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The computerized niche in mining research continues to grow. Computer modeling in mining began with ventilation and quickly expanded into pillar design, subsidence, and hydrology. One interesting program is MULSIM/BM from the US Bureau of Mines. It is a rock stress program designed to assist engineers in the layout of mine plans. The program calculates stresses and ground deformations resulting from mining. Special features include the ability to include up to 26 material property sets, subdivide to "fine mesh" portions, and to specify extraction ratios. The designers say the program should be "used discriminately in combination with field verification data." That is an honest caution statement that every promoter of a computer model should be using. Another Bureau program that has ready application is one that forecasts subsidence over longwall panels. In some areas, enough modeling has been done for someone to undertake the task of comparing programs. Predicting water inflows into operating coal mines is an active CONOCO research area. And researchers in the Library, PA coal research division have undertaken this difficult task with positive results. Computer applications dominated the second conference on innovative mining systems, held in October at Pennsylvania State University. Here, the emphasis was more on computer control of mining equipment. Drilling is the most down-to-earth application discussed, and computerized drills have just recently come into use. Another recent mining application is control of longwall shearers. However, it is unlikely that these rather straightforward uses mean that widespread computer control of mining equipment is just over the horizon. Future advances may be in better-funded areas -related to mining, such as emplacement of nuclear waste. So-called "expert systems" represent another interesting computer application, where the Computer is proported to have some characteristics of human thinking. Applications are visualized in mine ventilation, equipment control, and problem diagnosis. But, aside from a system called Prospector developed a decade ago at Stanford, virtually every mining application remains in the talking stage. One interesting system that may soon see application is called MICA, a joint development of the Bureau and the University of Missouri. It acts as a consultant to provide advice on mica beneficiation. In the area of coal use, there were some interesting developments in microbubble flotation, which offers better selectivity for smaller particle sizes. Research has demonstrated that, in addition to coal mineral characteristics and the reagents used, air bubble size plays a vital role in flotation. Bechtel National has teamed up with Energy International to use a unique flotation cell developed by Bergbau Forshung in Germany. The Bergbau flotation cell is a conical vessel using a pre-aerated microbubble slurry. It has maximum bubble loading with even the finest particles. Also, Lurgi Corp. reported on its operating experience on its dry/semi-dry circulating fluid bed process for flue gas desulfurization. Some advantages claimed are dry reagent feeding, no slurry atomizer, higher solid residence time, and ability to reduce any S02 amount from very high sulfur coals to legislated levels.


Los Angeles (July 19, 2017) – In celebration of the biggest pop culture event of the year, Fandango FanShop, the new movie merchandise marketplace from Fandango, is bringing the excitement of San Diego's convention to fans everywhere with a new program entitled, "Fandango Superfan Weekend," available at www.fandangofanshop.com/comiccon. Consumers across the country can easily access an extensive lineup of exclusive and new products, with new offers launching throughout the course of the event.
From July 19th through July 23rd, Fandango FanShop will host daily showcases highlighting must-have products. The FanShop promotion will kick off with "The Super Universe," offering a variety of Batman and Spider-Man-inspired exclusives for the ultimate superhero fan. Buyers will also receive an exclusive Poster Posse print with the purchase of $25.00 or more of Marvel gear on FanShop.
On the second day of the Con, FanShop will launch "Fierce Females" with new products celebrating strong female characters including a "Spider-Gwen" tote and wallet, as well as an exclusive Star Wars-inspired locket necklace. Fans will also have the chance to purchase a variety of exclusive Wonder Woman-inspired fashions that are among FanShop's best sellers.
FanShop will wrap-up the superfan weekend with a limited number of items capturing "The Beauty of Horror and Sci-Fi," including colorful pop-culture art prints from renowned artists "Shag" (Josh Agle) and Tom Whalen. The prints will showcase fan-favorite Universal Studios Monsters from popular horror and sci-fi titles such as Frankenstein, The Mummy, Bride of Frankenstein and Dracula, to name a few.
Special Offer: Fans buying $25 worth of Marvel gear on FanShop receive an exclusive Poster Posse print free*. The 8×11 poster featuring a matte finish on heavy stock will also be on sale for $29.99. *Limited 500 available. May be subject to an additional shipping charge.
Guardians of the Galaxy Funko POP!
To accompany FanShop's vast array of superfan merchandise, FandangoNOW, the fast-growing on-demand video service from Fandango, is also celebrating the Con with the release of customized movie playlists available at www.fandangonow.com/list/fan-favorites.
See site for details on all offers.
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I don't watch a lot of television. I do watch some, sometimes but, I follow news stories. Instead, I read and I do watch YouTube where I have had my "favourites" fall from my grace for one reason or another after awhile. One channel that has held my interest though for as long as it's been up is "TEDx".
There's a plethora of speakers who have knowledge of what they are talking about. A lot of them are accredited within their fields of speaking and that lends credit to what they speak on or about which holds a lot of weight within my mind.
Not all TED speakers are created equally. Some have a lot of knowledge and a great speaking manner. If you watch the videos often enough, one can spot which of the speakers do this on a regular basis and which ones are novices in speaking in public. Novice or expert makes no difference to me. I'd much rather listen to the points of someone who rarely, if ever, have spoken before than someone who does it on a regular basis if their message is a good one, follows some sort of order, stays on topic and, as a bonus only, makes me chuckle or smile.
Speakers have approximately 18 minutes to make their points. Some are only touching the surface of their chosen fields/topics but, are meant as only a taste of it as the entirety of it can't be fit into those 18 minutes. What I do find though, is that something that they say (or many things) hit a chord within me that rings true and starts me thinking about anything to do with their topic.
I have a notebook that I keep by my computer when listening to these talks. When a lecturer says something that I find profound or that I want to remember, I jot it down. I've filled 2 books worth now.
What I find most interesting is that the speakers often have Life Experiences that are like everyone else. They are not blessed with no troubles, issues, losses or rejections in their lives. They are like everyone else in that aspect and will quite often share those stories with viewers and the audiences, listening to their talks. What I find is that because they are not regulars on this YouTube channel, they don't become sappy, boring or run out of material to present. More to the point, they aren't necessarily trying to sell you on them or their wares. They are giving you their points and letting you be the judge. There's no agenda to their talks. Whether or not they get paid to be a speaker is not known by me but, suffice it to say that I find it refreshing that they aren't pushing either the audience members or the viewers towards seeing things their way nor, to pay them anything.
I have many favourites on YouTube that I follow/subscribe to because they are earnestly making points and not out to simply make a buck. Some of them, I've dropped my subscriptions to as I eventually watch them enough to find them inconsistent in content, topic or they have gotten overly silly, repetitive, whiney or any plethora of things that I could list here. The ones who want viewers to support them so that they don't have to work a real job, are the ones that usually put out the most corny of videos simply to get one up. TEDx Talks is not one of those channels and it remains in my favourites list. I'm linking that channel HERE for any of you who wish to watch and see if it's your cup of tea.
Of course, everyone will have different favourites, depending upon interest, want, need or exactly what they want to learn or know about. For fun, I do watch several others such as Wayne Goss (which is another blog entry in and of itself) because he's brief, gets to his point and gets off screen, usually within 2 to 7 minutes maximum. I will also feel in a silly mood and watch "Bunny", better known as "Grav3yard Girl" where she'll ask viewers to hit the "like button" to "give an alligator its wings". She's a hoot as I've said in another piece, linked HERE. However, there's only so many of her videos that one can watch as well. They are great as entertainment and that's what I watch them for when I'm in a silly mood. For information purposes only, I do NOT want to be ANY of the YouTubers. That isn't my choice nor, is it my wish, intention or otherwise. I don't "hate" anyone on the net but, I also don't envy any of them, want to be like any of them nor do I wish that I were making money like any of them. They are all human beings with their own sets of problems and issues like anyone watching them. They are simply great actors while on camera. That much, I've come to recognize and know from talking to several of them now.
Does YouTube replace television, not necessarily but, it's what I prefer when I've got down-time and am not in the mood to read, write or do photography or artwork though there's a whole realm of other lists that I will include in another piece in the near future.
From my little corner of life, I see YouTube as another vehicle for entertainment but, not one in which I appreciate anyone that much that I'd both praise them or pay them for anything that they do on screen.


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Nadire Seden Kutlubay (* 12. September 1965 in Ankara), besser bekannt unter ihrem Künstlernamen Seden Gürel, ist eine türkische Popmusikerin.

Karriere
Im Jahr 1986 sollte sie mit der Band Klips ve Onlar beim Eurovision Song Contest antreten. Allerdings nahm Gürel (damals noch unter dem Namen Seden Kutlubay) – offenbar aus privaten Gründen – nicht am Contest teil und wurde anschließend durch Candan Erçetin ersetzt. In den Jahren 1987 bis 1990 nahm sie jeweils an den türkischen Vorentscheidungen zum Eurovision Song Contest teil.

Ihr zweiter Solo-Song Devlerin Aşkı brachte ihr einen ersten Bekanntheitsschub ein.

Einige Jahre später wurde ihr Song Çalkala veröffentlicht, der von Sezen Aksu geschrieben wurde und heute zu Gürels erfolgreichsten Hits gehört.

Ende der 1990er Jahre zog sie sich für einige Zeit aus dem Musikgeschäft zurück, bis sie im Jahr 2002 mit dem Album Hesaplaşma ein Comeback startete und daraufhin wieder mehrere Singles veröffentlichte.

Im 2008 nahm sie gemeinsam mit dem rumänischen Künstler Costi den Song Show Ca La Paris auf. Die Kollaboration wurde ein Erfolg und stellt damit ihren bislang letzten Song-Hit dar.

Diskografie

Alben
 1992: Bir Yudum Sevgi
 1994: Aklımı Çelme
 1996: Muhtemelen
 2002: Hesaplaşma
 2004: Bir Kadın Şarkı Söylüyor
 2008: Bir Nefes

Kollaborationen
 2005: Maia (mit Keremcem)

EPs
 2020: Seden Eurovision'da

Singles

Quelle:

Gastauftritte
 1994: 8:15 Vapuru (von Yonca Evcimik – im Musikvideo)

Siehe auch
 Liste türkischer Musiker

Weblinks

Einzelnachweise

Popsänger
Musiker (Türkei)
Person (Ankara)
Türke
Geboren 1965
Frau

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Mort Klein: No One Should Be Shocked by Palestinian Dictator Abbas's Antisemitic Speech – That's Who He's Always Been
Morton A. Klein
In recent days, we have been treated to the remarkable spectacle of international outrage and criticism of Palestinian Authority (PA) president Mahmoud Abbas on account of his latest anti-Semitic speech.
Even those who have tended to sanitize Abbas, like former Secretary of State John Kerry, President Barack Obama's ambassador to Israel, Dan Shapiro, and even the New York Times piled on in criticizing his speech.
Abbas condemned the Jews, among other things for their social behavior and usury, opining that it was these factors, not anti-Semitism, that accounted for their persecution down the ages. He also claimed that most present-day Jews weren't really Jews at all, citing the discredited notion beloved by anti-Semites that Jews are descended from the Khazar kingdom that converted to Judaism and thus have no connection to the Jews of the Bible.
Accordingly, there was much to condemn in Abbas' speech, yet the international outrage is nonetheless surprising, not because it is unjustified or exaggerated – it is neither – but because it was so conspicuously absent in the past.
It is not as if Mahmoud Abbas had a pristine record until this month when it comes to Jews. He and the PA he heads have been defaming the Jews for literally decades, not to mention glorifying Jew-killing terrorists living and dead.
This is the same Mahmoud Abbas who for years has named dozens of schools, streets, sports teams, summer camps, and public squares after terrorists who murdered innocent Jews. One particularly illuminating example: the PA has honored repeatedly Dalal Mughrabi, the perpetrator of the 1978 Fatah coastal road massacre in which terrorists under her command hijacked an Israeli bus and murdered its 37 occupants, including a dozen children. The PA has named squares, streets and competitions after Mughrabi.
Abbas is the same leader who honors terrorists with television specials, days of celebration and mourning, and $355 million per year of financial payments to Jew-killers and their families. Indeed, in the very same week that the U.S. enacted the Taylor Force Act, designed to penalize the PA for paying salaries to jailed terrorists and stipends to the families of dead terrorists, the PA published its 2018 budget showing that, in open defiance of U.S. law, it is continuing to financially reward terrorists for murdering Jews.
This is the same Abbas who incited the horrendous 2015-16 "knife intifada" wave of terror, in which Palestinian Arabs murdered 65 innocent Jews and wounded close to a thousand more. The PA repeatedly rebroadcast Abbas's public blessings on those who spill blood for Allah, to "protect" the Al-Aqsa Mosque, and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre from being defiled by Jews' (and presumably Christians') "filthy feet."
This is the same Abbas who, via the party he leads' Facebook page, bragged of having killed more Jews than Hamas, the U.S.- and European Union-recognized terrorist group that calls in its Covenant for the global murder of Jews.
And of course, this is the same Abbas, co-founder, together with arch-terrorist Yasser Arafat, of the terrorist group Fatah, who insists that, in any future Palestinian state, not a single Jew will be allowed to live.
But Abbas had a much earlier start in something equally sinister to encouraging, glorifying, financing, and basking in praise for the murder of Jews – Holocaust denial.
In 1982, Abbas completed a doctoral thesis at Patrice Lumumba University (now the Peoples' Friendship University of Russia) under the title 'The Connection Between the Nazis and the Leaders of the Zionist Movement,' and defended at the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Soviet Academy of Sciences. This was turned in 1984 into an Arabic language book, The Other Side: The Secret Relationship Between Nazism and Zionism, in which Abbas argued that Nazi genocide of the Jews resulting in 6 million dead was a "myth" and a "fantastic lie" that resulted from a Nazi-Zionist plot. He also quoted fellow Holocaust denier Robert Faurrison in a bid to prove that there had been no gas chambers at Auschwitz.
Despite some convoluted retractions and condemnation of the Holocaust in recent years, Abbas, as recently as 2013, was reasserting that the Zionist movement had ties with Nazism. And before Abbas' foray in Holocaust detail in the 1980s, he proudly arranged the financing for Black September's sadistic torture (which we now know included brutal beatings and castration) and massacre of the eleven Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich Olympics. This terrorist slaughter he described as a "heroic operation" and "one of the most important actions in modern history."
Abbas' abundantly documented record of anti-Semitic thought and practice over decades is scarcely a secret. The lessons to be drawn from so disgraceful and sinister a record could have been drawn by any government willing to acknowledge it. It is therefore mind-boggling that the truth of it has only now been acknowledged. The truth is no one was interested in knowing anything about it. Foreign governments had no time for facts that might disturb their conception of Israeli culpability and the possibility of a peace built on a profoundly concessionary Israeli policy.
Tragically, Abbas' views faithfully reflect the views of the Palestinian Arabs. It's high time to realize Israel doesn't dare make any more concessions or create a Palestinian Arab state which would only enable the Palestinian Arabs to endanger the Jewish State of Israel.
Morton A Klein is national president of the Zionist Organization of America (ZOA). Klein has been named one of the top five Jewish leaders by the Forward newspaper. Follow him at @mortonaklein7 and ZOA.ORG.
Israel / Middle EastPoliticsFatahMahmoud AbbasPalestinian Authorityyasser arafat

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For a business going through a digital transition, they will find data architecture is a considerable decision to be made early on in the process. However, with the multitude of options and sometimes perplexing and convoluted terminology, the decision-making process can be hard when it comes to determining what is best for the needs of the company, while also keeping the budget in mind.
Two of the more popular options for data lake architecture include data lake and data warehouses. A data warehouse is a lot like a filing cabinet to put it simply. Imagine a whole bunch of folders storing structured data that is also pre-sorted into formats that database software can use.
In contrast, data lakes are more like the disorganized box of files and papers many of us are guilty of having in storage. It can sometimes be a disorganized mess and where one file stops and the next one begins can be unclear.
Additionally, while data warehouses only contain structured data, data lakes contain both structured and unstructured data. The unstructured data is just that. It lacks any form of structure and is often referred to as the messy digital information such as pdf's, audio and video files, and images.
So, now we will delve a bit more into the debate of a data lake vs. data warehouse.
When a company begins to load data into their data warehouse, they have to give it shape and structure, so it can be modeled prior to being placed in data warehousing; this process is often referred to as a schema-on-write.
However, with a data lake, the company is able to upload the information as raw data. It isn't until you need to actually use the data when it will begin to take form and structure, also known as schema-on-read.
It is also important to note a date lake is in no way a data warehouse, nor should it be considered a replacement for one. You must determine the needs of the company to decide which is best because they are both optimized for different purposes, and each needs to be used for exactly what it was designed to do.
For example, company leadership wants to analyze sales figures across a specific timeframe including the number of inquiries they received about a certain product or the overall performance on various marketing campaigns. For these purposes, a data warehouse is the ideal storage choice for these kinds of applications because all the associated figures are stored as structured data.
However, for most companies launching new and expansive data initiatives, structured data is only a small part of the whole story. Each year, businesses are generating a substantial quantity of unstructured data. In fact, 451 Research found that 63 percent of enterprise data and service providers are keeping at least 25 petabytes of unstructured data.
Furthermore, data lakes allow analysts the ability to go far beyond the traditional descriptive analytics, and they can explore the realm of predictive analytics. Predictive analytics use current and historical data available to predict future trends which could have an impact on various aspects of the company; for example, the following year's revenue or potential risks and opportunities the company may face.
Before choosing either a data lake or a data warehouse, think about who will be conducting these data analyses and what sort of data sources they'll need to do so. Data warehouses used to only be accessible to IT teams, while data lakes can be configured for access by analysts and business personnel across the company.
An enterprise data warehouse is a unified database that stores all the information about a company and then makes it accessible across the company. It features a more unified approach when it comes to organization which also leads to a better way to represent data. An enterprise data warehouse allows for the ability to categorize certain data analytics according to subject so that it can be classified or permissible for only specific divisions within a company.
When it comes to making the most of the data lake your company has chosen, you will want to ensure the analytic platform is designed for a data lake. The platform needs to be able to embrace the loose structure data lakes are known for, and if the company is unable to take advantage of the data lake's versatility, then they are not using it to their full advantage and see far less value than they otherwise could.
Because a data lake has the ability to store both types of data and its sustainability for the company's future analytical needs, it's certainly tempting to think data lakes are the most obvious answer. However, due to their loose structure, they are sometimes considered to be a "swamp" rather than a lake. Proper data governance and lineage are required to make the most of the data management and keep it in ready form for a team of analysts.
Starting the journey toward a more data-informed business is important. Executives decades ago may even remember data wasn't even a topic readily discussed outside of IT. But now, with the magnitude of analytic needs and the diversity of tools currently available, it is the leadership teams turn to lead the conversation on the value of data storage.


As debate and speculation continues to rage following the recent Brexit result, it is good to take a moment away from the frenzy of newspaper headlines to reflect on what the new future might look like for independent finance and accountancy recruiters like ours.
Here at Fletcher George, we were very much in the 'remain' camp. We felt it made little sense to bring back economic uncertainty so soon after the financial crisis. Anyone who knows me will understand that I am not one to take heed of scaremongering headlines but it is the uncertainty that Brexit is likely to cause that brings some of the most immediate concerns for us and for the future face of the recruitment sector- specifically the sourcing of candidates.
As a financial recruitment consultancy, we place a significant number of EU candidates every year. We have to wonder what Brexit might mean for their freedom of movement and future working rights. In the post recessive market we have been operating in candidate driven market so skill shortages in the accountancy sector has been a significant concern among fellow recruitment professionals. This situation is likely to be exacerbated if it becomes more difficult to hire EU workers.
It is also our experience that, in times of uncertainty, businesses will implement recruitment freezes – even those with strong balance sheets. Our local SME market will now be carefully considering their internal systems and support functions before making any additional hires.
Freed from EU rules and regulations, many businesses believe that things will improve for them and enable them to create more jobs. It might even become easier to hire talent from outside the EU?
Accountants surely will find themselves in demand from those companies keen for advice on how Brexit will impact on their business and how they will need to structure relationships with businesses across borders going forward. Tax is likely to be a big issue in the discussions on where the UK goes from here requiring expert input. And definitely many clients will be looking to their accountants for more regular management reporting in these times of uncertainty. There is no doubt that finance professionals are going to play a vital role in helping business face any future challenges and changes subsequent to the result of this historic Referendum.
My concluding thoughts on all of this? It's still far too early to say but while change will not happen over night, what is certain is that Brexit has the potential to cause a significant shift in how recruiters and businesses source Accounting Professionals.


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Q: Raid Drive Won't Assemble I had a server with Raid 5, and I wanted to wipe everything and do Raid 10. I deleted the raid 5 as best I could, zeroing superblocks, removing it from fstab, etc. And I created the raid 10. Now, I cannot seem to assemble it:
$ sudo mdadm --assemble --scan --verbose /dev/md127
mdadm: looking for devices for /dev/md127
mdadm: /dev/dm-0 is not one of /dev/sda1,/dev/sdb1,/dev/sdc1,/dev/sdd1,/dev/sde1,/dev/sdf1
mdadm: /dev/md/Pangolin:0 is not one of /dev/sda1,/dev/sdb1,/dev/sdc1,/dev/sdd1,/dev/sde1,/dev/sdf1
mdadm: /dev/sdh1 is not one of /dev/sda1,/dev/sdb1,/dev/sdc1,/dev/sdd1,/dev/sde1,/dev/sdf1
mdadm: /dev/sdh is not one of /dev/sda1,/dev/sdb1,/dev/sdc1,/dev/sdd1,/dev/sde1,/dev/sdf1
mdadm: /dev/sdg1 is not one of /dev/sda1,/dev/sdb1,/dev/sdc1,/dev/sdd1,/dev/sde1,/dev/sdf1
mdadm: /dev/sdg is not one of /dev/sda1,/dev/sdb1,/dev/sdc1,/dev/sdd1,/dev/sde1,/dev/sdf1
mdadm: /dev/sdf1 is busy - skipping
mdadm: /dev/sdf is not one of /dev/sda1,/dev/sdb1,/dev/sdc1,/dev/sdd1,/dev/sde1,/dev/sdf1
mdadm: /dev/sde1 is busy - skipping
mdadm: /dev/sde is not one of /dev/sda1,/dev/sdb1,/dev/sdc1,/dev/sdd1,/dev/sde1,/dev/sdf1
mdadm: /dev/sdd1 is busy - skipping
mdadm: /dev/sdd is not one of /dev/sda1,/dev/sdb1,/dev/sdc1,/dev/sdd1,/dev/sde1,/dev/sdf1
mdadm: /dev/sdc1 is busy - skipping
mdadm: /dev/sdc is not one of /dev/sda1,/dev/sdb1,/dev/sdc1,/dev/sdd1,/dev/sde1,/dev/sdf1
mdadm: /dev/sdb1 is busy - skipping
mdadm: /dev/sdb is not one of /dev/sda1,/dev/sdb1,/dev/sdc1,/dev/sdd1,/dev/sde1,/dev/sdf1
mdadm: /dev/sda5 is not one of /dev/sda1,/dev/sdb1,/dev/sdc1,/dev/sdd1,/dev/sde1,/dev/sdf1
mdadm: /dev/sda2 is not one of /dev/sda1,/dev/sdb1,/dev/sdc1,/dev/sdd1,/dev/sde1,/dev/sdf1
mdadm: no RAID superblock on /dev/sda1
mdadm: /dev/sda is not one of /dev/sda1,/dev/sdb1,/dev/sdc1,/dev/sdd1,/dev/sde1,/dev/sdf1
mdadm: /dev/sr0 is not one of /dev/sda1,/dev/sdb1,/dev/sdc1,/dev/sdd1,/dev/sde1,/dev/sdf1

I'm a little confused as to the output. Here's the /proc/mdstat which shows that it's only /dev/sda1-f1:
$ sudo cat /proc/mdstat
Personalities : [linear] [multipath] [raid0] [raid1] [raid6] [raid5] [raid4] [raid10]
md127 : active raid10 sdf1[4] sde1[3] sdd1[2] sdc1[1] sdb1[0] sdg1[5]
      2929890816 blocks super 1.2 256K chunks 2 far-copies [6/6] [UUUUUU]

md0 : inactive sdh[4](S)
      976631512 blocks super 1.2

I'm not sure exactly why my drives would show up as busy. I tried mount/umounting both the drives and the RAID /dev/md127, but they were still coming back as busy. So, I tried seeing if I could find a process, but
$ sudo lsof | grep /dev/

failed to return anything that might point to the cause.

A: I finally figured out that Ubuntu created a physical volume when I created my RAID, and that if I took the PV and made a logical volume and partitioned that, I could mount the LV no problem.
Use pvdisplay to check for the creation of a new physical volume. If the RAID is part of a volume group, create a logical volume using lvcreate -L (size) -n (name) . Format and mount the partition as usual.

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Theatre director to watch 24 hours of bad movies
Contributed • November 23, 2020
DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Center Theatre's Executive Director, Patrick Myers will watch the worst movies ever made for 24 hours straight at the Center Theatre while livestreaming the experience over the Theatre's YouTube channel. The event, dubbed the 'Miserable Movie Marathon' will take place from 9 a.
DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Center Theatre's Executive Director, Patrick Myers will watch the worst movies ever made for 24 hours straight at the Center Theatre while livestreaming the experience over the Theatre's YouTube channel. The event, dubbed the 'Miserable Movie Marathon' will take place from 9 a.m. on Dec. 26 through 9 a.m. on Dec. 27 if the Theatre can raise $1,000 in pledges. The money raised will help the Center Theatre with day-to-day expenses in 2021 as they try to maintain operations during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Myers said the idea for the marathon came up during a Center Theatre fundraising meeting, "We were discussing different events or activities that we could do at the Theatre that would be entertaining, engaging, and that would have an on-line component that could be enjoyed by people anywhere in the world. The idea for the Miserable Movie Marathon seemed to fit all those categories."
The Theatre set up an Indiegogo fundraising campaign so that people's pledges would only be charged if the Theatre reaches their $1,000 goal. "Once that goal is reached, cards are charged and the event is a 'go.' Myers said. "The people who pledge the most will get to suggest six of the movies that I watch and then the other movies will be chosen at random from the rest of the suggestions."
Myers said the livestream will be a fun way to connect with people who want to drop in virtually and see how things are going. Also, if the Theatre has not been closed due to the COVID pandemic. people will be able to stop in and watch some of the miserable movies by donation. To keep his strength up during the marathon, Myers will be enjoying food and snacks provided by Mountain's Market and Will's Shop 'n Save.
To learn more about the event, or to make a pledge, go to www.centertheatre.org and click on the link for the Miserable Movie Marathon or call the Center Theatre at 207-564-8943. All funds raised will support the Center Theatre. A bona-fide 501(c)3 non-profit with a mission of making arts, education,and entertainment accessible to our rural communities to engage and inspire.


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from Bot import Planner
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from Bot.Parser import Parser

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    def run(self):
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if __name__ == '__main__':
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Evelien Geerts, Ph.D.
Philosopher / critical pedagogue / public speaker / nomadic wanderer
Digital cartography of new materialisms
© Evelien Geerts 2018
Here you will find an overview of my publications.
You can check out my
pages as well.
"Political violence since 9/11: Hypermediatization & the creation of disposable bodies." (in Dutch). Kif Kif (17/09/2021)
"Belgium & the Conings case: Pandemic politics and extreme right terrorism." (in Dutch). Kif Kif (23/06/2021)
Jürgen Conings: the case of a Belgian soldier on the run shows how the pandemic collides with far-right extremism. The Conversation (16/06/2021)
"Being haunted by—and re-orienting toward—what 'matters' in times of (the COVID-19) crisis: A critical cartography of response-ability." Higher Education Hauntologies: Speaking with Ghosts for a Justice-to-come. Edited by Viv Bozalek et al. Routledge. 2021
"New Materialisms: A critical cartography." (in Dutch). Wijsgerig Perspectief 61 (2)
"The more-than-human materializations of violence, remembrance, and times of crisis." The Posthumanities Hub blog (2021).
Special edition Matter: Journal of New Materialist Research (2021), titled "Pedagogies in the Wild – Entanglements between Deleuzoguattarian Philosophy and the New Materialisms." Initiative-taker and special guest editor with Delphi Carstens (1st editor)
"Deleuzoguattarian thought, new materialisms, and (be)wild(erring) pedagogies: A conversation between Chantelle Gray, Delphi Carstens, Evelien Geerts, and Aragorn Eloff." With the aforementioned authors. Matter: Journal of New Materialist Research. Special issue 'Pedagogies in the Wild – Entanglements between Deleuzoguattarian Philosophy and the New Materialisms.' 2 (2021) (1): 200-223.
"Diffraction & Reading Diffractively." With Iris van der Tuin. Matter: Journal of New Materialist Research. Special issue 'Pedagogies in the Wild – Entanglements between Deleuzoguattarian Philosophy and the New Materialisms.' 2 (2021) (1): 173-177. Edited republication
"Ethico-Onto-Epistemology." With Delphi Carstens (2nd author). Philosophy Today. Special issue 'Materialist Concepts.' 63 (2019) (4)
"The New Year's Eve conference of Claudia de Breij. A diffractive, interdisciplinary discussion about (super-)diversity, gender, sexuality and religion in the Lowlands." (in Dutch) (with An Van Raemdonck (2nd author) and others). Tijdschrift voor Genderstudies 21 (2018) 1: 81-104
"The Feminist Futures of Reading Diffractively: Replacing Conflict-based Readings in the Case of Beauvoir and Irigaray." (with Iris van der Tuin (2nd author)). Rhizomes: Cultural Studies in Emerging Knowledge 30 (2016)
"The Imagination of Feminism: An Interview with Sarah Bracke." (in Dutch) (with Nella van den Brandt (2nd author) and Sarah Bracke (3rd author)). Tijdschrift voor Genderstudies 17 (2014) 1
"From Intersectionality to Interference: Feminist Epistemological Reflections on Researching Gender Representations." (with Iris van der Tuin (2nd author)). Women's Studies International Forum 41 (2013) November-December issue, Part 3: 171-178
"A Hauntological Analysis of the NSU-Mordserie." With Katharina Karcher. Edited by Mererid Puw Davies and Clare Bielby. Violence Elsewhere. Camden House. Abstract accepted.
"European urban (counter-)terrorism: More-than-human materialisations and critical(post)humanist perspectives." With Katharina Karcher et al. Contemporary Reflections on Critical Terrorism Studies. Edited by Alice Martini et al. Routledge. Abstract accepted.
"A Critical Cartography of the Materialisations of Identity & Identity Politics: Intersectional & Interferential Explorations." Making Middles Matter. Edited by Milla Tiainen et al. Routledge
"Reclaiming Vital Materialism's Affirmative, Anti-Fascist Powers. A Deleuzoguattarian and New Materialist Exploration of the Fascist-Within." With Delphi Carstens (1st author). Deleuze & Fascisms. Edited by Rosi Braidotti and Rick Dolphijn. Edinburgh University Press. Forthcoming in 2022
"A Feminist Cartography of Critical New Materialist Philosophies." Methods and Genealogies of New Materialisms. Edited by Felicity Colman and Iris van der Tuin. Edinburgh University Press. Forthcoming
"Curated panel: Hoel, Aurora and Sam Skinner. 'Genealogies and Apparatuses' with contributions from David Gauthier, Evelien Geerts, Sofie Sauzet, Aud Sissel Hoel, Sam Skinner, and Maria Tamboukou." Methods and Genealogies of New Materialisms. Edited by Felicity Colman and Iris van der Tuin. Edinburgh University Press. Forthcoming in 2022
"Philosophical Post-Anthropology for the Chthulucene: Levinasian and Feminist New Materialist Perspectives in More-Than-Human Crisis Times." Internationales Jahrbuch für Philosophische Anthropologie/International Yearbook for Philosophical Anthropology volume 10. With Amarantha Groen (2nd author). Forthcoming in 2021
"Re-vitalizing the American feminist-philosophical classroom. Transformative academic experimentations with diffractive pedagogical tools." In Posthumanism and Higher Education: Reimagining Pedagogy, Practice and Research. Edited by Carol A. Taylor & Annouchka Bayley, 123-140. Palgrave Macmillan. 2019
Special journal issues
Special edition Tijdschrift voor Genderstudies (forthcoming in 2021), titled "Dis/abling Gender." With Josephine Hoegaerts, Kristien Hens, and Daniel Blackie (1st editor)
Special edition of Journal of Digital Social Research (forthcoming in 2021), titled "Gender, Sexuality, and Embodiment in Digital Spheres: Connecting Intersectionality and Digitality." With Ladan Rahbari and Sarah De Vuyst (2nd editor)
Special edition Tijdschrift voor Genderstudies 21 (2018) 1: "Superdiversity: A critical intersectional investigation." Initiative-taker and special guest editor together with Sophie Withaeckx and Nella van den Brandt (1st editor)
Materialist Philosophies Grounded in the Here And Now: Critical New Materialist Constellations & Interventions in Times Of Terror(ism). Santa Cruz, CA: University of California, Santa Cruz. Unpublished dissertation manuscript.
Academic book reviews and review essays
Review of Vulnerable Futures, Transformative Pasts: On Vulnerability, Temporality and Ethics. Written by Miri Rozmarin. Redescriptions: Political Thought, Conceptual History and Feminist Theory 23 (2020) 2: 165-169
"Explorative entangled engagements with the matters of religion, theology, and science." Review of Entangled Worlds. Religion, Science, and New Materialisms. Religion & Gender 8 (2018) 1: 129-131
"'Staying with the (political) trouble.' Imaging new political-philosophical vocabularies for the here and now." Review of Vulnerability in Resistance. Angelaki: Journal of Theoretical Humanities special issue "Tranimacies: Intimate Links between Animal and Trans* Studies." 22 (May 2017) 2
Review of Teaching with Feminist Materialisms. Teaching with Gender. European Women's Studies in International and Interdisciplinary Classrooms. Edited by Peta Hinton and Pat Treusch. Utrecht: ATGENDER, 2015. Tijdschrift voor Genderstudies 19 (2016) 4: 475-479
Review of Iris van der Tuin, Generational Feminism. New Materialist Introduction to a Generative Approach. Lexington Books, 2015. Tijdschrift voor Genderstudies 19 (2016) 1: 113-116
Review of Lene Auestad, Respect, Plurality, and Prejudice. A Psychoanalytical and Philosophical Enquiry into the Dynamics of Social Exclusion and Discrimination. Karnac Books, 2015. Feminist Legal Studies. September 2015
"Ancient notions of gender identity." Review of Brooke Holmes, Gender. Antiquity and its Legacy. London and New York: I.B. Tauris, 2012. The Classical Review 64 (2014) 1: 289-291
Review of Sushila Mesquita, Maria Katharina Wiedlack and Katrin Lasthofer (eds.), IMPORT – EXPORT – TRANSPORT: Queer Theory, Queer Critique and Activism in Motion. Vienna: Zaglossus, 2012. Graduate Journal of Social Science 10 (2013) 3: 150-154
Encyclopedia entries
Multiple entries for the New Materialisms Almanac. "Ethico-onto-epistem-ology," "Performativity." And "Literacy & Agential Literacy," "Diffraction" with Iris van der Tuin (2nd author for AL & D) (2016)
"Intersectionality." (in Dutch). In Harry Willemsen & Peter de Groot (eds.). Woordenboek filosofie. Antwerpen – Apeldoorn: Garant (2015): 289-290
"Doing philosophy in a grounded manner." Interview (in Dutch). Handelingen. Journal for practical theology and studies in religion 4 (2016): 59-61
"On the importance of intersectional feminism. An interview with Evelien Geerts and Hanan Challouki." (in Dutch). With Hanan Challouki (1st author) and Sarah DeGreef (2nd author). Tijdschrift voor Genderstudies 19 (2016) 4: 451-468
Interview with UCSC's Global Engagement office with regards to International Education Week 2016. Selected as an outstanding international student (November 2016)
Online interview about feminist pedagogies (in English) for the course Feminist Pedagogy and Intersectional Gender Didactics (Linköping University, Sweden). Interviewed by Redi Koobak (5 November 2016)
Interview with Magazine van de Jonge Academie (MAJA) 2 (March 2015) (in Dutch)
Short testimonial interview for the Gender Studies research M.A. program at Utrecht University (September 2014)
Interview with UCLA's Center for the Study of Women (February 2012)
Other academic articles
"Humanities for the Future: A New European Agenda." The European Humanities Conference 2021. Co-written and signed by all of the Youth Forum on the Future of the Humanities participants.
"Pedagogies in the Wild. Editorial." With Delphi Carstens. Matter: Journal of New Materialist Research. 'Pedagogies in the Wild – Entanglements between Deleuzoguattarian Philosophy and the New Materialisms.' 2 (2021) (1): I-XIV.
"'Pedagogies in the Wild. Editorial." With Delphi Carstens (2nd author). Matter: Journal of New Materialist Research. 'Pedagogies in the Wild – Entanglements between Deleuzoguattarian Philosophy and the New Materialisms.' 2 (2021) (1): I-XIV
"Without the Other, no Self." (in Dutch). Wijsgerig Perspectief 59 (2019) 1: 14-24.
"Editorial. Superdiversity: A critical intersectional investigation." (with Sophie Withaeckx (2nd author) & Nella van den Brandt (3rd author)). Tijdschrift voor Genderstudies 21 (2018) 1: 1-5
Post-analysis for the "European Workforce Diversity: Promising Trends, Thorny Challenges." Axiom Consulting Partners white paper (with Marc Timmerman & Isabelle Van Cauwenberge). 2015
"Critical and Creative: Third Wave Feminism. A conversation with feminist science studies scholar Iris van der Tuin." (in Dutch) Uitgelezen 19 (2013) 3: 2-6
"Interview with Luce Irigaray." (with Maud Perrier). FWSA (Feminist & Women's Studies Association UK & Ireland) Newsletter 60 (February 2013): 10-13
"Matricide in feminist philosophy? Towards a diffractive, feminist rereading of the oeuvres of Simone de Beauvoir and Luce Irigaray." (in Dutch). Uitgelezen 18 (2012) 3&4: 18-21
"Lots of activism, not a lot of institutionalization. Belgium and the lack of gender studies." (in Dutch). Gynaika 43 (2011) June/August: 21-23
Popular articles (including newspaper articles, mission statements, longreads, and reviews)
Roundtable "Superdiversity & intersectionality in theory and practice." (in Dutch) (with Sophie Withaeckx & Nella van den Brandt plus the following participants: Mohamed El Khalfioui, Ikrame Kastit, Sarah Scheepers, and Klaartje Van Kerckem). Kif Kif (13/04/2018)
"A burkini ban only feeds identity politics." (in Dutch). With An van Raemdonck et al. De Tijd (01/09/2016)
"What does freedom of choice still mean when somebody else dictates the options you can choose from?" (In Dutch). With Jihad Van Puymbroeck. Knack (19/08/2016)
"Mission statement: What do we talk about… when we talk about … gender & superdiversity? The importance of intersectional feminism in postfeminist, superdiverse times." (in Dutch). With Nella van den Brandt and Merel Terlien Kif Kif (15/08/2016)
"Feminism anchored me" – Interview (in Dutch) (with Iris van der Tuin). Kif Kif. (12/08/2016)
"Solidarity is what is missing from our present-day society" – Interview (in Dutch) (with Irina Ilisei). Kif Kif. (10/08/2016)
"Reflections on terror. Somewhere between despair & hope." (in Dutch). Kif Kif (November 2015). English version available online
"Etyka wzajemnego rozpoznania. O wyzwaniach wspólczesnej akademii z Luce Irigaray rozmawiają Evelien Geerts i Maud Perrier." (Polish translation by Dr. Monika Glosowitz of "Interview with Luce Irigaray"). Opcje 4 (2014) 97:18-25
"Towards an antiracist, feminist critique and perspectives through intersectionality." (in Dutch) (with Nella van den Brandt, Fatma Arikoglu and Sarah Scheepers). Kif Kif (September 2013)
"Singing sirens. Contemporary pop and rock goddesses and their potentially feminist acts of 'chanter hystérique'." Pop-Zeitschrift (June 2013)
"Intra-action." Review of Katie Milestone and Anneke Meyer, Gender and Popular Culture. Cambridge and Malden: Polity Press, 2012. Pop-Zeitschrift (June 2013)
"A critical conversation with Sarah Bracke on the contemporary context of feminism." (in Dutch) (with Nella van den Brandt). De Wereld Morgen (March 2013)
"BOEH! & the headscarves ban in the Flemish educational system. A reflection." (in Dutch) Kif Kif (13 April 2013)
"Feminism and contemporary female pop artists: an unexpected combination?" (in Dutch). De Wereld Morgen (March 2013)
"Between soul & sin: The female body and sexuality. Conversations about sex, power and religion." (in Dutch). Kif Kif (23 October 2012)
"Amanda Palmer as a Postmodern Riot Grrrl? Feminism and Other Provocations." Potentia (March 2011): 32-33
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« Everybody Knows
Shazam! »
I've been waiting for this. Us is director Jordan Peele's followup to his much-lauded debut, Get Out. It nabbed the filmmaker an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay. My expectations were high simply because it was this reviewer's 4th favorite picture of 2017. It's hard not to make comparisons as Us is another work in the horror genre that incorporates both creepy and funny elements. For example, the 1986 charity benefit "Hands Across America" is woven into the narrative as an illustration of both. But Us has such a different agenda. It's something else altogether. I'll cut the suspense. This is not as coherent as his first feature. Yet there's still so much to recommend. At worst, it's proof that Get Out was not a fluke. Jordan Peele is an imaginative talent with a vision. The screenplay extracts fear out of our safe space. Us is a highly entertaining thriller meticulously built upon a foundation of unrelenting tension.
The movie concerns the well-to-do Wilson family. There's mom Adelaide (Lupita Nyong'o) and her husband Gabe (Winston Duke) along with their two children, teenaged daughter Zora (Shahadi Wright Joseph) and younger son Jason (Evan Alex). The clan is on vacation and they've gone to Santa Cruz beach. While the group is hanging out with the Tylers, Kitty (Elisabeth Moss) and Josh (Tim Heidecker), young Jason wanders off. He encounters an incongruous stranger dripping with blood right there on the sand. At that same moment, Adelaide notices Jason is missing. She panics running down the beach snapping up her little boy before anything grave has happened. However, she's freaked out. Time for everyone to return back to the house. That night, they will be visited by a family that looks unnervingly like their own.
Every exceptional horror film is elevated by at least one galvanizing performance and Lupita Nyong'o is the star of this show. For the first time in her career, a story revolves around the actress. She is more than up to the task. The opening vignette is a flashback to 1986 when Adelaide was a little girl (Madison Curry). Back then, she too had a negative experience at that very same beach. It was here that she entered an old funhouse with a hall of mirrors and confronted another girl that looked exactly like herself. Adelaide was reunited with her parents but is so traumatized by the experience she was unable to speak. This unresolved childhood trauma informs their present-day dread when they are visited by what appears to be duplicates of themselves. Nyong'o gives two markedly distinctive portrayals. Her human copy speaks in a deep guttural croak of a voice. The unnerving low pitch only serves to emphasize how her evil twin has become her own worst enemy. Director Jordan Peele is a self-proclaimed black nerd, or "blerd" and it's hard not to see the auteur's presence in the father. Winston Duke was the powerful and virile warrior leader M'Baku in Black Panther. Here he is a doughy, goofy dad with large spectacles proud of his newly purchased dilapidated speedboat. He's prone to corny dad witticisms too. When out in the wilderness, daughter whines "There's no Internet!" He happily chirps back, "You have the outernet!"
At its basic essence, Us is a home invasion thriller. Then, in the final stretch, seemingly descends suddenly into a disorganized hodgepodge of allegorical plot ideas. Let's throw race, class, and nationality as topics for consideration. Without context, I'll simply add that "We're Americans" is perhaps the most memorable utterance in the entire picture. Wait, so is that title Us or is it the abbreviation U.S.? I'm not here to spoil the deeper themes. Just want to acknowledge the assortment of concepts swirling around this chronicle. This is sure to inspire a boatload of think piece articles that pontificate about things like existentialism. I didn't warm up to all of that. Us works best if you don't try to pick it apart too much, although repeat viewings will undoubtedly uncover more clues to bait that desire to delineate a singular point.
Great cinema isn't just about WHAT you say but HOW you say it. Horror movies are rarely this evocative. It's unbearably stressful but wisely uses unexpected dashes of humor to alleviate anxiety. Michael Abels' score is frightfully good at extracting tension. The cinematography by Mike Gioulakis artfully captures the action. This production looks fantastic. He appreciates faces, lovingly highlighting the visages of its stars in closeup so we the audience feel emotionally connected in their plight. What's interesting is despite the fact that each doppelgänger is portrayed by the same actor, they appear slightly different in some imperceptible way. Call it makeup, lighting, or perhaps skillful acting. Whatever the reason, it's an unsettling effect. Ok, so I'll concede that their clothes are a dead giveaway. They all wear red jumpsuits, sport sandals, and one fingerless driving glove. Scissors are their weapon of choice. Curiously, not a single gun is fired in this film. The heightened visual presentation makes these villains iconic. Does anyone want to guess what the hot Halloween costume will be this year?
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10 Responses to "Us"
Fine review. I struggled with several things in "Got Out" especially in its third act but had none of those issues with "Us". This thing really sucked me in. Plus it had me immediately wanting to watch it again.
Mark Hobin Says:
I was drawn in as well. This was very compelling.
MovieManJackson Says:
I couldn't agree more. Maybe the pure coherence like Get Out had is missing, and overall, I think that (if we're comparing), it's a better overall movie than Us. But Us is still compelling, and as a pure horror/thriller, probably works better. I'll have to watch again shortly here as well.
@MovieManJackson – I've heard many people comment on needing to watch it again. I don't have a strong inclination to do that now. Perhaps when it goes to streaming.
Excited to read that Us is good, I'm really looking forward to seeing it tonight! Kinda begs the question whether Jordan Peele continues in this horror/comedy vein or if he does something different with his next one. It's really cool seeing an artist successfully transition between genres.
I remember reading an interview where Peele proclaimed that Us is " a very, very different movie." And yet it's still a horror drama/comedy with a lot of similar thematic elements. After you see it, consider Get Out's "Sunken Place" vs. Us's "Tethered". Regardless, I'm OK with a filmmaker working within a particular genre if that's what he prefers. I mean Hitchcock did it and he's a favorite of mine.
Can't wait to read your review.
Marlon Wallace (@marlonwallace) Says:
"Here he is a doughy, goofy dad with large spectacles" — Peele's true horror was that he made Winston Duke un-sexy.
Right?! That's an accomplishment in itself. 😆
Very good follow up to Get Out. I was creeped out and laughed at it's craziness. I really thought Lupita was brilliant. 4stars
They're talking Oscar nom for Lupita Nyong'o. Horror movie performances are often overlooked. I mean if Toni Collette couldn't secure a nom last year for her outstanding work in Hereditary, then I doubt Lupita will, but we'll see.


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Some opensource toolkit of NodeMCU project. See www.nodemcu.com

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Superstar Pierro is now odds-on in TAB.com.au's Doncaster market following his victory in the George Ryder Stakes. Pierro has firmed from $2.25 into $1.80. Norzita is $15 into $8 and a clear second pick after winning a bold win in the Vinery Stud Stakes. Appearance, winner of the Queen of the Turf, is $26 into $13. In the George Ryder, TAB customers only wanted to back Pierro and jumped on the Gai Waterhouse runner in their droves. Some of the bigger bets recorded on TAB Fixed Odds included $20,000 @ $1.50 (twice), $14,480 @ $1.50 and $10,000 @ $1.38 (twice). As much as $1.55 was on offer for Pierro earlier in the week.


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Planning Needs & Priorities
Campus Master Planning | Capital Projects
Deferred Maintainance
"When the first building of the UMass Dartmouth campus was completed in 1966, some thought it heralded the construction of the most beautiful campus in the U.S. Others were appalled by its austere gray style. Whatever the reaction, architect Paul Rudolph's vision for the campus evoked a strong response then and still does today." [1]
"SMU is a new commuter campus on a very large piece of land well removed from other structures. Its design started with Jefferson's University of Virginia and his defined "lawn" surrounded by pavilions connected with covered walks on two sides with the rotunda addressing the view on the opposite side. SMU's "lawn" is a spiraling space, defined by a series of connected buildings on opposites sides, with a narrowed entry at one end and an open ended space at the other where the spiral becomes much larger, is marked by a campanile, and turns towards the lake. This central pedestrian complex was set in a mile diameter access drive connecting to an inner ring of parking. I got fired before the "spiral" was finished but fortunately I had some friends in other architectural offices who saw it through." - Paul Rudolph[2]
UMass Dartmouth is at a cross roads in terms of the overall vision for the main campus. UMassDTransform2020, the strategic planning process, will challenge the current state of affairs. In response to this process it has become a priority to develop a new facilities masterplan that will transform and reinvent our physical plant while providing a flexible blueprint for not just now but for the future.
The Updated Campus Master Plan is priority #9 on the FY14 Capital Plan Update
Many unrealized priority projects from previous masterplans and capital plan submissions remain as unfunded mandates. These projects will be reviewed in any new planning process but deserve discussion here.
FY14 #7 & #12 – Feasibility Study / New Academic Building (FY13 #8 & #9):
The next mentioned opportunity for a major project for state support is a new academic building. The increasing demand on classroom space as well as the growth of academic programs continues to strain the existing campus space inventory. The University is experiencing a continuous rise in its need for space and has been leasing square footage to compensate for the lack of space on campus. This project will add necessary square footage to the main campus. The 2005 Masterplan states "Option that might be considered is new construction, whereby contemporary classrooms are created and existing classrooms are subsequently "retired" to other uses, including offices and support space. This approach would help resolve other space issues on campus." A feasibility study would investigate the best approach.
FY14 #11 - Security Installation Project (FY13 #7):
The lessons learned from the aftermath of the 19-April-2013 event related to the Boston Marathon tragedy have demonstrated a definite need for increasing the security infrastructure on campus. The Report of The Special Task Force states "Much of UMass Dartmouth's surveillance camera system is outdated and should be upgraded. Current technologies will leverage the DPS's existing resources and provide for more effective campus safety. Systems can be designed with sufficient transparency to satisfy privacy concerns. In addition, other technological upgrades or efforts should be undertaken to increase the communications capacity (distributed antenna system) or campus safety (upgraded building access system)."[3] The focus of this proposed project is the installation of security card access and CCTV cameras to the exterior of all main campus facilities and the interior of strategically identified areas. Although there are some legacy systems in place this is an area that has been identified for improvement in the investigations in response to the security event on campus. This will work toward providing a safer environment for students, faculty, staff and university visitors.
FY14 #14 – Campus Entrance Building (FY13 #18):
Looking to improve the focus on recruitment and retention of potential students and to improve the safety of the university community a Campus Entrance Building has been identified as a priority project. The current location of Admissions is somewhat difficult to find and does not have significant reserved parking for visitors. The Public Safety Department is currently located in two different buildings and its Dispatch Office does not meet electrical and fire protection standards for a function that must be operational during emergencies. As demonstrated by events that occurred in FY13 Hurricane Sandy, Winter Storm Nemo and the 19-April-2013 event related to the Boston Marathon tragedy a functioning Emergency Operations Center is required for continuality of university operations and provide the adequate command and control to ensure safety to the university community residential or non-residential. In addition communication systems between the university and first responders need adequate redundancy. This situation was also noted in The Report of The Special Task Force "Finally, while it falls outside the scope of its charge, the Task Force could not ignore the situation regarding the building where DPS is currently located. The building is co-located with the university's cogeneration facility and literally sits on top of several very large generators and next to several very large tanks of potentially flammable contents. Since the DPS is the heart of the university's emergency response, an industrial accident at the power plant/police building could have serious adverse consequences regarding the university's emergency response capacity. Police facilities are expensive and it is understandable in times of shrinking fiscal resources that universities make do with existing facilities. However, the location of the UMass Dartmouth DPS in the same building as the campus power plant is extremely problematic from a strategic emergency management perspective and should be addressed as soon as possible."[4] Correcting these problems in situ would cost nearly as much as co-locating these two groups in a highly visible new building at the campus entrance which would include ample parking for visitors.
FY14 #20 – Campus Center Addition (Student Union) (FY13 #33):
The campus master plan recommends the construction of additions to the Campus Center Building to accommodate the growing needs of our larger student population. Student unions continue to play a central role on college campuses as a gathering place. The most frequently reported reasons for visiting the union include eating, socializing with friends, studying independently, and obtaining information about campus events, using a computer or visting a retail shop. Sixty-seven percent of students nationwide reported they attended programs, speakers, events or performances at a student union at least once a semester and 61 percent report spending one or more hours at the student union during the week. Many work units serving students are scattered in classroom buildings or the Foster Administration Building. Some additional space recommended in the master plan would add to the building on the east side to accommodate student organizations that cannot currently be assigned dedicated space and to centralize class registration, student counseling, and other student-oriented functions in one building. Other additional space recommended in the master plan would add to the building on the west side to accommodate additional dining room space.
FY14 #24 – Centennial Way Retail Corridor (FY13 #37):
The Centennial Way Retail Corridor would begin to address the lack of opportunities that students, faculty and administrative personnel have for retail shopping. Currently with limited exceptions this exists off campus causing everyone to leave in order to make routine purchases. This is especially apparent off hours and weekends. This concept would incorporate smart growth, transportation and parking. This development would start to go a long way to put the "town" into the phrase "college town". UMass-Dartmouth working with UMBA is investigating if this would be a potential pilot project for a Public Private Partnership.
FY14 #30 – Central Administrative Services Building (FY13 #31):
Initially the plan calls for building two modular buildings (one for garage functions and vehicular and equipment storage, the second for the Print Shop, Mail Distribution Center, Facilities Shops, and administrative units) at the east end of the campus in an area not visible from the main academic buildings and Ring Road but close to the existing steam plant building. The work will include the construction of parking for assigned personnel and a new emergency egress road to Chase Road. The creation of the Chase Road Exit addresses the serious second egress issues raised in the campus Facilities Master Plan, as well as the campus Emergency Response Plan. The Chase Road Exit construction would entail a new two-lane roadway from the Ring Road to Chase Road on the eastern edge of the campus meeting all Massachusetts Highway Department standards including curbing and lighting. This road would provide access to the proposed Facilities Building site and would also provide a secondary vehicular egress from the campus in case of emergency evacuation of the site. After Auxiliary Services and Facilities functions are moved into the new building, the spaces they have vacated will be retrofit for use by academic units for research space, storage, offices and one classroom.
FY14 #36 – Amphitheater:
The focus of the proposed project would be to investigate the possibility of putting a tensile structure over the existing amphitheater to increase the viability of use. Currently commencement ceremonies have to be relocated from this area to indoor locations in inclement weather. This project would also expand the use of this area for University sponsored and external events. There is the potential this could be developed as a Public Private Partnership.
[1] Statement from "Breaking New Ground: Paul Rudolph and the Architecture of the UMass Dartmouth Campus" – April 2005
[2] Davern, Jeanne M. "A Conversation with Paul Rudolph." Architectural Record 170 (March 1982) : 90-97
[3] Report of the Special Task Force "University of Massachusetts Dartmouth's Response to Select Issues Related to Boston Marathon Bombing" (August 15, 2013)
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The researcher walks to the nine o'clock station and circles the cube, taking notes and making sketches. He removes a symbol from the cork and folds it neatly, slipping it into his pants pocket. He examines his fingers, rubs them together, then wipes them on a nearby towel. He walks to a pole and lowers a flag, removes it, then removes his sweatshirt and hoists the garment to half-mast. It lies limp. He re-lowers it and puts it back on. He picks the flag up off the ground and dons it like a cape. He leans against the pole and begins his ninth list.
A cube of cork on a tripod stand, acting as a six-sided bulletin board, adorned with symbols inked onto paper and attached with thumbtacks. The symbols relate to no known language.
Several flags embroidered with symbols similar to those on the cork cube. Some on flagpoles raised to different elevations, some laid flat on the ground, facing up or facing down and weighted with stones, some folded simply or elaborately, some in crumpled heaps, some torn, or with portions cut out.
A small terrycloth hand towel, baby blue, folded into a square, slightly damp.
A book binding, front cover, back cover, and spine intact, but all of the pages missing. The cover reads Emotion as Entertainment by Muriel C. Brankoff, Heritage Potts, Editor.
I know this symbol, mine, but beyond that. It is my symbol, I have come to call it my name. Remove it from the cube, an empty place now on the north side. Take one from the top, single clockwise turn, pin it in the space left by mine. The flags come to life, snap west and ripple. Reach underneath, invert, fill the space on top. The animals become aggressive, begin to surround me, quickly replace the slip to calm them back into the trees. Try it from the west, keep it static, the late day sun scatters the clouds. Better. Rearrange the west side to no effect. Cautiously take from the bottom again, clockwise once, fill in the exposed west corner, my right hand goes to sleep. Ignore it, go east to bottom, north to east, south to north, top to south. The shadows detach and move along the earth, shapes fall out of my flags. I place my symbol on top, and this all goes away.
Sometimes I like to take a break and wash my hands. There is a rocky stream not far, small pockets of clean water appear after lunch, quickly warmed by the afternoon sun. I bring a small towel, spread it on a sunny rock so that it, too, is warm. I roll up my sleeves, neatly above the elbows. I sink my hands into the warm water and begin to work each in turn inside the other. When the water is so murky that I can no longer see my hands at work, I am done. Shake vigorously, pick up the towel, squeeze my skin into the terrycloth. I leave my hands a little damp, refold the towel, unroll my sleeves, walk home with the wind between my knuckles. When I return tomorrow, the water is clean.
My name has been struck through. Someone has come, decided to draw a clean horizon line, probably with a ruler or some other straight edge, straight through the center, I did not know my name had a center, someone else has found it. The environment no longer responds to my manipulation of the symbols on the slips. I have been crossed out, dismissed, no longer considered a variable. In my anger, I slowly remove each slip, begin striking them through, until I stand in a barren field, my hands covered in ink, unemployed and with no prospects. Directed toward a way to act without benefit, without hope.
The researcher walks to the eleven o'clock station and checks his hair in several mirrors. He picks up a small gold statuette and reads the inscription. He takes the loose book binding from his pack and reads the spine, then makes a note in his own book. He dons the mink, applies some powder, and pops the cork on the bottle, slumping into the chair beside the cosmetics table. As he drinks, he makes his eleventh list.
1 faux mink coat. 1 bottle Veuve Cliquot, 1978, empty. 7 blurry tabloid photos of a woman in a two-piece bathing suit and dark sunglasses standing next to a man in swimming trunks standing beside the ocean. 1 small gold statuette of a naked woman standing straight and looking up. The base of the statue is engraved and reads: Muriel C. Brankoff [scratched out] of the Year February 26, [scratched out] 1 compact w/mirror. 1 cosmetics table with 3 mirrors set at angles to allow for full viewing of the complexion. 1 full-length adjustable mirror. 1 small stool with an angled mirror attached to the bottom, for viewing footwear while standing. 1 tax form, listing deductions for donations to various charities. 1 expense account record.
I win. What did I win? A good year, this. A false idol. I couldn't kill a thing if it were already dead. No. How could I. I have kept. I have given. I have kept it up. Given. It. Up. Kept.
There you are small face. You need more powder every day. There you are faces. All disguised to look the same. Cover yourselves. There you are feet. All dressed down and locked in a cage. There you are body. What's your excuse? Stand straight, now, hands by your sides, no touching. Look up. Not at me, up.


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Everyone here is aware of the Tonight/Ecstasy controversy. One day Tonight is your favorite, the next day it's Ecstasy. I do the same thing with Someday/Hey Deanie. Another pairing is All For Love/Sleep With Me. Who can chose?
I remember buying it. I'd seen the 45 of (maybe it was She did it" ) in the store , and I looked at the B side out of curiosity and what did I find, but for me new Eric Carmen material!!! I was fired up!
I took it home and listened, and I loved the song, but it always had the B side stigma for me. It didn't deserve the stigma, but I couldn't shake it especially given that (at the time) Eric had decided not to put it on the "Boats....." album.
That was the mind of James back in the day.
Fortunately I've since overcome my B-side phobia.
"Someday" is so great! I especially love when the full band kicks in after Eric's vocal/piano only intro. And how Eric's voice does a little squeak when he sings, "Some DAAAAAAY." And the Beach Boys-style backing vocals. And the bridge. And the "diddits." And the sentiment. Every guy has thought this about a girl who leaves him.
As for whoever that girl was that broke Eric's heart. Well, guess what? He's cool. So there.


Wings Gaming won the sixth 'Dota 2' International, earning $9.1 million.
Wing Gaming took home $9.1 million after taking first place in TI6.
The results of Thursday's matches and a preview of Friday's matches.
We take a look at what happened Wednesday and what's left to come.
A look at what's happened so far at TI6 -- and what's to come.
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Acting for Two: David Brierley (K9) also voices the computer.
Bury Your Art: Douglas Adams attempted to do this with the serial. Adams disliked the story, refused to license it for novelization (it eventually got one in 2012, over a decade after his death), and nearly would've had the serial buried completely (barring some clips being recycled for "The Five Doctors") had he not absentmindedly signed an agreement in 1992 that allowed the BBC to release a reconstruction of it.note A version of the Shada story was re-used by Adams in his novel Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency, recycling the main characters and aspects of the plot. The Tom Baker role was re-written as eccentric private detective Dirk Gently.
Creator Backlash: Douglas Adams was happy that the story was abandoned, because he thought it was not up to much. In 1992, he accidentally signed away rights for The BBC to make a direct-to-video version of it with linking narration by Tom Baker, and was so distressed by this that he declared he would give away every penny of the proceeds he made of it to charity as penance.
Development Gag: The Big Finish version stars the Eighth Doctor instead of the Fourth. The story starts when he gets an invitation from Professor Chronotis — he remembers that when he was "all teeth and curls" and he and Romana went punting on the Cam, they were taken out by a time scoop, kept confined between dimensions for just over two hours, and delivered back onto the Cam once the crisis was over. But they were supposed to visit Professor Chronotis that day, and neither he nor Romana, now Lady President of Gallifrey, remember why they never visited their friend. This means that in the Big Finish Doctor Who continuity, the original version of "Shada" never happened.
Follow the Leader: The BBC decided to finish Shada after the success of the reconstruction of "The Power of the Daleks".
Magnum Opus Dissonance: Douglas Adams didn't think very highly of this story; fans however consider it one of his best.
Old Shame: To the shock of many fans, Douglas Adams viewed the story as this, publicly stating that he'd only signed the release to allow the 1992 VHS issue of what was made to go ahead because he hadn't noticed that it had been included in a folder with a bunch of other routine paperwork.
The Original Darrin: The Big Finish version replaces David Brierley with John Leeson as K9; Leeson was the original voice and had returned as K9 from 1980 onward.
The Other Darrin: Lalla Ward (Romana) was the only actor to return for the 2003 Big Finish/webcast version.
Posthumous Credit: Denis Carey (Professor Chronotis) and David Brierley (K9) both died several years prior to the 2017 animated reconstruction. Both appear in the animated segments via recycled dialogue from other episodes (K9 only makes short responses to other characters, and Chronotis has a single line taken from "The Keeper of Traken", which Carey played the Keeper in; this was the only unfilmed scene Carey would have had dialogue in, and the rest of Chronotis' lines are given to the Doctor). Additionally, due to K9's recycled audio, several conversations involving him required rewrites to give most of his dialogue to other characters.
Promoted Fanboy: Daniel Hill (Chris Parsons) reveals that he was a fan of Who as a boy.
Romance on the Set: Daniel Hill, who played Chris Parsons, met his future wife Olivia Bazalgette (she was the production assistant) during the location filming of this story. They married two years later and remain so to this day!
Saved from Development Hell: This story may set the record for the longest time for a TV show episode between start of production and initial airing: thirty-eight years.
Troubled Production: A minor case for the 2017 release — according to this crew commentary , due to technical errors part of the Ship's dialogue during a conversation with the Doctor was lost, requiring director Charles Norton to reconstruct the Ship's side of the scene with alternate lines pulled from elsewhere in the story.
Unfinished Episode: One of the most famous examples. After industrial action killed the serial, leading to a premature end to Season 17, incoming producer John Nathan-Turner ordered the footage preserved with an eye toward remounting the story and broadcasting it as part of Season 18. This plan was vetoed by his superiors at the BBC, partly owing to the changes in tone to the programme made by Nathan-Turner himself, and cast changes at the end of Season 18 made a remount impossible after that point. Even so, Nathan-Turner stored the footage, and was eventually able to create the direct-to-video version with Baker's narration, an early instance of JNT leveraging archive material to make Doctor Who video merchandise. Eventually, after three close attempts to get the story to viewers (the narrated version, the webcast and the novelization), the BBC were, after 38 years, able to get Tom Baker, Lalla Ward and all the surviving cast members to reprise their roles in animated sequences to fill in the unfinished scenes.
What Could Have Been:
The union strike that scuppered the original 1979 production was really bad timing — it was resolved less than two weeks later, but many of the other programmes affected by it were key parts of The BBC's Christmas schedule and were thus afforded higher priority. When John Nathan-Turner took over as producer shortly after it was decided by the previous production team that there was no hope of getting "Shada" completed, he considered re-editing it as a Christmas special consisting of two double-length episodes, but this proved to be impossible with the available footage. Before the 1992 VHS release, Nathan-Turner also considered one in 1985 with then-incumbent Doctor Colin Baker providing the links, but nothing came of this.
According to Nothing At The End Of The Lane's commentary article on the production of the 2017 release, after the idea for a double-length two-parter fell through, Nathan-Turner reconfigured his Christmas special idea and made plans to make "Shada" a standard four-parter for the 1981 holiday season (this being just after six-part serials were completely abolished), featuring newly-written material to compensate for the required cuts. However, it too was cancelled.
Chronotis was originally Killed Off for Real in Episode Two, but Douglas Adams had become fond of the character and decided to bring him back.
The famous scene where the Doctor is chased by the orb while on a bicycle was supposed to take place at night. The fact that it was shot in the daytime implies that it was intended as a day-for-night scene, but all official reconstructions keep the daytime visuals.
Head of Drama Graeme MacDonald suggested a romantic subplot between Romana and Chris, but this was ignored.
Working Title: Sunburst.
Write What You Know: Douglas Adams chose Cambridge as a setting so he could draw on his experiences as a student at the university.
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Tom Brady shaves head for cancer research fundraiser
Angelique Fiske
Lifestyle Editor
Tom Brady's hair has been a topic of conversation for as long as he's been in the spotlight, and on Thursday morning, it was the lack of hair that was the center of attention. Tom, and more than a thousand others, shaved it off for a great cause.
At the annual Saving by Shaving event hosted by Granite, which raises money for Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Tom surprised the crowd as a "mystery guest" alongside Gov. Charlie Baker, Red Sox President Sam Kennedy and others.
They call me Buzzy... Tom Buzzy. 🤔 What a fun #SavingByShaving event today. It was an honor to join the fun and support @DanaFarber and all the great work they do! Thanks for the invite @coachhale5 (Rob Hale) and thank you @piniandco for the haircut! 💯
A post shared by Tom Brady (@tombrady) on Mar 8, 2018 at 9:37am PST
Tom went live on Instagram to show as he flow fell to the ground, and he was all smiles as the crowd cheered on. The event did more than give Tom a new hairstyle. It helps raise awareness and money for cancer research, and every year, Saving by Shaving raises millions. In its fifth year, it raised more than $7 million on Thursday.
Tom isn't the only Patriot who is willing to shave his head for a cause either. Rob Gronkowski participates annually in the "Buzz Off" event at Gillette Stadium, which raises awareness and money for pediatric cancer research.
Check out Tom and Gov. Baker getting a fresh new look in the video below.
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Matthew Judon lovingly, hilariously mocks Mac Jones's fashion
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Damien Harris explains the heartfelt reason he gives footballs to fans in the crowd
Damien Harris explains his touching reason for giving away game balls.
Brandon Bolden reveals 2018 cancer diagnosis
Now cancer-free, Brandon Bolden revealed on social media Thursday that he was diagnosed with cancer in 2018.
What we learned from Kendrick Bourne's Reddit AMA
The Patriots receiver spent his Tuesday answering all kinds of questions on Reddit. Here's what we learned.
Year in Review: Some of our favorite Patriots social media moments of 2021
Check out some of our favorite social media posts of 2021.
The gift of Pats: Check out the Patriots presents fans received on Christmas
'Twas a very Patriots Christmas for fans around the world.
Mac Jones gifts Patriots offensive line cryptocurrency
The tradition of quarterbacks spoiling their offensive line got a very 2021 twist.
How the Patriots gave back this holiday season
From shopping sprees to coat drives, here is how the Patriots gave back to the community this holiday season.
Matthew Judon honored with 2021 Ron Hobson Media Good Guy Award
The annual award is selected by the Patriots beat writers and given to the Patriots player who
Berj Najarian launches organization dedicated to preserving cultural identity through My Cause My Cleats
Berj Najarian launched a non-profit dedicated to cultural identity.
Bill Belichick, Joe Cardona talk Army-Navy game
Bill Belichick and Joe Cardona took the bye weekend to enjoy a rivalry game.
Gillette Stadium set for major renovation
Gillette Stadium will be undergoing construction starting in 2022.


Focusing on continual innovation is a habit for all of the MGF team.
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A blast from the past and premium packaging rounded out some of the biggest beverage packaging news this month. The Coca-Cola Co., Apple Rush Co. Inc. and Beam Global Spirits & Wine all announced the repackaging of some of their brands.
Remixed package
The Coca-Cola Co.'s Mello Yello brand repackaged its soft drink in a remixed version of its original package design from the 1970s. The package redesign, created by New York-based design agency Stag & Hare, was released last month. Featuring the original tilt of the green and orange logo, the remixed package now has a pair of double L's that disappear off the edge of the package. Bubbles and fruit images float in the yellow background behind the Mello Yello logo.
Rocket design
Fuzzee Bee Beverage Co.'s ZÅ«n energy drink has been packaged in a rocket-shaped bottle with a flexographic shrink label printed with five colors by Printpack, Atlanta. The company printed labels on Pure Affinia PETG, enabling it to shrink to the curves of the rocket-shaped bottle, it says. The label is black with a white stick figure logo and white and red letters.
Organic logo
Apple Rush Co. Inc., Glenview, Ill., repackaged its organic sparkling beverages with a new logo that places the word "organic" prominently above its apple insignia. The background of the logo includes wood planks, which the company used on four-packs and 12-packs to simulate the old-style look of soft drinks coming in wooden crates.
Smaller bottles
Lucas Bols, New York, released its 50-ml. Bols Genever minis in the United States. The smaller bottles are an exact replica of the company's 750-ml. bottle and carry a suggested retail price of $4.99 at high-end liquor stores in New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles, the company says. The company says the smaller bottles are ideal for hotel mini bars and make it easier for new customers to try the product.
Beam Global Spirits & Wine, Deerfield, Ill., repackaged its Jim Beam Black Double Aged Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey to reflect a more premium position. The new bottle is taller and has a more square shape with a straight bottle neck. A new, centered front label with a simple black and silver design replaces a wrap around label to show more of the liquid inside. James Beam's script signature adorns the bottom of the bottle's label.
Plastic award
The Eco-Shape 500 ml. PET bottle by Nestlé Waters Canada, Ontario, British Columbia, won the 2010 Plastics Stewardship Award by the Canadian Plastics Industry Association for its contribution to the enhancement of Canada's plastic industry stewardship and sustainability. Produced at the company's Puslinch and Hope bottling facilities in Ontario, the bottle weights 9.16 grams on average and contains 27 percent less plastic than its predecessor, the company says. The bottles are recyclable.
New beverage packages feature redesigns, lightweight options
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New front of beverage calorie labels arrive in stores
Malibu and Ne-Yo partner to launch new beverage


Phyisicists created atom-thin sheets of silicon - and named the new material Silicene. The idea to create such sheets from Silicon emerged in 2007 - even though silicon doesn't naturally form the required atomic bonds. Silicene has a similar pattern to Graphene and possibly has the same electronic properties and might have advantages of Graphene because silicon is more integrateable into today's electronic devices.
The Silicene was created by growing a thin layer of silicon on top of a ceramic material called zirconium diboride. X-rays shined on this thin layer of silicon revealed a honeycomb of hexagons similar to the structure of graphene.


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