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Danganronpa V3 Publisher NIS America Provides In-Depth Details on How They Approached Localization
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NISA hosted a panel during Anime Expo 2017 where they discussed their approach to localizing Danganronpa V3.
Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony was given a special panel during Anime Expo 2017, hosted by the localization team at NIS America. The panel was focused on how the team at NISA approaches localization, but more specifically, how they approached Danganronpa V3's enormous amount of text.
Before the panel started, the team answered the question of "what is localization?", saying that "it involves taking a work from a culture and adapting it for consumption for another culture." The steps that NISA's localization team follows are described in this order: Translation, Editing, Voice Script and Voice Recording, Send it to the Developer, QA (testing), and lastly, Profit.
The team continued to unpack their general steps of localization beginning with the job details. When NISA signs a game, they will play through the game for research purposes: this is to make sure that before they start translation, they make sure they understand the key references of things that are called back on.
Once the team has a good idea of the game's premise, they will begin a direct translation of the script to be sent to editors. This is where the localization process happens and terms that will translate well for western audiences are changed to give a similar feeling, but in a way that reflects the original Japanese text.
The editing team at NISA has a goal set for every day, which mostly has to do with staying on track, speaking with the Japanese translators, and having a line count to reach by the end of the day. This is to insure they hit deadlines and don't spend too much time on a particular phrase or term.
It was explained that when localizing terminology, it is important to pay attention because Danganronpa is a franchise, so the phrases they used in the first game need to be brought to the new one in order to keep consistency. Also, at times NISA will get together to do group readings to catch any errors in their written text, because written text sometimes doesn't convey the same meaning when spoken aloud.
When it comes to the audio, the team compiles the voiced lines. Since every line is not voiced, they have to send notes to the voice actors so they can understand the story that happens between the areas of the game that they missed. During these recordings there is a translator and editor present to ensure that the right feeling and expression is being recording: they added that with a script size this big, it can be an extremely long process.
Next they will send Spike Chunsoft the script: when sending over assets, it's important for NISA to prioritize text. This means that they'll begin by localizing graphic text first because it needs to be hand-drawn and it takes the most time. For example: during Danganronpa's courtroom scenes, the text that flies by on-screen all needs to be localized.
Following these steps begins preliminary review: NISA will send text and voice files to Spike Chunsoft, and get a goodnight's rest. Next, they'll acquire the debug ROMs where they will need to search for line breaks and typos, as well as make sure that the audio files are playing when they should.
During debug, they send the game to the ratings boards. The team explained that while there are different forms, some rating boards are more specific, such as PEGI. Mostly these boards just want to see the bad footage that the team said the game contains. For example: if they check violence, the boards want to see what kind of violence they are mentioning in the context of the game.
The show closed with explaining just how many characters of Japanese text Danganronpa V3 contained: two million. Basically, this is Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc and Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair added together. This is no easy feat for anyone to accomplish, but the team at NISA also mentioned that they take pride in their localization and stand behind their efforts of bringing a true Danganronpa experience that fans have been waiting for.
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The Hodzici Road 4 mass grave is one of seven mass graves found alongside the road between the village of Hodzic and the city of Zvornik in eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina.
It was discovered in 1998 by the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, ICTY, whose investigators determined that it is a secondary mass grave containing victims of 1995 genocide in Srebrenica.
So far, 71 individuals whose remains were found at the site have been identified.
The grave is unmarked, and lies in a meadow between houses and farms in the village of Hodzic.
At least 45 people whose remains were found in the grave died of gunshot wounds, and 34 had blindfolds.
The ICTY's analysis showed that Hodzici Road 4 is a secondary mass grave and the bodies found there can be linked with the primary mass grave Lazete 2.
Bosniak men who had been captured following the fall of Srebrenica were transported on July 14, 1995 to the Grbavci school in the village of Orahovac then killed and buried in fields known as Lazete. Forensic analysis of soil and pollen samples, evidence and aerial images of creation and disturbance dates further revealed that bodies from the Lazete 1 and Lazete 2 graves were later removed and reburied at secondary graves along the Hodzici Road.
So far, the ICTY and domestic courts in the Balkans have sentenced a total of 47 people to more than 700 years in prison, plus five life sentences, for Srebrenica crimes.
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The Hodzici Road 3 mass grave is one of the seven that were found alongside a road near the village of Hozdici in eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was discovered by NATO's Stabilisation Force, SFOR in May 1998 as its personnel were doing repairs by the road.
The exhumation of the gravesite was carried out by the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, ICTY, and as a result 40 people were identified, all of them killed during the fall of the town of Srebrenica in July 1995.
The Hodzici Road 3 mass grave is unmarked and lies on the right side of a minor road connecting the village of Hodzici with the city of Zvornik.
The ICTY forensic team found 16 blindfolds in the gravesite. At least 20 people who were buried there died from gunshot wounds. Only male bodies were found at the site.
The ICTY's analysis also showed that Hodzici Road 3 is a secondary mass grave and the bodies found there can be linked with the primary mass grave Lazete 2.
Hodzici Road 1 is a secondary mass grave, located near the village of Snagovo, some 17 kilometres north-west of the Bosnian city of Zvornik. The grave was originally found by troops from NATO's Stabilisation Force in Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFOR, in 1998, while diverting a road around a landslide. Overall, there are seven known mass graves in the area and all are secondary sites.
The grave site was named Hodzici Road 1 because it is also close to the village of Hodzici.
The gravesite remains unmarked and lies next to the road that leads to Hodzici.
Although initially discovered by the SFOR and investigators from the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, the exhumation was conducted in 2006 by the Bosnian Institute for Missing Persons. The site is also known as Snagovo 4.
The exhumation in November 2006 resulted in the remains of 90 people being identified. All the victims are believed to have been Bosniaks killed by Bosnian Serb forces following the fall of Srebrenica in July 1995.
DNA analysis carried out by the International Commission on Missing Persons showed connections between this secondary gravesite and the Lazete 2 primary gravesite. According to the ICTY's forensic report on Srebrenica exhumations, this means that the remains of one individual were found in at least two different graves. The report said that human remains were dug up at the Lazete 2 primary mass grave and then transferred to Hodzici Road, some 10 kilometres away.
Bosniak men who had been captured were transported on July 14, 1995 to the Grbavci school in the village of Orahovac then killed and buried in fields known as Lazete. Forensic analysis of soil and pollen samples, evidence and aerial images of creation and disturbance dates further revealed that bodies from the Lazete 1 and Lazete 2 graves were later removed and reburied at secondary graves along the Hodzici Road.
The Cancari Road 13 mass grave is located in the village of Kamenica in eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina, near the city of Zvornik.
The road has become known as the Valley of Death, as along this route, 13 mass graves have been found by the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, ICTY and the Bosnian Institute for Missing Persons.
This gravesite lies next to village houses and is marked with a memorial plaque.
The exhumation by the Bosnian Institute for Missing Persons in October 2002 revealed the remains of 61 people, who were all killed after the town of Srebrenica fell to the Bosnian Serb Army in July 1995.
The bodies were reburied at the Cancari Road 13 mass grave in the autumn of 1995 after being dug up in an attempt to cover up the killings. They had initially been buried near execution sites in Srebrenica, Pilica, Kozluk, Bratunac and Zvornik in the days after July 15, 1995. Two months later, Bosnian Serb forces were ordered to remove the bodies and rebury them in more remote and hard-to-find locations.
So far, the ICTY and domestic courts in the Balkans have sentenced a total of 47 people to more than 700 years in prison, plus five life sentences, for Srebrenica crimes and cover-up operations.
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The Cancari Road 8 mass grave lies in a valley in the village of Kamenica, some ten kilometres north of the town of Zvornik in eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is one of 13 secondary mass graves found along the village road, all linked with the killings of Bosniaks following the fall of Srebrenica in 1995.
The gravesite lies unmarked, next to the village road and a small creek.
Cancari Road 8 was initially discovered in 1998 by investigators and anthropologists from the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, but was only exhumed ten years later by the Bosnian Institute for Missing Persons.
The exhumation was carried out in October and November 2008 and the remains of 51 people were identified.
DNA analysis of the remains revealed that some body parts belonged to Esad Bektic, whose partial remains were also found in a mass grave in Branjevo. It is believed that many Srebrenica victims were initially killed in Branjevo in July 1995, buried there and then dug up again in the autumn and reburied along the Cancari Road.
After the fall of Srebrenica to Bosnian Serb forces, captured Bosniaks were brought by buses to Branjevo Military Farm for execution. Survivors described being led in groups to a meadow littered with corpses and told to turn their backs. On July 16, 1995, soldiers at Branjevo Military Farm were ordered to go some five kilometres east to the Pilica Cultural Centre to kill around 500 Bosniaks who were being detained there. Firing and explosions could also be heard that afternoon in Pilica itself, coming from the direction of the Cultural Centre. No one survived the execution. The inside of the Pilica Cultural Centre was described as having corpses "piled up on each other, just lying there scattered all over the place". The bodies – two of which were female – were then buried at Branjevo Military Farm. All the victims were dressed in civilian clothes.
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Nova Kasaba 99
This mass grave in Nova Kasaba is known as Nova Kasaba 99, a reference to the year 1999, when the gravesite was discovered by investigators from the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, ICTY.
The grave was dug by the same people who also dug another grave nearby that was found in 1996 and is known as Nova Kasaba 96.
Nova Kasaba 99 is a primary mass grave. A total of 53 bodies that were found there have been identified, all of them linked with the killings of Bosniaks from Srebrenica in July 1995.
The grave is not marked and lies next to the road in the village of Nova Kasaba.
The mass grave is in four sections but investigators assessed it to be a single grave because the pits are so close to each other.
No blindfolds or ligatures were located in any of the sections. Almost 80 per cent of those found died of multiple gunshot wounds. The age of the victims ranges from 13 to 85 years.
The mass grave locations in the area received worldwide attention when US ambassador Madeleine Albright showed eight photographs of them at a UN Security Council session. These US satellite and aerial photographs taken around July 13 to 14, 1995 depicted people crowded onto a football field in the Nova Kasaba area. Several days later, U2 aircraft photography recorded an empty stadium, with four patches of freshly dug earth and truck tracks in a nearby field.
"The reasons [the U.S. suspects there are mass graves] are five-fold. First, there is newly disturbed earth where refugees were known to be. Heavy vehicle tracks were there before. There is no apparent military industrial or agricultural reason for the tracks or disturbed earth. There are multiple confirming accounts from refugees. And there is no vegetation on the site," said John Shattuck, US assistant secretary of state for democracy, human rights and labour. A year later, in 1996, the so-called Nova Kasaba 96 grave was found.
The bodies found in Nova Kasaba were mostly of Bosniak men from Srebrenica who were killed on the football pitch and in a nearby school in July 1995.
So far, the ICTY and domestic courts in the Balkans have sentenced a total of 47 people to more than 700 years in prison, plus four life sentences, for Srebrenica crimes.
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The Cancari Road 1 grave is one of the 13 gravesites that were found along the road between the town of Zvornik and the village of Kamenica in eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The gravesite was initially discovered in 1998 by the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, ICTY and its chief archaeologist, Professor Richard Wright. However, the remains were only exhumed some ten years later by the Bosnian Institute for Missing Persons. The exhumation in July 2009 yielded the bodies of 53 people. The Institute for Missing Persons also renamed the gravesite Kamenica 14.
The mass grave is unmarked, on the right side of the road between a meadow and a river.
Most of the victims whose remains were found were killed after the fall of Srebrenica in July 1995. The Cancari Road 1 grave site, like all the other sites around the village of Kamenica, is a secondary mass grave.
The ICTY investigation established that people found at the Cancari Road 1 site were killed in July 1995 in the nearby town of Kozluk, buried there and later reburied in Kamenica.
After the executions, the victims killed in Kozluk were covered with soil rather than being buried in pits. They were found wearing civilian clothes. Thousands of broken green glass bottles had been dumped before the execution happened, as well as labels from the nearby Vitinka water and soft drinks bottling factory, and this was one of the factors that helped to link the primary mass grave at Kozluk to the secondary mass graves at Cancari Road 1, Cancari Road 2, Cancari Road 3, Cancari Road 7 and Cancari Road 13, as well as DNA analysis, soil analysis and the large number of bodies that had ligatures and blindfolds.
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Zeleni Jadar is an area some 20 kilometres south of Srebrenica in eastern Bosnia where at least seven clandestine gravesites have been found, all of them secondary mass graves. The site called Zeleni Jadar 4 (also known as Zeleni Jadar 8) was first examined in 1998 by a team from the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, ICTY. The Bosnian Federal Commission on Missing Persons renamed the gravesite Zeleni Jadar 8 and exhumed it between September and October 2007. The remains of 64 individuals were discovered.
The area remains unmarked. The clandestine grave sites were scattered along both sides of a road, some of them deeper into a forest and some in fields.
Many of the body parts found in the graves in Zeleni Jadar matched remains found at the Glogova 1 and 2 gravesites. At all of the Zeleni Jadar graves – Zeleni Jadar 1A, 1B, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 – links with the Glogova 1 primary grave were established through the identification of body parts belonging to the same individuals found in both the Glogova 1 grave and one of the secondary graves.
At the beginning of the excavation, forensic teams from the ICTY noted that most of the bodies found were incomplete, most had clothing but relatively few had personal possessions like watches, jewellery, smoking-related items and documents.
According to the ICTY forensic report, most of the victims had gunshot wounds, while a few had injuries from explosions and explosive devices.
At Zeleni Jadar, seven gravesites can be linked to executions at a warehouse at a farm in Kravica, close to the town of Bratunac. On July 13 and 14, 1995, Bosnian Serb forces killed 1,313 Bosniaks at the farm.
Remains of the victims of a separate mass shooting in a hangar behind the Vuk Karadzic school in Bratunac, where 400 Bosniaks were detained on July 13, 1995, were also found at Zeleni Jadar.
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Bljeceva 3
Bljeceva 3 is a secondary mass grave and one of three gravesites discovered in the village of Bljeceva, some 11 kilometres from the town of Srebrenica. The site was exhumed in 2004 by the Bosnian Federal Commission on Missing Persons and the remains of 65 individuals were found. An investigation by the International Criminal Tribunal for Former Yugoslavia, ICTY concluded that the remains belonged to Bosniaks from SRebrenica who were killed in July 1995.
The gravesite is located between the main village road and a small mountain lane. It is a few metres away from the Bljeceva 1 and 2 mass graves. The gravesite remains unmarked, with the names of the victims listed on a house next to the Bljeceva 1 and 2 mass graves.
An examination of the soil and the condition of the remains, which were almost entirely a mixture of body parts and skeletal elements, indicated that this was a secondary mass grave.
The ICTY's investigation decided that the Bljeceva 3 site was a secondary mass grave connected with primary mass graves in Glogova, and that the remains belonged mostly to the victims of a massacre of Bosniaks from Srebrenica in a farm warehouse in Kravica.
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Bljeceva 2 is a secondary mass grave located in the village of Bljeceva, some 11 kilometres from the town of Srebrenica. It is one of three gravesites discovered in this area. The site was exhumed in 2004 by the Bosnian Federal Commission on Missing Persons. DNA examination by the International Commission on Missing Persons showed that 81 people whose remains were found were Bosniaks reported missing from Srebrenica in July 1995.
The gravesite was discovered on a meadow, next to the small village road. It was approximately 30 metres long and two-and-a-half metres deep. Most of the forensic evidence found was personal belongings and documents.
Items of particular interest included what could have been a Dutch newspaper article that was found in a bag. The print of the newspaper was well preserved and dated January 10, 1995. A bent road sign with the name of the village of Kravica was also found in the grave.
A large amount of food items were discovered, mainly pre-packed meals, as well as eating utensils.
The gravesite is marked with a memorial plaque and the names of the victims are listed on a house next to the gravesite.
An investigation by the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia concluded that the Bljeceva 2 gravesite was a secondary mass grave connected with primary mass graves in Glogova and that the remains belonged mostly to the victims of a massacre in a farm warehouse in Kravica.


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SOLD OUT- The Tower Theatre Foundation presents Shore Thing Productions', in association with Opera Bend, a new production of Boublil and Schönberg's "Les Misérables".
Directed by Mike Nowak and assisted by Brad Ruder. Orchestra conducted by Michael Gesme
"Les Misérables is an epic tale of revolution,romance, and redemption that presents a powerful affirmation of the human spirit told through some of the most beautiful and memorable music ever written for the theatre. The story is set in 19th century France and focuses on convict Jean Valjean, who is on the run while being hunted relentlessly for breaking his parole by his adversary, Police Inspector Javert. Valjean has no choice but to fight for his life and sacrifice everything to honor the promises he has made and protect the people he loves.
"Les Misérables" will have its Central Oregon premiere when it opens at the Tower Theatre, as part of its Marquee Series, on September 12, 2014 for a limited run of eight performances. "Les Misérables" is being produced by Shore Thing Productions, the company that staged "1776" In Concert with an all female cast at the Tower in 2012.
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The Parish Council has a range of powers at its disposal to carry out duties and functions as part of its role in serving the community as the first tier of local government.
Many of these powers are derived from statutory provisions which have been defined and enacted by Parliament.
Although these powers are available to Wing Parish Council, it does not necessarily mean that it has a need to exercise one or more of them at any moment in time.
The following bylaws have been issued relating to the Jubilee Green and Recreation Ground.
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has issued the following guidance, being part of a series on legislation and powers affected by the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005.
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Digitaria sanguinalis plants. © 2014 Katy Chayka. Minnesota Wildflowers. minnesotawildflowers.info (Accessed 3/2018).
Digitaria sanguinalis ligule, node, sheath. 2014 © Peter M. Dziuk, 2014 © Katy Chayka. Minnesota Wildflowers. minnesotawildflowers.info (Accessed 3/2018).
Digitaria sanguinalis is a summer annual; C4 grass (Downton 1971), tufted, stems branched, reclining, spreading in rosettes, 30-60 cm, rooting at nodes as stems elongate, stems of older plants often dark red or purple (Uva et al. 1997); nodes and sheaths hairy, ligule membranous, edge ragged.
Digitaria sanguinalis lower leaves. © 2014 Katy Chayka. Minnesota Wildflowers. minnesotawildflowers.info (Accessed 3/2018).
Leaves hairy on both sides, especially above, 5-15 cm long, 0.4-1 cm wide, bright green.
Digitaria sanguinalis flowers. © 2014 Katy Chayka. Minnesota Wildflowers. minnesotawildflowers.info (Accessed 3/2018).
Flower spikelets in two rows along spike, elliptic, 1-flowered, about 0.3 cm long, in pairs, first glume minute or none, second glume shorter than sterile lemma, fertile lemma grayish-brown; inflorescence of 3-13 spikes 5-15 cm long, in whorls at top of flowering stalk; blooms and fruits July-Oct.
Digitaria sanguinalis mature spikelets. 2014 © Peter M. Dziuk. Minnesota Wildflowers. minnesotawildflowers.info (Accessed 3/2018).
Fruit: Seeds eaten by many birds and small mammals (Martin et al. 1951).
Habitat: Very common agricultural weed in lawns, gardens, along roadsides, vacant lots, and on fill. Soon shaded out by taller vegetation in unmowed habitats. Similar to Eleusine indica but Digitaria has flat leaves.


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Croatian Trawling Fleet Among 10 Fleets With Highest Carbon Emissions
By HINA 21 March 2021
ZAGREB, 19 March 2021 - Trawling by fishing fleets releases roughly the same amount of carbon emissions into the water as aviation puts into the atmosphere each year. Croatia is one of the ten countries in the world whose fleets release the most harmful gases.
In a study published in the journal Nature, a team of 26 scientists and conservationists said marine protected areas (MPAs) are an effective tool for restoring biodiversity, expanding seafood supplies, and storing climate-heating carbon.
But at present, only 7% of the ocean has been designated or proposed as an MPA, with less than 3% under full or high protection from fishing, mining, and other habitat destruction.
The study explored the benefits of boosting that share to at least 30%; a goal governments are being urged to adopt this year when they agree on new global targets to stop and reverse the damage humans are causing to nature, Reuters says.
Lead author Enric Sala, an "explorer-in-residence" at the National Geographic Society, said ocean life has declined worldwide because of overfishing, climate change, and marine habitats.
"It's clear that humanity and the economy will benefit from a healthier ocean. And we can realize those benefits quickly if countries work together to protect at least 30% of the ocean by 2030," he said in a statement.
Researchers calculated for the first time the climate impacts of bottom trawling, a fishing method that involves dragging heavy nets across the ocean floor, and found it produces one gigatonne of carbon emissions on average each year.
That exceeds all countries' annual emissions except China, the United States, India, Russia, and Japan.
Paper co-author Trisha Atwood of Utah State University said the "destructive" practice of trawling disturbs the seabed, releasing some of the carbon it contains, which is then broken down by microbes and turned into carbon dioxide (CO2).
It is still unclear how much of that CO2 finds its way from the sea into the air, contributing to warming the planet, she told Reuters.
But if it stays in the water, it contributes to the acidification that harms coral reefs and means the ocean can absorb less CO2 from the atmosphere.
The findings would make activities on the ocean's seabed "hard to ignore in climate plans going forward," she noted.
So far, governments have only started looking at how to value and maintain stores of carbon in coastal areas, such as in mangrove forests, let alone in the ocean itself.
Adriatic needs protection
But the study said eliminating 90% of the risk of carbon disturbance due to bottom trawling would require banning industrial fishing in only 3.6% of the ocean, mostly within the exclusive economic zones (EEZs) that stretch 200 nautical miles (370 km) from countries' shores.
Countries with the highest potential to curb emissions by protecting ocean carbon stocks are those with large EEZs and industrial bottom-trawl fisheries, it added.
Data showed the nations with the highest emissions from bottom trawling are China, responsible for about three-quarters of the total, followed by Russia, Italy, Britain, Denmark, France, the Netherlands, Norway, Croatia, and Spain.
Areas where greater protection could cut carbon emissions, and boost marine biodiversity and food supplies, include the China Sea, the North Sea, and the Adriatic, Atwood noted.
The researchers said reducing CO2 emissions by cutting back on trawling could generate carbon credits and provide "a meaningful opportunity" to fund the creation of more marine protected areas while compensating for economic losses, Reuters says.
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Val-d'Or Mining Closes Private Placement Financing
Val-d'Or, Quebec -- March 18, 2022 - Further to its news releases of February 18 and March 7, 2022, Val-d'Or Mining Corporation (TSXV: VZZ) (the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has completed a non-brokered private placement offering (the "Offering") for gross proceeds of $1,396,472.64.
The Company issued 8,727,954 Units under the Offering at a per Unit price of $0.16, each Unit comprised of one common share in the capital of the Company and one-half of one non-transferable common share purchase warrant, each whole warrant (a "Warrant") exercisable for the purchase of one common share of the Company at a per share price of $0.20 until March 18, 2024.
An administration fee of $8,000 was paid by the Company to one of the subscribers under the Offering.
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How do you figure out what the best flooring for kitchens is? Is there a magic formula?
The kitchen is the hardest-working room in the house. It's where your friends and family gather for meals.
And anytime you entertain, everyone seems to congregate in this room.
Pets love the kitchen too. For good reason.
Children and teens trample through the kitchen in search of snacks, or to sit down and do homework.
And in most homes, the kitchen is near an exterior door. So, there is always traffic coming and going from this room.
You need a flooring that looks good but can handle cooking mishaps, spills, people, and even pets. Only the most durable flooring will do.
So, which type is the best? Wood, tile, something else?
Let's take a look at some of the best flooring options for a kitchen and see how they measure up.
Heavy furniture can cause indentions.
Cork flooring has become a popular flooring option in homes, is easy to clean, and is one of the best floorings for kitchens.
It is probably the most sustainable flooring product you will find. Did you know that it is harvested from tree bark?
Since the tree bark grows back, cork can be harvested again every eight to ten years without depleting valuable tree resources.
It also has a cellular structure that is very unique. This structure is very resistant to water and moisture.
However, you must reseal it every three to four years after installation to protect it.
Cork is both soft and safe to walk on. It is soft to touch and has a textured surface that helps prevent you from slipping on it.
But if you choose to go with cork flooring for your kitchen, make sure to close your blinds or curtains regularly. Because it will fade from sun.
And if your table, hutch, or any other kitchen furnishings are heavy, they could leave a dent in your cork floor.
Durable enough to withstand a high amount of traffic.
Moisture-resistant enough to handle kitchen spills.
Hardwood flooring increases your home value.
It transitions well in open-concept homes.
It's one of the more expensive options.
Can be difficult to replace a damaged plank.
Manufactured with resins and adhesives.
Hardwood flooring looks good in any room and it increases its value. And a kitchen is no exception.
In the past, many people avoided using it because of the moisture and heat that is often created in the kitchen. Solid hardwood can expand and warp in humid and moist environments.
Fortunately, we now have engineered hardwood.
Engineered hardwood is extremely durable. Which is a good thing because the kitchen is the busiest room in the house.
It can withstand high amounts of traffic and the messes that come along with them. Regular sweeping and mopping are all you need to keep these floors in good shape.
And since they are moisture resistant, if anything spills on them while you are cooking, simply wipe it up. It won't damage engineered hardwood.
Another reason why this is such a great choice for kitchen flooring is how well it transitions to other rooms. If you have an open concept floorplan, you can use the same flooring from room to room.
It does little to nothing for the value of your home.
When it comes to vinyl flooring, the options are virtually endless.
Luxury vinyl planks and tiles can mimic the look of real wood and natural stone. Resilient sheet vinyl can also be found in stones and woods, plus even more styles.
So, why is it one of the best kitchen floorings? Primarily because it is extremely durable.
In fact, sheet vinyl can last up to 20 years if it is taken care of. And the taking-care-of-it part is really pretty easy.
That is another perk to vinyl. It is extremely durable.
And with all the traffic that a kitchen must handle, you need a durable flooring. Not only is it durable, all vinyl is water-resistant, and you can even find choices that are waterproof.
It is one of the most budget-friendly options available for kitchens. Yet, despite all these benefits, installing vinyl does not add to the resale value of your home.
And it is not the eco-friendliest choice. Many vinyl manufacturers are working to make green changes, but the fact still remains that it is made of PVC and omits volatile organic compounds.
If you happen to catch your kitchen on fire, it will release toxic chemicals into the air.
Porcelain tile is extremely durable. You can't find a tougher material to put in your kitchen.
It can handle any spill, splatter, or mess that your kitchen dishes out with a simple tile mop. How so?
When it is made, it is fired at really high temperatures. These high temperatures create a tile that is extremely hard, very durable, and one that water cannot penetrate.
So, if you have a hard-working kitchen, this could be the best flooring option for you.
However, there are a few downsides to porcelain tiles.
First, because these tiles are so hard, you might get tired standing on them for long periods of time. So, wear cushioned shoes, or place a soft mat in the area you plan to do most of your work in the kitchen.
They can also lead to more slips and falls. Look for an option that is slip-resistant if this is a concern for you.
Also, even though they are a relatively budget-friendly option, these tiles aren't really a good DIY project. To get the installation job done right, you really should hire a professional to install your porcelain tile flooring.
Natural stone is the best alternative to hardwood flooring for your kitchen if you want to add resale value to your home. It comes in many beautiful, natural options such as travertine, slate, and marble.
And since no two pieces of stone are exactly the same, your kitchen will truly have a one-of-a-kind look.
Similar to porcelain tiles, natural stone tile flooring is waterproof and extremely durable. But you do need to make sure to seal it periodically to protect it.
If you are going to budget for natural stone, be prepared to spend a small fortune. Depending on the type of stone you choose, this kitchen flooring option can get pretty expensive.
However, it is worth the money to go with good quality natural stone. Some of the cheaper options tend to flake or chip.
Also, plan to have this flooring professionally installed.
The stone tiles are heavy and the process is complicated. It is not a good idea to try this one yourself.
Now that you know what your best kitchen flooring options are, how do you decide on one? There are many factors to consider.
A big one, of course, is what you can afford. You may love the look of travertine floors, but if natural stone is not in your budget, you'll need to find an alternative.
We will calculate what you can expect to spend on average for each of these options. But keep in mind, these are only estimates.
Your actual cost will depend on factors such as where you live, how big your kitchen is, the specific flooring you choose, additional materials you will need, whether it is a DIY project or you hire someone, and how complicated the installation job may be. But here's a general idea of the average cost of materials.
Installation is another factor when choosing the best kitchen flooring for your home. Some of these flooring options make good DIY projects, and others don't.
Cork, engineered hardwood, and vinyl flooring are all relatively easy to install yourself. So, if you are looking to save a few dollars on installation, these three are all good choices.
If you decide to hire a professional installer to do the job, expect to pay installation fees around $6 a square foot for cork, $8 a square foot for engineered hardwood, $3 a square foot for sheet vinyl, and $7 a square foot for vinyl tile and plank .
Porcelain tile and natural stone tile flooring are more complicated. If it is not in your budget to hire an installer for these, you may want to look at some other flooring options.
Installation of porcelain tiles will cost you an extra $13 a square foot.
installation prices can average around $15 a square foot for natural stone. However, prices may be more or less depending on the kind of natural stone you choose.
Today, there are so many places to buy flooring. You shop online, visit a showroom, or take a trip down to your local home improvement store.
Some stores specialize in certain products. Take Lumber Liquidators, for example.
They got their start buying and selling overstocked wood from other companies. So, wood and products that resemble wood are what they mostly sell.
And they are a great place to go for discount pricing.
Floor & Décor specializes in hard surface flooring. You can find both wood and tile options here, but you won't find carpet.
This store offers a price match guarantee. So, if you find your flooring cheaper somewhere else, let them know and they will honor that price.
The big home improvement stores like Lowe's and Home Depot are also good places to look. They offer just about any kind of flooring you can think of.
And they employ knowledgeable salespeople to help you with these choices.
You can purchase your flooring from each of these stores online as well. So, if you live somewhere remote, or would just rather do your shopping online, you have this option too.
Some stores, such as Empire Today offer an in-home service. You simply contact them by phone or online and schedule a home visit.
So, there are plenty of ways to shop for your floors. And the best place to find them is the one that offers the kind of flooring you want in the manner you want it.
What is the best kitchen flooring for your home? It is the one that best fits your priorities and budget.
Are you going for a designer look that will increase your home's resale value? Choose engineered hardwoods or natural stone tile.
Do you want to tackle the installation yourself? Luxury vinyl is one of the simplest ones to do on your own.
Is the environment a top concern for you? Cork is a renewable, all-natural resource that you can feel good about putting in your home.
Or do you need something moderately priced, yet highly durable? If so, go with porcelain tiles.
Also of note: Waterproof laminate flooring options are being manufactured by a handful of companies internationally.
What is most important to you in kitchen flooring?
I am looking to change the flooring in our kitchen this year and stumbled upon your great article! You pretty much covered everything I need to factor in my decision. Very thorough and thoughtful of you and so thank you for sharing this article with us. If my husband is up to the task we might go with the luxury vinyl and DIY, but if he's not and will give me the money I need, I will go with the porcelain tile. Thank you again for this great article!
We recently installed the sheet luxury vinyl flooring to replace a 21 year old Armstrong floor that still looked pretty good but was separating at the seams. The new floor is easy to clean, easy on the feet and if I drop a glass, it won't shatter like it would on the ceramic floor in our sun room. Also don't need to worry about moisture, stains and dirty grout over time. Those remodeling shows on HGTV never seem to mention vinyl as an option but install products that look really trendy and nice but are impractical and difficult to keep clean in the long run.
My husband and I want to redo the floor in our kitchen. I love the idea here to use the luxury vinyl flooring since it is inexpensive, but also looks nice. We just installed this kind of floor in our grandmother's home and it looks great!


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On July 30, 1945, the USS Indianapolis was sunk by a Japanese torpedo. Hear from survivor, Ed Harrell.
On July 30, 1945, the USS Indianapolis, with a crew of 900, was sunk by a Japanese torpedo.
Like many young men in the 1940's, Ed Harrell proudly joined the Marines to fight for his country.
When Ed Harrell heard the orders to abandon ship he had no idea what the next few days had in store for him–dehydration, shark attacks, oil burns, hunger.
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Vengeful Losers and Overconfident Winners – Understanding the Impact of Previous Game Performance
Article posted on February 24, 2014
By: Daniel C. Clay and Aniseh S. Bro
Winning in NCAA Men's Basketball is strongly influenced by a team's success or failure in its previous game.
A team that loses its previous game by a relatively small margin is more likely than average to win its next game; this "vengeful loser" effect is even stronger for the team that loses by a wide margin in its previous game.
The opposite outcome is observed among teams with a previous win, especially a big win, bearing out the fears of the "over-confident winner."
Contributing to the higher winning percentage among teams that lost their previous games are nearly all performance variables, including: shooting percentages, rebounding, assists, and steals.
Overall team performance, reflected in offensive and defensive efficiency ratings (points per possession), shows significant improvement, particularly in the wake of a "blow out" loss; there is a parallel decline after a previous win.
Many players, coaches, and fans will talk about the dangers of playing the "vengeful loser," especially one that just suffered a big or embarrassing loss. There is also the danger of the "overconfident winner," the cocky swagger they believe teams will adopt following a blow-out win. On the other hand are those who see a big win as a motivational positive, a characteristic of teams that are "on a roll" or gaining momentum; they contend that past success begets future success.
To test these opposing positions we draw upon a data base of 5,048 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball game pairs collected over three seasons: 2001-2002, 2010-2011, and 2011-2012, and for all of the 111 teams in nine of the major college basketball conferences in the U.S.: Atlantic Coast (ACC), Atlantic 10, Big 12, Big East, Big 10, Conference USA, Mountain West, Pac 12, and Southeastern (SEC). We focus exclusively on data from the conference regular season. 1
Comparison of Winning Percentages by Previous Game Results 2
Our analysis starts by examining the question of whether previous game outcomes increase or decrease motivation to win their subsequent games—in other words does a previous win tend to lead to a subsequent win (positive momentum) or to a loss (overconfidence). Table 1 reports the results of a one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) comparing the mean winning percentages for teams in the four previous game results categories. We find that teams that lose the previous game are significantly more likely to win the subsequent matchup, particularly when the previous loss is by 10 or more points (winning 53.9% of their games).
Similarly, the reverse effect is borne out by a like margin, with those having "won big" in the previous game coming up short in the subsequent game (winning only 44.6% of games). Comparing these means side by side, a team coming off a major loss is 22.6% more likely to win its next game than is the team coming off a wide-margin win. From Figure 1 it can be seen that the relationship is fairly linear, though presumably there would be a leveling off at each tail if extended out to point differentials even greater than 10. In other words, a 30-point loss may not provide much more motivation to win the next game than does a 20-point loss.
It is important to note that the means presented in Table 1 reflect the average proportional success rates that teams achieve after wins and losses. And because only regular season conference games are included in the study population, we know that the number of home games is essentially equal to the number of away games and that the timing of home and away games as well as the strength of opposing teams played are randomly distributed across the three seasons. Thus both home court advantage and strength of team, by far the two most important determinants in basketball game outcomes, are randomized out by design.
Table 1. Impact of Previous Game Results on Game Winning Percentages and Performance (ANOVA)
Previous Game Results
Game Results Lost by
10+ pts Lost by
1-9 pts Won by
10+ pts Total F Sig. R
Mean Winning % 53.9 52.2 48.1 44.6 44.8 5.013 0.00** -0.11**
Performance Variables
Mean Field Goal % 44.4 43.6 43.3 43.5 43.7 3.529 0.01* -0.08**
Mean Free Throw % 70.3 69.2 69.4 68.9 69.4 1.612 0.19 -0.05
Mean Total Rebounds 31.3 31.4 31.4 31.2 31.3 0.265 0.85 -0.01
Mean Assists 13.5 13.4 13.3 13.1 13.3 0.881 0.45 -0.05
Mean Steals 6.5 6.4 6.4 6.2 6.4 1.087 0.35 -0.04
Mean Blocks 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6 0.248 0.86 -0.01
Mean Turnovers 13.0 13.1 12.9 12.9 13.0 0.215 0.89 -0.02
Mean Personal Fouls 18.3 18.1 18.1 18.2 18.2 0.535 0.66 -0.02
Mean Off. Rating 104.4 102.2 101.9 102.1 102.6 3.854 0.00* -0.07*
Mean Def. Rating 102.3 102.5 102.2 104.5 102.9 4.083 0.00** 0.07*
(N) (294) (303) (301) (291) (1189) (1189)
** Significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed).
* Significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed).
On-court Performance Variables by Previous Game Results
Knowing that game outcomes are influenced by previous results is an important first step. The second question addressed in this analysis goes further; it asks whether there are particular channels through which the observed motivational differences play out. That is, are there particular on-the-court performance differences that stand out as the more proximate determinants of subsequent game success or failure?
Figure 1. Mean winning Percentage by Previous Game Results
Only mean field goal percentage is significantly affected by previous game results from the group of eight standard player performance variables, where a previous loss is associated with a higher shooting percentage in the subsequent game.
But a closer look at the results in Table 1 tells a more complete story. After field goal percentage, the remaining seven player performance variables all show a slight, though not statistically significant, improvement after a previous loss. This association can be observed both in the comparison of means and the correlation coefficients (R) reported.
We conclude from the low yet highly consistent pattern of correlations that the motivational effects of a previous loss are channeled through the full array of on-court player performance variables, not through just one or two.
This conclusion is reinforced by the Table 1 ANOVA results for mean offensive and defensive efficiency ratings. Both of these variables are composite indicators comprised of several of the performance variables as noted above, and they constitute an effective overall gauge of quality of play at the team-level.
Figure 2. Mean Offensive and Defensive Ratings by Previous Game Results
As visually demonstrated in Figure 2, and consistent with the pattern of findings across the player level performance variables, offensive efficiency ratings are highest after a big loss, dropping to a steady lower level for all other previous game outcomes.
Defensive efficiency shows a near mirror image pattern in which the rating is especially poor (high scores by the opponent) after a blow-out win, then improving (declining) for all other outcomes.
Thus, we conclude that individually no performance variable stands out as a unique channel through which greater motivation from a previous loss or overconfidence from a previous win is expressed. Rather, these influences seem to affect in subtle ways virtually all aspects of performance on the court and, in turn, final game outcomes.
Motivational factors are known to be among the leading determinants of game outcomes. Our analysis reveals that how teams fare in their previous game is one of those factors. We find that a previous loss tends to motivate a team to win its subsequent game, and that a previous win will increase the likelihood of a loss in the next game.
We also conclude that the motivational impact of a previous game is played out not through just one or two dimensions of on-court performance, but almost imperceptibly through all aspects of the game, such as shooting percentages, assists, rebounds and overall offensive and defensive efficiency ratings. While some observers speak of "momentum," suggesting that teams get "on a roll" and build confidence with successive wins, our analysis shows compelling evidence to the contrary—a win more often than not results in a subsequent loss.
Perhaps these findings should come as no great surprise; they are consistent with other basketball analytics that have concluded, for example, that being behind by a small margin at halftime more often results in winning than in losing in the NBA. Similarly, we know that in the first round of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament the 9th seed upsets the higher 8th seed over 53% of the time. The motivational forces mustered from a loss or a deficit or simply the perception of being the underdog are strong enough to influence how well teams play and, in turn, their final outcomes.
We give special thanks to Daniel C. Clay and Aniseh S. Bro for their contribution to this article.
Daniel Clay – Dan is a professor in the Department of Community Sustainability at Michigan State University. He is accomplished in the analysis of large-scale data sets in socioeconomic research. He leads an interdisciplinary team in sports analytics focused on coach-controlled, ecological, and on-court determinants of success in men's college basketball.
Aniseh Bro – Aniseh is a statistician and PhD candidate in the Department of Community Sustainability at Michigan State University. She serves as a research assistant on projects in sports analytics and international development at MSU.
By targeting intra-conference games we avoid the biases and distortions typically observed during the non-conference season (November-December) where teams can be egregiously mismatched and invariably favor the major conference schools with home court/region advantage. Post-season games in March-April are likewise excluded from this analysis because the single-elimination structure of all of the conference tournaments and the NCAA Tournament means that only the winners advance to the next round, making these game-pairs (defined as a previous and subsequent game) unsuitable for the purpose of studying previous game effects. Other games dropped from the analysis are those very rare cases where the previous game for one of the teams was played more than one week earlier. With such a large gap between game pairs it is reasoned that the motivational effects of the previous game will have significantly waned. ↩
A special challenge for the present analysis is to account for relative team strength and other potential factors that may bias or condition how previous game results affect winning percentages. Strong teams win more games than weaker teams and have higher winning percentages, regardless of whether they win or lose their previous games. Consequently, teams that win their previous games tend to win their subsequent games simply because they are better teams. To eliminate this team strength effect, we aggregate data in such a way as to compare each team's performance only to its own, proportionally across four categories of previous game results:
Major Loss Minor Loss Minor Win Major Win
(10+ points) (1-9 points) (1-9 points) (10+ points)
A hypothetical example here may be instructive. Hoops University played 17 regular conference games; 16 of them, all but the first, followed a previous regular conference game. Of these 16 game pairs, there were 4 in each of the 4 categories, (Loss 10+, Loss 1-9, Win 1-9, Win 10+). Hoops U won 100% of those in the first category, 75% in the second category, 50% in the third, and 25% in the fourth. We observe that, on average, Hoops U is more likely to win after a previous loss, especially after a big loss, than after a previous win.
In computing these four winning percentages for all 111 teams, for each of the three study years, we generate an aggregated data set containing 1,189 cases at the "year-team-previous result" level. In addition to winning percentages for each of the four previous results categories, a set of 10 on-the-court performance variables is created for the same four categories. These variables constitute the eight principal performance variables recorded by the NCAA: field goal percentage, free throw percentage, total rebounds, assists, steals, blocks, turnovers and personal fouls, plus two computed variables, offensive and defensive efficiency ratings, i.e., points per possession (PPP) and opponent's PPP. Possessions are computed as: FGA – OREB + TOV + (0.4*FTA)3 ↩
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Ten years in prison for man who killed Co Armagh pensioners in their home
A man who killed an elderly couple in their Co Armagh home was today (Thursday) handed a 10-year prison sentence.
Thomas Scott McEntee, 41, who suffers from paranoid schizophrenia, was sentenced at belfast Crown Court for the manslaughter of Michael and Marjorie Cawdery – both 83 – in Upper Ramone Park, Portadown on May 26, 2017.
McEntee was also sentenced for a number of other offences, namely breaking into Mr and Mrs Cawdrey's home with a knife and stealing a bank card and car keys, indecently exposing himself, stealing their Renault Kangoo and causing damage to it, and driving dangerously.
In addition he admitted two counts of theft on the same date, and also entered a guilty plea to breaking into a house at Derrybeg Lane in Newry and stealing a key on May 25, 2017.
In a statement released by the family, they called for a "robust inquest" into the elderly couples untimely deaths.
"Many serious and, as yet, unanswered questions remain and, in our view, it is essential that both a robust inquest and a Health and Social Care Board independent investigation take place that will thoroughly investigate the full circumstances leading up to the murders," they said.
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Q: Cycle in Directed graph Can't understand why it does not work Here is my code:- I use a map to keep track of nodes visited in current call to explore function. If some node is already visited and present in map, then i return a cycle. Also to every new call to explore from dfs function i clear map as well. It seems my code classifies come acyclic graphs as cyclic. But those inputs are huge (1000 nodes and 1000 edges) so can't debug it.
#include<bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;

void explore(vector< vector<int> > &adj, vector<bool> &visited, int start, int &flag, map<int, bool> &occured)
{
   visited[start] = true;
   occured[start] = true;
   for(int i = 0; i < adj[start].size(); i++)
   {
       if(!visited[adj[start][i]])
       {
           explore(adj, visited, adj[start][i], flag, occured);
       }
       else if(occured[adj[start][i]])
       {
           flag = 1;
       }
   }
}

int dfs(vector< vector<int> > &adj, vector<bool> &visited)
{
    int flag = 0;
    map<int, bool> occured;
    for(int i = 0; i < adj.size(); i++)
    {
        if(!visited[i])
        {
            occured.clear();
            explore(adj, visited, i, flag, occured);
        }
        if(flag == 1)
        {
            return flag;
        }
    }

    return 0;
}

int acyclic(vector<vector<int> > &adj)
{
    vector<bool> visited(adj.size(), false);
    return dfs(adj, visited);
}

int main()
{
    size_t n, m;
    std::cin >> n >> m;
    vector<vector<int> > adj(n, vector<int>());
    for (size_t i = 0; i < m; i++)
    {
        int x, y;
        std::cin >> x >> y;
        adj[x - 1].push_back(y - 1);
    }
    std::cout << acyclic(adj);
}

A: Consider this graph
              1
           /   |
         /     |
        v     |
       2      |
         \     |
          V  V
             3

It's an acyclic graph, but your implementation will classify it as cyclic. The reason is that when you start traversing, let's say from node 1, the visited and occurred data structure are in the following state,

*

*
  1 ----> 2

 visited: [true, true, false]
 occurred: [{1: true}, {2: true}]

*
 1 ----> 2 --->3

visited: [true, true, true]
occurred: [{1: true}, {2: true}]

*
 1 ----> 3

visited: [true, true, true]
occurred: [{1: true}, {2: true}, {3: true}]

In the backtracking step (3.) the node 3 is already marked as visited and sets the flag. To fix this you need to reset the occurred state of a node after you've visited all the nodes in that path.
void explore(vector< vector<int> > &adj, vector<bool> &visited, int start, int &flag, map<int, bool> &occured)
{
   visited[start] = true;
   occured[start] = true;
   for(int i = 0; i < adj[start].size(); i++)
   {
       if(!visited[adj[start][i]])
       {
           explore(adj, visited, adj[start][i], flag, occured);
       }
       else if(occured[adj[start][i]])
       {
           flag = 1;
       }
   }
   occured[start] = false;
}

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The 'Ophelia' Trailer Features 'Star Wars' Actor Daisy Ridley Channeling Rey In The Reimagined 'Hamlet' Movie — VIDEO
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If you think you know the Shakespearean tale of Hamlet, think again. The Ophelia trailer is here and making the world rethink everything it knows about this classic literary character. Daisy Ridley stars as Ophelia, the famously misfortunate lady-in-waiting to Queen Gertrude, played here by Naomi Watts. Things begin to get complicated when the Queen's son, Prince Hamlet (George MacKay) and Ophelia fall in love embarking on a forbidden romance.
Ophelia's fate in the source material is rather bleak as she drowns herself in a river over a broken heart. But from this first look at the 2019 re-imagining, which will be limitedly released on June 28 before hitting digital and OnDemand on July 3, the character's story may turn out differently.
In the trailer, Ridley brings female ferocity to the role, much in the same vein as her Star Wars character, Rey. No longer does Ophelia seem to be a hopeless heroine, or object of the hero's affections. Instead, we see the tale through her eyes. The character seems to have more agency in the hands of director Claire McCarthy and more of her own perspective leading the narrative. There will still be plenty of familiar drama when Claudius (Clive Owen) takes the throne, but Ophelia feels less like a bystander in this adaptation.
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The story of Hamlet is one as old as time and has been re-told far more than A Star Is Born, (which is really saying something). Modern big screen versions of Hamlet have employed some pretty well-known Ophelias. Helena Bonham Carter played the role in 1990 alongside Mel Gibson, Kate Winslet took it on with Kenneth Branagh in 1996, and Julia Stiles assumed the role in the 2000 modernized adaptation alongside Ethan Hawke's Hamlet.
But it has been far too long that the character has been relegated to the sidelines of this iconic play, branded crazy and lovesick. Watts certainly thinks he time for an update has never been more appropriate. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly in January, Watts said, "That's often how women have been portrayed in storytelling — as the damsel in the distress. If their mind is powerful, it must be madness. And now there's this shift that's taking place, and that's reflected in this storytelling."
Director McCarthy also seemed to echo those sentiments to EW, where she discussed her motives behind this retelling of Hamlet from a new POV. "It's looking at the story and saying, 'How can we build a stronger and more dramatic way to represent these women to a modern audience and give a fresh take to the material?' " McCarthy said. The film, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, is based on the 2006 novel Ophelia, written by Lisa Klein, per EW. So, if late June feels too far away, viewers can get a feel for the project from its immediate source material.
Clearly, this new take on a time-honored tale aims to shake things up. By re-examining an oft-underserved character in a major work, new ideas about Ophelia will certainly emerge.


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For many years people have been using natural hair dyes. These are usually henna based. These dyes can make hair darker (never lighter). Not only do they not damage the hair, they can actually make the hair healthier, smoother and easier to manage. They are an excellent product for those who can use them. The problem? Gray hairs can be stubborn and difficult to cover.
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Dye For Kids - Ignore Chemicals, What's The Message?
Denise Blaize @MsDBlaize shared this image with me on Twitter.
My very initial reaction was to imagine those little girls that are "forced" into beauty pageants by their mother and made to change themselves in every which way: hair, makeup, body, clothes.
I hate those competitions because kids that young do not need to be that focused on the way they look.
I can imagine letting a kid enter one of those for fun but when it becomes a lifestyle of contest after contest, there's an issue.
Anyhow, as soon as I had those initial thoughts upon seeing the hair dye, I went straight to thinking about my perception of hair and relaxer as I grew up.
As you may know I was born and bred in Malawi, Africa.
In addition to her day job, my mother was into hair and started a hair salon as a side-gig when I was very young. Lots of new stuff was tried out on little Heather and I had relaxed hair from like age 4/5.
Now, I'm not mad at my mum at all. Relaxer was marketed as a solution for hair management and there wasn't any information at the time that would suggest it could cause any long term harm to hair growth or scalp issues. I did get burned every time I had a relaxer but as we say in my language, "Kutchena ndi kupilira", "Beauty is persevering".
A few people on the Facebook page immediately jumped onto the chemicals are dangerous argument. I don't want to talk about that in this post.
My personal belief is that the chemicals are obviously safe enough for human use but in my personal experience, based on my own head, over a 20 year period relaxer started making my hair thinner and the strands weaker.
But as I said, this post is not about chemicals - ignore "chemicals" in any comments. I'm interested in the message we send to little girls.
Relaxer was not just an alternative look, it was "the look" I needed to have. It took a hair tragedy (thinning hair) for me to revise my views.
I think children should be allowed to be children. One of the most important parts of growing up is accepting yourself as you are. Persistent dyeing and relaxing of hair doesn't give kids the right message. Changes to hair should, in my opinion, be non-permanent to show the kid this is just for variety but you look great as you are.
What do you think? What did you grow up believing was acceptable or now, subconsciously or consciously. Comment below or on the Facebook post.
How Can I Reverse My Relaxed Hair Back to Natural?
I got asked this question today.
The answer for this is simple, you can't.
When hair is relaxed the chemical bonds in hair are permanently dissolved. This process cannot be reversed in order to become natural. If you want to go natural you can either transition, big chop or do the stepped chop.
Some hair types don't take very well to relaxer so they never really straighten properly. I have been told by at least one person that because of this when they went natural they didn't have to transition in any way; this was only because the hair never straightened in the first place not because the relaxer process had been reversed.
Personally, I wouldn't use this.
Petroleum aka petrolatum is actually a highly effective sealant. If your hair is properly moisturised using a petrolatum-based product on top will compeletly stop any moisture coming in or going out.
But that's where the benefit stops, the same benefit is also a disadvantage because petrolatums and mineral oils leave a heavy film over hair making any following moisturising efforts hard or even completely pointless.
Petrolatums and mineral oils have no moisturising ability at all!
If your hair is looking sleek and shiny after you use them, it's nothing to do with moisture, these chemicals just happen to be greasy-textured so that glow is purely cosmetic.
If you have ever relaxed your hair you will remember vaseline being put round the edges of your hair and on your ears to prevent burns. That is how strong a barrier petrolatum is. Vaseline is pure petrolatum.
Should I immediately stop buying anything with petrolatum?
Not entirely. I recently learnt from the Science of Black Hair that the higher an ingredient is listed on packaging, the more of it there is inside the product. So if mineral oil and petrolatum are listed quite low down, there isn't much.
One product that my hair loves but that has petrolatum is my Cantu Shea butter! Petrolatum is about 6th or 7th on the list. The only problem is that even from that you can't tell what percentage of the product is petrolatum.
Personally, I don't think petrolatums and mineral oils are entirely bad. Nothing keeps my lips crack-free like vaseline and when I was a kid good old cheap vaseline kept my skin looking shiny. BUT there is one difference between skin and hair: skin is constantly being rubbed by clothes, people etc so the petrolatum rubs off. Your hair is not being constantly rubbed, if it was you would probably have mega-high breakage rates!


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