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Beyond Race: The Issue IS Skin Color
The Lethal Consequences of Colorism in a Pigmentocracy
The Trayvon Martin case is one people of all ages and cultural backgrounds are connecting strongly with. An awareness somewhere in the subconscious is moving people to sign petitions and participate in marches as a way of expressing overwhelming feelings of sadness and frustration. But as of yet no one is focusing on the real problem. The problem is not as simple as those blaming race would have you believe.
The problem is not black and white because it also affects Latinos, Asians, the Indigenous and every culture in existence today. Stop leaving other cultures out of the conversation because the problem IS about COLOR. The issue of Colorism in America needs to be addressed today because a person's color, hair texture, shape and size are not costumes that can be taken off. Until we begin the discussion of how colonialism is still to this day negatively affecting a color traumatized society we cannot collectively begin to heal.
When we lost our beloved Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. we failed to continue his work. Americans moved on without dealing with issues stemming from colonialism. An important part of Dr. King's work was changing the negative perception of the word Black. This is the work we must continue today.
The United States of America's strength comes from its diversity. Corporate-owned mainstream media has erased the fact the United States of America today is a multiculturally diverse country setting the stage for such a tragedy to happen by teaching us to deny reality. American society is exposed to television and movies before being enrolled in an educational institution. The great majority of people are waiting for a brave super hero to swoop in and save the day keeping anyone from having to think or get their hands dirty. That's what movies teach us, not to worry about anything because one person, usually portrayed by a white male, will rescue us and make things right again. But there goes that pesky denial again because things have never been right. Ask any person of color.
To arrive to the point where an entire society can begin to heal we must dig deeper and deal with America's historical truth. There are people who have become hardened and numb as this is just the latest, one of countless cases where color prejudice ends with the murder of a child. Justice in one case is not enough.
Countless others
So let us speak intelligently placing emotions aside and discuss the facts. Any idea that equality exists among all Americans in 2012 can be dispelled with statistics. See the following table:
Important words to begin the discussion.
a method of absorbing and assimilating foreign peoples into the culture of the imperial country, and thus destroying any remnant of the foreign cultures that might threaten the imperial territory
the deliberate and systematic destruction, in whole or in part, of an ethnic, racial, religious, or national group
the act of subjugating by cruelty, force, etc. or the state of being subjugated in this way; the use of authority, law, or physical force to prevent others from being free or equal
To have no authority or control is to be oppressed. A look at statistics is clear proof that people of color are still oppressed in 2012.
White Privilege
a right, advantage or immunity granted to or enjoyed by white persons beyond the common advantage of all others
The problem is we are not discussing how regardless of race people who look white or have lighter complexions earn privilege. The privilege of having one's personhood and individuality respected, receiving the benefit of the doubt and some human compassion. George Zimmerman, a light-skinned Latino was clearly given the benefit of the doubt when he claimed self-defense even though there are many factors stacked against him such as: he was told not to pursue anyone and had a history of paranoia against people of color. Certainly there are other factors at play here that would allow one human being to kill another.
If you can name it you can change it.
prejudice or discrimination in which human beings are accorded differing social treatment based on skin color; the phenomenon of lighter-skinned people discriminating against darker-skinned people within their own ethnic groups such as idealizing blonde hair and the whitest skin
a form of skin tone bias that identifies groups and individuals on the basis of their degree of pigmentation
The phenomenon of Colorism is happening among all ethnicities. It is a product of colonialism endorsing self hatred and self destruction.
a term adopted recently by social scientists to describe societies in which wealth and social status are determined by skin color. In a Pigmentocracy, the value of skin color is internalized by society as a whole, leading to feelings of low self-worth in people with darker skin and to feelings of superiority in people with lighter skin.
Examples of this can be seen across all media platforms, the more famous a person gets, the lighter they become. (Examples: Sammy Sosa, Michael Jackson, actors and actresses who dye their hair blond and use color contacts or are edited in media to look a certain way.)
In this case it is how media blames the victim by suggesting his clothing and general looks were grounds for provocation. Unscientifically associating negative traits to physical qualities creates emotionally abusive situations. Wearing particular clothing, walking in certain places, acting in particular ways are in no way an invitation for violence or justification for murder.
Terms used incorrectly in this case:
(1.)the belief that races have distinctive cultural characteristics determined by hereditary factors and that this endows some races with an intrinsic superiority over others which is NOT supported by science. (2.) abusive or aggressive behavior towards members of another race on the basis of such a belief.
the non-scientific classification of a group of people on the basis of common history, nationality, or geographic distribution
Racism and race are old unscientific terms used to create separatism and justify segregation. These terms no longer work in today's America, a culturally diverse society. A great example is the latest Census form. Fifty million American Hispanics have a hard time checking one box because their heritage includes, European, African as well as Indigenous ancestry. Until that is changed there will never be an accurate census.
Terms that should be used in this case:
an abbreviated term for People of Color
an adverse judgment or opinion formed beforehand or without knowledge or examination of the facts.
prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair.
Prejudice and bias are all of the presumptions made in this case for or against Trayvon Martin.
What we must do is embrace change not hate.
Understand change does not rely on one person but a huge collective of individuals who dare stand up for what is morally right is merely the beginning.
- Stop supporting products and companies that are toxic to society by perpetuating negative stereotypes referring to any particular color as bad.
- Demand equal and fair coverage on all media platforms. Do not permit people of color to continue being under-represented, negatively depicted and narrowly portrayed.
- Stop voting for government officials who do not have your best interest in mind or support the eradication of cultural diversity.
- Begin demanding accountability from government officials and everyone in positions of authority. Yes, people can make mistakes but being a better person means being able to correct them. If they cannot, another qualified person should be given the opportunity.
- Vote them out of government. There are old, out of touch government officials enacting laws that would set this country back to the 1950's and possibly the dark ages. Write them and let them know your opposition. Even better prepare yourself and run for office.
- Education.
- Parents and children must demand higher standards from our educational institutions. Educational institutions must do better than providing textbooks full of one sided views and incomplete history.
Once we start the conversation we can begin to eliminate the psychological damages of Colorism. We can begin to love our individuality and special qualities to open our eyes to our valid contributions to America. We can begin to heal and build a stronger America.
Are you upset about this case? What will you do with your awareness?
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Apple has officially announced that it will offer a QuickTime Streaming broadcast of its fiscal 4th Quarter financial results next week. The conference call with analysts will happen this Wednesday at 4:00 PM CDT (2:00 PM PDT). Apple broadcast these meetings, which used to be private, in order to comply with SEC regulations requiring that information given to analysts be made available to other investors. From Appleis Q4 i01 Web page:
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A "dramatic" drop in opium cultivation in Myanmar underscored a regional boom in demand for illegal synthetic drugs such as methamphetamine, which many Asian countries are struggling to combat, a senior UN official said yesterday.
The area under opium poppy cultivation dropped by a quarter between 2015 and this year, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said in a report.
"The drop in opium production is welcome, but it is not a victory," UNDOC regional representative for Southeast Asia and the Pacific Jeremy Douglas said.
"It appears to confirm that the shift in the regional drug market to synthetic drugs is well underway, and that the opium economy is being disrupted," he said.
China and most Southeast Asian countries have reported growing demand for methamphetamine — a highly addictive synthetic drug also known as speed, shabu and yaba — and the Philippines is waging a bloody "war on drugs" to tackle it.
Meanwhile, regional demand for heroin, which is derived from opium poppies, has remained stable or decreased, with many younger drug users preferring methamphetamine, UNODC data showed.
The UNODC estimated that Myanmar's Shan and Kachin states cultivated 41,000 hectares of opium poppy this year, a 25 percent drop from the 54,500 hectares reported in its last survey in 2015.
For the previous decade, opium cultivation had increased annually before stabilizing at high levels, UNDOC data showed.
The area under cultivation in Afghanistan, the world's biggest opium producer, hit a record high of 328,000 hectares this year, the UNODC said last month.
Burmese Minister of the Interior Kyaw Swe said in a statement released by the UNODC that his government was "pleased to see progress" and would support programs that provide alternative livelihoods to opium-growing communities.
Myanmar is the source of most of Southeast Asia's methamphetamine, which is mostly produced in lawless border regions outside the government's control.
Douglas also said it was "reasonable to assume" that Asian organized crime groups were making or planning to make fentanyl, a synthetic opioid many times more potent and profitable than heroin.
In October, US President Donald Trump said "the flood of cheap and deadly fentanyl" in the US was fueling a public health emergency of opioid addiction and death.
"People like to stretch profits in any business, and fentanyl is the ultimate profit-stretcher," Douglas said. "You can cut out the poppy farmers completely."


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In the mood for a movie? Don't want to shell out 12 bucks for the movie theater? No worries, because Screen on the Green starts tonight!
The annual outdoor film festival runs for the next four weeks, showing classic movies on a 20' x 40' screen on the National Mall (between 7th and 12th streets). Tonight's show will be Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, and later in the summer you can catch It Happened One Night, From Here to Eternity and Psycho. The schedule can be found here.
Screen on the Green started back in 1999, and "is dedicated to promoting outdoor movie festivals in the Washington, DC Metropolitan region." It almost lost its funding in 2009, but Friends of Screen on the Green made sure that the festival stuck around.
If the classic movies at Screen on the Green aren't up your alley, there are plenty of other outdoor movie festivals around the D.C. area. NoMa Summer Screen has screenings on Wednesday evenings (their theme is End of the World!) and the Capitol Riverfront shows movies on Thursdays. Gateway Park, just over the bridge in Rosslyn, is showing political comedies on Friday nights. All are free and most are just a short walk or metro ride away.
So pack some snacks and a blanket and check out some of D.C.'s outdoor movie festivals!
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"LU:KUS (featuring former X-5 members) reveals profile teasers for J.One & Choi" plus 19 more
- LU:KUS (featuring former X-5 members) reveals profile teasers for J.One & Choi
- Former U-KISS member Kibum confesses he felt suicidal after leaving
- 2PM's Official Website updated with teaser image for trailer release
- YoonA shares the secret to her perfect complexion for 'Innisfree' CF
- f(x)' Sulli treads the line between girl and woman for 'InStyle'
- Check out the preview for 'We Got Married' global edition feat. Taecyeon and Hongki!
- Psy's new music video to be filmed in Korea
- G-Dragon loses sleep because of his world tour
- Sunhwa's behavior shocks Kwanghee on upcoming episode of 'We Got Married'
- Kwon Sang Woo reveals his skin care secrets
- miss A's Fei says there's one thing she can't do on TV
- Seo In Guk's first house was infested with rodents?
- 2AM win 'Music Bank' K-Chart + Performances from March 22nd!
- INFINITE perform "Man in Love" on 'Music Bank'!
- Davichi want to "Take a Drink Together" on 'Music Bank'!
- EvoL says "Get Up" on 'Music Bank'!
- OFFROAD return with "Headbanging" on 'Music Bank'!
- 'Son Dam Bi's Beautiful Days' becomes a hit with female viewers
- B1A4 Sandeul's fans donate over 330 pounds of rice in honor of his birthday
- Girls' Generation's YoonA and Lee Min Ho's full CF for 'Eider' released
LU:KUS (featuring former X-5 members) reveals profile teasers for J.One & Choi
Posted: 22 Mar 2013 09:46 AM PDT
Some of the members of boy group X-5, who left Open World Entertainment last year after the agency CEO's sexual assault scandal, will be re-debuting as part of the new idol group LU:KUS.
LU:KUS is a special way to spell "Look Us", meaning 'look at us'. Three of the members from X-5 J.One (Haewon), Donghyun, and Jinwan have joined up with Kyungjin and Choi to form this new group. They're signed under Box Media and are aiming for a debut in April or May.
Earlier today, Box Media shared the profile teasers for members J.One and Choi. The videos go behind the scenes for both of their profile photo shoots.
Check them out below.
Tip: Bubblefeetmusic
Former U-KISS member Kibum confesses he felt suicidal after leaving
Posted: 22 Mar 2013 09:12 AM PDT
Former U-KISS member Kibum shared his honest feelings after he left the group.
Through a press release from his label Professional Entertainment, Kibum stated, "While I was active in U-KISS in the past, it's true that I was lacking musically. Because of that, I was able to accept the suggestion of a member change without resentment. I thought all of this was happening because I was lacking musically, so I decided to go to Japan. I gave up anything relating to visuals for 2 years and focused only on live performances because I wanted to come back to Korea as a singer."
He continued, "In the 2 years that I only focused on music, I had such a hard time that I considered suicide. But last year, my current label suggested that I restart as a solo singer because I was now ready, so I decided to debut as a solo artist in April. I can't help but miss all the times I had with the members of U-KISS, and I was able to bear through the hard times through those memories. I still love them."
After his promotions in Japan, Kibum will be returning to Korea to release his first solo, 'Longing' in April.
[Thanks to everyone who sent in this tip!]
2PM's Official Website updated with teaser image for trailer release
Posted: 22 Mar 2013 08:46 AM PDT
2PM's Official Website has been updated with a teaser image for their trailer release, which is set for March 25.
As previously reported, JYP Entertainment confirmed the news of their comeback, stating, "2PM's comeback preparations are being carried out, and ahead of their upcoming Korean promotions after 2 years, a comeback trailer will be released on the 25th."
They're aiming for a huge return as their trailer will be broadcasted in famous avenues such as New York's Times Square and London's Piccadilly.
Listening to the pulse of the heartbeat for Hottest' worldwide, it sure is pumping fast. You're primed and ready for the return of the Beastly Idols.
[Thanks to everyone who sent this in.]
YoonA shares the secret to her perfect complexion for 'Innisfree' CF
Posted: 22 Mar 2013 08:04 AM PDT
Girls' Generation's YoonA shared the secret on to how to make her skin look better in the latest 'Innisfree' CF.
'Innisfree' recently released the CF on their YouTube channel and wrote in the description box, "What is the secret to YoonA's beauty during her everyday life off the stage? It's 'Innisfree Air Skin Fit BB'! If you want to look pretty on a normal day, choose 'Innisfree Air Skin Fit BB'."
Check out YoonA being beautiful as always in the CF below.
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f(x)' Sulli treads the line between girl and woman for 'InStyle'
Posted: 22 Mar 2013 07:31 AM PDT
f(x)' Sulli tread the line between innocent girl and sexy woman for the April issue of 'InStyle'.
She left her cute image behind for the photo shoot with Canadian shoe and accessories brand ALDO, going for a more mature look instead. The idol star definitely looks more grown up wearing dramatic red lipstick and feminine, formfitting outfits, but she still managed to hold onto her girlish appeal.
Check out a preview of her photo shoot from next month's 'InStyle' below, and let us know what you think of Sulli's looks!
Check out the preview for 'We Got Married' global edition feat. Taecyeon and Hongki!
Posted: 22 Mar 2013 07:06 AM PDT
The preview for the global edition of 'We Got Married' featuring F.T. Island's Hongki & Fujii Mina and 2PM's Taecyeon & Wu Ying Jie (Gui Gui) is out!
The two pairs were confirmed last month as the next onscreen couples to appear on the international version of the reality show. Though fans are very excited for what the new couples have in store, they'll have to wait a little bit more. The first episode of 'We Got Married' global edition will air on April 5 on OneTVAsia.
Watch the preview below!
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Psy's new music video to be filmed in Korea
Posted: 22 Mar 2013 06:34 AM PDT
Following his #1 most watched video on YouTube for "Gangnam Style", Psy will take his chances in Korea again because he will be filming the highly anticipated music video for his next single in Korea!
YG Entertainment confirmed on the 22nd, "We were deciding whether to film the music video for the new single overseas or in Korea. After discussing it, we decided that the music video set will be in Korea. If we were to film it overseas, there was a possibility to depart right before the concert, but we made the final decision to film the whole music video in Korea. We plan to only use the staff in Korea."
Psy will be revealing his new song during his upcoming 'HAPPENING' concert at the Seoul World Cup Stadium on April 13th.
Are you looking forward to his next single?
G-Dragon loses sleep because of his world tour
Posted: 22 Mar 2013 06:11 AM PDT
G-Dragon confessed that he's been so pressured by his upcoming solo concert that he's been losing sleep.
He held a press conference at KBS Sports World in Hwagok-dong, Gangseo-gu, Seoul for the opening of his upcoming '2012 G-Dragon World Tour: One of a Kind' where he expressed, "It's been a dream of mine since I was young. Thankfully, since I had a world tour with Big Bang, I had a little more time to prepare for this. I'm personally looking forward to it."
G-Dragon also added, "If there's one thing I'm worried about, it's that I have to fill up 2-2.5 hour by myself. The staff are ready, but I think my preparations are lacking. I have to work harder. I felt a lot of pressure. I think so much that I get insomnia. It's not that I get scared because of the pressure. Doing that doesn't help me. I try to prepare a lot by forgetting it. I think I can keep showing a different side. I'm controlling my mind, so I don't think of anything bad."
This will be G-Dragon's first solo concert since 'Shine A Light', and he'll be kicking it off in Seoul Olympic Gymnastic Hall on March 30 and 31.
Sunhwa's behavior shocks Kwanghee on upcoming episode of 'We Got Married'
Posted: 22 Mar 2013 05:41 AM PDT
SECRET's Sunhwa experienced a bit of 'housewife depression' during filming for the upcoming episode of 'We Got Married'.
During last week's episode, the Sunhwa-Kwanghee couple failed their attempts to put the Moon brothers to sleep. While the boys were still awake, Sunhwa was left to take care of the children by herself after Kwanghee suddenly had to leave for something else in his schedule.
Like a mother, Sunhwa spent her time with the kids by drawing and making cookies with them. When Kwanghee finally came back, Sunhwa was cooking dinner while holding Maden in her arms. In the end, she couldn't hold her exhaustion back and did the unspeakable by eating dinner with her bare hands, a behavior that she always scolded Kwanghee for.
Kwanghee responded in shock, "You must have housewife depression."
Stay tuned for the continuation of Sunhwa and Kwanghee's parenthood on the 23rd!
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Kwon Sang Woo reveals his skin care secrets
Posted: 22 Mar 2013 05:15 AM PDT
Kwon Sang Woo revealed his secret to keeping perfect skin!
His perfect, clear skin has always been the source of jealousy of many female stars. Even though the actor is nearing 40, his skin remains forever young. His 'Queen of Ambition' co-star Soo Ae complained, "Oppa, stop taking care of your skin." Another co-star Kim Sung Ryung also added, "If a man's skin glows that much, [what do you expect women to do]? You should come out without even washing your face." Co-star Go Jun Hee said, "It's true that Sang Woo oppa's skin is so clear even women get jealous. If men are too serious about their skin care, it can make women look bad."
Kwon Sang Woo joked in response, "Should I put on makeup that gives me acne before I get on camera?" He chose not smoking and controlling his drinking as the #1 secret to keeping his skin perfect. He also mentioned that constant exercise helps, saying, "I try to keep the balance in my body through weight training and jogging, but that helps not just my body, but also my skin."
His skin does look pretty great. Wouldn't you say?
miss A's Fei says there's one thing she can't do on TV
Posted: 22 Mar 2013 04:50 AM PDT
miss A's Fei is becoming a blue chip in the variety show world, but she says that there's one thing she can't do on TV.
Fei commented on her experience with 'Dancing with the Stars Korea', "I can swing dance well, but acting cute is awkward for me. I show a lot of aegyo to my unnis. Because I have a lively personality, if I get close with someone I naturally show them more aegyo. But I can't show aegyo to my oppas or guys. That's why I can't do cute things. I can't seem to wink when I look at the camera. Just thinking about it makes me crazy."
She also revealed that all of her female labelmates are like her, sharing, "Not only me, but I think my miss A members also have a long way to go from being a 'cutie' who does cute things well. Not only miss A, but also the Wonder Girls, and among all the girl groups of JYP Entertainment, there are no cuties."
Do you agree with Fei?
Seo In Guk's first house was infested with rodents?
Posted: 22 Mar 2013 04:26 AM PDT
Singer Seo In Guk revealed that his road to fame was far from glamorous on the latest 'Happy Together 3'.
Seo In Guk shared, "My parents strongly disapproved of me becoming a singer. But because I didn't want to fall behind my peers, I moved up to Seoul. I had nowhere to stay, so I moved from here to there and felt judged by others."
"After suffering like that for three years, I was finally able to get my own place. It was such a terrible house that even my friends teased me. Rats and insects lived there, and when I lifted the gas range, it was filled with rat feces. But when I entered the place, I thought, 'I also have my own house,' as I cleaned it up and swallowed my tears."
When asked how long he's been living alone, he revealed, "It's been around seven years since I started living on my own."
Seo In Guk was eventually able to overcome his financial struggles and improve his living condition after becoming a singer. He revealed that he still keeps his 'Superstar K' prize money in a bank account.
2AM win 'Music Bank' K-Chart + Performances from March 22nd!
Posted: 22 Mar 2013 03:59 AM PDT
KBS' 'Music Bank' is back with another fun and exciting show that was chock-full of amazing performances!
The MCs for tonight's episode were After School's UEE and actor Lee Jang Woo.
Aside from the usual stages, INFINITE, Davichi, OFFROAD, and EvoL held their comeback stages.
As for the winners, 2AM faced off against SHINee for this week's 'K-Chart', but in the end, it was 2AM who clinched the 'K-Chart' win with "One Spring Day".
Congratulations to 2AM!
[ Backstage Interviews ]
< SHINee & 2AM >
< Davichi & INFINITE >
[ Next Week's Teasers ]
Others who performed tonight included SHINee, TEEN TOP, 2AM, Rainbow, B.A.P, Two X, Dasoni, D-Unit, 2BiC, Heo Young Saeng, Girl's Day, G.NA, Tiny-G, Purplay, RaNia, NU'EST, Hong Jin Young, and The Nutz!
Check out the performances below:
< SHINee >
< Rainbow >
< Two X >
< Dasoni >
< D-Unit >
< 2BiC >
< Heo Young Saeng >
< Girl's Day >
< Tiny-G >
< Purplay >
< RaNia >
< Hong Jin Young >
< The Nutz >
INFINITE perform "Man in Love" on 'Music Bank'!
Posted: 22 Mar 2013 03:40 AM PDT
INFINITE are back after 10 long months, and have been receiving lots of love from INSPIRITS around the world!
Along with the title track "Man In Love" is their new album called 'New Challenge', which contains fresh tracks like Sunggyu's "60 sec" remade as a group version, and Woohyun's first self-composed track "Beautiful".
Following a round of successful promotions from INFINITE's first subunit, INFINITE H, the boys have returned as a whole to show their skills off to us yet again.
Check out their comeback performance below!
Davichi want to "Take a Drink Together" on 'Music Bank'!
Posted: 22 Mar 2013 03:36 AM PDT
Davichi have returned with 'Mystic Ballad 1990' and their title track "Take a Drink Together".
After beating the competition with "Turtle", the talented singing duo have been dominating with another new song from their 2nd album 'Mystic Ballad 1990'. Fans must have missed the singers as their first full-length album in five years has been doing great on music charts.
Despite having not returned for some time, the girls took the stage to prove that their skills haven't gone anywhere, and continue to impress with their powerful vocals.
Check out their comeback performances of "Turtle" and "Take a Drink Together" below!
EvoL says "Get Up" on 'Music Bank'!
Posted: 22 Mar 2013 03:24 AM PDT
Although girl group EvoL experienced some delays with their debut, they rocked the scene with "We Are A Bit Different" and continue the streak months later!
Unlike many idol groups today who get songs from famous composers, the ladies worked on their album for themselves. Not only did Jucy work on the title song "Get Up", but leader Say also participated in making the 'crab dance' for the song.
"Get Up" is a hip hop dance song made from an acoustic guitar riff. The girls tossed away all sort of girlishness and went for simple hip hop instead. To match their simple concept, their choreography isn't complicated, and the girls just went for expressing the song as best as they could.
Once again, give it up for EvoL below!
OFFROAD return with "Headbanging" on 'Music Bank'!
Posted: 22 Mar 2013 03:13 AM PDT
Rookie group OFFROAD, who debuted last year with "BEBOP", is coming back with a new song called "Headbanging".
"Headbanging" has been confirmed to have been composed and written by Block B's Zico. It's also reported to have been worked on by SPEED's Taewoon and producer Daeho.
OFFROAD held their first comeback performance on 'Music Bank' tonight before the actual official release of their album on the 25th.
Watch it below!
'Son Dam Bi's Beautiful Days' becomes a hit with female viewers
Posted: 22 Mar 2013 02:55 AM PDT
'Son Dam Bi's Beautiful Days' has stolen the hearts of female viewers after just two episodes!
During the March 21st broadcast, Son Dam Bi, Kahi, and stylist Chae Han Suk visited a medicine shop to create healthy tea combinations. The stylist revealed that Son Dam Bi was incredibly lonely, so she suggested that the singer pick the medicinal tea called 'Lonely Medicine Tea', while choosing 'Passion, Courage Medicine Tea' for Kahi. Not just that, they also got to choose the ingredients according to their birthdays and their symptoms.
The trio then went to get a foot bath to relieve stress and tried out some 'color food' for further healing. 'Color Food' is seasoned only with the color of the original ingredient and has become highly popular among women in their 20s and 30s. The trio went from the blueberry's purple food to the squid ink and black sesame 'black food'.
'Son Dam Bi's Beautiful Days' airs every Thursday on MBC Music at 11PM KST.
Did you catch the latest episode?
B1A4 Sandeul's fans donate over 330 pounds of rice in honor of his birthday
Posted: 22 Mar 2013 02:30 AM PDT
In honor of B1A4 Sandeul's 22nd birthday (Korean age) on the 20th, his fans donated 150kg (330lb 11oz) of rice to charity.
According to social enterprise Nanum Store, B1A4′s fan page 'Don't Call Me Noona' donated 150 kg to the Seoul SOS Children's Village. The children's center is a home for children who don't have parents or have parents who are unable to care for them.
'Don't Call Me Noona's camp stated, "To celebrate Sandeul's birthday, we prepared a surprise event on our fan page. As supportive and loving fans of Sandeul, we will spread love by continuing to help those in need in the future."
It has been revealed that the 150 kg of rice can feed up to 1,300 children.
Girls' Generation's YoonA and Lee Min Ho's full CF for 'Eider' released
Posted: 22 Mar 2013 02:05 AM PDT
Girls' Generation's YoonA and actor Lee Min Ho recently traveled to Australia for outdoor brand 'Eider's spring ad campaign, and after a few teasers, the full CF has been released.
YoonA and Lee Min Ho are seen running like the wind in their 'Eider' active wear around beautiful scenery. The endorsement model couple filmed at both the Booderee and Blue Mountain national parks for the 'Wind Is Everywhere' campaign, leaving fans wanting to get up and join them on their run.
Check out the full CF below!
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If you want to go viral on the web, keep in mind that the old rules no longer apply. In the past, when someone did something to attract public attention, such as sending a balloon over a city, or any other type of "publicity stunt", it was important to make it clear what it was for. If people couldn't figure out that you were, for example, promoting a new housing subdivision, it just annoyed them. When people found out that the balloon was for John F. Long Homes, then they felt a whole lot better. But on the web it's different.
Doing a blog or a video, or anything for that matter, that is obviously selling something on the web is more like putting a flyer on someone's windshield in a parking lot. People may glance at it, but chances are they aren't going to go put it on all their friends' windshields. So, to give your meme a chance to go viral, it's vitally important that it have no selling point.
Also, consider how important a title is. Fred's Blog About Stuff isn't really going to attract attention. If you want to know what kind of titles attract attention, go look through the list on Digg. You will see what I mean. Boring titles equals no click. On the other hand, if you flat out lie about your meme, then when people get there, they will feel cheated, and they certainly won't share it with their friends.
If you are writing a blog or uploading videos to promote your business, don't worry about going viral. Chances are very good that you won't. But this is a different goal. If you are in business, give your customers the information they need, and make it easy for them to purchase your product or service. You may not get a million hits, the ones you do get will matter.


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Let me introduce you to Noodles. Not one for fresh fruit or vegetables, he prefers the unhealthy stuff you boil in a pan but without boiling it – he's hardcore.
Giving up just trying to bite it, he decides to break it off with his hands. Yeah, he knows what he's doing.
Caught in an unusual, free-standing position offering no protection from the evil human brandishing a camera, he stealthily moves down behind the balcony railings for protection.
Noodles is more of a private eater, so clinging to his namesake he moves high up into the trees.
Thanks to Noodles for providing the first of 'Monday's Monkeys' instalments. Tune in next week for some more monkeying around. Chortle.


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If you have read my Top 10 favorite Digimon post or my Top 10 Favorite video games post, you know that I love Digimon. So now that I lave finally beaten Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth's main story, let's review it shall we?
So what exactly is Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth? It's a JRPG with Digimon. So when I learned that there's a surprisingly good Digimon video game that came out less than a year ago (at the time of this post), I was hyped up, since I've been a long time fan of the cartoon.
If you don't know who these two Digimon are,
then go watch the cartoon.
In Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth, you play the role of either a male or female rookie detective (you can pick your character's gender) who solves various cyber crimes with the help of the titular digital monsters while exploring a virtual reality network known as EDEN. I've heard that this game gets compared to the Persona franchise very frequently, but I myself have somehow never heard of Persona prior to playing this game.
The first thing you will notice about this game is the lack of English voice acting. Every bit of dialogue is in Japanese, but with English captions. So if you want to learn how to speak Japanese, then- Oh wait I already made that joke on my Top 10 Favorite Video Games post. Considering I myself don't know Japanese, I can't really say how good the voice acting actually is, but if you know somebody who does speak Japanese, ask them how good the voice acting is.
Gallantmon is in this game. He plays a surprisingly
important role in the story! Yay!
Before I actually comment on the gameplay, I would like to say that I thoroughly loved this game's story. It's kind of slow paced at the beginning, but it REALLY picks up when you get to Chapter 11 (out of 20 Chapters). The characters were good, and out of all the human characters, I think my favorite would have to be either Jimiken (the crazy rock star with an ego the size of the sun, who inexplicably alternates between speaking in Japanese and very, very simple English) or Yuugo (basically a teenage version of Professor Oak from Pokemon).
On to the actual gameplay. Let's get my biggest gripe out of the way. This game is very poorly balanced. I actually had to turn the difficulty UP because the battles were getting boringly easy. And then I had to turn the difficulty DOWN because of a brutally unfair (or at least what I considered brutally unfair) boss battle towards the end of the game. You see, to keep a game from getting too easy or too hard, the difficulty needs to rise gradually. That way, the player gets progressively stronger to accommodate the increased difficulty. Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth lacks such a progression system, leading to the player getting used to the same old easy, one-shot-able enemies and being embarrassingly unprepared for sudden spikes in difficulty during the boss battles. Heck, the ONLY fights that gave me trouble personally ACTUALLY WERE the boss battles. And even then, there were only three bosses that gave me an actual game over, and two of those three had the ability to heal themselves (I can't stand bosses that can heal themselves). And, should you choose, there are dozens of ways to make it EASIER. There are several methods of power-leveling your Digimon to get them to ridiculously high levels in a matter of minutes. Although, whether you care about being challenged or just want to play the game for fun is entirely up to you.
But despite the incredibly poor balancing system of this game, it's still fun to play if you play it on Normal. On Hard, regular fights are more difficult early on, but like I said, there are tons of exploits to power-level your Digimon, and even then, EXP is so plentiful you level up VERY frequently without needing to actually grind.
Combat in Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth is turn-based. There's a little timeline showing the order of turns (the higher your own Digimon's Speed Stat is, the more turns you get per timeline). When it's your turn, you have a variety of options: Attack, which makes the Digimon in question hit the target with a regular melee attack. Guard, where the Digimon in question will block any and all attacks until it's next turn. Skill, and this is the one you'll use most often, makes it so you can access the Digimon's Skill's which are basically stronger attacks that deal more damage at the cost of a resource called SP. Additionally Skills are divided into two types; Special Attacks, which are unique to that species of Digimon, and Inherited Skills, which are shared across any Digimon in that digivolution family. And the last of the four major options is Item, which lets you use an item to either heal or buff your Digimon (sometimes both at the same time). Then there's Escape and Auto mode. Escape, as the name implies, it's you run away from battles (basically you are never going to use this unless you are a maniac). And Auto mode simply lets the game fight your battles for you. Auto Mode won't use items however. I don't recommend using Auto Mode since the A.I. for it is terrible. I actually tested it out and it will always use whichever attack does the most damage, but it doesn't take the target's typing and attribute into account and will ignore multi-hit attacks like RizeGreymon's Trident Revolver.
But how do you actually get your own Digimon? It's a process that is a little bit grindy but it's better than using a Pokeball since it is guaranteed to work every time. Every time you encounter a Digimon, it's "Scan Rate" will increase. Once it hits 100%, you can make your own of that specific kind of Digimon. However, if you wait until the Scan Rate is 200%, the Digimon will start life with significantly higher stats. Additionally, you can Digivolve your Digimon at the Digilab (a kind of HUB world for Digimon). However, to actually digivolve your Digimon, the Digimon in question must meet some criteria, such as being at a certain level or having high enough stats. The Royal Knights, a group of really powerful Digimon. cannot be acquired through Scan Rates and the only way to get them is through Digivolution. However, the Digimon needed to digivolve into the Royal Knights cannot actually Digivolve into them until a series of side-missions unlocked VERY late into the game are completed. Talk about a real hassle...
One thing I like about this game is, and I know I already stated this, but this game is not afraid to delve into dark themes. A manga artist goes insane when her work is harshly criticized, Crusadermon views herself as a harbinger of retribution for humanity's sins, a bunch of disturbingly creepy monsters called Eaters can put people into a coma with a single bite... The list goes on and on.
However, this game is also simply hilarious at times, since it's full of pop culture references. Like there's a SEGA logo at a arcade, one of the main characters makes a reference to both Yo-kai Watch and Pokemon in the same sentence, and one of the Royal Knights says "Do or do not. There is no try." Which is a reference to Star Wars, in case you have no idea what that quote means. And I really doubt you DON'T know that quote since A: It's literally the single most famous quote in the history of cinema. And B: It's a flipping STAR WARS quote. Everyone knows what Star Wars is.
In addition to the funny pop culture references, there are some legitimately funny moments as well. Like I remember there's one moment where you and a Lopmon look for his/her/it's friend, a Tokomon. If you go to the EDEN Free Area, you can find one of the main characters Yuuko... And then the camera zooms out with a "TA-DAAAA!!!!" sound and there's Tokomon sitting on top of her head. The sight of seeing a Tokomon on the dark and brooding Yuuko is simply priceless.
As for graphics and music, Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth has some surprisingly good graphics. I say surprisingly good because the PS4 version (the version I played) is literally just a port of the original PS Vita version. I like the design of the areas and some of the characters. The Digimon themselves look amazing. The human characters are alright. There are some really... Bizarre fashion choices that the costume department made for this game. Like Arata is wearing a blue onesie underneath his jacket, basically the entirety of Rina's ensemble, Hackmon is wearing a pair of goggles on the back of his cloak, which doesn't make any sense since given the way Hackmon's face is structured, it should be IMPOSSIBLE for him to wear goggles at all. I could go on all day about the questionable decisions that went into the design of some of the character's outfits. The main character, Yuuko, Yuugo, and Nokia's designs look just fine, however.
As far as music goes. this game has JRPG music. I'm not saying that the music is bad, it's just it sounds like a JRPG. Which is exactly what Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth is! I will say that the final boss theme is surprisingly epic with a opening motif sounding like a more theatrical version of the legendary Jaws theme. You know, the one that sounds like "Duh-nuh........Duh-nuh.......Duh-nuh...Duh-nuh-Duh-nuh-duh-nuh-duh DUH NUH!!!". That is a horrible transcription of the Jaws theme but you get the point right? Good!
I can confirm that they do NOT, I repeat, NOT
*kill off Leomon! Congrats, Leomon!
Another theme I absolutely love is the Royal Knight boss music. These theme plays when you battle the Royal Knights, and I wish that once you got your own Royal Knights that as long as the Royal Knight is in battle that the Royal Knight theme would replace the regular battle music. This theme is fast paced and fills you not with **DETERMINATION, but a sense of urgency and dread, and the opera chanting adds to the feel that you are facing off against a truly powerful opponent. Or rather, that's how I feel about the Royal Knight theme. Aside from that, and an absolutely beautiful piano theme that plays during the more emotional parts of the story, such as SPOILER ALERT! the Beginning of EDEN area, the music is nothing special. Like I said, it's not bad, it's just kind of average.
You know things just got real when you have to fight a dragon
so big it can fit your entire team in the palm of it's hand...
Overall, I like Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth a lot, but the poor balancing will either make or break the game for you. So I shall give a 7/10.
*If you don't understand the joke, it's a reference to the fact that in the Digimon cartoon, Leomon will almost ALWAYS get killed off by the main villain of that specific season. Heck, one time he digivolved into SaberLeomon and STILL got killed even with the added power of being a Mega!
**Yes. I made a Undertale reference. Again. #StopSpencerfrommakingUndertalejokes.


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COTYA – Coach of the Year Awards 2010
These annual awards are an opportunity for the rowing community to recognise and celebrate the tremendous contribution of our coaches to the success of our sport.
Nominations are now open for 2010. Applications may be submitted online or by post. An application form can be downloaded from the website www.britishrowing.org/coty
Awarded to the coach who has made the most significant impact on the performance or development of school, university, or college club crew/s during 2010. This award is open to rowing coaches, lecturers and teachers working in the education sector – in schools, further or higher education institutions. Nominees may be either paid or volunteer coaches, working with athletes in receipt of full time education.
Coach of the Year Club Performance
Awarded to the coach who has made a significant impact on the performance of either an individual or a group of athletes involved in higher level club performance. This could include coaching juniors, seniors or masters at higher level competitions, such as National Schools, Marlow, Metropolitan, Henley, World Masters or British Rowing Championships. This award is for club volunteer coaches.
Coach of the Year Club Development
Awarded to the coach who has made the most significant impact on their club and local community by providing opportunities for new groups of people to become involved in rowing. We are particularly looking for programmes that have recently built upon good coaching practices, drawn on the resources available to them such as the Learn to Row programmes and have led to a sustainable increase in membership at local clubs. The award is for all volunteer coaches, individuals or a team.
Coach of the Year – Coaching Team
Awarded to the team that has made the most significant impact on the performance and/or development of a group of participants. This award is for coaching teams and may include a maximum of one employed coach, but may not include British Rowing employees.
Download the Nomination Form here
Eligibility – All nominees must be individual members of British Rowing. British Rowing employees are not eligible for nomination for any Coach of the Year Awards, as either individuals or as members of a team of coaches.
The closing dates for receipt of nominations is 22 July 2010. Regional winners from each category will be nominated for the national awards.
Individual winners of the national awards will be invited to attend the British Rowing Coaching Conference on 18/19 September 2010. The Coaching Team of the Year will be invited to nominate a team representative to attend the conference, although the whole team may attend the award ceremony.


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June 1, 2017
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Spring is always an exciting time in North Arlington High School, especially for students involved in music and the arts. The Spring Concert was hosted on May 23rd and the audience was met with wonderful performances by the Viking band and chorus. The chorus began the show with the hit song "Skyfall" by Adele Adkins, it was a truly touching song and the voices of the choir were able to convey the message of the tune spectacularly. They then sang a Journey medley full of audience favorites, "The Road to Regionals", and next, "Can't Help Falling in Love", and finished with another beautiful offering called "Medley from Rent". Sadly, it was Mrs. Corcoran-Kastner's last performance as director at the high school. She will be deeply missed by the staff and the great many students whose lives she has touched throughout her teaching years in North Arlington High School.
Following the choral performance, the N.A. Band performed four extraordinary songs that dazzled the audience. The theme that Band Director Mr. Kastner and his students came up with was 'Imagination'; in the sense that every song was chosen to appeal to the imagination of listeners. Each song told a story, and the two most popular songs were "Imaginarium" by Randall D. Stanridge and "The Great Locomotive Chase" by Robert W. Smith. "Imaginarium" enchanted the audience with a message of the spark of new ideas, the challenge of doubt in one's life, and overcoming that doubt and emerging as a stronger person.
The night concluded with a visit from various loyal North Arlington High School Alumni members, led by 2014 graduate Beth Kowalczyk, who to everyone's surprise came to the front of the stage to sing a farewell ballad to honor Mrs. Corcoran-Kastner and present her with a bouquet of flowers. The song "For Good", from the musical Wicked, was deeply moving; many people were in tears because of the touching message.
When questioned about his favorite song to play, Daniel O'Neil remarked, "My favorite has to be "Imaginarium", even though it was our most challenging song, we were able to cross that finish line and play it well together."
Cassie Armout agreed and added, "There are so many different aspects of the piece, we had to somehow capture each aspect within each section," adding that it too was her favorite song from the concert.
The concert highlighted the importance of the music program; displaying how much time and undying dedication these students have to chorus and band. It is clear that students benefit greatly from the teamwork involved in expressing themselves through art. A big thank you goes out to the students and directors for doing such a fantastic job!


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Terroir: The Domaine Faiveley Vosne Romanee AC is sourced from multiple plots throughout the appellation. Soils are primarily chalky marl and exposure is east/ southeast.
Vinification: Grapes are hand harvested and sorted upon arrival at the domaine. Following a 18-20 day maceration the must undergoes primary fermentation in a combination of stainless steel and wooden vats followed by blending of the cuvees. The young wines are aged in 30% lightly toasted new oak barrels for 14 to 16 months.
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Prior to ES6, JavaScript developers needed to use conditional statements to create default values for a function's parameters. In ES6, default parameter values can be specified in the function's signature. Kyle demonstrates how to create default values and also explains the difference between null and undefined.
(woodwind music) - From here on, we're gonna try to do before and after comparisons. So what I'm gonna really do is just actually split my screen here. And we'll try to have a before and after of each of these features that we've discussed. So, we'll start by talking about this kind of scenario which is a function that receives a parameter that we want to give essentially some kind of default value to.
And you've probably seen something kind of like this. Anybody seen that before? Using the or operator. This is kind of referred to as the default value idiom or the default parameter idiom. Usually you see that at the top of the function so you see one of those lines for each one of the parameters that you want to give some default value to. Now, if we, for example pass in something like foo without anything we know X is gonna end up as 42. But what happens if we pass in foo of zero? Does X end up as zero or does it end up as 42? - [Man] 42.
- If you aren't really aware yet of what's going on with your operator, it does a truthy test on the first argument, on the first operand. And if it's true, or truthy, it returns that operand. Otherwise it returns the other operand. So zero is a falsy value, meaning that it will fail and end up returning the 42 value. So we can't affirmatively pass in something that's falsy like zero, null, undefined, et cetera. So really, technically, the long form, the not cheating form of this is to say, if X is not equal to undefined, then use X, otherwise, use the default value.
That's really how you write the full version of that default value idiom. So if we pass in zero now, of course we're gonna get zero. If we pass in null. If we pass in foo without anything we get 42. If we also pass in undefined, we're still gonna get 42. So undefined in this case becomes the empty value and everything else, including null, becomes an actual affirmative value that we care about. Undefined means I'm not passing anything here.
It's like a placeholder. My recommendation is to try to treat undefined and null as indistinguishable except in this particular case. We need to distinguish between undefined and null. So, that's what this idiom does. So, the long form of that is what we would refer to as the Imperative Form. We're telling JavaScript how to compute the default value. Rather than leading with the default value. As a matter of fact, the default value's all the way down here at the end. So somebody reading through this code for the first time, unless they recognize the idiom, they're gonna have to read through all of that and get to the end visually before they understand what the default value is.
So when we set up earlier at the beginning of the workshop, this notion of imperative versus declarative, that's what we're gonna see here in a lot of these side-by-side comparisons. The imperative form versus the new declarative form. In ES6, we now have a declaritive form which allows us to specify that default value right inside the function signature. So we don't need to do any of that imperative processing. We're telling JavaScript, if it comes in as undefined, or missing, go ahead and apply the default value to it.
So in this case, if we pass in foo of zero, we get zero. If we pass in null, we get null. If we don't pass in anything, we get the 42. If we pass in undefined, we also get the 42. What do you think happens if I do this? Foo dot apply don't care about my this. What happens if I apply an empty array to the arguments list of foo? What's X gonna be? 42. What happens if I apply one with an empty slot in it? - [Man] 42 - Still gonna be 42.
In all those cases, we end up effectively passing in undefined which then triggers the default algorithm. So, pretty straightforward. We now have the ability to declare our default values.
This course was created by Frontend Masters. It was originally released on 01/10/2017. We're pleased to host this training in our library.
- The arrow function
- Arrow function variations
- Closures and explicit blocks
- Default values
- Using the gather and spread operators
- Dumping variables
- Concise properties and methods
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- Insulation: Hydrophobic European Goose Down (600g, 800 fill power)
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- Close fitting neck baffle design
- Proportionally assigned differential cut
- Internal YKK 3 coil zipped stash pocket
- 1/2 Length YKK 5 coil main zip
- Anti-snag zip tape
- Internal collar and hood drawcord
- Trapezoidal baffle chamber design
- Angled foot box
- Dry bag compression stuff sack
- Cotton storage sack
- Hand filled in Derbyshire, UK
- Shape: Mummy
- EN temperature rating:
- Comfort Limit: 5°C
- Lower comfort limit: 0°C
- Extreme comfort limit: -15°C
- Internal Length: 200cm
- Internal shoulder width: 72cm
- Internal hip width: 54cm
- Internal foot width: 42cm
- Weight: 720g
Rab Carrington built his company on two things: A deep understanding of what climbers and mountaineers need, and a commitment to practical gear that works.
Throughout much of the 1970's Rab could be found on ground breaking expeditions around the world. From winter climbing in Scotland and the alps, to expeditions in the Himalaya, Rab gained first-hand experience and understanding what climbers need from their kit.
In 1981 the native Scotsman moved to Sheffield to set up Rab. By first deciding how gear should be used, then designing for that use, Rab was able to produce specialist down sleeping bags and jackets with fresh dimension suitable for high performance mountaineering gear, offering products better than any other available at the time.
Jump ahead over 25 years and Rab are still at the forefront of innovation and performance. From their super lightweight bivi bags to tough, waterproof and breathable eVent™ jackets, Rab have created some of the most hardwearing and specialist kit in the world. Rab are still to this day designed and produced within the UK, using the highest quality, lightweight materials to create award winning products; and are ceaselessly committed to Rab's exacting standards, ingenuity and pioneering spirit.
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doi: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/JNanoR.18-19
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A Nanoscale Surface Structure Removal Process Using Excimer Irradiation and a Cross-Shaped Electrode Tool
Abstract: A Newly Designed Cross-Shaped Electrode Tool and the Use of Excimer Irradiation to Assist in Micro-Electrochemical Etching (μ-ECE) Is Presented. It Is a Precise Surface Treatment Method for the Nanoscale Removal of Defective Indium-Tin-Oxide (In2O3SnO2) Conductive Nanostructure from Optical PET-Diaphragms (PET) of Digital Paper Touch-Panels. in the Current Study, 172nm Excimer Irradiation Is Used to Boost the Electrolytic Action of the Cross-Shaped Electrode Tool. Scoring of the PET Surface Is Eliminated and the Workpiece (PET) Feed Rate Can Be Higher with a Consequent Reduction in Production Costs. when Excimer Irradiation Is Used the In2o3sno2 Thin-Films Are More Easily Broken up and the Nano-Particles Escape from the PET Substrate Quickly and Cleanly. The Required Machining Time Is Shortened if Excimer Irradiation Is Used before the Electrochemical Removal Processing (μ-ECE) of the In2O3SnO2 Layer.
Pulmonary Toxicity of Well-Dispersed Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes Following Intratracheal Instillation
Abstract: Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes (SWCNTs) Were Well-Dispersed Using Ultrasonication to Conduct an Intratracheal Instillation Study. The Geometric Mean Diameter and Length of the SWCNT in Distilled Water Including 0.1 % Triton X-100 Was 44 Nm and 0.69 μm, Respectively. Rats Intratracheally Received 0.2 Mg or 0.4 Mg of SWCNT, and a Control Group Received Intratracheal Instillation of Distilled Water Containing 0.1 % Triton X-100 . The Rats Were then Sacrificed at 3 Days, 1 Week, 1 Month, 3 Months and 6 Months after Instillation. Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid (BALF) and Pathological Features Revealed that the Dose of SWCNT Induced Persistent Neutrophil Infiltration in Rat Lungs. In the Cytokine-Induced Neutrophil Chemoattractants (CINCs) Family, the Concentrations of CINC-1 and CINC-2 in the BALF Increased Persistently in the SWCNT-Exposed Groups. the Concentration of HO-1 in the BALF Was Also up-Regulated Persistently in the Exposed Groups. These Data Suggested that Well-Dispersed SWCNT Had an Inflammatory Potential in the Present Study.
Abstract: One of the Remarkable Differences between Mechanical Behavior of Nano-Crystalline and Coarse-Grained Materials Is Tension Compression Asymmetry that Has Been Experienced in Nano-Crystalline Materials. In this Paper a Constitutive Model Is Proposed which Considers Dominant Operative Deformation Mechanisms of Nano-Crystalline Materials Including Grain Interior Plasticity, Grain Boundary Diffusion and Grain Boundary Sliding. A Grain Size Dependent Taylor Type Polycrystalline Model Is Used to Predict Grain Interior Deformation. Three Dimensional Relationships Are Proposed to Relate Macro Stress and Strain Rate in Grain Boundary Mechanisms. The Effect of Normal Stress Acting on a Boundary Is Also Considered in Grain Boundary Sliding, Therefore, Effect of Hydrostatic Pressure Is Included in the Model. The Proposed Model Is Used to Predict Strength of Nano-Crystalline Copper in both Tension and Compression and Good Results Are Obtained Comparing with Experimental Data. The Model Also Predicts Various Behaviors of Nano-Crystalline Materials Observed in Literature's Experiments and Molecular Dynamic Simulations. Some Examples Are: Inverse Hall-Petch Effect; Tension and Compression Maximum Strength Grain Sizes; Tension Compression Asymmetry and its Change Vs. Grain Size and Strain Rate and the Yield Locus Shape.
Abstract: Cus Nanostructures Have Been Successfully Prepared from Copper Chloride with Two Different Sulfur Sources Like Thiourea and Sodium Thiosulphate by Hydrothermal Route at 150oC. The Growth of Cus Nanostructures Were Investigated for Different Reaction Time Periods of 5 Hrs and 24 Hrs Respectively Using Water as Solvent. the as-Synthesized Cus Nanostructures Are Characterized by X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) and Field-Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy (FE-SEM). XRD Pattern Indicates that the Prepared Cus Nanomaterials Are in Pure Hexagonal Phase. Results Show that Cus Nanomaterials with Different Hierarchical Structures Like Urchins, Nanoplates Etc,. Were Obtained at Different Experimental Conditions. A Systematic Investigation of the Final End Products Has Been Done to Elucidate the Formation Mechanism at Different Experimental Parameters. The Optical Properties of the Cus Structures Were Studied by UV-Vis Absorption Analysis, which Showed Broad Absorption in the Visible Region. The Optical Band Gap of the Cus Nanomaterials Were Found as 2.2 Ev and 2.18 Ev for Different Sulfur Sources.
Abstract: In this Work a Method of Incorporating Anion or Cation Vacancy during Synthesis Stage of CdS Nanoparticles to Induce Defect Level Emission Is Presented. Further the Influence of Temperature on this Vacancy Related Defects Is Also Studied. the as-Prepared Samples with Co-Precipitation Technique Were Heat Treated with Different Time Intervals at a Constant Temperature of 200 °C. From UV-Visible Absorption Spectra, the Band Gap of both the as-Prepared and Heat Treated Samples Are Calculated to Be 3.51 Ev Indicating that there Are No Significant Changes in the Size of Nanoparticles. The Photoluminescence Spectra of both Samples Showed Emission Bands Corresponding to Band Edge and Defect Levels. Further from the Spectra, it Was Observed that the Intensity of Band Edge Luminescence Decreases with Increase of Heat Treatment Duration. This Is due to the Fact that Induced Defects Have Reached the Surface of Nanoparticles.
Cysteine Interactions in Glutathione Mediated Assembly of Silver Nanoparticles in the Presence of Metal Ions
Abstract: We Report Herein Results of an Investigation of the Assembly of Silver Nanoparticles Mediated by Glutathione (GSH) and Cysteine (Cys) Interaction in the Presence of Metal Ions: Ag+, Cd2+, Co2+, Cu2+, Fe3+, Hg2+, Ni2+, Pb2+, Zn2+. The Silver Nanoparticles Produce Well-Ordered Structures upon Interaction with Glutathione in Variable Acidic Ph Condition and Exhibit Pronounced Changes in their Optical Properties Arising due to Electromagnetic Interaction. The Effect of Selected Metal Ions on the Nature of Complexation as Well as the Variation in the Optical Response due to Variable Degree of Complex Formation Amongst the Particles Have Been Investigated. The Changes in Optical Properties of the Silver Nanoparticles Have Been Accounted for the Complex Formation among the Aggsh, Cys and Metal Ions. The Complexes Have Been Characterized by UV-Vis Spectroscopy, FTIR, and AFM Studies. It Has Been Observed that the New Absorption Peaks Appear and Intensifies Depending on the Cys and Metal Ion Interaction. The Aggsh Nanoparticles Provided a Simple and Rapid Strategy to Detect Cys with the Aid of Metal Ions in Aqueous Solution. Different Metal Ions Give Different UV-Vis Spectra Profile and Show Different Sensitivity. This New Material Allows a Quantitative Assay of Cys down to the Concentration of 1× 10−5 M in Co2+ Ion Complexation. The Mechanism by which Metal Ions Can Bind with both the GSH Modified Ag Nanoparticles and Cys Molecule through Cooperative Metal–ligand Interactions Is Discussed.
Abstract: We Perform Density Functional Theory Calculations of the Hydrogen-Passivated Topological Silicon Carbide Quantum Dots (QDs) and Investigate their Structural, Electronic and Optical Properties. We Study Clusters Constructed from 3C-Sic with up to 8 Topological Shells, Corresponding to Diameters up to 2.2 Nm, Terminated Homogeneously with either Si-H or C-H Bonds. All Qds Exhibit Tensile Strain (1-5 %) within the Cluster Core. the Larger the Cluster, the Smaller the Strain in the Interior, however. Tensile Strain Increases from the inside of the Cluster towards the outside, Reaches a Maximum at the Second Layer below the Surface, and Vanishes only for Bonds Involving Surface Si or C Atoms. Quantum-Confinement Effects Are Observed for the Energy Gaps and Optical Gaps of SiC QDs. Size Has a Major Impact on the Absorption Edge in Comparison to a Weak Effect on the Photon Energy of the Spectra Maxima. Our Calculations Show that Surface Termination Plays a Crucial Role and Strongly Affects Energy Gaps, Optical Gaps and Optical Spectra. Orbitals around the HOMO-LUMO Gap Predominantly Localize within the Core of the Cluster, with Significant Contributions by the Surface for Si-H Terminated Clusters only.
Abstract: In the present work we report on the polytypic transformations taking place in nanoscale dimensions within 6H-SiC crystals. The examined crystals were grown by Liquid Phase Epitaxy using a mixture of Si and Al as solvents. The study concentrated on the differences from the "correct" stacking order of the Si-C bilayers for 6H-SiC leading to the formation of other polytypes. A great variety of sequences was found, which resulted to the appearance of rare short and long period polytypes or individual lamellae having their "own" stacking inside the 6H-SiC matrix. These nanostructured faults which deteriorate the quality of the grown material indicate also their "sensitivity" to any small or even infinitesimal change of the growth conditions, due to the very small energy among them.
Abstract: Pt nanoparticles were produced by reverse micelle templating using DTAB. The resulting nanoparticles showed sizes between 250nm and 500nm and formed clusters. Thioglycolic acid (TGA) was covalently attached to the nanoparticle surface as a stabilizer and as. The Pt nanoparticles were dispersed in water and the dependence of its absorvance on the pH of the solution was studied. The spectra showed surface plamon absorption band at 280nm and also red shifted bands that were attributed to clusters of nanoparticles. It was found that the fraction of cluster population depends on the pH of the aqueous solution and that the response of the Pt nanoparticles to pH variations has a memory effect (hysteresis). The possibility of using these Pt nanoparticles in smart labels for food packaging is outlined.
Structure and Properties of Silver Clusters Implanted in PET by PVD Sputtering for Active Packaging Applications
Abstract: Active packaging is becoming the most suitable way to control and assure food safety from farm to fork. In this way, commercial products with finely dispersed nanosilver (n-Ag) particles permanently embedded in the containers are already available in the market. New plastic materials with inherent antibacterial properties can be made for this purpose by polymerization or copolymerization of new monomers or by chemical modification and/or blending of polymers. However the development of new materials by use of new monomers leads often to unacceptable high costs and changes in the bulk properties. Sometimes the obtained materials also suffer a poor thermal stability, which limits their processability. A possible alternative is to use of functional coatings, which improves surface properties of a given substrate leaving unchanged its bulk properties. This technology is limited by mechanical properties of the coating and bad adhesion to the substrates. In this work, we propose a new approach to antibacterial silver activity in packaging by implanting Ag clusters in PET (Polyethylene Terephthalate) substrates by DC sputtering technique. To improve the impermeability of the PET to the gases and water vapour, a Ag:TiOx nanofilm with homogeneous Ag nanoclusters distribution was successfully deposited by DC magnetron sputtering on PET