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First Cash And Cash America Announce Expiration Of Hart-Scott-Rodino Waiting Period For Proposed Merger; $400 Million Credit Facility To Be Effective At Merger Closing
ARLINGTON, Texas and FORT WORTH, Texas, July 26, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Cash Financial Services, Inc. ("First Cash") (NASDAQ:FCFS) and Cash America International, Inc. ("Cash America") (NYSE:CSH) today announced that the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 ("HSR Act"), with respect to the proposed business combination of First Cash and Cash America, has expired, concluding antitrust review of the transaction under the HSR Act and satisfying one of the important conditions to the closing of the pending transaction.
The companies also announced today the entry by First Cash into a $400 million unsecured revolving bank credit facility ("Credit Facility") for the combined company, which will become effective upon the completion of the proposed transaction subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions. The Credit Facility includes eight participating commercial lenders led by Wells Fargo. An uncommitted accordion feature allows the Credit Facility to be increased to $500 million subject to customary conditions. The Credit Facility will have a five-year term from the closing date of the merger and will bear interest at either the prevailing London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) plus a fixed spread of 2.5% or the prevailing prime or base rate plus a fixed spread of 1.5%.
"The expiration of the waiting period under the HSR Act and the entry into the Credit Facility are two important steps toward the closing of the proposed transaction, which remains subject to other customary closing conditions, including approval of both companies' stockholders. We remain very excited about the combination of our two companies and expect the transaction to close in the third quarter of 2016," said Rick L. Wessel, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of First Cash, and T. Brent Stuart, President and Chief Executive Officer of Cash America.
About Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR Act)
The HSR Act is a U.S. regulatory provision that requires parties to submit a detailed filing of a proposed merger or acquisition with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice. The agencies then require a waiting period while they review the filing to determine that the transaction will not adversely affect U.S. commerce under the antitrust laws.
About the Proposed Transaction
On April 28, 2016, First Cash and Cash America entered into a definitive merger agreement pursuant to which the companies will combine in an all-stock merger of equals to create the leading operator of retail pawn stores in the United States and Latin America. The combined Company, to be named FirstCash, Inc., will have one of the largest retail pawn store footprints in Latin America and the United States, with over 2,000 locations across four countries.
Additional information concerning the proposed transaction is included in the preliminary proxy statement/prospectus, which was filed with the SEC on June 15, 2016 and can be accessed on the SEC's website.
About First Cash
With over 1,270 retail and consumer lending locations in the U.S., Mexico, Guatemala and El Salvador, First Cash Financial Services, Inc. is a leading international operator of pawn stores. First Cash focuses on serving cash and credit constrained consumers through its retail pawn locations, which buy and sell a wide variety of jewelry, consumer electronics, power tools, household appliances, sporting goods, musical instruments and other merchandise, and make small consumer pawn loans secured by pledged personal property. Approximately 97% of the Company's revenues are from pawn operations.
First Cash is a component company in both the Standard & Poor's SmallCap 600 Index® and the Russell 2000 Index®. First Cash's common stock (ticker symbol "FCFS") is traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, which has the highest initial listing standards of any stock exchange in the world based on financial and liquidity requirements.
About Cash America
As of March 31, 2016, Cash America International, Inc. operated 892 total locations in the United States offering pawn lending and related services to consumers, which included the following:
819 lending locations in 20 states in the United States primarily under the names "Cash America Pawn," "SuperPawn," "Cash America Payday Advance," and "Cashland;" and
73 check cashing centers (all of which are unconsolidated franchised check cashing centers) operating in 12 states in the United States under the name "Mr. Payroll."
For additional information regarding Cash America and the services it provides, visit the Company's website located at: www.cashamerica.com or download the Cash America mobile app without cost from the App Store SM and on Google Play™.
App Store is a service mark of Apple Inc. and Google Play is a trademark of Google Inc.
This communication contains "forward-looking statements" (as defined in the Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995) regarding, among other things, future events or the future financial performance of First Cash and Cash America or anticipated benefits of the proposed transaction. Words such as "anticipate," "expect," "project," "intend," "believe," "will," "estimates," "may," "could," "should" and words and terms of similar substance used in connection with any discussion of future plans, actions or events identify forward-looking statements. The closing of the proposed transaction is subject to the approval of the stockholders of First Cash and Cash America, regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions. There is no assurance that such conditions will be met or that the proposed transaction will be consummated within the expected time frame, or at all. Forward-looking statements relating to the proposed transaction include, but are not limited to: statements about the benefits of the proposed transaction, including anticipated synergies, cost savings, cash flows and future financial and operating results; future capital returns to stockholders of the combined company; First Cash's and Cash America's plans, objectives, expectations, projections and intentions; the expected timing of completion of the proposed transaction; the impact of any CFPB rules that may be adopted on First Cash and Cash America; and other statements relating to the transaction that are not historical facts. Forward-looking statements are based on information currently available to First Cash and Cash America and involve estimates, expectations and projections. Investors are cautioned that all such forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, and important factors could cause actual events or results to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements. With respect to the proposed transaction, these risks, uncertainties and factors include, but are not limited to: the risk that First Cash or Cash America may be unable to obtain governmental and regulatory approvals required for the transaction, or that required governmental and regulatory approvals may delay the transaction or result in the imposition of conditions that could reduce the anticipated benefits from the proposed transaction or cause the parties to abandon the proposed transaction; the risk that required stockholder approvals may not be obtained; the risks that condition(s) to closing of the transaction may not be satisfied; the length of time necessary to consummate the proposed transaction, which may be longer than anticipated for various reasons; the risk that the conditions to closing the Credit Facility may not be satisfied; the risk that the businesses will not be integrated successfully; the risk that the benefits, cost savings, cash flows, synergies and growth from the proposed transaction may not be fully realized or may take longer to realize than expected; the diversion of management time to transaction-related issues; the risk that costs associated with the integration of the businesses are higher than anticipated; and litigation risks related to the transaction. With respect to the businesses of First Cash and/or Cash America, including if the proposed transaction is consummated, these risks, uncertainties and factors include, but are not limited to: the effect of future regulatory or legislative actions on the companies or the industries in which they operate and the effect of compliance with enforcement actions, orders or agreements issued by applicable regulators; the risk that the credit ratings of the combined company or its subsidiaries may be different from what the companies expect and/or risks related to the ability to obtain financing; economic and foreign exchange rate volatility, particularly in Latin American markets; adverse gold market or exchange rate fluctuations; increased competition from banks, credit unions, internet-based lenders, other short-term consumer lenders and other entities offering similar financial services as well as retail businesses that offer products and services offered by First Cash and Cash America; a decrease in demand for First Cash's or Cash America's products and services; public perception of First Cash's or Cash America's business and business practices; changes in the general economic environment, or social or political conditions, that could affect the businesses; the potential impact of the announcement or consummation of the proposed transaction on relationships with customers, suppliers, competitors, management and other employees; risks related to any current or future litigation proceedings; the ability to attract new customers and retain existing customers in the manner anticipated; the ability to hire and retain key personnel; reliance on and integration of information technology systems; ability to protect intellectual property rights; the impact of security breaches, cyber-attacks or fraudulent activity on First Cash's or Cash America's reputation; the risks associated with assumptions the companies make in connection with their parties' critical accounting estimates and legal proceedings; and the potential of international unrest, economic downturn or effects of currency fluctuations, tax assessments or tax positions taken, risks related to goodwill and other intangible asset impairments, tax adjustments, anticipated tax rates, benefit or retirement plan costs, or other regulatory compliance costs.
Additional information concerning these and other risk factors is also contained in First Cash's Form S-4 Registration Statement that was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on June 15, 2016, which includes the preliminary joint proxy statement for First Cash and Cash America, including any amendments thereto, as well as First Cash's and Cash America's most recently filed Annual Reports on Form 10-K and subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K, and other SEC filings.
Many of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions are beyond First Cash's or Cash America's ability to control or predict. Because of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Furthermore, forward-looking statements speak only as of the information currently available to the parties on the date they are made, and neither First Cash nor Cash America undertakes any obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that may arise after the date of this communication. Neither First Cash nor Cash America gives any assurance (1) that either First Cash or Cash America will achieve its expectations, or (2) concerning any result or the timing thereof. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements concerning First Cash, Cash America, the proposed transaction, the combined company or other matters and attributable to First Cash or Cash America or any person acting on their behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements above.
This communication is for informational purposes only and does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities or a solicitation of any vote or approval with respect to the proposed transaction between First Cash and Cash America or otherwise, nor shall there be any sale, issuance or transfer of securities in any jurisdiction in contravention of applicable law. No offer of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The proposed transaction between First Cash and Cash America will be submitted to the respective stockholders of First Cash and Cash America for their consideration. In connection with the proposed transaction between First Cash and Cash America, on June 15, 2016, First Cash filed with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-4 that includes a preliminary joint proxy statement of First Cash and Cash America that also constitutes a preliminary prospectus of First Cash. These materials are not yet final and will be amended. After such time as the registration statement on Form S-4 has been declared effective by the SEC, First Cash and Cash America will mail the joint proxy statement/prospectus to their respective stockholders when it becomes final. First Cash and Cash America also plan to file other documents with the SEC regarding the proposed transaction. This communication is not a substitute for any prospectus, proxy statement or any other document which First Cash or Cash America may file with the SEC in connection with the proposed transaction. INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS OF FIRST CASH AND CASH AMERICA ARE URGED TO READ THE DEFINITIVE JOINT PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS ONCE IT IS FILED WITH THE SEC AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS THAT ARE FILED WITH THE SEC CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR ENTIRETY BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT FIRST CASH, CASH AMERICA, THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION AND RELATED MATTERS. Investors and stockholders will be able to obtain free copies of the joint proxy statement/prospectus and other documents containing important information about First Cash and Cash America, once such documents are filed with the SEC, through the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov. First Cash and Cash America make available free of charge at www.firstcash.com and www.cashamerica.com, respectively (in the "Investor" or "Investor Relations" section, as applicable), copies of materials they file with, or furnish to, the SEC.
Participants in the Merger Solicitation
First Cash, Cash America, and certain of their respective directors, executive officers and other members of management and employees may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the stockholders of First Cash and Cash America in connection with the proposed transaction. Information about the directors and executive officers of First Cash is set forth in its proxy statement for its 2016 annual meeting of stockholders, which was filed with the SEC on April 28, 2016. Information about the directors of Cash America is set forth in its proxy statement for its 2016 annual meeting of shareholders, which was filed with the SEC on April 7, 2016, and information about the executive officers of Cash America is set forth in Cash America's Annual Report on Form 10-K, which was filed with the SEC on February 26, 2016. These documents can be obtained free of charge from the sources indicated above. Other information regarding those persons who are, under the rules of the SEC, participants in the proxy solicitation and a description of their direct and indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, will be contained in the joint proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant materials to be filed with the SEC when they become available.
First Cash Contacts:For further information, please contact:Gar JacksonGlobal IR Group(949) 873-2789gar@globalirgroup.comDoug Orr, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer(817) 505-3199investorrelations@firstcash.comCash America Contacts:InvestorsL. Dee Littrell817-570-1661 Directdlittrell@cashamerica.comMediaYolanda Walker817-333-1973 Directywalker@cashamerica.com


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Дьюс () — коммуна во Франции, находится в регионе Аквитания. Департамент — Атлантические Пиренеи. Входит в состав кантона Тер-де-Люи и Кото-дю-Вик-Бий. Округ коммуны — По.

Код INSEE коммуны — 64199.

География

Коммуна расположена приблизительно в 620 км к югу от Парижа, в 150 км южнее Бордо, в 34 км к северо-востоку от По.

На юго-западе коммуны протекает река , а на северо-востоке — река .

Климат
Климат тёплый океанический. Зима мягкая, средняя температура января — от +5°С до +13°С, температуры ниже −10 °C бывают редко. Снег выпадает около 15 дней в году с ноября по апрель. Максимальная температура летом порядка 20-30 °C, выше 35 °C бывает очень редко. Количество осадков высокое, порядка 1100 мм в год. Характерна безветренная погода, сильные ветры очень редки.

Население
Население коммуны на 2010 год составляло 153 человека.

Администрация

Экономика
В 2010 году среди 94 человек трудоспособного возраста (15-64 лет) 87 были экономически активными, 7 — неактивными (показатель активности — 92,6 %, в 1999 году было 75,6 %). Из 87 активных жителей работали 84 человека (51 мужчина и 33 женщины), безработных было 3 (2 мужчин и 1 женщина). Среди 7 неактивных 1 человек был учеником или студентом, 5 — пенсионерами, 1 был неактивным по другим причинам.

Достопримечательности
 Церковь Св. Иоанна Крестителя (XII век). Исторический памятник с 1997 года

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Thanks to its high density and ability to provide heavy weight in a smaller space, Wolfmet tungsten alloy is ideal for use in motorsport applications. With more than 40 years' experience supplying the automotive industry and many years working specially with Formula 1 teams, Wolfmet's expertise ensures key components can be manufactured within short lead times and to close tolerances, giving our customers complete peace of mind.
The modern motorsport world boasts an array of materials offering high strength and low weight. However, this means there is often the need to add mass to a vehicle in the form of ballast to meet the minimum weight requirements.
Wolfmet tungsten alloy is ideal for this purpose since its density allows engineers to fabricate components of small dimensions with a high mass. This means ballast can be placed in very confined spaces and in exactly the right location to provide effective weight distribution, while meeting minimum weight requirements.
Wolfmet tungsten alloy has been used very successfully in Formula 1 design, for example to manufacture the skid fasteners which fix the plank – the lowest part of the race car. The high mass of Wolfmet tungsten alloy ensured the lowest possible centre of gravity was achieved, while its durability helped protect the plank from wear, preventing a breach of rules regarding the minimum ride height.
The high density of Wolfmet tungsten alloy makes it especially well suited to crankshaft balancing for high performance engines. Compact weights can be used to obtain the optimum balance and in turn reduce unwanted vibrations that would otherwise compromise the performance of the engine.
This paper looks at the use of tungsten heavy alloy in high performance motorsport and how the knowledge and expertise gained from servicing such a dynamic and demanding industry is applied across other markets, such as Aerospace, to ensure excellence.


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IPL 2021, KKR vs SRH: Morgan hails Kolkata's strength and depth, calls Shakib's inclusion 'luxury'
With the six-wicket win against Hyderabad, Kolkata held on to the fourth spot on the table with 12 points in 13 matches.
Written by: India TV Sports Desk New Delhi Updated on: October 03, 2021 23:49 IST
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Shubman Gill hit a fine half-century to lay the foundation as Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) defeated bottom-placed SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) by six wickets on Sunday.
Chasing a partly 116, Gill notched up 57 off 51 deliveries before Nitish Rana (25) and Dinesh Karthik (18 not out) took the two-time champions over the line in Dubai.
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Gill, who scored his first fifty of the ongoing edition, said that his plan was to target the shorter side of the boundary. He also decided to make the most of Umran Malik's pace on a surface that was acting slow.
"It was important to assess the wicket. It wasn't easy to hit the spinners on this wicket. I was targeting the shorter side, and the leg-side was shorter than the off-side at one end. When I didn't have many runs under the belt, you don't want the opposition to gain the upper hand," Gill, who was named Player of the Match, said in the post-match presentation.
"When you play on slower wickets, it's more important to play with the wrists and that comes naturally to me. I took on the extra pace (of Umran) today and it came off in this game, but in another game it might not," he further said.
Eoin Morgan also heaped praise on Gill's knock and his players for "putting their heads up". Kolkata bowlers also fired in unison to restrict Hyderabad to a modest total. Tim Southee (2/26), Shivam Mavi (2/29) and Varun Chakravarthy (2/26) shared six wickets among them.
"The wicket played slower than we thought, than the wicket two nights ago. It swings early in the powerplay in these conditions, but it was sluggish. We needed to bowl and field well and we did. Shubman played extremely well and led the chase. The depth of the squad to be able to call Shakib is a huge luxury, so he has had a huge impact," said Morgan.
"We are focussed on playing good cricket and we've done that in the last three weeks. The game plan has had a good impact in the dressing room and guys are putting their hands up. We have done well to adapt to the slow conditions and I'm happy with that," he added.
With the win against Hyderabad, Kolkata held on to the fourth spot on the table with 12 points in 13 matches.
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As part of their ground-breaking partnership, Australian Wildlife Conservancy (AWC) and Dambimangari Aboriginal Corporation (DAC) are undertaking the biggest wildlife survey ever conducted on mainland Dambimangari country.
Since it began in November 2016, AWC ecologists and Dambimangari rangers have set and collected data from more than 24,000 remote camera trap-nights, providing real data about the distribution of threatened species, and the extent and impacts of potential threats.
Dambimangari country is diverse. It has rugged coastlines, coastal and offshore islands, extensive ranges and isolated valleys, rivers and life- giving springs. There are rainforests, woodlands, savannahs and grasslands. Sandstone escarpments meet granite hills, interspersed with volcanic boulder fields. The lowlands have extensive rocky, sandy and clay plains. Many of these remote areas have never been surveyed.
Dambimangari country encompasses 1.6 million hectares of land along the Kimberley coast in north-western Australia, together with the adjacent coastal waters and islands. It includes some of the highest-priority land for conservation in Australia, particularly a large proportion of the only area on the mainland not to have suffered any animal extinctions since European settlement.
The AWC-DAC partnership is crucial for effective threatened species monitoring and management. As Dambimangari country is so remote and rugged, access is mostly by helicopter and boat, with each partner providing critical logistical support and expert knowledge.
To find out where threatened species occur on Dambimangari country, AWC and DAC work together to deploy remote-sensing cameras in refugial habitats such as islands, rainforest springs, isolated hills, and rugged ranges. This is the first time that many areas have been surveyed.
A recent detection of the endangered Black-footed Tree-rat, the first in the Kimberley for over 30 years, has the joint team excited about the prospect of detecting this threatened mammal on Dambimangari country. Other target threatened species for future inventory surveys include the Nabarlek and Brush-tailed Rabbit- rat.
One of the key species for monitoring and management on Dambimangari country is the Golden Bandicoot. This species is one of 20 threatened mammals targeted in the Commonwealth Government's 'Threatened Species Strategy'. Golden Bandicoots look like the more common Northern Brown Bandicoots in the western Kimberley. Only through genetic testing are we able to differentiate the two species. So far, we have confirmed eight Golden Bandicoots populations across Dambimangari country. Establishing the range of the locations of these populations will inform land management strategies, including fire management and feral cat control.
AWC and DAC are working together to assess risks to threatened fauna and their habitats on Dambimangari country. We have completed cattle, donkey, weed and feral cat surveys in targeted lowland areas to inform our threat management programs. The level of these threats in the rugged highland refuge areas of Dambimangari country is considered to be low.
Effective fire management across Dambimangari country has already had a big impact, reducing the risk of high-intensity, late season wildfires.
Dambimangari country stretches across 1.6 million hectares. The partnership between AWC and DAC covers 800,000 hectares of Kimberley wilderness.
A Northern Brown Bandicoot trapped and released during a survey.
Searched for Narbarleks by collecting small wallaby scats for genetic testing.
The team was rewarded for their efforts with two Golden Bandicoot populations confirmed on Augustus Island.
They also detected Northern Quolls, Scaly-tailed Possums, Kimberley Rock-rats, Water Rats and Small Rock Wallabies on remote cameras. The hunt for Nabarleks continues.
The Augustus Island project is supported by the Kimberley Ranger CWR mammal project through funding from the Australian Government's National Landcare Program, WWF Australia and Lotterywest.
Sisters Cherylyn and Dominika Ozies set up a camera trap.
The survey team take a break. Front row ( l-r): James Mansfield, Wayne Oobagooma, Amon Jungine, Ellie Boyle, Josh Maher, James Smith. Back row (l-r): Cherylyn Ozies, Annika Spiridis, Sherisha Ozies, Azarnia Malay and Dominika Ozies.
AWC and DAC Rangers (l-r) Stella Shipway, Melissa Bruton, Issie Connell, Dominika Ozies, Azarnia Malay and Cherylyn Ozies.


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Q: can we apply algebric identities in complex numbers We know $(a+b)^2=a^2+b^2+2ab$ if $a,b\in\mathbb R$.
Does that and other algebra identities hold if a,b belongs to complex numbers?

Given $a,b,c\in \mathbb{C}$, $$\begin{align}|a + b - c|^2 + |b + c - a|^2 + |c + a - b|^2 &= 12\\ |2a|^2 + |2b|^2 + |2c|^2 &= 12 - |a + b + c|^2\end{align}$$ using the identity $$(a + b + c)^2 + (a + b - c)^2 + (a + c - b)^2 + (b + c - a)^2=(2a)^2 + (2b)^2 + (2c)^2.$$

Is the above step correct?

A: In the complex numbers $|a|^2$ is not always equal to $a^2$. For example $|i|^2 = 1$ but $i^2=-1$.
So the deduction is not correct. The identity $(a+b+c) ^2 + (a+b-c) ^2 +(a+c-b) ^2 +(b+c-a) ^2 = (2a)^2 + (2b)^2 +(2c)^2$ will still hold however.

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Public libraries have been a lifeline for me for many, many years. This poem had been brewing in my head for some time, and I finally made the space and time to sit down and write it. By a lovely sleight of serendipity, it also happens to be #LibrariesWeek. For more information on this, click here.
unsure if I am brave enough to hurl myself down.
the zipped, tartan bag attached to the back and pedal home.
to talk or make decisions.
and by characters who will not judge me.
into her tight, strawberry blond curls.
and two little girls in school uniform and crooked pigtails.
the sleet, the cold, of their mother who will not just let them go home.
No. For my motive lies beyond sheer altruism of surrounding my children in a world of wisdom.
I dash from the room, for time is of the essence.
the clock that ticks through this quiet room, stealing my time.
and flick through, discovering a new dialect: Agents. Publishers. Unsolicited Manuscripts.
cottage where I sit and type: One novel, two novels, three.
and breathe in the secret scent of stories?
the preserve of the wealthy; where reading is for everybody.
for it is only in their reading they are set free.
across wheat and borage, cow-grazed common and medieval, cylindrical spires.
but more importantly, this is a city of stories, where secrets and tales dwell.
ordering books, discovering books, smelling books, eating books if I could.
between school and clubs I build into our weekly rhythm, steady as a heartbeat.
here I am Warm. Comforted. Safe.
rocked gently on a sea of books.
Public libraries across the UK are closing at an alarming rate. We cannot let this happen. Do you support your local library? Whether you're in the UK or beyond, I'd love to hear about your personal experiences of public libraries.
To compliment this post, read about the power of public space poetry; a reflection on the emancipation of women in literature alongside female franchise & how it's not enough to say a reading culture in Kenya simply doesn't exist.


Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are biopolymers synthesized by various bacteria from renewable sources and have drawn much interest from academic and industrial communities for their unique properties of biodegradability and biocompatibility. Nevertheless, PHA production is restricted due to their high cost compared to petrochemical-based plastics, which is mainly affected by downstream processing. Therefore, the development of PHA extraction methods is required to make the overall process much simpler and cheaper. This chapter reviews a useful classification of different recovery methods that are available to extract PHAs from cells. It has been found that some of the most successful laboratory cell disruption techniques have no possibility of commercialization. Thus, a commercial recovery system with a simple, efficient and economical procedure will probably focus on a non-solvent extraction-based recovery amongst a variety of PHA recovery methods. It is seen that the halogen-free methods could be considered as green alternative technologies for PHA recovery which are able to eliminate the usage of harsh organic solvents and their negative impact on the environment.


There is a Talmudic saying that "the eyes are the window to the soul." I wonder what Talmudic scholars would think if I told them that I found that a window itself can be a way into a soul? This is just one more thing I have learned from my autistic son Nat.
Over the years, people have suggested art therapy as a possible way to get Nat to express himself. Back then we were always looking for therapies that would get at Nat and help him. We did years of music therapy… in addition to years of speech, language, sensory integration, and behavioral therapy. We tried a little Floortime, and we looked into auditory integrated training, as well as perhaps a week of the gluten-free, casein-free diet. (Blah blah blah, try try try, fail fail fail) but we never did try art therapy. I hated when people suggested it to me the same way I hated it when people say that "autistic people respond well to visuals." It seemed to be one of those sweeping generalizations that had no bearing on who Nat was. I still get that feeling like a balloon losing air when people suggest things I should try for Nat.
Nat did not like art. We'd put crayons in front of him and he'd scribble, filling every white space on the page with the one color he'd chosen. To me, this felt hopeless, rote. It did not seem like he was expressing himself, or if he was, what was he saying? It was just painful for me at the time. I guess this is because I was judging him by how I would do things: if I had crayons, I'd draw something. A woman in a ballgown, a garden, an undersea scene. I suppose I could have said that Nat was more abstract, but it felt like a thin assumption. His scribbling was listless, phoned in. I know when he likes something and when he doesn't. It just felt like art, for Nat, was not an avenue to pursue.
Today I drove out to Nat's school with a pile of blue-colored tulle I'd bought. The tulle was for decorating the school gym for the prom. They are having another prom, just like last year, for the upper school. This year the theme is "Under the Sea." I immediately had an entire vision of what they should do: swaths and swags of tulle, in blue, green, purple, waving from one end of the gym ceiling to the other, like the top of the ocean. Tiny lights (plankton? starfish?) to further delight. I was laying the tulle out along the floor of the gym with the school's Family Services person, Jessica, who also seems to be the go-to girl for just about everything there. Jessica suggested I come with her to the art room to see some of the decorations the students have been working on.
Just when you think God has closed the door on something, He opens up a window.


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«Прогулянка по дикому шляху» () — американський драматичний чорний фільм  року режисера Едварда Дмитрика зі , Капучіне, Джейн Фондою та Енн Бакстер у головних ролях. Фільм заснований на однойменному романі 1956 року американського письменника .

У 2005 році фільм увійшов до списку 250 фільмів Американського інституту кіномистецтва, номінованих на 100 років кіномузики AFI.

Сюжет
Це чорний фільм для дорослих, що розповідає глядачам про життя та стосунки між жінками, які займаються комерційною проституцією в стильному будинку розпусти в Новому Орлеані, власницею якого є мадам Джо Кортні (Барбара Стенвік).

Ролі виконують
  — Дав Лінкорн
 Капучіне — Галлі Джерард
 Джейн Фонда — Кітті «Твіст» Трістрам
 Енн Бакстер — Терезіна Відаверрі
 Барбара Стенвік — Джо Кортні
  — міс Прешес
  — Олівер
  — Спенс

Навколо фільму
 Дія фільму відбувається в 1930-х роках, однак Капучіне була одягнена в модний одяг 1962 року. Її «протеже» — продюсер Чарльз К. Фельдман постановив, що вона буде одягнена в останні моделі суко́нок П'єра Кардена.
 У фільмі за сценарієм Кітті Твіст неповнолітня. Насправді, Джейн Фонді, яка грає Кітті, у 1962 році мало б виповнитися двадцять чотири роки.

Посилання
    (03.01.2023)

Фільми англійською мовою
Чорно-білі фільми США
Фільми 1962
Фільми США 1962
Фільми-драми США
Фільми Columbia Pictures
Фільми про Новий Орлеан
Фільми, зняті в Новому Орлеані
Фільми Едварда Дмитрика


A man shouting "Freedom!" has crashed a vehicle into a newly erected Ten Commandments monument in Arkansas.
The privately funded granite slab had been in place outside the state capitol in Little Rock for less than 24 hours before it was knocked from its plinth and smashed to pieces.
Michael Tate Reed, 32, of Van Buren in Arkansas, was arrested and taken to the Pulaski county jail shortly after 7.30am on preliminary charges of defacing objects of public interest, criminal trespass and first-degree criminal mischief. An arrest report lists his occupation as unemployed/disabled.
The Arkansas secretary of state's office spokesman, Chris Powell, said officials believed a Facebook Live video posted on an account under the name of Michael Reed appeared to show the destruction was authentic.
The driver is then heard growling: "Oh my goodness. Freedom!" before accelerating into the monument. The vehicle's speedometer is shown at 21mph and then a collision can be heard. The monument falls and smashes as its hit the ground.
Oklahoma county sheriff's spokesman, Mark Opgrande, said on Wednesday Reed had previously been arrested in October 2014 over the destruction of Oklahoma's Ten Commandments monument at the state capitol.
In a 2015 email to Tulsa World , Reed apologised for wrecking Oklahoma's monument and said he suffered from delusions and heard voices. "I am so sorry that this all happening (sic) and wished I could take it all back," he said.
Arkansas' monument weighed 2,721kg (6,000lb). It was installed on Tuesday morning on the south-west lawn of the capitol with little fanfare.
A 2015 law required the state to permit the display near the capitol, and a state panel last month approved its design and location.
"Obviously, I'm very disappointed that someone would carry out an act of violence that's actually against the people of Arkansas," said Jason Rapert, a Republican senator who led the push for the monument. Rapert said he was confident he could quickly raise funds for a replacement.
Travis Story, the general counsel of the American History and Heritage Foundation, which raised money for the monument, said the group had ordered a replacement but it would take a couple of months.
The Republican governor Asa Hutchinson, who signed the legislation requiring the monument's installation, tweeted that "resorting to property destruction is never the answer to a policy disagreement".
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) condemned the destruction of the sculpture, which it called an unconstitutional endorsement of religion.
Arkansas' monument is a replica of a display at the Texas capitol that was upheld by the US supreme court in 2005. After the destruction of the monument in Oklahoma, a replacement was installed but then ordered to be removed by that state's supreme court, which determined its location on state property violated a constitutional prohibition on the use of state funds to support a religion.
Reed's family members told the Oklahoman newspaper in 2014 that he had bipolar disorder and schizophrenia.
The Oklahoma county district attorney said he declined to pursue criminal charges against Reed because it was apparent he had a long history of mental illness and because the offence was a property crime.
David Prater added that Reed's family lived in Arkansas and had secured a facility there that could treat him. "Had it been a violent crime where he had harmed another person, burglarised someone's home or something like that, I would have been forced to handle the case differently," Prater said.


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Sätila distrikt är ett distrikt i Marks kommun och Västra Götalands län.

Distriktet ligger väster om Kinna.

Tidigare administrativ tillhörighet
Distriktet inrättades 2016 och utgörs av socknen Sätila i Marks kommun.

Området motsvarar den omfattning Sätila församling hade vid årsskiftet 1999/2000.

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Indelningar i Marks kommun
distrikt i Västra Götalands län


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Biografia
Nato in una famiglia giudea a Bóbrka (Bibrka), vicino a Leopoli (al tempo appartenente all'Impero austro-ungarico), nel 1920 si trasferì come immigrato nel Mandato britannico della Palestina.

Dopo aver lavorato nella costruzione di strade, frequentò il Teacher's Seminary a Gerusalemme.

Pubblicò l'opera monumentale Geobotanical Foundations of the Middle East.

Introdusse per primo l'importante principio della ateleocoria, che afferma che la germinazione dei semi delle piante del deserto sia assicurata dalla dispersione nei pressi della pianta genitrice. Le sue ricerche si estesero su gran parte del Medio Oriente e portarono alla pubblicazione da parte sua di oltre 100 articoli e volumi sulla flora dell'area.

Nel 1931, Alexander Eig fondò sul Monte Scopus il Giardino botanico nazionale di Israele assieme a Michael Zohary e Naomi Feinbrun-Dothan.

Nel 1952 fu nominato professore di Botanica alla Università Ebraica di Gerusalemme.

Poco prima della sua morte, avvenuta in Israele, pubblicò il volume ricco di contenuti Plants of the Bible.

Onorificenze
 Nel 1954, a Zohary fu assegnato il Premio Israele per le Scienze Naturali.

Opere principali
 Michael Zohary, Die verbreitungsökologischen Verhältnisse der Pflanzen Palaestinas, Beiheifte zum Botanischen Zentralblatt, 61A (1937): 1-155.
 Michael Zohary & Naomi Feinbrun-Dothan, Flora Palaestina. Parte 1: da Equisetaceae a Moringaceae; Parte 2: da Platanaceae a Umbelliferae; Parte 3: da Ericaceae a Compositae, Academy of Sciences and Letters, Gerusalemme, 1966-79 (volumi con testo e volumi di tavole).
 Michael Zohary, Geobotanical foundations of the Middle East, G. Fischer, Stuttgart, 1973, 2 volumi (x, 738 pp. con illus.), ISBN 90-265-0157-9.

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Bibliografia
 Avishai Shmida and David Heller, Michael Zohary - Giant of Israel Botany, in: "Israel - Land and Nature", autunno 1983, pp. 33-35, ISSN 0333-6867.

Collegamenti esterni


If you have a website for your business, it is a great idea to also create a version of it that has been converted for use on mobile devices. Many people now use their smartphones or tablets more often than they use their desktop or laptop computers to surf the Internet, so having a mobile website can really boost your company's visibility and make your business easier for people to learn about and locate.
Before you begin, plan your design by considering the changes that you'll have to make for your mobile version. You won't be able to include as much content on each mobile site page, so you'll need to divide and prioritize each section. If you are creating a business website, the mobile version should definitely make your days and hours of operation, location, and contact information a priority on the mobile homepage. This way, if customers search for a business like yours while they are out running errands or looking for a particular type of product or service, they will immediately be able to tell where you are located and whether or not you are currently open. They will also be able to contact you if they need to call to see if you have a certain product or service available. This can really boost your business and help you attract new customers and retain current customers, so be sure that your pertinent business information is the first thing that people see on your new mobile website.
Thanks to the help of mobile advertising, you can easily make the transition by yourself, without hiring anyone to help you and without any experience in web design. For the best result, find a template that allows you to import content from a pre-existing website. Then you will already be off to a great start since you can import the content from your regular business website. Once you have done this, the template will allow you to make changes and customize various factors of your site so that the mobile version looks great and works well. Make sure that you test the mobile version every time you make changes so you can tell which edits you should keep and which ones you should discard. If you divided information in the planning stage, the template will help you create additional tabs and pages where you can now place that information. Your mobile site doesn't have to have less information that your regular site has; it will just be organized differently and there will be less content on each page, so that the pages all load quickly for mobile viewers.
No matter how your original website was created, whether you hired a professional or not, you can create the mobile version yourself in very little time as long as you have the right tips and tools. Just make sure you test everything and that all the features of your new mobile website are in working order before you launch it.


Instant Loan Without Documents Sounds Interesting, Isn't It?
Emergencies can strike anytime to haunt you or say halt your smooth sail. At that time, be it you or me, would want money to resolve the issue fast. Sadly, the lack of documents sometimes plays the role of villain to deny you the credit sought to resolve the mess. The credit disapproval leads you to press the panic button by approaching informal money lenders who do give you the money instantly but charge so much of interest that you regret later on.
Plus, if you struggle to pay their dues on time, there's every likelihood that you can be manhandled, concerning you and your dear ones. So, why to face such a mess when you can get an instant loan without documents? There are a handful of banks and non-banking finance companies that have pre-approved loans, which get disbursed to the account within seconds. Let's check out their offers without any further delay.
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He says he lost it when he read my post about federating Twitter last night. He says "Forget Twitter. It has a bunch of users, that's about it." And goes on to say someone should rebuild Twitter using Jabber.
But having a bunch of users is very important feature. You can't just skip over it as if it didn't matter, because imho it's all that matters. Jabber is a good technological foundation. But we've learned over and over that that isn't enough to get people to use something.
So many people who know technology think they know better than users. The trick is to forget that and just go where the people are. Jason wants to use Twitter. So do a lot of people. That's good enough for me.
Guy Kawasaki's new company Truemors, has launched, and it is a sort of Twitter for rumors.
Here's how it works: You can call in a message to Truemors (or you text, or email), and leave your rumor. Kawasaki, a long-time consultant and investor in start-ups, was philosophical about the negative response even in the chatter leading up to the launch.
There's a lesson here. The site had no focus, and thus no community. A moderator is also a good idea for such sites, because otherwise spam will prevail.
That's pretty good advice from VentureBeat. You have to seed a fledgling social site with the kind of users you would like to have, preferably the folks working on the site should be using it regularly at least until it hits critical mass and can survive without constant parental supervision. There's a lot more very good advice on running a "social" site in Matt Haughy of MetaFilter's post Some Community Tips for 2007.
The Social Graph: An Imperfect Abstraction or an Evolutionary Dead End?


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Mark Davis, Key Account Director, SMI.
Since 1997 Trinity Fire & Security Systems has delivered a high quality of service and technical innovation to our clients from 10 regional offices across the UK.
Westbury Group is the largest independent manufacturer of filters in the UK. Since the 1960's the name Westbury has been synonymous with utilising air filter engineering to create safe, clean and productive working environments. Today, this expertise in engineering air filters is fundamental to our success in providing world class products & services to specification and on time.
Diversey is very proud to support ABM UK's Junior Engineering Engagement Programme. The whole ethos of the programme is inspired, as it engages youngsters at the very age that they are making decisions for their future, and offers them greater opportunities to achieve their potential. Diversey has always been at the forefront of change for people across the globe, and so this is a great fit for both companies.
Edmundson Electrical is the UK's leading electrical distributor with 400 locations. Providing a dedicated service to trade and industry, we value our customers, and offer flexibility with our service proposition. We also offer s wide range of high quality and cost effective 'branded' products sourced from the world's leading manufacturers.
Edmundson Electrical is a firm believer in developing new talent and giving our people the opportunity to develop their skillset. It is a pleasure for us to support ABM UK with an initiative which is so close to our hearts. Without our people we are nothing!
J.E.E.P is an excellent way to introduce and develop new talent. We're proud to support and provide young people the opportunity to advance their skills and knowledge needed to succeed.
Trinity proudly supports ABM UK's J.E.E.P initiative as it mirrors Trinity's own Apprentice strategy for encouraging young talent through our IET endorsed apprenticeship scheme.
At Westbury we fully understand the need to introduce new blood to the engineering and facilities management industry all too often engineering apprenticeships are overlooked for other industries and University. It is our firm belief that the way forward is to introduce young adults to engineering at an early age educating not only the young people but the parents along the way!


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Posted on Sun, Jan 29, 2012 : 5:01 a.m.
The cast of The Encore's production of "Smokey Joe's Cafe." Seated: Brian E. Buckner. Standing, left to right: Cara Manor, Tony D. Owens, Jr., Thalia Schramm, Steve DeBruyne, Amy Smidebush, Sebastian Gerstner and Fatima Poggi.
But smaller doesn't necessarily mean easier. The popular revue contains almost 40 pop hits of the 1950s, mostly by songwriting super-duo Jerry Lieber and Mike Stoller ("Charlie Brown," "Searchin," "Hound Dog," etc.), and is dance-heavy.
This isn't Cullen's first stab at "Café." In fact, in a past production, she directed Encore co-founder (and Broadway performer) Dan Cooney.
But when approaching a show for a second or third time, does Cullen revisit staging choices that worked before, or does she try to put a completely new spin on it?
One thing that sets Encore's production apart from Cullen's past experience is its proscenium set-up—previously, she staged "Café" in-the-round—and her choice to, this time, incorporate steps and different levels into the set, rather than working on a flat stage.
Even so, Cullen believes that no matter how the show is staged, audiences tend to have one response in common.
Who: Encore Musical Theatre Company.
What: In an idealized 1950's setting, the classic themes of love won, lost and imagined - set to music by Lieber and Stoller - blend with comic set pieces and slice-of-life emotions in this classic revue.
Where: Encore Theatre, 3126 Broad St., Suite A in Dexter.
When: Thursday at 7 p.m., Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 3 and 8 p.m., and Sunday at 3 p.m., February 2-26.
How much: 734-268-6200 or http://theencoretheatre.org.
"Café" premiered on Broadway in 1995 and received multiple Tony Award nominations. For Cullen, the show's casting challenge involved finding 8 performers who could not only sing, dance, and act, but also deliver the show's vocals in a style that's in keeping with the '50s era.
Yet Cullen believes she found the right people. And while she knows some theatergoers shy away from revue-style shows, Cullen said that "Cafe" is "much more than a revue, in that each of the characters has a journey, and it's about their relationships with each other.
It first starts in the neighborhood, where these characters grew up together.
They're definitely not the same age, but in my mind - and what I've told the cast is - they all hung out at Smokey Joe's Cafe, and after 5 years, they meet up and go back in time to when they were younger.
Sun, Jan 29, 2012 : 2:52 p.m.
Wow! What a killer cast! Steve, Tony, Thalia, Sebastian - all great performers with wonderful voices and the ability to really sell a song! Plus, some NEW faces!! Can't wait to catch this show! If you're a "Boomer" don't miss it - these are all the songs we grew up with! I don't know about you, but with this cold weather I could sure use an evening of high energy music!!


STEWARDESS: In charge of service, housekeeping and the interior of the ship.
Learn some of the essential skills required to work in the Super Yacht industry. Silevr service, food & beverage service, groom standards and much more.


Second single from upcoming album "PHD in Beatmaking" by Blastah Beatz. Album in stores 10-21-16 on Thrice Great Records. Track features Darnell McClain, Sav Killz, Inspectah Deck and General Steele. Produced by Blastah Beatz.


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Saturday Night Movie Sleepovers
Highlighting Films Old (& New) That We Grew Up With & Watched at Weekend Sleepovers
Harry and the Hendersons, 1987
The boys are back for an all new, exhilarating and enthralling episode of Saturday Night Movie Sleepovers! J. Blake and Dion Baia are both digging back into their childhoods and taking on the legend of the Sasquatch. Instead of looking at him as a terrible monster, they pick a film that makes everyone wish they could have a big, cuddly bigfoot of their very own… 1987's Harry and the Hendersons.
Dion and Blake discuss the mythology of the creature, particularly as it relates to cinema and the small screen of the 1970's-80's. They get into the mixed reviews that this feel-good film received upon its initial release, and frankly don't hold back their opinions regarding the matter. They chat about the overall themes, and how it related then (and now) to the social and ecological movements of the era. They also segue to the other elephant in the room, the genius that is SFX pioneer Rick Baker and his body of work, and their mutual disgust that he announced earlier this year that he is retiring because…wait for it… there is not enough work out there because of the use of CGI today in moviemaking. And again, the lads don't hold back on their thoughts on the subject. So get your tent, outdoor gear, and a pair of binoculars because we're off looking for Sasquatch and Yeti's in this weeks all new episode of Saturday Night Movie Sleepovers!
Listen to the complete novelization here, courtesy of Audiobooks for the Damned!
Take a look at the Harry and the Hendersons 25th Anniversary Panel, featuring SFX Artist Rick Baker and director William Dear!
Here's Rick Baker in 1987 sculpting Harry!
Check out the Up Close look at Harry and the Hendersons Prop Animatronics Head With Rick Baker, from 1987!
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Weekend at Bernies, 1989
The guys kick-off the summer season with a cult classic, a 'must' for all those summer comedy fans, Weekend at Bernie's from 1989!
Dion and J. Blake have their hands full this time around! They reminisce on the long-forgotten 'beach comedy' genre and explore their favorite entries into this '80's phenomenon. Why don't we see films like this anymore? Could this style of movie even be done nowadays? And speaking of phenomenons, the boys also get into the great time period when New York City based comedies would satirize the crime-ridden Big Apple of the '70's and '80's, an element which now may seem forgotten by some but very nostalgic for thoses generations who lived through it. And is the director, Ted Kotcheff, who also helmed (Rambo) First Blood, actually of one the most versatile directors as Blake purports? Well come on down and have a listen to a brand new, summer extravaganza, on this installment of Saturday Night Movie Sleepovers!
Have a look at veteran actor Terry Kiser on The Actor's Arena, explaining a lesson from his teacher, legend Lee Strasberg's emotional recall exercise, for crying on cue.
Check out Rom/Com author Jenny Colgan's hit book, Looking For Andrew McCarthy!
And here's our very own J. Blake, hanging out with Terry Kiser, aka Bernie Lomax!
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Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins, 1985
Continuing with their Wilfred Brimley double-feature, this week around Dion Baia and J. Blake take on an 1980's classic, and a pretty remarkable film on its own right (if not downright puzzling), 1985's Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins.
With a title like that, the boys are all in! Especially since Bond directing legend Guy Hamilton was brought in to helm this project. But Dion and Blake are kinda confused… Exactly what audience were the filmmakers aiming for- Kids or adults? Or was it purposefully muddled in that '80's sort of way? Why did it flop? Was there any blowback for a caucasian to play an asian in 1985, even though that was what the film was nominated for? And does Adam West have a cameo in it or not? And how about that ABC TV pilot from 2 years later? Well we've got a lot of questions, and hopefully enough answers to go around in this all new adventure that begins here, on this edition of Saturday Night Movie Sleepovers!
(Here is the 1987 ABC TV pilot, starring Roddy McDowall)
(Check out this overture for Remo Williams written by Craig Safan especially for the 2014 International Film Music Festival in Cordoba, Spain)
(Have a look at the 1985 TV spot for Remo)
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The Monster Squad, 1987
This time around for an all new installment of Saturday Night Movie Sleepovers, Dion Baia and J. Blake are going back to the basics. They're covering a film which is a forgotten cult-classic and true Saturday Night Sleepover material if their ever was one because for their age group, they were the targeted demographic upon the movie's release. This week the boys tackle Fred Dekker's 1987 film The Monster Squad.
Why did this movie very quietly (and very quickly) fall through the cracks and be all but forgotten? Has it finally received the immortal status it rightly deserves? Would today's children and (for that matter) today's adults, enjoy the film as it was intended in 1987 or is it too –politically incorrect? Is this Fred Dekker, debut screenwriter Shane Black, and Stan Winston's love letter to the Universal Monsters, Abbott & Costello's hilarious monster-teamup series and to the 1950's monster-era on a whole? Will Fred Dekker ever get the due he undoubtably deserves? Well grab your junk food, your sugary beverages, take-out food and curl up on the sofa for another brilliant, hilarious, and informative edition of Saturday Night Movie Sleepovers!
(Check out the Monster Squad Reunion at the 2007 Comic Con!)
(Have a look at the The Monster Squad Panel Discussion at the Monsterpalooza Horror Convention in Burbank on April 14th 2013)
(Here's a great little Monsterama interview with SFX legend Stan Winston)
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Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, 1971
The boys are back, kicking in the door with a beloved classic for this week's all new edition of Saturday Night Movie Sleepovers, and it is a trip to a world of Pure Imagination, with 1971's Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.
Dion and Blake dig deep into the dark side and undertones of this film which, to be fair, has some pretty surprising things going on in a 1971 child's film. Based on renowned author Roald Dahl's book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, what evidently led to Dahl practically disowning the movie, even though he was signed on to write the screenplay? How important was the casting of Mr. Wonka in this film, and more to the point, how awesome is Gene Wilder? What about the 2005 Tim Burton remake? How does that fair to this version, and what does Wilder himself thing of the '05 version? Dion and Blake also reminisce about their own experiences in meeting the cast of this classic film. So come on down for an all-across-the-board audience favorite, in this all new installment of Saturday Night Movie Sleepovers!
(Don't believe us? Check out this 2013 interview with the legend Gene Wilder, as he talks about his film career, and the 2005 reboot.)
(Here's a complete video courtesy of LuckPennyShop, demoing the 1971 Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory Candy Maker Kit!)
(Do you think this 2014 50th Anniversary edition cover for Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory warranted the controversy?)
(Have a look at the 2013 musical production of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory… and decide for yourself…)
(Take a gander at Dion's once-in-a-lifetime chance of meeting Mr. Wilder in 2008!)
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Ernest Saves Christmas, 1988
This week, in part 2 of our Special Christmas Edition of Saturday Night Movie Sleepovers, J. Blake and Dion Baia take on an Oldie-put-Goodie Christmas Classic, Jim Varney's Ernest Saves Christmas, from 1988.
The boys lay out the history of Ernest P. Worrell, how the zany character even came about and explore the world he created in movies and on the small screen, which leads them into a digression of television shows of the 1970's and '80's. They compare Ernest to another beloved character of the time, Pee-Wee Herman. But unlike Paul Reuben's iconic character, because of Jim Varney's untimely death in 2000, has the world forgotten the pure, lovable Ernest P. Worrell? Well come on down and listen to a dissection of another Christmas classic, on an all new episode of Saturday Night Movie Sleepovers!
(Check out some hilarious Bloopers from Ernest's 1980's commercials.)
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Planes, Trains and Automobiles, 1987
In this week's Thanksgiving edition of Saturday Night Movie Sleepovers, Dion Baia & J. Blake pick the iconic comedy classic Planes Trains and Automobiles, released on Thanksgiving Eve, 1987.
The boys reminisce about their memories connected with the film, discuss the legendary careers and lasting legacies of writer/producer/director John Hughes and actor John Candy, and the imprint the film made on our culture. They also get into the other comedy films of the 1980's, and the popular comedy genre films that were big at the time. So please come have a listen to one of the rare Thanksgiving Holiday films, and a comedic classic!
(Check out the only available deleted scene from the film, where Del O. Griffith waxes about various Airline food.)
(Have a look at the various influences Planes, Trains and Automobiles have had on the TV show Family Guy)
*Wagon's East was in fact the last film John Candy was making in Mexico when he passed away; the forgettable 2010 film Due Date was the comedy released that was compared and questioned as a remake to this 1987 classic.
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John Carpenter's "Big Trouble in Little China "
In the 2nd episode of the smash hit Saturday Night Movie Sleepovers, J. Blake and Dion Baia tackle a film near and dear to their hearts from a filmmaker they absolutely adore, John Carpenter and his 1986 feature, Big Trouble in Little China.
The boys discuss the cult status the iconic film has achieved and the history behind getting it onto the silver screen. Is Big Trouble still just as good as we all remember? Is this just a dressed-up, 1940's Cary Grant/romantic-comedy meets Edgar Rice Burroughs/serial B-movie pulp in disguise? And is the 'Russ really channeling who we think he is? Well, come on down and listen to this exciting, informative, action-packed edition of Saturday Night Movie Sleepovers!
(Check out John Carpenter's band, The Coup De Villes' Music Video for Big Trouble!)
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"There is a very good chance" the newspaper lied about its source, the president claimed without evidence.
President Donald Trump on Thursday took aim at The New York Times once again ― this time suggesting the newspaper wrote last month's explosive anonymous op-ed that detailed a "resistance" movement within the administration.
Trump, citing zero evidence, told "Fox & Friends" that there was "a very good chance" the Times lied about the unnamed author being a senior official in his administration.
Trump responded furiously to the piece, calling for a Justice Department investigation into its origins. When asked Thursday for an update on the probe's status, the president suggested it had been put on hold.
Trump's comments Thursday are part of his longtime effort to undermine the credibility of the press, which he frequently refers to as the "fake news media" and "the enemy of the people." He often rails against media outlets, including Pulitzer Prize-winning legacy newspapers like the Times and The Washington Post, for using anonymous sources in their reporting ― despite citing unnamed sources himself to bolster his own claims.


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It is a glaring fact supported by data that high-volume hospitals and high-volume surgeons contribute to better patient outcomes and reduced mortality and hence, outcome and volume are closely related. High-volume hospitals offer larger array of state-of-art facilities, best equipments and instruments, wide range of specialists, better intensive care and interventionists, multidisciplinary teamwork, and other resources all of which may not be available at smaller hospitals. In addition, they are more likely to have highly experienced and high-volume surgeons on their panel. Hence, high-volume hospitals are better equipped to deliver complex perioperative care after high-risk surgeries. On the other hand, personal surgical skills and experience of the surgeon also significantly determines the outcome of a surgical intervention and its long-term results. For example, outcome of certain cancer operations like lung resection depends more on the perioperative care as more patients are likely to die of cardiac events, pneumonia, or respiratory complications rather than from hemorrhage or leak. Outcomes following procedures such as carotid endarterectomy and breast cancer, however, depends more on surgeons' skill and experience, as most patients do not require intensive postoperative management. In a widely quoted study by Birkmeyer et al. , surgeon-volume had a major impact on hospital-volume and the proportion varied according to the procedure: it was 100% for aortic-valve replacement, 54% for pancreatic resection, 49% for coronary-artery bypass grafting, 46% for esophagectomy, 39% for cystectomy, and 24% for lung resection. Other studies have reported similar results in reference to thyroid and parathyroid resections and total knee arthoplasty. It has been observed that high-volume surgeons migrating to low-volume hospital still deliver good outcome. The "best" results follow high-volume surgeons.
Literature is replete with instances wherein meticulous surgery and attention to details has resulted in considerably better patient outcomes. A good example is introduction of Total Mesorectal Excision (TME) in rectal cancer surgery by Heald and Enker. Kapiteijn E, et al.  analyzed the data of two trials and reported that the local recurrence rate decreased from 16% in the older CRAB trial to 9% in the Dutch TME trial and the type of operation, conventional surgery (CRAB trial: in which conventional surgery was performed without quality control) versus TME (Dutch TME trial) was an independent predictor of local recurrence (P = 0.002); there was a higher survival rate in the Dutch TME trial. Similarly, less than optimal D2 resection in gastric cancer, low-volume surgeons and centers resulted in negative results of the Dutch and Medical Research Council trials in 1990s, the impact of which is still felt to-date wherein most centers in the West are skeptical of D2 gastric resections. Billroth, famous for his work on gastric cancer, had an 82% recurrence rate for breast cancer compared to Halsted, who reported only a 6% recurrence rate. Trained surgeons have consistently reported higher lymph node count following resections for colorectal and gastric cancer. Lymph node count, though it is dependent on several patient and tumor-related factors other than the surgeon, remains an important prognostic factor and adequate number of lymph nodes harvested (e.g., minimum 12 for colorectal and 15 for gastric cancer) prevents stage migration and hence under treatment of the patient. In their study, Morgan et al. , found that in hospitals with cancer program approval, 45.5% of the patients had 15 or more lymph nodes removed in gastric cancer surgeries versus 34.8% without cancer program approval. The above examples indicate that interest in a specific field results in improvement of knowledge and skills and patient outcomes.
A look in to our own country, northern parts of India, wherein gallbladder cancer is common; it is not uncommon for patients to present with recurrence and metastatic disease following laparoscopic cholecystectomy elsewhere with apparently no operative and histopathology records. Similar is the fate of women undergoing suboptimal surgeries for breast cancer and cervix and ovarian malignancy. The seemingly evident conclusion from these observations is that surgeons should constantly assess their skill and ability of performing complex surgical procedures viz-a-viz the available hospital infrastructure and refer patients who need such procedures to centers of excellence.
Undeniably, a surgeon remains a prognostic factor and this is good news as this parameter is under our control. Efforts should be made to develop interest in a field and to constantly improve upon keeping abreast with the latest developments and innovations in the field of one's interest. A well-trained and well-supervised trainee will eventually make a good skilled surgeon with the ability to judiciously use the resources available and work in a multidisciplinary teamwork in compliance with international guidelines delivering optimal results. Interestingly, a meta-analysis also concluded that surgeons without fellowship training converted more laparoscopic operations to open surgery than those with fellowship training (risk ratio (RR) 1·04, 95% c.i. 1·03 to 1·05) . The fact that cannot be more emphasized is that the best opportunity to favorably influence the quality of any surgeon is a solid training period. Halsted credited with starting and Billroth were firm believers of a formal surgical residency-training program. A study by Are et al. analyzed data on the training paradigms from 174 countries and found significant global variations in the training paradigms of surgical oncologists calling a need for a global curriculum. In another recent study, Are et al.  reported an inverse relationship between the level of research activity and cancer-specific mortality. The USA was the most prolific country with 222,300 publications followed by Japan and Germany.
Hence, it is the need of the hour for young surgical trainees to sharpen their focus, select, develop, and innovate in their field of interest, and also contribute to research and publish.


Colleton County High students, served by the Department of Special Services, put on a rousing and entertaining show, "Music Through the Decades," on Thursday April 21 at the Performing Arts Center. Retired Speech and Language Therapist Patti Lohr served as the emcee for the spring musical and the Cougar New Tech students designed the colorful and eye-catching props for the event, which was held for the ninth consecutive year at CCHS.
The spring performance featured songs from across the decades from favorites like "The Twist" to the more recent "Get Down on It." Student performer Kalin Teasdale, along with local talent Cynthia Richardson, brought down the house with their rendition of "The Prayer." Carlise Washington performed a moving prayer dance to "My Testimony." In the finale, the group was joined on stage by Principal Dr. Melissa Crosby and Cougar New Tech students.


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Young girls in Bihar are using this app to fight child marriage and dowry abuse
Bandhan Tod is India's first ever app to successfully prevent child marriage. This UN-backed mobile-app has rescued many young girls minutes before they are married off at an early age
Akshaya Asokan
The app's other features include educational videos on child marriage and dowry-related violence
When 13-year-old Rinki Kumari overheard her parents discussing her wedding that was to be held the next day, she could have either been distraught or resigned to her fate. Instead, Rinki who hails from the remote village of Darbhanga in Bihar, sent a distress message using UN-backed mobile-app Bandhan Tod, and she was rescued by social workers minutes before she was forced to tie the knot.
Instant hit: The average per session usage by a person in the app 6.02 minutes, making it a successful social-app
Developed by Gender Alliance and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), a collective of 270 civil-society organisations working for gender rights in Bihar, Bandhan Tod is fast becoming an app that is bringing change to the region. Rather than looking at child marriage as an isolated issue, the initiative strives to address problems that cause child marriage. The app's crucial and the most sort-after feature is the provision to send an SOS message to stop child marriage, dowry harassment and so on, "The SOS feature will enable any girl in distress or any girl who wants to reach out to prevent her marriage or violence against her or dowry violence," says Mohammad Nadeem Noor, Bihar Programme-Coordinator of UNFPA. The average lead time for their response to the SOS is an impressive 5.3 minutes.
When an SOS is raised, the details are received by three admins of Gender Alliance and they confirm the case's authenticity. Then the information is sent to one of their partners in that particular area. The entire process — from sending the SOS to reaching the child — takes 6-8 hours. "This app helps the girls feel empowered and it is these girls who will bring the change in the society and convince the parents. Rather than us working through the parents and asking them to change," says Dr Nadeem.
This app helps the girls feel empowered and it is these girls who will bring the change in the society and convince the parents. Rather than us working through the parents and asking them to change
Mohammad Nadeem Noor, Bihar Programme-Coordinator of UNFPA
In a state like Bihar, which accounts for 39.1 percentage of child marriages in India, the lower level of literacy is one of the main contributing factors. For this very reason, Bandhan Tod, which was launched in September last year has been a game-changer, "For us, child-marriage is an outcome, so the factors that are causing child-marriage should be addressed. Rather than addressing child marriage, you need to address education first," he says.
United effort: Mohammad Nadeem Noor (Third from left) with his teammates
Pointing at the interconnection between child marriage and the school dropout rate among young girls in Bihar, he says that one of the features in the app is the availability of free educational content for students from classes 8-12, meant to plug the gap, "This feature was incorporated so that if a girl misses her class, say, due to menstruation or other reasons, she can easily access quality content at ease," says Noor.
One of the major challenges that UNFPA and Gender Alliance face is the resistance by the family "It is pretty difficult to convince them because the level of awareness regarding the health problems faced by child brides and the social issues, is low. They don't even consider the ramifications of marrying off a 13-year-old girl who then gets pregnant and what harm it can bring to her health and her baby as well. The culture in our country is to use these young girls as a reproductive force than a productive force. They are considered as procreators and due to this, the female labour force participation in Bihar is just 9%," he explains.
A step closer: Sushil Kumar Modi, Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar, at the app's launch
With only 10.7 percent mobile penetration among women users in Bihar, the question of accessibility of the app is still pertinent. However, the app is equipped with nuanced features to have a wider reach, "The SOS feature creates peer networks in a particular village. Say there are three girls aged between 13-15 in a village, the application would compile their data and will create a peer network. These girls with mobile accessibility will be the change makers in that area. If a girl is getting married she can contact these peer networks for help," he explains when asked about the app's reach.
The app's other features include educational videos on child marriage and dowry-related violence. With an aim to make it more appealing and to promote digital transactions in rural Bihar, first-time downloaders are provided with Rs 100 as smart money from Mobikwik and the app also provides its users a rebate of 2.5 percent of their electricity bill if paid through the app.
With a rating of 4.8 stars, the app has surprised its makers, "Currently we have around 4212 users and have seen an average download of 70 users per day. Comments on the user forum suggests that more and more youngsters, especially boys, are coming forward and speaking on this matter," Nadeem explains.


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PhD student Matt Booth and MMath student Robert Campbell Hewson are part of the University of Edinburgh team competing on University Challenge.
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Congratulations to Jacques Vanneste who is part of the successful team led by the University of Birmingham who have been awarded an EPSRC programme grant.
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LA Times Becomes First Newspaper to Cover 'Black Twitter'
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Currently, Dexter Thomas is listed on The Los Angeles Times online directory as a "staff writer for audience engagement." The title seems simple enough but, in reality, Thomas' new position, which entails responsibilities as a beat reporter covering Black Twitter, is none other than groundbreaking.
His position ranks him right up there with Harry S. McAlpin, the first African American journalist admitted to a White House press conference in 1944, and Robert Richardson, an advertising salesman for the LA Times who reported on the 1965 Watts race riots prior to the paper hiring Ray Rodgers, its first "official" staff reporter.
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Why is it revolutionary to cover people of the black diaspora on one of America's most popular social networks?
As it has been reported a hundred times before, Black Twitter is a force to be reckoned with. While many tweets include comical commentary and celebrity entertainment news, others have started civil unrest, caused racists to lose their jobs, and cost national brands hundreds of thousands of dollars due to offline boycotts.
Among its conquests are memes surrounding hashtags like #BlackLivesMatter, #BringBackOurGirls, #DonLemonLogic, and #SolidarityIsForWhiteWomen. With #JusticeForTrayvon, Black Twitter led the call for police to arrest George Zimmerman after the death of Trayvon Martin, pushed African Americans to boycott Black Friday with #NotOneDime and #BlackOutBlackFriday; and #FireElizabethLauten caused Republican Congressional aide Elizabeth Lauten to resign after statements she made about Sasha and Malia Obama's wardrobe.
According to The Poynter Institute, Los Angeles Times Managing Editor, S. Mitra Kalita, announced Thomas in a memo to staff on Monday.
"Dexter Thomas joins us today to cover Black Twitter (which really is so much more complicated than that). He will work closely with the newsroom and #EmergingUS to find communities online (Black Medium to Latino Tumblr to Line in Japan) and both create stories with and pull stories from those worlds."
While not every African American on Twitter self-selects as a member of Black Twitter, those that do are often not monolithic in a demographic sense but are familiar with the "hidden transcript," describes Meredith Clark, a professor at the Mayborn School of Journalism at the University of North Texas in an interview with The Atlantic. In other words, they have the cultural background to understand conversations as they are playing out. Clark's research on Black Twitter establishes a framework that uses the participants own narratives to describe the social construction of an identifiable, influential meta-network of communicators with the ability to impact news media coverage on African American life.
Former Twitter intern, Tristan Walker, told Bloomberg that the platform "should pay attention" to Black Twitter. Research from Pew reveals that 40 percent of black 18-to-29 year olds are active on Twitter, compared to just 28 percent of white Twitter users in the same age bracket. Conversely, just 49 of Twitter's 3,000 employees are black, according to the company's EEO report released in 2014.
On Twitter, Thomas goes by the handle @DexDigi (along with a phrase he has translated in Japanese) and has graced his 4,648 followers with over 11,000 tweets. According to the Kalita's memo, Thomas is from San Bernardino and is a doctoral candidate in East Asian studies at Cornell University. He has taught media studies and Japanese and is writing a book about Japanese hip-hop. He began working in digital media at UC Riverside as a student director of programming at KUCR-FM (88.3), independently producing podcasts, music and news programs. He writes regularly on social justice, Internet and youth culture, and video games.
Other black journalists who donned the title of 'first to'…include Alice Allison Dunnigan, the first African American female correspondent to receive White House credentials; and Thomas A. Johnson, the first black reporter at Newsday and later, at The New York Times, one of the first black journalists to work as a foreign correspondent for a major daily newspaper.
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Today we created our Virtual Realities Linkedin company page. On our Virtual Realities Linkedin page you can view all the profiles of our employees and visit their individual linkedin profiles. Linkedin is one of the most powerful and successful social media platform for professionals and we are excited to have our own Linkedin page.
On the Linkedin Business page we will share regular posts of what is happening at Virtual Realities, and will also post Jobs and Employment opportunities from time to time on the Virtual Realities linkedin page.