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Halloween Block Party at The Mill
October 27, 2017 Ben's Bottle Shop, Halloween, Pines Coffee, Rally Pizza, Smokehouse Provisions, The Mill Shopping Center
The Mill—the trendy shopping and dining destination in central Vancouver, formerly known as Garrison Square—will host a Halloween Block Party on Sunday, Oct. 29, from noon to 5 p.m. This will be a free event open to the public to enjoy! Family-friendly activities include giveaways, a bounce house for kids, face painting, delicious bites from Rally Pizza and Smokehouse Provisions, and a photo opp with Rojo the Llama. Come dressed up in your Halloween costume and enjoy treats (no tricks!) from the many fine businesses located in The Mill. Try some of Rally's frozen custard, boozy shakes, and wood-fired pizzas, or some of Smokehouse's bacon molasses cornbread, beef brisket, pulled pork, and spareribs.
NW Wine Distributors will also be hosting a wine tasting with local Washington wines and Ben's Bottle Shop will be selling beer and offering free tastings for imbibers. You'll also want to visit the locally legendary Pines Coffee and sample one (or more) of their many housemade spiced coffee and tea drinks, like the Fort Vancouver (coconut caramel and dark chocolate), Mount St. Helens (smokey Ancho chiles, cayenne pepper, and dark chocolate), or Lodgepole Pine (juniper berry, pine, and orange).
The Mill is located at 7950 E. Mill Plain Boulevard where it intersects with Garrison Road. Ample free parking is available in the large lot.
October 27, 2017 Monika SpykermanHappenings & Hotspots, Young & RestlessBen's Bottle Shop, Halloween Party, Pines Coffee, Rally Pizza, Smokehouse Provisions, The Mill
Great Pumpkin Roadshow at Ben's Bottle Shop
October 18, 2017 Ben's Bottle Shop, Elysian Brewing, Great Pumpkin Roadshow
Calling all pumpkinheads! Seattle's Elysian Brewing—which hosts the Great Pumpkin Beer Festival in Seattle every year (this year, it was on Sept. 29-30…so sad to have missed it!)—is taking its pumpkin revelry on the road to various locations in Oregon—with a stop at Ben's Bottle Shop in Vancouver on Thursday, Oct. 19. Elysian Brewing head brewer Josh Waldman will be on-site at Ben's Bottle Shop to offer several limited-release pumpkin specialty beers that will only be available at select tour locations. Costumes and pumpkin flare are encouraged!
Ben's Bottle Shop will have eight (EIGHT!) different kinds of Elysian pumpkin beers on tap from 6 to 8 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 1—including a beer-filled pumpkin firkin. There will be swag giveaways, cornhole contests, and did we mention pumpkin beer? Pour the gourd, people, POUR THE GOURD! All of this with no cover charge, and of course Ben's Bottle Shop will be serving its full, seriously delicious, beer-friendly food like buffalo bacon Cheddar burgers, sea scallop po' boys, and mac & cheese with Ben's special Cheddar stout sauce. Elysian pumpkin brews on tap are:
Night Owl Pumpkin Ale
Dark o' the Moon Pumpkin Stout
Great Pumpkin Imperial
Punkuccino Coffee Pumpkin Ale
Dark Knife Pumpkin Swarzbier
Cursed Hearse Pumpkin Saison
Gourdfather Pumpkin Barleywine
Blight Spiced Pumpkin Brown Ale
After the pumpkin-mania, feel free to stick around until closing time (11 p.m.), enjoy some more food, catch some sports on the big-screen TVs, and take home a growler or a bottle from Ben's huge selection. Ben's Bottle Shop is located at 8052 E. Mill Plain Blvd. in Vancouver. Other locations on the Great Pumpkin Roadshow include Bend, Eugene, Salem and Portland; for more details, visit http://www.elysianbrewing.com/calendar/great-pumpkin-beer-festival/.
October 18, 2017 Monika SpykermanUncategorizedBen's Bottle Shop, Elysian Brewing, Great Pumpkin Beer Festival, Great Pumpkin Roadshow
Ellie Alexander Book Launch Party at Ben's Bottle Shop
October 13, 2017 Ben's Bottle Shop, Book Launch Party, Ellie Alexander, Sloan Krause Mystery Series
Local mystery author Ellie Alexander, author of the wildly popular Bakeshop Mystery Series, is launching a new collection of stories: the Sloan Krause Mystery Series. Her first book, "Death on Tap," has just been released, and you're invited to help her celebrate the publication of this "beery" special book. Ben's Bottle Shop, a local taproom featuring beers from all over the world as well as some of the Pacific Northwest's finest craft brews, is hosting a Happy Hour Launch Party from 2 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 14. Here's a plot teaser:
When Sloan Krause walks in on her husband, Mac, and the barmaid, she gives him the boot. Sloan has spent her life in Leavenworth, Washington, becoming an expert in brewing craft beer, and she doesn't have time to be held back by her soon-to-be ex-husband. She decides to strike out on her own, breaking away from the Krause family brewery, and goes to work for Nitro, the hip new nano-brewery in the Bavarian-themed town. Nitro's owner, brewmaster Garrett Strong, has the brew-world abuzz with his newest recipe, "Pucker-Up IPA." Mac can't help but be green with envy at their success.
But just as Sloan is settling in to her new gig, she finds one of Nitro's competitors dead in the fermenting tub, clutching the secret recipe for the IPA. When Mac is arrested, Sloan knows that her ex might be a cheater, but a murderer? No way. Danger is brewing in "Beervaria" and suddenly Sloan is on the case.
The launch party will also feature fun prizes and swag—and a chance for you to enjoy one or two of Ben's hundreds of beers by the bottle or on tap. If you don't have a book to sign, don't worry—Southwest Washington's largest independent bookstore, Vintage Books, will be at Ben's Bottle Shop selling Ellie's books so that you can have her sign your copy and then take it home and get cozy by the fire. Ben's Bottle Shop is located at 8502 E. Mill Plain Blvd., near Smokehouse Provisions, Rally Pizza, and Pines Coffee.
Ellie Alexander Book Launch at Ben's Bottle Shop
October 13, 2017 Monika SpykermanHappenings & HotspotsBen's Bottle Shop, Book Launch Party, Death on Tap, Ellie Alexander, Sloan Krause Mystery Series
Artisan Beer & Cheese Pairing at Ben's Bottle Shop
March 21, 2017 Artisan Beer & Cheese Pairing, Ben's Bottle Shop
Two things that were inarguably created to go together are beer and cheese. Ben's Bottle Shop—a beautifully contemporary tap room, restaurant, and bottle shop featuring hundreds of unusual and hard-to-find alcoholic goodies—is putting those two things together in a way that will make both things taste even better (if that's even possible). The Artisan Beer and Cheese Pairing is happening at Ben's Bottle Shop at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 23, and will feature five thoughtful courses of artisan pairings, such as the world-class Samuel Smith Yorkshire Stingo paired with a wonderful aged Gouda, and a Brasserie Lebbe l'Amalthée Saison paired with Garrotxa a Catalonia goat cheese.
Tickets are $40 per person and seating is limited but we understand there are a few spots left. You can purchase tickets in person at Ben's Bottle Shop by talking to your "beertender," or you can call the bottle shop at 360-314-6209. Ben's Bottle Shop is located at 8052 E. Mill Plain Blvd. in the Heights area of Vancouver, just next door to the excellent Smokehouse Provisions and Rally Pizza.
Beer & Cheese Pairing at Ben's Bottle Shop
March 21, 2017 Monika SpykermanPlate & CupArtisan Beer & Cheese Pairing, Ben's Bottle Shop
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Pumpkinfest at Ben's Bottle Shop
September 28, 2016 Ben's Bottle Shop, Elysian Brewing, Great Pumpkin Beer Festival, Pumpkin Beer, Pumpkinfest
Calling all pumpkinheads! Seattle's Elysian Brewing, which hosts the Great Pumpkin Beer Festival in Seattle every year (this year on Oct. 8), is taking its pumpkin revelry on the road to various locations in Oregon—and the Great Pumpkin Road Show is making a stop at Ben's Bottle Shop in Vancouver. An Elysian Brewing rep will be on-site at Ben's Bottle Shop to offer several limited-release pumpkin specialty beers that will only be available at select tour locations. Costumes and pumpkin flare are encouraged.
Ben's Bottle Shop will have eight (EIGHT!) different kinds of Elysian pumpkin beers on tap from 4 to 7 p.m., with a beer-filled pumpkin firkin ready to be tapped at 6 p.m. There will be swag giveaways, cornhole contests, and did we mention pumpkin beer? Pour the gourd, people, POUR THE GOURD! All of this with no cover charge, and of course Ben's Bottle Shop will be serving its full, seriously delicious, beer-friendly food like pulled pork sliders with Black Forest ham, the buffalo bacon burger, and mac & cheese with Ben's special Cheddar stout sauce.
After the pumpkin-mania, feel free to stick around for Ben's usual late-night Saturday happy hour, from 11 p.m. to close (which usually happens around 2 a.m.). Ben's Bottle Shop is located at 8052 E. Mill Plain Blvd. in Vancouver.
September 28, 2016 Monika SpykermanHappenings & Hotspots, Plate & CupBen's Bottle Shop, Elysian Brewing, Pumpkin Beer
Calling all pumpkinheads! Seattle's Elysian Brewing, which hosts the Great Pumpkin Beer Festival in Seattle every year (this year on Oct. 8), is taking its pumpkin revelry on the road to various locations in Oregon—with a stop at Ben's Bottle Shop in Vancouver. An Elysian Brewing rep will be on-site at Ben's Bottle Shop to offer several limited-release pumpkin specialty beers that will only be available at select tour locations. Costumes and pumpkin flare are encouraged.
Ben's Bottle Shop will have eight (EIGHT!) different kinds of Elysian pumpkin beers on tap from 4 to 7 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 1, with a beer-filled pumpkin firkin ready to be tapped at 6 p.m. There will be swag giveaways, cornhole contests, and did we mention pumpkin beer? Pour the gourd, people, POUR THE GOURD! All of this with no cover charge, and of course Ben's Bottle Shop will be serving its full, seriously delicious, beer-friendly food like pulled pork sliders with Black Forest ham, the buffalo bacon burger, and mac & cheese with Ben's special Cheddar stout sauce.
Ecliptic Brewers Dinner at Ben's Bottle Shop
April 5, 2016 Ben's Bottle Shop, Ecliptic Brewing
Ben's Bottle Shop, the amazing new taproom and bottle shop in the Heights area of Vancouver, is hosting Portland's Ecliptic Brewing for a special four-course beer-and-food-pairing Brewer's Dinner from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 6. There are still some tickets left (at $40 per person, it's a relative bargain) and you can buy them online now at EventBrite.
The event features legendary Ecliptic brewmaster John Harris (pictured above), who will be at Ben's Bottle Shop to talk anything and everything beer. Included with each ticket are four 10-ounce Ecliptic beers paired with four thoughtfully prepared food courses designed to partner specifically with Eclipted beers. Ben's Bottle Shop chef Geoff Sainsbury—who, journalistic impartiality aside, is one of the best food-and-beer-minded chefs in the Northwest—has outdone himself with the menu, which you can see below. Prepare to drool.
First course: spring mix with English cucumber, Roma tomatoes, raspberries, pumpernickel croutons and raspberry vinaigrette, paired with the Electra Framboos Raspberry Ale
Second course: maple-orange-glazed steelhead with sauteed broccolini, paired with Orange Giant Barley Wine
Third course: seared ribeye with shallots and baby portabellas and a savory chocolate sauce, paired with the Phobos Red Ale
Dessert: coffee cream macarons with salted caramel sauce, paired with the Oort Imperial Stout
All participants will be entered into a raffle for beer swag and the grand prize winner will win a VIP tour and tasting with John Harris himself at Ecliptic Brewery. It may go without saying, but guests should be 21 years and older. Ben's Bottle Shop is located at 8052 E. Mill Plain Blvd. in Vancouver.
Ecliptic Brewing Dinner at Ben's Bottle Shop
April 5, 2016 Monika SpykermanPlate & CupBen's Bottle Shop, Ecliptic Brewing
Ben's Bottle Shop Beer Week
February 19, 2016 Monika SpykermanHappenings & Hotspots, Plate & CupBeer Week, Ben's Bottle Shop
Ben's Bottle Shop is hosting Beer Week, a week-long celebration of beer from Monday, Feb 22, through Sunday, Feb. 28, featuring tastings, tap takeovers, a bottle release, and opportunities to talk about BEER! MORE BEER! with local brewmasters. Here's the schedule:
Mazama Brewing tasting from 6-8 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 22.
Ghost Runners Brewery Night from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 23, featuring brewmaster Jeff Seibel. Tickets are $27 (available on eventbrite.com) and include four 10-oz. Ghost Runners beers, paired with small plates created by Ben's Bottle Shop chef Geoff Sainsbury.
Locust Cider and Backwoods Brewing sampling on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 6 to 8 p.m.
Widmer Brothers tasting from 5 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 25, with Mike Fox from Widmer Brothers.
The festivities continue Friday, Saturday, and Sunday—Feb. 26-28—with Vancouver's own Heathen Brewing Company, a blind IPA tasting event, and a bottle release of 54-40 Brewing's 54-40. To get all the necessary details about this wonderful week of beer, swag, and tasty bites, visit Ben's Bottle Shop's Facebook page. Ben's Bottle Shop is located at 8052 E. Mill Plain Blvd. in Vancouver.
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Asphalt pavements subject to solar radiation can reach high temperatures causing not only environmental problems such as the heat island effect on cities but also structural damage due to rutting or hardening as a result of thermal cycles. Asphalt solar collectors are doubly effective active systems: as they solve the previously mentioned problems and, moreover, they can harness energy to be used in different applications. The main findings of the existing research on asphalt solar collectors are gathered together in this review paper. Firstly, the main heat transfer mechanisms involved in the solar energy collection process are identified and the most important parameters and variables are presented. After analyzing the theoretical foundations of the heat transfer process, this review focuses on the types of studies carried out so far on asphalt's thermal behavior, different methodologies employed by other authors to study asphalt solar collectors and influence of the variables involved in thermal energy harvesting.
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Add onions and cook until tender. Add additional tablespoon of olive oil.
Add the sliced mushrooms. Continue to cook until mushrooms are tender.
Add the vegetable stock. Bring to a boil.
Add Tofu to blender and continue to blend until smooth and silky.
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To kick off the release of the new film Kong: Skull Island, Madame Tussauds has opened an experience inspired by the movie.
The London attraction has partnered with Warner Bros and Legendary Pictures for the new exhibit, which boasts a waxwork of Tom Hiddleston who plays Captain James Conrad.
There is also an 18-foot tall ape head on show, which has been set in the heart of the jungle. The giant animatronic head even blinks, grunts, breaths and roars.
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The Best Hotels for Free Wi-Fi
Regardless of where you're staying, hotel Wi-Fi always seems like a crapshoot. Sometimes it's free, sometimes it's expensive, and oftentimes it's so slow it doesn't matter. Over on Hotel WiFi Test, they take a look at which hotels tend to have the fastest, cheapest Wi-Fi.
Hotel WiFi breaks down their results by chain, so when you're traveling you can at least play to the odds instead of looking into each specific hotel. Here's a summation of their results:
To put it simply, in a number of less expensive hotels, WiFi is faster and free, as opposed to Marriott, where WiFi is comparatively slow and costs extra. Travelers that happen to be loyal to the Marriott brand would be better off staying in Courtyard by Marriott, especially in the United States. WiFi will most likely be free and even a bit faster than in Marriott Hotels and Resorts.
Of the major hotel chains, Hotel WiFi found that Quality, Ramada, Best Western, and La Quinta tended to have the fastest free Wi-Fi. More upscale chains like the Hilton or the Marriott tended to charge for Wi-Fi more often. Head over to Hotel WiFi for their full results.
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'22nd Annual A Home For The Holidays' Comes To CBS On Sunday, December 20th
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CBS today announced that the 22nd Annual A Home For The Holidays, hosted by Gayle King, will be broadcast Sunday, December 20th from 9:30-10:30 PM, ET/9:00-10:00 PM, PT, only on CBS and also available to stream live and on-demand on CBS All Access. The special features uplifting stories of adoption from foster care and raises awareness of this important social issue. The inspirational stories of these American families are enhanced with performances by extraordinary artists, including Josh Groban, Miranda Lambert, Meghan Trainor, Leslie Odom, Jr. and Andrea Bocelli.
For the last two decades, the award-winning special has shined a light on the thousands of American children in foster care and has inspired tens of thousands of adoptions, moving these children into loving "forever families." This year, viewers will witness virtual adoptions as three families adopt their children on air.
Currently, there are more than 400,000 children in foster care in the U.S. who are hoping for a "forever home." Foster children lead a difficult life. Only half graduate from high school, three percent graduate college and 25 percent end up homeless. As this special illustrates, given a home and a chance, these children can thrive and go on to lead exemplary, even extraordinary, lives.
The stories featured on this year's special include:
Peters Family (Los Angeles)
After Sharis and Thomas Peters experienced infertility, they turned to foster care adoption. In 2010 they received a call about 3-year-old Miles and his 4-month-old sister, Jasmine. The children had lived on the street and were alone when social services found them. "Miles had the biggest smile, but it was difficult to communicate because no one had talked to him enough to learn language…that was hard. He soon came out of his shell, and the words just started coming," says Thomas. Ten months later, the children's infant sister, Jade, was placed in foster care. "I felt my heart was full and I had everything I could have wished for…and then we got Jade!," said Sharis. Today, the siblings are doing well in school, Thomas coaches his children in sports and Sharis is a Girl Scout leader for their daughters' troop.
Salmeron-Meneses Family (Los Angeles)
In 2018 Gerry and Kristi Salmeron-Meneses were matched with 13-year-old Cierra and her 8-year-old brother, Anthony. They had been in foster care for almost five years, moving from home to home, from school to school, and were living in separate homes without each other. Last year, the couple was able to share Christmas with the kids, but had to keep their presents and return the children to their separate foster homes later that day. This year, the family will share their first Christmas as a forever family. "My family means everything to me. Never in a million years did I think we would be with this family, and now we'll have more happiness to come," said Cierra.
Marca Kapetanakos Family (Los Angeles)
Anna Kapetanakos and Matthew Marca married and had two daughters, Kiki and Athena. "We loved raising our girls. When they were older, my wife said we have more than enough to share with another child and asked me about adopting from foster care. I agreed," says Matthew. Last year, the Marcas were matched with Alice, age 7, and her 4-year-old sister, Amelia. The girls had been in foster care a long time, moving from home to home. Amelia's speech was hard to understand, and Alice was behind in school. Neither girl had ever had a book read to them. Today, Amelia has found her voice, and Alice has caught up in school. "Our older daughters truly love their little sisters," says Anna. "I cannot imagine our family without them," says oldest sister Kiki.
Watkins Family (Los Angeles)
Jason and Chad Watkins met 20 years ago and married in 2015. "That's when we really began thinking about adopting a child from foster care," says Jason. The couple said yes when they learned about 2-year-old Nicholas who needed immediate placement. "When Nicholas moved in with us, you could see in his eyes how grateful he was to have food in front of him," says Jason. "He's 5 now and learning so much. He can't get enough books," says Chad, a high school history teacher. "Nicholas has this sparkle in his eyes – that is what happy looks like," says Jason.


Villa Samaki is located on a hilltop looking downwards towards the river valley from where it sits. The three-bedroom luscious holiday home is designed with teakwood pavilions that house the living and accommodation at the villa. For a traditionally Balinese experience, Villa Samaki is the perfect spot given its rich traditional décor and interiors as well as dense, green gardens with an infinity-edge swimming pool. The landscape of the gardens is truly remarkable and so are the individual bedrooms and the living area for a memorable time with family and friends.
Beyond the infinity edge of the 10-metre swimming pool resides the verdant gardens and the dense, tropical vegetation at Villa Samaki. As you splash and float around in the pool, you can breathe in a lungful of the fresh air and bask in the natural surroundings. Several sun chairs are kept on the pool deck under the shade of large parasols to keep you from the sun, unless you want to work up a glowing tan! A traditional bale houses two massage beds for a spa pavilion to relax your muscles and a luxurious massage. Another bale holds an alfresco dining area, to enjoy dining amidst your natural surroundings.
The verdure of the gardens can not only be enjoyed from the pool, but also from the rich and opulent living pavilion which is contained in a high-vaulted roofed pavilion featuring and alang-alang ceiling. The glass-paneled doors lead to the garden and allow the natural sunlight to illuminate the living area. The mint-green walls accentuate the old-world charm of the living area, and so does the handcrafted daybed with a four-poster design. Antique furnishing highlight the living room's interiors along with exotic lighting for when the sun goes down.
Given the open-air feel, there is a dining table in the corner, which is suitable for six people. There are intriguing artefacts and things around the room to create a warm and comfortable space to retire to after a long day. Through a spiral staircase, one can reach the mezzanine lounge area which is equipped with lavish sofas, a home theater with surround-sound for a cozy corner. There is a writing desk with a music player as well, in case you wish to work up some tunes to create a nice ambiance. A fully-equipped kitchen is also at your disposal and is fitted with modern amenities and appliances.
The beautiful master suite at Villa Samaki features a private verandah which is furnished with daybeds so you can luxuriously enjoy the remarkable view from where you sit. The room boasts of a king-sized, canopied bed with sheer, white drapes for a restful night's sleep. A TV with DVD player is also fitted in the room for your enjoyment and those lazy days.
The master suite is housed in an individual pavilion so you can have absolute privacy. The dressing room also has ample wardrobe space for all your belongings. The en-suite bathroom is furnished with dual basins, a soaking bathtub and an indoor as well as outdoor shower.
The other two bedrooms are furnished with canopied double beds and hardwood floors for a comfortable setting. Each bedroom boasts of a cozy ambiance, pretty scenes from the windows and air-conditioners. There are en-suite bathrooms with necessary amenities.
The staff at Villa Samaki is there to take care of everything from your meals, security and housekeeping for you. The butler and the chef will look after anything you need so you can enjoy a memorable vacation.
The villa itself is located in a traditional village of Bali which could be a great way to learn more about Balinese practices and heritage. If you wish, the center of Ubud is only minutes away from the villa, where you have the chance to explore the hip health cafés offering delicious and healthy treats as well as the popular Yoga Barn. Monkey Forest is another great spot to visit and you can even feed the monkeys there!


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oscillatory part, with an amplitude which decreases as a power law of the
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dimensionality of the system and $k_{F}$ the Fermi wave vector). This behavior
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multiple-scattering processes which can trap the electrons through the
processes of Anderson localization. In this regime, one may expect that the
long-range character of RKKY interactions should be suppressed, reflecting the
reduced mobility of conduction electrons. The essential physical question is
how this process precisely takes place as the disorder strength is gradually
increased and the system approaches the localized regime.

The influence of weak nonmagnetic disorder on the RKKY interactions has been
studied in considerable
detail,\cite{chatel,degennes,zyuzin,bulaevskii,jagannathan} and is by now very
well understood. These studies have established that the main \ effect of weak
disorder is to randomly modify the phase of the RKKY oscillations due to
impurity-induced phase shifts of the electronic wave functions. As a result,
the RKKY interaction decreases exponentially when averaged over disorder,
$\langle I(R)\rangle\sim e^{-R/l}$, where $l$ is the mean free path. Early
work \cite{degennes} thus predicted that the range of RKKY\ interactions
becomes essentially cut off at $R\sim l$, and can be neglected at larger
distances. More careful consideration \cite{zyuzin,bulaevskii,jagannathan}
discovered that this naive argument is incorrect, essentially because most
relevant quantities do not depend on the average value of the interaction, but
instead on the typical value of its amplitude. Since this quantity is not
affected by the random phase shifts, it is essentially unaffected by weak
disorder, and decreases with the distance $R$ in the same power-law fashion as
in the clean system. Therefore, the presence of weak disorder is not expected
to lead to any significant changes in the physical properties which are
dominated by the RKKY interactions.

The influence of stronger nonmagnetic disorder on RKKY interactions has been,
however, so far poorly explored. In an important study, Lerner examined the
probability distribution of the RKKY interactions in the metallic phase in the
presence of strong disorder within generalized nonlinear $\sigma$ model and
$2+\varepsilon$ expansion.\cite{lerner} It was found that the quantum
interference corrections do not change the power-law decay of all the even
moments of the interaction distribution, which remains the same as in the pure
metal, but make the coefficients attached to these moments increase critically
with disorder. As the Anderson localization regime is approached, the higher
moments increase much faster than the variance, which therefore no longer
represents a good characterization of the typical interaction strength.
Although this work clearly points out to the importance of strong fluctuations
of the RKKY interactions, it does not explain how does the distribution
function evolve as one enters the regime of Anderson localization.

Within an Anderson insulator the electrons are bound to impurities, and thus
can hardly be expected to generate the long-range part of the RKKY
interaction. How can we have at the same time large moments of the
distribution of RKKY interactions, along with its fast decay with the
distance? At first glance these two arguments seem inconsistent and the
situation confusing and paradoxical. Clarifying these issues is an interesting
and important problem, since one expects the magnetic correlations to play a
crucial role in the physics of disorder-driven metal-insulator transitions in general.

The resolution of this puzzle is in fact quite simple, as we explain in this
paper. We find that in presence of strong disorder and localization, the
distribution function develops a strongly non-Gaussian form featuring long
tails. In such cases it is well known that all moments of the distribution can
assume very large values, while at the same time a typical width of the
distribution can remain very small. Instead of the arithmetic average (i.e.
standard deviation of the distribution) we find that the \textit{typical}
value of the interaction is better characterized by the geometric average of
the distribution, $I_{typ}(R)\equiv e^{\langle\frac{1}{2}\ln{[I(R)]^{2}%
}\rangle}$. This quantity is exponentially suppressed in the presence of
Anderson localization, explaining how the long-range part of the RKKY
interaction is suppressed.

To illustrate these ideas and obtain quantitative and reliable results, we
numerically study the distribution of the RKKY interactions within the
Anderson insulator phase. Although our numerical results are obtained within
one dimensional model, we argue that the same concept of the typical value of
the RKKY interaction can be used to physically explain the qualitative change
of the form of RKKY interactions from long ranged to short ranged during the
disorder driven metal-insulator transition in general dimensions. In the rest
of this paper we present a detailed description of the model, followed by the
numerical results and discussion.

\section{RKKY interactions in a disordered metal}

The interaction energy between two local moments ${\mathbf{S}}_{1}$ and
${\mathbf{S}}_{2}$ embedded in the metallic host at ${\mathbf{r}}_{1}$ and
${\mathbf{r}}_{2}$, respectively, is given by the Hamiltonian
\begin{equation}
\label{eq1}H_{int}=-J^{2}{\mathbf{S}}_{1} \cdot{\mathbf{S}}_{2} \,
\chi({\mathbf{r}}_{1},{\mathbf{r}}_{2}),
\end{equation}
where $\chi$ is the zero frequency nonlocal electronic susceptibility and $J$
is the exchange coupling constant. Therefore the calculation of the
interaction between diluted magnetic impurities reduces to the calculation of
the susceptibility which, expressed through the Matsubara Green's functions,
is given by
\begin{equation}
\label{eq2}\chi({\mathbf{r}}_{1},{\mathbf{r}}_{2})=\frac{2}{\beta}\sum
_{\omega_{n}}G_{\omega_{n}}({\mathbf{r}}_{1},{\mathbf{r}}_{2})G_{\omega_{n}%
}({\mathbf{r}}_{2},{\mathbf{r}}_{1}).
\end{equation}
Here $\omega_{n}$ is the fermionic Matsubara frequency, and $\beta$ is the
inverse temperature.

In the clean case, i.e.~in the absence of the nonmagnetic disorder, in three
dimensional (3d) system, and for $R$ much larger than the lattice spacing, the
susceptibility is equal to
\begin{equation}
\label{eq3}\chi_{o}(R)=-\frac{2mk_{F}\cos(2k_{F}R)}{(2\pi)^{3}R^{3}},
\end{equation}
where $R=|{\mathbf{r}}_{1}-{\mathbf{r}}_{2}|$ and $m$ is the effective mass.

In the presence of weak disorder the phase of $\chi(R)$ becomes random and
$\chi(R)$ averaged over the disorder configurations is exponentially
suppressed
\begin{equation}
\label{eq4}\langle\chi(R) \rangle=\chi_{o}(R)e^{-R/l},
\end{equation}
where $l$ is the mean free
path.\cite{chatel,degennes,zyuzin,bulaevskii,jagannathan} The second moment
(variance) of the probability distribution, however, remains long ranged and
has the same power law dependence as in the clean
system\cite{zyuzin,bulaevskii,jagannathan}
\begin{equation}
\label{eq5}\langle\chi^{2}(R) \rangle=3\left[  \frac{mk_{F}}{(2\pi)^{3}}
\right]  ^{2} \frac{1}{R^{6}}.
\end{equation}
Jagannathan \textit{et al.}\cite{jagannathan} have found that the square root
of the forth moment of the distribution, $\sqrt{\langle\chi^{4} \rangle}$, is
comparable in magnitude to the second moment. Therefore, the susceptibility
distribution is non-Gaussian, but its typical value is well characterized by
the square root of its second moment. The same remains true in $2d$ as
well.\cite{jagannathan}

This statement is, however, not valid in the regime of strong disorder. As
shown by Lerner,\cite{lerner} using the generalized nonlinear $\sigma$ model
and performing a  $2+\varepsilon$ expansion, further increase of the disorder
results in very rapid increase of all the even cumulants of the distribution.
More precisely, for the cumulant $\langle\langle\chi^{n}\rangle\rangle$ of the
order \nolinebreak$n$
\begin{equation}
\frac{\langle\langle\chi^{n}(R)\rangle\rangle}{R^{-nd}}\sim e^{2un^{2}%
},\label{eq6}%
\end{equation}
where the parameter $u\gtrsim1$ as the disorder is increased and the system
approaches the Anderson transition.\cite{lerner} In this case the typical
value of the distribution cannot be determined by the value of its moments.

\section{Numerical results}

In order to examine the form of the RKKY interactions in the regime of strong
disorder, we proceed to a numerical study. We consider a tight binding model
\begin{equation}
H=-t\sum_{\langle ij\rangle\sigma}(c_{i\sigma}^{\dagger}c_{j\sigma
}+\mbox{h.c.})+\sum_{i\sigma}\varepsilon_{i}c_{i\sigma}^{\dagger}c_{i\sigma
}\label{eq7}%
\end{equation}
with nearest neighbor hopping $t$ and on-site random potential $\varepsilon
_{i}$, which is distributed uniformly in the interval $[-W/2,W/2]$. We
calculate the interaction between the magnetic impurities embedded into this
system at distance $R$. From Eqs.~(\ref{eq1}) and (\ref{eq2}) we see that all
the information that we need is contained in the single particle Green's
functions $G_{\omega_{n}}({\mathbf{r}}_{1},{\mathbf{r}}_{2})$. In the matrix
notation the Green function
\begin{equation}
\hat{G}(\omega_{n})=(i\omega_{n}-\hat{H})^{-1},\label{eq8}%
\end{equation}
and the problem reduces to the numerical summation of the corresponding matrix
elements over Matsubara frequencies $\omega_{n}$ which will be done in the
zero temperature limit. In order to obtain good statistics with large number
of disorder realizations and to reduce the finite size effects, we concentrate
in the following to a one dimensional system.

The numerical results for the clean system, Fig.~{1}, reproduce the well known
oscillatory form of the electronic susceptibility with the power law decay
with the distance, $\chi(R)\sim\cos(2k_{F}R)/R$. \begin{figure}[t]
\begin{center}
\includegraphics[  width=2.3in,
keepaspectratio]{fig1.eps}
\end{center}
\caption{The average susceptibility as a function of distance $R$ in the
presence of weak disorder of strength $W$. The chemical potential is $\mu =-0.96 $. }%
\end{figure}Here the power law exponent is equal to $1$ since we are working
within one dimensional (1d) model. (The disorder strength $W$ and
the chemical potential $\mu$ are measured in units of half the
bandwidth $2t$, and the distance $R$ in units of the lattice
spacing. Our system had $500$ lattice sites.) We then consider the
susceptibility $\langle\chi(R)\rangle$ in presence of weak
disorder averaged over hundreds of disorder configurations. The
average susceptibility weakens as the disorder is increased.
\begin{figure}[t]
\begin{center}
\includegraphics[  width=2.3in,
keepaspectratio]{fig2.eps}
\end{center}
\caption{Scaled average susceptibility $R\langle\chi(R)\rangle$. With the
$1/R$ dependence gone, we can see that disorder introduces a damping factor to
the average interaction strength.}%
\end{figure}

In Fig.~{2} we remove the $1/R$ dependence by multiplying the average value
$\langle\chi\rangle$ by $R$. For weak disorder $\langle\chi\rangle R$ follows
an exponential decay as predicted long time ago by de Gennes.\cite{degennes}
However, what we are really interested in are the probability distributions of
the electronic susceptibility in the presence of stronger disorder.
\begin{figure}[t]
\begin{center}
\includegraphics[  width=2.3in,
keepaspectratio]{fig3.eps}
\end{center}
\caption{Probability distribution $P(\chi R)$ for $W=0.35$ and
$\mu =-0.96$. The distribution width is clearly dependent on $R$.}
\label{fig3}%
\end{figure}

Fig.~{3 }shows the probability distribution of the scaled
susceptibility $P(\chi R)$ in the presence of strong disorder, and
for several values of $R$. As in the remaining part of the paper,
the results are obtained by averaging over hundreds of disorder
configurations on the lattice with $500-1000$ lattice sites. The
width of the distributions are dependent on $R$. More importantly,
cursory examination of the data indicates that the distributions
are distinctly non-Gaussian. This feature is important for the
following analysis, since the non-Gaussian shape of the
distribution prevents us from using the standard deviation as a
measure of the the width of the distributions. Instead, we define
a typical value of the width as the geometrical average
\begin{equation}
\chi_{typ}(R)\equiv e^{\langle\frac{1}{2}\ln\chi^{2}(R)\rangle}.\label{eq3.1}%
\end{equation}
\begin{figure}[t]
\begin{center}
\includegraphics[  width=2.2in,
keepaspectratio]{fig4.eps}
\end{center}
\caption{Distribution $P(\chi)$ (full black line) for $R=100$ and
$W=0.2$. Gaussian (blue dotted line) is taken to have the same
standard deviation as $P(\chi)$. $\chi_{typ}$ (red dashed line) is
a better measure of the distribution width than
its standard deviation.}%
\end{figure}Fig.~4 shows a comparison of standard deviation and $\chi_{typ}$
for describing the width of the same distribution. We can see that the
standard deviation is influenced by the long tails, and is far too large to be
a useful description of the width. $\chi_{typ}$, however, gives a good
estimate of the width of the distribution.

Examining $\chi_{typ}$ for different strengths of disorder (Figs.~5 and 6), we
find that for each value of the disorder $W$
\begin{equation}
R\,\chi_{typ}(R)\sim e^{-R/\xi}\label{eq3.2}%
\end{equation}
for sufficiently large R, where $\xi$ defines the localization length.
\begin{figure}[t]
\begin{center}
\includegraphics[  width=2.3in,
keepaspectratio]{fig5.eps}
\end{center}
\caption{$R\,\chi_{typ}$ on linear axes. The width of the distributions
decrease with increasing $R$.}%
\end{figure}\begin{figure}[t]
\begin{center}
\includegraphics[  width=2.3in,
keepaspectratio]{fig6.eps}
\end{center}
\caption{$R\,\chi_{typ}$ on semilogarithmic axes. $R\,\chi_{typ}$ features an
exponential decay with $R$.}%
\end{figure}Therefore, if we define an adjusted susceptibility,
\begin{equation}
\chi_{A}(R)\equiv R\,e^{R/\xi}\chi(R)\label{eq3.3}%
\end{equation}
the distributions of $\chi_{A}(R)$ for large R will be entirely independent of
R within each disorder strength. \begin{figure}[h]
\begin{center}
\includegraphics[  width=2.3in,
keepaspectratio]{fig7.eps}
\end{center}
\caption{Scaled $P(\chi_{A})$ for W = 0.350. After scaling, the distributions
collapse.}%
\end{figure}
\begin{figure}[h]
\begin{center}
\includegraphics[  width=2.3in,
keepaspectratio]{fig8.eps}
\end{center}
\caption{$P(\chi_{A})$ for several values of $W$. The
distributions are
strongly peaked for higher disorder.}%
\end{figure}
Comparing Figs.~3 and 7 shows how the use of this adjusted
susceptibility causes these distributions to collapse to a single
scaling function. We then combine the data for several distances
$R$, and thereby obtain more precise distributions for each value
of disorder $W$. For each disorder strength there now is a single
characteristic distribution (independent on $R$) as shown in
Fig.~8. Interestingly, the probability distributions are quite
asymmetric in the presence of stronger disorder, ferromagnetic
interactions being much more probable than the antiferromagnetic
ones. In the strongly localize regime we expect in fact the
interactions to be ferromagnetic for R smaller or of the order of
the localization length. The obtained distributions show this
behavior even for R much larger that the localization length.

We then plot the tails of the distributions and find that for very
strong disorder they become very long,  as shown in Fig.~9. The
tails of the distribution appear to converge to a universal power
law form in the limit of strong disorder. The form of the tails is
qualitatively the same for positive and negative side of the
distribution.
\begin{figure}[h]
\begin{center}
\includegraphics[  width=2.3in,
keepaspectratio]{fig9.eps}
\end{center}
\caption{Tails of distributions on log-log axes. For higher disorder, the
tails become increasingly long.}%
\end{figure}
\begin{figure}[h]
\begin{center}
\vspace*{.5cm} \includegraphics[  width=2.3in,
keepaspectratio]{fig10.eps} \label{fig11}
\end{center}
\caption{The mean free path $l$ and the localization length $\xi$
as a function of the disorder strength. Both $l$ and $\xi$ are
found to be proportional to $W^{-2}$.}%
\end{figure}
The existence of such long tails indicates that the width of the
distributions for higher disorder cannot be accurately
characterized by their moments. The moments of such a distribution
are extremely large, while the typical value is, in fact, very
small. Therefore, the long range part of the RKKY interactions is
strongly suppressed in the strongly localization regime.

We have also compared our result for the mean free path $l$, obtained from
Eq.~(\ref{eq4}), and the localization length $\xi$, from Eq.~(\ref{eq3.2}).
Plotting $l$ and $\xi$ as a function of $W$, see Fig.~10, we find that $l$ and
$\xi$ are both proportional to $W^{-2}$, and find that  $\xi/l\approx3.685$,
which is in a good agreement with the analytical result $\xi/l\approx
4$.\cite{economou} This analysis further confirms  the consistency of our
interpretation of $\xi,$ as determined from the decay of the typical RKKY
interaction amplitude, with the localization length of the electronic system.

\section{Conclusion}

In this paper we have examined how the distribution function for RKKY
interactions becomes modified due to Anderson localization effects. We
demonstrated that the essential effect of localization is to exponentially
suppress the typical amplitude of RKKY interactions on distances longer then
the localization length, in agreement with intuitive expectations. The
distribution, nevertheless, remains \textquotedblleft broad\textquotedblright%
\ in the sense that it develops long tails which dominate the statistics. Our
numerical results thus confirm the analytical predictions of Lerner that all
even moments of the distribution diverge within an Anderson insulator.

Our results portray an interesting physical picture with
potentially far-reaching consequences. In the metallic regime the
RKKY interactions remain long-ranged even in presence of weak
disorder, and thus a given magnetic moment effectively interacts
with many others. In this regime one may expect a well developed
collective behavior of the spin system, leading to magnetic
ordering at low temperature. When the Anderson--localized regime
is approached, the situation is quite different. The RKKY
interaction between a typical pair of distant spins is now
significantly suppressed or even negligibly small. Very
occasionally, a pair of distant spins will interact strongly, due
to rare disorder configurations producing long tails in the
distribution function. If the resulting RKKY interaction is
antiferromagnetic, then such a pair can be expected to lock in a
tightly bound singlet -- thus forming an essentially inert
molecule that practically detaches from the rest of the spin
system. Such process are precisely what one expects within the
random singlet phases
\cite{bhattlee81,dasgupta,paalanenbhatt,sarachik} which feature
quantum Griffiths phase anomalies.\cite{eduardovladreview}.
Alternatively, a ferromagnetic interaction will lead to the
formation of a bound triplet state, essentially a spin $S=1$
magnetic moment. It is interesting to note a degree of asymmetry
of the distribution of the RKKY interactions, that we have found
at strong disorder. This finding seems to indicate that
ferromagnetic correlations may effectively compete with the
tendency for singlet formation, possibly leading to nano-scale
ferromagnetism\cite{nielsen} coexisting with a random singlet
phase.

We thus anticipate that Anderson localization processes generically
destabilize spin glass ordering in disordered metals, which is instead
replaced by an appropriate quantum Griffiths phase. Precisely how these
processes take place in the vicinity of realistic metal-insulator transitions
remains a fascinating open direction for future study.

\section{Acknowledgements}

We thank E. Abrahams, R. Bhatt, S. Chakravarty, E. Miranda, and B. Spivak for
useful discussions. This work was supported by the National High Magnetic
Field Laboratory, NSF grants DMR-0234215 (V.D.~and D.T.) and DMR-0542026
(V.D.), Center for Integrating Research and Learning stuff (J.A.S.), and
Serbian Ministry of Science, Project No.~141014 (D.T.).

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Developer: Byking
Publisher: Bandai Namco Entertainment
Category: Fighting
Release Date: August 23, 2018 (JP) / October 26, 2018 (EU & NA)
Remember, go beyond, Plus Ultra!
My Hero Academia (or Boku no Hero Academia) is a series I have been invested in watching for quite a while. It's a well-built show and both its narrative and art-style have kept me hooked for its three seasons of airing.
Because of this, My Hero One's Justice, the 3D Arena-Fighting game was on my radar since its original announcement; it's something I have been following closely and since it's Japanese release earlier this year, has been something I have been very excited for, but the real question is, now that My Hero One's Justice has released, does it stand up to the hype and expectations a fully-fledged fighting game based on the series has gathered?
The bread and butter of One's Justice is its insane roster of characters, it's no Smash Bros. in term of size, but the variety of characters and their abilities that are very faithful to the anime is incredible. There are 20 characters in the base roster, 6 villains and 14 heroes. While the roster is unbalanced in terms of hero/villain ratio, there doesn't seem to be a big problem, as all of the characters seem balanced and different regardless.
Aside from the base roster, there are 2 released DLC characters (Endeavour and Deku Shoot Style) which are both great additions and are very fun and smooth to play with a third DLC character, Inasa, set to release sometime soon.
Each character has a basic attack using Y and four different quirk attacks using combinations of X, A and the analogue stick. Using these attacks in succession and in successful combos is very satisfying and fun to pull off.
You can also Dash to close in on enemies and Block to cancel an enemies upcoming attack. During a fight, your 'Plus Ultra' gauge will fill up – there are three different tiers of Plus Ultra, one being the weakest and three being the absolute strongest. Plus Ultra's one and two are generally used the most often by holding R and pressing either X or A respectively.
The third Plus Ultra is significantly more difficult and risky to pull off, to activate it you will not only need your Plus Ultra gauge filled to the highest tier possible, but you'll also need both of your sidekicks fully charged, then, by pressing R and X+A, you will perform a Plus Ultra move that involves your sidekicks and your character, performing the most devastating attack in the game.
Generally, the Plus Ultras are very fun to pull off, as they play a special animation when you land the hit and cause some extreme damage, they feel pretty balanced and aside from a couple of character's first tier attacks, are all generally fairly used. Brawling in union with your playable characters are sidekicks. Sidekicks are two extra characters you choose that you can summon during a fight to aid you.
Some Sidekicks may be offensive, such as Bakugou and Tokoyami, and some sidekicks may help you in other ways, such as Froppy, who will throw you towards the enemy with her tongue. Sidekicks can be switched off in Local play if you'd like a fairer fight, but they are required in Online.
Sidekicks don't feel too unbalanced, as they feel like an extra layer of strategy that can be used to counter combos or perform some insane chained moves. They are also vital into performed Level 3 Plus Ultras (which I will touch on later on), so they're definitely something you'll want to experiment with and find the best combination for your play-style.
Alongside the already varied character roster, there is a multitude of exciting locations for you to brawl it out in. All of the arenas are areas in the anime and all of these feature destructible environments and different obstacles. There are two main types of arenas, normal ones and 'Ring Out!' ones.
The Ring Out ones have another factor of winning, not only can you win by defeating the enemy, but also by forcing them outside of the arena area. This adds another layer of strategy and depth to the game and can make some characters more effective on specific maps. Most maps have the ability to fight on the walls too, which at the start can seem a bit disorientating, but once you get into it and start using them to your advantage can be a real game-changer.
From the start of My Hero One's Justice, it appears to be absolutely jam-packed with content. Once you load up the game offers 6 different game-mode options and 4 other modes to explore. Game-modes wise, the game throws the Story, Missions, Local, Training and Arcade modes at you to choose from and the Profile/Character customisation as well as Settings and Gallery.
Story Mode follows two separate story-lines from the anime – the Hero Story Mode follows the Hero's perspective from the Stain fight to the All for One fight and feels heavily relied on the anime. I felt like there wasn't much deviation from the original story-line, which is fine, but it never gets more interesting if you've seen the series before.
The only differences in the Story Mode are the 'What if?' segments, where hypothetical fights and scenarios are set up to let the player experience fights they usually would not witness in the series.
The Villain Story Mode follows Tomura Shigaraki rise in the villain world and the creation of the League of Villains. This storyline is obtained after finishing the Hero story and is a lot more interesting and unique feeling than the Hero storyline, as it shows a lot of the behind-the-scenes narrative developments that the anime never featured.
Even though the story mode is long, at about 100 fights/cut-scenes, it never seemed to fully grasp me and keep me interested solely due to the fact that everything I was playing I had already experienced before in the show, it's definitely a shame and I really did have high hopes for a more original take on the story that takes place in a separate universe or place, as I don't think canon plotlines should really apply to the game. Just be aware, the game is not dubbed and is only available in Japanese with subtitles – this shouldn't affect much though, as there isn't much need for a fully dubbed rework.
Missions Mode is an interesting single-player mode in One's Justice. You play different missions in succession to receive Items and High-Scores. Once you've finished a mission, your HP carries over to the next one, however, you can consume food and other consumables to regain your HP.
Missions can be a bit of a challenge and can be fun to try and reach the Bonus Items Conditions, but once again, it never really grasped me too much, after playing through it a couple of times, you've already experienced what it has to offer, but if you're on the hunt for a specific player icon or a certain accessory, Mission mode can be a fun challenge to receive it.
Arena mode can also be played to receive exclusive items, Arena mode pits you in a ladder-like tournament where you fight NPCs until you become victorious and like Missions, doesn't grasp me too much, but is there if you wish to experience that Arcade-like gameplay.
The other smaller modes offered in One's Justice are Local Match and Training. Local Match allows you to either play with another player locally, or play against a CPU using battle rules of your preference. This was one of my favourite modes as it allowed me to hand a Joy-Con to another player and have some seriously fun and wacky fights.
Creating the rules and having no limit is great fun and so this mode is perfect for setting up tournaments for you and your friends with access to all of the arenas and characters. Training pairs you up with a CPU player that does not attack you and an infinite time limit, which allows you to practice combos and learn new characters in an environment that doesn't feel too pressured.
The most in-depth game-mode in My Hero One's Justice is the online mode. You can play ranked and unranked matches with the load-out of your choice and you are pitted against other players in a 1v1 situation. There's nothing much to say about online mode other than it is quite a challenge, and if you play Ranked, you receive a number on you Profile Card and a named rank to help you and other players distinguish how skilled you are.
While it is fun to fight and play in ranked mode, the only gripe I have is that there is no penalty to losing a fight. You don't lose ranked points and you don't gain any sort of penalty. It makes Ranked a lot less serious and made me wonder why anyone would play Unranked if there is no real penalty for leaving.
The only other massive gripe I had with Online was the multitude of 'leavers'. You can be in a fair battle, fighting well and at the final hit, you opponent can close the application or turn off the Switch, causing the entire game to lag to the menu and in return, you don't receive compensation or your winning points.
It makes it very discouraging when you work hard in a match, only for all the effort to be thrown away. This happened a lot to me and made me feel very annoyed when I had been fighting a fair and intense fight, only for my progress to be thrown down the drain to some hissy-fit on the other end.
My Hero One's Justice allows you to customise your characters in a number of ways – meeting special conditions in Story Mode and Missions, as well as completing Arcade mode for different characters will unlock outfits and accessories for all the characters in the game, and you can also spend money that you gain from winning a battle in the shop to buy more accessories.
The character customisation is fairly deep and most of the cosmetics you can receive are either nods to other characters in the anime, outfits from various characters or straight up memes (looking at you, Mineta).
I found myself tinkering in this menu for quite a while and came up with some crazy combinations that actually looked fairly cool. The one downside about character customisation is that most cosmetics can be unlocked using currency, and therefore the challenge of meeting the secret conditions becomes redundant.
The only cosmetics that can't be unlocked using currency are the ones for completing the Story Mode with 100% S-Rank, and even then, by the time you've done that, you would have received enough currency to buy better outfits.
The customisation isn't strictly limited to Characters, though. You can also customise your Profile Card. This card is sort of like a business card, you can choose a profile picture, background, emblem and quote for your card and it becomes more personalised. Your card also holds your name and your Online Rank. Creating a good card is a lot of fun and allows you to have a more personalised handle when playing online.
Overall, My Hero One's Justice is a great first entry into the western My Hero Academia video-game library. It may appear to be a generic anime-arena-fighter, however, One's Justice holds its own and is a must-have for any fan of the series. Although I never found myself reinvigorated with nostalgia for the Story Mode, and felt like the other single-player modes didn't grasp me as well as I hoped.
The Online and Local Matches were enough to keep my attention for hours on end, and to add to it, the vast amount of characters, stages and customisation kept the experience feeling fresh enough for quite a while, and with future DLC on the way in the form of Inasa, I feel like the game has a large enough future to last for a decent amount of time, at least until the inevitable next entry is released. If you're looking for an MHA fix on-the-go with plenty of content and fan service, One's Justice is the game for you.
THE VERDICT: 8/10
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The Contested Terms of "Ownership" in the NBA
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In the midst of all of the player-by-player, team-by-team excitement marking this year's NBA off-season, it's easy to lose sight of the deeper trend. Amid all the hurly-burly, beneath the frenzy of migration and maneuver, players in the NBA are laying claim an unprecedented degree of control over their careers. And in the process, they are wresting that control from teams' purported "owners." Players are asserting the power to decide where and with whom they spend their basketball careers. The terms of "ownership" in the NBA – once contested – have been for all intents and purposes reappropriated.
Consider the unfolding of this story mega-star by mega-star.
Larry Bird and Magic Johnson more-or-less accommodated themselves to their respective teams and ownerships. I don't know how they could have done otherwise. (and consider, in this context, how important, how iconic through this era, the stewards of ownership and management were for their respective teams. Red Auerbach, Jerry West – these were not merely former coaches and players – they were integral figures in the story of their teams' ongoing success.)
Then comes Michael Jordan, who grew notoriously restive within the confines of Chicago Bulls ownership under the hand of Jerry Reinsdorf, even as Jordan's stature outgrew any Chicago fame of reference. Jordan feuded openly with Reinsdorf, attempting to strike new terms of belonging to the team when he re-signed – an ultimately limited form of protest. And as his career wound down, Jordan made himself an "owner" of his own.
Contrast this course with the one wrought by LeBron James. LeBron's "Decision" deeply shocked and unsettled both owners and fans – but ultimately asserted the right to decide where and with whom he would play. And LeBron, of course, has punctuated the point repeatedly since, moving on from Miami back to Cleveland, and then to LA. He insists on charting his own course -- and casts this control not as a single one, but a continuous right of choice. (How fitting, that we call him "the King.")
Now – and especially dramatically in the past few weeks – LeBron's peers have asserted the same rights and privileges, "forcing" trades and choosing teammates as soon as their stardom gives them the leverage to do so. Who has shaped next year's Lakers, Clippers, Nets, Celtics? The players, really (and their "agents" – another telling term here). As recently as a year or two ago, players executed these maneuvers via fraught negotiations with GMs and owners. But those negotiations are growing less fraught, less contentious.
Even fans are adjusting. As we grow accustomed to it, this behavior seems less and less like a betrayal – more and more like a new game that teams and ownerships either play well or don't.
Compare the current situation in the NBA to that holding in other sports. In baseball, a jarring surge in "free agency" in the 1970s (Goodbye Carlton Fisk!! I still lament that one) has been largely contained by subsequent contract renegotiation between MLB and the Players' Association. Superstars can only choose where they play only after long periods of indentured servitude – and cannot effectively collaborate with other superstars to build rosters.
Football I still consider an elaborate form of serfdom – the players' relative helplessness made all too apparent by the recent handling of player health and discipline issues by the NFL. (Compare the effort to punish Kaepernick, vs. the cautious respect given to LeBron when he makes very similar utterances.)
(Hockey I'm not really qualified to speak on.)
Ah, but basketball…
I suppose there are various reasons that it would be basketball that has most trenchantly and successfully challenged traditional notions of "ownership." The teams are relatively small (only five players on the court), giving players much more leverage.
But I wonder whether another factor at work here is the preponderance of African-American players among the sport's elite. That cultural identity has given players a vocabulary and framework of understanding that has informed and given expression to their efforts to redefine their professional roles. From civil rights to Black nationalism to hip hop to an African-American presidency to Black Lives Matter, NBA players have learned to perceive their careers in a larger racial, socio-economic and cultural context – and taught them to resist exploitation and take control.
Just a notion.
But it does offer perspective, doesn't it? For most fans, the manifestation of new dynamics for team building have been unsettling, at least at first. But i begin to believe that the emergence of a post-colonial NBA is not merely a necessary development, but a positive one.
The difference between baseball and basketball isn't the indentured servitude period--that period is actually longer in basketball. RFA is a massive hammer, and effectively gives teams 8-9 years of control, although stars tend to make trade demands starting around year 6.5.
The biggest change that has led to this is probably the shorter contracts that came into effect after the 2011 lockout, and the prevalence of player options in the final year for stars.
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The big difference is that baseball draftees are all still long shots to make The Show, and so they toil in the minors for a few years before even making the MLB minimum. Yes, the top players get draft pool bonus money, but even that is relatively limited when compared to the salaries NBA draftees make. This is unlikely to change anytime soon.
I don't see the issue as so much "post-colonial". I mean, you cannot have a professional sports league without owners providing capital. The Collective Bargaining Agreements over the years have attempted to balance the interests of large market team owners, small market teams, star players, and journeymen. It's why the CBA currently has provisions for maximum contracts, Designated Player salary exceptions (aka, supermax), Larry Bird exception, restricted free agency, and other terms. The NBA does have a vested interest in seeing all their teams get access to future star players via the draft, and the soft salary cap allows those smaller market teams to compete on a somewhat evened playing field (although imbalance clearly still exists).
It's interesting to note that the terms of the last CBA were intended to prevent the building of super teams via player collaboration. Interestingly, it has had the opposite effect. Small market teams are reluctant to pay players the super-max, as doing so could easily push them into luxury tax territory and prevent them from building a team around their highly paid star player. Meanwhile, star players are more than willing to give up the super-max money to team up with other stars.
One possibility is the elimination of the max (and super-max) contracts, which would make it harder for star players to team up. Whether players or owners would agree to do that remains uncertain. The owners will never give up the salary cap or the draft, and the players will never accept a hard cap.
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You forgot to add one final "never": the players union will never give up maxes (under a capped regime). It would be terrible for 90% of its members.
It's hard to argue that the game has tilted in the player's favor given that they have never recovered the revenue share that they had around the lockout.
What has happened is that the salary spread has diminished. A lot of the old data is gone but this comparison is illustrative.
1997-1998 (the final year before the lockout), top ten salaries were (from Wikipedia):
$33,140,000
Horace Grant
Juwan Howard
Dikembe Mutombo
$9,615,187
Last year, that same list:
Gordon Hayward
Mike Conley Jr.
Worth noting that it wasn't until the 2017-2018 season that a player (Curry) even earned in non-adjusted dollars what Jordan made (inflation-adjusted has him >$50M).
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