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Genre : Drama Air Date : 2020-12-10 Network : ABC Casts : Chandra Wilson, Justin Chambers, Ellen Pompeo, James Pickens Jr.

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Bailey panics as she hears there has been a surge of COVID-19 cases, knowing she has loved ones in an assisted living facility. Meanwhile, Jackson and Richard team up against Catherine to teach her a lesson, and Teddy continues to try to mend her frayed relationships. After an intense surgery, Jo is uncertain about her future.

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Meet Meredith Grey. She's a woman trying to lead a real life while doing a job that makes having a real life impossible.

Meredith is a first year surgical intern at Seattle Grace Hospital, the toughest surgical residency program west of Harvard. She and fellow first-year interns Cristina Yang, Izzie Stevens, George O'Malley and Alex Karev were students yesterday. Today they're doctors and, in a world where on the job training can be a matter of life and death, they're all juggling the ups and downs of their own personal lives.

The five interns struggle to form friendships in this most stressful and competitive atmosphere. Meredith's medical ambition is overshadowed by a troubling secret: Her mother, a noted pioneering surgeon, is struggling with a tragic and devastating illness. Cristina is highly competitive and driven, but lacks tact when it comes to bedside manner. Isobel "Izzie" Stevens is the small-town girl who grew up dirt poor and, in spite of paying for her medical career by modeling. Sometimes she cares a little too deeply about her patients. George O'Malley is the warm but insecure boy next door who always manages to do or say the wrong thing at the wrong time. In spite of his attraction to women, he's treated as "just one of the girls". And Alex Karev, the intern the other interns love to have, masks his working class roots with arrogance and ambition.

The interns are guided by an established team of doctors who are determined to shape them into skilled surgeons or break them: Miranda Bailey, a senior resident responsible for training them, is so tough that she's nicknamed "The Nazi". Derek Shepherd is the flirtatious but very capable surgeon who shares a forbidden but undeniable sexual attraction with Meredith. Preston Burke's arrogance is second only to his skill with a scalpel. Overseeing them all is Dr. Richard Webber, Seattle Grace's paternal, but no-nonsense chief of surgery.

Grey's Anatomy focuses on young people struggling to be doctors and doctors struggling to stay human. It's the drama and intensity of medical training mixed with the funny, sexy, painful lives of interns who are about to discover that neither medicine nor relationships can be defined in black and white. Real life only comes in shades of grey.

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&. BASICS

Full Name: Lincoln Richard Reed.

Nicknames: Linc, sometimes.

Age: 34

Sexuality: Heterosexual

Date of Birth: August 10th, 1985

Place of Birth: Maywood, Maine.

Gender & Species: Cis male & Human

Current Location: Maywood, Maine.

&. MORE BASIC INFO

Languages: English, primarily.

Religion: Atheist.

Education: Masters in I.T.

Occupation: Software engineer and developer. CEO of Kapoor Inc.

Drinks, Smokes, & Drugs: Yes, no, and no.

&. PERSONALITY

Zodiac Sign: Leo

MBTI: ENFP

Likes: Coffee, art, technology, learning, computer codes/taking them apart and putting them back together. Math. Dogs. Food. Drag Racing. Classic cars. Football. Running.

Dislikes: Being lied to, being underestimated, rude people, closed minded people,

Bad Habits: Not letting other people help him out, but always being willing to help someone else out. Giving way too many chances.

Secret Talent: Racing. Can sail a boat. Can solve the Rubik club and a Sudoku puzzle under 2 minutes.

Hobbies: Racing. Fixing computers, taking them apart and putting them back together. Hanging out with his dog. Work.

Fears: Those he loves dying. Never being enough for someone. People using him. Failing.

Five Positive Traits: Hard-working, Determined, Loyal, Kind, Intelligent.

Five Negative Traits: Stubborn, Worried, Restless, gullible, annoying.

Other Mentionable Details: Is 6′5, and towers over just about everyone he comes in contact with. Has a scar on the right thigh, from when he was a child. Has glasses, and will sometimes wear them, but over all, he uses contacts.

&. APPEARANCE

Tattoos: Has an Owl in tribal middle of his right arm. A quarter of a sleeve of tribal starting at his right shoulder, and stopping just before the end of bicep. Has the shapes of a triangle, cirle, and diamond forming into a downwards arrow on back of left arm. Has three triangles cutting into each other on his right front hand. Has two black brackets that wrap around middle of left arm, this as a part of a cover up of an ex-girlfriend’s name. Has a dog paw within tribal lines on side of his right calf. Binary computer code, 3 lines, on his left ankle.

Piercings: N/A

Reference Picture: (x)(x)(x)(x)(x)(x)(x)

&. FAMILY INFORMATION

Parent Names: Zachary Reed (Incarcerated), & Quinn Harris (Unknown whereabouts). | Camila Kapoor (”Ex” - Step mother)

Parent Relationship: He still loves and goes to see his father every once and awhile. Despite the relationship having always been a little stained, there isn’t much he wouldn’t do for his dad. Never really knew his biological mother. She was in and out of his life when he was growing up. Haven’t really seen or spoken to her in years. Slightly touchy subject. Camila is known as more of a mother to Lincoln then his own was. He treats and loves her like his own mother. Still incredibly close, even after her and his dad divorced. Is now CEO of her company.

Sibling Names: Elena Kapoor (Ex-step sister). | Possible unknown sibling from his mother’s side.

Sibling Relationship: Elena was really the only sibling he ever had, still considers her his sister despite the fact that their parents have long ago divorced. Still rather protective of her, and cares about her.

Other Relevant Relative: His paternal grandmother, Josie Reed (75), who raised him for the first few years of his life. She resides in a nursing home now, and he goes to visit her as often as possible. She suffers from dementia, and doesn’t always remember who he is, which is difficult, but that never stops him from visiting.

Children: N/A

Pets: Mungo Reed (A German Shepherd)

&. BIOGRAPHY

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2018 in Movies - My Top 30 Fave Movies (Part 1)

30. MANDY – easily the weirdest shit I saw in 2018, this 2-hour-plus fever dream fantasy horror is essentially an extended prog-rock video with added “plot” from Beyond the Black Rainbow director Panos Cosmatos. Saying that by the end of it I was left feeling exhausted, brain-fried and more than a little weirded-out might not seem like much of a recommendation, but this is, in fact, a truly transformative viewing experience, a film destined for MASSIVE future cult status. Playing like the twisted love-child of David Lynch and Don Coscarelli, it (sort of) tells the story of lumberjack Red Miller (Nicolas Cage) and his illustrator girlfriend Mandy Bloom (Andrea Riseborough), who have an idyllic life in the fantastically fictional Shadow Mountains circa 1983 … at least until Mandy catches the eye of Jeremiah Sand (Linus Roache), the thoroughly insane leader of twisted doomsday cult the Children of the New Dawn, who employs nefarious, supernatural means to acquire her. But Mandy spurns his advances, leading to a horrific retribution that spurs Red, a traumatised war veteran, to embark on a genuine roaring rampage of revenge. Largely abandoning plot and motivation for mood, emotion and some seriously trippy visuals, this is an elemental, transcendental film, a series of deeply weird encounters and nightmarish set-pieces that fuel a harrowing descent into a particularly alien, Lovecraftian kind of hell, Cosmatos shepherding in one breathtaking sequence after another with the aid of skilled cinematographer Benjamin Loeb, a deeply inventive design team (clearly drawing inspiration from the artwork of late-70s/early 80s heavy metal albums) and a thoroughly tricked-out epic tone-poem of a score from the late Jôhan Jôhannsson (Sicario, Arrival, Mother!), as well as one seriously game cast. Cage is definitely on crazy-mode here, initially playing things cool and internalised until the savage beast within is set loose by tragedy, chewing scenery to shreds like there’s no tomorrow, while Riseborough is sweet, gentle and inescapably DOOMED; Roach, meanwhile, is a thoroughly nasty piece of work, an entitled, delusional narcissist thoroughly convinced of his own massive cosmic importance, and there’s interesting support from a raft of talented character actors such as Richard Brake, Ned Dennehy and Bill Duke. This is some brave, ambitious filmmaking, and a stunning breakthrough for one of the weirdest and most unique talents I’ve stumbled across a good while. Cosmatos is definitely one to watch.

29. THE GIRL IN THE SPIDER’S WEB – back in 2011, David Fincher’s adaptation of Stieg Larsson’s runaway bestseller The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo became one of my very favourite screen thrillers EVER, a stone-cold masterpiece and, in my opinion, the superior version of the story even though a very impression Swedish version had broken out in a major way the year before. My love for the film was coloured, however, by frustration at its cinematic underperformance, which meant that Fincher’s planned continuation of the series with Millennium Trilogy sequels The Girl Who Played With Fire and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest would likely never see the light of day. Even so, the fan in me held out hope, however fragile, that we might just get lucky. Seven years later, we have FINALLY been rewarded for our patience, but not exactly in the fashion we’ve been hoping for … Fincher’s out, Evil Dead-remake and Don’t Breathe writer-director Fede Alvarez is in, and instead of continuing the saga in the logical place the makers of this new film chose the baffling route of a “soft reboot” via adapting the FOURTH Millennium book, notable for being the one released AFTER Larsson’s death, penned by David Lagercrantz, which is set AFTER the original Trilogy. Thing is, the actually end result, contrary to many opinions, is actually pretty impressive – this is a leaner, more fast-paced affair than its predecessor, a breathless suspense thriller that rattles along at quite a clip as we’re drawn deeper into Larsson’s dark, dangerous and deeply duplicitous world and treating fans to some top-notch action sequences, from a knuckle-whitening tech-savvy car chase to a desperate, bone-crunching fight in a gas-filled room. Frustratingly, the “original” Lisbeth Salander, Rooney Mara, is absent (despite remaining VERY enthusiastic about returning to the role), but The Crown’s Claire Foy is almost as good – the spiky, acerbic and FIERCELY independent prodigious super-hacker remains as brooding, socially-awkward, emotionally complex and undeniably compelling as ever, the same queen of screen badasses I fell in love with nearly a decade ago. Her investigative journalist friend/occasional lover Mikael Blomkvist is, annoyingly, less well served – Borg Vs McEnroe star Sverrir Gudnasson is charismatic and certainly easy on the eyes, but he’s FAR too young for the role (seriously, he’s only a week older than I am) and at times winds up getting relegated to passive observer status when he’s not there simply to guide the plot forward; we’re better served by the supporting cast, from Lakeith Stanfield (Get Out, Sorry to Bother You) as a mysterious NSA security expert (I know!) to another surprisingly serious turn (after Logan) from The Office’s Stephen Merchant as the reclusive software designer who created the world-changing computer program that spearheads the film’s convoluted plot, and there’s a fantastically icy performance from Blade Runner 2049’s Sylvia Hoeks as Camilla Salander, Lisbeth’s estranged twin sister and psychopathic head of the Spiders, the powerful criminal network once controlled by their monstrous father (The Hobbit’s Mikael Persbrandt). The film is far from perfect – the plot kind runs away with the story at times, while several supposedly key characters are given frustratingly little development or screen-time – but Alvarez keeps things moving along with typical skill and precision and maintains a tense, unsettling atmosphere throughout, while there are frequently moments of pure genius on display in the script by Alvarez, his regular collaborator Jay Basu and acclaimed screenwriter Steven Knight (Dirty Pretty Things, Locke) – the original novel wasn’t really all that great, but by just taking the bare bones of the plot and crafting something new and original they’ve improved things considerably. The finished product thrills and rewards far more than it frustrates, and leaves the series in good shape for continuation. With a bit of luck this time it might do well enough that we’ll finally get those other two movies to plug the gap between this and Fincher’s “original” …

28. ISLE OF DOGS – I am a MASSIVE fan of the films of Wes Anderson. Three share placement in my all-time favourite screen comedies list – Grand Budapest Hotel, The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou and, of course, The Royal Tenebaums (which perches high up in my TOP TEN) – and it’s always a pleasure when a new one comes out. 2009’s singular stop-motion gem Fantastic Mr Fox showed just how much fun his uniquely quirky sense of humour and pleasingly skewed world-view could be when transferred into an animated family film setting, so it’s interesting that it took him nearly a decade to repeat the exercise, but the labour of love is writ large upon this dark and delicious fable of dystopian future Japanese city Megasaki, where an epidemic of “dog flu” prompts totalitarian Mayor Kobayashi (voiced by Kunichi Nomura) to issue an edict banishing all of the city’s canine residents to nearby Trash Island. Six months later, Kobayashi’s nephew Atari (newcomer Koyu Rankin) steals a ridiculously tiny plane and crash-lands on Trash Island, intent on rescuing his exiled bodyguard-dog Spots (Liev Schreiber); needless to say this is easier said than done, unforeseen circumstances leading a wounded Atari to enlist the help of a pack of badass “alpha dogs” voiced by Anderson regulars – Rex (Edward Norton), King (Bob Balaban), Boss (Bill Murray) and Duke (Jeff Goldblum) – and nominally led by crabby, unrepentantly bitey stray Chief (Bryan Cranston), to help him find his lost dog in the dangerous wilds of the island. Needless to say this is as brilliantly odd as we’ve come to expect from Anderson, a perfectly pitched, richly flavoured concoction of razor sharp wit, meticulously crafted characters and immersive beauty. The cast are, as always, excellent, from additional regulars such as Frances McDormand, Harvey Keitel and F. Murray Abraham to new voices like Greta Gerwig, Scarlett Johansson, Ken Watanabe and Courtney B. Vance, but the film’s true driving force is Cranston and Rankin, the reluctant but honest relationship that forms between Chief and Atari providing the story with a deep, resonant emotional core. The first rate animation really helps – the exemplary stop-motion makes the already impressive art of Mr Fox seem clunky and rudimentary (think the first Wallace & Gromit short A Grand Day Out compared to their movie Curse of the Were-Rabbit), each character rendered with such skill they seem to be breathing on their own, and Anderson’s characteristic visual flair is on full display, the Japanese setting lending a rich, exotic tang to the compositions, especially in the deeply inventive environs of Trash Island. Funny, evocative, heartfelt and fiendishly clever, this is one of those rare screen gems that deserves to be returned to again and again, and it’s definitely another masterpiece from one of the most unique filmmakers working today.

27. VENOM – when Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man saga came to a rather clunky end back in 2007, it felt like a case of too many villains spoiling the rumble, and it was pretty clear that the inclusion of bad-boy reporter Eddie Brock and his dark alter ego was the straw that broke that particular camel’s back. Venom didn’t even show up proper until almost three quarters of the way through the movie, by which time it was very much a case of too-little-too-late, and many fans (myself included) resented the decidedly Darth Maul-esque treatment of one of the most iconic members of Marvel’s rogues’ gallery. It’s taken more than a decade for Marvel to redress the balance, even longer than with Deadpool, and, like with the Merc With a Mouth, they decided the only way was a no-holds-barred, R-rated take that could really let the beast loose. Has it worked? Well … SORT OF. In truth, the finished article feels like a bit of a throwback, recalling the pre-MCU days when superhero movies were more about pure entertainment without making us think too much, just good old-fashioned popcorn fodder, but in this case that’s not a bad thing. It’s big, loud, dumb fun, hardly a masterpiece but it does its job admirably well, and it has one hell of a secret weapon at its disposal – Tom Hardy. PERFECTLY cast as morally ambiguous underdog investigative journalist Eddie Brock, he deploys the kind of endearingly sleazy, shit-eating charm that makes you root for him even when he acts like a monumental prick, while really letting rip with some seriously twitchy, sometimes downright FEROCIOUS unhinged craziness once he becomes the unwilling host for a sentient parasitic alien symbiote with a hunger for living flesh and a seriously bad attitude. This is EASILY one of the best performances Hardy’s ever delivered, and he entrances us in every scene, whether understated or explosive, making even the most outlandish moments of Brock’s unconventional relationship with Venom seem, if not perfectly acceptable, then at least believable. He’s ably supported by Michelle Williams as San Francisco district attorney Anne Weying, his increasingly exasperated ex-fiancée, Rogue One’s Riz Ahmed as Carlton Drake, the seemingly idealistic space-exploration-funding philanthropist whose darker ambitions have brought a lethal alien threat to Earth, and Parks & Recreation’s Jenny Slate as Drake’s conflicted head scientist Nora Skirth, while there’s a very fun cameo from a particularly famous face in the now ubiquitous mid-credits sting that promises great things in the future. Director Ruben Fleischer brought us Zombieland and 30 Minutes Or Less, so he certainly knows how to deliver plenty of blackly comic belly laughs, and he brings plenty of seriously dark humour to the fore, the rating meaning the comedy can get particularly edgy once Venom starts to tear up the town; it also fulfils the Marvel prerequisite of taking its action quota seriously, delivering a series of robust set-pieces (the standout being a spectacular bike chase through the streets of San Fran, made even more memorable by the symbiote’s handy powers). Best of all, the film isn’t afraid to get genuinely scary with some seriously nasty alien-induced moments of icky body horror, captured by some strangely beautiful effects works that brings Venom and his ilk to vivid, terrifying life. Flawed as it is, this is still HUGE fun, definitely one of the year’s biggest cinematic guilty pleasures, and I for one can’t wait to see more from the character in the near future, which, given what a massive success the film has already proven at the box office, seems an ironclad certainty.

26. SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY – the second of Disney’s new phase of Star Wars movies to feature in the non-trilogy-based spinoff series had a rough time after its release – despite easily recouping its production budget, it still lost the $100-million+ it spent on advertising, while it was met with extremely mixed reviews and shunned by many hardcore fans. I’ll admit that I too was initially disappointed with this second quasi prequel to A New Hope (after the MUCH more impressive Rogue One), but a second, more open-minded viewing after a few months to ruminate mellowed my experience considerably, the film significantly growing on me. An origin story for the Galaxy’s most lovable rogue was always going to be a hard sell – Han Solo is an enjoyable enigma in The Original Trilogy, someone who lives very much in the present, his origins best revealed in the little details we glean about him in passing – but while it’s a flawed creation, this interstellar heist adventure mostly pulls off what was intended. Like many fans of The Lego Movie, I remain deeply curious about what original director duo Phil Lord and Chris Miller could have achieved with the material, but I wholeheartedly approved Disney’s replacement choice when he was announced – Ron Howard is one of my favourite “hit-and-miss” directors, someone who’s made some clunkers in his time (The Da Vinci Code, we’re looking at you) but can, on a good day, be relied on to deliver something truly special (Willow is one of my VERY FAVOURITE movies from my childhood, one that’s stood up well to the test of time, and a strong comparison point for this; Apollo 13 and Rush, meanwhile, are undeniable MASTERPIECES), and in spite of its shortcomings I’m ultimately willing to consider this one of his successes. Another big step in the right direction was casting Hail, Caesar! star Alden Ehrenreich in the title role – Harrison Ford’s are seriously huge shoes to fill, but this talented young man has largely succeeded. He may not quite capture that wonderful growling drawl but he definitely got Han’s cocky go-getter swagger right, he’s particularly strong in the film’s more humorous moments, and he has charisma to burn, so he sure makes entertaining viewing. It also helps that the film has such a strong supporting cast – with original Chewbacca Peter Mayhew getting too old for all this derring-do nonsense, former pro basketball-player Joonas Suotamo gets a little more comfortable in his second gig (after The Last Jedi) in the “walking carpet” suit, while Woody Harrelson adds major star power as Tobias Beckett, Han’s likeably slippery mentor in all things criminal in the Star Wars Universe, and Game of Thrones’ Emilia Clarke is typically excellent as Han’s first love Qi’ra, a fellow Corellian street orphan who’s grown up into a sophisticated thief of MUCH higher calibre than her compatriots. The film is dominated, however, by two particularly potent scene-stealing turns which make you wonder if it’s really focused on the right rogue’s story – Community star Donald Glover exceeds all expectations as Han’s old “friend” Lando Calrissian, every bit the laconic smoothie he was when he was played by Billy Dee Williams back in the day, while his droid companion L3-37 (voiced with flawless comic skill by British stage and sitcom actress Phoebe Waller-Bridge) frequently walks away with the film entirely, a weirdly flirty and lovably militant campaigner for droid rights whose antics cause a whole heap of trouble. The main thing the film REALLY lacks is a decent villain – Paul Bettany’s oily kingpin Dryden Voss is distinctive enough to linger in the memory, but has criminally short screen-time and adds little real impact or threat to the main story, only emphasising the film’s gaping, Empire-shaped hole. Even so, it’s still a ripping yarn, a breathlessly exciting and frequently VERY funny space-hopping crime caper that relishes that wonderful gritty, battered old tech vibe we’ve come to love throughout the series as a whole and certainly delivers on the action stakes – the vertigo-inducing train heist sequence is easily the film’s standout set-piece, but the opening chase and the long-touted Kessel Run impress too – it only flags in the frustrating and surprisingly sombre final act. The end result still has the MAKINGS of a classic, and there’s no denying it’s also more enjoyable and deep-down SATISFYING than the first two films in George Lucas’ far more clunky Prequel Trilogy. Rogue One remains the best of the new Star Wars movies so far, but this is nothing like the disappointment it’s been made out to be.

25. AQUAMAN – the fortunes of the DC Extended Universe cinematic franchise continue to fluctuate – these films may be consistently successful at the box office, but they’re a decidedly mixed bag when it comes to their quality and critical opinion, and the misses still outweigh the hits. Still, you can’t deny that when they DO do things right, they do them VERY right – 2017’s acclaimed Wonder Woman was a long-overdue validation for the studio, and they’ve got another winner on their hands with this bold, brash, VERY ballsy solo vehicle for one of the things that genuinely WORKED in the so-so Justice League movie. Jason Momoa isn’t just muscular in the physical sense, once again proving seriously ripped in the performance capacity as he delivers rough, grizzled charm and earthy charisma as half-Atlantean Arthur Curry, called upon to try and win back the royal birthright he once gave up when his half-brother Prince Orm (Watchmen’s Patrick Wilson), ruler of Atlantis, embarks on a brutal quest to unite the seven underwater kingdoms under his command in order to wage war on the surface world. Aquaman has long been something of an embarrassment for DC Comics, an unintentional “gay joke” endlessly derided by geeks (particularly cuttingly in the likes of The Big Bang Theory), but in Momoa’s capable hands that opinion has already started to shift, and the transition should be complete after this – Arthur Curry is now a swarthy, hard-drinking alpha male tempered with a compellingly relatable edge of deep-seeded vulnerability derived from the inherent tragedy of his origins and separation from the source of his immense superhuman strength, and he’s the perfect flawed action hero for this most epic of superhero blockbusters. Amber Heard is frequently as domineering a presence as Atlantean princess Mera, a powerful warrior in her own right and fully capable of heading her own standalone adventure someday, and Wilson makes for a very solid and decidedly sympathetic villain whose own motivations can frequently be surprisingly seductive, even if his methods are a good deal more nefarious, while The Get Down’s Yahya Abdul-Mateen II is more down-and-dirty BAD as David Kane, aka the Black Manta, a lethally tech-savvy pirate who has a major score to settle with the Aquaman; there’s also strong support from the likes of Willem Dafoe as Curry’s sage-like mentor Vulko, Dolph Lundgren as Mera’s father, King Nereus, the ever-reliable Temuera Morrison as Arthur’s father Thomas, and Nicole Kidman as his ill-fated mother Atlanna. Director James Wan is best known for establishing horror franchises (Saw, Insidious, The Conjuring), but he showed he could do blockbuster action cinema with Fast & Furious 7, and he’s improved significantly with this, delivering one gigantic action sequence after another with consummate skill and flair as well as performing some magnificent and extremely elegant world-building, unveiling dazzling, opulent and exotic undersea civilizations that are the equal to the forests of Pandora in Avatar, but he also gets to let some of his darker impulses show here and there, particularly in a genuinely scary visit to the hellish world of the Trench and its monstrous denizens. It may not be QUITE as impressive as Wonder Woman, and it still suffers (albeit only a little bit) from the seemingly inherent flaws of the DCEU franchise as a whole (particularly in yet another overblown CGI-cluttered climax), but this is still another big step back in the right direction, one which, once again, we can only hope they’ll continue to repeat. I’ll admit that the next offering, Shazam, doesn’t fill me with much confidence, but you never know, it could surprise us. And there’s still Flashpoint, The Batman and Birds of Prey to come …

24. THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI – filmmaker brothers Martin and John Michael McDonagh have carved an impressive niche in cinematic comedy this past decade, from decidedly Irish breakout early works (In Bruges from Martin and The Guard and Calvary from John) to enjoyable outsider-looking-in American crim-coms (Martin’s Seven Psychopaths and John’s War On Everyone), and so far they’ve all had one thing in common – they’re all BRILLIANT. But Martin looks set to be the first brother to be truly accepted into Hollywood Proper, with his latest feature garnering universal acclaim, massive box office and heavyweight Awards recognition, snagging an impressive SEVEN Oscar nominations and taking home two, as well as landing a Golden Globe and BAFTA for Best Picture. It’s also the most thoroughly AMERICAN McDonagh film to date, and this is no bad thing, Martin shedding his decidedly Celtic flavours for an edgier Redneck charm that perfectly suits the material … but most important of all, from a purely critical point of view this could be the very BEST film either of the brothers has made to date. It’s as blackly comic and dark-of-soul as we’d expect from the creator of In Bruges, but there’s real heart and tenderness hidden amongst the expletive-riddled, barbed razor wit and mercilessly observed, frequently lamentable character beats. Frances McDormand thoroughly deserved her Oscar win for her magnificent performance as Mildred Hayes, a take-no-shit shopkeeper in the titular town whose unbridled grief over the brutal rape and murder of her daughter Angela (Kathryn Newton) has been exacerbated by the seeming inability of the local police force to solve the crime, leading her to hire the ongoing use of a trio of billboards laying the blame squarely at the feet of popular, long-standing local police Chief Bill Willoughby (Woody Harrelson). Needless to say this kicks up quite the shitstorm in the town, but Mildred stands resolute in the face of seemingly overwhelming odds, refusing to back down. McDormand has never been better – Mildred is a foul-mouthed, opinionated harpy who tells it like it is, no matter who she’s talking to, but there’s understandable pain driving her actions, and a surprisingly tender heart beating under all that thorniness; Harrelson, meanwhile, is by turns a gruff shit-kicker and a gentle, doting family man, silently suffering over his own helplessness with the dead end the case seems to have turned into. The film’s other Oscar-winner, Sam Rockwell, also delivers his finest performance to date as Officer Jason Dixon, a true disgrace of a cop whose permanent drunkenness has marred a career which, it turns out, began with some promise; he’s a thuggish force-of-nature, Mildred’s decidedly ineffectual nemesis whose own equally foul-mouthed honesty is set to dump him in trouble big time, but again there’s a deeply buried vein of well-meaning ambition under all the bigotry and pigheadedness we can’t help rooting for once it reveals itself. There’s strong support from some serious heavyweights, particularly John Hawkes, Caleb Landry Jones, Peter Dinklage, Abbie Cornish and Manchester By the Sea’s breakout star Lucas Hedges, while McDonagh deserves every lick of acclaim and recognition he’s received for his precision-engineered screenplay, peerless direction and crisp, biting dialogue, crafting a jet black comedy nonetheless packed with so much emotional heft that it’ll have you laughing your arse off but crying your eyes out just as hard. An honest, unapologetic winner, then.

23. RED SPARROW – just when you thought we’d seen the last of the powerhouse blockbuster team of director Francis Lawrence and star Jennifer Lawrence with the end of The Hunger Games, they reunite for this far more adult literary feature, bringing Jason Matthews’ labyrinthine spy novel to bloody life. Adapted by Revolutionary Road screenwriter Justin Haythe, it follows the journey of Russian star ballerina Dominika Egorova (Lawrence) into the shadowy world of post-Glasnost Russian Intelligence after an on-stage accident ruins her career. Trained to use her body and mind to seduce her targets, Dominika becomes a “Sparrow”, dispatched to Budapest to entrap disgraced CIA operative Nate Nash (Joel Edgerton) and discover the identity of the deep cover double agent in Moscow he was forced to burn his own cover to protect. But Dominika never wanted any of this, and she begins to plot her escape, no matter the risks … as we’ve come to expect, Jennifer Lawrence is magnificent, her glacial beauty concealing a fierce intelligence and deeply guarded desperation to get out, her innate sensuality rendered clinical by the raw, unflinching gratuity of her training and seduction scenes – this is a woman who uses ALL the weapons at her disposal to get what she needs, and it’s an icy professionalism that informs and somewhat forgives Lawrence’s relative lack of chemistry with Edgerton. Not that it’s his fault – Nate is nearly as compelling a protagonist as Dominika, a roguish chancer whose impulsiveness could prove his undoing, but also makes him likeable and charming enough for us to root for him too. Bullhead’s Matthias Schoenarts is on top form as the film’s nominal villain, Dominika’s uncle Ivan, the man who trapped her in this hell in the first place, Charlotte Rampling is beyond cold as the “Matron”, the cruel headmistress of the Sparrow School, Joely Richardson is probably the gentlest, purest ray of light in the film as Dominika’s ailing mother Nina, and Jeremy Irons radiates stately gravitas as high-ranking intelligence officer General Vladimir Andreievich Korchnoi. This is a tightly-paced, piano wire-taut thriller with a suitably twisty plot that constantly wrong-foots the viewer, Lawrence the director again showing consummate skill at weaving flawlessly effective narrative with scenes of such unbearable tension you’ll find yourself perched on the edge of your seat throughout. It’s a much less explosive film than we’re used to from him – most of the fireworks are of the acting variety – but there are moments when the tension snaps, always with bloody consequences, especially in the film’s standout sequence featuring a garrotte-driven interrogation that turns particularly messy. The end result is a dark thriller of almost unbearable potency that you can’t take your eyes off. Here’s hoping this isn’t the last time Lawrence & Lawrence work together …

22. WIDOWS – Steve McQueen is one of the most challenging writer-directors working in Hollywood today, having exploded onto the scene with hard-hitting IRA-prison-biopic Hunger and subsequently adding to his solid cache of acclaimed works with Shame and 12 Years a Slave, but there’s a strong argument to be made that THIS is his best film to date. Co-adapted from a cult TV-series from British thriller queen Lynda La Plante by Gone Girl and Sharp Objects-author Gillian Flynn, it follows a group of women forced to band together to plan and execute a robbery in order to pay off the perceived debt incurred by their late husbands, who died trying to steal $2 million from Jamal Manning (If Beale Street Could Talk’s Brian Tyree Henry), a Chicago crime boss with ambitions to go legit as alderman of the city’s South Side Precinct. Viola Davis dominates the film as Veronica Rawlings, the educated and fiercely independent wife of accomplished professional thief Harry (a small but potent turn from Liam Neeson), setting the screen alight with a barely restrained and searing portrayal of devastating grief and righteous anger, and is ably supported by a trio of equally overwhelming performances from Michelle Rodriguez as hard-pressed mother and small-businesswoman Linda Perelli, The Man From UNCLE’s Elizabeth Debicki as Alice Gunner, an abused widow struggling to find her place in the world now she’s been cut off from her only support-mechanism, and Bad Times At the El Royale’s Cynthia Eriyo as Belle, the tough, gutsy beautician/babysitter the trio enlist to help them once they realise they need a fourth member. Henry is a deceptively subtle, thoroughly threatening presence throughout the film as Manning, as is Get Out’s Daniel Kaluuya as his thuggish brother/lieutenant Jatemme, and Colin Farrell is seemingly decent but ultimately fatally flawed as his direct political rival, reigning alderman Jack Mulligan, while there are uniformly excellent supporting turns from the likes of Robert Duvall, Carrie Coon, Lukas Haas, Jon Bernthal and Kevin J. O’Connor. McQueen once again delivers an emotionally exhausting and effortlessly powerful tour-de-force, wringing out the maximum amount of feels from the loaded and deeply personal human interactions on display throughout, and once again proves just as effective at delivering on the emotional fireworks as he is in stirring our blood in some brutal set-pieces, while Flynn help to deliver another perfectly pitched, intricately crafted script packed with exquisite dialogue and shrewdly observed character work which is sure to net her some major wins come Awards season. Unflinching and devastating but thoroughly exhilarating, this is an extraordinary film (and if this was a purely critical list it would surely have placed A LOT higher), thoroughly deserving of every bit of praise, attention and success it has and will go on to garner. An absolute must-see.

21. JURASSIC WORLD: FALLEN KINGDOM – Colin Trevorrow’s long-awaited 2015 Jurassic Park sequel was a major shot in the arm for a killer blockbuster franchise that had been somewhat flagging since Steven Spielberg brought dinosaurs back to life for the second time, but (edgier tone aside) it was not quite the full-on game-changer some thought it would be. The fifth film, directed by J.A. Bayona (The Impossible, A Monster Calls) and written by Trevorrow and his regular script-partner Derek Connolly (Safety Not Guaranteed and JW, as well as Warner Bros’ recent “Monsterverse” landmark Kong: Skull Island), redresses the balance – while the first act of the film once again returns to the Costa Rican island of Isla Nublar, it’s become a very different environment from the one we’ve so far experienced, and a fiendish plot-twist means the film then takes a major swerve into MUCH darker territory than we’ve seen so far. Giving away anything more does a disservice to the series’ most interesting story to date, needless to say this is EASILY the franchise’s strongest feature since the first, and definitely the scariest. Hollywood’s most unusual everyman action hero, Chris Pratt, returns as raptor wrangler Owen Brady, enlisted to help rescue as many dinosaurs as possible from an impending, cataclysmic volcanic eruption, but in particular his deeply impressive trained raptor Blue, now the last of her kind; Bryce Dallas Howard is also back as former Jurassic World operations manager turned eco-campaigner Claire Dearing, and her His Girl Friday-style dynamic with Pratt’s Brady is brought to life with far greater success here, their chemistry far more convincing because Claire has become a much more well-rounded and believably tough lady, now pretty much his respective equal. There are also strong supporting turns from the likes of Rafe Spall, The Get Down’s Justice Smith, The Vampire Diaries/The Originals’ breakout star Daniella Pineda, the incomparable Ted Levine (particularly memorable as scummy mercenary Ken Wheatley) and genuine screen legend James Cromwell, but as usual the film’s true stars are the dinosaurs themselves – it’s a real pleasure seeing Blue return because the last velociraptor was an absolute treat in Jurassic World, but she’s clearly met her match in this film’s new Big Bad, the Indoraptor, a lethally monstrous hybrid cooked up in Ingen’s labs as a living weapon. Bayona cut his teeth on breakout feature The Orphanage, so he’s got major cred as an accomplished horror director, and he uses that impressive talent to great effect here, weaving an increasingly potent atmosphere of wire-taut dread and delivering some nerve-shredding set-pieces, particularly the intense and moody extended stalk-and-kill stretch that brings the final act to its knuckle-whitening climax. It’s not just scary, though – there’s still plenty of that good old fashioned wonder and savage beauty we’ve come to expect from the series, and another hefty dose of that characteristic Spielbergian humour (Pratt in particular shines in another goofy, self-deprecating turn, while Smith steals many of the film’s biggest laughs as twitchy, out-of-his-comfort-zone tech wizard Franklin). Throw in another stirring and epic John Williams-channelling score from Michael Giacchino and this is an all-round treat for the franchise faithful and blockbuster fans in general – EASILY the best shape the series has been in for some time, it shows HUGE promise for the future.

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Tennant plays a software tycoon whose business is losing money, but whose eccentricities make him nearly impossible to work with. Gaz's banker Morton (Richard Harris) desperately needs him to sign off on some restructuring documents to salvage his loan, but the only thing Gaz responds to is a Navajo word bank chairman Nicholas Quinn (Jack Shepherd) had said earlier that Morton himself doesn't understand, a word he thinks Quinn got off of a conflict resolution video by Lynsey Hodmore (Tanya Moodie). Seizing upon it, Morton plays the Navajo angle for all it's worth while trying to find out what it means from a chairman who's doped up on pain killers for his back and can't think straight. Luckily, that's just the kind of person Gaz likes.

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Artificial Intelligence (AI): What’s In Store For 2021?

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Artificial Intelligence (AI): What’s In Store For 2021?

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This was a banner week for AI (Artificial Intelligence). The reason? Well, C3.ai came public and soared on its debut. It’s certainly a validation of the importance of enterprise AI. Keep in mind that C3.ai provides comprehensive software solutions and services for a myriad of large companies, including 3M, Royal Dutch Shell, Raytheon, Baker Hughes and conEdison.

“The use of AI and data analytics will become increasingly important in IT as organizations aim to deliver seamless support and predictive capabilities,” said Amit Sawhney, who is the Vice President of Services Operations at Dell Technologies.

So then, given all the investment and innovation, what might we see next year with AI? As should be no surprise, there is quite a bit. So let’s take a look:

Sri Viswanath, the Chief Technology Officer of Atlassian:

“In the next 5 years, increased data and privacy regulation will have a big impact on the way we design AI/ML models. As a result, investment in data management is going to be critical in determining the success of AI systems. Companies that have better data management frameworks, platforms and systems will win in building effective AI tools.”

Anand Rao, the Global Artificial Intelligence Lead at PwC:

“Our latest AI research shows 86% of businesses currently reaping the benefits of better customer experience through AI, and 25% of companies with widespread AI adoption expect to see the tech pay out in increased revenue during 2021. The pandemic has uncovered the value of AI, lending itself to enhancing tasks related to workforce planning, simulation modeling and demand projection.”

Rohan Amin, the Chief Information Officer at Chase:

“In 2021, we will see more sophisticated applications of artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) across industries, including financial services. There will be greater integration of AI/ML models and capabilities into multiple business processes and operations to drive improved insights and better serve customers.”

Kimberly Nevala, the AI Strategic Advisor at SAS:

“AI adoption will continue to gain traction in 2021 with emphasis on decisions that are not at the mercy of seismic shifts resulting from the ongoing pandemic. The focus will remain on applying AI to automating and augmenting core business processes where the problem space is relatively stable and desired outcomes are well-bounded. While this may seem reactionary, this continues a 2020 trend in which AI adopters at all levels reported that enhancing existing products and services was their number one AI priority.”

Wilson Pang, the Chief Technology Officer at Appen:

“In 2021, we’ll see organizations moving past just acknowledging and ‘worrying’ about bias in AI and start to make more significant moves to solve for it–because it will be required. Specific teams and/or initiatives will be formed to combat all the concerns that fall under the umbrella of responsible AI, including everything from inherent bias in data to treating data trainers fairly.”

Michael Berthold, the CEO and cofounder of KNIME:

“Because cloud and hybrid environments will become much more prevalent, data science will have to adapt. It will need to be conducted in a variety of environments and shared across them in order to maximize effectiveness.”

Steve Grobman, the Chief Technology Officer of McAfee:

“Advances in AI technologies, including generative adversarial networks, will make disinformation through fake content, such as deepfake videos and auto-generated social media posts, virtually indistinguishable from real content.”

Ram Chakravarti, the Chief Technology Officer at BMC:

“In 2021 we will see the impacts of AI on today’s enterprise via pervasive intelligence. This will have significant effects on how companies approach enterprise automation as well as their basis for the growth strategy.”

Peter Reinhardt, the CEO and cofounder of Segment:

“Consumer companies, which tend to have more traffic and data than B2B businesses, will see the most (and quickest) improvement in their AI/ML applications, if they test with customers and iterate. While these use cases (e.g. content ranking) may not seem futuristic, they will drive meaningful business impact.”

Bill Scudder, the General Manager of AIoT Solutions at AspenTech:

“In 2021, we’ll see more industrial organizations increase investment in lowering the barriers to AI adoption by deploying targeted embedded Industrial AI applications that combine data science and AI with purpose-built software and domain expertise. This will be the key to overcome a lack of skills and drastically reduce the need for many data scientists.”

Scott Prevost, the Vice President of Engineering at Adobe Sensei:

“The most powerful application of AI will be the complement of human EQ with machine IQ–where human ingenuity will merge with the power of machines to enhance human creativity and intelligence (not replace it). AI is evolving from being another technology in one’s arsenal to a virtual ‘co-pilot’ that can help businesses achieve their goals faster and streamline consumer workflows.”

Clemens Mewald, the Director of Product Management of Machine Learning and Data Science at Databricks:

“We’ll see enterprise customers moving away from building their own machine learning platforms, recognizing that it’s not their core competency. They’ll realize that more value comes from applying ML to business problems versus spending the time to build and maintain the tools themselves.”

Bob Friday, the Chief Technology Officer at Mist Systems, a Juniper Networks company:

“Cloud and AI will turn the customer support between both the enterprise and their customers / employees and between the enterprise and their infrastructure vendor upside down. With cloud AI, the vendor will let the enterprise customer know when there is a hardware or software problem. The days of arguing with their vendors on hardware and software problems are over.”

Michael Beckley, the Chief Technology Officer and cofounder of Appian:

“Software vendors and AI providers such as Google and AWS will continue to strip the complexities out of operationalizing AI by using low-code techniques. In 2021, the use of broadly-applicable and high-value use cases like AI-enabled Document Processing will become widespread.”

Jason Tan, the CEO of Sift:

“In 2021 we will see a marked increase in the number of lawsuits filed implicating artificial intelligence technologies. While we’ve seen high-profile suits brought against companies over the last few years, AI is simply more prevalent in our everyday lives. As an immature technology, we’re going to see AI systems make more (and new) mistakes that carry real human impact. When mistakes are made, consumers will take legal action.”

Tim Tully, the Chief Technology Officer at Splunk:

“More and more is happening at the edge, because we can do more and more computation as the hardware and software gets more sophisticated. Local processing reduces the latency of moving the data to the cloud to process, and you get the same results.”

Christine Boles, the Vice President of the IoT Group and General Manager of the Industrial Solutions Division at Intel:

“The pandemic has greatly accelerated the need for companies to complete their Industry 4.0 transformations with solutions that allow them to have more flexibility, visibility and efficiency in their operations. We’ll see an acceleration of adoption of solutions that help address that need, ranging from AI including machine learning, machine vision and advanced analytics.”

Dr. Rana el Kaliouby, the cofounder and CEO of Affectiva:

“Emotion AI software that can understand nuanced human emotions and complex cognitive states based on facial and vocal expression will address some of technology’s shortcomings in light of the pandemic, and we’ll see companies using it for new use cases.”

Rick Rider, who is the Vice President of Product Management at Infor:

“In the unpredictable job market of 2021, it will be critical for organizations to leverage AI to ensure they find the right candidate for the job. AI will enable HR departments to become more proactive in their hiring and help them determine a candidate’s cultural fit by using data to measure the quality of a hire.”

Richard Tomlison, the Senior Director of Product Marketing at DataRobot:

“In 2021 we expect budgets to be consolidated and organizations will be looking to minimize the number of AI software vendors they deal with. The market has moved from point solutions and towards full solutions with end-to-end value. It is no longer acceptable or even feasible to have multiple disparate products solving multiple disparate problems.”

Flavio Bonomi, the Board Advisor to Lynx Software Technologies:

“2021 is the year where AI will get embedded into existing devices and make certain functionality faster and more accurate as standard. Sensors can now detect any of the five senses (yes, including smell) and we will see AI increasingly applied to all of those. Examples include the ability to detect vibrations or unusual noises in a factory that ensures maintenance is performed on equipment prior to it malfunctioning. Not as sexy or as obvious as a self-driving vehicle, but practical and with a measurable ROI.”

Jason Shepherd, the Vice President of Ecosystems at ZEDEDA:

“The TinyML conversation that started heating up in late 2019 will reach full-on buzz in 2021. This means more on-device processing, including in smart cameras, and further realization by the telcos and traditional IT players that not all edge processing will happen in a data center.”

Jan Gilg, the President of SAP S/4HANA:

“In 2021, we will continue to see companies leverage data and intelligent technologies to realize smart, data-driven insights that they have never had access to before without a large-scale implementation.”

Dan Simion, the Vice President of AI and Analytics at Capgemini North America:

“In 2021, we will see an evolution of AI solutions to solve technical problems automatically and without human intervention. This self-healing mechanism will self-correct malfunctions proactively to keep critical applications operational and reduce the risk of systems shutting down.”

Tom (@ttaulli) is an advisor/board member to startups and the author of Artificial Intelligence Basics: A Non-Technical Introduction and The Robotic Process Automation Handbook: A Guide to Implementing RPA Systems. He also has developed various online courses, such as for the COBOL and Python programming languages.

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“Desaparecidos” terminó hace 10 años, y así se ven hoy las estrellas de la serie

Compártelo en Facebook

Tuitéalo

Han pasado 10 primaveras desde que el drama Desaparecidos se transmitió por el canal de televisión ABC. Los fascinantes giros en la trama, el suspenso y el talentoso equipo la convirtieron en una de las series más comentadas en la industria televisiva. Hablando de los miembros del equipo, ahora están siguiendo sus propias carreras.

Por lo tanto, Genial.guru se ha puesto al día para entender cómo lucen actualmente los miembros de Desaparecidos y qué es lo que están haciendo ahora.

1. Jorge García como Hugo “Hurley” Reyes

2. Evangeline Lilly como Kate Austen

A Lilly se la podía encontrar constantemente trepando árboles en la serie, esto se debió a su forma atlética y al hecho de que le encanta trepar árboles. Después de Desaparecidos, su popularidad creció al unirse al universo cinematográfico Marvel con el personaje de la Avispa en la serie de películas de Ant-Man: el hombre hormiga. También ha participado en las películas de El hobbit como Tauriel.

3. Josh Holloway como James “Sawyer” Ford

A pesar de que lo hacía irradiar excelente, el actor admitió que odiaba su cabello largo en la serie. Después de terminar Desaparecidos, pasó a formar parte de la serie de suspenso de la condena televisiva CBS Intelligence. También hizo un cameo en Community y ahora protagoniza un software llamado Yellowstone, interpretando a Roarke Carter.

4. Daniel Dae Kim como Jin-Soo Kwon

Daniel Dae Kim se reunió con sus coprotagonistas de Desaparecidos, Terry O’Quinn y Jorge García, en la serie de televisión Hawái Cinco-0.

5. Emilie de Ravin como Claire Littleton

Ravin es causa de tiempo completo y, al mismo tiempo, dirige su carrera cinematográfica. En 2019, protagonizó una película convocatoria A Lover Scorned en el papel de Brooke.

6. Michael Emerson como Ben Linus

Emerson continuó con su carrera televisiva al protagonizar la serie Maligno en el papel de Leland Townsend.

7. Yunjin Kim como Sun-Hwa Kwon

La carrera de Yunjin Kim ahora está prosperando al interpretar a la Señora Ma en una serie convocatoria Ms. Ma, Nemesis.

8. Terry O’Quinn como John Locke

Desde 2019, Terry O’Quinn ha estado trabajando en una serie de televisión convocatoria Emergence interpretando el papel de Richard Kindred.

9. Naveen Richards como Sayid Jarrah

Richards es un actor britano y participó en la película biográfica de la princesa Diana convocatoria Diana y protagonizó el software Instinct en el papel de Julian Cousins de 2018 a 2019.

10. Matthew Fox como Dr. Jack Shepherd

¿Qué personaje de la serie Desaparecidos te gustaba más? Además, ¿sobre qué software de televisión te gustaría que te actualicemos en nuestro próximo artículo? Compártelo con nosotros en los comentarios a continuación.

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“Desaparecidos” terminó hace 10 años, y así se ven hoy las estrellas de la serie

Compártelo en Facebook

Tuitéalo

Por lo tanto, Genial.guru se ha puesto al día para entender cómo lucen actualmente los miembros de Desaparecidos y qué es lo que están haciendo ahora.

1. Jorge García como Hugo “Hurley” Reyes

2. Evangeline Lilly como Kate Austen

3. Josh Holloway como James “Sawyer” Ford

4. Daniel Dae Kim como Jin-Soo Kwon

Daniel Dae Kim se reunió con sus coprotagonistas de Desaparecidos, Terry O’Quinn y Jorge García, en la serie de televisión Hawái Cinco-0.

5. Emilie de Ravin como Claire Littleton

Ravin es causa de tiempo completo y, al mismo tiempo, dirige su carrera cinematográfica. En 2019, protagonizó una película convocatoria A Lover Scorned en el papel de Brooke.

6. Michael Emerson como Ben Linus

Emerson continuó con su carrera televisiva al protagonizar la serie Maligno en el papel de Leland Townsend.

7. Yunjin Kim como Sun-Hwa Kwon

La carrera de Yunjin Kim ahora está prosperando al interpretar a la Señora Ma en una serie convocatoria Ms. Ma, Nemesis.

8. Terry O’Quinn como John Locke

Desde 2019, Terry O’Quinn ha estado trabajando en una serie de televisión convocatoria Emergence interpretando el papel de Richard Kindred.

9. Naveen Richards como Sayid Jarrah

Richards es un actor britano y participó en la película biográfica de la princesa Diana convocatoria Diana y protagonizó el software Instinct en el papel de Julian Cousins de 2018 a 2019.

10. Matthew Fox como Dr. Jack Shepherd

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Week 2 Lectures

me typing this long blog post out

Morning Lecture:

Today’s lecture started off with a discussion about the recent ANU data breach. Staff and students of the university received an email which provided information about the breach and several “security tips”. However, was this email really effective?

It’s main purpose was to inform and advise, however I talked to friends and other students at the uni and not one person made conscious efforts to be safer online. It’s clear that the email didn’t fulfil it’s intended purpose of increasing security awareness. A way that the email could possibly better promote security awareness is by actually demonstrating what it actually means to have your data compromised by linking articles illustrating the consequences of identity theft etc.

Another point that Richard brought up in the lecture, is that it is extremely difficult to change someone’s invested opinion on a topic, for example political leaning or opinions on abortion. A person’s morals and values are quintessential to forming one’s perspective on the world, so it only makes sense that to influence someone’s opinion, you must also influence their core beliefs.

This lecture also delved into analysing the kind of structures we use in security, whether this be the physical layout of a castle, or the control structure of information flow in the secret service. When designing our systems, as engineers we should aim to be proactive, not reactive. Being an engineer means thinking ahead by implementing failsafes and rigorous testing to react in the case of an event - we shouldn’t be fixing things as they come up, and we must also be mindful to avoid single points of failure. The differences in control structures was further explored by observing the features of an ant colony. This system is very brittle and is easily destructible, with single point of failure. So arises the question, how do ants achieve their complexity? The answer lies in the way their society, nest, and individuals work together. Ant colonies are very rigid, with set roles and single agency. So, despite their inherent weakness in a single point of failure, their strength draws from the combined strength of all the individuals that compose the colony. Examples of this can be easily found in history. Armies rely on having unwavering loyalty from their soldiers, and expect them to carry out tasks which might kill them with unquestioning doubt.

Another structure that was discussed was that of the Bell–LaPadula model, wherein access to certain types of data are formalised by “levels”, and an individual is only permitted to access data of a level of their clearance or lower. However such a system does flaws, for example it relies on complete human obedience, which implies a single point of failure. Also related is the concept of “tranquility” - level of information knowledge was assumed to never change for individuals when this model was developed.

The final point that was discussed in this lecture was the concept of physical security. Sure our data might seem to be “deleted” but it still exists in physical data centres, which highlights the necessity to consider not only cyber (sorry) security but physical security as well. Everything runs, and is connected on a machine so when a person gets access to the machine, then it can get hacked. Also comes the problem that software developers aren’t familiar with hardware, hence attackers would aim for hardware weaknesses. Other methods discussed which take advantage of weaknesses in physical security were:

Key loggers - a type of surveillance technology used to monitor and record each keystroke typed on a specific computer's keyboard

Cameras - it would be simple to put a camera over a monitor and observe sensitive information entered into a computer

Due to further advancements in technology, these kinds of technology have only gotten smaller and more inconspicuous. A few months ago in Korea, there have been protests about “molka” or spycams being set up in bathrooms and hotel rooms being used to capture porn without consent, which is obviously a devastating breach of privacy. So as technology like this continues to develop, as security engineers we must be vigilant about the effects of these devices and ways we can prevent their negative impacts.

(Link: https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-spycam-crimes-put-hidden-camera-industry-under-scrutiny)

Evening Lecture:

The evening lecture started with an introduced to what a vignere is, and how it how it differs to the previous ciphers we were previously introduced to. A vignere is basically a caesar cipher + password, which does a different encoding which destroys frequency - meaning that it is a bit harder to crack than a substitution cipher. We were also introduced to the concept of the Kasiski Test which can compute the use of co-incidence (the likelihood of letters being next to each other), which helps us determine the length of the key used.

Another concept that was introduced was that of the Work-work ratio. From my understanding, because nothing is ever completely secure, the aim of encryption is to make the amount of work to decrypt the message for the person intended to receive the message a lot less than someone who intercepted the message. This concept can be found in a lot of methods of encryption, for example the RSA algorithm which makes use of two different keys, one of which is public but the other must be kept private.

Type I/Type II Errors:

After attending the lecture and not really understanding what Type I/Type II errors are, I’ve revisited the topic now. Such errors are a misalignment between what should happen (prediction) and what happens in reality

Type I: rejecting true (predict they win, but they don’t)

Type II: accepting false (predict they don’t win, but they do)

The above table illustrates the different outcomes, based on a set of decisions made for an event. An example of a Type 1 error would be something like “the boy that cried wolf”. The boy alerts the shepherds that there is a wolf, when in reality there isn’t. Conversely, an example of a Type 2 error would be someone making a prediction that a particular party will win an upcoming an election, and they do not win. Richard discussed the fact that in reality, when you’re the security head of a company, you want to be efficient with the funding, so a lot of firms would pick to minimise one of the errors only. Initially, one might think it’s better to prepare for a type 1 error, as rejecting the outcome of an event that would have negative impact would be debilitating. However, in letting something that is false through which is invisible, a lot of times people won’t even notice - namely a type II error which can be equally dangerous.

Anatomy of an attack

A typical attack:

Someone (e.g. in an organisation) is targeted (spearfishing)

They are someone tricked/made to launch an exploit to gain more information/access

Repeat to reach a higher platform

By analysing this typical procedure for an attack, we must now think about where to place measures in order to prevent such events from happening, which arises a lot of questions. How do ensure that all of our employees are following procedure at all times? Doing so would be extremely costly, and what is the immediate benefit? Or, is it better to incur the risk?

#week2 #lecture

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sandytree1 · 5 years

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Markedsføring for arkitekter

Hvordan kan arkitekter markedsføre seg selv på best mulig måte?

DUMP

Why spend so much energy on design? For most of the population, experiencing architecture is unavoidable and its impact is lasting. Why not make it delightful?

Instagram is the king of social media. Used to market their work, promote new ideas, even pull in commissions. Find and foster new talent.

Goal: increasing public interest in architecture.

But of course, the ease and availability of such tools has a flipside: anything less than top quality will no longer cut it. There is no excuse for painfully blurry site construction photos, even less for those hastily composed, dimly lit, "studio desk" photos. Where is the creative spirit? Beyond just simply sharing your work, architects have a respected reputation for creating beautiful things, which should be carried throughout their work, regardless of media (built, drawn, digital, or otherwise.)

Behind the scenes look at their studio, but ultimately have a conversation about design with its community.

Most rely on word of mouth referral

How to win more challenging, bigger and more impressive projects?

Many architects complain that marketing doesn’t work yada yada. But in most cases, it’s simply because they’re doing it wrong. Advertising IS NOT marketing. It’s just a form of marketing, but it is not the same as it. Like a German Shepherd is a dog, but not all dogs are German Shepherds.

“Effective marketing is the process of making your prospects aware of the value your design firm provides and persuading them to take the next step in your process.”

“When most architects market their firms (including the misguided marketing agencies or departments), the only offer they make is the ‘hire me' offer (the BIG commitment).“

Examples of the hire me offer. Aka most traditional archi firm marketing fails because it’s targeting a very narrow segment of the market: the clients who are ready to move ahead and hire an architecture firm right now! You need to enter the conversation BEFORE the client thinks about hiring. You want the advantage of ol’ fashioned “know, like, trust”. Otherwise you’re not much more than a commodity.

Now imagine you had a way to communicate with this 91% of your market and build a relationship with them over time, convincing them of the value of hiring your firm, instead of trying to knock the ball out of the park with one swing?

And this brings us to our next point – a strategy for finding and connecting with potential clients before they start searching for an architecture firm.

Richard Petrie explained to his audience that selling professional services is like bringing a large ship to shore – you need a much smaller commitment before going for the big one!

Instead of marketing her services directly, as other firms might do, Richard had this New Zealand architect develop educational material targeted to people in the ‘information gathering' phase of the Client Demand Pyramid. Your educational and valuable information becomes the Monkey's Fist to bring in the ship. Using the Monkey's Fist marketing strategy gives your marketing material much broader appeal, and in return, much better results.By targeting people in the information gathering stage, you give your potential clients the opportunity to develop liking and trust with you … before they ever meet you.

Create your monkey fist: develop your educational content. 7 mistakes people make when renovating. Set up a booth at a local trade show. 8 step optometry office design guide. Went to a convention with it in hand. Corporate clients who are looking for webcast or broadcast studios. Webcast Studio Environments: Cost Guide and Project Budget Considerations. Wrote several articles for an industry blog.

Marketing channels: convention, industry blog, trade show, networking at events, in person meetings, online marketing, etc.

https://www.businessofarchitecture.com/marketing-for-architects/

4 Ps of marketing = . Tell your clients who you are and what you can do for them.

A quick browse of some architectural firms’ websites will show you how not to put this P into practice. Many firms try to become multitasking marvels. They’ll list every architectural discipline under the sun in an effort to attract some clients. However, this tactic creates the impression that the firm may not offer quality. Think of the old cliché of “a jack of all trades is a master of none”. It applies very well in this situation.

Portfolio website - showcase your wares

Start speaking in public

https://academy.archistar.ai/10-marketing-strategies-for-architecture-firms

Social media marketing for architects typically involves sharing photos and videos of projects, but what’s the story behind these projects? Why did you choose one design over another? Which materials were used to create your vision? Write a narrative around each project and turn your photos into compelling case studies.

Treat each project as if it were a mini documentary. Record the entire process, from the sketching phase to the last day of construction. Snap photos along the way, and take notes so you can write a case story from a more personal perspective. Once everything is organized, you can present it as a blog post.

Alternately, you can also repurpose these case studies for an online portfolio, or submit them as a news story for the local press.

It’s not uncommon for architects to work on projects all over the world, but many of your potential clients are likely local. This means that if your strategy doesn’t include local marketing strategies and keywords, it's time to start. Creating pages that are targeted to local clients can have a huge impact on whether or not they decide to contact you.

SEO, or search engine optimization, is one way you can increase the likelihood of your website showing up in searches for relevant keywords. Local SEO refers specifically to improving your visibility for local keywords — for example, “architectural firm in Philadelphia.”

Include references to nearest big city

Your fellow architects are already familiar with the basics, so your content can sometimes be more technical. They already know how to make sketches, but they might not be familiar with the latest CAD software program or the latest architectural trends. You could write a blog post or tutorial about a topic like this, then share it within your community to gain more exposure.

Telling other architects something new builds your reputation and make you stand out even more among potential clients.

Create an infographic

Host an architecture contest

Announce creative additions via email

https://www.webfx.com/industries/professional-services/architecture/creative-marketing-ideas-for-architecture.html

Goals:

Do you want to increase traffic to your site? Build the reputation and authority of your brand? Generate more useful leads?

Ask your existing customer base:

What they use your product for How they first came across your company What their opinion of your company is, and how they feel you’re perceived online already What convinced them to make an initial purchase. You should also ask:

What content they regularly consume and enjoy online Which competitor brands they appreciate What they feel they’d like to see more of that’s not currently available.

Learn about your ideal customers

Don’t make assumptions about who’s buying your producst, or what they’re looking for. Go to the source and find out as much as you can about your customer base. WHat are their needs? Create your personas.

Quantitative and qualitative research

Buying persona

Story

Storytelling is the most effective form of learning as our brains are hardwired to remember narratives. When audiences take in your content, they’ll look through it to find patterns from which they can build a story.

A story should reflect your company’s practices, structure, and products. It should also speak to a subject that resonates with your key audience.

If your brand is aimed at a young audience, you’ll want your story to reflect themes of rebellion, freedom, and trying something fun, fresh, and different. If you’re reaching out to a more business audience, you want your story to reflect your dedication to professionalism, hard work, and delivering a quality service.

Channels

Which forms of content will work best for your story and will resonate with your audience What places online your audience look for new content, and where you can publish your content to grab their attention.

Find ways to use one piece of content to point to other pieces in different formats Look at methods to reuse content, such as turning text articles into videos or white papers.

Process

Timescales for producing each piece of content All tasks and responsibilities that are involved in producing work The amount of research and asset development Relative workloads for your content creation team.

This can include setting an editorial calendar to determine how frequently you’ll be producing content, and what deadlines you’ll need to set to keep your content creation plan on-track.

Each team member should know exactly what their role is and what tasks they’re required to complete. Where possible, organize everyone’s schedules and workloads so that there’s no downtime as one team member is waiting for another one to finish the work they’ve been assigned.

Conversation

Talking regularly with your customers encourages them to build a relationship with your brand, leading to more sales Listening to what your audience is saying will help you to plan your content to better meet their needs Dealing quickly with concerns or customer service issues will help to build your company’s reputation as a brand that cares about their customers.

Which social media platforms are best for widespread distribution of your content Which platforms are best for interacting with customers, and listening to their opinions and thoughts.

Measurement

I spoke about the importance of setting goals when making a plan – if you’re not keeping a close eye on your progression towards these goals, you won’t know how well your content is performing.

Looking at numbers like site traffic and social media engagement will help you to know what content is doing well and what’s less useful This can help you to make decisions about future content creation.

brick by brick

https://louder.online/content-campaign-architecture/

Post ideas

Formats: timelapses, models, portraits, team photos, construction drawings, renderings, diagrams, construction site photo, vignette sketch, stopmotion,

Vision visualization vs Reality construction shots side-by-side. There’s liability and privacy concerns. But it would be cool to be able to peel back the curtain on the overlap between design and execution. It’s a messy and rich subject.

Timelapse of office presentations

Team talks where you let a coworker have a presentation about something they’re passionate about.

Present on a favorite chapter from a book thats related to architecture

Visualization renderings of projects

What software do you render with?

Pictures of a function like a disappearing pool, and explaining the idea and project execution. Thank people involved in making it real.

Motiongraphics or Powerpoint style video summarizing everything you’ve done and achieved this year. And what you can learn for the next year. LaneyLainc

Video presentation explaining how a building works and the idea behind it. LaneyLainc

“family” photos of the team, portraits LaneyLainc

Glimpse into construction document process. Blueprints no longer static life-less dumb drawings, instead designs come to life using the world of virtual modeling. LaneyLainc

Fun thoughts etc about the design projects as you’re working on it LaneyLainc

Client stories and how we tackled their ideas and desires LaneyLainc

Hiring posters LaneyLainc

Design process glimpse LaneyLainc

Promote your own TV and news appearances with clips and sneakpeaks

Short video snippets for Instagram stories with overlaid annotation commenting and explaining what is being done Anthony Laney

Share collages and visualizations ZeanMacFarlane

Social media campaign to drum up more interest and community engagement in the process of choosing a proposal. Beluah International purpose behind the campaign remained the same: create curated content meant to excite the public and increase interest in the project.

Holiday cheers and greetings post

Your office or workspace

What you’re currently working on

Inspiring quote

Introduce a team member

Life hack or quick tip

Piece from your portfolio

Shout out one of your clients

Promote one of your upcoming events

Team photo

Behind the scenes

fun fact about you

Business book you’re currently reading

Something you cant live without

Promote a local event

Encourage people to sign up for your email list

Show an alternative workspace

Throwback of an old web design office space

How you came up with your business name

A testimonial

Promote your most recent blog post

Celebrate a holiday

Share recent news in your field

Team selfie

Your favorite business tool or resource

Encourage following on other social networks

Where you are located

Inspiring story

Promote a freebie

Thank your followers

Answer a FAQ

Ask advice or opinion

Share how you stay organised

Share a business lesson learnt

Recommend a fellow small business

Tutorials: show how to do something that will help them

Challenges: give people tasks to achieve something specific for their biz

Suveys: ask questions about their biz or yours

Repost popular content with new images

Webinar trainings

Announcements: let them know about upcoming events or specials

Promote your services: give them bundled packages to enjoy

Printable freebie: create a checklist or cheat sheet they can download

Ask readers questions related to their biz/blog - their opinions

Case studies: share own personal stories or client success stories

Short videos with quick tips

Behind the scenes: images of your work space and new projects

Weekly roundup: share a list of your favorite industry posts each week

Holiday specials: celebrate holidays with special themed graphics and posts.

Encouragement: give positive words of encouragement for followers.

Share how you plan your week

Share your favorite app

Share what you learnt this week

Something that recently inspired you

Share your favorite life hack

Introduce yourself

Reveal a personal passion

Customer Service

Be transparent approach to design and fees. Make invoice legible. Clearly explain where we are on the budget. Where we are in current billing. What we’ve invoiced to date. Where we are in the context of the fee. Meticulous note-taking.

OR follow up immediately with email summarizing decisions and outlines the key next steps. Keep all communication clear, concise, frequent.

Keep in touch with current clients. If we don’t have a meeting, I email at least once a week to say: here’s what we’re doing, here’s what we’re working toward before we meet with you.

Keep in touch with former clients. We try to keep people abreast of what’s going on. If I’m in the neighbourhood, I drop by and ask how things are going.

People skills: During the interview process, I’m evaluating: How comfortable will I be having this person represent my company?

https://www.architectmagazine.com/practice/best-practices/dont-forget-architecture-is-a-service-industry_o

Work on your welcome

Speak in plain English. No jargon allowed.

To really put your “plain English skills” to the test, invite a good friend over and ask if you can explain one of your latest projects. Ask your friend to list any term or phrase you use, which was unclear to him. You may be surprised by the result. (The grandma test)

Don’t talk as if they were stupid though. Arrogance and customer service don’t match.

Before a client meeting, prepare at least 3 questions you want to ask your clients to get them talking. This way you also make them feel comfortable about asking their own questions.

Generally favour listening over talking. Whenever you’re with clients, spend ⅔ of your time with wide open ears and only ⅓ talking. More on that particular strategy here.

Don’t just explain your ideas. Engage your clients.

Did you have a favorite teacher at school? Or someone that really inspired you to learn a skill as a kid? I invite you to think of this person now. Why do you remember him or her so well? Usually, really good teachers have OUT-OF-THIS-WORLD people skills. They don’t just know their topic really well, they know how to open a new world to people.

Sometimes the client just might not find the topic interesting and be bored and stop listening.

Find ways of engaging your clients.

Make it relatable. Instead of pros and cons. Share a couple of personal anecdotes.

Make it fun. Crack some jokes to get through the boring stuff. Really funny construction fails out there.

Deliver more than a building. Deliver trust.

Talk your clients through the recommendations you give.

Give them a rough overview of alternative approaches that might save them time, money or both.

Ask them what they think and really listen to their answers.

Explain the consequences of their choices INCLUDING negative ones.

Be upfront about which problems you can solve for them – and what you cannot solve. Don’t try to photoshop your way out of a situation.

Make your vision as specific as possible.

Reach out on the regular.

Remind clients of why they’ve hired you and how your work is helping them.

Let them know of any issues and how you plan to deal with them (more on that topic later).

Give them a sense that you’re on top of things and they can trust you.

Touch base to find out if there’s anything bothering your clients so you can take steps to fix that.

So really make a point of staying in touch with clients regularly even if they don’t have a problem or contact you. You don’t need to spend more than 10 minutes talking to them but it’ll be time well invested.

Call your clients 1 year after they moved into their new house or office asking how they are.

Spend a couple of minutes recalling the names of their kids or what business they were in before you call and show a real interest in how they’re doing by asking specifics such as “How is Sarah enjoying her new room?.

If you feel comfortable with it, say that they can call you any time. It a generous offer that is sure to impress.

Send them a handwritten letter or small gift on a special occasion (for example 1 year after they moved in to their new offices). This is truly outstanding as almost no one sends letters anymore.

Turn problems into opportunities.

Always be open to listen when clients bring up problems. Apologise if you were to blame, stay calm and constructive and really listen to the client (even if you’re not to blame).

Make it clear that you’re going to act and how. It’s not realistic that you’ll be able to fix all clients’ problems at all times but you can show that you care by taking it serious.

Follow up once you’ve taken action. And be clear on next steps to further establish trust.

By listening to them and trying to understand the reasons behind their frustration. We also stay polite and really look into whether we can do something or not for that customer (even if it is a temporary workaround).

Go above and beyond.

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“Desaparecidos” terminó hace 10 años, y así se ven hoy las estrellas de la serie

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Por lo tanto, Genial.guru se ha puesto al día para entender cómo lucen actualmente los miembros de Desaparecidos y qué es lo que están haciendo ahora.

1. Jorge García como Hugo “Hurley” Reyes

2. Evangeline Lilly como Kate Austen

3. Josh Holloway como James “Sawyer” Ford

4. Daniel Dae Kim como Jin-Soo Kwon

Daniel Dae Kim se reunió con sus coprotagonistas de Desaparecidos, Terry O’Quinn y Jorge García, en la serie de televisión Hawái Cinco-0.

5. Emilie de Ravin como Claire Littleton

Ravin es causa de tiempo completo y, al mismo tiempo, dirige su carrera cinematográfica. En 2019, protagonizó una película convocatoria A Lover Scorned en el papel de Brooke.

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8. Terry O’Quinn como John Locke

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8 Best ERP Software for Small Businesses

“Small businesses are really the engine in the economy” – Karen Mills

With entrepreneurship spreading globally, small businesses are increasing in number and succeeding too. In today’s competitive corporate world, there is no business that is too small for an ERP solution. An ideal ERP for small business fits the shape and size of the business, however small or initial it may be. It has the competence to facilitate small businesses to operate like an enterprise does. Strategically, it prepares the business with needed abilities that can coordinate and assimilate functions into efficient business procedures.

“A big business starts small” – Richard Branson

Before we plunge into details of ERP system for small business, let us quickly review what an ERP solution is.

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“They must realize that even if ERP doesn’t manage these functions as well as what they had, the benefit to the organization of having a single system of record outweighs the inconvenience of a less capable system” – Jim Shepherd

An SME ERP system is one of the best amalgamations of business workflows and IT operations. It basically involves the automation of business tasks that are involved within each department as well as within departments. There is a seamless data flow between departments, instantly and near real-time. Earlier, ERP systems were known and affordable to big businesses, enterprises etc., but with the small-scale industries ruling the globe now, ERP for SME is almost an indispensable ingredient for businesses.

To understand the significance of an ERP solution, here is a clear-cut view of why businesses go in for ERP:

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There are certain key questions that need to be evaluated while implementing an ERP small business:

How many no. of departments is present in the organization?

What is the cost efficiency of the ERP implementation in the business?

Is investing in the small business ERP system going to be beneficial for the business?

Only after these questions are answered, business owners can proceed towards selecting an apt ERP startup for their business.

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How to Select An ERP?

Selecting an ERP for your small business is a big job. Here is a quick checklist to be assessed while selecting a customized ERP software for your business:

Have you chosen the right ERP solution partner for your needs?

Have you ensured modular and comprehensive coverage in the ERP?

Did you analyse business and infrastructure parameters in advance?

Did you decide on stage wise, department wise implementation?

Have you chalked out a thought-out plan for your business?

Did you study your existing systems and technologies in detail?

Do you need a cloud ERP for small business?

Did you decide if you need a web-based ERP or mobility driven ERP?

Have you ensured scalability of the ERP system?

Types of ERP Systems

There are many different types of ERP software that can be chosen from, depending upon the business workflows, cost estimates, user needs and infrastructure assessment. A combination of the below could also be taken up, based on what exactly is the set of requirements. Here are certain categories of ERP systems, explanatory by its name:

Web-based / Cloud-based ERP

Industry specific ERP

Small business ERP

Open source ERP

Proprietary ERP

Mobile ERP

Top 8 Best Small Business ERP Software

Based on usage, popularity, demand, access and security features, here are 8 best ERP software that are helping small businesses flourish and succeed at an exponential rate:

NetSuite ERP

Key Highlights

A contemporary, cloud-based ERP

Scalable, robust solution from Oracle

Prevalent in more than 160+ countries

Considered one of the world’s most installed cloud ERP system

Offers full perceptibility into all functional and operational areas

Helps in making knowledgeable data-driven decisions

Business Advantages

Gives almost real-time insights into business offering complete transparency

Automated, swift and simplistic solutions for all modules

Competencies with agility to develop novel functional areas, solutions and services

Lesser on-location infrastructure costs

Sage Intacct

Key Highlights

Accounting and financial management software that lets you do more and do it better

Advanced functionalities that help increase productivity

Flexible platform to integrate with third party services

Authoritative automation of intricate procedures and multi-dimensional data analysis

Known for addressing financial and accounting needs of small businesses and startups

Offers tools to deal with spend management, order management, accounts payables / receivables etc.

Business Advantages

Built by financial experts and hence ensures accuracy

Analyses and integrates complicated financial and accounting procedures

Flexible and tailormade business workflows

Near real-time reporting and dashboards mechanism

Orion ERP

Key Highlights

Collection dashboard to send Statement of Accounts electronically to multiple contacts

Bank reconciliation

Manage supplier discounts

Multi-branch reception, invoicing and cheques

Accounts Payable Aging

Reports: Trial Balance, Balance Sheet, Income Statement, Departmental Expenses

Profiles and Access rights to keep information secure and confidential

Management accounting Vs Statutory accounting by market, division, branch or department

Business Advantages

Designed for mid-size to large enterprises

Industry specific business workflow management

Work anywhere, anytime, across devices

Offers a seamless experience and complete security

xTuple ERP

Key Highlights

An ERP tool which aids in expanding your business reach

A fully protected software which helps you integrate all the data of your business and use it in the best possible manner

Optimizes warehouses and controls inventory costs

Possesses all the tools needed to merge all business operations into one system

Available for small business and offers multiple support options

Business Advantages

Saves big on time and money

Excellent option for manufacturing and distribution units

Well-designed supply chain management processes

Makes critical business decisions using real-time information

Speeds business processes to be more efficient, and more profitable

ERPNext

Key Highlights

An ideal open ERP available in the market

Considered 100% open source

Used by more than 5000 organizations across the globe

Offers financial accounting and inventory management

Available in cloud-based and on-premise deployment options

Offers human resource management and project management

Business Advantages

Users can track progress through real-time charts

Provides sales management features, lead management and tracking

Considered best for small businesses with limited resources

Can host it yourself or SaaS based

Comprehensive and very considerately designed

SYSPRO ERP

Key Highlights

Industry-built ERP software for simplified success

Ranked in 2019 Panorama Consulting

One of the longest standing independent ERP providers

Delivers simplicity, innovation and partnership

Sold in modules hence can be purchased as needed

Advanced reporting capabilities with automated workflows

Business Advantages

Flexible system based on requirements and hence user friendly

Offer all detailed aspects of finance, manufacturing and distribution

Flexible, dependable, customizable and scalable

Reduced disturbance with basic installation and a simple upgrade path

Streamlined implementations

Bitrix 24

Key Highlights

100% free CRM, collaboration tool suite

Ready to use in cloud within a few seconds

Totally free for unlimited number of users

More than 5,000,000+ organizations have chosen this solution

Business Advantages

Activity stream, group chat, calendars, workgroups and other collaboration tools at your disposal

Improve conversion rates, automate marketing and serve your customers better with our free CRM

Mobile ERP with multiple seamless integrations

Genial Light ERP (LERP)

Key Highlights

A lighter version which enables organizations to take technological advantages in their business

Cloud based as well as on premises package solution

Helps to manage procurement process, sales process, inventory management and financial processes

Effective and user-friendly dashboard, alert and notifications

Best solution to take technological advantage for SMEs

Business Advantages

Approval and version of each document is maintained with audit reports

Vendor Management and rate contract management

Analytics and alerts provided to achieve customer satisfaction

Inter Branch / departmental inventory movement

Configuration and maintenance of accounting structure

The very fact that ERP for small business is surely a beneficial investment for the organization, is a known thing now. Genial Light ERP (Genial LERP) is lighter version of ERP system for small businesses, which enables organizations to take technological advantages in their business. It is available on cloud as well as on premises under package solutions. This solution helps small businesses to manage procurement, sales, inventory management and financial processes.

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