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A memoir of glitz, glamour, geopolitics, and the power of pop
music, following a misunderstood queer biracial kid from small-town
Georgia who became the world's foremost Eurovision Song Contest
blogger. As a boy, William Lee Adams spent his days taking care of
his quadriplegic brother, while worrying about his undiagnosed
bipolar Vietnamese mother, and steering clear of his openly racist
and homophobic father. Too shy and anxious to even speak until he
was six years old, it seemed unlikely William would ever leave
small-town Georgia. He passed the time alone in his room, studying
maps and reading encyclopedias, dreaming of distant places where he
might one day feel free. In time, William discovered that learning
was both a refuge and a ticket out. So even as he struggled to
understand and to get others to accept both his sexuality and his
biracial identity, William focused on his schoolwork, his
extracurricular activities, and building community with the
students and teachers who embraced him for who he truly was. Though
his scholarship to Harvard parachuted him into a whole new world,
he still carried a lifetime of secrets and unanswered questions
that would haunt him no matter how far he traveled. Years later, as
a journalist in London, William discovered the Eurovision Song
Contest—an annual competition known for its extravagant
performers and cutthroat politics. Initially just a fan, he started
blogging about the contest, ultimately becoming the most
sought-after expert on the subject. From Albania, Finland, and
Ukraine, to Israel, Sweden, and Russia, William was soon jetting
across the Continent to meet divas, drag queens, and aspiring
singers, who welcomed him to their beautiful, if dysfunctional,
family of choice. An uplifting memoir about glitz, glamour,
geopolitics, and finding your people, no matter how far you must
travel, Wild Dances celebrates the power of pop music to help us
heal and forgive.
Low dielectric constant materials are an important component of
microelectronic devices. This comprehensive book covers the latest
low-dielectric-constant (low-k) materials technology, thin film
materials characterization, integration and reliability for
back-end interconnects and packaging applications in
microelectronics. Highly informative contributions from leading
academic and industrial laboratories provide comprehensive
information about materials technologies for < 0.18 um process
technology. Topics include: Organic dielectric materials, Inorganic
dielectric materials, Composite dielectric materials, Metrology and
characterization techniques, Integration, Reliability. This volume
will be an invaluable resource for professionals, scientists,
researchers and graduate students involved in dielectric technology
development, materials science, polymer science, and semiconductor
devices and processing.
Low dielectric constant materials are an important component of microelectronic devices. This comprehensive book covers the latest low-dielectric-constant (low-k) materials technology, thin film materials characterization, integration and reliability for back-end interconnects and packaging applications in microelectronics. Highly informative contributions from leading academic and industrial laboratories provide comprehensive information about materials technologies for < 0.18 um process technology. Topics include: Organic dielectric materials, Inorganic dielectric materials, Composite dielectric materials, Metrology and characterization techniques, Integration, Reliability. This volume will be an invaluable resource for professionals, scientists, researchers and graduate students involved in dielectric technology development, materials science, polymer science, and semiconductor devices and processing.
The most obvious form of entrepreneurship is that of starting a new
business; however, in recent years, the term has been extended to
include other forms of entrepreneurial activity. Corporate
entrepreneurship is the process by which teams within an
established company conceive, foster, launch, and manage a new
business that is distinct from the parent company but leverages the
parent's assets, market position, capabilities, or other resources.
A new, but similar form of entrepreneurial activity is the
entrepreneurial supply chain. A supply chain connects customers
with suppliers. An entrepreneurial supply chain is an innovative
portion of that connection. The entrepreneurial supply chain
usually consists of a new venture that is developed out of new and
innovative ideas. The venture is responsible for resources, takes
on risks, and is accountable for the payoffs. Most organizations
view their supply chains merely as cost centers, not recognizing
the fact that supply chains are well positioned to be the
entrepreneurial drivers of the company. Entrepreneurial supply
chains can look for innovation and revenue opportunities wherever
they may be found: upstream on the supply side, downstream on the
demand side, or with competitors in the middle. This book focuses
on unexplored opportunities for growth and innovation through
entrepreneurial supply chains. It shows how entrepreneurial supply
chains can enhance the value of a business regardless of its form.
Creating Entrepreneurial Supply Chains: A Guide for Innovation and
Growth takes the reader through the entire process of opportunity
identification, due diligence, writing the business plan, managing
risks, integrating the entrepreneurial supply chain venture, and
reaping the payoff.
When thinking about acupressure, most of us think about complicated
procedures and never try using it. If they ever try, most people
give up quickly. However, acupressure (the ancient art of healing
by the simple use of hands and fingers) as described in this book
is a well-proven self-healing process that anyone can quickly
learn. The author (Master of the traditional Chinese art of Chi
Kung, Sifu William Lee) reveals simple techniques that you can
easily apply, so that you can enjoy an immense energy boost that
you (most probably) need Quickly get relief from headaches, lack of
energy, colds, the flu, insomnia, inability to concentrate, chronic
pains, and many other common health disorders. This 5-Minute Chi
Boost method is all about providing maximum results in the simplest
possible way. Using photos and detailed descriptions, this book
explains all that one needs in order to know about why and how to
apply the ancient Chinese art of Chi Kung, without the aid of
anything else. This simple yet powerful method helps people get
more energy, heal faster, stay healthy, and feel great.
This is a handbook that reports on all of the major aspects of
Reiki in a concentrated and extensive manner, including the latest
information, developments and traditional knowledge. Beginning with
definitions of Reiki associations, traditions, and representatives
like Usui, Hayashi, Takata, and many others, and teaching methods,
application techniques, and symbols like the Reiki Kanji, it covers
a large variety of themes-even the latest rediscovery of Japanese
healing techniques.
A book of MCQs in ocular basic science, designed to accompany The
Eye: Basic Science in Practice.400 MCQs on ocular basic science
with answers ideal for candidates studying for the FRCOphth and
similar exams. Cross referenced to The Eye: Basic Science in
Practice (WBS), to enable easy access to full explanations of the
answers.
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