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Alcante, de son vrai nom Didier Swysen, est un scénariste belge de bande dessinée, né le  à Uccle (Région de Bruxelles-Capitale), en Belgique.

Biographie
De son vrai nom Didier Swysen, Alcante naît le  à Uccle, une commune bruxelloise.

Il fait ses humanités à Louvain-la-Neuve au Lycée Martin V. Il se tourne tout d'abord vers des études en sciences économiques. Après ses cinq années (licence et maîtrise) à l'université catholique de Louvain-la-Neuve, il est engagé comme chercheur à l'université d'Anvers pendant quatre ans, avant de travailler plusieurs années comme conseiller dans une grande entreprise publique et dans un .

Parallèlement, il débute en tant que scénariste. En 1995, il remporte un concours de scénario supervisé par Raoul Cauvin et il voit ainsi sa première planche publiée dans l'hebdomadaire Spirou. Il participe au site BDAmateur.com, sur lequel il s'exerce sur des scénarios courts. À partir de 2002, ses histoires courtes sont régulièrement publiées dans Spirou. Il adopte alors le pseudonyme d'Alcante, composé des premières syllabes des prénoms de ses enfants : Alexandre et Quentin.

Pour Dupuis, il écrit Pandora Box, une série de huit albums transposant des mythes grecs dans l'actualité contemporaine. Cette série « multi-dessinateurs » paraît à partir de . L'intégrale, en deux volumes, parait en 2009. Puis, à la demande du scénariste Jean Van Hamme, Alcante écrit un album dérivé de la série XIII, Colonel Amos dans la série XIII Mystery, dessiné par François Boucq, un récit qui va connaître une prépublication dans le journal financier Les Échos et une prépublication en couleurs dans Casemate, l'album est publié chez Dargaud en 2011.

La collaboration avec Jean Van Hamme se poursuit également sur Rani, une série historique se déroulant en Inde au .

Devenu scénariste à temps plein en , il écrit d'autres scénarios, dans différents registres : le thriller (Jason Brice, Interpol), l'anticipation (Re-Mind), le drame (Quelques jours Ensemble), l'aventure historique (La fin des Templiers).

En 2014, il entame une collaboration avec les éditions Kennes et adapte pour celles-ci deux séries de romans québécois : La Vie compliquée de Léa Olivier de Catherine Girard-Audet, et Bine / L'incroyable histoire de Benoit-Olivier de Daniel Brouillette.

À partir de 2017, il lance une série historique (trois albums) intitulée LaoWai (Glénat) avec le concours de Laurent-Frédéric  Bollée (scénario) et Xavier Besse (dessin).

En 2020 est publié le roman graphique La Bombe, racontant en près de  l'histoire vraie de la bombe atomique, de 1933 à 1945, avec les textes d'Alcante et Laurent-Frédéric Bollée, Denis Rodier étant l'illustrateur. L'ouvrage fait notamment partie de la sélection pour le grand prix de la critique 2021. L'album remporte le Prix Cases d'Histoire 2020 et le prix de la critique ACBD de la BD québécoise 2020. Lors de la remise des Prix Atomium en 2021, l'ouvrage gagne le Prix Cognito de la BD historique.

En termes d'influences, Alcante s'inspire des grands scénaristes tels Patrick Cothias, Makyo, Alan Moore ou Jean Van Hamme, ses influences sont également celles des Contes et Légendes de tous pays, qu'il a dévorés étant enfant.

Vie privée
Alcante vit en 2022 à Bruxelles avec son épouse et ses deux enfants. Outre la bande dessinée, ses centres d'intérêt sont tournés vers le cinéma, les séries télé, les jeux de rôle, l'Histoire et la politique. C'est un sportif qui aime voyager.

Œuvres

Séries

 Re-Mind, Dargaud, dessins d'Andrea Mutti (4 tomes), 2010-2012

 La Vie compliquée de Léa Olivier, d'après les romans de Catherine Girard-Audet, dessins de Ludo Borecki, Kennes éditions.

One shots
 Quelques jours ensemble, dessins de Fanny Montgermont, Dupuis, collection « Aire libre », 2008
 Les Gardiens des Enfers, dessins de Matteo, Glénat, 2010
 La Conjuration de Cluny, dessins de Luca Malisan, Glénat, 2010
 Interpol, tome 1, L'affaire Patrice Hellers, dessins de Steven Dupré, Dupuis, 2010.
 XIII Mystery tome 4, Colonel Amos, dessins de François Boucq, Dargaud, 2011
 Clair-Obscur dans la vallée de la lune, dessins de Fanny Montgermont, Dupuis, collection Aire Libre, 2012
 Carthago Adventures, tome 4, Aipaloovik, scénario en collaboration avec Christophe Bec, dessins d'Alexis Sentenac et Brice Cossu, Les Humanoïdes Associés, 2014
 Star Fuckers, scénario en collaboration avec Gihef, dessins de Dylan Teague, couleurs de Véra Daviet, Kennes Éditions, 2017
Boldhür, dessins de Corentin Longrée, Kennes éditions, 2017
La Bombe, co-scénario de Laurent-Frédéric Bollée, dessins de Denis Rodier, Glénat, 2020

Didier Swysen est également l'auteur d'un scénario de Jeu de Rôles (écran de fumée) publié par le fanzine Chrysopée, ainsi que de deux nouvelles (Un monde virtu-Wal, publié dans Le Soir, et Neuf boules pour une balle, publié dans Le Soir Magazine).

Prix et distinctions
 2006 :  Prix du meilleur album des lycéens de Guadeloupe pour Pandora Box T1, partagé avec Didier Pagot.
 2010 :  Prix du meilleur album des lycéens de Rhône-Alpes pour Quelques jours ensemble, partagé avec Fanny Montgermont.
 2014 :  Prix du meilleur album du festival BD Buc, avec Milan Jovanović (dessin) pour Ars Magna T1
 2017 :
  Prix du meilleur album du festival BD Buc, avec Xavier Besse (dessin) et L.-F. Bollée (co-scénario) pour Laowai T1 ;
  Prix Marine Bravo Zulu (catégorie BD), avec Xavier Besse (dessin) et L.-F. Bollée (co-scénario) pour Laowai T1
 2020 :
  Prix BD Carrefour, avec Laurent-Frédéric Bollée (co-scénario) et Denis Rodier (dessin) pour La Bombe ;
  Prix des rédacteurs de Sceneario, avec Laurent-Frédéric Bollée et Denis Rodier pour La Bombe ;
  BDGest'Art du Meilleur Récit Court Europe 2020, avec Laurent-Frédéric Bollée et Denis Rodier, pour La Bombe ;
  Prix Cases d'Histoire 2020, avec Laurent-Frédéric Bollée (co-scénario) et Denis Rodier (dessin), pour La Bombe ;
 Prix de la critique ACBD de la BD québécoise 2020, avec Laurent-Frédéric Bollée (co-scénario) et Denis Rodier (dessin), pour La Bombe.
 2021 :
  Premier Grand prix « Les Galons de la BD » décerné en avril 2021 par le ministère des Armées, avec Laurent-Frédéric Bollée et Denis Rodier, pour La Bombe ;
  Prix Cognito de la BD historique partagé avec L.F. Bollée et Denis Rodier pour La Bombe.

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Calculated interfacial free energies and hetrogeneous nucleation of isotactic polypropylene
Michael P. Howard, Scott T. Milner
The surface free energy of crystalline isotactic polypropylene (iPP) and the interfacial free energy of crystalline iPP with a featureless Hamaker constant matched surface are determined by an all-atom lattice dynamics method including contributions from phonons treated quantum-mechanically and analytical "tail corrections" for long-ranged dispersion forces. The relative magnitudes of quantum effects, tail corrections, and finite system size effects on the surface free energy are assessed. The surface tension of iPP melt and the interfacial tension of iPP melt with a featureless substrate are determined from all-atom molecular dynamics simulations. We apply these results to a heterogeneous "cylindrical cap" nucleus on a featureless substrate, for which a contact angle of 79 ± 3 is found. This value is in reasonable agreement with analysis of quiescent crystallization of commercial iPP samples, and thus lends support to the cylindrical cap model for heterogeneous nucleation.
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LONDON—The first quarter of the year hadn't closed before Heptares Therapeutics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sosei Group Corp., announced two deals focused on G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), a superfamily of 375 receptors that are implicated in a variety of diseases.
The first such deal was signed with Daiichi Sankyo. Per the terms of the agreement, Daiichi Sankyo will gain exclusive global rights for the development, manufacture and commercialization of Heptares-discovered novel small molecules, for which it will pay $4 million in an upfront payment and approximately $8 million in research funding. Heptares also stands to receive additional research, development and commercialization-based milestone payments as well as royalties on net sales of products resulting from the agreement.
As noted in a Daiichi Sankyo press release, Heptares will leverage its StaR technology "to engineer thermally stabilized forms as the basis for the drug discovery program. Heptares will also employ advanced structural biology and rational drug design approaches, X-ray crystallography and fragment screening to delineate the GPCR's structure and to generate lead candidates." For its part, Daiichi Sankyo will play a role in lead generation and in-vivo models. The companies will be focusing on a GPCR chosen by Daiichi Sankyo that is known to play a role in pain relief.
The Daiichi Sankyo deal came just over a month after Heptares shared news of another research collaboration, this one with the University of Cambridge. The program will run three years, and Heptares will work with Dr. Anthony Davenport and his group at the Department of Experimental Medicine and Immunotherapeutics at the university. The team's focus will be on discovering novel molecules that can target and modulate the apelin receptor, a GPCR found on the surface of cells in the lung, heart and vascular system. This receptor has been implicated in several cardiovascular diseases.
"We have made great strides in recent years to increase our understanding of the role of the apelin receptor system and its involvement in cardiovascular diseases. It is an exciting target and we are delighted to be advancing this research with Heptares to better understand the role of apelin and related peptides with a view to informing the optimal way of targeting the apelin system for treating cardiovascular diseases," Davenport stated in a press release.
Heptares' ORBIT initiative was launched in February 2016 as a collaborative research effort aimed at promoting and broadening the application of its proprietary structure-based drug design experience with GPCRs in pursuit of new medicines. The company intends to commit up to £5 million (approximately $6.2 million) to this effort over the next three years. Under the auspices of ORBIT, Heptares will collaborate with leading academic groups and emerging biotechnology companies to search for links between GPCRs and disease as well as how GPCR targets relate to disease biology. In addition to the collaboration with the University of Cambridge, Heptares has also begun an ORBIT program with Imperial College London's National Heart and Lung Institute targeting an orphan receptor implicated in several immune disorders, such as asthma and inflammatory bowel disease.


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VATICAN CITY — Just like a plant needs sun and nourishment to survive, every Christian needs the light of Sunday and the sustenance of the Eucharist to truly live, Pope Francis said.
"How can we carry out the Gospel without drawing the energy needed to do it, one Sunday after another, from the limitless source of the Eucharist," he said Dec. 13 at his weekly general audience.
"We don't go to Mass to give something to God, but to receive from Him that which we truly need," the pope said. Sunday Mass is the time and place Christians receive the grace and strength to remain faithful to His word, follow His commandment to love others and be credible witnesses in the world.
The pope continued his series of audience talks on the Mass in the Vatican's Paul VI hall, which was decorated with a large Christmas tree and a life-sized Nativity scene. A number of people in the audience hall handed the pope — who turns 81 Dec. 17 — Christmas cards, notes and a chocolate cake.
In his catechesis, the pope responded to the question of why it is so important to go to Mass on Sundays and why it isn't enough just to live a moral life, loving others.
Sunday Mass isn't simply an obligation, he said. "We Christians need to take part in Sunday Mass because only with the grace of Jesus, with His presence alive in us and among us, can we put into practice His commandment and, in this way, be His credible witnesses."
"Just like a plant needs the sun and nourishment to live, every Christian needs the Sunday Eucharist to truly live," he said in summarized remarks to Arabic speakers.
"What kind of Sunday is it for a Christian if an encounter with the Lord is missing?" he asked in his primary talk.
Unfortunately, in many secularized countries, the Christian meaning of the day has been lost and is no longer "illuminated by the Eucharist" or lived as a joyous feast in communion with other parishioners and in solidarity with others, he said.
Also often missing is the importance of Sunday as a day of rest, which is a sign of the dignity of living as children of God, not slaves, he said.
"Without Christ, we are condemned to be dominated by the fatigue of daily life with all its worries and the fear of tomorrow. The Sunday encounter with the Lord gives us the strength to live today with confidence and courage and to move forward with hope," he said.
Pope: Prepare way for the Lord with prayer, acts of charity
VATICAN CITY — Advent is a time to make a renewed commitment to prayer and to caring for others, Pope Francis said.
"It is a time to recognize the holes to be filled in our lives, to smooth the roughness of pride and make space for Jesus who is coming," the pope said Dec. 10, the second Sunday of Advent.
Before reciting the Angelus prayer with an estimated 20,000 people gathered in St. Peter's Square, Pope Francis spoke about the Sunday Mass readings and particularly about the ways in which people today could respond to the prophet Isaiah's call to prepare the way of the Lord.
Isaiah says "every valley shall be filled in" and "every mountain and hill shall be made low" in preparation for the coming of the savior.
The personal valleys or voids to be filled, the pope said, are "sins of omission," especially "the fact that we do not pray or pray seldom."
The other omission, he said, is in taking care of others. Not only does charity alleviate material needs, but it can be an occasion for the giver to be like John the Baptist in "opening paths of hope in the desert of arid hearts."
The mountains and hills that need to be laid low, he said, are "pride, haughtiness and arrogance," which fill one's heart, leaving no room for the Lord.
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The worlds created in video games are more realistic than ever. This means that spending time in a virtual location can help build skills related to spatial awareness, navigation, strategizing and memory. It is so effective, in fact, that the government uses video games to train many of its personnel. Driving games, platform games and first-person shooting games are particularly effective at teaching hand-eye coordination and spatial relations.
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Pax8 Names Caroline Goles as Chief Marketing Officer
By Arti Loftus January 24, 2023
Pax8 recently announced the promotion of Caroline Goles to the role ofCMO.
Goles joined Pax8 in January 2022 as Corporate Vice President of Sales Strategy, and her success over the last year is evident given the growth of Pax8 as one of the largest, fastest-growing B2B cloud marketplaces and its annual recurring revenue topping $1 billion.
With over 15 years of sales and marketing experience in the tech industry, Goles has enjoyed a diverse career, with a central focus on building go-to-market strategies that drive global scale and connected marketing and sales systems.
"My years of global experiences afforded me an understanding of diverse markets and the importance of balancing global scale with the local expertise to deliver well for all markets," Goles said.
As Corporate Vice President of Sales Strategy for Pax8, she led efforts to build scale, increase efficiencies, and accelerate global growth by delivering connected marketing and sales motions, innovating sales methodologies, and activating data for Pax8's sales teams and partners.
"I have a passion for accelerating sales success by creating insights and action from troves of disparate data and empowering sales teams to craft success for their customers," Goles said, noting that her years abroad fortified her passion for technology empowerment and reducing the digital divide for all.
"Access to the digital world unlocks education and opportunity, and there are still 55 million people in the U.S. alone without reliable access to a computer," she said.
Other passions include a lifelong commitment to environmental sustainability and the preservation of oceans and wild spaces.
In the CMO role, Goles will lead the planning, development, and execution of Pax8's global marketing vision and strategy, including the Channel event strategy, education, and enablement. She will continue to report to Nick Heddy, Pax8 Chief Commerce Officer.
"Caroline's expertise in sales and marketing, and creative influence and advocacy for innovation has been stellar as she led our sales teams through a new partner value framework this past year," said John Street, Chief Executive Officer at Pax8. "I am thrilled to have Caroline in this new role to create a comprehensive marketing blueprint that supports our business growth and helps us deliver a world-class partner experience."
With more than 15 years of channel, sales, and marketing experience in the tech industry, Goles' diverse career includes roles with Adobe and a 13-year tenure with Microsoft. During her time as CVP of Sales for Pax8, she was charged with delivering scale and digital automation to accelerate Pax8's revenue growth with innovative sales strategies.
"As Pax8's CMO, I have the incredible opportunity to work with our talented leaders across channel and marketing to support our partners," said Goles. "Now more than ever, it is critical for us to continue to listen well and innovate to enable our partners to thrive in what could be a challenging economic environment. I am excited to support the organization in my new role, continuing the great work these teams are doing and developing new ways to drive growth for partners through education, support, sales, and marketing services."
Arti Loftus


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Kia Stonic, Kia Xceed Showcased At 2020 Delhi Auto Expo
Kia Stonic premium SUV and Xceed crossover are part of the brand's display lineup at the 2020 Auto Expo in Greater Noida
Before officially debuting in India, Kia Motors was running roadshows and the Stonic was part of the showcase fleet along with other vehicles. It has been displayed at the 2020 Auto Expo in Greater Noida in India Expo Mart. In the international markets, the Stonic competes against Toyota C-HR and Nissan Juke, and it has plenty in common with the Hyundai Kona.
The SUV made its global premiere at the 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show and it comes with a pleasing exterior personifying its compactness. It gets the signature Kia Tiger Nose grille, sleek headlights with integrated LED Daytime Running Lights, wide air intake, black fog lamp housing, flared wheel arches, wraparound tail lamps and so on.
It is equipped with a large touchscreen infotainment system with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto connectivity and boasts technologies like Forward Collision Alert, Blind Spot Detection with Red Cross Traffic Alert, Lane Departure Warning, Autonomous Emergency Braking with pedestrian recognition.
It is offered in multiple powertrain choices including a 1.0-litre T-GDI turbo producing 120 PS, a 1.25-litre naturally aspirated petrol, 1.4-litre petrol and a 1.6-litre diesel engine. The Stonic has been accompanied on the show floor by the flashy Xceed that measures 4,935 mm long, 1,826 mm wide and stands 1,490 mm tall.
Having made its world debut alongside the Stonic, the crossover is positioned between the Stonic and top-selling Sportage in the overseas markets. Compared to the Ceed hatchback, it is 85 mm longer, 26 wider and 43 taller with 31 litres of additional boot volume and 42 mm of higher ground clearance.
The Xceed is one of the hottest looking Kias sold abroad with its bigger wheels, crossover silhouette, and the headlights, grille, bumper and fog lights tweaked with sportiness in mind. It uses the same 118 bhp 1.0-litre turbo petrol, 138 bhp 1.4-litre turbo petrol and a 201 bhp 1.6-litre mill.
It is retailed with six-speed manual, seven-speed auto and a dual-clutch automatic transmission options. Whether these two models will be offered in India or not is subjected to debate but Kia's focus is currently on launching its third product, the Sonet compact SUV. It will go on sale in the second half of the year.
2020 Kia XCeed