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India is looking hundreds armoured vehicles for deployment near Pakistan border
By TOC On Dec 7, 2019
NEW DELHI, (BM) – Amid heightened tensions between India and Pakistan, the Indian Army is looking for close to 200 armoured fighting vehicles for deployment in different sectors in the frontier with Pakistan, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting The Economic Times.
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The army recently announced its plan to procure 198 wheeled armoured fighting vehicles (AFV) for reconnaissance and support to tank regiments in mechanised warfare. The vehicles are meant for replacing the army's ageing Soviet origin BRDM combat reconnaissance patrol vehicles. The requirement came out in a Request for Information issued for procuring these equipment.
The army plans to use these AFVs in the plain sectors of Punjab and Rajasthan. It wants that these AFVs should be able to operate in not only developed areas in this region, but in riverine terrain as well. "The wheeled AFV should be provided with high mobility, adequate armour protection and armament configuration, suitable to destroy enemy tanks and undertake local protection," the army has said.
The army is searching for AFVs that have a service life of 32 years and which can operate in temperatures reaching upto 45 degrees Celsius and as low as 0 degrees. It has also made it clear that the AFV should have a payload of at least 2 tons, which should include ammunition and four crew members. Importantly, the AFV should be transportable by IL-76 and C-17 transport aircraft and by railway, which will allow the army to quickly mobilise this specialised fleet in the regions that it wants during a contingency.
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While the army has a requirement of AFVs that can go upto speeds of about 80 km per hour on roads and cross country, the need is also being felt for its amphibious use in water. It also wants the AFV to have two twin long range Anti-Tank Guided Missiles with the 'fire and forget capability' and a hit probability of more than 90 percent and a maximum range of 4 km. It also needs a man portable ATGM launcher. This will allow troops who dismount from the AFV to fire the same missile that is meant for the launcher on the vehicle.
The army has pointed out that the main gun of the AFV should be a 30mm cannon with a 7.62mm machine gun with internal storage facility for the two weapons. It also needs AFV for protection from Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) contamination. The AFV will also have its own protection system from ATGM and rocket propelled grenades.
The army has invited responses to its request from Indian vendors who have tie ups with foreign original equipment manufacturers. The army plans to procure this through the Buy Indian (IDDM- Indigenously Designed, Developed and Manufactured).
Read more: India Buys Lightweight Naval Guns for About of $1.02 Billion
AFVs ensure greater mobility during operations and in out pacing an adversary. It also becomes important during 'mopping up operations' to destroy the last remnants of an enemy and in setting up defences to repel a counter attack. The AFVs that the army is looking for will ensure greater reconnaissance of enemy positions and in providing flank cover. The requirement gains importance in the backdrop of the Balakot air strikes and the subsequent aerial dogfight with Pakistani jets in Jammu and Kashmir.
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Police Investigating Embezzlement Report at BB&T Ballpark
By Zach Spedden on July 6, 2017 in Minor-League Baseball, News
Police are currently investigating a report of embezzlement at BB&T Ballpark, home of the Charlotte Knights (Class AAA; International League).
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police is continuing its investigation after close to $50,000 was reportedly taken from a safe at BB&T Ballpark on Saturday. According to a warrant, a total of $48,557 was lifted from the safe at some point after midnight.
A warrant in the case was released on Wednesday, and an employee has been suspected of the embezzlement. At this point, the suspect's name has not been revealed by news outlets, as no charges have been announced. More from The Charlotte Observer:
Surveillance video footage indicates that the employee suspected of stealing the money left the area where Professional Sports Catering keeps its money with his "cargo pockets bulging…full with unknown items," a search warrant said.
The Observer is not naming the suspect because he hasn't been charged with a crime.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg police responded to the ballpark around 3 p.m. Saturday after Tom Gorter, director of stadium operations for the Charlotte Knights, reported that $48,557 had gone missing from a safe sometime after midnight, the search warrant said.
Through a statement that was issued to KBTV news on Wednesday, the Knights indicated that they are working with local authorities in the investigation.
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We're going on a trip. Yay! It'll just be me and the baby. Boo. Destination: USA. Yay! 14-hour flight with a toddler. Yikes. Flying back home eventually. Double yikes.
When we started having talks to go to the States with Luna, both excitement and dread have taken root in my head. As you can see above, it's been a constant battle of yays, boos, and yikes in my mind for a good month or so now. It's become a bit stressful, to be honest. I mean, traveling with a baby is no joke. I know, I've been on countless plane rides to various destinations, and I know for a fact, after much observation and deduction, that babies and planes just don't mix. Now, it'll be my turn to take a baby. A fidgety, chatty, adventurous toddler at that. Oh, I can already see the glares and evil stares from other passengers. Gives me the heebie-jeebies.
This will not be Luna's first time to fly, no. Her first time was when she had just turned 1 and we flew to the Visayas for some leisurely time with family who were visiting from the US. The flight from Manila only took about an hour or so and Luna was just an angel. She slept through most of it. Hallelujah! The flight back to Manila took a little longer because of some airport traffic issue. So, we circled the skies for an extra hour. Even then Luna was still well behaved. I wasn't anxious about traveling with her that time at all. This time around, I have anxiety up the wazoo.
Understand that the circumstances are just way different. Back then Luna hadn't even started walking yet, so she basically sat on our laps the entire time we were on the plane. Take note, I said laps. That's plural. Obviously, I wasn't alone. She bounced from my lap to my husband's to my mom's and so and so forth. She had, well, options. And I had down time. All Luna needed was one toy and she was set. It was perfect. This time around, it's a whole other ballgame.
This is not going to be a short plane ride; 14 freakin' hours at the very least! She's less than 2 years old so she doesn't have to have her own seat on the plane. But with that comes the real price I have to pay - she has to sit on my lap that whole entire time. $1200 savings, check! Restless toddler on my lap, X X X!!! She's walking now, so I'm pretty sure she won't want to sit still that whole time. I can't even stay seated for more than 3 or 4 hours at a time. More so for a child who had just discovered that walking is the shiznit.


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OSA Publishing > Optics Express > Volume 25 > Issue 22 > Page 26950
James Leger, Editor-in-Chief
Dual Kretschmann and Otto configuration fiber surface plasmon resonance biosensor
Lixia Li, Yuzhang Liang, Jianye Guang, Wenli Cui, Xinpu Zhang, Jean-Francois Masson, and Wei Peng
Lixia Li,1 Yuzhang Liang,1 Jianye Guang,1 Wenli Cui,1 Xinpu Zhang,2,4 Jean-Francois Masson,3 and Wei Peng1,5
1College of Physics and Optoelectronics Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
2Center for Information Photonics and Communications, School of Information Science and Technology, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu,611756, China
3Departement de Chimie, Université de Montréal, CP 6128 Succ Centre-Ville, Montreal H3C 3J7, Canada
4xpzhang@home.swjtu.edu.cn
5wpeng@dlut.edu.cn
L Li
Y Liang
J Guang
W Cui
X Zhang
J Masson
W Peng
pp. 26950-26957
•https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.25.026950
Lixia Li, Yuzhang Liang, Jianye Guang, Wenli Cui, Xinpu Zhang, Jean-Francois Masson, and Wei Peng, "Dual Kretschmann and Otto configuration fiber surface plasmon resonance biosensor," Opt. Express 25, 26950-26957 (2017)
Light transmission
Sensor performance
Surface plasmon resonance sensors
Fiber optics sensors (060.2370)
Optics at surfaces (240.0240)
Surface plasmons (240.6680)
Multilayer design (310.4165)
Original Manuscript: October 3, 2017
Manuscript Accepted: October 6, 2017
Virtual Journal for Biomedical Optics Vol. 12, Iss. 12
We present a dual-resonance fiber surface plasmon resonance (SPR) sensor for biological analysis. The sensing element was fabricated by sequentially sputtering layers of indium tin oxide (ITO) (100 nm thickness) and Au (35 nm thickness) on the surface of an optical fiber. The refractive index dispersion effect of ITO material led to resonances in the near infrared and visible wavelength regions. The refractive index of ITO is larger than the optical fiber in visible spectral area (400 to 733nm), such that the structure is a typical Kretschmann configuration surface plasmon resonance sensor. However, an Otto configuration is observed in the near infrared area (NIR) due to the ITO refractive index being smaller than the fiber core. We characterized the sensor performance by measuring bulk refractive index (RI) sensitivity in the two configurations, which were 1345 nm/RIU in the Kretschmann configuration and 1100 nm/RIU in the Otto configuration. In addition, this sensor was applied for real-time and label-free monitoring of the IgG/anti-IgG biomolecular interaction. As a robust and ultra-compact SPR sensor, which possesses wide detection range and is highly sensitive, this fiber SPR sensor can be applied for real-time biological analysis and monitoring.
© 2017 Optical Society of America under the terms of the OSA Open Access Publishing Agreement
Side-polished multimode fiber biosensor based on surface plasmon resonance with halogen light
Hong-Yu Lin, Woo-Hu Tsai, Yu-Chia Tsao, and Bor-Chiou Sheu
Design and optimization of a novel surface plasmon resonance biosensor based on Otto configuration
E. K. Akowuah, T. Gorman, and S. Haxha
Dual channel multilayer-coated surface plasmon resonance sensor for dual refractive index range measurements
Mengdi Lu, Wei Peng, Qiang Liu, Yun Liu, Lixia Li, Yuzhang Liang, and Jean-Francois Masson
Compact multi-channel surface plasmon resonance sensor for real-time multi-analyte biosensing
Yun Liu, Shimeng Chen, Qiang Liu, Jean-François Masson, and Wei Peng
Micro-capillary-based self-referencing surface plasmon resonance biosensor for determination of transferrin
Shimeng Chen, Yun Liu, Zigeng Liu, Shuwen Chu, and Wei Peng
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Boukherroub, R.
Cerruti, M.
Chau, L.-K.
Chen, S.
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Dash, J. N.
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Gupta, V.
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Fig. 1 Optic fiber sensor probe consists of an ITO/Au two-layer structure. (a) Schematic diagram and (b) cross section of the sensing probe.
Fig. 2 (a) The dispersion curve of ITO material; (b) Normalized spectra response for the same sensor probe with different thickness of ITO coatings; (c) RI response of ITO coating with 100nm.
Fig. 3 (a) Experiment transmission spectrum of fiber SPR sensor; (b) Real part of spatial magnetic field in z direction at the reflection minimum value for two dips.
Fig. 4 (a) Experimental setup of the dual dips optic fiber sensor system; (b) RI response of two resonances.
Fig. 5 Antibody immobilization procedure on the surface of the sensing probe.
Fig. 6 Real-time biomolecule response with different concentration of IgG samples. (a) Wavelength response of Kretschmann resonance; (b) Wavelength response of Otto resonance; Linear fitting curve of (c) Kretschmann resonance and (d) Otto resonance.
Fig. 7 Temperature response of (a) dip A and (b) dip B.


Gathering to remember Curtis Huntington is scheduled for April 11, 2014 at 2 pm in the Michigan Union Ballroom in Ann Arbor.
The University of Michigan Department of Mathematics will host a memorial gathering to honor Professor Curtis Huntington, who passed away in October, 2013. The memorial will take place in the Michigan Union Ballroom on the campus of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. The gathering will be Friday, April 11, 2014 from 2-5. Light refreshments will be served following the program. Please RSVP via this survey if you plan to attend the gathering. Please provide the names of all people who will be attending. You may also send us your written remembrances of Professor Huntington for inclusion in a memorial album for his family (deadline February 15, 2014).
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Bring hotel style home with you
Top designers tell us about the trend for replicating luxury decor in a domestic setting
Whether it is the shabby chic exposed brick and wood of the Soho Farmhouse members' club in the Cotswolds, or the sleek blue and black urban style of the hip boutique hotel Le Roch in Paris, homeowners, with the help of somewhere like NC Architecture, are seeking to recreate stays away from home – at home. Surprisingly, it has never been easier to achieve this now.
Pierre-Yves Rochon, who has designed the interiors of some of the most high-profile hotels and restaurants in the world – the Four Seasons on Park Lane in London, Hotel George V in Paris, the Waldorf Astoria in Beverly Hills – and was responsible for the Savoy's 220 million makeover in 2010, says it is a movement that began 35 years ago with the launch of the first boutique hotels. Over time, hospitality and residential design have converged, with hotels influencing everything from room layouts to the peel and stick wallpaper in our homes.
"Hotels in the 1920s and 1930s, including the Savoy and George V, were palatial and unattainable. In the 1960s hotels were comfortable, uniform shoebox rooms with separate bedrooms and bathrooms, and minimal decor. Then we sought to make boutique hotels more homely. Now the two worlds are fusing. Hotel design moves with fashion in the same way as residential design," Rochon says.
"When we first opened up bedroom and bathroom spaces to create suites in hotels it was solely a hospitality trait. Now where previously people had a small bedroom and small bathroom in their apartments, we are taking walls down and putting in sliding doors to create suites," he says.
Rochon was recently in London to launch his furniture range, The Signature Collection, with the luxury crystal company Lalique.
He says that in his home in Paris he tries to combine minimalism and opulence. "Whether it is a hotel, restaurant or house, the main thing is to take inspiration from the architecture of the place."
Another interior designer who starts with the architecture is Sarah Lavoine, who is based in Paris and is known for the "style it dark" trend of coupling black and colour – most notably a turquoise blue called "Bleu Sarah". She has opened shops where people can buy the materials and furniture to recreate her hotel style at home. The house that she shares with her husband, the French actor and singer Marc Lavoine, shows that she practises what she preaches, with liberal use of black and colour.
The colour "Bleu Sarah" in bedrooms Lavoine designed for the hotel Le Roch, Paris
"I always start with volume and natural light. You look at the architecture and then get more into the interior design. I am opening a shop in an old factory; it is my style, but I have adapted it to be more industrial," she says.
Lavoine dispels any myths about not using dark colours in small spaces. "I am in love with black, I am not afraid of dark colours. I have a TV room at home that is painted entirely black; it is very comforting, especially when it is raining and grey outside. Dark colours definitely work in small spaces. You can use a great amount of colour, but not all over, and use mirrors to help to make the space look bigger."
She says that her hotel style is particularly easy to adapt to a domestic setting. "I design hotels as if they were my home. Although if I was to design your apartment I would be more free and have more fun. In hotels you have to buy all the same tiles, use the same colours and restrict your styles; in homes you can risk more and go deeper into a style."
Price is the main adaptation she has to make when translating her style for customers. She says in hotels it is possible to spend a lot on furniture, and homebuyers want the same quality they have seen on their stays away, but at a more affordable price.
Hamilford Design translates Cotswolds country hotel style, with wood and stone features, in a client's home at the Lakes by Yoo development in Gloucestershire
Lavoine's style is the antithesis of what Manuela Hamilford's clients want in their Cotswold country homes. Hamilford, who owns the London-based interior design company Hamilford Design, says the trend is for the pale, vintage style found in the Soho Farmhouse members' club in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire.
"One of the most popular requests at the moment, particularly among my clients with second homes at the Lakes by Yoo, is the Soho Farmhouse look, or similar. People also mention the Pig Hotels, the Lime Wood Hotel [in Hampshire] and Daylesford Organic Farm's places [in Gloucestershire] in their design briefs," she says.
The signature styles of these places are stripped weathered woods, exposed bricks and pipework, and vintage pieces; it is rapidly becoming the definition of country style.
"People want to recreate the feeling they got when they stayed there. However, a style that works in a two-bedroom hotel suite might be a bit much across an entire house," Hamilford says. "So I implement the feel in certain areas of the home, but not all. For that, people may want to invest in Luxury Homes, which provide them with hotel-like interiors and bedrooms. Also, these homes usually have ample amount of space for any further renovations and new home additions.
"For instance, in a house at the lakes I have decorated the snug and teenagers' games room in Soho Farmhouse style, but in the kitchen and living spaces I have toned it down by using more user-friendly materials. At the Soho Farmhouse, they might have vintage wood worktops in the kitchens, but reclaimed wood isn't easy to keep clean in a busy home, so I might suggest a work surface in an aged hammered stone, or bronze rusted effect, or wood-effect tiles. You can get ones that look weathered or aged and can even have old nails painted in to give the full effect, but they are more durable and easy to clean," she says.
The same can be done in bathrooms, where new vintage-style pipework and taps are a better option than the real thing. "You can buy new carpets that are already faded and then you just put in a few vintage things, like an armchair or lamp, and the look is complete."
The houses at the Lakes by Yoo are very modern in design, though Hamilford says this is no barrier to adopting the vintage look. "I did one recently in which we had a blue Shaker-style kitchen, faded rugs, wide wood plank floors and a rock fireplace, but you make it cleaner and fresher to suit the more modern style of the house than you would in, say, a Daylesford cottage or the Soho Farmhouse," she says.
The next big homeware trend will not, perhaps, be inspired by the pared-down floorboards in a members' club or the deep colours in a boutique hotel, but the office. Lavoine has just finished a three-year project to design L'Oréal's headquarters. "I think we will see offices designed more like homes; everyone spends so much time in the office, we need to put a little more life there," she says. A very similar thing to what Rochon said when he designed his first boutique hotel all those years ago, a move that inspired the present trend for hotel interior-design styles in our homes.


Thanks for your great info about hip labrum tears!! I am currently working with a new mom who just had surgical repair for one. I have also caught a few more over the past couple years. I have a friend who had a hip labrum repair last year and is now pregnant. She is wondering about specific things she should watch out for during labor and delivery to prevent reinjury. Any suggestions from you would be greatly appreciated.
Great to hear from you, and nice to connect with you! I would love to help your patient. The main thing she should be concerned about is that no one manipulates or pushes back on her legs or hip(s) while in labor. Well meaning attendants do this all the time (it happened to me), and moms are not always in the "right mind" to know what is happening, or have the courage to ask them to stop. So she should discuss this issue with her caregivers BEFORE labor and delivery.
There are also inherent risks to the labrum during pregnancy in general – so things like bony version angles of the pelvis and femurs become important. Those clinical tests and screens I teach in the hip labral injury course, I'm not sure if that's something you are interested in or even can attend.
Loss of range of motion, or an imbalance in internal and external rotation, can be a red flag for congenital bony issues that increase risk and prevalence, which are compounded by weight gain or management problems, as well as activities mom chooses for exercise during pregnancy.
That is a bit to get you started – I hope this helps!


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Little fashionistas will have loads of glamour and role play fun with the Pretty & Posh Vanity with Stool by Step2.
Little fashionistas will have loads of glamour and role-play fun with this pretend play vanity by Step2. Kiddos can turn on the working vanity light while using the mirror to make sure they don't miss a spot while doing their pretend makeup. Open the vanity drawer to grab your favorite hairbrush or comb to make your hair look extra pretty! This children's vanity set will add the perfect amount style and design to a little princess's playroom. Made in USA of US and imported parts.
Stylish vanity set features a shatterproof mirror with working vanity light!
Glamour play set features a matching play stool (11.75 inches) for little ones to use while looking in the mirror!
Pretty & Posh Vanity with Stool™ is rated 4.9 out of 5 by 8.
Rated 5 out of 5 by CupcakeCP from Sturdy and Cute Vanity! My daughter adores playing at this vanity. The accessories (comb, brush, handheld mirror) are perfect additions for pretend play. The drawer is cute for storage, though it doesn't have a catch so it slides all the way out frequently. My daughter also loves having the little light she can turn on and off, which is not too bright. The shatterproof plastic mirror is clear and the shades of purple are very appealing. The construction/sturdy plastic is of the same great quality we expect from Step2 products!
Rated 4 out of 5 by Martin0404 from Cute playset This play set is perfect. My daughter was so excited to open this Christmas morning. It is beautiful and well made. I would have given it 5 stars had I not received a damaged item. I ordered this from Toys R Us and made the mistake of not opening the box until Christmas Eve. The top was scratched and the had mirror was looked like someone took something and scratched it all up. Had I not been given a damaged item (I'm assuming it was a return), I would have been much happier.
Rated 5 out of 5 by Jessie45 from We love this product Thank you to Step2 for letting me test this item as part of the Step2 toy tester program. My little girl's first word when she saw it was "Awesome!" I like how the vanity has a little light she can turn on and off. Also she loves that the stool is her chair and can take it with her to different rooms. It's a really cute, yet sturdy product and can really serve as a place to read and color as well as have pretend makeup time.
Rated 5 out of 5 by Gluesticks from Perfect for Girlie Girls! My daughter had been wanting a vanity for her room for quite awhile. Her room is pretty small though and she is 6, so I was hesitant in ordering this for her, thinking that she would need a bigger one. We took a chance and surprised her with a vanity and stool for her birthday and it was a perfect fit! It is rated for ages 3+ and I would say that it easily is suitable for girls up to 7 years old. Heck, my 9 year old loves it, but can't sit on the stool. She sits on the floor ;) I like that it's not only cute, but functional too. The light works, the stool is sturdy, and there is a pull out drawer with a brush (that works well for her thin hair), a comb, and a mirror. I don't really have anything negative to say about this vanity set. It's cute and any little girls would love to have it. I like the updated colors too. Reminds us of Rapunzel. Assembly was less than an hour.
Rated 5 out of 5 by Reg1012 from Super cute! Thank you to Step2 for letting me test this item as part of the toy tester program! My two year old was so excited to see this new vanity! She loves sitting on the stool and playing with the comb and brush-it may help end our battles over brushing her hair:-) the set is quite sturdy and is a great size for however the kids want to use it. We love it!
Rated 5 out of 5 by HeatherP from Perfect for my little fashionista! My daughter loves her vanity. Easy to put together and a great size for a young kiddo. My daughter will play dress up and make believe over playing with any toy. This vanity is the perfect addition to her play. She is able to be creative and express herself in the best way.
Rated 5 out of 5 by HayAnns Mom from Pretty and Primping My 3 year old daughter with special needs absolutely loves this vanity! One of our favorite daily routines is sitting at my vanity after her bath and combing her hair and brushing her teeth. When she opened the door to her room and saw her very own vanity, she looked back at me and smiled and let out a scream of joy... A treasured memory I will keep with me forever because she is mostly nonverbal. My daughter can sit at her vanity for long durations making sounds and looking at herself in the mirror, which I love because it is shatterproof. She loves the slide out drawer and practices primping then putting away her comb, brush, and hand mirror. She really loves pushing the button to turn the light on and off at the top of the mirror. It's not common to find girls play sets in colors other than pink. The use of purple and lavender alongside the white makes this vanity attractive and unique. The vanity and stool are strong and sturdy and assembly was easy. Design and durability are two of the reasons we love Step2. Thank you to Step2 for letting me test this item as part of the Step2 toy tester program.
The dimensions of the mirror for the Pretty & Posh Vanity with Stoll™ is 9 X 12 Inches.
I was wondering what the difference is between the Step2 Pretty and Posh Vanity with Stool Set and the Step 2 fantasy vanity?
The only difference between the Fantasy Vanity™ and the Step2® Pretty and Posh Vanity with Stool Set is the color.


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Valerie Parker
on February 26, 2014Posted in: Books, Events, Events, Events, Film, News, News, News, Television
This year marks the 40th Annual Saturn Awards, the awards show that gives a chance for the Science Fiction/Fantasy genre to shine, since they're so often ignored by the Oscars, Emmy's – you name it really. This years nominees include Game of Thrones, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, and many more.
"Gravity" and "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug" soar with 8 Saturn Award nominations, "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire," scores with 7, "Iron Man 3," "Pacific Rim," "Star Trek Into Darkness and Thor: The Dark World lead with 5 nominations apiece for the 40th Annual Saturn Awards, while "Breaking Bad," "Falling Skies," and "Game of Thrones" lead on TV in an Epic Year for Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror
LOS ANGELES – February 26, 2014 – Alfonso Cuaron's Gravity and Peter Jackson's The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug both received 8 nominations as the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films today announced nominations for the 40th Annual Saturn Awards, which will be presented in June. Other major contenders that received major nominations were The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, Guillermo del Toro's Pacific Rim, Star Trek Into Darkness, The Book Thief, Her, Oz The Great and Powerful and Ron Howard's Rush. Also making a strong showing was the folk music fable Inside Llewyn Davis from Joel and Ethan Coen highlighting their magnificent and original work. And Scarlett Johansson was the first Best Supporting Actress to be nominated for her captivating vocal performance in Spike Jones' fantasy romance Her. For the Saturn's stellar 40th Anniversary celebration, two new categories have been added to reflect the changing times; Best Comic-to-Film Motion Picture will see Warner's Man of Steel duking it out against Marvel's Iron Man 3, Thor: The Dark World and The Wolverine! The second new category is Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Television Series – highlighting the most promising young
talent working in TV today.
In TV categories, the final season of AMC's groundbreaking show Breaking Bad, TNT's Falling Skies and HBO's Game of Thrones tied with 5 nominations each. Close behind with 4 noms apiece were American Horror Story: Coven (FX), Hannibal (NBC), Under the Dome (CBS), and The Walking Dead (AMC) … while new breakthrough hits Bates Motel (A&E), Continuum (SyFy), The Americans (FX) , The Blacklist (NBC) and Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (ABC) jump into the fray as well. The Academy was founded in 1972 by noted film historian Dr. Donald A. Reed to honor and recognize films often overlooked by mainstream awards. Over the years, the Academy has expanded its reach to include recognizing excellence in television and home entertainment, as well as other genres, including adventure, thriller and action. Robert Holguin, President of the Organization says, "This has been an incredible year for genre entertainment which I affectionately refer to as enhanced or exaggerated reality. The films and shows we honor continue to lead in box-office success showcasing a cadre of great talent helming today's works of wonder. I'm thrilled to see the organization reach its' fourth decade of dedication to the most imaginative creations on the silver screen and fantastic visions on the television screen". This year's Saturn Awards will be presented in June in Burbank in California. For a complete list of nominations and more information about the Academy, visit www.saturnawards.org.
The 40th Annual Saturn Awards Nominations
Best Comic-to-Film Motion Picture:
Iron Man 3 (Marvel/Walt Disney)
Man of Steel (Warner Bros.)
Thor: The Dark World (Marvel/Walt Disney)
The Wolverine (20th Century Fox)
Best Science Fiction Film:
Ender's Game (Summit/Lionsgate)
Gravity (Warner Bros.)
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (Lionsgate)
Pacific Rim (Warner Bros.)
Riddick (Universal Pictures)
Star Trek Into Darkness (Paramount Pictures)
Best Fantasy Film:
About Time (Universal Pictures)
Her (Warner Bros.)
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (New Line/MGM/Warner Bros.)
Jack the Giant Slayer (Warner Bros.)
Oz The Great and Powerful (Walt Disney Studios)
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (20th Century Fox)
Best Horror Film:
Carrie (Screen Gems/Sony)
The Conjuring (Warner Bros.)
Mama (Universal Pictures)
The Purge (Universal Pictures)
This is the End (Sony Pictures)
Warm Bodies (Summit/Lionsgate)
Best Thriller Film:
The Call (TriStar Pictures/Sony)
The East (Fox Searchlight)
Now You See Me (Summit/Lionsgate)
The Place Beyond the Pines (Focus Features)
Prisoners (Warner Bros.)
World War Z (Paramount Pictures)
Best Action/Adventure Film:
The Book Thief (20th Century Fox)
Fast & Furious 6 (Universal Pictures)
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (Paramount Pictures)
The Lone Ranger (Walt Disney Studios) Lone Survivor (Universal Pictures)
Rush (Universal Pictures)
Robert Downey, Jr. Iron Man 3 (Marvel/Walt Disney)
Oscar Isaac Inside Llewyn Davis (CBS Films)
Simon Pegg The World's End (Focus Features)
Joaquin Phoenix Her (Warner Bros.)
Brad Pitt World War Z (Paramount Pictures)
Ben Stiller The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (20th Century Fox)
Halle Barry The Call (TriStar Pictures/Sony)
Sandra Bullock Gravity (Warner Bros.)
Martina Gedeck The Wall (Music Box Films)
Jennifer Lawrence The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (Lionsgate)
Emma Thompson Saving Mr. Banks (Walt Disney Studios)
Mia Wasikowska Stoker (Fox Searchlight)
Daniel Bruhl Rush (Universal Pictures)
George Clooney Gravity (Warner Bros.)
Benedict Cumberbatch Star Trek Into Darkness (Paramount Pictures)
Harrison Ford Ender's Game (Summit/Lionsgate)
Tom Hiddleston Thor: The Dark World (Marvel/Walt Disney)
Ben Kingsley Iron Man 3 (Marvel/Walt Disney)
Bill Nighy About Time (Universal Pictures)
Scarlett Johansson Her (Warner Bros.)
Nicole Kidman Stoker (Fox Searchlight)
Melissa Leo Prisoners (Warner Bros.)
Evangeline Lily The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (New Line/MGM/Warner Bros.)
Jena Malone The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (Lionsgate)
Emily Watson The Book Thief (20th Century Fox)
Best Performance by a Younger Actor:
Asa Butterfield Ender's Game (Summit/Lionsgate)
Chloe Grace Moretz Carrie (Screen Gems/Sony)
Sophie Nelisse The Book Thief (20th Century Fox)
Saoirse Ronan How I Live Now (Magnolia Pictures)
Ty Simpkins Iron Man 3 (Marvel/Walt Disney)
Dylan Sprayberry Man of Steel (Warner Bros.)
J.J. Abrams Star Trek Into Darkness (Paramount Pictures)
Peter Berg Lone Survivor (Universal Pictures)
Alfonso Cuaron Gravity (Warner Bros.)
Peter Jackson The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (New Line/MGM/Warner Bros.)
Francis Lawrence The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (Lionsgate)
Guillermo del Toro Pacific Rim (Warner Bros.)
Best Writing:
Fran Walsh,
Philippa Boyens,
Peter Jackson,
Guillermo del Toro The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (New Line/MGM/Warner Bros.)
Joel Coen, Ethan Coen Inside Llewyn Davis (CBS Films)
Alfonso Cuaron,
Jonas Cuaron Gravity (Warner Bros.)
Jennifer Lee Frozen (Walt Disney Studios)
Spike Jonze Her (Warner Bros.)
Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg The World's End (Focus Features)
Best Editing:
Peter Amundson,
John Gilroy Pacific Rim (Warner Bros.)
Alan Edward Bell The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (Lionsgate)
Mark Sanger Gravity (Warner Bros.)
Mark Day About Time (Universal Pictures)
Daniel P. Hanley, Mike Hill Rush (Universal Pictures)
Christian Wagner,
Kelly Matsumoto,
Dylan Highsmith Fast & Furious 6 (Universal Pictures)
Best Production Design:
Dan Hennah The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (New Line/MGM/Warner Bros.)
Philip Messina The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (Lionsgate)
Andrew Neskoromny,
Carol Spier Pacific Rim (Warner Bros.)
Andy Nicholson Gravity (Warner Bros.)
Jan Roelfs 47 Ronin (Universal Pictures)
Robert Stromberg Oz The Great and Powerful (Walt Disney Studios)
Best Music:
Danny Elfman Oz The Great and Powerful (Walt Disney Studios)
Frank Ilfman Big Bad Wolves (Magnolia Pictures)
Howard Shore The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (New Line/MGM/Warner Bros.)
Brian Tyler Iron Man 3 (Marvel/Walt Disney)
Brian Tyler Now You See Me (Summit/Lionsgate)
John Williams The Book Thief (20th Century Fox)
Best Costume:
Gary Jones Oz The Great and Powerful (Walt Disney Studios)
Michael Kaplan Star Trek Into Darkness (Paramount Pictures)
Wendy Partridge Thor: The Dark World (Marvel/Walt Disney)
Beatrix Aruna Pasztor Great Expectations (Main Street Films)
Penny Rose 47 Ronin (Universal Pictures)
Trish Summerville The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (Lionsgate)
Best Make-Up:
Patrick Baxter, Jane O'Kane,
Roger Murray Evil Dead (TriStar Pictures/Sony)
Rick Findlater,
Richard Taylor, Peter King The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (New Line/MGM/Warner Bros.)
Howard Berger,
Jamie Kelman,
Peter Montagna Lone Survivor (Universal Pictures)
Donald Mowat Prisoners (Warner Bros.)
Fae Hammond,
Mark Coulier,
Kirstin Chalmers Rush (Universal Pictures)
Karen Cohen, David White,
Elizabeth Yianni-Georgiou Thor: The Dark World (Marvel/Walt Disney)
Best Special/Visual Effects:
Tim Webber,
Chris Lawrence,
David Shirk, Neil Corbould Gravity (Warner Bros.)
Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon,
David Clayton, Eric Reynolds The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (New Line/MGM/Warner Bros.)
Joe Letteri, John Desjardin,
Dan Lemmon Man of Steel (Warner Bros.)
John Knoll, James E. Price,
Clay Pinney, Rocco Larizza Pacific Rim (Warner Bros.)
Roger Guyett,
Patrick Tubach,
Ben Grossman, Burt Dalton Star Trek Into Darkness (Paramount Pictures)
Jake Morrison,
Paul Corbould,
Mark Breakspear Thor: The Dark World (Marvel/Walt Disney)
Best Independent Film:
12 Years a Slave (Fox Searchlight)
Great Expectations (Main Street Films)
Inside Llewyn Davis (CBS Films)
The Invisible Woman (Sony Pictures Classics)
Out of the Furnace (Relativity Media)
Upside Down (Millennium Entertainment)
Best International Film:
Big Bad Wolves (Magnolia Pictures/Magnet)
Blancanieves (Cohen Media Group)
A Hijacking (Magnolia Pictures)
How I Live Now (Magnolia Pictures)
Stoker (Fox Searchlight)
The World's End (Focus Features)
Best Animated Film:
Despicable Me 2 (Universal Pictures)
From Up on Poppy Hill (GKids) Frozen (Walt Disney Studios)
Monsters University (Pixar/Walt Disney Studios)
Best Network Television Series Release:
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (ABC)
The Blacklist (NBC)
The Following (Fox)
Hannibal (NBC)
Revolution (NBC)
Sleepy Hollow (Fox)
Under the Dome (CBS)
Best Syndicated/Cable Television Series:
American Horror Story: Coven (FX)
The Americans (FX)
Continuum (SyFy)
Dexter (Showtime)
Haven (SyFy)
The Walking Dead (AMC)
Best Television Presentation of a Limited Run Series:
Bates Motel (A&E)
Black Sails (Starz)
Breaking Bad (AMC)
Falling Skies (TNT)
Game of Thrones (HBO)
Vikings (The History Channel)
Best Youth-Oriented Television Series:
Arrow (The CW)
Pretty Little Liars (ABC Family)
Supernatural (The CW)
Teen Wolf (MTV)
The Tomorrow People (The CW) The Vampire Diaries (The CW)
Best Actor in a Television Series:
Kevin Bacon The Following (Fox)
Bryan Cranston Breaking Bad (AMC)
Hugh Dancy Hannibal (NBC)
Freddie Highmore Bates Motel (A&E)
Mads Mikkelsen Hannibal (NBC)
James Spader The Blacklist (NBC)
Noah Wyle Falling Skies (TNT)
Best Actress in a Television Series:
Jennifer Carpenter Dexter (Showtime)
Vera Farmiga Bates Motel (A&E)
Anna Gunn Breaking Bad (AMC)
Jessica Lange American Horror Story: Coven (FX)
Rachel Nichols Continuum (SyFy)
Keri Russell The Americans (FX)
Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series:
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Game of Thrones (HBO)
Erik Knudsen Continuum (SyFy)
David Lyons Revolution (NBC)
Dean Norris Under the Dome (CBS)
Aaron Paul Breaking Bad (AMC)
James Purefoy The Following (Fox)
Best Supporting Actress in a Television Series:
Kathy Bates American Horror Story: Coven (FX)
Sarah Carter Falling Skies (TNT)
Gwendoline Christie Game of Thrones (HBO)
Michelle Fairley Game of Thrones (HBO)
Melissa McBride The Walking Dead (AMC)
Elizabeth Mitchell Revolution (NBC)
Best Guest Star in a Television Series:
Stephen Collins Falling Skies (TNT) Robert Forster Breaking Bad (AMC)
Danny Huston American Horror Story: Coven (FX)
David Morrissey The Walking Dead (AMC)
Charlotte Rampling Dexter (Showtime)
Gina Torres Hannibal (NBC)
Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Television Series:
Colin Ford Under the Dome (CBS)
Jared Gilmore Once Upon a Time (ABC)
Jack Gleeson Game of Thrones (HBO)
Connor Jessup Falling Skies (TNT)
MacKenzie Lintz Under the Dome (CBS)
Chandler Riggs The Walking Dead (AMC)
Home Entertainment:
Best DVD Release:
Big Ass Spider Epic Pictures
The Brass Teapot Magnolia Home Entertainment
Curse of Chucky Universal
Mischief Night RLJ Entertainment
Solomon Kane Anchor Bay Entertainment
Twixt Fox Home Entertainment
You're Next Lionsgate
Best DVD Collection:
Bowery Boys Collection: Volumes 2 and 3 Warner Archive
Chucky: The Complete Collection Universal
Friday the 13th : The Complete Collection Warner
James Dean Ultimate Collector's Edition Warner
Mad Max Trilogy Warner
Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman Criterion
Best Classic Film Release:
Fantastic Voyage Fox Home Entertainment
Halloween (35th Anniversary Edition) Anchor Bay The Haunting Warner
House of Wax Warner
Nosferatu Kino
The Wicker Man Lionsgate
Best Television Release:
The Adventures of Superboy: The Complete Third Season Warner Archive
Search: The Complete Series Warner Archive
Star Trek: The Next Generation: Season 3, 4, 5 CBS Paramount
Under the Dome: Season One CBS Paramount
The Walking Dead: The Complete Third Season Starz / Anchor Bay
The White Queen: Season One Anchor Bay
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Developed by Chamberlin and Raymond Boyce in 1970, SQL stands for Structured Query Language. It was the first the principal financially capable dialect for relational databases. It used for communication with databases. This language is standard for DBMS. A web developer should have knee knowledge about SQL programming Language. Like this, they can use SQL to obtain data from large databases. SQL programming language generally serves as a query language for a database. So, if you are implementing Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, or MySQL, you should know SQL. It has proved to be a lot of beneficiary for the web developers, and they used this in any query in the database.
PHP Aka PHP Hypertext Processor
Created in the year 2004, the word PHP refers to the PHP Hypertext Processor language. It is an interpreted scripted language that is generally handled by the interpreter. It has already gained popularity of more than 200 million websites throughout the world. It is an open-source language as well as a fast prototyping language. This language works well with UNIX. PHP is a server-side scripting language that can work as a programming platform too. Facebook and WordPress used this as a platform. PHP can be inserted in HTML directly. You can work on a PHP more quickly and effortless than in any other language. If you want to develop a responsive web page, then you need to know about PHP.
Invented in the year 1993, Ruby was a dynamic programming language used in the designing of websites and mobile apps. Before the idea of inventing, Ruby invented to develop such a programming language that has a simple code. This programming language mainly designed to serve in the area where there is a lot of web traffic. This language manages functional programming with that of imperative programming. Ruby considered being a sizeable scalable language. Ruby mainly works on web servers. This programming language is easy to understand and write. Twitter, Hulu, Scribd, and more. Use this programming language platform.
CSS Aka Cascading Style Sheet
CSS stands for Cascading Style Sheets works as a markup language. HTML, combined with CSS, allows the web designer to decide the look of the webpage after it appears in front of the visitors. CSS has a significant impact on the font style, size, and color it looks. It also has an impact on the overall layout, along with other designing elements. CSS applied to several other documents such as SVG, XML, as well as XUL documents. CSS can create a more visualize webpage or website. It is also used to create mobile apps as well as a web application. The syntax of CSS is that of similar to HTML and XHTML. CSS style sheet contains a selector and declarator.
Python is a dynamic language that highly used nowadays. It acts as an all-purpose language. In Python, you can work as the developer and can also run the code without using the compiler. Python can use a less number of codes as the syntax for expressing a concept. It is a language that can be ideal for beginners to learn and understand. Rdio, Pinterest, and Instagram use Python in the coding.
Perl is a very much recognized programming language in the field of web development. It is an interpreter scripted language that needs an interpreter. It is a bit of strong language that is used worldwide. This language gives unique tools. It compiled with platform compatible or dual executable Bytecode. Perl can be helpful in web app enhancement and for websites. It can also be used for web application enhancement and fro system administration too. Perl works as a testing tool too.
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Beijing: The owner of a gypsum mine in China committed suicide by jumping into a well during rescue operations for 17 workers still trapped in mine after it collapsed two days ago killing one person.
A total of 29 people were working underground when the mine collapsed on Friday in Pingyi County, Shandong Province.
One worker was dead, four managed to escape, and seven others were rescued.
Ma Congbo, chairman of Yurong company that owns the mine, drowned himself by jumping into the water when working together with the rescue team in the early hours today.
Zhang Shuping, mayor of Linyi city, said more than 700 rescuers are trying to rescue 17 workers who are still trapped underground.
Rescuers have drilled a hole to get to one of the locations where the workers are trapped, and are trying to transfer good and waters and contact the workers, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
According to China Earthquake Networks Centre, the collapse was caused by an earthquake measuring 4 on the Richter scale in Pingyi County.


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If it's tricky to choose a name for one pet, you'd think it would be harder to choose names for two. Luckily, though, there are all kinds of paired names ready for you to select. It's just a matter of matching the naming options to your pets' genders, relationship, and personalities.
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