Airborne Wind Energy Masters THROUGH YES!DELFT"We want to make renewable energy affordable for everyone, and when it comes to wind, I believe this is only possible with airborne wind energy" – J.Peschel One of the key advantages of Kitepower is the fact that it uses a lot less material to generate electricity from wind than conventional turbines. What's more, it is able to leverage high-altitude winds, which are often much stronger and more persistent than the winds closer to the ground. This technological potential has not gone unnoticed. After successfully rounding up the LaunchLab, Kitepower is part of YES!Delft's Incubation Program today.
"The programs at YES!Delft have given us access to a wide network of contacts and to a wide variety of knowledge and expertise from the master classes.." In fact, in the one year (and a few months) since the official company launch, our core team of five had been able to secure two launching customers and a grant of 3.7 million euros.
The future for Kitepower technology looks promising. Within the European Comission's Horizon 2020 FTI pilot project REACH endowed with 3.7M€ Kitepower launched the current development of a commercial 100kW system. The system can generate clean energy in remote locations to reduce diesel consumption or contribute to the renewable energy mix where other renewable alternatives are not a suitable option.
Above this, Kitepower was the winner of the Dutch Defense's Innovation Competition in 2016 endowed with a prize of 200.000 € for further joint product development. Partnerships like these give Kitepower a strong position in the airborne wind energy sector and help to bring wind energy technology to a new level.
This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement no. 691173.


It's been a tumultuous two-year span on and off the course for Lydia Ko, as she's struggled to regain her once dominating form in the face of public break-ups with her coach and numerous caddies. However, the former No. 1 showed signs of life during the first round of the LPGA MEDIHEAL Championship, turning in a four-under 68 at Lake Merced G.C. to earn a share of the Day 1 lead.
This week also marked Ko's 21st birthday, and while that age is considered a significant milestone for many, this week's birthday was special to Ko for a different reason.
"It was the first time in 10 years where I got to spend my birthday with those outside the golfing industry," Ko told the Golf Channel, saying she was able to spend it with friends, including some that flew from New Zealand to this week's event in San Francisco.
However, it wasn't all smooth sailing for Ko. She couldn't drink on her 21st. And not because of diet or worry about her golf. Her teetotalism was by accident, as she forget her ID.
"They couldn't serve me," Ko said with a laugh. "Maybe I'll have a shot after this Sunday."
We're chalking this one up to the waiter. Understand the perils of catering to minors, but it's Lydia Ko! At least throw an O'Doul's in her direction.
Of course, Ko has the rest of her life to belly up to the bar. And if she grabs her first victory since July of 2016, we're betting Ko's going to be drinking more than just a shot.


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Huskies Continue Homestand vs Top-Ranked Wisconsin
wmpcic / January 21, 2021
Emma Gentry (Photo Prout)
St. Cloud, MN – It doesn't get any easier for the St. Cloud State University Women's hockey team as they prepare to host the #1-ranked University of Wisconsin at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center this weekend. The Badgers have won six of their last seven games with the only blemish being a 2-1 overtime loss to Ohio State.
" We love the giants coming in to play" said SCSU coach Steve Macdonald. "That's why we are in this league. We'll welcome them in any week. They are an extremely talented team and #1 for a reason. For our young players to have Wisconsin coming to town it's a great opportunity for them to keep learning."
SCSU Huskies (3-7-1 ) vs Wisconsin Badgers (6-2-0 )
Live Stream: FloHockey (Friday/Saturday)
Listen: 97.5RADIOX (Friday/Saturday)
Where: Herb Brooks National Hockey Center – St. Cloud, MN
When: Fri., Jan. 22 (3:07 PM CT) | Sat., Jan., 23 (2:07 PM CT)
The Huskies earned 4.5 points with a win and overtime tie vs Bemidji State University on January 15/16. the Huskies earned three points with a 3-1 win on Friday and 1.5 points with an overtime tie and a shootout win by Bemidji that was vacated due to an incorrect application of the shootout rules. The shootout was conducted as a sudden-victory event as opposed to a three-round event which was incorrect. As a result of being vacated, the league awarded each team 1.5 standings points.
On Friday, the Huskies yielded the first goal to Bemidji and then rattled off three straight including an empty-net goal in the 3-1 win. Emma Gentry scored the game-winning goal and Emma Polusny stopped 33 of 34 shots in the win.
On Saturday, the Huskies charged out to a 2-0 first period lead on goals by Taylor Lind and Emma Gentry only to see BSU respond with two second period goals to send the game to overtime. Scoreless after the 3×3 overtime, the game will go down officially as a tie.
The Badgers last played on January 15/16 facing the then #1-ranked University of Minnesota on home ice. The Badgers earned a convincing weekend sweep by 5-0 and 6-3 scores. On Friday it was all UW as Wisconsin scored 8:26 into the contest and never looked back in the 5-0 shutout. The Badgers had scoring from five different players and a shutout from Kennedy Blair in the win. In the rematch, a game tied 2-2 early in the second period was busted open by the Badgers scoring the next four of five goals en route to a 6-3 win. Leading scorers Daryl Watts and Brette Pettet each had two goals and Kennedy Blair stopped 23 of 26 shots.
Wisconsin holds an all-time advantage of 84-8-2 over SCSU. SCSU is 0-5-0 in the last five, 0-10-0 in the last 10, and 0-20-0 in the last 20. The last win over the Badgers was on February 20, 2015, with the Huskies gaining a 2-1 win. The team last met on February 1/2, 2020 with Wisconsin winning by 5-0 and 11-1 scores.
University of Wisconsin Notes
This is another strong Badger squad dominated by high-performing upperclassmen including two of the top ten point producers in the WCHA in senior, Daryl Watts (7-6-13), junior Sophie Shirley (3-8-11), and senior Brette Pettet (4-4-8). They also feature two of the top-scoring defenseman in the league in junior Nicole LaMantia (1-6-7) and senior Grace Bowlby (0-6-6). Add to that, one of the top goaltenders in the league in senior Kennedy Blair who is 2nd in the conference in goals against (1.38) and save percentage (.952) and you have a very formidable team.
At even strength, the team is dominating its opponents outscoring them by a +14 differential so far this season and particularly in the third period only allowing their opponents one goal all season and outscoring them 12-1.
However, on special teams, they are surprisingly not as formidable on the power play with an 11.5% success rate. The penalty kill however has been strong killing 16 of 18 opportunities.
It's not surprising they have the top winning percentage in the league scoring 3.12 goals per game.
Olivia Cvar (Photo Prout)
St. Cloud State University Notes
Despite being outscored 31-16 so far this season and allowing 2.82 goals per game, they are getting strong performances out of their goaltenders, Emma Polusny (.924 SV% / 2.93 GAA) and Sanni Ahola (.928 SV% / 2.66 GAA).
On special teams, the power play needs work as they are 2 for 31 (6.5%). The penalty kill, however, has been very strong killing 29 of 30 opportunities for a 96.7% success rate.
The Huskies do have some firepower up front with a number of players that just need to get untracked. Through nine games, junior forward, Jennina Nyland leads the squad with 3 goals and 3 assist for 6 points and 34 shots on goal. Freshman, Emma Gentry, an impact first-year player has 4 goals and 1 assist for five points in eight games. She currently ranks 6th in freshman scoring despite playing two less games than the leaders. She was named WCHA Rookie of the Week for her two-goal performance vs Bemidji. Sophomores, Klara Hymlarova, Olivia Cvar and Taylor Lind can also bury the puck. Lind, also got untracked last weekend scoring twice vs Bemidji. Senior Laura Kluge has one goal and one assist but can add offense and needs to place the puck on the net more often.
The defense is led by seniors Kenzie Wylie and Hannah Bates and juniors Olivia Hanson and Taytum Geier who have played well on the defensive side of things. However, due to an upper-body injury, Hanson will be out of the lineup this weekend and the Huskies will be skating with six defensemen as opposed to the normal seven.
Game Prospectus
This is a huge challenge for the Huskies who have not defeated the Badgers in six seasons. With eleven upperclassmen, this is an experienced Wisconsin squad and the Huskies need to play a nearly perfect game to defeat one of the top teams in the country. Five-on-five play will be the key and the Huskies need to forecheck hard, stay on top of the puck and try to slow down players like Watts, Shirley, and Pettet. The goaltenders have been solid all season for SCSU but they'll have to be exemplary in this match-up.
Not an easy task, but SCSU head coach Steve Macdonald understands they need to be better on offense. "We are focusing on our low offense – creating more offense against Wisconsin and then also our defensive zone play trying to minimize their offensive zone time and creating turnovers," said Macdonald. "We expect from them a team that is a very high puck protection team that has some really high-skilled forwards with some speed upfront. For us, our players have done a good job in terms of our structure in the neutral zone and controlling more of that space which is critical against Wisconsin. We can create some offense off our forecheck and it can be a strength of ours."
The line of Taylor Lind, Emma Gentry, and Olivia Cvar has produced seven goals in the last seven games. In order to have success against Wisconsin Lind said "We have to go in confident and know we are a good team. We have to play our type of game and not let them play their game. We are used to the big sheet and that's something they are not quite used to. We need to take advantage of that."
On this top-scoring line, Olivia Cvar summed it up by saying " We all have the same mindset. We like to get into the corners and play the rough game and create opportunities for each other."
They'll need a lot of that vs the Badgers.
January 21, 2021 in Uncategorized. Tags: Brett Pettet, Daryl Watts, Emma Gentry, Olivia Cvar, SCSU vs Wisconsin womens hockey, Sophie Shirley, Steve Macdonald, Taylr Lind, WCHA
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It was one of those days that makes me wish I could go back in time and tell my past self: "See? Things didn't turn out so bad after all. Don't worry so much."
I got a promotion, for starters. I'm now Manager of Content Writing. My boss invited everyone in the company downstairs to announce the news. We celebrated with cupcakes. Then we all went outside to watch the solar eclipse.
Some people had made pinhole viewers out of cereal boxes and tin foil. Others brought welding masks. I hadn't bought special glasses, but there were enough for everyone to share.
We aren't in the path of totality, but the partial eclipse still created an eerie atmosphere. One of my coworkers pointed to the ground. The light shone through the trees in little crescent shapes.
Some writer friends joined me for lunch at the office. We holed up in a conference room and critiqued each other's work. Both women have read parts of my memoir over the past few months, so they know what it's about and where it's going. They gave me some helpful feedback on chapter five, and renewed my motivation to push forward.
When I got home, the boys were busy playing in the bedroom. The old-fashioned kind of playing, with actual toys, and nary a screen in sight.
"Notice they're both not crying," my husband said. A situation almost as rare as a solar eclipse.
He made us grilled cheese sandwiches and vegetable soup for dinner. I surprised the oldest with a leftover cupcake I'd brought home from the office. We spent all evening having pillow fights, and not crying.


CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS (November 3, 2016) – After almost fifteen years of successful public relations practice in the Coastal Bend region, Texas, nationally and internationally, Carol A. Scott and Kailo Communications Studio (KCS) is proud to announce a transition of ownership to Doreen M. Harrell, APR. Harrell is a native of Corpus Christi, and has provided services to clients for more than nine years, as well as serving as the firm's business manager since 2010.
One of only two accredited public relations professionals in the city, Harrell is excited about the opportunity to become an entrepreneur and sole owner of KCS. "I am passionate about my career, the service I provide to clients, the community and this company. Leading KCS into its next phase of growth is both a challenge and an opportunity I am ready to take on," stated Harrell.
During Scott's tenure at KCS, the company was engaged by clients in government, finance, education, petrochemical, infrastructure, transportation, manufacturing, energy, retail and nonprofit sectors. Scott successfully launched KCS in 2002 with long-time business partner, Debbie Wingfield Dunham, who retired from the organization in 2014. Scott plans on pursuing consulting opportunities outside the area and continuing her active participation as a community leader, most notably, as a Regent for Del Mar College.
"Doreen has been a significant part of our growth over the past few years, bringing in business opportunities in public participation for several local projects. She has served as my right-hand and kept the business successfully operating for close to ten years. Doreen has extensive experience in the practice of public relations and I am confident she will continue our work by serving existing clients and creating new business opportunities," said Scott.
Harrell is a home-grown professional and community advocate. A graduate of Carroll High School, she earned her bachelor's degree from Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi and began her career at Grande Communications as the community relations manager. She transitioned to KCS in 2007 serving as senior public relations manager and practice manager. Harrell also serves the community as a board member for the Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Alumni Association and the Leadership Corpus Christi Alumni Association (graduate of LCC Class XLIV). She is married to husband, Chris, and mother to 16-year-old daughter, Mckenzie.
"Balancing my professional and personal life has been the primary goal throughout my career. I am thankful for the experience, growth and success I've experienced so far and this opportunity is one more blessing I am extremely grateful for," said Harrell.
Scott will assist with client and business transition over the next 90 days. "Nothing will change as far as our current clients are concerned; they will receive the same level of service they've experienced under my leadership. Doreen and I will work together to ensure a seamless transition that will not disrupt or delay service to our clients," stated Scott.


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Stephanie Asymkos and Dhara Singh
Sometimes selling your house and moving is essential even when much of the country is on lockdown.
Just ask Ashley Holub, who put her Rochester, New York, home up for sale on March 12 just as the threat of COVID-19 went from cold to hot.
The 27-year-old, who was moving for a job slated to start this summer, had a unique perspective on the situation. She was graduating with a PhD in epidemiology from the University of Rochester.
"I think when dealing with an epidemiologist, the realtor kind of understood that I was having a lot of hesitation," said Holub, who owned the house with her husband.
To be safe, Holub and her husband came to a mutual understanding with their realtor that prospective buyers would arrive on appointments with ample space between people to avoid overlapping parties coming into contact with one another.
Ashley Holub put her home on the market for sale as the coronavirus pandemic heated up. She still sold the house.
Home tours and open houses are all about optics and are designed to allow prospective buyers to envision themselves living in the space. COVID-19 has effectively popped that bubble and ushered in strict instructions for contactless viewings.
Holub put up signs, requesting visitors to remove their shoes and wash their hands upon entering the house. She also took contactless touring one step further.
"We left all of the cabinets and closet doors open and all of the lights on so there was no reason for them to touch anything," she said. "They're gonna come in and they're gonna want to see the space. So we figured, okay, let's just leave it all open."
'The good news is that with real estate, you can do it safely'
Holub's mandates didn't negatively affect the sale of her home— it was under contract after 24 hours on the market— and her mandates are consistent with how the broader real estate industry is tackling how to sell homes during a pandemic.
"The good news is that with real estate, you can do it safely," Bess Freedman, CEO of Brown Harris Stevens, a residential real estate firm, said.
The majority of open houses are momentarily discontinued and homes are now shown on appointment on a staggered schedule, according to the NAR.
In many cases, couples are no longer permitted to tour homes in tandem. Instead, the agent can only tour the property with one person at a time. It takes a bit of joy out of the process, as moving can be an exciting time for couples and individuals, but experts don't foresee it being a permanent change.
Virtual board interviews in Zoom
About 35% of sellers have continued listing their properties during the pandemic, according to a recent Flash Survey by the National Association of Realtors. More than half of this subset have resorted to virtual home showings to ease buyer concerns.
While the process from virtual showing to closing, takes longer than it would take, some agents report success.
"I just closed three deals," said Christopher Totaro, real estate agent at Warburg Realty. "We did virtual board interviews and it was done in Zoom."
Real estate agent Dana Scanlon conducts a virtual tour of a house with a client over Facetime in Washington, DC, on April 27, 2020. (Photo by NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP via Getty Images)
Totaro, who sells in the New York City market acknowledges that the housing market may take a positive turn in a couple months.
"We saw a market that tanked for three to six months in Tribeca after 9/11, but then started a radical upward trend," Totaro said. "I think things bounce back really quick."
'You can't just video conference in and think people are going to sign off'
But not all experts are sold on the idea of buying a place before you've set foot inside. Freedman said there are some qualities that get lost through virtual tours.
If the practice is an important measure for public health, it lends itself best to renters whose decisions are less permanent than owners, she said.
Almost 1 in 5 sellers are still hosting in-person showings, like Holub did, according to the NAR. More than 7 in 10 sellers request that buyers take precautions such as use hand sanitizer and wear gloves before entering.
"For the most part, when people are going to buy a piece of property, that will be their home," she said. "Even if it's not a full-time home, they need to walk into the space, they want to see the space, they want to look out the window. People care deeply about those details and those are things that you can't just video conference in and think people are going to sign off."
Stephanie and Dhara are reporters for Yahoo Money and Cashay, a new personal finance website. Follow them on Twitter @SJAsymkos and @dsinghx.
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South Park Fractured but Whole gets new trailer
Monday, June 13, 2016 - 21:52 GMT
Ubisoft has announced a new South Park game. The game is called South Park: The Fractured but Whole and is the direct sequel to South Park: The Stick of Truth.
The game features a totally new story campaign and has a superhero theme. The game features several gameplay improvements and has an updated combat system.
The game is scheduled to release December 6th for PC, Xbox One and Playstation 4.
South Park: The Fractured But Whole to make its way to the Nintendo Switch in April
Australian retailer lists Nintendo Switch version of South Park: The Fractured But Whole
South Park: The Fractured But Whole gets new "Game Is Gold" trailer
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Ain Manawir () ist eine archäologische Stätte in der Oase el-Charga in der libyschen Wüste, etwa 5 km nordwestlich von Qasr Dusch und ca. 80 km südlich der Stadt el-Charga.

Erforschung
Seit 1994 finden in Ain Manawir Grabungen des Institut français d'archéologie orientale unter der Leitung von Michel Wuttmann statt. Der Ort war bereits für seine unterirdischen Bewässerungssysteme (Qanats) bekannt. Im Laufe der Grabungen kamen eine antike Siedlung sowie ein Tempel aus Lehmziegeln zutage, der dem Gott Osiris-iu (Wsir-iw) geweiht war. Innerhalb des Tempels wurden zahlreiche bronzene Osiris-Statuetten gefunden, die in einer Kapelle abgelegt wurden.

Ein Archiv aus über 300 demotischen Ostraka, von denen nur ein Teil entzifferbar ist, wurde in einem Haus entdeckt, das an die Südwand des Tempels anschloss. Die Ostraka haben eine Laufzeit von ca. 445 bis 390 v. Chr. und umfassen Verträge über Tempeldienste und Wassertage (zur Nutzung der nahe gelegenen Bewässerungssysteme), Konzessionen für die Vogeljagd, Getreidedarlehen sowie Quittungen, Briefe, Listen und Abrechnungen.

Die Dokumente zeigen, dass die ca. 20 Bewässerungsanlagen von Ain Manawir nicht in römischer Zeit, sondern bereits unter der Herrschaft der Achämeniden errichtet wurden. Ähnliche Bewässerungssysteme (Qanats) sind auch aus anderen Teilen des Perserreiches bekannt. Die Qanats ermöglichten das Kultivieren des umliegenden Landes und waren vom 5. Jahrhundert v. Chr. bis zum 3. Jahrhundert n. Chr. in Gebrauch.

Ein Ostrakon (O. Manawir 5446) nennt einen Inaros, den Großen der Rebellen, der vielleicht identisch ist mit einem Rebellenkönig, unter dem Ägypten zeitweilig vom Perserreich abtrünnig wurde. Darüber hinaus nennen einige Ostraka des Archivs den griechischen Stater als Zahlungsmittel.

In Ain Manawir wurden auch Überreste paläolithischer Besiedlung gefunden.

Literatur
 François Briois, Béatrix Midant-Reynes, Michel Wuttmann: Le gisement épipaléolithique de ML1 à Ain-Manâwir. Oasis de Kharga. In: Fouilles de l'Institut Français d'Archéologie Orientale du Caire 58, Kairo 2008.
 Michel Chauveau: Les archives d'un temple des oasis au temps des Perses. In: Bulletin de la Société française d'égyptologie 137, 1996, S. 32–47.
 Claire Newton et al.: Un jardin d'oasis d'époque romaine à 'Ayn-Manâwir (Kharga, Égypte). In: Bulletin de l'institut français d'archéologie orientale 105, 2005, S. 167–195.
 Joachim Willeitner: Die ägyptischen Oasen. Städte, Tempel und Gräber in der Libyschen Wüste. von Zabern, Mainz 2003, S. 46–47.
 Michel Wuttmann et al.: Premier rapport préliminaire des travaux sur le site de 'Ayn Manawir (oasis de Kharga). In: Bulletin de l'institut français d'archéologie orientale 96, 1996, S. 385–451.
 Michel Wuttmann et al.: Ayn Manawir (oasis de Kharga). Deuxième rapport préliminaire. In: Bulletin de l'institut français d'archéologie orientale 98, 1998, S. 367–462.
 Michel Wuttmann, Thierry Gonon, Christophe Thiers: The Qanats of ʿAin Manāwir (Kharga Oasis, Egypt). In Proceedings. The First International Symposium on Qanat, Yazd, Iran May 8-11, 2000. vol. 4, Yazd 2000, S. 162–169, (PDF; 2,6 MB).

Einzelnachweise

Weblinks

 Douch Grabungsmission des Institut français d'archéologie orientale (französisch)
 Achemenet Internetportal des Lehrstuhls für Histoire et civilisation du monde achéménide et de l'empire d'Alexandre, Collège de France, mit einer Darstellung von Ain Manawir (französisch)
 The Roman Fortress at Dush von Su Bayfield mit Informationen zu Ain Manawir (englisch)

Archäologischer Fundplatz in Ägypten
Archäologischer Fundplatz in Afrika
Ort in Ägypten
Ort in Afrika
Gouvernement al-Wadi al-dschadid

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The Brownstone, is a upcoming full facilities luxury Executive Condo located in District 27, the North Region of Singapore with a land site area of 307,446 square feet of land, bounded by Sembawang Road, Canberra Link and Canberra Drive. The development will comprises of 8 blocks, each of 10-12 storeys high, with 638 exclusive 2-5 bedrooms units available.
The Brownstone Executive Condo site is a short walk to upcoming Canberra MRT Station, which will be ready by 2019. It is a new station between Yishun and Sembawang MRT Station that are serving the North-South line. It is close by the North-South Expressway that will be ready by 2020. With these, residents can enjoy fast and convenient transportation, a better breeze and lesser travelling time, commuting to the City area and various parts of Singapore.
A handful of residential units in The Brownstone Executive Condo will get to enjoy unblock, tranquil views, overlooking landed houses and low-rise condominium, Canberra Residences and The Nautical. The land in its vicinity are zoned for future high-rise and mixed-use developments, making BrownStone EC one of the first EC, a Rare Gem in Canberra, next to MRT.
Sembawang Shopping Centre is only 0.6km away from The Brownstone EC. Residents can shop for groceries at the supermarket Giant, and many other shops.
Yishun Northpoint and Northpoint City (upcoming new mixed-development in Yishun - Northpark Residences) will be only 1 MRT stop away in the near future.
Work on the new Canberra MRT Station along the North-South Line will commence in mid 2015, and is expected to be completed in 2019.
It was proposed in anticipation of future developments in the area and will be the second MRT station in Singapore to be built on an existing rail line, after Dover station on the East-West Line, which opened in 2001.
Once completed, Canberra station will serve commuters living in nearby estates such as Sembawang Springs as well as a mix of new public and private residential developments in the neighbourhood, said the LTA. Residents in the area will no longer need to take a bus to Sembawang or Yishun MRT stations to travel to the city centre or Jurong East, thus enjoying more convenience and shorter travel times.
For greater ease of commuter movement and accessibility, the LTA said Canberra MRT Station had been designed with five entrances that would be linked to the new housing estates across Canberra Link.
An elevated bridge will also be built across Canberra Link, so commuters can bypass the station's concourse level and gain direct access to the city-bound train platform, it added.
The station will have covered linkways to bus stops and bicycle parks too.
Floor plans will be uploaded as soon as they are available. Register to be on the top list to get latest info.
Undischarged bankrupts need to seek the Official Assignee (OA)'s consent if they are applying for an EC. However, they do not need to seek the OA's approval to be listed as an occupier.
However, second-timers are not required to pay the resale levy if they apply to buy EC units in projects that were launched before 9 Dec 2013. More information on the tender launch dates for EC land sales can be found in theResidential Development List > Executive Condominium (EC).


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Teachers: Innovation & EntrepreneurshipFabien Salliou2018-10-16T14:02:42+00:00
Back to Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Professors at Solvay
CONSULTING PROJECT.
Business Consultant & Coach at Solvay Entrepreneurs, Catherine helps entrepreneurs and existing companies to innovate and improve the way they work. She helps them design and implement winning business models. She also also coaches individuals to help them reveal their full potential.
DATA ANALYTICS.
Martine George (SBS-EM faculty) holds a MBA and a PhD in physical sciences. She has over 25 years of professional experience, including 15 spent developing business analytics teams within large organizations from different industries. She is Professor of Management Practice at Solvay Brussels School. Passionate about developing talent and organizations in business analytics, she is also ICF professional certified coach, facilitator & trainer.
Hoffmann Frederic
With more than 20 years business experience, including 12 years of consulting, Frederic acquired a broad expertise in Project & Portfolio Management (PPM) by implementing PPM best practices, methods & tools for major international private & public institutions.
He is now part of the Transformation Office of BNP Paribas Fortis where he's responsible for project & portfolio management tools.
He is also lecturer and coach at the Solvay Brussels School of Economics & Management for the Executive Program and for the MBA in Brussels and in Vietnam (Saigon and Hanoi).
He holds a master degree in Economics and a postgraduate master degree in Management of Information Technology.
Metselaar John
INNOVATION MANAGEMENT.
An all-round Innovation Expert with almost 30 years of global experience in the consumer goods industry (Procter & Gamble). A track record of innovation-driven results through leadership of programs and development of people and organizations across the globe. On the ground working experience in Europe, North America, and Asia. Built specific expertise in Innovation Leadership: how leaders assume accountability to build an organizational culture deep into their organizations – where each individual is in flow, growing amazing relationships in winning teams that produce breakthrough results.
Recently directed experiences and expertise to help leaders connect with self and their people to make their organizations thrive in today's VUCA times – as well as inspire juniors to aspire be such leaders.
John is an SBS-EM faculty member.
Romain Julien
* Client/Account management : budget, sales, negotiation, requests, internal affairs
* Project & Program Management / Change Management / Strategic View
* Business Process Improvments (BPI) methods based on Lean Six Sigma
* End user perspective
* Analytical skills : presentation and analysis in FMCG universe. Analytical problem structuring. Quantitative/Qualitative modeling
* Innovation : Products/Services innovation and development
* Member of the Infopreneurs community
Spindler Daniel
Daniel Spindler is consultant since 1985. He is also a co-founder of companies. He has conducted numerous assignments in a wide variety of economic sectors (such as retail, industrial equipment, manufacturing, media,..) and has worked with companies in France, UK, Germany, Belgium. As a Professor at Solvay Brussels School, he teaches courses of entrepreneurial strategy, growth strategy, strategy for the Company's Board of Directors.
Verdin Olivier
NEW VENTURE LAB.
Olivier is co-founder of OpenHR, bought by Arinso in 2006 following to an important international growth. He also co-founded 87seconds and AppTweak. He is now involved in several web start-ups.
Witmeur Olivier
Olivier Witmeur (SBS-EM faculty) is Professor of Entrepreneurship at the Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management (Université Libre de Bruxelles – ULB). He mainly teaches Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurial Finance and Business Planning to graduate and post-graduate students, entrepreneurs, investors and consultants. He is also Deputy Dean for the Executive Education activities of the School. Beside his activities for the school, Olivier is an active Board member and strategic advisor in multiple growth-oriented entrepreneurial ventures. Over the last 15 years, Olivier has coached over 100 new and growing firms, published a book on business planning and written multiple papers on growth management in entrepreneurial ventures. Before joining the U.L.B., Olivier has been part of the entrepreneurial team of OpenHR (2000-2006), a successful Belgian IT venture company specialized in HR management software, where he was mainly responsible for financial affairs. The company was created in 1997 and quickly became international with operations in France, Spain, U.K. and U.S. By 2005, OpenHR had 6M€ in revenues and a 70 people staff. It was sold to Arinso International in 2006. Olivier has also been the Managing Director of EEBIC, a Business & Innovation Center / Incubator in Brussels (1995-1999) and Adviser to the Minister of Economy of the Brussels Region (1991-1994). Olivier holds a Master's degree in Business Engineering (1991) and a PhD in Entrepreneurship (2008).
Professors at MIP
Bartsch Carsten
MARKETING FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP.
Carsten Bartsch obtained his degree at Universität des Saarlandes (Saarbrücken, Germany) and a Bachelor of Business Administration at Northwood University (Midland, Michigan, USA). Moreover, he got an MBA at American University – Kogod School of Business (Washington, D.C., USA) and a Ph.D at Leipzig Graduate School of Management (Leipzig). At present, he is Professor of Marketing and Strategy at Hochschule der Bayerischen Wirtschaft Munich, Germany and Director of Business Program at Vorarlberg University of Applied Sciences – FHV (Austria); he is Freelance Consultant and Executive trainer in the areas of Marketing Strategy and Sales, specialized on B2B Industries, Financial Industry and Sports Management. He is Visiting Professor of Marketing & Communication at MIP.
Bellini Emilio
DESIGN DRIVEN INNOVATION.
Emilio Bellini is Assistant Professor at Politecnico di Milano where he also serves at MIP Politecnico di Milano Graduate School of Business as Co-director of MaDe In Lab Management of Design and Innovation Lab, Scientific director of Retail & Distribution Lab-Corporate Education and Vice-director of Corporate Education.
Emilio's current main research streams are Service Innovation Management and Retail Service Innovation. On current and previous research interests he has published over 60 papers in scientific journals, books and scientific conferences.
You can find more information about Emilio Bellini on the website of Politecnico di Milano.
Calderini Mario
SOCIAL AND SUSTAINABLE INNOVATION.
Mario Calderini graduated in Mechanical Engineering at the Politecnico di Torino and then obtained his PhD in Economics at the University of Manchester. From 1994 to 2013 he has been working as a Researcher and then Professor at the Politecnico di Torino, where he taught Economics and Business Organization and Strategy and Innovation Management. From 2009 to 2012, he has been Vice Director of the Politecnico di Torino PhD School.
He is today a full Professor at the Department of Management Engineering of the Politecnico di Milano, where he teaches Economics and Business Organization and Management Control Systems. He is also Deputy Director of the Alta Scuola Politecnica.
You can find more information about Mario Calderini on the website of Politecnico di Milano (content available only in Italian).
Dell'Era Claudio
Claudio Dell'Era is Associate Professor in Design Strategy at the School of Management – Politecnico di Milano, where he serves also as Co-Founder ofLEADIN'Lab, the Laboratory of LEAdership, Design and Innovation. He is also Director of the Observatory "Design Thinking for Business". Research activities developed by Claudio Dell'Era are concentrated in the area of Design Strategy and Design Thinking. He has published in relevant international journals, such as Journal of Product Innovation Management, Long Range Planning, R&D Management, International Journal of Operations & Production Management, Industry & Innovation, International Journal of Innovation Management.
You can find more information about Claudio Dell'Era on the website of Politecnico di Milano.
Franzoni Chiara
MARKETS AND TECHNOLOGIES OF THE FUTURE.
Chiara Franzoni (Ph.D.) is Associate Professor in the School of Management of the MIP Graduate School of Business- Politecnico di Milano. Prior to joining Politecnico di Milano in 2010, she has worked at the Intellectual Property Finance institute (Turin, Italy), and conducted research at the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies (Atlanta, USA) and at the National Research Council of Italy. She also serves in the advisory board and executive committee of several companies in the energy and textile industry, as a family-business member. She is an expert of Economics of Science and Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Intellectual Property Rights. Her research has been published, among others, by the Journal of Management Studies, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, Research Policy, the Journal of Product Innovation Management, PNAS and Science. She participates to panels of experts to inform policy action at the national and European level and works as a consultant for the European Commission in matters of innovation, crowdfunding, and Intellectual Property.
You can find more information about Chiara Franzoni on the website of Politecnico di Milano.
Giudici Giancarlo
ENTREPRENEURIAL FINANCE.
Giancarlo is a graduated in Management Engineering, Ph.D. He is an associate professor at Politecnico di Milano, where he teaches Corporate Finance since 2002 and where he carries out research and technology transfers. Previously from 1999 to 2002 he was a researcher at the University of Bergamo.
Lupi Massimo
LEADERSHIP AND CHANGE MANAGEMENT.
After the degree in Occupational Psychology, Massimo Lupi started his career as Recruitment specialist In Prada S.pA. Then moved to Allstate insurance , Beiersdorf Italy as Training and Development Mgr, Sony as European training and development mgr. based in Berlin and after Microsoft Italy as HR Manager. Move to Redmond ( Microsoft HQ ) as WW Talent and Development Mgr focusing on talent and Leadership Development.
Licensed psychologist and psychotherapist focusing on cognitive constructivism and mindfulness.
Areas of interest: Leadership and team development, Organizational Behaviour and Change.
Currently Contract Professor of Organizational Development and Change Università degli studi di Milano and Adjunt professor of organizational Behaviour MIP Politecnico di Milano.
Piva Evila
ENTREPRENEURIAL THINKING AND ACTING.
Evila Piva is Associate Professor at Politecnico di Milano (School of Management). Her scientific activity is mainly in the Industrial Economics and Entrepreneurship fields. So far, her main areas of research have been the following ones strategic alliances of high-tech entrepreneurial ventures: determinants of alliance formation, governance decisions, and performances; collaborations of entrepreneurial ventures with communities of users and developers (focus: collaborations of software firms with the Open Source community): organization and impact on diversification and firm performance; M&A of high-tech entrepreneurial ventures: organization and innovation performance; academic start-ups: relationships with public research organisations, role of TTOs and incubators; differences between these firms and other high-tech entrepreneurial ventures; high-tech entrepreneurial ventures: determinants of firm creation, financing strategies, modes of growth, and success factors.
You can find more information about Evila Piva on the website of Politecnico di Milano.
Tuncalp Deniz
Deniz Tuncalp is an Assistant Professor of Management at Istanbul Technical University (ITU), Department of Management Engineering. He lectures Entrepreneurship courses at undergraduate and graduate level. Before joining ITU, he had been MVNO Business Manager at Marketing and Mobile Signature Manager at Business Development at Turkcell. Prior to that he had founded Turkey's first local Internet Security Consulting company at year 2000 and received funding from InfoNet in Turkey.
You can find more information about Deniz Tuncalp on the University's website .
Verganti Roberto
Roberto Verganti research interests are in the field of management of innovation, with a special focus on the management of product innovation, design, and research policy. In this area he issued more than 150 publications and he has given seminars in the most acknowledged international business schools. He has directed and run executive courses and consulting to several manufacturing and service firms.
He has been featured on the Harvard Business Review, BusinessWeek, the Wall Street Journal, as well as several national newspapers.
You can find more information about Roberto Verganti on the website of Politecnico di Milano.


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Bedfordshire's New Year's Honours List 2020
HM The Queen's New Year's Honours List for 2020 has been announced and includes ten Bedfordshire recipients. Those who have been successful are as follows:
Officers of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Rosemary Frances MAYGLOTHLING (Bedford)
For services to Rowing and Gender Equality in Sport
Martin James MCELHATTON (Luton)
For services to Disability Sport
Sabah GILANI (Luton)
Chief Executive Officer, Better Community Business Network
For services to Young People and to the Muslim community
Charles Alan John YATES (Bedford)
Head of Threat Leadership, Insights, Partnership and Delivery, National Crime Agency
For services to Law Enforcement
Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Peter John SCOTT (Bedford)
For voluntary service to the National Trust at Wightwick Manor, Wolverhampton
Dr Anne Margaret Stuart GRANT (Bedford)
For services to charity in Bedfordshire
Councillor Dr David MICHAEL (Luton)
For services to the community in Greater London
Medallists of the Order of the British Empire (BEM)
Beverley Ann CHIDLEY (Central Bedfordshire)
For services to Brownies and Girlguiding
Susan (Sue) Moira ZUBROT (Bedford)
For services to the community in Bedfordshire
The Right Reverend Alvin BLAKE (Luton)
For services to the community in Luton, Bedfordshire
HM Lord-Lieutenant of Bedfordshire, Helen Nellis said, "It is always a thrill to read how people in Bedfordshire are making a huge difference to their community in so many ways. My sincere congratulations to all those who have been awarded Honours and my thanks for your huge contribution."


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Out with the new, in with the old: Nearly two-thirds of the albums on the Billboard 200 are more than a year old! A look at why…
(September 25, 2021). Whatever happened to what's new is in?
One glance at this week's Billboard 200 Albums chart and music fans will notice a growing trend—one that the word "trend" is quickly becoming less accurate a description with each passing week.
On this week's list, 127 of the 200 albums listed—or nearly two-thirds—have been on the chart for at least 52 weeks. Of those 127 albums, 89 have been on the list for a total of 104+ weeks—or at least two years.
Seventy of the albums have been on the chart for at least three years—or 156 weeks, while 50 of them have been on for the equivalent of four years or more (208+ weeks)!
For perspective, that's one out of every four albums on the current Billboard chart that has been on the list for at least four years!
Those are astonishing stats, especially for an industry that releases tens of thousands of new albums each year and whose main goal is to promote new artists and new product. It's also notable because the numbers would be even higher if you include albums that have had their cumulative weeks on the chart interrupted by temporary absences.
For instance, several enduring oldies were released three or more decades ago, like Bob Marley's Legend, Fleetwood Mac's Rumours, Journey's Greatest Hits, Metallica's self-titled album, Nirvana's Nevermind, AC/DC's Back In Black, and Michael Jackson's Thriller, but for various reasons have been on and off the charts during that time, so their current cumulative totals don't reflect their true ages.
Marley's Legend is the current chart's longevity champ with 696 weeks on the list, or the equivalent of 13 years, four months and 2 weeks. But that hits collection was first released way back in 1984.
Bob Marley's 'Legend' is the longest-charting album on this week's Billboard 200
Some readers might be inclined to think this phenomenon is nothing new, as they may guess that older albums have always dominated the Billboard charts—at least in terms of percentage share, if not by rank.
But a look back at comparable same-week charts from previous years would tell a different story altogether.
For example, last year on the September 26-dated Billboard 200, 112 albums had logged more than a year on the chart, with 81 of those above the two-year mark, 61 at three years or more and 41 titles past the four-year threshold. That compares to 127, 89, 70 and 50, respectively, on this week's chart.
Just five years ago on the chart dated September 24, 2016, only 85 albums had more than a year on the list. Of those, only 46 had as many as two years, 26 had three-plus years and 17 had as many as four years on the list—all significantly fewer than those in the same categories on this week's chart.
This week in 2011, there were only 37 albums with a year or more cumulative time on the Billboard 200, with only 18 having two or more years, seven having three-plus years and only three accumulating four or more years on the chart.
Going back even further, it would be inappropriate to include chart data from 1991, 1996, 2001 or 2006 since Billboard chart rules at the time didn't allow older "Catalog" albums to co-exist with newer product on the Billboard 200—they were reserved for the so-named catalog charts.
Regarding these catalog albums, chart rules varied over time. But for the most part between 1991 and 2009, "Catalog" albums were defined as those that were more than 18 months old but weren't selling enough to rank above No. 100 on the main Billboard 200 chart and were therefore excluded altogether. They were relegated to their own "Top Catalog Albums" chart, which generally meant 20 to 30 of these older titles were excluded from the main chart on a weekly basis.
But in 1986, before the Catalog chart began segregating the old from the new (and before point-of-sale piece-count data began fueling the charts for more accuracy), a somewhat apples-to-apples examination of that year's September 27 Billboard 200 list would reveal 27 albums with a year or more on the chart, with only nine of those having more than two years on the list (and only three having spent three or more years there). Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon was that survey's granddaddy with 643 weeks and counting (the iconic 1973 LP has since logged a total of 958 weeks on the Billboard 200–or the equivalent of 18 years and five months—easily the all-time record).
Pink Floyd's 'Dark Side of the Moon' is not currently charting but is still the record holder for chart longevity with 958 weeks
Going further back to 1981, there were only 15 albums with more than a year on the corresponding September chart, with three of those accumulating more than two years and only one, Pink Floyd's Dark Side, logging more than three years (it was actually at a then-high 382 weeks, or seven years and four months on the list). It's worth noting that 21 albums on this week's chart have accumulated at least as much time as Dark Side had back then.
So what's changed? Why all the oldies now? There are several likely reasons worth exploring, as djrobblog does below.
Streaming means more access to older titles
Of the 127 albums with a year or more on the chart this week, many of them were released in the 20th century and therefore pre-dated the digital download and streaming eras, back when brick-and-mortar stores were the main source of album sales in the U.S. While these older albums still sold decently back then, they clearly took a back seat to newer product, which benefited from prominent store displays and record company marketing in general. It was mostly a case of out of sight out of mind, and people simply didn't have as much access to those older albums as they do now.
Clearly there were exceptions, like Pink Floyd's juggernaut, or when older albums would occasionally return to the charts because of renewed interest due to an artist's newer product.
A famous example was when all eight of Led Zeppelin's earlier albums returned to the list in the autumn of 1979 after the release of their In Through The Out Door. Interestingly, all eight of those predecessors were more than a year old, but only four of them (Led Zeppelin, Led Zeppelin II, Led Zeppelin IV, and Houses of the Holy) had logged more than 52 weeks on the chart in the first week that all eight had reappeared. That same week—October 27, 1979–only 20 of the albums charting overall had logged a year or more on the list.
Nowadays, older albums are just as likely to be clicked or downloaded as newer titles, as it doesn't require consumers to dig through stores' oldies bins, or even leave their couches, to access them.
Vital reissues introduce older albums to newer audiences
Over the years, many older titles have benefitted from deluxe reissues, remastered versions, or re-releases in the digital market. A very recent example is Aaliyah's self-titled third album, which re-enters this week's chart at No. 13 after being released to digital and streaming services for the first time earlier this month. This return marks the 20-year-old album's 69th week on the Billboard 200.
Aaliyah's 2000 self-titled album is finally available on streaming platforms after 20 years
Metallica's self-titled 1991 album (a/k/a The Black Album) has been reissued several times, but its most recent remastered edition—released on September 10–prompted a 149-position pole-vault from No. 158 to No. 9 on this week's list. The title—now in its 625th week on the chart—was not on the corresponding Billboard 200 a year ago.
Other currently charting classics that benefited from anniversary reissues in recent years include Thriller, Rumours, and the Beatles' Abbey Road, and The Eagles' Hotel California. In most cases, these albums have added previously unreleased bonus tracks, live performances and alternate takes on beloved hits, all of which have sparked renewed interest from even longtime fans, many of whom owned earlier versions of the same titles.
Greatest hits compilations attract fans old and new (and Billboard's methodology helps too)
Of the 40 longest-charting albums on the September 25, 2021 chart, 16 of them are greatest hits compilations. All but one of these are by artists who've been charting for more than 20 years (Zac Brown Band being the lone exception).
Most older artists have a wider repertoire of hits to choose from than younger acts. As younger fans are introduced to older artists from their parents' or grandparents' generations, they join an already large fan base in downloading or streaming these timeless classics, which in turn increases their chart endurance. Additionally, it's probably much easier for fans to flock to a greatest hits set than to go to a specific album from an artist's deep catalog.
Hits compilations also benefit from Billboard's current chart methodology, which assigns streaming points from any of an artist's songs to the album containing it that happens to be selling the most. So, for example, if a song like Billy Joel's "My Life" is streamed from any number of album sources on Spotify, all of its chart points are assigned to his The Essential Billy Joel (and none to its original parent LP 52nd Street), if the compilation happens to be the one selling the most. If this scenario plays out for enough of Joel's songs contained on Essential, then that album will likely accumulate enough points to chart, even if most of the songs are being streamed from other source albums.
Classics get new lives thanks to the Internet, ad and movie placement, and more.
You'd have to live on Mars to not know that Journey's 40-year-old hit "Don't Stop Believin'" has become their signature tune in the digital age. Thanks to '00s exposure in TV shows like "The Sopranos" and "Glee," the former top-10 hit from 1981 has become not only Journey's biggest-selling hit, but one of the two most downloaded songs from the 20th century.
The other would be Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody," their 1975 classic that has had about three or four chart lives, including most recently in 2018 after the Freddie Mercury biopic bearing the song's title.
Both Journey's and Queen's hits compilation albums have been mainstays on the Billboard 200 as a result. Journey's Greatest Hits—first released in 1988–is the second-longest charting album on this week's list (at No. 73) with 686 weeks. Queen's Greatest Hits sits at No. 31 with 456 weeks on the chart.
Fleetwood Mac's 'Rumours' is one of the biggest selling albums of all time
Another album to recently benefit from a viral TikTok moment was Fleetwood Mac's Rumours. The album and its No. 1 single "Dreams" experienced a resurgence last year after the song soundtracked a video of Nathan Apodaca (a/k/a 420doggface208) skateboarding down a street while lip-syncing to the track. The viral video brought "Dreams" and Fleetwood Mac to a whole new (younger) audience. Rumours sits at No. 39 on this week's chart (in its 442nd week!).
There are several other examples of this phenomenon, but the above three are probably the most noteworthy cases.
Some newer artists (and classics) from the current millennium are also contributing
While it would be easy to give all the credit to heritage acts like Journey, the Eagles and Fleetwood Mac, a number of newer artists have also contributed to this oldies trend, and for different reasons.
First there's Drake, the millennial chart king whose older albums have been a chart mainstay the past eleven years. With every new release, his older albums see a sales jump. In the weeks and months leading up to the release of Certified Lover Boy earlier this month, anywhere between four and seven of his previous sets saw regular improvement on the Billboard 200. On the September 25 list, six of Drake's older albums are among the 127 that have charted for more than a year, with four of them (Take Care, Nothing Was the Same, Views and More Life) each having logged four or more years on the chart.
Similarly, acts like Taylor Swift and Post Malone fall into this category. Swift has six albums on the current chart, five of which have been around for a year or longer, including Folklore, which marked its first chart anniversary in August.
Post Malone's most recent album, Hollywood's Bleeding, just celebrated its second year on the chart while its two predecessors, beerbongs and bentleys and Stoney, have remained on the list for three and four years, respectively.
Kendrick Lamar's 'Damn' is among this week's charting oldies, along with his other albums
Then there are other current artists like Kendrick Lamar, Rihanna, SZA, and Frank Ocean who've each gone more than four years since their last releases. As anticipation builds for any news of pending new product from these stars, fans continue to lap up their most recent albums.
Lamar's classic good kid, m.A.A.d city—currently at No. 52–has been on the chart for 464 weeks, or the equivalent of nearly nine years. Rihanna's Anti has been buoyed by continued buzz around the pop superstar's Fenty fashion line as well as anticipation of a new album release. Anti sits at No. 133 in its 286th week on the chart.
And then there are the young artists whose lives were tragically cut short and who, as a result, have become folk legends—particularly in hip-hop.
Rappers like the late Pop Smoke, whose posthumous classic Shoot For The Stars Aim For The Moon recently celebrated its first anniversary, and the late Juice WRLD, whose Legends Never Die recently did the same, both remain in the top 30 of the Billboard 200 with no signs of a pending exit.
The late rappers Mac Miller and XXXTentacion also have long-running albums on the list with at least three years and counting.
Newer artists or new releases by older acts are finding it harder to sustain interest.
Here's probably the biggest indicator of how hard it is to market new artists or products in the music business today.
Of the 117 new albums that debuted on the Billboard 200 this quarter between the charts dated July 3 and September 18, only 22 remain on this week's list (dated September 25). And that includes new releases that debuted in the top ten this summer by big names like Prince (Welcome 2 America, entered the chart at No. 4), John Mayer (Sob Rock, No. 2), Nas (King's Disease, No. 3), and The Killers (Pressure Machine, No. 9). None of those four albums are on the current Top 200 list.
Just two of the eleven albums that debuted four weeks ago remain on the list. One of those eleven—Jennifer Hudson's companion album to the high-profile "Respect" motion picture in which she starred—debuted and peaked at No. 151 and exited the chart the following week.
Furthermore, only four of last week's ten debuts remain on this week's list, and Drake's Certified Lover Boy is the only one of those four that didn't drop by more than 25 spots (it maintained its No. 1 rank for a second week).
This is perhaps the most discouraging news for those up-and-coming artists who have a notion that it's easy to make it big in this industry. When 95 of 117 new albums entering the chart during a calendar quarter are gone by the end of that period, while those older albums continue to dominate, the industry may need to figure out different ways of breaking new artists and sustaining fans' interest in newer product.
No incentive for the industry to change
Or, then again, maybe the industry doesn't have much incentive for pushing new material. Labels have pretty much recouped their recording and promotional costs for these older albums. Any revenue from sales—or, more accurately, streams—at this point is the proverbial icing on the cake, especially if some of it is the result of the free publicity that comes from hit-generating social media platforms like TikTok and others.
Label brass could take the profits from catalog album sales to sign and develop newer acts, or they could simply keep profiting from the older ones.
The passage of time means the most popular albums are just naturally older
It stands to reason that, with the passage of time, enduring albums just continue to get older. With more such albums out there now than there were forty years ago, it just makes sense that there are more oldies on the chart now than there were in 1981. Back then, there simply weren't as many older albums to choose from as there are today.
At the current rate, it's possible that in five or ten years from now, there could be an even higher percentage of older releases on the chart, including many of the titles from decades past that are still there today.
Old music is just better
Nah, I won't go there…
DJRob (2021)
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Seneca was a prominent Roman philosopher and playwright who published several essential works about Stoicism. He is considered one of the three key Stoic philosophers (alongside Marcus Aurelius and Epictetus), counseled Emperor Nero, and is often credited with rendering Stoicism more accessible to a larger audience than his counterparts. You can read a longer profile about Seneca here.
In basic terms, Stoicism teaches us that if we have the essentials and a strong inner spirit, we can radically accept and endure whatever circumstances the universe throws at us. Letters from a Stoic, which Seneca wrote toward the end of his life from approximately 63 AD to 65 AD, expands upon these lessons.
Letters from a Stoic is presumably a collection of 124 letters Seneca sent to his friend Lucilius – then the procurator of Sicily (essentially an official in Ancient Rome) — advising him on how to become a better Stoic.
"Presumably" because many scholars have hypothesized that Seneca's letters were "essays in disguise" – there is no evidence of Lucilius writing back to Seneca, and the letters' style suggests that they were meant to be published rather than read by a friend. The first recorded full translation of these letters to English was by Thomas Lodge in 1614, and they have been translated many times since.
Letters from a Stoic contains a selection of these letters and key lessons about Stoicism, such as making the most with what we have in the time we have. We have broken down the central lessons from the book below.
"Enough" is the essentials for living – food, water, shelter, and clothing – and a strong inner self, as mentioned above. While some philosophical schools of thought teach that "enough" is meager food, a shack to live in, threadbare clothing and then learning how to be satisfied with that, Stoicism does not demand those kinds of sacrifices.
Instead, Stoicism preaches that moderation is key, function is more important than form, and that we should not live in excess.
Seneca says that we should eat nutritious, nourishing food, but only enough to keep our bodies in good health and our stomachs full – we shouldn't stuff ourselves nor eat extravagant meals just because we can. Avoid binging on that whole bag of Doritos, basically. We should have comfortable homes, but shouldn't concern ourselves with ornamentation that serves no functional purpose – it's a waste of resources and energy. If something is well constructed and fulfills its purpose, that's all we should want from it – we shouldn't be lusting after pillows with pom-poms or perfectly polished floors.
We are raised in a society that values ornamentation, so it may be tricky to rid ourselves of that desire. Seneca gives us guidelines on how to free ourselves from this mindset. We should work on being satisfied with what we do have, to take pleasure in the simple things. Those who want more than what they need and what they have will always want more, and this only leads to a cycle of dissatisfaction.
We must also eliminate the fear of living without "the extras." Many of us are afraid of losing our possessions – our phones, our jackets, our cars. Seneca advises us to spend time living without these extras of our own free will. He says we should cultivate a relationship with poverty. In a modern context, we might experiment going without our computers, our phones, our TVs and intentionally fasting from time to time. Once we know we can handle life without these things, we can be free from the fear of losing them.
Finally, we should always remind ourselves that it doesn't matter how cool our things are, or exotic our surroundings are – if we are miserable with ourselves, we will be miserable wherever we go. On top of being happy with the essentials, developing our inner self is key. Seneca has advice on how to do that as well.
Developing our inner selves is a lifelong process that we must always work at. How many of us have put off mental health practices because we "don't have time" or find the thought of meditating when we're busy more stressful than useful? Seneca insists that these are not worthy excuses – we can and should make time for our mental health – it is an important full-time job, not something we should shove to the side in favor of other tasks.
But where do we start on this self-improvement journey? Being content with enough as discussed above is an important piece. However, Seneca expands upon self-improvement in more ways throughout his texts.
One of the first steps to improving ourselves is recognizing our own flaws. Not one of us is perfect, and identifying which areas of ourselves we need to work on is crucial – if we don't see the problems, how can we find the solutions?
Another key to improving our inner selves is to not compare ourselves to others. It's a fruitless waste of energy – our life is our own and not anyone else's. Our goals should make sense to us, and we shouldn't worry about others judging them, only about achieving them for our own purposes.
This also goes for when we make positive progress — when we are further along on our journey, we should also not "show off" our commitment to Stoicism. Bragging about this lifestyle not only defeats part of the essence of the lifestyle, as showing off to others is an external form of validation rather than inner, but it also may alienate others from trying it out. We should lead quietly by example and then help those curious rather than trying to proselytize.
As an aside, Seneca does not suggest that physical health is unimportant – maintaining our health is important for both ourselves and those who care about us — but does say that more energy should be put into cultivating our minds. Our bodies will eventually fail us as we age and illness strikes, but enduring these eventualities is easier when we have strong minds.
Finally, we should embrace the present moment. While we should examine our past and our flaws in order to make future decisions, we should live in the present as much as possible. Besides learning from our mistakes, or occasionally reflecting on a fond memory, dwelling on the past does us no good – it's already over with! As for anxiety – worrying about the future – that does not help either. What will come, will come. The best thing we can do is fortify ourselves and know that we will overcome our misfortunes, but dread does not serve us.
Throughout his letters, Seneca contemplates the meaning of friendship, and how to make it ideal. He also emphasizes the importance of being your own friend; that the person who befriends themselves will never be alone and will be a friend of all.
First, we must acknowledge that we are all equals. We are not better than others due to our circumstances, our occupation, or our place in our society. Our positions can change at any moment – slaves become masters, masters become slaves, princes become paupers, and so on — we should not look down on anyone based on our current, possibly temporary, positions. We are only "better" than one another due to the content of our character, nothing more and nothing less.
Then we must judge who is worthy of being our friend. The "masses" are not our friends. We should be cautious of their influence. Crowds can lead us to indulge in our vices in ways we may not on our own. Think of being encouraged to down shot after shot at a party, or the mobs of old gathering their pitchforks in united bloodlust. This mob mentality is not only dangerous to others, but to our own character. Crowds can lead us to losing control of ourselves, which Stoicism strongly discourages.
However, Seneca does not urge us to isolate ourselves from all of society. We can celebrate, holidays for example, with others if we are determined to avoid indulgence in excess, as well as to avoid becoming too involved in groupthink. Perhaps you will be cajoled, made fun of, or otherwise judged – peer pressured — by those who want to bring you to their level. But Seneca reminds us that the judgments of others do not matter as much as our own – we must strive to live with virtue and integrity, because at the end of the day it is ourselves we must face.
Now who should be considered worthy of being a friend? Seneca advises that we do not use the term friend lightly — his teachings here boil down to quality over quantity. It doesn't matter if we are surrounded by tons of friends if we don't have a deep understanding of any. We should spend our energy on cultivating a few friendships rather than many.
Next, we should consider our potential friend's character. Is our potential friend a good influence? We should surround ourselves with people we seek to be like, who will help us improve and grow, rather than those who may negatively impact our lives. While we of course can counsel those who are in a bad place, we should be wary of allowing them to come so close that we are affected by their negativity.
Also, we should not base the friendship on how useful the friendship is, even if the friendship is useful to both parties. This is because once that usefulness has dried up, the friendship will likely fall apart. We often call these people "fair weather friends." They will not stick around when we need them most.
Okay, say we've done all that vetting. This next lesson is key. Once we've determined that we have a friend that is a good influence, and that our connection goes beyond utility, we must trust our friend absolutely. Trust breeds trust. Loyalty breeds loyalty. If we treat our friends with suspicion, like they might betray us, then we may bring about a self-fulfilling prophecy.
With this trust and loyalty, we can allow ourselves to grow a truly meaningful relationship. We should be able to tell our friends things we only tell ourselves. We should learn from each other's wisdom – what is the point of knowledge if we don't share it? While Seneca does tell us that time away from a friend does help us grow fonder of them, he also reminds us that it's key to appreciate them while they're around – don't take your friend for granted.
What about losing a friend? To circumstance or to death? While grief is only natural, we should not succumb to it. We must recognize the sweetness of the friendship, the positive, cherished times we had. We can endure loss, and we will grow from it. We will find new friendship, new love. It won't be quite the same, but neither will we. These are Seneca's lessons on friendship – from how they begin to their very ends.
The sections above cover the majority of the musings and lessons found in Letters from a Stoic. We do, however, encourage you to read the book for yourself, which you can purchase here. For now, we'll leave you with a collection of other prominent quotes from Letters from a Stoic.


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by George Sohng
Hotel Artemis starts off as a sort of near-future spin-off of John Wick, focusing on its own set of rules detached from the everyday life that we experience. It seeks satisfaction in that discrepancy, finding moments of intrigue in how that ruleset will never remain unchallenged—and moments of joy when it does break. The film, however, just like its owner, does not seem to be prepared for this moment. The end result of what should have been a unique experience is a disappointing muddle of something quite average and forgettable.
Most of the film takes place on a single floor of a building, cut off from the rest of the world that is descending into a late-capitalist dystopia. It does an adequate job of making sure that the hotel has two faces: a safe haven from outside and a claustrophobic jail cell that is a single rule-break away from becoming its own hell. One might even say it is a strange, twisted home-invasion film, judging by how it initially sets up its titular hotel.
Jeff Goldblum in Hotel Artemis
The setup for the film is great: a members-only hotel/hospital run by an eccentric nurse (Jodie Foster) and her brute assistant (Dave Bautista) slowly loses its control as each new patient who visits the night brings more problems than she can deal with. The weight of those problems strains the tight ruleset she has been operating under for twenty-two years… until it finally snaps. From the mash-up of shaky art-deco and similarly questionable-looking near-future medical technology to its straight-out-of-comic-book characters, the titular hotel looks more and more like a time bomb than an actual safe haven. And that should be a good thing. However, the film slowly drags, proving that initial setup is not enough to reach the film's ultimate potential.
The suspense is there, in theory, because of the narrative setup as a thriller and the time-ticking soundtrack, but it never truly grips the audience. It is impossible to miss all the narrative devices director/screenwriter Drew Pearce places in plain sight, and as the film progresses, the film sleazily teases its artifice more and more, making each subsequent encounter with a narrative turning pointless and less compelling.
Twists are perhaps a little bit safe—far safer than its claustrophobic setup. It's perhaps because the characters do what they look like they are going to do: the sexy French assassin does what she is foreshadowed to do, the gentleman thief stays gentleman-like throughout, the self-absorbed annoying guy does something stupid out of his own insecurity, the bad guy turns out to be bad, and the insecure bad guy turns out to be insecure.
In a thriller like this, that focus on the relentless drive of the narrative may be an advantage, but Hotel Artemis misses the mark by failing to give much weight to these moments.
When a bang does go off, it rarely feels genuinely shocking because it is set up far too simply and shallowly. Such moments are briefly satisfying, rarely lingering, leaving the audience thinking, "All right let's move on." In a thriller like this, that focus on the relentless drive of the narrative may be an advantage, but Hotel Artemis misses the mark by failing to give much weight to these moments.
Then there is the emotional gravity of the film, which sadly feels as if it works to drag the film down rather than keep it in place. While the audience is introduced to the fascinating claustrophobic space with colorful inhabitants that are about to go off, the film soon changes its course to tell a story focused on the Nurse, her past, and her anxiety. As the film does so, the characters soon lose their eccentricity and begin to move in cohesion.
This essentially erases the interesting setup the film had with its characters and confined space and instead streamlines the film into a battle between two opposing sides. The hotel itself loses its charm along the way as well and reveals how it never really was all that intricate underneath its aesthetic surface. The audience becomes increasingly aware that the hotel never really achieved its full potential as a complex cinematic space other than its function of separating the characters from the outside world.
Charlie Day and Foster in Hotel Artemis
When the narrative reaches its conclusion, it is ultimately not all that exciting either. The film stands on the premise that everyone in the hotel is lethal, yet when things do go haywire, the action surprisingly remains tame. There are no real standouts during the climax, nor is it a particularly memorable one. It almost feels as if the scene needed to happen and everything, including the character motivations that justify it, was constructed hastily to make sure it happens.
This reveals the biggest flaw in Hotel Artemis: regardless of the interesting setup, none of the characters truly feel like they have their own motivations that exist outside of the narrative function—they are simply not allowed to develop in the first place. The narrative functions to drive forward, but the characters become more and more flat and inconsistent, ultimately losing their significance as a link between the story and the audience.
Bautista and Foster in Hotel Artemis
What keeps the drive forward then are the performances from the film's all-star cast, and while none of them are exceptional, Pearce at least makes sure that each actor gets to do what he or she does best. Foster is the obvious highlight here, even though this is far from her best performance. She nevertheless anchors the story more or less—even though the narrative needs little to anchor itself anyway. She is given what is largely a character acting role, and that is exactly what she does here. While it does not make her character any more insightful, it at least makes it competent to the narrative.
Goldblum, who has more of a cameo appearance, does typical recent Goldblum. Bautista, adopting his Drax-persona from Guardians of the Galaxy, delivers his signature comic performance that fits surprisingly well into the atmosphere, providing much needed comic relief along the way. Sophia Boutella is once again a sexy assassin, a role she was and still is comfortable in. And of course, Day continues to excel at being annoying, appropriate to his role.
However, these performances, mostly because they are merely confined to their roles as little more than narrative props, never quite help the narrative to be more than its average self. The film's mise-en-scene, especially the set design, lures the audience into its world, yet it is also its own undoing as it reveals how hollow it feels and how emotionally-detached it is to the audience. It is an interesting place to visit, but it doesn't do all that well in making you want to stay. It certainly isn't a hotel I'm looking forward to visiting again any time soon.
George Sohng