite{lopez2011drops, lopez2012defect, lopez2009topological}. Numerical studies have also sought to investigate the role of shell geometry, elastic anisotropy and thermodynamic conditions on defect configurations using Ginzburg--Laudau minimizations and Monte Carlo methods \cite{vitelli2006nematic, shin2008topological, sevc2012defect, seyednejad2013confined, wand2015monte}. Recent work reported reported results for shells with embedded micro-particles and examined the configurations resulting from interactions between topological defects and micro-particles \cite{gharbi2013microparticles}.

In this work we consider two questions that, to our knowledge, have only been partially addressed. The first is, what configurations will the helical structure adopt when confined in shells? Second, we ask whether that chiral order can be manipulated and, if so, what are the resulting defect structures? To do so, we rely on a Landau--de Gennes (LdG) continuum model that enables systematic study of micrometer-sized nematic shells with strong parallel anchoring (degenerate planar anchoring) on both surfaces. We begin by validating our methods by comparing predictions for non-chiral nematic LC shells to available experiments. We then introduce chirality in uniform shells and examine the effects of thickness. Our results reveal the existence of a tetravalent structure, a bipolar structure, a bent structure and radial spherical structure (RSS). To characterize the phase boundaries between these structures, we introduce the shell chirality $c$ as an order parameter; it is given by the ratio of shell thickness to pitch. Importantly, in uniform shells, the transition from bipolar structure (BS) to RSS occurs in a narrow window of both chirality and shell geometry, implying that shells could provide a sharp response to external stimuli. We also investigate the role of elastic forces on the inner drop for intermediate and high values of chirality, and find that asymmetric stable configurations are highly dependent on shell chirality $c$.

\section{Model and Methods}
Our calculations rely on a Landau--de Gennes (LdG) continuum model for the tensor order parameter $Q$, defined by $Q_{ij} = S(n_in_j -\frac{1}{3}\delta_{ij}$) where $n_i$ are the $x$, $y$, $z$ components of the local director vector and $S$ is the scalar order parameter. \cite{de1993physics} The scalar order parameter $S$ is given by an ensemble average of the second Legendre polynomials evaluated for the dot product between the molecular orientations and the director. The value of $S$ varies from $-\frac{1}{2}$ to $1$. A value of $S = -\frac{1}{2}$ corresponds to a layer of molecules parallel to a flat surface, $S = 0$ corresponds to a completely disordered isotropic phase, and $S = 1$ corresponds to a perfectly ordered material. \cite{kleman2007soft} The total free energy of the system is given by
\begin{equation}
\begin{split}
f=&\int_{\mathrm{bulk}}\left(\frac{A}{2}\left(1-\frac{U}{3}\right)Q_{ij}Q_{ji} -\frac{AU}{3}Q_{ij}Q_{jk}Q_{ki} \right. \\
&\qquad\left.+\frac{AU}{4}(Q_{ij}Q_{ji})^2 \right) \,dV \\
+&\int_{\mathrm{bulk}}\left(\frac{L}{2}\frac{\partial Q_{ij}}{\partial x_k} \frac{\partial Q_{ij}}{\partial x_k} + 2q_0L\epsilon_{ikl} Q_{ij}\frac{\partial Q_{lj}}{\partial x_k}\right)\,dV \\
+&\int_{\mathrm{surf}}(W\left(\tilde Q_{ij} - \tilde Q_{ij}^\bot \right)^2)\,dS.
\end{split}
\label{free energy}
\end{equation}
\noindent where A and U are material constants. Parameter \emph{L} represents the elastic constant. We note that the one-constant approximation adopted here (the three basic deformation modes, splay, twist and bend are penalized equally) only applied to materials whose Frank elastic constants are not to dissimilar from each other. The inverse pitch is denoted by $q_0 = 2\pi/p_0$; it quantifies the system's chirality (for a non-chiral system, $q_0 = 0$), and $\epsilon_{ikl}$ is the Levi-Civita tensor. The anchoring strength is denoted by $W$; it ranges from $10^{-7}$ to $10^{-3}$ $\mathrm{J/m^{2}}$ for the systems considered in our work, which are typical of thermotropic liquid crystal-water interfaces. The elements of the $Q$ tensor are given by $\tilde Q_{ij}=Q_{ij} + \frac{1}{3}S_{eq}\delta_{ij}$; $\tilde Q_{ij}^\bot$ is the projection of $\tilde Q_{ij}$ onto the surface, defined by a surface normal $\nu_{i}$ as $\tilde Q_{ij}^\bot = P_{ik}\tilde Q_{kl}P_{lj}$. The projection operator is given by $P_{ij} = \delta_{ij} - \nu_{i}\nu_{j}$.
The first term in Eq. \ref{free energy} represents the short range contributions to the free energy (or phase free energy). That term controls the equilibrium value of the nematic order parameter through $S_{eq} = \frac{1}{4}\left(1+3\sqrt{1-\frac{8}{3U}}\right)$. The second term represents the elastic free energy, which governs long-range director distortions and penalizes elastic deformations from the helical phase in the undistorted bulk. The last term represents the surface energy, which quantifies deviations from planar degenerate anchoring on both the inner and outer boundaries of the shells. An iterative Ginzburg-Landau relaxation technique with finite differences on a cubic mesh (with a resolution of $7.15$ nm) is implemented to minimize the total free energy. \cite{ravnik2009landau}

To characterize the fine structure of the defects, we rely on a splay-bend parameter $S_{\mathrm{SB}}$ constructed from the second derivatives of the order parameter tensor $S_{\mathrm{SB}} = \frac{\partial ^2 Q_{ij}}{\partial x_i \partial x_j}$. \cite{vcopar2013visualisation} Assuming that there is no variation of the scalar order ($S = S_{eq}$), in the director field representation $S_{\mathrm{SB}}$ is given by
\begin{equation}
 S_{\mathrm{SB}} = \frac{3S_{\mathrm{eq}}}{2}\nabla(\textbf{n}(\nabla\cdot\textbf{n}) - \textbf{n}\times\nabla\times\textbf{n})
\label{eq:sb}
\end{equation}
\noindent The two terms in Equation \eqref{eq:sb} are related to the splay and bend deformations in the Frank--Oseen director representation. \cite{kleman2007soft} Large positive values of $S_{\mathrm{SB}}$ indicate a pronounced splay deformation, and large negative values indicate a significant bend deformation.

The numerical parameters employed here are used: $A = 1.17 \times 10^5 \,\mathrm{J/m}^3$, $U = 5$, $L = 6 \times 10^{-12}$ N, W = $10^{-3}$ $\mathrm{J/m^{2}}$, the radius of outer sphere is $R = 1\,\mathrm{\mu m}$.
Different initial conditions are used, including random configurations, uniform configurations and radial spherical configurations \cite{bezic1992structures}.

In our experiments, LC shells were produced using a glass capillary microfluidic device, based on the design developed by Utada and his coworkers. \cite{utada2005monodisperse} The LC 4'-pentyl-4-cyanobiphenyl (5CB, Sigma Aldrich) is co-injected with an inner aqueous phase and flow-focused by an outer aqueous phase, producing spherical shells of 5CB that encase the inner fluid and are suspended within the outer fluid. Both inner and outer aqueous phases consist of 5 wt.\% polyvinyl alcohol (PVA, MW: 13,000-23,000, 87-89\% hydrolyzed, Sigma Aldrich), which promotes planar anchoring on both shell surfaces. Shells are collected in a petri dish containing a bath of 5 wt.\% PVA before observation using a polarized-light microscope (Olympus BX51).

\section{Results and Discussion}
\subsection{Non-chiral Nematic Shells}

\begin{figure*}[h]
\centering
\includegraphics[width=12cm]{pictures/N0size.eps}
\caption{(color online) a) Schematic diagrams for $h$, $R$ and $\Delta$. b) Free-energy density graph as a function of $u$ for bipolar structure (BS) and tetravalent structure (TeS). The cross-over of two curves demonstrates BS-to-TeS transition at $u^* \simeq 0.5$. The inset graph shows the dependence of transition thickness $u^*$ on the droplet radius $R$. c) $d$-$u$ phase diagram for non-chiral nematic shell. Red diamond, blue circle and black triangular correspond to TeS, BS and trigonal structure (TrS). d) Left and middle: simulation results of tetravalent structures (TeS) with $u = 0.429$ (left: $d = 0$, middle: $d = 0.667$). Director fields on the outer surface are shown in black lines. Right: cross-polarized light image of TeS configuration observed in experiments.  e) Left and middle: bipolar structures (BS) with $u = 0.643$ (left: $d = 0$, middle: $d = 0.667$). The director fields are on $x$-$z$ plane, colored by the projection to $z$-axis. Right: cross-polarized light image of BS configuration. For both d) and e), the defects are shown in red (isosurface for $S=0.5$); the splay and bend elastic distortions are shown in blue ($S_{\mathrm{SB}} > 0.002$) and in yellow ($S_{\mathrm{SB}} < -0.002$), respectively.}
\label{fig:N0size}
\end{figure*}

To validate our calculations, we briefly consider non-chiral nematic shells. We investigate concentric (symmetric or uniform) nematic shells with different shell thickness $h = R - R_p$, where $R_p$ is the radius of the inner drop (Fig. \ref{fig:N0size}a). For convenience, we introduce a dimensionless parameter $u = h / R$ to describe thickness, ranging from 0 to 1. In agreement with experimental observations \cite{fernandez2007novel} and past theoretical work \cite{seyednejad2013confined, vitelli2006nematic}, two different configurations are observed: a bipolar structure (BS) with two ($s = +1$) antipodal point defects, and a tetravalent structure (TeS) with four ($s = +1/2$) disclination lines. Both structures have a total topological charge of ($s = +2$) on the outer surface, as required by the Poincare-Hopf theorem \cite{poincare1885j}. Fig. \ref{fig:N0size}b shows that BS and TeS are stable configurations for thicker shells ($h \ge R/2$) and for thinner shells ($h \le R/2$), respectively. The critical thickness of this BS-to-TeS transition $u^*$ is $0.5$, same as that observed in experiments \cite{fernandez2007novel}. As illustrated in the inset of Fig. \ref{fig:N0size}b, $u^*$ depends on shell size $R$ (or curvature $1/R$). Note that a larger value of $u^* = 0.666$ was reported in previous work \cite{seyednejad2013confined}; we attribute the difference to the small (and more relevant) shell sizes considered here ($R \sim 100$ nm); indeed, our micrometer-sized simulations yield results in quantitative agreement with experiment.

Due to buoyancy effects (arising from the mismatch of density) and elastic forces induced by the liquid crystal, the inner drop may not remain in the center of the large drop. We therefore also consider briefly the role of elasticity in producing eccentric (asymmetric or inhomgeneous) shell configurations. As illustrated in Fig. \ref{fig:N0size}a, the displacement $\Delta$ is defined as the distance between the inner and outer drop centers. We also define the degree of asymmetry as $d = \Delta / h$, which varies from $0$ to $1$: $d = 0$ corresponds to a uniform shell and $d = 1$ corresponds to a shell configuration in which the inner drop touches the outer drop surface. Fig. \ref{fig:N0size}c depicts the $d$-$u$ phase diagram, consisting of three major phases: a tetravalent structure (TeS), a bipolar structure (BS), and a trigonal structure (TrS). For thin shells, as eccentricity increases (Fig. \ref{fig:N0size}d), the four disclination lines in TeS move towards the thinner layer of the shell. The trajectory and configurations for this TeS deformation in asymmetric shells have been studied in previous work \cite{sevc2012defect}. As for thicker shells, when $d$ becomes large (generally $d \ge 0.6$), BS transforms into a trigonal structure (TrS) with two ($s = +1/2$) disclination lines and a pair of point defects ($s = +1$), as shown in Fig. \ref{fig:N0size}e. In order to support our calculations, we performed experiments with 5CB to fabricate both thin and thick nematic shells with parallel anchoring (Fig. \ref{fig:N0size}d and \ref{fig:N0size}e). The agreement between simulation and experiments serves to demonstrate that the model adopted here can capture key features of nematic shells. To conclude, for the entire range of $u$ considered here, the free energies are minimized when the inner drop approaches the outer drop periphery ($d$ reaches $1)$, in agreement with our observations and also with past experimental and simulation reports \cite{fernandez2007novel, sevc2012defect, seyednejad2013confined}.

\subsection{Chiral Nematic Shells}
Previous studies of chiral nematic droplets have revealed that, when confined in a spherical geometry, nematic materials adopt new configurations, such as the twist bipolar structure and RSS. Such structures are considerably different from the helical phase observed in the bulk \cite{bezic1992structures, sevc2012geometrical, xu1997chiral}. When a chiral nematic is bounded between two spherical surfaces, in shells, we anticipate that more configurations will arise.

\begin{figure*}[h]
\centering
\includegraphics[width=12cm]{pictures/phase.eps}
\caption{(color online) a) and b) Shell configurations (from left to right: TeS, BS, Bent structure, RSS, BS and TeS) with different chiralities ($N =  4R/p$) and shell thicknesses ($u =  h/R$). Director fields on the outer surface are shown in black lines. Defects are in red. The splay and bend elastic distortions are shown in blue ($S_{\mathrm{SB}} > 0.002$) and in yellow ($S_{\mathrm{SB}} < -0.002$), respectively. c) Graph of $\Theta$ as a function of $N$ for droplet (red circle) and uniform shell with ($u = 0.43$) (green triangle). d) The $u$-$N$ phase diagram for concentric shells. Red diamond, blue circle, yellow square and magenta triangle correspond to TeS, BS, bent structure (BeS) and RSS, respectively. $c = h / p =  uN / 4$ represents the shell chirality.}
\label{fig:phase}
\end{figure*}

To investigate the effect of chirality on shells, we first consider high chirality concentric shells ($\Delta = 0$ and $N = 4R/p = 8$) of varying thickness $u$ (as shown in Fig. \ref{fig:phase}b). In analogy to non-chiral nematic shells, a phase transition from TeS to twisted bipolar structure (BS) occurs as the shell thickness ($u$) increases. Note that we use BS as the abbreviation for both (non-chiral) bipolar structures and (chiral) twisted bipolar structures. In highly chiral systems, we observe a second transition from BS to a radial spherical structure (RSS) shell when $u$ reaches $0.43$, and into an RSS droplet in the limit of $u = 1$. The RSS shell has concentric cholesteric layers with two surface point defects on the outer and inner surfaces, respectively. The two cholesteric $\lambda^{+1}$ disclination lines, shown in yellow in Fig. \ref{fig:phase}b ($u = 0.43$), start from the inner surface defects, and then span the shell in a helical manner until they reach the outer surface defects. \cite{sevc2012geometrical}

As discussed in the preceding section, the non-chiral nematic shell ($N = 0$) with $u = 0.43$ exhibits a tetravalent structure (TeS). We therefore examine how, in a shell with $u = 0.43$, does TeS ($N = 0$) transform into RSS ($N = 8$) as chirality increases. Figure \ref{fig:phase}a shows two structural transitions:  a TeS-to-BS transition ($0 \le N \le 1$), followed by a BS-to-RSS transition ($6 \le N \le 7$) with the bent structure (BeS) as an intermediate configuration (Fig. \ref{fig:phase}a: $N = 6.74$). This BS-to-RSS transition, as well as the BeS structure in a chiral LC droplet, were studied in a recent publication from our group.  \cite{zhou2016structural} A comparison of BS-to-RSS transitions between these two distinct geometries is displayed in Fig. \ref{fig:phase}c. Here we define the angle between the two lines connecting outer surface point defects to the droplet or shell center as $\Theta$. Thus, $\Theta = 180^{\circ}$ for BS, $\Theta \sim 30^{\circ}$ for RSS and $\Theta$ in between for BeS. We have recently reported on a drastic decrease of $\Theta$ in chiral LC droplets within a narrow window of chirality ($3.3 \le N \le 4$), which correspond to a continuous transition from BS to RSS. Strikingly, this transition is even sharper in shells ($u = 0.43$), indicating a higher sensitivity of shell geometries to environmental disturbance (chirality) (and better performance for potential uses in sensing).

A $u$-$N$ phase diagram is shown in Fig. \ref{fig:phase}d. Three distinct phases are involved: TeS in thinner shells with low chirality, RSS in thicker shells with high chirality, and BS in between. Even though $N =  4R / p$ is commonly employed to describe chirality in droplets, it fails to characterize an extremely important parameter, thickness, in shells. This phase diagram suggests that an important parameter for shells is $c = h / p = uN / 4$, which measures the ratio of shell thickness $h$ to pitch $p$. Different from $N$, which quantifies the approximate number of $\pi$ turns along the diametrical axis, $c$ captures the number of $2\pi$ turns along the radial direction in a uniform shell.  The two dotted curves ($c =  0.125$ and $c = 0.75$) in Fig. \ref{fig:phase}d define two phase transition boundaries. In concentric shell geometries, as shell chirality $c$ increases, a TeS is initially the most stable configuration, followed by a BS, which finally transforms into RSS. Similarly to previous findings for chiral LC droplets in our group \cite{zhou2016structural}, these transitions are the result of an interplay between elasticity and chirality.

Note that the $c = 0.125$ curve deviates from the real phase boundary near $N = 0$. This is because when $N$ is close to $0$, shell chirality $c = uN / 4$ becomes too small to reveal the effect of $u$ (or $h$), thereby failing to characterize the phase boundary. Another issue for $c$ is that it only takes into account the shell thickness $h$, but fails to quantify curvature ($1/R$). To illustrate the importance of curvature in a shell geometry, we recapitulate the dependence of the TeS-to-BS transition thickness $u^*$ on curvature $1/R$ in Fig. \ref{fig:N0size}b. In this work, we simply fix $R$. A more complex expression, consisting of $R$, $Rp$ and $p$, could be proposed to provide a better order parameter in systems of varying size.

\begin{figure*}[h]
\centering
\includegraphics[width=12cm]{pictures/N4pos.eps}
\caption{(color online) a) $d$-$u$ phase diagram for chiral nematic shell ($N = 4$). Red diamond, blue circle, black triangle and yellow square correspond to TeS, BS, TrS and bent structure (BeS), respectively. b) Diagram of the relative energetically favorable position $d$ for different shell thickness. Inset images are representative shell configurations for TrS ($u = 0.14$, $d =1$), BS ($u = 0.5$, $d = 0$) and BeS ($u = 0.79$, $d = 0.32$). Director fields on the outer surface are shown in black lines. Defects are in red. The splay and bend elastic distortions are shown in blue ($S_{\mathrm{SB}} > 0.002$) and in yellow ($S_{\mathrm{SB}} < -0.002$), respectively.}
\label{fig:N4pos}
\end{figure*}

To the best of our knowledge, the role of elasticity on inner drop position in chiral nematic shells has been barely studied \cite{wand2015monte}. Here we consider two representative cases: intermediate chirality ($N = 4$) and high chirality ($N = 8$). Figure \ref{fig:N4pos}a shows the $d$-$u$ phase diagram for chiral nematic shells with $N = 4$. It exhibits three essential differences from what is observed for $N = 0$ $d$-$u$ (as in Fig. \ref{fig:N0size}c). First, the three phases (TeS, BS and TrS) in non-chiral shells ($N = 0$) shift to regions of small $u$ in chiral shells ($N = 4$). Second, a new phase, a bent structure (BeS), appears in thicker shells and is greatly favored in inhomogeneous shells. Finally, in thin shells ($N = 4$), as $d$ gets large, TeS is no longer as prevalent as it is in non-chiral shells ($N = 0$), and TrS takes over.

In constrast to non-chiral shells, where the inner drop always move towards the outer boundaries of the drop surface, chiral shells (N = 4) manifest a diversity of energetically favorable positions ($d$) for different shell thickness ($u$). Here, we offer an explanation based on shell chirality $c$. For thin shells, when $c$ is small, similar to non-chiral systems ($c = 0$), the inner drop moves towards the outer drop periphery due to elasticity. As $c$ nears $0.5$, where the director follows a rotation of approximately $\pi$ along the radial direction in uniform shells, the inner drop prefers to stay in the center. Thicker shells ($c \ge 0.75$) adopt configurations similar to those of chiral LC droplets. Because of higher splay and bend distortions on one side of the BeS or RSS droplets, the inner drop favors a slightly off-center position.

\begin{figure*}[h]
\centering
\includegraphics[width=12cm]{pictures/N8pos.eps}
\caption{(color online) a) Representative shell configurations ($N = 8$) with minimum energies for varying thicknesses. In the first row, the director fields are on $x$-$z$ plane, colored by the projection to $y$-axis. In the second row, director fields are on the outer surface, defects are in red and splay-bend elastic distortions are shown in blue ($S_{\mathrm{SB}} > 0.002$) and in yellow ($S_{\mathrm{SB}} < -0.002$). b) 2D map of $\Theta$ with different $d = \Delta/h$ and $u = h / R$.  c) Diagram of energetically favorable positions $d$ for different shell thickness with $N = 8$. Inset graph shows how $\Theta$ of corresponding configurations varies as $u$ increases.}
\label{fig:N8pos}
\end{figure*}

We close by examining the behavior of highly chiral shells ($N = 8$) in response to $u$ and $d$. As shown in Fig. \ref{fig:N8pos}c, similarly to shells with $N = 4$, when shell chirality $c$ is small, the inner drop moves towards the outer surface; when $c \sim 0.5$, the inner drop prefers to stay in the center; when $c$ further increases, a bent structure appears and the inner drop adopts a slightly off-center position. A unique feature of highly chiral systems is that, when shell chirality is large ($c \ge 0.7$), shells adopt an RSS configuration. The small inner drops in RSS shells prefer to stay near the center position, probably due to a competition between surface anchoring and elastic energy.

When $u \ge 0.214$, chiral shells ($N = 8$) consist of only BS ($\Theta = 180^{\circ}$), BeS ($180^{\circ} > \Theta > 30^{\circ} $) and RSS ($\Theta \sim 30^{\circ}$). One can therefore generate a 2D map of $\Theta$ as a function of $d$ and $u$. For uniform shells ($d = 0$), the BS-to-RSS transition occurs within an extremely narrow range ($\Delta u \le 0.007 $). The sharp response to shell geometry resembles that to chirality, suggesting a potential use of chiral shells as sensors. Deformations of defect configurations occur as shell symmetry is broken. Generally speaking, the shell thickness inhomogeneity induces a decrease of $\Theta$ for BS shells and an increase of $\Theta$ for RSS shells. Interestingly, those minimum energy positions for varying shell thickness form a path with a continuous decrease of $\Theta$ from $180^{\circ}$ to $30^{\circ}$ (as shown in Fig. \ref{fig:N8pos}b), which corresponds to the BS-to-RSS transition. In experiments, the shell thickness $u$ can be easily changed by inducing a difference in osmotic pressure between the inner and outer water phases through addition of salts \cite{lopez2011frustrated}. The transformation path from BS to RSS in highly chiral shells (N = 8) predicted by our simulation (as shown in Fig. \ref{fig:N8pos}a) mimics what is seen in experiments \cite{darmon2015waltzing}. The inset of Fig. \ref{fig:N8pos}c describes how $\Theta$ decreases as shell gets thicker. It demonstrates that when the restriction of a central inner drop is removed, the decrease of $\Theta$ from $180^{\circ}$ to $30^{\circ}$ becomes much slower ($\Delta u \sim 0.43$), compared with the sharp response to shell thickness observed in uniform shells ($\Delta u \le 0.007$).

\section{Conclusion and Prospects}

A systematic study has been presented of non-chiral and chiral nematic LC shells ($R = 1\,\mathrm{\mu m}$) with strong planar degenerate anchoring ($W = 10^{-3}\,\mathrm{J/m^{2}}$). In uniform non-chiral nematic shells, as shell thickness varies, a transition between a bipolar structure (BS) and a tetravalent structure (TeS) occurs near $u^*=0.5$. For asymmetric shells ($\Delta \neq 0$), defect configurations can vary considerably. The energetically favored inner drop positions correspond to locations in the periphery of the outer drop.

For uniform chiral shells ($\Delta = 0$), a phase diagram was presented that includes several novel defect configurations, namely tetravalent structure (TeS), bipolar structure (BS), bent structure (BeS) and radial spherical structure (RSS). To characterize these, a new parameter $c = h / p$ was introduced, which measures chirality in shell geometries. Values of $c = 0.125$ and $c= 0.75$ characterize the TeS-BS and BS-RSS phase boundaries, respectively. It is important to emphasize the sharpness of the BS-RSS transition in response to both chirality and shell geometry, which suggests potential uses for triggerable materials. By examining the elastic forces on the inner drop for intermediate chirality ($N = 4$) and high chirality ($N = 8$), it was shown that the degree of asymmetry of stable configurations for different thicknesses is governed by shell chirality $c$.

Note that in this work the radius $R$ of the drop was fixed, and both surfaces (inner and outer drops) were assumed to exhibit strong degenerate planar anchoring. Many parameters remain to be investigated, including curvature, boundary conditions and temperature. Recent numerical work, for example, has revealed intriguing defect patterns when BPs are confined in slits with thickness comparable to the unit cell size \cite{fukuda2011quasi}. Such systems and others will be considered in a future study.

\begin{acknowledgements}
The authors acknowledge support from the Department of Energy, Basic Energy Sciences, Division of Materials Research, Biomaterials Program under Grant No. DE-SC0004025.
\end{acknowledgements}

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RIP Transbay Terminal Streetcar Hump
December 3, 2010 October 11, 2014 Rick Laubscher
A wrecking ball knocked the triple-track streetcar "hump" on the Transbay Terminal into oblivion today. The 71-year old building itself is next, really the final chapter in clearing the site for the billion-dollar terminal that will replace it, hoped to include stations for both high speed rail and Caltrain in addition to buses.
The "hump" was a streetcar ramp built in front of the terminal between First and Fremont Streets, just south of Mission. When it opened on January 15, 1939, some of the streetcars that had been going down Market to the Ferry Building — both Muni cars on the outer tracks and Market Street Railway Company cars on the inner tracks — were diverted to the new terminal, but the operation was such a mess (photo, below) that it caused what is still considered the worst traffic jam in Market Street history.
At first, there were two streetcar tracks, one for each company, southbound on First and northbound on Fremont, switching into three tracks on the hump. They brought passengers to the trains that ran across the Bay Bridge: three companies with trains that ran as far as Chico. But within a couple of years of opening, only the Key System trains serving the inner East Bay cities survived.
After Muni and the old Market Street Railway merged in 1944, First and Fremont were reduced to one track each, with two tracks on the ramp. By mid-1949, Muni was sending all its streetcars to the terminal: the B and C Geary lines, plus the J, K, L, M, and N.
That ended when Muni Metro opened full-time in 1982, though vintage streetcars used the terminal hump during the Trolley Festivals of the 1980s, then again when the permanent F-line opened in 1995, until the Wharf extension opened in 2000. The tracks on First and Fremont were torn up soon after, and only Muni buses have used the hump since.
Now, there are only photographs and memories…
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Peter Smith says:
December 4, 2010 - 1:03 am
how come the old streetcars had cow-catchers to prevent humans from getting stuck/pinned up them, but we don't have them today?
Rick Laubscher says:
Today, these devices, now called lifeguards, are under the front of the car.


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Stefano De Martino (Torre Annunziata, Provincia de Nápoles, Italia, 3 de octubre de 1989) es un bailarín profesional, actor de cinema y de teatro, presentador de televisión y de radio italiano, empresario, coreógrafo, showman y modelo. Es uno de los Millennials más conocidos y famosos de la televisión italiana y, en general, del "star system" italiano, también gracias a sus relaciones sentimentales con Emma Marrone, Belén Rodríguez, Gilda Ambrosio y Mariacarla Boscono.

Biografía

Familia y vida privada
Belén Rodríguez en abril de 2012 se comprometió con Stefano De Martino. El 9 de abril de 2013 nació, en Milán, Santiago De Martino, el primer hijo de la pareja Stefano y Belén que luego se unió oficialmente en matrimonio bajo religión católica unido a la ley italiana el 20 de septiembre de 2013 en Comignago. El matrimonio terminó el 22 de diciembre de 2015. Stefano, antes de su relación con Belén, se había hecho famoso gracias a la relación, que duró de 2009 a 2012, con la cantante de Amici Emma Marrone.

De 2013 a 2015 Belén ha financiado, sin éxito, algunas iniciativas empresariales de Stefano De Martino, en ese momento su primer marido: estos fracasos, de acuerdo con Chi, son algunas de las razones que llevaron a su separación en diciembre de 2015. Por ejemplo, en octubre de 2014 Belén Rodríguez y su esposo Stefano De Martino fundó una cadena de tiendas de ropa en Milán llamado 4store y luego, al ver el éxito inicial, siguiendo la cadena expandida fuera de Milán a mediados del año 2015, pero a finales de 2015, la cadena fracasaron: tenga en cuenta que en virtud de la ley italiana, el cónyuge más rico (Belén) debe pagar un mantenimiento de la vida a la ex cónyuge (Stefano) que es más pobre (de Belén) también en caso de infidelidad (de Stefano contra Belén); después de que Stefano abandonó el hogar conyugal en marzo de 2015 después de algunos meses de graves dificultad: después del intento fallido de Belén de reconciliarse con su marido, el 21 de diciembre de 2015 Stefano De Martino definitivamente deja el domicilio conyugal (y su esposa Belén y su hijo Santiago De Martino); el día siguiente (el 22 de diciembre de 2015) Belén anunció en público la ruptura definitiva de este matrimonio.

Stefano De Martino y Belén Rodríguez se separaron legalmente el 24 de enero de 2017 cuando firmaron un acuerdo judicial (el "divorcio breve") en la Corte de Milán; como parte de este "divorcio breve", Stefano fue condenado a pagar 1000 Euros cada mes a su hijo Santiago hasta que alcanza la mayoría; según la ley italiana, el divorcio entra en vigor legalmente después de seis meses de separación legal. Para evitar un muy largo y muy costoso juicio público en Tribunal, Stefano ni demandó ni recibió dinero de su exmujer. Stefano (que es más pobre de Belén) no está obligado a pagar a su ex-esposa, sino únicamente a su hijo Santiago que vive con Belén. El 22 de abril de 2019, luego de algunos meses de visitas privadas para tratar de resolver los contrastes de 5 años anteriores, Stefano y Belén regresaron juntos, por primera vez en público; después de unos meses de rumores, Belén en mayo de 2020 comunicó a la prensa la crisis de la relación, y en julio de 2020 comunicó la segunda ruptura con Stefano causando un escándalo.

En octubre de 2020 De Martino llama la atención los medios de comunicación sobre su vida privada, debido a su flirteo con la supermodelo Mariacarla Boscono. En junio de 2021 y en febrero de 2022 circularon rumores en la prensa italiana sobre una supuesta relación sentimental entre De Martino y la presentadora de televisión Andrea Delogu, pero esta última lo desmintió diciendo que los dos son solo amigos y De Martino no hizo declaración sobre lo que dijo la prensa (y desmentido por Delogu). De Martino entre 2016 y 2019 tuvo una relación sentimental con la diseñadora de moda, estilista y influenciadora Gilda Ambrosio; en la primavera de 2020, durante la crisis entre Belen y Stefano, circularon rumores en la prensa italiana sobre una supuesta relación sentimental entre De Martino y la presentadora de televisión Alessia Marcuzzi, pero ambos lo han negado públicamente.

Carrera artística
Stefano De Martino fue un bailarín profesional en el talent show de Canale 5 Amici di Maria De Filippi en 4 temporadas (2009-2010, 2010-2011, 2011-2012 y 2012-2013), así que fue un coreógrafo en el "variedad dominigal" de Rai 2 Quelli che il calcio en la temporada 2013-2014 y el otoño de 2014. De Martino ha participado también como showman en las siguientes programas de la televisión italiana: Chiambretti Night (late night show de Canale 5) en la temporada 2010-2011, Domenica Cinque ("variedad dominigal" y talk show de Canale 5) en las temporadas 2010-2011 y 2011-2012, Chiambretti Supermarket (late night show de Italia 1) entre la primavera de 2014 y en el verano de 2014, Quanto manca (late night show de Rai 2) en el otoño de 2014, Grand Hotel Chiambretti (late night show de Canale 5) entre el invierno y en la primavera de 2015 y - de nuevo - en la primavera de 2016, Maurizio Costanzo Show (late night show de Rete 4) entre 2015 y 2016. En el otoño de 2015 De Martino fue presentador y showman junto con Marcello Sacchetta en la primera edición del talent show de Real Time Italia Amici Casting. En este período De Martino se convirtió en uno de los blancos preferidos por los paparazzi italianos.

De Martino en la temporada 2015-2016 fue un bailarín profesional y presentador del day-time en la XV edición del talent show Amici di Maria De Filippi. En el invierno de 2016 De Martino fue uno de los profesores y showman en la primera edición del talent show de Canale 5 Pequeños gigantes Italia conducido por Belén Rodríguez. De Martino en el otoño de 2016 ha participado (junto con Marcello Sacchetta) como presentador y showman en la segunda edición del talent show Amici Casting de Real Time Italia; en el mismo periodo (en el otoño de 2016) De Martino (junto con Mariano Di Vaio) fue uno de los profesores y tutores en la primera edición del talent show de Canale 5 Selfie – Le cose cambiano, conducido por Simona Ventura. En la temporada 2016-2017 De Martino fue un bailarín profesional, showman y presentador del day-time en la XVI edición del talent show Amici di Maria De Filippi. De Martino en el diciembre de 2016 ha participado como showman en el variedad de Canale 5 House Party Italia. En el marzo de 2017 De Martino ha participado, como showman y bailarín profesional, en el variedad de Canale 5 Le Olimpiadi della Tv. Entre mayo y junio de 2017 De Martino (junto con Bernardo Corradi) fue uno de los tutores y profesores en la segunda edición del talent show de Canale 5 Selfie – Le cose cambiano conducido por Simona Ventura. En el mayo de 2017 De Martino ha participado también en el late night show Maurizio Costanzo Show (ahora colocado de nuevo en Canale 5) como showman.

De Martino en el otoño de 2017 ha participado (junto con Marcello Sacchetta y Paolo Ciavarro) como presentador y showman en la tercera edición del talent show Amici Casting de Real Time Italia; en la temporada 2017-2018 De Martino fue un bailarín profesional, showman y presentador del day-time en la XVII edición del talent show de Canale 5 Amici di Maria De Filippi. De Martino entre el invierno y en la primavera de 2018 ha participado como enviado en la isla en la XIII edición del reality de Canale 5 L'isola dei famosi, luego, al final de este trabajo, regresó como bailarín profesional y showman en Amici di Maria De Filippi. De Martino en el mismo período participó también como showman en el late night show Maurizio Costanzo Show (producido por la compañía de producción Fascino PGT para Canale 5) y participó en la nueva campaña publicitaria de Avon como modelo y testimonio de la nueva fragancia V for Victory. De Martino en el junio de 2018 participó como showman (junto con otras personalidades famosas) en la primera edición del variedad de Canale 5 Vuoi scommettere? conducido por Michelle Hunziker. De Martino en el otoño de 2018 perdió todos sus roles de trabajo en Amici a favor de Lorella Boccia, ha participado en la nueva campaña publicitaria de Intimissimi como modelo y testimonio de su nueva línea de ropa interior masculina y participó como showman en Domenica In (el "variedad dominigal" de Rai 1 conducido por Mara Venier), Big Show (el programa de humor de Italia 1 conducido por Andrea Pucci junto con Katia Follesa) y Rivelo (late night show de Real Time Italia conducido por Lorella Boccia). De Martino fue, en el mismo período, testimonio de varias campañas publicitarias.

Después de haber participado, como showman y guest-star, en el talent show de Rai 1 Sanremo Young conducido por Antonella Clerici, en la primavera de 2019 De Martino se convirtió en el presentador (junto con Fatima Trotta) de la IX edición de Made in Sud, el programa de humor de Rai 2 previamente conducido por Gigi D'Alessio: en el mismo período, De Martino debutó como presentador de radio presentando (junto con Andrea Delogu) la VI edición, en las frecuencias de Radio 2, del talent show de canto The Voice, luego De Martino, siempre en la primavera de 2019, es el protagonista del documental de Real Time Italia Stefano De Martino - Su di Me. De Martino presentó, junto con Belén Rodríguez, dos eventos musicales de horario central en Rai 2, La notte della Taranta, el 24 de agosto de 2019, y el Festival di Castrocaro, el 3 de septiembre de 2019. De Martino en el otoño de 2019 se convirtió en el presentador (por primera vez solo, sin tener co-presentadores) de la V edición de Stasera tutto è possibile, el programa de humor de Rai 2 previamente conducido por Amadeus. Después de haber debutado, a finales del año 2019, como doblador, prestando su voz al personaje de Speedy, en la película Arctic Dogs estrenada en cines italianos en 2020, De Martino en el verano de 2020 regresa en Rai 2 como presentador, junto con Fatima Trotta, de la X edición de Made in Sud.

El 27 de agosto de 2020 De Martino presentó el Festival di Castrocaro en Rai 2 (esta vez sin tener co-presentadores). En el invierno de 2021 debutó como actor en la VI edición de la series de TV de Rai 1 Che Dio ci aiuti y fue el presentador de la VI edición del show de Rai 2 Stasera tutto è possibile. En la primavera de 2021 De Martino fue uno de los jueces de competición (junto con Emanuele Filiberto y Stash Fiordispino) en la XX edición del talent show de Canale 5 Amici di Maria De Filippi. En julio de 2021 Stefano De Martino y su hijo Santiago - que había debutado, en septiembre de 2020 junto a su padre Stefano, como actor de doblaje en la película Arctic Dogs - obtienen la portada de Vanity Fair Italia. En el verano de 2021 De Martino participó como actor principal junto a Fiammetta Cicogna en el rodaje de la película Il giorno più bello - dirigida por Andrea Zalone - y poco después De Martino participó, como actor de teatro, en el espectáculo Che coppia noi tre - donde actúa como protagonista junto a Biagio Izzo y Francesco Paolantoni - obteniendo excelentes críticas. Posteriormente, este espectáculo, dado el buen éxito de público obtenido, se repitió en los meses siguientes, y en 2022.

El 12 de diciembre de 2021 De Martino participó como showman en la noche benéfica Festa di Natale - una serata per Telethon, evento presentado, en el horario central de Rai 1, por Mara Venier con Paolo Belli. De Martino, entre el diciembre de 2021 y el enero de 2021, presentó la primera edición de Bar Stella, el nuevo late night show de Rai 2 (este programa representa su debut como autor), y fue el presentador de la VII edición del programa de horario central de Rai 2 Stasera tutto è possibile para 8 eventos en 2022 entre febrero y abril. En la primavera de 2022 De Martino fue uno de los jueces de competición - junto, por segunda vez consecutiva, con Emanuele Filiberto y Stash Fiordispino - en la XXI edición del talent show de Canale 5 Amici di Maria De Filippi. Stefano De Martino y su hijo Santiago en mayo de 2022 participaron en la campaña publicitaria de Emporio Armani como modelos y testimonios. En mayo de 2022, De Martino participó, como showman, en el programa Le Iene conducido por Belén Rodríguez y Teo Mammuccari en el horario central de Italia 1, y luego participó - junto con Alessia Marcuzzi y otros vip - en el programa Domenica In Show conducido por Mara Venier en el horario central de Rai 1. El 9 de junio de 2022 se estrenó en los cines italianos la película Il giorno più bello, en la que De Martino actúa como actor principal, rodada el año anterior (el 2021). De Martino, como representante de Rai 2, y Andrea Delogu, como representante de Radio 2, a partir del 30 de junio de 2022 presentan juntos el festival de música de Rai 2, denominado Tim Summer Hits, para 6 episodios semanales en el horario central. De Martino - a partir del 26 de septiembre de 2022 - fue el presentador de la VIII edición de Stasera tutto è possibile para 6 episodios semanales en Rai 2, que reemplazan el nuevo programa de juegos musicales Sing Sing Sing, (versión italiana del programa americano de NBC That's My Jam conducido por Jimmy Fallon), inicialmente previsto para este periodo (con De Martino como presentador) pero los ejecutivos de Rai 2 lo pospusieron para el año siguiente (el 2023). Después de ser invitado en Rai 3 por Fabio Fazio en su programa cultural Che tempo che fa, De Martino presentó en Rai 2, a partir del 29 de noviembre de 2022 hasta el 12 de enero de 2023, la segunda edición de Bar Stella y presentó en Rai 2 la IX edición de Stasera tutto è possibile a partir del 13 de febrero de 2023 para 7 episodios semanales. De Martino a partir del 8 de marzo de 2023 hasta el 7 de mayo de 2023 protagonizó (escrito por él mismo y Riccardo Cassini y dirigido por Riccardo Cassini) el espectáculo Meglio Stasera! Quasi-one man show en los principales teatros italianos, obteniendo éxito tanto con la crítica como con el público.

Carrera

Televisión
 Amici di Maria De Filippi (Canale 5, 2009-2010, 2011-2013, 2015-2018, 2021-2022; Real Time Italia, 2015-2018)
 Chiambretti Night (Canale 5, 2010-2011)
 Domenica Cinque (Canale 5, 2010-2012)
 Quelli che il calcio (Rai 2, 2013-2014)
 Chiambretti Supermarket (Italia 1, 2014)
 Quanto manca (Rai 2, 2014)
 Grand Hotel Chiambretti (Canale 5, 2015-2016)
 Maurizio Costanzo Show (Rete 4, 2015-2016; Canale 5, 2017-actual)
 Amici Casting (Real Time Italia, 2015-2017)
 Pequeños gigantes Italia (Canale 5, 2016)
 Selfie – Le cose cambiano (Canale 5, 2016-2017)
 House Party Italia (Canale 5, 2016)
 Le Olimpiadi della Tv (Canale 5, 2017)
 L'isola dei famosi (Canale 5, 2018)
 Vuoi scommettere? (Canale 5, 2018)
 Domenica In (Rai 1, 2018-actual)
 Big Show (Italia 1, 2018)
 Rivelo (Real Time Italia, 2018)
 Sanremo Young (Rai 1, 2019)
 Made in Sud (Rai 2, 2019-2020)
 Stefano De Martino - Su di Me (Real Time Italia, 2019)
 La notte della Taranta (Rai 2, 2019)
 Festival di Castrocaro (Rai 2, 2019-2020)
 Stasera tutto è possibile (Rai 2, 2019 y 2021-2023)
 Festa di Natale - una serata per Telethon (Rai 1, 2021)
 Bar Stella (Rai 2, 2021-2023)
 Le Iene (Italia 1, 2022)
 Domenica In Show (Italia 1, 2022)
 Tim Summer Hits (Rai 2, 2022)

Radio
 The Voice (Radio 2, 2019)

Filmografía

Doblaje
 2020 - Arctic Dogs, dirigida por Aaron Woodley - personaje: voz de Speedy

Ficción
 Che Dio ci aiuti 6 (Rai 1, 2021)

Teatro
 2021 - Che coppia noi tre
 2023 - Meglio Stasera! Quasi-one man show

Cinema
 2022 - Il giorno più bello, dirigida por Andrea Zalone

Enlaces externos
 stefano-demartino.it (en italiano)

Referencias

Modelos masculinos de Italia
Bailarines de Italia
Nacidos en Torre Annunziata

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A nice touch of warmth in these cold times and with internationa stars like Zoe Kazan, Caleb Landry Jones and Bill Nighy! Lone Scherfig has created a grand ensemble film - a format rarely seen in Danish cinema.
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'The Kindness of Strangers' have the scope of a Hollywood classic, but is a Danish production from Creative Alliance in Copenhagen. It takes place in New York City, a paradoxical metropolis full of dreams, romance, shattered illusions and shipwrecked souls.
Despite the backdrop, the film is rounded by Scherfig's background in European cinematic traditions, with her eye for characters it portrays the capabilities of strangers in extreme situations and chooses solidarity in a cold political climate.
In dark times where many people live on the edge of collapse, 'The Kindness of Strangers' will restore your faith in humanity, showing how random meetings and moments of charity and good will towards others can lead to surprising results.
Writer and Director Lone Scherfig, born in 195, graduated in direction from the National Film School of Denmark in 1984. Her first feature film 'The Birthday Trip' (1990), gained international attention and won the Grand Jury Prix in Rouen. Lone Scherfig's contribution to Dogme, 'Italian for Beginners' (2000), became a large success in Denmark as well as internationally. It received overwhelming praise from the critics and won serveral awards at Berlinale including best direction. Later on Scherfig directed 'An Education' (2009), based on a script by the novelist Nick Hornby. It was nominated for three academy awards and won the audience award at Sundance Film Festival. Her latest film 'The Kindness of Strangers' (2019) was chosen to open this years Berlinale and was also in competition for the Golden Bear.
"I am so grateful for the actors. They understood that they could influence the characters and I have chosen them because each and every one of them are extremely capable and special. They granted the characters traits that I don't possess, and shared their ideas and depth. They have all captured the tone of the film instinctively".
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The paint had faded, but the mermaids were still distinguishable, swimming on the ruined walls, their tails and hair sometimes entwined with the tail and hair of another mermaid. Some of them had hair so white it was nearly indistinguishable from the walls. Others had red hair, blue, yellow, black, brown. Some were old. Some were new. They had different skin tones and shades. They were different sizes, different personalities. No one mermaid dominated, although one in the middle, with long graying red hair, looked straight out at them. She was a bit bigger than the others. She was older and beautiful. She reminded Myla of the mermaid from her dream—the dream she had had ten years ago and the one she had last night.
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Plasma Power is the name of the deck used by Haruto Kobayashi, who was the champion in the Junior Division in the 2014 World Championships. It is one of the four 2014 World Championships Decks, released in November 2014, and is based on the Team Plasma archetype. Each Deck comes with a Worlds 2014 themed Deckbox, a booklet about the championships, a non-tournament-legal print of the sixty card deck, and the 2014 World Championships Pin. The cards included in the deck aren't the prints actually used in the decks, but are the most recent printing of the lowest rarity of the cards.
Haruto Kobayashi's Plasma Power deck is a battle-tested Team Plasma deck, using Thundurus-EX and Colress Machine early to attach lots of Energy fast for big attacks. The ACE SPEC card Scramble Switch can get a new Active Pokémon switched in and powered up in no time, leading to surprise Knock Outs that can throw anyone off! All the while, Deoxys-EX sits patiently on the Bench, boosting the damage of all the other Team Plasma Pokémon—including the main attacker, Kyurem. It's a deck for quick and crushing victory!
Haruto was nervous about facing players who didn't speak Japanese—but after he played a few of those opponents in just-for-fun matches, he stopped worrying. And, as it turned out, six of the players in his top 8 were from Japan! For his deck, Haruto concentrated on making a Plasma deck focused on Kyurem, because, as he puts it: "I had thought about making a deck that could handle things like Pyroar. I tried playing lots of battles with it." That turned out to be a good idea: "Around the sixth match I ran into a Pyroar user, and all went according to plan.
Haruto has a choice of heavy-hitting Pokémon to choose from. His deck also includes Latias-EX, a Pokémon that plays well in a field where virtually every opposing Pokémon has an Ability, such as Pyroar, Keldeo-EX, and Darkrai-EX.
The deck includes the Emerging Powers print of Max Potion, while the decklist in the 2014 World Championships Booklet lists the deck as having the Plasma Freeze print instead, which is the equivalent of the print Haruto Kobayashi used in the tournament. Although it is typical that the decks include the lowest possible rarity of the specific cards, the decklist is in error as they usually reflect this modification.
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Now that's a fine doodle!
I like it a lot. Makes me think of some air brushed Art Deco motifs, only not quite. It has a more solid dimensional feel. It has a quality. Keep doodling!
thank you Silvy actually I didn't use *all* of the tools ArtRage is offering - for example, there isn't a single sticker spray in this painting (although I'm a big fan of sticker spray ).
Great result of a doodle!
MSIE.... i saw this last night ( for me ) just after you posted it and loved it immediately but want to let it sink in some more... it has so many things that I like... starting with the delicate watercolor tints and then the strong solid O.. which looks like a portal into another space that has started leaking plasma out into our universe... graphically a strong image with rich colors and as Alexandra said so well ... oooooOOOOoooooOOOoooOOOH!
Seriously good and multiple reactions to your art.


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Unlike interior design ideas for bedrooms and living rooms, trying to pick ones out for your bathroom can often be a tad bit more challenging. While most of us are pretty sure about what we need in the shower, a bathroom vanity is not something that we are very clear about. Most often that is because we do not pay enough attention to this aspect and on other instances, we are short on design ideas for it. But most importantly, it is because many underestimate the beauty and charm that a well crafted and perfectly thought out bathroom vanity can add to a setting.
We start off with a bathroom vanity that will fit in snugly with most contemporary houses and the way they are going minimalistic with the interior design. Following the trend is this cool and sleek vanity that uses dark and deep hues along with a shiny counter to effortlessly blend the black and white. The modern faucet and the large mirror make it ideal for someone following a luxurious theme for their home.
This bathroom vanity is not cluttered. It is great to look at, but is pretty simple to imitate and emulate, if you are aware of what you are doing. Ideally designed to fit in with most existing homes; the hand-crafted design along with the lovely grain of wood make it easy on the eyes.
If you like the more floral feel, along with a wonderfully vivacious design that adds plenty of beauty to your home, then this bathroom vanity is absolutely perfect. The oval mirror with metal frame and the bright and bold green cabinet give it a very regal and even a touch 'oriental' overtone.
This is our own personal favorite with both beauty and blue coming together. The vanity really seems to transport you into another world with the jars lit in white and the background clad in beautiful blocks of black. If you are looking for one word to describe it, somehow 'magical' feels apt.
While all of us might not be blessed with bathrooms this lovely and relaxing, the vanity in show definitely adds to the look and feel with its classic style and a simple design that employs a re-purposed piece of furniture. Exquisite and eco-conscious at the same time!
This is all about designing a vanity that syncs in completely with existing environment and this one has a very rustic look to it and that is what works so well. The ultra-minimalist approach along with the creation of the wall and the floor that give a stone-like impression, help pull off this style effortlessly.
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If you love the big round mirror and maybe cannot get enough of yourself, then this is what you want. Apart from the big mirror, it takes a wall-to-wall design approach and that fits well if you have one whole side of your bathroom to spare. The green on the copper along with the basic countertop make it both effective and efficient.
Here are twin vanities that have been custom-designed to incorporate corbels brought in by the clients. You can of course borrow from the look, if you have both the space and the home to match the twin-vanity look. This almost feels like a page out of the 'White House Catalog'.
This award-winning design might be hard to pull off even with expert help, but you can definitely incorporate many of the elements here in your design. The legs of the vanity were crafted from an 1800s piano, while the mirror frame is simply stunning and fits in perfectly with the theme. The basket underneath and the entire look is almost a tad bit 'British' in its appearance!
This curvy delight has an air of freshness about it and sits very well with an eclectic pattern along with a bit of natural green around it. While the wooden curves point to somehow a Japanese overtone, the design is both ergonomic and distinctive.
Leather, Swarovski crystals and shades of golden hues make this one a vanity of the stars; or at least those who wish to be pampered like stars. The designer vanity is all about luxury and while it might not be ideal for all, it looks great if you have a lavish home that will match its pomp.


Sampedro's production process is semi-vertical, which means the company has practically all production sectors at its disposal, except for spinning and some finishing services such as carding.
All our pieces are created, designed and developed in this workshop. Always cutting-edge, and always trying to anticipate the latest trends, this is where our creative and technical staff create and develop designs for prints and Jacquard weaves, colours and finishes, always with a focus on an objective or a solution. In this regard we are never satisfied: a new design, a special yarn, a colour that has never been dyed before, a new twist, a different wash, a new blend of fabrics. We create, develop, test and produce. For us, the sky's the limit.
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This is where the fabric is produced, now housed in a modern department in a building built specifically for this purpose. It has 60 machines consisting of 25 Jacquard and 35 Dobby looms. The ID process of the articles produced is supported by CAD systems which enable the design work for Jacquard and Dobby to be carried out. It also has an online system to control and monitor production for real-time control of the department's performance.
This weaving support department allows us to detect possible defects at an early stage of the production process, thus enabling us to correct them on the loom. At this stage the inspection is done manually.
This is a colour laboratory equipped with a set of machines that give us great flexibility of processes, pre-treatment operations and dyeing. In this department Sampedro carries out yarn-dyeing on cheese bobbins, terries and fabrics in exhaustive dyeing or semi-continuous. Depending on the type of raw material we work with, we use vat dyes, reactive dyes, vat/disperse dyes, reactive/disperse dyes.
So we can offer our most demanding customers a wide variety of printed fabric, Sampedro has a screen printing machine and a printing roller machine, which ensures full process flexibility.
- Chemical finishing, Sampedro has two stenters with 4 and 8 drying fields, respectively.
- -Physical finishing, fabric finishing is not complete without the important phase of calendering. This is where the final look of bed sheets and tablecloths is improved, making them softer and more lustrous. -	Tambler is applied to terry towelling/waffle fabrics and improves the touch and appearance of these items, making them bulkier and softer. -	Finally, compression - usually referred to as Sanfor - is applied to fabrics when we want to improve properties such as the feel and dimensional stability of the fabric without adding chemicals such as resin.
This ensures that all items produced and finished in Sampedro undergo rigorous inspection that ensures their degree of compliance. All defects will be reported at this stage in order to facilitate cutting and making up, but also to maximise the use of the fabric and prevent defective items being produced. This department is equipped with four machines to inspect the fabric and one fabric-folding machine.
Much of the actual making-up service is currently carried out externally. Basically only cutting operations are carried out at Sampedro. The company has a machine for quilting and making eiderdowns, and some sewing machines to produce small orders and samples for customers.
The quality laboratory is involved in all stages of the textile process but is not, on its own, part of it. It exists alongside production to ensure and control the quality of the materials and processes through physical and chemical testing.
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Vijayapura, Apr 13: State home minister, M B Patil, said that no one has raised the demand for separate Lingayat religion during the current election. He noted that in spite of this, state water resources minister, D K Shivakumar, has been voluntarily offering public apologies on this issue frequently. He said with this action, Shivakumar has been testing the patience of himself and people like him. He pledged to bring before the people the plan behind these apologies and the conspiracy with which Shivakumar is involved.
"We have repeatedly made it clear that Congress as a political party has nothing to do with the demand for creation of separate Lingayat religion. Still, Shivakumar has been unnecessarily saying that Congress fared poorly in the previous election because of its association with movement meant to win religious recognition for Lingayat. He also has been offering apologies publicly for the same. Let him first tender an apology for allowing Congress to lose its eminence in Mysuru region where Vokkaligas have predominance, and for the reverses the party has suffered there," he quipped.
The minister said that Lingayat religion founded by Basavanna is the very soul of the existence of Lingayat people. "Because of this, Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee and Swamijis of his religion have jointly supported the demand for separate Lingayat religion. In Karnataka, Congress party is not associated with this demand, but Shivakumar has been extending apologies unnecessarily, perhaps with the intention of challenging our silence in the matter. Who gave Shivakumar, who claims himself to be an ordinary worker of the party, the right and authority to apologise about our religion? I am owning silence now to see that the party does not face tricky situation during the election. I will lay bare the people behind Shivakumar's unnecessary apologies," he thundered.
Patil pointed out that Lingayat people have not interfered with Shivakumar's caste, religion, etc, and added that he would discuss the matter with party's national president, Rahul Gandhi, and party in-charge of Karnataka, K C Venugopal. He said he prefers not to respond for the present as Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee president, Dinesh Gundu Rao, has asked him to remain silent. "Once election is over, I will call a separate press conference and expose the colours of people behind this ploy," Patil stated.
At the same time, speaking at Kalaburagi, president of Akhil Bharat Veerashaiva Mahasabha and former minister, Shamanur Shivashankarappa, said that the separate religion recognition issue is a closed chapter now and that there are no differences between the people belonging to Veerashaiva and Lingayat groups.
He was here on Friday to take part in the Veerashaiva - Lingayat conference held with Congress support here. He felt that everything will settle down if the Swamijis keep themselves away from politics.
So true. Thats what happens when so called HIGH COMMAND of the parties are unaware of the ground realities and negative impact these alliances can have.
Dks and his assocition with jds is known to everyone in old mysore region. Thats why even cong volunteers dont give importance to him. He knows that he can never be a vokkaliga leader till devgowda and his sons are active so these type of cheap tricks.
Mr.Patil can you pls shut your mouth till the election.
Patil tricked the party in the last assembly elections !!


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For decades, drivers have trusted Cadillac to make the luxurious and performance-oriented vehicles they need. The new Cadillac XT6 checks both boxes and offers the practicality needed for modern families to enjoy their drives. If a mid-size SUV with three spacious rows of seating is what you are after, the team at McGonigal Cadillac invites you to test drive the Cadillac XT6.
Cadillac XT6 Performance
You will have your choice between two powerful engines when you decide to bring home the new Cadillac XT6. For the entry-level Luxury trim, Cadillac goes with a turbo 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine that generates 237 horsepower and 258 pound-feet of torque. Paired with this is a nine-speed automatic transmission. Choosing one of the other trims will mean getting a 3.6-liter V6, which gives you 310 horsepower and 271 pound-feet of torque to work with around Kokomo, IN. This engine also pairs with a nine-speed automatic, and front-wheel drive is the standard setup. All-wheel drive is optional on all trims except the Sport, which comes exclusively with a performance-oriented all-wheel drive system.
Technology Features
There are multiple standard technology features to take advantage of when it comes to the Cadillac XT6. The entry-level Luxury features an 8-inch touchscreen, an onboard Wi-Fi hotspot, six USB ports, and an eight-speaker premium sound system from Bose. There are also the wireless versions of both Android Auto and Apple CarPlay. For the Premium Luxury and Sport trim levels, the Cadillac XT6 adds wireless device charging for an even more high-tech experience when on the road.
Safety and Driver-Assist
Advanced safety technology is standard for every new Cadillac XT6 model. You can feel more confident in Kokomo and beyond, thanks to:
Blind-spot monitoring with rear cross-traffic alert
Lane-keeping assist
Forward-collision mitigation with automatic emergency braking
Forward pedestrian braking
The upscale Cadillac XT6 also comes with a safety alert seat, which helps to ensure that you get the information you need in time to react properly. Buyers who choose the Premium Luxury or Sport trim levels will also get rain-sensing windshield wipers to help when the weather takes a sudden turn for the worse.
Staying comfortable is easy inside the new Cadillac XT6. The entry-level Luxury trim comes beautifully equipped with things like tri-zone automatic climate control, synthetic leather upholstery, heated front seats, and a panoramic sunroof. This version of the Cadillac XT6 also has a second-row bench seat, which means it has spacious seating for seven.
If you choose the Premium Luxury model, the first two rows of the Cadillac XT6 will have genuine leather upholstery. This model also gains a power-adjustable steering column, plus a heated steering wheel. An available Platinum Package will give this SUV things like premium leather upholstery and simulated suede headliners. There is also the Comfort & Air Quality Package, which gives you ventilated front seats, heated rear outboard seats, and an air ionizer. Top trim levels can swap their second-row bench for second-row captain's chairs.
Cadillac XT6 Trim Levels
Which of the three trim levels will be the right fit for your life? They all have a lot to offer, and here is a brief look at some of the highlights:
Luxury: Power liftgate, heated front seats, wireless Android Auto, wireless Apple CarPlay, LED headlights, six USB ports, Wi-Fi hotspot
Premium Luxury: Hands-free power liftgate, wireless charging pad, interior wood accents, rain-sensing windshield wipers, heated steering wheel
Sport: Carbon fiber interior accents, adaptive sport suspension, unique exterior accents, Brembo brakes with red calipers
Learn more about the well-rounded and sophisticated Cadillac XT6 by contacting our team to arrange a test drive.


Robert Campbell's decision to leave McCann Erickson is a blow to the morale of the agency (page 1). For the past two years, the network's EMEA chief, Rupert Howell, has worked hard to effect a change in culture at the agency.
Nevertheless, change and McCann are not easy bedfellows. Under Campbell's stewardship, McCann's London office has improved but there's still a way to go. The company is steeped in a tradition that values client services above creativity. No wonder Campbell couldn't face the prospect of attempting to turn around its creative reputation across Europe.
When Howell assembled his dream management team, dubbed the McCann Eight, there was one flaw. The team was made up of experienced, successful and, in most cases, already rich veterans of the industry. Campbell was one of them and as such has already proved his ability elsewhere. Crucially, having sold the agency he co-founded to WPP for £27 million in 1999, he has also earned enough to make losing his current salary a manageable prospect.